Chapter Seventy-Two: Sacrifice
"Ahem, ahem. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Li Mao coughed violently, a minute ago, a black wolf's claw slapped his chest hard, fortunately, the protective suit had an effect in time, and the claw failed to cut into Li Mao's muscles, otherwise he would have been able to share the joys and sorrows with Cui Jun. However, although there was no blood, the strength of the black wolf was also quite terrifying, being slapped on the chest by the wolf's claws, Li Mao felt as painful as being beaten dozens of times head-on by a big hammer, his mouth was fishy sweet, and the saliva he spit out was bloodshot, obviously the internal organs had been hit hard by a blow.
"Stand up for me if you're not dead, my flanks need to be guarded. As soon as he woke up from the chaos, Li Mao heard Cui Jun's roar. Turning his head to look at the few comrades-in-arms around him who had not changed into corpses, he silently grabbed the standard weapons on the ground, endured the tearing pain in his chest, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Cui Jun, reforming the defensive formation.
"I'm not a burden. Li Mao brandished his short sword, and did not forget to emphasize to Cui Jun beside him, "We are not burdens. ”
"Yes, you are not a burden. Cui Jun was silent and looked down at the few young faces on the ground whose lives and deaths were unknown, nodded and said in a muffled voice, "You are all brave warriors. ”
In fact, five minutes ago, there were still eight people in this area watching and helping, a veteran, with seven recruits to fight against the wolves, even when the wolves began to advance on a large scale, eight people could still cooperate with each other, and fight and retreat, without letting the black wolves take any advantage.
However, the military order was like a mountain, and the military order from behind him required all teams to hold their positions and defend the third layer of steel pillars, which made it impossible for the soldiers to use the space in exchange for the enemy's battle damage, so for a while, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
It is true that the strength of the soldiers erupted under the military order caused a lot of damage to the black wolf, but correspondingly, how much gain will be paid.
The first to die was the fifty-nineth. Before today, Li Mao was not familiar with No. 59, only remembered that his surname seemed to be Hu, and he barely knew anything else, only remembered that his number was No. 59.
The rules of the city guard are that everyone calls each other by number, and only those who are familiar with each other know each other's names. It is said that this is because the city guard is a relatively dangerous profession, and if the members are too familiar with each other, if there is a sacrifice, the damage to the other members will be great. And if the number is used as the recognition of each other, it will invisibly reduce the possibility of being familiar with each other, so as not to be too sad because of the sacrifice of comrades-in-arms.
This measure seems to have a certain amount of truth, at least when the fifty-ninth fell, Li Mao couldn't talk about it even if he wanted to be sad about a number, and what he had in his heart was just the sad melancholy of the rabbit and the fox.
Fifty-Nine was unwilling to die, and after receiving the order, everyone had to take a few steps forward in order to hold the third steel pillar, but Fifty-Nine inadvertently took an extra step, which left him exposed to the wolves for the first time, without any protection around. When he found himself too far ahead, it was already too late, the black wolf launched a surprise attack on him from three directions, and he didn't even have time to take a step back before he was thrown to the ground by the black wolves and directly bit his throat.
Fifty-Nine's death was like a signal, and with his death, the pressure on the soldiers in the area increased greatly, and unfortunately formed a chain reaction.
The second to die was Eighty-Seven, Eighty-Seven was a young fat man, usually very joking, and he could get along well with anyone, but now he couldn't joke anymore, and the black wolf bit through his stomach and swallowed most of his internal organs in a few bites. Before he died, his screams were hoarse, but Cui Jun couldn't bear it, and cut his neck with a sword, helping him free himself from the pain of dying.
The third to die was One Hundred and One, a very beautiful girl, and many of the city guards regarded her as the lover of their dreams. One hundred and one is very lively and loves to laugh, whenever he laughs, a charming dimple will appear on the right side of his face, Li Mao was also fascinated by her, often looking at her in the dark, fantasizing about living with her.
However, he didn't have to do it anymore, a few minutes ago, the black wolf's claws slapped on her face, leaving four deep scars on her beautiful face, and even the right eye, which was hooked out of the socket, was connected to the body by the part of the nerve that had not yet been broken, and hung dangling outside the eye socket. Fortunately, she had already fainted at the same time as she was slapped by the wolf's claws, so that she would not lose the courage to live when she saw her changes.
No. 120 is the best friend in Li Maocheng's guards, his name is Du Hua, and his family is a distant relative of the Du family, but there is basically no intersection anymore, and only when he worships his ancestors every year, he will get together with the Du family. Du Hua joined the City Guard in the same month as Li Mao, and as newcomers in the same period, the two naturally attracted each other and became friends who talked about everything.
Li Mao still remembers that just a few days ago, Du Hua once told him that he was going to get married, and the marriage partner was a young teacher in the academy, although he was not beautiful, but he was very talented and treated him very well. The two also agreed that on the day Du Hua got married, Li Mao must be Du Hua's best man and spend the most unforgettable moment in his life together.
Li Mao has been worrying about what wedding gifts are suitable for the future newlyweds, but he has more important things to worry about now, and he needs to think about how to explain to Du Hua's family and fiancée why a good person suddenly loses a leg.
"Brother Cui, what should I do. Not daring to look at the other two fallen teammates, Li Mao numbly waved his weapon to repel the approaching black wolf, "The pressure is getting bigger and bigger, can you really hold the position?"
"Don't do it, execute the order. Cui Jun said categorically, "Everyone executes the order, and they may not be able to hold the position, but if everyone does not carry out the order, then they will definitely not be able to hold the position." Therefore, no matter what the order is, even if we are asked to die, we must carry it out meticulously, this is the rule of the city guard. Do you want to disobey?"
"No, I will never disobey. Li Mao blocked the sneak attack of a black wolf for Cui Jun beside him, "However, I feel that this order is beyond our ability." ”
"That has to be carried out, but only death. Cui Jun let out a roar that lifted the morale of the army, "The commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief have their considerations, even if they really make a mistake, we must make their weapons and cut off all the enemies for them." Remember, all for the sake of the Brocade City, all for our homeland. ”
"Yes, for the sake of Damask City. Li Mao involuntarily yelled with the veteran, and his heart was full of tragic emotions for a while.
"Quack, quack, quack", dozens of crows flew over the heads of the two of them, hovering over the heads of Fujiwara Mai behind them.