Lord of Hyranza

Andrew stood at the front, with twelve constructed knights behind him, and they were strangled with ghost pattern soldiers almost instantly after rushing onto the bridge.

Arrows continued to land on the battlefield from behind, but these arrows did little damage to the ghost-striped red ants.

More than a dozen catapults were at the head of the bridge, throwing powder kegs onto the bridge continuously. These gunpowder kegs exploded on the bridge deck, causing a lot of damage to the ghost pattern soldiers. The ghost pattern soldier ants can only fall into the lake like dumplings.

After these ghost pattern soldier ants fell into the lake, there was almost no way to land directly.

Because there are already a large number of members of the adventure group gathered on the shore at this moment, they will not easily let go of any ghost pattern soldier ants.

The sound of roaring explosions sounded one after another, and the battle kicked off like this.

Since Andrew already had a lot of experience before, he mastered the battle rhythm very well this time, forming a perfect linkage with the catapults and crossbowmen behind him. Bridge, and these ghost-striped red ants kept retreating, without any desire to fight.

Every day during the battle, some corpses of ghost pattern soldier ants were transported back from the stone bridge.

Of course, Gullitum and Wolf Knight Tiger would alternate with Andrew, rushing to the stone bridge to kill those ghost-striped red ants in turn.

The two-headed ogre has recently increased in strength, and as long as it stands on the bridge, the ghost-striped red ants will not look at other fighters. Although Gulitum is almost fighting in and out of the ghost-striped red ants, it is impossible No giant soldier ants came out to resist its raging and attacking.

The corpses of ghost-striped soldier ants are the biggest spoils of war, and hundreds of ghost-striped worker ants are turned into everyone's trophies every day.

In addition to these ghost-striped red ants, some soldiers were injured in the battle. The soldiers of the logistics team will carry the wounded soldiers back to the camp, and Nika and her medical team will quickly carry out treatment. Only the dead soldier Suldak would personally treat him.

During this time, the adventure group also formed a temporary army, and they began to trap and kill the ghost pattern soldier ants by the lake.

For a time, battlefields were everywhere around the lake...

Chapter 1295: Battle in Early Winter

Under the attack of Andrew, Gullitum and Wolf Knight Tiger in turn, it only took half a month for the Lord Army to cross the stone arch bridge across the lake.

Drawing lessons from last time, in order to prevent the lord's army from encountering a large-scale counterattack by the ghost-striped red ants just after stepping on the stone arch bridge, this time the sixty bed crossbows that Suldak brought had just arrived at the stone bridge, and the soldiers of the lord's army Just at the stone arch bridge, an arc-shaped fortification was built to completely protect the exit of the stone arch bridge.

There are at least a few hundred ant nests densely packed at the foot of the mountain, and some thin red figures can be seen in almost every hole. They have been completely scared by the soldiers of the lord army. Come out easily.

The attack method of the ghost-striped soldier ants is very simple, spewing acid, and piercing the armor of the enemy on the opposite side with their sharp scimitar-like fangs.

They have a dark red hard carapace, and they can climb steep walls freely, and they are extremely fast.

Once the ordinary heavy armored infantry soldiers of the lord army leave the bed crossbow, there is no good way to deal with these ghost pattern soldiers.

Only those Constructed Knights, almost all of them have a magic weapon in their hands, and under Andrew's careful teaching, they have mastered the ability to kill ghost-patterned soldiers and ants.

So on the stone arch bridge, the main force fighting the group of ghost pattern soldiers head-on is basically these knights of construction.

Constructed knights could not charge on the stone arch bridge. They basically fought on horseback. After occupying the stone arch, more than 200 constructed knights appeared in front of hundreds of ant nests at the foot of the mountain. Some are not enough.

The heavy armored infantry raised their shields and surrounded the ant nests. The ghost pattern soldiers hid in the caves and sprayed a large amount of acid towards the heavy armored infantry outside. For a while, the heavy armored infantry could not approach at all.

The ghost-striped soldiers did not dare to climb out of the cave, because there were not only spearmen waiting outside, but also some bed crossbows full of bowstrings. These magic crossbows purchased by Suldak could easily pierce the ghost-striped soldiers The hard carapace of ants.

The battle to wipe out the ghost-patterned red ants suddenly came to a stalemate at the entrance of the ant nest.

There are hundreds of deep wormholes at the foot of this giant mountain.

The heavy armored infantry soldiers of the lord army can only surround the entrance of the cave, because once they lose the support of the ballista, they will not be able to defeat the ghost pattern soldiers at all.

Suldak also didn't want the Constructed Knights to rush ahead, who knew what dangers would exist in the ant nest, and these half-constructed knights were his real property.

Only Andrew, relying on himself as a rank-two powerhouse, rushed into the impulse with his body encased in battle qi, and failed to rush in after several attempts.

Because the inside is densely packed with ghost-pattern soldier ants, they occupy every inch of the cave. Andrew wanted to rush in, but he had to kill all the way. Even the second-rank powerhouse was exhausted. After his battle energy was exhausted, You can only quickly exit the ant nest.

Although the lord army was unable to rush into the ant nest for a while, the ghost pattern red ants were also suppressed by the lord army and did not dare to get out of the ant nest, which made Suldak much more calm when deploying for battle.

In order to relieve the pressure brought by the lord's army on the front line, Suldak allowed the following adventure group to pass through the stone arch bridge and come to the battlefield here to continue hunting ghost pattern soldiers.

Facts can prove that the power of the people is infinite.

These adventure groups came to the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, bringing all kinds of hunting methods.

As winter has come, the weather here is getting colder and colder, and hoarfrost has formed on the rock walls in the early morning, so when these adventure groups are fighting, in order to fight against the ghost-striped soldier ants, they will spray acid into the ant nest. Splashing water, in such a cold weather, the ghost pattern soldier ants fighting at the entrance of the cave are all wet, and the loss of temperature makes the movements of the ghost pattern soldier ants at the entrance of the cave very stiff.

In order to keep the fighting distance, some members of the adventure group fixed the hook and the sickle on the tip of the five-meter-long knight spear, and together they stretched the long hook into the hole, looking for a few that would pull the ghost pattern soldier ants inside out of the hole. After pulling it out, the members of the adventure group hiding outside the cave quickly dismembered the ghost pattern soldier ants.

There are also some adventure groups who have prepared hunting nets. These mesh wires are so tough that even the strong ghost-striped soldier ants cannot break through them. Every time they seal the hunting nets at the entrance of the cave, they can always catch fresh ghost-striped soldier ants. .

In the rear camp, there were suddenly some temporary leather workshops and butcher shops that processed red ant meat. These first shops were basically processing red ant sausages that were easy to store and carry, and they also purchased soldier ant teeth. Merchant with gastric sacs full of acid, some corpses of soldier ants are transported back from the battlefield almost every day.

The fresh meat of some ghost-printed red ants is directly roasted until golden, sprinkled with some herbs and salt, and will be put on the stall for sale.

Soldiers returning from the front line would occasionally eat two skewers of delicious red ant meat in front of this kind of street stall.

Suldak ordered Andrew to lead a team of constructed knights to patrol the battlefield every day, and they had to deal with emergencies in a timely manner.

For example, a ghost-striped drone that is bigger than a war elephant suddenly drilled out of a certain cave, or some giant ghost-striped soldier ants are about to rush out of the ant nest and launch a counterattack.

Only second-rank powerhouses like Andrew, Gullitum, and Wolf Knight Tiger are capable of handling these emergencies.

At the gate of the frontline camp of the Lord's Army, there is a huge notice board. The notice board announces the names of the top [-] soldiers in the barracks, as well as the merit points they currently have. This merit list is almost every morning. There will be changes, some people's rankings will rise rapidly, and some fighters will be quickly squeezed off the ranking list by others because of their bravery and injuries.

On the other side of the gate of the frontline camp, the exchange reward items shown on the achievement exchange list almost made the members of the adventure group outside look sideways.

Especially the set of magic patterns on the top of the list has attracted the attention of most people.

At times like this, the soldiers in the camp felt as if they had been given blood, and many of them hoped that the regiment leader could line up a few more times on the battle list.

In the camp of the lord army, the daily topic is almost inseparable from merit.

……

The reason why this place is called the Dark Worm Valley does not refer to this giant mountain, but the huge space inside the mountainside. According to the information obtained by Suldak, if you want to enter the Dark Worm Valley, you must pass through here. Wormhole.

But at present, the ghost pattern soldier ants are almost blocking the entrance of the cave with their lives, fighting with the lord army almost every day.

And no matter how many ghost-pattern soldier ants die, there will always be more ghost-pattern soldier ants to make up for it.

Of course, the lord's army also suffers a lot of casualties every day. After many lords died in battle, they will be cremated that night, and finally put a handful of ashes into the jar, and the companions will bring them back together with the pension hometown.

As for those soldiers who were injured on the battlefield, first of all, they should be thankful for recovering a life from the battlefield, because the ghost-striped red ants don't have the problem of taking prisoners.

The lucky wounded are almost all rescued by their companions, and they will be quickly transferred to the rear.

The first aid tent that Nika built behind the barracks has gradually opened to the members of the adventure group. Of course, a certain medical fee will be charged to the outside world, and the medical fee will vary according to the severity of the injury. Of course, if you really encounter that kind of real If there is no money, Nika will treat them.

Most of the adventure groups here are from the Grimm Empire, which believes in the Statue of Liberty.

When they saw the ball of light in Nika's palm, at first they thought it was the priests of the Statue of Liberty who had returned. They would not realize until they learned that Nika was the saint of the Goddess of Dawn in the Twin Goddess Temple in Dodan Town... It turns out that the temple of the twin goddesses in Duodan Town was actually blessed by the gods.

There are many such people in the Grimm Empire: even if the Statue of Liberty leaves with all the priests, there are still many people in the empire who are willing to praise the stinky feet of the Statue of Liberty, hoping that the blessing of the Goddess will return to the Grimm Empire one day.

But there are not many devout believers of the Statue of Liberty among these adventure groups.

The members of the adventure group follow the natural law of survival of the fittest in their hearts.

Therefore, when encountering the saintesses of the Temple of the Twin Goddesses treating the wounded in the barracks, not only will they not feel disgusted, but they will also feel that the Temple of the Twin Goddesses is actually blessed by the goddesses. Then run to the Temple of the Twin Goddesses in Dodan Town and seek medical treatment from the saint. Many injured members of the adventure group will think so.

Of course, Nika at this time did not expect that the Temple of Dawn would attract some believers from the adventure group because of this action to eliminate the red ants.

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Suldak pulled the mages in the mage group, and began to draw the topography outside the dark worm valley in the tent of the military camp.

When the group of mages under Lance took the risk to investigate around this giant mountain, the magicians who explored the surrounding terrain of the giant mountain unexpectedly discovered that there was a huge road leading to the interior of the mountain on the east side of the giant mountain that had not yet been covered by snow. The lava cave is even covered with turquoise moss around the mouth of the cave.

However, after discovering that there were traces of ghost-striped red ants in the cave, the magician who ventured to explore the terrain finally gave up the idea of ​​exploring the dark cave.

In fact, Lance once thought about seeing how high this mountain peak that pierces into the sky is. Unfortunately, the magician flew high into the sky and failed to reach the top of the mountain after breaking through the clouds. attack.

Lance drew the outline of the giant mountain on the parchment and explained the giant mountain to Suldak.

"It's much bigger than the Oak Mountain that the city of Hailansa occupies, and there's even no comparison between the two. If you really want to describe the size of this mountain, I think it may be bigger than the city of Bena It's a big circle." Lance explained to Suldak: "And there are no other mountain ranges around it, it's more like a lone peak standing in the northern part of the Invercargill Forest."

Lance stood in front of a hand-painted mountain peak, and used a quill to draw a cave gate on the right hand side.

As a magician, he has a very good talent for painting, which vividly shows the appearance of the cave.

Lance explained to Surdak:

"There are cliffs all around here. There is only a huge karst cave between the two stone bridges on the east side, and the entrance of the cave is located very high. The entrance of the cave is 30 meters high and more than ten meters wide. Climb a steep mountain wall that is nearly [-] meters high, and we don’t know exactly where it leads inside. Our magician scouts were attacked by a roc and were forced to retreat.”

"Is there any other way to let the army enter the cave?" Suldak asked seriously.

Lance nodded, drew two curved arcs at the entrance of the cave with a quill, and said, "Yes, there are stone arch bridges like giant tree roots on both sides of the entrance, but these two stone arch bridges are both It is very long. If our current camp wants to reach the foot of the eastern mountain, we have to go eastward for at least [-] kilometers. If we want to go up from the stone arch bridge, we need to continue to go eastward for five kilometers until we reach the edge of the poisonous fog swamp. "

Surdak nodded.

Lance then smiled and said to Suldak: "In this area, it is really dangerous to ride a magic scorpion to investigate. We magicians have been avoiding those birds these days. Haven't found what this mountain looks like?"

"What?" Suldak asked back.

"A huge tree stump!" Lance replied, and then pointed to the huge sketch on the parchment, and added to Suldak: "A giant tree that is countless times larger than ordinary tree roots, even if we cross it The stone arch bridge across the lake looks like the exposed air roots of this tree, and even the textures on the cliffs are very much like bark."

Hearing what Lance said, Suldak also said:

"Actually, I have suspected for a long time that this is a world tree that has been dead for a long time... the body has been completely petrified. In this way, the huge cave that your magician explored is probably a huge tree cave. The belly of the mountain..."

He suddenly had a bold idea in his heart, and said to Lance: "We won't gain any advantage by entering the ant's nest. Why don't we check out the cave. Maybe this is the real entrance to the mountainside."

He tapped heavily on the map with his pen.

Suldak felt that it was necessary to take a look at this matter himself. In order to mobilize manpower to explore the cave with him, the frontal battlefield situation here must be stabilized.

Suldak planned to take Gullitum, Carrie Decker and Selena to explore the cave with him.

In case of danger, Aphrodite can also run out to help by summoning the magic circle.

Andrew, the wolf knights Tiger and Samira want to stay on this battlefield. They are all second-rank powerhouses who can display their full strength on the frontal battlefield. Andrew also has a way to hold on for a while.

Because he was worried that the ghost-striped red ants here would take the opportunity to counterattack, Suldak prepared some small gifts for them before leaving...

Chapter 1296 Explosion

'Hula...'

Material management uncovered a large piece of tarpaulin next to the catapult, revealing the neatly arranged black powder kegs inside.

All the black powder kegs transported from Wall Village are stored here, arranged like a wall, and a group of heavily armored soldiers swarmed up, loaded these black powder kegs on flatbed carts, and pushed them to the front battlefield.

The battle at the front of the anthill is still going on in full swing.

There will be some casualties in the Lord's army every day, but due to the proper handling, it is still within the controllable range, but the hunting on the adventure group's side seems to be a bit messy, and some adventurers are often dragged into the ant nest by the red ants. Not even a bone was recovered.

A strong heavy armored infantry soldier carried a black powder barrel and strode to the entrance of an ant nest in a core area. The heavy armored infantry soldiers lined up in a shield wall made room for him, and there were spearmen On the shield wall, a sliding board inclined towards the entrance of the hole was set up, and the heavy armored infantry soldiers put the black powder barrels on their shoulders on the sliding board, and when everything was ready, the soldiers behind ignited the fuse of the gunpowder, and the heavy armored soldiers let go immediately .

The round oak barrel rolled along the slide towards the entrance of the ant nest. Once the rolling speed of this heavy black powder barrel started, it would be difficult to stop even if there were stones underneath.

As the black powder keg rolled into the entrance of the ant nest, the fuze at one end was shining with magnificent flames.

The ghost-striped red ants huddled at the entrance of the cave did not know that what fell from the outside was a black powder keg.

Seeing the black powder barrel falling down, a ghost pattern soldier ant immediately bit the black powder barrel fiercely with two scissor-like fangs.

The gunpowder barrel was cut to pieces in an instant, the black powder in the oak barrel was swayed out in an instant, the sparking fuze lost its restraint, and jumped back and forth in the wormhole, the sparks touched the swaying black powder, dazzling light and scorching instant When it exploded, the air in the entire wormhole was drained instantly, and the flames spread out, and all the ghost-striped red ants crowded at the entrance of the hole were ignited with flames.

A carbonized burnt mark was formed on the hard armor, and countless ghost-striped red ants wailed in fear and despair.

……

The heavy armored infantry soldiers ambushing around the entrance of the cave only felt a light burst out from the entrance of the cave, and the thick smoke was transpiring like a mushroom cloud.

The black powder barrel didn't explode, but the black powder gave full play to its burning power, almost burning through the hard armor of the ghost pattern soldier ants at the entrance of the cave.

At this time, hearing the captain's whistle, the soldiers ambushing around the entrance of the cave immediately set up the tower shield again.

The squad leader waved to the heavy armored infantry soldier carrying the black powder keg behind him, signaling him to carry the black powder keg to the front. The squad leader lit the fuse of the second black powder keg, and then rolled down the slide again to In the wormhole.

At the entrance of the cave, the ghost-pattern soldier ants, whose bodies were burnt and bruised all over, were scrambling to retreat into the cave, not noticing the falling black powder keg at all.

The entrance of this ant nest is a vertical shaft, which is about ten meters deep, and it will be dug parallel to the mountain. It is surrounded by burnt ghost-pattern soldier ants...

Ten seconds later, there was only a muffled sound from the depths of the wormhole...

As a thick cloud of smoke and dust sprayed out from the hole, the smoke and dust that rushed out were mixed with the stumps and arms of some ghost-striped red ants, which scattered all around like raindrops.

Some ghost-striped red ants, disturbed by the explosion, almost crawled out of the cave with all their might.

Their bodies were burning with flames, some of them lacked some outriggers, and they walked crookedly. Although the heavy armored infantry soldiers waiting at the entrance of the cave were also affected by the huge earthquake, they saw the ghost-striped red ants crawling like this. When he came out, he used a sharp spear to ruthlessly poke the ghost pattern red ant's jaw into its head...

At the foot of the mountain, almost half of the entrances of the anthills were performing this scene, and there were explosions and smoke everywhere.

Countless ghost-pattern soldier ants were killed or injured by the blast.

This action of throwing powder kegs almost stunned the adventure group who were playing soy sauce outside.