madnovel Chapter 18 Battle in the Wasteland
Chapter 18 Battle in the Wasteland
Lu Yuan led his team, ate something when they approached Guhe Village, and then continued onward.
They finally approached the village in the afternoon.
However, at this very moment...
Herod.
Lu Yuan, who was at the very front, pulled on the reins.
Because on the ground lay a corpse, wearing the city guard's standard armor, its chest struck by a blunt object, the entire chest caved in, revealing the white bone fragments.
Before the warhorse's front hooves even touched the ground, he had already leaped down.
Old Huang and Wei Yong followed.
"Judging from the wounds, the people from Tiger Hill Fortress must have had their chests shattered by a spiked club," Wei Yong said, touching the corpse on the ground.
Lu Yuan looked up into the distance and saw another corpse ahead.
"Leave immediately, we're not doing this mission."
His voice was somewhat hurried.
Although we don't know what happened ahead, the fact that the people of Huqiu Fortress died here must mean there was some danger.
We can't afford to take any risks with our group of more than ten people.
Without hesitation, Wei Yong and his men mounted their horses and prepared to leave.
There's no room for luck in this kind of thing; any mistake will come at the cost of many lives.
After mounting his horse, Lu Yuan prepared to return along the same route.
However, they hadn't run very far.
His stopped again.
"Da da..."
From a distance, they could see cavalry closing in on them, and they collided with them.
Sweat beaded on Wei Yong's forehead: "Sir, the Northern Barbarian scouts number around thirty."
On the other side, inside the Icefield Fortress Commander's Mansion.
Yunmo was dragged and shoved into the Captain's mansion. He was in a sorry state, his armor was torn, and an iron arrow was stuck in his shoulder. He collapsed to the ground as soon as he entered.
Zhou Hongling and Zhou Ming came out. Seeing the scene before them, the latter frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"Sir, the centurion led us out of the city to wipe out the Iron Falcons. After engaging them, we were ambushed. Of the entire centurion squad, less than ten escaped; the rest were killed."
"Yunmo's personal guard said in a trembling voice."
If they hadn't broken out towards the nearest ice fortress at the last moment, they would probably be dead on the battlefield now.
Originally, the Iron Falcon only had fifty-odd men, but unexpectedly, in Guhe Village, they summoned all the scout teams from the surrounding area. Even though Yunmo and his men were powerful and killed nearly a hundred Northern Barbarian scouts, they were ultimately defeated.
It was almost crushed by the iron hawk.
This battle can be considered the Waterloo of this fledgling tiger.
"It's already good that you're back. Quickly help your elders inside to heal their injuries," Zhou Ming said, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
Zhou Hongling frowned and said, "To be able to injure Yunmo like this, Iron Falcon truly lives up to his name."
"That's natural. You're still young and haven't faced them head-on yet. Every Iron Falcon is one in a hundred, and they are extremely cunning and skilled with bows and arrows. At the very least, they are all at the minor mastery level. They are among the absolute elite of the Northern Barbarians."
A thousand Iron Falcons—even a master of the Innate Realm could be killed by them. Isn't that impressive? To this day, our Great Yong has never killed a well-organized unit of Iron Falcons. Yun Mo has been too greedy for credit this time.
After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he walked towards the room where his apprentice was being treated, clearly still worried.
Zhou Hongling's face also showed a solemn expression. The appearance of such an elite Northern Barbarian force near the city was very dangerous for the city guards who were out of the city to complete their mission.
However, he could not act rashly. Currently, he was in a stalemate with the Northern Barbarians. A large-scale military expedition would likely provoke a reciprocal counterattack, and if the two sides went to war, he could not bear the responsibility.
However, it is absolutely impossible to let the Northern Barbarians continue to run rampant.
The only solution is to select elite forces to eliminate this Iron Falcon.
Then, he hurriedly went to his study.
Meanwhile, Lu Yuan and his group were surrounded by the Northern Barbarian scouts who had been chasing Yun Mo and the others back. Iron Hawk was highly skilled and daring, and had chased them quite far, so he had not yet returned.
However, the thirty-odd scouts in front of them still posed a great challenge to Lu Yuan and his group.
"Don't panic, prepare the Arrowhead Formation."
Lu Yuan said calmly, then took a large pear wood bow from his horse and held a wolf-hair arrow in his hand.
"Crunch."
The bowstring made a sound as he pulled it.
"call out!"
With a whooshing sound, an arrow flew out and shot toward a northern barbarian warrior at great speed.
"laugh!"
A northern barbarian scout who charged forward was instantly pierced through the neck by an arrow and fell to the ground.
After mastering archery, Lu Yuan's arrows were simply beyond the reach of ordinary northern barbarians.
"Whoosh!"
A series of arrows pierced the air, and Lu Yuan kept touching the quiver on the horse's back.
The northern barbarian cavalry charged forward with shouts, and men fell one after another.
A system notification sounded in Lu Yuan's mind.
[The host fires an arrow once, increasing their proficiency in the "Wolf-Chasing Archery Technique" by 10.]
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Wei Yong and the others, watching Lu Yuan display his might, calmed down somewhat. In a short time, more than a dozen Northern Barbarian warriors were shot off their horses.
"Bang!"
But the bowstring couldn't withstand Lu Yuan's force and snapped.
The bow was also broken into two pieces.
The northern barbarian cavalry were getting closer and closer to them.
Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly. He had bought this bow for ten taels of silver, thinking it would last for a while, but as his strength increased, it could no longer support his power.
If I can go back this time, I'll definitely get a better bow.
"brush!"
After discarding the broken bow, he drew his longsword and said to the men behind him, "Brothers, the Northern Barbarians outnumber us. Prepare to fight to the death!"
Wei Yong and the others had already drawn their weapons.
"kill!"
After Lu Yuan shouted, he led his men out. If you looked closely, you would see more than a dozen people under his command.
A huge, transparent arrowhead shape was faintly forming within the formation.
With the support of the military formation, the warhorses moved even faster, and Wei Yong and the others became more energetic. The panic in their eyes completely disappeared, replaced by fervor.
On the other side, the remaining twenty-odd Northern Barbarian warriors instantly clashed with them.
"laugh!"
Lu Yuanren used the momentum of his horse to precisely slice through the chest of a powerful entrant, while simultaneously ducking to avoid the opponent's spiked club. He then saw the Northern Barbarian squad leader in front of him cut in half, blood mist spraying out.
Wei Yong's armor-piercing hammer also struck one of the men.
They were like a sharp arrow, piercing into the barbarian ranks.
[The host kills an enemy with their sword once, increasing their proficiency in the "Eight Styles of Breaking the Edge" by 10.]
......
[The host charges into the formation once, gaining +10 points to proficiency in the "Arrowhead Formation"]
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[Host's skill in "Golden Bell Shield" increases by 10 after withstanding one attack from the opponent.]
......
The sound kept ringing out.
Lu Yuan's hands never stopped moving. This was the first time he had faced so many enemies, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was under a lot of pressure.
However, as he continued to fight, his movements became more and more skillful, and his combat power increased rather than decreased.
It's even stronger than when it first started.
Their progress is rapid.