Self-knowledge is something that is very important for warriors, but most people don't have it.
It is true that we have mentioned the role of "morale" in combat several times in the past, but it should be noted that the relationship between this kind of psychological self-motivation and mind and actual combat is very complicated. And it is not absolute but more relative.
When the strength of both sides is almost the same, morale can change the situation of the battle. Even in some extremely accidental situations, the disadvantaged party can rely on amazing morale and fighting will to reverse the situation of the battle.
But the relationship between this kind of spiritual and psychological advancement and actual strength is complementary to each other - in layman's terms, a warrior who can inspire such a firm will to fight usually has the same quality as himself. .
No matter what, just shouting louder and adding some momentum seems to increase the illusion of combat effectiveness.
forever.
It will only be an illusion.
"These idiots!" Mira judged from his twitching eyebrows that her teacher was very unhappy now.
The giant ghoul evolved in the haze of flesh and blood, carnage and death on the battlefield, and was attracted by Henry's plan.
The sage's plan was to reduce some pressure on at least the people close to them on the central battlefield. However, after seeing these giant ghouls turning around and running to the periphery, many ordinary soldiers mistakenly thought that this was an opportunity that could be taken advantage of. machine.
They were very brave, shouting and cheering for themselves and rushing towards this creepy monster.
A sneak attack from behind, but only a few armor-piercing weapons such as axes and guns successfully penetrated.
They wounded it but failed to kill it outright.
Wounded beasts are often the most dangerous.
It's not a cowardly escape or active malice to set up a stumbling block for one's own people, but this kind of reckless courage, which is ignorant of one's own strength and the strength of the opponent, and only roars with passion, also makes the efforts of the sage in vain. .
It was difficult for humans to escape from the bloody and chaotic battlefield, but the giant ghouls with strong muscles were able to move by jumping. Every time it falls, it can cause considerable casualties, and even the soldiers who reacted cleverly quickly raised their spears when it jumped up, with its tail pressed into the soil, and the spear tip penetrated its abdomen. The ghoul that eventually dies will also crush the soldiers below.
As the cost of killing, it is too high. And this is not to mention that the dead soldiers are soaked in the black bodily fluids of the ghouls. Later, they will turn into more dangerous guys than ordinary undead, and they will get out from under them and kill like crazy.
Hopeless.
This is the only word suitable to describe this chaotic battlefield.
Thousands of soldiers, hundreds of them fighting various undead creatures in just the small area in front of them. These people have completely different thoughts and personalities, so no one can predict what actions they will take at what time.
There are simply too many variables.
Henry continued to distance himself with actions, and he once again tried to lure the giant ghouls out to prevent them from causing greater harm. Horno used magic to cover him, while our Luoan girl stood beside her, not knowing what to do for a moment.
This is a scene that is fundamentally different from the common street fights, small-scale battles and even one-on-one duels among mercenaries.
It was the first time the girl was involved.
Although they had encountered it several times before in Avenella, at that time, both she and the sage were members of the command hierarchy and did not personally participate in the battlefield.
Only when you are so close that you can feel all the sensory information and feel the countless thoughts, choices and decisions intertwined on this huge battlefield, can you truly realize that it is different from all the battles you have experienced so far.
Predicting the opponent's actions and judging the opponent's choices are very important information in small-scale battles and one-on-one duels. On the chaotic main battlefield, there is no room for use.
You have no tricks to play with and no ideas to work with. The only thing you can do is react.
Keep reacting.
Block when attacked, counterattack after blocking, and get attacked again after counterattack.
Until you fail to react and fall to the muddy ground with a critical hit, or you survive and become good at this.
The reason why ordinary soldiers do not understand swordsmanship is not only that the main battle weapons are mostly long poles and swords are relatively expensive, but this is also an important reason.
Hands on.
Tremble.
Unlike those soldiers with relatively simple ideas, Mira is self-aware.
Henry taught her not only swordsmanship and various other fighting skills, he taught her a complete set of excellent fighting systems. As for the actual battles that the girl has experienced so far, if you count them in detail, they are probably more than those of the young men present who are on average five or six years older than her.
But she couldn't see the future.
No matter how hard she racked her brains to think, the Luoan girl could come to the conclusion that once she was involved in this whirlpool, she would only die.
She felt fear.
But what he saw in his eyes was Henry's back, which was like a fish in water amidst the gloom.
"hiss--!!"
The sage's plan succeeded, and the two giant ghouls abandoned the ordinary soldiers and rushed towards him. He did not intend to kill all these monsters by himself. The three of them were actually approaching the Scotti City Wall while fighting. Henry's behavior was actually an active defense.
Rather than being caught off guard by a sneak attack, it is better to move sideways facing the enemy and actively attract and deal with them.
This is a sure approach, as is any of our wise men's plans.
But this can only be established on the premise that he is the executor.
- He knows those things.
Mira realized this after the first giant ghoul was killed by Henry with a sword.
Although they had been harassed by these creepy monsters on their previous journeys, except for the one far away in the dense forest, which was killed by Horno with an arrow, in fact, the close combat with this giant zombie was There is no such thing as ghost fighting.
But Henry was very familiar with its habits and various aspects.
He knew exactly how this thing would react, and could always achieve what he wanted with a slight movement.
"Crack--Clang--" The sage used a sudden short body to sprint to the left, deceiving the ghoul into lying on the ground and pawing at the soil with its claws to attack. It opened its mouth wide and lowered its entire body. If Henry had really sprinted to the left just now and tried to go around to attack it on the flank, he would have been intercepted and killed by this faster big guy at this moment.
But it was as if he had foreseen all this. After the fake move, he immediately recovered it and then stepped heavily on the ground and turned at a large angle with a diagonal move from left to right and from bottom to top.
The movements of both parties were so fast that to others it looked as if the ghoul had bumped into Claymore.
The sharp blade was indestructible at high speeds. It cut into the end of the upper jaw at a smooth tilt angle and then cut out from the back of the head.
Despite wearing a heavy and cumbersome cloak and stepping on the snow, Henry walked swiftly and perfectly avoided the black bodily fluids splashed from half of his head.
He knows those things.
Know and be familiar with.
That's why they were able to fight against these "unknown" monsters that made ordinary soldiers confused and didn't know how to deal with them.
Make the fight like a dance.
He is the one who leads the dance, and his opponent is the partner who reluctantly dances to his tune in this dance of death.
Huge in stature and ugly in appearance. He shows his teeth and claws and has a cruel personality.
The huge strength brought by the strong muscles is enough to tear an unprotected ordinary person in half, and the cuticle of the epidermis, which is several millimeters thick, is enough to block most human weapons except heavy main battle weapons.
It combines all the evil elements. Anyone with a little experience can understand that it is a giant ghoul born for efficient killing.
Coupled with a strong tendency to attack and the ability to quickly make judgments based on the slightest movement.
This is simply the worst enemy and the most terrifying nightmare that human soldiers can imagine on the battlefield, but——
"Compared with Aurora's nightmare, they are nothing to mention." The elf said, and Mira and Horno continued to move towards the south together. To the girl's relief, the war horse that had thrown her off stopped not far ahead. Due to the intensity of the battlefield, it was forgotten aside. There were shouts of death, roars, wailings, and metal sounds from dozens of meters away. The sound of collision and slashing was in full swing, but just a little distance away, the war horse stood alone in the snow with no one paying attention.
The strange sight made both Horno and Mira stunned for a moment, but they had seen enough strange things today, so the girl quickly grabbed the reins and controlled the horse, and then ordered Horno to Also ride up together to increase the ability to move.
Due to the shortage of resources, the horses the elf magicians rode were given to other knights. Barrow, who had disappeared since entering the battlefield, was left alone at the edge of the forest.
He was a human being who was attacked but was not completely transformed into a ghoul. The black liquid flowing in his veins gave him the same ability to evolve and transform as a ghoul. Therefore, if this kind of bloody best ghoul evolution feeding ground is allowed to get close to him, it is very likely that Horno will not be able to continue to suppress it. He will completely transform and then start to attack his own side.
The elves still kept this man, and in addition to using him as their own bodyguard, they also had the intention of atonement.
"——Large magic?" Mira looked back at Henry. After killing the ghoul, the sage also noticed the fact that the two of them found the horse. He nodded towards this side and then carried it with one hand. Da Jian ran and followed him. The Luoan girl faced the cold wind and asked Horno in return.
"Well, don't you think it's weird?"
"How come humans or elves, who originally weighed only a few dozen kilograms, could turn into such large monsters weighing hundreds of kilograms or even one ton, increasing their size by more than ten times but in a very short time."
"Obviously there is no body temperature, but he can move freely in the ice and snow without being frozen."
"And he has just completed the transformation, but he immediately has the judgment ability and reaction speed that can only be possessed by those who have experienced hundreds of battles - of course these are not effective for him." Horno turned around and glanced, Henry ducked to avoid the attack and then slashed a ghoul with his sword.
“It’s true——” After being reminded by Horno, Mira also reflected it.
"According to the laws of nature, it is impossible for such a creature to exist. It shortened the evolutionary cycle of millions of years to just one month, and suddenly increased its size by more than ten times from a small body. These creatures Energy cannot appear out of thin air.”
"So, it's man-made? - drive!" Mira pulled the reins and pulled away to the right. A giant ghoul was attracted by the fast-moving two of them, but the girl suddenly realized it. The reason for attacking more cavalry is to exclude targets with higher combat effectiveness.
"Yes."
"Magic, although it seems to you humans that it is a creation out of thin air, in fact we all must follow the principles."
"Expenditure, planning, and arrangements cannot escape the laws of physics. The most common elemental magic is actually 'artificial reproduction of physical phenomena.'"
"Air, fire, water, and even thunder and lightning, which are difficult to control, all need to follow the laws of physics, and try to use magic to induce and reproduce this physical phenomenon, and use it to hit the enemy."
"And those who escape, or even violate the laws of physics, become unique and 'create' everything as they please, we call it——"
"Black magic." She said the word lightly, but Mira was a little dull.
"Is this what the witch controls?" the Luoan girl murmured, while Horno held her waist with one hand and shot out a small but swift wind blade with a wave of the other hand.
"She is something that goes against the world we know, or that goes beyond the integration of knowledge of all races in the world today."
“Because we are unable to understand, it all seems like fantasy.”
"I see, is this what you mean by 'a product that goes against the laws of nature'?" The girl said, but then she remembered the complicated relationship between the witch and Horno, and she opened her mouth to want to Apologize.
"I already said you don't need to sympathize with me for this kind of thing."
"The union between me and that person was wrong, and the result was wrong."
"But, I don't regret it." She said word by word, and Mira didn't understand what Horno meant until then.
"It was he who taught me your human emotion of love, so even though the result was wrong and it brought pain and hatred."
"But I won't deny love itself."
“I’m grateful to him for teaching me all this.”
"Is that so?" Mira lowered her head. She was a little ashamed because of some of her childish and shallow thoughts about the other party.
Horno is far more mature and stronger than he thought.
"Anyway -" The elf seemed to have noticed her attitude, and she softened her tone: "I am telling you this to let you know how powerful the enemy you will face next is, and to give you ideas for your future choices. "
"The world of me and your teacher is out of reach for you now, but one day you will also step into this ranks."
"Chachacha -" As soon as she finished speaking, she turned over and dismounted, while Henry on the other side killed two ghouls at once with consecutive slashes.
Horno lifted up his side hair, and his long golden hair fluttered in the wind, showing a faint outline of halo in the white snow. For the first time, she took out a small twig from her pocket - that was her staff. The elf was about to take action.
"Their world -"
The magic light flashes and the silver sword is waved.
With overwhelming fighting power, the two of them slaughtered a dozen giant ghouls that Henry had run towards in a matter of minutes.
The wind blew, and the snow fluttered gently. The sage stuck his sword in the snow, and his black cloak swayed.
"As an appetizer, it's barely qualified." Horno put away his staff. The three of them had arrived at the door of the command tent. Among the people who were busy and stunned by this amazing scene, Constant Ding came over.
"" He silently glanced at the shocking pile of corpses, and then raised his eyebrows at Henry.
"I think red suits you better."
The sage shrugged in response, then wiped away the bodily fluids on Claymore with a swipe, and sheathed the sword.
Mira also got off her horse, and the four of them walked towards the camp where Duke Juliande was.
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