Chapter 168: Siege and Attack
As the giant storm eagle soars through the sky, humanity finally remembers the fear of being dominated by monsters! The scattered refugees were like a plague, spreading panic to other territories.
Unless large ordnance such as ballistas is used, it is difficult for ordinary weapons to pose a deadly threat to those large and dangerous magical beasts, and the average village may have one or two large ordnance, but the number is usually not too many. It's not much of a problem when facing a small number of high-level monsters, but in the face of dozens of storm eagles attacking the city at the same time, the vast majority of villages have to lie down. Therefore, when the Eagle's Nest City fell, the villages around the Eagle's Nest City also suffered quickly.
The high-ranking members of the kingdom who played cat and mouse with the Wyvern troops under Grimm in Miracle Canyon were also completely dumbfounded. Doesn't it mean that monsters can only be active on demonic nights? Why do assassins steal homes in normal times!?
The fall of Eagle's Nest was just the beginning.
Green began destroying some of the unnecessary, low-level monster nests and turning them into power nodes, allowing Storm Eagle to travel along the "path" of power nodes without being confined to the perimeter of the nest.
Thanks to Storm Hawk's efforts, more and more villages were conquered, and the number of monsters snowballed. In less than half a month, Angusari has not caught those hide-and-seek dragons, but most of the three northern provinces have fallen, except for the two fortresses of Red Stone Fort and Izeta, and even the four southern provinces have been affected.
The nobles were stunned, the ministers were stunned, and the queen was stunned. Originally, it should be a "bandit" that should be very easy in the eyes of everyone, but it turned out to be like this, and everyone panicked.
"The Eagle's Nest must be taken back immediately!" The nobility and ministers quickly came to a consensus.
However, as soon as Angsari showed signs of retreat, a group of dragons jumped out and kept wandering around Levorste, the city of Mona, as if they were going to attack Levorst and retake their own royal city.
Show oneβs true colors in the end!
An upright conspiracy!
After some discussion, the Council finally decided to leave the Knights and a force of archers to garrison Miracle Canyon to defend against the monsters' counterattack, while Angsari evacuated Miracle Canyon and recaptured Eagle's Nest.
However, before the Kingdom's elite could retake Eagle's Nest, the Red Moon descended.
An army of monsters is besieging the last two bastions of the three northern provinces, Redstone Fortress and Izeta. This time, it's not just low-level beasts like mountain wolves and hares that are attacking the fortress, but dangerous monsters that can use magic!
Outside the walls of Izeta, monsters braved a blizzard and crossed the already frozen moat, hitting the seemingly fortified castle like a tidal wave.
The ironclad rhinoceros charged, crushing the creatures that stood in its way like a heavy tank, and pounding the fortified walls like a siege engine; The iron-clad Earth Bear roared, beating the walls against the walls in a rain of arrows and spells; In the sky, hardy flying creatures such as snow crows and storm hawks fearlessly launch suicidal charges against the guards on the city walls.
Inside the city walls, the towering mage tower shone brightly, guiding the blizzard in the sky.
On the city walls, heavy infantry armed with spears and shields slashed to form a wall, slaying those monsters that could climb the wall.
Behind the city wall, the priests spread out magic arrays on the city walls, and the militiamen kept swinging arrows under the orders of the commander, and when the arrows passed through those magic arrays, they instantly turned into deadly golden light!
When the golden arrows shoot into the tide of magic in the face of the blizzard, they explode into a huge explosion like an RPG, and a large area of monsters can be emptied in an instant. However, for this endless tide of demons, this loss is not painful at all, but it can at least reduce the pressure on the city wall a little.
In addition, a group of civilians carried buckets of hot water, brought it to the wall, and poured it from the wall. In the cold wind, the hot water instantly forms a wall of ice!
In Izeta, Grimm, disguised as a refugee, was among the other civilians, and at the behest of a commander, he ran to the city wall with hot water and poured it down the wall.
"This weather...... It's really not suitable for siege. Green frowned as he looked at the impenetrable wall beneath his feet.
At that moment, a spider about the size of a man climbed the city wall! The moment the big spider saw Green, it suddenly stopped......
"Get out of here!" A soldier with a shield roared in anger and rushed in front of Grimm, raised his spear, and stabbed the spider in the mouth.
For some reason, the spider, which suddenly became stiff, was directly hit by the spear, and finally turned into a cloud of magical brilliance and disappeared from the city wall, while Green took the opportunity to slip down the city wall.
The soldier who killed the spider frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong. But the tense battle made him forget about it for a moment - there was no time for cranky thoughts on the battlefield.
It's a bit of a problem...... This weather is really bad for the besieging side! Green frowned and glanced at the walls behind him.
Monsters are not afraid of death, but if they can't break through the walls, the end result is just a constant drain of the enemy's stamina, mana, and ammunition reserves like cannon fodder. In this case, unless a legendary mage or Green personally destroys the city wall, it may be difficult to capture the inner wall in a short period of time. But......
Green looked in the direction of the Mage Tower.
In the innermost part of the inner city, there is also a castle. Even if the inner walls are captured, there is still a castle with a mage tower to attack at the end...... This is too pitiful!
However, the biggest headache for Green is that perhaps because he once attacked Eagle's Lair City, Lord Izeta has been on guard against assassins sneaking into the castle and destroying the seal of the monster's lair. Even though the soldiers on the inner walls were heavily killed and wounded, Izeta's most elite Silver Tower guards were always stationed in the castle and had no intention of supporting the walls.
If Green fights to expose the risk of revealing his identity, he can indeed destroy the inner city wall, but what should be done with this difficult bone in the end?
"What a hassle...... "Green felt a little troubled.
I really don't know which immoral guy invented such a thing as a castle, it's really disgusting!
After much deliberation, Green finally gave up the idea of exposing himself - it was not unacceptable if he could take down an important stronghold, but if he only took a city wall, Green felt that it was better to continue to hide.
"Tsk! Forget it, let's go with the prep plan. The countryside surrounds the city, and I can afford it. Green pouted.
At this moment, a squad leader yelled at Green, "Hey! What are you doing here!? Hurry up and fetch water! β
"Yes! My lord. Green hurriedly carried the bucket and ran to the makeshift barracks where the water was boiling.
This is a tough battle, relying on the right time, place and people, Izeta stubbornly withstood this wave of monsters!
When a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, the tide-like monsters outside the city slowly subsided as if they had encountered spring snow, and everyone knew that this time the crisis had finally passed.
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at that moment, a bottle fell from a high altitude.
"Smack! ~β
The vial was reduced to pieces in the city, and then a voice echoed through the inner city.
"O citizen of the kingdom of Northbod, the cruel Queen of Northbod has invaded our realm and started a war on her own initiative...... If you do not want to be affected by the war, leave the kingdom and take refuge in the south...... If you continue to stay in your own country, you will be considered an associate of the tyrant Queen Northbord! β
"Repeat: Citizens of the Kingdom of Northbod......"
At this time, the relaxed soldiers and civilians heard this voice echoing in the city, and everyone's expressions changed.
On the city wall, a veteran listened to the sound echoing in his ears, looking at the city outside that had completely turned into ruins, his eyes full of confusion. At this moment, the veteran suddenly saw a piece of paper fall in front of him.
"Huh?" The veteran picked up the piece of paper with a curious expression.
On the scrap of paper, a map was drawn with a few words: safe evacuation route.
The veteran's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly looked up. In the veteran's field of vision, there seemed to be quite a few pieces of paper falling from the air.
The veteran's heart couldn't help but beat a few points faster.
Izeta, Mage Tower, Monitoring Room.
In the pool above, an aerial view of Izeta was projected, and seven half-elven mages stood around it, their wands wilted with tired faces.
A half-elf mage held something that looked like a conch, listened to it for a moment, and suddenly placed the conch on the ground and pointed at it with his staff.
In the next instant, the sound of surrender echoing in the city appeared in the mage tower.
"If it weren't for Rhea Catnari, this wouldn't have happened!" One of the female half-elves said angrily, "We have signed a peace treaty with those Mona, and this war should never have happened!" β
"There's no point in saying that anymore." An old man who was a half-elf said lightly, "Let's think about what to do next." If there is such a war every month, sooner or later we will not be able to bear it. β
Another female half-elf sighed: "It's winter, and most of the flying monsters can only curl up in their nests, once the winter snow melts, I'm afraid ...... The situation will be very bleak. β
"Yuna, what do you think?"
Lord Izeta, Archmage Yuna Sue Izeta, stood beside the pool, indifferently looking at the city that had just gone through a great battle, and there was no joy or sorrow on his handsome face.
Lord Izeta was silent for a moment: "Inform the Imperial Council." I give them a month! If the Imperial Council still fails to come up with a solution at the beginning of spring, then we will give up our territory! β
"I'm against it!" The half-elf old man roared angrily, "My lord, this city is our brainchild! How can you give up so easily!? If there is no territory, what are we left with!? β
"It's just to put pressure on the Imperial Council." Lord Izeta's azure pupils glanced at the half-elf old man, "How to do it will be discussed after the next demonic night." β
Hearing Yuna's words, the half-elf old man finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You really scared me to death. β
"But if there's really no other way, giving up the territory is also an option to consider." Lord Izeta frowned slightly, "By the way, let's see if we can get in touch with those Mona." β
Hearing Lord Izeta's words, the rest of the half-elves showed different expressions. Some people's eyes lit up and they seemed to have thought of something new; Others frowned.
"Those Mona seem to be able to negotiate, maybe we can make peace with them!" A half-elf female mage suggested.
"Will the other party agree?"
"Give it a try. We can choose neutrality in their war with Angusari! The half-elf female mage sneered, "There's no reason for us to take our own family for that little girl from the Catnary family, right?" β
"I disagree!" A middle-aged man spoke, "The other party is a monster, how can you ensure that they are talking?" What if they defeat the Catnaris, tear up the agreement, and do something to us, what are we going to do then? β
"It's a big deal to give up the territory and take refuge in the Elven Forest. How could it be worse than it is now? The half-elf female mage sneered, "As long as the strength of the family can be preserved, there will be a chance to rise again wherever you go." But if the family's strength is lost here, it will really be over. β
Hearing the female mage's words, several half-elves looked at each other, as if considering whether it was really feasible.
At this moment, one of the youngest looking female half-elves suddenly spoke, "I heard that those Mona camps are ...... There are humans who take refuge in them. β
In an instant, there was a dead silence in the Mage Tower!