Volume 4: Swan Song (Remastered) Chapter 49: An Unexpected Sneak Attack (2)
"Don't be careless, these players aren't all waste." It was naturally Ailan who made amends.
"The lion fights the rabbit, and also uses all his strength?" The past said an idiom with the wind, although the pronunciation is a bit weird.
"This is the second patrol, I didn't expect such a small road to be so closely monitored." Alan is not worried that these dead players will call the police to nearby passes and outposts after resurrection, regardless of whether those NPC soldiers who are not too intelligent will believe their unsubstantiated warnings, just the time it takes them to resurrect from the graveyard of the nearest city and then run to the pass is enough for Alan to do his job.
"Go ahead, according to intelligence, there's at least one more patrol ahead." With Alan's words, the two undead assassins went into stealth again, carefully navigating the puddles that might reveal their tracks, and groping their way along the sides of the path.
After ten minutes or so, an army appeared at one end of the path, starting with a miserable white skeleton, then zombies and ghouls, then ghosts floating about half a meter above the ground, and finally three abominations lined up, the huge surface of the body deliberately smeared with muddy water, which looked no different from the surrounding muddy ground from a distance. While these big guys look rustic like moving piles of meat, don't underestimate these terrifying monsters.
These undead constructs are tools of war created by blending a large number of corpses together through the power of death, and the bodies of the Abomination have many arms, each holding a weapon, or a sword, or a machete, or even a hook, their huge corpse bodies are the best means of defense, and the corpse poison stored in their bodies makes these monsters a veritable plague machine.
Flying in the sky are dozens of gargoyles, who are on guard duty in the air.
Of course, we can't forget the necromancers who walk in the middle of the team, these guys who are good at turning corpses into tools of war are the backbone of the undead, and it is not an exaggeration to say that a necromancer can summon an army of the undead.
Yu Bin rode the Demon Bone Dragon Horse, and stood on the side of the path with Lei Guang and Keldilla, watching the undead army pass one after another.
"The line is too long, I'm worried about being discovered by those humans!" An undead warrior rode a skeleton horse and ran from the end of the line and said to Yu Bin.
"Lord Marduk, don't worry, my people will clear those patrols, this path is not the main defense of the other party, I think, that old knight Nord's mind is probably more on the army of undead wandering outside the Rock Point Pass, that is more than 50,000 undead army." Yu Bin said to the head of defense of the Psychic Academy.
Marduk Blackpole Viktus is the head of the Psychic Academy's defense force, and this time, as a member of the "Martan Rescue Plan" to assist Yu Bin in completing the "Maltan Rescue Plan", Marduk is in charge of these undead soldiers temporarily summoned and created by the necromancers of the Cursed Sect.
In order to try not to let the humans and Maltan discover the abnormality, Yu Bin did not use even one undead soldier from the Psychic Academy, but asked those members of the cursed sect lurking in the Ashwood Kingdom to provide a force with a number of about 1,000 and a full range of troops, so there was this group of undead soldiers in front of him.
"As long as we can pass this path smoothly, we can appear behind the pass unexpectedly, except for the heroic knight Nord who is responsible for guarding the pass, the only one who poses a slight threat to us is the thirty royal guards, and the rest are some low-level soldiers." Yu Bin had to admit that the information collected by the Cursed Sect was extremely fine, and the military power in Nord's hands was clearly presented in front of him.
"Don't forget, the knight named Nord still has five griffons in his hands, and if these beasts manage to escape, our first plan will not be realized." Marduk is not as optimistic as Yu Bin, although most of the more than 1,000 human soldiers guarding the pass are low-level soldiers, but after all, the protection of the pass, with the help of defensive facilities, relying on these improvised undead soldiers in his hands, Marduk is not determined to win.
As for the 50,000 undead army outside the Yanjiao Pass, it is actually cannon fodder to say that it is ugly, and nine out of ten of them are skeletons or zombies.
Yu Bin smiled confidently and said, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency Marduk, not a single griffin will escape, you only need to be responsible for dealing with that knight." ”
"I hope you can do what you say! As for my mission, I have never failed Lord Kel'thugad for thousands of years. Marduk did have the confidence to say that.
Yu Bin nodded, turned his head and continued to watch the queue pass in front of him.
A few kilometers away in the pass.
The eighty-year-old knight Nord took the helmet from his lieutenant: "So, those skeletons are finally going to attack?" ”
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, according to the patrol report, the number of undead gathered outside the pass has exceeded forty thousand, and they are heading towards the pass." The adjutant saluted Nord and replied.
"Hmph, damned undead, may the Great Light cleanse these filthy things! Don't worry, adjutant, this pass can't allow those undead to attack at the same time, they can only come up and die little by little, like adding fuel. I'm not going to let a bone get through here! Nord put on his helmet, grabbed the knight's sword in his hand, and walked out quickly.
The low sound of the horn sounded in the pass, this pass was built near the Yanjiao Pass, and the six arrow towers blocked the entire mountain pass tightly, and the undead wanted to attack, they were bound to enjoy the attention of the arrow tower throughout the whole process, and the arrow tower was built in the pass, unless the undead could break through the pass, otherwise these arrow towers would not suffer any damage.
The side of the pass facing the outside of the pass has long been transformed into a thick wall by the Virgil Kingdom at any cost, directly made of local materials and built with large blocks of mountain rock mixed with magical binder. With a height of more than five meters, the garrison on the city wall was not afraid of the attacks of the low-level undead, and the materials hoarded in the pass were very sufficient, especially arrows, enough for Nord to squander them unscrupulously for several days. The abundant financial resources of the Kingdom of Virgil are vividly reflected here.
As the last patrol entered the pass, the iron-clad gate of the pass fell with a bang, and the entire city wall became one. Not far away, a gray-white slowly spread across the land like a sea tide, and as far as the eye could see, dense undead soldiers filled every corner, advancing towards the city wall step by step.
A loud horn sounded, and one by one the human soldiers quickly walked up to the city wall, holding halberds in their hands, standing at the head of the wall. On the watchtowers and arrow towers, the archers bent their bows and arrows, and even a faint red light could be seen on the arrows, and it seemed that Nord wanted to give these undead a dismount, and it was a baptism of bursting arrows.
"Come, undead, come and meet your true death! The Light will cleanse you of filthy existence! "Nord stood on the city wall, holding high the knight's sword in his hand, and in the sunlight, it looked like an impregnable mountain, and the loud declaration of war echoed in the surrounding mountains, causing a burst of echoes.
There was a commotion among the undead army as they entered the pass, but it was quickly calmed down, and as the scarlet glow loomed in the eyes of the undead, Nord knew that the fierce battle was about to begin.
On the other side, just as Nord led the soldiers up the city wall, Yu Bin and Marduk finally led the army out of the path that left them speechless, and successfully detoured to the back of the pass.
"Looks like we're in luck!" In the distance, the sound of a horn was heard from within the pass, and the echo of the valley transmitted Nord's words to Marduk's ears word for word, "Hmph! Humble humans! When you die, I'll let you know what real pain is! ”
However, Yu Bin did not immediately launch an attack towards the pass, although the inner side of the pass was not reinforced by the Virgil Kingdom due to lack of time, and it was still a wooden wall, and the height was less than three meters, but at this time, those cannon fodder undead had not posed enough threat to the human soldiers in the pass. If you launch a sneak attack in advance, you will only startle the snake. Although Yu Bin still has the confidence to win, if Nord seizes the opportunity to desperately let those griffons go, then this painstaking sneak attack will be considered a failure.
"The old general was very cautious, and arranged two patrols on the inside of the pass, as well as a simple watchtower made of wood." After a while, the past that came back from the reconnaissance said to Yu Bin and Marduk, "There are also dozens of people left on the city wall. ”
"You go back and keep an eye on it, and if those soldiers left on the city wall are transferred, come back and report immediately!"
"Understood! You want to deal a fatal blow to the humans in the pass while they are dealing with those cannon fodder with all their might, right? That's great! That's what I love to do! ”
didn't let Yu Bin wait long, less than twenty minutes, the past came back with the wind.
"Most of the people left on the city wall have been transferred, and there are less than ten left, and there is only one patrol left!"
"Good! It's time to get your hands dirty! "Yu Bin knows that he can't wait any longer, those undead cannon fodder can do this to this extent, he is very satisfied, if he continues to wait, maybe because those human soldiers are used to the cannon fodder tactics of the undead and slowly become more comfortable." With the wind, you go get that watchtower. Alan, you go deal with that patrol! Vidara, tell me what you should do? ”
The dark elf replied respectfully, "Finish out the human soldiers on the city wall in the shortest possible time, and then enter the pass to find those griffons and kill them!" ”
"That's right! You'd better not have any thoughts you shouldn't have, or I wouldn't mind letting you taste your soul torn apart again! Yu Bin's words made Vidala subconsciously shake a few times, it was really because the feeling that Yu Bin said was too painful, it was the feeling that the whole person seemed to be torn to pieces, and then put it in the blender to be stirred wildly, Vidara never wanted to try again, "Moreover, Lord Kel'thugad also attaches great importance to this action. If the plan fails because of you, I think Master Kel'thugad will be willing to take your soul out of your body and slowly torture you in a thousand ways. ”
"I swear to Her Majesty Rose, the supreme spider goddess of the Mother of the Dark Elves, to absolutely fulfill the orders given by you, my master!" Without hesitation, this heroic dark elf knelt down and kissed Yu Bin's boots. Then set off immediately to complete the task assigned to her by Yu Bin.
Marduk's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Vidara, he didn't know why this dark elf was so humble to Bin, the little undead, even to the point of being unbelievable. It seems that this hero-level dark elf is completely the slave of Yu Bin, a little undead. But is it possible? Marduk had never encountered anything like this.
But that's not something he needs to focus on. As long as he can complete the mission and realize Master Kel'thugad's plan, Marduk doesn't mind if this dark elf is Yu Bin's slave or a subordinate.
Five minutes after the three of them set off, Yu Bin nodded at Marduk. The undead warrior waved his hand, and the undead who stood like sculptures waiting for orders immediately began to move forward, heading towards the pass not far away.
Nord never thought that the reason for his failure was not these weak undead in front of him, but a sneak attack from behind!
When a soldier who had escaped from the undead army and had made his last breath to the front wall to find Nord, the old knight was destroying a slope made of skeletons and zombie corpses.
"What's going on?" Nord recognized this soldier named Norman, who was one of the thirty royal guards that Nord had brought with him from His Majesty Mantein.
"Will ...... Checkmate...... Undead...... Steal...... Sneak attack...... Back wall ...... Lost"
Before he could finish speaking, the poor young man died of his injuries. But Nord didn't have time to mourn, because he heard the news from Norman's staccato words that had plunged him into the abyss.
He's been tricked! An undead spirit sneaked around the pass and dealt him a fatal blow in the back! It doesn't matter how those sneak undead came to be behind the pass, but the important thing is that he will most likely not be able to fulfill his promise to His Majesty Mantein.
The one used for the sneak attack must be the elite of the undead, without the protection of the city wall, it is impossible for more than a thousand soldiers to resist so many undead at the same time! He himself will die here from the exhaustion of the battle! Heroism is not a legend, nor is it a legend, not to mention that since he stepped into the realm of heroism, his strength has barely increased much in the past twenty years, and his talent is like this, being able to become a hero in his lifetime is enough to make him proud.
"Griffon! Those griffons must be protected! I could die! But everything that is happening here must be informed to Your Majesty as soon as possible! Otherwise, the army on the side of Castle Radre will be in danger! ”
Nord immediately threw down the corpse in his hand, jumped off the city wall, and rushed towards the breeding house in the pass.
However, just as he was about to rush to the door of the barn-turned-breeding house, a figure rushed from the side with an aura that made his heart palpitate.
A heroic undead!