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Volume 13: The Increasing Truth Volume 32: The Destruction of the Undead Chapter 4: Night Attack

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    Raymond must immediately rush to the defense line in front of the town to understand the situation before he can organize a counterattack.  I have to say that the timing chosen by the undead army was really tricky.  The only consolation is that after entering Grayling Town, although it was judged to be very safe, Raymond still followed his habit and worked tirelessly to build a strong defense line.  Although this move was privately criticized by many soldiers and considered a waste of effort, it finally played a huge role tonight.  Although the town is now in chaos, no enemy troops have been seen. Only flying ghosts have entered the town to cause destruction. This shows that the enemy troops probably did not break through the defense line and were firmly blocked outside.  Raymond and the guards were about to rush to the defense line at the entrance of the town. Suddenly, the ghosts flying in the air noticed this place, and several ghosts immediately flew towards the two of them.  "No!" Raymond knew that it would be quite troublesome once he got entangled with this thing, so he hurriedly quickened his pace.  However, the ghost quickly caught up with the two of them. The guard turned around and drew his sword: "Sir, please leave quickly, let me block it here!" However, this thing cannot be stopped by determination, a ghost flew over.  , the guard saw this and slashed away with his sword.  But the sword passed through the translucent ghost's body. When the guard was stunned, the ghost passed through his body.  Feeling a bone-chilling coldness spread throughout his body, the guard's face suddenly turned pale, his body swayed, and at the same time, several ghosts passed through his body.  With a clang, the guard's sword fell to the ground.  His whole body was shaking, and even though it was summer night, a stream of white air came out of his mouth, and then the guard slowly fell to the ground softly.  Other ghosts flew past the guards and rushed towards Raymond.  At the critical moment, a fire whip suddenly flew over, whipped into the ghost group and stirred it up fiercely.  With the sweep of the fire whip, balls of blazing flames rose in the ghosts, and the scorching heat made these cold creatures scream in agony.  Most of the ghosts melted and disintegrated in the flames, and only a few fled into the dark sky in embarrassment.  "Lord Raymond, are you okay?" Half-elf Moslin hurriedly walked towards Raymond with a few guards.  Moslyn is a highly skilled magician, so Thorz left her with Raymond to help deal with the undead army.  Thanks to her intervention just now, Raymond didn't get into bigger trouble.  "I'm fine, thank you just now." Raymond said.  Seeing that Raymond was safe, Moslin was visibly relieved: "Great, as soon as the town was attacked, I came over to find you. But there were many ghosts who got into the town, and there were many delays in order to disperse them along the way.  "It took me a lot of time." "How is our defense?" Raymond asked.  Moslin shook her head and said: "I don't know either, but apart from the ghosts, I didn't see any other undead troops. The enemy probably hasn't invaded yet." "We don't have time. Follow me to the town entrance immediately." Raymond said:  "We must not let the enemy break through the defense line." "Lord Raymond, what should he do?" A soldier pointed at the guard on the ground.  In order to protect Raymond, the guard was attacked by many ghosts. At this moment, he was trembling and curled up on the ground, with no trace of blood on his face.  Fortunately, he was strong and still had a breath left, but it was obvious that he was on the verge of death.  "Take him to the next room immediately and light a fire." Raymond ordered: "Whether he can survive it depends on him." "You guys go everywhere immediately and tell the soldiers not to  Panic. Weapons are useless against these ghosts. It's best to use torches to disperse them." Moslin ordered the others.  The soldiers carried the weak guards and immediately rushed to carry out the order.  Raymond and Moslin hurried towards the defense line at the entrance of the town.  ***************************************************  **************** I encountered many ghosts harassing me along the way, but they were all driven away by Moslin¡¯s magic.  Not long after, the two arrived at the entrance of the town successfully.  Before we even got close, we heard bursts of noisy shouts coming from the other side. Several huge fires were burning at the entrance of the town. The raging flames shot into the sky and illuminated the nearby area.  Within the area where the fire could be seen, there were many Headington soldiers, and groups of ghosts were flying above them, like schools of fish competing for food in a pool.  Seeing this scene, Raymond immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The defense line was indeed not lost.  He and Moslin walked that way. The closer they got to the entrance of the town, the more soldiers gathered.  "Lord Raymond." "Lord Raymond, you are here." Along the way, the soldiers who saw Raymond all showed relieved expressions and gave way to one another.  When Raymond came to the entrance of the town, he felt the hugeness of the bonfires. There were many soldiers demolishing the houses beside the road, removing furniture, doors, windows, etc.Beams and other wood were continuously thrown into the fire, increasing the intensity of the fire. The intense heat burned Raymond's cheeks from a distance.  Outside the scope of the firelight, countless ghosts are circling in the deep darkness, but whenever they get close, they will be burned and flee outwards.  Many soldiers also held torches to guard weak spots, and when ghosts flew over, they would disperse them.  Several huge fires lined up in a line formed a strong support for the defense line. After the fortifications were built at the entrance of the town, a large number of soldiers gathered there, able to safely block the attack of the undead army.  "Well done." While admiring, Raymond couldn't help but wonder, who took such countermeasures?  Thanks to that man, otherwise there would have been chaos here.  Since he sent out all the senior generals such as Bryce and Helmy, there were only some middle- and lower-level officers left in Grayling Town. Raymond wanted to know who made the great contribution.  He grabbed a junior officer and asked: "Who is commanding here now, is it the Centaur Tavent?" The officer shook his head: "No, Lord Raymond, the one commanding us is Miss Lorna."  "Lorna?" Raymond couldn't help being surprised, it turned out to be her?  He came to the front. After these days of construction, Headington's army built a strong defense line outside the town.  The houses facing the outside are reinforced, called natural walls, and the gaps between the houses are separated by high fences. Sharpened wood is made into antlers, with the sharp end facing outside.  Since Grayling was only a small town, the defense line was tight, allowing Headington's army to quickly gather forces for defense after being suddenly attacked.  At this time, in front of the defense line, the soldiers were bravely blocking the attack of the undead army.  The infantry held their ground while the archers climbed onto the houses and fired from the windows and roofs.  Only the sound of killing was heard, and the soldiers holding high torches fought together with the undead army trying to rush in.  In mid-air, arrows from both sides of the enemy and ours flew like rain, and the whistling sound in the air was endless. People were constantly hit by arrows and fell from the roof.  And just in front of the pass facing the town entrance, Lorna was seen standing on a pile of debris used to block the road, fighting hard with the enemy.  The broad knight's sword was swung back and forth in her hand, and all the zombies and skeletons that rushed up were killed with the sword. Under the high pile of debris, a large pile of broken bones and zombie "corpses" had been piled up.  As the saying goes, "One man can guard the barrier, but ten thousand men cannot open it." Lorna's thin figure was like the strongest lock, stuck firmly in the most critical place of the defense line, making it difficult for the enemy to move at all.  The soldiers at the rear looked at her back with admiration in their eyes.  At this time, several more skeleton soldiers rushed up.  These skeleton soldiers have very large skeletons, are covered in rusty armor, and hold sharp axes, like heavy armored soldiers specialized in attacking difficult situations.  They are very different from the short and fragile skeleton soldiers who only hold simple weapons. They should be like the skeleton archers, they are also new units specially modified by the necromancer.  ??The eyes of these skeleton soldiers flashed with large groups of ghost fire, showing that their necromantic power was very powerful.  Relying on the protection of the armor, one of them rushed forward first.  Raising the battle ax high, the skeleton soldier struck Lorna with the axe.  Lorna stepped aside and heard a loud bang, and debris flew. As expected, the strength of these skeleton soldiers was not limited, and the ax sank deeply into the pile of debris.  With almost no effort, the skeleton soldier pulled out the axe, and as it moved, the armor on its empty bone frame clanged.  It turned towards Lorna and swung the ax again. Since it had no life and was not afraid of injury or death, the skeleton soldier's attack did not leave any backup at all. It was a desperate posture, which was very troublesome.  In contrast, Lorna seemed extremely calm.  During the slashing of the skeleton soldier's axe, she dodged the opponent's attack with the smallest movement while carefully observing this new enemy. The ax brushed against her body several times, with the smallest possible chance.  It can be seen that Lorna¡¯s swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds after Kress¡¯s teachings and continuous training in actual combat.  In the past, even if she could dodge the opponent's attack, she would definitely be in a panic and would not be as relaxed as she is now.  Finally, after the skeleton soldier swung his ax horizontally, Lorna decided to fight back.  She bent down to avoid the blow, stood up and stabbed forward with the sword in her hand, piercing into the gap in the skeleton soldier's wrist, and then gently lifted the bones of his wrist apart.  Having lost one hand, the brave skeleton soldier does not intend to give up.  It struck again with the ax in one hand, but Lorna, who had already figured out its path, didn't even have to dodge. She put her sword on the ax and turned it, swinging the ax away, and stabbed it with the sword at the same time.  The gap in the skeleton soldier's armor separated its other hand.  Like in LornaUnder the easy and graceful attack, the thick armor of the skeleton soldier had no effect.  Its hands were crippled, and it had lost its ability to attack. The angry skeleton opened its mouth towards Lorna, as if it wanted to choose someone to devour, but its head was immediately beheaded.  Lorna kicked the skeleton's body off the pile of debris. There was a loud crash and the huge skeleton was scattered into a pool of broken bones.  At this time, several other skeleton soldiers also rushed up, but Lorna had no intention of fighting with them.  She took advantage of the opponent's weakness of slow movement and maneuvered flexibly on the small pile of debris. She picked or stabbed with the knight's sword, destroying all the joints of the skeletons at the minimum cost, and then killed them one by one.  Soon, all the menacing skeleton soldiers were turned into a pile of broken bones and left to keep company with their former companions.  The attack of the undead army was frustrated again, and the enemy's offensive also weakened a lot.  Lorna was also a little tired. She held her sword and took a breath. Seeing that the enemy's offensive weakened, she immediately turned around and said: "You guys stay here. If the enemy's offensive strengthens, call me immediately." The soldiers in the rear immediately took up Lorna's position.  , vigilantly guarding against the enemy's attack.  Lorna came back. After a long battle, the girl's face showed a hint of exhaustion, and her sweat-wet hair stuck to her forehead and cheeks, giving her strong appearance a hint of charm.  ***************************************************  **************** "Lorna, good job." Raymond walked towards Lorna and praised: "I already know, thanks to you tonight, the enemy did not succeed.  "Sir Raymond, you are here." Seeing Raymond, Lorna said quickly: "The enemy suddenly appeared outside the town. Fortunately, we guarded the place, but there were still many ghosts sneaking into the town."  It doesn't matter, it will be dawn soon, and the power of these things will be much weaker during the day. "Moslin said: "You can disperse them with fire." At this point, Raymond said curiously: "Lorna,  Why are you taking command here?¡± After Lorna¡¯s explanation, Raymond knew that it was Lorna¡¯s turn to be on duty tonight, so she led people to patrol the town¡¯s defenses all night.  Lorna is an extremely serious person. Although the town of Grayling is not in danger of being attacked, she still patrols every place dutifully. Others would have gone to bed long ago, and it is this kind of conscientiousness that saves tonight.  situation.  After being attacked by the undead army, Lorna quickly organized her troops for defense.  Since she had experience in dealing with ghosts when fighting the Necromancer before, she raised several fires in time to prevent the troops from panicking under the attacks of ghosts. This was the most critical step to holding the line of defense tonight.  .  After that, Lorna led the troops to fight tenaciously against the undead army, and set an example by staying at the most critical place.  Originally, Lorna's position was not enough to command so many troops, but for one thing, she was a follower of Princess Sophia and had a noble status; coupled with her outstanding performance tonight, she won the respect of many officers and soldiers, so the soldiers were firmly under her command.  Hold on here to avoid further deterioration of the situation.  Only now did Raymond understand the whole story, and he couldn't help but secretly thought it was a fluke. If it weren't for Lorna tonight, the undead army would have rushed into the town and started killing people.  But I was so lax because I misjudged the situation and almost fell into the enemy's trap. I felt really ashamed.  At this time, as Moslin¡¯s method spread everywhere, the soldiers lit torches to drive away the ghosts. The chaos in the town had calmed down a lot, and more and more soldiers came here to help in the battle.  However, the situation is still not optimistic. The enemy situation outside the town is unknown now, and it is not known how many undead are surrounding this place.  However, based on previous experience, the other party will never be so easy to dismiss.  After praising Lorna¡¯s bravery, Raymond, her and Moceline climbed to the roof of a house on the edge of town and looked out.  It was already dawning, and with the dim light from the sky, Raymond saw a dense army of undead gathering outside the town, and their forwards were constantly attacking the defense line of Headington's army.  "Oh my god, how on earth did so many enemy troops get through our defense line and get here?" Mo Silin couldn't help but exclaimed.  Raymond said: "These guys don't need supplies and rest, and they are not affected by morale. As long as the Necromancer's magic power is enough, they can maintain the most complete formation no matter how long the march is. In a sense, they  He is the most ideal soldier. " Lorna said: "I once heard Master say that if the army of the undead marches at night, it will have amazing surnames, and it can travel a long distance in one night, making it very difficult to deal with. "  Raymond nodded: "It seems that they must have seized the gap in our defense line and rushed over overnight. Moreover, our defense line layout is based on the premise of protecting the rear of the Sidonis sect army. As for the protection hereNot much. If we target here, there will be many breakthrough points.  "Moslin said: "That's it.  But isn't that weird?  Instead of rescuing their home base, these guys came to attack us. Do they have the confidence to defeat us and then go back to rescue us?  " Raymond shook his head and said: "I am also puzzled by this. The enemy's movements are really strange.  " At this time, Lorna, who had been observing the enemy troops, suddenly said: "Lord Raymond, do youdo you feel that the number of enemies is a little wrong?  "    "What?  "Lemon didn't understand what she meant for a moment. Lorna pointed at the dense army of undead outside the town and said: "I mean, are there too few enemies?  " "Is this considered a small amount?  "Moslin couldn't help but said: "I think it's already a lot. Look at the open space outside the town where there is almost no room for standing.  " At first, Raymond was also surprised why Lorna said that, but after careful observation for a while, he also discovered something was wrong. " The individual combat effectiveness of the undead soldiers is very low, especially the skeleton soldiers and zombies at the bottom.  Advantage depends on numbers, so the undead army can easily number in the tens of thousands. At first glance, the undead army besieging Grayling Town is densely packed, and the number is not small. But if you look closely, you will find that they are basically skeletons and zombies.  , there are no high-level undead soldiers at all. In this way, this number of undead army is not as scary as it seems. Originally, Raymond thought that since the opponent had the confidence to go deep into the siege and directly attack his main force, the number should be larger.  Yes, but now it seems that it doesn't have the overwhelming feeling as in the rumors. It's strange. The undead army shouldn't only have these. Could it be that after destroying their magic circle last time, the opponent's losses were more serious than it seemed?  But no matter what, so many undead are a huge threat in themselves, and they must not be taken lightly. Therefore, Raymond immediately issued a series of orders, asking his men to gather troops to hold the line, and sent people to the town to quell the chaos as soon as possible.  The troops gathered together. Fortunately, there were no more civilians in this town, so the chaos could be avoided. In any case, they had to wait until dawn and then think of countermeasures after having a thorough understanding of the enemy's situation. The soldiers were very worried.  Determined. As Raymond led the Headington army from weak to strong and achieved a series of victories, he had already become an undefeated presence in the minds of the officers and soldiers. If Lorna had inspired everyone's will to fight before, then Raymond  It was like giving them a reassurance that no one would panic anymore. After calming down the panic, the excellent qualities cultivated by the Headington Army for a long time in the battle began to show. Raymond organized the most experienced Royal Guards.  He has joined the army at all levels and acted as mid-level and lower-level commanders. With the leadership of these veterans, the combat effectiveness of the Headington Army has been greatly improved. Even the Ferelden Alliance Army, which has only recently joined, has not hindered the combat effectiveness of the army.  Under the command of the officers, the resistance of Headington Army began to unfold in an orderly manner. Groups of soldiers were deployed to various locations on the defense line. As they moved in, the defense line that had been under attack finally began to stabilize.  At this time, the clouds in the sky have begun to whiten, and it won't be long before the sun comes out. Once it gets bright, the advantage of the undead army will be greatly weakened, and the activities of the ghosts will also slow down, and Raymond can be effective.  The organization counterattacked. The enemy also realized this, so they took advantage of the last stage before dawn to launch a crazy attack. For a time, there was a loud killing sound along the defense line outside Grayling Town, and both sides came and went.  They gave in and started a fierce fight. Although the undead army was numerous and attacked fiercely, it lacked the cooperation of advanced undead units and did not achieve the expected results. Although the Headington army defended very hard, there was no line of defense.  "Okay, if this is all the enemy has, there should be no problem in holding on until dawn.  "Moslin just threw a big fireball into the undead army, and after blowing up countless skeleton soldiers, she clapped her hands and said happily. "Leymon also thinks so, but why don't the enemy have any high-level undead? Raymond is really honest.  It's strange. If there are a group of ghouls or a few undead knights, the defense line will definitely be torn apart. Is the opponent hiding his strength? Or is it just these troops? Just when Lei Meng couldn't help but guess.  On the side of the defense line, there was a sudden loud noise from the other side of the town. ¡°What¡¯s going on?  "The strange movement over there immediately caught Raymond's attention. Several people looked in that direction from the roof, but across a large house and the sky was dark, they couldn't figure out what was going on. At this time,  The noise over there is getting louder and louder, and you can still see a lot more faintlysilhouette.  "Oops, something seems to have happened." Moslin is a half-elf with good eyesight. She said after looking at it for a while.  At this time, a soldier hurried over and shouted to the three people below: "Lord Raymond, no good, the undead troops are attacking from the other side!" His voice was very loud, and the soldiers around him  After hearing it, it immediately caused a stir.  Fortunately, there were officers who were former soldiers of the Imperial Guard to suppress the situation, so chaos was not caused.  (To be continued.)
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