Blood Dragon

"That angel..." The boss of Blood Banner leaned back on his chair.Whenever he recalled the gesture of waving the lightsaber with four arms, he felt a dull pain in his stomach.He also knew that it was a psychological effect-his wound had already fully healed.In the illusion constructed by Carrie, he had knocked down Undine a hundred times, but the illusion and reality were different after all.

Today, the green-skinned army used magic to open a hole in that weak city wall, and then rushed in.But the angel came out and wiped out all the giants and trolls that rushed in... This invulnerable monster scared the goblins and ran away, turning the battle into a big defeat. Even Spider-Boy, who is an expert in escape, was killed. Killed half.

If that angel appears on the battlefield...

"Ten minutes, Master. Undine's protective force field lasts no more than 10 minutes. It can only be invincible for 10 minutes." Carrie replied in her mind. "And your sword can fight against its protective force field. I believe Undine is their trump card, and she will definitely not use it casually! I am worried about another thing."

"What's the matter?" The blood banner boss asked a little irritably.

"Master, have you forgotten that their reinforcements are coming?" Carrie reminded.

Reinforcements?Indeed, a small group of people who don't know where they came from came up the Åland River in a boat today.The simple rafts built by the goblins are okay for transporting troops from both sides of the river, but when it comes to water combat, they are far less flexible than warships.Coupled with the sudden incident and lack of preparation, the ship successfully got rid of the entanglement of the mites, successfully entered the city of Oren, and destroyed a raft incidentally.

However, this is only a small reinforcement.It is likely that a religious hot-headed little nobleman in Sham brought his own private soldiers to fight for the faith.The reinforcement of dozens of people is a good material if it is said to boost morale, but it is a joke if it is said to increase military strength.So the blood flag boss doesn't particularly care about this matter.

"Don't you think that since they went all the way down the river, they must have discovered your plan to build a raft! In other words, the city of Oren already knows about your plan to occupy the bridge."

"I know." The blood banner boss replied.

"They'll be ready..."

"I'm also ready." The blood flag boss replied.He was a little restless just now, but now he has completely calmed down.But this kind of calm has an inexplicable power, just like the short tranquility before the storm can make people feel flustered.

"Master!" cried Carrie eagerly. "You have to take into account..."

"Carrie." This time it was the boss of Blood Banner who spoke calmly, "Didn't you say that Undine should be their last trump card?"

"Yes, but..."

"They have already played their trump cards. If war is regarded as a gamble, since the two sides have turned over the last card, it should be almost time to decide the winner." The boss of Blood Banner said calmly. "And this day, I've waited too long."

This time, Perrin hurried into Karl's room.Carl was still playing with that strange machine as yesterday.But now this mechanism has been covered with a shiny metal one-piece shell.It turned out that those parts, those wires and metal sheets, were all covered by the shell.It's hard to describe this eccentric thing with anything. It should be said that it looks like a mixture of a large pointed hammer, a model cannon, a rooster's tail and a bucket.When Perrin entered the door, Karl really held the weird thing in his hand through a handle, with a relieved expression on his face.

"What's the matter, Perrin?" Carl asked.This time it was not a normal reporting time, but a matter of urgency.

"Your Majesty the Archbishop, the spies have sent back information. Although they were attacked by a large group of Squigs on the way and suffered heavy losses, they did not die in vain. The news is reliable. Greenskins are building a large number of rafts upstream... that is to say , they plan to go down the river on a raft, capture the bridge in one fell swoop, and cut our city in two."

"It doesn't matter." Carl replied casually. "It's not a problem. The enemy's target is only here, not on the other side."

"Why? Isn't the Scarlet Duke's goal to avenge the queen?" Indeed, the city of Oren is not so much a city as two cities connected by a bridge.But if the Scarlet Duke wanted revenge, he couldn't target half of them and let the other half go.

"Because there are only residential areas on the other side, and there is a great temple here." Karl replied.He couldn't tell the real reason. The Scarlet Duke's target was the city of Oren on the surface, but in fact it was the antimatter engine under the Great Temple.

"But it's also very dangerous. Our city wall on that side is weakly defended, and the gate by the bridge can't withstand attacks...Although that gate..." Perrin didn't say the next word. The gate is said to be Starfield The creations of the gods can invalidate any magic, and even become a scenic spot in the city that promotes miracles, and everyone knows about it.But that defense was just magic, and if the greenskins took down a piece of wood and used it as a ram, they could break through the gate.

"Captain Perrin, didn't I tell you? Don't worry about this, I have a trick!" Karl looked at the completed guy over and over again.It's finally finished, and now it only needs a few tests, it doesn't need anything. "And miracles can happen at any time... What do you think should be done?"

"I think we should split up!" Perrin replied. "The gap in the city wall must be the focus of the greenskins' attack. Although the soldiers have already fenced the gap, it will definitely be breached. So I think this position is best guarded by angels. As for the bridge... I suggest that all The cannons and most of the elite troops are concentrated here. Once the greenskins break through the city gates, use the cannons to counterattack. As for the magicians, let them be scattered throughout the defense line to prevent the greenskins from using any siege machines, from other The place turned into the city."

"Good tactic," Karl replied.That's what he said, but there was no sign of agreement in his tone of voice. "But Commander Perrin, your battle plan is too conservative."

"Conservative? Then your opinion is..."

"The key to winning or losing a battle is not to defend the city, but to destroy that vampire!" Karl replied. "If the vampire escapes, then he can repeat this crisis at any time. And if the vampire can be completely wiped out, even if part of our city is destroyed, it is worth it. And for the green skins, once the boss dies, they will immediately The whole army will collapse. Don't you think?"

"That's right, but..." Perrin vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while.

"Grand Commander Perrin, what do you think will happen to the deployment of their troops if the green skins launch an all-out attack? It stands to reason that the concentrated breakthroughs are first the gap, and the second is the city gate on the bridge. In these two breakthroughs, The Scarlet Duke will concentrate the elite troops, and will also launch attacks on other sides, but that is only of a restraining nature. Are you right?"

"I suppose so," Perrin replied.It doesn't take much IQ to guess these, anyway, the gap in the city wall will definitely be taken care of first, and the green skins have prepared a large number of rafts, 100% of which is the idea of ​​building a bridge.

"The green skins have quietly built so many big rafts where we can't see them. They must be planning to use this trick as their trump card! So it is very likely that the Scarlet Duke will personally go to the battlefield to supervise the battle... Do you think that if the Scarlet Duke intends to personally supervise the battle? , which side will he appear on?"

"On the bridge," Perrin replied.

"Oh, why are you so sure?"

"Because the Scarlet Duke is a vampire who is good at strategy. The gap is not a good place to supervise the battle... If you enter the gap, it will be too dangerous, and you will be easily attacked by muskets or cannons when you enter. If he is in the rear , due to the blockage of the city wall, he couldn't see the battle inside the city wall and react immediately. On the contrary, the bridge side is much better. The city gate here is very big, and there are no such perfect street fighting fortifications... He definitely won't Will miss it."

Because he knew the true identity of the "Blood Banner Boss" of the green skins for a long time, he was not surprised that the green skins knew the weakness of the city defense.It is of course impossible for orc goblins to buy human spies, but vampires are another matter.Vampires are very good at dealing with humans and can easily pass themselves off as humans.Not only that, many black magicians hope to recognize vampires as masters in order to make further progress in black magic.So whether it's for money or power, vampires can easily buy humans to work for him.These spies must have been infiltrated into the city or even among the militias long ago. It is difficult for ordinary people to know their true identities.They use some secret method to continuously send information to the vampires.

Karl briefly described his idea.First of all, randomly arrange an army to deal with the gap in the front wall, and concentrate all combat power at the city gate on the bridge side.Cannons, elite troops, angels, all commanded by Karl himself.Target the boss of Blood Banner and kill this dangerous vampire in one fell swoop.

"However, Your Majesty Archbishop, this is too dangerous." Perrin hesitated for a while, but finally said it out. "And, I don't think it's worth the risk."

"Oh?" Carl frowned.His carefully conceived strategy was opposed by Perrin, which made him slightly displeased.But he managed to keep his composure.

"The last battle proved that with our current combat power, it is very difficult for us to stop the surprise attack of those giant beasts in the Greenskin Army." Perrin replied. "In this way, I am afraid that the gap in the city wall will be breached by the green skins."

Didn't he analyze it just now?As long as the vampire pretending to be the boss of the green skin dies, the green skin will immediately disperse.Abandon one side of the battlefield and concentrate combat power on the other side.At the cost of sacrificing the secondary battlefield, in exchange for victory in the main battlefield...

"Break it, break it. At most, let the greenskins walk around the city temporarily." Karl replied.

"But before the greenskins were defeated, the militiamen in the city... who didn't have much fighting power...would have suffered huge casualties...and the subordinates believed that even if they were chasing vampires, it would be better to be on flat ground. The environment of the bridge is actually very beneficial to vampires. , because if the battle situation is unfavorable and endangers itself, the vampire is likely to dive and escape, but it will be difficult for us to pursue."

"No, no, my dear Grand Master," Karl shook his head vigorously. "See what I have in my hand?"

"This is..." Perrin asked hesitantly, this question has actually been lingering in his mind for a long time.

"An artifact... a gift from the gods." Karl looked at the thing in his hand over and over again. "It undoes the vampire's shapeshifting tricks, restoring him from his greenskin appearance to his true form!"