Blood tax

Chapter 264 Stanislaus Paulus Part One
One by one, the Extraordinary characteristics were dissolved by the bone ring, and the soul-stirring blood light injected evil power into the earth.The bone burial ground in the forest surged like waves, and indescribable horror screams and wailing sounds broke through the ground.

Some kind of terrible monster appeared in this world.

They are composed of pale skeletons, huge membranes, and green ghost fire in the chest cavity, hovering in groups in the air.

The moment she saw them, Galadia's smile froze.Taupe shadows flying through the air nearly awakened her most twisted and insane nightmares.

They weave among treetops and black clouds, flapping their wings frantically, rotting mouthparts and claws with sharp fangs or barbs.The gray membranous wings are big and powerful, and the long tail is made of bones and drags behind it, curved and ugly.A layer of indescribable black rot envelops their broken bodies, preventing them from shattering in flight.

Under the guidance of the bone ring, they dive at high speed and then pull up, tearing the living corpses on the ground with bone blades and claws to test their strength in the sharp whistling sound like a whistle, or grab sharp broken bones and stones from the air drop.

Griffith's eyes sparkled, and he opened his hands, as if to embrace the monsters flying among the dark clouds:
"I give you new names,

"You are Necromancer Dragonhawks, undead creatures fighting for me!"

His expression was solemn and majestic, reckless and flamboyant, and he was sincerely cheering for the undead creatures to appear on the battlefield. There was probably no death knight more qualified than him in the world.

For a moment, Galadia wondered if she had found the wrong person, and was afraid that she would be turned into a banshee-like existence by him...

Griffith turned around.He holds his right hand empty, as if the life and death of all things in the world are in his palm:

"My army is ready,
"Now, feel the roar of death!"

Now that you have decided to fight, you should naturally concentrate your forces to crush them with unstoppable power.

Griffith invested all the treasured Extraordinary characteristic crystals, only retaining the characteristics of the two Sequence 6 secret-seekers he had just seized.

An army consisting of 800 living corpses and 200 self-explosive balls is ready, and the strong stitch monster and the ferocious necromancer dragon eagle are also quietly assembled.They will split into two groups and attack different targets.

For the first time, Griffith had an army completely at his command.He jumped on the skeleton army horse, inspected the elf defense line and fortress in the distance, identified his prey, and raised his hand.

The living corpses of half elves and humans immediately rushed out of their hidden forests and valleys, roaring away overwhelmingly.

……

From the map, the elves have built a silver moon fortress and multiple outposts to support the defense line on the hillside and river valley.Fortresses stand on both sides of the valley leading to the north, connecting Canaan with the outside world.

Both the fortress and the outpost have a good view, and are garrisoned by capable and vigilant rangers. Inside the building, there are huge crystals that are constantly rotating. Life activities that appear nearby will be detected by the energy lost by the crystals.If you want to go to Yalan Territory, you also need to pass through the south side of the fortress, and it is impossible not to be discovered.

Once breaking through here, to the north is dense jungle and wasteland.Elves, orcs, trolls and other races often fought fiercely there, and the significance of the fortress became very important.Complete fortifications and steep terrain ensure that the garrison can hold out for enough time in the event of an attack and wait for the support of the main force.

Even if a legion came to attack, such a fortress would be difficult to conquer in a short time.

General Stannis Paulus received orders last night and hastily rushed to Silvermoon Stronghold to take over command.Before he could figure out what was going on, the new order required him to command the two squads deployed in the fortress with less than 50 elf spellcasters, rangers and knights, and nearly a thousand and a half elves and human soldiers to enter a state of first-level alert.

In the middle of the night, groups of elf Extraordinary with a size of four or five people gathered, and then spread out in all directions through here.Each of them is well-equipped, and they look like elites who specialize in special tasks.According to the superiors, the minions of the evil god attacked the mansion of the consul, and many important figures were killed in the battle, and Miss Villanoy was also taken away.

"Galadea has been captured!?" Stannis jumped up almost as soon as he heard the news, ready to lead the rangers to search.

However, the messenger from the superior asked him to stick to the fortress and not to act without authorization.The helpless general could only return to the headquarters and continue to strengthen his vigilance.

Batch after batch of mobile units came and went.In the early hours of the morning, thunder, hurricanes, flames, and earthquakes continued one after another, and the light under the dark sky kept flickering. The strong Canaanites had already exchanged fire with the cultists.

Not long after, a large number of dead and wounded were brought over.Many of the half-elven archers and engineers arrived half-naked, or burned to a tiny coke.

Stannis looked horrified.From the miserable remains, it can be seen that they must have been hit by a large-scale attack spell while hiding in the sniper position, and the entire team was wiped out.

This is the hand of such a well-prepared and powerful enemy!
The fighting in the forest to the east became more and more intense. In the middle of the night, after a big flash like the rising sun, the smoke cloud went straight into the sky, and the violent earthquake shook the dust from the roof of the headquarters.

Stannis couldn't sit still any longer.He began to inspect the fortress. When he passed the arrow tower and the magic circle, he heard some half-elves spreading vague rumors——

"The elves have also mixed with believers of evil gods, and the big men are attacking each other!"

When the day was about to dawn, the dead and wounded of elf rangers, knights, and even extraordinary people were also sent.Some of them were injured, but more of them were left with broken corpses that had their Extraordinary properties taken away.The wounded all had dark faces and kept silent about who caused their injuries. The rumors among the half-elf soldiers became more frightening, and the whole fortress was shaken.

Stannis immediately dispatched the Gendarme Knights to begin the suppression.Just when the sky was brightening and the work of order control was beginning to bear fruit.Scouts spotted a brown band appearing on the plain south of the fort.

A torrent of rotting corpses poured out of the forest, crossed streams and meadows, and began to hit Silvermoon Fortress like a tide.Among the fast-running corpses were burly giant stitch monsters, and strange ball-shaped monsters rolled past on both sides.

An army of undead creatures appeared in the hinterland of Canaan. Behind the fortress, it swept across the turquoise land like a tide.

The half-elf archers with excellent eyesight found that many of these pounced monsters were similar in size and appearance to their companions, and the tattered clothes hanging on the decayed and decayed bodies were familiar, and the hollow eye bones gleamed. The fire is full of hatred for the living.

The half-elves even forgot to attack for a moment.

"Attack, don't let them approach." Stannis issued an order to gather the troops scattered in the fortress to the side facing the tide of corpses, and at the same time reported his battle situation to the Canaan side.

The half-elf archers were divided into several waves, and used dense fire arrows to intercept the tide of corpses. The wizard and bed crossbow also deployed, and continuous flames and lightning shot out from the fortress, hitting towards the tide of corpses.

The troops of the living corpses spread out like mercury pouring down the ground, some of them were wiped out with magic and arrows, but the rest were still brave enough to attack the barriers one after another.They swarmed under the high walls of the fortress under the cover of ravines and trees, and the stitch monster threw bone chains on it, hooking the half-elves who were caught off guard.

The half-elves who were just glad that they were hiding on the wall were immediately hooked off one by one, and disappeared amidst the sound of gnawing.

Suddenly, Stannis saw the tide of corpses let go of the two openings, and two ball-shaped monsters glowing with green light rolled towards the golden-red fortress wall.

"Wizard, isolate them with a stand, don't put them close to the city wall!"

Stannis' order had just been issued, and the caster hadn't recovered from the cooldown of the attack spell, when the first wave of spherical zombies crashed into the outer barrier.

There was a loud sound of "win" next to his ear, and he felt himself being pushed back and fell backwards. The half-elf archers arranged in the front flew all over the sky like dandelions, and then fell down sparsely. .

Green explosions came and went, and the thick city wall exploded in the continuous impact.

……

It is much stronger than the ones I have used before. Is it because of my growth?Griffith watched from a distance that Silvermoon Fortress was dug into two gaps, and living corpses swarmed in from the messy ruins. He was a little surprised at the smoothness of the battle.

However, if you think about it carefully, he is not an Extraordinary in the path of Puppeteer, and there should be no mutual promotion between the summoner and the summoned object.Then, it is likely that the corpse used as the material itself contains a certain amount of magic power or other factors, resulting in the explosion effect of the self-explosive ball being enhanced.

As soon as the living corpse broke through the direction of the outer layer, the two magic crystals inside the Silvermoon Fortress flickered violently.They were erected on the inner city walls, and the crowd of spellcasters nearby had just been knocked over by the shock of the explosion.However, the crystal has changed from clear white to light red, then crimson, and finally a dark red like bleeding.

The magic crystal occupied an excellent position, trembling like a heart, and the red arc swayed around the crystal, forming a spear-like beam of light.The living corpses hit were pierced or shredded like paper.

The living corpses rushing towards the gap kept throwing light spears and hit them, leaving a densely packed corpse in a blink of an eye, and the offensive was suffocated.With this precious respite, those guards who were knocked down by the explosion also returned to their posts and began to fight back.

Trembling, Galadia quietly watched the battle between the clansmen and the undead creatures.The inward side of Silvermoon Fortress is open and not suitable for defense.Griffith's troops expanded very quickly, and the attack was also very sudden. In the blink of an eye, the first line of defense had been broken.However, Canaan's fortress is not so easily breached.

"Let's go," Griffith hugged her onto the skeleton horse again, "let's go over the mountain."

"However, the fortress has not been conquered~"

"Of course we can't take it down," Griffith nodded and said, "I don't intend to leave here either."

　Wait for another chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)