Chapter 32: The Scourge of the Dead (II)

On this night of destruction and death, when an army of undead creatures suddenly poured into the homeland, despite the haste and lack of preparedness, the fortress city of Yay. The adventurers of Rantir and some of the militia spontaneously resisted after waking up in shock. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, this is of no avail.

As the morning light gradually appeared on the horizon, except for the inner city, which was defended by the third wall, the entire fortress city was also very strong. Lantil has become a paradise for the undead, with the rancid stench of death. The remnants of the living either fled the city in a hurry, ran for their lives in the wilderness, or curled up in hidden places such as attics and cellars, and even burrowed into chests and barrels...... Even so, due to the undead's keen perception of living beings, many were dragged out of their secret hideouts, reduced to unrecognizable piles of rotten flesh amid screams......

And in the seemingly safe inner city, a series of brutal fierce battles have broken out. Although these rotting undead creatures are still helpless to the tall and strong walls for the time being, and there is no necromancer in the third wall. But a small group of ghouls and ghosts, driven by necromancers, infiltrated the mayor's mansion through the sewers...... Thanks to the mages of the Wizards' Guild and the mercenaries guarding the inner city, they were able to spot the anomaly in time, repelled the enemy after a hard battle, and managed to block the sewers, so that they did not cause a catastrophe.

In addition to the fighting in the sewers, there was also the melee on the surface: seeing the city under his control gradually being swallowed up by the undead, and thousands of subjects of the kingdom dying in the bloodiest way in the wail, the mayor of Parnasore finally couldn't stand it, and took advantage of the distance of the army of undead creatures to quietly open the small gate of the inner city and contain a group of refugees who were crowded under the city and begged...... However, most of these refugees were not serious people, mixed with a lot of thieves and hooligans, and they were bent on going crazy when they were about to die.

After entering the inner city, instead of obeying the arrangements of the city hall and climbing the city walls to assist in the defense, these ungrateful creatures managed to escape supervision, tried in vain to take advantage of the fire, robbed and stole everywhere, harassed the powerful women, and even set fire to the noble quarters, greatly interfering with the preparations for war. The self-inflicted mayor of Panasore had to pinch his nose to organize a purge against them, and only after killing them fiercely did he suppress the mob.

In addition, some disembodied ghosts also quietly floated through the walls of the city in the night, causing chaos in the inner city. However, they did not have much actual lethality, and after stunting a few women and causing some riots, they were suppressed by the magicians.

By the time the inner city finally quieted down, the civilian quarters of the outer city were almost completely finished.

-- When the sky falls and dawns, the fortress city is yes. There are almost no human resisters on the streets of Rantir. Everywhere the neighborhood is ablaze, and hordes of skeletons and zombies are staggering in the light of the fire, which looks particularly terrifying.

The inner city, defended by a third wall, was still standing, but it was also shrouded in a gloomy and bleak atmosphere of despair.

“…… Yes. Lantier City ...... Is that the end of it? Standing on the towers of the inner city, overlooking the ghostly ruins below, and the wandering walking dead, Mayor Parnasole couldn't help but lament in despair, "...... Looking at this tragic situation in the city, even if it barely survived this undead catastrophe, it would probably not be able to withstand the next attack of the Bajas Empire. ”

“…… This disaster is not over yet! Mr. Mayor! Lakhill, the president of the Wizards' Guild, said with a gloomy face, "...... If we can't even survive the current wave of disasters, then we are not in a position to think about the future......"

“…… Well, Your Excellency has a point. Mayor Panasore hesitated for a moment, then nodded yes - how to deal with the next invasion of the Imperial army was a matter for later. For now, it's better to concentrate on fending off the undead," ...... By the way, any new news? ”

“…… There is good news and bad news. The good news is that our pleas for help have been answered, and Gerjeff is on his way back to the royal capital. His Excellency Commander Stronov has received the news from this side and is leading people to turn around and rush back to the rescue. The bad news is that the current inner city has been completely surrounded by undead creatures, and there is no way for people to break out. And to make matters worse, these undead seem to be preparing to attack the inner city......"

Laxhir raised his wand and pointed at the sea of wriggling undead outside the walls, "...... Still, it's meant to happen, isn't it? ”

At this moment, the undead creatures who had been roaming the streets and alleys spontaneously and hunting the living had gradually converged on the outside of the third city wall to defend the inner city, driven by some unknown will. The sheer number of them not only crowded the small square outside the city gates, but also clogged up several surrounding streets. The pungent smell of blood and rancidity, accompanied by a terrible howl, was suffocating. Behind these swaggering undead creatures was a belt of destruction as if it were passing through a hurricane, scattered with countless burning houses and shops, and the walls and floors were littered with blood, minced flesh, and internal organs. What's even more terrifying is that the corpses of those citizens who were unfortunately slaughtered and died unexpectedly, as long as the skeleton is still intact, will not lie on the ground waiting to decay, but will stagger to stand up and join the ranks of the killers.

-- There was no mercy, no forgiveness, no mercy, no surrender, only cold and bloody merciless killing.

It is a general showdown between the living and the dead.

In the face of the swarming undead, the remaining humans in the third city wall were naturally extremely nervous and tried their best to cope: the drawbridge on the moat had long been closed, the gate wrapped in copper skin was tightly closed, and the gongs and horns of the alarm were tightened for a while. Whether it's a mysterious and arrogant magician, a battle-hardened mercenary, or a little bit of strength, they are all driven up to the city to face the incoming undead.

Even those pampered aristocrats, tycoons, and officials, at such a critical juncture of life and death, had to reluctantly drag their bodies that had long been hollowed out by wine and neglected to exercise for many years, and trembled to draw their swords from their sheaths, ready to put up the most stubborn resistance for the lives of themselves and their relatives and friends.

Unfortunately, since the Crisis of the Dead broke out in the public cemetery between the two outer city walls, the outermost city wall had long lost contact with the inner city, and the trebuchets and other heavy combat equipment that were originally deployed there to defend against foreign enemies naturally could not be withdrawn......

Standing on the city walls, looking at the swarming army of undead, Mayor Panasore only felt a pang of nervousness. He took a deep breath and tried to press down his restless heart, but was so smoked by the pungent rancid stench that he almost vomited. But even so, he forced himself to calm down. In any case, with such a tall city wall, and so many magicians, and all the soldiers and civilians in the inner city are determined to fight to the death, then even if there are some heavy weapons, if you want to hold the inner city for a while, it shouldn't be a big problem until the reinforcements arrive!

Mayor Panasore thought as he covered his mouth and nose with a perfumed handkerchief to ward off the rancid stench wafting outside.

Unfortunately, he was too naïve.

He had to deal with more enemies than skeletons, zombies, and ghouls without intelligence.

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Yay, who has been overrun by the undead. In the civilian area of Lantil City, two figures suddenly appeared on the roof of a bloodstained circular vaulted building.

One of them is a female killer who has stepped into the realm of legendary heroes, Clementine with blonde hair in a shawl. At this time, she was full of the smell of blood, the meteor hammer and blade in her hands were still dripping with undried blood, her cloak and hair were mottled with blood, and the bands of her boots were still sticking to small pieces of flesh, as if she had just walked out of the slaughterhouse—in fact, she had just slaughtered humans in the city for the night.

“…… Seven Mithril, nine Platinum, fifteen Silver Medals, twenty Iron Medals, and thirty-two Bronze Medals are all too weak opponents to lift their spirits, and it really doesn't feel good enough! Moreover, there seem to be too few low-level adventurers in this place......"

She muttered as she played with the metal identification badges she had snatched from the corpses of the slain adventurers, carefully wiping the blood and stains from them, and then inlaid them on her clothes one by one, making it more like a layer of fish-scale armor.

Then, Clementine raised his head and took advantage of the morning light on the eve of dawn to look at the fortress inner city that stood majestically in a sea of undead, "...... Yo, little Kaji! What's next? You zombies and skeletons can't seem to climb the walls! If you want me to assassinate the mayor, that's fine. But if you expect me to help you break through the city gates, people don't want to do such a laborious thing! ”

“…… Hmph, it's just a city wall, you don't have to trouble you with this kind of small thing! ”

The black-robed necromancer Khajitt, who was standing beside her, replied, "...... You'd better save some strength and deal with the strong people that may exist in the inner city later! Although the adventurers in this city are only at the Mithril level, the mercenaries under the mayor's command are a bunch of wine bags and rice bags. But the kingdom warrior captain Gurdjief. Stronov had just been here the other day and didn't leave until yesterday, so he might have left a few good players behind. And there are a few good battle mages in the Wizards' Guild...... Of course, I'm not afraid of them, but it's a little trouble......"

“…… Know~~Dao~~~~~~~Little Kaji! Clementine smiled coquettishly and shouted in an overly greasy voice, "...... However, that was all after the city walls were broken! How are you going to get into town? Could it be that like the second city wall, there is also an internal response? ”

“…… Before, I didn't have the ability to place Neiying in the aristocratic district behind the third city wall! Moreover, even if there are a few internal responses, I am afraid that they will not be of much use in the current situation of all-out martial law preparations......"

Necromancer Khajiit replied lightly, and at the same time raised a black orb, this ball emitted a dark red glow, as if it was absorbing the tens of thousands of souls created in this killing night, and slowly agitated like a heartbeat, and even became more and more powerful.

“…… After slaughtering the people of this city, the negative energy of this [Death Orb] was absorbed very well! No, it should be said that it has been absorbed to the limit and is about to burst! It's time to do some intense exercise to de-stress! ”

Khajiit made a pleasant sound, "...... Answer my call! Powerful and invincible! Show those mortals how good you are! ”

The next moment, with the light of magic and a deafening roar, two huge objects wrapped in a violent whirlwind and crashed down on the fortress city. Over the city of Lantil, it floated outside the third wall, flapping its rotten wings like rags.

Looking from the head of the city, it was a collection of two hideous skeletons, about three meters tall and more than ten meters long. The "parts" that make them up are countless human bones, fresh and stale, imitating a mythical beast with a long neck, wings and four legs: the dragon. Two tails, made up of countless bones, were slapping the roof of the ground from time to time, stirring up clouds of dust.

Standing on the city wall, the head of the Wizards' Guild, Laxhir, immediately recognized that it was a powerful necromantic monster called the Bone Dragon.

What's more, this monster is not only very powerful, but also has a rather troublesome trait, which is a natural enemy for magicians.

“…… It's over, it's over! How did even the bone dragon pop up! He collapsed on the wall in despair, his eyes full of despair.

“…… Uh, are these bone dragons very powerful? Seeing Lakshire's gaffe, Mayor Panasore, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask.

“…… Not only is it hopelessly powerful, but it's also so resistant to magic that all magic chanters can't do anything about it! The only way to destroy or expel it is to send out steel-level adventurer warriors and equip them with national treasure-level support magic items......"

A helpless wry smile appeared on the corner of Mage Laxire's mouth, "...... And we don't have any of that right now...... The only thing to count on is Gurdjieff. His Excellency Captain Stronov is still on his way here, and even if he is a powerful warrior like the Warrior Commander of the Kingdom, if he is not equipped with those few national treasure weapons, he will probably not be the opponent of the Bone Dragon, let alone two at a time......"

“…… Even if that's the case, you can't sit back and wait to die! Archer! Aim for those two big guys! Shoot it all! ”

When a middle-aged officer with a violent personality heard this, he immediately couldn't help but jump up and shout. Immediately afterwards, the archers who had been preparing for a long time at the head of the city were ordered to shoot arrows. The magicians who were not willing to be restrained also followed by various attack spells, launching a concentrated fire bombardment on the two bone dragons suspended in front of them: [Magic Arrow], [Lightning Strike], [Rain of Fire], [Shockwave...... The whizzing of arrows through the air, the glow of colorful magic, and the deafening sound of violent explosions - but to no avail.

When all means of attack were exhausted, the people at the head of the city were desperate to find that the two bone dragons in front of them were still intact. The undead creatures beneath the walls let out a cacophony of drums, as if mocking the futility of human resistance.

Next, Khajitt, the leader of the necromancers who stood on the roof to supervise the battle, waved his wand with confidence.

“…… Let's strike! Bone Dragon! Crush the tortoise shells of these humble cowards in front of me! So that they will never be able to break free from the arms of death again! ”

The next moment, accompanied by a storm-like violent air wave, it was guarded in Ye. The remnants of humanity in the inner city of Rantir have finally come to an end......

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Fortress City Yay. The city of Lantil, the outermost layer of the first wall

If it was a foreign enemy, this would be the first place to fall. However, due to the invasion of the undead army this time, the starting point is the public cemetery in the city, and the main attack direction is the population settlement in the center of the city, rather than fighting out from inside the city. Therefore, until dawn, when the whole city had basically fallen, there were still a large number of living people on the outermost city wall. Mainly militiamen and adventurers on duty. Cut off from the inner city, these people never received an order to evacuate, so they have persisted until now.

However, even so, the outermost wall at this time was already like hell, filled with the smell of death and blood.

- The various dead staggered across the ramparts through several stairs that could not be blocked, and with a low roar from their mouths, they pounced on any living creature they could find. In this way, the tide of death slowly spread from the cemetery to every corner of the city. The remaining militia and adventurers, who had been divided into sections by the undead who were constantly pouring up the walls, could only stand in the towers, struggling to support themselves in fear.

“…… Drink!! ”

At the door of a certain tower on the city wall, with the flash of the sword, a zombie was cut off in this way, but even so, the headless corpse still struggled forward and clawed forward, and the soldier with the sword had to grit his teeth, took the risk of stepping forward, kicked the headless corpse, kicked it down the stairs, and then rolled down like a stone, smashing into the undead surging below, causing a commotion.

Seeing this, the soldier with the sword couldn't help but shudder, and then screamed loudly.

“…… Quick, close!! Close the door!! Don't let these monsters rush into the tower! ”

Hearing his shout, the other two soldiers also rushed forward, closed the heavy iron-clad wooden door together, and then quickly lowered the deadbolt. Soon, from the other side of the heavy door, there was another muffled roar and knocking.

Listening to these voices, the adventurers and militiamen who were stationed in this tower couldn't help but show expressions of fear.

“…… Damn, why haven't the reinforcements come yet! What are the officials in the city doing? ”

One of the oldest adventurers couldn't help but curse, while the rest nodded yes.

Cut off from the rear, they still don't know how far the situation has deteriorated.

But they soon found that they no longer had to count on any reinforcements.

Because, through the window of the tower, with the help of the faint morning light, these people were all stunned to see that two giant flying monsters from nowhere were taking turns to dive and bombard the fortress city. The third city wall at the core of Lantil, and with the shaking of the ground and the loud noise, you can see that the thick city wall, which is twenty meters high, is crumbling and collapsing!

Obviously, with the fall of the inner city, the fortress city yay. Rantir was completely finished, and they were close to death.

“…… What now? ”

This question immediately haunted the minds of all the survivors, there was no hope for reinforcements from the inner city, the walls outside the tower were already entrenched by the undead, and it was impossible to rush down the walls. Let's talk about it now. The city of Lantil is only more dangerous than the city walls......

In the end, it was the older adventurer who came up with a solution that wasn't the answer.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen, this city is finished, and whether or not you have relatives trapped in the city, we have no power to rescue them, so we can only take care of ourselves and run out of the city. Of course, there are zombies and skeletons outside, as well as ghouls, and the city gates are impossible to walk. But there is also a rope that we can use to leave the walls and escape into the wilderness. He pointed to the wilderness on the other side of the tower.

“…… But what's next? Where can we go after we get out of town? A young militiaman asked.

“…… See the fire and smoke over there? Since yesterday evening, I've seen a number of bonfires lit there. ”

The older adventurer pointed to the north of the city, and under the canopy of dawn, a beating fire and a more striking smoke could be faintly seen, "...... It was supposed to be the camp of some big caravan, and we could go there and ask for help, maybe get some food or something, and maybe even find our relatives there. Quite a few people fled from the city last night, and if they could see the fire, they would have taken refuge there. As for what's next...... I'll have to wait until I get out......"

He bit his lip, picked up the rope and lowered it down the wall, "...... If you don't want to be eaten by the undead, come with me! "Staggering through a few stairs that didn't have time to clog up, stumbling through the walls, with a low growl coming out of his mouth, swooping down on any creature he could find. In this way, the tide of death slowly spread from the cemetery to every corner of the city. The remaining militia and adventurers, who had been divided into sections by the undead who were constantly pouring up the walls, could only stand in the towers, struggling to support themselves in fear.

“…… Drink!! ”

At the door of a certain tower on the city wall, with the flash of the sword, a zombie was cut off in this way, but even so, the headless corpse still struggled forward and clawed forward, and the soldier with the sword had to grit his teeth, took the risk of stepping forward, kicked the headless corpse, kicked it down the stairs, and then rolled down like a stone, smashing into the undead surging below, causing a commotion.

Seeing this, the soldier with the sword couldn't help but shudder, and then screamed loudly.

“…… Quick, close!! Close the door!! Don't let these monsters rush into the tower! ”

Hearing his shout, the other two soldiers also rushed forward, closed the heavy iron-clad wooden door together, and then quickly lowered the deadbolt. Soon, from the other side of the heavy door, there was another muffled roar and knocking.

Listening to these voices, the adventurers and militiamen who were stationed in this tower couldn't help but show expressions of fear.

“…… Damn, why haven't the reinforcements come yet! What are the officials in the city doing? ”

One of the oldest adventurers couldn't help but curse, while the rest nodded yes.

Cut off from the rear, they still don't know how far the situation has deteriorated.

But they soon found that they no longer had to count on any reinforcements.

Because, through the window of the tower, with the help of the faint morning light, these people were all stunned to see that two giant flying monsters from nowhere were taking turns to dive and bombard the fortress city. The third city wall at the core of Lantil, and with the shaking of the ground and the loud noise, you can see that the thick city wall, which is twenty meters high, is crumbling and collapsing!

Obviously, with the fall of the inner city, the fortress city yay. Rantir was completely finished, and they were close to death.

“…… What now? ”

This question immediately haunted the minds of all the survivors, there was no hope for reinforcements from the inner city, the walls outside the tower were already entrenched by the undead, and it was impossible to rush down the walls. Let's talk about it now. The city of Lantil is only more dangerous than the city walls......

In the end, it was the older adventurer who came up with a solution that wasn't the answer.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen, this city is finished, and whether or not you have relatives trapped in the city, we have no power to rescue them, so we can only take care of ourselves and run out of the city. Of course, there are zombies and skeletons outside, as well as ghouls, and the city gates are impossible to walk. But there is also a rope that we can use to leave the walls and escape into the wilderness. He pointed to the wilderness on the other side of the tower.

“…… But what's next? Where can we go after we get out of town? A young militiaman asked.

“…… See the fire and smoke over there? Since yesterday evening, I've seen a number of bonfires lit there. ”

The older adventurer pointed to the north of the city, and under the canopy of dawn, a beating fire and a more striking smoke could be faintly seen, "...... It was supposed to be the camp of some big caravan, and we could go there and ask for help, maybe get some food or something, and maybe even find our relatives there. Quite a few people fled from the city last night, and if they could see the fire, they would have taken refuge there. As for what's next...... I'll have to wait until I get out......"

He bit his lip, picked up the rope and lowered it down the wall, "...... If you don't want to be eaten by the undead, come with me! ”