Chapter 114
For most coastal dwellers, the Sea Tribes invasion was the most terrible disaster, even more terrible than a tsunami. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The so-called sea tribe refers to those who believe in the goddess of the sea among the sea residents, are hostile to land creatures, and aim to kill all land creatures and turn the continent into a sea of blood. They come from a variety of sources, with the two largest branches being the Fish-Man and the Kraken.
The creatures in the sea are diverse and generally divided into two camps. Mother of the long-fallen goddess of life, ruled by powerful demigod beings, dwelling in the oceans and deep seas. They call themselves the "People of the Sea", and their main pillar race is the merfolk, many of whom have lived from ancient times to the present day, and have even witnessed the birth and fall of many gods. The predecessor of "Tide of Fury" Hemsalla and "Dark Tide" Timsall, the demigod powerhouse "Living Tsunami" Salamant, who failed to become a god and split, is one of them, and one of the beings who is revered as "Sea King".
And the other one, naturally, is the so-called "Sea Clan".
In terms of their relationship with terrestrial creatures, the people of the sea generally have a neutral and even friendly attitude, partly because their strong strength gives them plenty of confidence, and partly because their living environment is far away from the land, and there is no competition between them in terms of living space.
On the other hand, the sea tribes mostly live in the offshore and shallow seas, competing with land creatures for living space, and there is a great conflict with each other. In addition, most of their individual strength is relatively weak, and they tend to suffer in small-scale conflicts, so the feud grows bigger and bigger, and eventually all land creatures are regarded as mortal enemies.
The original goddess of the sea was originally a neutral nature deity, but because she accepted the beliefs of the Sea Clan, she was slowly eroded by hatred, and her camp continued to shift, and finally became an evil god.
Every once in a while, the goddess of the sea would send an oracle to the sea tribe to assemble on a certain stretch of coastline, and then attack the land, killing all the land creatures in sight.
This is the Sea Clan invasion.
In the invasion of the Sea Clan, those stragglers are not terrible, what is really terrifying is the elite troops led by the strong men in the sea. They have no interest in the scattered civilians, but are keen to attack towns and villages, gathering all their captives at each place, digging a large pit in the ground, squeezing out all their blood, filling the pit, and then bathing in order of merit, pleasing the goddess of the sea with this brutal ritual.
Once they break through the town, they will either die in battle, flee, or become material for blood pools, there is no third possibility.
Over the years, the Sea Clan has invaded Garth more than once. Although it has never been able to truly conquer this large city that the Riley family has painstakingly run, it has always caused so much suffering to the inhabitants of Garth that many people have changed color when they hear about the Sea Clan.
At this moment, a big war is breaking out in the city, the father and daughter of the city lord who believes in the goddess of harvest and the young master Sheen, who somehow believes in the goddess of the swamp, each lead their subordinates, and the fight is inextricable, and even the various forces in the city are also involved, where is there any spare strength to help resist the invasion of the sea clan?
And without their existence as the core force of the defense force in the past, and without the magic array that they spent a lot of money to build, can they really stop the invasion of the Sea Clan with those ordinary soldiers alone, plus some hot-blooded adventurers?
Ray wasn't sure, but he felt the need to stay, to fight hard to buy more time for those who fled.
Liv wanted to stay and fight with him, but was persuaded by him to leave.
"You'll also have to take care of little Nissy. He said, "Your mother is good, but she can't afford to take care of little Nissy." Steele's man is another unreliable ...... So it's up to you. ”
The girl was still trying to argue, but Lei straightened her face, her eyes widened, and she blocked her words with majesty.
"Liv, you're a knight, aren't you? If you're a knight, you'll do the order!" he waved his hand, pointing at the chaotic group of refugees, "As your teacher, I've given you a task to try to keep this team in order so that they can retreat more efficiently. ”
"But...... I ......"
"There's no 'but' in the knight's dictionary!" Ray exclaimed, "Rank, Teague, Steele, you help her, understand?"
Ranke immediately complied, drawing his sword and preparing to assist Liv in battle, Lady Teague was slightly stunned and then bowed her head in acceptance of the order, and Steele frowned and looked reluctant, but in the end she did not say anything to refuse.
So Liv's whereabouts were decided. The girl's eyes were slightly red, but she tried to lift her spirits, shouting, scolding, punching and kicking, and jerking with her scabbard, trying her best to restore order to the crowd. She even drew her sword and slew on the spot a bandit who wanted to take advantage of the chaos, wielding a long sword dripping with blood, like a shepherd driving a flock of sheep, trying to make the refugees obedient and not messy, and retreat in the direction pointed by her sword.
"She's doing a good job. Lei clasped his hands in front of his chest, looked at this scene from afar, and showed a satisfied smile, "I really didn't expect that this little girl really has some command ability!"
"It seems right to think about it. The Knight of Parn is a talent valued by His Majesty, a figure worthy of the position of a secular lord of the Holy Land. His daughter inherited his bloodline and received his teaching from an early age, how could she be just a martial artist? Maybe her real talent is not in swordsmanship, but in leadership......
After sighing, he turned around and drew his sword.
"It's not a battle with any chance of winning...... However, it is very exciting!"
In the distance, on the harbor, as the tide approached, countless fishmen were waving rudimentary weapons and rushing up with strange screams. They are a mess and disorganized, but their sheer numbers are enough to terrify every warrior who tries to fend them off.
Not to mention, there are a large number of relatively powerful elites such as fish-man priests, fish-man warriors, and fish-man chieftains, who play a leading role in it. At first glance, the ranks of the fishmen were in disarray, but when you look closely, you can see that there are many relatively disciplined groups among them, which are slowly advancing in the chaotic army.
"Using trash fish to cover the elite is a common tactic used by fish people. The old sergeant came up to him and said, "Thank you for joining us, I didn't expect that an adventurer who came here not long ago would be willing to risk his life to help us." ”
"No one with a heart for justice can turn a blind eye to the impending slaughter. Ray replied, "Especially...... After I was not able to prevent another massacre that happened not so long ago. ”
The old non-commissioned officer was silent for a moment and asked, "Where is the square...... What the hell is going on?"
"I can only tell what I see and what I guess, and I can't guarantee whether it's right or not. ”
"Please. ”
"First of all, Master Sheehan seems to be a believer in the god of the swamp, and his status is very high, and it feels like he may be a voter or something. "Although he doesn't seem to want to, his status makes it impossible for him to refuse the command of the swamp god." ”
The old non-commissioned officer's eyes widened, his mouth grown, and his face was glazed.
This "first" alone stopped him. He never dreamed that the future successor of the Riley family, who had believed in the Goddess of Harvest for generations, and most of the family members held important positions in the Goddess of Harvest Church, would be the chosen people of the Swamp God!
It's like the leader of the cat pack turns into a dog, or the king of the daughter country turns out to be a man, it's ridiculous to the extreme!
Then, in the middle of the ceremony, he relented and summoned the doppelganger of the god of the swamp. Ray said, "Probably using the doppelganger cast by the divine envoy, that huge slime monster doesn't look like a god's doppelganger, it's too cheap." ”
The old non-commissioned officer nodded blankly, not noticing the great disrespect in Lei's tone.
Then, Holly was eaten by the slime monster, the slime monster that ate her launched a massive attack, turning almost all the spectators in the square who didn't have time to escape into slime, the city lord erupted and severely injured Sheen, Sheen was possessed by the god of the swamp, and the city lord who couldn't defeat the slime monster also burned his life to summon the incarnation of the goddess of harvest, and Holly's soul turned into a divine creature and led the survivors to fight the slime monster. Ray described what was happening in the square in as brief a word as possible, "Right now, there's still a fight over there." ”
The old non-commissioned officer was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply.
"I didn't understand. He said.
Lei smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Even I, the person who saw it with my own eyes, couldn't figure out what was going on, let alone you!"
"But I know what I'm supposed to do now. The old non-commissioned officer shook his head, driving out all the thoughts that were a little confused from hearing those inexplicable things, and said in a deep voice, "No matter what happens in the square, I am a coastal defense army, and my duty is only one, which is to resist the invasion of the Sea Clan and protect Gars City!"
Ray smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "That's right...... But do you have any good ideas? If you just fight like this, the odds are not good!"
"Solution, it's strange if there's a way! To be honest, I'm not optimistic about this battle at all!" muttered the old non-commissioned officer, whose hair was about a third gray, "but I can't help it! I grew up in Garth City since I was a child, and I'm a nobleman, so I can't just turn around and run at a critical moment and give my back to the enemy......"
As he spoke, he suddenly bent his bow and arrows, and the sharp arrows whistled out, killing a richly dressed young man on the side of the road.
The young man probably saw that he was talking to Ray just now, thinking that he hadn't noticed him and wanted to sneak away.
"The first article of the military regulations of the Gars Coastal Defense Army, those who escape from the battle, kill!"
The old sergeant's voice suddenly became cold, like a cold winter north wind, which made people tremble: "I know that many of you are sent by the elders to gild, and I also know that you are usually idle, lazy, and deceitful...... None of that matters, but now is the time of the Sea Clan's invasion, and what is the reason for this during your tenure? because this is your fate!"
"So don't complain to me, and don't use stupid thoughts like running away! All you can do is take your weapons and fight!"
"I don't want to listen to you for any reason, I don't care about that, I'm only responsible for two things - first, I can't let the Sea Clan rush over and start a massacre if I fight for my life, and second, if anyone wants to escape, I'll kill him!"
He looked around coldly, although he was only a non-commissioned officer of low rank, he had a terrifying momentum like a dragon at the moment.
"Now, get ready for battle!"