Chapter 173: Offshore Aid (1)
Kurast has fallen!
When this explosive news spread in the city of Lugoin, all the inhabitants of the kingdom of Lugoin were immediately thrown into a state of panic.
The seaport of Kurast is located across the sea from Rugoin and is a very close trading partnership between the two.
Due to its location in the desert, there was a shortage of timber and the yield of fruits and vegetables was low, but because of the existence of the rainforest seaport of Kurast, the inhabitants of the city had access to enough wood to use, and the merchants and nobles could eat delicious rainforest berries.
Kurast, on the other hand, is a fortified port, and the surrounding rainforest is infested with monsters, so it is impossible to grow decent crops.
The port city was the most important grain exporter to Rugoin, and about half of the grain harvested from the fields of the gravel wastelands irrigated by the water of the holy well was exported to Kurast every year.
It can be said that in the entire kingdom of Lugoin, whether it is the upper class nobles or the lower class residents, they have become accustomed to the shadow of Kurast in their lives.
Some of them even make a living directly from dealing with Curast.
So the sudden fall of the harbor city had an impact on the residents of Lugauin not just a psychological shock, but a real loss.
In addition, Kurast is located too close to Rugoin, a port fortress built on the coast of the Toraja rainforest, which is geographically close to only two countries.
One is Kegistan, on the edge of the northern rainforest, and the other is Rugoin, across the Nobil Sea to the west.
It seems that Kegistan is more vulnerable because it is on the same continent as Kurast, but it is not. Because Kegistan is separated from Kurast by almost a fifth of the Toraja rainforest, the mud swamps and deep ravines and valleys are not open to any life.
The Nobil Sea between Rogoin and Kurast can actually be regarded as a Mediterranean Sea, where the wind and waves are calm all year round, except for the storm surge and dense fog period that occurs only once a year, the rest of the time is a calm sea area.
Some old fishermen even claim that they can safely cross the entire area of the sea even with fishing boats, as long as they bring enough supplies and fresh water with them.
Compared to the perilous rainforest between Kagestan and Kegistan, the sea between Kurast and Rugoin is undoubtedly easier to traverse.
This situation is certainly a great benefit in peacetime, but it is not so wonderful in times of crisis like these.
Therefore, the news almost immediately caused a great panic among the people, and a large number of Lugaoin residents began to pack their bags, and even those who were ready to flee with their families appeared.
Fortunately, the king's decree was issued quickly enough, and the vassals of the kingdom performed their own duties, and the clear division of labor temporarily suppressed the imminent wave of refugees.
At the same time, the entire Lu Gao began to enter a state of emergency war, a large number of items were included in the list of war readiness materials, transactions were controlled, and the outer city was even raided by the desert mercenary group and the city guard, and the entire gray street was almost swept away.
The commercial area has also been greatly affected, with more than eighty percent of the shops closing their doors and the few remaining shops that are still open closing at 2 p.m.
On the high street, the bustling scene was no longer visible, except for a few servants who had come out to buy the necessary items, all the other residents of Lugoin locked themselves in their homes.
The curfew soon spread from the harbor district to all of Lugoin, and all unrelated personnel were not allowed to appear on the streets after the sun went down, and violators were to be arrested by the city guards and desert mercenaries.
The nobles of the Upper City began to plan their escape routes, and many of the prince's vassals were informed by their positions that the entire eastern lands were no longer safe.
They began to prepare for the transfer to the camp of Rog in the Western Barrier Mountains, and planned to use the trade route through the entire desert as an escape route.
The news of the fall of Kurast has only been out for half a day, and the entire city of Lugoin is already full of rumors.
At this moment, the Amazonian warriors who had gone to sea in small boats to meet the remnants of the royal fleet also saw their target—two giant galleon warships that had been half broken and half of their hulls had sunk into the water.
Smoke was still rising from their masts, all the sails had been burned, the hull was scorched with flames, and the wooden hull was littered with smoldering and dangerous flames.
The one on the left is the "Bell Hein", which is the flagship of the royal fleet, and it is still good, except that the sails are burned, and the hull is pressed down by almost a third.
But the other "Di Hine" was much worse, with a huge opening from the foredeck to the side of the ship, and the water was snoring and pouring into it.
Three pale ice mages were standing in front of the breach, casting Frost Nova in an attempt to seal the breach.
But the breach was so big that the mages couldn't keep up with the speed at which the seawater poured in, and the ship's center of gravity was rapidly pressing forward, and if it didn't find a way to plug the hole, it would soon plunge headlong into the icy water.
And that was only the condition of the ship, and in the middle of the deck, a large number of wounded people wrapped in gauze lay directly on the deck covered in smoke and seawater, and their wails and screams filled the sky almost as much as possible.
These are ordinary sailors or navy soldiers of the royal fleet, and they can't use healing potions to relieve their injuries, so they can only treat their wounds hastily first, and as for whether they can hold out until the ship docks... Then it can only be seen whether their lives should be extinguished.
Just as the Amazonian warriors were approaching the ships, several sailors acting as lookouts on the back strings of the two ships suddenly shouted in a terrified voice: "Here they are again!" Here they go again! It's those winged monsters! Oh! Akarat is on top! There are almost twice as many of them! ”
Hearing the lookout's alarm, the remaining professionals on the two ships immediately grabbed their weapons, reflexively bounced off the deck, and looked at the sky above them with pale faces.
The Amazons also heard the watchman's shout, and Sarah, the queen of the storm, took the lead and leaped into the air like an arrow from a string.
"Our reinforcements have arrived! Get ready, everyone! This should be the last wave! Fight them off! We'll be able to go home! ”
Drogenam's voice rang out over the two ships, and at the same time, a cloud of shining golden light exploded on the Belhein, and the light gradually converged inward, finally condensing to the warhammer of a female paladin.
This is exactly Sosia.
This Guardian of Lu Gaoin held a green-level reinforced mace in his right hand, a protective shield that was also a green level in his left, and a dark gold-level crown on his head, covered in blood, standing in the center of the deck with a resolute face, his feet radiating fire-resistant aura, and the illusion of a golden warhammer on his weapon.
This golden warhammer is the original prototype of Sosia, and it is essentially a mutated Hammer of Blessing skill.
Zogenam's words and the ships coming from the harbor gave hope to the survivors of the two ships, whose hands holding their weapons were no longer trembling, and their pale faces were red with blood.
At this moment, a large dark cloud-like black shadow suddenly emerged from the clouds on the horizon, and these black shadows moved quite fast, and there were flashes of blood-red light in the process.
The shadow pierced through the clouds, swerving abruptly above the two ships, swooping down on the ships below.
Some of the Amazons used their clairing skills to observe the dark shadows, only to find that the cloudy shadows were made up of monsters with blood-red eyes glowing.
These monsters resemble bats, but with a pair of crooked claw forelimbs, and they let out terrifying screams and pounce on the crew of the Belhain and De Hain in droves of them.
"It's the Winged Demon! Martha! You're in command of the Valkyrie Guard! ”
Sarah stepped on a stream of air to stand with Dragognam and saw the demons begin to dive downward, she quickly handed over command to her lieutenant, and then rushed directly into the black-pressed winged demon with Drogenam.