Volume 4 The First Kuroshio War Chapter 123 Storming the Camp
Gnolls are nocturnal creatures that have positive buff bonuses at night. Moreover, this time the opponent is human, and humans are not good at night fighting, so the leader of the gnoll people did not hesitate to choose to attack under the cover of night.
- Humans are quite fragile at night, and many of them will even become blind!
The Gnoll Leader has a wealth of experience in night battles, and the chosen battle environment is undoubtedly the most beneficial for the Gnolls! As expected, the attack got off to a pretty good start.
The human sentinels, both overt and covert, were defenseless under the attack of the coyotes, and all fell in a matter of moments. As the sentry was pulled out, the human camp was like a hedgehog stripped of its spines on its back, revealing its soft belly.
Slightly strangely, the coyotes reacted a little wrong, they became more manic, and their green eyes became red. It seems to be ...... Hungry? No, how is this possible, aren't there enough humans in the sentry to feed them?
The leader of the gnolls didn't have time to think about it, and in an instant he was in front of the camp.
The process of breaking through the fence of the camp was also uneventful, and it was smashed open in a few clicks. The unprepared humans didn't have time to react at all, and were almost defenseless. In fact, the camp fence set up by humans is also very low, and it is not a big deal to jump over it directly, but considering that jumping over it may be sniped by archers from high places, it is better to honestly tear down the fence and rush in.
There are not many archers in the high places, and the arrows they shoot are also soft. But condescendingly, the threat of archers cannot be underestimated!
The gnoll leader looks down on humans, but is unusually cautious, as one of its eyes was lost in a battle with humans. So when attacking the human camp, it is extra careful.
- Be careful.
Humans and gnolls are very different from each other, and there are also great differences in the perception of the word "cautious".
In the understanding of the jackals, prudence means that as long as there is no ambush in front of them, then you can directly level A and end the battle in waves. In human understanding, caution begins with the preparations before the battle begins, and ends with the cleaning of the battlefield after the battle.
For example, after Fang Qiuling learned that the gnolls were found around, he immediately arranged several times the usual sentry posts, and at the same time, he also made special arrangements for several directions where the gnolls might attack - preset the battlefield, as well as traps!
Compared with coming from afar, the jackals are undoubtedly more familiar with this mountain forest. If there was an encounter with the gnolls during the march, Fang Qiuling could imagine the gnolls jumping out from all directions in the mountains and forests to attack, and the soldiers under his command were terrified and confused. Victory is undoubted, but casualties are certainly not light. Rather than being ambushed by the gnolls on the march, it is better to take advantage of the fortifications prepared in advance on the preset battlefield and the psychological advantage of counter-sneak attacks to have a defensive counterattack.
Of course, whether the defensive counterattack can succeed depends on whether the jackals are willing to cooperate. If they weren't aware of the arrival of the human forces, they wouldn't have thought of a night attack...... It's a little embarrassing, you can't beat the gong and drum to lure the gnolls over.
Fortunately, the gnolls did not disappoint Fang Qiuling. No sooner had the moon reached the treetops than they came.
- Steady! Steady!
Fang Qiuling pressed his hand and motioned to the knights and soldiers around him who were ready to attack to maintain restraint.
There weren't many knights around, namely Joestar and the other five squires. They clenched the weapons in their hands tightly, and the expressions on their faces were tense and solemn, and they could see that their fingers were a little white from the exertion.
As a former member of the Foggy Cavalry, Joestar is better at riding their horses on the battlefield than hiding in the dark.
The first gnoll rushed in through the gap in the fence. The hideous wolf face with only one eye was even more fierce against the background of the campfire, and the small leather armor that did not fit well made its emaciated body look extraordinarily slender.
There were not many people around the campfire, but the most conspicuous of them was a little dwarf, a dwarf with a staff in his hand, who seemed to be less than half the height of the gnoll, Eliza, a little catwoman from the Agarwal Valley.
Eliza's small hand rested on the tip of the staff. The tip of the staff was inlaid with a crystal, a colorless crystal that was a few points larger than her small hand. She slowly lifted her hand, as if she had pulled something out of the crystal, and then a blinding light that kept wandering connected her palm to the crystal.
It's lightning, a dazzling lightning that is no less than thunder in the sky!
The gnolls who rushed to the front row hesitated. Not just because of the powerful spellcaster next to the campfire, but also because of the row of pitch-black spears that appeared in front of it. The spear was erected diagonally, and the pitch-black barrel and gray-colored metal head were hidden in the darkness, barely recognizable to the naked eye. If you don't occasionally notice the reflection of the spear head, as long as you run a few more steps, it will actively string itself on the spear!
- It's a trap, a very vicious trap!
The gnolls realized that the human camp was not unprepared, but that they had already set up traps waiting for them to drill into them.
"Whoa, whoa!"
A high, high-pitched wolf howl rang out, and the sound contained irrepressible pain.
The gnolls brutes in the first row stopped, but more gnolls poured in through the breach in the fence and shoved forward. The hapless man in the front row was powerless to resist the thrust from behind, so he had to move forward a little bit. They had to smash their spears with their weapons and shields, hoping to destroy them. But for some reason, the spear remained unmoved, and did not receive the slightest effect. And the consequence of moving forward is that you end up on the tip of the gun!
Then, a dazzling bolt of lightning swung out of Eliza's hand, turning into a bolt of lightning that fell into the crowd of gnolls. The stench of burnt hair and flesh instantly filled the air, followed by a piercing wail.
Attacked by lightning spells, several gnolls fell straight and lifeless. The jackal, who was not directly struck by lightning, was also stimulated by the overflowing arc and had his beard open, like a pet dog that had just been scalded - this kind of pet dog is really ugly!
The knights in ambush looked at Fang Qiuling with their eyes, their faces full of desire to participate in the battle. However, Fang Qiuling had already raised his palm, allowing them to continue to remain hidden.
- Steady, steady! It's not time yet!
In the shadows, Yuna and Yuya began to chant softly. They chanted like a gentle song, and they also waved their tiny wands in their hands.
Two inconspicuous rays of light quickly flashed, followed by arrows with a crystalline sheen that shot out of the darkness with a piercing chill. The crystal arrows were small, seemingly the thickness of a finger. But it's a lot of it, and it's fast! The dense ice bolts are like machine guns sweeping away, a magic version of the ice bullet machine gun.
This is a spell that Yuna and Yuya have researched on their own - Shattering Rain and Ice Arrow. Rain Shatter Ice Bolt is a saturation strike spell with a dense attack. Instead of damaging enemies with the cold of the Freeze Spell, it fires small, sharp ice bolts at high speed, and damages enemies with the sharpness of the ice arrows.
The Twins seem to have extra talent for spells like Freeze and Cold, and low-level spells tend to bring effects that are no less effective than medium-level spells. The Rain Shatter Ice Bolt is an intensive attack spell that they "invented" in the process of learning spells.
The small Xiaoice arrows were like bullets fired densely, sweeping through the gap in the fence in the blink of an eye. A single Ice Bolt may only cause a few skin wounds, but there are enough of them to turn the target into a blood gourd!
Lightning and Frost spells wreaked havoc in the Gnoll's ranks, and wails and cries of pain were heard at once. Seeing this, the gnolls in the back row immediately jumped up with all their strength, intending to jump over themselves in the front row and the spears blocking the way, but as soon as they jumped, the archers hiding in the high ground would shoot deadly arrows. Although you can block with your shield or use your weapon to push the arrow away, the forward leap is inevitably disturbed, and you often fall back into the queue with one jump.
The gnolls came with the mind and idea of sneak attack, and the night battle had an advantage over the gnolls themselves, and they fought bravely one by one when fighting, lest they fall behind and fail to grab enough loot. However, after many rounds of spell strikes and baptism of arrows, their psychological advantages and non-existents have become timid.
However, Fang Qiuling knew very well that the magic attack power of the twins and Eliza was actually not enough, and could only play a role in harassment. Otherwise, the two rounds of spells would have been lying on the ground a long time ago, and they should be able to clean up the battlefield and put the finishing touches on it now. At the same time, Fang Qiuling also noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the elven demon archers in the heights. Although the arrows that fell were still accurate, the most powerful archers did not shoot the arrows at all where the gnolls were most numerous, but shot most of the arrows outside the camp, as if there were more threatening targets outside the camp.
- What's up there again?
Fang Qiuling's gaze was slightly solemn.
Coyotes domesticated by the gnolls have appeared, and the illusion golems placed outside the enclosure should be able to kill them. And then there's ...... Could it be that the "guest" of the jackals is here?
There are usually a few big guys in the gnoll tribe. Like coyotes, these big guys are the "domesticated" thugs of the jackals, and their main characteristic is that they are infinitely powerful. What are these burrowing gnolls "raised"?
For some reason, Fang Qiuling felt a little worried in his heart.
But...... The elves have not yet issued a clear warning, which means that the target of the attack is within the scope of their ability to deal with it, and they can leave it alone for the time being. Focus your attention on the gnoll people in front of you who are about to lose their fighting spirit!
Fang Qiuling waved his hand decisively.
"Up! Not a single one to stay! ”
With his command, the knights hiding in the darkness rose one after another.
"Kill!"
"Destroy them!"
The knights first threw their javelins, and then launched a counter-charge with shouts.
Compared to the elves' tiny "toothpick-like" arrows, the javelins thrown by the knights were heavy and powerful. Nearly twenty or so javelins fell, and the group of gnolls immediately turned on their backs.