Serious Witch's Travel Book

"Can it be done?"

He looked at the head nun, and the head nun was looking at the forest in the distance.

Marianne answered him calmly: "There is only a three-point certainty."

Three points is enough. After all, if you stick to the city wall, it can be regarded as hopeless.

It’s just that the centurion still didn’t know what medicine Marianne was selling in the gourd now. He hesitated and told Marianne: “I told the soldiers, we have received support from the north, as long as we control the situation, they will Will launch an attack on the rear of the orcs..."

Seeing the head nun looking down at him indifferently, he shook his body, and hurriedly explained: "...If I don't do this, I can't convince them."

Marianne nodded without comment.

The centurion continued: "I have asked people to prepare all the fire oil that can be collected. When are we going to light the fire?"

——What he has been afraid to explain is that Marianne did not actually propose any meaningful action plan. The head nun said that she would light a fire, but not only did she not make specific arrangements, she even arranged for others to prepare. Didn't do it, just relied on this statement to order all the troops to assemble, and then marched out of the city.

If it weren't for his trust in the nuns of the state religion, Tulus would almost suspect that she was bought by the orcs to tease him.

My lord nun, but according to the order, the butt wiping is done by active officers... In order to fool the soldiers out of the city, they thought of a lot of ways, including coaxing and tricking them to tell them the orc leader outside the city There is not much left and they are starving for days, their morale collapses at the touch of a button, and the empire already has a backup. As long as the troops of Pine Candle Castle launch an attack on time, they will be able to cooperate internally and externally, and defeat the enemy with one blow...

Most of them are lies, but so what?

These lower-level soldiers don't have a clear concept of the battle situation. As long as you can convince some people to believe in you, even if they are forced to believe in you, then others will start to have a blind obedience mentality.

What's more, the evil deeds of orcs - true or false - have been widely circulated among the grassroots in recent decades. Most people actually don't believe that they can do anything good after occupying towns. There are so many towns The mobilization of the people is already the best proof.

It's just that this kind of deception will not really change the situation of the battle. If there is no hole card, then these people will just die from protecting the border fortress of the empire to fighting hard under the city wall.

Everything depends on Marianne...Tulus hopes that the head nun will not be really scared by the dragon, so she will take them to die.

"...you don't need to do it."

Marianne looked north again.

Her sight seemed to be out of focus, and she didn't know what she was looking for in the gray drizzle.

It has to be said that such a commander cannot make Tulus feel at ease... He likes the kind of courageous soldiers. A real soldier has no confusion in his eyes, and that is the one who can bring victory to the empire.

No matter how many beliefs and reliance have been changed, the empire has always grown and continued surrounded by his loyal followers.The enemy could not save the empire, neither could the state religion, only men—the real Romans—could save the empire.

He doesn't like the state religion very much, the bishops and priests make a mess of the heart of Gaul, they are only slightly better than the senate, although the nun marianne is a worthy soldier, she makes the soldiers here have the impression of the state religion Much improved.

Can you still trust her?Believe in the holy?

The head nun on the horse suddenly looked at a position.

"almost."

She reminded Tulus aloud: "Gather the people and advance from the front. We will fight the orcs at the border of the forest and divide their formation into two... At least half of the orcs must not be able to fight immediately. , this distance is up to you."

Tullus still has questions, but Marian reached out and stopped him: "Don't ask anything, we have a [-]% chance of winning."

The centurion nodded helplessly.

He returned to the ranks and began to have the herald inform the others that as soon as the horn sounded they would begin to advance.

This woman's eyes are a little scary.

He recalled the indifferent look in his eyes just now, and his heart was slightly chilled.

The head nun was a serious person, yes, but she hadn't been so scary before... What did he just see?He always felt that at the moment when the eyes of the two met, he saw something terrible in the eyes of the head nun.

Scorching flames, cruel and merciless indifference, and vertical pupils that looked like wild animals.

That's not like something a mortal should have.

……

In the sound of the horn, the imperials began to advance slowly.

Even in the plains, it is very difficult to maintain a roughly neat march.

Many people can't follow orders and prohibitions, and even if they can do it, it is impossible for the entire army to be completely coordinated.In the past two days, those who removed the door panels and windows of Pinecandle Castle finally prepared a shield for all the vanguard. Marianne thought that they could maintain a neat formation on the plain and march cautiously. A majestic shield formation could be seen—but it was the exact opposite of what she had imagined.

Except for the team of veterans in the center, everyone's footsteps are chaotic. The rookies who have been trained for several months can barely stand in a row and move forward while maintaining a roughly formed wavy formation, but armed The civilians can't do it anymore, they walk like a pot of freshly baked ants, crookedly turning the rectangular formation into a round cake.

Most people think that the distance is still far away, and the orcs cannot attack them at this distance, but in fact they are about to enter the dangerous area where bows and arrows are thrown. If it weren't for the rush of the Franks marching, these people have no sense of safety at all, and even started to attack on the road. Farmers chatting and complaining are afraid that their lives will be harvested by the merciless arrow rain.

When it got closer, the officers couldn't stand it anymore, and they began to reprimand the militiamen in the front row, telling them to hold their shields, and the attack was imminent at any time.

The formation, which was fairly neat at the start, became disorganized, and the regular troops on both wings had advanced to a forward position, and the entire formation became a reverse-facing bow, or an open pocket.

From a tactical point of view, there is no problem, but Marianne did not ask them to do so. This is completely a deviation caused by a lack of coordination. If they can't adjust it, the left wing may fight early.

She didn't know how to command the army, so she sent a horseman with orders to slow down the phalanx on the left flank.

As her cavalry approached the wooded area, the tension in Marianne's heart seemed... snapped.

She felt that she was immersed in a strange peace of mind. The tension in her heart seemed to be relaxed in a few breaths, and she began to feel at ease, like a bystander on the battlefield.

The Superior Sister couldn't tell if the situation was good or bad, but at least she didn't really lose control of her body.She was still riding her horse and walking at the forefront of the team. She saw those hideous Frankish orcs poking their heads out from between the sparse pine and cypress trees to peep at humans. They had already assembled, leading wolves and holding big axes and machetes The orcs formed a tall human wall in front of her, facing the imperial army who took the initiative to fight.

The raindrops blowing head-on hit the head nun's neck, and Marianne subconsciously grasped the neckline slightly.

She was looking, looking at what was in front of her.

She keeps looking, seeing things she couldn't see before.

She knew it might be weird, and she could see from the way the centurions looked at her that she was probably being regarded as a weirdo.

But she still couldn't restrain herself... That kind of attraction was too strong for her. If it wasn't for the limitation of human mobility, she even wanted to spread her wings immediately and rush into the psychedelic world.

She saw the wind "flowing down" from high in the sky - red, invisible but qualitative wind.

It was the first time she had seen such a thing, and she warned herself that it was a terrible thing to fall prey to these strange, strange winds, and that many wizards became insane not because of their nature, but because the wind disturbed their minds and made them Crazy pursuit of the origin of this kind of witchcraft, the more powerful a wizard is, the easier it is to be confused by this kind of thing...

They are alluring like fiery red gemstones that have been ground into powder and drift with the wind. The translucent red curtain mixed with luxurious glass colors pours down from the nine heavens, and twists and undulates like a winding colorful river, passing through the low sky. , forests and mountains flow through the mortal land.

So magnificent, so charming, it seems to add an extraordinary brilliance to the whole gloomy world.

This is the wind—

The wind of magic element that symbolizes fire.

Chapter 68 051. The Burning Ember

Others couldn't see such a majestic and magnificent scene. Marianne knew this very well, so she restrained her performance.

The church strictly prohibits nuns and monks from contacting witchcraft. Although the clergy can master a considerable degree of knowledge about witchcraft, this knowledge is essentially based on "cracking and protection", rather than allowing people to study witchcraft itself.If there is anything on the purging list of the state religion that can be listed higher than the witch, it is naturally a clergy who has betrayed the commandment of the state religion and contacted witchcraft.

It is common sense that a heretic is always more detestable than a heretic.

Of course, it is impossible for Marian herself to suddenly see the wind of magic element. According to the theory of mysticism, it is only possible to directly witness the wind of magic element unless the eyes of the seer have a magical mutation or are born with certain characteristics. Only spellcasters who have studied witchcraft to a considerable extent and have a particularly strong sense of ghost can do it.

For wizards, it is a great honor to be able to see the source of this power, which means that they can more accurately control the original magic essence overflowing from the wind veins, and more intuitively understand the flow of the entire magic essence system. Variety.

In layman's terms, only those who are already "not quite human" can see this thing.

Of course, it was impossible for Marianne to master this ability by herself. For a pious nun of the state religion, it was simply a treasonous thing.

But she has temporarily mastered this ability through other means...

The dragon egg that Nista Lisa left in her body transferred her power to Marianne, although she didn't get any intuitive enhancement—after all, the power of that egg was far behind her own— But she got some unexpected properties through that thing, for example, seeing the wind of magic element that symbolizes "heat" is one of them.

She never imagined that the world would look like this in the eyes of the most dangerous witches.

The Sisters render the Wind of Masu as something terrifying and eerie, a Chaos force that only the most villainous of villains can wield.Marianne used to believe in this. Of course, as she grew up, she gradually had some conservative views, but before today, if someone told her that the magic essence gathered into a stream is such a beautiful thing, she would Surely they will scoff and regard the other party as an evil heretic.

But now she's changed her mind... She has to change her mind.

She had to admit that even if she could deny it, she still fell in love with these beautiful rivers in the sky uncontrollably.

Especially now... these bright spots of light smeared on the gray-black sky are so beautiful, no matter how you say it, it's hard for her to regard them as a symbol of evil.

Maybe there is some misunderstanding, misunderstanding is always unreasonable, isn't it?

When the empire first entered Gaul, fierce conflicts broke out with the local elves. At that time, the Pantheon also regarded the Druidism believed by the Celts as an extreme and cruel religion, but time proved that these elves The love for animals, plants and most creatures is enough to make the imperial people feel ashamed. Although they are indeed paranoid in some aspects, as long as the damage to nature is controlled to a reasonable extent, the imperial people and elves can coexist peacefully.

The wind of magic element... It also looks similar to what druids believe in.

Compared with chaos, it is more like a great holy relic. If anyone is qualified to create and control this great thing that is more magnificent than heaven and earth, it must be the most holy deity.

Of course, this was just Marianne's own thoughts. She knew that this kind of thought could not be accepted by others, so she could only keep it in her heart.

Perhaps when she returns to the monastery, she can persuade some of the nuns to face it...

Her cranky thoughts finally came to an end.

The whistling sound leaped out from behind the tall cypress tree, and when Marian saw the sharp ax glowing with cold light, she raised the sword in her hand.

clang----

At the same time that the handaxe was blocked by the sword ridge grid, the collision sound it made completely announced the start of a new round of fighting.

"kill--!"

"Keep in formation and move forward!"

"1,2,3, Throw—"

The centurions raised their daggers first, followed by a chaotic yet imposing roar from the phalanx of professional soldiers.

The first round of blows was the throwing objects from both sides. The imperial legionnaires threw out the prepared short spears and stones, and the Franks immediately reacted. The totems of their clan originally used their very good short spear The ax is the emblem, and this small handaxe is an excellent throwing weapon, but after a crackling chaos, both sides who were prepared gained little.

It was no longer safe where Marianne was standing.

The orcs closest to her launched a short-range charge towards her, and those tall gray-skinned monsters drove the war wolves they raised and rushed towards Marianne together, but they were intercepted by the elite church private soldiers, and the two sides immediately fell into a trap. Melee, and as the left and right wings began to engage in battle, the battlefield that was originally clearly divided between the two sides suddenly became chaotic.

The Franks drove the dire wolves past the protruding squad and rushed towards the main force behind them.

The height of the orcs is a very powerful advantage in this situation. They are not inferior to human soldiers riding pony pack horses just standing.Relying on their natural strength advantages, the orcs wielding tomahawks and machetes not only gradually gained the upper hand in front of the cavalry, which was difficult to drive, but also forced several people to jump off their horses - when the distance could not be gained. Next, it would be a bit ignorant to stay on the horse.

Mary defeated the Frankish warlord yesterday, so naturally she was immediately targeted at this moment; a vanguard officer in full thick leather armor pushed away the tribe members who stood in front of him, and he issued a provocative yell at Marianne. Roared, and raised the big ax in his hand high.

However, Marianne did not respond to him immediately... Her energy was still affected by the flame wind, and after blocking the attack of the vanguard officer, her eyes quickly scanned the back of the orc formation , in the crimson haze, she seemed to see what the female dragon said.

"joint point".

The monastery’s knowledge about the wind of magic element cannot reach such a high level, and it is impossible for Nista Lisa to explain too much to her in a short period of time. She told Marianne that the “joint point” is a piece of magic element. The core area that the wind relies on to maintain stability, as long as it is destroyed, the "wind" itself will collapse.

The reason why the "wind" full of practical meanings can remain neutral in the mortal world is because the general environment of the mortal world has become stable, and they will not change in any way because they flow from a stable environment, but this kind of The stability based on the tacit understanding between the two parties requires a few "joining points" to combine it with the mortal world. If this is destroyed, the magic essence in the entire area will instantly fall into an unbalanced state. Thereby showing one side that conforms to its characteristics.

The wind that symbolizes "heat" and "flame", the most intuitive characteristic is naturally...

Warm up.

"****** (looking at me)—!"

Marianne's ignorance will make Tulus suspicious, and when the enemy looks at her, he will naturally feel the anger of being underestimated.

Yesterday, her one-on-one duel with Warlord Mustava was seen by almost all the vanguard officers. Although Marian finally won the victory by a sudden burst of thaumaturgy, her miserable appearance is hard to let people Generate respect.

Coupled with the fact that the warlord had an abnormal behavior at the last moment because of something invisible, many orcs felt that this human nun might have used some dishonorable means to turn defeat into victory.

"Holgang" does not prohibit participants from using shamanism or common spells, because shamans are often involved in this kind of sacred duel. Although the Germanic tribes prefer physical strength, there are no rules It is said that the wise men who can communicate with their ancestors should die in vain. As long as they don't use those indiscriminate techniques, magic and various witchcraft techniques can be used.

——Therefore, Marianne, who was suspected of using sorcery, was naturally considered to violate the honor of dueling.

"Ms. Marianne, please step back!"

As the orcs began to charge towards the phalanx of the legion, the cavalry squad standing in the front row was naturally surrounded.

Even if each of them is a good fighter, they are helpless in the face of the orcs who are rushing forward.Marianne heard the call of kindness from not far behind, she raised her sword to block the attack of the vanguard officer, and rushed towards him with her horse.

The war horse didn't hit the orc directly, but trotted around the ground for half a circle, and the sharp sword edge of "Sun Halo" made several orcs nearby take several steps back again and again.

If you want to go there...

Marianne hastily confirmed the location of the "junction point".

She had to go to the left wing of the battle line.

So she swung her sword and slashed at the orc vanguard officer who came to her. Compared with the astonishingly brave warlord, this orc was a little weaker, not to mention that he still came here with contempt for Marian—then A sword easily cut off his hand, and with a groan of pain Marianne kicked him out.

"You stay here!"

She ordered the entangled entourage, and she turned her horse's head and headed west.

The armed civilians also began to fight with the orc infantry. These farmers and townspeople with simple spears could not maintain the front line like the regular army, and their formation was quickly overwhelmed by half-human tall soldiers running on the battlefield. Scattered by the giant wolf, Marianne had to forcefully rush through the orcs. Fortunately, none of the ordinary warriors dared to intercept her horse, and she left the densely packed front line in the blink of an eye.

The imperial phalanx infantry on the periphery took part in the battle earlier than the central one. They received traditional imperial tactical training: they relied on the forward shield to resist the impact, and then used short swords and the spears of the soldiers in the rear to kill the enemy. .

It has to be said that this kind of tactics has been very effective in several years, and even in the next ten years, there may be people who will continue to carry forward similar formations.