From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 319, War

The brief pause in the war is particularly valuable to the human crusades.

The trenches dug by the ratmen, the tunnels that were not completely enclosed, the chambers, and the simple fortresses were not particularly suitable for humans.

Moreover, there are a large number of corpses in these blood-stained gullies that need to be dealt with.

Of course, they couldn't just ignore their dead companions like the rat people did.

However, there was not enough time for these things. The only reason why the rats did not come again was simply because they were also setting up defenses. The big claw priests and slave rats were particularly busy now.

In fact, the Eastern Expeditionary Force does not have the advantage at the moment. During the long journey, the army under Shu Zhan's command is no longer the same size as before.

So they chose to defend, relying on these chaotic gullies, tunnels, chambers, and various war machines to delay the time.

After the sea routes were restored, the rat lords began to transport resources here continuously. Rat transport ships sailed across the sea here and traded with the Rat Wars.

The stability doesn't last long.

Rat War must use the gifts brought by victory in exchange for the continuous investment from those greedy guys.

The rat priests are like cold-blooded monsters that endlessly devour blood mushrooms and lizards. They can indeed let go of grudges and hatred, and can also bring unimaginable help, but all this is based on a prerequisite: you must give them what they need.

You must be able to bring them benefits continuously, otherwise you will be abandoned in an instant and there will be nothing else to speak of.

It's ridiculous to say that.

This group of guys who were suppressed time and time again were once the protagonists of the Rat Kingdom.

Now they have transformed into a group of greedy cold-blooded lizards. They once claimed to dominate everything of the ratmen and be able to control everything in their hands. This kingdom, countless ratmen, blood mushrooms, and the glory of the great gods.

It will all be dominated by.

But now they have become a group of pathetic guys who rely on accumulating blood mushrooms to show off the glory of their gods.

Of course, compared to the vast majority of lowly, dust-like creatures in the Ratman Empire, the Ratman Priests, even though they are becoming increasingly weak, are still high and mighty.

However, compared to their past selves, the current group of rat-men priests have become somewhat more helplessly ugly.

The bodies in the ravine were hurriedly taken out of the ravine, and the bodies of the ratmen had to be sorted out at the rear. Such a death was not dignified, but it was just the beginning.

One by one, the Jihad soldiers fell into the complex ravine that they had just seized, standing in the front, almost separating the two with flesh and blood.

The sporadic fighting did not end, and ratmen continued to crawl out of the buried underground tunnels.

The military mages brought with them a variety of equipment and materials.

In the midst of the busyness, this ratman position was constantly changing. The gullies were widened, the chambers were leveled, and in a very short time, some buildings had been roughly rebuilt.

A solid position was taking shape, and most importantly, a bulky little tower was being placed.

In the dim magical light, waves of regular vibrations began to spread to all parts of the area with the small tower as the center.

This was a countermeasure specially developed by humans against the rat people's underground construction. It was hastily brought to the battlefield right after the prototype test was completed.

It is not perfect, it is too bulky, has a single purpose, and consumes a lot of energy. These are the shortcomings of this small tower. It has few advantages, only one, but it is enough, especially when dealing with rat people.

The small tower can suppress all underground structures in the falling area with extreme stability.

Whether it is an underground tunnel, pit, chamber, or anything else, it can be suppressed by this inconspicuous little tower.

The secret is the continuous and extremely regular waves.

The Human Empire was also making progress. In fact, this period was like a carnival for the magic academies and mages in the Human Empire. Almost every day, new concepts were proposed in this abundant magic power, and unresolved problems were solved.

This small tower was built based on the vibration concept proposed by the Wind Element Academy.

Amid the regular vibrations, the underground tunnels left behind by the ratmen continued to collapse, which was more efficient than the Elemental Annihilation Cannon because not only did it collapse, the entire area of ​​the earth seemed to be squeezed in these regular vibrations.

Becomes flat and solid.

This even affected the mages who were building defenses, and the high walls that had been erected collapsed in the regular shaking.

Fortunately, such vibrations will not have a huge impact on the surface. The deeper underground, the greater the impact.

Will the rats sit idly by and watch these crusaders build up their defenses?

of course not.

The ratman supervisors have finally prepared a list of the unlucky ones who will be pushed to the attack front.

The piercing sound of bells echoed across the battlefield once again.

This seemed like a signal, or perhaps the spear at his back was so terrifying that he could not disobey.

A large number of ratmen warriors appeared on all sides of this human-occupied area.

That bulky little tower was still somewhat useful. At least in this counterattack, the rats came from all directions instead of suddenly rushing out from under the front line.

Waving spears in their hands, they came in large numbers, climbing up the high walls that had not yet completely fallen, amid the panic shouts of the accompanying mages and the angry roars of the Crusade soldiers.

The two sides fought like this.

The resolution made by the ratman councillors was not completely useless. These sturdy chain mails and an ordinary spear were distributed to every ratman who was about to step onto the battlefield.

This brings certain equipment advantages to the rat people.

Even though ordinary ratmen warriors are still so weak, they do not necessarily have an advantage in physical fitness even when facing those Crusade soldiers who were lowly farmers not long ago.

But in this chaotic battlefield, in that brutal fight, what determines the outcome of the fight is far from comparing the data on paper.

After holding the weapons, the ratmen warriors and the Crusade soldiers only need one attack to kill each other if the conditions are right.

This is true whether it's a spear, a lance, a greatsword, or something more.

But even in such situations, the ratmen generally produced a piece of chain mail.

This is a huge improvement, which has brought the exchange ratio between the two sides to a level that is not so disparate.

The death of three ratmen warriors will take away one human Crusade warrior.

This is already an extremely good exchange ratio for the rat people.

Press forward in the whistling sound.

A human crusade soldier who was a mercenary not long ago faced the swarming ratmen in front of him, those ugly, red-eyed monsters.

He was not afraid and swung the sword in his hand hard, but the effect was not that good.

Amid the harsh sound of metal friction, a series of iron rings flew out, successfully saving the life of the person being attacked.

A sharp roar sounded in my ears.

A long spear stabbed towards the jihadist soldier regardless of everything.

He was not very afraid of death, as his death could bring him a large amount of compensation. Especially with the presence of His Highness, he felt that his family could truly receive the compensation.

That's a lot of money.

A sum of money that was enough to make him give up his life.

The many churches, royal families, and great nobles that have united together are certainly not short of money. The amount of money that the churches of the gods have paid to win this war is already incalculable.

That would be a pile of bright gold coins that could really form a small mountain.

They are not stingy with money.

It was precisely this money that made these desperate mercenaries risk their lives without hesitation.

The jihadist fighter wanted to stay alive if possible.

In addition to the generous compensation, every ratman killed can also be exchanged for an additional bounty.

And this money can only be earned by living.

He needs more money, so he will try his best to survive.

With red eyes, he waved the sword in his hand, blocked the spear, and slammed into the arms of the rat warrior in front of him. With the powerful collision, the rat warrior, who was not physically strong, took several steps back.

It looked like he was about to sit down on the ground.

At this moment, fear and panic appeared in the eyes of the ratman warrior. This was a young ratman who lacked experience, and it could be seen from his panicked eyes.

Those experienced veterans who have survived many wars will not panic on the battlefield.

The human Crusade warrior swung his sword and cut off the young ratman's head. Blood gushed out and the pungent smell spread almost instantly.

This human crusade warrior is not a young man and has a weather-beaten face.

Swing the sword at this moment.

Such a scene shocked the ratmen warriors who kept pouring in from all directions.

Holding a long sword, he began to retreat slowly, wanting to retreat into the team behind him. All around him, a group of Crusade soldiers were fighting with the rats that were sweeping in again.

This is a very correct judgment. If a person is exposed to these continuously pouring ratmen warriors, it won't be long before he is dragged to the ground and brutally killed. Only by joining forces with other Crusade soldiers can he feel a little safe.

It is normal to make such a decision, but it is a pity that among the attacking ratmen, there are a few real veterans.

As he stepped back, several pairs of scarlet eyes fell on him unknowingly.

There was no time to take a few steps back.

A spear suddenly emerged from the group of ratmen who were watching eagerly.

Stabbed towards the middle-aged man's chest.

Not only that, at this moment, spears were shot out from the sides and behind him. The middle-aged man reacted quickly and avoided the joint attack of the three ratmen by rolling awkwardly.

This was not easy, and the awkward rolling on the ground left traces of blood.

The three attackers showed their tracks.

Some guys who are not much more special than ordinary ratmen.

The lucky ones who survived that long run.

These are all words that can describe them.

Of course, meeting them is not a good thing.

As they joined together and pressed forward, it was almost impossible to see cowardice in the eyes of these ratmen. There was only numbness and the desire to kill.

The middle-aged man struggled to get up, gritting his teeth, but unfortunately, the rats attacked from three directions.

Almost impossible to defend.

Eyes wide open.

A spear pierced his chest. He blocked attacks from two directions, but there was still one attack that he couldn't defend against.

The spear was pulled out and the middle-aged man fell to the ground with a bang.

Just like that, the human mercenary who sold his life for money died. Soon, a batch of pensions will be sent back to the small city to the hands of an old and terrifying woman, who was his wife.

In fact, these elite ratmen should have a characteristic, a very special characteristic, they are good at group fights.

This may have a lot to do with the terrible conditions during the long raid. The Rat War divided these guys into small teams. In this way, no matter it was an external war or a mutual struggle during the pause, the situation gradually changed from a single ratman, a large group of ratmen, to a group of ratmen teams gathering together for warmth.

This makes these guys extremely good at cooperating with each other, and also makes them better at siege and group attack.

This was not a long-lasting and decisive attack. In fact, the rats roared away again not long after, after failing to break through the Crusades' front line and destroy the bulky tower.

The rats immediately began to retreat very naturally.

Retreat is a very simple thing for the rats. As long as the supervision team is no longer pressing forward, they will swarm away in an instant.

But such an attack would not leave nothing behind.

The position that had just been cleared, and the ditches that had not yet been filled or widened, were once again filled with corpses.

There are rat people and humans.

The pungent smell of blood lingered for a long time.

In this situation, good news emerged.

The supply officer brought over pots of hot porridge, and it was time to eat.

The Jihadists have gained a firm foothold in this position, and many subsequent things are gradually catching up.

Supplies, logistics, medical care, various instruments, the mages' precision equipment, and the army's blacksmiths.

These are gradually falling into place.

In silence, he looked at the blood and mess on the ground in front of him, except for the garrison and warning soldiers of the Jihad Army.

The others also received their dinner, a bowl of meat porridge of considerable thickness and a piece of hard black bread. They looked for something to lean on in their exhaustion, as corpses were piled up everywhere around them.

But the rats obviously didn't want them to live in peace like this.

Amidst the roars, dark blue lightning balls fell wantonly.

Without stopping for a moment, he dodged in panic, holding his dinner.

From afar, one could hear the twisted and sharp laughter of the rat-man priests.

(End of this chapter)