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Laing, who was wearing the Gray Knight Psionic Armor and holding Mjolnir, was the first to charge in. The hammer in his hand smashed the heads of five or six clan rats in a row. Regardless of whether they raised their shields or not, Laing smashed them all into pieces.
The rats' morale was high one second, but in the next second, they collapsed. They screamed and fled into the distance.
They were safe for now.
"Mr. Laing!" Eiber put away his gun. "What happened? Why are there suddenly so many Rat Men? "
"I don't know." Laing shook his head. "Eiber, we need your strength."
"But the people here?" The demon hunter looked at the survivors in the hotel hesitantly.
"Do you know where the Church of Justice is?" Laing shouted at the survivors.
"Yes … Yes," the survivors in the hotel replied in a low voice. "Sir Grail Knight, please save us!"
"We have cleared the nearby streets. All of you, retreat to the Church of Justice!"
"Understood."
The survivors slowly retreated toward the high walls of Helmgard. There were still some defenders on the walls stubbornly resisting.
In front of them was the residential area of Von Kensen, and there were gunshots coming from there! Laing immediately signaled everyone to rush to the residential area behind them. Helmgard was filled with thick smoke.
The whole city was gradually collapsing. Cries for help and battle cries were endless. There were too many Rat Men. The tide of Rat Men was rising wave after wave, drowning the entire city. The scattered resistance could not stop the tide of Rat Men at all.
On the contrary, countless slave rats and clan rats rushed into the human settlements under the command of the Storm Rats. The exposed adults were eaten by the hungry Rat Men on the spot. The sharp teeth of the Rat Men devoured the human flesh, pulled out the organs, and dug out the intestines. It was a terrifying feast.
The Rat Orcs had a way to deal with the humans who were blocking the door and hiding behind cover.
The Poison Rats threw Poison Gas Bombs, the Fire Rats used Dimension Stone Flamethrowers to spit out large amounts of flames. There were also Hook Rats and Assassin Rats. These Ratmen enjoyed watching humans scream in despair the most. They were either burned into a lump of rotten meat by the green flames, or turned into a lump of pus by the Poison Gas.
There were only a dozen or so survivors left in the hotel. Half of them had inhaled the poisonous gas, and their bodies were festering. Laing felt that it was very troublesome. These people had inhaled the poisonous gas of the Ratmen, and they did not have much time left. They could not stay with healthy people!
But if he gave up on them just like that! It was also inconsistent with the spirit of chivalry.
Should they take the risk of spreading the plague to all the survivors, or should they abandon these people and ensure that the survivors would not be infected?
While Laing was still hesitating, Eiber had already made his move. The demon hunter calmly pointed at the survivors who had not inhaled the poisonous gas and said, "You guys come with us. As for the rest of you, stay here and wait for reinforcements."
After that, the demon hunter raised his gun.
The atmosphere was very tense. The dozen or so survivors who were saved from the hotel realized that what they had been waiting for might not be salvation.
"Demon hunter! You're a scum of the human world, a man-eating demon! " An adult who was fighting against the Ratmen with all his might said hatefully, "I thought you would protect us? Turns out it wasn't the Ratmen who brought us to our deaths, but you! "
His face was already covered with red spots and rotten sores.
"Boom!" The gun fired, and the man was killed on the spot. Eiber calmly pointed the gun at the remaining survivors and said, "Who else has a problem?"
Eight survivors who had not inhaled the poisonous gas walked out. The rest of them looked at Eiber with hatred, but they did not dare to say anything.
Eiber did not care. The demon hunter said to Laing and the rest, "Let's go!"
The group quickly rushed to Feng Ken's residential area. Due to the battle between Laing and the rest, there were no Ratmen on the way.
"You shouldn't do this, Mister Eiber." Suria hesitated for a long time before whispering to Eiber, "You don't have to … shoot."
"We can't save everyone, Madam Suria." Eiber almost laughed when he heard the female knight's words. If it was not for Suria's serious expression, he would not even want to answer the question, "If it wasn't for the lack of time, I would've tied them all to wooden stakes and burned them to death."
"But …" Suria still could not bear to do it.
"Mister Eiber did the right thing, Madam Suria," Veronica said. The sweet-looking Veronica spoke. She was holding the purple Ventini Staff, and her slim figure was hidden in a fiery red leather coat. "Duke Francois would have done the same thing. We can't save everyone," Wizard Garland said with a dispirited tone.
"Suria, Eiber did the right thing," Laing said, shaking his head, "There's gunfire in front!"
In the distance, a terrifying battle was taking place on Feng Ken's main street. There were about a hundred soldiers and a hundred militiamen fighting against the Ratmen coming from all directions.
A captain of the Empire was commanding the battle. He had many wounds on his body, and half of his face was covered in burn marks, which made him look extremely ferocious. The Ratmen army was surrounded by the Ratmen army from all directions. They were like an island in the middle of the sea, surrounded by the waves of the Ratmen army.
"Fire!" The cannons roared, and dozens of Ratmen were torn to pieces by the cannons.
This only relieved the pressure for a moment. The sword-and-shield soldiers and spearmen were doing their best to resist the Ratmen's attacks. The human soldiers were using swords, shields, and spears to fend off the Ratmen's attacks.
The musketeers kept firing in unison, forcing the Ratmen to retreat. However, the cunning Skaven Ratmen sent out a large group of slave rats to feign an attack, while the clan rats and storm rats hid behind.
This was the Ratmen's method. The cunning and cruel Ratmen sent a large number of slave rats to the frontline to deplete the human army's energy and ammunition reserves.
The rat men had never expected the slave rats to be able to complete any mission objectives, but now, these slave rats had been forced into a desperate situation. In front of them was the human army, and behind them were the clan rats and the storm rats.
Fight or die. These were the only two choices for the slave rats.
The human army was still struggling to resist. They used wooden carts, stalls, and carriages to form a weak front line. The soldiers fought bravely. Every soldier had killed many Ratmen, but there were too many of them. The soldiers realized in despair that even if they could fight against twenty Ratmen, they were still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
"Captain Huber! These Ratmen's tactics are Brittany's! "a soldier shouted.
"Shut up! The other side is still Brittany's knights. We've already been finished a hundred times! No matter what, we can't retreat. Behind me are innocent civilians! "Captain Huber of the Empire roared angrily," Hold on! There will be reinforcements! "
This unit was the Mackensen Musketeers. They were training normally in the barracks today, but the Skaven Ratmen directly used dimensional cannons to blast open the barracks gate. Then, the Ratmen directly drowned the entire barracks. Most of the soldiers in the barracks were killed before they could react.
Obviously, the Ratmen were prepared. Their goal was to destroy the entire defense force of Helmgard.
The Ratman's plan had succeeded by more than half. Only one of the Empire's captains, Huber, had managed to break out of the encirclement with more than a hundred remaining soldiers. Knowing that the situation was hopeless, Huber had directly blown up the army's armory in grief.
He would rather destroy it all than leave a single bullet for the Ratmen!
"Reinforcements? Captain, where will there be reinforcements? " A musketeer shouted in despair. The barracks had been destroyed. Other than a portion of the garrison stationed on the city wall, Helmgard had no soldiers to mobilize.
"Earl! His Excellency Earl will come to support us! " The voice of the Empire captain was very unconfident. His hands did not stop, and the sharp longsword killed seven or eight Ratmen in a row.
More Ratmen climbed over the line of defense, crossed the fallen wooden table, and even climbed over the carriage. They howled and approached, but they were quickly killed. The Empire captain gritted his teeth, and his gums were bleeding.
The Ratmen did it on purpose! They were waiting for us to be tired and run out of ammunition! If this continued, these remaining defenders would undoubtedly be defeated!
As if in response to Huber's words, an explosion came from the Earl's castle on the mountain. Half of the castle's outer wall collapsed, and rubble fell from above, smashing many houses below the castle.
This situation brought a deeper sense of despair to people.
There would be no reinforcements.
Helmgard was finished.
"Dong ~ dong ~ dong ~" The bell rang.
"Dong ~ dong ~ boom!" At this moment, the brick house next to them suddenly exploded, and a Grail Knight wearing a silver Seiko Power Armor rushed out from the side with a few people!
"For the Lady!!!" Mjolnir smashed several Ratmen into meat patties. No matter whether these Ratmen used shields to block or not, the only result was that their shields were broken!
"Thunder Strike!" Laing's warhammer fell heavily to the ground, and all the Ratmen in the east found their bodies lifted off the ground. Laing's enormous strength alone sent all the Ratmen near him flying. The warhammer in his hand swung back and forth. Whether it was the Ratmen, the Ratmen, or the Storm Rats, none of them could get close to him. On the contrary, when he released a psionic storm on the street, the Ratmen could only leave charcoal on the street.
Wherever Ryan's warhammer passed, the Rat Orcs would die. He had single-handedly killed hundreds of them.
"For the Lady!" Suria, who was emitting countless rays of light, shouted and joined the battlefield. The female knight held the Lyonnesse divine sword that burned with pure flames, and all the Ratmen who were touched by the flames evaporated on the spot.
"Kill! Human woman! "The Storm Rats immediately gathered around the female knight. They held long halberds and charged together.
"Lady, grant me victory!" Suria did not panic at all. She immediately dodged. The Lyonnesse divine sword flashed and turned into a dazzling light. In the blink of an eye, five halberds were cut in half. Suria used all her strength to chop off the heads of two Storm Rats. The rest of the Ratmen squeezed forward and prepared to surround Suria.
The sword in her hand was like a judge. Suria's exquisite sword skills slashed across the necks of the Storm Rats.
The disgusting heads were cut open by the sharp blade. The Storm Rats were killed one by one by Suria. Before the female knight could catch her breath, Abel immediately shouted, "Lady Suria! Be careful, it's the Plague Monks! "
Sulia looked up and saw a few Plague Monks dressed in green robes. They had pale skin, pus flowing all over their bodies, and rotten sores and lumps all over their bodies. The daggers in their hands were suffused with a green glow.
"Go!" A burning skull appeared in Veronica's palm. She sneered and waved her small hand. The skull instantly turned into a huge flaming skull. It spat out flames and engulfed the Plague Monks. At the same time, it also burned all the Ratmen on the street. Then, Veronica released another spell.
"Light of Battle!"
The Wind of Light was surging. She summoned the power of glory to calm the dispirited spirits of the Ratmen. The power of magic gave them courage.
After casting the spell, Veronica began to pant slightly. She had already cast many spells in a row, and her mana reserves were beginning to thin.
This could not go on. Veronica's mana was limited, but the number of Ratmen was far beyond her imagination!
"Kill! Kill! Kill these heretics! Purify the earth! " Abel the Demon Hunter fought bravely. He rushed in front of a Plague Monk and stabbed his thin sword into the monk's head. "Fight! For Charlemagne, for the Empire! "
The appearance of these people immediately turned the tide of the battle. As the Ratmen army was attacked from two sides, the Storm Rats and the Plague Monks were killed by Laing and the others. The Ratmen army began to fall into chaos. They had attacked like a tide before, but now they were defeated like the tide.
The human army could finally take a breather. The captain of the Empire, Huber, came to Laing with relief. "You must be Sir Laing Macado, right? I am Huber, the captain of the Helmgart-Mackenson Musketeers. Thank you for saving us. "
"You kept saying that the count would come to your aid. I'm honored to hear your call for help." Laing cracked a joke. "But I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I'm the count on the other side of the mountain."
"Please don't say that." Huber felt a burning pain on his face. Half of his face had been burned by the Ratmen's flamethrowers, and it was only wrapped up hastily. The captain of the Empire grimaced in pain. "Thank you for coming to our aid. We will always remember your kindness."
"Alright, let's not talk too much. Captain Huber, what do you plan to do next?" Suria asked in a low voice as she sheathed her sword.
The captain of the Empire looked at the burning Helmgart and sighed. "I don't know. The barracks are destroyed, and the count's castle seems to have fallen. If possible, I want to protect as many civilians as possible and go to the nearby towns to ask for help."
Laing noticed that the soldiers were protecting some civilians. There were about a hundred of them.
"How about this, Sulia, Veronica, Mr. Eiber, and Captain Huber, try your best to gather the defeated soldiers and the militia. Also, find the civilians who are not infected and retreat to the Church of Justice on the cliff."
"What about you? Laing? "Suria asked in surprise.
"I'll go to where the Ratmen appeared alone and attract their attention. Abel, help me point out the possible location of the warlord. I'll take care of it!"
"Let's split up!"
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