Mount & Blade: Wind of War

War, slaughter, blood, death, and fire!

It was like a ray of fire falling on a mountain of corpses and bones, igniting the entire purgatory on earth.

The raging storm has spread and swept across the entire Raven Canyon/Mountain Fortress, with flames rising to the sky and killing sounds rising to the night, regardless of whether the lives in it are willing or not.

Because of the celebration and feasting after the great victory, a considerable number of harpies, gnolls, and lizardmen died in their sleep.

The rioting humans directly set the entire tower on fire outside. This kind of killing no longer needs to compare the combat power of both sides.

The power of civilization has brought the power run by the harpy witch Magna to the peak of prosperity, but it is also this power that has led it to destruction.

Inside the core building Eagle's Nest, in a space that is neither too small nor too large, the power of the new era and the last remnants of the old era collided fiercely.

The first to launch the attack were still the jackal troops of the Harpy Witch's guards. Because they were not of the same race, they were the most convenient to use. This made Magna reach the realm of "using troops like mud".

Of course, the Red Wing Harpy Guards had to fire a round of javelin volleys as a way out, which was inevitable.

"Raise the shields, hold on!"

As the skills of the senior spearmen of Charles were launched, the kite-shaped iron shields were tilted in the air, and the heavy spears attacked them fiercely, making a clanging sound.

However, even though they were as dense as rain hitting a pipa, these kite-shaped iron shields were not damaged at all, because these shields were all fine products from the Atlan Chamber of Commerce. With the shield defense technology and skills of the senior spearmen, they would certainly not be broken so easily.

Equipment, excellent equipment, is extremely important for intelligent life such as humans with relatively weak innate combat power.

At this time, the harpy witch Magna began to cast spells in the back. She was not surprised by the battle situation in front of her. If the human in front of her did not even have this level, he would not be able to hit the Eagle's Nest.

But as an extraordinary spellcaster, Magna still had full confidence in her final victory, especially after she did not find any spellcasters from Rhode's team.

"Go to hell to marvel at the power of the spellcasters and lament your own weakness."

As the spell was quickly completed, a round of magic pattern array appeared around Magna, and then a group of huge poisonous bees flew out of it.

Poisonous bee summons: to cause serious damage to the enemy and interfere with and delay its actions.

The extraordinary magic inheritance of the Wild Plains is often a large number of practical magic, and the spell will not take too long, because the scale of the battle is usually not large and the duration will not be too long. Magic that requires too long a spell is often difficult to inherit in the Wild Plains.

At this time, the close combat has begun.

The huge wolf guards wielding heavy weapons collided with the shield-holding senior charr spearmen.

In just a moment, with crackling sounds, those high-quality kite-shaped iron shields were directly shattered by the flails, heavy axes and other heavy weapons in the hands of the wolf guards. Normally, this is unreasonable, but it is very magical.

Cruel Strike: When the actual strength attribute of the attacked is inferior to that of the attacker, the "Cruel Strike" effect is triggered, which can instantly break the shield, armor, and break the defensive balance of the attacked.

If the sixth-level second-order soldiers are still the limit of skills that mortals can reach, then the seventh-level and above third-level soldiers often have some magical abilities, which creates a crushing slaughter advantage on the battlefield.

If... Rhodes was not prepared at all.

The high-quality iron shields and the soldier skills and perseverance almost completely offset the powerful impact of the cruel strike.

At the same time, those senior charr spearmen who lost their shields did not panic at all. They retreated calmly and almost indifferently. The ones who passed by them were comrades who trusted each other with life and death. The senior charr spearmen in the first row launched the skill of holding on, but the second row launched the skill of three consecutive thrusts.

Trick enchantment, cruel attack!

How could Rhode not take the intelligence he had already obtained seriously, and even set up tactical traps based on it?

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The momentum was like a mountain! Spears came out like a forest! The mountains and forests advanced, and everyone was invincible!

This was the moment of exchanging lives. The attacks of the red-winged harpies in the sky never stopped, and the soldiers in the second row of spears chose to throw away their shields, roared and raised the long iron spears in their hands, and attacked wildly in a tragic way of exchanging lives for lives.

The long iron spears carried huge force, and stabbed the throats of those ferocious jackals steadily, accurately and fiercely.

The joints and movable joints of any heavy armor are relatively fragile, because if it is made of a piece of iron, the wearer himself will not need to move.

Even the iron smelting technology of human civilization is limited by this. Although the iron smelting technology of the mountain fortress has been greatly improved, it is impossible to exceed the current level of human civilization.

The martial arts of the third-level soldier, the senior spearman of the Charr, are already very exquisite, so it is almost 100% sure to kill with one strike. The whole process is advancing, retreating, counterattacking, and killing with one strike.

It is as smooth as flowing water, as if it has been rehearsed and practiced repeatedly.

There are a total of 20 jackal guards, and nearly half of them were killed on the spot with just this tactical change. This is the benefit of knowing the enemy and knowing yourself in military tactics.

At the same time, the Red Winged Harpies that attacked the senior spearmen fiercely suffered heavy casualties. Eight of the twenty-two Red Winged Harpies had been killed or injured. It was not until this moment that they realized that the human archers they faced this time were actually better at archery than the elite Centaur archers they usually fought against.

This was the second gift that Rhodes prepared for Her Majesty the Witch, six level 4 Charr Leopard Spirit Hunters.

In the Silent Hills, Rhodes had thirty-seven Charr spearmen, seventeen Haidam infantrymen, ten Charr archers, and twenty-one slave traders and five alien vassals who could not be upgraded.

Considering that the thirty-seven Charr spearmen had activated their military skills at level three, continuing to train them with all their strength would not be a qualitative breakthrough even if they were promoted to level four.

What's more, the flying unit he had to deal with next was the Harpy. In the case of needing to make a biased choice, Rhodes chose to train ten Charr archers and seventeen Haidam infantrymen with all his strength.

After being promoted to level 4, the Charr Archers did not disappoint Rhode. They successfully activated their military skills. Although there was only one, it was powerful enough.

Charr Leopard Hunters, a level 4 military unit, awakened some of the wild instincts inherited from their ancestors. They were archers with super dynamic vision. In the process of fighting, they could quickly capture the opponent's fatal weakness with their strong intuition and eyesight. At the same time, they had excellent melee ability among archers.

Military Skills: Fatal Strike. In the casting state, aim at the target's vital points more frequently to achieve a one-hit kill effect.

This is a military skill that is not obvious, but very deadly to the enemy. Archers are originally high-frequency strike units. With this military skill, it can really be called a decisive battle killer.

Jackal Guards, cracked!

Red Winged Harpy Guards, cracked!

In general, the outcome of a battle would be decided at this point, but this was not the case at this moment, because the reputation of the "Witch" of the Mountain Fortress was mostly supported by the Harpy Witch Magna.

Pah.

Rhode subconsciously hit his arm, and when he raised his hand, he saw that it was a large wasp.

If it were normal, everyone would instinctively disperse them, but at this moment, it was a life-and-death battlefield, so except for Rhode as the commander, almost most of the participating units would not care about them, and just let these suddenly appearing wasps sting them once or twice.

However, the consequences soon became apparent.

As time went on, gradually, these soldiers who were stung by wasps would have large, terrifying pustules on the wounds, and at the same time feel dizzy and slow in movement.

The dark magic of the Harpy Witch Magna, the poisonous wasp summoning, began to work.

However, this was not the end, it was just an appetizer.

After confirming the spread of bee venom, Magna, who was hiding behind the guards of the Royal Guards Corps, once again chanted a spell and cast a dark magic aura.

Then, Rhodes saw that the warriors in front of him began to have large pieces of flesh and blood rotting on their bodies. The bee venom and this dark magic were superimposed, producing superimposed magic damage that was far greater than the sum of the two.

With just a slight touch, the flesh and blood on the body would fall off. Even if they were to fight vigorously, the flesh and blood on the body would break in large pieces. Who could bear this?

Although only a few people were harmed by this superimposed spell, the morale of the warriors in Redwood Town was extremely great. At this moment, all the warriors in Redwood Town could no longer fight with all their heart, because they had to be on guard against the stings of the poisonous bees at any time. They did not have an absolute advantage in the first place. Such a low morale and distracted battle would only lead to a complete reversal by the opponent in the end.

And Rhodes could not forbid the soldiers to be on guard against the flying poisonous bees. It was the instinct of life to be greedy for life and fear of death.

Rhode's command and rationality are high enough. If a commander with a less clear mind forbids soldiers to slap the poisonous bees at this moment, it may directly provoke a mutiny.

"Is this the dark magic rot curse? It's one thing to see it in a magic book, but it's another thing to see it in reality."

"You don't use spells to attack me directly. Is it because of the range of the spells, or you have already noticed that the effect of attacking me will not be very good."

Hiss, clang.

Rhode slowly drew out his long sword. From the beginning, he didn't think that the top combat power of the Wild Plains could be easily solved.

"But it's precisely because of this... that it's exciting and interesting!"

"Everyone listen to orders, hold on, retreat, gather together, and protect the archers."

Facing the challenge, Rhode's eyes once again faintly showed deep red blood. As the blood in his body boiled and rushed, he only felt that the swallowing and spitting between his mouth and nose were all carrying a sense of heat.

"Summon poisonous bees"

"Rotting curse"

"Painful torture"

"Deep grief"

None of these four are particularly advanced dark magics, and their direct lethality is limited, but when used in combination by the harpy witch Magna, they brought a nearly devastating blow to the morale of Rodhart's army.

The combination of the poison of the poisonous bees and the rotten curse showed everyone the terrifying scene of muscle dissolution and decay, and the subsequent pain, torture and grief greatly increased the negative emotions of the recipient.

As long as ordinary troops fall into the psychological trap brought by this combination of spells, almost no one will not collapse. Magna can be said to have been tried and tested.

"Ahhhhh!"

Accompanied by a soldier from Redwood Town, his muscles and skin all over his body dissolved and fell off the platform with his hands covering his head, screaming, and the extremely terrifying atmosphere spread to every corner of the venue.

However, at this moment, Kress, who had been staying in the corner of the lower stairs with Abby, the ogre, and the bugbear, suddenly rushed out.

She didn't know where she found a big bag of coarse cloth, ran over regardless of anything, grabbed the micro-green powder from the big bag and threw it around, and the poisonous bees seemed to be really affected, and obviously tended to avoid the powder.

At this moment, a red-winged harpy threw a javelin at Kress, but the little girl dodged it like a nimble little leopard.

"Looking for death!"

The one being attacked was his own sister. At this moment, Raymond's eyes turned red. He drew his bow and shot an arrow, which hit the side of the neck of the attacking red-winged harpy and penetrated.

At this time, Kress rushed forward and sprinkled the unknown powder on everyone's body. Everyone felt a coolness on the skin wound, and it seemed that the burning pain was no longer so severe.

"This is simply a psychological effect, right? With Abby's alchemy, which is not even half-hearted, can she mix a powder that restrains dark magic? However, it can really be regarded as mutual restraint."

Because of the brave act of the little girl Kress and the psychological effect of the unknown powder, everyone's morale was restored and improved. At the same time, the senior spearman of Char once again withstood the impact of the gnoll guards and the harpy guards.

With them resisting with all their might in the front, eight level 4 Haidam Great Swordsmen led nine level 3 Haidam Infantrymen, leaped over the half-kneeling defense of the senior Shar spearmen in front, and roared to kill the enemies in front of them.

Among them, there were also the figures of Fatis and Rhodes, the commander of the entire army.

In such a battle of hundreds of people, the personal bravery of the commander is very inspiring and even determines the outcome of the battle.

Magna's dark magic greatly shook the morale of the army, so Rhodes had to use his sword to stabilize the war situation again.