Chapter 22: The Serpent Temple
The group followed Sigmund to a hillside, where Diev was still watching. "When are we going to attack, Kiel?" after all, Kiel is the crown prince and has a lot of men with him, and Levi must respect his opinion. "What do you mean?" asked Kiel rhetorically, without replying.
"My idea is that we should wait until dawn, and that attacking now may save people, but not all this scum, and that our people are vulnerable to attack in the shadows. "Although Lévy's purpose is to save people, he also wants to wipe out all the Snake cult followers. "Very well, I think so too," Kiel and Levi thought of going together, "Oruba, tell everyone to rest first and attack at dawn." ”
A few hours later, it was already dark, and Levi and Kiel had not slept, they had been watching the enemy's movements. The people on the altar could already see clearly: Claude, Sagulas, and Kendall were tied up there, as well as two dozen mercenaries and villagers.
"Tell me about your tactics," it seems that Kiel wants to know what Levi is really capable of. "That's how I planned," Levi was not polite, he had been brewing for a long time: "This place has a wide field of vision, Diev is here, he is a marksman, the primary target is the commander of the enemy, Seth and his people are here to protect Diyev, Sigmon, Daga and Oruba The three of you quietly touch over, and when we launch an attack, you take advantage of the chaos to save people first, and then take them to attack from behind the enemy, and the others attack head-on, what do you think? ”
"Nice plan," Kiel nodded, "your name is Diev, you have to be careful, as soon as you shoot the first arrow, you will be a target for the priestesses, and their arrows are very accurate." ”
At this time, a number of people appeared on the altar one after another, and they were preparing for the sacrifice. "You have done a good job this time, and I believe that you too will become a high priest in the near future. A high priest in a yellow and green cloak was pleased with the priestess beside him.
"Thanks to the cultivation of the High Priest, I will continue to work hard for the Divine Cult?? Hiss??。 "The priestess is modest. "Let's take a look at these people," the High Priest walked up to Claude, "Nice warrior, we can transform him into a Viper Warrior." ”
"Dream, I won't serve you!" Despite being covered in bruises, Claude never succumbed. "You will, and I will keep you faithful to the Cult. The high priest turned his head to look at Saculas: "This man is very strong, he will be a qualified python knight." ”
"That's right, she's dreaming," Sagulas laughed, "I'll die before I become a python knight." "It's useless, it's a luxury for you to die now, hiss??? You won't have any thoughts, you'll be a python knight like the walking dead. ”
"I'm sorry, Zagulas, but I'm the one who bothered you. "If Claude had been killed in battle, Sagulas and Kendall would not have been captured for him. "It's all brothers, what's polite, it's a big deal to die together. “
"This man??? This man is asleep," looking at the sleeping Kendall High Priest a little speechless, didn't he have the heart, "Wake him up!"
"Huh?? Who?? Who?" Kendall opened his eyes, "It's a sin to disturb other people's spring dreams, no wonder the Snake Cult is so unpopular, but I'm a very generous person, and I won't blame you." ”
"Do you still have the heart to sleep, not knowing that you will be transformed into a warrior of the Serpent Cult?" the High Priest had seen someone like Kendall for the first time. "No, High Priestess," the priestess hurriedly stepped forward, "sacrifice him." ”
"Why?" the high priest wondered, "This man killed six or seven of us, he should be a good warrior." "I know," the priestess looked at Kendall in exasperation, "but this man, he, is so hateful!"
"I'm not hateful at all, on the contrary, I'm cute," Kendall raised his face that he thought was handsome, "I know you hate me, you once seduced me, but I refused, although it was rude to refuse a lady, but your appearance couldn't impress me, well, my body is not good," Kendall's eyes were tightly pressed against the priestess's chest, "If I were a beautiful woman, I might accept the love of the serpent priestess." ”
"Shut up!" the priestess slapped Kendall hard, "Don't stink, I'll sacrifice you in the most painful way????!"
"No, don't sacrifice him. The High Priest looked at Kendall playfully, "You will become a knight of the Serpent Cult, you will be our most loyal servant, you will kneel before us and court, and we will reject you mercilessly." ”
"No way!" Kendall said firmly, "I can't pursue you unless you prove yourself to be a beauty, and she," Kendall shook his head, "is obviously an ugly girl." "Actually, the priestess looks pretty good.
"What about me?" the high priest took off the serpent turban and revealed a beautiful face: "I am a real beauty, will you courting me?" Although the high priest is not a country and a city, he is indeed a beauty.
"So-so," Kendall's satisfied gaze scanned the High Priestess's chest, "I know that you snake priestesses are all going to be chaste, and it's painful for you, and I'm the one who can save you," Kendall continued to babble. I know that you all crave love and a man's hug, especially a handsome guy like me, stop pretending to be tall, let go of your reserve, and immediately throw yourself into my arms, I will use my broad heart to warm your cold heart, as well as your lonely body??? I won't refuse to drop ??? if you come together."
"Smack!" the high priestess also slapped Kendall hard, and her face was already flushed with anger: "It's so shameless???!
"You idiot!" This idiot!" The other mercenaries and villagers all looked at Kendall with foolish eyes, "Even if you are transformed into a snake warrior, it is better than being sacrificed." “
"You idiots will never understand the heart of the strong. Kendall's face never appeared solemn and firm: "My lover is a peerless paladin, she is the bright moon in the sky, and these witches of the snake sect are not even fireflies, if I stay with these scumbags, I would rather choose death!Hey~~ Claude, Zagulas, won't you two comfort me?"
"Well, let me comfort you, if you die, Miss Ryukin will feel sorry for you, and she will surely cry for you. "If it weren't for imminent death, Claude and Sagulas wouldn't have told such a lie anyway.
"It looks like the three of them are in place, and we're ready to attack. Kiel took out the shield of the Immortal Legion, "The knights of the guard form a shield wall, first with javelins, and then hand to hand. "Wait a minute, Kiel. Levi stopped him, "I know you're a brave knight, but you can't go with us." ”
"Because I'm the crown prince?" Despite his poor health, Kiel never flinched from a fight. "That's just one of the reasons," Levy didn't shy away from the question, "you need to be looking at the big picture, and the most important thing is that you said that although you like to use javelins, your archery skills are also good, and if Diev is injured we will lose long-range support, you can be used as a substitute." ”
"You have a point. Kiel thought for a moment, "I can use Diev's Silver Mist Ranger Bow, and you can command the attack." ”
"Okay?" Levi didn't refuse: "Everyone follow me, form a shield wall and advance at a medium speed." ”
"That man is so hateful, you are right, to sacrifice him in the most painful way. The high priest's beautiful face had been twisted into a viper, "Don't let him die too quickly, torture him slowly??? Oh??? Ahem"
"High priest!" The priestess suddenly saw that the high priest had a black arrow stuck in her throat, her hands were scratching in the air, and she couldn't say anything in her mouth.
"There's an enemy attack!" shouted the priestess with a sharp turn of her head, "Prepare for battle??? Ah???h Diev shot her in the shoulder, "There!" Another priestess pointed in Diev's direction, "Shoot him!" Several priestesses took out their bows and shot at Diev.
Levi led the shield wall of the guard knights and pirates to advance slowly, the snake cult believers were almost all equipped with long-range weapons, and kept bidding guns and shooting arrows at Levi and them, the clanging sound of the shield was loud, the immortal legion shields of the guard knights were very strong, and few were penetrated, and the pirates' shields had almost turned into sieves, and four people had fallen.
"Divide into two rows, front and back!" Levi shouted, "Advance in the front, tender guns in the back!" The effect was obvious, and when the javelins of the knights of the guard fired, the Serpent warriors fell five or six. "Go on! don't give them a chance to breathe!" The Serpent cultists' attention shifted to the back row, and the guard knights in the front row struck again.
The priestess's arrows were accurate and severe, and Seth and the pirate were already wounded, both of which had pierced the shield and stabbed into the arm or chest. "You two lie on the ground and don't get up!" Kiel shouted with his shield, "Diev stand back!"
"Whoosh!" an arrow came from the left front and stuck it in Diev's left arm, and there was a priestess in the doorway to the left of the altar.
The melee level of the snake priestess is not as good as that of the Viper Warrior and the Monty Python Knight, but the ranged weapons are of a very high standard whether it is a javelin or a bow, and their snake arrows are not as good as the Silver Mist Armor-Piercing Arrow, but the lethality of the Priestess Bow is not inferior to the Silver Mist Ranger Bow, and even heavy armor can penetrate it.
After Diev was wounded on the mountain, the priestesses, who had no long-range threat, turned their arrows at Levy and the knights of the guard.
"Stand back, retreat to the woods to the right!" The enemy's long-range range has all been aimed at them, and it is not wise to rush hard, "Don't get up for the wounded, climb slowly, find a stone or a tree to hide!"
Levi's mood was very anxious, the guards of the Serpent Cult Temple exceeded estimates, and the javelins of the guarding knights were very accurate, and they had killed at least twenty enemies, but the enemies still had a great advantage in numbers. Why haven't the three of them done it yet, has there been an accident?