Volume 2: Storm Falls 30 Shamans
That evening, having explained all the problems to Ralph, I left Ridge Town in the dark of night with Gage and a hundred heavily armed men, and hurried towards Brightwood.
Lothar still hasn't told me much, my impression of him is a bit different from the current him, and this discomfort makes me feel a kind of awe and a little repulsion towards him. And he was so silent, but his silent eyes seemed to be spying on me all the time, which made me uncomfortable!
This time, he happily gave me the task of contacting reinforcements in North Alwyn. The reinforcements already knew about our defeat, and Lothar asked me to take someone to scout the enemy first, and then to North Alwyn to stop the Orcs from continuing the invasion.
A hundred of my brothers' quivers, which I had carefully selected, were filled with arrows, and carried shields and spears on their backs, and were equipped with the strongest armor in the camp at present.
A hundred people say that it is not much, but it is a lot to say less. It's also quite spectacular when you run wild on the avenue. After running for a day and a night, and annihilating two orc patrol squads, it made me more and more worried.
If this trip goes well, we will be able to reach the North Alwyn Forest as soon as possible to join the reinforcements. If it doesn't go well, it may be a suicide that has been caught in the net.
Instead of lurking in the forest for the night, we continued our journey through the night after a four-hour break at dusk as we tried to cross the town of Brightwood before dawn.
Successful people like to say that they rely on luck, and I don't know if it's because of humility. This time I am completely convinced that this statement is true!
Our scouts have returned from surveying the town to report that an ogre force has just left the city. I didn't feel at ease, so I asked him to go again, only to come back and tell me that another orc army had just entered the city.
I broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, and if I walked fast just now, I might be rear-ended by the ogre troops who set off from Brightwood. If you act rashly, you may encounter orcs entering the city.
So I thanked the gods in my heart. But there is one thing that I don't understand, why don't these ogres sleep?
We walked slowly behind the ogre's troops, but according to the scouts, the ogres weren't moving very fast, and their mounts were either wild boars or rhinoceros or yaks.
Anyway, it's faster than walking, but it's really not good compared to horses. Suddenly, a bold idea came to my mind.
"Gage, inform the brothers in the back, don't be left behind in a while, let's have a safari on the edge of this forest." I smiled at him.
As he was thinking about how to fight for a while, Gage shouted, "Alert! Defend! ”
I was taken aback and hurriedly turned around to find a ...... in the distance Orc patrols!
In front is an army of ogres, and in the back an orc patrol has been spotted!
"Kill them!" I drew my twin knives and shouted! With a tug of the horse's reins, he rushed towards the patrol behind him.
Fight! It doesn't matter if the ogre can detect us or not! The patrol in front must not leave a mouth alive! This patrol must die!
Getting closer! I saw these dozen orcs in front of me riding snow-white wolves, and they had no heavy armor, not even the most ordinary leather armor! Just some leather straps! That's a lot easier!
The group of orcs in front of them is scared! They turn around and run, but how can you let them run away!
"Shoot!" I yelled.
That's why I chose this group of bandits, who once lived in the vast wilderness of Alterac and are the best riders and even better riding archers under my command!
"Ahh I roared in satisfaction, and four or five orcs fell off the wolf's back. One hundred and one horses have rolled and trampled, and it would be a miracle if they survived! "Shoot all the wolves!" I turned my head and shouted.
We can't outrun you in the forest swamp, but on this solid land, our horses will be your disaster! I gritted my teeth and pulled the bowstring in my hand hard.
As the last wolf fell from the arrow, the orc above fell heavily from the wolf's back.
One hundred and one horses surrounded the orc, dozens of men with bows pointed at it, and I sat on my horse to watch it. I could see its fear, and it kept turning with its tomahawk in its hand. Its body is very strong, with very full muscular lines, and its skin is brownish-red, without a hint of green.
The ornaments on its body look primitive but full of wildness. It's unlike any other orcs I've ever seen.
"Hey!" I yelled at it.
The eyes can't hide fear! I waved my hand for everyone to let go and relax, and I jumped off my horse.
I felt a piece of skin under my feet, and I looked down...... Instantly frowned. The skin is dyed blue, with a white wolf painted in the middle!
I chuckled in my heart! Then he gasped. I raised my eyelids to look at the guy in front of me, then bent down to pick up the flag on the ground, dusted it off, and stretched the flag towards it.
I raised my head at it and threw the flag in front of it.
I didn't have a smile on my face, I just stared into its eyes.
At this moment, the orc's face in front of him changed, its face was no longer tense, and its eyes were no longer filled with fear, but suddenly filled with light!
In my vague memory, this seems to be an orc tradition! The sacred cannot be violated!
“Mak’gora! Mak’gora! "Shouting from the other side! And then...... It seemed to laugh.
I pulled out the double knife from my waist and pointed at it. It laughed, then suddenly roared at me, picked up the axe in its hand and slashed at me.
There was no suspense in the battle, and the orc could barely touch me unless I reached out my knife and made contact with it.
I made more and more cuts on it, and it was covered in blood. Seeing it flow red blood, in fact, a trace of pity suddenly appeared in my heart...... Glimmer...... Fantasy.
But when its axe slashed at my face, I made my choice, it still had to die! Not only can't they keep their mouths alive, but it seems that this ritual of theirs must be rested until death!
After cutting off its right hand, I wasted no more time and stabbed it in the throat. That way it dies faster.
Looking at its gradually dimming eyes, I suddenly felt a little dazed. Surveying the corpse on the ground, I bent down and took off its necklace.
I turned to them and shouted, "Next, let's start the safari!" ”
Maybe it's influenced by me, I think so. The rest of the safari went well, and when we appeared behind the ogres and walked past them, the ogre's charge was easily shaken off.
These creatures, who are much more robust than the orcs, may have terrifying melee attacks, but they don't have ranged weapons other than riding pigs.
We ran in front, they chased behind, and our bows and arrows directly put them out.
I enjoyed this way of hanging the enemy, and while I was immersed in this excitement, something happened that I will never forget!
The ogres stopped their pursuit, and they huddled together, in defensive mode. I took the bunch of guys and kept probing, and kept shooting at them.
They did suffer a lot of casualties, but when we tried again, we suddenly saw the ogre team scattering and running towards the back.
Everyone looks excited! I chased after the horse, but before I could catch up, I suddenly realized that the situation was wrong!
Now there is no melee force of ogres in front of you at all! Their outfits are completely different from ogre warriors! The paint on their faces and the tattoos on their bodies tell me something is wrong!
I only felt a flash of lightning in front of me, and the dozen or so brothers who rushed to the front took Ma Qi to brush the ground with their heads arched to the ground.
"Shoot the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! Cover! "I took the reins of my horse and pulled it by the horse. As I opened my bow and arrows, I noticed that the ogres were dancing their teeth and claws instead of preparing to charge!
Ogre ...... Shaman?
The word came out of my head and surprised and scared me. And the shaman in front of him seemed to be gathering energy again.
An arrow shot straight at the ogre shamans, and the ogres around them raised their shields.
"Hurry up and release the arrows! Don't let them come close! I groaned. Turning my head to look at the people on the ground, I couldn't tell if I was dead or faint! But look at the horse that has fallen to the ground and is no longer moving!
Jumping off my horse, I pounced on a brother with smoke coming from his body. By the time I turned him over, he was out of breath!
"Run! Bill! Get on board! Come on! Gage shouted.
I looked back and saw that the ogre had turned around and killed.
"Retreat! Come on! "I rolled over and hit the horse and ran.
Can't fall in love anymore! What was going on just now...... It seems to be a series of lightning bolts, and then the person dies! All I feel right now is a chill in my back.
The horse had just rushed out twenty meters when suddenly a large fireball flew past me and hit one of my brothers in front of me on the right. I saw a burst of fire shining in my eyes, and I only heard a boom! Something splashed me in the face!
Scattered sparks exploded in the crowd, and many horses, including mine, stopped in fright, and stood up directly. Several people were thrown off their horses!
My horse was frightened, too, but luckily I stood up when my horse stood up!
Whoosh! Several more large fireballs flew past me, and there was an explosion! My horse jumped in fright and started running around.
Die!
I can't see what's going on around me...... I just feel directionless, and I was blown up!
Run! Don't look back! Don't worry too much! It's just running! At the moment, I didn't care about anything else, and I rushed forward with the big army with my head down, but I always felt that the next fireball would hit my back.
It wasn't until I rushed out I don't know how far I could hear the ogre's cry from behind me that I looked back. Shake off the ......
Stopping, I looked at the rest of my brothers, and the moment of loss completely drowned out the anger, a huge sense of disappointment and powerlessness that made me a little difficult to accept.
Twenty-seven people died!
What shocked me even more and couldn't accept it was ...... Gage...... Not anymore!
I held back my tears and gritted my teeth and said, "Let's go!" ”
One by one, they walked past me in silence. I stood in the middle of the avenue, and the sun was shining on the avenue, on the land, and on their corpses.
"I will avenge you, brother!"