Nature's ingenuity has created a small clearing from the wind and snow, and the light of the fire gathers in it, hidden in the gap supported by the stone ridges.

A team of centaurs.

It was still the warriors of the Krurod, but there were more than two hundred of them...... They each wore thick sheepskin coats and carried a variety of weapons, most of them tomahawks and spears, but almost all of them carried horned bows...... There wasn't much formation to speak of in the way they gathered in twos and threes, but Edward could see that they must be warriors with a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

Bow-wielding, shield-wielding, and tomahawk-wielding, each group of men and horses was composed of three different numbers of men, and although the distance between the squad and the squad was staggered by dozens of feet, the speed of advance was almost the same, and those so-called gaps could in fact be blocked by another group of men and horses in the rear.

This is a more mature battle formation that is used against enemies who are good at casting spells. Small combo formations can be used against fireballs, firewalls, or acid rainstorms...... This type of mass destruction spell increases survival rate to the maximum. As long as it is planned properly, there is not much problem for such two hundred people to be used against a few high-level mages.

On top of that, the centaurs also had spellcasters, and they gathered together with weak fluctuations in their mana - but that was apparently because they used some sort of disguised spell. Under that circle of energy that smoothed out the fluctuations of the magic net, the surging undercurrent was forming a large-scale spell.

First of all, it should be anti-teleportation or something. Then there's the Cluster Fireball Technique...... But their enemies are only two or three people, so it should be said that it is prudent. Or timidity?

"What are we going to do?"

Elena asked, in a soft voice, as if sighing.

in her field of vision. The expression on Edward's face could be clearly seen - his brow furrowed slightly, his narrowed eyes shining as bright as stars, but the corners of his mouth were twisting into strange arcs, which made his face a little happy, but more terrible cruelty.

Lena knew this expression very well, although she hadn't seen it a few times, but every time she saw it. Inevitably, you will see a bloody storm one after another...... The smile that twisted the corners of his mouth was like a sign of his mood change, meaning that he was ready for his next move, and that he was about to do whatever it takes.

The low sound of the wind blowing through the hills on a snowy night. At that moment, it suddenly fell silent, as if it was choked by an invisible hand,

......

Coopa tightened his large sheepskin cloak so that it covered all parts of himself...... The shaman reclined his whole body into it. The only thing that leaked out was half of a thin, pale face. The face was so thin that it was barely human, like a skeleton covered with crumpled pale skin. Only the eyeballs were still rolling in their dry sockets, glowing with a faint purple sheen.

The gaze stopped for a moment on the pitch darkness in the distance, and then slowly revealed a little bit of life, and with a twist, the purple reflected on the pupils slowly faded. "The ogre is a half-orc......," the shaman cursed in a low voice, retracting his gaze, not knowing whether he was referring to the cold wind that constantly stirred his sheepskin robe, the cold slicing through his body like a knife, or the enemy who had been holding his breath and not moving at all.

Or. Is that describing his own bad luck......

In the morning, I started to feel chills in my back from time to time, but I didn't pay attention to it at that time. It wasn't until I took over this unfortunate task that I was still in no mood to pay attention. But now the feeling is quite clear - it may be the unique ability of a shaman to awaken, and every time this feeling arises, it must be followed by death.

Mass deaths.

There was a time when the two tribes had started a battle without warning, and because of the surprise, almost everyone in the two tribes died in a night attack on each other, and the loss of almost tens of thousands of stores in that battle was already an incredible tragedy in Krurod!

The one who was the target was heard to be a very talented mage apprentice...... No, it is said that she already has the level of a mage, and there are many magic items to supplement it, so in order not to suffer too many casualties, Kuppa, who is in charge of commanding an operation, made a plan to attack with a numerical advantage.

But no matter what, they can't escape, and they are destined to be caught by themselves...... It's like these first guys who leaned over were doomed to die.

"Your Excellency, can't you think of something?" asked Coopa, after a moment's hesitation, to a small figure beside him.

"Kukuku, stupid human, what do you think can be done in this situation?"

From under the pitch-black cloak came a woman's high-pitched voice, with a strange laugh: "This enemy is very clever, she has made that place a home, so that if she does not invite me in, I will not be able to enter, but if I do not go in, you will be helpless?

"She has three fireball wands in her hand alone, plus other things...... Coopa shook his head, "It would be okay if our shaman could see her, but she knows our methods very well, so she doesn't even show her face." ”

"Then you'll have to work hard......

The strange smile made Cooper grind his teeth, but he didn't say anything more - there was no point in protesting. The purpose of the organization is obedience, absolute obedience, although this 'Lord Duke' is only here to help himself, but his status in the organization is by no means comparable to that of a newcomer like him, so he has no power to order the other party at all.

Suddenly, the shaman heard a strange voice.

It sounded like it was blowing, or rather, something was spewing out...... He listened intently, but the voice seemed to be gone. In its place was a whisper of words.

"These idiots. Coopa almost yelled because he heard the thick Krulrod accent in his voice...... Although the sound was very faint, it slowly echoed between the heavy mountain beams. But it soon became magnificent, and all at once the silent shamanism that they had performed on the gang before the war was useless.

So without hesitation, an extremely thin red light shone from the cave at the far end of the line of sight, and then exploded into a large fireball!

"Bastard!"

The red light flickered for a moment, but Koopa saw at least a few flying figures in it...... They drew a bright arc in the air, and then plunged heavily into the darkness, and for a moment the shaman seemed to hear the piercing crack of the crash sound—the flames tumbled on the ground a few times, and the flames flickered and flew again

These people are finished.

Unless there is the most powerful shaman to perform a power such as a high resurrection. Otherwise, even a simple burn would make them die a miserable death. Coopa gritted his teeth......

Although warriors are the lowliest profession in the world, it is not easy to collect a group of young and loyal soldiers in the sparsely populated city of Krurod. Not to mention, they also need to be skilled in combat, equipped with armor and weapons...... A good warrior consumes no fewer resources than raising a lowly shamanic apprentice!

Of course, it cannot be said that they are completely hopeless, they are all loyal servants of the god of the mountain. You can try to call on their spirits yourself. But this ability can only be used once every seven days, and the informal shamans can't use it at all, so he has to prepare a large amount of money to offer to the damned old men to make up for some of the losses.

But how did they suddenly speak?

For this stealth operation, they were not only formulated with combat shamanism, but they also stuffed their mouths to ensure that they didn't make too much noise...... Even if something happens, they should have other ways to warn and contact them!

"Fool, seal the cave with cloud magic! Watch out for the onslaught of fireballs, as long as you enter the cave. That stupid woman is going to change spells!"

The shaman grabbed the communication crystal in his hand and roared loudly. At the same time, he raised his staff, and the ground in front of the cave suddenly swelled, and countless plant vines broke through the ground and twisted into a wall—but the wall had barely grown into a rough shape, and a fireball burst out on it, and a great torch was lit there!

The corners of Coopa's mouth twitched. But it's not a smile.

More than 300 feet away, the burning plants emitted billowing smoke, and the bright light of the fire reflected the bright red around it, but at a certain distance it blocked the view of the cave outward, and at least it could cover more than half of the warriors to advance forward, but Coopa's attack gave a hint to the young shamans who were stunned on a certain distance, and they immediately began to chant prayers in a low voice, and set up vines and wind wall techniques on that point of light!

This stupidity almost caused the poor leader to spit out a mouthful of old blood...... Although they all have a few words the same, are thorns and thorns the same thing? What's more, what is the use of the scattered positions except to light more flames to illuminate the positions of their own people?

Then two more fireballs flew out, completely crushing the two closest attack groups!

Attacking three people with two hundred people, and making such a virtuous deed, is simply unsightly!

But you have to find a way, otherwise this battle will really turn into a one-sided bombardment and carnage - the Fireball Staff is a quick and easy weapon to kill, and even with fire protection, this kind of headless indiscriminate shooting can also cause a lot of casualties...... Especially when fighting soldiers who don't have much spell protection. Elemental resistance will only protect the warriors from hot wind and fire at best, but a direct hit by a fireball will still be blown to pieces and burned.

In fact, at this time, the protective spell is no longer very important, it should directly disturb the caster, and disturb her vision with things like flash magic dark spells, which can create a lot of opportunities for the soldiers, but unfortunately, although these soldiers are elites trained under Koopa. They all know a little bit about simple spell protection, but these damn shamanic apprentices and young shamans don't have much experience fighting spellcasters, not even battlefield experience. They were in a daze the moment the fireball exploded......

But what can be done?

Of course, Coopa hopes to bring some high-level guys, or at least he should be able to quickly erect a wall of vines and trees to create some cover for the people in front of him, but his own position is very embarrassing, as a young man who has just been promoted to a full-fledged shaman, where can he move those masters?

What's more, after a long period of pampering and lack of actual combat tempering, it is difficult to say how much actual combat ability these guys can have left.

There is no point in thinking about that. But Cooper knew that he could only think about these things in such a place - at this time, only the ability of the front-line commander was the only thing that could be relied upon. Remote command has no other role than throwing people into a ditch in this dark night. Thankfully, those guys didn't disappoint Cooper to the end. With the help of their shamanism, they have hidden in the darkness at the edge of the flames, disrupting their enemies with their bows and arrows.

As a result, the flames in the space weakened.

Finally......

Silently counting the twelve numbers in his mind, Coopa couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He knows. That enemy's mental power must have been depleted - the use of magic items is not without the slightest sequelae, and it also requires mental power to guide, even a high-level mage can get dizzy after firing so many fireballs with his wand.

This princess's mental strength is not bad, but she is also an apprentice after all.

In this way, you can soon start fighting in close quarters, right? Although I heard that the princess also has a good reputation because of the blood of the Krurod people, but no matter how it is, I am afraid that it will not be possible to compete with a few warriors, right? The cave is not too narrow, and it is not a problem to accommodate three or four warriors to attack together......

"Kuku. It's ugly...... Have you never seen a spell?"

The sarcastic language directly interrupted Coopa's thoughts, and he turned his head to glance at the 'duke' dissatisfiedly. The latter, apparently unconcerned about this, said in a surprising voice: "They have already escaped, is it useful for you to still besiege the cave?"

What the?

Bang!

At the moment when his mind was slightly divided, a terrifying bright luster erupted not far away, and the air mixed with the smell of sand and stone and pungent sulfur rushed towards him, making Cooper subconsciously reach out to cover his eyes, and see a large black light and shadow swaying in the rising firelight, and pressing down head-on!

If you are hit by this kind of corpse, although you will not suffer fatal damage, the impact will not be good, not to mention the ignited flames...... But just as Coopa was trying to roll backwards, the black shadow shook violently in his field of vision—the corpse that had been flying dozens of feet had just happened to be hung with a spear in the hand of a warrior, and with a thud, his neck was torn apart, and his head was stuck in the spear, and the handle of the spear was slammed into the ground!

The warrior with the spear was stunned for a moment before he remembered that he should give up his weapon, and by this time the blood had covered his head and face. made him scream subconsciously. He threw away the corpse-clad weapon and backed back, and the thing shook and slammed into the ground with a thud, right in the Kupa field of vision as he sat on the ground.

Frightened and godless eyes came out of their sockets and rolled off the tip of the spear, bursting with long nerves. The half-burning body of the flame was still twitching, making a crisp sound of crackling burning liquid. And the warrior's hysterical screams and the roar of a second magic not far away became the chords of war. At this close distance, the piercing bones seeped into his mind, and a sticky and burning breath penetrated into his nose with the wind, carrying the smell of burning fat, so that Coopa suddenly felt a surge in his stomach and intestines, and almost vomited out!

"Oops, this is terrible, a bunch of stinky men, even the blood stinks!"

The woman's voice always appeared at the 'right time', stimulating the nerves of others, and Parker shook his head in disgust, only to see her slightly lift the hood above her head, and a pair of blood-red eyes reflected a burning flame, which actually showed a breathtaking luster, together with the sharp, pale jaw and the thin lip flap, which made the young shaman stunned.

"That little beauty and her sister are pretty good things, not to mention that there is a little guy in it that smells pretty good, if you eat this delicacy after death, it will definitely taste over, so you can't kill them like this!"

The duke had no interest in caring about the young shaman's thoughts at all, she just said to herself:

"I've got you covered, really...... I don't know why, I always feel a little strange chill in my back, and Duke Ben doesn't like this feeling at all. ”

The surging magical energy made Koopa's heart shake, and the woman just gestured a few symbols casually, and the air around her suddenly became unusually heavy, concentrated like a large ball of yogurt, and the corpses in the space ...... Not only those who had died, but also those who were moaning began to tremble like an electric shock, their bodies twisting, their muscles twitching, and then they began to slowly support their mutilated bodies. (To be continued......)