Chapter 114 Frontal attack, mixed tribe of goblins and kobolds
It is precisely because the power of the real dragon is unquestionable that it sets off the bravery and power of the dragon slayer. In the history of the Kingdom of Dravel, there has never been a shortage of guys who claimed to have accomplished the feat of slaying dragons. However, after the good guys¡¯ subsequent investigation, people found out more regretfully that the so-called ¡°incomparably powerful dragons¡± in those people¡¯s mouths In fact, most of them are just dragon beasts lacking intelligence or other dragon subspecies, and only a very small number are dragons in the true sense. Even so, the vast majority of those dragons are just young dragons that have just become independent or even young dragons that have been abandoned by their parents. Adult dragons that have been killed with real evidence - whether they are kind metal dragons or evil ones The number of colorful dragons can be counted on one hand.
Hundreds of years ago, George, the grand knight of the Royal Gryphon Knights at the time, shocked the country when he single-handedly killed an adult black dragon that was endangering the place. He himself was set up as a model of knighthood by almost all the knights, big and small, and was revered as "Saint George", with an unparalleled reputation. After him, no one could successfully replicate his record.
As the unique darlings of the world, true dragons can live up to several millennia without any accidents. Their long lives are almost unimaginable in the eyes of humans with relatively short lifespans. But because of this, their growth cycle is much slower than that of humans. A young dragon hatched from a dragon egg needs nearly an entire century to grow before it can barely be considered an adult in the eyes of its own kind. Only an adult true dragon that has experienced long years of edification can brew the majestic dragon power!
To deal with a dragon that possesses dragon power, it is absolutely impossible to rely on sheer numbers to swamp it. An overwhelming swarm of ants may really be able to swallow an elephant, but that's just because elephants don't have any supernatural abilities, but dragons are different. Just relying on its own momentum, the real dragon can cause extreme panic to the enemies around it. As long as a dragon is willing, even if it does not make any unnecessary movements, it can simply fly over the head of an army, which can easily make most of the soldiers abandon their armor in fear, and disintegrate the army in an instant. Most of the army's combat strength. Only those knights who have experienced hundreds of battles and have a strong will can barely resist the power of the real dragon. Therefore, if you really want to slay the dragon, the number of people is not the key, because if the members of the team are not up to the level of Baron Wamborn, then once the battle begins, it will not have any effect at all, and it can only be regarded as It's just a useless burden.
On the other hand, for adult dragons, their dragon scales are harder than steel. They are invulnerable to non-enchanted magic weapons and are invulnerable to mortal swords. Their innate and wonderful connection with magic gives them strong resistance to spells, even if they are If a magician is involved, it will inevitably be a headache; what's more, as the age gradually increases, each true dragon can be said to be a powerful spell caster; even if it is really unable to do so, most of them will Dragons can fly, run, dig, and swim. How many creatures in this world can catch up with a dragon that chooses "strategic transfer"? Therefore, in most cases, once a true dragon successfully and safely reaches adulthood, there will be very few enemies that can threaten him.
In other words, if you want to taste the power of slaying a dragon, you must firmly grasp the weakest period of the dragon's life.
Although the red dragon is undoubtedly the most cruel and powerful among the evil colored dragons, it has always been confident that its lineage is the well-deserved king of the dragon clan. But looking back here, Isabel's strong self-confidence is not inferior at all. Ever since the girl's warlock talent awakened, the powerful bloodline inherited from the ancient ancestor has gradually been revealed in her body. There are more and more magical things happening. Not to mention, with the help of Alati, who is highly skilled in martial arts and rich in combat experience, and the magic weapons in his hands, and with the cooperation of many guards, Isabel still has some feelings in her heart when she only has to deal with a red dragon that is not yet underage. Sure.
As for the group of goblins and kobolds, they are just a mob, how can they catch the girl's eyes?
"Everyone move forward!" Alati gave a series of orders neatly, waved his arms forward and said in a deep voice.
The members of the escort team immediately took action quickly. The previously captured goblin was now useless. One of the guards casually wiped his neck, and his body was thrown aside.
Although the entire escort team has not had time to experience a formal battle, most of the team members themselves are hunters who already have hunting experience. They have hunted many large and small prey and will not shrink from the sight of blood. What's more, goblins and kobolds have been competing with humans for precious living space for thousands of years. They are sworn enemies of alien races with no room for recovery. In addition, these monsters have low intelligence, and their status is no higher than that of ordinary people in the eyes of ordinary people.How much higher should the object be? Seeing the achievement right before their eyes, it was too late for the young men to get excited.
Under the leadership of Arati, the escort did not hide their whereabouts anymore, but just marched towards the tribe in front of them openly and openly. Except for two people on the left and right sides and two people in the rear who were on guard, the rest of the people were divided into two rows, maintaining a certain distance, and rushed forward at a constant speed with halberds in hand.
¡°Dang¡ª¡ªdang¡ª¡ªdang¡ª¡ª!¡±
Within seconds of stepping out of the forest, a loud gong sounded outside the tribe. The sound was short and rapid, and it was obvious that the goblin on guard had discovered them and was warning them.
The originally peaceful tribe was like water dripping into an oil pan, and it exploded immediately. The goblins and kobolds screamed and howled in strange languages, and danced towards their tents and thatched huts.
Within a few breaths, a goblin patrol team of ten people came from a distance and stopped at the fence outside the tribe. Not long after, another group of barking kobolds joined them.
Although the defense was organized quickly and the number of both sides was roughly the same, none of these guys dared to come out from behind the fence. For these races with relatively weak individual capabilities, the greatest weapon is strength in numbers. If the number of people is not at least doubled, they will not take the initiative to launch an attack. They would rather wait for their companions to take out their weapons from home and come to support them.
A distance of several hundred meters only takes a few minutes to run. Soon, the escort was approaching the defensive fence outside the tribe.
"Asshole! I knew these despicable goblins were unreliable! Those who go out on patrol are all trash!"
Unlike the trembling goblins, a kobold who seemed to be the leader was cursing loudly in dragon language. It was wearing an orange sleeveless leather vest and shorts. The exposed scaly skin was a dirty dark brown, and the two short horns on its head revealed the blood of the dragon. The draconic accent coming out of its mouth sounded strange. It was more like a dog bark than a draconic one. Even Isabel, who was proficient in dragon language, had to work hard to understand it.
¡°Boys, get ready! Launch¡ª!¡± Seeing that the first row of guards were only dozens of steps away from the fence, the leading kobold jumped onto a big rock and shouted loudly.
Following its command, the other kobolds waved the slings in their hands vigorously, throwing away pieces of rounded stones.
The power of stone marbles is not great. When used on the battlefield, the main advantage is its size. Without the most critical factor of quantity, it would be difficult for a dozen stone throws to pose a threat. The guards who bore the brunt of the attack did not even slow down their steps except for lowering their heads slightly to avoid being hit in the face.
¡°Dong¡ª¡ª¡±¡ª¡ª¡°Dong¡ª¡ª¡±¡ª¡ª
The stone marbles hit the guard's breastplate one after another, but they could only make a very shallow small crater and had no other effect. Even the impact force caused by it was completely absorbed by the padding under the breastplate.
After a round of stone-throwing attacks, they couldn't even stop the escort.
"Don't stop! Keep attacking!" The leading kobold opened his eyes wide and barked miserably.
The group of goblins in front of it nervously clenched the short spears in their hands, stretched out from the fence, and waited for the coming first wave of impact with a grimace.
"Drive¡ª¡ª"
With the sound of horses galloping, it was Alati who snatched the halberd of a guard beside him and rushed out first. The distance of more than ten meters was reached in the blink of an eye. Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, Alati pulled the reins with his left hand, and the right hand holding the halberd suddenly rotated and stabbed out.
"drink¡ª¡ª!"
The tip of the halberd began to spin rapidly as soon as it came out, like a ball of wind, coming as fast as lightning, with a faint cold light radiating from it. Before the goblins could react, the wind ball hit the fence hard, throwing up countless sawdust.
¡°Boom¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
With one powerful blow, Alati knocked the entire fence in front of him into pieces, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere. Although the halberd in his hand could not withstand the impact and broke with a "snap", he continued to rush forward, and the half of the wooden pole in his right hand stabbed out again.
The target of this attack is the leading kobold standing on the big rock!
The kobold just had time to scream and jump down, before he was stabbed through in mid-air, strung on the half of the halberd handle, and landed heavily on the ground. The leather armor and scales on its body had no effect at all against Arati.
Before the group of goblins and kobolds had time to recover from such a shocking scene, the escort team had already rushed in. Each of them found their opponent, raised their halberds, and used?Pokes downwards randomly. Taking advantage of its weight and inertia, the halberd tip easily pierced the enemy's fragile protection.
While other enemies in the tribe were coming to rescue one after another, the escort team had already neatly harvested the almost frightened monsters in front of them like mowing grass.
Arati casually changed his halberd and headed straight for the temple not far away. Whenever an enemy approaches, he will just stab him casually, and no one can resist him. It's not surprising that with his skills that can almost go to a tournament to compete for the title of champion knight, he naturally has no equal against these goblins and kobolds.
The guards maintained a relatively neat formation and followed him, sweeping, stabbing, or hooking the halberds in their hands, taking away the lives of one enemy after another.
In the protective circle of the guards intentionally or unintentionally, Isabel sat upright on the saddle, holding the bow in her left hand, twisting the arrow in her right hand, and her eyes glanced back and forth like lightning. Whenever someone who seemed to be the leader stood up to greet her subordinates, she would quietly take aim and shoot.
A strong bow and a sharp arrow can pierce through leather like tissue paper, and the arrow will naturally hit the target without missing a beat. After Isabel sniped down several strong hobgoblins and kobolds with fancy feathers on their heads, the monsters gathered around them no longer had anyone to give orders, and they gradually became chaotic. In the final analysis, goblins and kobolds are not brave and warlike guys at heart. Although they gradually slowed down the convoy due to the increase in their numbers, they were no longer able to pose an effective threat.
With their strong armor and sharp blades, the guards slowly and unwaveringly slaughtered them all the way, leaving stumps and corpses all over the ground.
"If it were normal times, if the escort team came to destroy the monsters, they would probably face a tough battle, and the outcome was uncertain. But just with the addition of Isabel and Arati, the battle situation is as easy as cutting cheese with a hot knife. This is the advantage of high-end combat power.
In this world, there are many things that cannot be accomplished simply by relying on a large number of people. Otherwise, those nobles who committed rape would have been overthrown by thousands of serfs in the territory, wouldn't they? The elves have a total population of only a few million, but they can still suppress humans with nearly a hundred times the population. Could it be that they rely on a large army? Of course not!
Although it sounds a bit sad, the life and death of 99% of the lives in this world depend on the thoughts of the strong man at the top of the remaining pyramid.