Lord Chronicle

Chapter 143 New Weapons
At this time, Sol has already encountered the biggest crisis in his life.

"Hiss!" With a hiss, Xiaomei swung her snake tail and sent the two zombies flying.

After falling to the ground, Sol immediately called out Xiaomei, thanks to her protection, he is still safe and sound.But after all, she is alone and alone, even though Xiaomei protects her master at all costs, the overwhelming zombies are still getting closer and closer.

While Xiaomei was turning around, a skeleton soldier slashed at her back, and the rusty blunt knife pulled out a long wound.Xiaomei turned around reluctantly, and smashed the skeleton into pieces with one tail, but was attacked by the other two zombies.

In the face of these inanimate enemies, Xiaomei's three strongest weapons, the bow and arrow, fangs and petrification, are useless. She can only fight with her own strength, and at the same time take care of her master, which can be said to be very hard.

When Xiaomei was fighting against the enemy, Sol was not idle. He grabbed Hitches who fell dizzy, and slapped him on the face: "Wake up, idiot!"

Finally, Hitches, who was dizzy, was woken up by Sol's left and right slaps.Holding his swollen cheeks, he opened his eyes in a daze: "Where is this? Why does my face hurt so much..."

"We are surrounded by zombies, think of a way." Sol grabbed his collar and shook it desperately.

Although there was a purifying agent, Sol did not dare to use Quermac's suicide note. Just now Simba suddenly went crazy and almost killed the two of them. The lesson is still fresh in his memory.If a super monster is summoned, who knows when it will get out of control, and then it will really die without a place to bury it.

Hitches still didn't come to his senses: "Zombies? Where are they?"

"Are you blind? Isn't that what it is!" Sol grabbed a zombie from the side, pinching a zombie's neck and sending it to Hitches.

"Wow!?" Then, he looked at the humanoid object in his hand in astonishment.

One person and one zombie looked at each other, and Sol was almost out of his wits: "Dude, where did you come from?"

The zombie opened its mouth and was about to bite him.At this time, Xiaomei's snake tail came forward, and the zombie's head was blown away.Looking around, Sol was startled. Before he knew it, the group of corpses had approached within reach.

Slowly retreating behind Sol, the little beauty coiled her tail and rolled him up directly.Following the snake demon lowered her body, the threatening undead hissed, this was her last means of defense.

At this moment, there was a loud trembling sound in front of him, followed by something walking slowly.I saw a ghoul separated from the group of corpses, condescendingly grabbed Xiaomei.

Because she wanted to protect Saul, Xiaomei couldn't dodge at all, a decisive look flashed in the snake monster's eyes, and she was about to fight hard with one move of her arms.At this critical juncture, a javelin shot suddenly, passing through the ghoul's arm.

The ghoul's movements stopped for a moment, it roared and tried to find the attacker, but several spears shot one after another, and one of them directly penetrated its eyes into the brain, severely wounding the ghoul one after another. Unable to hold on any longer, his legs bent and he fell to the ground.

Immediately after a burst of horse neighing, reinforcements finally arrived.The knights were condescending, using the impact of the horses to ruthlessly drive away the nearby undead, and there was a muffled sound of broken limbs all around.

Driving the horse to Sol, Tavia jumped off the horse and handed the rein to him: "Lord Lord, get out of here quickly."

Surviving a desperate situation, Saul was so moved that he almost cried.He was about to speak, Xiaomei suddenly grabbed him and pulled him back, at the same time, a bone arrow pierced through Xiaomei's shoulder.

Bone arrows scattered all over the sky, but the heavily injured army of undead finally regrouped and began to fight back.

Due to the thinness and fragility of bone arrows, they were unable to cause effective damage to cavalry in heavy armor for a while.But as more and more zombies gathered around, the maneuvering space of the cavalry was gradually shrinking.

At this moment, as the ground trembled violently, a huge elephant-like bone beast began to rush towards this side.It rampaged through the group of corpses without any scruples, and it didn't show mercy at all because it was one of its own. All the zombies and skeleton soldiers in front of it were knocked away or crushed ruthlessly.

Because of this, the power of the bone beast was particularly fierce. Seeing this, more than a dozen riders turned their horses to meet it, trying to block its pace.

However, there is no suspense about the consequences of the direct collision. Under such a huge difference in size, the heavy armored cavalry were knocked to the ground like paper toys. The muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground sounded one after another, the horses neighed, and blood spattered. , appalling.

Seeing that the bone beast was getting closer and closer, at a critical moment, a person rushed up from the side with lightning, and before the bone beast's foreleg stepped down, he thrust the weapon in his hand into the ground.

It's Kress!Lovell's garrison also arrived.

Half of the epee Tie Tuo, blessed by elf magic, plunged into the ground, followed Kress and bent his knees, holding the hilt tightly with both hands and throwing it away!

Back then in the Orc Empire, he used this trick to directly kill a Beamon's war beast.

Today's Kress is no longer comparable to that of the past. Although he looks so insignificant in front of the bone beast, with the help of the power of the earth, he has made amazing achievements by himself.

The moment it was lifted from the iron lump, the front foot of the bone beast just landed, and its timing was flawless.I saw the bone beast knocking against the sword with its front foot, and driven by its own terrifying impact, the huge bone beast looked like a kicked ball, bounced violently, and rolled over Kress's head.

Boom!The whole earth was shaking, and the bone beasts crashed to the ground, turning countless unlucky zombies into flesh.The force of this fall was terrifying, and countless bones on its body were broken immediately, and its two front legs were even split in the middle. Basically, there was no hope of recovery.

Tavia stared at Kress's feat in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.Ever since he experienced the strange power of barbarians on the frozen plateau, he once again knew what shock was.

"This guy has stepped into the ranks of inhumans without knowing it..." Thor murmured.

As the garrison and dwarves arrived, the zombies gradually began to disintegrate.Due to Hitches' previous violent attack, most of the Lich and Archers were wiped out by the meteor fire rain, and the fighting power of the undead was greatly reduced, and they could no longer stop them who were so imposing.

"My lord, let's go!" Tavia knew that the advantage was only temporary, and when the Necromancer dispatched troops in the valley, they would be surrounded again.

Saul also knew that it was not appropriate to stay for a long time, so he took back the injured Mei, pulled Hitches onto the horse, and galloped towards the town.

"Everyone retreat!" Kress also issued an order.

Under the attack of the dwarf warriors, the warriors began to retreat, and after a series of blows, nearly half of the undead army on the field had already perished.

As Sol got closer and closer to the city wall, he could even see Jessica's smiling face with tears on the wall.Suddenly, a bone spear shining with a strange green light flashed out of the air soundlessly and stabbed at his back.

This is quite different from the bone spear that ordinary necromancers usually use, not only because it came suddenly, but also because with its appearance, countless entangled and floating ghosts appeared in the surrounding air.

This was so weird and fast that Saul, who was galloping, didn't even know anything about it.

Seeing that he was about to be pierced through by the bone spear, Hitches, who was sitting behind Thor, had his eyes stern. He turned around suddenly, and punched forward with his right fist.

A complex golden-yellow circle flashed in the air instantly, and the tip of the bone gun pierced the center of the circle, like ashes blown by the wind, and instantly exploded into blue scales.

At the same time, a ring on the middle finger of Hitches' right hand also shattered.

Slowly raising his middle finger, Hitches raised his right hand high up against the black mountain behind him.

"Hmph..." At the same moment, a ghostly dark red figure in the mountains snorted coldly.

Unaware that he had just come back from hell, Sol, who drove down the city, raised his head and showed a smug smile at Jessica who was leaning over to visit.

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"Where's the lord?" Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Kress asked Walsa who was sitting across from him having lunch.

Walsa shook his head: "I don't know, he and Jessica disappeared early in the morning."

After a messy night last night, Lovell finally stopped the first wave of offensive.The battered undead army finally lost the resilience to fight again, and after they retreated, they also retreated slowly.

According to the law, the undead would not attack during the day, so the defenders seized the opportunity to recuperate.Although it was only a midnight battle, there were nearly a quarter of the casualties, and many of them had lost the chance to see the dawn forever, which showed how tragic this battle was.

Although the other party suffered even more losses, the situation is not optimistic.Because compared to the tireless undead, no matter whether it is a warrior, a magician, or a doctor or craftsman, their physical and mental strength cannot be restored to the level of last night. Facing the same attack, no one can guarantee whether they can survive the next night. Get over it.

Hearing Walsa's words, Kress couldn't help scratching his head: "At this time, where else can the lord go?"

At the same time, Sol and Jessica, whom the two called, were standing in front of the empty dragon lair in a daze.

Early in the morning, the two took Simba to the outside of Elebena's cave.Thor had made up his mind to drag Elebena in, no matter the cost.

Unexpectedly, what was waiting for the two of them was a cave that was completely empty and closed by a barrier.Apparently Elebena said last time that she would go to the neighborhood to find the reason for her uneasiness, but she hasn't come back yet.

"How could this be?" Saul asked Jessica in frustration.

Jessica also felt helpless: "I don't know when she will come back, it seems that I have to go back first."

An hour later, the two returned to the territory and held their first post-war meeting at the temporary command post.

First of all, after listening to Kafir's report on the casualties, everyone looked worried. For now, not many soldiers died, but many were injured and could no longer fight within a few days.

"What do you think of tonight's battle?" Thor asked the crowd.

Looking at each other, Tavia spoke first: "The subordinates think that they can only stick to it."

Chip nodded, "I think so too."

Kress touched his chin: "But the soldiers are already very tired. With the increase in casualties, our defensive strength will inevitably be insufficient."

Walsa also said: "The consumption of magicians is even greater. Once the magic power is exhausted, it will take a long time to recover. According to my estimation, generally only 6% to 7% can be recovered tonight."

"That's why I said, it's best to give them a hard time like last night, and those guys will naturally retreat." Lesta yelled.

"But it's hard to do something like that a second time. I can only say that it was all due to luck that I was able to survive last night." Tavia couldn't help but said.

At this time, Manson said in a deep voice: "I want to remind everyone that the burden on the city wall has reached its limit. Although our engineering team tried its best to repair it, there are still many damages that are difficult to repair. As long as the huge bone beast last night collides, the outer wall will be destroyed. will collapse."

For a while, the main battle or the main defense of the two sides disagreed, and a heated argument broke out.

Sol is very clear, whether it is fighting or defending, according to the current situation, Lovell will be finished in the end, the difference is only which one is faster.

"Headache, why is it that this kind of thing always happens to me." He held his head helplessly.

"What are you all talking about? Why don't you call me for a meeting?" At this moment, a head suddenly poked in from outside the tent.

Seeing him, everyone in the tent reacted differently.People like Tavia and Elliott, who have only been in the territory for a short time, don’t recognize them; while Sol and Jessica have wry smiles on their faces; Chip remains calm, and Kress doesn’t take it seriously...

Only Walsa was surprised at first, and then pointed at him in disbelief: "Yes... yes... Strange..."

"It's strange, isn't it? This guy is so sloppy." Before he could finish speaking, Sol, who had sharp eyes and quick hands, covered his mouth and dragged Walsa out of the tent with Jessica.

Outside the tent, Walsa, who still hadn't recovered from the shock, gasped: "Mr. Hitches, why are you here? The entire Wizards Guild is looking for you."

When Hitches got angry last night, Walsa was meditating to recover his magic power, so it was only now that he was seeing him for the first time.

"It's Walsa, how are you?" Seeing that he was an acquaintance, Hitches picked his ears disapprovingly.

"Sol, what's going on?" Walsa turned to Sol.

"Oh, don't mention it, the inside story here is very complicated. In short, he didn't want to go back, and Mary stayed in Lovell because of him. I will explain it to you in detail later." Sol said helplessly.

Hitches complained to Sol: "Lord, how could you leave me behind and secretly hold a battle meeting? Did you forget that it was my magic that repelled the undead last night?"

"What!?" Walsa, who had finally calmed down, opened his mouth wide enough to stuff an egg again: "The meteor shower last night, was it... you?"

"What's so strange, let me tell you, please call me the great magician Hitches from now on." Hitches pointed proudly at the mage robe on his body.

It seemed that Walsa was about to go crazy after noticing what he was wearing: "Alchemy... magic... oh my god, this world is hopeless..."

Ignoring him, Hitches said: "I heard what you said just now. The solution is very simple. As long as I have my invincible magic, those undead will not even try to get near here."

Saul dismissed his optimism.First of all, last night's success was very accidental and sudden. The necromancer is not a fool, and he will not do it a second time.Besides, what if there is another meteor shower?In essence, the defeat has been irreversible.

And the more important reason is that Sol doesn't want to take the risk of last night anymore, thinking about the feeling of being in the crowd of zombies, he shudders.

Get Hitches to unleash magic from this side of town?Come on, there is no other end except for indiscriminate bombardment.

He had no choice but to say: "This... I will call you when I need you."

Hitches showed a very hurt look: "You are perfunctory me again, and you don't even care about perfunctory, will you never admit my powerful magic?"

Thor was ashamed: "I dare to admit it, but your magic is as lethal to the enemy as it is to your own people. How dare I use it..."

Just when he was thinking about how to get rid of Hitches, he suddenly heard a voice: "Hey, old man, what are you doing here?"

Several people looked back, but it was Mary walking towards this side.

"What are you doing here?" Saul asked, and now the father and daughter are together.

Mary giggled, "I'm here for business."

"Business?" Sol frowned: "Stop making trouble, okay, you don't even know what time it is."

Mary ignored him, and walked directly into the tent: "Who is messing around, I'm serious."

Looking at Jessica helplessly, Sol and she had no choice but to follow in.

"What about me, my lord, what should I do?" Hitches asked hastily.

Sol had no choice but to frighten him: "You don't want others to know your identity and be taken back to the Magician Guild, right? Now there are many magicians who are asking who threw the meteor shower last night. If you Jump out now, I can't guarantee that no one will recognize you."

"This... this..." Hitches was really frightened.

"Don't worry, you are an important combat force in our territory, and I will be the first to think of you when there is a need." Sol patted him on the shoulder.

"But you said that last time..." Hitches muttered, but he didn't follow in after all.

At this time Sol returned to the tent and saw Mary squatting beside Manson, whispering something.Soon Manson stared: "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Mary nodded seriously.

"Manson, what did she tell you?" Jessica asked curiously.

Manson said: "She told me that there are ways to improve the incendiary bombs in the territory."

Since the last time the undead invaded, after * showing great power, this kind of thing has become Lovell's reserved weapon, and it has been produced by the workshop led by Manson.

"Really?" Saul was surprised when he heard that Mary had a way to improve the weapon.

Mary nodded proudly: "Of course, I've seen the incendiary bombs you use. It's a pretty good invention. But just putting ordinary fuel oil in a tank is too inefficient and a waste of raw materials."

"I can use alchemy to improve the quality of the oil, making it more viscous and active, so that the burning time and power can be greatly improved. In addition, this kind of thing can be added to the incendiary bomb to improve Lethality." As she spoke, she took out a small red ball the size of a finger.

"What is this, and what is its use?" Walsach asked.

Mary tossed the bead in her hand: "I rushed to make this last night. It is very sensitive to fire, and it will change once it is heated by high temperature. As for the power..."

As she spoke, she quickly shook the ball in the candlelight on the table, and then threw it out.

boom!A muffled sound startled everyone, and the thrown ball hit the wooden pillar supporting the tent, exploded and attached to it, and the whole wooden pillar immediately burst into flames.

Mary introduced to everyone: "After this thing explodes, it will produce a sticky effect, and it will stick to the object and continue to burn. The effect can last for about 2 minutes. I think that with such a violent burning method, the raw meat is enough to be cooked."

Following her, she picked up a kettle and poured all the water in it on the burning pillar, but the fire showed no signs of abating: "It is very difficult to put out the fire by external force, and it can only be exhausted by itself, so the reliability is also very high." ideal."

"That's great. If you add dozens of these beads to the clay pot, once it explodes, the lethality will be amazing." As expected of a technical fellow, Manson quickly understood Mary's thoughts.

Jessica is concerned with price: "How much will it cost?"

Kress asked about usage: "Is this thing stable? Will it explode suddenly?"

It was the first time her product received so many people's attention, and Mary was very proud: "Don't worry, this is my exclusive invention, and the cost is very low. If you order in large quantities, I can compress each tablet to 30... No, 20 silver coins. As for the stability, it is absolutely guaranteed, as long as it does not come into contact with fire, there will be no problem."

"20 silver coins?" Manson was very interested: "Why is it so low, what did you use to make it?"

"Hee hee, business-business-secret-secret-yo." Mary winked at him cutely.

"How about it, do you want to buy it?" She looked at Sol expectantly.

After exchanging glances with Saul, Jessica nodded: "Okay, let's order. Just according to the repayment agreement, you provide us with products, and the remuneration will be offset against your arrears..."

"No." Before she finished speaking, Mary shook her finger: "According to the agreement, you have the right to force me to work only if I have no business for the month and cannot repay the loan. But this order is my responsibility. Of course, those who brought it by themselves cannot be counted.”

"Hmph, count it on you." Jessica snorted.

Mary immediately took out a piece of paper from her bosom: "I have calculated for you a long time ago. The most economical way is to add 30 beads to each incendiary bomb. If you act now, I will improve the quality of the oil." According to the time, about 300 new incendiary bombs should be produced before evening."

It seems that she is determined to make this money, and Sol smiled bitterly: "Then you do your best. If the effect is good, the order from the territory will continue to follow up, and I can also consider reselling it and providing it to Army use."

If it can become a munitions item... The temptation of super huge money scene immediately made Mary's eyes shine with the luster of gold coins.She excitedly said, "That's what you said."

"Manson, I will trouble you to follow up on this matter." Jessica said to Manson.

The dwarf nodded: "Understood, I also really want to see the effect."

"Hmph, don't worry, my inventions have always been of guaranteed quality. But before that..." Mary spread her hands to Sol unceremoniously: "All the beads plus improved oil quality will be 5000 gold coins, thank you."

"Okay, I'll pay, let's do it." Sol couldn't laugh or cry.

Calculated, the cost of an incendiary bomb is less than 20 gold coins. If the power is as powerful as Mary said, it will definitely be worth it.

After Mary left, Sol sighed: "She is finally willing to make something useful." Now it seems that it is worthwhile to have an alchemist in the territory.

As he spoke, he asked Jessica suspiciously: "But, what is the repayment agreement?"

Jessica smiled mysteriously: "Don't pay too much attention to it, it's something that allows you to recover your investment as soon as possible."

"Hey, what did you do without telling me again, tell me." Saul said unwillingly.

"It's nothing to say, it's just..."

At this moment, there was a sudden "creak" sound in the tent, similar to the sound of breaking wood.

Everyone involuntarily looked to where the sound came from, and saw the thick wooden pillar supporting the entire tent in the center of the tent, slowly bending in the flames...

With a bang, the entire tent collapsed instantly, burying everyone underneath.

"Hey, why didn't anyone say to put out the fire just now?"

"Mary said that the fire cannot be extinguished by external force, and the only way is to wait for it to burn itself out."

"It's all right now, it's burnt out, and the tent has collapsed."

"Stop complaining, where is the exit... Damn, who touches my ass? Jessica, be careful."

"By the way, my lord, did you ask about the smell of cigarettes?"

"If you say that, it really is... Wow, the tent is on fire!!"

"Quick, cut the cloth, help—"

It was just a sales promotion, and Mary almost wiped out Lovell's leadership without distinction. In a sense, the two father and daughter may really have some kind of mysterious inheritance...

(End of this chapter)