Chapter 74: The Battle of the Ogres (2)
Witnessing the collapse of the Third Sector in front of him, Kodev III's eyes showed no emotion, because this result had long been expected by him, or rather it was directed by him.
If the purpose is to preserve combat strength, it is completely possible to abandon the third sector, which has weak defenses, and deploy all troops into the second and first sectors. However, knowing the result, more than 100,000 people were sent to death in vain, such an act can no longer be simply called stupid and cruel.
Although Kodev III often comes across as young and unambitious, he was by no means stupid, and was even more resourceful than most people in this world. Every move he made was carefully planned, even the rout at this moment was no exception.
With many strong emotions such as hunger, anger, and mania, the monsters that invaded from the north were like freshly polished swords, and their sharpness was at its maximum. In addition, the footage brought back from the front line can also be seen that there are powerful monsters in the Monster Legion that can destroy the walls in an instant, and if such a strong man makes a move, the walls of the first and second districts will become meaningless no matter how strong they are.
That's why Kodev III deployed so many temporary militia units in the Third District, and these troops served two purposes, one was to make the monsters mistakenly think that humans were weak and incompetent and let down their vigilance, and the other was to scatter the monsters all over the Third Sector so that they could not concentrate on attacking the Second Sector with all their might. Of course, no matter which role is played, it must be sacrificed, and in the eyes of Kodev III, these temporary combat forces that have just learned to use weapons are just flags that can be discarded at will.
The tide of battle turned out to be what Kodev III had envisioned. The chaotic battle continues, and the number of deaths between humans and monsters increases, albeit at a ratio of about 100 to 1. There were more than 20,000 monster legions scattered throughout the Third District, and less than 2,000 monsters came to the walls of the Second District. In addition to the temporary militia and some regular troops, there are also adventurers from the kingdom.
Relying on the strong walls and using magic and magically enhanced bows and arrows to attack, the defenses of the second sector appeared to be very smooth, and nearly a thousand monsters were easily eliminated, which is much more than the number of monsters destroyed by the militia forces from the fierce battle in the third sector from the beginning.
"Let the troops of the Second District attack!"
Kordev III counted the time and gave the order to attack.
Although relying on the tall walls of the second district for defense is undoubtedly the best strategy in the current situation, it is only an illusion before the powerful monsters that can destroy the walls can attack. Therefore, Kodev III, who knows this well, wants to reduce the number of monster legions as much as possible before the other party makes a move.
The heavy gates were opened, and a hundred thousand fighting troops, consisting of adventurers, troops, and militiamen, rushed into the third district with a shout.
A brutal painting with blood as the background and corpses as lines unfolds in front of you. People who had never experienced such a bloody scene began to vomit, their hearts trembling in front of the horrific painting called "Hell".
However, even if they were trembling and unable to stand still, they still had to stab the spears in their hands at the monsters, because at this moment they were faced with an either/or choice, whether to kill the monster or be killed by the monster, everyone's heart immediately made a judgment.
The 100,000 new entrants were divided into more than 100 teams of 100 people, each with one or two squads of adventurers and about 100 Kingdom soldiers.
For ordinary monsters, they rely on the advantage of numbers to surround and destroy, and when encountering strong monsters, they are handed over to adventurers to deal with.
I don't know if it was the human beings who stimulated their potential under the strong survival **, or the monster's body became sluggish after eating a large number of corpses, surprisingly, the battle situation changed dramatically, and the situation on the previous side was instantly reversed.
The companions around them were wiped out one by one, and the strong gap caused the monsters to fall into chaos. Although there were heavy casualties on the human side, most of the dead were militiamen who served as meat shields, and the adventurers and regular armies who were the main force of the battle did not decrease.
"That's it, let them taste great!"
"We can win!"
The morale of the monster rose unprecedentedly high with the death of the monster, and everyone shouted loudly and threw themselves into the battle with all their might, and the combat power of the human side was further improved.
Although the addition of adventurers will indeed have a certain impact on the monster army, it is far from turning the tide of the battle, and it is almost a miracle to have such a reversal.
However, there was only one person on this battlefield who knew why, and that person was King Kodev III of the Duchy of Basol, who was standing on the lookout with a smile on his face.
The day before the battle began, he instructed his cronies to add a chronic poison that debilitates the body to the water for the defenders of the Third Sector to drink. The poison needs to ferment in the body for a certain amount of time to work, and that time is about a day. The monsters devoured the flesh and blood of the defenders of the third district, and at the same time, this poison also entered the body, which is the reason why the monster army will become weak at this moment.
The so-called miracle is in fact nothing more than the cruel means used by the superior to achieve the end.
At this moment, on the battlefield in the third district, fierce battles are still going on.
Anjev blocked the heavy blow of an ogre with an enchanted round shield, and Arebak, who was outflanked from the side, slashed the tomahawk into the ogre's left leg, the sharp tomahawk split the flesh and almost cut off the leg bones, and the ogre, who had lost its center of gravity, howled and fell to the ground. Anjefu quickly stepped forward and killed the other party with a sword.
"Take a break, the next target is the monitor lizard in front of you!"
Anjef pulled his sword from the ogre's corpse and shouted to his teammates. Anne immediately released the "Minor Injury Healing", Arebak adjusted his heavy breathing, Andrew took a deep breath, Peter confirmed the number of knives left, and Rangers fastened the arrows to the bowstring.
Although the loss of Nick's range of attack magic was lost, the Seven Eagles team members who targeted the lone monster still relied on tacit cooperation to solve one monster after another.
Just as everyone adjusted their state and prepared to attack the next target, there was an unusual scream from the militia formation behind them. Almost in the first moment, the compact militia formation had become fragmented, and more than sixty percent of the people fell to the ground in a blur. In the center of the corpse, radiating in a circle, a crimson Cerberus with two heads turned its gaze to the group of seven eagles.
"It's a two-headed Cerberus, six-star difficulty, ready to fight!"
Sweat oozed from Anjief's palms, and he clenched the hilt of his sword hard.