Thick black clouds above the head completely blocked the sunlight, and it was even difficult to see even one's fingers. Only the raging thunder and lightning briefly flashed across the sky to illuminate everything in front of them.
Wow!
It was like there was a big hole in the sky, and the rain poured down crazily. Big raindrops kept hitting people's heads and shoulders. The rain raged on their cheeks, making their hair and eyes wet.
The feet of the imperial soldiers under Heros who participated in the siege were stuck in the mud.
The spears and swords in their hands were used as crutches, struggling to support their bodies forward, and the lining of their armor and stomachs had also absorbed water and gained a lot of weight, making their bodies as if they were filled with lead.
"Commander, what should we do now?"
There was a soldier wearing the imperial red and black armor, holding a spear with difficulty in his hand, shouting loudly to his commander in the pouring rain.
However, his voice was torn into pieces by the raging raindrops, scattered in the strong wind, and received no response.
A sudden heavy rain disrupted the entire battlefield, with heavy rain, lightning and thunder, and accompanied by howling winds.
A soldier was carrying a ladder on his shoulders. His eyes were blurred by the rain. He raised his hand to wipe his face, but unexpectedly he slipped and fell to the ground.
thump
Then it was blown by the wind and rolled directly down the hillside.
"Had!"
When his comrades from the same village saw this scene, they were shocked and quickly reached out to grab their comrades.
However, since the siege ladder was used for war, it was very heavy and strong. Two people suddenly let go of their hands, causing the ladder to tilt. The other people also staggered, fell into the mud, and rolled around.
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The imperial soldier named Hard who fell first fell down the hillside. Because of the heavy rain, the hillside ground was very muddy and slippery. He rolled all the way up and was covered in mud and water. He didn't know how much.
Everywhere was bruised and bleeding.
Fortunately, he finally hugged the body of a comrade at the last moment.
The imperial soldier who was shot and killed by an arrow outside Highgarden slowed down his rolling speed, and rolled two more times, one man and one corpse, before coming to a stop.
"Ahem"
Harder held the body of his comrade in his arms, his cheeks were stained with blood from a recent bump, and he had blood smeared on his body from nowhere. He choked on several mouthfuls of rain water and coughed violently several times.
Then his chest heaved, he breathed heavily, and cursed a few words with his last strength.
"It's too risky."
"Damn it, I almost died here"
However, Harder lay on the ground for a long time and finally regained his strength.
Then the armor and stomach on his body made a sound, as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, and he staggered up from the ground with difficulty.
"This heavy rain is so weird."
"I don't know what's going on over there now."
This heavy rain came so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard. The sky was clear just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye it was raining heavily.
But at this moment, Harder slipped and fell down the hillside, and he didn't know how far he rolled.
He raised his head and looked at High Garden, but at this moment, this huge fortified city had turned into a lake in the rain, and his companions just now were nowhere to be seen.
After all, not long ago, when there was a heavy rain, the line of sight was greatly affected, and military orders could not be conveyed quickly. Now the army has long been in a state where soldiers cannot find generals, and generals cannot find soldiers.
There are too many people on the battlefield, and when there are many people, it is difficult to control them once they become chaotic.
"Shit!"
And Harder, an imperial soldier from a village next to Hongge City in the valley, cursed again.
Unfortunately now he is alone, but being alone on the battlefield is not a good sign.
He must find his troops immediately, otherwise he will be easily regarded as a deserter or an enemy.
Because there are always some enemies who will put on their own clothes and try to blend in in order to escape for their lives or steal intelligence.
If you are caught deserting, you may be sentenced to imprisonment and all your achievements will be confiscated.
And if you are regarded as an enemy, your head may be chopped off on the spot, without even a chance to explain.
Then Harder took off the helmet on his head and grabbed his hair to remove a lot of moisture.
Then he took off his black cloak, which was already full of moisture, and threw it aside to reduce his weight.
However, at this moment, Harder suddenly felt a chill on his ankle.
He lowered his head and found that at some point his ankles were submerged in water.
Because it was raining heavily now, his whole body was already soaked, so he didn't feel anything strange at first. By the time he noticed it, the water had already reached his ankles.
"Um?"
"What's going on? Why is there water here?"
Imperial soldier Hard was slightly startled.
Although there was indeed a big river next to this place, it shouldn't be so close to High Court. Standing where he was, he could even vaguely see the garden city through the lightning in the sky.
Then Harder stood there, turned his head and looked in the direction of the water.
The next second.
Rumble
Thunder rolled in the sky, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.
The lightning tore through the darkness, illuminating the earth and the eyes of this Imperial soldier from the valley.
He saw the endless black river in front of him, which was now spreading at an extremely fast speed.
It was only on his ankle just now, but in just a moment of confusion, the water level had quickly spread to his calf.
"Oops!"
"The flood has burst!"
Hader froze on the spot. At first he couldn't believe his eyes, but then he shivered.
Even though he grew up in the valley, and the flood disasters were not as intensive as those in the Riverlands and the Reach, he still heard about the floods and plagues in the Riverlands a few years ago.
Water and fire are merciless, and floods and flames can take away people's lives mercilessly. Human beings are particularly fragile and helpless in the face of these natural and man-made disasters.
“Fuck fuck fuck!”
"escape!"
At this moment, Harder saw the scene that just flashed away, and his mind went blank for a moment, and then endless fear came up.
"Run away!"
"Escape to higher ground!"
Then he didn't care about the injuries on his body. His tired body didn't know where the strength came from under the stress. He gritted his teeth and ran and crawled towards the High Court.
Because even though he was just an ordinary soldier in the legion, at this moment he also knew that High Court was the only commanding height for countless miles around.
If you want to survive, you can only run away to higher ground.