Chapter 3 Assault
Pull Moya up to the front seat, and Sistaer drove the ground lizard to run towards the city gate quickly.
The territory of the Ludwigs family was built on the banks of the Devil's Pond, and was surrounded by swamps filled with carrion snakes on all sides. If you want to attack, you can only go to the city gate.
When the two arrived, the Ludwigsey family's gates were already in chaos.
The three families of Nakarin, Felu and Irons jointly attacked, and a total of 35,000 soldiers gathered in the open space outside the city gate.
Under the violent impact of the twelve karlin (meter)-long impact column, the four-meter-thick huge rock gate was shaking with waves of attacks.
The catapults dedicated to large-scale attacks were not idle either. With their combined efforts, the four lava towers that maintained magic stalagmites had been destroyed.
The enemy night elves wizards worked together to launch huge rocks and burn fireballs, smashing and destroying all buildings near the gate. The dense crossbow arrows flew towards them like raindrops, killing many soldiers and civilians without hidden objects.
Hassandra hid in the last tower with other nobles, wearing battle armor that was rarely used.
"You're here just in time, and the priest is ready."
Pointing at the priest who was kneeling on the ground and praying, the patriarch seemed a little anxious.
The twelve priests were ready for the "Dark Praise" spell used for war prayers, and waited for the priest to activate this magic circle. Only when they were protected by the Lord God could the Luthvice family win from the joint forces of the three families.
"How could this happen? Isn't the number of Ludwigsi soldiers second only to the first and fourth families among the nine major families? Why are they so embarrassed?" Looking at the soldiers who were not short of the number, I wonder where the patriarch had transferred the rest of the soldiers. Moya roughly estimated that based on the current situation, the city gate could not last long, and it was only a matter of time before it was lost.
"The elder transferred half of it to guard the Dark Night Temple, and there were two thousand elves patrol brigades participating in the protection of the Night City. Now the staff is seriously insufficient. Sistaer, you and a few younger brothers will lead all the soldiers to the city. You must keep it in any case before returning to the rescue!!"
Hassandra ordered that his sons brought their own personal soldiers and dead soldiers to the city gate. Many enemies had already climbed up the city wall through the ladder, trying to open the huge rock gate that had not been broken from the inside.
The joining of the nobles slightly eased the tension at the city gate, but the enemy's air attacks did not stop. While the number of casualties of soldiers of the Ludwig family continued to rise, the enemy's charge horns kept praising. The soldiers on both sides fought desperately between the ladder and the city wall, and corpses that were killed or broken into two halves were thrown down. The hot blood dyed the black city wall vermilion red, and countless corpses were densely packed under the city wall. The smell of blood caused the scattered snakes in the Devil's Pond to scream high, which seemed particularly shrill amid the shaking sound of killing.
"emission!!"
Hassandra commanded his personal soldiers to use local materials to fill all the stones that were still useful in the houses. More than 50 mages spontaneously organized counterattacks. The gorgeous magic kept roaring over the Ludwigs' family, and every time they fell, they took away a large area of soldiers' lives.
Seeing that the battle was in a stalemate, Moya called Sistale, who was originally going to lead the soldiers to support the city gate, and asked him to lead the nine hundred slaves who had just returned to his name to attack the enemy's nest. Anyway, the death-fighting of the city gate was just meaninglessly consuming civilians and slaves. It would be better to use these combat power for surprise attacks, which would definitely result in unexpected results.
A total of nine hundred slaves distributed to the new dwarf equipment were quietly waiting. When Moya opened the time and space gate to the maximum was the moment they raided.
As the commander, Sistale couldn't wait for Moya's instructions and had to ask. Three families attacked at the same time, where would she go to?
"I am a person who can hold grudges. Don't you want to take revenge on those guys who always like to attack sneak attacks? Besides, once the mastermind dies, the other two families will naturally retreat."
After hearing what she said, Sistale immediately understood.
It's Nakarin! It must have fallen something by Meti, the swamp knight who had sneaked into Moya during the ruins. Moya used it as a location medium. It seems that the first unlucky family is Nakarin. The number of soldiers attacking outside is their family, and they probably have deployed all their combat power. If you go to their headquarters to sneak attack now, some priests and priests who do not have melee ability will definitely not be able to resist this newly trained and strengthened unit.
"Soldiers, remember what I have said to you these days. As long as you are sincerely loyal to the Luthvice family, you will be able to get rid of the hateful identity of slaves. Anyone who kills the enemy nobles in battle can recover their freedom and join the civilians. If you have any great achievements, after verification, I will ask the patriarch to enfeoff the nobles. This is a rare opportunity, please seize it. Those martial heroes are in the enemy's lair. Go and fight. The honor belongs to every warrior who fights bloodily. The light of the Lord God will always favor you!!"
The inspiring declaration of the priest of the abyss made the silent slave burst into boiling shouts. With the order of Sistaer holding the red sword light, the newly-made soldiers of Ludwissians rushed into the space-time gate that had just been synchronized.
Looking at the space fault that had slowly closed, Moya stood among the twelve priests and sang the "Dark Praise" that he had just learned not long ago.
The solid translucent magic defense net slowly spread around with the magic array formed by the twelve priests and priests, and soon the entire city gate was included in the protection area.
"I didn't expect that the new priest had mastered the defensive array. It would be even more difficult for us to win. Why don't you retreat first? There are opportunities in the future." Irons' eldest son regretfully said to Metty, the commander of the Nakarin battlefield beside him. It would be difficult to decide the winner in a short time based on close combat. At that time, the soldiers who went out of Ludwissia will return to defense and will become internal and external attacks. The only way is to retreat now.
"No, if you miss today, there will be no chance." The female swamp knight stubbornly issued a charge again, but the other two families knew that the balance of victory had begun to tilt.
The priest's divine grace was obviously stronger than the priests, and the magic attacks of the three families were all rebounded one by one. As more and more soldiers gathered, Ludwigsia recovered from the initial attack.
The martial arts chief Felix led one of the few hundred swamp knights (warriors with similar status as priests, third-class night elf warriors) in the clan to rush into the city where a gap had just been opened. The sharp sword carefully crafted by the dwarfs was placed on the enemy soldiers surrounding the city gate, and other soldiers who tried to enter through the city wall were also subjected to unanimous resistance.
The magic defense barrier that the priest had just revealed boosted the morale of the civilians who had been somewhat dismal. The enemy, who had just broken through a little, had to retreat.
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"Damn it, failed again!!"
From Metty on the battlefield to another failure of charge, the Naji Clan Chief angrily broke the magic crystal ball in his hand. If it fails, when Ludwigsey completely organizes all personnel to resist, the huge gap in force will be enough to disintegrate the coalition forces.
It was precisely because the elders who had drawn nearly half of the Ludwigs family soldiers to guard the Dark Night Tower on the ground that Naji decided to join forces with the other two families to attack. He would have to take advantage of the new priest who fully grasped all the divine powers of the Abyss priest (the rights granted by the Lord God, including the first war against other families, dominance, etc.) that he had completely eradicated Ludwigs' powers.
Without a notice, the lower-level maid pushed open the door between prayers, and Naji's unhappy expression changed drastically after hearing the maid's panicked report.
Chapter completed!