The old spellcaster named Victor frowned at the enemy only a few hundred meters away, and the gnolls did not continue to rush forward to fight them, but maintained the state of siege.

"We thought, there's no way for our reinforcements to come. ”

If he could, Victor didn't want to tell the rest of his companions about this guess, but he didn't, and the others could guess and feel it too.

"This demon is a complete trap whose purpose is to trap us here, and it is clear that our enemy's plot has succeeded. ”

"With the ability and character of our Legion Commander, we are prepared to deal with this trap when we perceive it, but this response is definitely not to step into a trap and trample this trap to a pulp. ”

Victor's words darkened the faces of the rest of the people around them, they didn't expect that they would have such a time, such a time when they could not see any hope of escape.

"If we break through, they won't be able to keep all of us. ”

The wanderer thrust his sword into the soft snow on the ground, the blood of the enemy stained his clothes red, and although he was not injured, the mental pressure made his face look extraordinarily pale.

"Don't kid yourself, in the previous battle, the enemy's Legends and Spellcasters didn't make a move, they were just waiting for us to break through, and when we gave up our defenses, they attacked us. ”

The other warrior who sat on the ground rested retorted, the enemy's weapons and equipment were of poor quality, and did not cause much wear and tear to him and his equipment, but the attention from the enemy's caster made them have to be nervous when they were engaged in battle.

"Let's find a way to break through, we can't stay here for too long, that thing hasn't given up the struggle until now, he's holding back too much of our energy. ”

The other casters have suggested a breakout, and the situation is now clear, and staying here will only make the situation worse.

Rather than sit back and wait, it is better to fight to the death while they still have combat power, and maybe they can successfully escape from the enemy's trap.

"Do you mean we're going to leave this thing alone?"

The warrior sitting on the ground stood up and walked up to the caster, his chest held out and his face darkened.

"Then what can you do? We can't do anything with this, and there are no reinforcements at all, how long do you think we can continue to hold out, what difference do you think we can continue to hold on?"

The caster did not hesitate, pointing at the nose of the warrior in front of him, and spit flew everywhere.

"You ......"

"Okay, are you still in the mood to quarrel at this time?"

"Can the quarrel solve the problem? If the quarrel is won, can it solve that, can it solve the army outside? If it can't be solved, calm me down and discuss how to solve the current problem. ”

Victor interrupted the argument between the two at the right time, he didn't want to worry about the internal problems of this small group when facing an enemy from the outside.

"Breaking through is a way, but I don't think you are willing to choose this way, this evil spirit is obviously made by these natives, what if we break through the seal now and this evil spirit runs to the territory of the empire?"

There was no one to answer Victor's question, and the caster who made this suggestion was only thinking about how to escape from here, and what kind of disaster the demon would cause in the future was not in his range.

"Don't interrupt me in a hurry, calm down and listen to me. ”

Victor waved his hand, stopping the caster's attempts to argue.

"I know that staying here will only make our situation worse, the clouds in the sky are thinning, and it is estimated that it will not be long before our seal can be maintained. ”

"We still have a lot of food and water, but there are not many materials for casting magic, and without the materials for casting spells, our combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. ”

"I understand all of your worries, and everyone else understands them. ”

"However, is it really the best choice to give up this seal now and break through desperately?

"This is the land where they have lived for generations, they know more about the flower essence here than we do, and in such an environment, our breakthrough is a prey in their eyes. ”

When the prey only wants to escape, it is time for it to fall into the hunter's trap not far away.

"Just because we can't break through doesn't mean we can't stay here, it's true that we can't get reinforcements from the Ural Army, but that doesn't mean we really don't have reinforcements. ”

"It is believed that Ansel has successfully returned to the castle, and he must have contacted the assassins now, and through those assassins he has delivered information to Jutland. ”

"The empire will never give up on us easily, not only are we all legends, but also the meaning we represent, if the empire simply gives up on us, then can it also easily give up other legends?"

"Isn't the empire worried that the legends will not be willing to serve it wholeheartedly in the future? how much wealth will the empire have to consume and how long will it take to eliminate such negative effects? Especially at this critical time, the more careful it must be. ”

Victor's words left everyone in deep thought, and although they hoped to find a better solution, they had to admit Victor's suggestion.

"How long do we have to hold on, we can't really hold on until we run out of ammunition, and we can't even fight to the death, right?"

The caster, who had wanted to break through from the start, asked.

"Three days, if Ansel did get in touch with Jutland through those assassins, then three days would be enough for Jutland reinforcements to save us. ”

"If we don't wait for reinforcements from Jutland for three days, we don't need to wait any longer, even if there is little hope of breaking out, we have to try. ”

There was no doubt about it now, the internal quarrel was over, and after having a clear goal, even the mental fatigue felt relieved.

Without giving the legends much time to rest, the enemy attacked again, this time no longer with gnolls, but with small, vulnerable-looking goblins.

Goblins have been replaced by gnolls, and it can be seen that their enemies are not a single tribe, but a coalition of multiple races and tribes.

In order to ensure that the various tribes do not interfere with each other when fighting, the enemy's command adopts the method of each tribe taking turns to fight, which seems fair and leaves people speechless.

These goblins, outnumbered the gnolls, and they held rudimentary wooden and stone weapons in their hands, and occasionally bone knives and spears sharpened from the remains of unknown animals, smeared with turquoise venom.

These venoms can make up for the lack of goblin strength and poor equipment, and with a little bit of it, they can make brown bears incapacitated and ineffective.

Compared to gnolls and werewolves, goblins with poor physical fitness can only rely on experience and wisdom to survive in this dangerous area, and do everything they can to hunt prey and obtain food.

The clear and rhythmic sound of the drums sounded, and the two goblin giants carried the leather drums and beat them constantly, and the drums had the power to make people forget their fears, which made the goblins appear unusually brave.

Courage doesn't mean losing your mind, it doesn't mean you're focused on attacking and ignoring defense and dodging, and these seemingly inconspicuous little men are even more difficult to fight than gnolls.

Thankfully, these goblins don't have a very good ranged attack, and the kind of bamboo shortbow they use can't shoot arrows hundreds of meters away, which makes it a little easier for those spellcasters.

The pressure is all on the frontline warriors and wanderers, who have to keep an eye on the goblin giants in addition to fighting nimble goblin warriors.

Named Goblin Giants, these giants are actually judged only by the eyes of goblins, and their height is about the same as that of ordinary humans, and slightly inferior to those Scandinavians.

These Goblin Giants are slightly better equipped, they hold weapons made of metal, wear armor made of leather, and occasionally see the style used by the Emperor ** team.

Although the Goblin army is already the elite of the Ural Mountains, it is still at a disadvantage when faced with a defense line composed of several Legends.

The gap between the mundane and the legendary is not so easy to close, and the charge launched by the fearless goblin is like an endless torrent, blocked by the outside of the embankment.

The corpses that were killed, the soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness, were thrown directly into the abyss next to them, keeping the path of progress open.

However, unlike the Gnolls, these goblins do not have a high attack intensity, controlling the number of battles with these human legends, and it is clear that the cunning goblins are only intending to simply consume the enemy's physical strength and preserve their own strength.

This is the weakness of the tribal alliance, each tribe that makes up this alliance has its own demands, and they value their own interests more than the interests of the alliance.

They will never give anything for this coalition, and damaging their own power too much will increase the risk of being swallowed up and wiped out by other tribes.

The tribes that followed Golia to Rus' in the first place were swallowed up by Levi in the case of serious losses, this world is still a world of the jungle in the final analysis, and its own weakness will only be watched by jackals, so it is better to make yourself smarter with the sympathy that others cannot have.

However, it can also be seen from here that Levi's tribal alliance is still very loose, and it has not yet been thoroughly integrated into one after the run-in of time.

"If I were given an army, I would be able to crush these guys in half a day. ”

The shield-wielding warrior easily dodged the goblin attack, slicing the short green man jumping in mid-air in half, and swept the blood mixed with various organs to the ground.

The mud that had been just snow had mixed into a blood-colored goo, and it was already edible for the beasts, and it was food they wouldn't miss in the cold of winter.

Those inconspicuous little black dots in the sky may be waiting for the end of this war, they are looking forward to the end of the war, and the food left over from the battlefield can be enough for them not to worry about food for a long time.

There are still traces of wolf packs and jackal packs around the battlefield, they will not approach this battlefield, they have enough patience to wait for the end of the war.

In this brutal Ural Mountains, even the beasts must be intelligent enough to survive, or they will become food for the rest of the beasts.

"These goblins are cunning, and under normal circumstances they don't fight head-on, preferring to attack from a corner where no one is looking. ”

The other warriors took a moment to say.

It's much easier to fight these goblins, who don't want to spend all their power on these Legends, either because they're not willing to give more for the Horde Alliance, or because they want to have room for the battle that follows.

"Whether they're cunning or stupid, they don't want to get past my defenses, well, though I'll admit that these short men are nimble. ”

The attack that was originally beheading turned into a slashing waist, and the goblins, who were struggling to survive, let out a terrible scream, and the screams that resounded in the sky caused a steady stream of goblins to have a little commotion.

The screams of their companions can cause these goblins to go crazy, and of course they may become frightened, drop their weapons and turn away, but those who can come to this battlefield and stand in front of these legends with weapons in hand are not cowards who can do this.

"There are no such short men in the Empire, I mean, even the slave traders don't look down on these short men. ”

"Of course, these short people are not smart enough, they can't learn more through learning, and if you look at their bodies, such a stature would be disgusted to even do hard work. ”

The conversation between the two legends continues, and the goblin with concerns is easier to deal with than the gnolls who are not afraid to die.

"And these goblins are so capable of reproduction, they are so able to eat, no one will like this kind of slave who can't do much work and consumes a lot. ”

"The laws of the empire are really good for slaves. ”

The laws of the empire were strict in terms of slavery, ensuring that even the lowest slaves had the right to be freed from slavery.

This is obviously out of step with the times, people have become accustomed to the existence of slaves, and they cannot understand why the empire treats slaves so favorably, and the law provides protection.

Even the legends of the richest knowledge are limited by this era, and there is no way to see the deeper meaning hidden in the Empire's decisions in this regard.

"However, every race will always give birth to some genius at some point. ”

"The goblin race, in addition to their terrible ability to reproduce, can occasionally give birth to some excellent individuals, such as the current gentleman who hides in my shadow. ”

The warrior who turned around just used his shield to block the attack from below, and the goblin wrapped in the shadows was split in half by the longsword that came with it.

No blood, no guts

The severed corpse turned into thick ink and melted into the shadows again, and it was clear that the attack had not really killed the goblin who could have been a wanderer or an assassin.

"It's the Red Hats, the strongest of the Goblin Assassins, they usually like to wear red hats, which are dyed red with the blood of their enemies. ”

"This guy is over to me. ”

The wanderer in the back came with his reddened weapon, his steps were strange, his whole body was darkening, and when he stepped on the shadows, he lost all his sights, including the sword.

The wanderer has entered the world of the shadows, and although he is not a full-time assassin, he does not think he will lose to a goblin in the shadows, even if that goblin is a red hat.

The invisible confrontation took place in the shadows, and the few remaining Legends put away their scorns, they couldn't be sure how many Red Hats the Goblins had sent, and those assassins in the shadows would always find an opportunity to hunt their targets.

"Looks like I'm going to take back what I said, Willis. ”

The legendary warrior who was originally confident couldn't help but show a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth at this time, and followed his gaze to see that on the edge of the battlefield, more than a dozen goblins were manipulating strange machines.

Catapults, despite the fact that they appear to be made of rudimentary timber, have been obsolete in the interior of the empire for a long time, for the simple reason that this rudimentary catapult is difficult to use in siege warfare, has a slow reload speed, and has a low accuracy rate.

However, at such a distance of several hundred meters, facing an enemy who is still unable to move in a large area, this catapult has become something that must not be ignored.

Even if a legendary warrior is hit by a stone thrown by this catapult, even if he does not lose his combat ability on the spot, he will definitely not feel good.

"Victor, find a way to destroy it. ”

Willis shouted like Victor without looking back.

Now he didn't have a way to destroy the catapult, and the goblins in front of him wouldn't let him easily come to a place where he could destroy the catapult at close range.

Victor did not respond to Willis, and had already begun to prepare for the attack when he saw the appearance of the catapult, a rudimentary catapult made of sun-dried wood, and the most feared thing was the burning of fire.

Several goblins were operating catapults, and it took a lot of time to reload and aim, and there were several goblins dressed as shamans next to them, apparently arranged to protect the casters of the catapults.

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't grind. ”

"I saw it, I saw it, the old guy has already seen it, he's going to cast a spell, you guys hurry up. ”

The leader-like goblin kept urging in a shrill voice, he didn't think that the few shamans next to him could help them much, he knew the difference between legendary and non-legendary.

If he could, he didn't want to come here at all and gnaw on this hard bone, but there was no way, this war was launched by multiple tribes united, and if he withdrew, he would become the target of public criticism, and he would be the target of killing chickens and monkeys.

Despite the fact that the goblins appear to be weak and unintelligent, there are a large number of goblins with anomalous individuals who have the potential to become red hats, spellcasters, and the best of them become the chiefs of entire tribes.

The pillar of fire enveloped the catapult within a radius of ten meters, and the surrounding goblins fled in panic, afraid of flames and dying.

Ordinary spells are not ordinary when cast by legends, and even ordinary fireball spells are enough to easily kill monsters like ogres.

"Don't stop, hurry, hurry. ”

In the flames, the goblin leader's shrill voice was clearly audible.

Several goblins scattered on the ground scrambled to their feet, retracting their fearful gazes and trembling as they reloaded their rudimentary catapults with ammunition.

The circular transparent barrier managed to keep the flames out, and judging by the condition of the shamans who were already sweating, there was no way they could hold on for long.

"Hurry up, launch!"

"One shot, just one shot, and we'll get out of this damn place. ”

The leader's words caused the goblin to speed up his movements.

In the end, they managed to load, aim and launch in less than 10 seconds.

The caster next to him breathed a sigh of relief, and they dropped the catapult that had completed its mission, and quickly left the place that was already surrounded by flames.

Their hair was already soaked with sweat, and by the time the goblins were far away, they found that the surface of their skin was covered with red blisters, and there was a maddening pain.

No one paid attention to the state of the goblins, they were all attracted by the not-so-fast sling, watching it successfully break the spell intercepted by the caster, watching it successfully intercept it with the shield of the legendary warrior, and then exploding.

Flames but unusual flames

It glows with a strange green glow like a viscous liquid

Although the experienced legendary warrior threw away the shield in the first place, it was inevitable that a little green spark was stuck to his body

As if he had fallen into a pot of oil, the mighty legend turned into green flames and let out a horrific scream, which began to spread among the flesh and blood as he rolled on the ground.

Several of the surrounding Legends stopped in horror, and the Legendary Spellcaster put away their relaxed expressions, and they did their best to help the companion who didn't look good.

The Legends' efforts didn't seem to have any effect, and the Legends who were engulfed in the green flames eventually turned to ashes before their eyes, leaving only the eerie-looking Green Flame, which was still slowly burning.