Chapter 30: The Art of Compromise
Gaius was now back in an evenly matched form, and he had seen the power of heavy armor, and in the wars of various dynasties, heavy armored knights had always been the most lethal weapons. It has an absolute advantage in defense, especially the heavy armor blessed by some runes, which can even capture a city with minimal losses.
A small country in the south that used to be called Luo Fang was once trampled through the city by Cisai's 300 heavy armor, and their thousand-strong troops could not stop the torrent of heavy armor at that time, and they were scattered in one blow.
Harrens's heavy armor is not inferior, the material used to create the armor is from the star stone mine in the west, which is known as the "soul of heavy armor", and the armor it creates has extremely high defensive power, which is difficult for ordinary sixth-level knights to break with one blow. Not only that, the armor made of this ore also has a certain magic resistance attribute, and the physical resistance and magic resistance are both blessed.
With the heavy armor of 100 people and the blessing of Munet's spells, the physical resistance to magic has reached an astonishing level, and some people in the black market have retreated in their hearts. Gaius is also in a dilemma, weighing his way forward.
If you continue to fight, you will lose more people, and if you don't, your morale will be greatly reduced, and in the end, Frank will still hand over the wizard they caught. Harrence invaded the black market in order to catch the culprits who attacked Hank Street, and now they not only have to hand over these wizards, but the black market has also been stirred up in the dark, no matter how you look at it, they have suffered a dumb loss.
The more Gaius thought about it, the more angry he became, and he asked Tucker with an indifferent face, "So what now?" Is it just like that? We still have to shake hands with them and make peace, obviously they attacked first, we are just defending against the enemy. And the death knell has already sounded! The man who told me to deal with Harrens as quickly as possible was that damn Frank!
Now the person who suddenly wants to appease Harrens is still that damn Frank! What the hell does this dog mongrel want me to do! ”
Tucker raised his head and drank the last sip of wine, then shook the last drop of wine in the bottle and fell into his mouth, and then looked hard at the bottle to see if there was still any wine that had not been poured clean, and after confirming that there was really not a drop of wine left in it, he replied: "Then I don't know, if you want to fight, I will gladly support you, war is the spice of life."
It's normal for people to die, but what war doesn't kill people? You see, our Sea Beast Market Manager, Lord Dylan, has just killed an old general of Harrens, and the members of the Andre family, one of the Black Iron Triangle, are having a good time, so why don't you fight again, and by the way, you should also help test the strength of these heavy armors. ”
"I'm not interested in playing anymore! After learning that this guy Frank did this kind of thing behind the scenes, I felt that this war didn't matter, anyway, no matter what happened in the end, we compromised! ”
"Well, let's treat him like a game."
"I'm the steward here!" Gaius emphasized. "You made those decisions without me, I can't imagine what else you are hiding from me behind my back!"
Tucker pretended to be mysterious, and whispered to Gaius: "Actually, Frank is not the only one who makes the decision, and those elders also mean this. The reason why you are pitted against Harlans's army is because they want to increase their weight in exchange for a bigger reward. If we had handed over those wizards in the first place, it would not have been us who would have the upper hand. ”
After hearing that the patriarch was also involved in the plan, Gaius suddenly realized: "Now who knows their plan but me?" ”
"No, you're the last one to know, if you continue to fight, when this one is over, the weight in our hands will reach the maximum!" Tucker continued to seduce, "How's that! Go ahead and give those guys a little color and see! ”
I have to say that Gaius has been tempted, but he is not a guy who has a hot brain, and the gap between the enemy and us is still obvious at this moment.
"But we don't have any chance of winning now." He saw that the army in front of him had begun to rout, "Munet, they not only have difficult guys like the Heavy Armored Knights, but also many mages are also involved, and we can't fight anymore with our current little people alone!" Demon rejectors no longer can't get rid of those mages. ”
"No, no, no!" "As long as we give the order to keep fighting, we will have the strength to fight, and soon someone will come to help." ”
"Who?"
"Krel!"
When Gaius heard this name, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he decisively agreed: "Good! Keep playing! ”
Tucker also smiled happily, he knew that as long as Krell was around, Gaius's IQ would drop, because his absolute confidence in Krell trumped everything.
Munet's thunder fell one after another, and he used the prophecy crystal to spy on Gaius's side, and the decline on the battlefield was already in sight. However, his prophecy crystal did not reassure a wizard to appear, and even many special people in the black market did not see it, and only Gaius, the manager of the black market, who held the power of the army, was seen from beginning to end.
Munet wondered in his heart that Gaius's side was already at a disadvantage, a very big disadvantage. But they didn't retreat, they were still rushing forward, and even if they fled, it was only a small number of people, and in this case, there were still no powerful people in the black market.
"They can't just rely on this kind of force to fight against the heavy armor, these forces are not even as powerful as the people who sniped at us in front of them. It stands to reason that Gaius, as a manager, should not be the only one who has this strength. ”
While Munet was still wondering, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
Krell's musket team had already sneaked up from behind, their improved single-shot muskets in their hands and the mages who were vulnerable to the object from behind them, the smell of gunpowder filled the air, and many mages fell to the ground as red sparks erupted from the black muzzles.
The commander of the musket unit, Krell, waved a firing gesture, and sparks erupted from the muzzles of another row of muskets, and after they had finished a platoon, they withdrew and stepped forward with another platoon of musketeers. The dense firepower instantly suppressed the entire battlefield, and although the heavily armored knight in the middle did not suffer much damage, it could not withstand the frequent attacks.
Although the resistance of heavy armor is strong, the defense is also limited after all, and if you are constantly attacked by this kind of dense fire, your life will be in danger, and you will be killed sooner or later.
With many years of combat experience, Virgin demanded that Munet give the order to retreat, and the heavy armor could not stop the attack of the muskets. In this small environment, the musketeers are a blessing, and the heavily armored knights are the live targets for the larger targets.
Munet's Prophecy Crystal sensed that something more dangerous was approaching once more, and a pack of long-held scavenging hounds drooled, their red eyes locked on the heavily armored knights, leaping high enough to pounce on the top of the knights' heads.
The sharp teeth were constantly biting, and although they did not bite through the armor, their saliva was already stuck to the armor, and this saliva was not ordinary saliva. Because of eating some carrion for a long time, these hounds are all mutated breeds, and their saliva is extremely corrosive.
Even armor as tough as the Astral Stone Mine can hardly stop the corrosive effect, and the Scavenging Hound can be considered one of the nemesis of the Heavy Armored Knights, they are flexible, light and agile.
Due to the weight of the armor, the heavily armored knights were slow to move, and it was difficult to exert their full strength in such a small place, so they made a quick decision and ordered Munit to retreat. His thunder buys time to retreat, and Anne and the remaining mages add fire to the thunder, which mixes to create a powerful magical blast again.
The powerful circle of magical energy vibrated like a stone falling into a pool of water, causing ripples in the circle. But instead of gentle water waves, it's a life-threatening magical blast!
Under the smoke of gunpowder, light and shadow intertwined, and the people who were close to the area of the magic explosion were blown to the point that they did not look human.
"Retreat! Get out of here first! "Virkin took the place of Munet to make the decision first. The side that won this war was the black market, and Gaius's confidence was greatly increased. He chased Tucker forward, and even though he knew that he would eventually compromise with Harans, he still felt that this was a good opportunity to humiliate Harans.
Kane and Luther were on their way to their side of the battlefield with Carlo, and they happened to pass by Wizard Street, where they saw that the city guards were capturing the mages here, and all the mages who were here, those who did not want to be captured, died by their swords, and those who surrendered were chained hand and foot and shackled around their necks, like prisoners about to be put on the gallows.
"What's going on?" Kane said.
"It looks like these are supposed to be the city guards of the black market, and the ones who were arrested were wizards. Our mission this time is to catch these wizards and bring them back to the gallows, and the black marketeers come out to thwart us, which is how it was at the beginning. But it seems that the situation is different now, why would they arrest these wizards? Could it be that these are the sorcerers of the Fire Demon? ”
Luther asked about his doubts, and Carlo dismissed his speculation.
He said, "These are not the wizards of the Fire Demons, at least they don't sound like some of them, and it seems that some of them are wizards from the Northlands. I could tell from their accents that none of them had the accent of a firefier. ”
"According to you, these should be the people we want to arrest, right, what are the people in the black market taking them away for?" Kane thought for a moment, as if he had guessed some kind of conspiracy, and said, "The people in the black market can't destroy the corpses!" ”
"I don't know, but it's not impossible, if you want to know, you'll have to go up and investigate. Let's see what the situation is, and then find an opportunity to blend in and follow them. ”
"Then aren't we going to go to Virgin?"
"This matter can be put aside for now, this suspicious situation deserves our priority attention here, you also know that our main task is to capture these wizards, if we find Vilkin to find the large army, and end up losing the news of these wizards, then what we did before will not be in vain."
Luther analyzed the priorities of the matter and made what he thought was the right judgment, and the two agreed.
But then there was a problem in front of them, how do they get involved? Kane saw Carlo as he thought about it, and Luther set his eyes on him. The two thought of going together, and Carlo suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts.
"What do you think I'm doing? .... You're not trying to use me as bait, are you? ”
"It's not a bait, the two of us disguised ourselves as people from the black market, and then dragged you into it. Didn't you say it, there are your Northland wizards in there, and it's likely that you're the Northland wizards you're arrested, and you're just the fake Northland wizards, just the "prisoners" they want! With you, we'll be able to blend in. Kane said.
Luther also said it was a perfect plan.
Carlo had no choice but to refuse.