Volume 5: The Elegant Tea Party (Remastered) Chapter 54: The Tea Party (Struggle 1)
With her back to a makeshift bunker made from the broken stones of the house, Camilla did her best to defend the only entrance to the house.
It was originally a two-story residence, and perhaps its original owner was once a noble class of the Shahra Empire, but after a long time, the second floor of the house disappeared completely, and the roof has long since weathered into gravel, leaving only a broken stone wall that is less than ankle high, indicating that this was once a residential wall.
Camilla and the others were now on the relatively intact first floor, and in addition to the entrance to the house, there were two open windows that had been firmly blocked by Angelica and the others with larger stones to prevent the Yellow Sand Servants from getting in.
After reinforcing and renovating at all costs, the gate, which was originally large enough for three people to pass side by side, was stoned so that only a one-person-wide entrance remained, and the heavily armed Camilla guarded the place so that the teammates in the room could get as long a rest as possible.
From the square, all the way through the thorns, until they found this house that was enough for them to get a trace of safety, along the way, almost everyone was overdrawing their lives, skills and magic as long as they cooled down, they would not think about any magic consumption at all, and the props in the backpack were taken out without hesitation, whether it was a variety of potions or scrolls, as long as it could bring them the slightest help, even if these things usually needed dozens or even hundreds of gold coins to be able to buy, here, they were cheap as if they were worthless.
Even so, when they entered the house, the Demon Hunter Babarov's health was almost at the bottom of the broken position, and if it weren't for Camilla's desperate efforts to push away a few Yellow Sand Servants and drag the poor male elf from the ground to continue to escape, I'm afraid Barbarov would have become the first person in this team to enjoy a random resurrection.
Camilla knows that in this case, the death of any member of the team means that the entire team has taken a big step towards the abyss of destruction, and after a random resurrection, it means that the dead team member has become a lone prey, without the protection of the team, and it is almost impossible to survive in this terrible hell with only one person.
When the time comes, those players who are left alone will die more and more frequently, eventually causing their soul energy to be completely depleted, and even leading to a large loss of the upper limit of soul energy.
Camila didn't just wonder, what could other players do to survive in the face of this hopeless situation? Is it the same for those who have received an invitation? Isn't the Eater Serpent worried about the massive number of deaths caused by so many players? This kind of great loss of soul energy can even cause great vibrations in the real world.
But no matter how much Camilla wondered, she didn't have the energy to think about these things at this time, just stopping these yellow sand servants from rushing into the room had already made her scramble.
Most of these yellow sand slaves belong to fourth-order monsters, with a level of around one hundred and thirty, if it is an ordinary situation, Camilla believes that even if she only relies on herself, she will not fall into the disadvantage in the face of this fourth-order monster, as a third-order fifty-fifth level sentry cavalry, Camilla is confident that she can destroy this monster similar to undead and elemental creatures in a one-on-one, or even one-on-two situation.
But the problem is that now Camilla is facing not one, nor two, but the Yellow Sand Slave who occupies almost the entire street outside, even if one is eliminated, there will be a second, and the third Yellow Sand Slave pounces on and attacks, here, she can't level up and fight monsters like usual, she can find time to rest, she can find time to regain blood, she can only continue to fight with the weapon in her hand until someone can come up to take her place.
And these yellow sand slaves hardly eat any control skills, they can't be stunned, they can't be confused, they don't know fear, they don't know how to retreat, they don't even have a point, they will only pounce on them at any cost, and wipe out any existence that does not belong to the same kind.
To make matters worse, they had consumed too many supplies along the way in order to find this house suitable for defense, which made Camilla even more stressed.
Behind Camilla, Angelica and Kiyotsuki are standing behind makeshift cover, attacking the monsters at the door, while sitting down to rest from time to time in order to minimize the consumption of supplies, and the cat-eater is setting traps on the side, which can buy them some time if these monsters finally break through Camilla's defenses.
Sorian was treating the badly injured Barbarov, the poor demon hunter had a broken leg and a palm almost cut off due to the siege he had previously been, and it would have been impossible for any priest to heal such an injured teammate, and it would have been easier to resurrect him after death, but here, Sorian couldn't do that, so she had to use all means to try to heal Barbarov.
"Cat, change!" Camilla roared, and at the same time slashed forward with the weapon in her hand, and kicked the yellow sand slave in front of her a little, and then rolled to give way to the doorway, correspondingly, the cat loves to eat fish and rushed up to fill the position as fast as possible, not giving these monsters a chance to rush into the room.
Camilla, who was sitting on the ground resting, was munching on the food she had taken out of her backpack while thinking about the situation in front of her, and occasionally a milky white light flashed on Camilla's body, which was Thorian unleashing healing magic for Camilla.
"Mr. Sorian, how's Barbarov doing?" Camila pulled her blood back to the safety line, and after seeing that the cat could continue to hold on for the time being, she turned her head and asked.
Sorian shook his head: "It's bad, although the leg injury is not fatal, but it will reduce the speed of movement, the most eye-catching is his hand, with our current ability, we can only temporarily do some bandaging and immobilization, there is no way to completely heal." ”
"What about resurrection magic? Haven't you learned the magic of the Light Resurrection? Although Camila was mentally prepared, she still felt very uncomfortable when she heard Sorian's answer.
"I don't know if it's going to work, what if that random resurrection effect takes precedence?" Sorian said, apparently she had already considered this method.
"Damn!" Camila slammed her fist to the ground, "Isn't there a good way?" ”
"Captain, you'd better leave me alone!" Sitting on the ground against the wall, Barbarov said that he had joined the team to take revenge on the Snake of Death. This male elf with a short beard looks very different from the average elf player, and while others try their best to make their appearance more beautiful, this demon hunter does not take care of his appearance at all, and chooses to focus all this time on improving his strength. Few people know that he has a younger brother, and this younger brother of his was killed by Yu Bin during the leveling of the Whispering Forest, leaving a serious psychological shadow, and still needs to take some kind of expensive medicine to maintain his daily life.
For a demon hunter, the nimble body and agile movement speed are the biggest weapons, this class that few elves are willing to change classes brings players a good damage bonus, but also has extremely high requirements for the player's skills, and Barbarov is one of the best.
"Are you kidding? To give up on you means that we are watching you die! How many times can your soul make you die? Ten times? Twenty times? In this hellish place, once you are alone, it means that you will continue to die in the future, three hours, enough for your soul energy limit to completely disappear, don't tell me you don't know what the consequences will be for you! Camila said solemnly.
Barbarov nodded with a wry smile: "I know, of course I know, from the time I first entered this game with great longing until now, who doesn't know the importance of soul energy?" But what else can I do? I came here with you to avenge my brother. And now, not only will I not be able to take revenge, but I will even drag you down! Do you want me to be a burden? If you take me with you, I'll kill you too!" ”
"Shut up! Since I have brought you in, I have the obligation to take you out in good condition! Camilla stood up and lifted the weapon in her hand, "I'm not going to give up anyone!" Maybe some people are afraid of death, maybe some people are despicable, maybe some people are selfish, maybe some people are shameless, but I believe that those who can stand here with me will definitely not give up their lives! ”
Tears dripped from Barbarov's eyes, to be honest, he didn't expect Camilla to make such a decision, because bringing him seriously injured means that the strength of the entire team is greatly reduced, not only can he not make any contribution, others must also be distracted to take care of him, in the face of this situation that can be called a life and death, how can he not be moved.
Camilla doesn't think there is anything to admire, all along, as the head of the second elite group of the Angel's Covenant, Camilla is not only with her skills and strength, to subdue the unruly members of her group, but also with her unique personality charm, this female knight always adheres to the fair, honest, kind, and trustworthy knightly code, and wants her to let Barbarov fend for herself, which is obviously a great violation of the belief she adheres to, especially because of her.
Camilla thought more than once that if she had rejected Raphael's suggestion to prevent her from sending elites to get involved in this matter, or insisted that Raphael send better people to lead the team, then all this would not have happened, and there would not have been so many companions who died on the cruel road, their levels dropped, and their equipment was lost, and they would not have let the few remaining teammates face this desperate situation of life and death.
Sorian patted Camilla's hand: "Camilla, it's not your fault, no one can have predicted this outcome, if you have to find a reason, you can only say that all of us underestimate the Body-Eater Snake, no one would have thought that these crazy people would do such a thing." ”
"Yes, three hours, if all this is really as the little girl said, I don't know how many people will die because of it in the end, although I have long heard in the rumors on the forums and the Internet that someone became a vegetative person or even died because of the loss of the upper limit of soul energy, but everyone thought that as long as they usually pay attention to it, it would be a big deal to go offline, but who would have thought that this would happen!" Qing Yue said as she threw a flame ray at the target with the staff in her hand.
"I'm ......" just as Camila was about to say something, the cat who took over her at the door suddenly said, "There's something going on outside, come here!" ”
Camilla sprang over, stood on a rock, and went over the cat's head, and saw what seemed to be a commotion in the street outside, and the yellow sand servants were turning around and rushing in the other direction.
The rioting Yellow Sand Servants formed a wave, and after a while, they disappeared from Camilla's sight, which greatly reduced the number of monsters blocking them outside the door, although there were still many, but at least they were not as dense as before.
After a while, there was the sound of horses' hooves from outside, and then Camilla saw the outermost yellow sand servants flying out as if they had been knocked off by something.
"Gentlemen, keep in formation and charge!" A neutral voice came in, followed by another wave of yellow sand slaves who were knocked away.
This sudden attack made the Yellow Sand Servants who were besieging the gate turn away, trying to eliminate these bold guys first, Camilla seized this opportunity, led everyone to quickly eliminate a few Yellow Sand Servants at the door, and then rushed out.
At this time, Camilla found out that it was several human knights who were riding horses and charging back and forth on the streets, and these Yellow Sand Servants could not stop these knights wearing heavy armor and turning into heavy tanks.
"Hey, are you all right?" Seeing Camilla and them coming out of the house, the knight in the lead turned his horse and ran towards them, and asked.
"Thank you for your help!" Camila replied.
The knight ran up to Camila and raised his visor, and under the helmet was a standard male human face.
"Hello ladies! I'm Brad, I'm so glad to see my kind in this hell, you look like you need help? Knight Braid, holding a double-headed spear, said.
"Double-headed spear! Are you that Don Quixote? Angelica noticed Brad's weapon and said in surprise.
"Aha! It's been a long time since no one called me by that nickname! That's right, I'm Brad of the Knights of the Round Table, and that's my mates! Brad gestured to the knights who were charging back and forth in the distance to eliminate the Yellow Sand Servants, "I know you have a lot of questions, but this is not the place to talk, come with us." Believe me, you people alone won't be able to protect yourself in this hell. ”
Camila nodded, and the cat loves fish, and Barbarov has walked out of the house.
"Gentlemen, hurry up!" Brad shouted, putting down his armor and turning to Camilla, "Head west, there's a little garden, and the center of the garden is a magic node. Someone will be there to help you! Don't use mounts unless you have enough knightly skills like us! ”
"What about you?" Camila asked.
"We'll have to find survivors somewhere else!" Brad rode away and said, "We're going to make it through these three hours, those damn guys can't beat us!" Justice will prevail! ”
"Justice will prevail!" Several knights in the distance shouted in response, and as Camilla watched, they charged back towards the street in the distance.