Chapter 158: The North Wind Howling
It was icy and snowy all around, and the blizzard had stopped a little, but it was still gray.
The crows hovered overhead, their wide black wings flapping the icy air, and the tent in the distance unnerved Rhodes. He was about to order everyone to go back the way they came. But he heard the white bear Usok grinning and letting out a low roar.
Ursok doesn't howl for no reason, and if it does, there is only one situation, and that is if it senses danger and warns those around it. Sure enough, in the snow curtain, snow-white figures gradually appeared. It was the shadow of the Icewolf.
Several...... No, it was more than a dozen white-haired ice wolves that surrounded Rhodes and his party. They roared at each other with the white bear Usok, scraping the snow on the ground with their paws. Rod knew it was a prelude to the offense.
A dozen wolves alone were not to be feared, but soon, Rhodes discovered that this was not a lone wolf pack, but hundreds of humans behind a dozen ice wolves. They are...... Norscans......
"Damn, we're surrounded!"
Yeskovich said in disgust.
"Then let them come, but the dwarves don't give in to the wildlings, and even the troll king is carried by us, not to mention a few Norsca wildlings. ”
Grondi Brass Axe shouted, and the dwarf struck the steel shield with his battle axe, letting out a full, deep war cry.
"No, not a few, but hundreds, maybe thousands. ”
Rod added. Heavy snow had drowned out the whereabouts of these tribal warriors, and compared to the Norscans, Rhodes and his gang were not familiar with the terrain and climate here, so the answer was that they had been targeted and quietly surrounded when they strayed into the tribe's territory just now.
It can be described as a disaster. Just shaken off the iron sheet, dodged the troll king, and had to face a huge number of Norscan wildlings. Rod couldn't help but sigh at the pressure.
Just as he was thinking about how to break through, the surrounding ice wolves were already roaring and rushing up.
Grondi, the dwarven iron breaker, immediately held his shield across his chest and half-crouched in an absolute defensive stance, while the great shaman Yeskovich threw his spear at the nearest icewolf, Bogur rushed out with his tomahawk in hand, Sibes the bear knight clenched his hammer and stood beside Rhodes as the wolves rushed up to fight him, and Caroline thrust her staff into the ground and cast spells on the spot.
The wind and snow swirled around her, forming an unnatural storm vortex, blue light bloomed from the Frost Witch, and the frost energy formed a cold wave, and at the moment when the Frost Wolf pounced, the air temperature around the Frost Witch dropped suddenly, and the cold wave spread out like a shock wave, instantly freezing the several Icewolf who were about to jump in place!
Roar...... 137
The team roared and charged at the surrounding Norscans.
With a swing of his axe, Rhodes slashed off the head of one of the Norscan infantrymen, splattered with blood, drew back the tomahawk, and stabbed the end of the axe into the body of another Gnoscan Marauder, the spikes at the end of the tomahawk pierced the chest of the Gnoscan Marauder warrior and came out of the back!
Pulling the tomahawk out of the infantryman's body, Rhodes swung his tomahawk and slashed at the next approaching barbarian.
The Norscan warrior raised his shield, but to no avail, the Thunder Tomahawk cut open the round shield and slashed into the Gnoscan warrior's head with an axe, and blood splashed out of the skull, staining the tomahawk completely red.
A Norsca Marauding Cavalry rushed at him, however, the confident charge of the cavalry was a piece of cake in the eyes of the White Bear Lord, who had faced it countless times before. The moment the cavalry rushed forward, Rhodes lowered his body to dodge the slash of the long sword, and at the same time, the battle axe in his hand slashed down the horse.
The sharp battle axe cut off the front legs of the war horse, and the horse running at high speed lost its front hooves and fell in pain, and fell into the snow together with the cavalry on horseback, splashing a large snow mist.
A ferocious ice wolf tried to sneak up on Rhodes from behind, but when it pounced, it was pressed to the ground by another beast several times larger than it. The giant bear Ursok roared wildly, and pounced on the ice wolf in mid-air, and the moment he landed, the sharp and sharp teeth had bitten the throat of the ice wolf, and the warm blood water stained the white bear's face red, and then, Ursok got up from the ice wolf, and the body of the ice wolf under him was already wrapped in blood.
Cold arrows from the icy air hit Usok's sturdy back. The bear roared in anger and pain, and it slammed through the crowd, slapping the tribal archer who shot the cold arrow to death with one paw, and the bear claw smashed the Gnoscan archer's cheek, grabbing a puddle of bloody flesh, and the bear let out a wild roar through the crowd.
Several Norscan raiders surrounded the dwarf Grondi. However, even in undefended corners, the swords and axes of the Norscan infantry could not penetrate the armor of the Iron Crusher. I only heard the sound of steel clashing, and Grondi's body didn't react at all except the fire from the collision of swords...... He stood like an iron bucket, and let four or five Norscans attack and slash him, not to shake him at all.
Then, gripped his shield and slammed into the enemy in front of him, the Norscar Marauder was struck in the head and fell to the ground, followed by the Iron Breaker's battle axe, which smashed his face with an axe...... Turning around again, the Icewolf pounced on his back, only to find that the entire dwarf was wrapped in iron armor, and there was no way to speak, Grundi didn't say a word, and with all his strength, he dragged the huge Icewolf from behind, and the sharp Mithril Battle Axe cut open the heart of the Icewolf.
In the ice and snow, the bloody battle continued, but even though there were hundreds of Norscans who had fallen, their attack showed no signs of abating.
Rhodes knows that these people around him can fight for hours without rest, but after that, there will also be problems with physical exhaustion. After all, not everyone is iron, and even if they are, there is a moment when their physical strength is exhausted.
"Rod, Champion Duel!"
Not far away, Yeskovich raised his arms and shouted.
Rhodes suddenly reacted, this is a large Norscan clan, however, it is not polluted by chaos, which means that the gang still follows tradition. Champion duel, the leaders of the two sides fight, the winning side decides the outcome of the battle, seemingly barbaric but simple and effective method. Once you call for a championship showdown, you can't back down. The retreating side will only be regarded as a coward, and if the challenger repents halfway, he will only face the fate of being hacked to death. If the challenged person does not fight, he will also be regarded as a coward, and the northern tribes will follow the strong, and a person who is identified as a coward will not be qualified to lead the clan.
So, once the championship duel is initiated, there is only one way to fight. The leaders of the Norsca clan are also usually trained in constant duels to become the strongest of the tribe.