Chapter 460: The wound of the heart, the blade of the curse
At that moment, it seemed that the entire battlefield fell silent, and the soldiers surrounding them subconsciously stopped what they were doing. The dim luster of the torches gathered from the surroundings, illuminating the scene of two horses and two knights passing each other.
The moment the general's head flew high into the sky, everyone couldn't bear to
He couldn't help but hold his breath, almost not sure whether what he saw was an illusion, but then, the head fell on the metal of a tower shield, and the dull sound made everyone tremble reflexively.
The gentle friction was short but long, making the Imperial people's eyes widen.
That seemed to be the sound that sounded in their hearts... it was courage, the sound of broken courage.
They have no time to reload the crossbow bolts. Even if the next arrow can kill an enemy, they are unable to level their spears. Even if the next shot can pierce an enemy, they have no intention of supporting the tower in front of them.
A shield, even if it is the only effective method of protection, can effectively isolate them from the embroidered enemy.
Because they can no longer see those enemies...
In their widened eyes, they could only reflect a sea of fire, lamp balls, and even burning tents around them. At this moment, the surrounding fires rose up in an instant and expanded into a huge shape, a raging fire cloud!
The fire cloud surged rapidly as if alive, spinning and flying upwards, forming a shape that looked like a giant dragon or a monster - three or five heads stretched out from the sea of fire, with layers of flames flowing like liquids.
The crown was released from their bodies and swept towards the surroundings. A dozen guards and soldiers in the front row were instantly covered by the fire cloud, screaming in pain. In an instant, the tense nerves were completely broken!
The first soldier threw away the sword in his hand, turned around and ran away with a strange cry, while the second man followed closely behind him, the third, the fourth, the fifth... one group after another, one group after another, they were dead.
Sprint and roll, use all the muscles you can move to escape, escape... run as hard as you can, run faster than anyone around you, as long as you do this, you can save your life.
The last bit of hope has been ruthlessly destroyed. The last restraint has also been shattered happily. Facing that terrible flaming monster, even the positive energy blessed by the priest cannot repair their gone.
No matter how courageous they are, everyone's only thoughts will be spent on escaping.
So, this battle of 500 versus 10,000 is coming to an end——
It ended with the defeat of one side with an overwhelming advantage.
"Stupid guys."
The silver luster outlined the dark figure in the sky. The Psion sneered lowly, and the flames shrank and faded. It turned into a small ball of fire in his hand, and disappeared without a trace when he blew it gently.
In fact, if you have some knowledge of psychic powers, you will know that this flaming monster is just a burning appearance, a flowery thing. Even if it is attacked, it will only ignite some flammable materials. The armor of ordinary soldiers is just
It can protect them from serious injury, and with a little patience, humans can even walk through it.
However, for these pitiful soldiers, how can they distinguish the difference? The so-called instincts that have been imprinted in evolution since ancient times easily dominated them at this moment, and they began to flee.
, it can no longer be contained.
The nearby soldiers chose to throw away their weapons and knelt down in the distance, worshiping the dark figure. There was no chance of winning on the battlefield, and their resistance was meaningless. And they were so close to a great mage.
, it is far better to escape than to surrender.
Effectively saving lives, and in more places, the Imperial Army has crossed the range of the military camp and fled. In the darkness in the distance, their scurrying shadows almost cover the entire mountain, and the screams of horns are heard.
, is their cry after failure...
"Congratulations, Your Excellency, Acting City Lord, you have led a great, miraculous victory!"
Soon the entire battlefield became quiet, leaving only the flickering firelight and the wails of the wounded. When the last man had rushed out of the camp, hundreds of knights ended their chase. They cheered and gathered their horses, and then rushed towards the figure.
move closer. lead
The knight lifted his mask, revealing Theoden's young and excited face. He jumped off the horse, made a fist with one hand, and struck a sonorous sound on the armor on his chest. He knelt down on one knee and faced the man who led them to create a miracle.
With the highest respect.
"Calm down, victory is still far away from us." A black figure descended from the sky and landed on the knight's head: "I give you a task. Now take these soldiers to pursue the enemy immediately until dawn.
, then withdraw your troops and return to the city. But be careful not to have too much contact with the enemy. If the enemy tries to organize an effective counterattack, you can also withdraw directly."
"But..." Théoden raised his head, and the expression on his face turned into confusion: "Your Excellency, Acting City Lord, the Imperial Army has completely retreated. If you want to pursue, I think you must do it immediately, because the soldiers in the city
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"It's not necessary. We can just chase them. Be careful not to let them form an army, but we can't let them disperse too much."
"This...but Sir Edward, in this case, they will retreat to Qatar...then we will be...ok, Your Excellency the City Lord."
The condescending, silver-gleaming eyes made the voice even more indifferent, so Theoden hesitated for a moment, but still seemed not to give up his advice - even though the damage radius of the energy ball was expanded a lot, the damage that Edward could do alone,
After all, there are only a few enemies who died under his hands.
Only a hundred, so the empire's defeated army at this moment is actually more than 10,000. Such an army can simply be gathered and encouraged, and it will still be an intact force. If it is not completely defeated while it is retreating,
If they disperse, it won't be long before they return to the fortress for the second time.
But the young officer finally gave up... The young man's understatement had guided them to a glorious road, which... led to miracles.
"Just say it if you don't have the energy to chase after me. There's no need? What a pretentious guy." A thin voice came from the other side. But even if it was deliberately lowered, the softness and beauty in it could not be concealed - Miss Elf slowly
Passing through the collapsed burning tents. Behind him were the figures of several druids.
However, the appearance of these guys at this time is actually more suitable for the comment of "no strength". The dust, mud and blood stains on the cloaks as thick as bark, as well as the gashes torn by sharp blades, are enough to show how much they have just experienced.
Embarrassing things.
However, this Spartan-like battlefield experience seems to be pretty good. At least, their current expressions are no longer the stupid timidity and excitement when they first arrived, but more rigorous and capable...
Well, at least it's a reverence for death.
Xijinjin……
The long neigh of the horse made Edward's attention suddenly focus, and then he saw the figure rushing towards him!
Several druids in front of him almost exclaimed in unison, and Miss Elf even grabbed his arm subconsciously. In the dim firelight, the figure rushing towards him was particularly tall, with one person and one riding on his body, leaping.
The light and shadow were like burning flames. And the most terrifying thing was that the knight's armor was only missing his helmet... and his head!
Headless Horseman?
"How interesting..."
Edward's eyes froze, but then he smiled.
His sharp gaze made him immediately notice that it was the enemy who had just faced Claudia. However, he was already dead.
In fact, the former blood lion had turned into a corpse on the horse at this moment, but the muscle protein of the sudden death hardened at a high speed, which made him solidify on the horse's back, charging with the horse like a headless horseman - truly crazy
The one attacking was just the horse.
Avenging his master? He is a good horse.
The psychic warlock turned his eyes and took a look at the giant beast that was rushing towards him, and then he couldn't help but praise it in his heart - in fact, the animal really fit this name... It was two feet long from head to tail, and its hooves reached its back.
Eight feet high, and then multiply that by one and a half, or is that about the same?
Thinking of something strange in his mind, he stretched out a finger and twisted it slightly.
At this moment, the giant horse was jumping up to face him! It tried to trample to death this tiny human dressed in ominous black with its front hooves. However, when the finger turned, a huge force caused that tiny human to be killed.
The unstoppable giant horse suddenly turned around in the air and fell to the ground like a meteorite! Accompanied by a neigh of surprise and pain, a cloud of smoke and dust was raised high, and then a deep ravine was dragged out of the ground!
In the swirling mud, it let out a cry of pain and paddled its four hooves to get up from the ground. Unfortunately, the huge force pressed on its flanks. The horse's body structure was destined to prevent it from getting up smoothly no matter how hard it struggled and neighed.
.
"Ah...ah!"
Seeing the terrifying 'undead' fall down, Miss Elf finally woke up from the panic. However, after patting her heart, she noticed that she had just subconsciously grabbed the man's robe and screamed.
Jump to the side!
Edward raised the corner of his mouth, but did not take the opportunity to mock. He just took two steps forward and reached out to press the horse's forehead.
The giant beast that had lost its freedom snorted and spread its lips to reveal a mouth of white teeth. It seemed that it wanted to use this method to teach the kid who rashly approached a lesson. However, the power that clung to its body
, but suddenly doubled in weight, making it difficult to even breathe. He could only watch the person approaching him, and put a hand on its forehead.
A pair of silver star-like eyes faced the amber beast's eyes... After a few breaths, the giant beast's eyes softened, and the restraints on its body were untied. The power even helped it struggle to stand up, and it stretched
He took out his tongue and licked the hand in front of him affectionately a few times, as if it were an old friend for many years.
Edward patted the horse's neck - fortunately, this horse does have some bloodline of Warcraft, otherwise psychic powers may not be able to control these low-intelligence creatures. But Warcraft is a beast after all, as long as its memory is replaced
With the people inside, it naturally became something that Edward could tame.
It's a pity that I don't need a horse. It seems that it is more suitable for Cindy...
etc?
Edward was shocked... Claudia had been standing quietly with her horse since just now. But at this moment, Edward noticed that her breath had become much weaker - it was not the kind of breath holding
The suppression of concentration, but...weakness?
"Cindy, what's wrong with you?"
Edward asked in a deep voice as he crossed a distance of more than ten feet with a single arrow, while using his spiritual power to get the female knight down from her horse.
When he reached out to take off her mask, the psychic warlock's brows condensed into a knot.
Her originally healthy and rosy face became as pale as paper, with a slight beat between her eyebrows and a slight layer of sweat. It seemed that the female knight was enduring severe pain, but even so, her expression still seemed calm, or rather
, she worked stubbornly to maintain such calmness.
"Ah, I'm sorry. Master, I didn't expect that he had similar thoughts."
The woman's voice was unusually weak. She let go of her hand and let the long sword she held fall to the ground. It was an ordinary standard cavalry sword, but it was just an ordinary weapon. At the last moment,
The brake cut off Nathan's head...but Edward noticed that there was something strange that fell together with the sword.
It should have been a stabbing sword, but it had been broken in half... In Edward's eyes filled with mystical vision, the light on the thin stabbing sword flashed. It was actually a little brighter than the surrounding torches.
"A blood-sucking cursed weapon?"
That glossy color made the psion frown.
The effects of magic items vary, but generally there are certain rules. However, the power will vary greatly depending on the ability of the maker. The electric storm attribute attached to the long sword is a glimpse of alchemy.
A magician can only use it as numbing auxiliary damage, but in the hands of an archmage, it is a powerful power that can cover several feet of the surrounding area with electric energy in just one wave.
The strength of magical aura
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He stretched out his hand to pull out the sword blade, but at the next moment he retracted it like lightning... There were countless barbs on the sword blade. It seemed like scales were attached to the blade at first, but at this moment, those things were actually gone.
It began to spread, and it was obvious that this thing had hooked the flesh and blood, making it extremely difficult to remove. Not only that, the scales and thorns slowly wriggled like living creatures, and just by Edward's attempt to save them, they penetrated two or three points deep.
Very troublesome.
Edward thought for a while, then pulled out a fine gold knife with his backhand, cut a few times along the soft dragon skin armor, and reluctantly tore it open, revealing the layer of knight's attire underneath. Then he noticed the woman's shoulder,
The clothes at the wound site actually dented a bit.
With a soft sneer, the piece of clothing was torn by Edward, and his brows furrowed even more. The stabbing sword had now penetrated deeply into the gap between the woman's third ribs.
It almost penetrated the heart. Although not a drop of blood flowed out of the wound, this did not mean that it was safe - the surrounding skin showed a shocking gray color and was covered with fine wrinkles, as if it were scratches left by a long time.
It's more troublesome than imagined.
well……
Edward shook his head,
Of course not
The sword mark was close to the top of his heart. In his urgency, he had used a little too much strength, and even half of his shoulders and a large piece of his white chest were exposed.
The female knight's injury should be due to atrophy of the heart caused by massive blood loss. It is not particularly dangerous. It can be recovered with magic or other methods. It will just be weak for a period of time. In fact, it will not be fatal without treatment, but it may be more dangerous.
Some, after all, this place is in the midst of chaos, and anything can happen.
"Sorry, Master."
Or maybe noticing the psion's emotions that are rarely visible on the outside, the female knight just lowered her head,
"Can you move?"
"My body has the ability to laugh, and I'm a little dizzy, but Master, it's nothing. I'll just take a rest and be fine."
Leia stood quietly aside, her green eyes unblinking, watching the man's expression.
Would that monster, that terrifying madman, also have such an expression?
He can also be angry and panic? Can he also... be so careful and gentle to deal with other people? Is this really the cruel and terrifying person who can kill hundreds of people with one person, defeat thousands of people, and defeat ten thousand people, as if
A monster-like existence? Is all this an illusion, or is it an unscrupulous scam?
Miss Elf watched all this silently, biting her lower lip secretly. She seemed to be in disbelief at what she was seeing, but then she felt a little relieved in her heart... Yes, he was just an ordinary human being.
In fact, the enemy did retreat. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Mobile users please go to read