Chapter 522: Pursuit
Witt Cast Iron moved quickly, and it only took ten minutes to gather the troops, and then he was ready to take this force to trouble the sheepheads who wanted to make trouble.
Before leaving, Aisha asked with some concern, "What if those sheep-headed monsters came to attack this cast-iron fort while you were attacking?" ”
"Don't worry."
Witt Cast Iron said confidently: "With my son Lott Cast Iron, even if those sheep heads want to do some tricks, he will definitely be able to hold on until I come back!" ”
Unlike Witt Cast Iron, who is a warrior, his son Lott Cast Iron is a rune mage who is quite rare among the dwarves, and is best at arranging various defensive tactics with the calm mind of a mage.
Since Werther Cast Iron was more adept at charging into battle, in the previous days of defending the city, it was actually Lott Cast Iron who commanded the dwarven guards to defend, while Witt Cast Iron led his troops to charge into battle.
Because of this, although Lott Cast Iron has not yet taken over the throne from his father, he has gained enough prestige in the Cast Iron Castle.
This is where Werther Cast Iron dares to take the initiative to find trouble with the sheep-headed monsters.
Aisha, who had never seen Lott Cast Iron, naturally didn't know this, but after learning that Witt Cast Iron was ready, she was relieved.
Whether it was when she was taught in the past, or in this recent special training, Dio said to her the most, "Defeat before winning". After eliminating all those unfavorable factors, we will slowly consider how to deal with the enemy. With enough preparation, proud mages are never afraid of any enemy!
Witt Cast Iron, who had seen through everything for a long time, looked at Aisha and put his mind at ease, and then laughed and said, "Don't worry! Little girl! Old man, I dare to take you to beat those sheep's heads, naturally I have enough confidence! Right! My brother! ”
"Hey! Ha! ”
Hearing the lord say this, the dwarves around the arch guard all raised their war hammers in their hands and responded loudly, and the momentum of the entire army suddenly rose to the highest.
Seeing that the morale was available, Witte Cast Iron decisively set off with his troops after a few laughs.
After discovering that his own Lao Tzu had run away like this, Lott Cast Iron, who was checking how many city defense equipment was still available on the city wall, rolled his eyes helplessly, and then ordered the dwarven guards to close the city gate quickly, and at the same time ordered the next group of guards to be called in advance to prepare to raise their guard.
Judging by his commanding appearance, it is clear that Werther Cast Iron does not have too much faith in his son.
Because they were preparing to take the initiative to make trouble, the troops led by Werther were all bear cavalry with strong mobility. However, in addition to the 1,000 bear cavalry of the genuine card, Werther's team was also mixed with nearly 100 rune mages riding bears.
Although these rune mages are not good at riding, it is better to ride bears than to let them run on those short legs......
The cave bears as mounts are actually not very fast, at least if they race against the large lizards domesticated by the drow elves, the opponents have run a thousand meters, and the bear cavalry may only run about six hundred meters. But the dwarves chose to use cave bears as mounts, of course, for a reason.
Although the bears are slower, they have enough stamina and a lot of weight! Even with a heavily armed dwarven warrior on their backs, the bears were able to run with ease and carelessness. In contrast, if the dwarves were to ride on the backs of the drow elves' large lizards, they would weigh enough to crush the drowning lizards, even if they were not wearing armor or carrying weapons.
Who made the dwarves all barrel-shaped?
To put it bluntly, if the drow lizard cavalry is considered light cavalry, the dwarven bear cavalry should be classified as heavy cavalry. With such a cavalry unit, the momentum of running is naturally quite amazing. Even though the bears had soft balls of flesh under their feet as a cushion, the rumbling sound could still be heard far and wide in the underground passages.
Hearing such a sound, Aisha asked with some concern, "Everyone made such a big noise, it will definitely be discovered by the enemy in advance, right?" In this way, the enemy will not hide in advance? ”
"If it's against other underground races, it's definitely not possible to use bear cavalry like this. Everyone is not stupid, just look at the appearance of our bear cavalry and even the heavy armor of the mount, you know that the bear cavalry is definitely not good at pursuit, just run away. The Bear Cavalry is actually more suitable for assaulting the enemy on the frontal battlefield to open a breakthrough for other troops. ”
Touching his well-groomed beard, Witt Cast Iron said confidently: "But! We're dealing with bloodthirsty sheepheads! Even if there are high-ranking devils behind these sheep heads, those high-ranking devils definitely have no way to change the temperament of these sheep heads! Once we hear these movements, those bloodthirsty sheep heads will not only not run, but will also run out of their own initiative! ”
This has been confirmed many times by Witte Cast Iron on the battlefield. The sheep-headed monster has very good hearing, and is irritable and irritable. With the slightest provocation, these sheep-headed men will throw aside all their comrades and formations, and fall into the trap exactly according to the arrangement of Werther Cast Iron and Lott Cast Iron.
Even now that it was certain that the sheep were behind the Sheep's Head that the Devil was in command, Werther Cast Iron believed that a few small tricks could still come in handy.
"Is that so?"
Aisha nodded, taking in what Werther Cast Iron had said.
Although the demon materials collected by Karin and the others contain accounts of the sheep's head monsters being very bloodthirsty and warlike, the magicians who wrote these materials will definitely not care about how warlike the sheep's heads are. After all, the mages want to study experiments that are either useful or useless such as "how resistant the sheep-headed are to fire", "how resistant the sheep-headed are to lightning", "what is the effect of the sheeps-headed meat on predators", and no one will study whether the sheep-headed is warlike enough to actively attack rabbits.
But this kind of information is very useful for commanders who are preparing to fight against the demons, and can be used to arrange some tactics and the like. So some of the little knowledge that Aisha got from Witt Cast Iron about the sheep-headed monster is still very useful.
Time slipped away quickly between Aisha and Werther Cast Iron's Q&A.
Although the slower Bear Cavalry is not suitable for chasing enemies, the Cave Bear as a mount actually has a keen sense of smell. It was thanks to this characteristic that Witte Cast Iron was confident that he would be able to find out the whereabouts of the sheep-headed monsters. As he expected, after a full week of tracking, the cave bears managed to spot the sheep-headed monsters.
"Suction ......"
"Whew! Woohoo! ”
After sniffing the ground carefully, a cave bear roared twice at the knight on his back. The dwarven knight, who was almost heart-to-heart with the mount, immediately turned to Witt Cast Iron and said, "Lord Lord! My partner said those sheep-headed monsters had just passed through here not long ago! They should be right in front of this now! ”
"Right in front of here?"
Riding one of the tallest cave bears, Witt Cast Iron looked at a detailed map spread out on the bear's back with a puzzled expression, and whispered, "But there should be a dead end ahead......
After thinking silently for a moment, Witt Cast Iron raised his left hand and beckoned behind him: "Deck! Hurry up and come over to me! ”
The bear cavalry in the rear naturally gave way to a passage, and then a rune mage riding a bear hurriedly drove the bear to trot.
"My lord, do you have any orders?"
After bowing respectfully to Witt Cast Iron, the rune mage named Derk asked.
"Check to see if those sheep's heads are right in front of you."
With a wave of his hand, Witte Cast Iron commanded.
"I see."
After nodding, Derk took out a runestone from his bosom and held it in his hand, then closed his eyes and raised the metal staff in his hand.
As the metal staff, which was thick enough to beat people, gradually glowed, Aisha felt a wave of magic spread around the staff, and swept towards the passage ahead.
This made Aisha think for thought.
It is said that although the rune mages of the dwarven clan have a keen enough ability to perceive the elements, due to their own racial defects, their magic reserves are really too low compared to normal mages. In order to compensate for this shortcoming, the dwarves have developed the technology of using mana crystals to make rune stones to store mana, and some skilled rune mages can even use a large amount of mana to instantly generate some high-level magic at the cost of destroying special rune stones.
Truth be told, this technique is only available to dwarves with a talent for finding ore veins. With the high price of mana crystals, even if the magicians of other races are rich, they don't have so many mana crystals to let them use them like this.
Therefore, the rune magic of the dwarves has always been the knowledge of the dwarves alone. It's not that the magicians of other races can't learn it, in fact, the process of using magic crystals to make rune stones is not advanced, but the magicians of other races really don't have so much financial resources to buy a large number of magic crystals, so no one will learn the rune magic of the dwarves.
Of course, Aisha would not be stupid enough to learn the rune magic of the dwarves, this kind of magic can only be used by the dwarves who have mines at home, and Aisha, who has always been poor, naturally does not dare to waste it so much.
What she fancied was actually the magic crystal in the hands of the dwarves.
Since the rune mages in the clan are not enough, the magic crystals in the hands of the dwarves have never been sold to the public. Similarly, the three major powers naturally each have several veins of magic crystals in their hands, but of course they will not sell this strategic resource to the outside world. Therefore, the magic crystals circulating in the market are usually appendages that are accidentally mined by cavemen or kobolds and other laborers when they mine some veins of magic metals.
Of course, these magic crystals will definitely be used or sold by their owners, and the most they can get is to add some food to dinner in the evening, and some of the misers don't even have to think about adding food at night.
Naturally, since there are very few on the market, and there are many uses for magic crystals, the value of magic crystals is of course "rare and expensive".
With such an expensive thing, Aisha gritted her teeth and could still buy some of it before. But most of the magic crystals she possessed had already been consumed when she was doing various magic experiments. So Aisha, who didn't even have a magic crystal now, was instantly moved when she saw the rune stone in Deck's hand.
You must know that the summoning magic that Aisha is good at is a big consumer of magic, and Aisha also likes to use elemental magic to make up for some flaws while performing summoning magic, which is even more intense for the consumption of mana. Even in Dio's training, he learned how dangerous it is to drain his mana, and he has mastered the routine of conserving mana and using only the right magic at the right time. However, Aisha still longs for more magic so that she can use her magic to her heart's content.
And the magic crystals that have been refined can do just that!
Although the dwarven mana crystals have never been sold to the outside world, as long as you have a good relationship with these dwarves, you can buy a little more...... Shouldn't it be a problem, right?
The more she thought about it, the more excited Aisha became, and immediately decided to show herself well in the next battle.
(What's going on?) )
Dio, who had been standing on her shoulder, naturally noticed that Aisha suddenly ignited her fighting spirit, and suddenly showed a blank face.
Whether it's when he used his abilities in the past, or when he uses the dark elemental now, Dio has become accustomed to using the "Seven Deadly Sins" to greet his opponents first. The cost of the "Seven Deadly Sins" is almost negligible for Dio, so Dio almost never encounters the exhaustion of energy or mana, and naturally he can't understand Aisha's desire for more magic.
But it's a good thing that Aisha can raise her fighting spirit, right?
Thinking so, Dio naturally did not make any other moves, but continued to be a spectator.
At this moment, Deck, who had been probing ahead, finally came to the result: "Lord Lord, the enemy is indeed ahead!" ”
"Good!"
Witt Cast Iron, who nodded, turned his head to look at his subordinates, raised his hand and said loudly: "Today! It's time for us to avenge our compatriots! Let's go together! ”
"Oh!"
The dwarves shouted together, and then rushed into the passage ahead with Werther Cast Iron.