From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 317, Blood, Chaos, Pressure

When the deep sound of the horn resounded throughout the world, countless rays of light were beamed into the sky.

As if it were daytime.

The mighty army of human crusade began to advance.

Press in order.

Knights, warriors, mercenaries, priests, archers, mages, logistics personnel, doctors, all these various existences were integrated together.

It doesn't seem too chaotic, but very orderly.

This is not an easy task and is highly dependent on communication in various links.

So far, the performance of this jihadist army looks pretty good.

Their enemies were before them, entrenched in the criss-crossing ravines and fallen fortresses.

Too bright, too bright.

The rats covered their eyes unconsciously, tears streaming down their cheeks.

When the war was about to begin, the rats themselves became a little confused because of the light.

He fired the first shot. In such chaos, the big-clawed priest, who couldn't open his eyes and whose tears kept flowing out of his eyes, suddenly pulled the long rope in his hand.

A dazzling and dangerous blue light streaked across the sky.

Falling into the human crusade army in front, the dense formation brought a good striking effect, and the dark blue lightning spread from the ground in an almost unstoppable manner.

One after another, the human warriors fell in the diffuse blue lightning.

There was no time to make any further movements, and he just fell straight down.

At this moment, the battlefield fell into a brief silence.

Caesar became more nervous and watched the situation on the battlefield.

Before the collision actually begins, no one can predict the outcome.

It was inevitable that he was nervous, as he was a young commander, although not too green.

The ratmen of the main continent were destroyed and perished in his hands, becoming his achievements.

But to be fair, the army under his command is huge, but it can hardly be called an elite one.

A large number of farmers, mercenaries, and wandering knights formed the cornerstone of the Crusade Army. These guys have never been considered powerful in the human kingdom.

This lightning cannon happened to fall into a group of farmers and mercenaries.

The girl next to him grabbed Caesar's arm.

But Caesar didn't look back.

Fortunately, these farmers and mercenaries were more tenacious than the rats had expected.

A thin farmer broke into the area where the dark blue lightning was raging, picked up the fallen flag, and held it high. The patterns on the flag were dazzling gold, but the thin farmer's eyes were bloodshot.

Maybe he didn't get enough rest during yesterday's rest, or maybe he was just too angry.

Hold the flag high.

"Kill those bastards!"

After all, humans are not those indifferent undead or constructed creatures. They have to consider the existence of morale, they will be afraid, tired, and desperate. Of course, in addition to these, they will also be angry.

The ratmen's lightning cannons did not intimidate the influx of humans, and even angered them. The vanguard of the Crusade began to accelerate and charged towards this jagged area of ​​gullies.

After rubbing their eyes vigorously, the Big Claw Priests finally adapted to the overly dazzling light. What they saw were humans rushing towards them with red eyes.

Without any further command, these guys started moving on their own.

The shrill sound of bells rang out from the crude tower, as if it was a signal, and the war machinery erected on the crude fortresses began to operate.

Amid the roar, they continued to fall towards the holy war troops rushing in front of them.

Caesar did not ask his soldiers to build a position under the eyes of the rat people. This was a thankless task that would not only expose themselves to the eyes of the rat people but also put them within the attack range.

And during the formal battle, it is inevitable to be bombarded by ratmen.

Just go straight forward without building any defensive fortifications.

"The rats have prepared all this for us."

This is what Caesar said to Lord Basil, who was leaning back in charge, during the pre-war meeting.

Caesar was never a coward.

It's just that he is too young, and still cannot bear the thought of death, and he cannot completely let go of the passing of life.

But this does not mean cowardice.

It doesn't mean hesitation.

Turning around, the face that was mostly hidden by the wide brim of the hat appeared in his eyes. Caesar didn't say anything, but pulled back the arm that was being held.

Now he has to fight.

He drew out the long sword in his hand.

"charge!"

Shout loudly.

A large number of royal knights gathered around him and responded.

"charge!"

The sound of response rose to the sky.

This is not a very wise decision. After all, retaining the elite forces in one's hands, especially in the first collision, is a very common and impeccable decision.

But this is not the choice that the still young Caesar would make.

Take the lead and choose to take the lead with the royal knights.

Caesar decided to take the spearhead himself, along with his warriors.

The Crusade Army must seize a position of the Ratmen as soon as possible, so that the bloated part of the army in the rear can be fully deployed.

Generally speaking, this is not that easy.

The ratmen teams placed in the gullies are not of fixed composition.

A core group of qualified guys who accompanied the Rat War and survived this difficult journey, possibly rat trolls, possible apprentice rat priests, or big claw priests.

A group of ordinary ratmen warriors, more young ratmen, and a group of servant troops composed of slave rats.

According to the most common standard, a ratman squad will have a group of four types of guys, namely, veteran ratman warriors, ratman soldiers, young ratmen, and slave rats, forming a ratman army of more than a thousand people.

Yes, with the rat warlords around Shu Zhan dying one after another and there being only a few left, these rat squads have undoubtedly expanded. It is no problem for the captains of these rat squads to be called little rat warlords now.

Although the upper and lower limits vary greatly, the powerful ones, rat trolls, rat priests, giant rats, war machines, all of these can be fully equipped, and even have their own flags.

The weak ones can only be composed entirely of ratmen warriors.

These ratmen squads with huge differences in upper and lower limits were deployed in large numbers in various places, including in the excavated ditches in each section, on the outskirts of simple fortresses, in the cavities excavated underground, and so on.

What's more, it's not just them. The ratman priests in the simple fortresses everywhere, the ferocious war machines, those fanatical big claw priests, these guys who landed on the battlefield also looked eager.

If you want to invade the ratmen's defense line, you must completely eliminate these guys.

Break into the winding ravines, fight with the rats in the narrow places, eliminate them and then climb the high fortress.

These are what the attacking side has to do. Only after doing all this can they take control of this area with great difficulty.

This is not easy.

However, this human army composed of farmers, mercenaries, and wandering knights still rushed forward.

There were continuous balls of dark blue light falling down, and the diffuse dark blue lightning was able to efficiently leave hideous scars in the ranks of the human crusade army every time.

But it didn't give any pause to these guys who were rushing towards them.

The human warriors who had passed through those hideous scars jumped without hesitation into the complex trenches dug by the ratmen.

The two sides began a fierce fight in this not-so-wide ravine.

Lightning cannons were still falling, but the human side was not without means of counterattack. One after another, bright silver elemental chaos cannons engraved with complex patterns were pushed onto the battlefield.

The first round of bombardment was directed at the ratmen's lightning cannons that were constantly firing and suppressing the Crusades.

After the loud explosion, there was not no result at all. A ratman lightning cannon was hit directly, causing a violent explosion before disintegrating.

This interrupted the ratmen's attack on the ordinary soldiers of the Crusade with lightning cannons.

The two sides began to bombard each other with their weapons.

This time, it was the rats who lacked mobility.

The lightning cannons installed on these crude fortresses were not easy to move. In addition, the improvements made to the lightning cannons by the Big Claw Priests made these already heavy weapons even more cumbersome.

But it’s not that they get nothing, the rats also have an advantage.

Advantage in range.

Bigger, bigger, bigger lightning cannons ultimately bring better range and decent power.

There was a constant and piercing roar echoing across the battlefield.

In this war, on this battlefield from high to low, the lightning cannon is undoubtedly the absolute protagonist.

However, losses were inevitable. With a sharp sound, another simple fortress was destroyed. The lightning cannons on the fortress, the noisy rat priests and slave rats were all instantly destroyed in such an attack.

A ratman statue made of mottled crystals rolled down from the empty and crude fortress, landed heavily on the ground, and exploded into a pool of debris.

The ratmen's fortifications have not yet been completely destroyed. These fortresses are indeed too simple. In the conception of those professional Big Claw priests, lightning cannons will be placed in specially reinforced cavities underground.

After special reinforcement, it will not collapse under the bombardment of one or two elemental chaos cannons.

The special passage that was opened can also provide space for the stationing of ratmen's lightning cannons.

However, due to time constraints, many ideas for this area were not implemented.

The Crusades also suffered losses. Their elemental chaos was also inevitably damaged in the bombardment.

The mages accompanying the army also fell to the ground with lightning marks on their foreheads.

However, compared with the trench warfare that has already begun, the artillery battle between humans and ratmen still seems mild.

The fighters of the Jihad Army kept jumping into those narrow ravines.

Faced with the ratmen squad stationed there.

The special environment in the trench brought about an unexpected encounter.

There was almost no time for both sides to react, they just stuck close to each other, and the fight began in an instant.

There was almost no distance between the two sides, and they were pressing against each other, so the rotation of their weapons was greatly restricted.

There is not much choice, and the same is true for the rat people. If you feel afraid and want to retreat, it is not a big problem. The rat priests standing on the simple fortress will help you make a choice.

There are continuous berserk spells being cast, regardless of friend or foe, giving both sides encouragement.

Collide with each other, either win this long battle or die.

The ratmen exist in various places in this area, in tunnels, secret passages, underground cavities, or simply pouring out from underground tunnels connecting to the ratmen positions in the rear.

Those ratmen warriors who had been tempered in the long run were indeed different from before.

The cooperation between each other is even more exquisite.

Within the structure of the Ratman Squad, these guys will also be divided into some smaller groups.

Most of them are grouped in groups of three to five.

Take on the role of a stalker and dangerous attacker in this chaotic battlefield.

Well, they are just a group of ratmen warriors. Even after going through the brutal training of running, how strong can they be?

Compared with ordinary ratmen warriors, they are just more sensitive, have learned to cooperate, and have stronger reaction ability and strength.

It can even hunt down the magic knights when they are negligent or make mistakes.

In the past, in order to kill a real magic knight, the ratmen often had to rely on the accumulation of the lives of a large number of ordinary ratmen warriors.

The fighting situation was tense on the chaotic battlefield.

The balance on the front line is gradually being lost.

The Ratmen squads in this area are almost wiped out.

In these gullies that had been excavated not long ago, corpses were piled up everywhere.

Among these piled up corpses, ratmen no longer make up the majority. In that resolute pressure, the word death also belongs to these human crusade warriors.

On the battlefield, the shrill sound of bells continued to echo in my ears.

Perhaps it was because the bell towers did not pose a particularly strong threat, allowing the rat-man priests who were shaking the giant bells frantically to continue the noise.

The ratmen in the rear have already dispatched more ratman squads, and the ratmen are pouring out from hidden underground tunnels.

It attracted the attention of the mages accompanying the army. Even in the midst of mutual bombardment, they still turned their guns around and fired several terrifying chaotic shots. The violent shock caused the underground tunnel to collapse.

The momentum of the rats' continuous outflow was paused. Blood was spilling out of the collapsed tunnels, but it was not noticeable in the chaotic battlefield at this moment.

The distraction brought a devastating disaster to these military mages. Dark blue lightning fell and spread, sending all the military mages into the sky.

a mess.

(End of this chapter)