Chapter 482: The Crisis of the Northland Fortress
The temple was indeed a little unstoppable.
An ice demon wolf leaped wildly through the air and pounced on the paladin in front of him. In the face of the evil wolf that flew over, the paladin swung out his sword and split it directly into two from his head, and the stinky blood spilled head-on, dyeing the originally pure white armor a bright red.
However, the paladin didn't care about this kind of subsection at the moment, and he kicked away the corpse next to him, and the long sword in his hand once again burned with holy flames.
"This is not the place for you monsters, go back!!"
With a roar, the paladin swung his long sword suddenly, and in an instant, the white flame of holy light burst out, tearing all the monsters that were close to him to pieces. But the next moment, I saw the paladin panting and taking a few steps back, leaning against the wall next to him with his long sword.
"Squeak———!!"
And at this moment, a strange bird with a pitch-black body screamed and flew down from the sky, stretching out its claws and rushing towards the paladin. But at the same time, a magic missile whistled through the sky and hit the strange bird hard, and the paladin took the opportunity to take a deep breath of cold air, clenched his sword again and slashed forward, slashing the monster in front of him under him.
"Hoo ........."
Only then did the paladin catch his breath and nod to the mage next to him.
"Thank you."
"No thanks, this is really troublesome........."
And beside the paladin, a mage also wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, looking at the battlefield in front of him with a sad face. Beneath the city walls, thousands of demonic beasts are frantically attacking the fortress. I saw that those monsters such as frost wolves and iron boars whose fur was contaminated with magic frantically crashed into the heavy city walls, and even stepped on the corpses of their companions and leaped towards the city walls, like moths to the fire.
"These damn monsters, winter has passed, what kind of madness are they?"
Looking at the beast tide in front of him, the paladin couldn't help but take a sip, and hearing his complaint, the mage next to him also smiled bitterly. The Northland Fortress has been really troubled during this time, not only was the entire fortress overturned by the monsters during the winter beast tide, but winter turned to spring, and they didn't have time to repair the fortress wall that was blasted by the beast tide, but these bastards came again!!
And their offensive is even more fierce than in winter!!
At this moment, suddenly, I saw the herald crystal next to the city wall suddenly shine, and then, a heavy voice sounded.
"All mages prepare, in five seconds cast 'Fossil to Mud' on the ground in front of you, and the Paladins are ready to take cover! After 10 seconds, the Order Crystal will be activated! ”
"What?"
Hearing this order, both the paladin and the mage couldn't help but be taken aback, and they glanced at each other, both of them seeing the deep worry in each other's eyes.
"What should I do?"
"Anyway, this is an order, act according to the order first, you come to cover me!"
As he spoke, the mage raised his staff in the air, and he began to chant aloud. And at this moment, the paladin also hurriedly picked up the shield and blocked it in front of the mage. After a few seconds, the chanting mage raised his staff and pointed forward.
"Fossils are mud!"
With the shouts of the mages, the originally hard ground in front of the fortress suddenly turned into a bottomless swamp, like a fierce beast that began to devour the demonic beasts that fell into its mouth. I saw that the corpses of the demonic beasts on the ground, along with themselves, quickly sank into the mud and sand, and in the blink of an eye, a large forbidden area was created in front of the fortress walls and the tide of demonic beasts.
At the same time, I saw that the triangular crystal above the fortress wall suddenly radiated a soft and bright pillar of light, rushing straight into the sky. Soon, the heavy clouds swirled and dispersed, and golden sunlight fell from the sky like a barrier, firmly protecting the entire fortress inside.
Those demonic beasts that were illuminated by the sunlight began to let out painful screams, their bodies burned in the sunlight like candles, and those demon crows that were originally hovering over the fortress also screamed and retreated, and for a while, the offensive of the tide of demonic beasts seemed to be completely contained.........
"Everyone, go back to the fortress immediately to rest!"
Along with the order, the paladins and mages who had been fighting the city wall for a long time also dragged their tired bodies and retreated, and returned to the fortress to begin to rest. However, these people's faces are full of sadness, the reason is very simple, although at the moment they rely on the "Light of Order" to block the attack of the Demon Beast, but the problem is that the "Light of Order" is not used unlimitedly. It could only last a few hours, and once the time passed, they would continue to fight these monsters.
It's just that the power in the fortress is currently ......... It's hard to say if it can last that long.
"Captain! Haven't the support from the rear arrived yet? ”
Listening to the inquiries of his subordinates in front of him, the Knight Chief of Wales shook his head.
"The forces that the temple and the White Tower can support in the short term have all been sent, and although the other places are currently being mobilized, it will take some time. However, I have received information from Bishop Karl of the Templars that the Templars have found a very reliable reinforcement, and their vanguard will be there soon! Now all we have to do is rest and wait. ”
"Reinforcements?"
Hearing the words of the Knights of Wales, his paladins also looked at each other, these paladins were originally the backbone of the Northland fortress, and they had been fighting those damn monsters here for all this time. Little was known about other things, so it wasn't clear what the temple was talking about.
In fact, even the Knight of Wales himself was somewhat skeptical of the Templars' orders, and he was well aware of the situation inside the Templars, and frankly, the impact of the Monster Plague that broke out last winter on the Northland Fortress was enormous. Since then, the Northland Fortress has not recovered, although he also hopes that the Templars will send more people to guard the Northland Fortress. But......... In the current state of the temple, they don't have much to manpower.
However, the temple was full of confidence, which made the Knight of Wales a little curious......... He was well aware of the current state of the temple. If you want reinforcements, the White Tower of Heaven has already sent their mage group, but these mages can only assist them in their defense, and there is no way to completely drive away these magical beasts. And listening to the meaning of the temple, the reinforcements that came this time seemed to be able to completely solve their problems?
"All in all, you go down and rest first, and then you need to replenish your stamina, and the mages also need to meditate to recover their spells. If you can't do it........."
Speaking of this, the Knight of Wales hesitated.
"Just order all the soldiers to abandon the frontline fortress and withdraw to the Northland headquarters!"
"What?"
Hearing the words of the Knight of Wales, everyone was taken aback.
Although the Northland Fortress is nominally a fortress, it is not just a fortress. It has a total of two passes, which guard the front and back parts of this mountain road. The fortress walls in front are the first line of defense, while the back is the headquarters of the Northland fortress.
In the previous Winter Beast Tide attack, the first line of defense was broken by the Monster Lord, and if it weren't for the desperate efforts of Wells and the other two colleagues at that time, I am afraid that even the Northland Fortress itself behind it would not be able to be saved.
But even at that time, everyone did not give up the battle and evacuated directly, because this meant that once the Northland Fortress itself was breached, then the tide of demonic beasts would drive straight in, and by that time, the entire hinterland of the continent would fall into the clutches of chaos.
But now.........
Although it was a little difficult to accept the orders of the Knight of Wales, everyone could only accept them. They were also well aware of the current situation, the first line of defense had been severely damaged in the previous Warcraft Tide, and had almost lost its defensive function. If you continue to hold on here, you will only lose more manpower meaninglessly. Rather than this, it is better to abandon this place and gather all the elite forces into the main line of defense, which can support it for a little longer......... Let's count it for a while.........
"Report!!"
At this moment, suddenly, a herald pushed the door and walked in.
"We've noticed that an unidentified object is approaching from behind!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Wells couldn't help but be stunned.
What happened again?