Fireworks in the sky, scattered limbs, dead people everywhere.

Depressed, Lev sat on the beach, a bell ringing in his head, and watched as Corwin yelled at him, but he couldn't hear anything.

"Stand up!

The sound of the barbarian warriors roaring finally reached Lev's ears.

The young pirate tried to stand up with the support of the other party, but the sharp pain in his lower body made him scream and fall to the ground again.

The two of them looked down and saw a shard of glass the size of a palm piercing deep into Lev's thigh, blood slowly flowing down the wound.

Corwin took advantage of the flames on the beach, looked at the depth of the wound, took a cloth strap from his belt, tied it to Lev's thigh, and shouted at him, "Bear with me!"

Before the other could react, Colwin jerked out the shards of glass.

Terrible screams echoed across the beach.

An hour later.

The barbarian leader and the pirate leader commanded his men to set up a makeshift camp by the sea, and the bodies of the dead and the wounded affected by the explosion were carried into the camp, but the latter received only simple medical treatment due to medical conditions.

Some of the wounded died slowly in pain and wailing, but many more were completely incapacitated by their injuries.

After counting the number of people, the leaders sadly found that an explosion directly or indirectly claimed 14 lives, and another 25 people were completely incapacitated. Combined with the loss of manpower at sea, the pirates and barbarians had already lost more than a third of their combat strength before they even entered the town.

The idea of retreat was made to the chief, but it was immediately rejected.

The chiefs agreed that the hasty return of this attack without bringing back any booty would not only greatly damage the prestige of the clan, but also provoke hostility from the adversaries.

As the campfire lit, the North Island pirates sang war songs next to the corpses of their comrades. In the lyrics, the souls of the war dead return to the temple of the god of war, where they drink and eat meat, drink and enjoy themselves, while the barbarians smear their bodies with ink and burn their corpses into ashes and put them in jars.

After a night's rest, the army from the north resumed its journey of conquest.

In the early morning, Dusk Town looks like a ghost town, and there is not even a single figure to be seen. The doors of the dwellings are open to the outside, and you can faintly see the piles of miscellaneous items inside, hay and dung forks can be found in the pens used for keeping livestock, and the broken tables and chairs can be seen everywhere in the supposedly lively tavern.

The pirates and barbarians searched every house along the street, looking for anything of value. After a search, nothing was found except for a few coppers that had been forgotten in the floors and cracks of the doors.

"We've been tricked by those swindlers from the Silver Ring Kingdom!" someone shouted angrily in the ranks, "This is not a treasure trove of wealth everywhere!"

The leader frowned, and continued to march forward with his soldiers, until they finally came to a wide square.

Looking at the cross on a minaret building at the end of the square, a limping Lev asked Colwin, "That's the church?"

The latter gave him a strange look: "You've never seen a church?"

"I'm on the North Island and I've only seen the ruins of some churches. Besides, this is the first time I've gone to sea with my clan. ”

The procession walked to the door of the church and saw a wooden sign standing in the doorway with the same words written on the cross on the beach.

Seeing the warriors retreat one after another, the leader sighed and gave the order to bypass the church.

Further on, the pirates and barbarians came to the shopping street of Twilighttown, which grew narrower and narrower, and there were more and more buildings on both sides. Lev whispered, "It must have been very prosperous before. ”

Colwin nodded.

As they walked, the two leaders discussed what to do next.

At this moment, a crossbow bolt shot straight from the roof of a house not far away, and accurately shot into the head of the barbarian leader.

The Humpty Dumpty Raider struck a blow, packed up his crossbow machine, and quickly ran into the distance along the "bridges" on the roofs that had already been planked.

Everyone in the team, with disbelief in their eyes, watched as the barbarian leader slowly collapsed, not breathing. After a moment of silence, the barbarian warriors roared and drew their weapons and shields, and rushed in the direction of the attack.

"Stop, stop!"

The loud shouting of the pirate leader did not make these angry avengers gain some calm. Seeing that the situation could no longer be controlled, the former had no choice but to call out the remaining warriors and rush forward with the barbarians.

Further on, the streets of the shopping street are a few narrower, and only three people can walk side by side. The barbarians looked at the crossbowmen running on the rooftops and quickened their pursuit, but before they knew it, they had entered a dead end.

As they searched for a way out, hundreds of archers rose from the rooftops and rained down a torrent of arrows on the crowded streets.

Unexpectedly, coupled with the leaderlessness of the dragons, the barbarians were dealt a fatal blow in just a few tens of seconds, and pieces of warriors fell like mowing grass. It was not until the advent of the pirate chieftains that this one-sided situation was effectively contained.

"Raise your shield, crouch down, press against the wall, withdraw! withdraw!"

After paying the price of dozens of lives, the furious barbarians finally walked out of this "street of death".

The number of pirate and barbarian armies has dropped from 500 at the beginning of the voyage to less than 250.

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"Holy Son, we have repelled the enemy!"

Seeing the militia group happily holding weapons and cheering loudly, Todd breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the buildings in other parts of the town, when the commercial street was originally planned and constructed, there were still a small number of old shops and houses that had not had time to be renovated. These wooden houses, which are clustered together, form an excellent ambush site due to the narrow streets, wide roofs, and high density.

Of course, Walton's excellent skill in using the "crossbow" combined with the "Eagle Eye" ability was also an indispensable condition for the ambush to be successful.

Todd touched the bridge of his nose and thought to himself: Maybe this battle, relying only on the militia and terrain advantages, can hold off the pirates and barbarians, and Rachel's ability team may not need to appear......

A reconnaissance xenomorph hurriedly came to his side and reported: "Commander, the enemy has begun to move!"

Todd hurriedly asked.

"The enemy divided the remaining forces into squads and began to circle the area. ”

"Give up the offense, go around?

Todd pondered for a moment, and with a flash of inspiration, his mind tightened, and he suddenly understood the enemy's intentions.

"Alfonso, inform all militias, evacuate immediately, withdraw to the second line of defense!"

Soon, the militia regiment after receiving the order, led by Todd and Alfonso, quickly withdrew from the shopping street and rushed to the second line of defense in Twilight Town, the convoy camp. As soon as they entered the camp, straight black smoke appeared in the direction of the shopping street. The enemy used fire to turn the hiding place into a field of fire.

Todd wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a low cry in his heart.

However, after counting the number of people, the commander of the militia regiment suddenly said loudly: "Chief Commander, there are four people who have not come back yet!"

"What?!"

Todd turned his head away in surprise.

"It's a group of young men from the town, and I heard that they wanted to find some loot from the corpses of the enemy in order to boast about their exploits, so they sneaked back again......"

"Nonsense! a bunch of bastards, actually messing with me at this juncture!" Todd waved his arms in annoyance, and let out a rare foul mouth.

The knight Alfonso picked up the iron helmet, put it back on his head, and strode towards the main entrance of the camp: "I'll go find them." ”

Todd shouted several times, and the knight eventually disappeared into the doorway, followed by his men, Leslie, Walton, and Adleine.

Rachel walked up to Todd, looked at the latter's solemn expression, and whispered, "He's going to die." ”

"I know ......"

The woman said, "Do you need to send someone to help him?"

Todd looked up at the thickening black smoke in the distance, then looked back at the people in the camp, and gritted his teeth: "No, we have more important things to do...... Strengthen the camp's defenses and get the xenomorphs ready for a tough battle to follow......"

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Alfonso supported his greatsword with both hands, blocked the slash of a long axe, pushed it upward, kicked the ground under his feet, bullied forward, crashed into the arms of his enemy, and slammed the opponent's abdomen with the hilt of his sword, forcing him to kneel on the ground, and after the greatsword slashed hard, the enemy's body separated.

As soon as his arm was cold, he looked down and saw that an arrow was stuck in the gauntlet, but fortunately it was not strong, and only scratched some skin. Lifting his sword again, he was about to take a step forward and rushed towards the last of the three enemies, a crossbow that ended the pirate archer's life.

Walton stepped out of the shadows of the building with a smug smile on his crossbow machine in hand.

Leslie glanced at him as he walked past him, and said in a strange way, "Not bad, not bad." You're really good at this kind of thing. ”

Passing by the two who were fighting together, Adlina was the last to walk out, looking at the knight with a worried face.

Alfonso was stunned.

Later, he shouted to his followers, "Go back to the camp!"

No one moved.

He raised the volume by three more points: "I said, go back!"

Still no one moved.

Alfonso closed his eyes and turned away helplessly.

The shopping street has been reduced to a sea of fire, with the burning flames engulfing the fragile wooden buildings, and the piercing sound of collapse filling the ears at every moment.

Leslie stripped off her shirt and used her Breath ability to walk at the front, clearing the way.

Walton jumped to his feet to avoid the falling sparks, and shouted urgently, "We've got to find a way to find those guys!"

Adlina looked at the rats scurrying around on the ground, crouched down and picked one up with her hands. Then, she pointed in a direction and said to the others, "Go there." ”

Under the guidance of the woman, the team went to the cellar of a tavern and successfully found the four militiamen who had left the team. But the journey out was far more arduous than it had been, and the fire had set the entire street on fire. Under the scorching heat, Alfonso even had to take off his iron armor. In the end, they used the water from the well behind the courtyard to wet the sackcloth piled up in the cellar of the tavern, draped them on their bodies and broke the burning walls with their weapons, and only then did they break their way out of this flaming hellish desperate situation.

However, the eight people who escaped death had just arrived outside the shopping street and encountered a group of pirates who were hurrying away.

The two groups of people met unexpectedly, each drew his weapon in his hand, and stood against each other.

Walton wound the crossbow and pulled Adlina behind him.

Leslie drew his slingshot, and the four militiamen drew their daggers with trembling.

Alfonso clenched his broadsword, his eyes observing the situation on the battlefield, and whispering the number of pirates.

Seven enemies.

With the roar of the pirates, the battle began.

Walton pressed the button to lower the crossbow machine, and a crossbow bolt with tremendous kinetic energy pierced the wooden shield and inserted into the enemy's eye socket. But he didn't have time to load again, and looking at the enemy who rushed in front of him, the short and fat man threw down the crossbow, drew the dagger in his arms, and began to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.

Leslie's "Breath of Fire" ability was overused, and it no longer worked. He pulled out the tinder stick from his bosom, blew it up, gritted it between his teeth, took out the ball in the ammunition pouch on his waist, lit it on the tinder, and shot it out again with a slingshot.

Alfonso fought three enemies alone, and the knight who had lost his armor had increased his agility, but he lacked any protection, causing him to have wounds of all sizes.

At this critical juncture, a swarm of rats poured into battle from behind Adleina, crawling onto the pirates' bodies, gnawing at their bare skin, and even burrowing into their armor, biting through the abdomen of their enemies.

The enemy screamed and rolled in pain, trying to shake off the little demons on them, but to no avail. Eventually, they lost their strength and made no sound.

Watching the rats everywhere slowly retreat, everyone after the big war finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Alfonso slumped to the ground, gulping for breath, unaware that behind him, a bloodied pirate was standing.

"Be careful!"

The sword slashed, and blood splattered.

Alfonso looked back, only to see Adhelina's fallen body.

"Ah!!h

Enraged, Walton picked up the crossbow from the ground, rushed behind the crumbling pirate, and slammed it into the back of the head. In the face of the fallen enemy, he used the crossbow machine as a war hammer, and smashed the murderer's head like crazy. Brains and blood splattered everywhere, and the iron crossbow machine was smashed and deformed, but the short and fat man still repeated the attack like a madman.

"Enough! Walton!

Rice used his arms to lift Varton and pull him backwards.

Alfonso picked up Adlina with trembling hands, and the warm liquid slowly dripped down his arm onto the ground. The knight's throat seemed to be blocked by a stone, and he could only choke on the lotus.

Throwing away his broadsword, he put the woman on his back and galloped towards the convoy camp.

"Boss ......"

The whisper of the man on his back lifted the chivalry: "Adelina, don't speak, the camp is ahead, hold on a little longer!"

"Boss, please talk to me for a moment, please......" Adlina leaned her head closer to Alfonso's ear, "I remember you once asked why you lived...... When I lost my husband, I felt that I was a superfluous ornament in this world, and I had lived with a desire to die...... However, during the subsequent journey, I met many people who cared about me, and they helped me regain the courage to live......"

The woman said every word with all her strength: "When we are separated from the deceased, we only remember the pain of separation, but we always forget the feelings of the living...... Can you see what I mean?"

Alfonso's eyes were red, and he nodded heavily.

"Great, I'll be able to help you at last, great......" Adlina slowly leaned her head over the knight's shoulders and whispered, "Alfonso......"

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Alfonso De Cavo, covered in blood, took Adleina's cold hand and watched Todd slowly shake his head at him.

The clamor of the killing outside the camp became farther and farther away in his ears.

The knight slowly stood up and walked to the door of the camp warehouse. Pushing open the door, he passed by many alchemical equipment and potion bottles, stopped in front of a glass cultivation tank, lifted the white cloth covering it, and reached for the object in the liquid with both hands, as if he heard Todd's words in the past.

"The duty of a knight is to protect the old and weak, women and children, and to fight for justice against injustice and evil, and there is no right or wrong in different abilities. 』