Sword and Fire - Verse 17
If it weren't for the fact that something seemed to be going on on the other side of the tent in the Stormcloak. Presumably, after being surrounded by the army, the Circle Warriors who lost their support will die under the hammer of the Storm Hammer.
However, even a fluke is now. As they hurried back to the snowy outer walls, the blazing flames nearly killed them a second time.
The first time it kills the body, the second time it kills the heart.
"It's not the same as it was planned...... Has anyone betrayed us?" Wilcas clenched his fists, then released them and clenched them again. He looked at Scoryueβthe Nord man who was like a silent rock, silent.
After a long time, Skoyue said dryly: "Go to Quincy, I want to ask him what he wants to do." β
So, this group of silent warriors stepped into the fire.
They walked through the raging flames, through the corpses of the Nords who pillowed each other - they were Imperial legions, snowman guards, storm cloaks, and when they died, they were restored to their original identities.
They are all Nords.
The nearly ten days of fighting, in the final analysis, were nothing more than the Nords killing the Nords.
How stupid is that...... For the sake of a decree that has not been effectively implemented, it is necessary to get such a process.
However, you can't do it without fighting!
The upper end of a city wall. There were about thirty Snowman Guards' corpses in a circle. And beyond the ring is a large pile of rebel wreckage. These fighters did not give up the fight until they died. Until the highest-ranking and most powerful of them all plunged his sword into the heart of the last Stormcloak. They fell into an eternal slumber under the scorching flames.
Scott knew the captain of the guard, who had tried to get drunk with a centurion of the Imperial Army with his friends the previous night, but had been beaten on his back. At that time, Scoryue looked down on such people who drank poorly.
Now he extinguished his thoughts, and for this he paid high respect to the warrior who fought until the last moment.
He bent down deeply, letting the scorching flames lick his cheeks.
"Let's go, we can't keep Your Excellency Governor waiting for us too long. β
They marched quickly, and within a few minutes they came to the headquarters, which was also in flames.
Probably even the arsonist did not expect that a group of fierce warriors who were not afraid of the flames would arrive at the camp of the headquarters within ten minutes of the flames being ignited. The discovery of Governor Quincy, who had been murdered to death, was even more unexpected.
"He was killed from behind without any defense. The one who does it must be trusted by him. Wilcas examined the wound and quickly came to a conclusion.
"He didn't betray us. It's another wave of people who do it. Ira noticed the Governor's right hand clenched into a fist, and she snapped the deceased's fingers, and a small flag representing the rebels rolled to the ground.
"It's the man of the Storm Cloak. β
"Damn!" Skoryue clenched his fists, "Do they even have their men here? we need to get back to the inner city quickly! Now the rebels can't get past the fire, but those traitors might have some bad ideas!"
The remnants of the Circle Samurai sprang into action. They found their way and rushed out of the fire.
After less than two minutes, the distribution of the flames thinned out. And the ** struggle of the wounded can also be faintly heard.
And when Scoryue stepped out of the fire, he saw a familiar face.
"Joshua?"
The mercenary captain of Sirodil walked up happily after hearing his voice. He exclaimed, "I didn't expect to meet you here, Circle Guys." We're having a headache with these wounded, and now you're going to have to help me. β
With a grim look on his face, he pointed to the soldiers who were lying haphazardly on the ground, with minor or serious injuries. They were divided into several general circles. Several high-ranking officers had gathered on the other side and were arguing quietly. And after seeing Skeyue and his party, he also ran over and scrambled to introduce himself.
Their words are logically confused and gossipy because they are mixed together. It's just unbearable.
"It's all quiet!" Skoyue waved her hand vigorously. This meaningless dialogue was stopped.
"I'm Skoyue of the Brothers-in-Arms! Who of you calls the shots here?"
No one answered. It seems that they have not yet decided who will be in charge.
So Skoyue unceremoniously pointed at one of them and asked, "You tell me what happened." β
"Your Excellency, we are debating whether to garrison the inner city walls or to hold on to the drawbridge. We are not many in number, and the brothers are tired, so we must take a rest......"
Skoyue suddenly felt that the voice of the person in front of him was somewhat familiar.
He quickly mentally cleared the soot and dust from the unkempt fellow's face, and made contact with the centurion helmet on his head.
Oh, isn't this the famous Hadava centurion in the Legion? The only weak person who can't even beat his own lieutenant. He didn't seem to be able to challenge Joshua last night, and then he was pinned to the ground and cleaned up. I didn't expect him to be alive.
Skoryue suddenly lost interest in listening, and he roughly interrupted Hadava's words. Almost wiping his nose and pointing at the conscripts huddled on the other side of the drawbridge.
"Do you mean to compete for a place with those citizens!? Very well, you can go on your own, but the snowman is not a coward!"
He then turned his head away, ignoring the red-faced man. Instead, he looked at the mercenary captain of Sirodiel, who was more inquiring value.
"Joshua, my friend, what do you think?"
The Imperials shrugged their shoulders and said, "What else can you think?" If they dare to come, they will die, so let's kill here. β
"Well said, you're much braver than many Nords!" Scoryue laughed and patted Joshua on the shoulder. "Let's have a good time here!"
The leader of the ring glanced at the others with the rest of his eyes, and said, "If you don't want to stay, we won't force it." β
As he expected, the fellow named Hadava just pretended to think for a moment and withdrew with his men to the city walls. Before leaving, he also pretended to say a few nonsense words like 'be cautious'.
Bah, the warriors of the Circle need a coward like you to talk about it?
He waved his hand at the men on the city walls. Immediately, a side door opened, bringing Hadava and his troops inside.
[The sooner this kind of undetermined guy rolls, the better!]
After solving the internal problems, Skoyue immediately shouted loudly, instructing the soldiers to set up positions. According to the Circle's usual way of thinking, when you encounter an enemy, you only need to slash it hard. However, now that there is a huge disparity in numbers, then the soldiers can only stand a little denser.
Of course, as the leader of the ring, he wouldn't be so stupid as to fight enemies far stronger than his own.
[Hit the rebels hard here!, and then retreat to the inner walls!] Skoyue thought.
But only two minutes later, a thick cloud of smoke suddenly rose in the snowy city.
"What's going on?" Wilcas looked up, looking in the direction of the city's interior.
He had always felt that Scorpion's strategy was ill-conceived, but now that the leader had made his decision in full view, he would only follow rather than challenge the authority of the Precursors.
However, in the blink of an eye, a second column of smoke rose. Then the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, he just took a breath, and more than a dozen thick columns of black smoke rose in the city!
"Damn! there's someone messing around in the snowman!"
Scott looked back in horror. At the end of his field of vision, a thick black smoke rising from near the moon waskar stood out!
"Go back first!" shouted the Ring Leader decisively. "Moon Waskar can't afford to lose!"
"What about you?" Ella asked, grabbing his hand, "what do you want to do?"
"I feel like something is wrong here, maybe someone wants to hit the idea of a suspension bridge. Skoyue said in a deep voice, "I'll come over soon, but before that, Wilcas!
Wilcas nodded vigorously. "You have to be careful. β
He then led the warriors of the ring over the inner wall to support the possible battle.
Well, now he's alone. Not...... And Joshua and his mercenary warriors.
"Hey, you think someone will suddenly come out of those flames?" said Scoryue half-jokingly.
"Hmm...... I've seen them. The mercenary captain smiled wryly and pointed to the figures that were emerging from the flames.
"Oh, shit. β
It wasn't people who came out of the flames, but living corpses with the smell of death all over their bodies! Their bodies were swirling with metallic sheen, and most of their muscles were replaced by half-molten metal plates.
Iron Undead. Dark Wizard Gerd's specialty. Scoryue had heard of this kind of thing from Franster.
He should have thought that the person who could manipulate the metal giant to crash through the snowy walls was undoubtedly Gerd. And the thousands of corpses under the snowy city gave him endless raw materials.
It makes sense that his army of the undead would appear here.
The only question now is how much you can kill.
"I can kill one or two thousand of them!" he shouted, and then swung his greatsword and slashed five metalized living corpses in half as they rushed towards the position!
After that, it was bloody.
He didn't know exactly how many he had killed, but there were always hundreds. However, as the battle continued, his allies became fewer and fewer, and some even threw down their swords and fled.
'A bunch of cowards. Skoyue thought.
However, Joshua and his mercenary warriors are commendable, and they have not suffered any visible damage until now.
It's just that...... It's kind of weird.
Why hasn't the drawbridge in the inner city been raised yet, and there is no sound from above, are the people scared away from the undead?
'A bunch of cowards!'
He took a deep breath, and the muscles in his body began to expand. The cheeks also gradually elongate and grow dark hairs.
Bestiality, the savage power unique to werewolves. The wolf-patterned armor specially made in conjunction with the comrades-in-arms can exert the combat effectiveness of the ring members to an unimaginable extent.
If there is any flaw, it is that in the process of turning into a giant wolf, the armor will be exposed due to the sharp deformation.
'Poof'
The process of animalization was rudely interrupted by the stimulation of the blade, and the wound from the back was even more painful.
"Joshua!β" Skoryue turned back angrily, only to find that the Imperials were looking at him for a moment's time.
The Ring Leader let out a muffled snort, black blood gushing out of his mouth.
It is impossible to do this with just one sword wound. So......
"It's Master Gerd's anti-werewolf potion. It was no different from boiled water until it was activated, but ......" He flicked his erected sword lightly, and the silver light was particularly dazzling at this moment.
"As long as you are injured by the silver sword, it will exert its effect in an instant. Now you, not only have your internal organs been hit hard, but there is no way to become a werewolf again. β
"Traitor. I'm so blind!" Scoryue said hatefully.
Joshua gracefully took a pair of silver gloves from his pocket and put them on carefully.
"Traitor? I'm sorry, I'm the one with the silver hand. It is our duty to kill werewolves."
"But also, thanks to you here, I was able to easily gain the trust of the guards at the inner gates, and kill them. Thank you so much. My friend, but now, I'm going to take over the defense of the walls. He turned around remarkably, never glancing at Scoryue again, who was no longer a threat.
"Have a good dream, Skoyue. β
Skoryue slammed back and struck in half, slicing in half a steel undead who was trying to sneak up on him from behind.
Then, more living corpses rushed forward brandishing their weapons.
He was knocked out and then got back up.
Knocked down again, up again.
It wasn't until the tide of living corpses surrounded him and inflicted countless swords and axes on him that he was completely silent.
Snow-covered city, broken ......
Minnie chuckled and tossed the executioner's hammer away.
"It's a good feeling to be at full strength. β
The once-formidable Storm Strike lay not far from her feet, its body twitching like a skinned frog. Minnie was merciful enough to break only half of the bones in his body. This is probably because she is finally recovering from her injuries and is in a happy mood.
"Now, there's only one thing left. The girl looked at Xue Man surrounded by flames, and her eyes shone with a scorching light.
It's time to settle some accounts.