Chapter 13: Advancement
The night passed peacefully, and the weary people had no time to worry about the anxiety of the approaching battle.
Early the next morning, Xiao Yan sat up from the bed with a hundred times more energy, washed his face with cold water, and packed up his weapons and equipment.
The Contractors are about to embark on the main quest to face this world.
The Baron's estate was filled with an air of nervous anxiety, and last night was the last of these poor people's jubilation.
There are 18 people left in the contractor, including 6 girls. Xiao Yan's idea was that everyone would gather to assist in guarding the manor, but he didn't expect that most of them would be unhappy.
When they first came to this world, ordinary people were at a loss and could only follow the leader. During this period, there was another infighting, and several of their own people died, so everyone was wary of each other. Xiao Yan was wearing leather armor, holding an axe and carrying a shield, and there were two lives in his hands, the blood stains on the shield had not dried, except for Galadia and Sonya, the other girls were hiding far away.
The contractor's team was divided into several groups, and the four girls did not dare to participate in the battle and hid in the castle, while the villagers were preparing to treat the doctor and cook dry food, and they were also welcome.
Wang Hu had a pistol in his hand, and on the way, he also recruited a group of 4 men to go to the main gate. Four others went to the south gate to help the militia, and each was given a spear and a shield. In addition to Galadia and Sonya, the rest of the people also stayed behind with Xiao Yan, and the other person was the guy who called himself the bishop along the way.
In the name of the noble lady, Sonia took Xiao Yan and others to find Old White to show her intention to help defend the city. Although Old White didn't dare to bother Sonia to take risks, he still welcomed Xiao Yan and others to join, and immediately brought in the captain of the North Gate militia.
The militia captain was a bearded middle-aged uncle named Sam, who was very prestigious among his neighbors. Uncle Sam's wife is like a mountain of meat, with a waist like a bucket, as thick as Xiao Yan's two, but when she saw that her man was going to battle, she hugged Sam's thigh and cried heartbreakingly.
The hunters in the village were all transferred to the most important west gate to follow the knights of Will, and the militia at the north gate had no idea of combat, and none of them even knew how to use bows and arrows, the only thing they knew was to throw stones at the city walls. This group of empty and powerful men gathered at the gate of the village at a loss, and most of the weapons in their hands were clumsy spears and wooden shields, and the morale of the army was miserable.
The bishop and the others frowned again and again when they saw it, and Galadia couldn't help but be a little worried, and turned her head to look at Xiao Yan, "According to the organization of such a tragedy...... It's white when you rush it. ”
"You know the word organization! What do you usually play? White? Enha, I seem to have found something. Such a scene was expected by Xiao Yan, and she deliberately teased her, and Galadia blushed all of a sudden.
Xiao Yan didn't care: "If the defenders are strong and powerful, wouldn't this task be won by lying down." This unknown force can send us to this treacherous world, and it will naturally make us fight to the death. ”
"Captain Sam." Xiao Yan strode forward and grabbed Uncle Sam, who was scratching his ears and cheeks, and handed over a pot of soju bought from the kitchen. The uncle's face immediately turned cloudy and clear, and he poured a few sips of it, and his face became a little bloody, and he was embarrassed to want to return the wine jug. Where is Xiao Yan willing to accept it, he hurriedly said, "We met those bandits in the wild a few days ago, and we lost a lot of manpower. They are all the backbone of the family guards, first-class heroes, and they will fold in this place if they can't think of it. The power of this bandit cannot be underestimated. ”
Sam is a sincere country farmer, and he has also heard about what happened to Xiao Yan and others, and when they are the family members of the nobles, he is very sympathetic to their plight, but he is stupid and doesn't know what to say to comfort, so he just said, "Yes, look at these young men, but they are all great guys in the village." When the bandits come, I don't know how many will survive. Sam burst into tears.
Xiao Yan saw that the effect was okay, and hurriedly continued, "Although I am young, I have also experienced several battles and beheaded several heads. The head of the house is in the village, and he will never let the thieves in until the last drop of blood is shed. In addition, I have some defensive tactics inherited by my family, which can also be used by people who are not good at killing, and I hope that the captain will help arrange them. ”
Sam has long had nothing to do, only with the mentality of taking one step at a time, listening to Xiao Yan slowly explain the method, he felt that it was not bad, and the most important thing was that it was not too troublesome to arrange.
Seeing that Captain Sam was hesitating, neither opposing nor expressing support, Xiao Yan thought about it and asked Sonia to come over. Sure enough, high charisma is useful, and as soon as Sonia said it, Captain Sam immediately agreed.
These militiamen are idle, and having work to do can distract them from their anxieties. With Xiao Yan, a big man who seemed to be quite powerful, taking the lead, and with the assistance of Captain Sam, the militia also cooperated.
Smoke and dust were raised from the plain outside the village, and the boy who didn't need to look at it told everyone that the bandits were coming from all directions. Xiao Yan and others were in full swing at the north gate, and due to the tension of the project, everyone picked up soil and moved stones, and they had no time to look around. Galadia walks around the rooftops, looking for a good sniper spot.
"Are you almost done?" When Xiao Yan straightened up to drink water, Galadia hooked a protruding beam with her foot, hanging upside down in the air like Spider-Man, dangling in front of Xiao Yan's eyes. Xiao Yan wanted to get something back, but the girl in front of her was so funny that she couldn't help but say, "Well, I still have some work to do, and I need your help?" ”
"I don't dig soil!" Galadia gestured with her fist clenched.
"You don't need to dig the soil, it's all familiar and good at it."
"What's what?"
"Later, I need you to arrange for everyone to find a good street corner and discharge two rows of guns in a herringbone shape, just like this, everyone stabs to the right!" Xiao Yan gestured, "Then wait for the bandits to send, the front of the gun array is invincible, how many people will die, and the opposite side will be white for a while!" Epic victory! Hey, how did you go, I'm not done yet! ”
"You hate it!"
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By the time the project was finally completed, the bandits had surrounded the manor except for the three sides of the Blackwater River.
The number of bandits is nearly 1,000, and more than a dozen horse thieves and bandit leaders are human thieves and bandits, and a large number of orcs and goblin mercenaries are entrapped. Behind the dense sea of people, several vague and terrifying tall figures could be faintly seen, as high as two or three stories high, and the militiamen could be seen to breathe cold air.
The goblin archers of the bandits came out one after another, and these small monsters were about half a person tall, and the number was nearly a hundred, and more than thirty of them were evenly distributed to the three city gates, and they shot indiscriminately at the city head.
Xiao Yan shielded Galadia with his shield and looked out cautiously. The bows and arrows used by these goblins are not very good, and the bowstring is not broken during the shooting, but the archers are all drawn to the ground, and two unlucky ones are even blown out of the eyeballs, covering their faces and rolling on the ground, causing a commotion among the other goblins.
"Griffith, cover me!" Jia Laya pulled the corner of Xiao Yan's clothes, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, but he still reacted quickly, stood up and raised his shield to protect it. Galadia stood tall and pointed an arrow at the goblins below.
The white feather arrow pierced the throat of a goblin archer, and the rioting goblin group was choked. The little monsters that were still making noise just now rolled their eyes and didn't know what to do.
Galadia didn't wait for them to react, she was condescending, and the goblins were so close to the walls that she fired her bow in quick succession, firing five arrows in a row.
The goblins were in a mess, and a counterattack just now killed 5 or 6 of them, nearly half of the goblins were already frightened, throwing down their bows and arrows and running back, and a few goblins who were a little farther away also reacted and gathered fire on Galadia. Xiao Yan hurriedly blocked it with a round shield and flew to knock Galadia down.
Random arrows slashed over the heads of the two of them, and the sound of breaking the air came and went. Xiao Yan's round shield made a knocking sound, and three bone arrows had already been inserted in an instant, and the two of them fell to the ground with a thud, but fortunately they were not injured.
Galadia's eyes widened like a frightened fawn and panted, Xiao Yan could clearly feel the elasticity and firmness of the ups and downs in his chest, and his right hand was still holding the girl's willow waist, indescribably fascinated.
"Hey, I said, three arrows at a time, and we'll change places when we're done. I'll cover you. Xiao Yan still knew the measure, got up slightly, and helped the girl who was a little trembling up.
"Well...... Yes, I'm ...... It was the first time I had shot a living person. Galadia sat on the ground, her hands clasped to her chest, her whole body trembling even more, "I can, wait until we change places and do it again." ”
Xiao Yan remembered that he was trembling like this when he participated in the national competition for high school students for the first time. At the moment of entry, the thunderous cheers of the audience almost demolished the stadium. It was a shock that could never be shown on a live television show, and he vividly remembered shaking from his toes to his teeth.
Galadia is indeed an extraordinary girl, but she is only a girl in a peaceful world. Descending into an incomprehensible world with a group of strangers who blow up at one point, and suddenly having to fight to the death and take the lives of other creatures with your own hands, even if it is a little monster in the story, this is definitely not an easy thing.
You must know that Xiao Yan also fell into a similar mood at the moment when he killed the bandit.
"It's okay, we're not in a hurry." Xiao Yan took the girl into his arms and gently stroked her hair.
Galadia's trembling gradually subsided, and she gently pushed Xiao Yan away, blushing terribly. Xiao Yan smiled and took her hand and moved along the city wall.
Archery is physically demanding. On the battlefield, an archer will not shoot more than ten arrows in a row, and fatigue and muscle aches will make it impossible for an archer to pull the bow in continuous combat. The goblin's counterattack had almost exhausted their blood, and now there were almost no arrows flying over the city.
Galadia struck again, taking three lives in an instant with three consecutive shots. The goblins, who had already been thinking of retreating, shouted and scattered, fled into the rear camp and disappeared, greeted by the roar of the leader of the horse thieves.
"Go back and shoot arrows! You wretched! The samurai on his horse roared, and rushed to the front line, attracting Galadia's attention at once.
"I've decided, it's up to you to be the target of my full blow!" Galadia drew her longbow in a full circle, leaned back and threw an arrow into the sky, and the sharp arrow whistled out. Xiao Yan only felt that the space was stagnant, and a sound wave swept over in a ring.
Everyone on the battlefield was photographed by this arrow and looked up one after another. The feather arrow shot straight into the bright sun in the sky, and then turned into a meteor, and fell sharply with a whoosh, piercing the throat of the leader of the horse thieves!
"Galadia has activated her exclusive skill - Falling Star!" A prompt suddenly popped up in Xiao Yan's battle record.
This horse thief can lead the front army because he has the ability to fight on the battlefield, and a pair of double knives has a very high prestige among the bandits. Attracted by Garadiya's arrow in the sky, he also looked up, dazzled by the sunlight and was about to bow his head, when he heard a sound that broke the air. Meteor-like arrows struck him with starlight, piercing his neck in one fell swoop.
The horse thief planted the horse on the spot, and when the minions looked around, they were already exhausted, and all their abilities were useless.
The bandit array suddenly faltered, and many bandits felt frightened. Look at the head of the city again, a tall girl stands tall, heroic, just now the windless battlefield suddenly raised a strong wind, the girl's long hair fluttered in the bright sun, there are seven colors of color!
"This! This is! Moham! Xiao Yan knew that he had to step forward to protect him at this time, but invisibly there was a gentle force to repel him. Galadia is like the goddess of the hunt, powerful and beautiful. It's a breakthrough! Human skills often encounter bottlenecks after being tempered, and only by chance can we have an epiphany in a specific environment. The effect is especially obvious when stimulated by environments such as battlefields and arenas. Galadia's archery skills were already very exquisite in the original world, and they were faintly at the peak of the same level. However, archery, a skill born out of battlefield hegemony, cannot be comprehended by the training ground alone. Just now, he killed several goblins in a row, and single-handedly overwhelmed dozens of archers on the opposite side, and with the nervousness and excitement of the first time on the battlefield, the hesitation of ambushing the bandits, and the gratitude when he was rescued by Xiao Yan, he had mixed feelings, and Galadia's archery had broken through to a new level of strength.
At the moment of breakthrough, the protection of the world seemed to be shrouded in Galadia, and she directly hit an exceptional blow!
A one-hit kill against a bandit boss like a mini-boss, which can't be done with ordinary attacks. It can only be so powerful if it attracts the attention of the power of the Origin when it breaks through the ranks. After Galadia shot this arrow, her momentum gradually faded, and she couldn't stand still. Xiao Yan hurriedly stepped forward to protect her and took her down the city wall to rest.