Under the moonlight, the visibility of the plain was not low. The buildings nearly a kilometer away cast irregular shadows on the silver ground. By the time Sodelor noticed that something was wrong, Rody had already used his' Environmental Acuity 'to find out what those squirming shadows were.
Snow monsters.
Tall and strong adult Snow Monsters with long fur all over their bodies gushed out of those abandoned houses. They were alarmed by Akasha's' Holy Light Spell '. After howling a few times, they saw Rody's team and immediately rushed over without saying a word.
"Damn it! Why are there snow monsters here? "
Roddy gripped the hilt of his sword and frowned. It was not unusual for scattered snow monsters to appear, but it was definitely not normal for a complete snow monster group of nearly a hundred to live next to the barbarians.
Everything was different from what he remembered. What was going on?
"It seems like we've been tricked by the barbarians."
Sodelor's voice came from the soldiers as they prepared for war. Roddy frowned. "Impossible …"
"Some villagers in the Kingdom of Karen have killed and robbed people." Sodelor pulled out his sword with a serious expression and pointed behind him. "As natives, don't they know the situation here?"
This should be the most logical deduction, but Roddy had never considered this possibility. However, when everything happened, he realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding. Up until now, his judgment of the "barbarians" had been based on the memories of these guys after they had interacted with Karen. He actually did not know what they were thinking before this!
Were the barbarians so friendly before they "established diplomatic relations" with Karen?
This discovery made Roddy break out in cold sweat. He suddenly turned back to look at the road he had come from. Under the continuous illumination of the "Holy Light Spell", he suddenly saw some wriggling shadows.
Although he could not see clearly, Roddy could rely on his extraordinary eyesight to confirm that they were not snow monsters.
In this world of ice and snow, who else could hide on the other side of the slope except the barbarians?
Roddy narrowed his eyes and deeply remembered this lesson: the "olive branch" extended to strangers might not always be returned with kindness.
In the end, he still thought too highly of these guys.
"Don't slap a smiling face … Really."
Roddy rubbed the space between his eyebrows. He was silent for a few seconds amidst the messy sounds of equipment clashing. Then, he took a deep breath and said to Sodelor, "Since that's the case, we have a few choices …"
The Snow Monsters did not seem to be moving slowly, but they were still at least five minutes away from Roddy. In the face of such a threat, Sodelor and Roddy didn't look nervous. In just ten seconds, Roddy ended the conversation. After handing over command of the battle to Sodelor, he decided to give up on participating in the battle and become a 'spectator' to see the results of Sodelor's training.
For a long time, Roddy had always been the model of "leading by example". However, he gradually realized that if he really wanted to have the right to speak in the Kingdom of Karen, a single person's bravery was not enough. A powerful army was the most important foundation for all of this.
If raising an army was like "forging a knife", then now it was time to "sharpen the blade".
Sodelor, who had taken over command, did not shout at the troops. After giving a few hand signals to his adjutant and briefly explaining the order, the troops of nearly a hundred people immediately began to move silently. The engineering team quickly abandoned the supply wagons and retreated. Then, they helped the 15 veterans in the troops put on their heavy armor. When the Snow Monsters were 300 meters away, the 20 heavily armored infantrymen were already fully armed. They raised their battle shields and chain hammers and stood at the forefront.
However, they did not line up like before. Instead, they stood in a crisscrossed position with the other light armored infantrymen. At first glance, the troops of more than 40 veterans looked a little messy. However, as he quietly observed, Roddy secretly sighed at Sodelor's sense of "battlefield".
At the same time, Akasha and Natha had tacitly taken their positions. The little priest in the cold wind chanted a prayer with a solemn expression. Under the golden light, a series of blessing spells fell on the frontline soldiers. On the "watchtower" made of wagons, Natha held a longbow and locked her eyes on the enemies in front of her.
The Snow Monsters were tall, and when they ran, they made crunching sounds in the snow. Occasionally, their low growls filled with desire could be heard. To the Snow Monsters, who had "no natural enemies", these humans who suddenly appeared near their territory only represented the word "food".
The retreat of the Barbarians against the Snow Monsters had made these guys lose the last trace of fear. And the "Holy Light Spell" that kept flashing in the sky excited these guys with low intelligence. The brighter the light, the clearer they could see the appearance of these humans. The desire to kill that arose from this became more and more irresistible …
In the whistling northern wind, the snow monsters gradually approached Rody and were only a hundred meters away from him.
*****
"These will be torn to pieces by the Snow Monsters!"
At the same time, the Barbarians beside Awala could not help but shout.
There were a total of 47 Barbarians here. Their leader, Awala, held a stone axe and squatted at the front of the team. His eyes were fixed on the flashing Holy Light in the distance. He replied, "These Snow Monsters are enough to destroy a tribe. It's useless even if they have more people …"
"When the Snow Monsters are done, the remaining weapons will belong to us."
Awala was extremely satisfied with his plan of "killing with a borrowed knife". But he did not realize what effect his unintentional words had on his subordinates. The concept of "invincible snow monsters" had unwittingly been regarded as common sense and truth by these veteran hunters. So much so that almost no one had any doubts about it at this moment.
"Chief Awala, what if there are still people alive?"
A young barbarian asked this question. However, his question caused a burst of laughter in the group.
"How is that possible?"
"Why are you as stupid as that Irwin kid? That's more than 20 Snow Monsters! "
There was no need for Avala to even speak. The only voice of doubt had already disappeared. Awala waved his hand and made a gesture. "We only need weapons, nothing else."
As he spoke, the Snow Monsters in the distance had already come into contact with Roddy's team.
"Are they crazy? It's too late to even escape now. "
"What a bunch of fearless outsiders. They have no idea how terrifying the Snow Monsters are …"
Looking at the battlefield under the "Holy Light Spell", these Barbarians did not forget to mock them at first. But after a dozen or so seconds, all the voices collectively faded.
What followed was the sound of uncontrollable gasps.
*****
"Hum —"
The continuous "Holy Light Spell" suddenly stopped. Just as everything was about to return to darkness, a ring-shaped light screen bloomed, casting the "Divine Grace Spell" that increased the defense of the shield over the entire team.
Accompanying the "Divine Grace Spell" was a rain of arrows from the engineers in the rear. Although they had received short military training, their arrows were not accurate, they did not need to aim when dealing with such large and unarmored targets. With just a volley of arrows from a distance of 40 meters, a Snow Monster fell to the ground because its head was pierced through!
The other Snow Monsters with thick skin and flesh were difficult to hurt by the arrows. They roared as they ran the last stretch of the road, swinging their fists at their targets like before —
"Boom!"
The enemy was not smashed into pieces. On the contrary, the "Holy Shield" easily blocked the Snow Monster's attack. The shield-wielding heavy-armored infantry did not retreat at all. Instead, they charged forward and smashed their shields into the abdomen of the Snow Monster!
"Bang!"
The Snow Monster leaned back, seemingly angered by this short enemy. It roared and reached out to grab the enemy's head, but just as it raised its arm, a longsword pierced through its thigh …
At the same time, a short spear came from the side and pierced into its chest, stuck between its ribs …
"Crack!" The Snow Monster broke the short spear. Feeling the pain, it prepared to continue attacking, but it saw a black shadow coming at it —
"Pa!"
The heavy flail drew an arc in the air and smashed into the skull of the Snow Monster along with the astonishing strength of the heavy-armored infantry. The unprotected skull was instantly smashed like a watermelon — the Snow Monster's flailing arms drooped, its huge body swayed for two seconds, and finally fell to the ground.
The Snow Monster only had time to attack twice, and in less than three seconds, it was directly taken down by the attack team of four.
At the same time, a similar scene was happening on the frontline. The Snow Monsters charged into the formation with brute force, but found that no matter how they attacked, they could not kill the heavy-armored infantrymen at the front. Just as they were about to attack again, these well-coordinated squads easily injured or even killed them!
It was not that they were not strong enough, it was just that their bare-handed attacks were completely ineffective against the soldiers protected by the "Holy Shield". Even if they relied on the impact of their weight, the average Level-15 Snow Monster was still unable to do anything to the Level-20 Elite Soldiers. Countless times of stress resistance training, battle formation drills, and constant training in their hearts had already made these former scouts extremely calm.
At this moment, the "flail" replaced the longsword as the most lethal weapon in this battle. The tall and long-armed Snow Monsters were difficult to get close to, but once they seized the opportunity, the flail with all their might could always cause great damage to these unprotected enemies …
If it was light, their bones would be broken, and if it was heavy, their heads would explode. It was as if the Snow Monsters had crashed into a wall, and they were completely submerged before they could even cross the first line of defense!
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