Chapter 49 21. Medieval Halloween
After placing the cold lizards, Darkus had a good sleep, although there was still a faint smell in the room.
In the morning, there was a knock on the door, and Baine shouted: "Sir, don't sleep, get up and practice your martial arts."
Opening the door against the cold wind, he saw Franais, Renne and Walter shirtless. Practicing martial arts in the open space, Alyssa was also practicing with the noble curved sword. Of course, she wore clothes and put the white lion skin on her shoulders. The black and white were very different. Baine was guiding the four dignitaries beside her.
"Success is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat."
After saying this, Darkus shook his head, closed the door again, pretended not to see it, and prepared to go back to sleep.
After a while, Darkus also walked out with his shirtless body, a girdle on his waist, a mesel knife on his shoulder, a vulture-shaped steel-clad pinewood shield, and a Druchi halberd on his shoulder.
The moment he walked out, Darkus Leng's teeth chattered, his body trembled, and he just wanted to turn around and go back. After a while, after he got used to it, he started running to warm up. He was no longer so cold when running. He even turned a few somersaults. Drucci's physique was indeed high.
This practice lasts one day.
Edmund continued to lead the soldiers and slaves to dig the cellar. After digging, he began to deepen the trench outside the stockade. The dusk tide was approaching, and the soldiers began to equip armor-breaking weapons such as leaf hammers and armor-breaking cones. Reaper ballistae began to be placed on the fortress wall, which could both shoot outside and turn towards the shooting square.
Who knows if Chaos will emerge by then.
The wild caves and underground fissures in the Black Ridge Mountains are inhabited by beastmen. They have a unique Nagaroth style. They are about the same height as Druzi, about 1.9 meters to 2.2 meters. They walk upright on two legs and are covered from head to toe. They have rough scales, are primitive, brutal and bloodthirsty, and hold stone axes or sticks.
Called the most evil being in Nagaros by Druchi of Krakarond.
On the eve of the end of time, Krakarond's military strength was insufficient, and the city was eventually destroyed and fell, and they were responsible for this.
In the past few days, Darkus learned during chats that the situation in Krakalond was different every time there was a twilight tide.
A long time ago, it was recorded that the giants in the Black Ridge Mountains had come down several times, destroyed several forest farms and then disappeared.
At that time, there were still three night governors co-ruling Krakalond. The huge footprints disappeared after entering the Black Ridge Mountains. Even after all the manpower, material resources, and divination prophecies were used, they could not be found. However, the giant has never come down since then, and the animal trainer who went to capture the beasts in the mountains has never been seen. Everyone just assumed that the giant was dead.
The Twilight Tide in Krakarond City will spawn evil demons every now and then.
Two hundred and sixty years ago, a great demon of Slaanesh even spawned in the garden of the Nightlord Castle. The poor demon did not eat any delicious elf souls, so he was led by Anasara, Nukel and Keslay. The family guards and the sorcerers group forcibly sent him away.
Sometimes the beastmen would come like a tidal wave.
Sometimes waiting all night but nothing happens is like rolling a dice.
It's different in the north of Nagaroth. The Chaos warband, Mongolian and Agul's Huns warband are getting better and better every year, and their performance has always been very stable.
"What medieval Halloween? Monsters attacking the city?"
Three days later, the tide of dusk arrived as expected.
There was no morning exercise today. The dignitaries and soldiers did not get up until noon.
In the afternoon, the square was filled with delicious food, and the soldiers were fully equipped and lined up.
According to the old rules, three hundred old, weak, sick and disabled were pulled out from the slaves and sacrificed to Kane to pray for his blessing.
Morayog Heg hates Kane, but the process must be followed.
At four o'clock, dinner was served in the square on time, and the soldiers were all given a glass of wine. Darkus raised his glass and shouted: "Drink this wine under the witness of the gods. May we usher in the dawn of tomorrow. May we meet again tomorrow. Cheers!"
After that, Darkus Drink the wine in the cold wind and the smell of blood.
The dignitaries and soldiers also drank from the glasses and cheered.
The delicacies had already become cold in the cold wind, but the Druchis still ate with gusto.
The cold lizards were also feasting on the sacrificed corpses.
At six o'clock, it became dark, and the Morslieb gradually became complete, pouring an eerie green light onto the earth. It was greener than that night in Lyonnes, just like wearing night vision goggles. There were no torches lit on the wall, there was no need for them.
Darkus stood on the wall and looked at Franais, who was guarding beside him. The green light reflected from Franais's helmet was particularly dazzling. The atmosphere was tense, and he wasn't joking. Besides, Drucci didn't understand this nonsense.
Without sending out the Dark Pegasus for reconnaissance, the harpies and manticores in the Black Ridge Mountains would be in vain.
Manticores are huge, lion-like beasts with leathery wings that allow them to fly through the sky. The power of chaos' mutation makes them have different shapes. Some manticores have snake-like manes, others have skin like iron scales, and many manticores have poisonous stings on their tails. The blood of those who are stung will boil violently. . However, all manticores are rabid killers filled with primal rage. They are very ferocious and become the incarnation of Kane, the god of killing.
A bonfire was lit in the square, and two dinosaurs leaned against it to keep warm, wagging their tails and leisurely eating soybean meal, alfalfa and corpses on the ground.
There was a roar in the distance, and Carlion shouted directly: "Heaven! It's a wild manticore! Reaper ballistae ready! There are harpies behind!"
Darkus shook his head and took out the Echo Drum. , began to tap rhythmically.
Kalien listened carefully and shouted again: "We're close! Get ready! The reaper ballista shoots the wild manticore, and the harpoon crossbow and repeating crossbow shoot the harpy!"
Leave professional matters to the professionals. Especially when it comes to matters of life and death, Darkus did not become the Fear Lord, and the centurions were also under the unified command of Edmund. Darkus wanted to see what he was capable of, and Darkus just added the buffs.
The Tamer's Harpoon Crossbow and the Black Sharp Repeater's Repeating Crossbow are ready.
The Reaper Ballista shooter's breathing began to quicken as the drum beat.
Getting closer, Darkus also heard the whistling sound of flight.
"If you don't hibernate, you have to come down to die."
The drum beat started slowly and heavily.
A wild manticore took the lead, rushing out of the forest and swooping down towards the village wall.
Kalien roared loudly: "Fire!"
The shooter of the Reaper's crossbow slowed down with the drum beat, pulled the trigger, and a crossbow arrow flew out, accurately sending the crossbow arrow into the manticore's mouth. The reaper ballistas in the position also hit the body of the wild manticore one after another.
The wild manticore, like a dive bomber whose pilot was killed, hit the wall directly in a parabolic trajectory.
This beastman is from page 16 of Beastmen (6th edition).
The Mongolians and Agu'er belong to the Huns, and their prototypes are Indians.
(End of chapter)