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Chapter 169 Invasion
August is a wonderful time to be relaxed and happy.

For "Talek", which is located in the northernmost part of the human activity area, the weather can be considered good only in July and August a year.

Among them, early and mid-August are the most suitable.

At this time, the number of foreign tourists and businessmen increases sharply, and the city, which is generally slightly empty compared to the population, will become particularly lively.

That's how it should be.

But now, the arrival of the Sand People changes everything.

Or to be more precise, even before the Sand People actually landed, all the established order in "Talek", the North, and even the entire Siver was destined to be rewritten.

A gust of wind came from a distance, kicking up the dust.

As time passed, the wind became stronger and stronger.

The breeze gradually turned into a strong wind, creating waves in the air.

The sun dimmed.

Sand and dust covered the wilderness on the outskirts of the city like mist.

Standing at the top of the "Talek" city and looking to the west, it was almost impossible to see anything in the blur.

The enemy's attack is coming!

"Clang clang-"

The warning bells equipped on the four walls of the city were constantly ringing.

The loud ringing of the bells reached every corner of the "Talek", and also made the guards and militiamen who were waiting for action calm down.

Accompanied by the captains' roar of "Line up!", soldiers quickly filed out of the accommodation building and temporary shacks at the guard station.

The square where the guards were stationed was suddenly filled with noise.

However, most of the soldiers didn't have much fear on their faces that they were about to fight against the amazingly powerful Sand People.

Many people's faces were even filled with eagerness to try.

Since their assembly, they have spent most of their time staying in the northern part of the city for food and accommodation.

Although they didn't stay there long, the inconvenience of having to wait several days before being allowed to go home and the boring daily training were enough to make them dislike this place.

In contrast, it would be a better choice to fight the sand people outside the city early.

Even though the Sand People are strong, their numbers are limited.

The current mainstream consensus among the soldiers stationed in the north of the city is:

If you can't beat the Shamin one-on-one, why don't five of them beat one head office?

If five against one doesn't work, then ten against one.

With an absolute advantage in total numbers and many elite believer soldiers who have not yet been deployed, "Talek" will surely win the final victory!

Once the sand people are successfully defeated, all warriors will have a glorious moment of reward based on their merits.

By then, everyone will be a member of the Lisavanier Painting Society, and everyone will have a status!
Even if you are really unlucky and fail to make it to the end, your family will be able to live a life that they could not even imagine before by receiving pensions and other benefits.

The pensions for the soldiers who died and were disabled in the last ambush outside the city have already been paid out.

The entire Tarek knew about the extremely generous compensation that the guards who died for the city received for their families.

No one would doubt the determination of the City Lord's Mansion.

The soldiers' fighting will is getting stronger and stronger.

However, just when they completed their assembly and began to advance towards the west city wall in an orderly manner.

The originally bright sky has been completely polluted into a dark and blurry tone.

The sun could no longer shine through the gray clouds.The harsh conditions drastically reduced visibility.

At the same time, the wind carrying sand and dust inevitably blows into the city.

It was mixed with the stench of gravel soil, with a certain stomach-churning aggressiveness.

This was just a prelude to the real attack, but it was enough to send many women and children still lingering on the streets in Tarek City into panic.

Screams sounded from time to time, adding a bit of chaos to the already hazy city.

In fact, since the ambush outside the city failed, internal guards would go from house to house every day to publicize all the strange phenomena that might be caused by the Sand People's attack.

This is naturally to ensure that when the sand people actually start taking action, the civilians in "Talek" city can at least be mentally prepared and not cause chaos to the army.

It turned out that these preparations helped some, but not completely.

Judging from the intensity of the screams, a considerable number of civilian women and children should have remained calm.

However, the remaining ones are enough to spread chaos.

As the shabu intensifies, those who are too late to rush home before their vision is completely obscured are bound to spread a new round of panic.

However, whether the Tarek will be chaotic or not is ultimately not decided by these women and children.

dong dong dong-

The sound of neat boots on the ground miraculously stabilized the emotions of all the bewildered civilians along the way.

The guards of "Talek" are dispatched!
Different from the usual attire of the guards, they were also wearing a rather novel item at this moment - masks.

This gray standard mask extends from the forehead to the chin and has no special pattern.

A thin and flexible gauze cloth layer was chosen for the eyes, which was expensive to make while minimizing the obstruction to the soldiers' vision as much as possible.

The material in the mouth and nose is much stronger and rougher.

Of course, comfort and ventilation were also considered in the design.

There are holes in a small grid structure near the nose to ensure that the guards can breathe normally.

Partly made of linen and partly made of leather, the mask provides adequate protection from wind and sand while keeping the guard comfortable when worn for long periods of time.

This is the "secret weapon" used by "Talek" to deal with the sand people.

Under the arrangements of Oswal and Mary, all the original production plans of the five tanneries were suspended, and they switched to the production of this "wind and sand mask" designed by Oswal's brother Chitnur overnight.

Facts have proved that the effect is indeed significant.

Under the protection of the mask, the soldiers did not need to be distracted to resist the invasion of wind and sand, and their movements and footsteps were hardly affected.

Although the poor visibility was still an obvious obstacle to them, the team's training these days, especially the training of queue slogans, played a huge role at this time.

Not long after, one team after another arrived at the combat position according to the original plan.

The "Talek" side has a natural advantage on the defensive side compared to the Sand People.

In addition, at this time, Ige, the apostle of the Gift in Black, must also be on his way back.

Therefore, Boyce, who was in charge of city defense, had experienced previous failures and was even more determined to hold on.

The guards on the city wall are the first line of defense, and the second line of defense composed of militia is arranged at the combat position close to the city wall.

The third line of defense is the temporary strongholds located on Tarek Avenue and controlled by internal guards and other guards.

After listening to the guard's report that "all teams are in position", Boyce couldn't help but clenched his fists as he felt the manic sand and dust on the outskirts of the city that seemed to be reaching a critical point.

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