Blood tax

Chapter 98

The third wave of zombies came one after another, with little room for the guards to buffer and regroup.They sprang up from the streets and houses in the distance, and rushed like cockroaches in the garbage dump when they found a candy bar.

The squadron of juvenile soldiers who had just been hit was still in a state of disarray, with many covering their heads, and blood oozing from their noses and ears.

"Back back!" At this moment, Oscar issued an order from behind.Hearing his voice, Mika and Katz backed away without hesitation.

"Second lieutenant, where's your trebuchet?! Fire up the incendiary bomb!" Griffith felt that he must be unable to withstand it this time, holding the echo crystal and shouting, "Holy Grace Hall, did you hear that? The block in front of the first line of defense, incendiary bombs, level it!"

"What should you do? You will accidentally injure me." The second lieutenant asked hesitantly.

"If you don't do anything, there will be nothing for us!"

The hastily organized young soldiers shot a wave of feathered arrows, knocking the first wave of living corpses to the ground.This level of damage is not enough to destroy the living corpses, it just makes them more chaotic and crowded.

"Boom!" The first incendiary bomb was fired from the courtyard of Holy Grace Church, streaking across the dim sky, and the burning fireball and hissing wind howled down.As the incendiary bombs landed, flames, storms, and shock waves roared in all directions, burning swathes of houses and shadows to ashes.

The second incendiary bomb missed and hit the roof not far from Griffith with a terrifying noise, almost dragging him and the young soldier into the flames.

"Source quality, source quality!" Minos hastily reminded, "And there is a piece of Sequence 7's Extraordinary properties!"

Given the size of the Holy Grace Hall, only two siege trebuchets can be deployed at most.Griffith gritted his teeth, rushed over to grab the Extraordinary characteristics released by the eyeball monster, and ran away.

Immediately after the second round of shooting, two groups of meteorite-like flames rolled out a long wall of fire on the ground, burning the neighborhood near the foot of the mountain in Hepu Town into a sea of ​​flames.

After the second round of shooting, the fire support in the direction of Holy Grace Church was temporarily suspended.Those swarming living corpses were swallowed up by the sea of ​​flames, unable to move forward for a while.

Waves of exclamation like tidal waves came from far away on Cangyue Mountain.The flames below the mountain and the fireballs in the sky frightened all tourists, and the evacuation of the crowd was bound to be chaotic.

Griffith walked towards Oscar.The boy soldiers protected their sergeant in the center of the squadron and retreated to the rear of the city defense line.

Mika and Kaz have restored the form of human beings, and their bodies were rolling with hot waves and steams. The silver armor and scales wrapped on his body had disappeared.

The squadron of young soldiers marched silently, no one spoke, only some of them looked at Griffith with indifferent and strange eyes, as if they were watching their own lunch.

"As you can see, our fighting state won't last long," Oscar said with a smile.Unlike other Westeros young soldiers, his smile is free and frank, like a tolerant big brother.

Griffith thought for a moment and asked, "Don't you need to keep your fighting methods secret? How did you deal with such situations in the past?"

"According to the rules, that's not allowed. We can't leave bystanders in our battle." Oscar said calmly.

The air suddenly became quiet.Finland, who was walking not far away with blood on his face, was startled and was already preparing to escape over the wall.

The young soldiers stared at the apprentice knight with frosty eyes.But at the same time, the temperature of the air seemed to be dropping rapidly, and there was a faint icy air swirling around Griffith, gathering and forming.

"However, the situation is different now," Oscar suddenly shrugged and grinned, "According to the meaning of the peak, we have to return to a peaceful life. In the past, we had to make a little adjustment."

Griffith put his left hand on the sword hilt at his waist, walked slowly in front of Oscar, stretched out his right hand to him, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, you made a wise decision."

"I feel it." Oscar stretched out his hand to hold his palm. "After this battle is over, we can have a chance to talk about the future."

……

After retreating to the defense line of the city defense army, the young soldiers quickly dispersed and urgently reinforced the fortifications at the intersection.

Without the supervision of the chief, they found carriages from nearby, dismantled the wheels, and built a double wall next to each other; at key fulcrums, the young soldiers relied on nearby houses and trees to build temporary towers, Wooden boards are used to connect between the carriage wall and the tower to form a passage connecting different positions.

Griffith was familiar with the map in the direction of the police station, while watching their work, and found that although these Westeros soldiers were young, their work efficiency far exceeded that of the larger city defense army.Their sergeant Oscar issued new orders one after another, and the captains of each team implemented them according to the situation of the team and the materials at hand.

Although the preparations for the scene were orderly, there were a lot of city defense troops, and the abilities Mika and Katz showed just now were strange and powerful, but the development of the battle made Griffith very worried.After all, once Ilotti arrives, the entire line of defense must give up and retreat to the next line of defense.

Griffith must leave this position, try to free Amber, and then investigate the cult's control of Iloti and take the final substantive action.

Under Oscar's command, despite the tight schedule and the lack of suitable tools at hand, the young soldiers built a multi-layered line of defense to guard the entrance to Cang Yue Mountain in a very short period of time.They used a simple fence built with various sundries and tools to completely seal the road ahead. They also rebuilt three simple arrow towers based on the annexed residences, which were guarded by sturdy young soldiers armed with crossbows.

Even Griffith, who was anxious in his heart, couldn't help admiring such execution.

These young soldiers don't talk much, but they have the efficiency and execution ability that the city defense army can't match.Even without mentioning their strange abilities, their ability to survive the bloody battles in the east and to carry a mysterious and awesome name seems to be worthy of the name.

At this time, Sergeant Oscar came over and said to Griffith: "Mr. Apprentice Knight, we found that living corpses are gathering in the streets in the distance. The local personnel in Hepu said that there were powerful psychic ripples and black magic rituals.的迹象。”

That might be Iloti... Griffith sighed lightly.

"Will you stay and fight with us?" Oscar watched Griffith's every move, but continued, "If you need to leave for something, we won't mind, after all, you can stick to it like this." It won't be long. Just now you killed that monster and saved our people, we will remember this love."

"Then, I decided to go to the town police station to pick up the survivors and help them break out," Griffith said to Oscar after making up his mind, "I'll leave the blocking here to you."

As for the safety of the defense line after he left, this is not Griffith's top priority.What's more, the juvenile soldiers of the Westeros Special Combat Technique Squadron and the city defense army have established a relatively solid line of defense, and the trebuchets of the Holy Grace Church can also provide fire support.带拖延时间还是可以做到的。

"No problem," Oscar gave a crooked military salute, "We will retreat to the next line of defense when we cannot resist."

……

In order to move between the houses, Griffith did not carry a horse, but set off with some javelin and paraphernalia.

The block leading to Cangyue Mountain has been blocked by hundreds of living corpses, but there are still many roads that can pass.As long as he doesn't enter the battle, Griffith is sure to get close to the town police station as soon as possible.

Along the way, Griffith found that the sky in Hepu Town had been filled with gray mist, which was so thick that even sunlight could hardly penetrate it.

Among the hundreds of wailing living corpses, some figures in black robes appeared indistinctly.They covered their faces and bodies with hoods and cloaks, and were drawing complex magic circles on the ground and walls.

Cultists.

There are about 20 of them, twisting their upper limbs like dancing, jumping in place, chanting incomprehensible spells frantically.Then, a green and scary crystal rose from the magic circle, and began to emit strange fluctuations.

At a farther position, a slender and distinctive figure could vaguely be seen being enveloped by a swirling phantom black line.

Iloti!
Griffith felt a palpitation, and subconsciously groped over there.However, within a few steps, the strong fear and foreboding almost pushed him back, and there was even a sharp pain like needle pricks on his skin.

It has been affected so far...

冷静，我要冷静。Griffith clutched his chest and panted desperately, as if his heart was about to be torn apart.

He almost gritted his teeth, but his rationality finally convinced him, forcing down the endless worry and pain, speeding around the area and moving towards the police station.

The town police station is just a small building.Broken windows and walls can be seen from a distance.

Here, Griffith found many broken bodies lying on the ground.The bodies were badly damaged and stretched from the nearby street to the door of the police station.

Apparently there was heavy fighting here, but it's not clear whether it was in the defense or in a breakout.

Griffith did not take the main road, but climbed over the windows and backyards from the nearby houses, and approached the gate of the police station a little bit.

Since passing the Cultist's strange ritual area, the Echo Crystal has been filled with rustling noises, and neither Amber nor the friendly forces in the rear can make contact.

At the main entrance of the police station, he found more bodies, many of them dressed as local patrolmen and militiamen.They also wore armor as much as possible, holding various weapons and shields in their hands, and it looked like they had launched a desperate counterattack.

(End of this chapter)