Chapter 212: Attack (3)
The sound of heavy hooves seemed to hit the hearts of the people, and the prisoners all turned pale, and the foreheads began to sweat before the enemy could get close, and some even could clearly see a dark mark on their backs.
"Why...... Why did he have to stay in this damn place, what a damn war he had to fight with those creatures of the Pale Mountains!"
They did not understand Leon's decision.
Leon, on the other hand, had always hoped for such a chance to face off with his enemies - for Campbell's new lords, a victory over the invaders was desperate to appease the lords, deter the enemy, prove his abilities, and impress the people of the royal capital.
As for Katarina, they will not consider whether this battle is necessary at all, and it can be said that as long as it is Leon's decision, it will be carried out unconditionally.
The elves hid near the wooden huts closest to the battlefield, obscured by makeshift wooden fences, and many full quivers were piled up around them, ready to be accessed.
They knew that this battle might be the fiercest and most dangerous yet, so their faces were solemn, and Adil was adjusting the longbow in his hand over and over again, while Dan sat on the sidelines, reassuring Evan, whose face had changed color with nervousness.
Luna's face was also slightly pale, but it looked much stronger, and Dan was a little puzzled by the girl's calm expression, because he knew that Luna had never experienced such a battle.
When he finally couldn't resist asking, Luna's answer left him speechless.
"Sister Sophia said that Leon is very powerful, and she said that there is no need to be afraid of anything, just believe Leon!"
“...... What is the reasoning behind this?" Dan couldn't help but look at the blonde girl, and sure enough, he saw Sophia looking at the young man in the distance casually, as if she didn't pay attention to the battle she was about to face.
Dan's gaze turned to Caterina again, the girl was carefully wiping the armor on her body, her expression was focused, and she couldn't see any nervousness. The black-haired mage sat at the window under a wooden house opposite, his pointed chin resting on his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking, the only thing he couldn't see here was Melissa, but Dan knew that the assassin must be the same.
Finally, Dan's gaze fell on the young man at the entrance of the town, Leon stood straight, his sword hanging from the ground, and from behind, it looked like he was about to charge at the roaring enemies with one sword and one sword.
"Do they really trust you that much?"
For some reason, after the ranger's gaze turned around like this, it seemed that even his tension began to fade, and this discovery surprised him a little, and at the same time gradually relaxed a little.
At this time, Leon didn't know that there was an elf behind him who was looking at him suspiciously, and he saw that the goblin cavalry had rushed out of the meadow in the distance, and the thick hooves of the wild boar had waded a muddy and grassy path on it, and the infantry behind had been unable to keep up with the speed, and was pulled away by almost a hundred meters, only those brutes and trolls could still keep a little closer.
"It's almost ......" Li Ang's eyes kept following the movements of the cavalry, in fact, those people behind him didn't know that he was also very nervous now, for fear that the planks and floating soil on the pit trap would be shaken away by such a heavy attack by the other party, and it would be in vain.
"Since I've guessed the appearance of cavalry, I hope the wisdom of these creatures is as I expected," Leon's hand gripping the hilt of his sword began to exert force, "As long as you get a little closer, you won't be able to stop when you want to." ”
The cavalry had less than two hundred meters left, and at this speed it would not take less than ten seconds to reach the edge of the trap, when the earth trembling on the ground in front of Leon began to tremble, and soon turned into jumping up and down, and in a few places the floating grass was gradually shaken away, revealing the color of the planks below.
One hundred meters.
At this time, the vibration caused by the galloping of the cavalry was even stronger, and the planks on the edge of the pit had loosened, and the dirt covering it had sunk at the same time, and a thin gap appeared on the ground not far away.
Li Ang suddenly shouted, "Come on, see if you can rush to my side!"
Although his roar with all his strength was not conspicuous in the thunderous hoof, it was combined with the action of raising his weapon to attract the attention of the cavalry, and Leon's purpose was also here, as long as he could distract them, even if it was only for a second or two that he could not notice the anomaly on the ground.
The goblins roared as well, and they all drew their swords and swung forward at the human who dared to appear alone in front of them.
The cavalry roared and swept past, and then they suddenly disappeared to the ground.
There was a large pit in the ground, about five meters deep, which was dug by the prisoners after a long time, and now it is playing its due role.
The cavalrymen noticed that their comrades in the front row had fallen into the sudden pit, and knew that they had fallen into the trap, but their speed could not be stopped at all, and they just fell into it in rows.
Screams rang out from the pit, but the screams soon stopped, as the goblins in front of them were stabbed by sharp weapons protruding from the ground, and then crushed to death by the wild boars and riders who fell from behind.
The great effect of the trap made everyone sincerely admire the young lord's plan - Caterina once asked him why he had dug such a trap, and if the enemy had no cavalry, it would have been in vain. However, Leon smiled mysteriously but was speechless.
Although Brown Bear Town is the closest village and town to the border, it is at least a few dozen miles away from the Pale Mountains, and if you rely on your legs to walk directly, it is estimated that it will take half a day, and at the same time, the consumption of body will be very large, and these invaders are not worried about encountering the border army? Besides, even if you guess wrong, how can such a large trap be able to overshadow some enemies.
Besides, digging a pit would give the prisoners something to do, wouldn't it?
"Erin!" shouted Leon.
A fireball appeared in time and flew into the pit from the mage girl's hand, and the power of the explosion and flames directly killed the nearest few goblins, but the damage caused to the outside was much less, and the simple chain mail on the cavalry effectively reduced the impact damage, although the flames left burning marks on the body, but this injury was still bearable for the rough and thick goblins. They lie on the edge of the depths and climb upwards on the bodies of their companions, and at a height of five meters, they can easily return to the ground with only five or six ladders.
However, after the explosion of the fireball technique, the bottom of the pit suddenly burst up with fierce flames, many goblins were contaminated with the fire oil that had fallen down in advance, and they began to burn violently as soon as they were next to the flames, and they lasted for a long time, such a fire could not be resisted by just relying on their strong flesh, the goblins let out a roar of pain, and scurried around under the deep pit, but no matter how much they struggled, they could not extinguish the fire, and they were burned into charcoal.
In just a dozen seconds, the vanguard of the cavalry that swooped down on the goblins was completely annihilated, and the barbarians behind were taken aback, although they continued to advance towards the town, but the speed slowed down significantly.
The tallest brute had a tuft of green hair on its head and a green ring on each of its arms, as if to indicate its identity, and with an earth-shattering roar, it took down a giant axe from its back that was higher than its body height, and sped up towards the young humans at the entrance of the town.
After one roar, both the surrounding brutes and the infantry behind them roared together, and then as if responding to the leader's orders, they also sped up.
The five trolls fanned out in a circle around the pit, each taking off the spear behind their backs, their eyes fixed on the young man, looking for an opportunity to strike at the enemy.
The leader took the great axe, stepped on a heavy step, and at the same time approached Leon at great speed, picked up his weapon and jumped over ten meters away, the axe slashing in mid-air with a chirp that tore through the air, and slashed at a two-handed sword.
There was a loud "bang", and even the ears of the big goblins dozens of meters away and the humans hidden behind the wooden houses at the entrance of the town were buzzing. The powerful air pressure rolled by the axe passed through Leon's body, smashing the ground into countless cracks like spider webs, and then the wave of qi centered on the young human and spread outward like a mountain of mountains, sweeping away the dust of the ground.
Leon's mouth and nose were bloodshot by this ferocious attack that he had never felt before, but he did not retreat at all, the muscles of his arms were like tight into hard pieces of iron, stubbornly blocking the downward trend of the giant axe, for him, this blow of the enemy leader must be blocked, otherwise the first blow of the enemy as a lord who held this place and the enemy would be forced to retreat, which would affect everyone's morale.
That being said, the power from the already bent sword was like a giant hammer falling from the sky, endlessly squeezing the muscles all over his body, and if it weren't for the strength of its own up to 19 points, and if it weren't for the massive bonus to strength and physique of the red dragon's talent, this blow would have smashed him into flesh.
However, it was not pleasant to look at the other party's expression, the leader's already red face was distorted to become even uglier, and blood was oozing from its mouth, nose, ears, and even the corners of its eyes, and Leon could almost hear the "click" sound of the bones being too hard in its body.
Now it's up to anyone to hold on.
But the trolls struck, their stout arms holding their spears, their upper bodies falling back, their left legs propping back to the ground, and then throwing their spears with great force, flying lightning towards the young man with terrifying strength.
"Protect against ranged weapons!"
With Erin's words, a thin layer of mist formed around Leon, creating a stream of air that could deflect from the attacks of flying weapons such as arrows and javelin throwing spears.
At the same time, Caterina and Sophia also cast all the auxiliary magic spells, and for a while, the buffs on Leon's attribute panel were lined up for nearly a row, and there was even Luna's micro-rejuvenation.
Then Caterina raised her sword and said in a clear voice, "Attack!"
There was a small fence on each side of the cabin, and two rangers and Evan's arrows poured out and shot at the goblins who were already approaching the entrance of the town, along with two fireballs one after the other, and the bursting fireballs on Katarina's arsonist ring.
The first round of long-range strikes from the arcane method and long arrows had a good effect, and at least seven or eight goblins fell under the attack, but these human traces were also discovered, and the brutes divided into three with half the number of infantry to turn around and attack the town.
Caterina turned to the eleven prisoners and said, "The cavalry on the opposite side has been wiped out!, the lord has blocked the most powerful enemies, and bows and spells are suppressing them, so it's time for us to fight!"