Chapter 65: Attacked
"Attack! We're under attack! Everywhere was screaming in panic.
In the middle of the Adamantite fence on the periphery of the Dark Flame Family Compound, the gate is also made of Adamantite Gold and has magic attached to it, and in the green magic light, it instantly dissolves into fine dust and disappears silently.
"Damn it!" I cursed. The "Dissociation Technique" of the sixth-level spell is powerful, and it is one of the most powerful spells in the hands of a high-level mage. However, it is overkill to open a door, and it is equally effective to use the "percussion" spell, which is only a second-level spell, which is a spell dedicated to unlocking.
However, it is undeniable that a single "percussion" can only open a physical or magical lock on the door, and in the case of a frontal attack that the opponent is guarded against, using "percussion" to open the door may cause both the attacker and the defender to fall into the trap of opening the door-lock-open-locking the door...... In the embarrassing cycle, the "dissociation technique" solved the door once and for all.
Enemies are pouring in like locusts from the entrance!
The guards of the Dark Flame Clan also immediately rushed out from the stalagmite pillar where they usually lived and attacked them.
Most of the Darkflame Clan's buildings are located in caves, rather than isolated in towering stone pillars. This design is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so that the attacking enemy can only choose to attack from the direction of the main entrance.
However, as the influx of enemies grew, the soldiers of the Darkflame were forced to take defensive positions soon after the engagement, protecting the mages and priests among them so that the caster could cast spells safely.
In the thunder of the lightning bombardment, a group of enemy soldiers who had been cast "flying magic" crossed the soldiers defending the lower compound, and aimed directly at the center of the family, the second floor of the aristocratic quarters, and there was no passage between this superstructure and the building below, and the only entrance to the compound was the balcony without stairs, and the closest balcony to these flying enemies was exactly where I was standing now.
When I heard the sound of the communicator alarm, I connected to the network and entered the game, but I saw this scene in front of me...... I believe that if there was a mirror in front of me, I would see that my dark face as a dark elf was pale.
The battle between the families is very cruel, and if it is attacked, it is bound to destroy one side. The time of the attack can only be between the setting of the sun and the rise of the sun relative to the surface. If the attacking side fails to completely annihilate the other side, they will be sanctioned by Demon Blade City, which often mobilizes the power of the whole city to wipe out the loser of the attack. Only if the act of killing is not charged, will it not anger the Spider God. Therefore, the attacking side will inevitably plan and then act, and will act only when it is sure, and most of the attacked side will be at a disadvantage. At the same time, only members of the nobility of the ruling class of the family under attack are eligible to bring accusations, so the act of extermination is also directed against the noble members of the rival family. Civilians and slaves, as well as soldiers who surrendered, were but part of the spoils of war for the victors.
And in case the family is defeated, I, as a nobleman, will not even be qualified to surrender!
Is it that I'm going to come to a ruined house tonight, lose my status as a nobleman and all the equipment and money on my body, drop my level by 1 and wait, uh, 28 hours, and be reborn in my underwear to join Yichen and them? Although they will also lament the lack of a golden sign in the "Player Store", according to the temperament of those people who like to gloat and fall into the well, I will inevitably be smiled yellow!
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The faint and almost inaudible "snort" sound continued to sound around me, sobering me up from my cranky thoughts.
Standing beside him stood a row of the Darkflame Clan's most powerful Praetorian Guards, holding a crossbow in one hand and firing poisoned arrows that sent the flying enemies down like mallards shot in some hunting-type video game. "Flying" only works on living creatures.
Now is not the time to mess around, if I'm destined to drop level 1 tonight, then let these guys who have lost me make up some experience points in advance!
I didn't have a compound shortbow with me, so I pulled out my crossbow and joined in the shooting.
However, the number of Praetorian Guards defending on the balcony was small, and because of the damned aristocratic rules, civilian soldiers were generally forbidden to enter the aristocratic quarters, and only a small number of Praetorian Guards were arranged. The range and lethality of the crossbow are not satisfactory, and even if the crossbow is poisoned, it will only cause the first few enemies to fall. Once they fly close and land on the balcony, the numerical superiority will overwhelm me and the few Praetorian Guards around me.
However, with a scream, a flying enemy spilled blood in the air, and the corpse, almost torn in half, was dumped in the compound below.
Above the corpse's vertical fall, a monster with wide wings hovering, no! More than one!
On the veranda in front of me, a monster-shaped sculpture with wings on its back suddenly moved, stretched and twisted slightly, and flew out to join the attacking enemy.
I always thought it was a monster shape decorative sculpture with a strange taste, but it was actually a means for the family to defend against the invasion of foreign enemies! While it is unclear if they are stone statues that have been temporarily brought to life, or if they are monsters that have been controlled and imprisoned to resemble stone statues, there is no doubt that the proximity of the enemy has triggered their defensive prohibition and allowed them to move.
Although the enemy who has been cast "Flying Technique" is no less agile and fast in the air than the monster in defense, it seems that it is not very suitable for aerial combat, after all, aerial combat is not a course for dark elves to learn.
A few gargoyles held off ten times as many flying enemies, and the delay had caused me and the Praetorian Guard soldiers standing on the balcony to wind up our crossbows and shoot a few rounds of aim while they were chopped to pieces by the enemies around them. The crossbow was much easier to wind than the other large crossbows, but it still took some time, and I was annoyed that I didn't bring out the compound short bow, and if I had a level 7 warrior with a bow in my hand, I would shoot at least 3 times faster. Although the arrows of the compound shortbow are not poisonous, they are much more lethal than the hand crossbow.
By the time the first flying enemy landed on the balcony, their ranks had already been reduced by almost one-third of their number.
I immediately threw away my crossbow and instantly drew my sword, slaying an enemy who had not gained a firm foothold. The Praetorian Guards also dropped their useless shooting weapons and drew their melee weapons for hand-to-hand combat.
However, even the Airborne Army, which was almost two-thirds left, significantly outnumbered the defenders on the balcony. And I accidentally glanced at the courtyard below, the situation was equally bad, the surviving soldiers of the Dark Flame Family retreated in front of a huge stalagmite mound not far from the door, only defense remained, and there were enemies all around.
And in this moment's distraction, a sharp scimitar with a cold light slashed diagonally towards my neck......