"Steady! Steady! ”

"Excellent! Steady, slow down! Slow down! ”

Old Tom's voice was very calm, and he seemed to have great confidence in the militia he had trained. But in fact, his heart kept sinking, sinking little by little as the phalanx advanced.

These militiamen are all good seedlings, and they have made great progress in less than twenty days, and they can already bluff the adventurers and mercenaries in the town from acting rashly. But to pull it out and have a few tricks with the deceased...... Oh, think too much! They're worse than a skeleton of bones!

The skeleton will not lose its combat effectiveness due to fear, fear, etc., nor will it rout due to the large number of casualties of its companions. But the militia will! Before the enemy was officially engaged, a few timid guys were already unstable. If the undead charge at this moment, the militia will most likely be crushed at the first touch. Even if it does not break up in the first wave of the undead's attack, the second wave of the offensive will inevitably be a rout on all fronts.

- The training time is still too short!

Old Tom's face was calm, but there was a worry in his eyes that could not be dissipated. He had been involved in the ambush at the meeting, and he was well aware of the tactical responses discussed at the meeting. But...... Will it really unfold as expected? As long as one link goes wrong, or the undead break through the spear array and break into the militia ranks, it will inevitably be followed by a one-sided slaughter! Even if you can kill the ambush target later, it doesn't make sense......

Fang Qiuling, who was in the first row of the spear phalanx in the same department, was also a little nervous at the moment, he was engrossed in his gaze ahead, constantly estimating the distance from the salient of the undead legion. Behind the large shield he held in his hand, a magic scroll was fully unfolded, and it only took a simple spell to activate it.

"Stop! Stop! ”

Old Tom also estimated the distance. Seeing that the bright red points of light in front of him were almost connected, he began to give orders loudly. The sound was transmitted to the back row, repeated loudly by the knights in the phalanx.

"Squat on one knee in the first row! Shield! Spears on the ground! Stomp! ”

Old Tom took the lead, and the soldiers in the first platoon followed suit.

"Half a step forward in the second row! Shield! Flatten the spear! ”

"Half a step forward in the third row! Flatten the spear! ”

"The fourth row doesn't move! Spear ......"

With Old Tom's order, the slowly advancing spear phalanx was quickly arranged. In the blink of an eye, the spear circle that rose up like a forest turned into a hedgehog curled up, pointing the sharpest thorn at the undead.

At the same time, the undead Bone Knight began to accelerate. Compared to human cavalry, the undead skeleton knight is not very fast in terms of speed, and is barely about the same as a horse pulling a carriage. However, because the two sides had already entered the visual range, the distance was quickly shortened.

As the distance closed, the Skeleton Cavalry leapt out of the darkness and appeared in the range of the torches. In their bones, they wielded pitch-black one-handed weapons, ranging from slashing swords to blunt warhammers. On the head is a worn helmet, made of leather, iron, bone, and all kinds of materials. Some of them were armed with shields, while a few wore cuirasses. From the point of view of equipment, it seems that it can be classified as light cavalry.

A commotion began in the phalanx of spears. Rumors have long been spread throughout Lakesprings that they will also become undead when they are killed by the undead. In Elune, where faith is universal, the desired destination after death is the kingdom of God in which the gods are worshipped. Becoming an undead means not being able to travel to the kingdom of God, which is tantamount to the most horrible and severe punishment. So in the eyes of the militia, the Bone Knight is several times more terrifying than the orcs and goblins!

The commotion quickly subsided. The knights and priests in the phalanx unleashed soothing magic to forcibly stabilize the mood of the militia. If you muster up the courage to fight hard, there is still a chance of survival, and a desperate rout can only bring death.

The Bone Knight slowed slightly. The Skeleton Knights, who were in the front row, began to turn, trying to avoid the front of the spear phalanx, preparing to attack the flanks of the phalanx. Their turning movements are rather stiff, appearing as a large obtuse angle rather than the arc of a human cavalryman.

Fang Qiuling pursed his lips and then began to chant softly. The quaint and esoteric sentences slipped from his mouth, causing the militia on both sides to look sideways slightly.

【Rum】"Ka Dara di Sedila Noka!" ”

The magic scroll silently dissipated in his hand, and in its place, a golden air mass swirled and formed in his hand in a way that was visible to the naked eye, and gradually bloomed with yellow brilliance.

"Close your eyes!"

Fang Qiuling roared, waited for two seconds before throwing the air mass forward, and then immediately closed his eyes tightly and raised his shield to cover his face.

The light skyrocketed, and even if you closed your eyes, you could feel the light in front of you, and it seemed that a grand light suddenly lit up.

Kassandra's Brief Blazing Sun.

This magic scroll was provided by Lily. As you can tell from the name of the spell, the scroll creates a small sun that doesn't last long. Sunlight contains positive energy and is the nemesis of negative energy, and it is best used to deal with the undead.

The dense sound of horses' hooves as the Bone Knight charged was gone, replaced by the sound of a series of items falling to the ground. At the same time, there was the wailing of the militia around him.

Fang Qiuling immediately made up the process of the Bone Knight being killed in the distance sunlight. As for the wailing of the militia, this is not surprising, there will always be guys with too much curiosity who do not obediently close their eyes. But at the moment, it is too bright to see anything...... After standing for a second, Fang Qiuling immediately thought that he actually had a way to "see", and he immediately expanded his spiritual realm and released his empty consciousness.

In front of the treetops, a golden ball of light was blooming with an extremely brilliant golden yellow light. Illuminated by the golden glow, the Skeleton Knights fell as they went.

Black mist seeped out from all over the Bone Knight's body. In the sunlight, the Bone Knight and its crotch mounts became increasingly fragile, and the first problem was their joints. The moving action exacerbated the burden on the joints, followed by a soft "click", and the bones at the joints broke.

The sound of crashing and heavy objects falling to the ground sounded one after another, and the Bone Knight's array quickly became like a slaughterhouse. It's just that this slaughterhouse is a bit scary, it's all human bones, and there is a black mist constantly coming out of the bones. The Bone Knight who launched the charge fell one by one. Although they will not fall into eternal sleep for a while, it is impossible to get up again and attack the living.

A little farther away, a horde of ghouls and zombies are wailing. You can see that many of them are burning, and they are golden flames. This means that the Legion of the Undead salient is largely wiped out.

The main force of the Undead Legion a little farther away, that position is slightly beyond the scope of the void, and it is not very realistic. However, it is certain that it has also been affected, and the damage is estimated to be no smaller.

Fang Qiuling was pleased with the effect of Kassandra's spell of the Brief Blazing Sun. Pretty good spell that only needs to last a few more minutes...... Hey?

The golden ball of light that hung brightly in the void flickered for a moment, and then began to dissipate. From the time the spell is pronounced to the end of the spell, the whole process doesn't take more than a minute! "Short-lived", isn't this "short-lived" description a bit too accurate!

The slight burning sensation on the skin began to subside, and after a few moments it disappeared completely. The light that can be felt through the eyelids quickly dissipates.

Fang Qiuling didn't open his eyes immediately, but waited for the ball of light in the void to disappear completely.

"Shulik! Don't say hello in advance with this! ”

Old Tom roared loudly, and it was not necessary to look back to imagine him thundering.

"You're not dazzled, are you?"

"Nope!"

"That's good...... Blow the horn and do what you planned! ”

“…… Good! ”

Old Tom pulled out a horn in the shape of a bull's horn from his bosom, and then puffed out his cheeks and blew hard.

- Woo~~~

The low, long sound of the horn resounded through the valley.

Lily, who was at the front of the cavalry array, looked up and listened intently to the sound of the horn. The horn is so loud that it's easy to distinguish two long and one short melody from it. She then drew her sword and raised it high in her hand. As she drew her sword and raised it, light fell from the void, staining her and the knights behind her a silvery white. Among the knights, there was also a burst of brilliance, a blue-blue halo.

- Acceleration, wind resistance, courage.

A series of blessings gave the knights far more combat power than usual.

"Knights! Come with me, and I will guide you to victory! ”

Lily gave the order and rushed out first. The knight behind her also rode his horse and followed without hesitation.

The sound of trumpets was also heard among the archers.

The male elf at the head listened for a moment, and then reported a series of numbers to his kindred:

[Elven language] "The distance is five hundred and seventy, the dispersion range is thirty, and the drop is five or less." ”

As he spoke, he bent his bow and arrows, and the figures in emerald green leather armor around him did the same.

[Elven language] "Throw, triple shot, infusion." ”

[Elf] "Yes! ”

The longbow in the hand of the male elf was drawn into a full moon. The silver-white light followed his hand to render the arrow bit by bit, and soon the whole arrow turned into a solid silver ray.

The surrounding elves' hands also bloomed with the same brilliance, but the brilliance was different shades of silver. One was as bright as the moonlight under a full moon, and some were as dim as fireflies fluttering among the grass.

They are no ordinary archers, but the most famous magic archers among the elves!

The surrounding mountain people looked at each other in amazement. Also good at bows and arrows, the elite archers of humans are only beginners who have just learned to use bows in the eyes of the elves. There is a huge gap between the two.

[Elf] "Put! ”

The silver glow on the male elf's longbow vanished instantly. It was as if the arrows were not bounced out of a bowstring, but through space and headed straight for their target!