Chapter 39: Confrontation
In the northwest of the Ornd continent, the power of the orcs and the power of the humans are bounded by the Gray Sword Mountain Range, the south of the Gray Sword Mountain Range is the human countries, and the Black Rock Desolate principle to the north is entrenched in dozens of orc tribes, large and small.
Although the Gray Sword Mountain Range is not a natural danger, the northern foothills of the mountain range are mostly cliffs and steep mountains, and human forces have also established fortresses in several dangerous locations, among which the Raven Fort Fortress is the most famous, and it is almost the main target of the orcs to attack the northwest frontier. Every year before winter, an army of orcs strikes in waves.
Now the strength of human beings has surpassed that of orcs, and there has been little news of major fortresses being breached by orcs in the past ten years.
But now this absurd and terrifying scene is unfolding, and the unsuspecting human town struggles in vain under the iron hooves of the orcs like a weak girl in the face of a group of powerful thugs.
A dozen or so guards rushed over when they saw the fire, probably the first time they saw orc warriors, and in fear and hesitation, the guards standing at the front were split in half by the enemy's axe.
When these guards, who had never been on the battlefield, saw the tragic death of their comrades, not only did they not arouse anger and fighting spirit, but turned around and ran away in fright. There were even a few legs that fell directly to the ground as soon as they were weak.
But neither they were spread on the ground nor escaped, but they did not escape the orcs' swords and axes, and soon the whole army was wiped out.
Chen Jian had only seen bloody war scenes in film and television works in the past, but when this cruel and violent scene really appeared in front of his eyes, he felt his scalp tingle, his spine was cold, and looking at the orc troops getting closer and closer, a suffocating sense of fear spread from the bottom of his heart, entangled his limbs, and choked his throat.
"Blade Boy! This place can't be defended, and we have to evacuate as soon as possible. ”
Jiang Jinjiu's voice was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it shook Chen Jian's soul back at once.
"Jona, you are fast, hurry to the center of town and ring the alarm, we will retreat to the Baron's Castle."
Chen Jian, who had calmed down, observed the orc troops again and found that although the other party was menacing, the number was not large, probably less than a hundred. It is a surprise attack by a small force, if it relies on the castle to defend, there are only cavalry and infantry, and the orcs who lack siege equipment may not be able to gnaw this hard stone.
Chen Jian, who went downstairs, quickly explained the situation in the lobby, and if he was willing to go together anyway, he would follow. After saying that, he took the subordinates of Il Village and rushed towards the baron's castle.
The adventurers and townsfolk in the hotel were skeptical, after all, the town of Vinoa hadn't been set foot by orcs for at least a few decades. Now the shopkeeper says that the orcs are invading, is this a joke?
Although Chen Jian also wanted to save more people, now that time was pressing, he couldn't afford to hesitate too much.
However, Jona is still quite famous among adventurers, even she says so, most of the adventurers also fled with Chen Jian, and most of the local residents ran home.
Baron Vinoa's castle is on the east side of the town, although it is only a small castle, but it also has serious walls and gates, and when Chen Jian and his group approached the city gate, six wolf riders could be seen in the north.
At this time, the adventurers who followed behind were sure that the orc invasion was a real thing. The group gathered their strength and ran towards the castle.
As he ran, he shouted, "Open the door, the orcs are coming." ”
The guards on the castle had naturally seen the orc cavalry rushing towards the north, and a group of adventurers to the west were approaching at the same time. The town also rang for the sound of bell bells.
The captain of the castle guard walked up to the city wall and shouted: "Do not open the door, Lord Baron has an order, hold the wall, and no one shall be allowed to approach." ”
A fast adventurer had already run under the city gate, banging on the gate and shouting, "Open the door, open the door!" ”
With a whoosh, an arrow was shot at him from the city wall, and an arrow hit him in the arm. The adventurer screamed and took a few steps back.
"If you don't want to die, get out of here, and don't go near the walls."
Seeing this scene, Chen Jian and the adventurer couldn't help but stop.
"I'm Roy, the Patriarch of the Order of Gastronomy, and I've visited Lord Baron, please let us enter the castle."
The captain of the guard hesitated for a moment when he heard Chen Jian's shout, but after looking at the orc cavalry who had already approached the castle, he still gritted his teeth and shook his head: "I'm sorry Lord Roy, Lord Baron has an order, you are not allowed to open the city gate, you better go to other places to hide." ”
"Baron of Dog Day!"
Smoke came out of the angry Chen Blade's head, how could there be such a lord, completely disregarding the life and death of the townspeople and others.
Before Chen Jian could continue to scold, the orc's cavalry had already approached, and Chen Jian raised his hand to strike the fireball technique, which was the most powerful of the fire-based magic he would use.
The orc cavalry didn't expect that there were mages in the group of people outside the castle. Although he made an evasive move, he was hit by the fireball technique and rolled off the wolf.
However, the other five orc cavalry instead accelerated their charge, because it was known that it was mostly tragic for a low-ranking mage to be close to a warrior.
At this time, Jiang Jinjiu held a spear in his hand and blocked the front, and a few of the adventurers who used heavy weapons or long swords also blocked the front. At the same time, Chen Jian cast a pious shield on them, increasing their defense.
Several archers also attacked the orc cavalry at a distance.
But they didn't pose as much of a threat to the orcs as Chen Blade, and he continued to use the fireball technique with his left hand, holding the moonlight version of the Desert Eagle in his right hand and shooting repeatedly.
Another orc was wounded and fell off his mount. But the remaining four wolf riders had already rushed to the human wall of warriors.
At this time, the courage of the adventurer to face life and death was revealed, and in the face of the cavalry charge, no one took a step back, although they were instantly knocked away like pinballs by the huge impact. Fortunately, these adventurers were slashed
But their sacrifice was not in vain, one wolf was taken advantage of by the adventurer to cut off the front legs, and the other orc cavalry, pounced on by two thieves, one holding his face and the other holding his waist, fell off his mount together.
Chen's flaming hand also hit the head of an orc cavalryman at close range, and the enemy screamed and fell to the ground covering his face.
The last one crashed into Jiang Jinjiu, was dodged sideways by him, and then stabbed a shot in the orc's stomach, and then with a straining of his arms, the big gun shook, and he picked the orc cavalry on the grab, fell to the ground, pulled out the spear, stabbed the ground, and stabbed the orc in the throat.
Jiang Jinjiu killed an orc in two moves, which greatly boosted the morale of the adventurers, and the orcs who turned cavalry into infantry were quickly killed under the siege of the adventurers, and the two orc warriors who were hit by the distance just now were also finished together under the fire of the archers.
But before the adventurers could cheer and celebrate the victory, more orc warriors in the distance surrounded the castle.
Glancing at the castle that refused to open the door, Chen Jian was helpless, and beckoned everyone to bypass the castle and continue to escape.
The battle just now also gave the adventurers a kind of righteousness to fight side by side, live and die together, several adventurers who were knocked away by the cavalry just now were also carried over, fortunately, although they were not lightly injured by the defensive spell, but they all saved their lives, Chen Jian cast a high-level healing technique on them, and then issued drinks and food with primary quality effects to other injured soldiers, and quickly retreated together.
After Chen Jian and Jiang Jinjiu were in charge, Chen Jian used a few pyrotechnic techniques in a row, almost exhausting his spells. Under the cover of thick smoke, the crowd retreated in the direction of the village of Il.
The orc warrior saw the corpses of several comrades, and saw Chen Blade's spell casting, and one of the warriors, an orc who looked like a leader, discussed with an orc dressed as a shaman on the side, and ignored the retreating Chen Blade and the adventurers, but stepped up to surround the castle.