Amandina could hear the faint sounds of birds flapping their wings in the forest, and she could not help but feel a chill run down her spine.
Jana stood beside her. The two ladies, one big and one small, stood silently on the wooden wall, facing the cold moonlight.
Who knew what dangers lurked in the darkness? Amandina could imagine the Subterrane Dwellers leaping through the forest. Their heavy footsteps made crisp crackling sounds as they stepped on the withered pine branches. They quickly appeared from the dark forest and surrounded the lumber mill.
The Subterrane Dwellers appeared from the direction of Mount Grahar. There were about thirty of them, and they were the same as the ones in the afternoon. The mercenaries' scouts were obviously no match for them. Fortunately, Amandina had already considered this point. She had sent out cavalry, so they could at least retreat from the forest.
The Subterrane Dwellers followed closely behind the cavalry. They knew that the humans would retreat back to the lumber mill, and if the humans in the lumber mill opened the gates to receive them, they would have a chance to kill their way in.
However, Jutta would not make such a low-level mistake. She immediately ordered the crossbowmen to stop the Subterrane Dwellers with a rain of arrows. At the same time, she ordered her own men to open the gates and let the cavalry in.
The crossbowmen released the bowstrings on their crossbows, and a row of white arrows shot out from the wooden walls outside the lumber mill.
The uniform crossbow bolts were like an invisible whip lashing out at the Subterrane Dwellers' formation, causing them to fall into disarray. Amandina saw with her own eyes that the Subterrane Dwellers that were shot down crawled back up from the ground. There were only five or six of them that fell.
Amandina could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. Even though she had fought with the Subterrane Dwellers in the afternoon, she was with the Roman at the back. She did not see the battle as clearly as she did now.
But no matter what, the Subterrane Dwellers left behind five or six corpses and retreated quickly.
"They are scouts." The female mercenary leader stared at the direction where the Subterrane Dwellers had retreated to and confirmed this.
"Then this is the first group of Subterrane Dwellers that appeared in the afternoon," Amandina whispered: "If they did not gather together, then these are the Subterrane Dwellers that came from the nearest sawmill. They did not gather together."
"How did you know?" Jutta turned around. This little girl was just asking her a question, but she came to her own conclusion so quickly.
"The guide from Abies said that it would take the better part of a day, even on horseback, to get here from the sawmill," she said matter-of-factly. "You can see that the Troglodytes were not as fast as horses."
"The vanguard," Jutta replied.
"They probably know that we don't have many people." Amandina replied: "So many escaped in the afternoon, it's impossible for them to hide their strength."
However, the two of them did not dwell on this matter. It was obvious that they had no chance of defeating each other in the afternoon. In fact, if it weren't for Brando's strategy, it would have been impossible for them to even win.
However, the two of them quickly stopped talking.
After the Subterrane Dwellers' scouts retreated, the Subterrane Dwellers' vanguard quickly came out from the other side of the forest. There were about a hundred Subterrane Dwellers that came out from the forest and moved along the riverbank.
"What are they doing?"
A face came between the two of them. Romaine's eyes widened like a pair of black gemstones. She blinked and leaned against the parapet to look at the long line of Subterrane Dwellers.
"They're surrounding this place," Amandina furrowed her brows: "It seems like they're waiting for the other Subterrane Dwellers to arrive."
"Are they looking down on us? Hmph! " Jutta looked at the long line of Subterrane Dwellers on the riverbank and felt a little restless: "Should we let the Nightsong Tiger lead the cavalry to charge at them?"
She thought that if they opened the gate and charged out, they would definitely gain a huge advantage.
Amandina watched as the Subterrane Dwellers slowly moved along the riverbank and slowly turned the sawmill into an isolated island. It was impossible for her to not feel nervous. However, she calmed down and shook her head: "No need."
"Hmm?"
"If they're going to surround us, it means that they won't attack for a while. Isn't that what we want?"
"If we weaken them a little, it will be easier to defend later." Jutta looked at Amandina. Amandina's calmness and calmness left a strange impression on her, but she shook her head: "But you're right. We might have to face a thousand or more of these Subterrane Dwellers. It doesn't matter if there's a hundred more or less, and we don't have the confidence to wipe them all out …"
Amandina spoke as if she was trying to convince herself.
Amandina did not reply, but she thought in her heart: [A thousand?] She secretly shook her head. Brando told her that there were more than three thousand Subterrane Dwellers in this area.
But the greater the number, the slower it would take for them to gather. She estimated that the number of Subterrane Dwellers outside the sawmill would be more than half of this number. The only thing left was to hope that the Subterrane Dwellers were not good at fighting on the surface like Brando said.
Amandina was a little nervous, but on the other hand, Brando had never boasted before.
The silver moon rose higher and higher in the mountains.
When the moonlight illuminated the valley, Brando finally found his target. He squinted his eyes and saw a skinny Subterrane Dweller Witch Doctor surrounded by a few large Bugbears. Even though they disappeared into the sea of people in the blink of an eye, he had already memorized their approximate location.
It was already past midnight.
He immediately reset the card [The Market of The Shire of Rhodes] and tapped it again, transferring 6 points of wealth into the treasure. After doing all this, he lowered his head and looked at the Subterrane Dwellers gathered in the silver valley. The number of Subterrane Dwellers was astonishing, and they were divided into three groups. He guessed that at least half of the Subterrane Dwellers in this area were stationed under the sawmill.
Looking at the densely packed spears, Brando could not help but frown.
The bad news was that he and Scarlet had no choice but to find a target in this army. Even if both of them were gold-level rank-1, it was still impossible for them to move freely among hundreds and thousands of iron-level creatures.
The good news was that it was easier than going around in circles in the underground tunnels dug by the Subterrane Dwellers. Brando had once been a hot-blooded impulsive person. He and his companions in the game were like Scarlet, charging in without any hesitation. The difference was that he was here to stop the red-haired girl, but there was no one to stop them at that time.
Of course, the result was that they were lost for almost a week.
He stood up and waved at Scarlet, who was bored out of her mind.
"Come with me."
"You're making a move?" The red-haired girl was stunned.
Brando nodded.
The two slid down the hillside silently. The dense growth of the Subterrane Tree hid their figures, but it was unnecessary. The Subterrane Dwellers did not rely on their eyesight. Their sharp hearing allowed them to catch the light footsteps of humans from hundreds of meters away.
But that was only for ordinary people.
When Brando and Scarlet came out of the forest one after another, the first to notice them were the Bugbears at the edge of the forest. The Bugbears with flails were obviously shocked when they saw the man and woman. They rarely experienced such a situation. At first, they took a little time to think about how to deal with the situation, but then they immediately let out a deep roar.
The roar echoed throughout the valley.
Clang!
Brando cut the meteor hammer that was flying towards him in half with his sword. He tilted his head slightly and let the weapon fly past him.
Then he looked up again. Probably realizing that their attack did not work and guessing the opponent's strength, the Subterrane Dwellers and the Bugbears in his field of vision became restless. The news spread like a plague among these strange creatures, but the transmission of the news took time, and the reaction took even more time.
But Brando had calculated the distance between him and the Subterrane Dweller witch doctor. He flicked the blade of his sword with his left middle finger and leveled it, drawing a long silver line from left to right.
The wind pressure was released from the blade. It first passed through the few bugbears like wheat stubble left behind by a scythe. These burly bugbears fell like scarecrows and were cut in half at the waist. Blood spurted out from their wounds.
A large number of Subterrane Dwellers were swept away.
The attack scared the Subterrane Dwellers. Although the division of strength between Jorgendy Ridge and the surface world was different, the strength of a Gold Rank-1 was enough to create a deterrent effect no matter where it was. The Subterrane Dwellers immediately screamed in horror. To Brando, it sounded like meaningless noise and screams. They then retreated like a receding tide away from Brando.
This was even more exaggerated than in the game.
Although there was such a thing as Morale in the game, it wasn't as ridiculous as this. Brando didn't expect his attack to have such an effect. Even he was surprised. However, this was a good thing. He immediately followed the direction where the Subterrane Dweller retreated.
Scarlet followed closely behind.
At this moment, Witch Doctor Tagiv finally discovered the source of the chaos. It shook its huge head, which was unique to Subterrane Dwellers. At first, its mind was filled with anger and dissatisfaction towards its subordinates.
Two mere humans were able to mess up the team that it had painstakingly assembled.
However, it immediately realized that the two humans were coming in its direction! And it was extremely fast! It knew this from the feedback of the sound waves it emitted. In just a few breaths, the distance between them had shrunk by several tens of meters.
This was not a good sign.
Tagiv panicked.
(PS: I think everyone should be as unhappy as I am right now.)
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