Chapter Seventy-Two: The Power of the Crossbow

Looking at the light cavalry approaching the flank of the phalanx, Norton chuckled, snapped his fingers, and still gave the battle order with a relaxed face. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

There was some commotion in the infantry phalanx of the Blood Clan, but it quickly calmed down, and just as the light cavalry was about to rush to the flank of the phalanx, the Blood Clan's heavy infantry suddenly roared in unison: "Change formation!"

Suddenly, a stream of blood flashed on the armor of those heavy infantry, and the first few rows of infantry ran and rushed towards the cavalry at a rapid speed, which was incredibly fast, and swept through the air one after another.

"What is this?" Marven exclaimed, in his impression, the heavy infantry had always been known for their strong combat effectiveness and low mobility, and these Blood Clan heavy infantry had exploded at this moment with no less speed than the cavalry.

But after a moment, he touched the armor of the heavy infantry beside him, and then he was stunned.

"Hehe, a little carving insect skill makes His Excellency the Mage smile. Norton looked at him with a smile, but his face was full of smugness.

It turns out that these armors are blessed with "Evil Mania" by the Blood Mage, this "Evil Mania" is a kind of acceleration magic unique to the Blood Clan, although it can be increased by the speed of the caster, but the duration of the magic effect is very short, and it will not bring any combat power bonus.

Marven had never understood why this kind of magic, which was used to escape, was valued by the Blood Clan, and gave it such a domineering name.

It wasn't until today that he figured out that this seemingly chicken-ribbed magic was actually an offensive weapon for heavy infantry combat!

The fast-moving Blood Heavy Infantry rushed into the cavalry like butter, and by the time the magic effect wore off, the human light cavalry had been cut in half!

The remaining cavalry flanked in vain against the reorganized phalanx of heavy infantry, falling in rows under the exchange of spears and heavy swords of the Blood.

Faced with a forest of spears composed of heavy infantry spears, they could no longer bring any advantage on horseback, and the remaining light cavalry had to abandon their horses and fight with the blood clans on foot.

But the difference in combat effectiveness is too great, and in the face of the extremely well-trained Blood Clan heavy infantry, the human cavalry can only be slaughtered one-sidedly!

They were dead and wounded, and their numbers were getting smaller and smaller, but none of them fled or surrendered, but continued to charge on the corpses of their comrades. And those who fall, as long as they are not completely dead, will fight their last breath to pounce on the enemy.

In the face of this almost suicidal attack, the Blood Clan heavy infantry also became more and more frightened, and they even had the illusion that the enemy in front of them would never be killed, and there would be more and more.

Even after many desperate battles, the bravery and tenacity of these light cavalry in front of him had to make Marven respect.

Norton was entangled with several cavalry officers, and although he was outnumbered, he was far superior in martial arts, and he had already gained the upper hand and had a chance of victory, and he didn't even ask Marven to help.

"Enemy attack! Crossbow!" Before everyone thought the victory was decided, the herald rushed to him, let out a terrible scream, and before he could finish speaking, a crossbow arrow burst through the air and shot directly through his throat.

"Lord Norton, something is wrong!" another soldier ran over, terrified, "Our rear barracks have been attacked by human crossbowmen, and there have been heavy casualties!"

"Hurry!" Norton finally showed a hint of panic and hurriedly drew his army. "Protect those magicians!"

At the beginning of the battle, Norton expected that although the armor and martial arts of these light cavalry were far inferior to the heavy knights, they were extremely fast, and the junior mages and magic apprentices under his command had low mana, and they would be close to each other before they could finish the spell, and these precious ranged forces would not be of much use against the light cavalry, so in order to reduce the risk, he only transferred heavy infantry. But he didn't expect that the mage army he had worked so hard to save would be wiped out at this moment.

Burning arrows shot into the barracks not far away, and for a while, the flames were everywhere, the few grains and grass were burned, and more than a hundred zombies and seventy ghouls were all engulfed in the fire before they could organize an effective resistance, and the charred corpses emitted a disgusting rancid smell.

There have been more than a dozen magic apprentices of the blood clan who have fallen from arrows, and the remaining four beginner magicians are struggling to support themselves with the magic shield, their magic power is mediocre, and they have almost no power to fight back in the face of the overwhelming rain of arrows, and under the continuous blows, the light of the magic shield gradually dimmed and crumbled.

Looking up, there was a crowd of people on the south side of the barracks, and there were no less than two thousand crossbowmen attacking, who were large but orderly, and they could not make any sound except the sound of strings.

Marven couldn't help but smack his tongue, no wonder the mediocre weapon of the Crossbow would make Hipatia so fearful, a truly well-trained Crossbowman could defeat almost any opponent in a long-range attack, just a few beginner mages, no problem at all.

Norton was in a hurry, he wanted to draw a column of heavy infantry from the phalanx, and the heavily armored and powerful heavy infantry could largely restrain the lowly crossbowmen. But helplessly, his phalanx of heavy infantry was entangled by those fierce cavalry, and although they had the upper hand, they could not get out in a short time.

Norton cut down several officers who were still desperately pestering him in a row, and hurriedly shouted to Marven: "Master Rickon, you are here to help me clear out these human cavalry, and then hurry up to the barracks to help!"

"Understood, Your Excellency, happy to help!" Marven walked from behind to the center of the phalanx, taking Norton's place. As soon as Norton got out, he immediately withdrew from the battlefield ahead, turned around and ran towards the barracks.

There is also a common and effective way to deal with a large number of crossbowmen------ using high-level warriors. As Orrenville's right-hand man, Norton's martial arts skills are undoubtedly one in a thousand, even enough to compete with the human paladins.

With a hoarse roar, Marven saw an officer in heavy chain mail and armed with a Mithril sword rushing towards him, his blood all over his body, but far more ornate than the others, and the medals on his chest showed that he was the commander.

"Protect Your Excellency, Mage!" the Blood Clan heavy infantry beside Marven roared, and the spears in their hands stabbed at him in unison.

The officer couldn't avoid it, and his body was immediately pierced with several blood holes, but he didn't care about the injuries on his body, and after swinging a few swords to force back the heavy infantry that was blocking him, he rushed straight towards Marven. His eyes were always on Marven, like a wounded and mad beast.

Marven sighed lightly, facing the magician, the warrior only has a chance to kill the other party after getting close, the commander obviously knows this truth, he is obviously fighting to the death with the intention of dying with himself.

It's a pity that Marven is not only a magician, but he is also obviously a step late, but when he rushed less than two meters in front of Marven, the rocket technique sent out by Marven's hand knocked him to the ground, and a blood clan heavy infantry immediately rushed up to make up for it, ending his life.

"Master Mage, I hope you can use your power to help us get rid of these difficult guys quickly, you know, the barracks are in dire need of help!" The Blood Clan heavy infantry looked extremely anxious, they had been delayed here by the light cavalry for more than half an hour, and the battle that could not be resolved made them impatient.

"Yes. Marven nodded and said, "I'll cast the spell right away, but when I cast the spell, you have to get as close to my side as possible to ensure my safety, and in two minutes at most, the battle here will be completely resolved!"

"No problem!" The Blood Clan heavy infantry agreed without thinking about it, and after more than ten seconds, the surrounding heavy infantry all consciously approached Marven's side.

The remaining human light cavalry was gradually beginning to outnumber the Blood heavy infantry, but they still rushed to the phalanx of heavy infantry that was far superior to their own strength.

Marven chanted the spell in a low voice, and the wand in his hand emitted a strange fiery red glow.

A moment later, a huge firestorm spread out in all directions centered on Marven, and the entire battlefield was reduced to ashes......

After the battle, Marven got up and rushed to the barracks.

The barracks had been completely burned down, Norton was sitting on the ground covered in blood, gritting his teeth and pulling out a few arrows stuck in his thighs, he saw Marven coming, and scolded: "Hell, it's still a step too late, Master Rickon, did you come to see my joke?"

"It will take me a little time to recite the mantra, Your Excellency. Marven shrugged and looked around, "The battle is over here, what's going on?Is your magician still there?"

He thrust the long sword beside him into the ground and kicked the corpse of a human crossbowman next to him, "What a fucking bad luck! These damn crossbowmen! When I arrived, four beginner magicians and fifteen magic apprentices had all been shot into hedgehogs by them, and Lao Tzu rushed over and hacked hundreds of them to death, but those miscellaneous thieves were very bad, they forced me to show my flaws, took advantage of the chaos to shoot me, and in the end most of them escaped......"

He slowly got up after tying his wounds, and when he saw the corpses of the crossbowmen not far away, he was still angry, and drew his sword and slashed at the corpses, until he had dismembered them all into pieces.

"Your Excellency, now that we can't continue to advance, please go and gather all the heavy infantry back, it's all like this, and we can only retreat...... Huh, Mage?"

"There are no more heavy infantry, Lord Norton, they have all been killed in the battle. Marven replied coldly.

"How is that possible?!" Norton rushed forward more than a hundred meters away in disbelief, and was stunned for a moment when he saw a piece of ash not far in front of him, and then reacted, looked at Marven with a face full of resentment, and roared angrily: "Traitor!

Norton raised his sword, endured the sharp pain in his leg, and used his body to roar towards Marven, he was extremely fast, like a black whirlwind, and rushed to Marven in an instant.

"Die!" Norton increased his speed to the limit, he had been injured before, and in the face of the magician, he had to settle the battle as quickly as possible, otherwise, the outcome would be unpredictable.

"Poof!" There was a soft sound, and at the moment when the long sword was about to stab Marven, the green cylinder sword that suddenly appeared in Marven's hand took the first step and stabbed into Norton's chest.

Seeing Marven burst out with a sensitivity that was not inferior to that of a high-level martial artist, Norton's eyes widened and he said unwillingly: "Master Rickon...... You're not a latent magician at all, who the hell are you?"

"You don't need to know this!" Marven snorted coldly, pulled out his sword suddenly, and suddenly, blood spurted like a pillar, he quickly turned around, raised his hand and raised his sword, and cut Norton's head off.

"Lord Norton!" At this moment, several Bloods who looked like followers suddenly ran up, and they were stunned by this sudden scene, and reflexively drew their swords, their faces full of horror.

A moment later, they all put down their raised swords in unison, and stood respectfully around Marven with a dull expression.

"Can anyone say how Norton died?" Marven sneered and put away the "Daredevil Eye"

"Your Excellency, Lord Norton was caught off guard by a massive sneak attack by the human army, outnumbered, and hacked to death by the sword. Several of the surrounding Bloods replied in unison.

"Very well, then, you two, tell me what's going on with Ramadi?" Marven only then realized that in addition to Norton's entourage, there were two messengers sent from Ramadi.

"Your Excellency Mage, that human named Odinan has attacked Ramadi with the main force, Ramadi is empty of defense at the moment, Lord Orrenville has fallen into a bitter battle, he needs us to return to the city immediately to support!"

"Where's Sallian? Didn't he go back to the city a long time ago?"

"Lord Salian's army has encountered a large force of human militia on the way, and has been pinned down outside the city of Ramadi, temporarily unable to enter the city to help Lord Orrenville. ”

"I see. Marven smiled slightly, secretly happy in his heart, it seems that his defense map really played a role, and Odinan did not disappoint him, and actually came up with the tactic of attacking the east and west, capturing the thief and capturing the king first, he estimated that Orrenville would have to take off a layer of skin even if he didn't die this time.