On the Seven Towers

Xiao Chen raised the money bag in his hand and shook it in front of everyone. The money bag was made of deerskin and was very strong. The gold coins inside weighed at least twenty kilograms. In the past, Xiao Chen would not have been able to shake it so easily, but now, with that After the magical white light group changed, he did it easily. The gold coins collided, making a pleasant tinkling sound, and Xiao Chen could see that almost everyone had a more or less greedy expression.

He took out a gold coin. The gold coin exuded a silvery white light under the moonlight. "One gold coin will allow you to live a good life in Suero for two months. Five gold coins can buy a knife made by a dwarf craftsman." Good weapons, ten gold coins can buy a nice house in a small town, fifty gold coins can allow you to marry a beautiful woman as your wife, and then live a peaceful life with her. Gold coins are a good thing. , don’t you think so?”

"Sir, gold coins are good things, but I like them, but they don't like me." A mercenary said in a weird tone, and the others laughed when they heard it.

"It's not easy to earn gold coins? Then I will give you a chance to take the gold coins home today." Xiao Chen said forcefully, pointing to the bright mountain top not far away, "Right there, our scouts have discovered They have been unable to attack my castle for a long time, and they are tired. The horse thieves are coming out in full force. Now is the time when the number of people in the camp is the smallest. It is a good opportunity for us to attack the camp. Now, I will pay the gold coins to buy the horse thieves! The heads of ordinary horse thieves, one gold coin each! The leader of the horse thieves, ten gold coins each! Whoever kills the bandit leader Caddis, I will give him fifty gold coins!”

"Oh~" The mercenaries were all amazed. The purchasing power of one golden ax coin was equivalent to 6,000 yuan. Xiao Chen's price was already very impressive on the battlefield.

"Sir, we will kill them all!"

"Sir, let's go! Kill everyone in the camp first, and then stab the siege guys in the back."

When Xiao Chen saw that the morale of all the mercenaries was high, he knew that the material stimulation had taken effect.

Just when he was about to announce his departure, Wade, the leader of the Swift Leopard Mercenary Group, stood up. He bowed slightly and said: "Sir, thank you for your generosity. You have given us a price that we can't refuse. But I have a question. Among the scouts just sent, there are people from our regiment. He found that the enemies in the camp are more powerful than us. A lot more. If we charge forward like this, the losses will be huge, right? Gold coins are tempting for us hard-working mercenaries, but lives are more precious."

"Ward, what do you mean? As a warrior, how can you retreat in front of the battle?" Karanda said dissatisfied.

"Captain Calanda, why would I back down? I just hope Master Xiao can have a more complete plan. If you ask me, we can wait for more horse thieves to come out of the camp before raiding them."

Walder's words were not unreasonable. The mercenaries who were already eager to fight were suddenly poured cold water on them. They all stopped and started talking.

Chen Hansheng, Li Tianrui and others were already worried about the situation in the school. Seeing the sudden change in the situation around them, they were very anxious, but could not make any excuses.

"Ward! What are you doing! Mr. Xiao hired us to solve the crisis of the siege. Where are your principles as a mercenary?" Kalanda took a step forward with an angry look on his face.

"Captain Qalanda, if the number of horse thieves in the camp is equal to ours, or even twice ours, I will rush over without hesitation. But now their number may be three or four times ours. There is a strong man like Caddis in the walled camp! He is a mid-level warrior! Who among us dares to say that he is stronger than him?" Wade retorted without fear.

"What are you thinking!" Kalanda stretched out her hand to pull his collar.

"Wait." Xiao Chen called out to Kalanda. He did not argue with Wade, but continued to talk to everyone with a confident expression: "Just now, Captain Wade raised an objection, saying that the horse thieves With numbers and strength, we will suffer great losses if we rush forward. But I cannot agree with this. We have a huge advantage that the horse thieves cannot match, allowing us to hold on to the chips of victory!"

Everyone fell silent and listened to what he had to say.

"That's me, a magician!" Xiao Chen pointed at his nose and said loudly, "Have you forgotten my magic? Have you forgotten the scene in the mercenary camp? Everyone standing in front of me , how many of them were defeated by me? If I can scare you with my magic, I can scare the horse thieves even more! Today, I will rush to the front and use my magic to clear the way for everyone!"

"Sir, you can't do this. You have no reason to take risks!" Kalanda said nervously.

"As a magician, compared with ordinary warriors, I am a strong one. Isn't it natural that the strong open the way for others?"

The people around made a roar, and many people even showed excitement. The mercenaries still have fresh memories of Xiao Chen's power, and they both respect and fear him. But they never thought that one day, the noble magician would fight with them, and even stand in front of them regardless of danger in order to reduce their losses. Such a thing has never been heard in legends, and it even moved some people's hearts.

"But even if they are strong, they are just one step ahead and still need the support of each of you. Now, does anyone have any objections? Are you willing to fight with me?" Xiao Chen turned to Wade, "Captain Wade, what do you say?"

"Sir..." Wade's words were stuck in his throat, his dry lips trembled slightly, and there was a trace of shame in his eyes. When he raised the question, it was just for bargaining, but he didn't expect that the result would be like this in the end. He knelt on one knee and answered loudly: "The Swift Leopard Group is willing to follow you and fight for you!"

"The Violent Bear Group will break through that camp and fight for you!"

"The Iron Axe Group will never lose to the Violent Bear and fight for you!" One mercenary group after another echoed Wade's oath.

"The Blue Flame Group will definitely protect your safety and fight for you!" Karanda said, and a rare smile appeared on her face at this time.

The mercenaries shouted one after another, they were not willing to be outdone, and they were full of fighting spirit!

Xiao Chen could sense the powerful morale of the mercenaries around him. These people were no longer just moved by the gold coins. Something deeper touched their hearts. Xiao Chen drew out the Spark Sword at his waist and pointed it at the top of the mountain, announcing loudly: "Follow me!"

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The guards of the horse thieves' camp were very sparse. First, they did not expect that someone would attack their camp under the massive siege; second, most of the leaders were on the battlefield in front, and many horse thieves had no one to lead them.

When the mercenary team led by Xiao Chen rushed to the gate of the camp, Kadis had just arrived, and he had only gathered a hundred horse thieves along the way. The horse thieves of other horse thieves either did not listen to his command or simply fled. When he saw nearly two hundred mercenary soldiers charging at his camp, he hurriedly scolded his left and right: "Form a formation, form a formation, you idiots, follow me to the gate to stop them!"

This village has no towers, and the so-called walls and gates are just some wooden boards and sundries. The mercenaries and horse thieves could see each other rushing towards the door through the thick gaps between the wooden bars.

Xiao Chen took the lead and rushed to the front, with Kalanda and Gamero protecting him on his side. He activated the protective necklace given to him by Morey, and a hemispherical shield covered him and the horse under him. Under the command of Cadiz, the horse thieves at the entrance of the camp had formed a crude square behind the door, and there were scattered soldiers around shooting arrows at them through the fence. But most of the arrows were either deflected by Kalanda and Gamero or deflected by Xiao Chen's shield.

When he was about fifty meters away from the camp gate, Xiao Chen stopped. He drew the magic pattern representing the heart of fear in his mind, and then poured his vast mental power into it. The encounters in the past few days have made him have a subtle breakthrough. Both the speed of drawing magic patterns and the stability of filling mental power have been greatly improved, which has brought the power of his spells to a new level.

The completed magic pattern turned into a terrifying spiritual energy. Under Xiao Chen's guidance, it left his spiritual world and rushed into reality. As his long sword pointed, this invisible energy crossed the sky, passed through the gate, and fell into the horse thieves' square behind the village gate, and instantly exploded.

Xiao Chen always thought that "Heart of Fear", as the first combat magic he learned, was a very common low-level magic. However, as one of the nine inherited magics created by the Saint Mage Antonio Gregorio, how could the Heart of Fear be simple? The most powerful thing about this magic is that there is no limit. The more vast the caster's mental power, the greater the range of the magic. With Xiao Chen's current ability, this magic is enough to be called a tactical magic against the army.

This blow was like a bucket of cold water poured into a frying pan, and the horse thieves' square of more than a hundred people exploded instantly. In an instant, some of the horse thieves collapsed to the ground, some screamed, some cried with their heads in their hands, and more began to run around. Even some people with stronger wills who were not defeated by the illusion had a moment of trance.

At this time, Xiao Chen's mercenaries seized the opportunity and began to charge.

Kalanda rushed to the front. She gathered her strength, then her fighting spirit burst out. She swung her sword high up with her fighting spirit and chopped it down on the gate of the camp. The two-finger-thick hardwood strips were split into pieces by this sword, and half of the gate was gone.

Following closely behind was Gamero. He roared, and his already sturdy figure became stronger. Black hair grew on his body and face, just like a demon bear. He rushed forward and hit the door with his shoulder. The broken door panel was completely knocked away. Several horse thieves behind the door were hit by the flying wood blocks and fell to the ground with blood spurting out of their mouths. The warrior with the blood of the demon bear laughed and stepped into the gate. A large number of mercenaries behind him rushed in with shouts.

The half-elf archer Cole bent his bow and aimed at the horse thief flag on the distant magic platform. He chanted a spell, and the power of wind wrapped around his arrow like a thin thread. This magic arrow had a range and accuracy far beyond its peers. As he shot an arrow, Kadis's bloody scimitar flag fell. That flag has always been a symbol of Kadis, representing his authority. The fall of the flag made the enemies inside and outside the camp more panicked.

"Charge!" The war cry that resounded in all directions swept through the camp.

In front of such a fierce army, the horse thieves who were dispersed by Xiao Chen could not organize a strong counterattack at all. Moreover, Xiao Chen followed behind the mercenaries. As long as he saw the horse thieves gathering, he would release a fear magic on them.

Before the battle really started, it turned into a one-sided pursuit. This is the power of magic. The morale of the mercenaries was getting higher and higher. The horse thieves who came from other places were defeated by the powerful warriors one by one. The horse thieves who were holding strong points were defeated one by one by several fighting spirit masters.

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Caddis withdrew from the square formation the moment Xiao Chen released his magic. Even so, he still felt a trace of palpitations in the aftermath of the magic. He looked at the battle situation at the door, and his heart sank a little bit. He knew that warriors and blood warriors with fighting spirit were far stronger than ordinary warriors in terms of strength, speed, endurance and defense. These horse thieves with only rudimentary martial arts skills are like sheep before a tiger in front of these masters. And the only one who can compete with the masters here is himself.

Cadiz's strength is only slightly stronger than Kalanda's, and he knows very well that if he continues to fight like this, the only result will be annihilation of his entire army. Thinking of this, he said to Awan who came over: "Take a few people and go to the west of the camp to collect the retreating team. I will break up the rear and join you later."

Awan left in response. Kadis looked at the melee crowd and suddenly jumped up to where the ordinary mercenaries were gathered. Blood filled his sword. The long sword fell and the blood mist turned into Countless blood glows scattered out in all directions. Wherever the blood glow hit, whether it was clothes, armor or flesh and blood, it was as if sulfuric acid had been poured on it, corroding and melting rapidly.

This blow was like a bomb exploding in the crowd. The mercenaries who were hit by the bloody light died on the spot. Those who were injured fell to the ground, covering their wounds and shouting loudly, losing their combat effectiveness. More mercenaries were stunned by this, their offensive was blocked, and their charging formation was shattered by one blow, and then they had to fight for the battlefield with the horse thieves.

Caddis succeeded in the attack and did not hesitate to fight. He ran towards the school as fast as possible before several masters came back from the siege.

Kadis ran while fighting. Not far after escaping from the camp, he met Orville and Awan. Awan gathered some people, and now there were about twenty people.

As soon as Orville saw Cadiz, he said eagerly: "Boss! Adan and his sister have turned against each other. These two guys who are cheating are now attacking us together with the magician's people. Several horse thieves have been captured by them. The whole army was wiped out!"

"What? Why did they do this? Tell me clearly!" Caddis felt dizzy. Why did the good situation suddenly collapse on all sides and take a turn for the worse?

"I don't know. After I assassinated the magician, I lay in wait for a while. When I saw that no new magician appeared, I took a detour and retreated to the camp. When I passed the city wall that Adan was responsible for attacking, I found that no one was attacking at all. City, but there were sounds of killing in the position of the Kuanghu Horse Thief Group not far away. I had never seen the magician’s team leaving the city, so I felt strange. When I went over and took a look, I discovered that it was Adan and Kuanghu who were on fire. And. They, they and the castle guards killed Kuanghu and the others.

"Boss, what should we do? The dozen brothers I led also encountered Adan's scout team, and two of them died before they were able to fight them off. How can we continue to fight?" Awan said.

Caddis looked angrily at the school that was still some distance away, and made a decision immediately: "Let's retreat. We are leaving now. The mercenaries are blocking the east side, and Adan is blocking the south side. If we want to go back, we can only follow the path." The path goes northeast through the woods."

"What about the other brothers?" Awan asked.

"Let them escape on their own. Our goal is too obvious if we take them with us. It will only make everyone unlucky." Caddis ran towards the forest with only about twenty people without hesitation.

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The camp had been almost cleared, and there were dead and injured mercenaries and horse thieves everywhere. The entire hilltop was wrapped in a heavy smell of blood. All the dead horse thieves had their heads cut off by the mercenaries and were piled in front of Xiao Chen like a pile of rubbish. Behind him, Cai Long was recording the kills despite the stench that hit his forehead.

Li Tianrui covered his nose and walked over and said, "Xiao Chen, don't you think this battle is too easy? We just rush in and kill the enemy?"

"You have to take into account our hard work along the way. I almost gave up my life. If I hadn't rushed so quickly and appeared at the most empty moment in the camp of the horse thieves, the ending might have been completely different." Xiao Chen replied.

"Yes, but now I believe your previous judgment. The horse thieves are indeed a piece of loose sand."

Xiao Chen sighed: "Even loose sand is a life and death struggle. How about our casualties?"

"We have killed 26 mercenaries and injured 59. Most of them were done by Caddis alone. Some others have temporarily lost their combat effectiveness." Li Tianrui looked at Xiao Chen with some embarrassment, "They were all done by you. Magical damage."

"Ha, my control is indeed a bit poor..." Xiao Chen scratched his head.

"But the leader of the horse thieves, Caddis, took advantage of the chaos and escaped. This guy is really fierce. It's a pity that we couldn't keep him. I'm worried that he will go around and cause trouble with us in the future."

"A person's power is always limited. Even if he is stronger than any of us, most of his power has been destroyed by us. What are we afraid of?" Xiao Chen looked at his watch and said, "But we don't have time. There is a delay. In five minutes, gather those who can still fight and prepare to attack the enemy behind the siege.”

"Okay! The sooner we attack, the less damage the school will suffer. It's time to teach those bastards a lesson!"

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Zhang Sicheng bent his bow and aimed at an enemy who was climbing up the wall and preparing to run out. As soon as he let go, the last arrow in his quiver was shot out. The arrow shot into the opponent's neck, and the horse thief's body stiffened, and then fell down helplessly.

"Luck!" Zhang Sicheng put the bow on the ground, picked up an ownerless spear, and looked around. Unexpectedly, there was no enemy to be seen. Several guards with wounds all over their bodies were also looking for traces of the enemy like Zhang Sicheng. One of them asked in a strange tone: "Why are there no enemies?"

"Could it be...we...win?"

Zhang Sicheng didn't dare to answer this sentence. He didn't know whether this was just a temporary retreat of the enemy or a real victory. He carefully walked out of the fortifications holding the spear and walked towards the school wall.

The wall had never been so hideous. This wall, which was more decorative than practical on Earth, became a barrier between life and death here. Corpses fell inside and outside the wall, and some were hung on the wall in strange postures.

Zhang Sicheng closed the eyes of a corpse lying between the iron fences with his hands, and looked out from the wall with nausea. He saw that the plain in front of the campus was in chaos at this time. Horse teams came from nowhere and galloped on the plain. But they were not here to attack the school, but to chase the retreating horse thieves. The horse thieves who were so aggressive just now were fleeing in disarray, and some of them who ran the farthest had already disappeared into the distant mountains and forests.

"Reinforcements? We actually have reinforcements?"

He looked further away. The horse thieves' camp seemed to have quieted down. The bloody scimitar flag on the flagpole had disappeared, and now there was a piece of white cloth floating there.

"Is this...surrender?"

At this time, he saw a team of more than ten people, galloping towards the school. The first few riders waved flashlights in their hands to show their identities. Soon, the team rushed up the slope in front of the school gate, and the few people shouted: "We are our own people! Come to help kill the enemy, don't shoot!"

The riders ran to the wall and found that there were no enemies attacking the city around them, and began to shout loudly: "The horse thieves were repelled, we won!"

Zhang Sicheng couldn't help but ask loudly: "Is this true?"

A rider shone the flashlight in the direction of Zhang Sicheng, then stopped his horse and said: "Teacher Zhang, I am Xiao Chen. We defeated the horse thieves and captured their camp. We won! Really won!"

"Xiao Chen? Won?" Zhang Sicheng repeated these two words, and then his heart began to beat wildly, beating faster than the first time he met the enemy. After seeing Xiao Chen, the scenes he saw that he was not sure of were connected together. It turned out that the enemy really retreated, the camp really surrendered, and the bloody battle was really over. The man in his thirties stood there in a daze, the spear in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously, and then tears began to flow out of his eyes, flowing through his scars, and wetting his tattered combat uniform. He cried for all the dead, and laughed for all the living.

"Ah!!" He raised his fists high to vent his emotions, and then jumped up like a child, shouting at the top of his lungs: "The enemy has fled! We won!"

Xiao Chen rode on the horse, quietly watching the man in front of him like crazy, but his heart was surprisingly calm. At this time, he didn't need to say anything, the victory belonged to him, and even more to the people in front of him.

The others around couldn't believe it at first, but when they all crowded to the wall and saw the fleeing enemies, they couldn't help but roar with Zhang Sicheng. The roar of victory spread like water waves in the school, and more and more voices merged into the cheers: "The enemy has fled! The enemy has fled! We won! We won~!"

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