Chapter 174: The Hunt Begins
"According to the spies' report, this force is expected to meet another team at the entrance of the Great Trail to the west in ten minutes, and the two armies will be combined to be strong enough to pose a deadly threat to the town. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"And the Great Trail is a shortcut through the dense forest to the town, and with the marching speed of these black skins, I'm afraid it won't take less than twenty minutes to launch an attack on the town."
"We can carry out unified jamming after the enemy has assembled, which should save a lot of time."
"No, the number of opponents will be twice as large as ours at that time, and when you enter the area of the big walk, the battle environment will become narrow, and the cavalry will not be able to give full play to their advantages, and it will almost be a suicidal operation that will be defeated."
"In my opinion, we now have two options." Seeing that the crowd was arguing, the middle-aged man who took over the management of the cavalry regiment raised his hands and pressed them slightly, attracting everyone's attention while speaking lightly, "The first is to launch a surprise attack advantage, go all out, and completely disperse the combat ability of the army in front." The second is to carry out disruptive strikes, harassment with the aim of conserving strength and slowing down the enemy. ”
"What do you think, Mayor?" Turning his head, the middle-aged man looked at Tag, who had his back to the group. The latter seemed to have not heard of it, and looked at the black dragon in the distance with cold eyes.
"Mayor Mare?"
"Huh?"
"We're talking about a battle plan, do you hear me?" The middle-aged cavalryman's face was full of helplessness, seeing that the other party was not in a state, and he was about to hurry up and explain to him, but the latter stretched out his hand to block his words back.
"I heard it all."
"That?"
"Remember what Cedric said?" Tag's seemingly casual words silenced everyone who was discussing tactics, and the middle-aged man looked at him even more stunned, and the inexplicable aura made Tag's back become more and more vicissitudes in his eyes, like a dying man who stepped into a coffin with half a foot.
Slowly raising his hand and clenching his fist, Tag stared closely at Drow's troops approaching the established ambush position, while not forgetting to explain to everyone behind him: "If you can live, it will naturally be a stroke of luck." Since there is only one death in the end, at least create the greatest value! ”
"Attack!"
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"Ho!"
The velociraptor under his crotch suddenly stopped, and let out a low roar with a vigilant face, Meliston frowned, signaled everyone to stop, and listened carefully: "What sound?" ”
"Sounds like a fight, it's close to us." The deputy's listening skills were obviously high, and his long, pointed ears fluttered slightly, and he quickly discerned the general content, as well as the direction and distance.
"Looks like we're close to finding those humans." Grinning, Merris's eyes were full of danger, "All obey the order, speed up!" ”
"The hunt is on!"
Ryan and a group of nimble rangers weave through the sea of corpses, gathering supplies to work on while searching for enemies who are still struggling to catch their breath.
Due to time problems, everyone just took care of the battlefield briefly, and immediately hurried in the direction of the big stride. If you look closely, you'll see that the number of people has been reduced by almost half compared to when they left the town, and everyone is covered in blood, and they look very embarrassed.
Another victory, a pyrrhic victory in exchange for human lives.
Glancing at his tired companion beside him, Ryan's face was filled with imperceptible concern.
Without logistical help, the losses of the blocking forces were too great. Although both battles of annihilation were fought well, it should not be forgotten that the vanguard of the Drow Elves was only a little more than a hundred people, and the blocking force of nearly 300 people still suffered more than half of the losses in the case of a surprise attack.
In other words, the current blocking forces have no numerical superiority, and the balance of victory has begun to slowly tilt.
Everyone remained silent, and a depressing aura soon spread through the dense forest, and if you feel it carefully, this is the determination and fear of stepping step by step towards death.
"Hey, you, are you scared?" Lanier came to Ryan's side at some point, and when he heard his question, the latter quickly turned his head to look, only to see that his face was pale, and he had long since lost the anticipation and excitement that he had just walked out of the green forest.
Perhaps it was because he had expected such a result for a long time, but Tag did not cheer everyone up, so that many people's eyes became wandering, and the aura of nervousness and fear was like a virus, infecting back and forth in everyone's hearts, growing stronger and stronger.
"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." There was silence for a while, and I don't know if it was because of the large corpses left behind by several battles, Ryan's expression was very stiff, and he couldn't see joy or sorrow.
In Lanier's mind, Ryan is very mature most of the time, except for the occasional inappropriateness, and his composure and calmness always make him feel that the other party is much older than him. And now, it was the first time he had seen Ryan's expression.
Seeing the other party looking at him with incredible eyes, Ryan smiled lightly: "We are all afraid of death, because it means the end, and the loss of everything. And fear is easy to make people lose judgment, if I can survive tonight, but fall into the abyss of death because of fear, even if I go to the spirit world, I will regret it. ”
"What if, it's doomed?" Lanier's question was more like a whisper to himself, but it still reached Ryan's ears.
The latter was still expressionless, looking up at the sky, and a full moon was reflected in his pupils: "Doomed? Who is destined? Who has the right to doom? ”
"Gods......" Under Ryan's slightly tough question, Lanier's answer was hesitant and unconfident.
"Do you believe in evil gods?"
"Nope."
"And will you pray for your own bad luck?"
"Won't"
"One last question." Seeing Lanier shake his head so determined, Ryan smiled mysteriously, and then asked solemnly, "Will your god help you in your fight against evil?" ”
"Yes! The Goddess will surely shelter my magic! Nodding without hesitation, Lanier's eyes shone with determination and confidence.
Glancing at the mage's regained composure, Ryan knew that his goal had been achieved, so he didn't continue to persuade him, but just set his eyes on the night sky, the lonely full moon hanging high overhead.
God?
With an inexplicable smile, Ryan grabbed the hilt of the sword blessed by the morning light, and followed the large army forward quickly.
The lights of the green forest gradually appeared in the sky, and the hundred-man brigade of the drow elves immediately accelerated forward.
No one noticed that deep in the forest, a pair of scarlet eyes silently followed behind them.
"My lord, don't we remind them?" The deputy next to him tugged on the reins and came to the lead rider's side.
Maylis pursed her lips and chuckled, looking at the troops in front of her with contemptuous eyes like a lamb: "The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and the gray wolf is hunting, so it doesn't have time to pay attention to the hunter behind it." I don't want those beast claws to stain my cutie, right? ”
Maylis's soft wielding gently stroked the scales of the velociraptor neck, and the latter roared happily when he saw his master doing so.
The deputy next to him immediately understood, nodded in salute, and then stepped back. She didn't see that the way Merris looked at her compatriots in front of her was emotionless, not even the velociraptor under her crotch.