Travel (XXIII)
The moment he gave the order, several guards who had been preparing began to turn the gears that connected the city gates.
As soon as the gate moved, the goblins outside smelled the smell of flesh inside that was enough to drive them crazy.
There were thousands of living people inside.
All of a sudden, hundreds of goblins who were still trying to climb the city wall rushed towards the city gate.
"Bang!"
Before the wooden gate could be fully opened, it slammed open under the impact of dozens of goblins.
Smelling the scent of humans at hand, those goblins' mouths were frantically secreting saliva.
But just as their eyes were red and they rushed straight in, they crashed directly into a battle formation of shields and spears.
Even though the goblins have the flesh defense of hundreds of rats huddled together, they are nothing in front of the sharp spears.
Combined with the terrifying speed and explosiveness of their impact, these goblins didn't even have a chance to slow down, and they crashed into the death trap made up of dozens of spears.
With the screams of rats, the dozen or so goblins in the lead suddenly had many blood holes on their bodies.
The guards holding the spears were violently impacted, and the tiger's mouth in their hands suddenly cracked, and a trace of blood seeped out.
Even if the goblins in front were dead in the blink of an eye, there were many more goblins rushing from behind.
They are not sane, and they do not flinch because of the death of their companions, but become more crazy because of it.
A dozen more goblins lunged at the guards.
With the sound of flesh being pierced, the dozen or so goblins also fell.
But at the same time, the guards with their spears could no longer hold their grips.
Their tiger jaws were cracked, and even worse, their arms were directly dislocated and fractured under the great force of the goblins, and they couldn't help but let out screams.
"Retreat!"
With the commander's shout, the guards who were the first to rise up raised their shields and slowly retreated.
The goblins rushed toward the retreating infantry formation, but were either impaled by spears or slammed into their shields with a clang.
When the guards withdrew to a certain distance, only an angry roar from the commander was heard.
"Kill!"
As soon as these words were uttered, there was a shout from both sides of the city gate.
The populace held their spears aloft and charged towards the goblins who rushed in.
"Roar!"
The body was pierced, and the goblins couldn't help but let out a roar of pain.
Without intelligence, they were unknowingly caught between three sides, even if they had inhuman strength and speed, but under this kind of lineup, it would be useless.
Most of the people had done farm work, and the strength at hand was not much less than that of ordinary guards, and as long as they gritted their teeth, they could stab a bloody hole in the goblin's body.
Blood splattered on people's faces, bodies, but they didn't care in the slightest.
The depression of many days, the anger of leaving home, are vented at this moment.
They've already killed the red eye!
"Ahh
The man at the front held his shield aloft, blocking the Goblin Shock formation.
Even though their arms had become almost numb and even fractured under the impact again and again, they still gritted their teeth and held on desperately.
They knew that if anything happened to them with shields, the people behind them would be vulnerable to the monster's charge.
In just a few tens of seconds, the first goblins that rushed in had turned into corpses.
Their bodies were full of blood holes, lying on the ground, and the black blood kept spilling out.
At first glance, there were forty or fifty corpses.
When they arrived at the city wall, there were only about 300 monsters left.
By the time the gates opened, only about 200 were still alive.
Half of the monsters were destroyed.
Even if the results of the first wave were so gratifying, the expressions on the faces of the commanders on the side and Baron Angelo, who was evacuating from the high platform, were not very good.
The commander could see that under the first wave of monster charges, many guards and militiamen had already lost their combat effectiveness.
The terrifying strength and speed of the monster cannot be easily compensated for by the precise lineup and coordination, as well as the weapons at hand.
"The people in the back are on top!"
The commander roared.
One second those goblins fell, and the next, more goblins had poured in from the city gates.
This battle is destined to be bloody!
......
The battle on the walls was not much more optimistic than at the gates.
Eren and Mia were still fighting, but their breathing had become rapid and heavy.
With an axe, Eren slashed a goblin that wanted to crawl through the gap, and the blade of the axe, which was already full of cracks, added a crack that looked like it could collapse at any moment.
In the midst of his busy schedule, Eren turned his head and glanced at Mia.
The red light representing the feather of the falaca beneath her feet was gone.
"Do you have any extra Hayabusa feathers?"
He yelled.
Mia shook her head, the blade of the silver axe in her hand also had many cracks, but it looked much better than Alan's.
Mia, who lost her Falcon Feather, could no longer take care of the entire wall.
In just a moment, goblins climbed up from other corners of the wall.
After the guards had finished using the giant crossbows and boulders, they were already exhausted, let alone fighting, and they couldn't even lift their swords.
Such a fragile guard, in front of the murderous goblins, did not even have a chance to resist, and was torn to pieces by the thunderous claws.
The defense line on the city wall had already been broken the moment Mia's Falcon Feather was destroyed.
While Eren slashed into the side of a goblin with an axe, bringing out large pieces of mouse corpses and black blood, the giant axe was overwhelmed and disappeared into the air.
"......"
Alan cursed, kicked the incapacitated goblin, kicked it off the wall, and then took out the sacrificial bag.
Iron Axe Fragments are enhanced versions of Axe Fragments that are to be used against slimes and cannot be wasted on miscellaneous soldiers like Goblins......
The mask that can be used for transformation looks like there is only one chance to use it, and it can't be wasted......
Then it's just old Jerry's nose.
Alan pulled out Jerry's nose and dodged a goblin's blow.
He pressed the big red nose to his nose, activated it with his magic power, and his mind moved.
Rats emerge from the ground out of thin air and pounce on the goblin.
The goblin who hadn't reacted yet felt that there were thousands of ants gnawing on him.
In a few seconds, the dwarf-like goblin turned into a blur of flesh and blood under the gnawing of the dozens of rats.
Directing the group of rats to lunge towards the other goblins, Eren finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned to look at the others.
There were very few guards left on the city walls, and the few who remained had lost their fighting spirit under the death of their companions, and ran towards Mia, who was closest to them, as if to seek refuge.
Mia may seem delicate, but she can easily use the huge silver axe, and with any slash or split, a goblin will fall to the ground with a wail.
One of the goblins saw that Mia was attacking the other goblins, seized the opportunity, raised its claws, and lunged at her back.
But Mia seemed to have eyes on her back, and she rolled and easily dodged the blow.
It was this tumbling that made the hood she had been wearing on her head fall.
Looking at that face, Alan was stunned.
But that's it......
"Be careful!"
A mass of blood-red flesh flew towards the city walls, as fast as lightning.
Alan heard the voice and turned his head to look.
The piece of meat had flown in front of him, blocking out the sunlight.
His eyes closed involuntarily.
In this case, without the Hayabusa bonus, it would be a death anyway.
"Bang!"
A loud bang came from in front of Allen.
His legs kept shaking, but he didn't feel any pain.
Eyelashes fluttered, and Alan opened his eyes.
He saw a huge ice shield in front of him.
And the person holding that shield is actually ......
Old Oak?!
Alan looked at the familiar back, and his mouth couldn't help but open wide.
"Even if you stare at a beautiful woman, you can't ignore your own safety. ”
Old Oak turned his head, still with the same gentle smile on his face.
The shield in his hand, is it magic?
But......
Old Oak is not a magician!
Alan stayed where he was for a moment, looking at Old Oak.
"Don't be stupid there, kill the enemy!"
Old Oak roared as he slammed several goblins out with his shield.
Alan shook his head and came to his senses.
Regardless of how Old Oak used magic, the most important thing to do now was to hold Greystone.
He turned his head to look in the direction the piece of flesh had just hit.
It was a red slime, covered in corn, pieces of meat, and bread, and it looked like a giant monster with various foods sewn together.
At this moment, those slimes are already crossing the moat.
The wide moat was like a joke in front of their bloated bodies.
What's more, there are also those goblins in the river that are used as footsteps.
In less than half a minute, they were able to cross the moat and reach Greystone.
Ranged attacks alone are terrifying, and once they get close, those massive tentacles can turn these seemingly impregnable walls into ruins in the blink of an eye.
Thinking in his heart, Allen's idea of urging the mouse did not stop.
The ferocious goblins had nothing to do with these tiny kinds, and their attacks couldn't hit the rats jumping up and down, and once they were entangled, it would only take a few seconds for them to be entangled, and not even a bone would be left.
All of a sudden, Allen's killing speed was even faster than Mia, who was a veteran magician.
There were more and more goblins on the walls, and Mia was starting to feel a little tired by herself.
She wielded a silver axe and swept everything in front of her, and several goblin stumps flew out at once.
But the silver axe shattered under such intense use, dissipating into the air.
She didn't look at the few guards beside her who had been under her protection, barely breathing, but kicked on the ground and rushed in the direction of Allen and the others.
The guards, who had long since lost the will to fight, were pounced on in the face by several red-eyed goblins before they could react.
"Ahhh
Mia didn't even look back at the terrible screams coming from behind her, she took out a healing seed from her sacrificial pouch and placed it in the palm of her hand.
As the magic poured in, Mia's white little hands violently crushed the emerald green seed.
During the battle with the goblin, she accidentally cut her calf by a goblin's claw, her leather armor was torn, and her snow-white skin was covered with three bloody scars.
Pure life force emanates from the seed and spreads throughout the body.
The three scars also scabbed over in the blink of an eye, and within a few seconds, only three white marks remained.
The Healing Seed, in addition to being able to restore injuries, can also restore energy.
With old Jerry's nose, the pressure of battle on Allen's side has been greatly reduced.
He turned his head to look at Mia, who landed beside him, his eyes involuntarily resting on her face for a few seconds.
Her blonde hair, stained with a hint of black blood, fluttered in the wind.
The delicate and fair face also has some blood, black and white, and there is a strange beauty.
With no expression on her face, coupled with the monster blood all over her body, she looks like a goddess of war who has returned from hell.
"Kill the slime?"
Alan asked, pointing to the Golden Desire Slime closest to them.
Now that the walls have been breached, they might as well deal with the slimes that pose the biggest threat first.
"No, they're too close, we'll have to break them one by one. ”
Mia shook her head, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and said.
"Old Oak, it's up to you later. ”
Mia shouted to Old Oak, who was not far away with his shield against the object thrown by the slime.
"Got it!"
"Follow me. ”
Mia said to Eren as she reached into the sacrificial bag.
Continuing to direct the mouse to clean up the monsters, Eren followed Mia's side closely.
Mia had just pulled something out of the sacrificial bag when suddenly, she stumbled and a small money bag fell out of her hand.
Allen's eyes were quick, and he quickly grabbed her left hand.
"Are you alright?"
Looking at Mia, who was standing a little unsteadily, Alan didn't let go of his hand and asked.
Sensing something, he looked towards Mia's right hand.
Blood.
Scarlet blood.
It's pouring out of the devil's mouth.
Mia's face was pale, her steps were vain, and the weight of her whole person was almost on Alan's body.
A scent hit, but Alan didn't have the slightest thought.
He helped Mia to the edge of the wall and asked her to sit down.
"That money bag, is it...... It's a sacrifice, and after injecting the magic power, throw it more ...... The farther away the better......"
Mia gasped, her willow eyebrows huddled together, her delicate body rising and falling, as if she was enduring great pain.
"Are you alright?"
Alan repeated the question.
His heart began to pound.
For some reason, Alan suddenly remembered what Frante had been like in the woods.
At that time, Frante's right arm was also bloody......
Looking at Mia, who was bowing her head in front of her and was like a gossamer, Allen's heart couldn't help but tighten.
"Hurry up!"
Eren wanted to say something, "Do you want us to die here?"
Hearing this, Alan didn't say anything more.
He stood up and picked up the money bag on the ground.
As soon as there was a movement, there was a clatter of gold coins colliding in the money bag, but Alan held it in his hand, but it felt like he was carrying an empty object, which was extremely weird.
"After throwing, kill the Appetite Slime......"
As soon as she said this, Mia couldn't help but raise her head and exhale heavily.
Alan turned his head to look at Old Oak, who was not far away, where a shield swept away and knocked several goblins away, and after taking another look at Mia, and ordering the rats to guard Mia, he turned and ran towards the edge of the city wall.
"......"
"I clearly said that I would run away when I encountered an irresistible danger......"
"Grass, if it's a big deal, it's a big deal......
As soon as he said this, Alan had already reached the edge of the city wall.
Looking at the four slimes in the distance that were about to cross the moat, Eren poured his magic into the money bag like no money.
The money bag swelled in the blink of an eye, and the sound of gold coins colliding inside became more and more frequent, as if as soon as the mouth of the bag was opened, countless gold coins would fly out.
With all his might, Alan threw it into the distance......