At the same time, the battle between Roddy and the "Viper Cross" had entered a stalemate.
The pagan infantrymen waved their weapons in a frenzy, trying to force their way through the barbarian soldiers' defensive line. However, as the battle progressed, they realized that the iron tower-like fellows in front of them did not even take half a step back!
Countless soldiers cursed in a low voice, their initial high fighting spirit gradually turned into helplessness and despair …
Why were these people wearing heavy armor made of fine iron?!
This kind of material was usually only worn by "heavy armored knights" who did not care about the cost. If a normal person were to put it on, they would probably be exhausted after running a hundred meters. However, these burly barbarians were as relaxed as if they were wearing leather armor. With their almost unlimited stamina, they raised their shields and held the defensive line firmly!
The first batch of "Viper Cross" infantrymen were generally equipped with one-handed knives and one-handed swords. These weapons were not a problem against light armored units, but they could only leave a mark on heavy armor. On the contrary, the barbarian soldiers' enlarged version of "Elronde's Long Sword" was shockingly powerful. Every time they stabbed or slashed, it made people feel as if there was no way to dodge. "Height and arm length" was definitely a fatal advantage on the battlefield. Although every barbarian soldier was using a one-handed weapon, their attack range was definitely not inferior to a normal person using a "two-handed weapon".
Therefore, no matter how hard the "Viper Cross" troops fought, they could only compress the defensive line and could not break the situation!
Seeing this, Frando's complacent mood was completely gone.
"How could this be!? Advance with the reserves! Attack from the flanks! He had to disrupt their formation! We can't let them carry on like this! "
The reason why he was so anxious was because Frando also understood what that huge "Holy Seal" meant. However, the war had already started. If they retreated now, they would definitely be chased by the enemy. When that time came, it would definitely be a one-sided collapse …
He actually had no other choice.
"Bring out all your attacks! Don't hold back your magic! "
Frando shouted at the two mages with bloodshot eyes.
At this moment, 70% of the infantry troops had pressed forward. Now, Frando and 80 mercenaries formed the last reserve force at the back. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the deadlocked line of defense in front of them. As long as there was a slight flaw, they would press forward and destroy the enemy.
The two mages desperately released one spell after another. The "Fireball Spell" that was suitable for the battlefield was the best way to break through the defensive line. However, the two Elemental Mages soon discovered that no matter how their spells attacked, the powerful fireballs would be weakened by an invisible barrier when they flew to the defensive line.
And when they exploded on the bodies of the soldiers, the Barbarians and Dragon Lance Knights who were hit quickly got up after falling to the ground. As the Intermediate Healing Spells fell on their bodies, they would rejoin the battle expressionlessly …
"Naifei, the left!"
"Alright!"
In the face of the sudden battle, Roddy did not let Naifei simply watch the show. Instead, he assigned her a few simple tasks. The "Energy Separation Barrier" that weakened the power of the spells was one of them.
Logically speaking, her current spell level was not enough to make the "Fireball Spell" "harmless". However, with the high resistance of the "Mark of the Dragon Slayer" on the Dragon Lance Knights, the defense of the expensive armor and Akasha's buff, these soldiers already had the capital to not be afraid of magic attacks.
High military expenditure would eventually lead to results. Almost all of the assets that Roddy had accumulated in the past two years were used to upgrade the armed forces. Therefore, he was not surprised at all that they were "indestructible" at this time.
The barbarian soldiers' levels were not high. Although they had physical advantages, under the continuous attacks, there was inevitably "casualties". However, once these injured big guys fell down, they would immediately be dragged to the back of the defensive line by their companions for treatment. The iron-like armor allowed them to avoid fatal attacks. Because of this, after the entire front line fought for a full ten minutes, more than thirty people had been reduced, but not a single one had died.
And most of them, after receiving treatment from potions or magic, were reorganized into reserve troops, ready to fight on the frontline again!
What was the point of war? At the end of the day, it was a competition of resources: I have more money to burn, good equipment, rich experience, strong soldiers, tough bridge, tough horse, tough bridge, tough horse, tough horse!
In contrast, although the death rate of the Viper Cross's mages was greatly reduced, the gap in the "ratio of casualties" was constantly widening …
The sound of hooves could be heard from the north side of the battlefield. The charging cavalry of the Viper Cross was intercepted by the guards of the Ducal Palace led by Titus and Wellington. Although these pagan knights were far stronger than the private soldiers of the nobles, they could not threaten Sally's core position at all when faced with two grand knights who had advanced more than 20 levels.
"Lord Bishop! We can't break through! "
"Press forward … Press forward!"
Cold sweat was dripping down Frando's forehead, but he had no other choice. If he could not complete the mission, he would also die if he went back!
But just when his mind was in a mess, suddenly the sound of hooves could be heard from the south side of the battlefield.
Turning his head, Bishop Frando felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Forty fully-armed light armored knights rushed out of the dense forest. The rose cross emblem on their shields was extremely conspicuous, allowing everyone to identify them at a glance.
"It's the pagans! Damn it! This is a trap! "
When Frando saw the holy seal, he still thought that Sally might be bluffing. But when he saw the real troops of the Rose Cross, how could he not know that he had fallen into a trap?
Did that guy Mirno sell me out?
Or did the royal family think that the Viper Cross needed to be "balanced"?
This was the sorrow of being a chess piece. For a moment, Frando could not figure out who wanted him dead …
But this emotion only lasted for a moment. He knew that there was no time to think about it. If he wanted to live, he had to fight to the death!
Without saying a word, Frando gripped his staff and personally went into battle. As a high-grade priest, he immediately cast a large-scale "Holy Word: Courage" to stabilize the morale of the soldiers. Then, he cast two group healing spells to help the wounded soldiers at the back quickly get up and join the battle …
"Mages, stop attacking and help defend!"
He shouted to the side, but the Elementalist not far away screamed in fear. The "Middle-order Mage Armor" shattered as an arrow pierced through his chest. Seeing this, Frando immediately cast three types of protective shields to protect himself. He glanced at the lifeless Mage and gritted his teeth as he moved forward.
The defense of the "Middle-order Mage Armor" was similar to that of Fine Iron Heavy Armor. Ordinary arrows were completely ineffective against it. But the scene in front of him told him that there was a powerful archer in the enemy's formation who could "shoot" the spellcasters at any time!
In modern warfare, "snipers" were the masters of small-scale battles, and Roddy was the same.
This horn bow named "Stinger" had a lethality that was one and a half times higher than the "Ice Thorn". When combined with the heavy armor-piercing arrows, the "theoretical damage value" of each arrow was almost the same as Irwin's axe.
In other words, Roddy's attack power had far surpassed the mages and became the "cannon" with the highest damage output on the battlefield. When he really went all out, no one could imagine how much power he would have.
After Roddy's attack, the pressure on the soldiers of the "Viper Cross" multiplied. Other than the Elementalists who were directly shot to death, the Divine Mages who were protected by shields were also "shot" one by one. After twelve arrows swept across the battlefield, three Divine Mages were directly shot to death, and the remaining four were seriously injured and fell to the ground!
All the other spellcasters bent their backs and did not dare to show their heads. The morale of the entire attacking force was suppressed by Roddy's power.
Naifei stared blankly at Roddy beside her, her eyes wide open. When Roddy first came to save her, she knew that Roddy was strong, but she did not expect that after half a year, he had improved to such a level. At this time, Roddy did not notice Naifei's gaze at all. He only shouted at Sodelor who was in front of him, "Prepare to counterattack!"
Sodelor waved his sword in response. Roddy turned his gaze to the front and shot several arrows to suppress the Divine Mages. Then he looked to the other side and shouted, "Sally, Akasha, front row, Blessing of Power!"
The two priests, who usually did not see eye to eye, did not waste any time and immediately raised their hands to cast a spell. Three seconds later, a milky white light completely covered the entire front line of soldiers …
"Guys — Shield Strike!"
At the forefront of the front line, Irwin used the barbarian's unique "Battle Roar" to shout this command. The next moment, all the soldiers holding tower shields suddenly took a step back, and under the great force of the "Blessing of Power", they suddenly raised their shields and rushed forward.
"Boom!"
More than thirty tower shields exploded in the process of contact with the enemy. The front row of the "Viper Cross" soldiers all stumbled backwards as if they had been hit by a car!
In the next moment, the barbarian infantry followed three steps forward, the longswords in their hands stabbed forward and pulled out …
An entire row of enemies were directly knocked down.
"Second — Shield Strike!"
"Boom!"
Another wave of uniform collective attacks. The front line of the "Viper Cross" was actually pushed back more than ten meters in a few seconds. This terrifying situation finally caused them to be unable to withstand the attacks, and the situation of collapse appeared.
"Kill!"
The barbarian soldiers were completely bloodshot, and the heretics who had been suppressing them all this time seemed to be beaten silly, and involuntarily began to retreat.
The situation on the battlefield would often develop in a "snowball" manner. Once the morale of the barbarians began to fall, if they did not quickly use various methods to raise it, then the soldiers would very quickly fall into endless fear and indecision.
Bishop Frando understood this logic. He gritted his teeth and wanted to cast a divine spell, but when he looked up, he saw that the shield had shattered under the impact of three arrows. If he had not dodged in time, the last arrow would have pierced through his ear …
Too terrifying.
Frando had no lack of battle experience, but he had never thought that someone could rely on bow and arrows to suppress almost all the spellcasters on his side …
What should he do now? If he did not stop the decline, he was afraid that this battle would be a complete failure!
"Hold on! Everyone hold on! Our reinforcements will be here soon! "
Helplessly, he shouted towards the soldiers in front of him, but even he did not believe that these words would be able to restore the morale of the barbarians.
At this moment, the forty cavalry of the "Rose Cross" had already entered the battlefield, and the infantry in front of him were retreating little by little. No matter how he looked at it, it was a situation of certain death …
But just when Frando was in despair, a bright trajectory suddenly appeared in his vision. A fireball flew straight from the back of Sally's troops, and actually landed accurately on Roddy's position.
"Boom!"
The fireball exploded on the ground, and the broken horse corpses and blood scattered in all directions. In an instant, Akasha, Naifei, and five soldiers were shaken off their horses. Even Sally who was not far away almost fell off her horse!
The most taboo thing for an army was to be attacked from the front and rear, and it was even more taboo for the commander to be "beheaded". And the scene in front of them suddenly made the barbarian soldiers who had just charged forward with vigor slow down …
Frando could not believe that there would be a moment of "reversal" in the battle. He got up and rushed into the troops in ecstasy, and began to cast all kinds of divine spells without a care for his life. After personally picking up a long sword, he forcibly led the soldiers who had regained their morale and began to counterattack!
"There is still hope … there is still hope!"
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