Volume 4 Dawning World Chapter 6 The Battle of the Dwarven Fortress
The dwarven leader was not tall, but he was unusually burly, and his beard made it difficult to see what he looked like.
Although his beard and hair were a little gray, when he walked towards the three of them, the three of them felt a majestic mountain move in front of them!
That year, the three of them were shocked, it seemed that the strength of the dwarf leader was unfathomable, and only then did the three of them remember the information they had read before, the leader of the dwarves of Copper Mountain, level six!
The three of them put away their contempt in their hearts, and they didn't dare to look at this dwarven leader as an ordinary dwarf uncle.
The dwarven leader spoke: "I am Hoffman, the patriarch of the Dwarves of Copper Mountain, thank you for the three teenagers who can return to tell us about the enemy, I am very grateful to the three on behalf of the Dwarves of Copper Mountain, and the war is about to start, but war is not the same as fighting in the ring, please go down and rest for a while, the battle in the back can be completed by our dwarves themselves, and there is no need for the three young heroes to be in danger again!" ”
The three of them were unwilling that year, they were originally here to take risks, and they finally encountered a big war, how could they escape?
That year, learning the etiquette of the dwarves, he bent down on his chest and replied sincerely: "Salute to the Patriarch Hoffman, the purpose of our three trips is to temper ourselves, and please let the Patriarch let us stay here and watch, we will not rush out recklessly to kill the enemy." ”
Hoffman frowned, he was worried that the three teenagers would be injured, after all, this was their war, and he was also afraid that the three teenagers would run around and affect the dwarves' battle.
Hoffman thought for a moment, and set up the high platform of the catapult with one finger of his stubby hand: "That's it, the catapult is our top priority, and I believe the orcs also know it, so they need to be protected there, and ask the three to help protect the catapult, don't let the orcs destroy it!" ”
Li Muhao was not very happy, and just wanted to refute, that year first reached out and pressed Li Muhao's arm, and then that year smiled and said: "Patriarch Hoffman, we are happy to guard the catapult, but if a half-orc attacks us, we can naturally fight back, right?" ”
Hoffman understood what the three men meant, and they still didn't want to stand by in the war.
Hoffman said helplessly: "You can fight back, but you must pay attention to safety, there are only thousands of orcs, and we Copper Mountain dwarves don't pay attention to it!" ”
After saying that, the dwarven patriarch left, and the big war was about to break out, and he still had a lot of work to do.
The three of them came to the highest catapult platform, which was the top of the fortress, and they found that the location here was the most suitable for them, with a view of the mountains, and they could see all the battlefield.
That year, he silently put down his quiver and grabbed the longbow, a good position that gave him more confidence.
The orc forces had set up a position at the foot of the mountain, a position that catapults couldn't hit, and it seemed that they knew the equipment of the Copper Mountain dwarves very well.
In the middle of the orc, a shaman dressed in bells and whistles and painted with patterns began to sing war songs, this is the shaman of the half-orcs, and he began to do the pre-war mobilization.
After the heroic battle song sounded, the big-eared monster and the bear goblin in front of them slowly became irritable, their eyes red, their legs scratched the ground, and some began to roar in a low voice that could not be suppressed.
When the big-eared monster and the bear goblin became more and more irritable, and it seemed that they could not be suppressed, the shaman stopped chanting the war song and threw a few beast blood halos at the orcs in front of him.
Then the half-orc commander roared, and most of the big-eared monsters and about half of the bear goblins rushed out with a roar, and more than a thousand people were completely out of formation.
The war has finally begun!
In contrast to the orcs, the dwarven fortress was silent at this time, and the solemnity of the war permeated the inside of the fortress, and only the creaking of catapult winches and the heavy breathing of the dwarves were heard.
When the orcs stepped on the road in front of the bunker, the catapult was the first to strike, and as the large stones fell, a few blood flowers immediately rose among the dense orcs, and a few blanks appeared.
The orc, whose eyes were already red, rushed forward regardless of it, and the gap was immediately filled, and the black pressure of the orc rushed over.
Three catapults began to fire continuously, and a large number of orcs were smashed into the air by the falling stones, turning them into bloody corpses, but for the thousands of orcs, it was a drop in the bucket.
The catapult must fire the rear upper winch, and after only five fires, the big-eared monster is already running in front of the bunker!
Hoffman gave the order, and several boulders moved away from the foot of the bunker, and several boulders rumbled out!
The stone crushed several bloody paths and rolled all the way down the foot of the mountain, followed by several long strips covered with blood.
But the half-orcs hypnotized by the war song and the aura of beast blood don't know what fear and cowardice are, they only have enemies in their eyes, and they only have the fanatical desire to knock down and tear apart the enemies in front of them!
The screaming big-eared monsters finally rushed to the bunker and began to squeeze inward through several windows, while a large number of big-eared monsters began to build up the human wall, ready to climb up the fortress.
The longbow of that year was only powerful, and the arrows were not missing, it was not that he had become a marksman that year, but the big-eared monsters were too dense, and when an arrow was shot, there was no emptiness.
The ballista, which had been silent for a while, was finally fired, and with a loud bang, several orcs on the huge long crossbow flew into the air.
But there were too many orcs, and the bunker was immediately covered by big-eared monsters, and more bear goblins were blocked in the road by their own people, unable to move forward.
A big-eared monster who had just climbed to the top of the bunker saw the others in that year, his eyes lit up, and he rushed up with a big stick howling, and Li Muhao immediately shook his huge mace and licked his lips.
He had been watching for a long time, and the big stick in his hand was already hungry and thirsty.
Suddenly, a rock flew and knocked the big-eared monster out of the way!
Li Muhao was very upset, and turned his head to look for this short-eyed guy, only to find that it was the child of the hill dwarf who shot it, and he was squatting on another catapult, surrounded by stones
The stones thrown by the child whistled out like cannonballs, faster than the catapult!
Li Muhao immediately lost his temper, and even a little discouraged, his strength was not as big as the child he had brought with him, which made Li Muhao's self-esteem hurt a little.
The dwarves in the bunker finally struck, and the axes or hammers began to rise and fall, killing a big-eared monster with every blow!
The big-eared monster was resolutely blocked, surrounding the bunker and unable to enter.
As soon as the war song changed, many bear goblins who were blocked on the mountainside scattered in all directions, left the main road, and pounced on the bunker at the top of the mountain from all directions.
The arrows of that year were finally finished, and he hit no less than forty orcs.
That year, they put down their longbows and had the intention of killing the enemy with two companions who had long been impatient, but the two dwarves stood firmly in front of them, not giving an inch!
This is Hoffman's arrangement, dwarves also have the dignity of dwarves, and they don't need to let three human teenagers help in this war!
The three of them couldn't do anything until now, so they could only observe the two sides as spectators.
He was curious to find that the commander had been divided into two groups, one of the four vampires, led by one of the most slender ones; On the other side was a shaman with two majestic orc leaders.
The two teams are divided by more than ten meters!
At this time, the leader of the vampire issued an order, and a vampire beside him turned around and walked a few steps, relaying the words of the vampire leader to the shaman, the shaman was not very happy, but the vampire threatened viciously, and the shaman nodded helplessly!
With a low trumpet, the ogre also struck, leading the remaining elite big-eared monsters and bear goblins to press up.
At the foot of the mountain, there were only four vampires, shamans, and two tall, well-armed, and half-orc commanders with flying axes on their bodies, and nearly a hundred wolf riders roaming around them.
Li Muhao, who had nothing to do, saw that his eyes lit up, and he turned his head and asked that year: "The enemy chieftain is now weak, can we rush down and capture the king first?" ”
That year shook his head helplessly: "The vampire who is the leader may be level six, it should be a vampire baron, anyway, in my perception, it is not inferior to Uncle Hoffman, and the other vampires are also about level four, and the two half-orcs are estimated to be about level five, the shaman's combat power is not easy to say, but it is not weaker than those vampires, and there are nearly a hundred wolf riders around, have you ever beaten it?" ”
Li Muhao was speechless for a while, and could only reluctantly give up this plan.
On the bunker side, the dwarves have almost killed the big-eared monsters in the front, and these big-eared monsters are still too weak, and it seems that they are cannon fodder troops.
The bear goblins have finally fought with the dwarves, and the strong bear goblins are cowardly, but if they have red eyes, they are also very formidable opponents.
The dwarves finally suffered casualties, Li Muhao and Qing Tong couldn't hold back any longer, turned over and jumped off the catapult, and the two dwarves who were in charge of guarding them had no choice but to raise their weapons and kill the bear goblins with the two.
That year, he had already set aside the mirage knife that Uncle Embiid had given him, but a change at the foot of the mountain made him stop.
His unusually sharp gaze saw that the highest-ranking vampire had taken out a strange disc and quietly hid behind him, while the other three vampires had quietly changed positions and surrounded the disk.
He couldn't see the disc that year, but his spiritual power could, and he released his spiritual power to perceive it that year, and although it was far away, it could still be touched vaguely.
As soon as the spiritual power of that year touched the disk, an extremely cold feeling rushed to the sea of knowledge that year, and at the same time, tens of thousands of screaming voices at the same time exploded in the ears of that year, and for a time that year, the three souls and seven spirits seemed to be shaken away!
That year, he hurriedly withdrew his spiritual power, and found that his spiritual power had disappeared, and that disc could devour spiritual power!
I felt dizzy and nauseous, tinnitus and dizziness that year! I was horrified, this disc must be extraordinary!
That year, he gave up the plan to cooperate with Qing Tong and Li Muhao to help the dwarves, and he began to focus on observing and perceiving the changes in the battlefield, and he wanted to find out the purpose of the disc, perhaps this is the key to this war.
Under his careful perception that year, he found that there were more and more souls floating in the air, basically all of them were big-eared monsters, but these invisible souls began to be attracted and twisted and thrown down the mountain, the target was the disc in the vampire's hand!
That vampire is collecting souls!
I was shocked that year, what about amethyst? Could it be that they are also absorbing souls?
That year, he hurriedly looked inward and found that Amethyst was motionless, and he had no interest in the big-eared monster wandering around him.
That year breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Amethyst is a very picky eater, and only absorbs the revenant souls of the scale armor.
At this time, I wondered: What do vampires do when they collect souls? Although vampires often hang out with the undead, vampires cannot become necromancers, they have a natural blood magic to work with.
Do they collect souls for necromancers? Is this what the orcs are waging war for?