Chapter 039. The first onslaught of terror

The war began.

The flag on a red background is fluttering, and the golden lion in the center is dancing with its teeth and claws.

It is Kant's banner [the power of the enemy].

His hole cards.

As long as it is within a radius of 500 meters, Special Effect 1 will be activated, and the enemy's morale will be reduced first, and the fear of Kant will also appear in the heart.

The gnoll is the enemy of Kant at present.

Of course, it will be affected by special effects.

"Whoa—whoa—"

The howl was like that of a wild beast, and the terrible sound appeared in the mouth full of sharp teeth.

This is a language that only the gnolls know.

With this howl, these huge numbers of gnolls also ran wildly, charging wildly towards the streets of houses at the sentry oasis.

The night is dark.

But these gnolls, who have night vision, have seen the human infantry at the corner of the street.

8 days ago, the new feud of the sentry oasis.

The old hatred of the Lion Principality 10 years ago.

Let these gnolls, who don't have much sanity, run faster with maces.

The look is also more tyrannical and hideous.

"Roar—"

The Gnoll Chief roared and rushed forward, his chain mail rattling as it ran.

It can't wait to enjoy the taste of blood.

Including those gnolls behind them.

There are no tactics.

There is no so-called formation.

They were still in the age of primitive ignorance, and they only knew about killing.

But.

Just as they continued to run, getting closer and closer to the sentry oasis, their hearts throbbed.

The same goes for the head of the Gnoll Chieftain.

The green eyes reveal ferocity and tyranny.

And a hint of...

Fear of those human soldiers in front of you!

The distance from their feet to the direction of the sentry oasis is exactly 500 meters.

[Threat of the Enemy].

The effect starts.

The gnolls who were originally running and charging quickly, as long as they approached within 500 meters of the flag, were all in shape, and although they continued to run, they were no longer tyrannical and furious.

Their morale was cut in an instant.

And the most effective morale in this kind of combat is often a blow.

Once it is reduced, the consequences are endless.

The same goes for the Gnolls.

………………

"For Svadia!"

A neat and exhilarating shout resounded through Dehrim.

At the street corner on the east side, the infantry was already ready, looking at the gnolls getting closer and closer with resolute faces, in addition to the panic in the depths of their eyes, there was also a determination that they were not optimistic about the future.

Since you can't live, you can only fight hard.

This is the east side of the street.

The main attack direction of 2000 gnolls.

It is also destined to fight fiercely, and the streets are full of blood.

The only 30 Swadian recruits were all shielded at the front of the street, and only their spears were stretched out through the gaps.

The spearhead shimmers.

Behind them, 60 Swadia peasants stood behind them, blocking the 10-meter-wide street entrance, raising their scythes and pointing them in front of them, trying to arrange a phalanx of spears in defensive mode.

The formation of this steel hedgehog that can make enemies bite through their mouths.

This is not the only arrangement.

The 35 of Kant's most elite Class 2 troops are all defending above the rooftops of the street.

The hunting crossbow with a good bolt is ready to be snapped at any time.

At the same time, fan shields and heavy spears are pre-placed on the side of the feet, as well as a fighting hoe that is more suitable for hand-to-hand combat.

It's all about preparing to prevent the gnolls from climbing onto the roof.

These are traditional houses in Svadia, with a height of about 3 meters, and even with the triangular roof, the height is no more than 3.5 meters, which is not too high a barrier for the jackals.

"They're coming!"

Scholar Hank spoke in a deep voice, directing Kant's attention forward.

Kant squinted slightly, the light crossbow in his hand was already in his hand, and he could even smell the stench in the air.

The stench that belongs only to the Jackals.

The distance of 500 meters passed in a blink of an eye in the run of the gnolls.

The dark shadows gathered, and the sound of running was like a flood that broke the embankment, sweeping away all terror, and was about to rush to the sentry oasis, and was about to slap heavily in front of the infantry at the entrance of the street.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

But the sound of the bowstring was faint, and the sound of breaking the air was also endless.

The trigger is pulled.

Whether it was Kant or the militia on the roof, at this time they all unanimously chose to shoot.

Iron bolts appear in an instant.

Blood bloomed in front of the gnolls in the front row, and iron arrows easily pierced the fur and then the muscles beneath the layers of fat, slicing veins and leaving deep wounds in their bodies.

"Whew-"

A terrible howl sounded, and the eyes of the jackal who was hit by the arrow at the front became more and more blood-colored and hideous.

The shooting of the crossbow did not cause fatal damage to the gnolls.

But there are exceptions.

There are also 4 gnolls who don't know if they hit the vital point, and their speed slows down and even falls to the ground, but they are trampled by the gnolls behind them mercilessly, let out a few dull howls, and they are no longer alive.

Meritorious service in the first battle!

This is a drop in the bucket for a force of 2,000 gnolls.

But for Kant's troops, it was like hot oil in the pot.

Morale is boiling!

The banner of the golden lion on a red background shook slightly, and the Swadia recruits who were originally stationed at the corner of the street and could already face each other with the big eyes of the jackals, but there was a little excitement in their eyes.

Special Effect (4) activates.

Enemies killed on the battlefield will additionally boost your morale.

"Long live Svadia!"

The recruits were shouting, with resolute faces, with a fierce spirit that dared to fight hard.

But then.

The gnolls slammed into the phalanx of spears at the entrance of the street!

"Bang bang

It was as if something was pounding heavily on the plank, but in fact it was the gnoll man, with his body and mace, frantically attacking the spear phalanx at the entrance of the street, and the seemingly solid shield!

The impact of these gnolls is really crazy, even if there are spears and long-handled scythes in front, they still rush without mistakes.

"Click......"

The sound of wood breaking crackled and crackled.

The Svadian recruits at the front let out a dull and painful snort.

The entire phalanx crowded at the entrance of the street, in Kant's naked eyes, suddenly retreated four or five steps back before finally stopping, and the position in front of the enemy, the 12 Swadia recruits in the front row, had all been killed.

Even if the left shoulder is against the shield, the spear in the right hand sticks out of the gap between the shields.

The peasants behind him were still holding the spears of the recruits in front of them with their hands, hoping to stabilize their strength when they came into contact with the enemy.

Still suffering heavy losses in the terrifying collision of the gnolls.

The shield was directly shattered, the spear was directly broken, and even if more than 20 gnolls were poked to death by spears and sickles, the entire spear phalanx had begun to look precarious.

The quantity advantage has completely overwhelmed the quality advantage.

Even if it weren't for the fact that the [Enemy Deterrence Momentum] was still unfolding itself without wind, inspiring the morale of many Swadia infantry, the infantry at the entrance of the entire street would probably have suffered a big drop in morale after such a terrifying impact.

These are real people.

"In the name of Svadia, withstand the enemy's attack!"

Kant's voice shouted through the streets.

But it didn't work, for the shouts and screams of the recruits and farmers ahead, and the howl of the gnoll, had muffled his commands.

The Swadia recruits were so difficult to support that they could no longer care about piercing their spears, but only propped up their shields to cover the peasants behind them.

A scythe slash from top to bottom, or a stab from the back to front.

But it won't last long.

The corpse of the gnolls appeared on the ground, but the Swadias also fell from being hit with maces.

Amid the shouts of killing, death is happening every second.

Even on the rooftops, in front of those militiamen, jackals finally appeared.

You can only abandon the hunting crossbow and use the fan shield and fighting hoe in your hand to fight in close combat.

but they are losing and retreating.

"Hank Scholar, we must retreat."

Kant's teeth clenched, watching as his own infantry in front of him was falling.

The Gnoll's first assault almost crushed his defenses.

And he also knows that I am afraid that it will not take long, maybe a few minutes, and he is not worthy of defense in "Deherim", and he will be completely penetrated, and the terrifying number of gnolls will be scuttled in with the flesh and blood of their companions!