Chapter 248: The Counterattack Begins
From the current point of view, the group annihilation is definitely not possible. After hearing Shanna and Kavos's report, Rhodes also took the time to glance down. Now the druids are being blocked in the passageway, hiding from the mercenaries. This scene is somewhat similar to the previous time when they were pressed and beaten by the lizardmen on the high platform. However, the mercenaries are much higher than the lizardmen's IQ, and those druids have no good way for a while, although the other party does not have a demon like Rhodes, but there are also a few masters, but before they can use their full strength, they were beaten back by Celia.
Although on the surface, this war angel looks quite upright, but this move Rod immediately discovered Celia's little abacus, she is a summoning elf, so she is not afraid of death, as soon as she gets started, she will fight to lose both. Although the druids are considered thugs and hooligans in the forest, they are still a little afraid of the angel race. Celia was willing to die, but they weren't willing to kill the angel. In any case, the race of angels is the messenger of the five dragons of creation in the creation myth, and their status is noble. A tradition-minded race like the Druids certainly didn't want to be a bogeyman, although these druids were also interested in restricting Celia's movements, wanting to tie her up and then free up their hands to deal with the others, but ...............
As the saying goes, "We know that we want to catch it alive, but he doesn't know that we want to catch it alive........."
Because of this, the fear of Celia has caused the druids to be tied up and unable to exert much power, especially now that they are blocked in the passage and the space is cramped, there is no place to use the natural power they are proud of. Originally, these druids also hoped to be able to open a gap from those mercenaries, but the mercenaries are not idiots, they have been doing this job for so many years, and they are not the group of lizardmen with an IQ of five, how can they be so easily caught by the druids out of the gap?
In this case, if you still want to make a group annihilation, it will be too difficult. Originally, Rod's plan was to use the final boss to borrow a knife to kill people, so that's it. The mercenaries are not familiar with the boss, so naturally they will not have any doubts. But now because of Labis. Rod didn't have time to borrow a knife to directly cut down the boss, which can be regarded as a set for himself, so it would be too fake to let this group of Orphineans be wiped out again.
The group annihilation is also to be level. In the game, going undercover in other people's guilds and causing the other party's dungeon to fail or something is a common tactic of major guilds, but the team must also be destroyed at a level, you must not make people suspicious, and make them feel that they have done something wrong. Or bad luck. It's not because someone suddenly had a nervous OT, or output a stroke to deliberately send him to death or something......... This kind of undercover agent is too low-level.
Naturally, Rhodes had his own way, and of course he didn't want to put his own men in it, according to Shanna and Kavos's report, three more people died when the previous group of damned druids sneaked up on him. This made Rod feel distressed, the dead of the guild in the game cannot be resurrected, but for Rhodes, these are all guild resources. He certainly didn't expect anything to happen.........
Soon, though. Rhodes also found a way to do it.
"I'm going to clean up these guys, you're going to rush out of the city with me!"
Soon, Rod sent Minglin, and then he glanced at Qilian. And perceiving Rod's eyes, Seven Love also nodded imperceptibly. Then he turned and left. Labis had already left to treat the rest of the badly injured mercenaries. Although she doesn't have the healing skills of a spirit master, she can't stand the girl's healing potion belt, it seems that this time Labis herself knows that it is very risky to protect the core of the center alone, and the small bag full of more than a hundred bottles of potion is stuffed, and Rod can't help but laugh when he sees it......... This Labis is afraid of dying to this extent, which can be regarded as a realm. ..., of course, these potions were not used in the end, except for two bottles used by Rod. Now it's finally coming in handy, and it's time to show off your skills.
"Inform your people to get ready, wait for me to give the signal, rush into the passage immediately, don't hesitate, understand?"
"Yes, sir."
Neither Caworth nor Shanna had any doubts about Rod's order, and of course they knew what it was for. Unlike before, although these druids are blocked outside, the problem is that they are blocking the exit, and if there is a case that they directly block the exit, then it will be very dangerous for them to be in this ruin. Before, they could leisurely follow the back of the line to play soy sauce, because there was no danger behind them, and they could retreat if something went wrong. But now, if the other party really cuts off their retreat, will such a large group of people be trapped in this cave alive?
Shanna went to talk to the Orphinians and asked them to follow, while Kavos brandished his weapon and shouted for his men to lift their spirits and prepare to attack again, while Rhodes carefully observed the movements of the druids, waiting for the best time to cut in.
To deal with this group of druids, Rhodes doesn't plan to use all his strength, otherwise the pretense of team annihilation will be exposed, but acting also requires the quality and talent to act. Not everyone is good at acting and lying, which is why he didn't give Celia an order to retreat after Rhodes made up his mind, he knew very well that with Celia's character, she would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing. Therefore, it is better to hand it over to Qilian, anyway, for this little fox, she has always been without pressure to do this kind of thing to frame others.
The weakest point of the enemy is the strongest point of your own side.
The reverse is also true.
Soon, Rhodes found a figure to keep an eye on.
It was a druid.
Outwardly, this druid was no different from the others, but soon, Rhodes discovered that there was something strange about the way this druid fought. The other druids' fighting methods are very normal, but only he is very violent, and he is almost desperate to charge on the front line like Celia, if it weren't for the strength of the angel girl, plus the druid's actions are a little strange, I'm afraid those mercenaries may not be able to stop him.
But what's going on with this druid? Looking at him, it's as if he has some deep hatred with the Starlight Mercenary Group?
Rod frowned, thought for a moment, and then shrugged his shoulders. He didn't think about the previous conflict, in Rhodes' opinion. That's not a big deal, these druids are out there every day. This kind of scene is certainly not uncommon, and when a person dies, he is crazy and wants to kill the whole family or something, if this is the case, this druid race would have been extinct long ago.
But think about it, eventually. Rhodes also decided on one thing.
He found the final breakthrough.
After making a decision, Rod did not hesitate at all, his body shook suddenly, and then he immediately leaped down from the high platform, turning into a shadow and rushing straight into the crowd.
"Celia. You lead everyone back down and prepare to break out, and I'll leave it here! ”
As soon as he burst into the crowd, Rhodes shouted loudly, then drew his sword and swung it forward. With the sword light shining through, several dazzling meteors soon flew out of it, cutting off those that spread along the walls of the passage. The thorny vines that are flapping around at the moment.
After hearing Rod's order. Celia didn't hesitate much, in the previous battle, although the Battle Angel Girl did not die, but she exchanged her life for her life. At this moment, Celia's body is also full of wounds, and her armor is full of gaps. The white fabric was torn, and the blood stains on the shoulders and thighs were shocking. Even the pair of wings are mostly bald, and the feathers on them are fluttering and falling, which is very distressing to see. ..., these mercenaries are the same, Celia is not a member of Starlight, she is just Rod's subordinate, so strictly speaking, since Rod is not there, then Celia is not responsible for these mercenaries at all. However, she stood up with her sword when the mercenaries were suddenly attacked, and even tried to suppress the attacks of these druids at the cost of her own injuries. In just a few hours, Celia's status in the minds of the Starlight mercenaries has risen infinitely, and you must know that the angels of the Dao are all daughters. And right now, this beautiful angel lady is willing to work so hard for her group of ordinary and ordinary mercenaries, and even most of her wings are damaged?
This undoubtedly moved the mercenaries very much, and at the same time aroused their fighting spirit, which is why this group of mercenaries can grit their teeth and persist until now in the face of those druids who have extraordinary natural powers. If they didn't have the belief to fight, then no matter how brave Celia was, one person would not be able to suppress so many druids.
However, no matter how much Celia moved these mercenaries, it was still not as good as Rod's reliance, and at this moment, I saw that the head of the regiment they had been waiting for for a long time finally came back again. This also made these mercenaries, who were originally worried because they had lost their backbone, immediately rekindle their fighting spirit. They responded loudly as they quickly retreated and began to shrink their formations in preparation for the breakout that followed.
And the druids were a little dazed, Rod didn't know what to say, these druids were actually just improvised attacks, and the long-term attack had already made these druids upset, plus the other party actually had angels on the side, which made many druids feel that it was not a good thing to continue fighting. They were already a little nervous about this battle, and they had to know that Elder Lu Dao's intention was very clear, and they would attack after they arrived. But this guy is good, he insists on inserting it like this. This also makes these druids very passive. In addition, the combat soldiers did not achieve the effect expected by these druids, but at the moment, with the increase in the strength of the other party, there was a danger on their side, so logically speaking, shouldn't they choose to retreat?
The group of druids were still struggling, but Rhodes had already helped them make their choice with readiness and thoughtfulness.
After a sword light slashed through those thorns, Rod's figure flew into the passage like a ghost, and the bright red long sword in his hand flew through like a poisonous snake with a wisp of red afterimage, and at the same time as Rod's conflict passage, suddenly three vines that were lying on the ground rose high, and then they swept up their thick rhizomes, trying to completely strangle the intruder.
Huge vines pierced through Rod's body———— it was an afterimage.
At the same time, there was a terrible scream, and then, a figure suddenly flew upside down from the shadow of the stone beside the passage, and then fell heavily to the ground, and was silent. His eyes were wide open, his mouth was wide open, blood was slowly flowing from it, and the shocking scar on his chest made it impossible to take his eyes off him for a while.
What's going on here, who's attacking?
Seeing their companions die suddenly, the druids who had been hiding in the shadows were stunned, but before they could come up with one, two, three, four, five, another scream, mixed with splashing blood, another druid's corpse flew out of the shadows and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the rest of the druids finally made a decision. I didn't have an advantage when I tried my best before, but now the other party has a helper, and then there is danger on my side, and if I continue, there will be no good fruit to eat. Although you will inevitably face the thunderous wrath of the elders if you leave first, it is better than dying here, isn't it?
"Retreat now!!"
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