Snow fills the horizon.
On the top of the black city wall, a flag painted with a sword-holding hand fluttered in the wind, while a young city guard stood on the towering central tower. From the highest point of the main city, he looked at the uninhabited white plain in the distance. and the mountains further away, but my mind was completely empty, not thinking about anything.
Exhaling gently, the water vapor condensed into white mist. The young man named An Ruiya breathed in the cold air, feeling that the low temperature had bypassed the thick cotton lining he was wearing and invaded the depths of his body. He shuddered at this, and his normal thinking returned at this time.
"I'm really crazy to come to the tower to stand guard during a blizzard!"
He cursed in a trembling tone. Standing at a high place where the storm was raging, Anria felt that the hands holding the spear and shield were too frozen to move. Her whole body was extremely cold, especially her feet, which only felt numb. , almost unconscious, unable to even feel the cold, he wiped the ice cube off his eyebrows, gritted his teeth and said to himself: "Anriya, hold on, the shift will change in ten minutes, just be patient for a while. "
The self-comforting city guard began to move his body under the blow of countless snowflakes, allowing the already stiff muscles to move smoothly, but it was of little use. The oncoming cold wind quickly took away the little warmth from his body, leaving Anrui Ya felt that his whole body was about to freeze into ice: "Why should the city gate control panel be placed in this place..."
Below the central tower is the South City Gate of Moldavia. It is a giant mechanism made by the rune dwarves of the North. Its body is raised and lowered using gears. It is ten meters long, five meters thick, ten meters high, and has a net weight of four thousand. The core design concept of the 200-ton solid steel block is that as long as the door is closed, even if the city wall collapses, the door cannot be opened. Therefore, instead of thinking about blasting open this so-called iron block city gate, it is better to consider how to break through the two-hundred-ton thick steel block. Fifteen meters of black granite city wall.
To be honest, only the dwarves living in molten iron magma have the ability to prepare all the materials. If this large steel block is melted into a weapon, I don't know how many legions can be armed.
Of course, no matter what, this is a door after all, it’s just a little thicker, a little harder and a little heavier, and the control point that determines when this terrible door will lower and rise is right where An Ruiya is. In the central tower, this is why even in such a violent storm, there are still people standing guard at this extremely cold height at any time.
"It would be great to install a glass screen on the tower. It won't affect the observation anyway. How could those big shots above know..."
"Anria!"
While complaining, the young city guard suddenly heard someone shouting his name under the city wall, sounding very anxious.
He couldn't help but feel a little strange. There should be some distance before the shift change time. Could it be that someone saw how pitiful he was from the cold and was planning to come up early to take over? That couldn't be better.
"Louder!" The reply came with a trembling voice. An Ruiya responded loudly with a voice that was so cold that it was dry and dumb: "What's the matter?"
"... strange... invasion... close the door quickly!"
The sound under the city wall really grew a little louder, but the sudden increase in the howling of the wind and snow covered it up. The city guards could only vaguely hear the inexplicable words "Close the door quickly".
"Wait, close the door? But why?! I didn't hear clearly!"
Taking a step forward and walking to the control panel of the rune mechanism, Anria grabbed a lever. Although he believed in his comrades and was ready to close the door at any time, he still asked loudly with a puzzled look on his face. : "As long as it's closed, if you want to open it, you have to wait two hours for the runes to be fully charged!"
"The enemy is attacking, you ****** close the door quickly! Use your fastest speed!"
This time, the voice containing fighting spirit finally broke through the wind and snow, and completely poured into the ears of the young city guard. Elson could tell that this was the voice of his commander. It was extremely anxious, and it was almost - no, He has already cursed: "An Ruiya, you stinky boy, I'm going to die if you don't close the door!"
"Where the hell did the enemy attack come from!"
Extremely nervous after being urged, An Ruiya turned his head and looked down from a high place, but did not see even the slightest trace of the enemy below. At this time, he had great doubts in his heart, but as a soldier, the city guard still Subconsciously obeying the commander's instructions, he pulled the lever hard.
Rumble—
Accompanied by the roar of the mechanism's operation, the huge steel portal fell suddenly, weighing four thousand tons. The terrifying weight shook the snow and the earth, setting off a burst of smoke and dust flying in the air, which was then blown away by the strong wind. This violent and violent The low crashing sound even reached the other end of the city, surprising many people who stayed at home.
Bearing this familiar shock, and then grabbing the spear in his hand, Anria hurried towards the downward passage. Although he did not see the enemy invasion, the nervousness when the officer shouted was not fake... Could it really be? Did some invisible enemy escape his observation and invade the city unknowingly
Quickly stepping through the spiral downward stone stairs, the young city guard arrived at the city gate below.
And this place has already become a battlefield.
call-
Just when An Ruiya walked out of the upper and lower passages inside the city wall, a strong wind with a fishy smell immediately hit his face. The strong sense of danger stimulated his nerves. The young city guard's body reacted faster than his will, and instinctively Throwing the spear forward, he instantly raised the steel shield with both hands and held it firmly across his chest.
Then, in the next moment, An Ruiya felt a sudden and powerful collision. Her hands that were numb from the cold suddenly completely lost consciousness, and her whole body kept facing backwards. fall back.
"What the hell!"
After taking five or six steps back in succession to remove the power, An Ruiya, who was too shocked to even feel the pain, had time to curse angrily and observe the situation in front of her.
Then he was stunned for a moment.
Standing in front of him was a tall giant wolf covered in snow-white body. It was more than half the height of a person and had a burly build. The muscles covered under the hair were extremely strong, and its limbs were smooth and strong. But now, its right forelimb It bent into a strange shape, presumably this was the reason why the giant wolf did not attack when Anria retreated.
"With such a big winter wolf and such fur, no wonder I can't find it! But what I have in my hand is a steel shield made by a dwarf. If I want to collide with it with flesh and blood, even a monster can't!"
Taking this opportunity to move his wrists, An Ruiya looked around and found that behind the partitioned city gate, the posts where the city guards usually stood guard were in a mess. , traces of the battle were everywhere, and there were bursts of fighting sounds from the corner not far away, including the familiar yelling and cursing of his commander.
It's good that not all of them died. An Ruiya thought happily that although he lost his weapon due to the sudden attack, as long as he waited until his comrades eliminated their enemies, everyone could easily defeat the difficult large winter in front of him. Wolf.
But the young city guards did not realize that the enemy in front of them was no longer the same creature as the wild winter wolf they hunted before.
"Ouch!!"
The originally green eyes were now red, and as he breathed, black-purple gas spread out between his teeth and the tip of his nose. Due to the trauma, and driven by anger and madness, this giant winter wolf suddenly looked up to the sky and howled. With a sound, the muscles and bones all over the body crackled, and the entire body suddenly grew larger. The white hair as white as snow stood up like sharp needles, and the blue-purple blood vessels and tendons were exposed, pulsing with unparalleled energy. strength.
"Go crazy?!****** A wolf?!"
Seeing this change, An Ruiya's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. This winter wolf was originally several times larger than the average similar kind. It was very powerful and fast. Without weapons, he It's hard to just deal with it. Who knew this guy would go crazy!
It's impossible to hold on. The young city guard held his breath as he thought this, and then he pulled out a small knife from his waist, the blade shining.
"Monster." He looked at the giant wolf with black and purple aura in front of him and said softly, "I will take away a piece of your flesh even if I die."