Verse 42: Small wins

Day 6.

After breakfast, Needle Gold faced the crowd and said, "We have just finished our remaining rations. ”

Everyone stood silently and straight, fully prepared for this result.

The needle gold was in front of everyone, his eyes were sharp, and he glanced at everyone.

"Now, who doesn't understand our situation, stand ahead!"

No one moved, standing still.

Everyone's face was grim, and there seemed to be hot magma hidden in their high chests—it was a long-stored battle spirit, a strong desire to survive!

"Good. We're all smart people and we all know what we are going to do if we lose. ”

"These days, Cyanobacteria has been fully scouted, and there is no more suitable target in the vicinity except for a swarm of flying squirrels. ”

"Today, if we defeat them, they are our food. If we fail, we are their food. ”

"I, as a Templar and the sole heir of the Hundred Needles family, will be with you. will lead you through hardships, overcome obstacles, and reap victories. Follow me and let us be glorified!"

Morale is high and we are united.

The team departs.

Soon, they arrived at the intended battlefield.

The battlefield is carefully laid out, most conspicuously a dwarf obstacle made of vines and bamboo branches.

These obstacles are one after the other, forming a long line of defense.

If a flying squirrel wants to cross the line, it has to fly. This gives the players a good chance to shoot.

There are three lines of defense.

Normally, rivers are natural obstructions, and they don't require manpower to arrange them, so it's best to do so.

But there is no river nearby. Second, the river on this island is also more dangerous, and there are often lurking python ivies. This kind of gold-level demon plant has not only been touched by needle gold, but the exploration team of Cangsu has also been exposed to it a few times, and has paid the price of blood.

Under the command of Needle Gold, Cyanoza walked alone, and his back quickly disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

Most of them formed battle formations. The battle formation is very simple, that is, it is lined up in a horizontal row. Such a formation facilitates the exertion of long-range firepower.

Cang Xu and Zi Di stood behind the horizontal row, and the needle gold was at the side.

Needle Gold began to pray silently.

"Emperor Shengming, my god, you are wise and martial, you can always grasp the opportunity to win in the battlefield, you are the god of knights, the god of war, and the god of victory. Bless me for victory, and I will add a touch of splendor to Your throne by faith and glory, with the blood of my sworn enemies. Listen to my call, O God......"

The gods didn't respond.

Needle Gold sighed secretly.

Usually faced with battle, the Templars prayed. The Emperor would have largely responded by bestowing magic on the Templars.

But since the awakening of the needle, he has prayed many times, but the Emperor Shengming has not answered.

It is precisely because of this that the needle gold did not open his mouth to pray in public. Because once no magic comes, it will inevitably create a bad impression on others, and they will feel that the Templar will not be favored and protected by the gods. In this way, before the war begins, the morale of the own side will be hit and shaken.

The results now did not come as a surprise to the needle. He was also glad that he had made a wise choice.

The morning sun shines out from the morning glow.

The forest is gradually bathed in sunlight, and the deep dark green slowly becomes brighter.

The air was still cold, and everyone breathed a white mist visible to the naked eye.

As time went on, the chirping of birds became more and more frequent.

Suddenly, a flock of birds flapped their wings from the front, broke away from the canopy, and flew into the air.

The figure of cyanobacteria reappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

He was rushing with all his might, and behind him were a large group of flying squirrels, squeaking and screaming, and many of them exuded the aura of bronze-level magical beasts.

The front stirred slightly, and then fell silent again.

Needle Gold's eyes quickly flashed with a gleam, and his spirit was slightly lifted - Cyanobacteria provoked this time, and the result was very successful.

The next moment, the needle opened his mouth and shouted: "Ready!"

The members of the exploration team had already made preparations, and when they heard the sound, they immediately drew arrows and put them on the bowstring, moving in unison.

They drew their bows one after another, but they did not fire.

"Shoot. Needle Gold shouted again.

The team members immediately let go, and in an instant the bowstring vibrated and all the arrows flew out.

Cyanobacteria's footsteps did not stop, and when he saw the arrow flying towards him, he immediately fell to the ground and rolled over with the trend.

A flying squirrel leader pounced and crashed into the ground, sending turf and small pieces of soil flying everywhere, immediately knocking out a small dirt pit.

Cyanobacteria quickly got up with the tumbling inertia, and this time, he had a shield raised in his hand.

This shield has long been prepared on many sides, all placed on the ground.

No arrows were fired at the shield of the cyanobacteria, and the curtain of arrows converged into a layer, sifting out the squirrel swarm.

A flying squirrel leader pounced on the back of the spirulina.

Hearing the movement, Cyanobacteria turned around sharply and raised his shield to sweep, and with a bang, swept the flying squirrel away.

"Ready—shoot!" Seeing the timing of the flying squirrel's leap over the vine barrier, Needle Gold shouted again.

A dozen arrows, once again forming a thin curtain of arrows. It was interspersed with several short iron arrows shot from a crossbow.

The curtain of arrows cut a gentle arc in mid-air and landed accurately in the squirrel swarm.

Several wooden arrows were shot at the shield of the cyanobacteria, as well as the leather armor on the body, but did little damage to the latter.

The bows and crossbows are in the hands of those who are good at archery, and they will not shoot at the side of cyanobacteria.

The rest of the arrowheads are all wooden, and there are no iron arrows yet, but the very tip of the wooden arrow shaft is burned black, carbonized and sharpened.

These arrows certainly don't do much damage to the spirulina, and they don't pose much of a threat to the flying squirrel leader. However, it can kill and injure ordinary flying squirrels.

Under this layer of arrow curtains, many flying squirrels fell to the ground, some died on the spot, and some were injured and screamed.

After two shots, more than a dozen flying squirrels had already lost their combat effectiveness and fell on the way to the charge.

The squirrel swarm began to disperse.

Most are still chasing cyanobacteria, and a few are coming directly to the position.

"Ready. Needle Gold spoke again: "Shoot!"

The third salvo was fired, and everyone's movements began to be uneven, and although the arrow curtain was formed in mid-air, it was obviously not as neat and dense as before.

But at this time, because of the close distance between the two sides, the killing of the rat swarm by the arrows is still not small.

White Bud and Yellow Algae aimed at the flying squirrel leader with their crossbows at the same time.

Although the head rat was hit by an arrow, it was only frustrated in its actions, and it was not injured, but was stimulated to be ferocious, and its speed was a little faster.

There are two rats in total.

One identified cyanobacteria, the other pounced on the front.

"Fight freely. After the needle gold gave the order, he immediately took out the dagger, and threw it with both hands!

The two flying squirrel leaders were hit by daggers almost at the same time, and after falling to the ground, they rolled around a few times due to inertia, and then remained motionless. Bright red blood quickly flowed from the fatal wound in the eye socket and spread across the surrounding grass.

This distance has reached the range of the needle gold flying dagger strike.

The physical fitness of the needle gold is amazing, and the force of the arm throwing is much stronger than that of the crossbow.

Without a head, the rats immediately fell into a panic. The team members shot freely, and only a few flying squirrels rushed in front of the team, and then they were stabbed to death by several wooden guns.

After a slight struggle, the few remaining flying squirrels burst into disarray.

"Whew...... We won. ”

"The two flying squirrel leaders died at the hands of Lord Needlegold. ”

"Your Excellency Kamui!"

Cyanobacteria return with a shield.

Wooden arrows were stuck in both the shield and his shoulder armor.

With just a slight glance at him, he knew that the blue-green algae was not injured at all, and he patted the blue-green algae on the shoulder: "It's good." ”

"Everything depends on the command of the Lord. Cyanobacteria bent down and bowed their heads, respectfully.

Everyone knows that the key to victory in this battle is still needle gold. His flying dagger skills are impressive, and he takes out two of the most threatening flying squirrel bosses at the same time, completely demoralizing the rats.

"With a little rest, we continued to hunt. "Needle gold ordered.

"Yes, my lord!" the team members agreed, and their morale rose a little higher than before the battle.

The way everyone looked at the needle gold was also different from before.

Before, everyone still had doubts and worries in their hearts, after all, everyone knew that Needle Gold was desperate to hunt rats.

No one knows what the outcome will be. Even if Needlegold was a nobleman and a Templar, there was no guarantee that the hunt would be successful.

If it fails, the entire exploration team will collapse and be destroyed. And as a leader, the needle will bear the first responsibility that cannot be shirked.

And now that the first official hunt has been triumphant, the worries of everyone have been swept away. I was still skeptical about the decision of the needle gold before, but now I feel that it is wise and decisive no matter how I look at it.

"Lord Needle Gold is a Templar after all!" Bai Ya's eyes sparkled.

"Yes, it's really my luck to be under the command of Lord Needle Gold. Yellow algae sighed.

"With Lord Needle, we will definitely be able to set sail again. ”

Everyone whispered to each other, and their eyes were full of reverence.

A small victory made them truly recognize the leadership of Needle Gold.

Because the needle gold initially fulfilled its promise, and it was really able to lead them to victory and reap glory, it was not just words.

"My lord, I knew none of this was a problem for you. Zidi beside her also smiled, and Amethyst's eyes showed a hint of admiration.

Cang Xu exhaled a breath of turbid air and said secretly: "In this way, the entire exploration team will turn the corner." ”

The previous situation was like being on the edge of a cliff, with one foot already hanging in the air.

Now a complete victory, although the food is not replenished much, but the result clears everyone's sorrows, and the whole team is tight, tightly around the only core of needle gold.

However, just as the morale was rising and the celebrations were up, suddenly there was a strange noise from the forest in the distance.

The squeaky sound is dense and incessant.

The flying squirrels that escaped attracted a large army!

"Ah, a lot of flying squirrels, they're rushing here. ”

"How did you alarm so many flying squirrels?"

"We're just on the periphery!"

For a moment, the exploration team fell into a panic.

"Hahaha!" Needle Gold suddenly laughed.