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At the head of Yeliu City, the elves on duty are still patrolling and shuttling as if they were going to be around, walking leisurely, and they don't forget to say hello or make a joke when they pass by their companions. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's been a long time since anyone dared to attack Yehliu City, so much so that these patrolling elves have made patrolling a routine.

Suddenly, the earth trembled slightly, and all the elves sensed something strange and looked into the distance.

At the end of the horizon, smoke and dust rose from the sky, as if countless beasts were running wildly in it. A moment later, as the smoke and dust continued to advance, the elves with good eyesight could see the figures flashing in the smoke and dust, and they were actually orc warriors riding wind wolves!

Isn't it already allied with the orcs? How can we explain the scene in front of us? Looking at the murderous look, even the most stupid elves would not think that those orcs are coming with good intentions.

"Enemy attack!!" an elf shouted hoarsely, sounding the alarm bell beside him, and for a time the bell rang loudly in the city, and the patrolling elves immediately became busy, reporting and alerting, and became a mess.

A few minutes later, the tenth-order ranger Athena stood at the head of the city, calmly looking at the orc troops approaching in the distance, and in the Wild Willow City right now, she was the strongest. The expansion of the elven race this time can be said to have done its best without reservation, so that there are now more than a thousand elves left in Yeliu City, and not all of them are combatants.

A tenth-order ranger, leading less than a thousand elven warriors, compared to the imposing orc army, it is like a small boat in the ocean, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it will be destroyed at any time.

But Athena, who followed Lydia from birth to death for decades, did not show the slightest fear. Seeing Athena's calm expression, the elven warriors who were originally a little flustered gradually calmed down, although their strength was not strong enough to even pass the illusion trial, but they had enough courage to fight.

What's more, every elf firmly believes that the Wild Willow City under their feet is indestructible, it has been like this before, and it will be so in the future.

Following Athena's order, the elven warriors quickly hid behind the city walls, and sharp arrows poked out of the cracks in the vines that wrapped the city walls, like fierce beasts that only chose people to devour.

As the orc forces drew closer, thousands of orc warriors riding wind wolves rushed all the way, and Athena could even see the stains of blood on the weapons wielded by the orcs.

Then, Athena's gaze suddenly froze, her pupils suddenly contracted, and behind the orc warriors, more than a dozen burly figures with a height of more than five meters were revealed, and every time they took a step, they crossed a distance of five or six meters, and the thick soles of their feet smashed on the ground, making a tom-tom sound, these giants could keep up with the pace of the wind wolf with only two legs, and what was particularly terrifying was that each giant was holding a frighteningly large stone in his arms.

Hill Giant! It's a Hill Giant! Although Athena controlled her facial expression well, she couldn't suppress the shock in her heart.

In the orc system, the Hill Giants are second only to the Beamon Behemoths, which refers to their combat prowess, regardless of intelligence. Especially in siege warfare, shamans may be helpless to look at the high walls, but the mountain giants can use their natural strength to destroy the seemingly impregnable city defenses with the stones in their hands.

It can be said that the thousands of orc warriors before Athena did not pay attention to it, because no matter how high the wind wolf jumped, it could not cross the tall walls of Yeliu City, and it was not a city wall in the ordinary sense, there were many invaders who tried to climb over it, and they all left their lives under this green vine.

However, the appearance of the hill giants made Athena's confidence begin to waver, but things have reached this point, and she can no longer be allowed to take a step back, Athena's body is straight, and her sharp eyes like a falcon are staring at those hill giants, if she wants to save Yeliu City, the top priority is to shoot these guys with unparalleled and powerful long-range attack capabilities.

The speed of the orc troops' charge was very fast, and when there were still more than five hundred meters away from Yeliu City, a hill giant suddenly threw the stone in his hand, and a thunderous whistling sound sounded, and the stone flew straight over with the sound of wind and thunder at an incredible speed.

There was a loud bang, and the stones smashed heavily on the city wall, and suddenly burst into large and small pieces, flying in all directions. The vines near the place where the rocks fell were also smashed and dented, and the chaotic branches and leaves splashed all over the sky, and Athena could clearly feel the ground trembling under her feet.

The orc warriors immediately began to cheer, screaming and waving the weapons in their hands, and greedy and bloody eyes appeared in the eyes of each orc, Wild Willow City was not just a city for them, but also meant endless wealth and women.

Of course, the walls of Yeliu City could not be destroyed by this blow, the vines grew extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the green barrier returned to its original state, and it was not at all obvious that it had been attacked just now.

But even if Athena didn't look at it, it was clear that there must have been a huge dent left in the masonry wall, and that such a fierce attack could not be stopped by vines alone.

The elven warriors stared nervously at Athena, waiting for the order to attack, the lack of strength did not mean ignorance, and the elves present knew that if such an attack was allowed to continue, then the collapse of the city wall was only a matter of time.

At this time, the front end of the orc army was already less than four hundred meters away from Yeliu City, which was exactly the limit distance that ordinary elven archers could exert damage, and if a salvo was fired, at least more than a hundred orc warriors would fall.

But Athena didn't seem to see the anxious eyes around her, and just stood there quietly, as if waiting for something.

"My lord, don't you still give orders?" asked a male elf beside Athena who couldn't help it.

"Wait. Athena's gaze never left the hill giants, silently calculating the distance in her heart.

Another hill giant threw the stone in his hand, and it looked exactly the same as the last attack, the same roar, the same crash on the wall, and then the sky was full of rubble and broken branches, and the green barrier still silently filled the destroyed gap.

The most important thing is that Athena noticed that the landing points of the two attacks before and after were exactly the same! A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, when did these simple-minded hill giants become so smart?

If this continues, maybe you won't even be able to survive the time she expected, Athena thought as she slowly raised her right hand.

Finally, when the third hill giant raised the stone in his hand, Athena's hand slashed downward: "Target, hill giant!"

Thousands of arrows left the bowstring and roared like a storm, enveloping the dozen or so hill giants in an instant.

At the same time, Athena pulled out a small, delicate dark red arrow from her quiver with lightning and shot it out with a raised hand.

Facing the oncoming rain of arrows, the hill giant, who still had stones in his hands, blocked most of his body by lifting the stones, while those who did not have stones crossed their arms in front of him to prevent their faces and chests from being shot. As for the rest of the body, they didn't care at all, the orcs were never afraid of getting hurt.

The hill giant, who was about to throw the stone in his hand, was no exception, and he also held the stone in front of him, which was their best and only way to deal with long-range attacks.

The arrow hit the stone with a crisp snapping sound, after all, not every elf has superior strength, if they could shoot through the huge stone, maybe they would have followed the army to the battle, instead of staying here.

At the same time, there was also the sound of arrows piercing into **, although the stones were big enough, but they couldn't block their entire bodies behind, but the solid muscles with tendons and veins made the arrows only pierce into a very shallow position, and they were unable to enter again, and this injury was like being bitten by an insect for the giants, although the pain was painful, but it didn't affect their combat effectiveness at all.

A lot of things have a good side and a bad side.

The stone in the hands of the giants carried out their mission well, blocking countless arrows for the giants, but at the same time it also blocked the giants' vision.

At the moment when the rain of arrows was about to fall, a small red light shot out, and the huge stone suddenly became fragile in front of this small red light. The red mang effortlessly sank into the stone, and came out from the other side, and the giant behind the stone only had time to feel a pain in his eyebrows, and then all consciousness was already far away from him.

It wasn't until the red glow came out of the back of the giant's head that the momentum slowed down, and people could see that it was a small dark red arrow.

The orc warriors let out a cry of rage, and the wind wolves under them sped up, and the hill giants were furious and raised the boulders in their hands and made throwing movements.

Athena on the city wall lowered her bow in her hand, her face a little tired, but when she saw the reaction of the orcs, she couldn't help but have a glimmer of joy in her eyes, and this was what she wanted, as long as the hill giants did not gather the landing points of their attacks in one place, then she was confident that she could hold on for a long time. As for what to do after holding it, she didn't know, she just knew that she had to defend the wall under her feet, whether it was blood or life, she had to defend it firmly.

"Over to you. This is what Lydia said to her as she left, and she spoke in a light tone, still with that calm look.

But Athena, who had never stood alone, clearly felt an invisible burden on her at that moment, and the simple four words always hovered in Athena's mind and lingered for a long time.

Leave it to me, Athena clenched her bow tightly and showed the barbarians on the other side what an unpardonable sin they had committed.

At this moment, a desolate and low horn sounded suddenly on the battlefield, and the rushing orc warriors all slowed down, and the hill giants also hesitated to lower their arms holding stones, although their expressions were still extremely angry, but none of the giants attacked again.

The sound of the trumpet suddenly changed and became high-pitched, and then the unthinkable scene appeared, and the orc warriors, who were notoriously rampaging and disorganized on the battlefield, retreated in order, as if they were a well-trained army.

When the orcs stopped, Athena's face changed, and with the precise visual inspection of her tenth-order ranger, the orc was standing no more than or no less away from Yeliu City, exactly six hundred meters.

And the formation of the orc troops has not changed, still the warriors are in front and the giants are in the back. But Athena knew very well in her heart that this meant that the arrows of these elven warriors under her command could no longer cause effective damage to the orcs.

But for the giants of the hills, such a distance is not the limit.

A hill giant threw a boulder in his hand, and the stone smashed into the wall in a parabola, then the second, and then the third...... Obviously, this method of throwing is not in line with the usual style of the hill giants, and the accuracy is much less than before, but only in this way can the giants ensure that the stones can be slammed into the city walls with great force after flying a distance of 600 meters.

There were even times when the stones smashed directly into the city, bouncing all over the ground, and this irregular rolling caught the elves off guard, and in a short period of time, more than a dozen elves were either smashed or lost their lives.

Four hundred meters away, behind the orc troops, a group of figures ran back and forth, constantly sending boulders to the hands of the hill giants, and it seemed that they were planning to throw stones at this distance until the moment the city wall collapsed.

But at this time, there was no time to think too much, Athena suppressed the surprise in her heart, drew another dark red arrow, and slowly pulled out the bowstring.

With a whoosh, the arrow came out of the string, turning into a faint red light and flying away, this arrow, the target was still the eyebrows of a hill giant.

A warrior in front of the orc battle array suddenly jumped high from the wind wolf, waved the weapon in his hand to meet the red mang, and after an explosion, the red mang smashed the weapon in the orc's hand, and shot towards the established position without slowing down at all.

Another orc warrior jumped into the air desperately under Athena's surprised gaze, perhaps too late to meet it with a weapon, this orc directly used his body to block the direction of the red ray.

Even the huge stone blocks couldn't stop the burst of red rays, and no matter how solid the orc's body was, it was vulnerable in front of this seemingly indestructible red ray. The orc was pierced by the red light without any suspense, and a puddle of blood burst out behind him.

The hill giants who were locked by Athena had just blocked the stones in their hands at this time, and the heavens had blessed them with unparalleled strength, but they had not given them the reaction speed to match, and he had no other way but to resist the sniping of this high-level archer.

After two blockades, Hongmang's speed had slowed down a few bits, and although he still shot into the stones, he no longer had the strength to break through the rocks and shoot the hill giants hiding behind the stones.

The hill giant slowly lowered the stone, revealing his big ugly face, and grinned when he realized that he had not been harmed in any way.

The orc warriors were silent for a few seconds, and then burst into bursts of excited shouts. Of course, they are worth exciting, the most headache for the orcs has always been the sniping of the high-level elves, and this time they successfully saved a hill giant under the arrows of the high-level elves, which is really proud of them. As for the companion who died just now, it seemed a little irrelevant, how could an ordinary orc warrior be compared to a hill giant?

Athena, who shot the second arrow, turned pale, as if all her strength had been exhausted, but she still stood there straight, only the sweat dripping from her forehead quietly betrayed her exhaustion.

"My lord, go down and rest for a while, it seems that everything will be fine for a short time. The male elf next to Athena whispered.

Athena shook her head stubbornly, "Wilpna, the moment I stood here, I already had this awareness, either I stood until victory, or, I died here." ”

The elf named Wilpina sighed and stepped forward a little so that he would have enough time to get in front of Athena when the stones fell.

Athena, of course, saw the small movements of Wilpina beside her, and her lips moved, but in the end she didn't say anything. She knows this subordinate's mind clearly, and she has always been afraid that he will be embarrassed, and now there is no need to find out. Judging from the current situation, if there are no reinforcements, it will be a matter of time before the city is broken, and since death is not far away, let him do what he wants.

The chaotic boulders bombarded the city wall one by one, and the green barrier was also relentlessly repairing the damaged position, but the wall under the vines had begun to become mottled, and cracks even appeared in serious places.

Athena stood there quietly, waiting for her strength to recover, her eyes never left the giants of the hills, even at the last moment, I would fight to the end, Wild Willow City has never lacked the courage to face death. What's more, it's not yet the time of despair, and it is the Ancient Tree of Life that guards Yeliu City! The Tree of Life in the ordinary sense is far more powerful than those grown from the seeds of life, and it is really impossible to do it, she will not hesitate to choose to burn all the enemies!

(To be continued)