Chapter 50: The Changing Tide

In the dark region where the light of day was gone, a high-calcium, unquenchable flame burned, and suddenly a group of horses marching through the sky streaked across the earth like a silver-gray meteor. For the rider on the horse, everything around him flew behind him as fast as he could. Those riders seem to be enjoying the feeling of being free-running right now. Even when they were about to encounter the thick walls of the transit station, they didn't slow down in the slightest. Like a whirlwind, it passed by the city wall. The guards on the city wall were stunned one by one.

These riders coming from the surface direction generally crossed the third transit station in the clouds. There is no heavy burden on their backs, and the wind horse under their crotch is even faster, and that kind of speed is absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people, which is not an effect that can be achieved by equestrianism alone.

The knights on the galloping horses could see through the darkness of the earth, and at the same time listen to the message that the air currents brought to them. It was similar to the effect of the Dru's Listening to Knowledge' spell, making them seem to be part of the atmosphere, dancing with the winds, skimming over the stalagmites and the faults that appeared from time to time.

The ubiquitous air currents in the underground caverns don't just tell them everything around them, but the mounts they are maneuvering will naturally avoid any obstacles in their path. It also communicates their connection to the mounts and reduces the weight they lose from the horses. Otherwise, even the Wind Storm would not be able to fly at such an astonishing speed underground.

Only 1 day later, in the mage tower of the advance fortress, these figures from the rear appeared in the crystal ball specially used to scout the surroundings. With a bright light at the top of the Mage Tower, the aboriginal defenders in the fortress cheered one by one. The sound was deafening, and it even looked like it was about to tear off the roof of the building.

"What's wrong!" Barrett asked, pulling the Aboriginal soldier next to him.

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements arrived. The aboriginal soldier who stopped jumping immediately turned to Barrett and said, "We have won this battle." ”

With such a big movement in the advance fortress, it was naturally impossible not to attract the attention of those dark elves outside the city. As the pegasus and the riders on their backs came into view. This caused a stir. It wasn't that those black skins didn't want to intercept them, but the speed of the people coming was too fast, and they couldn't react at all.

"Only four people? In other words, only high-end combat power is coming now. Looking at the heroic reinforcements who had ascended to the city, Barrett naturally understood everything in front of him.

After getting the first few fortresses in the dark region to be attacked, Norhan officials immediately began to organize reinforcements. However, the movement of a large army is not an overnight thing, and the larger the army. The speed of the march tends to be slower. Therefore, the official had to mobilize some knights to go underground to reinforce first, so as to delay enough time for the advance fortress to hold out until the arrival of the army.

And as soon as these knights brought new news, the black skins on the continent were raging everywhere like the yellow peril that had swept across Eurasia. If it weren't for the Advance Fortress successfully blocking the Dark Elves in this route, the western part of the Kingdom of Norhan would have been plunged into a war not seen in 200 years.

As the blackskins poured to the surface, the black figure of the dead bird swept across the sky. The lonely trees on the plain were even more scarred. The vultures soar at will, seemingly able to easily search for a sumptuous lunch. And the grass and trees on the ground have obviously gone through one iron plough after another, but they still show their proud faces to the world.

Even small-scale raids are the clarion call of war, mercilessly harvesting life, and the air is filled with an atmosphere of tension that is almost frozen. Cruelty and gore. Tyranny and terror pervade the place, and the arrival of adventurers and mercenaries also adds a bit of a fishy smell of money to the place.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning pierced the sky, and torrential rain continued to fall from the sky. The hazy curtain of rain severely obstructed the archers' view and provided good protection for the siege defenders. Under the cover of a large number of ladders, a battering ram, which was obviously built in a hurry, came to a steady stop under the city gate. The wooden brackets and heavy wooden cowhide protected the bears and goblins who were shaking the battering ram bare-chested.

"Boom-boom. Boom - boom. "Thunder alternates with crashing sounds, like a unique melody. The oak doors and metal bars cried weakly under the impact - after all, this was not a fortress that had been in operation for centuries, but an important town in the middle of a small country that had not been in war for many years.

"Bump! Touch! After two loud bangs. The city gate, which had endured many shocks, finally fulfilled its historical mission - it collapsed with a bang. The iron gate also twisted and deformed in the continuous impact, revealing enough space for three people to pass side by side at the same time.

Just as all the Dark Elf minions were cheering, thinking that victory was imminent, and that the operation was about to be completed. Two flames flew out of the firing holes in the battlements and exploded violently in front of the gate.

With a deafening roar, the battering ram turned into a ball of flame and flew away in all directions. The army of Dark Elf minions that were relatively close was immediately engulfed in flames. Turned into a ball of fireball that rolled around. The strong man who was originally hiding under the protective frame covered his head everywhere.

And those intelligent creatures that were lucky enough to escape had to dodge the scattered debris that fell from the sky. It was the sound of cries for help, the people struggling and rolling everywhere, and the hellish scene everywhere. Even the hard pavement paved with bluestone slabs was left with a radial crater of more than 20 feet.

And before the chaos is over. A dense sound of bowstrings sounded above the heads of the swarming minions, followed by the sound of arrows breaking through the air. With the burning earth beneath his feet, the pouring rain overhead, screams and wails everywhere, and the oncoming rain of arrows in front of him, there seemed to be no place closer to the bloody battlefield of the abyss.

Fortunately, although the pouring rain had no effect on the fireball technique itself, it was a rain to save the lives of the dark elves and their minions who were in the midst of the fire. But for the defenders, they didn't hate the rain as much as they did today, cursing the damn weather.

In the midst of the fire at the city gate, the will of the attackers and defenders began to compete at this moment. Beyond the sea of fire. The sound of fighting resounded in the sky, and the climbers on the ladder rolled down into the abyss.

Suddenly, the defenders' eyes saw a faint look at the advancing figure - because of their long underground life, the dark elves had developed a habit of wearing dark colors, especially black clothing. The lizard cavalry put on a black silk robe with their armor on the outside, and matched it with the black iron armor of the mounts under their crotch. The combination of the rider and the mount looks like a mist moving at high speed. Even the strangely shaped spears of the cavalry were painted black to absorb the light.

From the sky through the unsightly rain and dew, the phalanx of the dark elves was divided into two. The only cavalry was followed by a phalanx of dark elves armed with heavy crossbows and scimitars pinned to their waists. Whether it's the lancers in the front row or the 'dragoons' in the back, their mounts are carnivorous lizards that are common in the dark regions.

This carnivorous lizard is a mount that can only be found in dark regions, and looks like the largest lizard in the real world, the Komodo dragon lizard, with a body length of 15 feet and a shoulder height of 4 feet. Their mouths are full of sword-like teeth. The tail is long and large and powerful, the limbs are short and strong, and the claws are sharp. The sticky pads on its feet allow it to walk nimbly on walls even when it is carrying a weight of 300 pounds - so cities in the dark regions often have walls specifically designed for this creature, but walls on the surface that can do this are scarce.

If you look closely, you can see that the mounts of the cavalry in the front row are not the same as those of their counterparts in the rear. It was a specially bred blood lizard. The lifespan of this lizard is generally only about fifteen years. Swift lizards between the ages of 0 and 5 belong to their youth, and their scales are as green as grass at this time. Only after the age of five does the velociraptor change its scales once that it turns into an adult form with a black body. And the purer the black of the scales, the brighter they are. This means that the velopater lizard is stronger.

Because of his ferocious and fight-loving nature, he was able to live to adulthood. And the number of swift lizards that have experienced the change of scales from green to black is not large, and it is difficult to fully meet the needs of cavalry troops. Of course, this is not the key to the scarcity of such cavalry, because in the lower world, this kind of ferocious mount is not as versatile as ordinary carnivorous lizards. They seemed to be specially prepared for ground combat, and the scale of this could tell that the Dark Elves' operation had been premeditated for a long time.

Of course, the physiology of the mounts is fundamentally different. Therefore, the way the human cavalry fights with the dungeon cavalry is also different.

Human cavalry mainly relies on great speed and impact to kill the enemy, and if they can't rush, then their power will be greatly reduced. And the lizard cavalry in the dungeon, not only knights can kill enemies with weapons. Mounts can also attack enemies with their fangs and sharp teeth. Therefore, although the impact power of the lizard cavalry is not as good as that of human knights, when it loses its impact power and enters the positional battle, it can exert its strength as usual.

As the Dark Elf knights began to charge, the battle was put to rest. Unlike the rogue thugs who carry sticks, spears, and even axes and machetes. These elite soldiers from the Dark Elf Field Force in the Dark Regions are more skillful and organized in their killing.

They leapt onto the walls with their crotch mounts, and at the same time unleashed a storm of flesh and blood on the city with their spears - the spears of the lizard cavalry, with long, broad blades and sharp serrations all over the blades. This weapon, although it can also be used for charging, is more suitable for slashing enemies in dogfights. If a creature without heavy armor protection is cut by this spear, I am afraid that it will tear off a large piece of the belt meat, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

With the battle over, the next step is to clear the booty. The civilians who had just fallen had too little time to change their attitudes.

The storefront, which had been closed, was smashed open by a dark elf commanding a servant army in the chaos. A sturdy goblin snatched the cash box behind the counter. The stocky merchant inside seemed intent on reclaiming his property, but was slashed by another goblin who followed him. Then lay in a pool of blood and did not know whether he would live or die.

The riots continued to spread throughout the city, and the civilians of the neighborhoods began to have to face the dark elves and their minions who were unleashing their bestial desires. After all, in the culture of the dark elves, there are no such creatures as law enforcement teams and gendarmes.

In the basement, an emaciated teenager shivered against the wall. It was obvious that all he had in his mind was the scene that had just happened outside. The neighbors, who had always been kind to them, were beaten by several goblins and then fell to the ground dying.

Although the young man's heart was full of resentment, he himself did not have the courage to face the soldiers and save his acquaintances who were ravaged by those strange creatures. In fact, like him, most of the small citizens often lack this spirit of resistance, and they run desperately. I want to escape home and avoid this turmoil.

However, escaping does not really solve the problem, and more and more citizens are being looted, abused, and killed. The wooden doors and windows couldn't stop the thugs. The 'safe haven' that was once called home did not bring any safety to these timid citizens.

Finally, someone couldn't stand the fear in his heart anymore and began to resist, but in front of those professional killers, such resistance seemed so pale and powerless. There are few threatening individuals in the town. Adventurers, mercenaries, and even some special professions have long been cleared and quarantined. There are some lucky ones who are lurking, and at this time they tend to hide themselves even deeper.

The players who lived here before joined the city defense work in the first place, either actively or passively. When the city broke, one of their resurrection stones was far away. Among them, the smart players either choose to temporarily go offline or choose to resurrect in the wild. And some players who are directly resurrected often usher in their second death. (To be continued......)

PS: Modify the wording. Thanks to "Lazy Ying Long" and "Prophet. Chariots" two big votes for the monthly ticket. At the same time, thank you for the big reward from "lazy Ying Long".