Chapter 27: The Fall of the Abyssal Worm
Rough skin and thick flesh are the characteristics of a wyvern, and its infinite strength is also its strength, and no one can shake a wyvern head-on.
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The three-day God-given trade will officially end tomorrow at sunrise. It means that the god of war sacrifices Nosica, and the Spartan diplomat elder is about to return. As for how many warriors they were able to bring to Sparta, Aaron's expectation was five hundred, and to bring back a large number of Shilots and Persian slaves.
The expectation in his heart made Aaron's eyes blazing. But in the blink of an eye, he finally shook his head and shook off these useless thoughts. "No matter how you guess, tomorrow at sunrise will be known. And whatever the outcome, it will not be something that can be manipulated and changed by yourself. ”
Looking back at the sunset on the horizon at this time, the light wheel that exudes afterglow has begun to tilt westward, hanging slowly in the sky, looking back at the Dead Sea.
The sky and the earth seem to be solemnly bidding farewell to the bright red sun. In the clear blue sky, the golden clouds are nostalgically holding half of the light wheel. On the calm Dead Sea, a huge and solemn golden wreath is reflected.
Standing on the east side of Sparta, on top of a newly built wall, Aaron raised his head with a spear in one hand and looked out at the horizon. The fair-skinned and resolute cheeks are illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun, and they become a near-transparent luster.
"Whether it's to explore the power of the temple or to the authority of the world. People always change in order to become strong, become indifferent, or greedy, and give up kindness and kindness, or is that the most essential manifestation in the first place. ”
“…… It's just that his hands are stained with blood, rushing to a devil's feast, looking at the world with cold eyes, and who can finally fill all the desires for conquest. ”
With a touch of sense, the afterglow of the daylight moved to the blade of the spear beside him, and on Aaron's face, a red light that shone through the body. As his gaze swept back and forth, the distance from the Splitting Mountain Falls to Sparta, although it was only an insignificant distance, but once the scale of 50,000 people was spread, it still looked extremely spectacular.
According to Aaron's calculations, the God-given trade brought 10,000 Greek freedmen to Sparta, and now 50,000 gnomes have been incorporated into Sparta. On the original basis, the population size of Sparta reached a staggering 70,000 people in an instant.
If Aaron's statistics are correct, with the current population limit of Sparta, it can only accommodate a maximum of 50,000 people. As for the remaining 20,000 people, they will need to be moved to Sparta's dependent territory at sunrise tomorrow, the Bloody Grand Canyon.
"Population is always an important foundation for the continuous development and growth of a territory. As for the food consumption of 70,000 people, with the current granary reserves of Sparta, it can last for about half a year. ”
Then, as Aaron stared at the huge army of dwarf population entering Sparta, he secretly calculated the food distribution in his heart. Suddenly, a warning horn rang in his eardrums.
The mournful sound of the horn attracted everyone's attention.
"Abyssal worms! That's the Abyssal Worm! ――”
Hearing the scout's warning voice, Aaron's cheeks expanded from a smile to a smile that quickly became indifferent. As he raised his head and looked into the sky, he found the trace of a flying dragon.
Wyvern, a powerful creature that is good at flying and hunting.
In Aaron's pupils, it flew high in the air, clothed in the afterglow of the setting sun, and a tail behind it became a double fork in human vision, and as the other party gradually fell from the sky, it was already able to see its outline with the naked eye, and the scales on the huge fleshy wings, the sparkling reflection under the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Spartans, prepare for battle!"
Spotting the anomalous black spots in the sky, Kratos' face turned red, and instantly covered with faintly visible web-like green tendons. At his call to battle, the Spartan Sacred Order quickly assembled and climbed the newly completed walls in different directions.
"Zhurong Hunter, prepare to defend!" At the same time, the voice of the infantry bow general's first force came at the same time, and hundreds of Zhurong hunters stepped up their arrows to occupy the commanding heights of Spartan buildings. In several towers near the east side of the city wall, there were also Zhurong archers carrying poisoned arrows stationed immediately.
At present, the huge army of gnomes, who had just entered half of Sparta, had a very serious riot.
In the face of panic and riots, there were many gnomes, even losing their minds in an instant, and the crowd crowded into the crowd, the order was chaotic, screaming and fleeing in different directions.
At such a time, Aaron could only let the gnomes riot on the plains, and in his opinion, it would be the most stupid thing to pay attention to a group of timid gnomes at this time. Moreover, no matter how great the wyvern's appetite and destructive power is, it is impossible to swallow or kill 50,000 gnomes in one gulp.
Not so long ago, Sparta had already been invaded by a wyvern. That wasn't something that could have been expected in advance, and this would be the first time Aaron had shaken a powerful foe, an abyssal worm, head-on.
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Roar~~~ Far away, the roar of the flying dragon came from the sky, which can be described as earth-shattering and deafening. When the flying dragon hovered low in the plains, the majesty of the savage beasts, and the feeling of the yin wind carried by the wings of the two huge bats, almost frightened the tens of thousands of dwarfs on the plains. The gnomes, densely packed on the plains, fled in all directions like frightened ant colonies.
In the shadow of the wyvern hovering, the panicked screams of the gnomes frightened more gnomes into a daze, and they ran around in fear and frenzy.
However, within the walls of Sparta, there is a touch of calm before the war. This contrast attracted the attention of the flying dragon. It swirled over an ever-increasing area, eventually overshadowing the walls of Sparta. In particular, seeing the position where Aaron was standing on the city wall, the bright temple shield, made the dragon's eyes feel very uncomfortable, but it made it have a trace of vigilance, and never approached this section of the eastern city wall.
For a moment, Aaron's gaze met that of the dragon. If the eagle's gaze is sharp, it can give a sense of shock.
Then meeting the gaze of a flying dragon will immediately contain a terrifying aura of being hunted down in people's eyes. Suddenly, the skin at the corner of Aaron's mouth shrank rapidly, and he glared back at the behemoth with a thunderclap, defiant gaze.
"Wyverns, a ferocious winged aerial hunter, in order to lose weight and climb high in the air, have very light bones, and do not have much appetite or appetite. More attention needs to be paid to the sweep of the earth dragons than the wyverns, and every winter, these giant beasts will leave the western forests in large numbers and come towards the plains and open fields. ”
"Earth dragons have no wings, but they have swift limbs, and are more intelligent and aggressive than wyverns. Whether it is a flying dragon or an earth dragon, in the Savage Continent, they are all called 'Abyss Worms'. ”
In addition to the above warnings that Aaron had already heard, he also knew that the Wyvern, as a relatively advanced 'abyss insect', had more than ten times stronger eyesight than humans, could see in the dark, and had hearing similar to humans. Wyverns have a strong body, a long, thick neck, a horned or frilly head, sharp teeth, and a long tail. Not only can it fly with a pair of giant batwings, but it can also walk on the ground with four powerful feet, and the dragon's body is covered in scales, protecting every detail of its body.
Watch as the two huge wings whizz by, as Aaron saw with his own eyes.
Even the wyvern's eyes have four layers of eyelids, the inner three of which are transparent to protect the eyes from arrowheads. Its ears can be opened and closed freely, temporarily covered with scales during combat.
A few hovered down, and the wyvern used its tail to sweep or whip several times, except for a few vehicles transporting supplies were shattered, and the few gnomes that were hit instantly became a blur of flesh and blood. Obviously, this wyvern didn't come just for food. The Wyvern turned the Spartan Plains into its own domain, asserting its lordship through killing and destruction.
Boom - An iron arrow that glows green and constantly harasses the Wyvern.
After leaving the plains, the wyvern aimed at the walls and swooped down from the air at high speed, but no matter how much it bit or flapped with its forelimbs, the sturdy tower defense kept shooting sharp arrows outward.
It's just that every sharp arrow, shot out at the fastest speed, will break very weakly when it hits the scales of the flying dragon. According to Aaron's vision, the tower defense should be equipped with a scorpion crossbow similar to that used by the Romans. However, this design is still only active on the drawing board, and it can only be said that Sparta is not fully ready, and it ushered in the second invasion of the Wyvern.
Wyverns, though powerful, are still classified as beasts. The scales on its exterior were probably the finest 'armor' that even a Templar weapon could not pierce, but not on the lower abdomen, otherwise Kratos would not have been able to injure it during the last invasion. It's just that the Void Sanctuary skill 'Spear Throw', which greatly reduces the power of throwing upwards, and can't cause any effective damage to the Wyvern.
Seeing one Spartan warrior after another, running on the city wall, he jumped up briskly and powerfully, rushed out against the city wall, and threw out the spears in his hands. Then his legs clamped like scissors, and with a beautiful turn, he quickly disappeared back into the Temple of Nothingness.
There were five rapid sounds, and the five spears sparked on the scales of the wyvern, and then generally fell weakly. Overall, the Wyvern's scale defense is still too strong.
"Sparta!" Suddenly, a tiger roar rang through the eardrums.
Seeing that most of the Spartan Holy Order warriors were helpless against the Wyvern. Kratos, his cheeks puffed out, his breath rushing, the power from his muscles shook his whole body, as if it were too powerful, and the moment the wyvern flew over his head, his legs suddenly bounced, leaping high into the air, and he threw out the temple skill 'spear throw' like lightning. However, after jumping out of the city walls and landing all under his feet, Kratos immediately chose to withdraw from the battle and returned to the Temple of Nothingness.
This is the benefit of being a Templar, and you can attack without worry. The Sanctuary of Nothingness is located near the shores of the Dead Sea, and it has not been noticed by the wyvern for the time being.
Roar~~~~~
Kratos delivers a powerful blow that hits the Wyvern in the head. Although the scales of the dragon's forehead horns were intact, a lot of blood oozed from the gaps in the scales. The wyvern's fury burned in its heart as it received the blow, and with great rage, its tail whipping and high-speed dive attacks became more and more violent.
Despite not having a sturdy tower defense equipped with a scorpion crossbow, there is nothing to be done about the wyvern's low-altitude hovering. But in order to always take precautions, Aaron still prepared a second set of measures. It's just that to lure this wyvern into a trap, you'll need a bait that will catch the other person's attention. And for the size of a human, it is really difficult to attract the attention of a flying dragon.
At this moment, the clouds on the horizon moved, and the light suddenly became very dazzling.
Aaron looked up and watched as the sunset rested on the surface of the Dead Sea, through the reflection of the water's surface, like a golden waterfall spitting out by a dragon. When Aaron lowered the shield on his left arm, on the one hand, the golden light shot from the left side towards the smooth and bright temple shield, and after being reflected by the glass-like plane, Aaron's left arm shook slightly, reflecting a sharp ray of light that shot directly into the eye of the wyvern.
In Aaron's initial impression, the chances of success were not high, but it was certain that it would cause a very harsh sensation to the wyvern.
But as he suddenly realized something, he moved the muscles of one arm and used a holy shield strike on the air. The opening of the shield shelter formed an arc-shaped light curtain in front of the shield, making the shield reflecting sunlight instantly turn into a fire mirror. As for the direct focus of the fire mirror, it seems that everything that is illuminated will burn.
"Roar ~~~~~~"
The eyes are directly focused, causing the dragon's voice to grow from low to high, and gradually growl. The anger that was previously hit by Kratos doubled, and a pair of eyes sunken into the sockets, like a pair of beads, stared straight at Aaron.
"It's now—" Aaron shook his shield and shot it into the dragon's eyes as he moved his whole body and ran wildly, his whole body twitching. As for the dragon's sturdy and strong body, it slammed into Aaron's running back like a huge rock.
Concentrated on his back by a flying piece of rubble, he rolled down a flight of stairs in the city wall. When he got up again, Aaron's eyes were full of golden stars, and a lot of sweat was oozing from his forehead. "If the feeling is not wrong, at this moment, there are probably two broken ribs."
I thought so, but in order to continue to attract the attention of the wyvern. Aaron's feet kicked hard against the stone wall, and his whole body was vertical, and he shot out of the stairs a few meters above the ground like a projectile, and landed steadily on the ground with a 'bang'.
Jump off the walls and continue to run. Aaron panted like an old colt with a weight on a long journey. But as the muscles on his temples flared up, the muscles on his face twitched, and the boots bounced and continued to jump continuously, dodging the forelimb attacks that the wyvern pounced on, and the residential buildings behind him collapsed, and a tremor was felt from the soles of the feet, and the whole earth was agitated up and down under the pounce of the wyvern.
With the blessing of the temple skill protected by the Holy Shield, it gave Aaron a shot of strength. At the same time as the wyvern opened his bloody mouth and pounced, he raised the spear in his hand and stabbed it into the opponent's jaw like a spring three times in a row, although it still could not penetrate the wyvern's scales to protect it, but blood spilled from around the wyvern's scales, making it even more violent.
The entire residential buildings of Sparta were in shambles under the destruction of the flying dragon. If you look down from below in mid-air, it looks a little funny. The wyvern stared at Aaron's figure, as if he would not give up until he crushed the reptile he hated. Behind the wyvern's tail whipped back and forth and raised a cloud of dust, Kratos and the other Templar warriors who had rushed back from the Void Temple, running fast behind the wyvern.
In the meantime, the sharp arrows of the Zhurong archers continued to fall on the body of the flying dragon from all directions, striking sparks. Although the Wyvern has tried to focus on these annoying 'flies' on more than one occasion, whenever it pauses, a fire mirror will appear in front of it, burning its eyes.
Because of his anger and rage, not only did the wyvern give up the advantage of flying, but he used his slightly clumsy limbs to chase on the ground. As it roared, wisps of white heat erupted from its nostrils.
On the other hand, Aaron's figure in front of him ran upside down, the Spartan King 2-star effect, and the long-term training made his endurance amazing. Even after running away from his boots, Aaron still has a pair of hard feet that can gnaw on marble floors.
Rough skin and thick flesh are the characteristics of a wyvern, and its infinite strength is also its strength, and no one can shake a wyvern head-on. Aaron's eyes were fixed on the corner of the street in front of him, and there was still less than twenty meters away, as long as he crossed here, this evil wyvern would be seriously injured if he didn't die.
There was a 'heavy trebuchet', something that Aaron had experimented with with the architect Uria and a few Spartan elders. Using the principle of leverage, one end is loaded with a heavy object, and the other end is equipped with a stone bullet to be fired, after the stone bullet is placed, let go or cut the rope, so that one end of the heavy object falls, and the stone bullet is also thrown out of the trend.
Due to the backward technology, it is only an immature design specially tested for the flying dragon, this 'heavy trebuchet' has a short range, but it is very powerful when fired horizontally, and the attack power of eight tons is not easy to withstand even if it is reinforced and iron.
Now, Aaron's only concern is whether the group of Spartan youths involved in the training is in place. In less than a few seconds, in the brief time that Aaron's thoughts flew by, his body turned against the corner of the wall, and the scene that caught his eye did not seem to disappoint him.
In the field of vision, I saw seven or eight Spartan youths about eighteen years old with blazing eyes, and under the leadership of a Spartan elder, they were staring feverishly at the end of the corner. In the stone basket of their 'heavy trebuchet' was a very angular boulder that had been caught up and ignited by flammable materials.
Just seeing the huge figure of the flying dragon and the Spartan king appear at the same time, it seemed to make several Spartan youths feel a little panicked. After all, if this stone cannon is hit, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Sensing that the wyvern was about to catch up, Aaron was anxious and his face was ugly. As his red, almost blood-colored face quickly twisted, he grinned and yelled desperately. "Launch! ――”
The training that the Spartans received from an early age was obedience. The Spartan king's order was not to be violated, and with an almost conditional firing sword flash, the 'heavy trebuchet' was immediately cut off with the firing rope.
There was a tingling 'squeak' on the scalp, and a powerful fiery stone bullet roared out, and Aaron bowed his legs, kicked the ground, and moved his whole body muscles and bones, dodging as hard as he could. But even so, his body was grazed by 'an eight-ton hammer'. The Templar skill, Shield Shelter, blocks most of Aaron's attacks. But Rao still heard the sound of several of his ribs 'clicking' and breaking.
At the critical moment, even Aaron, who had prepared in advance, was rubbed against his body, and the flying dragon who felt nothing behind him, the abruptness and panic when facing the 'heavy trebuchet' can be imagined.
There was a heavy sound ~~~~~ bang, bringing people a burst of real sensations hitting the flesh. At the moment when a large area of buildings collapsed, Aaron felt the whole of Sparta shake.
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(12,000 words are out, I'm really stiff, and my cervical spine is really tired, ask for recommendation votes to support ~~~~~~)
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