Chapter 156, Heavenly Flame Praetorian Guard
As they got deeper, they discovered that the Thunderbird Mercenary Group had a perfect sense of defense.
Not only was a small group of soldiers left behind at every corner of the tunnel to defend, but even at the end of the tunnel, a team of 100 people blocked the entrance to defend in formation.
The blazing bolts are aimed in three directions, leaving no respite for the enemy.
As long as someone dares to try to break in, three rows of crossbow arrows are fired in a volley, enough to envelop the entire tunnel, and flies must leave a wing when they come!
Everyone broke several squads in a row, but it was a pity that the squads behind them didn't fight them at all.
After discovering that someone had rushed in, they had already guessed that their companions in front had been killed, and they knew that they could not be stopped by a small group of soldiers, so they directly chose to retreat to defend.
This results in a large increase in the number of enemies at the entrance, making them more difficult to penetrate.
But it was precisely because they chose to retreat to the defense that everyone had an opportunity to take advantage of.
Mimic Phantom, the Wind System Five Ring Spell, can form a circle of air flow camouflage on a person's appearance, which is enough to reach the point of being fake.
This French rat also has the disadvantage, that is, it is afraid of being touched, because the disguise is disembodied and will reveal its stuff once touched.
Orleans is a fire mage, so of course it is impossible for this kind of wind spell.
But he is rich, and he happens to have a mimic phantom magic scroll, and I don't know what he collects this kind of thing for.
The lad is very problematic.
Disguised yourself does not mean that you are completely safe, because everyone is not sure if there is a code between the mercenaries.
So Gu Erdan made a second layer of disguise.
The water element, the two-ring summoning spell, can rely on mana to summon water element creatures from the elemental world to fight, which is the most basic summoning spell.
The combat power of this thing depends on the person, the awesome water element can carry a sixth- or seventh-order master, but the ordinary water element can only fight a dozen ordinary people.
The water element summoned by Gu Erdan with a magic scroll naturally couldn't be a high-grade product.
After all, for a scroll of ten gold coins, you still expect to be able to summon a tenth-order lord.
In the case of going it alone, it is a question whether these water elements can beat ordinary people.
Gu Erdan summoned them not to fight, but to disguise.
As soon as they took off their armor and poured some tomato juice into them, a perfect double appeared.
Commanding several water elements to pursue him and the others, they disguised themselves as soldiers of the Thunderbird Mercenary Regiment, and sure enough, they did not arouse any suspicion.
The Thunderbird Mercenary Regiment fired a volley, killing two of the five water elementals on the spot, which was because they were too anxious and everyone shot as soon as they came out of the corner.
The other three water elementals dragged the two exploded companions' armor back around the corner, leaving only a large amount of tomato juice mixed with clear water in place.
Although the amount of bleeding is a bit outrageous, the people in the tunnel who are blinded by the black lights can't see clearly, and they can only vaguely see bright red blood.
Therefore, they concluded that they had succeeded in holding the enemy back, and began to intensify their defenses.
As for Gu Erdan and the others who mixed in? No one paid attention to it from the beginning to the end.
The five of them glanced at each other, tiptoed away from the large group, and secretly walked along the wall towards the inside.
Maybe I was afraid that I would waste too much manpower and I wouldn't be able to eat what was inside, but after I got out of the tunnel, there were no more soldiers stationed there, and the front was flat.
No, it's not right to say it's flat.
Gu Erdan squatted next to a corpse, checked the corpse's injuries, and looked at the broken stones next to him.
"It was the gargoyle who did it, and sure enough, everything will be lacking in the tomb, but this gargoyle is indispensable, it seems that they have been attacked by gargoyles here."
Zhao Mengqi, who was also inspecting the battlefield on the side, suddenly shook his head when he heard this.
"It's not just gargoyles, you see! These shards don't carry the aura of death inside, and I suspect they are fragments of the Stone Golem. ”
"Stone Golem? Just those things created by alchemists, and the lowest strength is at the fourth order? ”
Hearing the three words of the stone golem, Gu Erdan's eyes lit up.
He'd only seen it in books, and he hadn't really seen it with his own eyes.
It is said that these big men are one of the alchemists' best servants, and they are extremely powerful and good at carrying heavy loads, and they are covered in steel and iron bones, and they are not afraid to fight.
Also, a pure solid stone, can it not be strong?
I heard that there are iron golems and bronze golems on top of the stone golems, and their defense is even better.
In addition to this, there are also Mithril Golems dedicated to fighting mages, Holy Golems dedicated to fighting the undead, and so on.
Along with the Golem, the alchemist's right-hand man is a creature called a spirit, which is said to have a large head but a small body, and is very intelligent.
Although he can't practice magic, he is ingenious and a good hand at making magic scrolls and alchemy props, and is a good assistant for alchemists and mages.
It is very common to use gargoyles to defend tombs, and the process of making gargoyles is simple, you only need to take something called Yin Soul Ore to make a rough shape, and then get a soul ghost fire to put in it.
After being buried in the ground, these stone statues will instinctively absorb the underground yin qi, and after dozens or hundreds of years, they will naturally come back to life and become so-called gargoyles.
But the stone golem is different, the process of making this thing is not simple, each one is worth a thousand gold, and there is no market.
The owner of the tomb here can get a large number of stone golems to guard his tomb, and I am afraid that his status before his death is not low.
The more people walked in, the more frightened they became.
There were more and more corpses on the road, and the number of smashed gargoyles and stone golems began to increase.
There were even iron and even bronze golems, which were also dismantled and shattered at this time, and even the core magic crystals used to drive the golems were taken away.
The further they went, the denser the corpses became, and finally at the end of the cave, everyone finally saw the main tomb building where the tomb owner was.
It was a very ornate palace, although it was dusty because of the years of burial.
But the whole is still intact, and it is not difficult to see the once domineering and mighty assets!
In the square in front of the palace, a large number of soldiers were standing or sitting, closing their eyes and recuperating.
Originally, there were 1,000 Thunderbird mercenary groups, but at this time there were only more than 500 people left.
Counting the more than 200 people who were left to guard the entrance, there were less than 800.
In other words, at least 200 of them were lost in this tomb, and the damage was not terrible.
Behind the mercenaries, at the entrance to the main hall, dozens of well-armored soldiers stood there.
They didn't wear the costumes of the Thunderbird Mercenary Regiment, but they were wearing a very formal and powerful armor anyway.
The weapons in the hands are not varied, but all of them are about one meter and five long-handled broadswords, called long-handled Pu knives!
Seeing these soldiers, Dou Ya's face changed when she was hiding in the dark.
"It's the Heavenly Flame Forbidden Army of the Flame Country! At the very least, you must have a fourth-order strength to join! It's a Praetorian Guard directly under the royal family! How did they end up here! ”
Zhao Mengqi shook her head when she heard this.
"Whatever the reason, it means that they must have a conspiracy this time! They must be stopped! ”
"How can I stop it? With those Praetorian Guards at the gate alone, we're probably no match, not to mention the hundreds of soldiers outside. ”
Hearing the words of his companion, Zhao Mengqi, who also couldn't think of a good way, subconsciously turned his head to look at Gu Erdan.
After this period of getting along, she found that although this kid went off the rails every time, the effect was unexpectedly good.
Therefore, in the case of not being able to make up her mind now, Zhao Mengqi instinctively looked at Gu Erdan, and the others also turned their heads to look.
Gu Erdan, who was watched by the four people, coughed, rummaged in the storage ring for a while, and took out a scroll from it.
"Shall I try?"