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Chapter 689 688. Crisis identifies cowardice, and desperate situations create courage

In the already crisis-ridden Black Flame Pass position, Dusk's servants released the Banquet of Ten Thousand Souls.

It’s not clear what this thing does specifically, but if Nefertari, who is far away in Xiko City, can feel the roar and anger of the underworld’s will, it will fully prove that this thing is quite amazing.

In fact, this was part of the plan.

As early as the beginning of the Blood Flag Round, the gnolls were fighting fiercely regardless of casualties. Although this was their fighting posture, it did not prevent those guys hiding in the dark from making full use of this.

Using the anger and despair that comes with death as a medium, the souls that have entered another world are brought back to the material world.

As long as the magic ritual is still running, these spirits will be driven to continuously attack all life. It is the absolute opposition between the two forms of the undead and the living, and the resentful spirits awakened by this ritual have no reason at all.

They will only obey the orders of their driver.

Unless the ritual is destroyed or the driver is killed, it will continue to operate, and every killed creature will also be transformed into a resentful spirit, until the last living person within the effective range is tortured to death, until only one person is left full of resentment. The death of the spirit.

The most vicious thing about this ritual is that the evil spirits will not disappear. They will be trapped in this ravaged land to form a kingdom of the dead until every spirit body is purified.

Judging from the scope of its effect, this is obviously a war-level spiritual ritual. When it takes effect, the resentful spirits rush into the battlefield, not only taking away part of the vitality of the living with every contact, but also leaving behind A curse of terror surrounds the minds of those who survived.

For those who are less determined, their will is broken first before death comes.

But the good news is that there is no such thing as "turning off friendly damage" on this thing.

Before the aroused resentful spirits rushed into the last few positions of the Black Flame Pass in groups, they first wreaked havoc on the positions of a huge number of kobolds and ratmen, tens of thousands of them. Wraiths roared past and created a "path of death" on the battlefield.

The gathering and superposition of the cold spirits made the dead bodies covered with pale frost and debris.

The effect of the fear spell was outstanding, causing large-scale chaos among the kobolds and rat people in the broken position. This was immediately discovered and exploited by the players and NPCs who were still lingering in the ruins. The players were the first to take action.

Relying on the guidance of the posts on the forum, they began to rush out with all the NPCs they could find, jumped into the nearest rat tunnel and ran wildly outside the position.

It was difficult for the servants disturbed by the fear spell to effectively intercept, and it was impossible for Grand Overseer Xugersen, who was already attacking Position 6, to stop his army's forward attack just because a mouse or two escaped. .

The trapped players saved their lives, but they still need to pass through the dangerous rat tunnels to truly hold their lives in their hands.

The raging banquet of ten thousand souls is good news for the people in the Broken Position area, but it is an outright disaster for the rear positions.

The defenders on Position 6, who bore the brunt of the attack, were breached head-on by the attacking Wraiths.

The weapons in their hands are difficult to harm the spirit body. Even if they are wearing plate armor, they will be shuttled by the cold spirits. The weak soul attached to this thing will basically kill the person as long as they are hit once. The pain of having their life force drained and the level of will The panic effect is enough to disrupt the defense of the position in an instant.

But the eager wolves have been waiting for a long time.

The formation of the soldiers in front was in chaos. The wolf-blood holy sword in Xu Gesen's hand was swung downwards. Immediately, brutal jackal formation breakers rushed forward with brutal heavy-duty meteor hammers to kill indiscriminately.

However, the tide of resentful spirits from the Ten Thousand Souls Banquet did not stop at position 6. They disrupted the position and continued to move forward. After passing through positions 7 and 8, causing death and chaos, they plunged into position 9. Under the rocks.

Spirits are not blocked by these solid stones.

They seemed to be in an uninhabited land, and finally rushed into the empty tomb at the core of the position at ten minutes and thirty-two seconds after being activated.

The Silver Supreme Lord Orvger, who was still using the silver dwarf sacred object Gaia Whisper to mobilize the power of the earth in the tomb to block the attack of tens of thousands of undead, was already under great pressure. After seeing the mighty resentful spirits, After joining the battlefield, the face of the supreme lord became even more ugly.

He knew that he could retreat through this change, but he also knew very well that the consequence of his retreat at this time would be to sell the soldiers who were still resisting on the earth to the jackals.

The silver dwarves are in the order camp through and through!

As the supreme lord, if he dares to withdraw at this time, he will definitely become the sinner of Black Flame Pass. What's more, the Earth Mother Goddess declared this pass to be Gaia's Holy Land before entering silence.

As the most devout priests of the Mother Earth, this is also a place that the Silver Dwarves must protect at all costs.

Therefore, facing the frightened resentful spirits joining the battlefield in front of him, the Supreme Lord of the Silver Dwarf responded by not retreating but advancing. He held the Gaia Whispering Pendant high in front of him, and his stooped body like a thin old man also straightened his waist. .

Time has left too many marks on his body and face. As an "ancient man" of the same era as Lord Paying, he has seen too many victories and defeats, and the scene before him still cannot scare him.

"Evil spirits! This is the Holy Land of Gaia! The master of all mountains and rivers does not allow you to wreak havoc here! Get back!"

Amid Ovger's scolding with his eyes wide open and his white beard flying around, Gaia whispered and burst into a more brilliant stream of earth light. The khaki quicksand-like light curtain created a seemingly frivolous line in front of the old dwarf. But the earth's curtain is strong enough to prevent all entities and spirits from passing through this place.

Neither the decaying dead soul blades of the undead warriors nor the frightening roars of the wraiths could shake it. They could only create meaningless waves on the quicksand light curtain.

This is a semi-permanent magical spell called "Blessed Rock of Earth". Its nature is very similar to "Avalon's Kingdom of Heaven on Earth". The meaning of Ofger's use of this thing here is obvious.

He must abide by the agreement with Lord Heather and persist until the last moment in the name of the Earth Mother Goddess.

The sudden change here was soon known to other earth priests through the transmission of the power of the earth. While they notified Lord Heather to speed up the transfer, they also began to use large-scale earth magic to move important places in the position. Objects and personnel were moved to the rear of the position.

In order to save time, these people have to walk the rest of the way to Shadow Valley by themselves.

No one had any complaints. Even the civilian staff tried their best to carry important items within their capabilities and began to migrate on their legs.

The Jackals used evil magic to disrupt the already unstable psychic energy near the Black Flame Pass, which forced the psionic masters of the Scarlet Devil Mansion to open portals several kilometers away.

This section of the road is not far away, but at this time it has become a retreat full of despair and grief.

Of course, not everyone has withdrawn.

Lord Heather and the blood alliance knights under her command have already rushed to the front of the sixth position, where they are intercepting the attacking wolf man army. It is no longer time to consider consumption, so Lord Heather has almost used all she can All the reinforcements were thrown out at once.

The psionic blood alliance battle flag alone had thirty-seven poles. When these tactical artifacts were activated, they could effectively withstand the frightened state that the Ten Thousand Souls Banquet had just imposed on the soldiers.

"Take your people! Retreat! Don't look back, rush all the way to Shadow Valley!"

Lord Heather threw two round shields and killed several Jackal Breakers. She continued to charge. During the break, she turned back to the commander of the army behind her who had lost her arm and shouted:

"Collect people along the way, pass on my orders, and start the general retreat now! If you don't know what to do, go to the Transians. Their governor has a complete plan! Go!"

Under the lord's scolding, the commanders of the Blood Alliance soldiers, who were always known for their bravery and determination, almost had their teeth broken.

They were unwilling to leave the position where they swore to die in battle, but under the current situation, even if they all died in battle, it would only be in vain to add power to the gnolls' evil rituals to harm their own people.

Except for some of the superior soldiers who were unwilling to retreat and were still fighting with the enemy on the position, other teams began to turn and retreat.

This scene was immediately discovered by Xu Gesen, the frontline commander of the Jackals. The silent warlord bared his teeth and gestured to the flag officer next to him in rough sign language. Immediately, two special battle flags were raised high, and then large swaths of armed kobolds howled. Rush up.

Obviously, this is cannon fodder used to prevent the enemy from retreating.

Hugersen has a big appetite.

It is unwilling to let go of the rebels in this position, and it does not want them to withdraw from this place of death and reorganize their defense lines elsewhere to hinder the Jackal's subsequent attack.

More importantly, Lord Manson of the Bloodscar Clan has emphasized that there must be a massacre at Black Flame Pass to please the soon-to-be-born Lord of the Hunt.

Not this war, but all steps of this black disaster serve this purpose.

The evil thoughts of the Jackal were immediately revealed by Lord Heather, and she yelled:

"Dems! Go to position 8! Convey my order! Let Kader fire the artillery! Bombard position 6. Don't let the kobolds rush over again, otherwise the follow-up troops will not be able to retreat!"

"Roger that!"

At the critical moment, the cold elf captain no longer choked with the dwarf.

Holding an elf halberd, he jumped out of the battle circle with an elegant posture like a war dance. Then he killed the surrounding barbarians with a large-scale roundabout attack. Yangtian blew a whistle, and the armored Moon God Wind Vulture rushed towards him. Coming down, the elf grabbed the reins as he passed over the battlefield and jumped up.

A set of movements was carried out smoothly, and before the jackals could react, the elf captain had already rushed into the sky.

He crossed over to Position 67 and landed on Position 8, which was the artillery position of the Brass Dwarves. He originally wanted to find the stern and disgusting Colonel Kader, but he was surprised to find that at this critical moment, No. 8 There was a "rebellion" in the position?

The brass dwarf artillerymen had their weapons confiscated and were tied with ropes and thrown aside in disgrace. From the large and small bags thrown beside them, you could tell what these guys were planning to do.

The dwarf artillery that was supposed to be controlled by them to fire has now been lined up. The human artillery wearing the military uniforms of the Plantagenet Kingdom are making final firing calibrations. Many observation warriors holding calculation orbs are calculating and adjusting the shooting elements. Boxes of shimmering cannonballs have been opened and ready to be put into the barrel.

As for Kader.

The artillery colonel, who had been severely humiliated by Lord Heather, was lying in a miserable posture at the door of his command post. There was a hole in his head, and there were a few pieces of excellent quality lying on the bloody ground. Burning gold ore, and several psionic bags filled with gold coins and gems.

The artillery commander's telescope was now hanging on the chest of Major Ron, who had taken over the position. Behind Major Plantagenet were several Thorn Assassins who were escaping into the shadows.

It was clear that he did not accomplish the position takeover with his own soldiers.

But that doesn’t matter.

The well-informed Captain Demes immediately understood what was happening on the battlefield. He looked at the body of the annoying Kader, a fleeting smile of joy appeared on the corner of his cold mouth, and then strode towards the pillar. Looking at Ron who is commanding the sword.

When the latter saw the elf coming, he immediately stood up and made a military salute.

Demus's job title is high-ranking ranger captain, which is equivalent to a colonel or senior colonel in the human military system.

"The commander of Position 8, Kader Cannon Flame, escaped from the battlefield. After being discovered by me, he tried to resist. In the end, I and Lady Adele, the Shadow Baroness of Transia, executed him on the spot! Now Position 8 has been occupied by me. The artillery under his command takes over!

Sir!

Please give the order. "

Major Ron shouted something, Demes nodded, pointed forward and said:

"Immediately deliver firepower to position six to prevent the armed kobolds from continuing to attack and buy time for the soldiers on the position to retreat! After the retreat of positions six and seven, you can also retreat."

"We will fight until the end, sir, this is our war oath as Zealanders!"

Ron gave a military salute, turned around and shouted to Captain Ironhand behind him:

"Lower the battle flag of the Brass Dwarves and raise the flag of the Plantagenet Kingdom! Gentlemen, this will be the place where the majesty of King Louis descends!

Follow my orders!

Right here, fight till the end! "

"As ordered!"

He was responded to by a chorus of shouts. Although the Transians had already made a name for themselves in the Black Flame Pass, after today, all the soldiers on the Black Flame battlefield would know that the soldiers of the Pioneer Legion never lacked courage.

A few minutes later, the first round of intensive shelling accurately hit the rear of position No. 6, where a large number of armed kobolds gathered. As a result, they were wiped out by a round of heavy artillery.

Ron looked at the results of the battle with Kader's artillery commander's telescope. He was very satisfied with the ground shaking in the fire. He turned back and complained to Captain Ironhand who was guarding him:

"What a good cannon! Much better than what we are using now. If the Brass Dwarves had fulfilled their duties from the first day of the battle, the situation in Black Flame Pass would never have been this bad.

Pooh!

What a waste of such a good weapon for these cowards. "

"The brass dwarves have not always been cowards."

Captain Robinson 'Iron Hand' shook his head and said:

"My ancestor participated in the Third Black Disaster. He left a manuscript that was kept by my family until I was a child. In my ancestor's manuscript, he described how he and the Lord Guards of the Brass Dwarves fought into Enemy scene.

He praised the dwarves as the craziest and bravest warriors he had ever seen in his life, especially those iron-hearted warriors who gave up following their beliefs and traditions and devoted everything to fighting and killing.

Unfortunately, hundreds of years are enough for a race to turn from warriors to cowards. "

"Speaking of the Iron Heart Warrior."

Major Ron thought of other aspects from the adjutant's words. He said:

"Didn't you say that there are still four regiments of Iron Heart warriors on position 8? Why didn't we see them when we came here just now? Did they escape? No way!"

"No, they're fighting, Major."

Iron Finger pointed to the No. 7 position in front and said:

"When Kader decided to escape, the Iron Heart warriors did not listen to his command. Those crazy warriors rushed out of their positions to find the enemy in front to satisfy their desire to kill. These guys are really crazy, almost like Transia Same as people.

But how to say it?

The Transians are just a little stupid, but I know they still have a human heart beating. However, these iron-hearted warriors, they make me feel, well, very uncomfortable.

It's like a monster that has lost its soul and filled its body with strange things.

I wish I was overthinking it. "

(End of this chapter)