At noon the next day, a large group of snake worshippers came to the valley in a noisy.

This was probably the vanguard of the Snake Cult, with a few Snake Cult followers leading the way at the front, followed by at least 3,000 people.

There were not many Cobra warriors in this leading force, and there were no priestesses in sight, and there were no more than twenty people on horseback in the whole team.

There were hundreds of Serpent warriors in green robes.

It seems that in the eyes of the Snake Worship Army, being a pioneer is a hard job, the work of grassroots samurai and low-level followers.

In other words, this is the practice of the Serpent Cult army, and those who are at the forefront are cannon fodder with strong faith but low status - the priestesses, of course, are very sorry for their lives.

Leon leaned on the wall of the manor and watched from afar, he now knew why the Serpent Cult's march was so slow.

In fact, their speed was not slowed down by the peasant-like followers, but by the Serpent warriors, who were fully equipped when they marched......

The samurai of the Snake Cult are all soldiers who fight on foot, or they are not soldiers, because the training is quite poor, but the equipment is quite good.

Presumably, those who were more religious and physically strong would be armed as such samurai.

These untrained samurai had no horses to travel, and they didn't have any wagons with them, so they had to march in gear, which was naturally not fast.

"Why don't they let those followers carry their gear for them? Wearing this body to march, I am not afraid of exhaustion......"

Amy was lying next to the lord and complaining.

"Probably they value their samurai status...... Like the days when the female warriors who had just joined Griffontal were given full gear, everyone wore them all day long to show off......"

Sarah whispered behind her back.

Always wearing a full set of equipment, this is very much in line with the consistent style of the Snake Cult army to charge at any time when they encounter the enemy.

And in this way, general ambushes and raids may not have much effect on them.

In fact, the main idea of ambush warfare is to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and launch an attack at a time and place that the enemy does not expect, so as to catch the enemy by surprise, such as a surprise attack when the enemy is not wearing equipment during the march.

But if the enemy is in combat at all times, it will not be easy to achieve the desired effect.

And, while the Serpent Cult's armies looked like a rabble, and though they behaved like a swarm of brainless locusts when confronted with battle, they actually walked cautiously in the valley terrain where cliffs were flanked on both sides.

The way of marching without looking at the environment did not happen, and all the snake worshippers basically watched the movement on the cliff vigilantly, and slowly advanced.

It seemed that the few Snake Cult followers leading the way were familiar with the terrain, and the Cobra warriors who were the officers of the vanguard were obviously highly trained, and they knew that this terrain was easy to ambush.

Fortunately, the lord did not intend to directly take advantage of the terrain to carry out a surprise attack at this time - the leading force of the Snake Cult is very cautious, and if it attacks directly, it will not be called an ambush battle, but a frontal blockade.

But after the Snake Worship Sect leader team walked carefully and slowly into the valley, they were surprised to find that there was actually another 'Snake Worship Sect force' that had arrived earlier than them......

It seemed to be a group of about 200 Serpent Worship warriors, with nearly 2,000 peasant-like 'followers', blocking the entrance to the village.

Most of the samurai were heavy crossbows, carrying moonbladed axes or scythes, black hoods, and green scarf chains—the standard attire for a Serpent Cult warrior.

On top of that, a serpent priestess is directing them.

The group of 'snake worshippers' appeared to be trying to climb the manor on the mountainside, but there seemed to be someone in the manor resisting.

The army of the Snake Worship Sect is actually a team pulled out by various priestesses from various places, and the scale is too large, and it is normal for them not to know each other.

Right now, the leading force of the Snake Worship Sect doesn't know the team at the entrance of the village at all......

It's just that this team can go ahead of the pioneers, which does seem a bit surprising.

But since they had their own large troops fighting in front, of course they didn't need to be so cautious, and the vanguard quickly passed through the valley to the entrance of the village.

They did not encounter any ambushes or obstacles in the valley, and when they reached the entrance of the village, they also understood why the unknown group of 'friendly troops' in front of them did not enter the village, but attacked the manor on the mountainside.

The entrance of the village was densely nailed with many black wooden stakes, and all kinds of messy wooden planks and other things were also nailed to the wooden stakes, blocking the road like several rows of large fences - this is a big project, and the entrance of the village nearly 100 meters wide is tightly blocked.

Those wooden stakes are only about three meters high, and they seem to be just ordinary wood used to build houses in the village, but in the absence of attacking equipment, it is still quite difficult to dismantle them with bare hands, so you can only chop them with an axe.

However, there seems to be a lot of messy debris between the rows of wooden stakes, and it is estimated that it will not be so easy to clear a passage.

And, if you want to cut a passage, you have to withstand the attack of the manor on the mountainside.

In this case, it is natural to lay down the manor first, otherwise you can only be beaten for nothing.

"Hiss...... You're only here now! Hiss...... Where are your angels? ”

The priestess looked at the Serpent Cult leader coming over, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

Several Cobra warriors looked at each other and greeted the priestess.

"Venerable oracle, we are the vanguard this time...... The priests and the great men with a large army were behind...... How did you get ahead of us? ”

There was only one priestess here, but with two hundred samurai and two thousand followers, which obviously meant that this priestess was very powerful, so several Cobra warriors behaved humbly.

"Hiss...... I want to ask you why you're so slow! Hiss, I've said that I'm going to rush to Bozhi City quickly! Are you on vacation? ”

The priestess had a very bad attitude, and seemed to dislike the fact that the vanguard was going too slowly.

Several Cobra warriors lowered their heads, not daring to ask this priestess any other questions, the Snake Worship Sect has a strict hierarchy within it, especially in the Cobra faction of the Pander Continent, the priestess is at the top of the pyramid.

They didn't dare to talk back to a priestess who led more than 2,000 people.

"Hiss...... Hurry up and take that manor! My men will tear down the wood that gets in the way! Hiss ......"

The priestess was obviously very commanding, and she began to command directly, not at all polite.

This is indeed a true snake worship priestess, and several Cobra warriors nodded their heads busily, and then began to send messages to the troops, dispatching men to attack the manor.

But this cliff is quite steep, there is no way to go, the location of the manor is on the mountainside dozens of meters high, and it is completely dependent on climbing up to attack on the back.

Although there are not many crossbow arrows shot in the manor, it is indeed quite difficult with the skills of these snake worshippers and followers......

The Cobra warriors didn't take the lead, but ordered their samurai and followers to rush up the mountain.

The priestess's men had indeed begun to tear down the tattered planks nailed to the stakes, and with this leading force besieging them, the crossbows fired from the manor on the mountainside were all aimed at the serpent worshippers who were climbing the mountain wall, and it was indeed a good opportunity to open the way.

Several cobra warriors looked at each other and seemed to sigh in unison, but they didn't say anything, just arranged for a few more samurai to hold shields to protect themselves.

Presumably, in their eyes, this priestess intends to use their vanguard force to attract firepower, so that the priestess's own followers can die less.

This was also the normal thinking of the priestesses...... Or rather, any ally in a position in a high position would do the same, but this priestess did it more obviously.

But the vanguard was already responsible for clearing the way for the army, and if this priestess's team was not here, then this Serpent Cult vanguard would have to conquer this manor on its own.

Right now, there is an ally in charge of clearing the way, which actually helps these Cobra warriors.

In fact, it is normal for the army to encounter road blockages during the march, and now this situation is also normal in the eyes of several Cobra Warriors.

The only problem was that the 'followers' under the priestess seemed to be a little timid, probably just joining the Cult - such followers were indeed not suitable to be sent to attack the manor on the mountainside, and the priestess's arrangement was actually understandable.

Although the manor on the mountainside continued to fire crossbow arrows, it didn't seem to be too many, and it could probably be captured by a strong attack, after all, the manor didn't seem to have any defenses.

It's just that the flaming logs that are thrown down from the manor from time to time are more terrifying, and this thing is simply unstoppable after accelerating through a steep cliff for tens of meters, and it will die if it hits it - obviously, if the threat of this manor cannot be solved, it is indeed not easy to clear the road.

A few Cobra warriors urged their troops to intensify their attacks, and groups of Snake Worshippers squirmed upwards against the mountain wall, looking like green aphids crawling on some dark low wall at the turn of spring and summer.

This all-out attack still seems to be working, and although the Serpent Cultists are shot off the cliff from time to time, it seems that the overall progress is continuous.

As long as they can achieve their goal, the Snake Cult team doesn't care much about casualties......

After more than an hour, the manor on the mountainside still could not be conquered, and the manor was clearly guarded by people under the walls of the manor, and any snake worshippers who climbed over the wall and entered the manor would be hacked to death and thrown out as a weapon.

But it seems that there is no other means of defense in the manor, but the resistance is more fierce.

At this time, the priestess's men gradually carved out a passage two or three meters wide with axes in the rows of wooden stakes.

"Hiss...... I attacked the manor from the mountain roads in the village, and you continued to attack from the outside...... Hiss, when will the big army come? ”

The priestess let her own troops into the village, and then arranged for a few Cobra warriors to flank them in both directions.

That manor must be conquered, most of the people brought by a few Cobra Warriors are currently climbing the mountain, and even if they retreat, they will be shot by crossbow arrows, so they can only continue to climb.

"As you wish, noble oracle...... The large army will arrive before evening, and we should be able to turn the village into a safe camp before the large force arrives. ”

Several Cobra warriors nodded in obedience to the priestess's arrangement.

As a result, the valley, which was once 100 meters wide, has now become a three-meter wide passage - when those wooden stakes have been cut out of a pathway, naturally no one will try to destroy all the wooden stakes.

Soon after, the manor on the mountainside also heard the sound of a large number of weapons clashing, and no more stones or rolling logs were thrown down the mountain.

It seems that the resistance in the manor has faced a hand-to-hand situation, and although the manor is still not completely conquered, the valley passage is clearly safe.

A cobra warrior rode in the direction he had come, and it wasn't long before a thick cloud of yellow smoke rose from the mouth of the valley.

Two hours later, the sun was setting, and the army of the Serpent Cult had finally appeared in the valley.

Perhaps it was because of the news that a priestess was here, or perhaps because it was aware that the manor on the mountainside was still resisting, the Serpent army seemed to be moving faster through the valley, looking like it was charging for reinforcements.

Just as the first group of Serpent Cult warriors rushed into the village through the narrow passage at the entrance of the village, the last troops of the army had already entered the valley.

And at this moment, a loud noise sounded in the besieged manor on the mountainside.

In the valley, a snake priestess who was protected by a large army turned over and fell off her horse, a huge blood hole appeared in her chest, and she didn't even have time to say her last words.

The surrounding snake worshippers looked up, only to see a puff of white smoke appearing from the manor wall on the mountainside.

And a few seconds later, a continuous roar rang out from the mountain walls on both sides.

"Boom ......"

"Boom...... Prosperous...... Buzz ......"

"Ka...... Click...... Click......"

This continuous explosion sounded earth-shattering in the valley.

The sound of explosions continued for a long time, and echoed through the valley with the terrible sound of cracking rock walls and falling boulders.

At the same time, countless rocks and dirt crumbled and threw themselves into the valley.

Nearly the entire valley shook, and huge rocks continued to roll down, plowed bloody ravines into the valley, and then collided with each other, and the crumbling rubble brought patches of death again.

Accompanied by a series of explosions, a large part of the steep mountain wall collapsed, and a large amount of earth and stones collapsed to the bottom of the valley, almost completely sealing the entrance to the valley.

That's why some areas are being artificially widened – landslides and mudslides were common natural disasters in the mountains of this era, and there was no way to secure the roads without widening the valley roads to a width of hundreds of meters.

But now, even the valley that is hundreds of meters wide has become a Jedi.

Leon concentrated all the grenades in the valley and detonated them continuously with fuses.

The scene of the earth shaking lasted for at least ten minutes before it slowly became quiet, but by this time, the whole valley floor was already a hellish scene.

The brown dirt had completely covered the valley floor, and the original road was completely invisible, but countless injured people could be seen struggling in the dirt.

Countless broken corpses and massive amounts of rubble fell together, and bright red blood slowly oozed from the huge ravines created by the boulders.

There are still stones falling on the rock walls on both sides, and from time to time there is a huge cracking and falling sound.

The howls in the valley were faint amid the loud sound of falling rocks.

There are not many people left who can still fight the Snake Cult army.

In fact, apart from the vanguard forces that were besieging the manor, there were probably only a few Serpent worshippers left who could successfully climb out of this hellish quagmire.

The commanding priestess before was of course Alyssa, and the 'Serpent Worshippers' she brought with her were actually the two hundred soldiers under Febius.

And those 2,000 'followers' were the young and strong of the 5,000 captured by the father and son of Febius.

Of course, Febius was very knowledgeable about current affairs, and he naturally looked very honest with two hundred soldiers surrounded by two thousand young men who had enemies with him......

And the villagers were very cooperative after being rescued - this is their homeland, and now these villagers are not snake worshippers, and none of them want to be harmed by snake worshippers.

The reason why Elisa, a real priestess, wanted to stage that scene at the entrance of the village was mainly to ensure that all the army of the Serpent Cult would enter the valley unsuspected.

Alyssa knew that the priestesses of the Serpent Cult were usually more desperate for their lives, and after forming a large army, they would most likely divide a vanguard to explore and open the way.

Therefore, it is necessary to make the vanguard of the Serpent Cult believe that the road in the valley is safe, and deliberately let them attack the manor, just to confirm this - since the road at the entrance of the village has been blocked, and the defense has been arranged in the manor, it is obvious that there will be no other ambush......

On the other hand, sealing the road with wooden stakes and then cutting a narrow passage by yourself is actually a psychological trap, so that the army of the Snake Worship Sect has nowhere to escape.

In the eyes of most people, since a three-meter-wide passage has been opened, the troops will be able to pass through, no problem.

But for an army of tens of thousands of people, the only way to escape in an emergency is only three meters wide – and that's better than no road!

The collapse and rockfall caused by the explosion on the ridge were indeed terrifying, but if they had reacted in time, many snake worshippers could have escaped.

But the passage, which was only three meters wide, made them not turn around and run backwards, but swarmed at the only intersection where they could enter the village......

At present, the vicinity of the wooden stake has been buried with dirt and rubble, and countless snake worshippers have died here, but few have been able to make it to the village.

In fact, when he entered the village, he could only be beaten to death by the villagers.

Although the villagers were not brave and good at fighting, it was relatively easy for 2,000 people to block a three-meter-wide opening - after all, there were not many snake worshippers who could rush into the village, and they had no commendable combat power other than not being afraid of death.

In the aftermath of the explosion and rockfall, more troops appeared in the manor on the mountainside, and the women fought with the Noldor and the remaining Noldor arrows were used.

Leon led his troops and began to harvest their lives.

The snake worshippers besieging the manor were already at a loss for what to do between the shaking of the earth and the mountains, and after just over half an hour, there were no more snake worshippers standing in the valley.