Chapter 47: The Beast Strikes
The city walls were crowded with people, and the sound was noisy. The sound of footsteps, shouts, and the sound of machinery running kept coming, and the faint roar of a strange beast came from afar.
Ace looked at the back of the tall male elf who left in a hurry, and said with some hesitation: "Otherwise, we will still ......"
"Bang, bang, bang......" The sound of dense gunfire rang out in an instant.
Ace was taken aback and blurted out, "Here we go?"
"What are you doing in a daze, guarding the city of Salento, let's go!" Felder, who had been shouting to go shopping just now, threw down a sentence and rushed to the entrance of the city wall like a happy rabbit. Elena and the others also hurriedly followed.
Folding up the stone steps, it didn't take long for everyone's eyes to suddenly open up. The walls were unusually wide, reaching at least several of Obojar's central streets, and there were piles of military supplies and some large machinery as far as the eye could see.
The walls on both sides were far in sight, and the elven soldiers were scattered and busy. At the battlements of the walls stood a number of elves, either with bows or guns, and many more were marching up from the various entrances.
A group of elves ran past the crowd with bows and arrows on their backs, and they walked in such a hurry that no one even glanced at the humans next to them.
"I suddenly felt like we were a little redundant. Felder was carrying his missile launcher, his eyes a little confused.
"Anyway, let's go look elsewhere first, and don't scatter. Elena said as she walked to her right.
In the distance, some black dots in the air were getting bigger, and the largest of them had turned into a black shadow, and it was vaguely recognizable as a two-legged wyvern. After a few breaths, the bipedal wyvern was clearly visible, less than a hundred meters from the city wall.
All sorts of arrows and cannonballs flew towards the two-legged wyvern, and its body burst into flames. The two-legged wyvern froze and tried to continue charging towards the wall. But the elves didn't give it a chance, and more arrows and shells were fired at it. The wings of the bipedal wyvern were pierced, flames burned through its charred body, and it fell with a scream.
"It's you guys again, what a bunch of daring guys. The tall male elf appeared in front of the crowd. The smile on his lips was gone, and his tone had become serious.
"We wanted to see if we could help. Vane replied respectfully.
"Do young people nowadays have such a big tone? I remember that you were adventurers that Leonard rescued outside the city, and a few zombies and skeletons can get you into trouble, how do you think you can help?" the male elf said with some disdain. At the end he said, "Leonard is ahead, go find him, at least you can save your lives." With that, he turned and left, followed closely by several of the guards around him.
Felder's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was about to have a seizure on the spot, but Vane grabbed him and walked forward.
"What are you pulling me for, that man is so disgusting!" Felder said, shaking off Vane's hand and looking back at the back.
"We're here on a mission, why are you angry with him. Besides, what he said is right, our strength is really not strong. Vane patted Felder on the shoulder and smiled helplessly.
"Let's go, there's the watchtower ahead, let's go find Captain Leonard first. Elena said.
Felder snorted heavily and did not speak.
The roar in the distance was terrifying, and at the same time, it seemed that countless strange beasts were running wildly, and the city wall beneath his feet also vibrated slightly.
The battle became more intense, and the number of unnamed flying beasts increased, constantly attacking the city walls, and some of them even cast magic. But the elves' defenses have also become more aggressive, and they have used some large attack weapons, and the alien beasts are clearly at a disadvantage.
The group quickly stopped, and in front of them was a large cylindrical watchtower that looked like it had at least three floors. The tower body that is more than 10 meters higher than the city wall protrudes beyond the city wall, as if embedded in the city wall, the whole is consistent with the style of the city wall, and the large polished white rock is magnificent and exquisite.
There were no soldiers at the gate of the watchtower, and a group of mermaids entered. The interior was dimly lit, filled with boxes covered with green canvas, and several people spiraled up the small stone staircase in turn. On the semicircular wooden floor of the second floor, Captain Leonard was standing at a table by the window looking down at something.
"How did you get here?" Leonard asked with a slight surprise as he heard footsteps and turned to look at Vane and the others. He held several sheets of paper covered in dense writing in his hands, and his brows were furrowed.
"Captain Leonard, we're here to help defend the city. But there was a guy in a black cloak who deliberately humiliated us!" Thinking of the scene just now, Felder was still a little indignant.
"Lord Duke? he's always been so cold on the outside and hot on the inside, don't care. Leonard laughed, relaxed a little, and continued, "Well, you come with me." With that, he folded the paper in his hand and put it in the inside pocket of his clothes, and walked towards the stairs.
"Is that the Duke?" Felder muttered quietly as he followed. Swirling up the stone steps, the louder and louder voices in their ears pulled everyone back to the battlefield.
At the top of the watchtower is a circular terrace on a rocky floor, surrounded by a wall of battlements, which looks wider than the city walls. Several elven warriors were attacking distant enemies at the smaller battlements.
In front of a large battlement in front of it, a heavy weapon with a silver and white body was unusually eye-catching. It was fixed on a rotatable stand, the barrel of the gun three or four meters long shone with a cold light, and the barrel was filled with a large number of delicate parts, which looked a little like a goblin cannon but was much more complicated.
"Captain, it's worse than just now. This time, there are more beasts attacking than before, and they are still pouring in the direction of the city. The ranged troops are basically in place, but the ordinary firepower is already very difficult, and more and more alien beasts have broken through the core defensive area. An elf who looked like an adjutant next to him came to Leonard's side and said with a sad face.
Leonard pressed his palm in the air, signaling him not to worry, he observed his surroundings slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Everything is going according to plan." The ground forces have been assembled at the city gates, under the command of the deputy captain. And the flight unit was personally commanded by the Duke this time. The adjutant stepped back, holding a pen and paper and writing something down beside him.
The watchtower where the crowd was located was one of the two tallest towers closest to the city gates, and the entire battlefield was in full view. There are no forests as far as the eye can see, only flat land and low hills. Starting from not far in front of the city wall, the ground was covered with dense strange beasts, and the smaller ones could no longer see clearly, only to see a patch of black dots moving in the direction of the city wall, making people's scalp tingle.
Several tall cyclops were moving slowly two or three hundred meters away from the city wall. The cyclops were originally a member of the Giants, but they were fierce and ruthless, taking pleasure in mutilating other races, and were cleared out of the group by the Giants, and instead mixed with the alien beasts. Adult cyclops can be up to four or five meters tall, are physically strong and adept at using tools, often using boulders and tree trunks to break down city gates.
The massive body of the lightning dragon lizard is also quite conspicuous among the alien beasts, and they swing their thick tails to move their clumsy bodies forward. The lightning dragon lizard does not look like a lizard, but rather looks like a dragon without wings, of course, much worse in size. By sticking out their tongues, they can release a huge amount of lightning, enough to scorch a cow.
Flocks of centaurs and half-sheep armed with spears or halberds huddled around these behemoths, seemingly maintaining a certain battle formation.
Cannonballs and magic bombarded the alien beasts, and the ground had already become cratered, with violent explosions and thick smoke billowing out. Before reaching the city wall, the alien beasts had already suffered heavy casualties, but the boundless herd of alien beasts and the earth-shattering roar in the distance made people faintly uneasy.