Chapter 37: The Moment to Draw the Sword

The moment the arrow approached, Hyde reacted knee-jerk. He didn't have time to draw his sword, and directly used his hands with steel bracer armor to knock away the two arrows that were coming straight to him, and the gold and iron struck with a loud sound, and after this blow, a brilliant three-color holy seal also instantly unfolded from the back of the blonde knight, casting a glorious curtain on his body, and the power of the Martial God Divine Seal exploded when the crisis came. Marshall struck almost at the same time, he didn't have Hyde's divine powers, but he drew his sword with extraordinary speed, only to see him swing his sword, and with a lightning blow sent the arrows that shot at him flying, bursting with sparks. At the same time, five or six missed arrows were shot at the pillars of the wooden tower, about an inch deep, and the tail feathers of the eagle feathers shook from side to side on the pillars.

"Squat, everyone, this is the chosen archer of the Chaos Kugans! Blow the siren, Chaos is coming!"

With this eager roar, the fat Director Mount quickly bowed down and fell to the snake cannon behind the female wall on the left side of the tower. He quickly turned the steering winch of the gun carriage, and aimed at the distance from the window on the female wall, with skillful and eager movements, and it could be seen that he was a veteran of light driving.

"Excellencies, the direction of the enemy's arrow just now is about two hundred and forty or fifty paces away in the tall grass on the west side of the tower, which is not the distance that any Chaos Beast can shoot. Only the Kugan archers of the Eastern Prairie of the Chaos Northland can do this, and they must be the best of those archers. A dozen arrows were shot just now, and it seems that there are not many of them. In that case, then I have to give them a decent gift, otherwise I will be sorry for the hard work of these guys who have traveled thousands of miles south. ”

The stocky supervisor in a thick fur cloak watched the movement in the distance, calmly bursting out a series of data. Hyde felt his voice fill with strength and composure in this moment, the composure of a soldier of a hundred battles, as if his short and fat body had suddenly become taller.

"Alright, everyone, please keep your distance, it's better to open your mouth, I'm going to shoot. ”

Director Mount used a winch to spin the slender five-foot-long bronze cannon carved with a winged pit viper pattern twice, fine-tuned its orientation up and down, and then took an arquebus that had just been lit by his entourage, and lit the goose feather powder tube that had been inserted in the snake cannon fire door. The powder tube creaked and burned, and he stepped aside, gagged his ears, and opened his mouth, waiting for the cannon to roar. At the same time, trumpets sounded in the arrow towers at the corners of the wooden wall, and the mournful sirens echoed over the station. The noisy sound of running and whistle echoed through the tents, and the whole station had awakened, like a sleeping hedgehog, frightened, and suddenly unfurled its sharp thorns and swelled.

"Okay. Marshall, let's get out of the way. ”

Hyde took two steps back, staring at the sparks on the cannon door, the first time he had seen a cannon fired, and he wished to remember it all in his heart, which he had lost so much. In a sense, he also wanted to see for himself the strength of the middle-aged officer named Mount, people will always be curious, isn't this a kind of learning?

The beating spark reflected the relief Sigmar Holy Cross on the fire gate with a faint red light, and quickly disappeared into the fire gate. When the spark disappeared and returned to darkness, there seemed to be a moment of dazed silence, and then a loud thunderous sound erupted in an instant, which was deafening.

With a bright flash of gunpowder between the muzzles, a long line of red-hot fire pierced the night sky, pouring like a meteor into the grass in the distance, raising a cloud of mist and smoke, as if something had been thrown into the air. At the same time, the bronze snake cannon suddenly retreated, the wooden wheels nailed with brass nails creaking and grinding on the gun emplacement, and the strong smell of sulfur and smoke quickly spread across the small platform of the tower, rushing into everyone's noses.

"Hit, this is a beautiful shrapnel, I am used to using this ammunition for night defense, it is very useful at a distance of two or three hundred paces. I'm sure a few of Kugan's elite archers have been sent to hell by this cannonball, and it's a great home for these ugly Chaos cultists. Ah, Holy Sigmar, let your enemies be reduced to ashes by the glorious flames of iron and lead!"

Director Mount raised his leather-gloved hand and extended two fingers in a Sigma twin-tailed comet gesture. This is a popular gesture among the emperor [***] team, representing the meaning of victory.

"It's a classic shot, as good as any of the best artillery I've ever seen on the front line, and you deserve to be an artillery officer with decades of experience, Your Excellency Director Mount. ”

The red-haired Marshall greeted Mount with the same gesture, the easiest way for a battlefield god [***] man to greet victory.

"My Honourable Mount, your skills have opened my eyes. What do you think is the approximate position of the enemy's brigade? ”

It was Hyde's voice, and when the handsome blonde knight unfurled his God Seal crest, he could almost instantly feel the aura of murderous intent surging in the darkness far away from the station, which should be the aura brought by the Chaos Beast Army. But Hyde had no way of knowing how many of them there were, and how far they were. Therefore, he wanted to ask the opinion of this veteran officer who had been in the war for a long time, and in some subconscious, he might also have the meaning of being proud and embarrassed by the other party.

"Your Highness Hyde, as far as my own experience and feeling are concerned, judging from the shaking of the ground, the army of the Chaos Beasts may be close to a distance of six or seven hundred paces from here, and the strength is estimated to be more than two thousand, but this is only the approximate number of frontal enemies, and there may be an enemy force that will make a detour to the flank and back of our army. However, the person guarding the east gate is your valiant Grand Knight Captain Loren, and I believe there will be no problem there. I'm going to hold this western front here, and you can go down first, Lord Hyde, and be prepared to come and go when you need it, for we need reserves at a critical moment. ”

Director Mount calmly answered Hyde's questions, and at the same time, several arrows whizzed overhead, but they were all easily blocked or shot down by Hyde with the swing of his sword as he unfolded the Divine Seal on his arm. The retinue and gunners hurriedly turned the winch of the snake cannon and cleaned the chamber of the cannon with a long-handled brush, which was a necessary step before reloading. The guards and the lightly wounded and sick in the barracks also quickly got up, grabbed their weapons and armed, and they wore cloaks, carried spears, crossbows, and muskets, and one by one climbed the wooden wall according to the lot allocated during the day, and crouched behind the female wall, ready to meet the enemy who was about to be killed.

"If that's the case, I'd like to stay here for a while, after all, this could be the target of the first wave of the enemy's onslaught. For I am desperate to lay my sword on the heads of the beasts of Chaos. Let me leave the task of the reserve to my friend Marshall, who is an attentive man. Dear Lord Mount, I'm sure you'll agree. ”

Hyde categorically dismissed Director Mount's suggestion and waved his hand vigorously, emphasizing his determination to stay here and meet the first wave of Chaos. The fat supervisor nodded in agreement, and Marshall immediately turned and led the soldiers down the wooden wall after greeting, and he clearly saw Hyde's determination that this order must be obeyed.

"My heart burns like a flame, come, ugly Chaos, whether you are beasts or Chaos legions, let you fall to Hell under my sword and spear!"

The handsome blonde knight whispered the oath before the battle, and the god seal of the Valkyrie Mirmidia unfolded brilliantly behind him, and he could clearly feel the noise and murderous aura of the distant enemy, this strong murderous aura and the boiling battle intent in his heart collided violently with each other, making this brave god full of anticipation and passion for the upcoming bloody battle! His eyes looked at the distant grasslands under the night sky, at the looming array of blackened enemy troops, and at the tide of beasts that would come like a flood, for --- young knight was determined to turn into a pillar of reef that stood on the promontory, to crush the monstrous waves of chaos on it!

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