Even though they have experienced many battles, and are even considered to be the most experienced warriors in Crescent Continent, the Qingtian family and the others still feel fear in their hearts every time they encounter a battle.
Like many living things, humans are creatures that easily form habits and become dependent on "routine."
The same road, the same scenery; the same work and the same, familiar people around you.
A secluded small village will always have discussions due to the arrival of outsiders, but in a commercial metropolis where people come and go, such things are much rarer. People call the scenes that they are accustomed to "daily", while those that are unfamiliar to them or that have changed unexpectedly are called "non-daily".
This is the soil where fear takes root.
The unknown and unknown number of enemies are restricted by the darkness and cannot freely obtain the view of the opponent's position. They need to protect important targets and cannot leave the battle as much as they want. All of these things will make people irritated and uneasy, and on top of that, coupled with the real threat to one's own life, fear will quickly condense and increase under the combination of multiple factors.
The word "self-disruption" basically means this.
Good training, experience, reliable commander as the core, trusted partners and weapons at your side. Things like this can improve morale in dealing with fear, allowing people to overcome their instincts to a greater or lesser degree and exert their due training.
Steady and steady.
The best-armored warriors were in the front holding short spears. Henry, Galeva and Joshua were in the center of the formation - not to mention the sage and the blind swordsman. In terms of individual combat effectiveness, they were the top of the team, and the man was taller than the horse. The big Leng Tou Qing holds a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. He may not know many skills and is often hard-headed, but this characteristic also makes him very good at concentrating on doing one thing well.
The Suomir's tall physique gave him a natural advantage in handling heavy equipment. His strong arms held the spear tightly and pointed it forward seriously as Henry had taught him. The shield in his hand, made by a small village carpenter and a blacksmith, was relatively light and had a pretty good defensive area. When he stood there, there was a solid wall.
Due to the wear, loss, and self-elimination of the armor for various reasons, they can no longer afford a complete group of armored warriors. Therefore, those responsible for assisting with bows and arrows in the rear lent their armor to their comrades in the front, and they themselves went into battle lightly.
Such a combat plan was also communicated and trained from the beginning, so while forming the formation, the warriors quickly put on their equipment according to their responsibilities.
The firelight flickered and the vision was subtle. The bow-wielding warriors kept their arrows ready but did not fire their bows. This is where bows and arrows are weaker than crossbows, because keeping them ready for a long time is extremely taxing on the user.
Human beings are not suitable for night fighting, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced even with the help of external forces - this may be the reason why these ghouls chose this time to attack.
But they don't "know" to do this.
"Why not attack again?" the sergeant standing in the front row asked quietly, and Henry squinted his eyes to observe - even if there was only firelight, his vision could see a wider range than others.
The ghouls who were as big as cheetahs seemed to be in some kind of confusion. They were wandering around and looking at them like wolves, but they did not take the initiative to attack.
"The target has been lost." The sage came up with the answer, and further confirmed that they were indeed designed to specifically target witches. But now the shrine maidens have lost their divine power, and the ones protecting them are not huge ghosts but ordinary warriors. This difference makes it difficult for artificial weapons that lack the ability to think to react - this opportunity cannot be missed.
"Forward forward, hold the torch forward, draw the bow, and shoot freely when you see it." The moment he noticed the change, the sage changed his original plan of passive defense and decided to take the initiative. The moment the samurai pressed forward, the ghouls reacted in a very uniform manner - they first shrank their bodies backwards, and then used their hind limbs to prepare to jump up and pounce on their opponents.
"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooothe The ghost pounced quickly.
"Haha!" The short spear stabbed and the torch was waved, but the monster that was shot through the chest and hit hard by the hot wooden stick on the face was still charging forward.
"Abandon the short spear! Retreat and draw the sword!" Returning the command to Narumi, the samurai leader gave the order loudly. At the same time, Henry and Joshua pressed forward to relieve the samurai, leaving only Galeva holding the big gun. The shield stays in the center of the array.
The warriors threw away the short spears left on the ghouls, and some took the opportunity to nail them to the ground, but the tenacious monsters still struggled and waved their clawed limbs. They drew their knives and stepped back while waving their hands in an attempt to drive away the monsters. However, these things were not human beings after all. They did not know how to avoid the sharp edges, so they bumped into the blades arbitrarily and were cut to pieces.
"Remember what you said, sir, aim for the limbs, and amputate them first!" The heavily armored warriors were scratched several times by the ghoul, and the armor was dented, causing scratches and the paint peeling off, but apart from some minor impacts, they did not suffer any damage. After discovering that the armor was actually effective, they became more confident and adopted a more proactive attack to chop the ghoul's forelimbs, and immediately achieved good results.
"call--"
"Qiang——" Breathe, take steps, and brandish swords and swords. The cutting advantages brought by the longer and heavier old-style tachi and broadsword, coupled with the further skills of the users, the addition of Henry and Joshua immediately added a large weight to the balance of the battle towards their own victory. They easily killed the ghoul that had been weakened by amputation, and the warriors turned to face other individuals in a tacit understanding. The archers fired from behind without missing a beat, although the monster could not feel pain and had an arrow stuck in its body. Yayoko is still enough to weaken their physical ability to move.
Sweat, blood, shouts of death and chopping sounds lasted for 5 or 6 minutes. The emotionless ghouls refused to retreat, but the warriors found that many of these guys' movements were in vain - the creatures were originally lying with their limbs lowered. For example, wolves or dogs like to attack people's lower body, but the movements of these things are always directed towards their torso, which is the best defense.
Their jumping movements are also a bit too high, and their abdomens are completely exposed in front of them every time, making it easy for the warriors to counterattack.
It's like.
It's designed to target some kind of opponent that's far taller than a mortal.
Weapons have limits after all, and they can only respond according to the designed solution. These are not living things, they don't learn or change their tactics depending on the situation.
Originally, these more flexible small-sized ghoul fighting tactics would probably work well against the ghosts, but the same tactics would not work against human warriors who are smaller than the ghosts and faster than them. Just a big discount.
But despite this, the tenacious and difficult-to-kill ghouls still caused a lot of trouble for the samurai. Although their skin has average defensive capabilities, their bones are quite hard, and their constant movement makes it difficult for the samurai to actually cut them with the swords in their hands.
Kazuto's swords are more about hardness than Rigal, who also has to take into account adventure. Therefore, the swords made of fine steel are sharp but a bit fragile. They cannot withstand such rough use. Many people's favorite swords have gone through long journeys and many battles. They all survived, but turned into jagged scrap metal tonight.
But the sword is not as important as life. The sword that has turned into jagged scrap metal can still be used. When the tip of the sword breaks off, kick it and leave it on the monster's body, then pull out the dagger and continue fighting.
The numerical disadvantage forced a warrior to face several ghouls at the same time. Although Henry and Joshua reduced their number at an extremely fast speed, the total number of these things was more than the group initially expected.
After killing ten heads, it seemed that there were still more than ten.
The weapon is damaged and so is the backup weapon.
In the end, even the fragile armor parts of the limbs began to loosen, and the edges of the fallen armor scratched their own skin, but the warriors who were under high tension had no time to care about the injuries.
"Retreat, shrink the formation!" The bows and arrows were fired one after another, but the monster that could not feel pain was still moving despite suffering extremely shocking damage. Due to their size, their attack power may not be strong, but because of their tenacity and difficulty in killing, the group of people still fought very hard.
It is not that there are no samurai who try to target the vital points of the cervical spine like Henry or Joshua, but it is really difficult to cut the neck of a ghoul who is fast and low in stature. Even if he is lucky enough to hit it, it is because the sword is lighter and the neck is thick and short. The monster's neck bones were so hard that it could not be decapitated with a single blow.
The knife was still stuck on it and lost.
Aiming at the limbs that are easier to obtain is a choice that can achieve stable results. Even if the chopping fails to amputate, cutting off the tendons can make one of their limbs incapacitated.
The arrows were half consumed. Henry and Joshua did not retreat but advanced.
"Idiot, press forward and cover their retreat." Mira loudly urged Leng Tou Qing, who stood there and took a stance but did nothing. The latter rushed forward with a big shield and then flew away with a swipe. He killed a ghoul who was injured but still wanted to chase the retreating warriors.
"Backup weapon, quick."
"I'm sorry, miko-sama." The panting warriors, whose armors were loose and falling off, took the spare swords from the miko's hands. After realizing that the short spears were of little use, they all wanted to use chopping weapons.
The sage and the blind swordsman were killing everyone in front, but despite their strong combat power and deadly moves that reduced the number of ghouls, only two of them were not enough to stop the Luoan girl who was madly charging towards the center of the array with magical powers. Here come the ghouls.
The total number has exceeded 30.
This must not be approached through conventional methods. Even if it has the characteristics of absorbing magic power and the movement speed of the group has indeed slowed down, it doesn't matter a few. Dozens of them are quietly catching up like this. The sage and the hunter The girl didn't notice it.
The only explanation is that they are not traveling in this world.
The distance and direction in the inner world are confusing, and the deeper you go, the more so, but that is for humans.
The Prowler is born with the ability to navigate there. If he enters from one crack, he will travel through it and come out from another crack.
They can march at a speed far beyond common sense, bypass seemingly solid walls and defenders, and suddenly appear from the enemy's weak points.
This was a detail that would be scary in retrospect, but for the group of people who were still locked in the battle right now.
Another doubt crept into my mind.
——How would you feel if this was an assassination weapon aimed at witches and ghosts?
Sort of.
weak?
They are fast and numerous, but they cannot even break through the armor of ordinary warriors. Their defense and attack power are average, but their vitality is tenacious and difficult to kill, and they are extremely fast and numerous.
Such characteristics can be summarized as——
"It's used for disruption." Narumi responded, but it was already too late.
"Roar!!!!" An earth-shattering roar sounded in the forest, followed by the footsteps of several behemoths echoing in the darkness.
"Get in the carriage, now!" the samurai leader shouted loudly. Judging from the volume, his extremely large body could easily overturn their carriage. And the sound came from the side of the defense line, and they could rush directly towards the part full of wounded people.
