Chapter XXIII: The Siege

The torches illuminated the dark cavern and left countless messy shadows. The battle had been going on for some time, and although Mona had warned Mayor Bender that the cavemen had noticed the presence of the camp and that their attack could come at any moment. But the mayor is convinced that the stupid cave creatures aren't enough of a threat to the camp, and that the soldiers of Sweetwater can handle the cavemen, and his confidence is justified. As a relatively rich town, Sweetwater Town has not much of its own armed forces, but it is very well-equipped. Even the armor of those guards made the three warriors of the Frost Legion blush. This is also a normal thing, as a predominantly commercial town, Sweetwater needs good order more than other places, and the town's guards can indeed be called stronger than other towns in order to defend against bandits.

However, as the female warrior said to the others, although the Sweetwater guards were well-equipped, they were not warriors, they could be used to maintain law and order, and even deter bandits, but they were not suitable for battle. Facts have proved Mona's words, the sudden attack of the cavemen is expected, but it is also reasonable, these large and small caves are the backyards of the cavemen, and if you want to spend the whole winter quietly in the backyard of others, it is too much to underestimate these cavemen. However, what a few people didn't expect was that the strength of the attack of those cavemen was far stronger than they imagined.

"The gods of the Northland are above, when have there been so many cavemen in Dragonspine Mountain!" Hahn sighed as he slashed down an enemy trying to climb the wall.

"I've seen three big guys alone, hell, when did these guys become so united!" "Monkey" echoed with an arrow that knocked down a caveman in the distance who was about to throw stones.

Indeed, the current situation is very unoptimistic, and a large number of cavemen have surrounded the camp like a tide, and if it weren't for the three-person high wooden wall blocking their tracks, I am afraid that the inhabitants of Sweetwater would have been unable to resist it. However, even so, a large number of cavemen also crumbled this line of defense, these wooden fences were not built for battle, and they never expected to be impacted by such a ferocious attack, but fortunately, Cheese used spells in time to strengthen the wooden walls, otherwise those cavemen would have only needed to throw stones to smash the outer walls of the camp.

This is a very abnormal phenomenon, in the past, the experience of the Frost Guardians against the cavemen, these creatures with low IQ are all led by a large man, showing a tribal appearance, because of the lack of food, the number of caveman tribes with a leader is often not more than a hundred, and even if two tribes meet, they will fight endlessly because of food, even if the enemy is current, they have never worked together. But the current group of cavemen, both the number of their members and the number of leaders who have been discovered, are far beyond the normal range. The troglodyte tribes seem to have made some kind of agreement, put aside their hostility for the time being, and work together to attack the camp in Sweetwater.

"I'm afraid we've been calculated. Cheese held a wooden staff in his right hand, and the top of the iron-clad iron struck the caveman's head, instantly stunning his opponent.

"You're saying someone is driving these cavemen to attack us?" Mona swept away her foe in front of her, her tomahawk mercilessly splitting her opponent's head.

"Yes, these cavemen have traces of spells. I think someone used a spell like mind control on them. Swinging his staff horizontally to block the oncoming stone axe, the mage kicked the caveman who had attacked him off the fence.

"The other sides are almost overwhelmed!" Elsa rushed from the other direction with two short swords in hand, and as the most agile presence in the group, she was assigned to wander around the various defense zones to support.

"Can't those guards even compare to the four of us? We can hold a wall, but they can't?" shouted the boar. Indeed, as the most powerful force, Cheese and the others were able to defend one of the four camp walls with four men, but the soldiers guarding the other directions were defeated in the face of the cavemen's attacks.

"It can't be helped, you might as well expect these cavemen to retreat on their own, if you let the patrols catch at most one thief fight these guys. The female warrior said indifferently.

"But it's not a way to go on like this, even if we can hold it, but once one side loses, it will become very troublesome. Jack said.

"Hey, mage, can you still get a falling rock or something like you did last time?" asked Hahn.

Although they don't talk about it, several warriors know that if there is anyone who can save this camp now, it must be Cheese, and the incredible power of the mage is also the key to the reason why they can fight so far. If Cheese wasn't here, I'm afraid the warriors would have to think about how to retreat now. It's not that they're afraid, it's just that they want to defend this humble camp in the hands of such a large number of cavemen, unless they replace the undesirable guards with battle-hardened frost guards, and the old commander Jon's command.

"No, there are too many of these cavemen, and I'm afraid I can't do it right now. The mage shook his head, signaling that there was nothing he could do.

This made Elsa disappointed but also relieved. In fact, when several people were looking forward to Cheese's answer, Elsa was a little hesitant in her heart. On the one hand, she really wanted Cheese to protect the townspeople in the camp, which were the whole town anyway. But on the other hand, since Cheese confessed that every time he cast a spell would pay a price that ordinary people couldn't understand, the proprietress really didn't know whether to expect the power of magic or not. You know, Cheese has already cast a spell to strengthen the entire camp wall, and what will this magical power cost the mage? Elsa didn't want to guess.

Aside from the proprietress of the hostess, the faces of the other three sank after hearing Cheese's answer, and the mage's statement meant that I was afraid that this camp would be really difficult to defend. They exchanged glances with each other, as if they were making some kind of decision.

"In that case, we must prepare to retreat. Mona, a female warrior, said. Their mission is not to protect the camp, and while the glory of the warriors drives them to help, the Frost Guardians are ultimately tasked with keeping the cheese safe. Even when necessary, they sacrifice themselves for the mage.

"Wait, maybe there will be a turnaround. Of course, Cheese could guess what Mona meant, but in fact, he still had one or two hands in his hands after being trained outside. However, if those methods are used, it will affect the evaluation of his adult mission, so the mage does not want to use these hole cards unless it is absolutely necessary. Whether to spend a huge price to save these Sweetwater residents, who once regarded him as an enemy, Cheese is also hesitant.

However, just as the mage was about to force himself to make a choice, the unexpected happened.

"For the Empire!, in the name of the Hammer, kill all these cavemen!" a high-pitched battle cry came from the other side of the cavern, and the troglodytes in that direction parted like butter cut by a sharp blade, and a brightly armored team appeared at the end of the firelight, the light reflected from their armor so dazzling in the dim cavern.