lizard lord

Chapter 162 The Siege Continues
Before that, Tang Zhao didn't have a detailed understanding of the power of the rune weapon, but now he has seen it, and it is bigger than he imagined.

Creatures within ten meters of the falling point will suffer serious damage, and this is actually a precision attack weapon—the center of the lightning strike will be attacked more terrifyingly.

The power of this rune weapon is directly proportional to the strength of the user. Haiji fiddled with it before, and the reaction of the rune battle ax was greater than now. Most of the fourth-level magic can't keep up, just look at the hobgoblins who have been electrocuted into coke.

But now is not the time to think about it in detail. There is a siege tower in front of Bourne that has not been destroyed, and now heavily armed hobgoblin warriors are pouring up the city wall from it.

Immediately afterwards, his body size soared a few points, Tang Zhao jumped up suddenly, and rushed towards the group of hobgoblin warriors in front of him, bringing a gust of blood and rain.

Bourne was still panting heavily, obviously the attack just now had a big impact on him, and he needed more time to adjust.

The soldiers behind him were in good condition. After Tang Zhao made a move, they clenched all kinds of weapons in their hands and began to fight fiercely with the hobgoblin warriors who climbed the city wall.

Bourne observed what was happening in front of him with a calm expression. Taking this opportunity, he moved with difficulty and came to the carbonized corpse of the hobgoblin commander.

An ax smashed the "head" of the hobgoblin, and Bourne lifted the hobgoblin's body with one hand, then swung his arm, and threw the scorched corpse four or five meters away, directly throwing it down the city wall.

The death of a commander in battle was an extremely terrible thing in ancient times. In many cases, even a strong-willed army would collapse directly.Even if the morale of soldiers in this world is generally strong, it will inevitably have some impact.

While Tang Zhao was fighting hard with a group of hobgoblin warriors on the city wall, a huge boulder the height of a person flew from under the city wall and smashed it at the siege tower at high speed.

Of course, the siege tower couldn't bear it, and was directly smashed through by the boulder, and the entire structure of the siege tower disintegrated.

The trebuchets had been destroyed by Tang Zhao, and Franz, who was in charge of stopping them, was free to use his magic to do something more lethal.

Without continuous reinforcements, the hobgoblin warriors on the city wall were at the end of their strength. Even if they fought hard, they could not last long, and were killed by Tang Zhao and other warriors one by one.

As the last siege tower was forcibly dismantled by the heavy ballista on the tower, there were no more normal siege towers on the field, and the hobgoblin's attack momentum on the city wall was greatly reduced, and the ladders alone were not enough Let them further attack the city wall.

It's unclear what's going on on the other side of the city wall, but that's not where the hobgoblins are attacking. The alarm bell hasn't sounded yet, which means the problem shouldn't be too big.

Looking up at other parts of the city wall, the situation is not bad. Although there are casualties, new soldiers continue to climb the city wall. The impact has passed and the defense line is stabilizing.

[Mr. Bourne did a good job, at least we blocked this wave of attacks, and also killed a lot of middle and high-level backbone fighters. Did those catapults cause any major losses just now? 】

"From the current situation, the loss is not very large. The wall of the city wall was loosened by those stones, but we have already taken precautions against the trebuchets. The walls are specially reinforced, and the damage they caused is still on the city wall. within acceptable limits."

[Understood, which place should I fill in next? 】

Standing on the city wall and looking from below, Bourne suddenly frowned, then raised his right hand and pointed directly at the river under his feet.

"My eyes are not very good, but it is clear that these things are definitely not normal fish."

Follow the direction pointed by the other party and look towards the river. You can vaguely see the scaled bodies of many lizardmen on the river. It seems that the number is very large, at least hundreds of them.

【I saw it. By the way, did Watergate take this kind of situation into consideration when it was originally designed? 】

"Of course not," Bourne shrugged. "One reason is that the construction period is too short, and the other reason is that we didn't consider that hobgoblins would have sailors to assist them."

The water gate can be regarded as a weak point of defense. There are only two layers of fence gates. Although the steel bars used are as thick as an arm, it is not as reassuring as a city wall several meters thick.

[I understand, tell Franz to smash the battering ram under my feet, and I will deal with the lizardmen underwater. 】

Bourne nodded heavily upon hearing this.

Tang Zhao didn't bother, he lay down on the edge of the city wall to find the right position, and jumped into the water directly - the height of the city wall is not so high that he would fall to his death directly if he entered the water, so there is no need to worry about such things.

After entering the water, his size soared a bit, reaching the size of five or six meters, almost the level of a modern super-large crocodile, and at the same time just enough to hide in the not too wide river.

There is also a layer of nictitating membrane on his eyes, which allows him to see normally in the water. He spotted a black lizardman who was diving beside him, and bit it viciously.

Judging by the standards of prehistoric animals, it doesn't sound like the length of five or six meters is too long. After all, there are many prehistoric giant reptiles that are more than ten meters long, but it doesn't look like this. The average car is only three or three meters long. More than four meters, five or six meters is already a level that many off-road vehicles can't reach, and there is every reason to call it a monster.

Tang Zhao's body proportions are somewhat similar to those of a crocodile, with a body of five or six meters and a super-large skull nearly 1.5 meters long, which can almost swallow an adult in one bite.

This blood basin full of fangs and sharp teeth gnaws at the flesh and blood, and with developed muscles, it can basically dismember the victim with a little force.

Even if the lizardman's skin is thick and thick, it can't change anything. Tang Zhao bit the unfortunate lizardman, the developed masseter muscles of the upper and lower jaws closed, and the lizardman's body made an overwhelmed sound underwater. The main bones were basically directly crushed by Tang Zhao with a strong bite force.

Even judging by the survivability of cockroaches, this lizard man won't live long.

After confirming that the opponent must die, Tang Zhao immediately let go, found another black lizardman, and did the same, crushing the opponent's bones to pieces.

The black lizardman's underwater vision and mobility are not bad, so he soon discovered Tang Zhao who was killing him, and naturally tried to stop him.

But their skulls have degenerated, and they don't have the exaggerated proportions of normal reptiles. It is difficult to use such actions as biting, and they are affected by the resistance of water underwater, and actions such as chopping and piercing with weapons will also appear sluggish. And lack of lethality.

For Tang Zhao of this size, this kind of attack is not painful or itchy, and it can be regarded as the degree to which he can resist without changing his face.He killed the black lizardmen who tried to attack him one by one.

Before he had time to be happy, Tang Zhao's eyes caught four or five huge black lizardmen rushing towards him aggressively.

According to the red-scale shaman, some of the black lizardmen are born with large bodies and can break through the size limit of the lizardmen. The strong among them will proclaim themselves kings and queens, replacing the shamans in the traditional lizardman society. The key role of the government exists as a decision-making layer and a ruler.

The size of the lizardmen in front of them is amazing. The average lizardmen are about three meters long including their tails. These black lizardmen seem to be about five meters long.

However, they don't seem to be fundamentally different from other lizardmen. They can't breathe fire from their mouths, and their eyes can't emit murderous magic rays. They're just big black lizardmen.

[It's okay, it's not too difficult to deal with, I can handle it.But the problem is, it seems that the main direction of attack of these black lizardmen is not Lu Fude]

As far as he knows, the number of this kind of specialized giant black lizardmen is very small, usually only one or two of dozens or hundreds of black lizardmen appear, and the total number of black lizardmen tribes is only five or six hundred. This is almost all the specialized black lizardmen.

Slightly shaking his head, Tang Zhao dispelled these thoughts that he had or didn't have from his mind, and then stared at the black lizardmen in front of him, his body grew a bit, reaching the level of seven or eight meters.

In fact, its body structure is more suitable for dealing with large enemies, rather than continuously torturing a group of weak enemies.With such a huge mouth, it is useless when dealing with goblins, overflowing to the point of waste,
After surfacing to take a breath, Tang Zhao dived into the water again, swinging his tail vigorously towards the left and right sides of his body, he was like a torpedo, and rushed straight towards the crowd of black lizards.

Turning his head slightly to avoid the spears stabbed at his head by a group of black lizardmen, he fiercely slammed into one of the black lizardmen, and easily gained the upper hand in the first wave of force confrontation.

Opening his mouth to bite the black lizard man's shoulder, Tang Zhao swung his claws and pierced into the opponent's flesh. At the same time, his body twisted flexibly, wrapping around the black lizard man's body like a python.

He is not as adapted to underwater hunting as a crocodile, but he has sharper claws and a more flexible body, and he is probably not less threatening underwater than a crocodile.

The upper and lower jaws desperately increased their strength. This black lizardman's body was very solid, but it also had a limit. After struggling for a few seconds, Tang Zhao finally heard the bone crumbling sound he wanted to hear.

At this moment, seeing that the weapons in their hands had no effect on Tang Zhao, the Black Lizards abandoned the cold weapons in their hands and chose to use the most primitive minions to attack Tang Zhao.

Of course it worked this time, but because Tang Zhao was protected by thick scales all over his body and the opponent's skull was too small, the effect was not as obvious as the Black Lizard people expected.

Tang Zhao could feel the pain coming from his whole body, but his actions were not hindered by it. Suppressing the anger brought by the pain, Tang Zhao let go of the half-dead black lizardman, and turned his head to bite the man who was pinning him tightly on the shoulder and did not let go. Another black lizardman.

Needless to say the result this time, after persisting for a few seconds, the black lizardman was also killed by Tang Zhao.

Compared with the hobgoblins who are not afraid of death in battle and the goblins who have to fight, the black lizard people have the characteristics of creatures in nature. In terms of high EQ, they know how to judge the situation. In terms of low EQ, they are a group of bullying creatures are not used to dealing with creatures that can easily kill them.

This is the nature of creatures in nature. Maybe a lot of training can make the lizard people get rid of this problem, but the black lizard people in front of them are almost all young men who have been forcibly brought in. There is no such thing as military training, only in nature The hunting instinct accumulated in the body.

Seeing that they lost two companions one after another, and they couldn't cause any damage worth mentioning to Tang Zhao, they naturally thought of retreating.

First, one of the black lizardmen let go and fled towards the shore. The remaining two lizardmen saw their comrades fleeing, and they didn't insist on facing Tang Zhao's lethal head any longer. They chose to flee to the shore by coincidence.

There were many enemies on the shore, and Tang Zhao didn't want to take the risk of chasing them down, so he turned his head and dealt with the black lizards who were trying to tear down the water gate.

After Franz smashed the battering ram that was constantly hitting the city gate with a boulder, Tang Zhao and the lizardmen in the city cooperated internally and externally and successfully defeated the black lizardman sailors who were trying to attack the water gate. All the offensive methods that directly threatened the city wall were destroyed by them.

At the same time, forest rangers and a large number of beasts also cooperated on the flanks and behind the hobgoblin front, constantly harassing.

In addition, the hobgoblin commander was killed by Bourne in public. Although the siege party will not collapse now, it has also suffered a very serious blow.

There is no doubt that hobgoblins and goblins are also normal intelligent creatures. There is fear and worry, and morale will be shaken. In the rout, the elves and the defenders of the city are cooperating with each other, and the goblins caught in the middle are very dangerous.

Therefore, under various considerations, the hobgoblins still chose to retreat, and the deep war drums that everyone was very familiar with sounded again.

At first, the goblins began to retreat as if they had been amnesty, and then the hobgoblins retreated slowly and orderly, seemingly unwilling.

Tang Zhao hurriedly asked Bourne to send a signal to signal the elves and rangers in the rear to withdraw, so as not to be surrounded in turn.

Seeing the enemy retreat, but like most of the time, no one cheered. Most of the soldiers on the city wall found a corner and sat down silently, trying to relax their tense nerves. Slow down from the life-and-death fight.

In the first few days, the defenders still had time to celebrate, but then they gradually became numb.

It is also a normal phenomenon. The siege battle is very cruel and bloody. There are casualties anytime and anywhere. It is a rare situation to not be numb and act like a normal person every day. Even the most tenacious dwarves can hardly do this.
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After today's attack and defense ended, Tang Zhao immediately communicated with Lu Fude with a carrier pigeon, and the reply he got was as expected—the black lizard people did not really participate in the attack on Lu Fude.

Luford's defense measures against the water gate are also very strict, and there are more defensive troops. From various perspectives, it is indeed not a suitable target for the black lizardmen to infiltrate. They have failed several times.

(End of this chapter)