Chapter 15: Defending Locke Town (1)
This sentence was like a signal, and everyone took action, even the assassin who had just made a sarcastic speech turned over and disappeared into the nearest window with great agility.
"How many, and how far apart?" asked Leon, the only one who was sedate, at the right timeβof course, there was another calm man sitting next to him, and Sophia was slowly drinking the last sip of soup, and the petite girl had a good meal, and swept away the food, and of course the wine did not move.
Caterina was not surprised by his calmness, she had long characterized this young man as a direct blood of Earl Campbell, and if she was the same as the mercenaries who had not seen much, she would look down on each other.
"Forty-five people have just been reported to have been seen, less than a third of whom have horses, and are already two miles away. β
After saying this, Caterina left the tavern with Captain Poma, and said to Li Ang before leaving: "You two come here, your task is to protect Sophia, if you can't do it, I'll be welcome." β
"Hehe...... the priest girl stood up and bowed slightly to Leon, "Brave adventurer, Sophia's safety is in your hands." β
There was no nervousness on her face at all.
"The nerves are too big," Leon commented in his heart.
......
All the people were nervously preparing, and the militia were placed in the flanks and rear, and on that side were the knight maidens leading the team. The mercenaries were stationed behind the makeshift wooden fence along with Captain Boma and the leaders of the other two smaller mercenary groups, while five veterans guarded the only four mercenaries who were skilled in bows and arrows on the other side, with Leon and the priest girl standing at the rear.
Except for the elves hidden in the western emerald woodland or the whispering forest in the north of the Great Demon Sea, few people are born good at archery, and if the human second-order ranger is not high enough, it is impossible to compete with the archery skills of the elven beginner ranger, of course, if there is a chance to be promoted to a third-order profession such as the magic archer to enter the eyes of the elves.
The four archers present were just mid-level mercenaries who focused on long-range attacks, but they were relatively important.
Of course, the most important thing is Sophia, a midshipman who has mastered the art of recovery and support, which is precious enough in such a battle, enough to be worthy of any force to defend, and of course, even more worthy of targeting the enemy.
It was easy to grasp the movement of the whole scene from the rear, the mercenaries wiped their weapons and were silent, and the ten militiamen on the other side kept taking deep breaths with a double emotion of nervousness and excitement, Li Ang swept over their hands, except for the five standard weapons, they were ordinary iron swords, and there was even an iron rod, and Li Ang's face froze - not because of this iron rod, but because he remembered that he hadn't even found a weapon for himself at this moment......
The knight girl's voice sounded on the side at the right time, "Take it, it's best to do what you can in battle with your strength, the main task is to be optimistic about Sophia, if someone rushes through the defense line, you must be entangled and wait for me to come." β
Regardless of Leon's expression, he returned to the team after leaving a cold nasal voice.
Li Ang looked at the weapon in his hand with a hint of warmth in his heart, the sword body was two fingers wide, three feet long, and the weight was moderate, it was a one-handed sword of standard size, the material looked like a fine iron sword but the weight was lighter, it seemed that some different metal was added, and there was an engraved mark of sword and shield intersecting in the center of the grip and gauntlet, which should symbolize the coat of arms of a certain family - this was the long sword that the knight girl had been hanging on her side.
"Wait a minute," Leon called out to Caterina, who hadn't gone far.
"What's the matter, the enemy is coming soon!"
"You take this sword back," Li Ang explained with a somewhat unhappy expression, "Good weapons on the battlefield should be put in the hands of the right people, it is useless for me to stand at the back, just give me what you have in your hand." β
This is his experience in leading a group in the game for many years, and he has adhered to this principle when he was distributing loot in the past, and at the moment the knight girl is only holding an iron sword from nowhere.
But Caterina squinted her eyes and looked at Li Ang, and snorted coldly: "That's very good, but please when your strength is enough to match your knowledge, Cheng DΓΉ will order me again." β
Li Ang shrugged his shoulders and reluctantly acquiesced to the other party's words, but when he saw Sophia sorting out a bunch of first-aid bandages, his eyes lit up and he immediately forgot what had just happened.
"Does it take a special trick to use these things?" asked Leon expectantly.
"Well, the battlefield first aid bandage itself carries a special divine blessing," the priest girl replied, "and the bandaging technique is also very important!"
"Can you teach me how to bandage?" asked Leon more expectantly.
"Why not," said the priest girl as a matter of course, "but what I have learned is different from that of ordinary people, and it is a little complicated." β
Next, Li Ang was both happy and entangled to see two lines of green words.
"Hint, the target person teaches you the sacred system of battlefield first aid, whether to learn, yes, no"
"Yes"
"I have learned the Holy Field First Aid, and since I am not serving in this class, the Holy Field First Aid cannot get the corresponding bonus, and the current effect is restored by 1% every ten minutes. β
It seems to be not bad, but I don't know what the effect will be after having the bonus of the divine system, is it difficult to become this to take on a part-time job?
While he was still in his thoughts, dozens of figures appeared at the end of Locke Boulevard, and the people on the battlefield immediately seemed to be wound up, and the militiamen even pulled out their weapons.
"Don't be nervous! they're still far away, take a deep breath!" exclaimed an experienced mercenary.
"Although the other party is a bandit coming down from the Pale Mountain Range, they are also human, don't be afraid, let's see how we fight first!" Commander Boma saw that some militiamen were so nervous that even their long swords trembled slightly, and immediately spoke to boost their morale.
Slowly the figure of the enemy became clear, and there were more than a dozen ponies in the forefront, looking like the common mount breeds used by the sandfolk in the sleepless sand sea in the northwest of the kingdom, and I didn't know how these bandits got it.
Most of the knights on horseback were shirtless, and several of them had strong muscles that shone like oil stains in the sun, and their bodies rose and fell slightly. The scars of different shapes on the waist and other shapes are becoming more and more hideous, they are holding a wooden throwing spear four or five feet long in one hand, and wielding a broad-bladed iron sword in the other, they can't stop shouting something, the pair of eyes that shine with bloodthirsty light, and the wide mouth that is cracked, are still terrifying in the eyes of the defenders, and some people with a little weaker will can't help but inhale the cold air.
They were followed by more than thirty bandits on foot, their faces shriveled and emaciated, their hair sparse and unkempt, and their bodies thin and thin in comparison, and their clothes were tattered like rags, which hung on their bodies by a little bit of a star, mostly barefoot, with thick feet somewhat similar to those of winter bears in the northern tundra, and even if the road was full of sharp gravel.
The weapons in the hands of these people were varied, except for some of the more normal ones, there were rusty scimitars, half-broken long swords, round-headed wooden sticks nailed with iron nails, and even some people held a sharp piece of broken iron, but people did not find it ridiculous, because there was only one look in the eyes of these people, and that was hunger and thirst......
"Hiss......" Li Ang also gasped, and there was immediately a clammy and cold feeling behind him.
The one qiΔ that is about to happen doesn't seem to be as easy as in the game, and those eyes ...... God, no matter in his previous life or present life, he has never seen such crazy eyes.
"What kind of person will ......," he muttered.
"It's a life that has been invaded by the dark forces," Sophia continued softly, and the priest girl was a little more dignified at the moment, "The meaning is to treat life as nothing, whether it is others or oneself. β
It is said that living in the gray area of the Pale Mountains, which is on the edge of the dark realm, some weak-willed people will gradually be eroded by the dark power, gradually becoming crazy and bloodthirsty, and at the same time, their strength will increase accordingly.
It seems that these people belong to this category, and they are already very close.
"This is a tough battle, please uphold the faith in your heart, for the sake of commitment, for the sake of family, for the sake of honor, and I ...... Under the guidance of faith, I will not retreat," the knight girl raised the iron sword in front of her chest, and a cold voice sounded, this sentence seemed to have the magic power of light, and the people around her became conscious, and the sense of oppression brought by the enemy was immediately reduced.
"Hint, gain the effect of the Knight's Proverb, increase your strength by 5%, and last for 420 seconds. β
It turns out that this is the buff that is often seen in the game...... For the first time, Leon truly experienced the feeling of the buff effect blessing on his body, which was indeed amazing.
"This is the motto of a knight with strong convictions, which will bring encouragement to his comrades, and the knight who utters the motto will also fulfill his promise with practical actions," Sophia said, her eyes calm and focused on the approaching enemy, as if it were someone else, as she pulled out a scepter more than a foot long from her burqa.
Leon had never seen a priest's weapon, and he was a little surprised to see this scepter, because there were only a few simple patterns on it, and there was not even a gem set on the top, more like a one-handed mallet.
"Gather somewhat, please," said the priestess, bowing her head and clasping her scepter in her hands over her chest, whispering as if whispering to each other.
"Please give courage to these good people and help them to achieve victory in battle. β
A substantial air fluctuation spread with the words, and the pale white runes spread out over the heads of everyone in the field, Li Ang's original will was not low, and at this moment, he felt a surge of courage from the depths of his heart, as if his whole body was full of strength.