Chapter 5: The New Master of Ironthorn Town
The magic of the Dark Elves is powered by six sorceresses who bring destruction and despair to the world. These women are born with the ability to perform deadly magic, cursing, burning souls, destroying, and everything that has to do with death. Sorceresses, like other mages, are relatively weak in melee combat, which does not mean that their opponents can kill warlocks in melee combat, as their strong firepower makes it impossible for anyone to get close to them.
Therefore, before the vanguard on the opposite side could get closer, Eliden raised his hand and raised his staff to release the soul squeeze at the place where the enemy feared the spearman's thrust, and the physical armor of the spearmen could not stop the black torrent of the invasion, and the mist rushed into the internal organs to wantonly destroy the pain like a knife.
In an instant, in the midst of wails, dozens of terror spearmen bled and died in excruciating pain.
Death magic sparked riots in the army, and the morale of the troops was visibly reduced.
Hemmer in the formation saw from a distance that the opponent's morale banner was rapidly shattering, and his face was happy. "Sure enough, it has to be the noble master who controls the field."
"The opposing troops are in range, and the crossbowmen are loading their bolts and preparing for a salvo!" Noticing from the system interface, the remnants of Neros had entered the firing range of the Black Sharp Crossbowmen, and Hemmer raised his sword and shouted. "Shoot arrows at the Ringers of Dreadspear who have just been struck!"
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"!!
The two crossbow groups that were guarded in the formation quickly loaded the crossbow bolts and threw them, and suddenly the arrows covered the sky and the sun, and fell madly in the opponent's camp like a curtain of rain, focusing on the dreaded spearmen who had been struck by Eliden's magic.
The Dark Elves' repeaters were larger than ordinary crossbows, and they used special armor-piercing arrows with incredible power, but at this moment, due to the weakening of the distance and the formation of a solid shield wall on the opposite side, this wave of shots only took down a dozen spearmen.
"Listen to me! The crossbowmen return fire! Fire covers the infantry advance!! "On the remnants of Neros, the temporary commander in the midst of the Gloomy Swordsman unit drew his sword and beckoned.
Before his voice could fall, the second wave of salvo fire from the crossbowmen in Hemer's army suddenly became known, and the eardrums of people with a buzzing sound like flying locusts hurt, and under the merciless rain of arrows, the troops of the Neros Fear Spearmen whose morale had fallen were reduced again, and the degree of damage to the morale banner was close to the critical value of collapse.
"Shoot the arrows!! The Dread Spearmen retreated, and the Gloomy Swordsmen took over! ”
Seeing that the enemy was finally within range, the temporary commander decisively ordered his crossbowmen to return fire.
And by this moment they had already rushed halfway there.
Seeing this, Hemo didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly raised his lord's shield in front of him, and at the same time beckoned his subordinates to raise their shields for defense, "Shield wall!" ”
In an instant, hundreds of powerful bolts swooped down like eagles and falcons, striking the infantrymen's shields with a thumpping sound.
It's a pity that Cheng is also a black sharp crossbowman, and defeated is also a black sharp crossbowman.
Even under the protection of the shield wall, more than 30 people were still shot to death by the opponent's repeater. Hemmer ached.
These are all his personal guards.
At this moment, an idea germinated in Hemer's heart: to build a super strong ranged force, and directly defeat the opposite ranged force before hand-to-hand combat.
The ideal unit in his mind is the Thunder Arrow Devil. An elite class unique to the Dark Elves.
When you take Iron Thorn Town, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, you have to come out in whole batches!
"Brothers, shoot me on the other side!!" With a wave of heavy bleeding, Hemmer was also angry, and jumped directly off the dark steed to pick up the repeater of a corpse on the ground, aimed at the enemy formation, raised his hand and pulled the trigger.
The crossbow bolts crossed like a rain waterfall in the two camps, the scene was chaotic, and every salvo would be pierced by the crossbow arrows, and life was so fragile at this moment. The killing nature of the Dark Elves was spurred on as more and more casualties grew, and the killing bars on both sides of the Warhammer panel grew rapidly.
After losing nearly a hundred men, the remnants of Neros's army finally ran into the vanguard of Hemmer's side: a steel line of two fully shielded dreadspearmen.
"Scatter them!! Ironsphorn is ours! Come on, warriors, and let us bask in the glory of Kane! The Provisional Commander roared and pulled out his own arrows nailed to his armor and led the charge.
Although the gloomy swordsman behind him was colored, his ferocity became more and more fierce, and he slammed into the spear array with a large shield in his hand against the rain of arrows.
Looking at the gloomy swordsman rushing towards him, the adrenaline-pumping Hemmer had no fear, he calmly drew the long sword at his waist, and came to the front line to fight side by side with the dread spearmen in hand.
"Brave warriors! Today, let's live and die together, laugh and talk about thirsty and thirsty enemy blood!! In the name of the Phoenix King Marekis! ”
Hemmer shouted cheers on the warriors around him.
"Never back down!!"
Seeing that the lords were standing in front of the array in person, the infantry was even more high-spirited.
"Don't be afraid! Rush me!! Only by killing the other side will we have a way to live! ”
Seeing the steel shield wall formed by Hemer and his men, Neros's temporary commander took the lead in raising his sword and slashing in.
Fighting in the same room, extremely tragic hand-to-hand combat unfolded in this frozen wasteland.
The clash of shields against shields, the whistling of arrows, the clashing of swords, the screams of slaughter and the screams of slaughter disrupted the sense of hearing, the psychedelic colors of death magic, the scarlet blood splattered high, and the various armors cluttered the vision between the crowds. The shadow of death eats away at every battlefield, the sound of mourning is everywhere, and the bones are exposed!
No one is completely safe on the battlefield.
"Bang!"
One of the Neros Swordsmen's Gloomy Swordsmen slashed his sword at the Dreadspearman's shield, only to be killed instantly when he was stabbed through the chest with a spear.
A swordsman placed his sword and shield around his opponent's neck and pulled it hard.
Poof!!
The entire skull, along with the helmet, rolled to the ground, blood gushing out of the broken neck like a spring.
The earthquake trembled, and the sorceress unleashed forbidden dark magic, tearing flesh and soul at each other!
Armed with a sword and shield, Hemmer struck several enemy soldiers who attacked him.
Seeing his comrades fall one after another, Hemmer was furious at the moment, and cut down several enemy soldiers in a row, splashing his face with blood.
On the other side, Eliden was under the watchful eye of the enemy, and dozens of Dread Spearmen surrounded him.
She waved her staff, summoned a strong wind, and flew a few meters away from the waste that dared to approach her, and those people had broken liver and gallbladder pieces, and their mouths were spitting blood, and they struggled a few times and couldn't stand up anymore.
Eliden raised his staff and smiled a cold smile that was charming and heart-wrenching: "Hahahaha." Run, while you still have your life at this moment! ”
With a whispering spell sounded. The pitch-black wings spread out over the heads of Hemer and the others, falling like snowflakes on the warriors; Soon, a thick black mist shrouded Hemmer and the others, and in the Neros army, they were as hideous as demons emerging from the abyss.
"Dread Knight Incarnate!" Hemmer yelled at the same time as the temporary commander.
An aura of fear looms over the mage's allies, and only the bravest of the enemy will dare to face this horror!
This death magic grants allies the Horror and Fear traits, with the former causing enemies to flee in a short period of time, and the latter greatly reducing enemy leadership.
On the battlefield, leadership is especially crucial. When leadership declines, not only will it be extremely difficult for troops to cooperate, but it will also trigger a chain reaction of rout.
"It's... Devil! We failed, run away!! ”
"Kane didn't bother us! We're lost, get out!! ”
As soon as the Dreadknight incarnation was released, the Gloomy Swordsmen who were at the forefront of the Neros Army quickly collapsed and fled for their lives.
The vacant defensive line of the Neros army was quickly occupied by the feared spearmen of the Hemer army, and then formed a siege.
More critically, once there are deserters, it will trigger more chain reactions.
At this moment, the temporary commander personally beheaded a deserter to supervise the battle, and it was not easy to stabilize the situation.
But their decline is difficult to hide.
The Hemmer army continued to rush up, as if there was no end in sight. They sandwiched the remnants of Neros in the middle like two millstones, brutally crushing.
It just so happens that the killing attainment special effect is triggered.
The Hemmer Army was the first to receive the increase in combat power given by Kane, and their momentum skyrocketed again.
"Give the signal, and the flanking troops will surround them! Prepare the swordsman team to charge! Hemmer seized the opportunity to mobilize the Gloomy Swordsman Reserve in the rear, which had long been restless, to charge.
At the same time, the black sharp crossbowman behind him released signal arrows that illuminated the battlefield towards the sky.
The shouts of killing came from the other side of the battlefield, it turned out that it was the Gloomy Swordsmen who had been ambushed by Hemmer as a surprise force, and under heavy pressure, the thin front of the Neros Army was crumbling, and it was possible to rout on all fronts at any time!
"None of them can escape!"
Hemmer wiped the blood from the corners of his eyes and sneered.
The temporary commander saw the rout of his flank, and saw a group of gloomy swordsmen suddenly appear on the flank, and immediately realized that the battle was going to be lost.
The Provisional Commander's heart was shattered when he saw the death-loving guards around him fall, and he chopped down a fearful spearman and grabbed the other's head, letting out a cry of despair.
"No, there's still a chance in this battle!"
The bloodshot eyes of the temporary commander stared at Hemmer, who was fighting in the distance, as long as this lord was eliminated, this battle may not have a turnaround!
"Brothers, follow me, success or failure is here!!"
Gathering as many of the remaining dozens of remnants as possible, the temporary commander who was determined to die held a long sword and led people like a tiger descending from a mountain towards Hemer's location.
"They're going to jump over the wall! Protect your lord! ”
The roar of the surrounding soldiers drew Hemer's attention, "Come on, shoot them for me!" ”
Of course, Hemmer would not be stupid enough to fight a group of madmen seeking death, and immediately made a move, ordering the black sharp crossbowmen who rushed to shoot at the commander.
Whoosh!!
The sound of crossbows was like thunder, and dozens of crossbow arrows were fired in unison, turning the commander and his cronies into hedgehogs.
When he was dying, the commander pointed at Hemmer viciously, spitting blood, as if trying to curse him, but in the end he couldn't say anything, and died of hatred.
The remnants of Neros's army were already routed on all fronts, and the commander died on the battlefield, and he died in an instant, and he surrendered.
This roommate fight ended in a bloody battle won by the Hemmer Army.
The battlefield of slaughter was already full of blood, stumps and broken arms were everywhere, and large pieces of rotten flesh were scattered all over the place, emitting a pungent smell of blood.
The slowly falling snowflakes covered the bones of the corpses, like a grand funeral.
Hemer watched silently at the cheering warriors, and it was only then that he realized how much there was behind the success of a thousand bones.
The dead are gone, and the living are like this.
This battle is not meaningless, and only by staying alive can Hemer make the Dark Elves change.
This kind of roommate will not happen again.
"Treat the wounded first, dispose of the corpses properly, and don't cause epidemics." Hemmer commanded his men to begin clearing the battlefield. Eliden and a squad of Dread Spearmen went to capture the fleeing rout.
Under the methodical command of the two, the army went to war with a series of post-war processing work.
They treated the wounded, friend or foe, and incinerated the bodies by throwing them into magma, albeit inhumanely, but it was the most effective method of doing so.
Instead of executing the more than 200 captives that Eliden had captured, Hemmer took them into custody and marched with the army to Ironthorn.
Looking at the town with the mountains in its backdrop and the fire under the heavy snow, Hemmer had never been happiest.
This is his town and his first base camp in Warhammer.
The future is here.