* Rumble! * The Rat Trolls charged forward, throwing the human's front line into disarray. The soldiers, who were already in low morale, fled in all directions.
Thousands of rats rushed through the streets, over the houses, and over the walls. These hungry and greedy slave rats could not wait to enjoy a feast of flesh and blood.
The slave rats were the lowest class in the entire Rat Man society. With an average height of 1.2 meters, they were the lowest class and the largest group in the entire Skaven Rat Man society. The life of a slave rat was very cruel, but fortunately, it was also very short. The food supply in the Rat Man society was so limited that it was normal for Rat Men to eat other Rat Men. Every day, every Rat Man's life was a fierce struggle for survival. Once a slave rat showed any signs of weakness or injury, it would be swarmed by other slave rats and devoured.
If a slave rat could barely survive countless battles and killings, it might be promoted to a clan rat. This was somewhat similar to the serfs in Brittany. However, most of the slave rats were usually slaughtered.
"Kill! Kill, kill! " The Rat Man army attacked the weak humans. The refugees who were barely holding onto weapons were retreating. There were just too many Rat Men. Many refugees had just killed a rat when they had to face three more Rat Men attacking at the same time. After killing three more Rat Men, there were still countless more Rat Men behind them.
It was impossible to kill them all!
As the battle progressed, the refugees and the militia's morale was close to collapse. Many people tried to escape, but they were all drowned by the Rat Man army.
However, there were also people who erupted with great courage in such a desperate situation.
"Kill! Kill all the rats! " A middle-aged man was holding a shabby spear. He pierced through the belly of a clan rat. The large amount of blood spurted out from the wound aroused his ferocity. This originally honest farmer was burning with a terrifying rage.
His home was gone, his family was gone, and his property was gone!
"Damn rats! I'm not done with you! " Many refugees had similar thoughts. Endless grief filled their hearts. Not only did these people not have the slightest intention of giving up, but they also held onto the madness of killing one to break even and killing two to make a profit. They engaged in an endless battle with the Rat Men.
"Fight!" The captain of the Empire swung his halberd repeatedly, and a large group of Ratmen fell in front of him. The Demon Hunters also attacked continuously with their thin swords. They never gave up!
"Fireball!" In the middle of the battlefield, Veronica hurriedly raised her staff and cast a spell. Mana gathered in the staff and formed a fireball the size of a washbasin. Veronica's sweet almond-shaped eyes were filled with madness. She raised her hand, and scorching strands of fire surged in the air. "Go!"
The huge fireball left a long trail as it flew towards the Rat Trolls that were wreaking havoc in the crowd!
Veronica gasped for breath. The continuous casting had greatly depleted her mana reserves. Gallan Witch turned her attention to the Rat Troll.
The Rat Troll naturally noticed the fireball rushing towards it. This huge monster's body was too heavy to dodge. It immediately made a decision, and that was to take the fireball head-on!
The monster, which was created using the Ratman's evil technology, raised its hands to block the fireball.
Boom! The fireball hit the Rat Troll head-on, and the explosion of heat engulfed the monster and the Ratmen around it.
"Did it work?" Veronica narrowed her eyes. Gallan Witch prepared to cast the next spell.
"Roar! Roar!" The Rat Troll's roar could be heard from the explosion. This terrifying monster had taken Veronica's fireball head-on! It stood up proudly, and there was a shallow wound on its charred right arm. The wound was still burning, but it did not affect its movements. The monster roared and charged towards Veronica!
Veronica was about to cast a Fire Shield to block the Rat Troll's attack, but the Rat Troll didn't give her the chance. It quickly moved its four legs and slapped away two halberd soldiers blocking its path. In the blink of an eye, the Rat Troll had already rushed in front of Veronica and slapped her with its huge paw.
"Fire Shield!" Gallan Witch immediately tore open a scroll and formed a Fire Shield in front of her.
The Rat Troll ignored the shield. Instead, it stomped on the ground and jumped over the shield.
The Rat Troll was not stupid.
"Damn it!" Veronica was in the middle of casting the spell when she was forced to stop. As soon as she turned around, the Rat Troll's paw slapped her. Boom!
Veronica was sent flying by the monster's slap. She slammed into a wall and fell to the ground.
"Ugh …" Veronica's fiery red leather coat was torn, and the witch spat out a mouthful of blood. The feeling of her internal organs being torn apart tore at her nerves, and her whole body was in pain as if it had been displaced. She suspected that her ribs were broken.
The pearl jewelry on her body was glowing, and a warm power protected Veronica's body. She knew that this was a gift from Laing's biological father. She relied on the power of the jewelry to get up.
The ground was shaking. The Rat Troll was here again!
The monster rushed in front of Veronica, raised its foot, and was about to crush her head.
Veronica also took out her long sword and was ready to fight the Rat Troll!
"For the Lady!" Just then, an angry roar came from behind the Rat Troll.
A flaming sword pierced through the Giant Rat Demon's chest from behind. The monster cried out in pain as it clutched its chest. The sword was pulled out from its back, and when it slashed down again, it left a huge wound on the Giant Rat Demon's ribs that was so deep that the bone could be seen.
The Rat Troll screamed and retreated. The sword had pierced deeply into its back. The divine power contained in the sword was somehow melting away its existence and life in a way that the Rat Troll could not understand. The second slash caused the Rat Troll serious damage. It had no choice but to give up on the prey in front of it and turn to deal with a new enemy.
It was a female knight wearing an exquisite Vibranium plate armor. Her long golden curly hair and heroic figure were simply an anomaly on the dirty and messy battlefield.
"Accept your judgment! Scum of the Skaven! " Sulia did not even turn her head as she slashed all the Ratmen who tried to surround her into halves. At this moment, the female knight no longer had her usual warm smile and noble demeanor. Instead, it was replaced by a terrifying coldness and the wrath of the Lake God.
Suria's sword was blessed by the Lake Fairy, and she blocked the Rat Troll's attack. Her exquisite swordsmanship drew a dazzling light.
The instant they clashed, blood splattered everywhere. The Rat Troll forcefully swatted away Sulia's sword that was aimed at its heart, but the price was that its head was struck by the female knight's sharp sword. Sulia's sword pierced out one of the Rat Troll's eyes. The Rat Troll covered its bleeding left eye and retreated. Half of its face was destroyed, and there was a deep wound on its face.
"Die! Accept your judgment under the Lady's glory! " Suria rushed forward. The female knight's light steps were like the steps of a beautiful dancer, but the whole process was made of blood. She killed several Rat Troll that were charging at her, and then rushed to the front of the Rat Troll. She held the hilt of her sword with both hands and slashed at the Rat Troll.
"Ahhh!" The Rat Troll swung its left arm. It wanted to attack Suria's head directly!
Clang!
The female knight finished her attack. She made a gesture of sheathing her sword and recited the swordsmanship that her father had taught her. After she had gathered enough strength, she struck again.
There was a flash of blood. The Sword of Lyonnasai had almost cut off the Rat Troll's left arm. The Rat Troll immediately knew that its left arm was gone. When it tried to raise its right arm to counterattack, Suria's sword had already pierced through its right leg.
The holy golden light on the female knight's body was too powerful. The Ogre Rat Demon didn't even dare to look at her directly. After its right leg was injured, the Ogre Rat Demon slumped to the ground. It opened its mouth and squeaked.
Suria didn't have time to care about what it wanted to say. The female knight stood firm and chanted the hymn of the Lady of the Lake. She raised her sword high, and the huge monster's head fell to the ground.
The headless body of the Rat Troll collapsed, and it attracted the attention of the rat horde, or at least the rat horde's commander. It was a Plague Priest that was holding a Plague Incense Burner. It stirred the Plague Incense Burner in its hand to release a disgusting and rancid air of disease. Together with its strange spells, it caused the disease to spread. What was worse was that its evil power could corrode everything it touched just by breathing.
“yesyes！ Golden-Furred thing! Killkill！” It pointed at Suria. Under its command, several low-level Plague Monks rushed toward Suria.
The female knight didn't panic at all. She waved the Sword of Lyonnesse up and down, and several Plague Monks were cut open. There wasn't even a drop of blood on her body.
Although it had lost a few of its capable subordinates, the Plague Priest had achieved its goal. It directly cast its spell at Suria.
Plague Breath!
The poisonous fog, which contained a strong toxicity, directly attacked Sulia, who was standing in front of Veronica. In the blink of an eye, Sulia's body was shrouded.
“kill！ kill！” The Plague Priest's body was full of ulcers and poisonous boils. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it waved the Plague Incense Burner and approached Suria.
However, the poisonous fog didn't affect Suria's movements at all. On the contrary, under the attack of the poisonous fog, something seemed to be activated from the female knight's armor.
The golden light that contained supreme power illuminated Suria's body, dispersing the poisonous fog in an instant. The golden scriptures that stuck to the armor emitted a dazzling light as if they had come alive. As soon as the golden light shone on the Plague Priest, its body emitted a burning smell.
The Plague Priest couldn't understand this terrible change, but it didn't have the time to do so. Under the golden light, the Skaven Rat evaporated on the spot, turning into a puff of green smoke. Not even a speck of ash was left behind.
This situation frightened the surrounding rats, and the morale of these rats was shaken almost at the same time. The Storm Rats and the clan rats angrily commanded the slave rats to enter the battlefield, but they themselves had the idea of running away.
"Light of Exile!" Three pure waves of light swept across the battlefield, and at least six hundred rats were directly sucked into the magic vortex and turned into ashes. Veronica gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up. The Gallan Witch was trying her best to control the magic, but the empty feeling in her body made her feel painful.
The Gallan Witch knew that this was not the time to worry about the loss of magic power, so she tried her best to control the magic. Veronica controlled three magic vortexes and covered the rats coming from three directions!
A large group of slave rats, Clan Rats, and a small number of Storm Rats were sucked into the Light of Exile and burned into ashes. The magic vortexes continued to move in the direction of the rats.
The Rat Men's morale finally collapsed. These rats once again scrambled to escape. The collapse of one corner led to the collapse of the entire army. Amidst the screams and cries, the Rat Men left behind countless corpses and fled back to where they came from.
Veronica was relieved when she saw the rats' defeat, and a strong sense of dizziness almost made her fall.
"Veronica? Are you okay? " After a fierce battle, there were only about 150 survivors left. The size of the army was almost halved, and most of the survivors were soldiers and militia. The refugees suffered heavy casualties. Seeing Veronica fall, Suria hurriedly supported her.
"Quick, retreat! The rats have retreated, and they won't come back for a while. We have to take this opportunity to retreat to the church." Veronica's face was as white as paper, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. "Quick!"
"Okay!" Suria nodded vigorously. She supported Veronica and shouted at the crowd, "Retreat! Let's retreat to the city wall! "
"The voices on the city wall have stopped. I hope we win!" The captain of the Empire, Huber, had a few new wounds on his body. He knew that he was lucky to be alive.
"I hope so." Demon Hunter Eiber did not suffer too many injuries. He only took a cut on his shoulder, which was not a problem for a demon hunter who lived on the edge of a knife all year round.
The tired survivors went up the stairs at the back of the square. They took in more survivors and called for them to take refuge in the Church of Justice.
Three hours later, the city gate of Helmgard was in sight.
The survivors came to the gate. The 20-meter-high city wall was silent. Veronica and Suria looked at each other and signaled the soldiers to pick up their weapons and prepare for battle.
The survivors were preparing to continue the battle, and a pile of things was thrown down from the city wall.
Suria subconsciously took a few steps back.
There were several bags filled with the heads of the Skaven Ratmen! Many of the heads were covered with ice shards.
The city gate slowly opened, and Rudolph and Wagner came out with a sword and shield in their hands. Behind them were more than a dozen great swordsmen and knight squires, as well as dozens of guards. Almost everyone was covered in blood. Seeing Sulia and Veronica, Rudolph breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hurry, we've repelled the attack of the ratmen, but these bastards won't wait for long. They'll come back soon!"
"The city wall's defenses have been severely damaged. If the Ratmen come again, we won't be able to hold the city wall."
"Hurry! Retreat to the Church of Justice! We have to build a new line of defense before the Ratmen attack again! "
"Fire a signal flare into the sky. Let Sir Laing know that we have successfully retreated to the city wall," Suria said to Wagner.
"Yes!" Wagner, who was a master engineer, immediately signaled to fire the signal flare.
…
Helmgard, at the market.
Bang! Looking at the signal flare rising into the sky, Laing, who was standing on a pile of corpses, tore a plague priest in half with his bare hands. He nodded and said, "Very good. It seems that Suria and the others have successfully retreated to the city wall."
The champion of the Goddess of the Lake pulled out the head of Thor's Hammer from the head of a dead Rat Troll and revealed a cruel smile.
“It'sshowtime！”
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