Blackbird is indeed the type who relies on his brains to make a living.
Instead of swarming up, they chose to scatter their henchmen around the group while the other pirates gathered and followed the path.
Letting his confidants go in front is because he is afraid that there will be traitors in the team who will collude with the enemy to deceive him.
This kind of thing is not a common occurrence among pirates, but it has happened many times.
Zhao Hao and his troops are deep in the forest on both sides of the road.
It wasn't because of his clever calculation that he knew that the other party would choose the path as the route forward.
But because the road guides the enemy in the direction of progress, it also unconsciously allows the enemy to choose to advance on the road, so he ambush on both sides of the road without fear of failure.
As for the enemy's unreasonable tactics and walking through the forest? .
Let’s not talk about safety issues for now. It’s just a waste of time and something that the other party cannot accept.
So this is a conspiracy, not afraid that the other party will not follow the path.
After more than half an hour, the pirates had advanced about a kilometer.
"Do it!"
Seeing the enemy entering the predetermined battlefield, Zhao Hao signaled his heroes to take action.
The troops are divided into three commanders.
Among them, the shadow swordsmen are led by Ellie, the phantom shooters and dragons are led by Zhao Hao, and the rest are led by Memphela.
Among pirates on rough roads!
Blackbird is surrounded by a famous captain.
As a big pirate, it is impossible not to have capable subordinates. These captains are all extremely capable.
Although not all are at the championship level, if you want to be a captain, you must at least have the strength to compete with the championship level, which shows how strong you are.
During the last raid on Mingyue City, none of these captains participated.
In other words, none of the big pirates showed their full strength that time, and only Tolan showed his true strength, so he suffered the biggest loss. It is no wonder that he was eager to show off his muscles later.
If he hadn't obtained the Fountain of Youth, he might have given up his position as Pirate King.
"Captain, you are just an adventurer. Do you need to gather everyone?"
A captain with a long sword and a wild attitude turned to ask his captain.
Others also looked at the black bird, wondering why.
To them, the adventurers were all 'weak' and not worth their while, let alone this battle. If Blackbird hadn't called it in person, they would not have participated in this operation at all.
"The other party is the guy who saved us in the Zhe Yue Plan!"
Blackbird revealed Zhao Hao's identity.
Um!
It was naturally impossible for him to say something like the Fountain of Youth.
Yes, he had already guessed what it was that brought Tolan back to his prime.
Don't even mention him, some of the other pirates figured it out too.
There are many ways to regain youth, but those methods are completely inappropriate. There are only a few treasures that can restore youth without any negative effects, and the strength does not decrease but increases. It is not difficult to guess.
As for the reason why he thought it was Zhao Hao, the 'adventurer', he was definitely the first, so he needed to get ahead of others as quickly as possible.
Even if you are an adventurer, if you are willing to spend money, there is no way to deal with it.
That's right, in order to deal with Zhao Hao, he spent a lot of money to get something aimed at adventurers.
"Is it that guy?"
The inquiring captain nodded clearly. After the other party rescued Tolan and a group of big pirates, it really aroused the curiosity of many people.
Of course, whether you really believe in the blackbird is another matter.
Even if they are all members of the Blackbird Pirates, it does not mean that they are all 'loyal'. Just look at the captains with twinkling eyes to know that they must be planning something.
Just when the captain wanted to take the opportunity to find out more information, he found that the black bird suddenly stopped and looked towards the forest on the side.
Soon, not only the Blackbird, but also all the pirates noticed that the ground was shaking slightly.
Boom, boom!
The thunderous sound of horse hooves kept approaching from the forest on both sides.
"Ready to fight!"
The pirate leaders gave orders one after another.
Of course, the pirates don't pay attention to formation, they just stand together.
The gap between the regular army and the motley crew is not big in small-scale battles, but it is a huge difference on the real battlefield.
Just as the pirates turned their attention to the depths of the forest.
On the canopy of those big trees.
Whizzing!
Arrows shot out of the air and rained down on the area where Blackbird and the seven captains were.
The one who shot the arrow was an elf holding a wooden bow and wearing a green cloak. If he hadn't taken the initiative to attack, no one would have noticed him.
Phantom shooter!
In the forest terrain, it is the perfect combination of assassin + archer.
Phantom: When there are a lot of plants around, you can enter the invisible state while standing still.
This unit attribute makes it impossible for the phantom shooter to be noticed by the pirates before taking action.
Poof, poof!
The incredibly powerful arrows easily penetrated the flesh and blood of the pirates and even nailed them to the ground.
There is no way, with the bonus of Zhao Hao, a hero with the phantom bow artifact, the phantom shooter's lethality is directly increased.
Killing instantly with one arrow is a basic operation, and killing several times with one arrow is not uncommon.
Two entire brigades of 600 units of phantom shooters easily harvested thousands of lives in just one round of arrow rain.
But it's not without its failings.
That was the key target. Blackbird and several captains immediately used various methods to avoid them, and even dragged many of the pirates around them to use as human shields.
A standard pirate 'bunker'.
Therefore, when standing next to the boss in battle, you really have to be mentally prepared to become a 'human shield'.
"Kill those archers!"
"Fight back!"
"Fuck me!"
The pirates also came to their senses and rushed towards the tree where the phantom shooter was standing.
He only took a few steps and then stepped back.
A centaur leader, half man and half horse, holding a spear, rushed out from under the canopy of the tree where the phantom shooters were standing with a violent momentum, and bumped into the pirates.
Poof, poof!
The spear used the momentum to easily pierce the bodies of the pirates who had no defensive equipment.
Wherever the centaur leader rushed through, there was only a pile of corpses.
Because he has no charging skills and simply uses the momentum to increase his attack power, the centaur leader is getting slower and slower.
"God's Coming"
If it were a knight charging, these pirates could be easily crushed.
But if it were a knight, it would be impossible to charge in the forest.
"kill!"
Several flying knives in Blackbird's hand shot out like lightning, instantly killing several centaur leaders before shouting an order.
At this point he knew he was ambushed.
But instead of being surprised, I was delighted.
Because from the beginning, what he was most afraid of was that Zhao Hao would abandon everything and run away, which would be useless no matter how strong he was.
Now that it is confirmed that the other party wants to repel him, it will undoubtedly give him a chance to seize the other party.
I want to order the Fountain of Youth!
Blackbird, whose face was calm but whose eyes were flashing with excitement, could only suppress the excitement in his heart by trying his best.
After the centaur leaders exhausted their momentum, they did not fight on the spot, but turned around and retreated, giving the pirates no chance to fight in close combat.
Although it has the Memphela bonus, its defense is as hard as a steel plate.
But it doesn't mean that the centaur leader has to give up his speed advantage to fight the pirates in close combat.
A large number of fourth-level combat dwarves wearing horned helmets and light armor, carrying hammers and walking on short legs, blocked the pirates who were about to pursue them.
Compared to centaur leaders who specialize in speed, human shield units such as combat dwarves are simply useless with the blessing of Memphela, an epic hero. They can't even compare to some elite units in terms of defense.
The bonuses of epic heroes are so exaggerated.
If it's one-on-one, the pirates will naturally have many ways to deal with the rigid troops, but on the battlefield, the troops are the king.
Of course, the pirates cannot necessarily confront the soldiers.
But the canopy of the tree where the phantom shooter stood was protected by the fighting dwarves, and he had to tear open the defense line if he wanted to deal with it.
Even if there are only 600 units of eighth-level phantom shooters, they are like death harvesters relying on their terrifying lethality.
In just a few minutes, nearly two thousand pirates fell to the arrows, and their blood dyed the road red.
The first round of arrow rain in the raid killed thousands, and the subsequent rounds of arrow rain combined barely exceeded a thousand.
It can be seen from this that pirates will not stay in place and serve as target like soldiers.
Although the defense line composed of fighting dwarves is as strong as an iron wall, the pirates will naturally not attack stupidly.
So he swung the rope from between the branches.
As long as the pirates get close, the phantom shooters will be finished.
Being strong in long-range attacks does not mean being strong in melee combat.
At this moment, something happened that shocked the pirates who were swinging towards the big tree where the phantom shooter was.
