Collisions between forces and forces, and between armies, often begin with spies and scouts. Gray dwarf scouts are elite veterans in the clan, with extremely strong combat effectiveness, and are equipped with crossbows and low-level priests.
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On Luo Ling's side, the hobgoblins led several goblins. The battle started because the gray dwarf scouts accidentally triggered an early warning mechanism. In the darkness, the goblins first fired several flare bombs. The flare bombs were fired by
The magic energy launcher is fired from the goblin scout. Each goblin scout has one launcher. Its nature can only be regarded as a magic product and is very crude, but it is still very useful for goblins whose visual ability is not dominant.
The light of the flare bombs was a bit too dazzling for the gray dwarves, so they immediately chose to crouch on the spot and use their shields to protect themselves. The gray dwarves are very good at blind fighting, and this trick is a simple way to deal with everything without changing anything.
They were also very skilled in their use. It was just that this time they encountered a long fire cannon whose shooting distance could easily exceed 100 meters.
The duration of the flare bomb is longer than the gray dwarves imagined, especially the secondary combustion. The light is equivalent to the light emitted by a larger bright-topped mushroom, but it is very continuous and stable. The gray dwarf scouts listened.
The compatriots who fled back after the defeat of the patrol said that their opponents had a long-range magic shooting weapon, but they still underestimated the power of the long fire gun. One gray dwarf was impatient to wait and just stood up.
Poof! Poof! On his body, forehead, fire, sparks, and a miniature version of the meteorite impact effect, the gray dwarf immediately fell on his back and remained motionless.
The remaining gray dwarves glanced at the dead man with indifferent eyes, and then cast their gaze into the darkness in the distance. The gray dwarves' dark vision is very keen. They just saw the long fire cannon fired from the view hole on the shield.
The small amount of fire that was generated instantly made them estimate the distance. The crossbow in their hands was not powerful enough to be fatal at this distance. More importantly, it was beyond their visual range.
The small leader of the scouts held up his shield and crouched forward, walked to the front of the team, raised a finger, and raised it back. The one at the back of the scouts quickly retreated into the darkness and went back to report the news.
The little boss waved his hand to indicate the forward movement, then squatted forward with his shield on his back.
Several other scouts also followed suit.
A gray dwarf who was passing by the flare bomb took off his war hammer from his waistband and swung the hammer in an attempt to destroy the flare bomb. As soon as his arm came out of the shield's protection range, hehe! Several grains of fire were as big as raindrops, but extremely dazzling.
The bullets flashed past, and two of them hit the hand and arm, piercing each other.
Cang! The war hammer fell to the ground, and at the same time, the gray dwarf let out a suppressed groan.
At this time, the gray dwarf scouts became more cautious, huddled behind their shields and moved forward, moving at the same speed as ordinary people walking.
Just after passing through the area illuminated by the flare bombs, two more nearby flare bombs were fired from the opposite side. The gray dwarves who wanted to stand up and stretch their waists had to give up this plan.
While cursing in their hearts, the gray dwarves continued to move forward. As a result, they soon discovered that the other party was a bunch of scoundrels. They moved into each other and kept a distance of more than 100 meters.
Bear with it! The passages in the Underdark are not straight avenues on the surface, the gray dwarf scouts thought, if you encounter corners, obstacles and other terrains, you should have no choice but to retreat, right? Once you retreat, you will have retreated from a distance of more than a hundred meters.
The goblins did not retreat, but they were all lying on the ground, and they found a shallow pothole, with only half of their heads and two arms showing a long blazing gun, and they also wore crystal steel helmets on their heads.
This helmet, which looks like half a watermelon and has grooves dug out on both sides to accommodate the ears, was not promoted by Luo Ling, but invented by Gregory. According to his original words: This is the only protective gear the goblins need.
The gray dwarves finally saw their opponents. Based on the thermal imaging, the gray dwarves determined the identities of the goblins. This result gave them a sense of shame like being tripped by elephants and ants. When, even
Can goblins challenge gray dwarves?
The crossbow in his hand fired a trial round, but it did not cause any damage. On the contrary, another one of his own was injured in the arm.
The bullet shooting effect of the Long Fire Gun is a bit like a dummy bullet. Although it mainly deals with penetration damage, it also does extensive damage to the surrounding area. A bullet the size of the belly of the index finger can blast out slightly more than a quail egg.
A bigger hole, even if the physical resistance of the gray dwarves is high enough, it is no problem to open a hole the size of a pigeon egg. It will break bones and tendons. It is not enough to treat minor injuries, but it is slightly excessive to treat moderate injuries. The gray dwarves
The priest also felt that the designer of the weapon was quite evil.
There is a limit to the amount of magic that can be used. The gray dwarf priest chose a combination of small healing spells and potions to hastily treat the injuries of the two gray dwarves. It can only be said that they are not serious, but they are still far from true recovery.
Some distances, under such circumstances, are equivalent to reducing the combat effectiveness of the two gray dwarves by about 40%.
"What should we do?" The gray dwarf leader looked at the six people behind him, including two wounded and one non-combatant. "Retreat?" The leader quickly rejected the idea. If he retreated, he would be nailed to the pillar of shame and defeated.
He couldn't afford to lose face at the hands of goblins, and he wasn't willing to accept it.
"Go! Close combat!" After the little boss made up his mind, he put away his crossbow and tightened his grip on the war hammer.
The remaining gray dwarves were all alert and ready for a close battle.
Bang! Bang! When the distance was less than fifty meters, the goblins began to ignore the gray dwarves' shields and shoot. The gray dwarves' shields were made of a dense and hard tan wood with iron hoops. The goblins' long
The fire blunderbuss was actually able to drill a hole in the shield at this distance. Although it was unable to hurt anyone anymore, this power still surprised the gray dwarves.
Despite this, the small bosses still decided to move forward. He knew exactly what the goblins were helping. At the same time, the priest in the group also took action. He cast a dark spell as far in front as the spell could reach.
Darkness can produce supernatural darkness with a radius of about 6 meters. This darkness cannot be penetrated even by the gray dwarves' dark vision. Naturally, the goblins cannot see it. With its existence, the goblins' close-range shooting threats
will drop significantly.
Sure enough, the goblins started shooting randomly, and there were sounds of crawling and running.
The little leader of the gray dwarves sneered in his heart: "Really retreated!"
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the sneer soon turned into a wail. Two pieces of explosive fire with a diameter of about five meters suddenly broke out, burning the little leader of the gray dwarves into a burning man, and he died quickly. Even a nearby gray dwarf
The dwarves were all affected and burned.
It turned out that the goblins did not retreat, but took advantage of the darkness spell to rush out and lay the line mine. As a result, the gray dwarf leader who took the lead was hit by the ready-to-use fire mine. This fire mine was actually the elemental bomb used by Luo Ling.
The simple version of the mine can be thrown or buried. The method of burying is very simple. Just pull the wire between the two mines, and once they are touched, both mines will explode.
After the death of the mini-boss, the command of the team automatically fell to the second-level priest. The gray dwarf priest was not as brave as the mini-boss, so he ordered the team to find cover nearby and wait for reinforcements.
A few minutes later, the effect of the dark spell dissipated, and the goblins were no longer on the opposite side. Several gray dwarves didn't know whether to be happy or melancholy. The priest made a stupid mistake at this time.
Due to the influence of the dark spell, he did not confirm the specific situation of the small boss. At this time, he just went up to confirm. Because there was no one on the opposite side, he thought that this round of confrontation was over. He stood up straight with his shield and fell to the ground.
The little boss walked away.
At this moment, several goblins suddenly jumped out from behind the corner and fired a shot. The priest was shot twice and died instantly! By the time the other dwarves fought back with crossbows, the goblins had already escaped.
Several gray dwarves also heard the voices of the goblins arguing over who missed the hit. This time, the gray dwarves were really just frustrated.
When the leading gray dwarf general learned of this situation, he wanted to hang a few remaining survivors immediately, but in the end he calmed down and just incorporated those gray dwarves into the first batch of stormtroopers in the subsequent battle.
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"A low-level, obscene and cowardly goblin actually has the courage to charge into battle and lay a trap!?" The gray dwarf general did not give it in vain. He could still see the hidden information behind some events. He knew,
A powerful army is built by constant victory. Those goblins have such courage, which shows that they have always won before, and this has fattened their courage.
"Did you really kick down the iron plate?" The gray dwarf general imagined a team composed of several races, and also had some novel magic weapons. "Behind these, there should be a powerful individual or several
What is a powerful individual? A lich preparing to move to the depths of the Underdark? Or an organization that is expanding?"
The gray dwarves searched their memories and could not find any ethnic group whose fighting style was similar to that of their opponents this time. "Order the heavy infantry to clear the way, and the warlocks and priests to follow."
"yes!"
"Use the Deep Giants and Deep Orcs again. Our belongings have been smashed in. I want to hear a noise."
"yes!"
As the order was conveyed, the heavy armored infantry removed the armor from the beasts of burden and armed themselves in line. The heavy infantry of the gray dwarves are famous for their torrents of steel, but if these torrents want to be strong enough to flow, they must not be tired during non-combat moments.
.It is safe to advance like this now, but it will consume more combat power.
However, no one dared to question the orders of the gray dwarf general. This gray dwarf named Kamshe had the experience of commanding eleven large-scale battles without ever losing a battle. He could be said to be the most capable general in this region.
"Morale, we cannot let the enemy's piecemeal attacks damage our morale. There is also time. Every extra minute of preparation time left for the enemy is cruel to ourselves."
From a certain perspective, the gray dwarf general's idea was indeed correct. Facing the advance of the heavy infantry, the sorcerer regiment, and the priest regiment, the goblins' wandering fight was of no use.
In the blink of an eye, troops were already approaching the city.
The passage at the end of Mutland is quite wide, with a width of more than 200 meters, an average height of more than 70 meters, and a depth of more than 2,000 meters. It only shrinks slightly near the entrance to the dome, which is more than 100 meters.
width, and the defensive line of Luo Ling's troops was a rock barrier lined up like a screen after the narrowing.
"Array up and assemble the trebuchet!"
In large-scale battles, there are usually things like ballistas and stone-shooting machines. The big rocks can hit the point, and the stone rain can hit the opposite side. Adding kerosene will make it more powerful. This gray dwarf clan has not lost the dwarves in the race.
The two-character face makes a heavy-duty trebuchet that can throw more than 400 kilograms of stone projectiles 800 meters away. This is almost the distance of the super-large trebuchet in "The Lord of the Rings", which can be said to be quite terrifying.
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Just meeting an outsider like Luo Ling, it was destined that this kind of trebuchet, which makes all the residents of the dungeons for hundreds of miles around, be afraid of the news, can only be a tragedy. The previous test distance of the lava stone machine behind the rock barrier was 1200 meters...
After some intense work, the gray dwarf army formed an array about 700 meters away from the rock barrier. After the array, five trebuchets were assembled, and technicians and coolies specifically responsible for mining stone were already ready.
Stone bullets are stuffed into the pocket.
Click! Boom! The process of launching the trebuchet seems to be quite exciting. The huge heavy drop drives the long swing arm, and at the end of the swing arm, the soft throwing belt is connected to the throwing bag. When the stone bullet is fired, it gives people a feeling of excitement.
The feeling of whipping the Titan's whip.
Boom! A dull sound came more than ten seconds later. They couldn't see it, but the gray dwarves knew that the first shot hit accurately. With this sound, they seemed to see an extra depression on the city wall and dozens of large and small holes.
Small cracks.
Ouch! The dwarves cheered in unison under the leadership of the commander. The huge sound spread in the underdark area, with echoes, which often brought huge psychological pressure to the opponent, because you don’t know at all in the darkness,
How many people are there on the other side?
The corner of Kamshe's mouth curled up slightly, "Put on the cupping."
Fire cans are also called fuel cans. Although they burn fiercely, the main purpose is to illuminate the target. In the dark areas, especially the deep layer and below, the natural light sources will extinguish with an astonishing frequency, while the magic light sources will burn like decay.
The fruit attracts attackers like flies. Gray dwarves pay great attention to this, so even their warlock group does not have any magic artifacts that shine with magic light. Instead, it is to make the target shine and become a conspicuous target.
Very long.
The cupping jar was filled, ignited, and boom! It flew out and drew the arc of an eyebrow in the sky under the gaze of everyone. Then, boom! Suddenly it exploded in mid-air and turned into scattered fire.
Roar!
This time, it was the defending side that roared.
On the rock barrier, Orbuk grinned. The one that shot down the cup was his own modified long fire cannon, or it should be called a rough wind cannon. Its caliber was thicker than a rocket launcher, and it was powered by wind. When it was fired, it
It's like exploding a thick-skinned balloon, with a bang! The recoil is huge and the effect is obvious.
"Five cans!" Kamshe raised his hand and let the five trebuchets fire at full power.
Hululu! Five fire pots are lifted into the air.
"What is this? This is far worse than flying a flying saucer. It would be weird if you can't fight!" Many dwarves in the Self-Defense Force have this idea. In order to deal with air units, they usually use flying saucer aircraft in practice.
What came out was a stone disk, which was much faster than the plastic Frisbees on Earth. This kind of fire pot with a beautiful parabola gave them enough time to aim and shoot.
Hey... bullets like a rain of fire rose into the air, and all the five fire jars turned into scattered fire, burning an area more than 100 meters away in front of the barrier into a sea of flames.
"Stone bullets!" As the main attacker, Kamshe was not in a hurry. If the opponent did not come out to fight, he would smash the opponent's city defense into rubble little by little to see how they could defend it. What's more, he was waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.
Tum! Tum! Tum! Round after round of stone bullets were thrown, and the gray dwarves in the array knew that Kamshe would not give the order to stop until twenty rounds. Kamshe's tactics had always been very stable, and he was in charge.
In a war, not many people will die even if you lose, but once you win, it is often a great victory.
On the other side, as the commander, Seken's strategy is very tolerant. The location of the opponent's stone machine has been marked. He is confident that he can destroy all five stone machines in at least three rounds, but he wants the enemy to get closer.
The rock-ironized rock barrier is also very decisive. The damage caused by the opponent's stone bullets is very slight, which makes it sink very steadily.
"Aiti, is there any problem with your Phobos activation technique?" Seken confirmed again.
"No problem, each person controls one and can cast spells instantly without any mistakes." Aiti, the fire dwarf, answered firmly.
"Yeah." A cruel smile appeared on Seken's lips. Not long ago, he saw a Phobos going crazy. He felt that if there were not two hundred Phobos, but a hundred Phobos, the other party would know what it means to collapse. Wait a moment.
, he is going to have a goddess scatter flowers, a divine soldier and a divine general...
At the same time, Luo Ling was in his room, studying the alchemy potion made of gas insects as the main material. He was trying to understand the kind of alchemy potion that could form trees.