Pale Emblem

Chapter 77 Survival
This group of red-skinned dwarves slowly advanced towards the short hill camp. Although they were noisy, they were still able to maintain their formation under the command of the Hobgoblins, showing a completely different discipline from the morning.

This is clearly an orc army.

Huck and Max participated in the February War and worked as adventurers. They said that the army of the Orc Kingdom was composed of gangs of bone collectors.

The Dream Arena extracted the consciousness fragments of the goblin king Wowo from the ocean of pan-consciousness, but it was only the memory of him as the leader of a wild goblin group.And Vertoc is now facing an army of a goblin kingdom, although its size is small, it is fundamentally different from wild goblins.

Vertok can easily lift objects weighing more than a ton; the fastest moving speed reaches an astonishing 50 meters per second; he can jump 7 or 8 meters high and more than ten meters away.This seems to be very strong, but in fact his strength is similar to that of an adult brown bear, his running speed is comparable to that of a cheetah, and his jumping ability is similar to that of a lynx.

There is always a limit to an individual's abilities, and as long as he's tired, bleeding, and wounded, it's impossible to confront an orc army head-on.

The orcs stomped on the muddy wetlands and kept closing in on them.This group of red-skinned goblins with an average height of less than 1.4 meters even had a chilling aura.

Vertoc's eyebrows were frowning all the time. The greenskin goblins he knew were timid and cowardly. As long as they were defeated once, they basically lost the courage to continue their attacks.But the morale of these red-skinned goblins was high, and they seemed to be the main force of the elite. It was completely impossible to see that they had only lost the battle in the morning and lost dozens of companions.

The Hobgoblin leader is the key!

Veltok is very unfamiliar with red-skinned claw goblins, only knowing that claw goblins are more aggressive than green-skinned goblins.In other words, the mental body of these red-skinned goblins is distorted by some force, and abnormal changes will occur in the body and mind.Now, he was certain that the hobgoblin leader of the Bone Collector's gang had the ability to restrain the behavior of the claw goblins, preserving their frenzied combative qualities without throwing them into chaos.

Vertoc was worried that the Hobgoblin leader would instruct the Goblin bodyguards to join the battle, and he was a little worried that the Claw Goblin would be exempt from the title of "Goblin Slayer" under the control of the Hobgoblin.

If this is the case, Vertok can only leave his companions and run away alone.

Of course, things haven't developed to this point yet, he has to think of a way.

The Hobgoblin leader was closely guarded by the goblin bodyguards and moved slowly behind the goblin cluster.It doesn't intend to waste the claw goblin's fighting stamina on the road, waiting until the right distance before ordering a charge.

The prudence of the goblin leader gave Vertoc an opportunity to readjust his deployment.

"Huck, you lead someone to push the two-sided wooden raft to the front and set it up at an oblique angle, leaving a gap for four people in the middle!"

"Bow warriors are all wearing hard bows, and they will shoot when I call to shoot!"

At this juncture, no one would ask the reason, and everyone did what Vertok ordered.

Two large wooden rafts made of branches were moved to the front of the camp by the half-elf professionals, forming an angle. Eight half-elfs were crowded behind the wooden rafts, just enough to withstand the stone bullets and short javelins shot from the left and right wings. .

Vertoc picked out a few hemlock spears that fit together, stood in the gap between the two wooden rafts, and stared at the Hobgoblin and Goat head bodyguards intently, calculating the distance between them.

The Hobgoblin leader entered a range of 240 meters, and Vertoc made a throwing gesture.Using his Windrun talent, he calls the breeze to attach to the surface of the hemlock spear.After 5 seconds of gaining momentum, the wind surrounding the spears formed a white cyclone visible to the naked eye.

The half-elf professionals next to them were amazed by this scene, and they could feel that Vertoc's throwing spear contained a terrifying power.And the fierce gnoll with a keen intuition also stopped advancing, and moved quietly backward.

The Hobgoblin's eyesight is average, and he can't see the movement on the low hill camp.It noticed the strangeness of the fierce gnoll for the first time, but before responding, Vertok threw the hemlock spear fiercely.

It is not uncommon for warriors to throw javelins more than 200 meters away. For example, adult female warriors of the Hemer tribe can generally do this.However, the farther the javelin flies, the easier it is to be evaded by the target in advance.The javelin thrown by the female soldier Hemo can only be within 80 meters, so that the prey can't react in time.

The hemlock javelin thrown by Vertok completely ignored the resistance of the air, turned into a straight line, flew over a distance of more than 200 meters in an instant, and accurately hit the eye of a goat head.

The pointed wooden spear plunged deep into the goathead's eye socket, right up to the brain.The tall and strong orc let out a wailing similar to that of a sheep, and fell heavily to the ground, splashing a piece of mud.

With the fall of a goat head monster, half of the body of the Hobgoblin leader has been completely exposed to Vertoc's field of vision.

This sudden long-range strike frightened the hobgoblin, and it desperately directed the claw goblins to immediately charge towards the low hill camp, and ordered the goblins and goblins around him to retreat to protect him.

The Hobgoblin is protected by a meat shield, and Vertok just didn't have the chance to shoot it, and he wasn't ready to kill the Hobgoblin leader.Because there are too many uncertainties here.

If the hobgoblin leader is killed on the spot, will the mind-body-twisted claw goblins go so mad that the title "goblin slayer" doesn't apply to them?

As long as this possibility exists, Vertok is not going to take the risk.

In contrast, forcing the Hobgoblin leader to distance himself from the Talon Goblin is a more secure choice.

At this moment, the main force of the Bone Collector Orcs had already rushed to the low hills. The claw goblins and bear goblins in the front row ran with all their strength on their short legs, and the goblin throwers in the back row threw stone bombs at the half-elf camp with their bows.

The locust-like stone bullets flew over and smashed the two large wooden rafts.Vertoc and his companions all hid behind the wooden raft, unable to get out at all, and could only let the orcs swarm forward.

Fortunately, the dire gnolls did not keep up, they hid behind, watching from a distance.These cunning orcs wait for the goblins to break through the low hill camp before joining the hunt.

Restricted by the terrain environment, the short claws goblin couldn't keep up with the charge speed of the bear goblin, and the two sides gradually separated.The strong and brainless goblins stormed the camp's fortifications first. Even if they were accidentally injured by the stone bullets from behind, they struggled to pull out the sharp wooden thorns that protected the camp.

Without the cover of the sword and shield, the bear goblins are the perfect target!

When the stone bullets thrown by the goblins became sparse, Vertoc immediately ordered: "The bow warriors will go out with me and shoot the bear goblins!"

The three bow fighters escaped the protection of the big wooden platoon, and with their agile skills, while dodging stone bullets, they used their hard bows to shoot the goblins that were still competing with sharp wooden thorns.

The bow warrior's hard bow is very powerful, and at a distance of only ten meters, they have no chance of missing.Sharp feathered arrows shot the bear goblin into a hedgehog.

The claw goblins in the back swarmed, and the bear goblins in the front row were almost killed.The bow warrior gave up his bow, turned his hand to take out a small round shield and a short sword, and joined the professional swordsmen to resist the siege of the sharp-clawed goblins.

To be honest, even Huck, who ignited the fire of his heart, couldn't hold on for too long in the face of the crazy siege of the claw goblins.The half-elf professionals roared furiously, with no extra thought except for desperately waving the sharp blades in their hands.

No matter how many claw goblins the pros kill, their lives can only be counted in seconds.

Vertoc no longer hesitated, using the title of "Goblin Slayer", the tentacles on his mind instantly aroused the goblin's fear instinct.When the red-skinned dwarf saw Vertok's figure, he seemed to have fallen into a terrifying nightmare. He suddenly shuddered and screamed, and turned around to escape.

The miraculous rout happened again.

After the battle, the Bone Collector Orcs returned to the forest belt, leaving dozens of goblin corpses around the low hill camp, half of which were bear goblins.

As the most powerful minions of Hobgoblins, the number of Goblin Bears is directly related to the stability of the Bone Collector gang.Weltok and the half-elf professionals have killed 19 bear goblins, which will inevitably prompt the ferocity of the gnolls and increase the wariness of the hobgoblin leaders against the gnoll slaves.

The bad news is that the dire gnoll took the corpse of the goat head.Veltok reckons that a whole goat head would be meaty enough for a gnoll to last for days without going out to hunt.

Of course, if he hadn't shot the goat head, the Hobgoblin leader wouldn't have retreated in a hurry.Under the control of the Hobgoblin, it was not so easy for Veltok to annihilate the Goblin Bears.

In any case, half-elf professionals must continue to hold on to the Dwarf Hills camp unless the gnolls and hobgoblins do engage in infighting.Otherwise, the gnoll is responsible for tracking and harassing, and the situation where the claw goblins are responsible for siege has not changed.

The title of "goblin slayer" is useful, but it's also a burden.Vertoc has not forgotten that the side effect of the title of "goblin slayer" is to arouse the hatred of goblins.When the Bone Collector Goblins get rid of the influence of Mind Touch, they will definitely come back for revenge. At that time, the "Goblin Slayer" will not only not scare them, but will also make the Claw Goblin more aggressive.

Vertoc must be relieved of the title as soon as possible, through a brief hibernation, to recover his energy and prepare for the third attack of the Bone Collector.

"My lord, Captain Rhode's situation is not very good, can you go take a look?" Huck, who was covered in blood, walked to Vertok's side and whispered.

Vertok nodded, turned and walked behind the big wooden raft, and saw Rhodes lying on the cushion of the branches.His face was pale, his lips were pale, and blood was gushing out from the wound on his waist.Max and the Iron Cross professionals were trying to stop the bleeding, but their efforts were to no avail.

Vertok squatted down, checked Rhode's wound, and said with a solemn expression: "Your wound has been torn deeper, your internal organs have been injured, and your main blood vessel has also ruptured..."

Rhode smiled bitterly, and said weakly: "I was too hard during the battle and tore the stitched wound open again... Mr. Vertoc, do you think I can still be saved?"

Vertoc pursed his lips, shook his head, and said in a heavy tone: "I don't want to lie to you, ordinary medical methods are useless to you... Rhodes, you didn't need to participate in the battle just now, you were too reckless. I Unfortunately."

Hearing Vertok say this, Captain Rhode couldn't help showing a disappointed look, and after a while, he said: "I have never been a brave warrior, the claws goblin rushed into the camp, I was very nervous, my mind was blank, I ignited the secret blood and fought back desperately. I forgot that I was slashed by a gnoll this morning."

There was a strong desire to survive in his eyes, and he said in a pleading tone: "Lord Vertoc, can you really...can't save me?"

The power that Vertoc showed today was extraordinary, like the balance king attendant of the famous Golden Wing family, and also like the moon dancer of the famous Golden Nightingale family.Rhodes actually had high expectations for Vertok, especially when he heard that Vertok had rescued Huck.

If, Vertoc can save Huck's life as he did.Rhodes is willing to respectfully call him an adult and follow him as a servant.

Vertok didn't understand Rhode's suggestion, he shook his head and sighed: "I don't have the right medicine to save you, you can explain your last words now, and take advantage of your own consciousness to stay awake..."

The slave trader's heart was suddenly filled with resentment and unwillingness, but he said quietly: "My will has been left to my wife for a long time, and I still want to be able to go home and reunite with her this time... Hehe, I have nothing to explain. Yes, let me be quiet."

Rhode said that he would wait to die alone, and the professionals of the Tenth Iron Regiment didn't want to go against his wishes, so they had to help him bandage the wound as much as possible, and then spread out.

There will always be casualties in battle, today is Rhodes, tomorrow may be someone else.No one knows that they will survive.

Vertok didn't feel too deeply about what happened to Rhodes. He explained that Huck would lead someone to clean the battlefield, rearrange the fortifications, and find a place to sleep.

No one noticed that Rhode quietly untied his satchel and took out a small iron box.He opened the box and took out a worm egg that looked like a living secret medicine.

He shivered and pressed the worm's egg on his wound. The worm's egg was soaked with blood, and the shell quietly ruptured, giving birth to a tentacle worm with a smooth surface, a dark body, and a ring of evil patterns.

The boneless monster flattened its body and burrowed into Rhodes' wound through the gap in the bandage.

Feeling that the tentacle worm was assimilating his own flesh and blood, Rhode kept meditating: "Great Eternal Sleeper, I am willing to dedicate myself to you, as your servant, I pray for your favor, and I swear to offer you better things. offering. A sleeping god."

(End of this chapter)