Lord Chronicle

Chapter 147 Marlene's Mutation

"Go to hell, you stinking meat!"

While shouting loudly, more than a dozen improved incendiary bombs were thrown out, causing a series of explosions in the dense crowd of corpses in an instant, and a large area of ​​flames rose up, engulfing the zombies.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the group of corpses, the cavalry trapped in the center rushed out quickly.The horses of the Royal Knights had all undergone special training, and despite the raging flames outside, they still rushed through the wall of fire fearlessly.

"Good guy, is this an improved incendiary bomb?" Tavia, who rushed to the front, exclaimed.

"Of course, I've never used such a cool guy." Laughing loudly, Lesta threw another one, and the flaming fireworks immediately exploded in the group of zombies in the distance.

Although precious time was bought to repair the gap, the cavalry also suffered heavy losses.There were more than 200 people who were full at the time of departure, but only half of them could ride horses at this moment, and more than 20 wounded who lost their horses rode with their comrades, and the rest lost their lives forever.

The situation at the moment is really chaotic.Although suffered a heavy blow, the undead army still has an absolute numerical advantage.However, with the help of improved incendiary bombs, the Lowell defenders have partially recovered their disadvantages, so although the enemy is still flooding the battlefield, the town is temporarily unharmed.

Looking at the battlefield, there are burning seas of fire everywhere, the flames are shining in the sky, and thick smoke is billowing.The group of corpses that gradually became disorganized bumped around, the smell of rotting corpses and the stench of burning corpses mixed in the air, making people want to vomit.

Under the walls of Lowell, the fierce fighting continued.A large number of zombies rushed through the sea of ​​flames, stepping on piles of companions to climb up. From time to time, a burst of flames rose from among the group of corpses. The bone arrows of the skeleton archers and the poisonous mist of the corpse witch shot across the sky like shooting stars, creating a scene of death for the battered world. The city walls bear new scars.

It's messed up, everything is messed up, the undead and human beings are like a sticky mud, being thoroughly stirred together, and there will be no possibility of separation except for the destruction of one side.

"Go back quickly, I'll be the queen." Lesta said to Tavia.

Tavia nodded, and the horse was about to leave.Suddenly he turned his head, and his eyes fell on the skeleton archers and Lich behind the group of corpses who were constantly attacking Lovell from a long distance.

After being hit by the meteor shower last night, quite a few of them were killed.But the rest still pose a great threat to the defenders, especially those Lichs, whose poisonous mist is so sharp that the mages led by Walsa had to spend most of their energy on defending against the poisonous gas.

After thinking about it, Tavia said decisively: "How many incendiary bombs do you have, give them all to me."

"What do you want to do?" Lesta was taken aback.

"I want to send those Liches back to the west." Tavia smiled coldly.

Lesta immediately understood what he wanted to do. As a soldier, he didn't make unnecessary persuasion, but gave a thumbs up: "Okay, kind!"

Follow him back and say: "Give them all the incendiary bombs!"

When the guards helped hang the incendiary bomb on the saddle, Tavia ordered: "All the wounded get off the horse, and the others follow me."

Soon, the knights formed a charging formation again, but the scale was much smaller than when they set off.

Pulling the rein, the beloved horse took a few steps in place, and Tavia turned around.Behind them, the cavalry who had lost their horses all looked up to their commander, with desolation in everyone's eyes.

Staring at his subordinates for a moment, Tavia patted his breastplate, saluted a military salute, and then said to Lesta: "Take my subordinates back safely."

"Don't worry." Lesta nodded: "You have to come back alive, waiting for you to drink."

"Lowell, what an amazing place..." Turning his head to look at the town from a distance, Tavia clamped the stirrups, and the horse immediately went straight out without turning back.

"Charge, let these undead see how powerful the Royal Knights of Dinar are!"

Watching the remaining cavalry charge into the enemy formation, Lesta took a deep breath and led his men to withdraw to the town.

at first.The Lich and Skeleton Archers didn't realize the intentions of the remnant soldiers. It wasn't until the cavalry rushed 200 meters away that they realized that these humans were coming towards them.

In a panic, the poisonous mist and bone arrows that had been shot into the distance all greeted the cavalry, but by this time it was already too late.

The fragile bone arrows can't effectively kill the cavalry in heavy armor. Although the poisonous mist of the Lich Witch is powerful, the speed of the charging horse is extremely fast. Often, the cavalry has passed through the poisonous mist just after it filled the air. , only a few riders fell down due to the poisonous gas inhaled by the horses.

The distance of more than 200 meters is almost instantaneous for cavalry sprinting at full speed.Soon, Tavia, who was running at the forefront, could clearly see the panicked faces of the Lichs.

He picked up the incendiary bomb from the saddle. The clay pot was improved by the dwarves, and the flame at the mouth of the pot was still burning tenaciously despite the bumps and the wind blowing under it.

Pulling the rein hard, Tavia held up the incendiary bomb: "Come on!"

"Oh!" The knights behind echoed loudly, and the whole team suddenly accelerated, and hundreds of sparks were like a meteor shower full of killing breath.

Feeling the imposing manner of the master's never-turning back, the war horse galloped with all its strength. Although it was exhausted, the speed of the horse continued unabated.The heavy hooves sounded like thunder, and even the ground trembled.

The zombies and skeleton soldiers who tried to stop were all knocked over and trampled to death. The knights were like an iron nail, a sharp blade, and they were invincible!

Seeing that it was getting closer, even closer, Tavia held up the pot and was about to throw it.Unexpectedly, in the darkness, a white bone spear shot out soundlessly and pierced deeply into his chest.

Tavia's breathing was stagnant, and at the same time, blood spurted from his chest, and the powerful bone spear pierced his body.

"What's the matter, what is it?" He coughed out a mouthful of blood, and fell weakly on the horse's back.

At this time, a knight behind threw the incendiary bomb first, and as a burst of flame rose, the nearby space was brightly illuminated.Only then did Tavia see that there were two necromancers at the end of the corpse group!

It seems that the charge of the cavalry this time really made the opponent feel threatened. The necromancer, who had never appeared since the battle, unexpectedly appeared two at a time.

A necromancer slowly raised his right hand, and at the same time, dozens of bone spears appeared in the air above his head.You must know that the bone spear is the favorite physical attack method used by necromancers, and its piercing power is extremely strong, but ordinary necromancers can at most use a few at the same time, and being able to create so many at a time shows that he is by no means ordinary.

Walsa was indeed right. The Necromancer Guild would never allow the secrets of the teleportation array to leak out. The abilities of the Necromancers who came this time far surpassed those of last time.

It seemed that Tavia's astonished face could be seen. The necromancer waved his hand, and dozens of bone spears flew out in an instant, piercing the cavalry in an instant.Hearing a muffled sound of piercing through the flesh, dozens of knights were stabbed and fell off their horses.

Nearly one-third of the cavalry was wiped out with one blow, and the opponent was really terrifying.However, the cavalry is extremely fast, does he still have a chance to make the next attack?

The answer is no, but don't forget that there is also a Necromancer!
After finishing the bone spear attack, the necromancer slowly took a step back, and at the same time another necromancer squatting on the ground also finished chanting the incantation.

In an instant, within a radius of tens of meters to the left of the cavalry, the originally solid ground became soft and sunken like a swamp. At the same time, countless arms with carrion emerged from the ground, trying to grab everything around them.

"Wow, what is this?" The horse's sprint slowed down quickly, and the cavalry exclaimed.

This must be caused by some kind of necromantic magic. Tavia knew that the troops could not stop here. Once the cavalry lost their speed, the only end would be to be annihilated by the undead surrounding them.

He knew that he was going to die soon, the blood from the wound on his chest stained his half body red, and his body became weaker and weaker.But since you're going to die, let's die worthwhile.

Tavia struggled to throw the incendiary bomb in his hand, and the flames immediately engulfed the rotten arm in front of him. At the same time, he leaned his body, using the weight of himself and the armor, and fell to the ground abruptly.

The war horse neighed and fell to the ground.Tavia yelled with the last of her strength: "Listen to my order. The people in front pave the way for those behind. As a knight, you must never charge halfway!"

"Captain!" several knights behind him exclaimed.

"Quick, don't let me die worthless!" Tavia coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Gritting his teeth, a knight raised the rein vigorously, and the horse under his crotch jumped up, stepped on Tavia's horse, and used it as a springboard to leap forward.

Throwing the incendiary bomb in his hand in mid-air, when it landed, the knight also tilted his body, dumping his horse to the ground.

The rest of the cavalry followed suit one after another. They stepped forward on the horse corpse of their companions who had been shot to death by the bone spear. After the people in front landed, they immediately dumped the horses to pave the way for the people behind.

In order not to let the horse stand up again, they tearfully killed the beloved horse with their own hands, and then waved their swords to meet the surrounding enemies on foot, letting their companions continue to move forward on their own horses.

In this way, the cavalry went on and on, and the cavalry finally broke out of the range of necromancer magic, and at this time, they only had 30 cavalry left.Unexpectedly, these human beings are so brave and fearless. The fire of souls in the eyes of the two necromancers was terrified.

These 30 knights descended from the sky like divine soldiers, plunged headlong into the group of corpse witches, followed by large groups of fire clouds rising among them, and the flames quickly engulfed these high-level undead.

The last Lich and Skeleton Archer were completely defeated. They struggled and howled in the sea of ​​flames, and finally they could not escape being reduced to ashes.

The two necromancers began to retreat, trying to return to the darkness and hide their bodies.However, the cavalry had long noticed these two culprits, and someone galloped towards them immediately.

A mage just chanted the incantation of escapism, and a cavalryman already threw the incendiary bomb in his hand with hatred.With a loud bang, the clay pot hit the target, and the necromancer was instantly enveloped in intense flames.

No matter how powerful their mana was, these necromancers were as helpless as babies before and after being approached by cavalry.The tragic situation of his companion made the other necromancer turn pale with fright. In his panic, he didn't even dare to cast spells, so he turned around and ran away stupidly.

It's a pity that this action is no different from sending him to death. A cavalryman chased after him, and at the moment he passed by the necromancer, he swung his sword in his hand, and the unlucky guy was cut in two.

After killing two necromancers and completely eliminating the Lich and Skeleton Archer, the royal cavalry also paid a heavy price.From the full crew when Dusk set off, now more than half of the casualties, there are only 30 riders who can fight, and the company captain Tavia also died on the battlefield.

However, their sacrifice was of great significance. Without the threat of bone arrows and poisonous mist, the casualties of the defenders were greatly reduced, and Walsa and the magicians could also free up their hands to attack the enemy.Coupled with the death of two senior necromancers, the undead gradually became chaotic.

Without the attack of bone arrows and poisonous mist, everyone's pressure was greatly reduced.Kress quickly took advantage of this rare opportunity to command his subordinates to eliminate the zombies climbing the city wall and replenish the exhausted supplies.

Up to now, Lovell's soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, with the efforts of the medical team led by Kafir, most of the wounded survived.And the entire city wall is even more horrible, with cracks and gaps everywhere, and cracks in some places even cut the wall from it, looking crumbling.

But...they kept it after all.

"Hold on, these guys are dead, victory will belong to us!" Kress keenly noticed this, and couldn't help cheering for everyone loudly.

Feeling that the attack of the undead was obviously weakened, the exhausted soldiers were covered with scars, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, sticking to the dilapidated city wall, swearing to surround the homeland behind them.

This is the most dangerous, difficult, sacrificed, and tragic battle that Lovell has experienced since its establishment!
However, just when everyone saw a glimmer of hope, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse again.

With a strange cracking sound, the skull beast that was knocked over by the magic started to move again!

It stomped on its hind legs, trying to keep its body up. At the same time, at the completely shattered left foreleg, those broken bones were recovering bit by bit.

Soon, while everyone was stunned, the huge bone beast was repaired, and its terrifying body once again stood on the battlefield.

what happened?Hasn't it already been knocked down?Why can it be restored?

While everyone was terrified, the same question flashed in their hearts.The only explanation is that a necromancer must have repaired it, and because of the huge size of the bone beast, it must be nearby.

But where?

Suddenly, a thought flashed across Sol's mind, and Jessica looked at him almost at the same time.The eyes of the two met, and then they both looked up to the sky.

Under the reflection of the fire below, more than a dozen huge vultures are slowly circling in mid-air.

I thought these vultures were only used to block the sky, but I didn't know that the necromancers were monitoring the entire battlefield. These guys are really cunning.

Almost at the same time, the bone beast that stood up again began to move towards the city wall. Because of the damage to its forelimbs, it walked very slowly, but each step carried an undeniable heaviness.The sound of footsteps, like a hammer, hit everyone's hearts.

With the exhausted warriors, mages who have exhausted their magic power, and the incomplete city walls, they are powerless to stop the huge bone beasts.What's more terrible is that there are not many incendiary bombs left, and it is difficult to burn such a huge skeleton.

Could it be that Lovell will still fall after all?

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The white light overflowing from the basement is like a powerful searchlight, rushing straight out along the corridor, and the strong beam of light reaches the sky.

The sudden change startled the adventurers who were guarding outside. They all looked at each other in blank dismay as they stared at the intense and condensed beam of light that was as solid as it was.

Raul murmured dully: "My God, what happened next?"

At this moment, the entire basement and the ground under everyone's feet shook violently, and there was a loud bang, as if something was spraying out forcefully along the corridor in the basement.

From the center of the beam of light, a black shadow flew straight out and hit the ground hard.

"It's Rulet!" a sharp-eyed adventurer exclaimed.

It was Ruret who was sprayed out. He curled up on the ground. Although he had no external injuries, it could be seen from his painful expression that he had received a lot of shock.

"Rulette, what's the matter with you?" Meine hurried over.

"Don't come here..." Rulert barely propped himself up and called out to her.

Almost at the same time, an adventurer approaching the hole and trying to look into the beam of light was suddenly pierced by a beam of light from the hole.

"Ugh..." He screamed and fell backwards, at the same time a large stream of blood spattered from the wound on his chest.

"Someone attacked?" All the experienced adventurers present, coincidentally, all drew their weapons and looked at the entrance of the cave vigilantly.

Afterwards, while everyone was waiting nervously, a ball of white flames rose slowly from the entrance of the cave, quietly suspended in the air.

"What is this..." Raul didn't finish his sentence, and when he saw the object in the fireball, he had an incredible expression on his face: "It's you!?"

In fact, everyone present at the moment had the same expression as him.

In the fireball, Marlene stood in the air, with a pair of empty eyes without any emotion, she was coldly looking at the people in front of her.

However, apart from her appearance and clothing, the girl in the fireball didn't have any trace of Marlene.She has a noble and elegant temperament, and her golden hair is flying around like clouds in the flames. Her already fair skin is even more white and clear, but she has completely lost the vitality that humans should have. She is more like a delicately carved ice sculpture. Under the reflection of the pale flames, the whole person exudes a cold and stern air.

What is particularly striking is that the strange key to get the white dragon Bravila is hovering a few centimeters from Marlene's left shoulder, slowly spinning.

After being swept by her gaze, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.It was a very strange feeling, as if they were no longer human beings in Marlene's eyes, but just a group of pathetic ants.

The adventurers around were completely dumbfounded by this sudden change, especially Mene and the others who were familiar with Marlene, they were completely unable to connect the girl in the flame with the kind, weak and lovely maid.

"Marlene, are you Marlene?" Meine looked at her and walked a few steps involuntarily.

"Mene, be careful!" Kado's expression changed, and he quickly warned.

At the same time, Marlene in the flames looked coldly at Meine, her lips twitched, and she whispered something.

In an instant, several beams of white light that had injured the adventurer just now shot towards Meine from the fireball.

The incident happened so suddenly, Meine was so surprised that she even forgot to dodge.At the very moment, a figure rushed up from the side, pulling her aside.

After that, I heard a few puffs, the light beam hit the ground, and immediately shot out several bottomless small holes. The soil at the entrance of the hole was scorched black, and there was a trace of white smoke.

It was Kado who rescued Meine. He put Meine under his arm and patted her on the head: "Something is wrong. She doesn't seem to be the Marlene we knew."

"How come, then who is she?" Meine opened her mouth wide in surprise.

"I don't know." Kado shook his head: "There are too many things in this ruin that people can't understand."

No one knew exactly what happened, but one thing is certain, Marlene seems to have some inexplicable connection with this ruin.

"You have no right to step in here, leave immediately." Slowly sweeping her gaze over the crowd, Marlene spoke, her voice was cold and transparent, and it was strange that she couldn't tell.

Everyone looked at each other, and one of them asked, "Mr. Raul, what should we do?"

At this time, Raul was staring at Marlene in the flames, and he gritted his teeth: "Catch her and get the key back!"

The adventurers looked at each other, picked up their weapons, and slowly surrounded Marlene.

Seeing their reactions, Marlene smiled.But this smile does not contain any emotional factors of joy or ridicule. It is just a pure "laugh" as a way of expression. When it appears on Marlene's beautiful but cold face, there is a saying There is no sense of disobedience.

"Outsiders, clear..."

While speaking, she raised her hand and gently pushed forward, an invisible shock in the air shook her outward.Several adventurers who were facing her palm flew out immediately.

At the same time, dozens of blazing beams shot out, hitting the surrounding adventurers.Several swordsmen hurriedly raised their shields to block, but the steel shields blessed with protective magic were easily pierced like paper, and the people behind were also injured.

Unexpectedly, Marlene's shots were so sharp, and the adventurers couldn't help but panic.This kind of light beam is extremely powerful, whether it is a shield armor or a protective barrier, it can be easily penetrated, and many people were injured immediately.

And every time she raises her hand seemingly inadvertently, she can launch a powerful shock wave.The invisible shock destroyed everything in front of him, the ground was cracked, broken ruins and rocks were flying, and the sky was filled with dust and smoke, turning into a great chaos.

(End of this chapter)