Chapter 48 Defensive Warfare
"Veterans in front, recruits in the back!
The sword and shield hand is ahead! The pikemen hold their guns behind to keep them at bay!
The Shadow Crossbowman shoots enemy ranged shooters freely, and the mage casts spells to protect the front!
The entrance to the mine is very narrow, so we just need to hold on to it to win!
Margaret! You take over the command! β
"Yes!"
After Leicester decided on the strategic direction, Margaret began to lay out according to the strategic direction.
Military orders are like mountains.
Before there was time to surprise his ruthless commander into a bright blonde beauty, the soldiers of the Noxian Black Iron Guard were soon moving quickly under Margaret's command.
One order after another was quickly issued, and although the military formation was a little disturbed due to the many recruits, it quickly found its position under the guidance of the veterans.
The fire in the mine was suddenly extinguished, an unknown liquid rattled, and every soldier clenched their weapons, not even knowing what they were going to face.
"Attention! The enemy is a bunch of evil underground rats! The rat's crossbow bolts are powerful! The sword may quench poison! Sword and shield soldiers, pay attention to protect the vital points of the body with iron shields! Meredith! β
The square-faced mage soon came to Lester's side and bowed respectfully.
"Lord Lester."
"Will you mages be able to use magic that can be used for long periods of time to illuminate and mass-kill enemies?"
Glancing at the dark cavern, Meredith instantly understood what Lester meant.
"I think the 'Bone Eater' should be able to meet your requirements, after the spell is generated, as long as there is an enemy contaminated with flames, it will automatically ignite itself until it turns into green bone meal, but the time to build the spell is a bit long."
Hearing this, Lester frowned.
There is no doubt that this is a terrible black magic.
"Is it easy to clean up after the war? Will it affect the cave environment? β
"Once the flame is extinguished, it will disappear and will not affect the mine environment."
Lester was relieved.
"You start preparing now, and then go straight to the mine in a while."
"Yes."
The female mage sat cross-legged, muttered a word, took out a handful of dark green 'dirt' from her bosom, and threw it into the air with all her might.
The magic that erupted from his fingertips spread quickly along the green dirt in the air, pale green magical flames ignited from the earth, and a magical symbol engraved in the ancient Valoran language gradually formed, and the obscure and complex array was built out of thin air in the elemental world.
As always, he couldn't see any doorways, and retracted his gaze from Meredith's body, and when Lester came to the military formation, he calmly looked at the cave that had quieted down.
The scalp-numbing 'squeak' is gone, and the pitch-black mine seems to have returned to its previous calm state, but no one will be naΓ―ve enough to think that the mine is empty.
Inside and outside the cave, there was a momentary unsettling silence.
The next moment, without warning, the screech of crossbow bolts piercing the air was heard from the frozen cavern.
With a star, Margaret yelled.
"Shield Defense!! The rest of the people are body depressed!! β
The dozens of sword and shield men in the front row supported the iron shield of their left arm and pressed their bodies down, and most of the spearmen interspersed between the sword and shield hands were crouching, and the sword and shield men in front of them lowered their positions.
Dozens of red-headed crossbow arrows were stuck straight into the thin iron shield, and in the midst of the metal hiss, they poked their heads out of the inner side of the iron shield with difficulty, stuck between the iron shields that were about to break, and knocked the sword and shield hand whose face changed greatly and took a step back, and was held back by the spearman behind him with his body, so as not to fall,
There were still a dozen or so spearmen and shield men who were either unresponsive or not very lucky, and the sword and shield men who were not strong enough were pierced by the red arrows and fell on the spot, and the piercing crossbow arrows even carried the sword and shield soldiers behind them, and were blocked by the new iron shields.
The Noxian Black Iron Guards, who had never experienced such a terrible weapon, suddenly felt a little commotion, and many of the recruits had a look of fear on their faces.
"Hold on to your formation! The mage's spell is almost complete! The one with the broken shield retreats and swaps with the uninjured! β
Margaret's voice appeared on the battlefield at the right time, so that the commotion of the soldiers quickly calmed down, the wounded and dead were pulled away by those behind them, and the sword and shield hands in the back were replenished to the front position.
Although he knew from the beginning that these crossbows and crossbows were terrifying, Lester was still shocked by the scene in front of him.
If there are enough crossbows in this group of rats, no matter how many of them there are without magic, they will not be able to stop each other.
It's a fundamental gap in equipment, it's just not known how those red-skinned rats got their hands on such terrible crossbows and bolts.
Ancient ruins, or self-developed, or some kind of special mineral......
Maybe you won't know the answer until you have completely defeated this group of underground rats.
"Water Ripple Barrier!"
The mage with the black rose finished casting, and a pale blue orbular magic shield appeared in front of the sword and shield hand.
"The Shadow Crossbowman listens! Shoot the arrows! β
Despite not having visibility from inside the mines, Epsol decided to give the order to attack, and he understood that a passive beating would quickly reduce the morale of the soldiers.
Dozens of crossbow bolts flew into it.
Under the counterattack of the shadow crossbowman, there were many painful 'squeaks' from inside the cave, which made the faces of many soldiers look much better.
Then, as if enraged, a second wave of red arrows shot from inside the cave, easily penetrating the water ripple barrier under the mage's horrified gaze, taking the lives of more than a dozen soldiers.
"Lord Lester! These bolts have demon-destroying properties! Magic barriers don't work! β
A mage yelled at Lester.
Lester's face remained the same, but his expression became more solemn.
I still have no experience, and now I can't think about the mine anymore.
"Unleash your offensive magic with all your might!"
The mages who were preparing other defensive spells stopped their unfinished spells and switched to attack spells.
After the second wave of the Shadow Crossbowman's counterattack, a variety of attack magic flew into the cave.
Thunder, fireballs or cold Xiaoice thorns and stones slightly illuminated the mine in the dim light of magic, and dozens of red-skinned mice standing scattered, armed with crossbows, saw that something was wrong, screamed and fled to the tunnels on both sides, and finally only a dozen or so mice that could not run were hit by magic and fell to the ground under the attack of magic elements.
"Keep attacking!"
Lester gave the order.
The mages hesitated for a moment, and although the results were not gratifying, they still carved the spell again, consuming their own magic.
"Squeak Squeak!!"
Under the suppressive attack of magic and crossbow arrows, the cave began to become noisy and manic, and with the red arrows flying out again, the red tide of rat foot soldiers waved the short knives in their hands and rushed towards the mouth of the mine, staring at the hideous red eyes, and pounced on the sword and shield hands in the front row.