Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 214: The blockade of life and death!
City of Hope.
Ever since the dark race broke out of the earth, the distant City of Hope also sensed that something was wrong.
The efficiency of the city organized by the Three Sisters was still very high. They quickly caught a hint of danger.
Under the leadership of leader Rory, the City of Hope quickly entered the highest level of alert.
Scouts were constantly sent out, and information flowed into the City of Hope.
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On the city wall, the purple-haired little girl stared into the distance.
There was still a hint of dim light on the rocky mountain covered by dark clouds.
However, the damage caused by these lights to the dark races was very little.
She can see very far, which is her unique ability.
A pitch-black blockade line has been completed.
It was like a black poisonous snake, entwined between the City of Hope and outlying towns such as Lion Town, strangling many fleeing refugees!
"The dark race...Lion Town has been breached."
She murmured softly.
The Knight Commander beside her had a serious look on his face.
As the supreme leaders of the city, the three sisters have supreme say. However, this power is usually very stable, after all, it is backed by Jessica's strong strength.
But at this moment, even the City of Hope was in a state of chaos!
The dark race is coming!
When this news came, people were immediately in a panic.
Because there is no powerful legend in the City of Hope right now!
Jessica, the most powerful of the three sisters , has recently been on the edge of the Chaos Land trying to capture a black dragon that frequently harasses the Stone Mountain.
Kate, who gradually demonstrated stable spellcasting ability, also went to the dangerous area in the west with some followers to investigate the meteor incident.
Of the three sisters, only the youngest, Luo Rui, was left.
Although the residents loved Luo Rui very much, the girl was too young and few people were willing to pin their hopes on such a little girl.
If it weren't for the city defense force and Jessica's previous prestige, the City of Hope would have been in civil strife long ago.
Even so, a feeling of unease still spread in the City of Hope.
The merchants packed up their belongings and tried to flee further west; the poor people huddled together in confusion, wanting to know more information.
For a while, the city was in chaos.
However, all this was alleviated after Luo Rui stepped forward.
This seemingly young girl is actually quite smart, with extraordinary management and command abilities.
As soon as the incident happened, she mobilized the most loyal City of Hope defense team.
The Knight Commander Terry beside her is the most loyal follower of the three sisters.
Orders came out of Luo Rui's mouth one after another and were strictly carried out by the city defense team!
Mobilize the reserve militia; recruit adventurers; quickly deploy the city defense team and evacuate the residents of the villages near the City of Hope; summon the exiled warlock group [Devil's Hand]; open the shelter and send the elderly, weak, women and children into it; open the armory and distribute self-defense weapons to the young and strong civilians...
The orders were carried out one by one in an orderly manner.
Unconsciously, people felt a lot more at ease.
As they looked at the short figure standing on the city wall, they couldn't help but feel an unprecedented sense of reverence in their hearts.
Before this crisis, the little girl had always been seen as a quiet girl hiding behind her two older sisters.
She is cute and lovely, yet naughty and innocent.
No one knew that when war came, she would still be so calm and rational.
Even the knight commander beside her saw Miss Rory giving orders so frequently for the first time.
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"The stamina of the digging worms is average. Even if they are driven by magic, they are lazy by nature and will not work for a long time."
"But without the burrowing worms, it would be very difficult to break through the City of Hope. The commander of the dark race must also understand this."
"So, the general attack on the City of Hope should be in three days. During this period, their goal must be to eliminate all surface humans nearby. After all, in the eyes of dark creatures, surface creatures are all prey."
Luo Rui murmured to herself, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes: "Uncle Terry, those people, are they really not able to be saved?"
The Knight Commander remained silent.
The City of Hope has already prepared for war mobilization. He is confident that under the leadership of Miss Luo Rui, they can repel the hateful dark race.
Besides, the dark race made such a big fuss that the powerful Lady Jessica would definitely notice it.
Once the Apocalypse Warlock returns to the City of Hope, the army of the dark race will be vulnerable under the absolute suppression of the legendary warlock!
But the people Miss Rory mentioned - that is, the residents living between the City of Hope and outlying towns such as Lion Town - may really not be saved.
Looking down from the top of the city wall, even though it was dark, you could still see very far.
The dark blockade line was clearly visible. Although the blockade line was uneven, it was filled with underground monsters.
Goblins, gnolls and kobolds constitute the main force of the blockade. Although these creatures are not very powerful in combat, they have the advantage of large numbers.
But the more powerful bugbears and swamp goblins are the real nightmare!
They were interspersed in the middle of the blockade, and any gaps in any section of the blockade would be filled by these monsters.
Just now, they witnessed the failure of an assault by a fairly elite cavalry squad.
They are from another small town near Lion Town.
More than twenty knights forced their way through the blockade.
Unfortunately, he was caught by the swamp demons who came after hearing the news!
The size of a swamp golem is comparable to that of an ogre, but their intelligence is lower. However, most of them have high magic resistance and are proficient in one or two types of spell abilities.
This is the most troublesome part.
Because you don't know what his spell-like abilities are - when you're fighting a big guy in close combat, it would be very troublesome if a tongue of fire or an ice cone suddenly appears.
In short, as soon as the knights broke through the blockade of the goblins, they were swept away by several swamp demons.
These monsters, with their strong physique, are enough to annihilate an entire cavalry team.
What's more, they have other helpers.
There is no way to compete with them in terms of both quantity and quality.
This blockade line is the death line for humans on the surface!
"Go and see how the refugee reception work is going."
"If you're almost done, just close the city gates."
Rory sighed.
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"The nearby residents have all been evacuated and sheltered. Fortunately, when the city was first built, there were enough shelters, otherwise they would not be able to accommodate them all."
After a while, Knight Commander Terry reported this.
"The city gates can be closed at any time. All the rangers have been recalled."
Rory nodded.
She was just about to give the order.
Who knew that at this moment, a bustling commotion suddenly broke out in the north of the blockade line.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
There is movement.
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It is a village slightly north of Lion Town.
Because they heard the alarm in Lion Town, they reacted before the dark race invaded.
Although most people were killed by the dark race.
But a small number of people still managed to escape.
Among them were many innocent villagers.
There were probably several hundred of these people, escorted by a large mercenary team.
The entire mercenary group has about eighty people. They advance very slowly, but because their numbers are still large, they seem to see a glimmer of hope when trying to break through the blockade!
As long as they can break through this blockade, they can reach the City of Hope.
So everyone worked very hard.
"There is such a dedicated mercenary group?"
Terry also saw this scene.
That mercenary group flew the flag of the Silver Fox and was one of the famous mercenary organizations in the Land of Chaos.
This mercenary group is quite trustworthy and seems to have taken over the defense of the northern village some time ago.
Now during the evacuation, they were still escorting that group of villagers.
In fact, if they could abandon those villagers with little fighting power, they would have a greater chance of breaking through the blockade!
But they didn't.
For the first time, twists and bulges appeared on the long blockade line.
The mercenaries charged forward with all their might, forming a V-shaped formation, with a strong man wielding a two-handed sword leading the charge.
He was the leader of the mercenary group. He fought his way out of the encirclement alone and led everyone to break out!
"No, we have to rescue them."
Rory said, frowning.
Knight Commander Terry gritted his teeth and said, "Although our cavalry has not been damaged, if we attack now, we will easily be trapped in the monster tide."
"We might even lose our own cavalry before we can rescue them. After all, there are too many monsters."
Rory was silent.
The little girl knew that Terry was right.
It is unwise to sacrifice a cavalry team for a few hundred people, which will greatly reduce the chances of survival of thousands of people in the City of Hope.
But for her, life is not a simple and indifferent exchange.
She clenched her fists. "Rangers, send them out."
"We must rescue them."
"No matter what, we have to try."
Terry looked at her deeply, and finally gave her a knight's salute:
"yes!"
"I will lead the team myself!"
The little girl was stunned: "Uncle Terry!"
However, this time, the Knight Commander walked down the city wall without looking back.
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The gate of the City of Hope slowly opened.
A cavalry squad of more than 30 people quickly headed north of the blockade line.
Soon, they rushed to the edge of the blockade.
Under the leadership of Knight Commander Terry, they forcibly broke through the defense line and successfully joined up with the mercenary group.
"Follow us and rush out!"
Knight Commander Terry roared.
Everyone worked together and followed the cavalry to the west.
However, at this moment, five swamp demons had surrounded them.
Following behind the swamp demons are a group of bear goblins and a team of dark elves!
The kobolds and gnolls also continued to press towards the center.
The pressure faced by humans has increased dramatically.
"Not good." A trace of worry flashed across Luo Rui's face.
Although Terry was a third-level expert, he was outnumbered.
If they can’t deal with the swamp demons, this cavalry squad will be in danger!
"Uncle Terry..."
Luo Rui prayed silently: "You must come back safely..."
However, at this moment, a somewhat lazy voice sounded beside her ear:
" There's no need to worry so much."
"They will definitely be able to break through."
A fat creature sat on her shoulders.
"Um, Benny?"
Rory looked to the north of the blockade somewhat nervously.
The swamp demons were surrounding them very quickly, and if the cavalry could not break out before they arrived, they would probably be stuck in the mud.
The current City of Hope does not have the ability to engage in a head-on battle with the underground creatures.
However, the ordinary villagers greatly slowed down the progress.
Some of the women were holding babies!
Many mercenaries also fell. The leader of the group was stabbed in the knee and limped, needing help to move forward!
The fate of this group of people seems to be sealed.
"It's my fault!"
The little girl scratched her beautiful lavender hair in annoyance.
"No, you made the right decision."
Bending narrowed his eyes and said, "I can sense that there is a familiar guy hiding in the team."
"What is he waiting for?"
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What is Marvin waiting for?
He is waiting for the right time to strike!
After leaving the Wind Mill warehouse, they soon met the Silver Fox mercenary team. The kind-hearted mercenaries treated them as ordinary refugees and pulled them into the team.
They advanced all the way and were about to break through the blockade.
During this process, Marvin kept using the shotgun and double guns alternately in order not to attract the attention of the dark race commander!
"Go deeper!"
"Get closer to the City of Hope!"
That was the moment he was waiting for.
Once he makes a move, he will definitely be noticed by Ms. Tess. When that happens, more powerful creatures will be sent to stop him. This group of people will really have no hope!
So he had to endure it.
He must catch the opponent off guard!
He was overjoyed by the rescue of the cavalry squad. It seemed that no matter who was in charge of the City of Hope, the commander still valued human life.
The group advanced along the blockade and were about to break through it.
At this moment, the five swamp demons finally surrounded them!
There was a trace of despair on everyone's face.
The swamp demons are all big guys over two meters and five meters tall!
The cavalry also slowed down.
"We fought them!"
The leader of the Silver Fox was passionate.
This guy is indeed a man of loyalty.
The rest of the mercenaries also raised their swords.
The villagers hugged each other silently and looked at the mercenaries with gratitude.
They knew that if it weren't for them, these mercenaries might have broken through the blockade long ago.
These people are truly worthy of respect.
"I can no longer lead the charge."
The leader raised his sword high: "So, boys, let's charge together!"
"kill!"
The crowd roared, and with a trace of unwillingness, they rushed towards the five swamp demons without hesitation!
However, at this moment, a figure as fast as lightning suddenly rushed to the front of the team from the flank.
"Let me lead the way."
He said so.
Even in the chaos of the army, Marvin's voice could be clearly heard.
They were almost at the gate of the City of Hope, and he no longer needed to hide his strength for fear of attracting more powerful monsters.
Now is the time to break through the blockade!
He rushed forward frantically, and in front of everyone's surprised gazes, his body began to swell!
Shapeshifter, beast form activated!
The terrifying shadow of Anzura the Man-Bear descended instantly, and with one slap, eight or nine goblins were slapped away!
Everyone was stunned, and then filled with ecstasy.
