Chapter 34: The Powerless Legion Pawns Reluctantly Avoid the Battle
The third wave of zombies came one after another, leaving almost no time for the guards to buffer and reorganize their formation. They poured out from the streets and houses in the distance, rushing towards each other like cockroaches in the garbage dump after discovering a candy bar.
.
The squadron of young soldiers who had just been attacked was still in a state of disarray. Many people covered their heads, and there was blood oozing from their noses and ears.
"Get back!" At this moment, Oscar ordered from behind. Hearing his voice, Mika and Kaz moved back without hesitation.
"Second Lieutenant, where is your trebuchet?! Load it with incendiary bombs!" Griffith felt that he must not be able to withstand it this time. He held the echo crystal and shouted, "Holy Grace Church, did you hear that? Fire covers the first place under the mountain.
Firebomb the block in front of the defense line and level it!"
"What should you do? There will be accidental injuries." The second lieutenant asked hesitantly.
"If you don't take action, there will be no more of us!"
The hastily organized young soldiers shot a wave of feather arrows, knocking the front wave of zombies to the ground. This level of damage was not enough to eliminate the zombies, but it only made them more chaotic and crowded.
"Boom!" The first incendiary bomb was shot from the courtyard of the Holy Grace Church, streaking across the dark sky. The burning fireball and hissing wind howled down. The moment the incendiary bomb landed, flames, storms and shock waves roared in all directions.
, burning the swathes of houses and shadows to ashes.
The second incendiary bomb missed the target and hit the roof not far from Griffith, making a terrifying loud noise and almost engulfing him and the young soldier in a sea of flames.
"Essence, Sesith!" Minos reminded hurriedly, "And there is a piece of Sequence 7's extraordinary properties there!"
Given the size of the Holy Grace Church, only two siege trebuchets could be deployed at most. Griffith gritted his teeth, rushed over, grabbed the extraordinary characteristics extracted from the eyeballs, and ran away.
Then came the second round of shooting, two balls of meteorite-like flames rolling out long walls of fire on the ground, burning the blocks near the foot of the mountain in Hepu Town into a sea of flames.
After the second round of shooting, the fire support in the direction of the Holy Grace Church also temporarily stopped. The swarming zombies were swallowed up by the sea of fire and could not move forward for a while.
Waves of tidal screams came from far away from Cangyue Mountain. The flames below the mountain and the fireballs in the sky frightened all the tourists, and the evacuation of the crowd would definitely be chaotic.
Griffith walked towards Oscar. The young soldiers protected their sergeant in the center of the squadron and retreated to the rear city defense line.
Mika and Kaz have returned to human form. Heat waves and steam are rising from their bodies, and the silver armor and scales wrapping their bodies have disappeared.
The squadron of young soldiers marched in silence, no one spoke, only some of them looked at Griffith with cold and strange eyes, as if they were looking at their own lunch.
"As you can see, our fighting state will not last long," Oscar said with a smile. Unlike other Westeros young soldiers, his smile was free and frank, like a tolerant older brother.
Griffith thought for a moment and asked: "Don't you need to keep your fighting methods secret? How did you deal with such situations in the past?"
"According to the rules, that's not possible. We can't leave bystanders in our battle." Oscar said calmly.
The air suddenly became quiet. Finland, who was walking not far away with his face covered in blood, was suddenly startled and was already preparing to escape over the wall.
The young soldiers looked at the trainee knights with frosty eyes. But at the same time, the temperature of the air seemed to be dropping rapidly, and there was a faint icy air swirling around Griffith, gathering and forming.
"However, the current situation is different." Oscar suddenly shrugged his shoulders and grinned. "According to Shangfeng's wishes, we want to return to a peaceful life. The past rules also need to be adjusted a little."
Griffith put his left hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, walked slowly to Oscar, stretched out his right hand to him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you made a wise decision."
"I feel it," Oscar reached out and held his palm. "After this battle is over, we can talk about the future if we have the opportunity."
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After retreating to the defensive line of the city defense army, the young soldiers quickly dispersed and urgently reinforced the fortifications at the intersection.
Without the supervision of their superiors, they found carriages from nearby, dismantled the wheels, and built double walls one by one. At key fulcrums, the young soldiers built temporary towers relying on nearby houses and big trees.
Wooden boards were used to connect the carriage walls and towers to form a passage connecting different positions.
While Griffith was familiar with the map heading to the police station, he watched their work and found that although these Westeros soldiers were young, their work efficiency was far greater than that of the more numerous city defense troops. Their sergeant Oscar
New orders were issued one after another, and the captains of each team implemented them according to the team's situation and the materials at hand.
Although the preparations on site are in order, the number of city defense troops is large, and the abilities Mika and Kaz have just shown are strange and powerful, the development of the battle situation makes Griffith very worried. After all, once Elodie arrives,
The entire line of defense must be abandoned and retreated to the next line of defense.
Griffith must leave this position, try to rescue Amber, and then investigate the cultists' control of Elodie and take final substantive action.
Under Oscar's command, despite being short on time and not having the right tools at hand, the young soldiers built a multi-layered defense line to guard the entrance to Cangyue Mountain in a very short time. They used various sundries and tools to build it.
The simple wall completely blocked the road ahead, and three simple arrow towers were built based on the nearby residences, with determined young soldiers holding crossbows standing guard on them.
Even Griffith, who was anxious in his heart, couldn't help but admire such execution.
These young soldiers don't talk much, but they have an efficiency and execution ability that the city defense army cannot match. Even if they don't mention their strange abilities, they can survive the bloody battle in the East and spread the mysterious and awe-inspiring name. It seems that they are worthy of their reputation.
actually.
At this time, Sergeant Oscar came over and said to Griffith: "Mr. Trainee Knight, we found that living corpses were gathering in the streets in the distance. The local people in Hepu said that there were powerful psychic ripples and black magic rituals.
signs.”
That might be Elodie... Griffith sighed softly.
"Will you stay and fight with us?" Oscar watched Griffith's every move, but he also continued, "If you need to leave for something, we won't mind. After all, you can persist in this way."
It won't be long. You just killed that monster and saved our people. We will remember this sentiment."
"Then, I decided to go to the town police station to pick up the survivors and help them break out," Griffith made up his mind and said to Oscar, "I'll leave it to you to stop the attack here."
As for the safety of the defense line after he leaves, this is not Griffith's top priority. What's more, the young soldiers of the Westero Special Combat Skills Squadron and the city defense army have established a relatively solid defense line.
Entang's trebuchets can also provide fire support. Although the fire is not accurate, it can still be done by burning an isolation belt in the distance to delay time.
"No problem," Oscar said with a crooked military salute, "When we can't resist, we will retreat to the next line of defense."
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In order to travel between houses, Griffith did not bring horses, but only took some throwing guns and paraphernalia.
The block leading to Cangyue Mountain has been blocked by hundreds of living corpses, but there are still many passable roads. As long as there is no battle, Griffith is confident that he will approach the town police station as soon as possible.
Along the way, Griffith discovered that the sky in Hepu Town had been filled with gray fog, so thick that even sunlight could penetrate it.
Among the hundreds of wailing zombies, some figures in black robes appeared vaguely. They covered their faces and bodies with hoods and cloaks, and were drawing complex magic circles on the ground and walls.
Cultists.
There were about twenty of them, twisting their upper limbs like a dance, jumping in place, chanting incomprehensible spells crazily. Then, a green and scary crystal rose from the magic circle and began to emit weird fluctuations.
Farther away, a slender and distinctive figure could be vaguely seen being shrouded by illusory black lines surging like a whirlpool.
Elodie!
Griffith's heart palpitated, and he subconsciously groped over there. However, after taking a few steps, strong fear and an ominous premonition almost pushed him back, and even strange needle-pricking pain appeared on his skin.
pain.
It's actually been affected so far away...
Calm down, I want to calm down. Griffith clutched his chest and gasped for air, his heart felt as if it was about to be torn apart.
He almost gritted his teeth, but his rationality finally convinced him. He suppressed the endless worry and pain and accelerated around the area, moving towards the police station.
The town police station is just a small building. The broken windows and walls can be seen from a distance.
Here, Griffith found many mangled corpses lying on the ground. These corpses had been severely damaged, extending from nearby street corners to the entrance of the police station.
Obviously, there was a fierce battle here, but it is not clear whether it happened in defense or during a breakout.
Griffith did not take the main road, but climbed through the windows and backyards of nearby houses and gradually approached the police station gate.
Ever since passing through the strange ritual area of the cultists, the echo crystal has been filled with rustling sounds, and neither Amber nor the friendly forces behind it can make contact.
At the main entrance of the police station, he found more corpses, many of them dressed as local patrol police and militiamen. They also wore armor as much as possible and held various weapons and shields in their hands. It looked like they had launched a