24. The Defense Force of the New Village (Medium)
Under the cover of the watchtower's precise long-range attacks, Donner and Warren returned safely to the refugee camp, and as soon as they entered the gate, Donner struggled to jump off the stretcher and dragged his immobile left foot forward two steps.
Downer's eyes saw behind the gate, the rope on the winch had broken in two, one dragging on the ground and the other hanging in the air like a dead snake. A burly swordsman in full metal armor and a full-face helmet stood next to the winch, holding a heavy two-handed sword, staring at the door with a fierce gaze.
"A knight. Donner muttered, and then his eyes moved, and he noticed a very faint but real green glow on the swordsman. So he changed his tune and said, "A high-ranking knight." ”
"Where is Lord Levi, I want to report to him about the attack in the forest. Warren sat up from the stretcher, his dislocated foot in place, but still in pain.
The swordsman next to the winch replied in a muffled voice, "Lord Levi is on the watchtower, directing the battle. ”
Warren looked up and saw the figure of a young man in leather armor on a high watchtower.
Unlike the group of well-armed warriors under him, Levi was still wearing the ordinary leather armor brought out of the Viscount's Castle, and wearing the long sword whose blade had been slightly damaged, and the whole person looked very low-key. Sir Grace took it for granted that this was a special rule from an old family, and others were even more afraid to question the taste of a noble lord.
In fact, the reason why Levi is still wearing this leather armor is very simple, the blacksmith shop has not yet been built in the heart of the castle, so the equipment on the alchemy warriors is one with these warriors themselves, and after the alchemy warrior dies or the equipment is detached, it will be recycled by the castle heart within an hour. So Levi could only look at those sophisticated equipment, his eyes were red, and he had no way to use it.
"What a good bunch of shooters, Mr. Levi. Sir Grace let out a sigh of admiration.
The ranged attack just now, both in strength and accuracy, was quite amazing, and Sir Grace himself was of course the strongest of them, but he secretly calculated that he could barely win against one of Levi's archers, and if he dealt with two at the same time, he would probably taste the bitter fruit of defeat.
Any family, as long as there are dozens of archers of this rank, is something to be proud of. This is a terrifying force that can defend the castle in front of an army of thousands, and can make the family's base as impregnable as an iron bucket.
Levi's expression was faint, even if he didn't have the ability to probe the arts, he could deduce the level of archers from the combat effectiveness of pikemen. The Demon Slave Rider just now looked quite terrifying, but in fact, in the display of the Exploration Technique, it was just a group of ordinary enemies between level 2 and 3. Compared with ordinary little demons, the overall combat power is not much more, but at the edge of the forest, outside the range of bows and arrows, there are two quite powerful dark forces.
One of them has the dark fluctuations unique to the Great Demon surging on his body, and his strength should be on the same level as the Incinerator and the Horned Demon Overseer, so there is no need to worry. But the other power was not so simple, and the cold aura emanating from the black-armored knight's body formed a faint shield, blocking most of the detection ability.
"Sir Grace, you see, there's something strange about that guy on horseback, doesn't he look like an ordinary demon?" Levi gestured toward the edge of the forest. Sir Grace looked in that direction, his brow furrowed.
"It's not so much a demon as a demonized knight. An unfamiliar voice came from under the watchtower, and Levi looked back to see that it was a middle-aged man with gray hair, dragging a left leg with limited mobility, and laboriously climbing up the narrow wooden ladder.
"My name is Donner, and I'm here to serve you, Lord Levi. As if to see the meaning of inquiry in Levi's eyes, the middle-aged man bowed deeply and made a brief self-introduction.
"Donner, oh, I know you. Sir Grace's eyes flickered, "You were once a famous adventurer, nicknamed the Roaring Bear, and then you seem to have quit the adventurer because of an injury." ”
"Yes, Lord Grace, it's because of my leg. Donner's face showed a hint of sadness, and he rolled up the trousers of the leg that he couldn't move, revealing a large blood-red scar that was surrounded by tangled muscles.
Levi's gaze lingered on the scar, which looked to be years old, apparently untreated in the first place, resulting in impaired mobility for his entire leg. This kind of scar, Levi had also seen in the Viscount's Castle, and had heard of what force caused it.
Dou Qi, and at least above the level of Dou Qi Dissipation, can cause this kind of scar, and general healing methods have no effect on the injuries caused by Dou Qi, and only a sufficiently powerful divine technique can heal it.
"Just now, down there, thanks to the help of Lord Levi and Master Grace, Brother Warren and I were able to survive, this kindness, I Donner will not be able to repay for the rest of my life. Donner's voice was a little low, and he couldn't see the majesty of the three demon slave riders he had just slain outside the camp.
"This is not worth mentioning. Levi waved his hand and said, "As the leader of the camp, I have an obligation to save every villager." By the way, Mr. Donner, what did you just say about the Demon Knight?"
The muscles on Donner's face twitched, and he looked at the scar on his leg and said, "Mr. Levi, you should know that the Demon Calamity comes almost every ten years, and this scar was left to me by a Demon Knight when the last Demon Calamity struck. ”
Last time a calamity struck...... Levi's eyes were confused for a moment, the last time the demon disaster was ten years ago, when Levi was still a five-year-old little ghost, and only a few fragments remained in his memory: the village was destroyed, the house was burning, the little demons screamed and chased after him, his father turned back to resist and never came back, and then his mother was also injured...... If it weren't for the fact that Knight Ston happened to arrive with his soldiers at that time, Levi would definitely have become food for the little devil.
"The demonic people, who some call them, are a group of humans who are willing to fall and be twisted by the demons using terrible powers. These monsters have lost their feelings as human beings and have become infinitely powerful and painless. If one of them already has the power of the Fighting Qi Seed, then it is the Demon Knight," Donner said slowly, his expression a little hideous.
Grace suddenly snorted coldly, pointed to the edge of the forest, and said, "Mr. Levi, the enemy has increased its troops. ”
Levi froze, leaned against the wooden parapet of the watchtower, and looked in the direction of the forest.
Indeed, at the edge of the forest, the number of wandering black monsters had nearly tripled, reaching a number of nearly one hundred, and the demon slave rider riding on the monster's back seemed to be re-energized to regain his courage, and while making a strange cry like a hyena, he raised his spear and throwing spear in the air, and shook his head like a demonstration.
Their leader, the Black-Armored Knight, rode away from the edge of the forest and headed in the direction of the refugee camp, and at the head of the Black-Armored Knight, Pruk, the Winged Demon, spread his wings and flew into the sky like a gigantic incomparable bat, chanting a vague evil incantation.
"All archers, get ready to shoot!"
Sir Grace let out a loud roar, then spread the silver fir longbow in his hand, and aimed the arrow at the winged demon figure in the air. As long as the opponent dares to get within 200 meters, the sniper archer Grace will show his power as the camp's first marksman.