Chapter 418
2021-01-06
Chapter 418 The so-called heroThe blue rays of light are scattered and undulating, as if sinking in The countless sapphires at the bottom of the abyss are dazzling, swaying slightly with the ripples of the water, poignant and dreamy; and like the stars listed in the sky, all over the black satin-like night sky, shining brightly, with the turbulent atmosphere. Flickering and floating...
If you ignore the fact that "it's a densely packed group of ghoul eyes coming towards you", the view is strange and wonderful. If you are optimistic enough to think about everything in the right direction, the ghoul's "blue light in the eyes" feature actually marks its own position - even if there is no torch and the moonlight looming in the clouds from time to time, the defenders can also be visible at a glance. Know where the ghouls are approaching the defense line, and where the ghouls are far from the mountain road, so that they can conduct targeted defenses according to the pressure on the battlefield.
However, the fact is: this situation can really scare anyone out of shit - the defenders on the mountain road along the canyon have no interest in watching, they are standing upright, squeezing all their strength. , doing everything possible to prevent this magnificent blue ocean from approaching the defense line.
The cross-section of the Gorge is a slightly broken U-shape. It is easy for the ghouls to descend from the north slope and cross the frozen Milkwater through the bottom of the valley, but it is difficult to climb the south slope and enter within the wall. Faced with increasingly sloping cliffs, this is why Night's Watch rarely worries that wildling will bypass Wall from here: although there are few terrains along the canyon that are as close to vertical as Wall's ice wall, but the drop is tens of meters, and Steep slopes with an included angle of 60 to 70 degrees can be seen everywhere - and these soils constitute steep slopes mixed with rocks and, to some extent, not as strong and reliable as the ice wall of The Wall, which is the biggest support for the defenders.
The black clothed brothers stood in a row with weapons in hand. The long and narrow front made it impossible for them to stand side by side. They could only be separated by ten meters. The sudden heavy snowstorm caused white to fall on their armor, but they were shaken away by the violent movement: everyone was desperately shooting arrows, and archery in this brief moment became meaningless- Anyway, densely packed on the steep slope under the feet are all pairs of blue eyes, shooting at the places with these strange bright spots, that's right!
The soldiers kept pulling their bows to aim at the bottom of the valley. The time they held their bows was too short to be aiming at all, they just said in the heart "Go to hell monster!" and then let go of the Dragonglass on the strings. The arrow shoots into the ghouls - silently, shoot an arrow, silently, shoot an arrow...
Unfortunate, one arrow will get no effect; good luck, one arrow will pass The blue eyes covering the mountains and plains were missing a pair. Muscles began to sore, breathing gradually became short, and the heartbeat became more intense. Soldiers had to do their best not only to control the rhythm of the counterattack, but also to control the sphincter to avoid embarrassment.
There are obsidian arrows and boxes full of Wildfire cans at the feet, lit torches are inserted on the railings, feather arrows sou sou flying in the canyon... Are there limited numbers of Wildfires in combat? But obsidian weapons, especially Dragonglass arrows, are the most abundant, but now the problem facing the defenders is: there are not enough people and bows to shoot these arrows, and it is impossible to form a rain of Dragonglass arrows, and it is impossible to really stop the corpse tide from coming up!
Someone couldn't hold back after a dozen arrows, lifted a Wildfire can and threw it down the slope... A cloud of jade-green Fireballs rose from the wave of ghouls at the front. The wave of peace swept through and knocked down a ghoul. Seeing that Wildfire could work on the enemy, people's confidence was instantly boosted. However, when the initial burst of flames subsided, the confidence that had been boosted for a few seconds was immediately discounted.
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In terms of quantity, the combat readiness of the entire canyon—even if it does not count the preparatory part kept in the fortress, just discusses the majority of the front-line defense segment, It's also enough to destroy an entire ghoul army without the Others taking action. However, this refers to a situation in which "the enemies are lined up and crowded and do not resist at all". But now the reality is: Others have mastered the means of human defense. At this moment, under the command of their "heads", the ghouls are arranged in a very clever way, like a signal base station, in a honeycomb-like layout. Keeping a short distance from each other, they are swarming towards the humans...
From above, the ghouls seem to be swarming up to try to forcibly break through the line of defense with human seas and ant-attached tactics. , but when the defenders poured firepower expectantly and wanted to massacre, they would find out that whether it was a Dragonglass arrow or a rocket fired, it could only hit two or three in ten rounds, and the Wildfire can burst into flames. , but the cold weather and the snow on the ground greatly weakened the formidable power of the fire attack... Wildfire can only ignite the few unfortunate ghouls that were splashed, and many ghouls washed up by the air waves on the snowy slopes After a roll, he stood up again, and even the few ghouls who turned into pillars of fire and could not be saved would consciously shrink in the place where they fell to avoid hindering the movement of the surrounding ghouls.
Not to mention, the rest of the ghouls who are lucky not to be burned will retreat in a large circle as if they were conscious, and even the ghouls attacking from behind will wisely bypass this large group of flames. . There is simply no way to easily form the spectacular scene as imagined: "a large area is burned, forming a fire sea to intercept the enemy"!
Where the Wildfire landed, the ghoul's offensive was briefly curbed, while elsewhere, they still poured in like a flood of broken banks, rolling up against gravity, like slow-moving waves, slowly, Climbing steadily towards the mountain road, stepping over the seniors who were shot down by Dragonglass arrows, bypassing the ignited fireball, and pushing to the defensive mountain road on the south side of the mountain without hesitation.
The defenders are indeed killing a large number of ghouls, but unfortunately - not enough, and not fast enough!
Facing the approaching ghouls, the soldiers instinctively want to continue throwing Wildfire in large numbers, But the commander in this section firmly forbids such behavior of drinking poison to quench thirst. Although this weapon has a good killing effect, there are only a few cans per person on average.
Unable to maintain full firepower, the ghouls continued to climb up without hesitation. Although there were no casualties on the living side, fear has begun to spread: it seems to be mixed in the wind and blowing on people. , as if mixed with air and poured into the lungs, it is more like the command encoded into the commander and the sound of the surrounding robes' breathing transmitted by sound... quietly sneaked into the skull, whispering in the most subtle volume in the back of the head:
(Gosh...what to do?)
(This is impossible to hold.)
(Can we survive tonight!)
When this tiny brain When the murmur finally slipped out of some unstoppable guy, the soldiers' fear spread through the communication.
"That's too much!"
"How long will it take for our backup to arrive?"
"There was one just now, and I clearly shot it , but it just doesn't die!"
"They don't stop, my lord," cried a recruit, trembling like the last leaf on an autumn tree, and the ghouls under his feet had already climbed Arriving at Banpo, there are only more than 30 meters away from the mountain road. "There are more coming! Gods are merciful, they even know how to roll and put out fires! If we don't use Wildfire, we will have no chance to use it!"
As long as the Wildfire is thrown and the backup has not arrived, they can withdraw. It is written in the plan. This is to execute the Lord Commander's order, to preserve the vitality, and not to be a deserter!
Everyone thought so.
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"Shut up!!! I have even killed Others, how can I scare away a few dead people today?!"
Gary's roar like a bell quelled all the panic screams with fear, he was very cowardly, but very funny - he just couldn't stand other people being more cowardly than oneself.
The "leader" of Igor's integration into the Night's Watch Legion, the veteran who participated in the "lethal patrol" and survived the sword of Others with the latter, is in the Night's Watch Legion. After staying for forty-four years, at the age of fifty, I finally took advantage of the good opportunity of Igor's election as Lord Commander to get rid of the status of a soldier...
With seniority, military exploits and special comrade-in-arms relationship with Lord Commander , he is now respected by new and old soldiers in Legion, but his personal ability is really average and he can't take on any heavy responsibility... Igor originally transferred him to Queenscrown and asked him to be named as one of the gates of Queenscrown to manage the old age, but he heard that The front line of the canyon lacked grass-roots officers, and he took the initiative to ask to come here - to command dozens of mountain people and new land-grant recruits in the entire defense section, which is much more fulfilling than the southerners who lead three or five logistics departments to guard the door!
The sword that Others nearly pierced in Gary's chest four years ago had an irreversible effect on the movement of his left shoulder and left arm, but as a Small Captain commanding ordinary soldiers, It is more than enough to teach and teach experience and bring new people.
He is now a famous "heroic officer", and he can't fall into this name!
"Don't just use Dragonglass arrows, light it up, put Wildfire on the arrow!" After thinking hard for a few minutes, he thought of a solution to the lack of Wildfire formidable power and quantity, "Just kill and By lighting a row of ghouls and forming a wall of fire, you can force them to gather at one point, and then use the Wildfire can to smash them, we have to save some points and try to hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"
Dragonglass Arrows kill ghouls, but only turn them into corpses. Wildfire can ignite ghouls, but the ghouls will not run around and let the fire spread like a living person. On the contrary, they will gather in a position where they will not hinder the attack of the large army and wait for death according to the control of Others. This greatly weakens the The formidable power of the fire attack.
But igniting the ghoul with "Dragonglass + Rocket" will solve this problem!
The Fire Attribute magic power that comes with Obsidian can instantly kill ghouls, avoiding the possibility of them moving their nests with flames, and the fallen ghouls can form burning obstacles. Keeping them all in a line will keep the enemies from getting around, forming a barrier even when the Wildfire formidable power is weakened by bad weather and snow, breaking the ghoul formation and forcing them to focus The effect of holding a group, then smashing it down with Wildfire, it can have the effect of harvesting!
Under the loud command of Captain, a veteran soldier who is said to have killed Others and saved the life of the current Lord Commander, the soldiers resisted the urge to turn around and run away and obeyed the instructions, each opening a can of Wildfire and keeping it beside him , began to use the most primordial method to add flame effect to the weapon - the original ordinary Dragonglass arrow, the arrow cluster was dipped in Wildfire and then approached the torch to ignite, and instantly turned into a Wildfire Dragonglass arrow with green rays of light. The characteristics of extremely low ignition point, soldiers can shoot directly without waiting for the arrow to be hot, and there is no need to worry that the flame will be extinguished in the air, just pay attention not to shake the fire star on the body at the moment of leaving the string. Rockets are so much easier to use!
The tide of ghouls continued to rise for a few meters, the slope of the canyon began to be so steep that they could not walk and had to climb, and the distance was so close that the torch light could clearly illuminate the appearance - few normal dead people, most of the ghouls Skinny and dry like a thousand-year-old monster drilled out of a grave, even the clothes and skin are rarely intact. Through the cracks on the body surface, you can even see the reflection of the layer of corpse oil covering their muscles that drives them to move... If Occasionally see a ghoul that is not a normal mummy, it is even more terrifying - normal, which means that it is a ghoul that has been killed and then turned into a ghoul. You can see the clothes, faces and fatal wounds they wear, Thus involuntarily began to associate their identities and causes of death: Night's Watch or wildling? How did you die? How long have you been a ghoul? Do they have any family members? Will oneself become like this after death?
Even though I have been sweating profusely from the battle, this association makes me shiver with fear under the influence of empathy.
"You bastard! If we can't meet Others tonight, we should thank Gods all over the sky. If we do, we should be even more happy. I will take you to be 'Others killers' too! In the future, there will be little girls posted everywhere, and when they are old, they can tell grandson and granddaughter the story of killing Others, if you have one! Don't tm shake, give me a shot!"
Encouraged by the loud-speaking officer, the soldiers gathered the courage to continue firing rockets. The enemy is indeed getting closer, but this at least means that the target for archery is also approaching. The arrows that are lit one after another fly towards the ghouls like shooting stars in one after another night. The wall of fire that Ladan had barely formed finally reluctantly took shape at a distance of just over ten meters away from the defensive mountain road. The ghouls that were shot, fell, and set ablaze became a thick "linoleum blanket", isolating the flames from the snow and permafrost on the slopes, and gradually roasted, heated, and dried the ground, providing protection for Wildfire and the corpse. Oil creates an increasingly favorable combustion environment, ultimately creating an impenetrable wall of fire.
The scene is in a frenzy, the warmth can be felt from a dozen meters away, and even the edge of the defensive mountain road seems to become soft under the baking... The scene is like a super crematorium, where ghouls are piled up. A foul-smelling gray fog permeated above, and even flew upwards against the snow that had begun to grow.
The soldiers let out a murmur of uneven cheers, but the odd oil on the ghoul's body couldn't keep the fire going, and it required a constant toss of oil and Wildfire to continue. Although he has tried his best to restrain the speed of consuming Wildfire, the stock is still decreasing, and in more than ten minutes at most... Wildfire will run out. According to the plan, the reserve team of Bingxia Port should arrive or at least pass by with the follow-up supplies and reinforcements at this moment, but... Looking westward to the port where the fire is also burning, Gary knew that there was no hope of helping, and the only one at the moment was The way out, only after exhausting the combat readiness, the entire team evacuated.
"Don't throw your bows away when you're withdrawing, bring a barrel of arrows to each person, line up, we may have to fight on the way back!"
Gary started whistling Arranged for the evacuation, he didn't panic at all - escaped from the Others, participated in several ghouls as a Ranger without being injured, and there is no one in the entire Night's Watch Legion better than him at taking out the dead. "run away". But he packed up his things and prepared to greet his young men to go away. When he looked up, he found that there were also water-blue rays of light on the mountain road to the west.
"Gan! The west is lost, brothers, change the plan, let's retreat to the east! That little bastard, stop shooting, are you addicted, slip away!"
Throwing down the last half of a can of Wildfire, a whole group of soldiers, unscathed, followed their Legendary Captain on a tactical retreat, but what Gary didn't take into account was that the enemy launched an all-out attack because There will always be places that are weaker. And oneself came up with an idea to save Wildfire, which helped their defensive section last longer than expected without waiting for backup and relying only on the original combat readiness. And this group of young men who are new and good but still brave with the encouragement of oneself, under his lead created a record of killing nearly a thousand ghouls with only more than 30 people without support. This heroic feat left them with a name in the history of Night's Watch, but it also eventually led them to a desperate situation-they retreated east to the canyon, and west to the mountain road of Ice Gorge Harbor, both of which have been hastily by other people. The teams who abandoned after throwing Wildfire were abandoned and captured by ghouls. They were an island in the ocean, a beacon in the darkness, but they were destined to be swallowed up by death.
Four years ago, Gary, who planned to take Igor to bypass the Wall from Gorge to escape to the south, can still use his speciality in running in front of the horde of ghouls coming from all directions this time?
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(end of this chapter)