Chapter 166: The Shadow of Death
Civilian areas have completely fallen.
Most of the civilians had died tragically under the knives of the dead, and they struggled in despair and fell to the ground. Then he was brutally killed, screaming in pain and dying. Then, after a few moments, he rose again from the ground, dragging his bloody body back into the undead army, trying to inflict the pain he had endured on other creatures. Now, the dilapidated but bustling civilian area has been reduced to a hell of flesh and blood, and the walking dead march forward with a desperate pain that makes the living tremble, enduring eternal torment in this scorching prison.
But not everyone has chosen to give up.
"Block the entrance, don't let them in!!"
In the halls of the Golden Rose tavern, heavily armed adventurers were running around, sturdy tables and chairs piled up at the gates and windows to fend off the dead outside. I saw the dead screaming and reaching out, trying to grab something to vent their anger, but alas, they couldn't do anything.
"Second floor be careful! Pay attention to that damn balcony and smash the stairs outside!! Hurry up and hurry up!! ”
An old mercenary in leather armor strode up the stairs, looked outside for a moment, and then suddenly shouted loudly. Hearing his words, a barbarian warrior more than two meters tall and wearing bearskin armor immediately roared and rushed to the balcony on the second floor, and then he picked up the war hammer in his hand and smashed it down the stairs that stood against the wall. The staircase, which had been in disrepair for a long time, naturally couldn't withstand the barbarian's full outburst, and suddenly collapsed with a roar, and the undead creatures above naturally fell to the ground along with the cracked staircase. And see this scene. The mercenary inside immediately whistled, and some even screamed and praised the barbarian. And in the face of everyone's praise. The innocent-looking barbarian smiled a little embarrassedly, and then threw himself back into the battle against the undead.
"Don't use bows and arrows. With holy water! Flames, damn it, pour out that barrel of wine, what about the torches? Give me!! ”
A mercenary, dressed like a pirate, kicked the barrel down, then yelled at the side. Hearing his call, a dancer immediately took a flaming torch from a nearby wall and handed it over. Without the slightest hesitation, the pirate who took the torch threw it like a grenade, impartially among the drunken dead, and soon the flames rose into the sky. Devour them completely.
In the entire tavern, everyone was fighting for survival, even the few wandering warblers were taking care of the wounded at this time, although before that, many of them were still fighting and even fighting here. But now, faced with the threat of death, they abandon their contradictions with each other and strive for the same goal.
"You can't kill any of these guys!!"
The scimitar-wielding warrior quickly cut off the head of a zombie. Then kicked it backwards, grumbling incessantly. Beside him, the soldiers in chain mail and holding huge shields and swords were equally stern-faced.
"These damn undead. I swear they must have been premeditated, everyone must hold on, the city lord will definitely send them to the rescue! ”
For this. The crowd was filled with faith. The undead are powerful, but they are not intelligent. Fight completely by instinct. And most of the people in the tavern at the moment are experienced warriors. There was even a low-ranking priest and two mages among them. Although the strength is not very strong. But having a spellcaster here to help out right now always makes people feel more at ease. They no longer remember how many enemy attacks they had repelled or how many undead they had destroyed. Now all they can do is hold on and wait, and according to the priest, as long as they can hold out until dawn, then the army of the undead will naturally retreat. By that time, they will have a chance of survival and hope of escaping.
No one knows what will happen next, but they can only work hard, as long as they work hard, then it is possible to live, if they raise their hands and surrender, then there is really only a dead end.
So far, their resistance has been very smooth -- until Elise arrives.
Is that them?
Looking at the humble stronghold below, Elise frowned. Jenn had told her that there were three points of resistance in the vicinity. While it would be a good idea to leave them to their own devices, Jenn didn't want anything to happen. And Elise also has the same idea, she was educated in Black Onyx Stone City since she was a child, and what she longs for is to return to the surface one day and return the pain and disasters that her clan has suffered several times, and now it is obviously not enough for Jenn to do it, and now, she finally has the opportunity to take action herself, so naturally she will not let it go so easily.
Thinking of this, Elise swung her wings, and the whole person made a perfect arc, landing lightly on the roof of a building opposite the tavern, staring at the humans not far away.
To be honest, Eli didn't feel the slightest bit of desperate resistance from these humans. This was not the first time she had participated in a war, and she had become accustomed to such situations, even in the Shadows, where no race was willing to be captured in the face of death. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the cruelty and darkness of the dark region that their resistance is more dangerous. For Elise, these human actions are nothing more than that.
"Vampire !! Be careful, kill her quickly!! ”
Elise's figure was naturally also seen by the mercenaries, who, unlike the vulgar and stupid hillbillies, immediately guessed her true identity when they saw the batwing behind Elise. Soon, several thieves quickly raised their crossbows and aimed them at Elise, and then attacked. With a whistling sound, the silver crossbow arrow shot out at a rapid pace, flying towards Elise's body.
But just as these crossbow arrows were about to hit the girl, suddenly I saw a flash of fire around Elise, and the next moment those crossbow arrows were immediately blocked by the extraordinary magic flames and rebounded, melted and deformed in the scorching heat, and disappeared without a trace.
"It's a mage!!"
Seeing the protective shield beside Elise, the mercenaries were immediately shocked in their hearts, they were not fools, they had killed so many undead creatures here. If the other party really had someone to lead, they would definitely not let them go, and now it seems that this is the same as they thought, a vampire, responsible for leading a group of undead creatures is simply normal. Because of this, Elise's appearance made the mercenaries more and more nervous.
"Attack, keep shooting! Disarm her protective spell!! ”
Many of these mercenaries have dealt with mages, who are very powerful, but not without their weaknesses. For a while, many mercenaries picked up their bows and crossbows and launched an attack on Elise. Soon, waves of arrows flew out, covering the past in the direction of Elise.
In the face of the overwhelming rain of arrows, Elise seemed very calm. She first moved her right hand slightly, stretched out her slender fingers and drew a few symbols in the air, and then saw a series of flame-condensed talismans appear in the air, and then quickly disappeared. At the same moment, the arrows that were fired at Elise suddenly lost their power as if they had hit an invisible wall, and they fell to the ground. Then I saw Elise's slender index finger pointing a little downward, and soon, the red flame jumped and spewed out, forming a ray of rays that shot at the mage who was busy disarming Elise's defensive spell not far below.
"Be careful!!"
Seeing this scene, the priest was taken aback, she hurriedly raised the emblem in her hand, chanted a few hymns aloud, and soon, with the shining light on the emblem, a white protective shield appeared in front of the mage, and she could turn Elise's attack into invisible.
But then, a jaw-dropping scene happened.
The moment the dark red flame touched the shield, the priest girl's complexion changed suddenly, and she could clearly feel a cold, and the power of death was constantly coming towards her along the shield. While her shield did block Elise's attack on the low-level mage, it in turn made her a target for the Flames. I saw that the red flame was just like this, wandering and spreading across the protective shield quickly. The priest girl's face became more and more pale, and her right hand, which had originally held the Holy Emblem high, began to tremble rapidly. Then, she let out a high-pitched scream, and the whole person collapsed to the ground, no longer strong. And the protective barrier that lost its master was immediately shattered and split, and then I saw the bright red flames that were swimming around fall like a torrential rain, enveloping the low-level mages inside. The poor low-level mage didn't even have time to scream, and was completely engulfed in flames, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into black embers.
That's a magic flame, and the other party is a magician!!
Seeing this scene, the priest girl who collapsed to the ground and the other mage turned pale, as spellcasters, they knew very well how terrible a mage was for them. At any other time and place, when they met Elise, they definitely turned around and left without saying a word, but unfortunately, they didn't have a choice now.
Moreover, a qiē is also over.
Elise reached out again, and dark red runes appeared out of thin air around her, and then turned into huge fireballs that whistled down like meteors and slammed into the tavern door. For a moment, I saw that the entire tavern shook in the violent explosion, and then completely collapsed like a building block toy, and the flames that erupted formed a circle, which spread outward and swept rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, only screams were heard, and several charred black figures shrouded in flames stumbled and jumped up like dancing, struggling to the ground, and there was no more sound.
It's over.
Glancing at the tavern, which had completely collapsed, Elise turned to leave without saying anything.
And behind her, the undead swarmed up. (To be continued......)