Chapter 21 Fight to the Death
In my heart, the city that suddenly appeared was magnificent, and even from Parvatiga's eyes, it was beautiful. [Latest chapter reading.]
Directly opposite is a huge square paved with black stones, the black sand has faded like water, and the square floor is flat and smooth, spotless.
On the square stand three stone statues symbolizing the four Holy Spirits, the same appearance as those seen in the previous visions, but much larger, and the finely carved stone statues stand on a high stone platform overlooking the world.
At the edge of the square, there is a deep groove surrounded by black stones, which surrounds the square, and there are only four breaks in the front and back, left and right, which should be specially set aside to facilitate the entry and exit of pedestrians. If nothing else, it would have been filled with real fertile soil, planted with tall, drought-tolerant trees that would allow for shade trees in the desert.
Beyond the square, you will be the city itself.
The cluster of four buildings I encountered before was probably just a small village in this world, with nothing but residences, and there was not even a perfect functional division of buildings, but this city was different.
It can be clearly seen that the city is divided into three parts, in the center is a behemoth more than 300 meters high, and the black faΓ§ade makes it look solemn and exudes oppressive force at any time. The whole city is spread outward with this as the core, and all other facilities are like the stars and the moon, guarding the huge core.
The perimeter of a giant black pyramid surrounds the second ring of the city.
The second ring building is built neatly, the same shape, the same color, but the height is only about seventy or eighty meters, facing the innermost towering core cone, these second ring buildings are like kneeling on the ground to worship, no need to understand history, no need to understand the text, just look at the building, you can see the class division of this world from the record.
The extension of the second ring of the city has the same deep trough for planting trees as around the square, but it is independent of each other one by one, and is not almost connected like the deep trough at the edge of the square.
Beyond the tree trough is the third ring of the city.
The height of the buildings in the third ring is the same as the ones encountered by the shadow chasers before, they are more than thirty meters high, and the distribution is relatively messy, and there are even two unfinished ones, the upper half is open, but whether it is a semi-finished building or a tree planting trough, the black sand inside actually defy gravity and withdraw from the city with other black sands.
There is no clear boundary between the third ring and the desert outside, and it can even be said that the two parts of the inner ring are the main body of the city, while the third ring is just a slum built around the city.
Most of the shadow chasers are veterans who have traveled through many worlds, and they have enough brain replenishment ability, without seeing the real scene, with the ruins of the city they see in front of them, they can make up the prosperity in the city I don't know how many years ago.
Under the fire-like sun, the nobles rode through the city in the carriages dragged by lizards, and the freshest fruits were hung with drops of water more precious than gold, which were picked up by the passengers from the plates in the carriages, put them in their mouths, and took a bite, and threw them out of the window with a disgusted expression.
On both sides of the street, city civilians lead their livestock, sheltered from the scorching sun by the shadow of the building, and behind the livestock carry bulging bags, perhaps full of grain, perhaps delicate handicrafts, in short, carrying heavy hopes.
The untouchables staggered from the depths of the desert outside the city, their scaly skin unable to sweat and the heat flowed from their eyes as tears flowed from their eyes.
The destitute untouchables can only sacrifice their bodies and lives for the city in exchange for food and water that can only support themselves, but even without overseers and whips, they are still working hard, because what they are building is a shelter for themselves, and it is also the starting point for their future, starting from here, maybe one day, they can really be accepted by the city, live in a luxurious house, and enjoy real life and happiness.
Unfortunately, I don't know if they waited for the day when their wish came true, but the prosperity will eventually dissipate and everything will return to nothingness, and the city, which carries the dreams of countless lizardmen, will eventually become a ruin in the depths of the sand sea. Perhaps it is because they can't let go of their attachment to the city, and the residents have turned into ghosts on the black sand along with the city.
That's right, the undead.
Now is not the time to observe the city, as the shadowchasers see that all the skeletons kneeling in the square have come to life, slowly rising from their kneeling positions, and the sound of creaking joints rubbing together seems to come from hell. The bodies of the returning dead were still shriveled and shredded, with scales peeling, cracked skin, sunken eyes, and exposed teeth.
Needless to say, the skeletons have locked on to their target, this time, there is no black sand and black stone to block life, the living creatures are as conspicuous as a lighthouse on the sea in this barren desert, and the sweet smell of the soul is attracting the attention of the skeletons every moment, making them black holes that were originally eyes not leave the shadowchasers for a second.
Crunch, squeak, the skeletons come together, squeak, squeak, and the skeletons walk towards the Shadow Chaser.
Only a few skeletons held stone tools as weapons, mostly empty-handed, but they were not originally human but lizardmen, with their fangs and claws that were far more threatening than weapons.
"Bronze Steps?" Shure's face was indiscerning.
"Well, the bronze step. Miridy took a deep breath and replied in a low voice, "At least the bronze rank, more than four hundred." β
Yes, at least the bronze rank.
In Pavatiga, the humanoid skeleton undead are usually the lowest level of black iron, and only a few well-trained ordinary soldiers can take advantage of their lack of intelligence to kill one, only very strong corpses will give birth to bronze skeletons, and more powerful high-level skeletons require other special conditions to cooperate.
However, in this otherworldly projection, perhaps because of the harsh environment, the lizardmen are stronger than the Parvatiga, and the undead they spawn actually start from the bronze level. Fighting with more than 400 bronze-level skeletons who don't know what death is, there may be some higher-level ones mixed with them, even the gold-level shadow chasers, there is no guarantee that they can escape with their whole body.
In the face of such a difficult enemy, as long as people in their right minds will only make one choice, that is, to retreat temporarily, avoid the enemy's edge, and then whether to make a detour or find other ways to come back, can be discussed slowly.
This time, though, Shuer's mind didn't seem to be so normal.
"Fight to the death. This was Shull's first order after a moment of silence, "Confront them head-on and kill them all." β
"Kill them all. In Kelly's surprised gaze, no matter whether they are introverted or extroverted, whether they are weak or strong on the outside, as soon as Shule's order came out, everyone erupted into an earth-shattering roar, and their fearless faces even showed bursts of happiness, just like a group of madmen who went crazy with Shule.
In fact, of course, everyone is not crazy, but they understand very well that fighting to the death is the only choice now.
Retreat is impossible because there are so many unknowns.
No one knows how fast the enemy will pursue, no one knows whether the enemy will stop and return beyond a certain distance, or whether they will continue to pursue until they are out of their range, or if the retreat will be like now, when a city suddenly emerges from the ground.
There are too many uncertain factors, if you choose to start retreating, the fighting spirit will inevitably be seriously weakened, and the formation will become full of holes, once you encounter an accident, it is impossible to turn back and fight hard. And the undead are tireless, the shadow chasers are not, although it is unlikely, but if the undead chase for a few days and nights, then the shadow chasers have no chance at all.
What's more, there is also the sandstorm that I don't know if it will come, which is also one of the sharp swords hanging above the heads of the Shadow Chaser team, in case they are suddenly met by the sandstorm when they are chased by the undead, it will only accelerate the death of the Shadow Chasers.
Therefore, it may sound crazy, but only a head-on confrontation is the safest choice, although it will also fall into a bitter battle, but as long as the tactics are correct and tacit understanding, it is not delusional to defeat the opponent.
"In the name of the Lord, with the light of the dark moon, turn into an indestructible guardian, and chant the holy name of the Lord, holy, the moon without light. β
With a click, he crushed the crystal bottle in his palm, which naturally contained the Dark Moon Holy Water that Xiuer had once sold when he saw people. Holding the holy text in one hand and sprinkling the clear water of his fingertips on the shadow-chasers in the other, Shur recited the sacred prayer aloud.
Although they couldn't see it, everyone felt that the temperature around their bodies had risen slightly, as if there was a warm shield that always surrounded them.
The shield of the outward, of course, is the exclusive protective magic of the Dark Moon Church, which can effectively absorb a part of the energy that penetrates the shield, and cannot completely block the attack, but it can seriously weaken the attack received, which is the most appropriate protective magic for the shadow chasers whose combat effectiveness is still complete.
His fingers pressed the holy book together, and with a stabbing sound, Shuer tore off the cloth robe on his body, which showed that he was wearing a metal chain mail under the robe, and the tight chain mail had little effect on his movements, but the weight was not light at all, and it was difficult for him to move freely in the chain mail.
"Moria, you carry Mia, Miriday, let Ceren continue to carry Kelly, Mia, and blast me out of the way. β
"Macajalen, Saf, you two assist Mia, I don't want to see any skeletons standing in our way. β
"Don't worry about the rear, after I break it, you can move forward. β
"Mobuck, eleven degrees ahead on the right, see the passage left between the two tree planting troughs, that is our position, pick up your shield and rush forward for me, if you can't complete the task, I will smash your wine barrel." β