Section 25 The Altar
The Red Rain Forest is really very big, and it is thanks to Sol to lead the way, otherwise they will definitely have to get lost, and after two consecutive days of marching, the troops did not encounter any danger, and Sol even planned a camp for them to camp at night in advance. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The interior of the forest was really as recorded in the book, although it was not as exaggerated as reaching out and not seeing five fingers, but it was not as close as that, and Thor did not allow anyone to light torches, so the troops walked very slowly.
The medicine kit given by Thor was very useful, and Gray hadn't been bothered by poisonous insects since he entered the forest anyway, but every night after camping, a few people were always missing. Thor tells Gray that this is normal, that he can get lost in this forest if he is not careful, and that the missing soldier must have lost his way without keeping up with the large army.
Gray immediately issued an order that if any of the soldiers in his squadron went missing, the squadron leaders and squad leaders in charge would be severely punished.
After such an order was issued, the soldiers on the march were more careful, and the squadron leaders and squadron leaders did their best to manage the soldiers under their command, and the matter of the missing soldiers was finally alleviated.
Marching in this damn forest has no idea of day or night, but fortunately there is a magic clock with him, and the magic clock has turned six times, which means that Gray and they have been walking for three days, and the morale of the soldiers has dropped significantly.
On the fourth day, there had been a situation where jungle beasts had attacked the soldiers, and although they could be easily resolved each time, the soldiers' mental and physical exertion was more severe.
"Gray!" Thor was always elusive.
Gray was obviously a little tired, his lips were very dry, there was already a lot of dead skin, there was no way, now the food and water must be strictly controlled, otherwise even if the task is completed, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out.
"What's that?" Gray responded.
"Let the troops rest in place, don't save food and water, let them eat and drink enough, we have arrived at our destination!" Thor was also a little tired, but more excited.
"What are we going to do when we go back? It's been days, do you want to ......" Gray glared at Thor.
Thor seemed to be laughing angrily, "Don't worry, as long as you complete the task, there will be plenty of food and water!"
Gray was stunned for a moment, took a serious look at Thor, and knew that he would not joke about this, so he hurriedly summoned Ruken and asked him to convey the order, after Gangde's death, Ruken took his place, not only to do the things of Gray's squire, but also to take care of the position of deputy captain.
Knight Rapp did not participate in this mission, after all, he was too old, and he had been loyal to the Lockton family for so many years, and the Count would not let him do such a mission at an old age, it would be completely for him to die.
Thor took Gray to a place, Thor pointed in a direction, Gray looked at Thor hand, and could actually see the light, and Gray's tired color immediately faded a lot!
"Knock, knock, knock!" the continuous drum beat rhythmically, and from time to time there were a few piercing screams, which made Gray get goosebumps all over his body.
"When the soldiers are rested, let them advance, and when they go in, whatever they see, as long as they can run and move, kill them all!"
Gray nodded.
Time was ticking by, and Thor was regaining his strength, and Gray was sitting on the ground, surrounded by squadron leaders and two deputy captains of various squadrons.
"Let's do it!" Gray said, seeing that the soldiers were almost all over.
"Action!" Thor nodded.
The squadron leaders who received the order immediately returned to the place where their team was located. It was not long before a contingent of several thousand men was mobilized, and Gray ordered the troops to try not to make a sound until they came into contact with the enemy, but it was obviously not realistic for the contingent of several thousand to remain silent.
To Gray's surprise, the advance of the troops went smoothly like never before, and when Gray walked to the light, his eyes were obviously a little unopen, but he could vaguely see many figures, and heard a familiar cry in his ears.
When he opened his eyes suddenly, he was stunned by what he saw, and at first glance he knew that it was a stone altar, a very large altar, even larger than the barracks of the First Infantry Corps outside the city of Herion.
The surrounding forest is cleared, allowing light to shine in unrestricted.
Restricted by his vision, Gray could only see a tall altar in the distance, in front of which was a huge square, and on the left side of the square was a gravel plateau, which was about as high as the altar in the distance in front of him, but not as grand as the altar.
The altar was surrounded by a stone wall, and the entrance was directly in front of Gray, who wondered if this was a city.
What shocked Gray the most was that the altar was full of goblins, wearing simple armor, armed with iron and shields, and Gray even saw a few teams of goblin archers on the high ground on the left!
"Quick, march, kill all these goblins!" Thor yelled from the sidelines.
Gray quickly glanced at the nearby terrain and immediately shouted, "Forward! Hurry! The first brigade will enter and capture the high ground on the left!
The goblins in the square have spotted Gray and his troops, and have organized a large number of goblins to rush up, and Gray wants to seize the entrance before them!
Gray roughly estimated that the number of goblins here was at least tens of thousands, and he didn't know what the combat power of these goblins with equipment was now, so he didn't dare to attack too fast, just in case, he decided to capture the high ground on the left first, and the goblin archers were arranged on it, and there were a lot of them!
The cavalry was inferior to the infantry without horses, but they were better equipped with chain mail that could withstand the attacks of ordinary weapons, and the goblins could not do them any damage!
The battle soon began, and with the fall of the first goblin, the place where the two sides fought was blood-red in the blink of an eye.
Everything was going according to Gray's idea, in less than half a magic clock, the high ground on the left had been taken, Gray immediately ordered the archers to go up, the first infantry brigade left a squadron, and the others attacked the goblins from the left flank, and the archers shot at will on the high ground, trying to eliminate the goblins' living forces!
"Something is wrong, hurry up and order the troops to stop advancing!" Thor frowned and didn't say, he stayed by Gray's side.
As soon as his words fell, before Gray could react, several fireballs suddenly fell from the sky and smashed directly into the camp of the frontmost cavalry squadrons, and the hot flames suddenly ignited a large area.
Gray was startled and glanced at Saul: "Your hunch is accurate every time, but can you be a little earlier!"
"Kill the soldiers who were recruited, or there will be more deaths!" Thor said loudly, startling Gray, but the soldiers in front of him couldn't hear him.
Gray glared at Ruken, who was standing next to him, and shouted, "Go and give the order, the troops will retreat a hundred paces and kill the soldiers who are running around after burning!"
As soon as Luck left, several more fireballs fell, the soldiers lied, and a large group of goblins took the opportunity to besiege them, and the soldiers on Gray's side began to suffer casualties.
Fortunately, Gray's order was quickly conveyed, and coupled with the squadron leader's reprimand, it didn't take long for the troops to stabilize.
"How can there be a magician?" asked Gray sharply.
Thor smiled bitterly: "I don't know either, and there are several magicians!"
In this round of attack, Gray suffered at least nearly 100 casualties, and after the troops withdrew from a distance, the goblins in front did not attack again, and the two sides entered a brief confrontation.
Gray's view was completely blocked by the soldiers' bodies, and he ran to the high ground occupied by the archers, with Thor close behind. On the high ground, Gray found several goblins dressed in strange costumes, holding wooden staffs, and sparks were constantly coming out of their hands!
"There are mages in goblins too, and there are six of them!" Gray found that he had read all these years in vain.
Thor frowned and said, "That's not a magician, they're a sorcerer, and the trading condition for them is life force!
Thor said as he searched for something in the team of goblins below, his eyes swept around!