Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

"Why are you panicking? Even if the black wall is breached, we still have the plant maze and the equally strong inner city!"

Seeing the Volantis soldiers, including his own guards, whispering to each other, Honor, who knew what was going on, immediately scolded them loudly.

As he said, as an outpost and colony of ancient Valyria, Volantis can be said to be a masterpiece carefully built by those dragon kings.

In addition to the ridiculously thick black wall, there is also a circular area of ​​black plants planted in the city of Volantis.

These black plants look like ordinary greenery in Volantis, but they are actually a plant maze carefully curated by a special person.

The dragonlords of Valyria often landed here to enjoy tea and admire the plant maze.

But when it comes to war, it has very powerful defensive uses.

If the Black Wall were ever breached, intruders unfamiliar with this botanical maze could easily get lost.

Or they may step into various traps and die in the winding plant maze.

With Honos as their backbone, the Volantis soldiers in the west gate area gradually calmed down.

Honos also knew that now was the only time to retreat. If he wasted any more time, he would definitely be surrounded by the enemies entering the city from the south gate.

This can be regarded as the only disadvantage of the black wall. If one city gate is broken, the enemy can quickly attack the other three city gates through the wide black wall.

Of course, when the architects of old Valyria designed Volantis, they had never imagined that it could be conquered head-on.

After arranging the retreat in an orderly manner, Honos glanced at the flamethrower on top of the west gate that was continuously spewing wildfire.
He turned to the messenger beside him and ordered: "Find a few slaves with relatives and ask them to..."

As Honos took away the Volantis soldiers, the defensive strength of the black wall of the west gate suddenly dropped sharply.

Those slave soldiers who were forcibly left behind had no intention of fighting at all at this moment. After seeing the supervision team behind them also evacuated, they immediately crawled and fled towards the city of Volantis.

"Hahahaha, I was the first one to climb the city wall and plant the flag in this battle!"

A blood-soaked soldier of House Frey stood on the tower of the west gate, waving the twin-tower flag in his hands and laughing wildly with excitement.

Beside him, the Westeros soldiers who arrived a little late had expressions of annoyance and regret on their faces.

But some quick-witted soldiers rolled their eyes and thought that since they would be rewarded for being the first to reach the destination, someone else had already gotten there.

Should I focus on getting some spoils then?
But there is nothing else on this city wall except military items, and the most valuable one is... the flamethrower!

A dozen smart soldiers who reacted quickly rushed to the tower above the city gate, wanting to seize this extremely valuable trophy as soon as possible.

But when they rushed to the two side towers equipped with flamethrowers, they saw several slave soldiers with desperate faces and holding torches.

At the feet of the slave soldiers were barrels of wildfire ointment, black oil and other flammable and explosive items.

Everyone has a survival instinct, and no one wants to die.

If they disobey military orders, not only will they die, but all their loved ones will die as well!

The faces of their loved ones flashed through the minds of those slave soldiers, and they used the torches in their hands to light a wildfire barrel.

Rumble!
Two small green mushroom clouds rose above the wall of the west gate.

The Frey soldier who had climbed the tower first and all the Westeros soldiers near the tower were instantly swallowed up by the green mushroom cloud.

Da da da!
“Lord Honos, turn left here!
But be careful to jump over the lighter-colored slab, it's the trap trigger!"

In the plant maze of Volantis, a soldier who was very familiar with the routes and traps was leading the way.

Behind him, Honos led the Volantis soldiers who retreated from the west gate and followed in his footsteps.

Boom!

As soon as Honos jumped over the light-colored stone slab in the guide's mouth and stood firm, he heard two huge explosions.

He immediately looked in the direction of the explosion.

I saw two billowing black smoke like winding giant pythons rising into the sky from the west gate in the distance.

"Very good! The two flamethrowers have exploded, but I don't know how many enemies were killed.

If these two flamethrowers are not destroyed, they will fall into enemy hands.

Not to mention the plant maze, even our subsequent defense of the inner city may become extremely difficult!"

Looking at the flames in the distance, Honos analyzed the situation at the west gate with a serious expression.

As if remembering that he couldn't waste too much time now, he continued,
"You continue to lead the way. We will rush to the ambush point as soon as possible and teach those foreign invaders a lesson!"

"Yes!"

The soldier leading the way answered Honos and continued to move forward along the plant maze where the only direction could be determined by the towering black walls on all sides.

Although the tower at the west gate was still burning, it did not affect the Westeros soldiers from entering Volantis from other locations on the Black Wall.

Although there were still a few slave soldiers fighting desperately inside the west gate, more and more Westeros soldiers were running down the stairs on both sides of the city wall to encircle and suppress them.

Koma glanced at the burning tower, then led his soldiers down the city wall steps and began to chase Honos and his group who were retreating into the plant maze.

Before the battle broke out, the Westeros army had already obtained most of the information about Volantis.

Koma naturally also knew who the commander of the west gate was.

For achievements like capturing an archon of Honos's rank and taking the lead in breaking through the inner city of Volantis, the rewards received would definitely be extraordinary.

Having been ambushed due to carelessness before, Koma volunteered to be the vanguard officer in order to make up for his mistake!
Moreover, his younger brother Dickon was unable to participate in this battle due to serious injuries, so he, as the older brother, had to gain greater military merit.

Besides, he had obtained an incredible trump card when he raided Volantis before.

Thinking of this, Koma subconsciously turned his head to look at a gray-robed man wearing handcuffs and shackles behind him.

In fact, there is a wide road leading into Volantis from the west gate, and caravans coming from the west usually enter from here.

But at this time, this wide road was blocked by wooden chevaux de frise inlaid with spikes.

Whoo, whoo!
As Koma took a few steps forward, a pungent smell entered his nostrils.

It was impossible for him not to recognize the obvious smell of wildfire.

Koma stopped and looked at the black trees on both sides of the wide avenue, and he immediately understood.

As long as the invaders dare to step into this trap soaked in wildfire, rockets will surely be fired from somewhere.

There were no traces of Hornos and his group or horse tracks on the wide road. Obviously, they did not take this road. Looking at the entrance to the plant maze next to him, Koma led his soldiers into it without hesitation.

"Stop!"

Koma walked along the plant maze with only one path, turning left and right for more than ten minutes, and his brows gradually frowned.
He suddenly shouted to his troops to stop, then drew his sword and chopped at the black trees in the plant maze.

clang!
A crisp crashing sound was heard, and the black tree in front of Koma was chopped with a sword mark as thick as a little finger.

As the outer bark of the black tree was destroyed, the black inner layer of the tree appeared in front of Koma's eyes, and a small stream of dark brown juice seeped out of it.

"Damn, what kind of tree is this? It's so hard!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Koma's eyes widened and he looked very shocked.

Of course, he didn't know that this extremely hard tree was actually called Nightwood, a peculiar tree on the continent of Essos.

Its texture is very hard and its overall color is as black as ink.

It is said to be the same species as the ebony of the Summer Isles, the nightwood of Westeros, or the blackbark of Qarth.

However, since the maximum diameter of a mature tree does not exceed 2.1 centimeters and the maximum height does not exceed feet (about meters), and the cost of felling is huge, it cannot be considered an economic tree.

But this nightwood is very important to Volantis because the plant maze is made entirely of this nightwood.

"Ride on his neck and look at the road ahead!"

After Koma's idea of ​​cutting a road leading directly to the inner city was shattered by this unusually hard tree, he pointed at two tall Frey family soldiers and gave orders.

Upon hearing this, the two soldiers immediately acted according to his command.

Indeed, the seven-foot-tall nightwood could do nothing to block the view of the soldier riding on its neck.

“Lord Koma, I can see that there seem to be two forks in the road ahead, but I can’t see whether they are dead ends.

But... this tree maze is too big!"

The soldier who was trying to see looked around for a while, then lowered his head and answered Koma.

In the vision of this Frey soldier, except for the northern city wall relatively close behind him, the surrounding area was a sea of ​​plants formed by countless black trees, with no end in sight.

This plant maze was designed by the top builders of ancient Valyria. If the invaders could find a way out so easily, it would be a slap in their faces.

"Well, from now on you two are the captains. Now each of you go and select a team of ten to scout the route ahead."

Comarra thought for a moment, then pointed at the two Frey soldiers and gave his orders.

"As ordered!"

Upon hearing this, the two Frey soldiers who were promoted to captains by Koma showed surprise on their faces. They saluted respectfully to Koma and immediately went to choose their own teams.

After the two new captains selected their teams, they set out first to scout the way for Coma's main force.

After turning the corner of this plant maze, there are indeed two forks in the next road.

The two new captains looked at each other and led the team towards the fork in the road that was closer to them.

Da da da!
The team of eleven people at the left fork was moving forward silently. They were walking in a passage formed by rows of night trees, as if they were isolated from the outside world.

"Gulu, Connie...Captain, do you think there will be any traps or wild animals in this tree maze?"

A team member who must be familiar with the new captain asked nervously.

"What a bullshit trap, have you listened to too many stories and legends?
I heard that this plant maze in Volantis was once a place where the Dragon King and the nobles of Volantis played.
What if there is a trap here and they are accidentally hurt?
I tell you, this war against Volantis is our opportunity.

I was the same as you just now, but now I have been promoted to captain, right?
Why would I choose you guys to join my team if I didn't want to give you familiar bastards some credit? "

Upon hearing what the acquaintance said, the new captain immediately pushed him rudely and then responded.

"Yes, yes! Thank you, Captain!"

The team member who was pushed forward a few steps by the new captain turned around and replied with a flattering smile.

"That's good to know. Since you are so timid, why don't you walk in front and practice your courage!"

"Uh, yes!"

After secretly greeting the new captain's family, the team member nodded and walked forward.

click!
Eh?
As the team member took a small step forward with his right foot and stepped on a light-colored stone slab, he felt his body suddenly lose balance.

When he stood firm and looked at his right foot, he saw that the light-colored stone slab had sunk down to his ankle.

"Captain, I seem to have stepped on..."

shhhhhh!
Just as the team member turned around and spoke, hundreds of sharp crossbow arrows shot out from the night woods on both sides of the maze passage.

Bang bang bang!
The ten-man team including the new captain was instantly turned into a hornet's nest by dense crossbow arrows. They didn't even have time to scream before they fell to the ground and died.

“…We’ve reached a trap!”

As soon as the team member finished speaking, he felt a chill on his body. He lowered his head and saw several crossbow arrows stuck in his chest and thighs.

Some of the team members who didn't react and had confused eyes swayed back and forth, and then fell to the ground with a bang.

The eleven people at the right fork were better off than them, at least they could still scream!
Da da da!
Honos and his personal guards came out from behind a night tree.

He looked at the group of Westeros soldiers lying on the ground as they explored the way and nodded with satisfaction.

"Stab all enemies a few more times, no matter if they are really dead or not!"

As soon as Honos's order came, several Westeros soldiers who fell to the ground and screamed immediately begged for mercy: "Ah! My lord, spare us, have mercy, have mercy!"

Tear!

Honos's personal guards had no mercy at all. They looked at the Frey soldier lying on the ground and begging for mercy, and chopped him down with their swords.

"Alright, let's go back to our previous hiding spot and continue the ambush!"

After seeing that all the enemies had been killed, Honorius immediately gave orders to the dozens of Volantis soldiers in the passage.

Afterwards, Honos led the group of guards to the corner of the T-shaped passage, and they all lifted up a movable night wood bush next to them to block themselves.

The 'T'-shaped passage suddenly turned into a '7' shape! (End of this chapter)