noffsinger Chapter 141 Soldier
Chapter 141 Soldier
The group of people traveled at a moderate pace, neither too fast nor too slow, thanks to the recent relatively good weather and the absence of strong winds, which allowed them to travel safely.
"stop!"
At the officer's shout, everyone present stopped, and the officer immediately looked toward Shas.
"It's right in front."
Shas gave an affirmative answer, and seeing this, the group no longer hesitated and quickly moved forward.
"Oh, right, I forgot to mention, their ranged attacks are really strong, so you guys have to be careful!"
Just then, Shas stepped forward and addressed everyone present. However, his words did not arouse their vigilance; instead, they all smiled contemptuously.
"Is that all? You're being way too cautious. We have over 500 people here. No matter how good he is, can he really shoot all 500 of us dead?"
"I mean..."
"Okay! I understand what you mean, but look what I'm carrying on my back?"
Shas looked toward his back as he spoke and found a small iron shield there.
“I have this.”
"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of rabble. We can easily take them down."
Shas looked at the small iron shield with a hint of skepticism, wondering if it could really withstand the terrifying rain of arrows.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't give him another chance to persuade them and walked straight ahead.
"Ah~"
If they don't want to listen, then they don't have to. Maybe I'm just too nervous. Last time there were fewer people, but this time there are so many. I don't need to be this afraid.
The group continued forward and finally spotted the stronghold they were to attack in the distance.
"Humph!"
"How many people can be hidden in such a small place?"
The officer in charge at the front looked at the final destination with a hint of disdain in his eyes. In his opinion, this place was not worth their trouble.
He was about to order the soldiers to advance, but then, as if remembering something, he added a sentence before "advance":
"Everyone!"
"Raise your shield!"
"go ahead!"
As soon as he gave the order, the soldiers took out the small iron shields they carried on their backs and began to advance steadily.
Sure enough, they had only gone a short distance when a crossbow bolt came flying at them.
call out!
Ding!
Seeing the crossbow bolt flying towards them, the soldier at the front raised his shield to block it, and the bolt was instantly deflected.
"Well done!"
Upon seeing this, the officer immediately praised him and even turned back to raise an eyebrow at Shas, the meaning of which was self-evident.
However, one thing that went unnoticed by everyone was that after blocking the attack, the soldier holding the shield quietly patted his numb arm.
He wanted to remind everyone that the attack from the other side wasn't as weak as they thought, but after being praised by his superior, pride instantly filled his mind. He immediately pretended to be fine, puffed out his chest, looked back at his companions, and made a smug expression.
That's all!
Seeing his demeanor, everyone felt relieved. They had actually been a little nervous, after all, this was the biggest battle they had ever experienced since the group was formed, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was their first official battle.
Soon after, a large number of arrows followed. The soldiers raised their shields to block them. With a clanging sound, a large number of arrows fell to the ground. Almost everyone blocked the attack.
Each of them frowned the moment they blocked the attack, but when they glanced at their comrades, their furrowed brows relaxed.
If they can do it, why can't I?
No one wanted to be seen as a pushover, so they all silently endured the attacks. Seeing this, the doubt in Shas's eyes gradually faded.
Am I really overthinking?
"See? I told you they were just a bunch of rabble, nothing to worry about."
Seeing how capable his soldiers were, the officer couldn't help but feel a surge of pride. In fact, he had always harbored a bit of jealousy towards Shas.
A gangster living a more comfortable life than I, the commander of hundreds of soldiers.
Fortunately, his soldiers proved them right. Thinking of Shas's hesitant manner just now, the officer couldn't help but burst into laughter.
However, his smile quickly vanished, for a new wave of arrows had arrived. Looking at the sky filled with black dots, the officer remained calm. He composedly raised his longsword and shouted to his soldiers:
"defense!"
However, what he didn't notice was that this time there were significantly more arrows than before.
shhhhhh!
Ding Ding Ding!
shhhhhh!
Ding Ding!
Pfft!
As the number of arrows increased, the first wounded appeared. Due to the continuous blocking, his arm had been shaken numb. In the end, he only managed to block one arrow in this wave of attacks before he could no longer hold the shield.
As the shield fell to the sand with a thud, his eyes were instantly filled with terror.
Pfft!
The arrow pierced his throat precisely, taking his life instantly.
thump!
His comrade collapsed to the ground with a thud. Seeing the blood seeping into the sand, everyone else was shocked.
And
This was the first case, but clearly not the last. As the attacks continued, more and more people succumbed to exhaustion and were killed by arrows, falling into pools of blood.
"what!"
"Damn it! How many of them are there?"
"I can't hold on much longer, someone help me! Someone help me!"
As more and more people fell, even the most obtuse officer realized something was wrong.
"Lie down! Everyone lie down!"
He immediately gave the order for all the soldiers to lie down and place their shields in front of them, which would conserve their strength and allow them to temporarily withstand the enemy's attack.
He himself jumped off his horse and raised his shield to block the attack from the other side.
When the first arrow struck his shield, he didn't think much of it, but with the second, third, fourth, and fifth arrows, his expression grew increasingly terrified.
Why is the enemy's firepower so intense?
He certainly couldn't have imagined it, because at this moment, the small rat station was already packed with people, both inside and outside. Whether it was outside the station or on the second floor, every place where one could shoot was filled with rat crossbowmen.
Their expressions were frenzied, their eyes filled with excitement. From the moment the order to fire at full speed was given, they never stopped. Shooting seemed to have become their survival instinct, and they would never stop until they died.
"Hehehe! Shoot these bastards to death!"
"Hahaha! I shot it in his ass!"
"Look at that bunch of idiots who're like turtles, they're hilarious!"
"I don't accept any disciples!"
Thus, under the terrifying firepower of the rat crossbowmen, the war that the soldiers thought they had won was gradually heading in the opposite direction.
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[Leader - Wave in the Waves:]
Cultivation Level: Initial 20 → Current 25
Thunder Tongue: The tongue of the wave is surrounded by lightning. When the tongue is used to attack enemies, it can deal lightning damage to the enemy, and at the same time slowly accumulate lightning sting.
Clever Tongue - Thunder: Wave can swallow units smaller than itself. Units swallowed by Wave will suffer lightning damage while rapidly accumulating lightning stings.
Electric Frog: Wave-like wave has a reaction speed as fast as lightning, and he can react quickly to any action of the enemy.
Lightning Little Master: Wave-like creature that spits out lightning-type tadpoles. These lightning tadpoles can not only deal lightning damage to enemies and accumulate lightning stings, but can also unleash a terrifying thunderstorm when they gather to a certain extent.
Note: Its belly-puffing ability is extraordinary; its croaking can summon thunder. It can summon wind without a dragon; the croaking of frogs is enough to lift the wind from shallow water.
Leader - Earth Wolf:
Taoist cultivation: 20
Claw Slash: The Earth Wolf raises its terrifying, withered-branch-like long claw and slashes at the enemy repeatedly.
Slaughter: Utilizing physical strength, it swiftly pounces on the enemy, kicking up sand and gravel in the fierce collision, effectively interrupting the opponent's actions and causing considerable damage.
Sandstorm: When a local wolf is attacked, it can detonate the flint on its body, consuming a certain amount of stamina and life force to deal a lot of damage to the enemy.
Sandstorm - Charge: When using Slaughter, you can actively detonate the explosive energy stored in your flesh horn, causing unimaginable damage to enemies (it takes a certain amount of time to recover after using this move).
Note: Skills such as Sandstorm and Firestorm are modifications made to the monsters themselves in this book.
Note: On a dark and windy night, when gratitude and vengeance are settled, one can befriend even the kind and eccentric, but not the wicked.