Chapter 11: Barnice
Barnice was caught in blood and fire.
More and more gnolls join the raiders, and mercenaries and adventurers wait for the moment to break out.
The Gnolls were not regular armies, they were known as bandits and robbers on the Grecian continent, and they were called to fight on another continent, not because of Barris's meagre commission, but because of the plundering of the continent of Aden.
Now, Barnice has opened his arms to them like a weak girl, and there is no need to fight with mercenaries at all, after all, mercenaries and adventurers are not easy to mess with, and they usually don't have a few gold coins in their pockets.
Mu Kai and his party broke through in the direction of the city gate under the leadership of the militia Rekan, who grew up in this town and was familiar with every street and alley here.
After the city was broken, the gnolls scattered in small teams to burn and loot in the town, basically did not hinder the breakthrough team, but the mercenaries and adventurers gathered together, occupied the numerical advantage, and killed a lot of gnolls in the process of breaking through.
Under the guidance of Rekan, they ran all the way through the burning town, and in less than ten minutes ran to the south gate, and when they reached the bottom of the city, they found that the exit had already been blocked.
Blocking the exit is the Bloody Axe, the elite unit of the Gnolls.
The Bloody Axe is the most elite mercenary of the Jackal Legion, they are more combat-ready and disciplined, wearing uniform black armor and wielding a wide and heavy sword of Osses, they are murderous and awe-inspiring, and still appear to be at ease in the face of the fierce onslaught of the knights led by Karibasper.
After the fall of Barnice, Karibasper began to lead the Knights to break through, this is the army directly under King Kadamus, is the most elite force of Gurudin, he must bring this force back to the king's throne, otherwise, not only will he be severely punished, but his family will also be implicated, and lose the glory of being Gurudin's guardian family.
But the bloody axe was so strong that the charge after charge was like a wave crashing on a reef, and the knights suffered heavy casualties, but the blockade remained unmoved.
The adventurers and mercenaries who were blocked at the exit also attacked, and it was a time of life and death, and everyone fought with all their might, even the teachers of the warriors' guild and the mages of the temple were also thrown into the fight, and Mukai also saw the figure of Cardina's teacher Toruku, who was against a commander of Oyemaf.
Ojemaf is a superior race among the gnolls, and their combat power is far from being comparable to that of ordinary gnolls, and many of them even have mastered advanced magic, and are the nobles and ruling class of the gnolls society.
He was not as vicious as the inferior gnolls, with long silver-white hair and beard, and a mane like a lion on his face, which was like a silver-white wave tumbling and rippling during a fight.
Toruku is a half-orc warrior who has long been promoted to a tyrant, and in the process of attacking the grandmaster, his strength is undoubted, and the fact that Oyemafu can not fall behind in battle is enough to show the strength of this race.
Because he practiced the traditional martial art of the orcs, Kabat, Toruku had an agility that was not commensurate with his muscular body, his fists were like a storm, and his fighting style was wilder than that of his disciple Cardina.
Burst power, burst impact, power storm, he continuously used the Qi Gathering skill, and the violent fighting qi fluctuations pushed the people around him far away, and the dust was stirred into the air, forming a vacuum on the battlefield.
A female mage standing in the temple camp, dressed in sacred cloaks, chanted a subdued incantation, and with a wave of the life staff in her hand, a pair of huge red wings made of magical runes flashed on Toruku's body, and the attack of the orc tyrant immediately became more intense.
Berserker Soul, a support magic that greatly stimulates combat power.
The mage casts spells quickly, waving her wand and giving Karebasper and the rest of her own warriors on the front lines a shield and a power boost.
Under the leadership of the Templar Mage, many mages from the mercenary group and the adventurer camp also began to bless the Knights with enhanced magic, and the battle became more intense, and the blockade of the Bloody Axe finally showed signs of loosening.
This exit to the south leads to the city of Gurudin, and the remaining soldiers, most of the mercenaries and adventurers, as well as members of various unions and chambers of commerce will choose to break through from here, Mu Kai originally thought that the south gate with a large number of high-end combat forces should be opened in a short time, but Barris obviously did not intend to let them go easily, and arranged Oyemafu and the bloody axe here.
Clounn looked at the tragic battlefield with a somewhat complicated expression.
When Mu Kai proposed to avoid the main battlefield and choose to go to Gurudin's village, he actually didn't agree in his heart, but considering that Mu Kai's survivability was too poor, he finally agreed, and now seeing the power of the fierce battle between the orc tyrant and Ojemaf, and seeing the powerful combat power of the bloody axe, he really understands that the weakness Mu Kai said not only refers to himself, but also includes everyone in the war mercenary group.
"What should I do?" Clouen asked, somewhat anxiously.
"Go to the North Gate!"
Mu Kai immediately turned around.
The South Gate has become a terrible meat grinder, and it will take a lot of time to break through from here, and with every minute of time passes, the danger increases.
In the face of the Bloody Axe and Oyemaf, their strength was far from enough, and even if they could follow the large army to break through the blockade, it would be difficult to escape the ensuing pursuit, not to mention that they were followed by a group of villagers.
The female orc was eager to try, as if she wanted to rush to his teacher, Mu Kai turned around and shouted, "Go!" Cardina! Your strength is not enough! ”
The female orc hesitated slightly, clenched her fists and chased after her.
Clone ran to Mukai and complained, "This guy hasn't listened to my orders once!" I'm the leader! ”
Goth happened to run past and bumped him on the shoulder.
"Hurry up! Head! ”
Rushing into the town again, they chose the shortest straight line, and the main road leading from the south gate to the north gate was the central axis of the town, which was the most prosperous area of the town, and was also the first to be ransacked by the jackals.
In less than an hour, the once bustling neighborhood turned into a living hell, the streets were covered with blood, the corpses of the dead were everywhere, even the babies in the swaddling clothes were not spared, the shops, warehouses, taverns, and houses along the way all the rooms were turned upside down, and the jackal soldiers took the valuable things and lit a fire.
Houses burned like torches on both sides of the road, the scorching air and smoke made it hard to breathe, and the blazing heat almost melted people as they passed through the middle.
Walk through the flame-shrouded street, and you'll see the Bloody Axe and Oyemafu in the distance.
The north gate was also blocked, but fortunately there were not many of them, and Grinder and his guards had opened a gap, and the surviving townspeople were constantly escaping from here and disappearing into the night.
Grinder's armor was stained with blood, some of it was enemy and some of it was his own, and he didn't intend to take a step back until the blood in his veins was completely drained.
He is the master of the land, to which his ancestors poured so much effort that he swore to protect it to the death.
As he passed through the gates, Mukai looked back at the town that had collapsed in the flames and sighed deeply.
Barnice is a good place, and Grinder is a good lord, but without defending its power, everything will be reduced to ashes, leaving only a sad ruin.