The wizard apprentices have their own reasons for looking down upon the players.
Although these people or ghosts are called "apprentices", it depends on whose apprentice they are - one of the few great undead wizards in the Kingdom of Hisnadia, and he himself is a legendary wizard lord, who can become
How could such an "apprentice" exist as an unknown person who is really out of the ordinary?
If we really want to discuss it in detail, these guys are at least starting out as elite templates, or their absolute strength may not be as good as "powerful soldiers" like the Corpse Witch and the Black Warrior. However, their knowledge is richer and their wisdom is much higher. To put it bluntly,
It is possible to advance the lord template.
Naturally, they look down upon such a person as a "country pariah"... let alone ordinary people. What are the so-called "nobles" of Erathia in the eyes of Diya's powerful people?
Where is your son?
It's just some corpse material that has been wiped out in a matter of decades, and it may be the lowest level of garbage material... Or in the general perception of the Kingdom of Dia, Erathia only has those powerful knights, advanced knights, and so on.
Monks, maybe they deserve to look at you seriously?
The bored Necromancer apprentices left. In their eyes, the human pariahs outside the city could never threaten the "majestic city" where they were located.
However, the fact is that despite the orders, the skeleton shooters continued to attack, but the killing efficiency of the corpse witches was very unsatisfactory!
The loose soil of the cursed land allows players to easily dig trenches even with simple equipment. When people escape into these temporary trenches and advance slowly, first of all, the skeleton shooters are almost completely destroyed - because the players not only
The skirmishers advanced with light equipment and simple equipment, and the rough log shields disassembled from the "shield cart" were placed in the trenches above their heads, completely blocking the attack range of the skeleton archers...
A first-level elite skeleton shooter, supplemented by the "undead"'s ability to shoot an unlimited amount of arrows, it is a considerable threat even to second-level human infantry.
Anyway, as long as they don't wear armor, low-level creatures are not strong enough to physically resist the power of weapons and swords. Players are currently at this stage and do not have large-scale armor. They were naturally defeated by the enemy's long-range firepower before.
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However, such an attack is very weak against these rough and primitive "log shields" made by cutting off two or three finger-thick log branches and binding them together - at least there is no hope of piercing it with an arrow.
Besides, so what if the hole is penetrated?
There is no one behind to defend at all. Players just use it to set up trenches above their heads to block the projectile attack angle of enemies above their heads...
Whenever you wield the instrument to excavate black soil and move forward, you only need to raise your hand to move the wooden shield forward, or follow a person behind you to coordinate the adjustment, and everything will be fine.
Corpse Witch's "Stinky Cloud Technique" and "Dead Cloud Technique" also encountered trouble in front of this strange tactic that had never appeared before - because [Corpse Witch] is just a "soldier" with a simple template and rough knowledge.
It's just about the same level of "giant power".
If you use the strength of an adult to attack a child, you will be able to catch him easily. However, if you use the strength of an ordinary adult to attack a skilled professional, the outcome is still unknown...
Now the corpse witches have encountered a small test that is somewhat beyond their capabilities - spell casting accuracy...
Thanks to the attack effects of "Stinky Cloud Technique" and "Death Cloud Technique", if the attack point is near the trench, the energy of the Death Technique that disintegrates like water and smoke may still "float" into the trench. However,
More often than not, those exploding spell clouds can only attack slightly different positions a few meters away.
If the enemies are all advancing on the ground, at least these attacks can become roadblocks that hinder the progress of subsequent people, or they may run into the unlucky ones head-on, causing unexpected kills.
But right now...
What's even weirder is that these humans, who seem to be poorly equipped and almost no different from refugees, seem to have found a way to deal with the attacks of the corpse witches!
I saw that when they were digging trenches as skirmishers, they were mostly in groups of two. One person was digging in the ground in front, and the other person was behind him adjusting the position of the wooden shield above his head in time to cover the arrows. At the same time, he was still holding a root in his hand.
Branches from trees broken off from nowhere.
If by chance a spell explodes nearby, I will greet it with a branch in my hand and at the same time call on my colleagues in front to push quickly.
In this way, it is finally possible to attack the opponent's death spell, but it will be slightly blocked by those fresh tree branches. Although the branches used to resist will wither and necrotic in just two breaths, it is enough to win over in an instant.
Humanity has a chance to escape.
After the cloud of magic dissipated, these daring low-level humans still had the courage to turn back and continue digging trenches... This was truly an unprecedentedly crazy and bold move.
It stands to reason that most human beings are greedy for life and afraid of death. Shouldn't they be afraid of the horrific death of their companions when faced with an unpredictable death spell attack, and then their morale will collapse and they will flee in all directions?
Why do these untouchables, who seem so shabby and homeless, dare to return to the front line again and again, and even dare to fight on the spot after witnessing the tragic death of their "comatriots"?
Where did their courage come from??!
In this way, the "skirmishing line" of more than a thousand people from the Zhenguo Guild finally entered the "life and death line" set up by the city defenders more than 100 meters away, and gradually probed towards the enemy's city wall...
On top of the city, the skeleton archers and corpse witches were still attacking mechanically and numbly.
This is where the disadvantage of the undead unit's "ignorance of adaptability" arises - if it is a living army, if it suddenly encounters such a change, even if it is defeated, it will report it in time, so that the superior officer can come to inspect it and adjust the subsequent battle plan.
However, this group of undead had previously received the "order" from the necromancers, and now they just attacked without hesitation. Even the attack of the skeleton archer could be said to have achieved nothing, and a large number of bone arrows were still shooting outwards all the time.
Shoot angrily.
Fortunately, the necromancers were quick to see the opportunity. They felt that the cannon fodder they had seen outside the city earlier should not allow their own army to fight for such a long time, so they reconnected to the soul vision to check...
The next person was shocked!
I saw that dozens of simple trenches had been dug near the city wall, and they were trying to get closer to the city wall despite their own long-range firepower!
Is this okay??!
Fortunately, the distance is really close, the accuracy of the corpse witches' attacks has been greatly improved, and they can now completely cover everything in front of the trench digging route, forcing some humans to retreat and leave. Otherwise, I'm afraid they will have been attacked by now.
Humanity has touched the wall!
But the problem is that the number of corpse witches is not large enough to do whatever they want. Secondly, the "magic power" of corpse witches is also limited. If things go on like this, they will not be able to stay for a long time. And those rough wooden shields are already embedded with various numbers of bone arrows.
, which obviously also shows his disdain for the skeleton shooters, is like a "laughing stock", just lying flat on top of the trenches at different distances outside the city wall, laughing at the incompetence of the shooters...
When the news spread, all the apprentices were shocked!
Now I don’t dare to stay in the city and busy with my own private affairs. If the stronghold is really injured by humans while the "adult" leaves the camp, no matter what, the apprentices who are "study" under Heath will not be well.
Eating the fruit...even wishing for a happy death was a luxury, which frightened them into returning to the city wall one by one.
When they climbed up the wall and took a closer look, the necromancers realized that this seemingly crude and mindless act of digging trenches actually seemed to be able to restrain their own defensive firepower...
So, what should we do?
According to the general rules of city defense warfare, when one's own firepower is superior to that of the other side, one should occupy the city and not let the troops go out easily, for fear of being shot by the enemy and making a sneak attack...
But now, it's clear that the other side doesn't even have any long-range firepower, so why do we have a bad feeling on our side?
"How about...sending soldiers from the city to attack immediately?"
"If the black warriors are allowed to attack, these human pariahs will naturally collapse at the first touch..."
"Are you crazy? Is it worth using reserve troops for such rubbish? Your Excellency said before leaving that if you want to use secret guards, you must first send a message through magic."
"Then you go and inform the Lord now that we are about to be attacked by a group of armed human refugees at the base of the city wall. Do you want to send black warriors to clean it up?"
"..."
These wizard apprentices may not be weak in strength and wisdom, but after all, they are only compared to undead soldiers or rural people. If they really make decisions before the battle, given their knowledge, power and responsibilities, it is difficult for them to make decisive changes.
, Otherwise, how could he be just an unknown "apprentice"?
But the quarrel didn't last long... After all, the "undead", even if they still have a living body, may be because they have practiced necromancy, their desires are gradually decreasing, their temperament is also weak, and they will not easily behave like a serious living person.
The quarrel was red and thick-necked, and even the words were mechanically rational, and they quickly reached an agreement-that is, let the undead go out of the city to cover up the killing!
Anyway, from the perspective of the wizard apprentices, the people coming from outside the city are basically some useless rabble. They don't even have decent armor or leather armor. Their living energy reactions look mediocre. They look like human cannon fodder. Using [Death]
Ling] is enough for cooking~
After making a decision, in an instant, countless pale ghost claws stretched out from the gray and mottled wall of the stronghold. The next moment, the dead souls with distorted faces and wailing screams "floated" out, heading straight towards the nearest trench.
The humans in it pounce!
It seemed that it was only then that these daring untouchables finally realized the power of the undead of Diya. No matter how far or near, everyone turned around and retreated.
Human beings with first-level strength and above are actually considered a group in Erathia's lower-class society who can make a living by relying on their strength.
After all, even if you are a serious militiaman, if you do not receive training consistently and eat well, the physical strength gained from training will gradually slip away and disappear, except for a few superficial stabbings and sword-wielding "skills" (weapon proficiency)
) may last longer, simple but boring work in the crop fields and continuous semi-starvation cannot allow them to maintain their strength for a long time.
Compared with players, a group that can maintain "peak combat power" for a long time is actually very suitable to become the so-called "country warriors" or adventurers and mercenaries from all over the world.
With great strength, strong body, and fast running speed... even if you run away with your life, you still have a greater chance of survival than an ordinary farmer, right?
But compared with the third-level [Undead], the players' legs and feet are a bit unsatisfactory... Therefore, those players who are unlucky enough to be targeted seem to die on the spot the next moment and become mummies eroded by the Undead.
?
It was at this time that a sharp roar suddenly came from the sky. Before the undead or the undead wizard apprentices at the top of the city could react, there were hundreds of arrows covering all directions, specifically targeting those who were chasing after them.
The undead concentrated fire and sniped!
These arrows were shot quickly and accurately, and in an instant they wiped out all the undead souls that might attack the players. Even the undead souls that were one step behind were all killed, and the cries of ghosts and wolves that were beaten became more and more sad.
~
It turned out to be a group of [Great Elf Shooters] hiding behind the players!!
Thousands of elven archers have recently arrived in Kalawa City. Although the responsibility of defending his hometown is also very important, this time Liu Yifei still handed over a large group (300) to the Kuanglong people to launch a tentative attack on the undead stronghold...
... Of course, if necessary, the elf archers must evacuate first to ensure safety, while most of the Zhenguo people must stay behind... Anyway, the "foreign aid" is not a human being, so it doesn't feel bad to die, right?
The previous show of weakness to the enemy caught the undead side by surprise. In an instant, dozens or hundreds of [undead] were killed, making the undead apprentices feel worried...
It's not that I'm afraid of hundreds of third-level elf shooters, but the losses of these undead spirits can be big or small. When Lord Hiss comes back, everyone will inevitably be held accountable...
However, when the Elf Archer showed up, the Necromancer Apprentices became serious - it turned out that those thousands of human "untouchables" were just a cover for this group of elves. No wonder they dared to raid this place with just a few thousand untouchables.
In the camp of the undead... At this moment, it seems that the source of the strange "brave fighting spirit" on the human side has been found!
But what to do next?
The three hundred elf archers are neither more nor less. Their strength is much stronger than that of the skeleton archers. Even if they have a slight height advantage, they cannot defeat the sharp ears on the opposite side in terms of range. Only the more powerful corpse witches can resist.
One or two.
And the long-range firepower is insufficient. If we want to attack out of the city...
There have been cases of hiding elves before. What if the enemy hides more ambushes outside?
Although at first glance, this great plain seems unlikely to have more places to hide people...
The undead side hesitated for a moment, and the players who had been forced back before counterattacked again, continuing to press forward against the firepower on the city.
The elf shooters were also very strange. They did not fight with their own long-range firepower at the top of the city. Instead, they just stayed outside the attack range of the skeleton shooters and killed any undead units that wanted to go out of the city to harass the human "militia".
What's going on?
At this moment, the eyes of the Necromancer apprentices also changed when they looked at those human "untouchables" - hiding powerful troops, protecting low-level cannon fodder, and desperately approaching their own stronghold...
No matter how you look at everything in front of you, there is a strong smell of conspiracy. Do these guys... really want to do something to this stronghold while Lord Hiss is away?
The firepower of the corpse witches was also dispersed, and their own undead souls were constantly being targeted. While the terrifying and precise shooting skills of the necromancers were undoubtedly revealed, the corpse witches instinctively began to shoot at the nearby enemies that were more threatening.
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However, magical attacks such as "Stinky Cloud Technique" and "Death Cloud Technique" are traceable. Unless it is a close-range raid, otherwise from a distance of hundreds of meters, not only the elves, but the players will be watching from a distance.
A strange cloud of strange colors is flying at high speed and you know how to avoid it. How many unlucky people will really get hit at this distance?
On the other hand, the corpse witches turned into fire elves, which made the players digging trenches in front feel much more relaxed, and the overall advancement speed was much faster...
Finally, someone actually got close to the base of the city wall of the undead stronghold first, and was immediately attacked by the enemies above the city wall - not to mention the skeleton shooters and corpse witches, such a weird and obvious move,
Even the undead wizards on the city walls hurriedly attacked to kill them, just in case the enemy really had any strange tricks.
Unfortunately, there were dozens or even hundreds of temporary trenches, and the enemy personnel were scattered into the area in separate groups. There were too many casualties in one concentrated fire, but it could only save the lives of one or two "untouchables".
As more and more enemies reached the base of the city wall, thousands of long-range firepowers from the city head turned to the base of the city wall, which gave the elf shooters in the distance a huge space to move!!
The necromancers were not paying attention for a moment, and did not realize that the elves suddenly pulled out a special arrow with a solemn expression and some unknown liquid on the arrow.
Clamp the arrow on the string and advance quickly with light equipment!
The overall strength of the Elf Archer is worthy of the third level. Even if the absolute strength is not as good as Erathia's elite [Swordsman] series, the agility and briskness of the movement is far superior!
Rush in, stand still, buckle the string, lock...shoot!!
In one go, as if in the blink of an eye, three hundred arrows suddenly triggered a continuous misty glow, but they instantly flew towards the locked necromancers and corpse witches at the top of the city!!
After all, the location at the top of the city is limited, so the places with the best attack visibility must be allocated to powerful soldiers such as corpse witches, and the rest are filled with skeleton shooters. In addition, troops are stationed behind the city wall to replenish and replace them at any time.
There is no problem with this. After all, if the invading enemy has strong firepower, our side will immediately send ground troops to attack directly. But if the enemy is of average strength...especially considering the current enemy "human beings", then
Under the corpse witch's high-speed killing, heavy casualties would occur within a few moments, and it was rare for anyone to retreat without running for their lives.
Hundreds of elven archers may be a bit troublesome, but they are not too frightening to their own defense troops. At least judging from the fact that it can only kill one undead with four or five arrows, their strength is only normal. After a while, they will disperse the city wall.
There are some strange soldiers here, it's not too late to turn around and deal with them.
But in this mere moment, the undead party paid an absolutely painful price in the next moment...