Blood tax

Chapter 453 Mythical Creatures and Magic Eyes

"It's lost, it's lost!"

Outflanked and attacked by the rebels with superior strength, the light infantry on the left wing of Bayeran screamed in panic, and retreated with the heavy infantry squadron supporting them.Countless rebel fighters uttered earth-shattering shouts and pursued the retreating enemy closely.

They crossed the hills and ravines, and when they were about to rush into the enemy's core, the battlefield was suddenly filled with dust.Accompanied by rumbling roars, the earth trembled, as if a giant was about to emerge from it.

The rebel soldiers stopped in surprise.There was a roar like the hooves of a war horse, or like a giant beast beating a human skin drum with its bones, slowly coming with the ferocity and cruelty of the superior.

Nona in a horse harness emerged from the smoke.

She rode on a horse and brandished a silver crossed sword. 16 Extraordinary knights and spellbreakers above Sequence 8 followed closely behind, impressively blocking the advance route of the rebel army.

There are not many cavalry in this team, but the men and mounts are all equipped with heavy armor.Armor is decorated with crimson, bright yellow and deep blue heraldry, blessed with crystal and brilliant shield.They were even joined by clergymen in pristine white robes and mace-wielding greatshields.

They marched retrograde among the retreating soldiers, not looking at their frightened friendly troops, nor caring about the enemies right in front of them. As soon as they arrived at the battlefield, they blocked in front of the thick square formation of the rebels, facing thousands of enemy troops with only 17 cavalry, But it seems that they are the dominant side.

The leader, Nona, kissed the saber lightly and prayed in a low voice, and a ray of light was cast from the sky. The soldiers gathered around her who had been fleeing for their lives suddenly heard the lofty and clear call, and all of them stopped and cheered up. Inexplicably, I felt that my steps were light, and my limbs were full of strength again.

She waved her sword and pressed, and the scattered infantry subconsciously gathered together.

Kulala followed Nona.Wearing exquisite silver armor, she appeared on the right side of the team with a bow and arrow in hand.The two armies on the battlefield seemed to be half stunned, watching her draw the longbow.

For a moment, the air was filled with a shivering chill.

The first ice arrow whizzed out, broke into three pieces of sharp ice during the flight, and shot towards the rebels in front of the flight path.

The first arrow has not yet hit, the second arrow and the third arrow have already left the string.

Kulala's rate of fire was so fast that it dazzled the eyes, shooting nine rounds of arrows in a blink of an eye.She moved while shooting, shooting out the dense ice arrows like a shower.The rebels who were assaulting seemed to have hit an invisible wall, and a large area was knocked down on the spot.

After being raided by these two Beyonders, the vanguard of the rebel army immediately wavered.Their officers on horseback shouted, ordering the soldiers to charge.At this moment, an illusory shadow like black mist appeared behind him.A scythe emerged from the black mist and passed over the officer's neck.

The rebels gathered nearby all screamed.Many people saw the commander's head suddenly flew into the sky, and rained blood along the way.The Byelan Assassin, who succeeded in one blow, turned around and disappeared from the spot immediately.

"Extraordinary," Nona pressed the long sword in her hand, "Assault."

Following her order, Byelan's Extraordinary people charged together.They did not form a tight wall, but rushed into the ranks of the rebels like a dozen torrents, setting off a bloody storm.

Many rebels hurriedly stabbed and shot with muskets, but they couldn't hit these knights who were coming and going like the wind in the chaos, and the spears smashed into the shields and heavy armor.Later, the heavy cavalry of Bayeran didn't even wield their sabers, but just stomped their horses on the crowd.

Ophelia gathered her Extraordinary and used them.As soon as they entered the battle, they immediately stabilized the front that was about to collapse, and even broke through the formation of the rebels.

The physical strength and energy of a single Extraordinary are limited.But as long as they are invested in the right way at the right time and in the right place, it is indeed possible to turn the tide of the battle.What's more, what they aimed at was precisely the weakness of the rebels' lack of mid-level and high-level combat power. Once they appeared, they would traverse the battlefield like a reef, splashing the waves of the rebels.

Under the cover of the knights, the wizards in the team continued to attack the dense formation of rebels with fireballs.In view of the fact that spellcasting is easily disturbed on the battlefield, wizards use a large number of prefabricated spells of magic items made of dust crystals of different attributes.The interference to the chanting essentially interrupts the gathering and combination of psionic energy that triggers the spellcasting effect, so as long as the configuration process is imprinted on a specific carrier in advance, the chanting can be skipped.

This is also the research result of Professor Lafayette of the Medini College. The high-speed singing and power words that were originally mastered by only a few extraordinary people have been popularized through special magic items.In this way, when the caster enters the battlefield, he only needs to charge the prepared amulet and scroll to activate the spell, which greatly enhances the combat effectiveness of the wizard on the bloody battlefield.

With the support of spellcasters, armies can even have firepower and mobility beyond artillery.

After the Extraordinary led by Nona entered the battle, the most violent area where the rebels assaulted was immediately met with a fierce counterattack, and they had to leave behind a large number of casualties and retreat.

Byelan's Extraordinary didn't go deep, and they took back their formation after driving out the rebels.

"Fortunately," Kulala breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the people around him, "It seems that we can persist until sunset without the appearance of our supernatural beings. Once the rebels retreat, we will build a camp on a nearby hillside, It is absolutely possible to hold on until the main force arrives."

Although the battle situation is developing in an optimistic direction, the bright eyes of Ophelia, who is watching the battle, have become more vigilant:
"The rebels lack high-end combat capabilities and have avoided confronting us in the past.

"Why did they gather the main force to attack us this time? And they still made a long-distance detour with a quick march. Today's battle has reached a stalemate. When our reinforcements arrive, can the long-distance attacking rebels safely withdraw from the battlefield?"

She bit her lip and tapped her forehead with her fingers:
"If I were the coach of the rebel army, I would definitely consider the difficulties brought about by the lack of high-end combat power to attack the fortifications before taking such an adventure.

"So, where can it be strengthened?"

Before the words fell, the ground-shaking roar was heard from the battlefield where the two sides were fighting fiercely.The blood-soaked grass squirmed like waves.

The ground fluctuated violently like melted butter, and then a large amount of soil rolled up like ocean waves, forming a wave of soil more than half a meter high and pushing it away.

Such an astonishing anomaly made all the Beyonders on the scene think of the earth burrower in the book.Only monsters lurking more than ten meters underground and digging forward with supernatural powers can have such momentum.Once it breaks through the ground, the collapsed soil will easily swallow everything on the ground.

"Run away!"

The sergeants of Bayeran who were nearby all shouted.Even if they haven't seen the earth burrower, they have heard of this monster in the absurd horror stories spread in taverns and military camps.The fear of the unknown immediately overwhelmed them, and the soldiers who were fighting bravely a few minutes ago dropped their weapons and fled from their own lines.Even Nona, who had a powerful shield, had to dodge temporarily.

Amidst the panicked shouts, many people seemed to hear an ethereal and illusory "ding dong" echo.This psychic phantom sound appeared so out of place on a messy battlefield.

Nona, who led the team, was a little panicked at first, but after hearing the "ding dong", her nervous mind relaxed.Because she knew that this was a sign of the actions of her own powerful transcendent.This echo was the psychic ripple produced when Ophelia's magic eye cast its target.

Those layers of fluctuations became more and more intense, and the huge monster below was about to stretch out its hideous and ugly body.Suddenly, the vibration weakened for no reason, and there was a mournful howl amidst the rumbling roar.

This terrifying strange sound cannot be described in words, it is a strange sound that everyone here has never heard in their nightmares.The violent earthquake actually weakened amidst the strange cry.

"What happened!~" the soldiers exclaimed.The monster that was about to burst out of the ground seemed to be curling up in pain.Finally, the howling died down, and the muddy and wet ground became dry and cracked.The gap was getting bigger and bigger, and it was torn apart like a cliff.

"hiss--!"

The final scream came from the deep cracks in the ground, making all the listeners feel the desperate and unwilling pain resonating in the chest, almost a splitting headache.Those who approached there cast a glance in horror, only to see a huge indescribable black shadow curling below.It only reveals a corner of its body, and the huge mouthparts like flower petals spit out balls of foul-smelling juice, which can already make people imagine a complete horror image.

Ophelia's magic eyes stared at the cracks in the earth, as if she had penetrated through the barriers of layers of soil to gain insight into the monsters below.Only those senior Beyonders noticed that during the astonishing earthquake and howling just now, her magic eye had torn the monster's spirit, twisting its brain into pieces inside the thick limbs.

"As expected of you!" Kulala exclaimed loudly in the echo crystal, "Earth borer, as long as it doesn't get out, it's fine. Can your mind whip kill mythical creatures!"

Hearing her companion's praise, Ophelia's face turned pale, and her formerly vigorous temperament became weak.

She just activated her magic eye, locked the monster in the ground, and then attacked its brain with the powerful supernatural ability "mind whip".However, the result was beyond her expectation.

Strange, when did my ability become so strong?The previous effects were at most dizziness, fear, and trauma. Why was it possible to kill a mythical creature like the earth burrower with one blow?What weakened it?
(End of this chapter)