Section E, Chapter 32: The Winch (Children of Ice)

He didn't have to wait long, and the second wave of arrows soon struck in a swift manner, sticking to the corpse and bouncing off the solid ground. Without hesitation, he took a deep breath and immediately shouted in a deafening roar: "Archers!

As soon as the aftermath of the command dissipated, the archers instantly rose to their feet and fired a suppressive volley. Quickly looking up at the city, Odys felt a snickering of joy: many enemy soldiers had not had time to hide under their shields again, and were shot into hedgehogs by a rain of arrows. Such a swift volley killed at least a hundred enemy soldiers.

If you pull it like this, the outpost will definitely be able to hold it. If nothing else, the enemy's offensive will be completely broken up after another hour or so...... Seeing that the enemy had begun to climb the ladder in vain again, Odeus looked at the outpost in the distance and regained his sword and shield: if this continues, we may be able to win early and outflank the enemy.

Just when Odysse was full of joy and thought that he had won the victory, a slight friction sound quietly sounded. However, this did not escape the ears of the Legionnaire, and it startled Odys's heart: the voice was incomparably familiar, and it seemed to come from under his feet......

This is...... After a few seconds of froze, Odys's mind buzzed, and a frightened thought came to him: the sound came from the turning winch, and it happened to be in the direction of the iron gate control room next to the gate.

Someone was raising the iron gate!, Odds put his sword back into his waist, got up and hurried down the stairs: at this rate, let the winch spin for about two minutes, and start raising the gate. Once he is allowed to do so, hordes of enemy troops will immediately pour in.

"Miss Lisa! Your Excellency has ordered me to take you off the battlefield. The soldier dodged in front of the girl, looking helpless: "Just leave it to me and Mr. Bernie." ”

"I'm here to help, what's wrong?" Placing another seriously wounded man on the hospital bed that Bernie was carrying, Qilisa forced herself not to look at his shocking wound. The room was filled with the smell of blood, and the military doctors and nurses running around made her eyes dizzy: "How many times have I told you, I want to stay here to help!"

"But...... The lord said that if you insist on not leaving, I will have to use some coercive means to pull you into the barracks for protection......" After mechanically reciting this sentence that had been said by him, the man stammered, "Can't you understand me? I'm just doing what I'm told." ”

"No! you don't touch her. Lao Tzu himself will protect this woman, so you don't have to worry about it. Glaring at him, Bernie fiercely replied to Lisa Qi and suddenly pushed away the attendant who wanted to take the girl away: "If you really want to help, help these doctors deliver the medicine." What the hell do you mean by the grinding that you've been following us all the time?!"

"Yes...... But if Lord Odysses blames him......" Covering his wrist, the man stammered these words and stepped back, "What should I do if he blames him?"

"You can explain to him as much as you like, it's about me?!" Blocking Qi Lisa behind him, Bernie glared at him with a fierce look: "She's following me today, and no one can talk well! You can tell the Legion Commander that it's me Bernie Millett who disobeys military orders, and see what he can do with me! I'm responsible for everything that happens to this girl on the battlefield, do you understand?"

As if frightened by Bernie's presence, the man immediately relented, blushing and leaving—most likely to report to Odyss. Seeing him leave, Qi Lisa opened her blue eyes and asked uneasily, "Is this good? If Odyssey ......"

"It's okay, don't worry. Just concentrate on helping, and I'll take care of the security issues. Frowning, Bernie snorted disdainfully: you can be scared away with a few words, this kind of cowardice really makes you look down on yourself. If he really cared so much about the orders of the corps commander, he would have taken the so-called "special measures" a long time ago. Just chattering on his stomach behind our butts, he didn't have as much masculinity as Lisha.

Just as the two of them walked out of the room and were about to rush to the city wall, a short horn suddenly sounded, pointing to the back door of the outpost. Immediately turning his head in alarm, Bernie's heart was beating wildly: "Hurry up, Qi Lisa - they really outflanked them through the back door!"

Pulling up Qi Lisa, who was still a little stunned, Bernie strode wildly and ran past the soldiers resting in front of the barracks. However, just as she was passing by the main entrance, the girl suddenly stopped, nearly causing Bernie to fall due to inertia. Staggering to keep his balance, the purchaser shouted in confusion: "What are you doing?"

"That...... I heard something going on there. Cowering timidly, Qi Lisa pointed to a hut under the city walls: "It seems to be the noise of gears turning." ”

Why didn't I hear it? There was only the shouting and the wind on the city wall, and Bernie looked at the hut suspiciously: maybe he had a hearing problem, and if what Qi Lisa heard was true, maybe someone was operating the winch.

But the guards of the winch don't have a reason to operate it, would that cause the iron gate to rise, and the whole battle would be turned around at once...... Not sure what was going to happen, Bernie decided to take a look just to be on the safe side. Walking quickly to the front of the house, he leaned close to the door and listened carefully.

It was indeed the sound of a winch!In disbelief for a moment, he jerked back and almost bumped into Qi Lisa. Within the first moment, Bernie subconsciously yelled at the group of resting guards, "Come and help!

After shouting, everyone's stunned eyes shot to this side. Seeing them get up and rush here with shocked expressions, Bernie kicked the door open and crashed inside.

The house is not big, there are no windows and no extra doors. In the center is a large winch, attached to metal chains and several tightly engaged gears. The body of one of the guards lay in front of the winch, blood spilling on the ground. Standing beside the corpse with his back to the exit was another guard armed with a blood-dripping dagger.

Damn, the Ice Rock Man actually bought Neiying?A wave of anger surged into his heart, Bernie suddenly drew his long sword, removed the shield behind his back, and actually used such despicable means to send spies......

The man slowly turned around and took off his hood. Raising his shield, just as he was about to make the first move, the enemy's pupils suddenly glowed with blue light, staring at Bernie like a soul-sucking soul.

This guy ...... Is it the Corruptor? Bernie, who was stared at by that gaze and was already cold all over his body, immediately looked away, shocked: no, there were no signs of corruption on his body...... It should be a replica. But no matter what, you can't stare into his eyes.

"What's going on?" Qi Lisa asked as she had just squeezed into the room. The moment she stepped into the house, the door behind her was slammed shut, emitting an icy chill.