Chapter 12 Pamir Gathering Grounds
Smoke obscured the moonlight, and the field was pitch black.
There were no torches, no one spoke, and the procession of nearly a hundred people stumbled forward in the darkness.
The adventurers are all people who have come through the ups and downs, and the dark environment does not have much impact on them, but the villagers who follow behind have no such ability, so they can only follow the team in a panic, trekking hard and shallow foot, even if they break their legs on the potholed road, they dare not shout loudly, they can only endure the pain, and continue to walk with a limp with the support of their relatives.
No one complained that the adventurers were walking too fast, and they were lucky enough to be the countless innocent souls of Barnice, if it weren't for the boy named Kelmore, they would now be the ghosts of the gnoll's knife, or a charred corpse.
The light of the fire above Barnes was still clearly visible, and he didn't know when the jackals would catch up, so he could only try to stay away from the danger.
Along the way, Mu Kai was very relaxed, he had extraordinary perception, and he could move normally even with his eyes closed.
As he continued to use his mental power, he became more and more aware of how to use it, and the greater the effect he played.
The fleeing party walked silently through the darkness, and when the morning light appeared on the horizon, they realized that they had not rested all night.
The hills in the distance show their undulating silhouettes, the road is lined with large lush fig trees, and the lumberyard looms in the mist.
It turned out that before I knew it, I had already arrived at the Pamir collection site, and there was still half of the way to the village of Gurudin.
"Let's rest here before leaving, I can't hold on."
Kaizhe's face was pale, his dew-soaked hair was messy, and he looked very embarrassed, and it was a recognized fact that the mages were weak.
"I'm also in favor of taking a break first." Clone raised his hand.
A whole day of fighting and a whole night of escaping, even professionals can't bear it, and even the female orcs show a tired face, which shows the great physical exertion.
Mu Kai pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Go to the front gathering ground to rest, you may still find food in the lumberjack's camp." ”
Since there have been no jackals to catch up so far, it means that there can be no more pursuers behind, otherwise, with the speed of the gnolls, they should have caught up a long time ago, and now the army of Glesia should have been assembled and marched in the direction of Gurudin.
"There's a situation ahead!"
Gogo ran over quietly and whispered, "There are two brigades of Grecian soldiers stationed in the collection field!" ”
"That's two hundred!" Cloun's brow furrowed tightly and asked, "Is it okay to get around?" ”
Gogo shook his head and said, "It's all cliffs ahead, it's hard. ”
"Tell the villagers first, let them keep quiet, and your militia will be in charge." Kaizhe turned his head to look at Rekan, and then said: "Take an inventory of those who can still fight, since you can't get around, then you can only fight, and if you sneak attack before the enemy wakes up, we will have a great chance of winning." ”
"The problem is, our people really don't have the strength anymore!" A young mercenary in chain armor spread his hands, and a helpless wry smile appeared on his handsome face.
"If you can't fight, you have to fight! Dead or alive, let's fight this one first! Clone gritted his teeth, stared at the handsome young mercenary, and said, "Yari, is it that half of the elven blood that makes you so squeamish?" ”
"What are you talking about?" A mercenary standing next to Yari shouted angrily, "Do you want to fight? ”。
The female mercenary is tall, with delicate facial features, and long smooth golden hair, very beautiful, such a woman is very rare in the circle of mercenaries and adventurers, but at this time, her willow-like eyebrows are erected, and she looks imposing.
"Okay, Yana, now is not the time to quarrel, everything will wait until the current level is over!"
The half-elf stopped the female mercenary and sighed secretly, his mercenary group had lost a lot of manpower in Barnices, and only a dozen people escaped from it, and if there was another tough battle in the current state, I don't know how many would be left.
"Isn't there any other way?" An adventurer looked at Mu Kai and asked.
Mu Kai shook his head and did not answer.
He is a complete rookie when it comes to fighting against the enemy, and he is self-aware of this, so whenever it comes to specific battles, he usually keeps silent.
Just like when he discovered the lumberyard just now, he didn't even think to send scouts to find out the situation first, if it weren't for the seasoned adventurers like Gogo in the team, they would have crashed headlong into the enemy's base camp by now.
The morning light was getting brighter, the time was pressing, and the opinions were quickly unified, and that was to fight, because there was simply no other option.
When he first escaped from Banis, there were more than thirty adventurers and mercenaries in the team, plus five or six rout soldiers and Rekan's militia squad, the number of combatants was close to fifty.
Under normal circumstances, it would be easy to eat two hundred soldiers, but in their current state, it is difficult to say who will kill the deer.
The Pamir Yard is the most famous logging site in Gurudin, the fir produced here is of good quality, the best material for the main structure of the house, and there are also a lot of rare timber production, there are two or three hundred loggers live here every year, the scale of the camp is very large.
The barracks were all made of wood, even the walls were logs with bark, and a dozen long wooden houses were scattered in the clearing.
When the war broke out, the lumberjacks fled, the camp was dead, the fires that had been extinguished were still emitting green smoke, and by the fires sat a few soldiers who were keeping vigil, and a few empty wine bottles were rolling on the ground, and the residual heat from the ashes made them sleep soundly.
Gogo slung his exaggerated Storm Bow over his shoulder, and walked lightly with a short dagger, the veteran thieves who had practiced the art of Meditation, and when he moved, he was as dexterous as a cat, and did not make a single movement.
There are also two turn-ed-thieves in the team, who are much more sophisticated than Walter and the other dagger-wielding adventurers.
It was more than enough to deal with ordinary soldiers, even if they had not yet made their first transfer, and they went around behind the soldiers and held their sharp daggers about fifteen centimeters from their throats.
This distance allows you to wipe your throat in the quickest possible time, without waking the enemy up due to the cold of the dagger.
The throat cutting was done almost at the same time, and there was still no sound coming out, except for the sudden smell of blood in the crisp air of the morning.
When the thieves unbolted the door of the barracks, the fighters divided into three groups immediately launched an all-out attack, and how much attrition they could inflict when the enemy was unable to resist was directly related to the success or failure of this battle.
After Barris had set up the forward base, the Pamir Gathering Ground was the equivalent of the rear of Grecia, and the soldiers stationed there had no idea that they would be attacked, and they had plundered a lot of wealth from nearby villages, drank a lot of liquor on a whim, and many had their throats cut before they could wake up from their hangovers.
Screams and shouts resounded throughout the camp, and the soldiers who had woken up from their sleep panicked in search of weapons, some trying to rush out of the barracks, others resisting with their bare hands, and as a result, the three barracks that had been attacked were almost completely destroyed.
Glesia's soldiers were battle-hardened and quickly recovered from the chaos because of the long years of war, but by the time they were assembled with their weapons, less than half of them were left, and they didn't have time to put on their armor.
Kaizhe recited the incantation, this time the incantation was very long, it took a little time, after the spell was completed, a huge fireball smashed into the enemy camp like a meteor, and burst open, and the flames that shot out in all directions immediately swept six or seven Glesian soldiers into it, and those soldiers immediately turned into flaming humanoid torches, and the terrible wail was terrifying.
The magic drained Kai Zhe of all his mental power and magic, and his face became even paler, and he staggered to the ground.
"Kill!"
Cardina rushed to the front as always, and the female orc gritted her teeth, desperately squeezing her body, trying to squeeze more strength out of her sore muscles.
"Kill!"
More people rushed forward with a roar, victory was in sight, just hold on a little longer.