Chapter 59: Ambush in the Woods
"Silris. www.biquge.info "Lirezi reached out and grabbed the woman who was ready to rush forward.
"Keep the word, there are wizards and ballistas on the other side, and there will be no signal from me for a while, no matter what you see, you are not allowed to leave the circle I drew in advance, you are not allowed to release an arrow, and you are not allowed to make a sound!"
Silreth stared at Rireth with wide eyes, the wizard's words hinting at what was going to happen to the child. In fact, it's not surprising to think about it, since it's a war, who doesn't want to win by surprise, how can they tolerate others destroying the chess game and escaping from under their noses to report the news?
Seeing through this reality, Silris's eyes turned a little red, she bit her lower lip again and nodded, and then passed the sentence to the person behind her in a verbal way, and the next person passed the words to the second person, the third person, in the same way...... When the last man got the news, there was a new movement in the woods in front of him.
They saw the little girl running towards them in the woods, followed by footsteps and shouts. The child looked back frequently, as if to confirm whether she had left the danger behind, but each time she turned back, the horror on her face became even stronger.
Suddenly, the basket in the little girl's hand hung with a branch, and she almost fell to the ground, and an arrow flew out of her scalp as she bowed.
The child let go of the basket and ran forward, and by this time the crowd could already see the figure chasing her, and some of them aimed their bows at the back of the child's heart, and one of the hearts of the people hung in their throats. Some couldn't help but cover their eyes, while others kept their eyes wandering between the child and the wizard, but Rirez remained silent.
The sound of arrows breaking through the air finally put an end to the chase, and the child who had been singing nursery rhymes a moment ago fell to the ground with a mournful scream. At the moment of her fall, Silreth saw tears in the child's widening eyes, but the child did not call for help from the beginning, only as if she was alone, as if they did not exist.
Silreth suddenly felt very despicable - how could they watch a life wither as if they were watching a play, how could they use a child to increase their chances of winning? she bit her lower lip and saw the child with the arrow in the back crawling in the direction they were...... Laborious, painful crawling slowly.
[The other party has a wizard and a ballista.] Lirizi's warning from the previous moment imprisoned everyone's bodies.
[Don't let out an arrow, don't make a sound.] Crawling forward, the little girl was trampled under the feet of the person who caught up.
The next moment, an even more cruel scene appeared in front of everyone's eyes, only to see the guy who stepped on the little girl bent down and dragged the tail of the arrow on the child's back. He began to draw the arrow outwards with brute force, and the child was dragged to his knees, and the others realized that the arrow had pierced her chest, and the barb of the arrow hooked her flesh. Then came an unbearable scream like sawing wood, and the little girl's body fell down again in a convulsion, and the person above her grabbed the shaft of the arrow and swayed inwards and outwards from side to side, as if he were vigorously prieing a crooked nail from a broken piece of furniture...... Eventually, the pulled arrow was stained with flesh.
For a moment, Silreth felt that her heart was completely frozen, and she vaguely knew that the dozens of people around her had also endured to the limit. What are they waiting for? How much longer will they have to endure?
"It looks like there's no one else around here. ”
The man chasing the child turned his head and spat on it, while the killer grabbed the corpse's arm and turned the small body over.
"I'm sorry, kid...... Our wizard said it would cost you a little more pain. ”
The man repented hypocritically as he wiped the child's cheekbones with his thumb. A short time later, several more people gathered in this direction, and a group of swaying figures appeared in the forest a little farther away. The crouched crouch licked his thumb regretfully, then got up to meet his own.
Seeing the few guys standing in front of her laughing and talking casually, and seeing someone come and kick the child's remains, the coldness in Hirris's heart turned into a monstrous rage - when you know that the child's figure was like a ray of sunlight that illuminates the dark side of people's hearts, you can't stand the cruelty of someone on her. When you know that this orphan is always willing to give everyone a sincere smile, you can't stand the disrespect that someone has to do with her.
Hilles pulled her fist to the point that her bones turned white, and what she didn't know was that the people who were forced to watch the scene like she felt similarly to her, some clenched their fists like she did, some gritted their teeth and tried to tear everything apart, and others were ready for revenge despite their blank expressions. At this moment, the sedentary Rarizzi slowly stood up, and many eyes suddenly focused on the wizard.
Rieriz took a deep breath and raised his arm in the air, and the sound of a bowstring tightening echoed through the trees, and he dropped his arm suddenly, sending dozens of arrows flying towards those who had no time to react to the noise.
The five closest enemies were killed by several arrows without even making a sound, and four of the best ones were wounded and climbed behind the nearest tree.
Ironically, the one who had done the cruel action on the child was among the survivors, while a group of centaurs who had been hiding in the woods before had suddenly disappeared, and only the screams of the enemy who had been hit by the arrows could be heard, and the cries were soon mixed with ugly curses.
"You sacrificial imps!"
The shout stung the crowd at once, and Silris's face turned pale, and Rirrich only sighed and waved his hand to disperse - the ambush worked, and the enemy killed was as expected, but it was not enough to bring victory. If we continue to stalemate in place, we will inevitably pay a heavy price. So, it's time to retreat and try to thwart the enemy.
Seeing this, dozens of people who received the order hurriedly lowered their postures and began to disperse in groups of three or four to the predetermined position, Lirezi couldn't help frowning when he saw that Silreth was slow to react, he stepped forward and grabbed Silris's arm, dragging her backwards.
Almost as soon as the last man withdrew from the previous ambush position, a figure from the peregrine falcon appeared from where Hirreth had been standing before.