Chapter 410 The Final Decision (Ⅰ)

After being bombarded by fire giants one after another, the inside of Nissei Fortress was filled with dust, and the roar almost deafened people's ears.

The officers and soldiers hiding in the fortress were filled with fear and despair, which could drive people crazy!

Some young officers and soldiers, unable to withstand such a huge mental pressure, suddenly picked up their weapons and rushed out of the door roaring.

I would rather rush out and fight the fire giant than be buried alive in this fortress that is about to collapse!

It's a pity that their strength could not match their courage, and they were knocked down by the boulder flying towards them as soon as they rushed out of the gate of the fortress, which added a touch of cruelty to the catastrophe.

In just five minutes, the fire giant mercenary group had already launched three rounds of bombing on the Nisisi Fortress in turn.

This fortress that took more than half a month to build is indeed strong, but it is a pity that it is still too fragile in the face of countless boulders falling like meteorites. If it continues to withstand the bombardment of the fire giant, it will completely collapse after ten minutes at most. The officers and soldiers hiding in the fortress will not escape the bad luck of being buried with them.

Joan was also in the fortress at the moment. As a member of the defenders, he was also in despair. He deeply felt how insignificant human beings were in the face of a powerful creature like a fire giant, as fragile as an ant.

Of course, compared to those around him who had nowhere to escape, his situation was not so helpless.

If the fortress crumbled after all, at least he could use magic to escape.

Joan is not too worried about his own survival. What makes him feel at a loss at this moment is a difficult multiple-choice question:

When the fortress falls, if you still have the energy to rescue your comrades around you, who should you choose to rescue first?

Joan had to face the cruel reality.

With his spellcasting ability, he can rescue four or five people at the same time. Compared with all the comrades trapped in the fortress, this is only a 1% chance of surviving, and it is entirely up to him to allocate these precious places. Decide.

Joan suddenly felt angry and funny.

It's funny because at the moment when a catastrophe is approaching, it's a bit absurd that I still have the opportunity to play the role of "savior".

He was angry because he, the "savior of the world", had no ability to save sentient beings, and could only save a few lives while saving his own.

No matter who he chooses to rescue, the ones who are abandoned are always the majority.

The fact that he was forced to abandon those comrades-in-arms who shared weal and woe is destined to leave an unhealable wound in his heart, making him deeply feel that all human pain is essentially anger at his own incompetence.

Just when Joan was in a tangled mood, there was a sudden roar outside the window, and the sky darkened.

At first he thought it was the fire giant throwing stones against the fortress, but the moisture coming in through the window soon made him realize that was not the case.

The bright autumn sun has been covered by overcast clouds, lightning and thunder as the forerunner, followed by heavy rain.

This sudden thunderstorm delayed the fall of the Nissei fortress.

Fire giant mercenaries don't like to fight in the rain. Their body temperature will drop sharply in a humid environment, and their bodies will become dull due to cold and damp, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

General Narf noticed the sudden change in the weather, so he immediately blew the horn, summoning the front-line mercenaries to retreat before the rainstorm fell, and hid in the cabin of the magical battleship "Scibrani" to avoid the rain, and waited until the rain passed and the sky cleared. Keep fighting.

General Jumonville was very dissatisfied with the fire giant mercenary's practice of "putting down the pick" in the middle of the battle, but the opponent insisted on waiting until the sky cleared before fighting, and he had no choice.

He had no choice but to order his troops to move forward and encircle the fortress of Nissei, which had lost its wall guard and left only an isolated city, to prevent the enemy from breaking out in the rain.

General Jumonville's arrangement was indeed prescient.

Not long after the fire giant mercenary group withdrew, Lieutenant Colonel Vasa found Major Green, Magny and Joan, and proposed the idea of ​​breaking out in the rain.

Everyone thinks that this is the only chance to get out of trouble at present. Once the rain stops, it will be too late to break out.

It's a pity that General Jumonville moved faster than them. Lieutenant Colonel Vasa and Magny led the Knights and Asa Hunters to break through separately. However, the troops ran into the Blue Cavalry and Jackal Corps as soon as they left the fortress.

The side that broke out was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and morale. In addition, the heavy rain obstructed vision, and the muddy battlefield made breaking out more difficult.

After a short but intense encounter, both of Vasa's and Magni's forces failed to break through and were forced to retreat back to Nissei Fortress.

Joan did not participate in the breakout battle.

If he wants to leave, he can leave anytime.

Before leaving, he also wanted to try his best to restore the fort that was destroyed by the fire giant.

It's a pity that the fortress was too damaged, and the energy of the "Stone Shaping Wand" was exhausted, and only the crack in the ceiling was repaired.

Joan knew that her work was not very meaningful.

The result of painstaking repairs is no match for a few stones thrown by the fire giant, but at least the ceiling is not leaking now, and the wounded soldiers lying on the fortress floor can suffer less.

The sound of horseshoes came from outside the window, and the troops who failed to break out were forced to withdraw.

Joan clearly felt that the morale of the troops had dropped to the bottom after repeated blows, and the air in the fortress was almost frozen.

Many young officers and soldiers have lost the courage to continue fighting. Their trembling palms are unable to hold swords. They can only grab wine pots and use alcohol to relieve their fear of failure and death.

In this desperate atmosphere waiting for execution, Joan heard familiar footsteps behind him.

Looking back, it was Dick walking over, blood was oozing from the bandaged right arm, and his pale face was very haggard.

"Joan, the lieutenant colonel asks you to go to the command post."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Joan patted Dick on the shoulder, trying to say something encouraging, but in the end he didn't even say a word.

Joan hurried up to the second floor of the fortress, walking all the way, feeling a chill on his head.

The ceiling on the second floor was incomplete, and the wind and rain poured in through the cracked gaps. Joan had to pull up the cloak and hood to keep out the wind and rain.

The office door was ajar, and Joan walked in. He saw George Vassar standing in front of the broken window with his back to the door, staring out at the rain outside the window. His lonely back made him feel sad.

He walked behind the lieutenant colonel and asked softly, "Mr. Vasa, what do you want from me?"

Lieutenant Colonel Vasa turned around, the pipe in his hand had been extinguished by the rain, but he didn't realize it, and nodded wearily to Joan, signaling him to sit down.

"I don't need to tell you about the current situation of the army. The fall of Fort Nissei is irreversible. How long we can last depends on how long the rain will last."

Lieutenant Colonel Vassar sighed and sat exhausted in the armchair, speechless for a long time.

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