Long Live the Call of Heroes

Chapter 146 Attacking Gnolls
As Li Wei speculated, as more and more God's Chosen heroes were resurrected after the death, the sky in the direction of the rocky highlands in the distance became more and more fiery. Everyone knew that the situation was a bit grim, because this It is caused by the strong fire power.

And most demons are known to be associated with fire.

But it didn't take them long to worry. Accompanied by a series of noisy and excited barks, at least five or six hundred coyotes and hyenas, driven by a large number of jackals, attacked Maple Leaf Village.

From a rough look, the number of enemies in this wave alone is close to a thousand.

Because Li Wei had already reminded the other party before, the old village chief did not panic this time. He made a decisive decision and summoned many god-chosen heroes and those unrecruited adventurers in the tavern for a defensive battle. The quartermasters and garrison leaders from the towns communicated with each other and joined forces to issue a small defensive mission.

Although the garrison of the high elves can be considered elite, the number is not large, only a squadron of 60 people, and there are not many left in the barracks waiting to be recruited.

After all, there is a limit to the total number of recruits open to God's Chosen heroes for missions in this area. Even the largest number of Tier 2 High Elf Shield Spearmen, the upper limit is only 1000, and they are still scattered among many novice villages. Among them, after so many days, it would be good if there were only a few dozen left in Maple Leaf Village, so of course they needed the power from the God's Chosen heroes.

Li Wei thought about it, and offered to be responsible for defending an area. The number of gnolls who died in their hands had already exceeded a thousand. He took a quick look and knew that although there were many of these guys, they were not a big threat. Cindy, Zhou Miyin, and the newcomer Bayolu, the elephant man, brushed up their experience points.

As the garrison retreated one after another, wooden barriers and fences were set up, and the gate was closed. Li Wei also asked Donna to lead the long-range troops to seize the favorable terrain first.

Although this small village does not have a real city wall, there are also some sentry towers, walls, and shooting holes. When staying in these places, the range, accuracy, and even damage of the shooters will be improved. Although Not by much, but some bonuses are always good.

As for Li Wei himself, he is protected by many melee troops. Now there are at least a hundred people in front of him and behind him. It is an unprecedented safe moment, and he can cast magic as he wants.

However, due to some considerations, he did not use Ma Youfu's micro meteors.

He was considered a famous figure in several nearby villages, but as his reputation grows, more and more people will be jealous of him. He doesn't want everyone to know that the magic takes too long disadvantages.

Even in order to keep the secret, he didn't summon Yakong and Gaidin Celestial Clan.

When they formed their formation, it was unknown which Jackal roared first, followed by a series of responses one after another. Hundreds of enemies rushed over like waves.

But at this time, dozens of God's Chosen heroes had gathered in the village, and there were four to five hundred long-range shooters alone. When the enemy was barely within range, even without any orders, they all chose to attack in unison.

For a moment, the arrows rained down, covering half of the sky in an instant, and the dozens of enemies who rushed to the front fell to the ground and died in an instant.

But despite this, the enemies behind showed no fear. They charged forward with all their strength, and by virtue of their superiority in numbers, they quickly forcibly rushed out a bloody path. The fences and walls of the city became precarious almost in the blink of an eye.

At this time, it is the turn of the melee troops with spears, halberds and other weapons to show their power. Since the number of enemies is so large, they don't even need to aim at all. Can make weapons see blood.

At the same time, many god-chosen heroes belonging to different professions also began to show their power one after another.

For a while, the magic of mages and warlocks, the magic of priests and paladins, and the battle songs of bards appeared one after another, which immediately opened the eyes of many aborigines.

What's more, Li Wei saw with his own eyes that a guy threw two thick energy columns on the ground, and then jumped around them like a jumping god. The scene looked extremely weird.

But the effect was quite good, and many nearby troops benefited from it. Sparks appeared on their weapons, which turned out to be a large-scale flame enchanting ability.

With the joint efforts of everyone, gnolls are completely killed every second, and sometimes because they die so fast that the system does not even have time to refresh, the gnolls behind will often directly step on their companions corpse trying to climb over the low fence.

Although they are often pierced through the unsuspecting chest and abdomen by several weapons at the same time when they just jumped up, and then they were thrown aside heavily.

But even so, the wolves did not have the slightest fear. It seemed that as long as they could kill the enemies in front of them, they would do whatever it took!
The old village chief's expression changed in an instant. Normally, although there are occasional unsightly people who come to the entrance of the village, they are often killed by the hunters on the sentry tower, or easily killed by the high elf troops in the garrison. Yes, it was the first time he had come into contact with so many enemies at such close range.

Moreover, although the legendary wolves are barbaric, ferocious, and bloodthirsty, they are not pure brainless beasts. They also know how to choose and fear.

But now, it seems that they have completely lost their fear, and they have all turned into crazy beasts!

But on the contrary, many god-chosen heroes are very excited. Usually they take the initiative to find monsters. The time spent on the road may be longer than the time spent in real fighting, but now it is the other way around. It is to harvest experience points What a great time!
But they were too happy too early, because after a fierce battle for about a quarter of an hour, this wave of gnolls was almost wiped out. Before they had time to clean up the battlefield and pick up the spoils, a new howl of wolves sounded in the distance Sound, another wave of Gnolls has arrived, and there are still so many of them!
Although Li Wei did not try his best, after all, his side has the upper hand on the whole, so after fighting for about a quarter of an hour, the second wave of gnolls was also wiped out, but the expressions of many people were not So pretty.

Because in the first wave of impact, most of the surrounding horse repelling and fences had been destroyed, so they lost a lot of ground, and they had gradually suffered casualties in the second wave of impact.

If it continues, it will only be a matter of time before they are completely destroyed. At that time, they will completely lose their defensive advantage, and they will inevitably enter bloody and cruel hand-to-hand combat, and their casualty rate will definitely increase greatly.

But those who were more worried than them were the old village chief and others. In less than an hour, the number of jackals, coyotes, and hyenas killed by them was already close to [-], and no one knew how many were left behind. They are just like ants emerging in endlessly.

Moreover, Maple Leaf Village is not the nearest village to the Rocky Heights, nor is it the only village. If so many wolves attack every village, the total strength of the Rocky Heights will be terribly high. Must be very big!

But even though they were full of worries, they were powerless to change the status quo, because the gnolls' attacks continued, and soon the third wave of attacks came again, which immediately made the God's Chosen heroes, who were still very happy, couldn't help complaining Even cursing, because they haven't had all the loot yet.

But no matter what, they could only quickly withdraw to the village, relying on the remaining fortifications to resist.

But with the passage of time, the average strength of the wolves has also been slowly but steadily increasing, coupled with the gradual destruction of the outer defense facilities, the casualties of both the village and the many god-chosen heroes have begun to increase rapidly.

Only at this time did some people realize that they wanted to use military merit points to recruit subordinates to supplement their troops.

But they were told that this idea might not come true for the time being, because everyone was participating in the battle, and even the village didn't have any more backup forces, and these troops didn't come out of thin air.

Many god-chosen heroes are crying, but they still can't change the status quo. The only exception is probably Li Wei and the others, because from the beginning to the end, only their troops have been standing on the front line, almost indestructible.

And probably because he and the wolf man had become deadly enemies, many wolf men's eyes turned red when they saw him, and they all tried desperately to run over and give him two paws.

Although this put greater pressure on the subordinates, it also yielded greater gains. Even because of killing too many enemies, not only the half elves advanced one after another, but also the brave spearmen and beemen advanced one after another.

The Jade Braves have always been fighting at the forefront, and it is normal for them to advance quickly. The beemen are because they have a certain amount of combat experience, and as flying units, they are fighting against the jackals who have almost no long-range units. When it was time, it was so comfortable that it was hard to miss it even with your eyes closed.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Janet's command and Levi's logistics supply.

The attack power of the blowgun and arrow needles obtained from the Dusk Lizardman is very low, so after a short consideration, Levi went to the blacksmith shop in the village and ordered a large number of high-quality arrow needles for them. It can be regarded as a slight increase in attack power.

But the most outstanding performers should also belong to the newly joined elephant man Bayoulu and saber-toothed tiger Laxili.

The former swung his large shield in front of him, which was an insurmountable fortress for ordinary jackals, and when he wielded his battle ax, he was very powerful, and he could see blood. Once he encountered a jackal who wanted to escape, he would fly When the ax is thrown out, it can often directly open the opponent's head, which is quite powerful.

It is because he has not yet mastered the relevant skills or specialties, so he has some problems with his accuracy. Within seven steps, he is fast and accurate, but beyond seven steps, it depends on God's will.

But because the number of gnolls coming this time is large enough, and the density is high enough, even if he throws it into the sky, it can hit other gnolls when it falls to the ground, so there is no need to worry about wasting it.

As for the saber-toothed tiger Laxili, although this kind of very passive defensive battle is not what it likes, nor is it good at fighting, but its basic attributes and skills are too good, and it shares Donna's old enemy ability. It is even more powerful in the true sense.

A thrust of its two-foot-long fangs can leave two huge blood holes in the wolf man's body;
Once the washbasin-sized tiger paw is captured, the weaker wolf man will often make a series of bone cracking sounds, and then fly out in a whirl, vomiting blood while flying;

If it is caught by its front paws, it will add one or two kicks at the right time. The whole process is smooth and smooth, and it takes less than half a second to complete all of them. However, the enemy's end is extremely miserable. Wei even saw an unlucky guy who was kicked in two by it.

Regardless of the amount of damage, the God's Chosen heroes were astonished and envious of the effect alone.

As the most famous wild wandering boss in the vicinity, few people don't know that it is a powerful beast with both appearance and strength. There are even more than one God's Chosen heroes who were easily wiped out by it when they tried to encircle and suppress it.

I didn't expect it to be subdued by Li Wei now, and it was actually so powerful in fighting, which made some druids and rangers envious at that time.

But what makes Li Wei most satisfied is his magic pet Xiao Qi. After storing the 1st-level magic of Summoning Elements for him many times, its experience value keeps rising, and now it has risen. It's level 1.

Xiaoqi knew at a glance that it was a magic pet of the magic system, so just like herself, the upgraded attribute points also point to intelligence. Unfortunately, apart from the slight increase in the upper limit of magic and the power of the three rainbow light jets, its special ability Still intact, it doesn't look so easy to grow.

But despite this, Li Wei is already very satisfied. After continuing to grow for a period of time, it is possible for the magic pet to share its innate power with the mage as the master, and Xiaoqi's innate talent has a flying ability.

Li Wei is really curious, how can Xiao Qi share this talent with himself?Flying is no ordinary low-level magic.

With the arrival of another wave of enemies, both the aborigines and the chosen heroes were replaced one after another due to continuous casualties, but only Li Wei and the others still stood on the front line of the battle.

Now the way they looked at Li Wei was obviously different.

If they had only heard about it before, but now they have witnessed the strength of Li Wei's troops, they really are worthy of their reputation!
But Li Wei was not surprised at all, just kidding, there are guards from soldiers and bees, Guang Yakong's anti-evil magic ring, his own mage armor and Janet's tree skin technique, so many auxiliary forces, plus his subordinates Given their excellent strength and equipment, what can mere low-level wolf man do to them?
At the same time, in this battle, Li Wei also saw the fighting characteristics of other professional God's Chosen heroes.

How should I put it, he felt that his original choice was very correct, because no matter its role in actual combat or pure appearance, professions such as Mage and Warlock were the most outstanding.

Although limited by their level, expertise, and equipment, they may not be very aggressive at this stage, but they are definitely the most eye-catching existence on the battlefield.

Followed by priests who can fight and heal, versatile druids and bards, followed by warriors, monks and rangers.

Their actual combat effectiveness may not be low. Li Wei even witnessed a warrior-like god-chosen hero holding a two-handed sword and killing more than a dozen gnolls in succession, but none of them suffered serious injuries, but the pure theory attracted attention. The ability, but not as good as a low-level mage next to him who can only use burning hands and magic missiles.

As for the bottom one, it seems to be thieves.

Although Li Wei noticed that there were some guys who used special tricks such as sap, brick smashing, kicking or backstabbing, but in this kind of large-scale frontal battle, they really didn't have many opportunities to play. This is determined by the direction of professional expertise.

But in any case, the battle continued. Although not every battle was as intense as it was at the beginning, the duration was beyond everyone's imagination.

It wasn't until the sunset in the west that the wolves in front of them finally became sparse, and then after a shower of arrows, they all turned around and fled. It seemed that this large-scale attack was completely over.

Seeing this situation, almost everyone couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, and many people showed the expressions of the survivors, even many God's Chosen heroes were no exception.

If we say that at the beginning, they were delighted to have such an excellent opportunity to earn experience points, but later, as the battle continued and the casualties of troops gradually increased, this joy turned into restlessness and even numbness , because they almost had no way out, and could only passively meet the wave after wave of attacks by the Wolf men like a tide.

Although these gnolls seem to be brainless, they have fighting wisdom that surpasses that of wild beasts. They don't know how to refuel. There are at least a few hundred of them when they come, and then they bring more hyenas as cannon fodder.

And sometimes the last wave has not been killed, and the second wave of gnolls comes again, which makes it difficult for everyone to find a suitable opportunity to rest.

After the old village chief issued many rewards such as reputation, military merit points, experience points, gold coins and other rewards for the mission, he didn't even bother to exchange military merit or replenish supplies. Many god-chosen heroes just wanted to go offline as soon as possible and sleep soundly In the last sleep, their bodies might not have reached their limits, but their spirits couldn't bear it anymore.

Not everyone is as obsessed with this world as Li Wei is, and more people still regard it as a place for leisure and entertainment and to pass the time.

But many aborigines can't be like them, because although the jackals left, they left behind a dilapidated village.

Although Li Wei and his subordinates worked very hard and performed extremely well, they couldn't take care of the entire area. This caused the village to have a large number of peripheral defense facilities, and even some residential buildings were destroyed.

So now they need to clean up the ruins as soon as possible and rebuild their defenses, because no one can be sure when the next attack of the Gnolls will come.

Even the insiders, such as the old village head, are even more worried, because once night falls, the fighting power of the wolves will be improved, but the God's Chosen heroes will no longer be the support of the village!
At the same time, the defenders of the village suffered heavy losses. Even the troops from the high elves were considered elite, but the biggest weakness of their squadron was that they didn't have any mages or priests.

It may not be obvious at ordinary times, but when in this kind of long-term fierce battle, this weakness will be magnified countless times.

Although Li Wei felt sympathetic, he didn't have much to do. Perhaps all he could do was to kill as many gnolls as possible to reduce the threat they suffered.

Moreover, his subordinates are also very good. Although the low-level troops inevitably suffered some casualties, in just half a day of fierce fighting, nearly ten of his subordinates advanced. This frequency can be said to be quite high, and another The war goose has also successfully advanced to the royal war goose.

Even Li Wei had accumulated enough experience points to increase his combat level, so he directly chose to upgrade.

Then he found that he didn't know whether it was because his level had become higher, or because he was already an official mage, the 0-level magic in the random list disappeared directly, and the quality of other magic also improved significantly, and even appeared for the first time. I have obtained Tier 3 magic, and there are more than one!
"The current random magic list is:

Level 1 magic: Heart Archery, Fear, Death Grimace.

Level 2 magic: elemental darts, fins into toes, ghoul rune enchantment.

Level 3 magic: Immortal lieutenant, stinking cloud. "

Directly ignoring a few first-level magics, Li Wei was a little hesitant in the second and third levels.

Abyssal ghouls have already appeared in the rocky highlands, so it seems logical to choose a rune barrier that is dedicated to fighting them.

But the undead lieutenant in the third-level magic, judging from the name, may be a magic that strengthens undead creatures or summons undead creatures. If you choose it, plus the many summoning magics you have mastered, maybe you He can really claim to be a summoner.

As for the last stinking cloud technique, it seems to be a relatively rare magic, because he has not seen any related information so far.

Generally speaking, when this happens, either it is really weak and unpopular, or its power is actually very strong, but it is deliberately hidden by many magicians. When there is not enough information, choose If it is, it is basically equivalent to gambling luck.

After thinking about it, Li Wei decided to consult his companions and the other god-chosen heroes around him.

So a few minutes later, he directly chose the stinky cloud technique, because the enchantment needs to be drawn in advance, passive defensive type, although the effect against ghouls is very good, it can slow down or even paralyze the opponent in a short time, But in fact, it is rarely used in real combat.

The Immortal Lieutenant is the favorite of necromancers, and it is used to strengthen the fighting power of low-level undead creatures. It would be a waste for him to choose it.

No one knows the relevant information about the last stinking cloud technique, but even if it is to remove the blind box, it is better than choosing other magics. At least its name should be a range of magic.

Smelly cloud technique, level 3, active skill, consumes 40 mana points, creates a foul-smelling, nauseating mist, the area of ​​the mist is 5 times your intelligence (square meter), and the duration is your level and intelligence sum (seconds).

Creatures in the mist will have a chance to enter a special state of nausea and nausea according to their level and physical attributes. Any actions he makes may become slow or interrupted due to this, and the chance of the caster failing to cast spells will be greatly increased. , and this state will continue for a few seconds even after leaving the foggy area.

Note 1: Gust of wind or other similar skills can blow away the fog, but the fog will re-gather after 10 seconds unless sustained.

Note 2: The power of fire or thunder may dispel stinking cloud spells, but it may also strengthen them in turn.

Note 3: The mist of the stinky cloud technique is similar to the poison effect, but it will not cause any direct damage. Creatures that do not need to breathe or do not have breathing organs, as well as other special creatures such as elemental, undead or mechanical, will not be affected by this magic effects unless they voluntarily.

Good guy, after reading this introduction, Li Wei was immediately glad that he had made the most correct choice, but at the same time he was also a little wary, isn't this the nemesis of spellcasters?
If he was released the stinking cloud technique, even if he had the expertise of focusing on casting spells, the failure rate of casting spells would be greatly increased, right?With my small body and my physique, don't expect to be able to handle it.

Looks like you have to figure out a way to prevent it, say, plug your nose and breathe through your mouth?Don't know if this will work, and how much.

But the system is described so badly, I don’t know how bad it is and what kind of smell it is.
After secretly making a decision, his gaze immediately turned to the place where the previous battle was the most intense and the most serious casualties on both sides.

Although it has the system's automatic refresh function, the color of the land there has changed permanently.

Although Li Wei didn't feel any special magical power, the change from the original earthy gray to the now dirty and ominous purple-black, and even some broken bones that have not been refreshed, can already explain something in itself.

Is it because the blood of the wolf man is too filthy, or is such a strong breath of death that it has even begun to permanently change the condition of the ground under their feet?

Will this lead to greater disasters?After all, he remembered very clearly that the name of this plain was the Plain of Bones.

The undead have had a change recently, if they seize this opportunity, and then the kobolds and the black dragon behind them get involved again.
Although he still scares himself now, Li Wei feels overwhelmed just thinking about it.

Normally, the high elves would rely on their superior forces to fight north and south, occupying a large area with relatively rich supplies, but once they were in trouble and lost the legendary lord Dragon Prince, they might come from all over the world!

At this time, there was a soft cry in the sky, and a giant eagle that looked about the same size as the Flame War Goose appeared in everyone's sight, temporarily interrupting his thoughts.

Before it even landed, the giant eagle hovered in mid-air for a few weeks. The knight on his back spoke a few words to the old village chief quickly, then threw a letter over and left directly.

Judging by the direction he was flying, it should be another Novice Village if nothing else.

Because there was still a distance, Li Wei didn't hear the specific content clearly, but seeing the drastic change in the old village chief's face, he knew that it must not be a good thing.

Sure enough, the next moment the old village chief came straight to Li Wei: "Lord Li Wei, the three villages of Delga, Shakui and Anbuli have all been breached, all the guards died in battle, innocent people were slaughtered, and the enemy is endless There are gnolls, and there are real demons!"

Hearing this, the people around couldn't help but be surprised. Maple Leaf Village is considered to be a relatively prosperous nearby village with relatively strong overall strength, but it is not the closest village to the Rocky Highland, but those three villages are.

Now that Maple Leaf Village survived, those three villages were all breached. Given the gnoll's hatred for all other intelligent creatures and the years of hatred between them and the high elves, it would be difficult for those villages to have many survivors.

During the seven-day regional mission, the chosen heroes slaughtered tens of thousands of jackals, but if the jackals counterattacked today, there would be at least thousands of victims in the three villages combined.

And everyone knows that this is probably just the beginning.

There were even a few god-chosen heroes who wailed on the spot, because they came from those villages, and they stopped in Maple Leaf Village by accident today. After following the words of the old village chief, they finally understood this matter. Immediately there was some explosion.

"Damn it, what's going on?"

"I managed to brush up to respect, but now I can't even find the village on the system panel!"

"I haven't left the Novice Village yet? But the Novice Village disappeared first?"

Although somewhat sympathetic, Li Wei was not particularly surprised. If he hadn't been in Maple Leaf Village, the village would have been hit hard today. Those villages that bear the brunt but are weaker are indeed hard to resist the wolves. attack.

"So, what else did the letter say?"

"The acting lord told us that we don't have to stick to it. She asked us to organize the villagers and the nearest village to reconcile forces if the situation permits, and then retreat towards the town together."

Li Wei narrowed his eyes immediately: "City? The nearest Ash Ridge Town is hundreds of miles away from here, not to mention the sporadic monsters in the wild, and there are still undead blocking the way in the east. How do you ensure safety?"

If it wasn't for the long distance and difficulty of marching, I am afraid that many god-chosen heroes would have gone to the town long ago. Among other things, the town is much better than the village in terms of all kinds of equipment, supplies, and recruitment of arms. .

But because it is difficult to go, even the former traveling merchant Tross usually only goes there every few years, and basically follows the regular army and asks the other party to help open the way.

But if the whole village is relocated, the danger will increase many times at once, because ordinary villagers don't even have a class, and they are much more vulnerable than militiamen. their lives.

And once they voluntarily give up, under the attack of gnolls and demons, the village will definitely become a ruin. Ten years or even decades.

However, such a decision can be made in such a short period of time. Even though the acting lord is a woman, she must not be underestimated.

The old village chief gritted his teeth: "The acting lord did not make a mandatory request. She is trying to make a truce with those green skins. If we can hold on for three days, maybe reinforcements will come, and she has already sent a message to the many people around me. The temple is asking for help."

Li Wei shrugged and asked various temples for help. The demons from the bottomless abyss can be said to be the enemies of most intelligent races and gods in the entire main world, because the gods still count on the people to believe in them. Of course they will not be allowed to be killed by the demons.

But a truce with the greenskins?How dare you think about it.

As the two berserk races known as demons, there have always been only green skins who have been beaten and feared. At that time, they will take the initiative to slip away and dare not continue to harass you for a short time until they regroup. , When I feel that I can do it, I will attack again.

But how can there be a greenskin who has ceased fighting because of the enemy's peace request?
"So, what did you come to see me for?"

The old village chief gritted his teeth again: "If my lord can detect the real inside story of the rocky highlands and report it to the acting lord, it may be more helpful for her to make a decision, and our reinforcements may arrive earlier!"

It can be seen that if it is not a last resort, he really does not want to leave his hometown.

Li Wei thought about it carefully, and felt that it was feasible. Even without the other party's request, he wanted to go to the Rocky Highland again.

Whether it's because of the old mage Tess, the witch Tiwa, and Doomsday Chen Zhui, or the other fly devils and Yeenoghu fangs that may exist there, they are all attracting him.

"Okay, I can promise you, but you should know how much risk this matter contains."

Li Wei rubbed his fingers and made a gesture common to almost all races.

Sympathy is sympathy, but the rewards that should be given cannot be less.

Of course, if the other party is too stingy, Li Wei will still go to the Rocky Heights, so there is no need to follow the other party's rules.

The old village chief immediately lifted his spirits: "Thank you, Mr. Li Wei. Don't worry, you will not be disappointed, because this is not only my own wish, but also the wish of the whole village, and even the acting lord!"

(End of this chapter)