Chapter 393: The Beginning of the War
When the First Priestess Temothy harnessed the breeze to level Riptide City, the Mad Blood Prince and the two princesses were able to maintain their expressions calmly, after all, this height was already the limit of the levitation technique, even if the famous Grand Wizard could perform it himself.
Unfortunately, they all thought wrong. When the Mad Blood Prince saw the corners of his opponent's mouth slightly upturned, revealing a faint mocking smile, and the green veins on his forehead had begun to explode, he already understood that the priests of the Ash Lake had broken through a certain limit, without the slightest consideration for their own decency and dignity.
The First Priest Temothy rose half a man higher, looking down at the royal family with divine blood, his gaze skipped the three of them and looked forward, the layout of the small half of Riptide City was in full view, and the chaotic war mobilization was laughable.
He laughed, he really couldn't help laughing, and the unbridled laughter, like a slap in the face, hit the mad blood prince and the two princesses in the face, and even the nobles and samurai around them were disgraced.
The mad blood prince stretched out his halberd to point at the target hovering in mid-air, and shouted, "Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow, shoot him." No matter who it is, as long as you shoot this person, 5 houses (30 acres) of high-quality paddy fields, I will offer them with both hands. ”
The amount of land was not a rare reward for the great nobles and senior samurai present, but the mad blood prince said that he would give it with both hands, which was really too rare.
Therefore, on the walls of Riptide City, people who were willing to respond surged one after another, and in addition to the samurai who were good at archery, even the nobles who thought they had good strength began to bend their bows and arrows.
In the blink of an eye, the mad blood prince made a reverse taunt, and the city wall suddenly "ten thousand arrows were fired" - 10,000 arrows must be exaggerated, and there are still hundreds, aiming at the same target to gather fire and shoot, the scene is quite shocking.
If nothing else, the arrogant Priest of Ash Lake will surely be shot into a porcupine, densely packed with arrows.
However, how could the First Priest Themosi break through the limitations of levitation and fly higher than Riptide City without adequate protection?
When it was too late, the first priest Temothy stretched out his right hand, grasped the corner of the cloak, swirled it violently, and placed it on his left shoulder. An extremely simple action, but out of thin air, it summoned a storm, and a tornado of hugging the thickness appeared, protecting him tightly in the core.
Before the hundreds of arrows could get close, they were swept away by the storm barriers, scattered in all directions, and most of them landed in the clearing. Some of them bounced back, their speed became faster, and they accidentally shot a certain unlucky ghost, which was really blood-spattered on the spot, and the cry of pain was heart-wrenching.
There were also a few stray arrows, which fell on the Heroic Army, and they were also unjustifiably affected, but the wounded didn't care, pulled out the arrow with one hand, grabbed the cloth sticker with the other hand and treated the wound by himself.
In the process, the silent performance made the spectators on the walls of Riptide City all moved, whether it was a member of the royal family, an old nobleman, or a senior samurai, they all sneered at the Ash Lake territory that was an outcast and a fugitive slave not long ago, and now seeing their performance, the wound was treated neatly and neatly, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
There was a big nobleman with a relatively neutral position, his mouth was a little bitter, but he said bluntly: "The steel army is exactly the strong army I dream of." It's a pity that we have to fight with such an army. Even if we win, we will lose a lot. Why don't we send someone to ask why Ember Lake has come out of its nest and declared war on Riptide?"
The mad blood prince glanced sideways, and found that this great nobleman was his uncle and grandfather, who inherited the mad blood of the god of war Hyzilopochtli, but he rarely did not go berserk and lost his mind, and the former royal family member couldn't help but sneer.
"What can be called upon by the evil nest of outcasts and fugitive slaves? It is easy to see from the fact that the Ash Lake sent people to secretly infiltrate the city-states and encourage the landless commoners and slaves to flee, and they are nothing more than trying to grab more people and maintain the daily needs of the territory. It is said that the lair of sin devours the lives of slaves on a daily basis, otherwise they would not have been able to raise enough food to sustain their daily consumption. ”
When the two princesses heard this, they looked at each other, and they both felt the same way, and their little brother began to talk crazy again, from which it can be deduced that the god of war Huizilopochtli who had just descended had left.
Every time Riptide is challenged, the God of War will appear as soon as possible, and although he does nothing, it can greatly boost the morale of the samurai and guide the victory and defeat of the war in favor of Riptide City.
The premise of the god of war is that both sides of the war are his people, and this situation has only occurred three times in the history of three hundred years of city building, and it is not surprising that Torrent City, which has the geographical advantage, always wins the final victory.
Now, the god of war Whitzilopochitelli has arrived and left in a hurry, and the only explanation is that the Ash Lake territory, also under the protection of his radiance, is the people of the favor of the god of war, so he will not help the two.
The truth is that Jona, the "goddess of springs" hidden in the army of heroes in the Lake of Ashes, was discovered by the god of war, Heatzilopochtli, and couldn't help but sneak to arrest her, ready to torture her and explain her inner doubts.
The goddess Jonira, who had committed a frenzied evil deed, was committed to the beast totem, cursed by the gods and fell, and returned from the ashes, and came from one of the fourth god kings, Quezelquatto, under the command of the Winged Serpent of the Winds, the god of war, Huizilopochtli, was so curious that he even forgot about the safety of Torrent City under the protection of radiance.
The First Priestess Temothy keenly noticed that the most threatening god of war clone was leaving, and his hands were stretched out and slowly pressed down, as if grasping something, his ten fingers were hard to bend, the tense tendons and flesh were tightened, and even the hemp rope was twisted to the limit, and the fibers broke with a creak.
"Change the terrain!"
The location of the gate of Riptide City, the ground is solid and rammed by the footsteps of people, up and down like waves, and then the earth continues to rise and fall, arching huge mounds, the closer you get to the city wall, the higher it gets, and the lower the height in turn, it looks like a large staircase.
The five-man high city wall was an insurmountable moat for the attackers who lacked siege equipment and means, but the geographical advantage caused by the height was completely wiped out by the first priest Temothy's high-level divine skill "Changing the Terrain", which consumed a lot of holy power.
On the walls of Riptide City, all the veteran nobles and senior samurai were shocked by the scene that happened in front of them, and their jaws were dislocated, only the mad blood prince who had seen a lot of the world, and the two princesses with the blood of the river goddess Ichichel, could still maintain their composure.
The Heroic Soul Army of the Ash Lake did not need to be ordered, and immediately launched a cluster charge, with a group of ten people and a team of ten lines, a total of more than eight teams participating in the attack.
The striker carried a huge rattan shield and still walked like a fly. The people who followed followed put the rattan shield on the top of their heads end to end, forming a dense array of fish scale shields. As for the left and right wings, they are also protected by a rattan shield that is tall and human-like.
The nobles and samurai who reacted bent their bows and arrows one after another, but unfortunately, the arrows that lacked strength could not even penetrate the vine shield, let alone cause any losses to the Ash Lake Heroic Spirit army that was staying behind the shield.
When the mad blood prince saw the enemies constantly rushing forward, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but secretly think: "If there is a huge slope, if there are round stones, push it hard and crush it all the way." ”
It's a pity that the Heroic Spirit army of Ash Lake has already attacked with messy arrows, and successfully rushed to the walls of Riptide City, and quickly divided into a five-person combat team, one with a shield to be responsible for frontal defense, two sword and shield hands to protect the left and right wings, specializing in cutting the opponent's legs and feet, and the other two are holding spears, either pushing and pulling, or poking, giving full play to the advantage of an inch long and an inch strong weapon.
Yes, the vast majority of nobles and samurai in Riptide City are short weapons made of obsidian, knives, swords, battle axes, and the only more brilliant spear, in the eyes of the heroic spirit of the Han Empire, it is not enough to be a short weapon (5.6 meters).
The spears of the Otherworldly natives are just some "short spears", just like their general stature is only five feet tall, they are simply third-class cripples.