The third wave of zombies came one after another, leaving almost no time for the guards to buffer and reorganize their formation. They swarmed out from the streets and houses in the distance, swooping over like cockroaches in a garbage dump after discovering a candy bar.
The young soldier squadron that had just been attacked was still in a state of disarray. Many people covered their heads, and blood oozed from their noses and ears.
"Get back!" At this moment, Oscar issued an order from behind. Hearing his voice, Mika and Kaz stepped back without hesitation.
"Second Lieutenant, where is your trebuchet?! Load it with incendiary bombs!" Griffith felt that he must not be able to withstand it this time. He held the echo crystal and shouted, "Holy Grace Church, did you hear that? Fire covers the first place under the mountain. Fire bombs on the block in front of the defense line and level it!"
"What should you do? There will be accidental injuries." The second lieutenant asked hesitantly.
"If you don't take action, there will be no more of us!"
The hastily organized young soldiers fired a wave of feather arrows, knocking the front wave of living corpses to the ground. This level of damage is not enough to eliminate the living zombies, it just makes them more chaotic and crowded.
"Boom!" The first incendiary bomb was shot from the courtyard of the Holy Grace Church, streaking across the dark sky, and the burning fireball and hissing wind howled down. The moment the incendiary bomb hit the ground, flames, storms and shock waves roared in all directions, burning the houses and shadows into ashes.
The second incendiary bomb missed and hit the roof not far from Griffith, making a terrifying loud noise and almost engulfing him and the young soldier in a sea of flames.
"Essence, sesame!" Minos reminded hurriedly, "And there is a piece of Sequence 7's extraordinary properties there!"
Given the size of the Holy Grace Church, at most two siege trebuchets can be deployed. Griffith gritted his teeth, rushed over, grabbed the extraordinary characteristics extracted from the eyeballs, and ran away.
Then came the second round of shooting. Two balls of meteorite-like fire-like flames rolled out long walls of fire on the ground, burning the blocks near the foot of the mountain in Hepu Town into a sea of flames.
After the second round of shooting, the fire support in the direction of Holy Grace Church also temporarily stopped. The swarming zombies were swallowed up by the sea of fire and could not move forward for a while.
Waves of tidal screams came from far away from Cang Yue Mountain. The flames under the mountain and the fireball in the sky frightened all the tourists, and the evacuation of the crowd was bound to be chaotic.
Griffith walked towards Oscar. The young soldiers protected their sergeant in the center of the squadron and retreated to the rear city defense line.
Mika and Kaz have returned to their human forms. Heat waves and steam are rising from their bodies, and the silver armor and scales wrapping their bodies have disappeared.
The squadron of young soldiers marched in silence, no one spoke, only some of them looked at Griffith with cold and strange eyes, as if they were looking at their own lunch.
"As you can see, our fighting status cannot last long," Oscar said with a smile. Unlike other Westeros young soldiers, his smile is free and frank, like a tolerant older brother.
Griffith thought for a moment and asked: "Don't you need to keep your fighting methods secret? How did you deal with such situations in the past?"
"According to the rules, that's not possible. We can't leave bystanders in our battle." Oscar said calmly.
The air suddenly became quiet. Finland, who was walking not far away with his face covered in blood, was suddenly startled and was already preparing to escape over the wall.
The young soldiers looked at the trainee knights with frosty eyes. But at the same time, the temperature of the air seemed to be dropping rapidly, and there was a faint icy air swirling around Griffith, gathering and taking shape.
"However, the current situation is different." Oscar suddenly shrugged his shoulders and grinned. "According to Shangfeng's wishes, we want to return to a peaceful life. The past rules also need to be adjusted a little."
Griffith put his left hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, walked slowly to Oscar, stretched out his right hand to him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you made a wise decision."
"I feel it," Oscar reached out and held his palm. "After this battle is over, we can talk about the future if we have the opportunity."
…
After retreating to the defensive line of the city defense army, the young soldiers quickly dispersed and urgently strengthened the fortifications at the intersection.
Without the supervision of their superiors, they found carriages from nearby, dismantled the wheels, and built double walls one by one. At key points, the young soldiers built temporary towers relying on nearby houses and trees. Wooden boards were used to connect the carriage walls and towers to form passages connecting different positions.
While Griffith was familiar with the map heading to the police station, he watched their work and found that although these Westeros soldiers were young, their work efficiency was far greater than that of the more numerous city defense troops. Their sergeant Oscar issued new orders one after another, and the captains of each team implemented them according to the team's situation and the materials at hand.
Although the preparations on site were in order, the number of city defense troops was large, and the abilities Mika and Kaz had just shown were strange and powerful, the development of the battle situation made Griffith very worried. After all, once Elodie arrives, the entire defense line must give up and retreat to the next line of defense.
Griffith must leave this position, try to rescue Amber, and then investigate the cultists' control of Elodie and take final substantive action.
Under Oscar's command, despite the tight schedule and lack of suitable tools at hand, the young soldiers built a multi-layered defense line to guard the entrance to Cangyue Mountain in a very short period of time. They built a simple wall with various sundries and tools to completely seal the road ahead. They also used the nearby houses to transform three simple arrow towers, with determined young soldiers holding crossbows standing guard on them.
Even Griffith, who was anxious in his heart, couldn't help but admire such execution.
These young soldiers don't talk much, but they have an efficiency and execution ability that the city defense army cannot match. Even without mentioning their strange abilities, the fact that they were able to survive the bloody battles in the East and spread the mysterious and awe-inspiring name seems to be well-deserved.
At this time, Sergeant Oscar came over and said to Griffith: "Mr. Trainee Knight, we found that living corpses were gathering in the streets in the distance. The local people in Hepu said that there were powerful psychic ripples and black magic rituals. signs."
That might be Elodie... Griffith sighed softly.
"Will you stay and fight with us?" Oscar watched Griffith's every move, but he also continued, "If you need to leave for something, we won't mind. After all, you can persist in this way." It won't be long. You just killed that monster and saved our people. We will remember this sentiment."
"Then, I decided to go to the town police station to pick up the survivors and help them break out," Griffith said to Oscar after making up his mind. "It's up to you to stop them here."
As for what to do with the security of the defense after he leaves, this is not Griffith's top priority. What's more, the young soldiers of the Westero Special Combat Skills Squadron and the city defense army have established a relatively solid defense line. The trebuchets of the Holy Grace Church can also provide fire support. Although the hits are not accurate, they can burn an isolation line in the distance. It can still be done with procrastination.
"No problem," Oscar gave a crooked military salute, "When we can't resist, we will retreat to the next line of defense."
…
In order to travel from house to house, Griffith set out without a horse, only a few muskets and paraphernalia.
The blocks leading to Cangyue Mountain have been blocked by hundreds of living corpses, but there are still many passable roads. As long as they don't get into a fight, Griffith is sure to approach the town police station as soon as possible.
Along the way, Griffith discovered that the sky in Hepu Town had been filled with gray fog, so thick that even sunlight could penetrate it.
Among the hundreds of wailing living corpses, some figures in black robes appeared vaguely. They covered their faces and bodies with hoods and cloaks, and were drawing complex magic circles on the ground and walls.
Cultists.
There were about twenty of them, twisting their upper limbs like a dance, jumping in place, chanting incomprehensible spells crazily. Then, a frightening green crystal rose from the magic circle and began to emit strange fluctuations.
Farther away, a slender and distinctive figure could be vaguely seen being shrouded in a swirling illusory black line.
Elodie!
Griffith's heart palpitated and he subconsciously groped over there. However, after taking a few steps, strong fear and an ominous premonition almost pushed him back, and even a strange and sharp pain like needle pricks appeared on his skin.
It's actually been affected so far away...
Calm down, I want to calm down. Griffith clutched his chest and gasped for air, his heart felt as if it was about to be torn apart.
He almost gritted his teeth, but his reason finally convinced him, and he suppressed the endless worry and pain, speeding around the area and moving towards the police station.
The town police station is just a small building. Broken windows and walls can be seen from a distance.
Here, Griffith found many mangled bodies lying on the ground. The bodies were badly damaged and stretched from nearby street corners to the entrance of the police station.
It was clear that there had been fierce fighting here, but it was not clear whether it had occurred defensively or during a breakout.
Griffith did not take the main road, but climbed through the windows and backyards of nearby houses and approached the police station gate little by little.
Ever since passing through the strange ritual area of the cultist, the echo crystal has been filled with rustling sounds, and neither Amber nor the friendly forces behind it can make contact.
At the main entrance of the police station, he found more bodies, many of them dressed as local patrol police and militiamen. They also wore armor as much as possible and held various weapons and shields in their hands. It looked like they were launching a desperate counterattack.
