When the night was completely dispelled, the dancing fluorescent lights rushed out of the floating sea and fell to the ground at a speed that the naked eye could not catch. The dazzling waves soaring into the sky. The next moment, hundreds of thousands of light clusters jumped out of the boiling mercury, trailing tails of stardust trailing behind them, like comets crossing the sky one by one. These light clusters were quickly arranged in a neat square array, and the dazzling light covering them also faded under the sun, and Luvis' power finally descended here in a palpable form.
On the two wings and the front row of the phalanx is a centaur-like creature. His expressionless face seemed to be made of silver, except for the flickering thunder in his eyes. A solid semicircular crescent shield was attached to his left arm, and a sharp double-ended sword was tightly held in his right hand—this kind of Each end of the weapon is three meters long, and it is more powerful than a knight's spear. On the other hand, the lower body of a horse is covered with sharp horns everywhere - the knees of the limbs, the rear hips, and even the back have a row of sharp teeth to resist attacks that may come from any angle.
Behind the centaur knights was another type of soldiers with a very different shape. They also had human-like upper bodies and held various long-distance attack weapons, but their lower bodies were rhinoceros nearly two meters high and four meters long. The whole body of the mount is covered with thick and dense scales, and three huge sharp horns protrude from the top of the forehead.
At the back of the entire formation are huge arthropods. They are very similar to primitive insects. They have neither eyes nor ears. everything of. The battering ram-like body is completely wrapped in layers of armor woven with metal scales, and is flexibly supported by eight steel pillar-like lower limbs. And the tips of the slender tentacles growing on the broad back are like sharp knives, which can easily penetrate any enemy that approaches.
These manifestations of Luvis' power are quite different in shape, but the color is all silver-white—not so much the same armor or body color, but weapons made of the same material. They have agile and precise movements, but they reveal an aura that is completely different from that of human beings. They are like puppet statues made of mercury solidified, and they only act according to the creator's will.
For believers, such manifestations are called miracles, and for the dead who burn their souls, they may be synonymous with destruction.
"Half-man, half-horse, half-human, half-rhinoceros, and bugs magnified hundreds of times... What are these creatures? Synthetic beasts?" Alsace commented on the scene in front of him with a half-smile, "It seems that the goddess Luvis must Passionate about biological experiments."
"Unfortunately, it's bionics. Although I don't know anything about it, it seems that they are obviously more practical combat weapons than death knights." Richard corrected the other party succinctly, "These must be Luvis's apostles."
"It's so rare that the apostle of the goddess wants to lead the battle for mankind." Roland interrupted the conversation between the two, "But now there is no time to sigh, everyone is in position and ready to fight." Before the death knight could finish speaking, the mercury-colored waves had rushed towards him. To the towering city walls.
The first to fight the apostles were the ghouls. They lined up on the city wall ten meters above the ground, like a black chain binding the white wall, not only taking advantage of the height difference, but also having the death knight at the top as long-range support. But the moment this carefully crafted chain came into contact with the silver edge, it immediately fell apart.
The centaur knight in the vanguard of the formation jumped lightly, and then, like a death knight, he got rid of the shackles of gravity, landed steadily on the vertical city wall, and galloped with all four hooves. The double-ended sword in the hands of the apostle was like the wide blades of a windmill, cutting the ghouls that swarmed up into pieces with their heads and bodies separated. Only a few undead escaped this crushing attack, but before they had time to stand still, the rhinoceros riders who came one after another crushed these remnants into meatloaf.
While this unilateral massacre continued, the death knights were actually not idle. The sharp arrows shot by the composite longbow rained down on those galloping silver figures, but - more than 90% of them were blocked. Centaur knights are obviously the main force among the apostles. Their double-headed swords spin airtightly, looking like a mirror disk that keeps flickering. They passed and nailed the skins of the rhinoceros rider and the giant eight-legged bug, but the other party didn't care.
"Let all the ghouls retreat." Roland let go of the bow and put down the bow. "They are an important combat force against humans and cannot be consumed in the battle with the apostles."
"So, to take an elite battle?" Richard confirmed this, and the other side nodded silently.
"It should have been like this a long time ago. Besides the knights of Ishutoli, who else can deal with Luvis's apostles? I want to know with my knees." Alsace raised his halberd in satisfaction, and then issued an order loudly.
The remaining ghouls whimpered and dispersed. Immediately afterwards, more than 6,000 death knights jumped down the towering city wall, with the tips of their halberds pointing straight forward, engulfed in lingering death and cold. The apostles who were still hovering on the city wall didn't have any thought of retreating—maybe these intelligent weapons didn't know what fear was—they immediately regrouped and charged forward.
A black waterfall with a width of four kilometers suddenly spread out on the circular city wall of the city of Ishutoli. The death knight with the pupil of flame turned into a torrent, pouring down from the sky; It condensed into boiling white-hot magma, which erupted violently from the bottom, trying to burn everything in the air.
Two torrents of completely opposite colors collided together on a vertical plane, and the city wall that could accommodate sixteen horses abreast even trembled slightly at that moment. Then, the tide composed of blades and sharp blades was torn open countless fissures, four The spilled blood drew dazzling marks on the 100-meter-high white canvas, and the shattered bodies of the apostles and undead fell from mid-air, causing a gust of wind.
Roland quickly glanced around, and then frowned imperceptibly.
The death knights were completely suppressed in this charge, and their losses were far higher than their opponents. The formation of the Knights of the Ice Crown is composed of a single unit, and the weapons are all halberds suitable for horse battles, but the apostles have adopted a composite formation - which contains three completely different components. The undead must concentrate on facing the centaur's tricky double-headed sword attack, and then immediately switch speed and charge direction to avoid the overwhelming impact of the rhinoceros, and finally be stabbed by the tentacles of the giant eight-legged insect. Cavaliers will inevitably be defeated under this baptism.
The staggered torrent stagnated at both ends of the city wall, and the two sides immediately turned around with their horses and launched a second charge without hesitation.
"Use a triangular array at 20 meters, low-level troops to cover, high-level troops to attack~!" The command of the head of the knights spread to the ears of every undead through magic.
At the moment when the death knight was about to contact the apostle again, dozens of arrows suddenly stretched out from the raging black tide, tearing the enemy's solid formation into small isolated pieces. While the centaur knights were surrounded, the undead abandoned their mounts and forcibly jumped on the back of the rhinoceros knight to take its head. The tentacles waving wildly by the eight-legged insects were also quite impressive under the combined attack of a small group of twelve death knights. Because of their weakness, the thick and thin long legs of the pillars were quickly broken into two pieces after being cut down one after another. Those heavy bodies fell into the soil one by one from midair, and accompanied by the muffled sound of "pop" from a distance, they smashed out deep pits soaked in blood.
However, the deceased did not have the time and mood to celebrate the turn of the battle. During the interval between the charge, the blue clouds suspended in the sky rained down a storm of meteors on the battlefield. This time, not only centaurs, rhinos, and eight-legged insects slowly appeared from the rising light, but also a group of giants as tall as mountains.
The height of these giants is more than forty meters, and the shadows cast by them alone are enough to cause commotion in the alliance troops. They also have a shell made of silver and white scales, coupled with rough faces like stone carvings, they look like a pair of giants. A pair of heavy armor that has been magnified countless times. But the violent vibration produced by every step of the giants reminded the undead that these apostles were definitely not hollow, and even the most aggressive charge could not stop their progress.
When the silver giant gradually approached, the desperate charges on both sides of the city wall stopped temporarily, and all the death knights carefully detoured to a position of 60 meters or higher, so as to avoid being smashed flat on the wall by the giant apostle's hand, becoming a group. Meatloaf. But these behemoths seem to have completely ignored the small enemy, but went straight to the fine gold gate.
The leader looked up at the city gates that were twice as tall as him, and a white light flashed in his eyes. Immediately afterwards, the silver giant punched the two city gates without hesitation. middle. Driven by unparalleled power, the sound of hard metal impact shook the entire undead city. The sharp whistling sound bounced fiercely in the ten-kilometer-wide canyon, and the echo could not be dissipated for a long time.
However, despite the great momentum, the target remained motionless. The city gate, hinges, and surrounding city wall are an exquisite integrated structure, so the power of this blow is evenly distributed to the city wall with a circumference of nearly 25 kilometers, and the damage caused is completely negligible. After realizing this, the apostle stopped attacking, and then pressed the palms and forearms of his left and right hands against the magnificent city gate. In the next moment, ear-piercing screams pierced human eardrums, and even the leaves of the World Tree They all began to rustle and tremble—the palms and arms of the silver giant were covered with extremely fine hexagonal scales, and now they were vibrating at a very high frequency like the wings of a hummingbird, making the outline of the entire arm blurred. A cloud of light. Under the polishing of these thousands of scales, dazzling sparks are being sputtered from the fine gold gate, and the clear relief on the surface quickly disappears, replaced by mottled cracks.
There is no time, and if this continues, the city gate may fall earlier than expected... Roland came to the conclusion he was least willing to accept, but soon, his thinking was interrupted.
"Those silver knights have regrouped, and they seem to want to continue the charge just now." Alsace reported, "Their formation has also completely changed."
"The apostle's reaction is very fast, and this front must be dealt with seriously. Just like before, we wait for the charge to start before changing the formation, so that the opponent has no time to defend." Roland took a last look at the behemoths, and then turned his attention Turn back to the ramparts.
"Then what about the city gate? If it is destroyed, the knights' battle here is meaningless." Even in times of crisis, Alsace still liked to ask harsh questions.
"Just leave it to Richard. If even the commander-in-chief of the Undead Legion can't solve this problem, I'm afraid we can't help either." The head of the knights replied briefly, and then he gripped his halberd tightly and galloped on horseback.
Drum-like drumbeats of horseshoes resounded again on the cliff-like city wall, interpenetrating with the chirping of metal bites, playing a symphony of iron and blood together. And at the end of the death knight's fifth charge, a sharper voice suppressed both of them—it was a high-pitched and extremely compelling voice from far to near, like air It's like being torn apart by some kind of tyrannical force.
In the next instant, a huge gap suddenly opened in the white clouds, and a burning star fell downward at a speed that the naked eye could not catch, dragging a straight blood-red long tail in the sky. Then the fire-like meteorite hit the silver giant's head with lightning speed, then passed through the target's waist, and finally crashed into the ground, plowing a wide and deep hole behind him.
The pierced giant shook its body, then fell down slowly. From the four-meter-diameter round hole above the apostle’s head, a spring-like blood column spewed out—it’s hard to imagine such a bright liquid flowing through this metallic body—as the giant moved back, the blood column A large red fog was scattered in the air, dyeing the entire battlefield a cold red, which looked like a rain of blood. And when that forty-meter-high body smashed heavily into the ground, blood as thick as mud even filled the entire crater, and soon formed a small lake.
Even if they are separated by a full five kilometers, the undead can easily feel the surprise, shock and fear from humans—after all, this kind of magic with precise hits, quick responses and great power has never been seen by alliance mages who claim to be high-tech of.
But the apostles didn't seem to take it seriously, and another silver giant immediately took the attacker's place, and when he stepped forward, he didn't even turn his head to look at the corpse immersed in the blood lake beside him. The noise of metal grinding filled the plain again.
"Sure enough, are you just pure weapons?" Richard muttered, "However, having no feelings does not mean that there are no weaknesses."
The seven liches on one side have continued to chant incantations to prepare for a new round of attacks. The death knights commanded by Roland successfully suppressed the charge of the silver knights, the city walls were very safe, as long as the giants who dared to destroy the gate were destroyed, the battle situation could be effectively controlled.
But when the second meteor roared and crashed towards the leading silver giant, the situation was reversed in an instant. Next to the giant who was responsible for destroying the city gate, another giant who was a head taller and nearly fifty meters in length suddenly raised his head and stared at the shooting star vigilantly. As the burning trail drew nearer, he stomped his feet—an act that not only set off a small earthquake, but also exposed the solid rock of the Yahevi Mountains—on the unshakable base. Above, the big man among the silver giants strode like a fighter, clenched his fists, and tensed his whole body.
The moment the meteorite was about to hit his companion, his eyes glowed, and his right hand struck like lightning—it was an uppercut, and the apostle twisted his arm into an arch to make the fist more solid, and at the same time put all the weight of his half-rotated body on it. On the fist—the fist hit the flaming meteor.
Accompanied by a loud explosion-like sound, the meteorite immediately shattered, stirring up a whistling hurricane. Under the fierce wind that cut like a knife, the death knights and apostles fighting on the city wall were all blown up and down, and even the troops of the alliance five kilometers away were affected. After the red dust dissipated, the target of the liches was still unscathed, and they were redoubled frantically cutting through the adamantine city gate.
"How is this possible~!? That apostle actually smashed the fire meteorite with his fist?" Richard's eyes widened in disbelief, and his whole body threw himself on the guardrail.
"But the opponent's arm is completely destroyed, he can't do it a second time." The Lich judged. The right hand of the big fist-wielding man had collapsed into a ball of black carbon, and his arm was twisted into a strange shape as if broken.
"Why is it impossible? Luvis's strength is stronger than Ishtoli's." Richard still frowned, "If the apostles can escape gravity like the death knights, then I am afraid they also have a very strong self-recovery ability …”
This speculation was completely correct, and before the Lich's colleagues could speak, the deformed arm had begun to heal.
"This..." The Lich who tried to refute was suddenly at a loss for words.
"Organize a new large magic phalanx, and summon two... no, three fire meteorites at the same time, so that even if he can punch with both hands at the same time, he can't stop it."
"But the simultaneous operation of the three seven-pointed star arrays will increase the chanting time exponentially~! My lord, how should we protect the city gate during this time?"
"Besides waiting, there is no better choice now, let's start now." Richard paused, "Also... get the troops in the city ready for the battle." Those ice-blue pupils passed over the tall silver giant , looking at the dark human army in the distance.
So far, the 220,000 troops of the alliance are still just bystanders, and have no intention of assisting the siege at all. The sea of swords and swords remains quiet and silent as if frozen. But the Lich knew very well that human beings were condensing enormous power beneath the frozen surface. Once the city gate is destroyed, they will break the fragile tranquility, and then rush into the city like a raging wave flood regardless of everything.
Driven by the two never-ending war machines, the siege has no tendency to slow down. Meteors fall to the ground one after another, charging and tearing the flesh again and again. It seems that the silver apostle can only destroy the soul stone. Only then will they stop, and on the opposite side of them, the death knight is fighting for the exact opposite purpose.
The bright golden sun gradually climbed to the highest point of the sky, then slowly fell, and finally sank below the horizon. However, the entire city of the undead still seemed to be in daylight—under the influence of Luvis' power, the light blue light of the crescent moon appeared much brighter than usual, clearly reflecting the scene of the entire battlefield.
At ten o'clock that night, after the dawn battle lasted seventeen hours without a break, the magnificent adamantine gate was finally worn through by the scales of the last giant. As a result, a gap was opened in the perfect circular defense, which could no longer effectively break down external forces. Then the huge silver apostle swung his fist violently. Accompanied by the ear-piercing sounds of gold and stones, the two 80-meter-high city gates gradually tilted, fell off from their tight hinges, and finally fell to the ground, causing the entire battlefield to tumbling into a large area of chaos. dust cloud.
After waiting for a day, the alliance troops finally let out a loud cry, and then charged towards the open capital of the undead.
The cold moonlight projected on the Paladin's lance and armor, reflecting a bright light. The army of the alliance seemed to break through the turbulent flood of the dam, crossed the remains of the dead giants, and crossed the twisted and deformed city gates, pressing towards the world tree layer by layer. After entering the circular city with complicated streets, the gathered waves split into several protruding branches, and continued to pierce forward with an unstoppable posture—until a large group of ghouls emerged from various buildings. The torrents of black and white quickly permeate and become entangled together, turning the silent city into a Shura field full of swords and swords.
While the human legion was charging, the death knights retreated from the 100-meter-high city wall, covering each other layer by layer, like the ebbing sea water, while the silver apostle, who had been fighting them for nearly a day, advanced silently. . In this way, the two sides tandem, relying on their superb riding skills and innate strength to soar among the dotted buildings in the capital of the undead. There were also unpredictable confrontations on the row upon row of roofs.
"Roland~! I need your strength." With the help of magic to offset the distance, a voice suddenly entered the ears of the deceased. The summoned death knight frowned, then quietly disappeared into the galloping army, gradually retreating to the rear. The next moment, Lich couldn't wait to step out of the transfer phalanx and approached the opponent.
"What's the matter?" In Roland's memory, there were very few memories of Richard kissing the front line.
"We are in big trouble." The lich raised his arm, and the death knight looked along his direction, and his sight was immediately blocked by a body as tall as a mountain. "That silver giant is advancing with the army of the alliance. The consequences of letting him walk under the tower palace will be disastrous. This guy's destructive power is enough to shake the foundation of the tower, and he may also climb up the tower."
"It's the apostle who crushed the meteorite...he must be the leader of the giants." Roland judged briefly, "but he is the only one left now, you can add a few more meteorites, such as four or five. "
"The liches are doing this, but I'm afraid there's not enough time." Richard's tone was uncertain. "Judging from this pace and speed, he will soon be able to enter the shielding range of the canopy. By then, No matter how much you correct the angle, the meteorite will end up hitting the umbrella-like canopy instead of the target."
"So you want the death knight to stop him instead of magic?"
"The leader giant—let's mark it this way—is very resistant to magic, and ordinary binding magic doesn't work at all, so we can only rely on the power of the knight order..."
"Impossible." The death knight interrupted the other party's words, "These knight-like apostles have already made our situation worse. Their strength even exceeds that of high-level death knights, and they also have an advantage in number. force, the entire front will collapse."
"But..." Roland paused, "Maybe I can help."
"Now is not the time to be a hero." Richard disagreed.
"Even when there is a huge disparity in size, warriors still have a way to cut their swords to the right place, not to mention that Frost Lamentation happens to be able to restrict Luvis's strength." A scorching flame flashed across the death knight's eyes, "Maybe Ishutoli is already asleep But the influence left by her attunement to this weapon is still sober. It is for this reason that today's Frost Lament is particularly sharp when facing the apostles, and once they are cut, those guys have amazing healing abilities It will also be sealed together. This is very suitable for dealing with that big guy~!"
The Lich was silent for a few seconds, and then said again: "Are you sure you can do it? You know, the flying technique is too slow, so it cannot be used in this situation."
"It's okay, I didn't intend to give up the control of my body to a fighting amateur."
As Roland said, he raised his head and looked up at the moonlit night sky. The star-studded black curtain remained silent, not paying any attention to the dust and blood on the battlefield beneath his feet. The griffins of the alliance did not join the battle, which showed that humans intend to gradually exhaust the power of the undead before launching a decisive impact. For the current death knight, this kind of decision happens to be what he wishes for.
"People who have fought against the Crimson King Melukidik are generally very courageous, but they are not so big as to die." The death knight suddenly smiled, "Richard, go and call Klaferig. "
Seen from a distance, the silver giant was just a moving hill, but when the death knight approached, he realized that the huge body had already filled his entire field of vision, and he could even clearly feel the giant jumping from the ground every time he took a step forward. The vibration that came from it—it was impossible to stop the apostle with one person's strength alone. The only way was to hit the head in order to distract the other party's attention.
While Nightmare was galloping, Roland jumped up and lightly put his feet on the saddle on the back of the mount. Then he saw the rhythm of the giant's pendulum-like alternate steps, kicked his feet, and landed accurately on the giant's left calf, and then the death knight immediately ran quietly on the smooth surface.
But different from what he had imagined, despite its huge size, the sensation of this giant was not in the slightest slow - when Roland climbed to the broad waist, the silver giant stopped suddenly, slightly lowered its heavy head, as if observing the movement of the undead , Then, he slowly stretched out his hand, intending to catch this little bug that dared to crawl on his body and didn't know what to do.
The thumb and forefinger with the thickness of a tree trunk attacked, but Roland remained calm. Just like the death knight would make a mistake in judgment, the apostle also did not expect the explosive power of the prey to be so astonishing—the undead jumped into the air in front of the target the size of a worm squeezed by two fingers, and then landed on the back of his hand, with his head smashed. Continue to accelerate and run forward without turning back.
In the next instant, two lightning flashes flashed in the eyes of the silver giant, and Roland felt the ground under his feet start to tremble violently. The tightly fitted scales were loosening and became pieces of high-speed vibrating blades, beeping and wanting to grind them. Everything in the body—where the death knight is now, is the arm of the apostle that can destroy even the fine gold city gate.
As expected... did the trick work? Burning traces of fire flashed across the eyes of the deceased, and his expression became tense for an instant.
He suddenly pulled out the big sword that was carried behind him, and then threw out the heavy weapon. The moment the sword surface of Frost Grief touched the scales, countless sparks burst out immediately. Under the action of huge inertia, the great sword is like a skateboard riding the wind and waves, rushing towards the height of the arm, while Roland stands on it, manipulating the direction of Shuanggui with skills no less than equestrianism, letting the hilt The trembling surface dragged a stream of hot and bright flames.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the undead nimbly climbed onto the giant's shoulders. Frost's Grief didn't wear off at all in this baptism of flames, even the temperature on the surface was still bone-chilling, and when the giant found that his defense had failed, Roland had already drawn a long mark on his neck with the big sword in his hand . This sword mark is very shallow, because the silver scales are both tough and hard, even the sharpest weapon can't produce an immediate effect, but on the other hand, this scene is enough to prove that Frost Lament can cause damage to giants.
Compared to fighting the invulnerable Melukidik, this is nothing at all, and after a few cuts, you can taste the blood of the apostle~! Roland calmly speculated while increasing the pressure on his hand, and the silver giant obviously deduced the same result - in response, he attacked the undead again, this time no longer slowly using two fingers to catch, but It was the entire palm that slapped the neck violently, almost exactly the same as a human's movement of slapping a mosquito.
This blow brought gusts of howling wind, but Roland remained unscathed.
At that critical moment, he stood upright the Shuanggui in his hand, the tip of the sword pressed against the most fragile part of the scale, the hilt pointed outward, and his whole body clings to the slender sword. When the huge palm fell like a mountain, the death knight survived by relying on a small gap opened by the big sword.
The apostle's movements were delayed for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about a countermeasure, and then he waved his palm and slapped again. This time, the palm that was holding onto the hilt of Frost Wraith's sword did not withdraw immediately, but continued to exert strength and crush it to one side. If this continues, the upright sword will soon be pushed down by the side force, and Roland's only living space will collapse as a result. But before this extremely effective solution could be implemented, the icy spray from midair froze all the apostle's movements.
While the leader giant was focusing on Roland, Klaferig approached quietly and found the best attack angle. The undead dragon gathered all the elemental power in its body, and sprayed a large snow-white frost mist at the giant, firmly imprisoning the apostle's arms in the ice. Then the nearly 60-meter-long white dragon flicked its tail like a steel whip, sweeping towards the immobile giant. Ice chips flew around in an instant, and the apostle's heavy body was also swept by this huge wave. He lost his balance under the force and finally fell to the ground.
The leader giant opened his mouth, let out a growl like a low roar of gold and iron, and struggled to get up at the same time, but it was too late. Four flaming meteorites fell from the sky rubbing the edge of the World Tree, and hit his magnificent torso accurately—one crushed the apostle's head, two buried deep in his chest, and the last one broke his thigh. The streets of the capital of the undead suddenly rose into the sky, flying sand and rocks, and when the smoke and dust dispersed, the giant's broken body sank into the sea of blood.
"Well done." Richard's voice reached Roland's ears, but the death knight was not in the mood to respond—he was stuck in the air for a short while with the help of the flying technique, and the bird's-eye view from a high place had clearly Tell him that the situation is worse than imagined.
The impact force of the giant eight-legged insect was far beyond the predicted value. The spindle-like body was more powerful than any battering ram. The solid building was like a paper lantern in front of them, and the walls were blown out under the assault. The paladins took the opportunity to follow closely behind, bypassing the numerous obstacles placed by the spider warriors on the street, and directly penetrated into the rear of the undead fortifications.
The battle on the roof was also in trouble. The enemies faced by the death knights were simply their own reflections in the water. Like them, the silver apostles could get rid of the shackles of gravity, possess a reaction nerve far superior to that of humans, and a strong self. Restoration, and superb fighting skills - and in every aspect, the apostle is better than the death knight.
The gap in numbers between the two sides is also gradually widening. Since the beginning of the Dawn War, the number of members of the Ice Crown Knights has lost 1,700, which is more than the sum of the past eight years. However, the number of Silver Knights remains unchanged. Once they are severely injured in battle, the blue cloud floating on the plain will rain down a meteor shower, replenishing the lost part of the Apostle Legion, so that they can always maintain a strong opponent against the Death Knights. absolute advantage.
By dawn the next day, the battlefield had moved from near the city gate to under the World Tree. The undead army has repeatedly fought and retreated, and is currently huddled around the disc-shaped base of the tower palace, while the alliance army has occupied the entire undead capital. Humans have built a large number of temporary military camps in the ruins of the city for the rest of the personnel. and replace.
The tireless apostles still maintained a silent and ruthless fighting posture. Many centaur knights even planned to climb up from the outer wall of the tower and directly enter the part where the sky garden was located. The death knight immediately counterattacked the moment they discovered this attempt. The two troops were like two long snakes, one black and one white, coiled around the 1,500-meter-high octahedral tower, spitting out letters and neighing angrily. , and then tear the opponent's body with the fangs woven by the sharp blade.
"I didn't expect that the death knight's body has limits... Luvis's apostle is even more difficult than imagined." Roland said this when the sun was setting, and Ishutoli's three-day sleep had already passed. More than half.
The scene in front of him can be said to be once in a hundred years - a large number of death knights are sitting in the pleasant hanging garden, all of them are resting with their lips closed and their eyes closed, while the liches are busy back and forth, acting as doctors. Role.
After more than 30 hours of continuous high-intensity fighting, even the body bestowed by God is difficult to sustain. The physical functions of the dead gradually decline, and the self-healing ability cannot keep up with the increasing wounds. The resulting malignant The cycle caused heavy casualties to the Knights. For this reason, Roland had to adopt alternate fighting methods, and only then withdrew some of the death knights whose condition was close to the limit from the front line—although that meant that the remaining death knights would face greater pressure, but this knight group Chang apparently had no choice.
"Apostles' physical bodies also have limits, and they lack combat experience." Richard said lightly from the side.
"But the strength and quantity are above us." Roland sighed, "Richard, have you noticed a phenomenon? The blue ocean floating in the sky is now smaller than yesterday morning It seems a lot smaller."
"According to the calculations of the mages, it has shrunk by nearly one-half. But we still can't judge the ingredients contained in it. The only thing we can feel is the strong soul fluctuation..."
"It doesn't matter what those are made of," the death knight impatiently interrupted the other party's explanation, "the key is that if it does represent the form of the power of the goddess in this world, it means that Luvis has at least a full Twice as many apostles can be put into the battlefield~! There are still so many reserve troops on hand, I am afraid that the opponent is going to adopt the method of attacking from both sides."
"Attack from the ground and the air at the same time?" Richard asked alertly.
"That's right, when we are exhausted and the troops are greatly reduced, Luvis releases the accumulated strength and launches a large-scale three-dimensional offensive, the effect will be fatal-the air force without support will definitely collapse completely. "Roland briefly analyzed, "So I suggest that you better focus on the air defense issue."
"Then what should we do here? Our retreat has already been five hours earlier than planned. If the tower can no longer be defended..."
"I will keep it." Roland intentionally showed an inscrutable smile, "After careful consideration, I plan to conduct a very valuable experiment."
"What is it?" The Lich frowned.
"On average, an apostle is stronger than a death knight, but... is the strongest apostle stronger than the strongest death knight?"