Chapter 48: The Raid
Redpass managed to convince the townspeople that it took them a day to pack their bags. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info embarks on a flight.
"Pamela, you should follow Aunt Sasha. Benny hugged Pamela and persuaded helplessly.
Pamela hugged the doll and shook her head impatiently. "Oh, don't go, they're always crying, they're annoyed. ā
Benny sighed and didn't speak, no matter what world he was in, it was a miserable thing to be forced to leave his home.
Looking at the long line of refugees in front of him, Benny was extremely determined that he wanted to truly change history and save Talonshire, which was his first step.
"Pastor Smith, you--you drink water. Lisa blushed and handed Benny a hydration bag.
"Ah, thank you. No, I just drank it. ā
Benny was a little helpless, he was not a fool, of course he saw Lisa's thoughts, along the way, he handed himself water with a red face when he had nothing to do, and he drank water almost 6 times after walking all morning.
Pamela suddenly leaned into Benny's ear: "Brother, does she not like you?"
Benny smiled and pinched Pamela's little face: "People are big ghosts, you know what you like and dislike." ā
Pamela pursed her lips with an expression that I knew everything: "Susan in the town blushes every time she sees Vic, Susan likes Vic, and everyone in the town knows it." Pamela's voice was so loud that Lisa ran to the back with a red face.
"Yes, yes, the clever Pamela knows everything. ā
"You look the same way you did when Dad lied to me. ā
"Ah, yes? Pamela must have been wrong!"
"No, you must be lying to me! I'm very smart!"
"Of course, Pamela is the smartest and most beautiful girl in Talon County. Isn't it?"
"It's not the most beautiful, but it's beautiful!"
Benny laughed and hugged Pamela for a while. On the way to escape, this may be the only laughter.
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"Your Highness, the town is empty. ā
Standing in the square in the middle of the town, Arthas frowned.
"Empty? No ---- corpses?"
"Nothing, Your Highness, there are traces of cleaning up in the house, and they seem to have fled en masse as ---. ā
"Alsace, maybe the Stratholme district is not as bad as Andojar. The people here may have been attacked by those --- monsters. They defeated the monster and fled. Gianna grabbed Arthas by the arm and comforted him.
"Whew~" Arthas exhaled and patted Gianna's hand. "It seems so, it's the only 'good thing' we've encountered along the way. ā
The prince turned his head and said to the soldiers, "Gather everyone, and let's move on." ā
The soldier nodded and took the order.
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The refugee queue in Talonshire came to an abrupt halt, and Benny, who was walking behind, didn't know what was happening.
"Pastor Smith, our scouts have found --- undead in the village ahead. Captain Redpass asked me to report back to you. "The militia panted for reports.
"Got it. ā
Benny entrusted Pamela to Lisa and followed the reported militia towards the front of the line.
"How's it going?" Redpass stood at the front of the line, and Benny went up and patted him on the shoulder.
Redpass turned his head and looked solemn: "The village ahead has found the undead. There are a lot of them. There are also monsters that have never been seen before, and scouts report that they can fly. It looks a lot like a bat. The main road in the village was so close that we could easily be spotted. ā
"Bats?" Benny frowned, gargoyles? a bit of a hassle, they lacked the power to dominate the air.
"How far are we from Stratholme?" said Benny, who suddenly thought of the elves.
"We walked for two and a half days and it was less than 1/3 of the way. Redpass sighed, there were a lot of old and weak people in the team, and they couldn't be too fast.
Benny was a little disappointed, he was too far from the elves.
"Are there any good archers in the militia?"
"Very little, but Captain Maitreya has good archery. Redpass looked at Maitreya who was wiping his sword not far away.
"Maitreya?"
Benny was a little puzzled, how could the paladins practice archery.
"Yes, she used to seem to be a hunter. ā
"Call Maitreya, and there are people in the militia who are better at archery, and I will take them to the village to see, and you and the others will hold on here. ā
"Well, if something happens, and we retreat, we will take a detour. ā
Benny nodded, turned around and called Maitreya, took the 7 militiamen selected by Redpass, and walked towards the village.
"Smith?" Maitreya asked as he walked.
"Huh?" Benny didn't look back, glancing cautiously ahead.
"You seem to know a lot about the undead?" Keller had asked early in the morning.
"Well, my sister is a disciple of Chief Archmage of Lordaeron. I've read a lot of off-the-beaten-path books. Benny came up with a reason that had been prepared for a long time.
"Oh, you're a nobleman?" suddenly added something to Keller's tone.
"No, my mother was a baker, and my father was a blacksmith and a mercenary. Benny paused and gave Keller a strange look. "Why do you suddenly ask this? ā
"Nothing. Keller shook his head slightly.
"Your Excellency, there is a situation ahead. The scout at the front said back.
Benny raised his hand to signal for the rest to be quiet, bent over himself, and moved a few steps as lightly as he could. Pushing aside the tall bushes, several farmhouses come into view, the undead roam aimlessly through the village, and a ghoul gnaws on a dead cow not far from them.
"Keller. Benny whispered to Keller, gesturing at the ghoul. He pointed to his head.
Keller nodded, took out the militia's hardwood bow from his back, and drew an arrow. Benny put on the arrow, and a slight light lit up, and after his hand left the arrow, the arrow flashed with a faint holy light. It was noon, and although there were some dark clouds, the faint light was not very noticeable.
Keller gave Benny a strange look, people can only let the objects that have been touching them attach the holy light, once they disengage from the object, the holy light will drift away, Benny has never seen the method of 'enchanting' the arrow.
Benny pointed at the ghoul, and Keller came back to his senses, took his bow, and fired. The hardwood bow made a "pop" sound, and the arrow landed accurately into the ghoul's head, and the ghoul fell on top of the dead cow. Without the ghouls who were very close to them, Benny straightened up slightly and took a closer look, and found that the number of undead was not very large, probably less than 200, and there were no gargoyles in sight.
"Bring your arrows. ā
Benny took the arrows handed by the scout, attached them all to the holy light, and whispered to the scout and Keller, "I'll go out and get attention, you guys spread out, shoot freely, pay attention to the head, that's their fatal point." Also, if you come across a flying monster like a bat, shoot at the location of his heart. Do you understand. The enchantment on the arrow only lasts about 20 minutes, and there are not many monsters here, so let's fight quickly. I'll wait for me to call you before attacking. ā
The scouts nodded and scattered, Keller staying put, glancing at Benny and motioning for him to be careful.
Benny nodded, straightened up, put on his shield of light, and ran towards the center of the village.
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