The Swordsman of Faerûn

It is not that there are fierce men who can resist giant dragons in this world, even dragon slayer warriors are not uncommon, but these characters basically have a common problem, that is, their legs are not long enough. Looking at the dragon slayers that have appeared in the history of Faerun, Basically, the dragon is blocked in an unavoidable environment to complete the lore.

As for the example of killing a giant dragon in a wandering chase, which is similar to using a long shot to strike a long distance, it is more common to fight between giant dragons, and it is almost too rare for other races to do it.

For example, if Xillen hadn't relied on the ability to transform into a silver dragon with one hand, her chances of killing a giant dragon that could run away at any time by means of a spell caster were extremely slim.

To put it bluntly, the dragon's air supremacy is too strong.

Think about it, a giant dragon keeps circling around a city, spouting a deadly breath from time to time, killing [-] people and destroying one or two buildings, but you are still powerless to fight back, the arrows you shoot Falling on the dragon is no different from scratching it, and magic attacks are not very useful, after all, the resistance of the dragon is too high.

No one can stand it after going down like this over and over again!

This is like an army without air defense capabilities, facing the firepower of the air force, can only be beaten but cannot fight back, even the most determined army will eventually collapse.

Of course, it would be a different matter if there was another punching bag on the ground.

While waiting for the army of Shadow Valley, the red dragon Ilim followed William's order and carried out a brutal harassment war against Fuenla's defense forces.

Yilim would circle around Fuenla a few times a day, and when he found an opportunity, he would dive down to take a deep breath, while Fuenla's city guards and militiamen counterattacked defensively with spells and dragon hunting crossbows.

Of course, the dragon-hunting crossbow on the wall of Fuenla is not the real dragon-slaying weapon, but a large-scale heavy crossbow made of multiple long bowstrings, and then temporarily blessed with dragon-slaying magic. .

Although the lethality of this copycat version of the dragon hunting crossbow is far inferior to that of the genuine dragon hunting crossbow, it is not without its advantages, such as low manufacturing requirements, easy training and operation, strong mobility, and can be carried out on a large scale. Installed.

In a word, quality is not enough for quantity.

It is precisely because of the existence of these dragon-hunting crossbows that the red dragon can't unscrupulously ask for anything and everything from Fuenla. When she returns to the camp every day, she usually has a few fine copper crossbows with the thickness of her arms hanging on her body (copper vs. dragon-slaying crossbows). The adaptation effect of magic is second only to fine gold and mithril, and is much better than steel), although the dragon-slaying magic attached to it has been invalidated, it still makes the red dragon feel pain.

That is to say, William's curse fire energy healing ability is strong enough to eliminate the aftereffects caused by the dragon slaying magic, otherwise, Ilim would have to lie down after being harassed for three to five days at most, instead of running around like a dragon and a tiger every day like now Go for a "walk".

Naturally, Yilim would not be very happy to be shot with pendants by Fuenla's city guards every day. The red dragon has already accumulated boundless anger in her heart. Desperately rushed forward and killed the Quartet.

In fact, it wasn't just Yilim who couldn't get rid of his anger, but the city guards, who were passive defenders, were even more angry.

Fighting with the red dragon Yilim for seven or eight days in a row cost Fuenla's city guards a terrible price. They lost nearly one-third of their manpower and some of their precious dragon hunting crossbows. The result of the battle is that only a few painless crossbows can be hung on the "dragon".

The comparison between the two sides caused the morale of Fuenla's city guards to collapse.That is to say, William did not allow the Red Dragon to burn and kill the civilians in Fuenla, otherwise the whole city would fall into turmoil.

Even so, if this entanglement continues, Fuenla's will to resist will gradually dissipate.

The upper echelons of Faunla are not blind, they are well aware of the current predicament their family is facing.

And the most direct way to solve this dilemma is to drive away or destroy the small army outside the city, watch the red dragon rise and fall in the camp every day, if you still can't guess the giant dragon and the damn intruder The relationship between them, then Fuen would really be a fool if he pulls up and down.

Of course, relying solely on Fuenla's own strength, he wanted to expel or even destroy an army with red dragons and huge golems as weapons of war.

There is a high probability of heavy casualties, and even a disastrous defeat is not impossible.

So the leader of Fuenla, Bron (Bron is a name for a sheriff), McGotanu Bulmod directly made a big move-shaking people.

The upper-level power structure of Zhentil Castle is not the kind of dominance model. In a sense, this city is like a replica of Waterdeep City, but it is an evil version.

The irony is that sometimes the evil upper class of Zhentil Castle is even more united than the so-called good lords in Waterdeep City. Of course, the premise of this unity is because of interests.

When Fuenla's request for help was sent to the upper echelon of Zhentil Castle through the power of magic, the people of Zhentil Castle, who knew the importance of Fuenla's geographical location, made it almost astonishingly fast. reacted.

According to Faunla's request for help, they don't lack soldiers, what they lack is top-notch combat power enough to suppress giant dragons and large golems, and such strong men are not lacking in Zhentil Castle.

Soon a Zhentil Fort man gathered a top combat force team composed of five powerful spellcasters and nine top fighters, and then with the help of [Advanced Teleportation] magic, this top combat force team Put it on the battlefield of Fuenla.

At the beginning, the strong men from Zhentil Fort did not show up directly, but hid their identities and sneaked into the city guards.

On this day, the red dragon Ilim woke up from a short slumber as usual, and was going to cruise along the city wall of Fuenla for a few laps in the early morning sun, and then go to the distant woods to make some "walks". breakfast".

By the way, since Ilium's humanoid appearance is a bit too strange, most of the time she is required to maintain the form of a dragon, so as not to scare the children.

In this regard, Yilim can only record this very hurtful humiliation in the small notebook in his heart, and use it as the basis for future calculations.

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William looked at the red dragon flying away, but he didn't give her any warning.

William is very confident in his perception ability. Maybe some positive feelings are not very reliable, but William's perception of danger is almost never wrong.

The Red Dragon had a narrow escape, and William only hoped that this unlucky person could last a little longer, at least until she could free up her hands, so that she could grasp the little chance of survival.

Well, William admits that he has become what he hates the most. It's not that he didn't think about telling Yilim about the danger in advance, but in William's premonition, if he did that, it would be a bad luck. The ending is not a narrow escape, but a high probability of ten deaths.

In other words, if it was a red dragon that had been prepared in advance, then she would be dead, the one that William couldn't save with all his might.

Within sight of the camp, the roar of the dragon and the screams of humans could be faintly heard, but the soldiers were unmoved, not only because they had become accustomed to it these days, but also because of the request of their leader Very harsh.

Training, the effect is unknown, so the training has almost no significance for improving personal strength, but it is so harsh to restrain everyone or elves, or tauren...

It's not that there are no grumpy or maverick thorns who jumped out to oppose the leader's autocracy and dictatorship, but the leader's big fists are always very "gentle" and reasonable, making the former thorns contain Tears of repentance.

What?You say give me liberty or give me death?

Just kidding!Just kidding!Young people must know how to be in awe, a man can bend and stretch, how can he go all the way to the dark.

If you don't believe me, look at those stubborn tauren. In the beginning, a daily beating was almost indispensable.After suffering a lot of beatings, no matter how stubborn a fool is, he has learned that the hard truth of fists is true.

Of course, today is a bit strange, the leader did not continue to beat the tauren with excuses, but every tauren stood there motionless like a stone sculpture, with piercing eyes staring straight ahead, whenever William's sharp gaze swept over them, Almost every tauren who was swept could not help but tremble.

All right!William admitted that the tauren he repaired during this period of time were a bit ruthless. These stubborn guys are the group of stunned young people who are most resistant to William's queue training.

That's right, other people's resistance was just irritating, but the Tauren insisted on getting into a dead end because of the bull's temper, and just didn't want to cooperate.

In the beginning, these stubborn bulls refused to repent even if they were beaten three times a day. They just refused to listen to William's instructions and always wanted to do something different during training.

Later, William changed his method, fighting with the tauren at the beginning of each day. At first, William claimed that whoever could beat him would not have to participate in training.

In the first two days, the tauren were quite enthusiastic about this kind of activity of rushing to be beaten, but after experiencing a one-on-one multi-style brawl, everyone finally realized the fact that no one can fight It is better than William in terms of respect. Whether it is a cunning human, a skilled elf, a fierce tauren, or a fierce owlbear, they are all equal in front of William's fist.

At this time, except for the tauren who lacked a string of brains, the other soldiers did not dare to violate William's training requirements.

The tauren were not dissatisfied with William, but insisted that William's training was useless, and then William made a bet with these stubborn bulls, a bet that seemed to be more beneficial to the tauren.

The content of the bet was that William would punch each tauren, and the punch would not hit the vitals. If anyone could sustain the punch without falling, William would also allow the opponent not to train.

Of course, if you can't hold on, the loser will have to practice hard in the next day.

While it's true that all of them are Willems, no tauren thinks they can't hold up to Willem's punch.

It's a pity that under William's penetrating strength, even the strongest tauren would have to lie on the ground and tremble for a while. Fist of the tauren wants to go crazy.

Even if no tauren dared to challenge William in the past few days, he would still find a chance to fix those stupid cows who lacked a string in their brains.

As for why they should be cleaned up, it is related to a natural defect of the tauren.

When a tauren is too nervous or excited, they will have a high chance of falling into a state of madness. In this state, the tauren will recklessly attack any brightly colored existence around them.

Some refer to this characteristic of the tauren as mad cow disease.

But the tauren's mad cow disease is not incurable.

If a tauren has participated in enough battles and survived countless times of mad cow disease, then its mad cow disease will gradually evolve into a real berserk skill, which will become a boost to its extraordinary device.

The oppressive environment of the subterranean labyrinth can also help the tauren maintain a certain level of sobriety during mad cow disease.

There is also a relatively simple and cruel method, which is to train the tauren with enough unforgettable physical pain and torture.When the tauren fell into madness, shamanic spells were used to activate the tauren's fear of pain, so as to awaken its consciousness and make it a half-awake magic bull warrior.

This is also one of the meanings of existence of most tauren shamans in their respective tribes. They are the brains of the tauren, the reins of the tauren, the guiding light of the tauren's soul, and the mentor of the cattle.

The tauren shaman under William also lived up to expectations, and informed William about the pros and cons of the tauren warriors on the battlefield in advance, and hoped that he could help the tauren develop the abilities of the magic bull warriors.

If it is said that the most in-depth study of demonic bull warriors in the world is the demon lord Bafiment who claims to be from the tauren family.

But compared to the way the tauren king used to torture and test the tauren, William's penetrating power was surprisingly useful in controlling the mad cow disease of the tauren.

No tauren could remain insane even when their bones were numb. Even within ten days or so, these tauren who had been tortured to the bone had a tendency to tremble when they saw William's fist.

This also means that if William's thorough tempering of the tauren deepens for a period of time, as long as he is on the scene, these poor tauren will not fall into a state of madness and out of control.

Of course, this situation has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the tauren fighters will not lose control, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, these tauren cannot use the characteristics of mad cow disease to exert more violent combat power.

But it was said that William was preparing a team for the battle, and the gate of Fuenla was also opened at this time, and an army of nearly [-] people slowly came out of it, and lined up under the wall of Fuenla.

When Faunla's army composed of humans and some monsters formed an untidy formation, one of the sergeants on horseback rode to William's camp.

This is a knight wearing full body armor and holding a swallowtail flag. He lifted the visor on his helmet and shouted to the camp: "I am Marnas, the northern lord of the Anji family! Shanti Swordbearers of Ra! Invaders from Yulas! Are you ready to fight my army to the death?"

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Although Faerun has a variety of races and occupations, and the power of magic is even more colorful, in general, the concept of war here is relatively primitive.

Of course, this is also related to the basic objective situation of Phelan.

The kingdoms and city-states composed of the main civilization subjects of Faerun face the barbaric orc black tide and various monsters most of the time, and there is basically no room for strategy and strategy to deal with such enemies. I don't have the time to follow you.

Although the orcs are cunning, they basically rely on two ways to fight. They are either crushing them with brute force or attacking unsuspecting opponents. Smarter orc leaders can at most combine the two. Combine it a little.

As for the battle with various monsters, let alone, hunting and real war are not the same thing.

Therefore, in most areas of Faerun, a unique phenomenon has been created. The battles with small adventure groups or micro-war groups can be described as full of tricks, not to mention ordinary monsters, even the legendary ancient giants and evil dragons. Even the incarnations of the gods were overturned by some powerful adventurers.

However, the process of large-scale group wars involving thousands or even tens of thousands of people often seems clumsy or even ridiculous.

Just like the battle that took place under the city of Fuenla, the military command talents of the noble leaders from Zhentil Fort are not worth mentioning, that is, they hide their identities in the army formation and prepare to attack the other leader. William and the golems he controls are planning a decapitation raid that seems to be on point.

That's right!Not all the strong men from Zhentil Castle went to ambush the red dragon. These overconfident supporters allocated some of their manpower to deal with the golem mechs that could pose a fatal threat to the city wall of Fuenla.

For the top casters who have prepared in advance, even a golem that is taller than the legendary ancient giant is not something that cannot be dealt with. The guests from Zhentil Castle are more concerned about this golem. The origin of the super golem.

Restricting the mobility of the golem, then killing or capturing the controller of the golem, and finally countering and capturing this rare "ancient body" is an ambition that all decision makers from Zhentil Castle cannot refuse.

Some people may ask why the people of Zhentil Castle think William's golem mech is an ancient machine. The reason is very simple. According to the world's perception, there is no organization or force in the mortal world that is capable of making it. To produce such a huge golem, even if there are ancient technical materials handed down in some places, it is useless if the productivity of civilized society cannot keep up.

Of course, the ambitious Zhentil Keepers are interested in reviving ancient technological equipment to support their desire to expand.

Marnas Anji is the cousin of Ted Anji, the king of Mingta in the south (in the future, this big man helped Fuzol Chebert create the artifact [Scepter of the Eye of the Tyrant]), and the Anji family is in the north spokesperson.

Unlike Ted Anji's longevity, which is almost as long as the elect, Marnas has begun to age, but it does not mean that this evil nobleman cannot fight. On the contrary, he is a powerful fighter and an excellent fighter. Priest, but also a seasoned commander.

His act of inviting a battle before the battle seems a bit pedantic, but in fact Marnas' real purpose is to confirm who is the real leader on William's side, so that they can choose the beheading target.

William is not worried about the opponent's small conspiracy, and he is even a little happy to see it come true.

In fact, the opponent's plan is not difficult to guess. According to records in the history of Faerun, nearly 70.00% of the wars involved the assassination of the leader of one of the parties involved in the war, or targeted raids, resulting in an imbalance in the battle situation. , so as to quickly determine the outcome.

Not to mention far away, let’s just talk about the last large-scale war that took place in the valley area. The reason why King Lashan of Scar Valley was defeated so badly was because he suffered a fatal surprise attack just before the start of the war, which caused the army to lose Effective command, the result of the final overthrow of the army is naturally needless to say.

There are so many successful precedents in the war history of Faerun. William believes that the people of Faunla and Zhentil Castle will never refuse the temptation of such a cost-effective tactic with a small but powerful. Hard to say no.

Soon, the valley army who had had breakfast, led by William, walked out of the camp at a barely orderly pace.Naturally, the daunting golem mech was at the forefront of the team. With this big guy at the head of the line, no enemy would be terrified by it, and the morale of his own soldiers was obviously boosted a little bit.

According to the proper formation of troops, William should arrange the thickest and most steadfast troops in the center of the battle formation, such as his powerful guards and monster troops, and the left and right sides should be arranged with more people but less combat power. Army, such as the mixed legion of Yulas and Yuanshan City, and some mercenaries who are almost mobs.

It was just out of consideration for the spellcaster, William didn't do this, he was worried that an elite man who didn't pay attention to himself would be picked up by the opponent's spellcaster.

This is not impossible.

It's just because William's high-quality top spellcasters are too poor at this time. It would be fine if Xillen was here, but unfortunately she is dealing with government affairs in Yulas, tens of kilometers away, and the distant water can't quench her thirst for the time being.

The race that is best at using troops to deal with spellcasters in this world is the orcs. At the peak of the orcs, they are almost the most irresistible torrent in the world. God blocking and killing gods is definitely a true portrayal in the literal sense.

But it was also at this time that a glorious human magic empire rose up, and the terrible arcane master broke the back of the orc with the power of arcane magic.

The orcs have suffered the most from magic, but they have also figured out the most efficient tactics against spellcasters.

Of course, William couldn't reproduce the orc's tactics against the Grand Arcanist. At most, he could only make a limited imitation based on some rumors and some knowledge from his previous life.

In a sense, spellcasters can be seen as human-shaped turrets walking on the battlefield. They play a role similar to artillery, and of course some can also be regarded as engineering and technical soldiers.

However, due to the limitation of spell slots, the ammunition of these "technical arms" is extremely limited.

Therefore, in order to attract the firepower of the enemy spellcasters, William deliberately placed the golem mech at the front as a target, while the soldiers were a bit behind, with the monster army and William's guards on the two wings, and scattered mercenaries in the middle , and William was mixed among these mercenaries.

Dragging behind is the regular Yulas-Yuanshan city mixed formation, some of them even rode horses, acting as a cavalry team that is not very qualified.

This time the golem mecha is driven by Kaoyi, and she is also one of William's trump cards. William believes that even if the enemy has a way to deal with the golem mech, the Ice General who comes out of the mecha will also give him a hand. A big surprise for those guys.

When the golem mech rushed towards Fuenla's army with huge strides, those soldiers were almost indifferent to the terrifying giant machine, and no one could face the impact of the golem mecha without being indifferent.

Not to mention the golem mechs with a height of more than ten floors, just think about the panic we felt when we were faced with a [-]-[-]-meter-high muck truck rushing over, and we know how the soldiers of Fuenla feel at this moment.

Of course, the mages from Zhentil Castle would not just watch their army collapse. Regardless of hiding their identities, they raised their wands and aimed at the golem mecha, and then released the spells they had prepared for a long time.

[Mechanical Exile] - Send a golem to a random place in the mechanical realm for 1 minute, and then the golem returns to its original position.However, the order infection from the Mechanical Realm will infect the Golem's intelligence core, causing the Golem to fall into a paralyzed standby state for a period of time.

If a golem is hit by [Mechanical Banishment] multiple times at the same time, its paralysis time will be randomly extended.What's more, a golem that is often hit by the [Mechanical Exile] spell will have a high chance of being permanently lost in the Mechanical Realm (the intelligent core is completely assimilated).

As expected, the golem mecha hit by several shots of [Mechanical Exile] at the same time fell into a frozen state. Although it was still executing the orders of the mecha knight Kaoyi, it was only executing at a speed like a snail.

Seeing that the spell took effect, three top fighters from Zhentil Castle rushed out of the army formation. They each carried an enchanted hammer, ready to make a destructive attack on the ankle of the golem mecha, lest the big guy Run around after returning to normal.