During his recuperation at Transit Point 3, Barrett also met with the Dark Elves flaunting their might outside the city. However, under the mixed fire of the burning sticks and crossbows, they quickly retreated, with their limited numbers. Until the caravan set off again, Barrett didn't see them a second time, the dark elves who couldn't afford to die, and the current action was really daunting.

The detachment leaving the staging post rushed to the forward fortress at a set pace, neither speeding up because of the urgency of the situation, nor being overcautious about the possible enemy. It was as if everything was under the control of Mr. Barent. This feeling is indeed a lot more reassuring to the aborigines in the team.

After a few encounters, those black skins understood that the team in front of them was not a soft bone that they could easily gnaw on. After the hard fight and harassment fail, the interaction between the two sides becomes a 'game' of empty guns - of course, the two sides do not actually have no intention of shedding more blood on the other side. It's just that under the premise that everyone is cautious, they didn't find a suitable opportunity at all.

In this way, the team that 'fought and made trouble' all the way quickly came to the forward fortress. The fortress is a traditional dwarven craft - walls are built out of sturdy black rock and then watered with molten iron and ice. Thanks to the help of the dwarven clans of the kingdom of Norhan, it is able to resist most siege magic. At the same time, the gates of this fortress are also forged from black iron mixed with pure mythril, which has a certain amount of magic resistance and is extremely tough.

The walls of the city here are already covered with all kinds of defensive equipment, and there are arrow towers at intervals. In addition to the common crossbows and muskets, bed crossbows and stone carts are also hidden. The gnomes' artillery was placed on the second wall. They are stuffed with lead bullet. The main and most useful is to be responsible for clearing the site after the first wall is lost.

Even if you don't enter the city. Barrett could feel the murderous aura here, too—even if the Dark Elves hadn't harassed the fortress yet. The formalities of entering the city are just as cumbersome. But when everyone was inside, Barrett seemed to hear a series of long boos from the caravan behind him - it seemed that many people were feeling relieved!

Immediately after entering the forward fortress, Mr. Barrant was invited by the guards to the city's main fort. After all, with his strength, the arrival at this time can be regarded as a strong reinforcement. And after the other party returned, Barrett immediately received a notice from Mr. Fang Kelin: "Lord Barent, please come over from the blood-stained gray flower mercenary group." ”

"When you suddenly come to us at this time, you always feel that there is nothing good." Even if they were fellow dwarves, the Anvil Man couldn't help but mutter.

"Mr. Fang Kelin, you lead the way!" After saying this, Barrett looked back at his companions: "No matter what is good or bad, you will have to go to know." And I don't think we're going to be able to eat any good fruit out of the caravan now. ”

Even when he had just arrived at the Forward Fortress, Mr. Barent, as Lord of the Deepstone, had been given a nice place to live. Under the light of the unquenchable flame, the tall dwarf's face in front of him looked a little distorted.

Barrett, who had entered the principal, immediately asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Barent, you summoned our blood-stained gray flower mercenary group." Is there anything you want to command? ”

"The next question will be related to your next arrangement, so be sure to think it through." At this point, Mr. Barrant paused, "Because our team will stay in this fortress to help defend against the threat of the dark elves until reinforcements from the kingdom arrive." If you want to leave, you'll have to go with those two caravans. ”

Barrett's heart 'groaned' when he heard this. He looked back at his companions, and almost all of the faces of the players present had turned the color of pig liver—that is, there were still some markings on the face of the flower cat, and only then did it change slightly.

After all, players know exactly what the back of the fortress is like right now. Those elusive dark elf commandos are sharp blades hanging above the heads of pedestrians all the time. If it's a team of dwarves and gnomes, it's also needed. But if you change those two caravans, the player's return journey will inevitably be the rhythm of nine deaths!

Players who know this, look at me, I see that you finally kicked the ball back at the feet of Barrett, the team leader. In desperation. Barrett could only bite the bullet and ask, "If we want to stay and help defend the city, it's fine." But that's not what the previous agreement was in! Of course, I know the team you lead, Mr. Barrant. It doesn't matter if we have it or not. But as a mercenary group, the news of that kind of day work is not good for you or us! ”

"Do you want benefits?" Mr. Barrant nodded, "Aren't you kid going to turn into a 'Stone Warrior'?" I'll take the time to teach you later. And the rest of the people, the original remuneration is doubled. All that's left is to see how much you can get on the battlefield! ”

Hearing this, Barrett finally had a bottom in his heart, and he slammed his breastplate with his hand: "Since this is the case, then we will take over this business from the blood-stained gray flower mercenary group." ”

At the same time, a system prompt sounded in the ears of the players: "The mission 'Underground Trade Route' received by the Bloodstained Gray Flower Mercenary Group has changed...... Regional Historical Quest 'Roots of the Kingdom of Norhan'...... The original task evaluation is accumulated to the next stage...... The final rewards will be awarded based on the player's performance......"

Of course, the anvil guy should have in his ears the news of his own professional mission. In any case, he got a part-time permit, and it was a wish--albeit at a great price.

When she left, Claudia. Auditore turned around and asked, "Barrett, it looks like everyone has been pitted a little badly this time!" ”

"If you come here, you will be safe! And it's also the fastest way to earn experience on the battlefield. Speaking of this, Barrett reached out and touched the 'broken peak' behind him.

Now that the decision has been made, the entire escort team, including Barrett, is quickly integrated into the system of the forward fortress - it can be seen that there is a tacit understanding between the two sides. As for whether the caravans were dead or alive after embarking on their way home, no one seemed to care.

Over time. The huge cavern in front of him was crowded with black-pressed troops. As far as the eye can see, all are enemies surrounding the advancing fortress. They are as dense as foul-smelling mold. occupies the entire corridor. These enemies placed many black, green, brown and red tents around the fortress, apparently preparing for a large-scale siege.

The slaves, busy working like ants, began to set up several tall metal shelves—wood was scarce underground, but metal was easy to find. It looks like a giant catapult. The defenders could see each other pushing huge siege carts. This was followed by more enemy troops. They all hid behind the cover of the shield. Huge ballistas and catapults were also erected.

Therefore, it is natural that they are unwilling to let the other party get their way. The catapults, which were placed on the high platform in the city, launched their own offensive. Each catapult is operated by 6-7 soldiers, and because of the drop, there is no need to deliberately pursue the range, so the firing speed is twice as fast as that of ordinary catapults. In an instant, the missiles rained down, and after a puff of smoke and dust, there was a mess on the opponent's original position. It's a pity that the distance is too far after all, and the impact is not very large.

Wait until the giant catapult is erected. Under the shouts of the enemy and the operation of ropes and pulleys, countless ammunition was thrown into the air extremely high. The munitions crossed the walls and rained down on the first city like a deadly torrential rain. Many of the munitions had a unique technique that caused the fiery oil encased in them to explode into a cloud of flames in mid-air and sprinkle them on the ground - it was a tentative attack, at least the dark elves didn't use those spell projectiles.

Soon, the city was in flames, but the commanders did not have the manpower to extinguish the flames. Because he knew there would be a second wave of attacks to come. It was specially prepared for the people who went to fight the fire.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a second, less dangerous rain of bullets to fall. These things fell on the streets behind the gates, on the roofs of houses everywhere. The round stone bullets smashed through the roof, allowing the flames that had been able to burn on their own because of the effective fire prevention measures to find new combustibles. All of a sudden, there was a lot of fire.

However, in line with it, the counterattack in the advance fortress also began. Only small catapults and ballistas can be mounted on top of the tower. Counterweight catapults like that can't be used. Because the vibrations generated when it occurs can affect the stability of the tower itself. Fortunately, in the small square in the city, there was enough space to build a huge catapult equal to the number of the other party.

With the beginning of the battle. Armored ogres, bear goblins, and goblins surged in like a tidal wave. They ride ladders that can be retracted at will, ready to climb walls to attack, and carry translucent rams ready to ram the gates. And the elite minotaurs and ogre troops are waiting in the rear. Except for the siege towers, there were not a few dark elves to be seen.

"Are the noodles ready? It's not often that you can see a big experience package right in front of you. Barrett casually removed the compound longbow from his back and said, "And if you dispose of a few more enemies now, you may be able to make less effort in the future." ”

And the halfling wanderer, who touched the enchanted crossbow in his hand, immediately began to wind: "This time we must do a big job." ”

Through the cross-shaped observation port in the stone-made building, Barrett spotted the Dark Elf slave soldiers, who seemed to be within range of their crossbows. He pulled the longbow in his hand, and the tip of the arrow plunged slightly into the bull's-eye hole for shooting. I constantly adjust the angle according to the target I see, as well as the estimated wind direction and gravitational influence.

When the dark elves approached a distance of one hundred and fifty feet, the commander of the building bucket ordered loudly: "All of them are free to hunt, and try not to choose the same target." Make sure to stick every arrow we have in the head or ass of those damn guys. ”

With his unreasonable voice. On the section of the wall to which Barrett himself belonged, a hundred feathered arrows burst through the air and scattered like locusts on the heads of the different attacking invaders. The arrows flew towards the black-pressed enemies with a cracking sound, and the triangular pyramid-shaped arrows were quite hydrodynamic. Because there is no wind, shooting 300 feet from such a tower can maintain enough lethality.

However, not every arrow will be able to achieve results. The members here are not the snipers of the 21st World who hold heavy sniper rifles with a unit price of more than 200,000 yuan. Even among these specially trained elite archers, about fifty percent of their arrows fell into the air.

And for Barrett, apparently his luck wasn't too good. Although it hit the target, it was fixed on the shield raised by the opponent. Although with his strong strength, he shot through the shield at the same time, and also split the poor quality of the goods in half. But after these several weakenings, the arrow pierced in the opponent's arm did not seem to affect his next actions.

In fact, unless it was a shot in a critical part that killed him. Otherwise, it is difficult to incapacitate people at the first time with a bow and arrow on the battlefield. However, the pain it causes can effectively weaken the enemy's morale and combat effectiveness.

After that, the treatment of arrow wounds and possible infections will further aggravate the opponent's attrition. Unless they are willing to use alchemical potions or healing magic on a large scale. Of course, in the case of the dark elves, they may not pay that much for the cannon fodder - of course, if the precious slaves such as ogres or minotaurs can still be treated in a timely and effective manner.

In addition to the section where Barrett was located, a considerable number of arrows also flew out of the walls of other sections and the towers of the arrow tower. But they did not use large-scale covering fire, as the commander had decided, and they used this sniper-like method - but it seemed to tell the blackskins that there were not enough arrows in the advancing fortress.

At this moment, the anvil was fully armed in the hiding cave, and Rielly was placed in the mage regiment to be under unified command. Claymatis. Bot and Claudia. Auditore waited for the arrival of the wounded in the medical station. Only Lalu's hard-working kitten was transporting supplies with a basket on his back. (To be continued......)

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