rune hunter

Chapter 52
As long as you look up at the swarms of insects flying in the sky, no one dares to underestimate the size and strength of the Landwalker Legion.According to the records in ancient documents, the ethnic wars within the Landwalkers are never-ending, and every established legion is an elite who has survived a hundred battles.It is far from being able to match the human local army.The usual practice of these cunning bugs is to first test out the weaknesses of the enemy, and then strengthen their own bug swarm accordingly, and gather superior forces to accomplish it overnight.

The flying cockroaches are just one of the more well-known reconnaissance units in the ground army. When they found that the corrosion produced by the acid in their bodies could not cause too much damage to the steel and rocks that humans rely on, they immediately changed their targets and began to attack wood. structure of houses.Burning wolf smoke can drive away cockroaches, but it cannot protect the entire city in every way.In the darkness, the sound of houses collapsing could be faintly heard from every corner of the city. The damage caused by this night might not be recovered even in ten years.

Al, oblivious to what was going on in the city, was following Captain Corson's Detachment 57 as they cautiously crossed the fringes of the battlefield.

The famous ancient general Salaval once said: "Fighting is like dancing, don't follow the rhythm of your opponent."

After confirming that the landwalker had opened the "worm cavity" of the troop transport channel, Antonio immediately issued the highest alarm for war mobilization.At the same time, the Lion's Mane Knights and the City Defense Corps were ordered to rush to the frontline outposts, taking advantage of the gap between the enemy's full deployment of troops, to push the battle line outside the city, approaching the foot of Hongshi Ridge.

Although according to literature records, ground walkers are not naturally adapted to the ground environment, and it is impossible to live on the ground for a long time.But now no one can guess the true intentions of these bugs, the best way is to prevent problems before they happen.

The gunpowder smoke on the battlefield has not yet cleared, and the corpses of human warriors and giant zerg can be seen everywhere, and the ground is soaked in bright red and emerald green blood, emitting a rotten stench.This zerg has four limbs, looks like a wild wolf, has teeth like a shark, and is as sharp as a knife. The standard armor on the soldiers is as fragile as paper under their mouths.

While the civilians in the city were still at a loss, a fierce battle had already broken out here.In just two hours of the encounter, at least two squadrons of nearly 500 city defense troops died gloriously.Under the minions of the Zerg, not even a complete corpse could be found on the battlefield.In the desperate counterattack of the soldiers, the landwalkers also suffered heavy casualties, leaving corpses three times the number of human casualties and fleeing in a hurry.

For those soldiers who died in battle, such a glorious record is enough to make them smile.Only El felt infinite sadness in his heart. In his eyes, such an exchange was meaningless, because this zerg, like the flying cockroach, was an investigation unit of the landwalker army, and it was a consumable for spawning.

"The cockroach is a general-purpose reconnaissance unit. When the landwalker army fights, it will choose a variety of matching plans according to different enemies. For example, the swift wolf and sword spider to assist the offense, the stinging scorpion and the marching ant to assist the defense... These are unlimited The consumables produced by the quantity." Before leaving, Laurana's exhortations were still in my ears.

"It's all consumables, how can we fight this battle?" El curled his lips and muttered. "Who knows what a real landwalker army looks like?"

"Generally speaking, magic kills are the most effective. You can also try to kill their leaders." The eldest lady smiled mysteriously. "As for the real landwalkers, you can recognize them at a glance when you see them."

It was indeed recognizable at a glance, El shook his head and sighed.In the central area of ​​the battlefield, the corpse of a giant spider the size of a two-story building was impressively visible.It can be seen from the scene that at least twelve lion mane knights gathered together and charged the monster, but in the end only three spears penetrated its body.Half of the remaining people were hung on the eight half-meter-long barbed limbs, and the other half disappeared in the monster's mouth.

Of course, human beings were not completely powerless to resist. After the super-large spider fell, the retreating swift wolf pack was chased by the Knights to the border of the forest, leaving hundreds of corpses trampled into flesh by iron hooves along the way.

A blue light flickered in El's eyes, and the battle that happened during the day kept reappearing in his eyes.While the other soldiers were still stunned by the tragic scene of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, he had already vaguely judged the direction of the battle from the various clues left at the scene.

Although the battle seems to be fierce on the surface, El's intuition tells himself that humans and landwalkers seem to be still in the stage of testing each other.So far, the Legion of Landwalkers has only revealed the tip of the iceberg, and Istaron, as a former frontier fortress, cannot be underestimated.

"Be careful!" Captain Kesen ordered in a low voice, he drew out his long sword and took the lead, stepping into the forest.

The forest at night is shrouded in shadows, full of deadly dangers everywhere.El pricked up his ears to listen carefully, the surrounding was eerily quiet, only the howling cold wind in the forest and the heavy footsteps of the soldiers, this was not a good omen.

Listening to sound is a skill that hunters rely on to make a living. Every experienced hunter understands that the most dangerous moment is when you cannot hear the sound in the forest.Silence often means you've been identified as a target by a lurking predator.

There was a sudden light in the distance on the left front, where someone released a rocket into the sky, and the orange fireworks exploded in the dark night sky, which was very conspicuous.

"Our flank is 34 detachments. A yellow alert means an attack, a small group of enemies." Captain Kesen withdrew his gaze, his face a little dignified: "It seems that the other party has also deployed scout troops, everyone be careful, let's move on."

"Even the scout troops have appeared, so the opponent is not an ordinary monster, is it?" Deputy Captain Romney couldn't help muttering in a low voice.

Commoners in this era have almost no chance of education, let alone how much they know about alien races outside the human world.So far, most of the soldiers still don't know the real face of the enemy, they just habitually regard these bugs as monsters deep in the forest.

The Black Forest in the depths of the Yunlu Mountains is actually still in a wild state where no one has set foot. Every time the magic tide will produce a large number of monsters to invade the border of the human kingdom.For Eastaron, this season often means full combat training and a rich harvest of spoils.It is also because of this that when facing a sudden and powerful enemy, the morale of the army has not been hit, and it is possible to fight a defensive counterattack.

But when they realized that the opponent was not an irrational monster, and also had tactics and strategies, they couldn't help feeling a little dull and depressed.

"Speaking of which, we are not real scouts, are we?" Seeing that Captain Corson ignored him, Romney touched his nose and amplified his voice a little: "Where are those professional, I mean mountain hunters? Yes? Captain, but isn’t this kind of work their specialty?”

"The hunter team went into the mountains to investigate the Black Forest and hasn't come back yet. I guess they won't be able to catch up with this battle." Captain Kesen shook his head and said in a muffled voice. He glanced at El: "Don't complain to me, at least I caught this kid , other detachments are not so lucky."

"Sorry, I'm afraid you will be disappointed, I'm not a local." El said angrily, he finally knew what this bearded man liked about him.In the past few days in the city, although he has been running around and changing guns, his outfit is still that of a hunter.

"I didn't expect you to lead the way either." Captain Kesen cursed in a vague and foul language: "Keep your eyes bright and report to me immediately if you find anything wrong."

"Report?"

"Yes, if there is an ambush... hell!"

When El said the word report, his hands were turned behind his back, he took off his hunting bow and shot an arrow into the woods ahead.Everyone only saw him sway, and then there was a plop in the distance, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.

"Ready to fight!" Captain Kosen raised his two-handed sword and roared. The soldiers spread out to the two wings in a well-trained battle formation.

Accompanied by a deep roar, pairs of blood-red eyes emerged one after another in the darkness.Those monsters were lurking less than 100 meters away from the troops. If they had continued to advance just now, they would have been encircled. Everyone couldn't help being afraid at the thought of this place.

The monster on the opposite side is also hesitating, the cunning of the prey has exceeded their expectations, and the next step is to wait for the leader's order.

"Why don't they rush over?" Romney, who had already put on a defensive posture, asked in surprise.

"I'd rather they come up," Ergan said with a smile,

These monsters will lay ambushes in an organized way, almost no different from the human army, and only by experiencing it firsthand can one realize how terrifying they are.

Faintly hearing the swaying of the branches above his head, El suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Be careful of your head!"

(End of this chapter)