Chapter 1 The Pursuit is Coming

Faced with the threat of an imminent arrival, the Boreham Rangers returned to the road after a day and a night on the run, only to take a short night's rest. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But for Barrett, who was lying in a car tent whether he was marching or resting, the knight was no big difference.

Looking at the big 'paralyzed' state on the mission panel, Barrett didn't think about using technical means to eliminate its effects. But whether it is Clematis's divine magic, strange objects cannot play any role in this state. Even the 'Iron Heart', which had always been invincible, only made it disappear for less than 0.1 seconds before reappearing on the panel.

"Don't think about taking advantage of loopholes, you kid. This is the price of receiving the enhancement of the projection of the gods, and if it is really so easy to be eliminated, it will be messed up. Just as Barrett was alone looking at the tarpaulin on the top, half of his body jumped out of his body again.

After blowing on the one that covered his face, Barrett said angrily, "Then how long will I have to lie down here before I can stand up." ”

"Don't worry, it won't be too long. Paralysis lasts up to 7 days. Barrett's face jumped to his chest at once, "You'll be able to get up when this time is over." ”

"Can you get up? There won't be any other damn negative effects waiting for me after the paralysis is over! Barrett, who heard the voice, immediately accentuated his tone.

The one continued to jump: "It's not a big deal, the next 7 days of all the friends minus 2." This shouldn't have much of an impact on you. ”

"Who said that! The master is too high to pass the move, and I don't want to be killed by someone because of this difference in attributes. Barrett complained angrily, and at this point he couldn't help even if he wanted to stare at half of his body.

This one had a completely different opinion: "If they really encounter such an enemy, those knights will not stand idly by." Know that you are now a protected animal. ”

Barrett, who had an amazing performance in the battle to slay the hundred-armed giant, is now naturally taken seriously by the knights who experienced that night. Although they also guessed that it would be very expensive to use such an ability, the fact that Barrett did not die on the spot meant that he could use it again in the future.

No matter what time it was, Barrett's performance that night showed that he was hard to replace. And now that the war has begun, the powerful ability to make the final decision in the battle is even more valuable. The knights would do everything they could to keep Barrett safe whenever they had the slightest chance.

"It's a terrible feeling to be protective. And if you protect me, it will take a lot of energy from the knights. It wouldn't be good if the team suffered too much damage because of this. Barrett sighed in bad mood.

But the one said unrelentingly: "That's not your own recklessness." If you had chosen to retreat with the knights instead of trying to clean up the hundred-armed giant, you wouldn't be in this situation. ”

"It's better to kill someone like that dangerous guy who could appear in our territory." Barrett was willing to pay such a big price at the beginning, naturally for his own reasons. Besides, it is indeed good from the point of view of returns, and the 2nd level of the mythical path and the 1st level of the character level and the 2 resurrection stones are more valuable, which is originally a matter of the benevolent and the wise.

The one was unmoved: "Are you sure those Lucians will be able to summon that hundred-armed giant next time?" Don't kill that one now, only to be summoned by the Lucians. See what you do then? ”

"One counts as one, even if it solves some of the abilities, I have no money to lose." Barrett's grinning expression suddenly became a big one.

Although, in general, summoning spells are different for each creature they summon. Only by using special means can you summon the same creature that you have formed a friendship with every time. But the legendary spell that summons the hundred-armed giant is probably hard to do - the evil creature is not so easy to respond to.

It is not easy for a mage in the kingdom of Lucia to establish a bond with a hundred-armed giant, or to investigate when its hobby is preparing for bait. Guan Guan is the hundred-armed giant who was killed by Barrett, so he doesn't know how much resources Lucia has consumed.

The consumption of resources at this level at the national level often represents the sum of several years of fiscal revenue. Even if there is a second one, Barrett will consciously not lose anything.

"Forget it! You can think whatever you want! After finding that there was no way to take advantage of the verbal advantage, he was silent.

While Barrett was arguing with his own half-body in the carriage, the Boreham Rangers followed a planned plan towards the border between the Cruze and Norhan kingdoms. Experienced knights don't rush to get back home as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if they consume too much physical strength because of this, it will not be good for them to be attacked by surprise when they are exhausted.

At this moment, the three knights were scattered in three directions of the ranks, carefully guarding for possible threats - the Boreham Ranger Regiment had inflicted considerable losses on Lucia's army during these days in the Kingdom of Cruze. Now coupled with the big drama that Barrett made, it is already worth sending a special pursuit force from the Lucia Kingdom again.

In order to have enough time to react when the enemy appeared, the three powerful knights had to act as scouts themselves. Compared with the attitude of the aborigines, the players' expressions are much more relaxed.

Claudia, who was on horseback, stretched and asked Laru, "Hasn't Barrett said when he'll be able to get back on his feet?" ”

"Not yet! I don't think he knows it himself! Lalu furrowed a little face of concern.

"I don't know very well?" Claudia's voice immediately rose several degrees.

Rielly, whose ears hurt from this voice, immediately lowered her face: "This situation is really hard to say. After all, Barrett's ability that night was too disrupting. It is also inevitable that there will be some unavoidable negative costs. ”

"Lily, do you know what happened to Barrett that night?" Hearing this, Claudia left and turned her gaze to the mage.

"You're asking this question for the eighth time!" Rielie let out a long sigh, "I've said that only Barrett knows what the plot is about. All I know is that it's an advent ritual. But I don't know exactly what is coming. ”

Is this the price of accepting the coming? I do know that there is a similar effect in the arts. It seems that those magic spells will be used with caution next. Hearing this, Clematis took over.

―――――― make up tomorrow―――――――― if it is normal, such a weather change, although it will have a certain impact on the city defense equipment, but it will never be as big as now. However, after more than ten days of fierce siege and defense battles, the defenders in Brandenburg can basically be said to be about to die.

Everything has its own lifespan. Even after entering the industrial society, gunpowder weapons could not get rid of this natural constraint. Take artillery, for example! The scene of 10,000 artillery firing is very spectacular, and the scene of large-scale artillery fire washing the ground is the favorite of the firepower party. But at the level of World War II, the longevity of each barrel is basically 500-1000 rounds. The main thing is to look at the type of shell and the range, the longer the range, the shorter the life.

For example, the favorite of the multi-turret cult - the battleship main gun only has a lifespan of about 300 rounds. Based on the average rate of fire of about two rounds a minute, it is almost time to change the barrel after a few hours of non-stop firing. Of course, this is only the theoretical life, and another problem is that the temperature of the continuous firing artillery will be very high, and if the heat dissipation is not good, it will definitely not be able to reach the theoretical life.

It is conceivable that the military equipment that uses mechanical power in this era also has a limited lifespan. In fact, devices that use kinetic energy and potential energy to convert each other to work have congenital defects in terms of lifespan compared with gunpowder weapons. So the battle has been fought so far, and the tenacity shown by these Brandenburg equipment will also make people feel moved.

If you are careful, you will definitely find that the siege equipment used by the defenders of Brandenburg is no longer the same as when the war began. In the process, the load-bearing bearings of the catapult broke and the boom lever collapsed. On the ballista side, there are also things like bowstrings losing strength and bowing arms breaking. Of course, Brandenburg is not without parts for restoration, as well as spare parts for replacement.

But because they never expected such a large-scale battle, these defenders also faced the same embarrassment as arrows. The lack of prior preparedness meant that the defenders had to remove usable parts from the broken pieces and piece together new ones. Judging from the previous performance, Brandenburg's professional soldiers and craftsmen have always done a good job.

But this sudden snowstorm became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Just as the so-called practice of three years of the new, three years of the old, and another three years of patching up can be used everywhere -- as long as the material conditions are lacking. Of course, you can't expect these patchwork goods to perform exactly like the original. So in this case, it is just a performance of the city defense equipment, but this time it is a complete nest.

After all, the standardization of this world is not very good, and the accuracy of parts does not meet the requirements of absolute replaceability. At least until the weather warms up, these big guys won't be able to exert much power.

Of course, even without these weapons, the defenders of Brandenburg were confident that they would keep the enemy firmly under the walls. Although the price to pay may be a little larger, it is much smaller than letting them go south.

According to Georgie's idea, if it really doesn't work, the Vaal Knight can actually use fire-related spells. Here are a few flame marks and cloud incineration techniques, which are sure to be able to clean up those guys under the city walls in a short time. Even the corpses have become pollution-free.

However, according to the knights' thinking, now is not the time to use these methods. Although the enemy has a large number of people, they are even suspected of giving away their heads due to their low individual combat effectiveness. It is quite suitable for use as a target for training.

Unfortunately, there was no resistance from the Brandenburg defenders. But the battering ram wasn't much faster, but seemed to be slowing down.

After all, those dragging thunder lizards are relatively close to cold-blooded animals, and although they don't hibernate in this weather, they are definitely asleep longer than awake - too lazy to move.

It is conceivable that in the case of severe sleep deprivation, the thunder lizards will also become irritable and lazy like humans. Not only is the speed of action much less than before, but it is often caught in a frenzied and chaotic collision. Inflict heavy casualties on the barbarians who marched together in all directions.

After being whipped by the animal trainer, he even devoured a few barbarians not far from the vicinity. In addition, the already loose and uncoordinated formation suddenly became chaotic. After all, unlike the previous collision and crushing, this practice of devouring his comrades-in-arms alive is too stimulating for people.

The characteristics of the barbarians' lack of training and poor coordination are also vividly reflected here. The speed with which the chaos spread and the sheer scope not only caught the leaders of the barbarians off guard. Even the Brandenburg defenders on the ramparts smacked their tongues. If it weren't for the fact that the enemy's numerical advantage was too great, sending a cavalry team to make a charge at this time might have been able to establish the victory.

Large-scale chaos is often accompanied by stampedes. Before Brandenburg, the barbarians once again demonstrated their unrivaled comedic talent. Fortunately, this time it was during the day, and under the coordination of the commander, there was no large-scale attrition as at night.

However, the nature of the snow itself made the chaos last much longer than expected. Similarly, the speed of both the brute and the thunder lizard is further reduced. In particular, the death squads that used to carry the ladder to the corner of the wall are still some way away from the city wall. (To be continued.) )