Chapter 106: Marat
The trebuchet is an immovable tool of war.
Forged by the blacksmiths of hell, this demon's body has the trait of ignoring fire and toxin energy.
They don't need additional demonic manipulation, as they themselves have been infused with souls and become living beings.
This makes them incredibly lethal and destructive, and their attacks are often far out of everyone's line of sight.
The Helltrebuchet, which has a soul itself, can also change the properties of the ammunition it fires and even throw traps into the human legions, although the number of these things is not very large, but each one is firmly protected by the demon army.
Their presence has caused great trouble and casualties to the barbarian legions of Harogas and the Professions.
At present, Qualkek, the leader of the barbarian tribe guarding Harogas, has ordered a change in the conditions of participation in the Worldstone Trial.
All professionals who are currently in Harogas and are interested in making an impact on the Second World must first contribute enough to Harogas in this war to qualify.
As for the Ancestral Trial, the conditions for holding it were lost due to the fact that the plateau area where the Ancient Passage was located had been completely occupied by the demon army.
However, Quarkek had also said that if anyone could help them reclaim the passage area of the Arret Sacred Mountain, then that person or team would be given the highest priority for the Ancestral Trials.
When Xue Hua and Kane emerged from the teleportation array, the demon army outside the city was launching the twenty-third attack on the fortress outside the city of Harlogas.
Three of the previous two dozen attacks had already been lost, and the remaining ones were also facing a shortage of troops.
All those in the city who were able to fight had been pulled into battle.
This is Harlogas, the sacred place of the barbarians, and by "those who can fight" I mean basically everyone in the city except for the old ones who can't hold weapons.
Therefore, Xue Hua and Kane did not receive any reception, only the bone-chilling wind that kept blowing to welcome their arrival "cordially".
"Whew... It's just amazing, it's chilling here! ”
Xue Hua wrapped the blanket on his body tightly, and the breath he exhaled instantly turned into a cloud of white mist.
"The Arrett Mountains have always been... But what do we do now? Kane also tightened his cotton clothes, and frowned tightly as he looked at the wide and empty streets around him.
He wasn't angry that he had been neglected, but there wasn't even a guide for him, and they didn't even know where to go next.
A cold wind blew, mixed with patches of snow and ice half the size of a palm, and the rough stone buildings around them were covered with hoarfrost.
Xue Hua and Kane stood on the edge of the small station and shivered from the cold, but they couldn't even see half a figure at a glance.
"What the hell!" After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was still no one to help them even show them the way, and Xue Hua's mood slowly became worse.
"Don't worry... Alas... Thankfully, Aman didn't come along, so I've been here decades ago, and according to my memory at the time, I should have found the Barbarian Presbyterian Church in that direction......"
Kane sighed helplessly and pointed in a direction with his cane, but looking at the hesitant look on his face, it was clear that he didn't trust the path he was pointing to.
But now there is no other way, the whole of Harogas is now like a dead city, there is no other sound around it except the whistling of wind and snow, and Xue Hua can only believe in Kane's memories of decades ago.
The two of them walked for about twenty minutes on the streets of Harlogas, covered with snow and ice that could drown half of their calves, until they spotted a lighted building on a towering stone staircase not far away.
The two of them immediately climbed the stairs and knocked on the heavy wooden door of the tall stone house, hoping that someone would be able to contain them and keep them warm in this damn weather.
It's really not good, and it's great to help show you the way.
Squeak.
The door opened, and an old woman with white hair poked her head out of it.
"Hello, ma'am, well, we are professionals who have just arrived in Harogas, and we are here to assist in the battle, but Harlogas is so big, we are a little lost, can you ......?"
"Oh! I'm so sorry my boy, come on in, and this old gentleman... Why do you look familiar? ”
The old woman hurriedly opened the door and asked Xue Hua and Kane to hurry into the house, but when she saw Kane, she blinked a little suspiciously, and inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.
"This is Decca Kane, well, if you've ever heard of his name......"
Xue Hua introduced it a little, the old woman in front of him was just an ordinary person, and he was a little skeptical that she had never heard of Kane's name.
"Oh my God! You're Mr. Kane! You... Oh yes, yes, yes, the patriarch mentioned it before, I'm so sorry, come into the house first, hurry, don't stand in this cold wind. ”
Unexpectedly, the old woman actually knew Kane, and there was a sense of familiarity in her tone.
Xue Hua glanced at the old man beside him with some surprise, but saw that there was also a look of déjà vu on his face.
The two of them followed the old woman into the house, and as soon as they turned into the door, they smelled a very strong smell of medicine and rancidity.
Xue Hua saw through the old woman's shoulders that the floor of the hall in front of him was filled with a large number of beds covered with thick cotton wool meadows, and the beds were lying or lying, crowded with wounded people wrapped in gauze.
These wounded were all tall and tall, and they looked like members of the barbarian clan, but none of them were mercenaries or professionals, all of them were ordinary people.
They were all injured in varying degrees of severity, some severe, and were still moaning and struggling on their beds.
"It's... This is? Xue Hua looked at the old woman with a solemn face.
"Hey... These are the children of the tribe, although they are not professionals or mercenaries, but the front line is tight, and the leader has no choice but to let them take weapons to the battlefield.
Those who are here are still lucky, although some people have broken hands and feet, but at least they came back alive.
Many more people are gone, and in just a few months, more than ten times more wounded have been sent to me, and it is said that the number of dead is more than ten times that of the wounded.
My wife can't carry her hands on her shoulders, and she can't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy for the tribe, so she has learned some alchemy and herbal medicine in the past, at least she can play a little use......"
With that, the old woman glanced back at Kane meaningfully.
Seeing her eyes, Kane had a flash of inspiration in his mind and blurted out: "You are Mara?!" ”