Chapter 48: The Rallying Call
Just when Roland was in high spirits and was about to make a tirade on how to build a reasonable market, the hum of a horn was heard in the distance!
Only when the patrol team is unable to cope will the whole assembly be sounded.
Roland and Carter glanced at each other and immediately walked out of the castle's backyard. The guards had already prepared their horses, and he turned on his horse and drove with Carter and his men in the direction of the city wall.
By the time the group climbed the walls, the militia had taken their positions, and a row of guns had risen at the top of the wall, much to Roland's relief—so many eggs had not been in vain.
He looked northwest, and at the end of his vision, a group of black figures were approaching the border town. The prince estimated the number, and there were about twenty of them.
The Iron Axe trotted over from his defensive position, saluted, and reported, "Your Highness, this group of evil beasts is a little strange. ”
"Strange? Are you saying they don't usually act en masse?"
"Not really," explained Iron Axe, "if they were in a group before they fell, then they will remain in this habit when they become evil beasts—such as the wolf species, but these evil beasts are not of the same species, and should not act in groups. Orions have previously observed them fighting each other. ”
The evil beast itself is an alienated beast, and its way of acting mostly remains the original style of the beast, and at the same time, the desire to prey is even stronger. In a sense, the intelligence of the beasts is lower than that of the beasts, because their manic nature has made them forget even the principle of seeking advantage and avoiding harm.
Roland observed carefully for a moment, and found that the individuals in the herd were indeed large and small, and at least he could distinguish the existence of wolf species and bison species. But this is not evidence that they suddenly have the wisdom to know the importance of huddles.
They were still guided by obstacles and traps laid out by iron axes, and gradually concentrated in front of the city walls.
Vanna felt his palms wet, and his grip on the barrel was slippery. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he secretly wiped the sweat on his clothes.
The hunter in charge of the observation repeatedly said the same thing: "Relax, inhale deeply." Vanna did so countless times, but he still couldn't stop his heart from beating faster. He had lived in the West for more than ten years, and what he heard most about was the ferocity and cruelty of the evil beast. The sight of scattered beasts being shot one by one by Orion under the walls of the city walls since the Demon Month eased his fear of the beasts, and he thought he was a battle-hardened brave, but he still felt his legs tremble when he faced so many monsters for the first time today.
Thinking that he had been selected by His Highness to be the deputy of the spear team, Vanna tried to pretend to be calm and maintain a posture of guarding with a gun.
The monsters were getting closer and closer, and he could already make out their shapes, and at the front was a bison breed with two swarthy horns on its head that were the thickness of his arm. The hairs that grow on the back cover the whole body like a cloak. When it was only thirty feet from the wall, Vanna felt the ground tremble, and he licked his dry lips and waited for the hunter to give the order to stab.
A loud bang followed.
The speed of the evil beast did not decrease at all, and it slammed into the city wall in a daze, its head shattered instantly, and black blood splattered all over the wall.
Before Vanner could breathe a sigh of relief, the two wolf species that followed him had already pounced on the bison's back.
"Thorn!"
With the hunter's roar in his ears, Vanna subconsciously handed out his spear - even though the wolf didn't pounce in the direction of himself. The effect of this combined attack was obviously not as good as during the training, and a row of spears at the head of the wall stabbed out one after another, and some people had already stabbed their guns when they saw the wolf species jumping, while some people still did not react when they heard the slogan for a long time.
As a result, only one wolf species was forced back, while the other jumped out of the gap in the gun forest and landed on the wall.
"Stay in formation!" yelled the hunter.
Vanna was tempted to turn his head to see which one the beast was going to attack, but Iron Axe's repeated warnings during training worked: when attention was drawn away by movement behind him, the front became the most dangerous area. His eyes were fixed on the next group of beasts that were coming, and he clenched the spear in his hand.
The Orions are obviously much more experienced than the Lancers.
Before the wolves landed, the hunters' scimitars were unsheathed. The iron axe was even more agile, and he stepped directly in front of the evil beast in two steps, lifted the butt of the spear upward, and smashed it the opponent's waist, directly smashing it into the air and rolling several times in a row.
The alienated beast has greatly increased its physical strength and defense, and such an attack obviously won't cause much damage to it. It rolled over and climbed up directly after hitting the ground, revealing its sharp fangs.
Unfortunately, the muzzle of the iron axe was already pressed against its head.
A gunshot rang out –
The beast's skull flew up, and its brainless body took two steps back, convulsing and collapsing to the ground.
"This brute is dead, keep your place in place!"
"Ahh
Vanna glanced over and saw one of the team members sitting against the wall, clutching his stomach tightly, his hands already stained with donated blood.
"His intestines flowed out. ”
"It was the wolf that pounced on it with its paws!"
"Help Me ......"
"Damn it, get a piece of cloth and tie it up!"
The scene was chaotic, but fortunately, the next few evil beasts that rushed under the city walls were all wild boar species, although they had rough skin and thick meat, but at such a close distance, they were shot into hedgehogs by the hunters' hand crossbows.
"Don't panic, everyone!" Roland, who had just been stopped by the nightingale and couldn't get by, and who had just arrived at this moment, said loudly, "Have you forgotten how someone got injured during training?
The prince's words instantly woke Vannara up, and he remembered his duty as the deputy of the defense team of the section of the wall, and he should organize the rescue of someone when they were wounded.
He called the names of two of his teammates, "You carry him to the medical center, hurry!"
Judging by his past experience, it is basically impossible for this person to survive, but His Highness has said that it is one thing to do it or not, and it is another thing to succeed or not, and as a militia member, you must give priority to the implementation of orders and regulations.
When the wounded were carried away, order was finally restored on the walls. This wave of evil beasts seems to be numerous, and there are only a few that can pose a threat to the people above the city wall.
The Orion team shot the remaining beasts one by one, and Vanna breathed a sigh of relief. The whole battle was only half an hour, and he felt that he had exhausted all his strength.
At this moment, the hunter in charge of the watchtower on the city wall shouted again, "Oh my God, what is that......"
Vanna also saw the goal.
Although it was still a long way from the city walls, judging by the silhouette, this guy must be a behemoth. Vanna swore that even ten cows stacked on top of each other would not be as good as the monster in front of him.
Only an experienced iron axe immediately recognized the comer.
He gasped. There is no doubt that this is a hybrid and they are in trouble.