Volume 2: The Golden Covenant and the Dispute Between Shennuo Chapter 22: The Siege of the Abandoned City (2)
It was already past midnight, and several lightning bolts flashed in the sky. The weather was unusually gloomy as expected, and it was destined to be an unusual night.
Christopher is in an abandoned city, with a light step. He crawled over the rubble, then carefully jumped into a ravine made of bricks. He looked up at the night sky, and then looked around.
The Abandoned City is about the same size as Redreve City. In fact, Redreeve City is the mother city of the Abandoned City, because it was built by the craftsmen of Shennuo to imitate the original appearance of the Abandoned City, the only difference is that the materials of the two cities are different. He looked at the ruins as far as he could see, and began to be confused. He couldn't see any light, not even the wandering ghostly fires.
"Where the hell is he? When I came, I could clearly hear the sound of bones. Christopher whispered.
No one would break in without knowing anything, and Christopher loved such errands. He had to pinpoint Rangers' position to make sure things went smoothly in the future. He enjoyed stepping into the realm of unknown dangers, but he had almost forgotten the feeling just now.
Christopher in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts. He didn't have a light in his hand from the beginning, and all his actions relied on his own experience and intuition. He knew the rustle of vipers so he avoided them all the time – he sprinkled realgar powder, which repelled them, on his passing, and marked them with lime. But he doesn't like this cursed land, and the magic in the air can affect his judgment and even take away his consciousness.
Ahead, a purple bolt of lightning shattered the silence in the city, and the skeleton-like Ranger Ranger appeared.
"That's ...... That's Langes Garcia. Christopher was a little surprised. He remembered the outfit, especially the lightning-like purple broadsword.
Next, Christopher sees a mutated viper. "Look, that behemoth. He said.
Christopher placed the burning trap in the narrow passage around the corner and made an arrow out of lime powder on the ground next to it. He threw a few stones and hid behind a rock wall. The viper hissed and crawled towards where Christopher was.
Zoe looked into the city, there was no fire, no signal.
"It's been so long, what the hell is he doing, and he hasn't come back yet?" Zoe said breathlessly. She flicked the small flame at the end of her right index finger to her left index finger with her thumb and blew it out.
At this moment, a flash of fire burst from the center of the city, and the creaking of more skeletons was heard, which made the people outside the city a little nervous and a little excited.
"Something is wrong. That's not Christopher's signal. It was the glow of the Burning Trap. Briant explained.
"Brothers, raise your weapons and follow me!" Brad Forzes gestured with a raised hand. The knights of the Red Feather Knights raised their spears one after another.
"Something bad must have happened to Christopher. We've got to help him, and let this begin!" the prince replied to Brad Fzes, drawing his seven-star sword.
The Mangspur Expedition followed the Red Feather Knights and slowly entered the city through the north gate. The prince and Marin led the Seven Star Knights to defend against skeletons and monsters attracted by the sound of the fight, using the moat east of the abandoned city as the boundary.
The four of Glori followed the narrow walled path to the south gate, waiting for the fireworks signal from the head of the Red Feather Knights. Iris was a little scared and kept hiding behind Dylan and Zoe. Zoe, on the other hand, was excited.
"Let the god of fire burn those skeletons in a moment. Zoe said with her fists clenched.
"Zoe, Irris, I'll leave the rear to you. Dylan protects Joy. I leave the clearing of the road ahead to me. Glori took a deep breath and pulled himself together.
Marin watched as Glori's party disappeared into the night, and he looked around to count the number of adventurers, only to find that a few adventurers were missing.
"It's strange that I haven't seen that tall and short partner since just now. Marin wondered. They were together when they set off together, but now they're gone, he thought.
"It looks like there's going to be a tough fight this night, as Glori said. Wei clutched his sword. The sword in his hand trembled slightly. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something bad was about to happen. So, he looked at the dry river bridge in the distance, only to see a faint snake-like fire moving nearby.
"Boom", there was another sound of burning traps detonating in the city.
"Oh no! Something happened to Christopher. Bryant said to Brad Furzes.
"We're already here, you don't have to worry. Brad Furzes smiled.
"He's never used the Burning Trap twice in the same place, so something must have happened! We must go into the middle of the city now, and be bait!" Bryant urged Bradfzes to give the order to attack.
Brad Furzes turned his head to see the uneasiness on Bryant's face.
"Brothers, come in with me to attract the dead bones! Buy Christopher, our self-cooked hunter!" Brad Fzees strode in. The knights behind formed an assault formation and followed.
The knight's screams drew most of the skeletal monsters in the city.
Just then, Christopher, wounded by the skeleton's arrows, dodged the viper's pursuit and headed for the south gate, ready to join Glori. Before that, Christopher dodged the bite of the viper with a sharp leap.
"I must have been foolish enough to use a trap against this monster. Christopher quickly turned around and used his bow and arrow to ignite the burning trap near Ranjes. The burning trap that glows green is a signpost for Glori.
Ranjes shielded his hand from the cupola green light in front of him and stayed still, his purple sword chilling.
As for the Red Feather Knights, they flocked to the fountain square inside the north gate, only to be surrounded by blackened skeletons.
"What the hell, I didn't expect there to be so many. What did the team in the back do, didn't they say that they had to look at the behind? they were going to be surrounded, why didn't they squeak? Damn the civilian expedition team. One of the knights was a little annoyed. He was immediately shot by an arrow. Then, there was a rain of arrows.
A mercenary of the Manthorn Expedition blocked several arrows. "God knows how there are so many damn skeletons that they could form an army of skeletons, and there are nearly ten times as many knights gathered here alone. He said angrily.
Brad Furzes pushed away the knife-wielding skeleton in front of him and looked at Briant, who had seven spears behind him. "Hey, Daddy Bryant, are you alright? He shouted.
"I didn't expect things to come to this point. Brothers, fight with them!" Briant flicked his axe and struck it with one hand, scattering a row of skeletons to the ground. And the skeletons gradually recovered, and their eyes were lit up again by the fire of darkness.
"Damn the outpost, whose news was it before? There are no more than a hundred skeletons in the city, what kind of reliable news is this. It's like we've been tricked. The knight, who had made trouble before, shouted.
"Shut up, you damn thing, your mouth stinks. Brad Furzes was furious. He turned and swept down the three skeletons. Then he said, "Brothers, return to the north gate!"
"Retreat, what about Glori Carlos and his mates, do you want those young men to die?" Briant angrily stomped a recovering skeleton to pieces.
Brad Furzes came to Bryant's side. "Thank God for allowing you to grow such a tall body. Now, have we found a way?" he said with a smile.
"It's stupid, you should have set a fire when you came in!" shouted the heavily armored warriors of the Thorn Expedition. He kicked a skeleton to pieces. This left the knights dumbfounded.
"Ordinary fire is useless!" said a knight who knew fire magic, staring at the burning skeleton in front of him. The burning skeleton emitted a bright, skeletal light, and the fire on its body was gradually extinguishing, not because of the rain, but because of the magical protective barrier on the skeleton's body.
There was a light rain in the sky, and it was sparsely falling. The spring rain in the Ruins Land is not as refreshing as the Dream Forest, and the rain is mixed with the muddy dust blown up by the wind, and the charming eyes from time to time make it more difficult for adventurers to see clearly the more they want to wipe it off.
At this time, a shout came from the south of the city.
"Dragonfire!" Glori dodged to the right with a beautiful slash that reduced the two spear-wielding skeletons to ashes. "It's not going well, it seems like these skeletons have been cast a protective magic. This magic can even resist the divine power. He said.
"It's true that my flames don't work against them, that is, to use hand-to-hand combat?" Zoe's eyes flashed with a flash of light, and her eyes brightened. She rubbed her fists together and ran for the skeleton.
"God of light, thou art the starlight in the darkness, thou art the guiding light on the path of depth, please shine on the road ahead!"
Iris opened the spellbook and recited the incantation aloud. As the incantation was read, seven pillars of colored light rose from the feet of the seven skeletons, running through their bodies. Pillars of colored light illuminate the surroundings and disappear into the night sky.
Iris put away the magic book and looked blankly at the army of skeletons in front of her, "What are you kidding? I couldn't knock it down, and my purifying magic didn't work, this magical barrier was beyond my knowledge. ”
"Divine power doesn't work...... Dylan knocks down another row of restored skeletons. He watched as the fallen skeletons got back to their feet, his face tired.
"I'm sorry, I did try it just now. Glori said disappointedly. He watched as the skeletons in front of him surrounded them, and he himself was in the middle.
"God of Flame, I pray again, lend me the Flame Spear!" Zoe threw her spear. The spear vanished when it touched the skeleton, and the magic flame was nothing more than a drain of mana.
"Smash them! Restore and crush!" Glori wiped his sweat, "it can't end like this. Christopher has shown us the way!" he swung his sword and stepped forward, slashing and slashing until the skeleton in front of him shattered and shattered, until the skeleton in front of him fell to the ground.