Chapter 232: The Sealed Place (3)

Something happened to Labis again?

Hearing the report from Seven Love again, Rod frowned - kbook update but he didn't say much, the matter over there was handed over to Seven Love to be responsible, unless there was an accident beyond his control, Rod did not intend to interfere with the original plan, this is one aspect, and the other aspect is ————that Rod really can't spare time to take care of the later things now.

"Boom!!"

The fireball roared past and slammed into the ground, erupting in a scorching wave of air. Not far away, the lizardmen were shooting in this direction with rudimentary crossbows. While these lizardmen may seem stupid, the simple crossbows they make are powerful and numerous. It was a large high-roofed platform that looked like it was supposed to be the ceremonial part of the ruins, but now it had become a gathering place for the lizardmen, with more than a hundred lizardmen haunting the area, and now, they were the biggest stumbling block to the progress of Rhodes and his men. Not only that, but there is an even more troublesome existence.

"Cut."

Rhodes poked his head out and glanced at the ugly-looking guy in the center surrounded by the lizardmen, the only one of them dressed in clothes, it was draped in a tattered robe, and a crooked stone crown on its head, it looked like a low-end player doing rudimentary cosplay, but the long stick it held in its hand was nothing but extraordinary——— the shiny metal staff, full of rotating gears and mechanisms, and at the top of this staff, Three triangular gems are set there, they echo each other, exuding a soft magical brilliance, even the unsavvy can see at a glance that the power of this staff is not to be underestimated——— and what is more troublesome is that it is now showing its strength.

This is the first magical lizardman that Rhodes and the others encountered after coming to the ruins under the Unicorn Peak.

Of course, this wasn't technically magic, and if Marlene was here, she'd be dismissive of it. Obviously, this lizardman may be able to activate magic items to use because of his unique talent and a little magic power to cast spells, but it would be too exaggerated to say that the IQ of these lizardmen can reach the point of learning magic, in fact, the magic bombardment that Rhodes and others are experiencing now is just that the lizardman used his strength to activate the staff and then attacked.

But it was such a rudimentary attack, but it pressed everyone to raise their heads.

There were too many lizardmen, so even their bows and crossbows were rudimentary, enough to suppress Rod's squad of less than thirty people couldn't raise their heads. Now those mercenaries are hiding in the crevices and corners of the surrounding walls, dodging the attacks of these lizardmen, and at the same time raising their bows and crossbows from time to time to counterattack, but because the opponent is on a high platform, the distance and height are not good for their side, so the effect is not obvious.

In fact, Rhodes is not out of the question, he can choose to rush forward and rely on his own command to ensure that the team gets the maximum results with the least loss. But now he has not made that decision.

Reality and games are different, and this puts a very big limit on Rhodes.

In the game, he can command other players to follow in recklessly, and if they win in the end, then have them resurrected. But in reality, there is no such useful thing, these NPCs are dead when they die, and it is impossible to resurrect them. This directly led to the fact that Rhodes had to take these off-field factors into account a lot of times when conducting commands. This is also the reason why Rhodes is at the forefront of almost every battle———— as long as he shares most of the pressure, then his men will face much less threat, and the chance of their death will be reduced. ..., and this is one of the reasons why Rhodes was able to gain the trust and love of many mercenaries in such a short period of time, no one is unwilling to follow a brave man who can always be at the forefront, fight for his subordinates, and advance and retreat together. Of course, they wouldn't have thought of the real reason why Rhodes did this.

"My lord, let's rush!"

From the other side, Kavos slipped up to Rhodes' side with the dexterity of his thief and spoke.

"I have already said it, brothers are willing to fight for you, there are no cowards among us!"

"Sending death to a bunch of idiot lizardmen?"

Hearing Kavos's answer, Rhodes didn't mean to be satisfied at all, he just raised his eyebrows, and directly blocked Kavos's words.

"What are you kidding, your lives are not so worthless, keep giving orders and make them wait! It's not like we can't afford it! ”

According to the report of the Seven Loves, those Orfinians are still leisurely archaeological excavations behind, but of course Rhodes has taken the first step to get all the treasure chests and equipment in his memory, now let's see what else those guys can get? That's not what Rhodes needs to be concerned about right now.

"But my lord........."

Rhodes's answer touched Kavos a little, in fact, he also knew very well that mercenaries are also people, and even if they were going to die, they would rather die a heroic death. Dying at the hands of this group of idiot lizards was certainly not what they wanted, but now that the situation is so stalemate, if Rod doesn't come up with something, no one knows what to do next. Keep waiting? Holy Souls are above, and God knows how many arrows and magic these damn lizardmen still have!

If Marlene and Lijie were here, then they wouldn't have to be so embarrassed now. With their magic and psychic skills, the mercenaries can do it with ease. However, Rhodes does not regret his choice at all, since he is a mercenary, he must learn to win in various states instead of complaining. Even in the game, he asks his companions like this, even if T and Milk die early, as long as there is still a trace of expectation, Rod will never allow them to give up. It's not about fighting for a breath, it's about keeping them in this mindset——— otherwise, sometimes they will lose a battle that they will win and lose badly. Rhodes had seen something similar when the second regiment of the Starlight front-line team opened up the wasteland, but because he was not familiar with the environment, three of the five spirit masters were hanged. At that time, if the members of the team can work hard to output, there is still something that can get the boss. But it was precisely because of the death of these three spirit masters that those players immediately began to loosen, they were afraid that they would not be able to add blood, so they chose to retreat and evacuate, and as a result, the boss that was originally suppressed by them was released like this, and finally caused a round of great damage to them, which also directly led to the fact that the remaining two spirit masters could not take care of the treatment at all, and it was natural that there was no way to go out of the group.........

Looking at Kavos's expression, Rhodes also understood what his subordinates were thinking, and he needed to be patient at this time, but if he didn't come up with an organized and clear plan, but blindly let them wait, I was afraid that the morale of these mercenaries would soon drop to the extreme, and at that time, even if he wanted to attack, he would not be able to fight. So it's okay to keep them waiting, but it's not the best option.

"Tell the others that I'll launch a counter-offensive in ten minutes, and everyone will follow my orders, and you won't be allowed to attack unless I give a clear hint, understand?"

"What a shame, my lord!"

Sure enough, after receiving Rod's clear and unmistakable order, the expression on Kavos's face immediately became much more determined, and he quickly nodded, and then turned to leave. Rhodes turned his head again, looking carefully at the lizardmen on the high ground of the platform, and the guy standing in the middle and twisting his body, looking as if he was twisting the Yangge Dancing God, and at the same time recalled the strategy of the ruins again in his mind, and then calmed down. ..., he is still waiting.

Wait for the best time for yourself.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes.

Five minutes.........

The rain of arrows began to disperse, and although the lizardmen were strong, they did not have a built-in perpetual motion machine after all, and the long attack also made their movements much slower. Many of the lizardfolk are no longer shooting like they used to, and they are starting to rest and regain their strength.

And for Rod, this is his best chance!

Now is the time!

After another fireball deviated from its original trajectory and slammed into the stone floor, Rhodes suddenly dodged and leaped out of the shadows, then he stretched out his right hand, and soon, a turquoise card appeared from the tip of Rhodes' finger, and then shattered suddenly!

“——————！！”

With a crisp chirp, the soul bird rose to the sky, and at the same time, a wind mixed with lightning howled.

“！！”

In the face of this sudden attack, the lizard people did not have time to react at all, the wind howled on the pavement, and many lizardmen were staggered for a while, and some lizardmen who were not affected in the distance quickly picked up their bows and arrows to attack the soul bird, but their arrows penetrated the body of the soul bird without exception, and then disappeared into the distance.

But at this time, the shining thunder also appeared.

"Boom, boom!!"

Lightning flashed out of thin air, striking the lizardmen in the midst of the crowd of lizardmen, and although the lizardmen were physically strong, the lightning of the soul birds did not cause much damage to them, but the deafening roar, tremors, and wind and dust still made the lizardmen panic immediately.

Their intense and incessant firing also stopped at this time.

And at the same time, Rhodes, who had already been ready, took a shadow and rushed in quickly!

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