Chapter 38 A Sudden Earthquake
The sudden earthquake lasted less than ten seconds, but it caused the interior of two mines to collapse, and at least two squads of mercenaries were buried under the earth. {Starter}
As El got up from the ground with Lorana in his arms, he saw a crater more than twenty meters in diameter caving out of the center of the quarry, and an unbelievable number of kobolds pouring out from the edge of the crater.
A group of kobolds, who are tall and tall to their kind, gather together and seem to be the elite warriors of the tribe. Four of the strong, powerful kobold warriors carried a tattered chair on which sat a large, dark blue kobold covered in scales, who at first glance knew to be the leader of the kobold clan.
The mercenaries, who had been devastated by the earthquake, were a little confused, and Bruce, the guard, who had not spoken, pulled up the reins of the carriage and turned to leave.
"It's too dangerous here, we should go back. Bruce walked up to El and said in a deep voice.
"That's right, leave this mess to the mercenary group to clean up on their own. El nodded, carried Lolana into the carriage, and raised his hand to slap the pack horse's buttocks, which trotted in pain.
"Hey, hey, I'm the boss!" Lorana shouted unwillingly as she blushed on the carriage, but was completely ignored by the two guards. El and Bruce are both cautious people, and naturally they will not let the girl mess around. Looking at the current scene, I am afraid that the mercenary group will suffer greatly, and it is useless to stay here.
The ground shocked the mercenaries who were resting, and the makeshift camp was in an uproar.
According to Isttalen's official statistics, excluding scattered teams and individuals, the total number of professional mercenaries registered in each mercenary group is more than 800, and this time in response to the killing order, it almost poured out. It's just that due to the complex terrain of the Redstone Ridge Quarry, it is difficult to accommodate all the teams, so at least half of the mercenaries remain in the temporary camp, waiting for rotation. After the earthquake, the mercenaries ran out of the camp to rescue their teammates, and ran head-on into the kobold army that rushed out of the ground. When the enemy saw him, he was very angry, and he picked up his weapons and fought together.
Bruce struggled through the makeshift camp with the reins of his wagon, and the earthquake caused a severe landslide that littered the mountain road with debris and debris that required double the strength of pack horses to walk. El pressed Lorana's head and protected the girl under him. Cold arrows and stone bullets flew in the sky from time to time, and in such a chaotic scene, it was difficult for both sides to distinguish between friend and foe, which would inevitably cause all kinds of accidental injuries.
In the midst of the violent jolt, the money box in Lorana's arms fell out and smashed against the edge of the carriage, and shiny silver coins rolled all over the cart.
"My money, my money!" The black-hearted merchant girl suddenly burst out with terrifying combat power, pushing El's hand away and pounced on her money box. Although most of the funds had been used to buy the kobold's backpack, there were still dozens of silver coins left, and in the sunlight, the white silver coins scattered on the carriage were extremely dazzling, immediately attracting the attention of some mercenaries near the carriage.
These mercenaries who fell behind the team, in addition to being disabled, were some sneaky and slippery people, and they didn't dare to fight with the kobolds, so they deliberately slowed down. Anyway, as a member of the mercenary group, he will always get some soup in the end, so why bother fighting those ferocious beasts.
These people had the mentality of eating mixed food from the beginning, so naturally they did not leave the camp, and of course they did not know about the "deterrent" advertisement made by Luo Lana before this. They just saw the beautiful maiden and the glittering silver coins, and their hearts began to stir.
"Yo, pretty girl, where are you going?" a thin, pointy-beaked mercenary leaped up to the edge of the carriage with great agility. The carriage was not moving fast, and he was surrounded by his companions, and he felt that he had something to rely on, and as he spoke, he reached out and touched the silver coins scattered in the carriage.
"Are you crazy about money?" Ellen snorted, grabbed the mercenary's outstretched wrist, and twisted it in the opposite direction. I only heard the mercenary scream like a pig in his throat, and his entire arm was twisted.
Kicking the lard-blinded idiot out of the carriage, El pulled out the forged steel one-handed axe with his backhand, slashed a circle in mid-air to make a whirring wind, and coldly glanced around, revealing his hidden murderous aura.
Seeing that one of his companions had lost an arm, the mercenaries on the lookers were all unhappy. Although everyone knows that guy is not a good bird, this violent method is tantamount to provoking everyone. The more humble a person is, the more he cares about face, and even more so a mercenary. But on the other hand, the respect of the strong is still a basic principle that prevails all over the world. El's brutality was terrifying, and the axe in his hand shimmered coldly, more noticeable than the luster of a silver coin. Whether to provoke this guy who is not easy to provoke at first glance for the sake of face, everyone can't make up their minds for a while.
At this time, the sound of rolling stones came from the hillside, and the mercenaries immediately covered their heads and scattered. El looked up and saw a wagon without pack horses rolling down the mountain.
"Get in the car! The kobold has come out of the ground!" Tiana fled back into the forest with the three mercenaries, and Wright picked up Tony, who was slumped on the ground, and rushed towards the place where the carriage was parked. Behind them, dozens of kobolds with red-eyed eyes were in hot pursuit.
"Oh hell, the horse is dead!" said old Ron, who had the best eye, and before he could get to the carriage, he saw the pack horse that was pulling the cart lying on the ground in agony with a leg crushed by the falling stone.
"Take the cover off!" called Tiana. They rented a four-wheeled carriage, and the way down the mountain from here was not blocked by rocks for the time being, and it was possible to slide down the ramp.
"Wait a minute, where is Vivian?" Tony was rudely thrown into the carriage, looking around and seeing the figure of the purple-haired girl, he couldn't help but turn pale: "Vivian is still in the woods, we can't leave her here!"
"You all get in the car, I'll go find her!" Tiana shouted, and she ordered the mercenaries to climb into the car as well.
"Lord Tiana, I'll stay and help you. Wright said without hesitation.
"It's useless for you to stay, go down the hill and find the black-haired boy who shoots arrows, mention my name to him, and ask him to help protect Tony. Tiana said quickly.
The girl recited a mantra silently, and with a gentle push of her hands behind her back, the carriage suddenly rushed out like chicken blood. From the slope of the thirty-degree angle, the speed of the carriage became faster and faster, and the neat screams of the four men suddenly resounded in the sky.
"Really...... It's a shame. Tiana covered her face and shook her head and sighed, she was in a hurry, and she could only improvise under the pursuit of the kobolds. Presumably, this "speeding car" will leave a deep memory on them.
When he turned around, the kobold had already chased after him. These diminutive monsters are not slow to run at all, and they can use all fours in times of crisis. The force that suddenly emerged from under the caverns of the abandoned mines was all made up of elite kobold guards, who were three times faster and more powerful than ordinary kobold diggers, and more bloodthirsty and brutal, which was why Tiana had to retreat.
Seeing that only the girl was left in front of her, the kobold guard's running speed increased a few points. Out of their nature of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, the more they see the weaker prey, the more excited they become.
The stench from the kobold man could almost be smelled in front of her, and the girl silently swiped her hands, and a faint white light shot from her hand to the ground, and countless light prisms suddenly erupted from the ground three meters in front of her.
Tiana threw the metal projectiles she had collected behind her as she retreated, and after her simple transformation, a simple magic pattern was carved into each metal projectile. In order to catch up with their group, the kobold guards gradually pulled into a line as they ran. A string of "phantom tribulus terrestris" erupted at the same time in the pursuing kobold team, and immediately mourned all over the field.
Without bothering to check the results of the battle, the girl pulled up her cloak, and her figure slowly twisted and disappeared into thin air. By the time the limping kobold guard crawled over, he had completely lost his purpose. They spun around in a daze, and suddenly noticed the pack horse that had been left behind, and immediately smiled and drooled around them, forgetting all about the enemy who had not died just now.
There was a terrible scream coming from the carriage rushing down the hillside, and if nothing else, the carriage would be smashed to pieces without slowing down, and the passengers inside would be turned into meat sauce along with it. Watching it go all the way down in the dust, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and raise their hearts to their throats.
The carriage headed straight for El, causing Bruce to whip his pack horse and dodge to the side. El stood in the carriage, his brow furrowed slightly, his eyes glowing blue.
He saw a very familiar magic clinging to the carriage, which, if nothing else, would protect the passengers inside the moment the carriage disintegrated. Although there was no danger to their lives, the passengers were afraid that they would inevitably be scared to pee their pants.
"It's not gentle or unladylike at all, my eldest lady. El felt a toothache and couldn't help but smack his teeth. He thought about it, put down the axe anyway, and jumped out.
The mercenary, who had lost one of his arms, was still cursing and crying, his eyes suddenly widened, and his jaw fell to the ground. He saw a dark shadow leap out of the pretty chick's carriage, shooting like an arrow against the ground.
He was so fast that no one could see the process in between. I saw that the speeding carriage suddenly rose into the air and broke in half in mid-air.
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