The terrain outside of Kiger Town was flat and open. As there were many places nearby that were used for farming, the surroundings were a desolate yellowish-brown. Roddy and the others brought up a cloud of dust as they passed through. When they saw the edge of the Silent Forest, they could no longer find the team that had been digging traps in the forest.
Outside the tranquil forest, there were only a few trees that had left marks to guide Roddy's advance.
Behind them, heavy footsteps could be heard. Twenty greyish-brown puppets that were two meters tall were running. They seemed to be moving slowly, but in reality, they were not much slower than the warhorses.
These were the puppets with the strongest adaptability and the greatest impact, the "Earth Puppets". Compared to the Iron Puppets' strong defense, the Earth Puppets' biggest advantage was their speed and large size. When there were more than ten of them, the momentum of their charge was not any weaker than that of a hundred human knights.
Behind them, ten "iron puppets" that were slightly slower were also running at full speed. Tycoon An's assets were really strong. The Iron Puppets that rushed over this time were not any weaker than the ones that attacked Paer Town, and could even be said to be stronger!
Above them, four hovering Gargoyles were neighing and rushing over. The warhorses had no advantage in speed in front of these flying puppets. These monsters with a wingspan of four to five meters launched an attack on the team that was still a hundred meters away from the forest in the blink of an eye.
"Dodge!"
Seeing the Gargoyles swooping over, Roddy's order sounded. The six scouts immediately tilted their bodies and slid to the side of their saddles. It looked like they had directly fallen off their horses, but in reality, they had all performed the difficult riding skill of "Hiding in the Stirrup"!
After a long period of training on horseback, the scouts were already extremely familiar with horses. This tactical movement was originally practiced to avoid stray arrows after the end of a charge. Now that it was done, it just happened to avoid the sharp claws of the Gargoyle that suddenly swept past!
The first Gargoyle pounced on empty air.
When the gargoyles charged at them from behind, Roddy and the rest did not dodge. Sodelor and Wellington swung their swords at the attacking gargoyles. The buzzing sound was accompanied by the appearance of "Battle Aura". In an instant, the puppet that was trying to get close to them was sent flying!
Although Sodelor was not powerful enough to release his "Battle Qi", he still slashed a gargoyle with his precise swordsmanship, causing a lot of broken stones to fly out.
Wellington, on the other hand, was extremely powerful. As he waved his long sword, a white "Sword Qi" flew out and cut a large wound on the abdomen of a Gargoyle!
Roddy steadily fired an Exploding Arrow, causing the last Gargoyle's line of sight to be obstructed by the flames. The Gargoyle had to flap its wings for a long time before it could ascend again.
Although this wave of attack was dangerous, none of the nine knights were injured. On the contrary, two of the Gargoyles flew askew, and their angry cries could be heard clearly from afar.
They circled and climbed higher, preparing to dive down again. However, Roddy and the rest did not intend to wait for the second wave of attack. The Forest of Silence had already arrived, and they did not hesitate to rush into the forest!
The Gargoyles were not very intelligent. When Ansadin summoned them, the order he gave them was simply to "kill". Therefore, seeing this situation, they directly left the thirty puppets behind and also chased into the forest …
*****
Lying in the trench, Fatty Henry's expression was very complicated.
Roddy's sudden appearance in the morning had caught him unprepared, and the subsequent order was even more unimaginable. Using more than four hundred silver coins to exchange for the Pharmacist Guild's potions … His mind was full of shrewd calculations, but he really could not see how this was a wise move.
Wasn't this burning money for fun? In this day and age, who would go to the Pharmacist Guild to be cheated?
The key point was that after buying the potions, Roddy actually asked him to come to the Forest of Silence to "deliver the goods". He had long had a strong psychological shadow about this forest, but he could only bite the bullet and rush over unwillingly. Who knew that he would actually meet such a group of madmen.
When he arrived here an hour later, the seventy to eighty soldiers who were busy in the open space outside the forest did not pay attention to him at all. Only a middle-aged soldier with a full beard came forward to "receive" him … Although it was a "receive", in fact, he did not even say a word of nonsense. After receiving the potions, he was brought to a tree pit and squatted down. He even gave a stiff order: "Stay here and wait for my orders. Do not leave."
"Where did these madmen come from … Could it be a mercenary team from outside?"
Henry's mind was full of doubts. He tried to go out to see what was going on, but was directly "sent" back by two long swords. The mercenary who was used to being free was not used to this kind of atmosphere, because he felt that these guys were not human at all, but a group of silent machines!
No one paid attention to his protest. After these "machines" finished making the traps, they all hid in the forest, and there was no sound in an instant.
If Henry could not see a woman in a cloak sitting behind a tree not far away, perhaps he would have thought that everything he just saw was an illusion …
"Is this an ambush? What's there to ambush in Kiger Town? Are they going to attack Viscount Tranka? "
After so many years in Kiger Town, the battle with the largest number of people Henry had participated in was nothing more than the large-scale fight in the tavern. Eighty people fighting in a tangled mess could already be called a "big scene", but that kind of thing could only be called a "brawl". In this peaceful era, a battle of life and death would only appear when facing magical beasts.
His mind was in a mess, guessing all kinds of possibilities, but Henry suddenly heard a hissing sound …
The forest was frighteningly quiet at this time, so the sound was even more horrifying. Henry listened for a long time, and finally could not hold back his curiosity. He slightly clung to the mound, poked half of his head out, and glanced into the distance.
In his vision, nine knights were running across the long uphill road in the forest, and behind them —
What the hell is that?!
Henry's eyes widened, and he clearly saw the Gargoyles passing by at a low altitude …
At this moment, Roddy's figure broke out from the team, and he was the first to rush into the quiet woodland. Then he shouted something toward the top and continued to run into the depths.
The four Gargoyles that were hovering in the air approached them again. Their wings were folded because of the dense tree trunks. Two of them chose to fly sideways. Their crazy flying speed was too fast for Harry's eyes to follow. Seeing that the Gargoyles were approaching, he quickly lowered his head.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh", the Gargoyles suddenly flew over Henry's head, and the airflow brought up countless leaves, making Fatty's heart tremble.
"What kind of things did he provoke …"
Henry found that his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. Having been a mercenary for many years, he was very clear about how difficult it was to deal with "flying magical beasts". A Blood Hawk with a wingspan of three meters was enough to collapse a mercenary group of ten people!
And these four in front of him … Henry could understand how terrifying they were even with his knees.
This kind of thing could not be defeated at all!
Fatty felt that his legs were about to cramp. He did not come here to die! He had already muttered countless reasons to escape, and just when he was about to get up, there was a sudden explosion above his head!
"Pa!"
There was a flash of light, and an explosive arrow exploded on a big tree. The splashing branches and branches fell on Henry's head. It was obvious that someone had tried to aim at the Gargoyles, but it was impossible to hit them …
"It's over, it's over. Even a bow can't deal with them. I'm dead this time."
Henry stared at the black shadow that was wantonly shuttling through the forest, and his heart turned cold. His round body immediately climbed out from the low slope, looked up, and was ready to run away.
However, in the next second, a gargoyle happened to fly over his head. The gargoyle tilted its head and noticed the fatty. Just as it was about to change its direction, its entire body suddenly stopped. Its huge wings seemed to have hit something, and it instantly spun and fell into the distance!
"Ka!"
"Dong!"
"Bang!"
Its flying speed was three times that of a warhorse. In such a situation, even the simplest collision was enough to cause its body to suffer a severe blow. The unlucky Gargoyle's wings flapped, and its body crashed into two giant trees in the air. Then, its body broke into pieces, and with a plop, it fell three meters away from Henry with countless broken branches and leaves …
The fat man's legs turned to jelly after he took three or four steps forward, and he fell to the ground. His lips trembled, and his gaze lingered on the fishing net on the gargoyle's wing for a few seconds before he cursed loudly.
"Fishing net … This, this works too?!"
*****
Roddy naturally could not hear Henry's wails. Not long after rushing into the forest, he immediately jumped off his horse, and then leaped up a nearby tree. He pulled out his short bow, turned around, and shot several arrows at the Gargoyle that had chased into the forest!
Below, Sodelor and the other scouts did not slow down. They circled around the forest and arrived at where the scouts and the Temple Guards were.
At this time, the 30 puppets in the distance were still 200 meters away from the edge of the forest. Their earth-shaking footsteps caused thick smoke to billow, and their momentum was quite great.
But Sodelor continued to issue orders without batting an eyelid. He did not even look up at the Gargoyle that swept past his head.
The soldiers covered in weeds as camouflage jumped up under the order. Seventy to eighty of them were already ready. At this time, they quickly jumped onto their hidden horses and organized their troops as fast as they could …
When Akasha stood up in her camouflage cloak, Roddy just happened to run past her. He did not stop and directly raised his hand to throw — "Mana Recovery Potion! Take it! "
Akasha reached out to catch the crystal bottle that was enshrouded in magical waves. She looked up, but only saw the afterimage of Roddy disappearing into the forest …
In the next moment, the Gargoyle swept past seven or eight meters above Akasha's head with a whoosh, and with a strong gust of wind, it quickly pounced towards Roddy!
Akasha shrunk her neck, revealing a somewhat worried expression. But then she tightly gripped the crystal bottle, turned around, and ran towards the cavalry troops. Although the battlefield seemed chaotic, everyone on Roddy's side clearly knew what they had to do.
Four Gargoyles were blocked by the fishing net, and one died. The remaining three did not dare to fly as recklessly in the forest as before. The sprinting Roddy was not surprised by this result. He alternated between "Leap" and "Sprint", and then shouted towards the figure that was shooting arrows in the distance.
"Natha! Charge to the right and lure them over! "
Roddy's short bow was constantly raised, and arrows were shot out while he ran. In this state, it was difficult for the arrows to have high accuracy, but it effectively interfered with the Gargoyle's flight path. In the dense forest, if the Gargoyle made a slight mistake, the consequence would definitely be directly hit by the tree trunk and killed!
Not far away, Natha turned around expressionlessly and began to run. Her hand that was tightly gripping the bow revealed her nervousness at this time … She had never faced a flying magical beast before, and her first three arrows did not hit the target, but she was almost injured by the opponent!
This kind of performance was really too poor, and the shortcomings of her lack of experience were completely exposed.
But Natha did not give up. Instead, she kept recalling the words that Roddy had said to her before. She tried hard to calm her breathing, clenched her teeth, and slightly changed the frequency of her footsteps. She accelerated towards the side of the forest …
On the other side, the puppet legion that passed through the trap area fell into the camouflaged deep ditches one by one. The originally aggressive formation immediately collapsed, and the front and back were dragged apart.
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