Chapter 293: Defensive Counterattack
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
The huge flame bomb was crazy **** to the sky, and countless flames exploded. Countless flames burned wildly...... In the sky, there was a crackling burn, and the holy water was frantically evaporated by the heat before it fell.
Of course, the lead clouds that shrouded the sky were blasted out of a huge hole in an instant.
"Tempest!"
Oxtin drank again.
The skeleton mages quickly shook the silver staff in their hands, and as they chanted the incantation, a gentle breeze began to appear faintly at some point, and gradually the wind became stronger and stronger. A large hurricane had formed, and the originally dense lead cloud was quietly blown away.
Rumble!
The Tempest spell disappeared in an instant.
The overcast sky suddenly began to dissipate, and the sun returned to the earth. Although these are for players and NPCs, they will prefer sunny days. But in this case, if the holy water stops, it is obviously not good news.
Although the charging Silver Cross knights saw that the heavy rain had stopped, they were ready to shoot at this moment.
"Click, click!"
The hurried war horse raised its iron hooves high and slammed it to the ground.
Along the way, countless dirt splashed wildly.
The knights of the Silver Cross roared, already in contact with the skeletons in the front row...... With a loud crash, the knights were like an indestructible bulldozer, almost killing everywhere they went. Their weapons are not only the long swords in their hands, but also the war horses under their crotches have unimaginable lethality.
The drape in front of the war horse was inlaid with rows of steel thorns.
Whether it's the drape, or the weapons on the body.
All of these are silver-quality equipment, and all of them are infused with the attributes of Holy Light. Now the attributes of these equipment are even more lethal to the undead.
"Boom!"
Large shards of bones were frantically knocked away, and the skeletons in unison could only let these knights go on a rampage. The point is that it is impossible for these skeletons to stop these knights, although the difference in rank is not much, but in this case, there is no way at all.
The knightly strength of the Silver Cross Legion is not bad in itself, plus they are dressed in silver-quality equipment. When there are a large number of people and they are arranged in an orderly manner, they can give full play to the advantages of the rank as much as possible. The knights of the entire Silver Cross looked like a sharp knife, thrust into the skeleton legion.
The knights are not slow.
The moment they had come into contact with the Skeleton Legion, they had already changed from a long snake formation to a triangle. There was a sound in the air like bones being chewed, and there was no grass growing in its pass. Of course, not only that, but more attacks are still to come......
The NPC army of the Black Rose Empire, which had already been prepared, was led by the Silver Cross Legion, and the horn was blown at the moment. A large number of men and horses rushed to kill, and the galloping momentum of ten thousand horses was fierce and incomparable, and the ground was trampled like a gong and drum.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Seeing that the rainstorm technique did not work, the catapult immediately changed its original strategy.
Huge boulder bombs crashed down from the sky......
The Lost City's tactics have long since spread, and almost all NPCs have learned this trick. The boulder was hollowed out and filled with gunpowder, which then caused a massive explosion on impact. Of course, this is not very powerful. Because long ago, Gao Fei had experimented that he could only do as much as possible when the number of people was dense.
Because the opponent is the undead.
Therefore, the power of this megalithic bomb, which should have been huge, was almost ignored to the point that it could not be calculated. Because the undead are creatures that have died once, as long as the soul fire is not destroyed, even if you dismantle all their bodies to pieces, it will be fine.
But living creatures are different.
Take the player, for example.
If the boulder bomb exploded not far from them, even if they were spared death, the debris from the explosion could cause them a lot of damage. If the damage is too severe, the player will experience 'near-death', 'Critical', or 'Minor Injury'...... In other states, the consumption of combat effectiveness, speed and physical strength will have a lot of losses.
If you are unfortunate enough to be blown up and lose your arm and leg, you will suffer.
Basically, it is equivalent to the loss of combat effectiveness.
This situation is called wounded soldiers on the battlefield, not only can they not continue to participate in the war, but they also have to constantly invest in various medical treatments in order to ensure that they do not die. Thankfully, it's just a game, not reality...... Otherwise, the cost will be even greater.
Therefore, even if these boulder bombs have a big impact on the Skeleton Legion, they are not big.
However, with NPC development.
Eventually, they developed a more convenient mud bomb. First, two bowls were made of red clay, and gunpowder was poured on one side and fire oil on the other. The middle is separated by a layer of soil. Finally, close it and let it be exposed to the scorching sun until it finally solidifies.
Once crafted, this mud bomb immediately replaced the original fire oil and boulder bomb attacks...... The effect is also quite good. It's a lot easier to make than a boulder bomb, and it's much more convenient and quick. A skilled player can even make up to 500 dirt bombs similar to this one in a single day.
At that time, this kind of bomb was also sold by players for a sky-high price of ten and a half silver coins, and many players made a windfall from small and medium-sized ones.
Of course, that's all for later.
Nowadays, although these boulder bombs are effective, they only have a numerical advantage. On top of this hill, almost every hundred paces, there is a catapult. According to rough estimates, there must be at least 100,000 planes. From this point of view, this time, the Black Rose Empire has invested a lot of blood to destroy the Scourge Legion.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The roaring boulder was like a meteorite, and it fell wildly in the densest place of the skeleton army, and the fire was burning wildly.
"Damn, what now?"
Oxin jumped to his feet in a hurry.
He was now wondering what he would do if Guffy was here.
The first should be to avoid widespread deaths.
But how can this be avoided?
Boulder bombs were constantly falling from the sky, and on the ground, the Silver Cross and the Black Rose Dynasty, a total of a million troops, were on a rampage.
Fight back or defend with all your might?
If Gao Fei was here, he would definitely not advocate all-out defense. Because the opponent's centaurs have already killed their own camp, there is no way to defend at all. As for the boulder bombs in the sky, they can be used by the skeleton mage to summon a magical barrier to resist them......
But if you just keep resisting like this, it's not a thing.
Because there comes a time when the magic runs out.
If you wait until the opponent's boulder bombs are all gone, that's fine. Wouldn't it be terrible if the mana ran out and the boulder bomb was still there, and even in the end, wouldn't the skeleton mage even have a chance to fight back?
"Okay, then fight back with all your might!"
"The Skeleton Legion obeys orders!"
"All the melee skeletons are catching up and stopping these guys. Skeleton Archers and Skeleton Mages retreat as far as they can, then stand on a safe line and set fire to attack! ”
Rumble!
A large number of skeletons rushed over in a frenzy.
Although to the Silver Cross, these skeletons are like meat to the mouth, and they can be easily dealt with. But if this piece of meat becomes too much, it will become a hard bone. If you want to gnaw on it again, it's not so easy.
The speed at which the knights charged immediately dropped to half of what they had been.
Skeletons surged up from afar, shattered bones covering the ground. The ground of the Lost City looks like a swamp made of bones, and once you step into it, don't try to escape from it.
And what frightened these knights the most was not the number of skeletons, but the speed at which they fell.
What is the most important thing about cavalry?
That is the acceleration that comes with running at a high speed using the mount. Once the speed is fast enough, it will not be a problem to kill the blood cow of the same level in seconds. But if you can't move, you can only stay where you are, and become a passively beaten iron lump.
Their speed is getting slower and slower, as if they are stuck in a swamp.
Can't move at all.
At this time, the Scourge Legion's counterattack finally began. Even if they were wearing heavy armor, even if they had the protection of the Holy Light, they would not be able to face this storm-like attack.
The initial attack didn't work.
After all, it's because of the equipment and the blessings on the Holy Light that can still play a lot of roles. Before the countless arrows rained down on these knights, they were completely purified by the constantly flickering holy light. Bursts of white light flashed, and the rain of arrows crackled to the ground like locusts hitting the glass.
However, even the best equipment will be under such a high-intensity attack, and the durability will be rapidly reduced. Gradually, the armor that shimmered with silver light had lost its original color, and before I knew it, cracks like spider silk appeared.
Rumble!
Eventually, the armor of the Silver Cross could no longer hold up, and with a loud sound, the armor began to break in large areas. Of course, casualties began to appear gradually. Even the incomparably powerful Silver Cross Legion began to suffer massive casualties, especially those from the Black Rose Dynasty.
By the time the Silver Cross could not hold on, they had already suffered more than a third of their casualties!
At this time, this wave of cavalry began to have the idea of retreating.
"Want to go?"
"Taking advantage of me so much, just go, isn't it too simple to think about this!"
"I told none of you to want to leave!"
Oxtin's eyes narrowed.