Chapter XXIII
One by one, the team swam past Gordon and Unas and fled to the docks.
Now there were only the two of them, and the thumbnails were scurrying around them with three small red dots, and under the water, skeleton zombies couldn't be so agile, only ghouls could be so agile.
This reminded Unas of the previous battle, the same enemy and us, but the location changed from the woods to the water, Gordon seemed to think of it too, the two looked at each other and smiled, full of emotion, and suddenly full of fighting spirit.
Gordon was carrying a drag oil bottle, and he couldn't take the initiative to attack, and the fire he was good at in the water was useless, so he planned to strike later.
The three ghouls were not in a hurry to attack, they clearly felt that the enemy in front of them was not the few humans who had panicked and could easily drag into the water, and they were waiting for more companions to catch up.
But this time was not on their side, and during this stalemate, the raft controlled by Angela finally arrived, and the members of the vanguard who escaped had climbed up, and the two spare rafts also reached behind Gordon and Unas with the underwater mines.
The raft came to an abrupt halt beside them, and the mine continued on its way until it hit Angela's chosen target.
The three ghouls were swept away by the undercurrent of the mines, and Gordon and the two took the opportunity to climb onto the raft quickly, but before they could sit down, another wave suddenly arose, pushing the raft to the dock quickly.
Watching the red dots on the thumbnails disappear one by one, Unas breathed a sigh of relief and was finally out of danger.
The raft they rode on was the last to reach the docks, and they were greeted by earth-shattering cheers, as if they were warriors returning triumphantly, rather than returning with a broken army.
Of course, this cheer was not only to admire their heroic deeds, but most of them were for Archmage Angela, and I believe that no one dared to doubt her title of Archmage anymore.
After a few words of comfort, Tyrosus let them go back to rest, and Gordon led the vanguard back to the camp, and everyone became chickens, but fortunately someone had prepared a few fires, and the weather in early autumn was not too cold, but it was not pleasant to fall in the water.
Everyone took off their wet gear, and a few people were silently roasting the fire, no one was interested in chatting, except for the occasional cough and the crackling of burning firewood.
Escaping death had exhausted their spirits, and the underwater attack, which lost seven lives in just a few minutes, was a fatal blow to the morale of the vanguard.
Gordon sighed, and there was nothing he could do about it, and Unas and he occupied a fire, both of them stripped down to only a pair of panties.
Gordon's body was carved out of marble, without a trace of fat, and his eight-pack abs were like boxes of ice cubes, which Unas had only seen in Brad Pitt when he was younger.
Large and small scars are all over his body, and the terrifying ring-shaped black lines on his chest are proof of his battle with the Dreadlord Lord, compared to the thin-skinned and tender Unas really looks like a young lady from a noble family.
Looking around, Whitemayne didn't know where to hide, and Darien sat by a fire not far away, staring at the flames in a daze, looking like he couldn't give up.
After a while, someone came to summon Gordon to the meeting, and the undead army that appeared underwater was very tricky, and Tairosus probably had a headache, and was anxious to discuss the next battle plan, Gordon hurriedly put on a cloak and followed the herald away.
Unas was roasting his clothes, and he was also thinking about what to do, the undead creatures didn't need to breathe, they could stay underwater for as long as they wanted, although the undead such as abominations, skeletons, and zombies would move more slowly underwater, but they were on the defensive, and the water had become a barrier in front of them, and our goal was to land on the island, and it was impossible to break through them with only a rudimentary raft.
Although Archmage Angela is very skilled in manipulating the water element, she can't deal with an army alone, and the enemy can't do without a mage, and he will definitely counter her.
There was no way to think about it, and Unas only felt that the undead under the water seemed to be invincible.
After he had dried his pants and dressed neatly, Gordon also returned, and I don't know if the result of the discussion was not.
"It's up to the mages." Without waiting for Unas to ask, Gordon took the initiative to speak.
It turned out that several officers at the meeting were arguing and arguing, but they didn't come up with a feasible plan, and in the end they still counted on the mages to work miracles, Angela had already sent a message to the head of the mage academy, Duane, asking for help, and at the speed of magic communication, it was believed that there would be a response soon, and it was lunch time, so the meeting was dissolved.
Nibbling on dry food and chatting with Gordon without saying a word, the herald came rushing again: "Lord Duane has arrived!" ”
Duane actually came in person, Gordon was a little surprised, Duane has always been close to Abydis, Abydis and Tairosos often-for-tat in the Council of Five, so Duane is also relatively cold to Tairossos.
Unexpectedly, Duane would teleport over in person, and Tairossos didn't want to snub him, so he immediately called his subordinates to reconvene. This time, Unas also wanted to see it, so he and Gordon followed the herald to the makeshift meeting hall in the small fishing village.
When he entered the fisherman's house, he saw Duane standing beside Tyrosus with a calm face, he was still the same as he had seen two days ago, dressed in a purple robe, with a funny Mediterranean hairstyle, and behind him stood two mage guards who were also wearing purple robes, who seemed to have teleported with him.
When everyone arrived, Tairosus cleared his throat and said a polite word thanking Duane for coming to help, and immediately got to the point: "Presumably Dean Duane has a way in his heart, please point out to us rough people who only know how to fight." ”
"With Archmage Angela here, I don't dare to give advice, just now I have heard about Archmage Angela's wonderful performance today, I am really ashamed."
The guy turned to compliment Angela, and Unas wondered in his heart, could it be that Erigor was going to have one more rival in love?
"It's a pity that because of my incompetence, I can't save the few fighters who fell back into the hands of the enemy." Angela's expression was gloomy and she was not happy at Duane's praise.
"This is the incompetence of the archmage, the enemy is too cunning." Duane hurriedly comforted him, he would come in person this time, and the main purpose was to please the blonde beauty in front of him.
I heard that Dalaran was being rebuilt and needed a lot of manpower, and that Tairosus was able to recruit an archmage from Dalaran at this time, although he was a newcomer with little experience, but it was his ability.
It is every mage's dream to become an archmage, but if you want to get the title of archmage, in addition to your own strength, you must also have the recommendation of at least three archmages.
Du An's eyes looked at the young female mage in front of him, thinking that he had only won the folk title of "arcane mage" at his age, and he couldn't help but feel jealous in his heart, but as long as he could get Angela's approval, he would be one step closer to the title of archmage.
Someone coughed lightly to remind him that it was time to get down to business, and Duane glanced at Erigor in displeasure - the cough was the one he had made, and finally said his solution: "Frozen Circle." ”
"You mean to make an ice path out of the lake?" Someone reacted immediately.
"Is it possible that the pier is a kilometer away from the island in the middle of the lake, and the ice road should be at least thick enough to run horses on it?" Some people questioned it.
"You don't have to start at this pier, it's not the shortest distance to the center of the lake," said Purhart, a strong, tank-like paladin over two meters tall, pointing to a point on the map, "a little further south, it's only about five hundred meters from the center of the lake." ”
Unas leaned up to take a look, but no, the lake is an oval shape, and the distance from the shore to the center of the lake varies greatly from place to place.
Tairosus looked at the two mages questioningly, and said, "Five hundred meters of ice road, can you do it?" ”
Duane was confident: "I have discussed it with Archmage Angela, and there are no problems. ”
Angela also nodded that it was okay, but she continued, "After our calculations, after casting this spell, our mana may be exhausted and we will not be able to participate in the future battle. ”
"Very good, the whole army is ready to fight!" Terosus groaned for a moment, and the final word was heard.