Chapter 19, Bloody Battle at the Dock (Part 1)
The man's sudden shout stunned the soldiers on the pier.
what's the situation?
The sorceress didn't back down either. With a chuckle, she took out two huge pistols from under her coat, held both firearms, and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate Senator Garland, we can't only cast spells."
"Listen to him, listen to this knight, and prepare to meet the enemy!!!" Fortunately, there were not only unresponsive soldiers on the pier.
The guard chief Lauritz, who Villard had arranged for Ryan to assist in the investigation, was at the scene. After hearing Ryan's order, the guard chief immediately signaled the soldiers to obey the order.
"Understood!" There were about forty guards on the port, and they were well-trained and quickly formed an formation. A dozen guards with bows and arrows on their backs were all at the front. Shooting, ten shield spearmen behind them, they set up the shield, there is a certain distance between the shield and the shield, this is to facilitate the retreat of the archers in front before approaching the enemy.
Then there are swordsmen, these soldiers wearing breastplates and holding standard long swords and shields are the main force in combat.
The guards were formed very quickly, and a standard army formation was formed immediately. Ryan nodded slightly. There are no soldiers who can't fight for a long time in this world, especially the armies of these local lords. Be ready to deal with any threat from the wild and forest at any time, and defend the lord's territory, so no matter how stupid the lord will know how to ensure the combat effectiveness of his soldiers, because this is the capital of survival in this dark world.
The sea surface was tumbling, and soon, hunched figures floated up from the water surface one by one. They bent over, landed on all fours, with sharp horns on their heads, and were half a cow and half a horse, rushing towards the port.
It's a water ghost!
This kind of creature haunts creeks, rivers and beaches all year round. They are cunning and cruel by nature. Once they meet an army or a powerful person, they will hide in the water and wait for an opportunity. When it is late at night or when the weak pass by, these cunning creatures Creatures will take the opportunity to kill, mercilessly kill the passing travelers or domestic animals, and eat up their flesh and blood.
On the mainland, there are countless such monsters, such as ghouls, undead, water ghosts, beastmen, green skins, and even various taboo creatures in the deep forest. During the catastrophe period, human beings were the food of these monsters. Human beings are the "food reserves" for monsters, and they exist like pigs and dogs.
Even if Charlemagne led the rise of mankind and established an empire, human wrist strength and physical fitness are far inferior to green skins and beastmen, human intelligence and magic affinity are inferior to elves, and human technological level is inferior to that of elves. on dwarves.
What is it that made human beings go from being like pigs to where they are now?
Ryan looked at the tight formation formed by the soldiers, the corners of his mouth curled up.
It is strict military discipline, a solid front, an immortal belief, and a sincere unity.
Also, the love of life.
"Steel, magic, and faith, these are the three basic elements that make the empire stand today."
— Ludwig the Savior
The chief guard, Lauritz, drew out his standard long sword, and raised his cold blade high: "Soldiers, it's time to fight! Stab hard with your spear, block hard with your shield, and slash hard with your sword. Long live Nord!"
"Long live Nord!!!" shouted the soldiers.
"I am Kingdom Knight 'Sledgehammer' Ryan, soldiers, I will fight with you today! Let our swords drink the blood of the enemy together!" Ryan stood on the side of the entire front with a hammer in both hands: "Ready shooting!!!"
Archers string their bows and arrows. The crossbowman also pulled the trigger.
Dozens of water ghosts have all rushed out of the sea. They crossed the shallows. These things have a horse face and long claws.
The sharp fangs gleamed, and a strange roar came out of its mouth.
"Let go!" Ryan waved his warhammer, he took over the command very naturally, and Lauritz would not have any objection to this, he is just an officer, not even a nobleman, Ryan is a high-ranking knight, and a nobleman of his own country , It is very normal to take over the command.
"唰唰唰~唰唰~~" A row of arrows flew towards the group of water ghosts, and the water ghosts rushing in front instantly turned into hedgehogs, screaming and falling down, but the water ghosts behind were not afraid at all. , They mercilessly pushed away their arrowed partners and even tore them in half. The stench and fishy smell from them had gradually passed through the cold air and into Ryan's cold nasal cavity.
After the first round of shooting, the guards immediately prepared for the second round of shooting.
More than a dozen water ghosts fell to the ground one after another, and the remaining water ghosts did not seem to be affected in any way. They kept howling and roaring, and their number was surprisingly large. In the second round of shooting, more than a dozen of them Feather Arrow took the lives of several water ghosts, and they did not stop moving forward.
"Melee!" Seeing that the water ghosts came faster than expected, Ryan immediately judged that the third round of shooting was too late, so he ordered the soldiers to melee.
Crowds of water ghosts rushed to the embankment. Although the guards at the port were nervous, they did not have any fear. The spear soldiers formed a spear formation, and the sword and shield soldiers formed a row. The shield formation of the soldiers protected themselves and protected In the gap between the shields, there is a spear formation formed by spearmen in the back row. Sharp spears protrude from the battle formation and aim at the incoming enemy. Thick mist is sprayed from the soldiers' mouths and noses. showed their nervousness.
The archers pulled out their long swords and retreated into the army formation first. Forty or so soldiers formed two rows. Besides, there were a few crossbowmen on the sentry post at the port who continued to shoot arrows.
"The battle has begun." The knight of the kingdom muttered silently, and a water ghost rushed towards him with its teeth and claws. On its mouthful of yellow teeth, there was a disgusting smell of spittle. It hit the water ghost on the shoulder.
"Crack!" With the sound of broken bones, the body of this water ghost was thrown upside down by Ryan. After knocking down three water ghosts in a row, it struggled a few times before it made no sound.
Ryan didn't bother to look at it. He grabbed the handle of the hammer with his right hand, grabbed the war hammer and lifted it upwards from his ribs. The heavy war hammer hit the other water ghost's chin, and the water ghost's head exploded, red and white. splashed all over the floor.
The mighty strength of the Knight of the Kingdom is like a bright sun, illuminating the fighting spirit of the guards at the pier. In just a dozen seconds, the five-headed water ghost turned into a pulp under his hammer.
"Oh oh oh! Long live Lord Ryan!" Seeing how powerful Ryan is, the soldiers' morale was high, and a tide of water ghosts rushed towards the battle formation. The water ghosts who rushed up in the first round were either pierced by spears or hit on shields , and then cut in half by the long sword.
A gray-faced water ghost collided with the iron shield. The guard chief Lauritz hit the water ghost's head with the shield, and then pierced the water ghost's chest with a one-handed long sword. Green blood It was attached to the fine iron long sword, but he had no time to pay attention to it, because more water ghosts rushed up.
There was the sound of shields colliding with hard objects on the battlefield. There were too many water ghosts, and these creatures swarmed up. Often the guards hadn't had time to pull out their spears and one-handed swords from the bodies of water ghosts, and the next wave of water ghosts would come Rushing in front of them, the front line is slowly retreating.
"Ahhh!" The first casualty appeared. A young guard on the edge of the front fell to the ground unfortunately under the impact of a strong water ghost. The sharp claws pierced his shoulder instantly, and the guard screamed. His shield was crumbling, so the water ghosts rushed towards him, and he was thrown to the ground. Seeing several water ghosts rushing towards him, they were about to eat him into pieces.
"Drink!" Suddenly, the water ghost pressing on him was directly thrown into the air, and the visitor swung the hammer around in a circle. The fine iron hammer was stained with green blood from the water ghosts. The young guard looked up. , It's Lord Ryan! He resisted the pain in his shoulder: "Master Ryan..."
"Get up, there are still enemies to fight!"
"My lord, behind you!" The young guard seemed to have noticed something, and exclaimed.
"What?" Ryan suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder, only to realize that a water ghost had jumped on his shoulder, and its sharp fangs gnawed down on his shoulder.
"Boom!" Ryan was about to make a move when the sound of a handgun sounded from behind, and a blood hole appeared on the head of the water ghost on his shoulder, and then slid down from Ryan's body weakly.
In the distance, the female sorceress is gracefully raising her pistol, her sweet red lips are blowing on the hot muzzle of the gun: "Ryan, pay attention behind you~"
"...Understood." Ryan actually wanted to say that the water ghost's teeth could not bite through his skin, but in the end he chose to thank him, and then turned back to join the battle again.
He's still wearing a tuxedo! This dress is so expensive!
With the appearance of the first casualty, the human front had to retreat again and more casualties appeared. There was sweat on Laurits' forehead, and three guards had already fallen down. There were countless water ghosts who came to attack the port. There are more than a hundred and the number is still increasing. There are only about forty guards at the port. Even if there are militiamen coming one after another, they are only eighty or ninety, and there is a question mark about how useful the militiamen can be.
On the left wing of Ryan's battle line, the Knight of the Kingdom is stabilizing the battle situation with almost crushing strength. He will take away the life of at least one water ghost with one movement. Wherever the golden warhammer goes, he will die next to him, and he will be seriously injured. There was almost no enemy. Even in the face of siege, Teresa's firearm support was very deadly to water ghosts. A dozen or so water ghosts were shot in the head by her.
But the right wing of the battle line was not so easy. The soldiers were retreating steadily, and the strong bodies of the water ghosts kept hitting the front line. Even with shields to resist, these soldiers of ordinary rank were not physically fit enough to hold their hands with shields. Being able to withstand the continuous impact, once the arm is injured or numb, the front line is in danger!
Ryan's reaction was extremely fast. With a swipe of his left hand, lightning flashed on the warhammer, and the fine iron hammer hit the ground directly, and several arcs were ejected from it. The water ghost rushed over with a howl, but was hit in the chest with a hammer. The whole body was torn apart under the force of the thunder and lightning, and flew high into the air and disintegrated freely.
A militia team of about 50 people came from the direction of the pier leading to the street of the town. These militiamen wore old and even rusty breastplates, and held simple spears, short swords, and machetes. With fear and determination, their morale is low, their equipment is poor, but they have to fight to defend their homeland!
The front line was stabilized again, and the militiamen raised their spears to form a gun array. The dense gun forest rushed in and pierced the water ghosts. The green water ghosts blood splattered everywhere. There was no organization and coordination. The human formation retreated steadily, and the battle line began to shift towards the coastline.
"Victory is at hand!" Lauritz swung his sword again and cut a water ghost in two. In today's battle, both the soldiers and the militiamen showed strong fighting power. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel grateful. Seeing Ryan who was fighting on the front line in person, it was precisely because of the powerful combat power shown by the knights of the kingdom that this army could persist for so long, and its morale continued to be high.
This is the battle in the era of cold weapons, especially in this world of swords and magic, the command and force of generals are the soul of an army!
"Boom~dong~dong~" A bell rang in the direction of the port leading to the town.
It's the bell to rally the troops, and Villard is rallying the troops! Hearing the bell, even Ryan couldn't help showing a smile, unable to attack for a long time, the morale of the water ghosts gradually declined, and these beasts were also afraid of Ryan's strong fighting power. After several waves of charges, they saw even the defenders at the pier They couldn't take it down, the small water ghosts had already started to retreat slowly, these cunning guys would not come up to die one after another.
"What a cunning creature!" After continuously headshotting the nearby water ghosts, Teresa put down the handgun. The handgun uses mercury bullets specially made by the Garland Council, which is expensive. Seeing that the situation has been brought under control, the female Warlock felt the need to conserve ammo.
At this time, another group of people came at the intersection of the pier, they were all members of the Bloodaxe Mercenary Group! The mercenary leader Boris took the lead, raised his battle ax and rushed into the battlefield. When he saw each other, his ax was stained with green blood.
The deputy commander, Wilt, led the mercenaries in with a two-handed sword, and with the participation of the mercenaries, the water ghosts completely collapsed, and the remaining water ghosts fled into the sea howling. The little mercenary Banda He leaned forward: "Ms. Trovik, are you all right?"
"It's okay." The sorceress nodded, her eyes continued to watch Ryan who was fighting ahead.
The figure of the Kingdom Knight is like the god of war descending into the world. He has killed countless water ghosts with his hands. Standing at the forefront with a hammer in both hands, he is so powerful that people cannot look directly at him.
Banda immediately realized that the mercenary thought that I could do it too, so he specially found a place with few people. I have to say that his skills were not bad under the guidance of Wilt, and he stabilized his pace. Da charged forward, he clenched the hilt of the sword back and forth with both hands, and raised the sword horizontally to the point between his eyebrows. The tip of the sword circled around in the air. After accumulating power, Banda successfully chopped off a water Ghost head.
Before he could be happy, a sudden change occurred.
"Hoo Hoo!!!" A huge roar sounded, and a water ghost that was at least two heads taller than the strongest water ghost appeared. The muscles on its body were intertwined, it had red eyes and even bigger Fang, still holding a one-meter-long mace in his hand, smashed a lone guard into a pulp as soon as he made a move, and the huge roar made the water ghosts who had already started to collapse in its body again. Gather around.
"It's the Water Ghost King! The Water Ghost King has appeared!"