Siyuan City.
Emperor Marius finally attempted a less intense attack.
He has been besieging the city for more than ten days, but there is still no movement in Siyuan City.
Knowing that there was Fear Legion in the city, Emperor Marius did not act rashly at first, but had been patiently building fortifications outside.
But there was still no movement in the city, so he decided to test it out and let Immortal Legion and Shadow Wolf Pack launch a strong attack in the open and covertly.
But what he didn't expect was that this powerful attack would be successful easily - Fear Legion would disappear inexplicably!
However, after Emperor Marius's troops entered the city, they faced new troubles.
In Siyuan City, there are a group of mutilated corpses all covered in pale green, wandering around...
All the corpses had no skin and flesh. The stench that spread throughout the city and the occasional drops of juice attracted groups of scavenging birds, but most of the crows and vultures did not touch the pale green walking corpses.
Only some green maggots crawled in and out of the rotting eye sockets of these zombies.
That is the devoured one.
Moreover, the origin of these devoured people is actually very clear - they were once rebels under Sheila Yuzas.
Even after Sheila Yuzas was killed by Maltis, she was still causing trouble for Emperor Marius...
Although these devoured ones look scary, Emperor Marius is not worried. What he is worried about now is another question - how did Fear Legion leave Siyuan City? Where did they go?
"Your Majesty, Fear Legion probably left by sea!"
General Sura of the Shadow Legion suddenly said to Emperor Marius.
"But we destroyed all the docks when we left the port!"
Marius frowned in confusion.
"Your Majesty, we have all overlooked a problem... This is my mistake, I did not warn you in advance..."
Sura closed his eyes and shook his head, seeming to blame himself. "Fear Legion are all undead, they... never need a dock!"
"...Agasong! Where was the fleet when Fear Legion landed? Call all the cavalry, let's destroy their warships!"
Emperor Marius was stunned for only half a second before taking remedial measures.
All the warships of the Fear Legion are in Qizha Village, which is the subordinate village of Olegaburg that was ordered to be burned down by Emperor Marius. Similar to Serendil, this is also a coastal fishing village.
Qizha Village has not become a cursed fishing port like Serendil. This is mainly because Qizha Village does not have as many pearl resources as Serendil, and Qiza is relatively close to the capital Siyuan City...
But now, Qizha Village has become a gloomy ghostland, because it just suffered a massacre not long ago.
This is what Fear Legion did when logging in.
Seven or eight warships of the Fear Legion are still staying on the beach of Qizha Village. The small village does not have a deep enough pier, and those ships are actually stranded.
In fact, it was not a particularly advanced large ship, but some old models from nearly two hundred years ago. It was an ancient Bacchus Empire mixed-sail troop carrier with an average displacement of only about a hundred tons.
"This is definitely not all their ships... Where are the other ships? It seems we are late..."
Emperor Marius commanded the troops to surround the stranded ships. After looking at the internal structure, he felt that there should be more than just these warships.
It is impossible for just seven or eight such ships to transport more than 3,000 horses, and even if they were doubled, they might not be able to accommodate them - the horses take up too much space.
"Your Majesty... these boats are all damaged and should have been abandoned here."
Agasong came back after an inspection and found that all these old ships were broken - they were all old antiques and indeed very easy to break.
"Are these all damaged? I'm afraid they won't abandon these ships... Oops! There are enemies nearby who haven't left yet! The entire army is on alert! Search for enemies!"
Emperor Marius suddenly regretted it. In order to rush for time, he only took some Iron Ring Centurion of Imperial Knights and Agasong with him, and the troops around him were less than 500 people.
"His Majesty the Emperor is indeed very smart... I am indeed still here..."
A voice without any emotion came from the sea.
Then, hundreds of green figures emerged from the sea.
That's Maltis, and her Adder Vanguard!
Emperor Marius pulled out the sword with a 'swipe', looked back behind him, and then looked at the Adder Vanguards with only their heads exposed in the sea.
"Charge forward! Block them and don't let them land!"
Marius did not turn around and flee, but waved his sword and faced him, and did not mount his horse again.
Agasong gritted his teeth, took off the throwing spear from his back, and faced the terrible enemies side by side with Emperor Marius: "Forward! Forward! Don't let their horses leave the water!"
Serindil Village, which is only separated by a bay from Qizha Village, has already sounded the trumpet to prepare for war.
Amidst the sound of wind and waves, the volume of the horn seemed quite weak. The army was also in the most difficult situation at this time, and would not be able to be fully prepared for a while.
Only Noldo Elves gathered around the Lord with great efficiency and took the lead in preparing for battle on the coast.
But the fleet almost didn't move at all.
Serindil Village is just a civilian fishing port. The pier is relatively shallow, and huge warships cannot reach the pier. After the fleet was tossed and swayed in the wind and waves for a while, it stopped in the bay a few hundred meters away from the coast.
Then, there was no movement.
There were no lights, no figures, and no landing craft was seen being lowered.
In the dim morning light, it looked like a ghost ship.
"Sir, they seem to have run aground... the wind and waves are so strong, but the ships are not moving at all."
Wendy was the first to discover the problem. "How about I go over and take a look?"
"If the ship runs aground, their people should come out, but they don't seem to be moving... Wendy, don't go over there yet, take a look before talking."
The Lord felt that something was a little strange, so he stopped Wendilf from taking action.
"Hiss... that's... hiss... that's Fear Legion's warship! They, hiss... better get off the coast! They're in the water!"
Behind him, Elisa suddenly screamed in fear.
The lord also saw it, and there were faint heads of people emerging from the water.
But it doesn't seem to be human...
They looked like pale green corpses, wearing helmets of the same color. As the waves loomed on the sea, they seemed to be gradually rising.
"They came up from the bottom of the sea! Go back... wait! Don't go back! Go forward! Let's go up to them and don't let them leave the water!"
The lord immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly waved the Noldor away.
But just when he was about to retreat, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and quickly led the people forward, even standing in the sea water that was constantly lapping at the beach.
"Those are the undead... charge forward and stop them in the water! If we let them come ashore, we will be in big trouble!"
Li Ang drew his sword and shouted, he saw long black shadows under the water - those terrible enemies seemed to be riding horses along the seabed.
Across a bay, Marius and Li Ang had the same reaction at this time - Fear Legion could not be allowed to land!
A horse that can sneak in water...
This is indeed a bit scary.
Sigismund probably saw it, so he ran towards the Free Legion's camp, shouting "Brothers! Stop wearing armor! Come out and form an array!"
When encountering cavalry, you really need to use long weapons or big swords to fight against them. Currently, only Free Legion has a special anti-cavalry unit. The gladiators under Sigismund basically use long halberds or big swords.
However, the execution efficiency of this newly formed legion is not high enough, and it is not yet ready for battle. Sigismund's shouts gradually fade away with the whistling wind, and Jocelyn can occasionally be heard swearing loudly in the barracks.
The enemy is only more than a hundred meters away from Li Ang's current position. Occasionally, the chests of the enemies in the front row and the dark horses they are riding can be seen from under the receding waves.
Those horses were all covered in black horse armor, and their specific appearance could not be seen, but each horse looked extremely tall, which looked very similar to the current appearance of the war beast Jocelyn was riding.
But each horse's eyes looked extremely penetrating... or rather, they were not eyes at all, but a glimmering red light emitting from the empty eye sockets.
The Noldor began to shoot arrows towards the sea, but the wind was very strong on the seaside, and the water mist stirred up by the strong wind and waves was thrown like raindrops on the coast.
In this environment, even if Noldo arrows is less affected by the wind, it will be difficult to achieve complete accuracy.
Fortunately, the Noldor used metal composite bows, which would not be affected in such a humid environment. Wooden crossbows would be basically useless in such strong winds and waves.
This is probably the main reason why most of the troops in Bax are not equipped with bows and arrows - they were originally fleet troops, and the landing troops in the fleet are indeed not suitable for using crossbows, but are more suitable for throwing weapons.
The same is true for Fieltzwe. Many of the lords of Fieltzwe, including King Vidis himself, were once pirates of Vanskery, and they were all accustomed to using throwing axes.
In this situation, the lord does feel that throwing weapons might be more effective...
This is not because the Noldor cannot shoot accurately in strong winds and waves, but because even if the arrows are accurate, it seems to be of no use!
The Noldor are indeed skilled, and these 'young' elven rangers are indeed brave and fearless.
Many arrows did penetrate the withered heads that were still floating in the sea.
The lord could clearly see that many arrows even shattered those green faces, leaving holes that penetrated through the enemies' heads.
But those terrifying enemies are still moving forward, seemingly unaffected.
Can't be killed?
Li Ang Now I know why this unit is called Fear Legion!
This is an undead army with no emotions, no fear of life or death, no fatigue, no pain, no need for supplies, and no need to even breathe.
Moreover, damage to part of their bodies probably won't affect their movements.
Li Ang is now a little hairy all over his body. He turned his head and glanced a few times, and he was already thinking about where to run away...
The Noldor also took a few steps back in fear. Even though the Noldor were all brave warriors, they were a little scared in this situation.
They have never encountered an enemy that Noldo arrows cannot kill.
It wasn't until Wendilf shot an arrow next to the lord that it passed through the middle of an enemy's forehead. Only then did the lord see the enemy disappear into the sea.
"It seems that Fear Legion can still be killed... but, looking at it like this, I'm afraid I have to crush my brain..."
The lord's original plan to run away finally became a little more stable.
But in such strong winds and waves, it would be too difficult for a bow and arrow to hit the center of the eyebrow and penetrate the skull.
Fortunately, Fear Legion is still soaking in the sea. He probably doesn't have enough energy under the constantly surging waves and moves very slowly. He will not be able to threaten the lord for a while even though he is only one to two hundred meters away.
I don't know what Fear Legion these undead are using to maintain a neat military formation. Now that they are walking higher again, their empty eye sockets can be clearly seen - it seems that they don't even have eyeballs.
"Sir, if you want to hit the middle of the head in the wind and waves, it all depends on luck. Can that thing... be used?"
Wendy turned around and asked.
"I'm afraid they won't be able to use it in the water, and their horses are probably not afraid of anything... We can't let them go ashore, or else let their scary horses charge up, and they won't be able to stop them anymore..."
Li Ang shook his head, feeling that this matter was quite difficult.
Noldo Guard Everyone carries a few grenades, including the non-commissioned officers. Of course, if you have good weapons, you must use them, and the lord will not hide them.
But this kind of homemade black powder grenade is not waterproof, and those horses that look like devils from the underworld can sneak in the sea without even breathing, and they probably won't be afraid of explosions...
"Lord Li Ang... let's do it!"
Sigismund finally returned, and he brought a group of shirtless gladiators - these guys had just been awakened and had not had time to put on their armor, so Sigismund directly asked them to fight in the same outfits they had worn in the gladiatorial arena.
That is to say, they go into battle shirtless. They all wear leather pants and shirtless. This outfit is very suitable for surfing in the sea.
Sigismund is still very adaptable, and he is indeed a fearless warrior.
"Well done! Go forward! Charge forward with me! Block them in the sea, chop off their heads before their horses can't run!"
The Lord lord waved the Griffin Sword in his hand and rushed forward - he had now replaced his most convenient weapon.
The big sword and the long halberd are indeed more suitable in this environment. If these gladiators don't wear armor, it would be even more suitable...
You shouldn't wear armor when fighting in the sea.
Although the gladiators were not White Stripe in the Waves, it was still okay to chop off some broken and rotten heads while rolling on the sea. Those Fear Legion Python Knights whose heads were cut off did just fall into the sea.
The Fear Legion soldiers who appeared here were basically all Python Knights, but these originally extraordinary knights could not fight back - most of their bodies were now in the sea. The heavy armor on their war horses and the thick python armor on their withered bodies made it impossible for them to float to the surface of the sea.
The soft sand in the sea made the horses' hooves sink deeply into it, and the waves kept rising and receding, so they couldn't walk fast and could only slowly move to the shore in three steps forward and two steps back.
In fact, this is also the reason why they can come up from the bottom of the sea - their body weight is too high now.
If they are normal humans and normal horses, even if they have dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of heavy armor, they will still have great buoyancy in sea water. After all, the ratio of volume to weight will not increase too much.
But Fear Legion are all hundred-year-old corpses, and maybe even humans and horses. The dry and dehydrated bones cannot float on the water. Coupled with the heavy iron armor, they are basically just weights...
Even those Python Knights whose heads and necks have emerged from the water are currently unable to fight - they can only wave their weapons in the water, and no matter how strong they are, they can't exert much force.
But this situation was only temporary. After hundreds of rotten heads were chopped off by the gladiators, Fear Legion finally came out of the situation where they were unable to fight back - they had gradually walked out of the shallow sea where the silt accumulated, and arrived at the beach where they could stand on their feet. The seawater no longer affected their arms.
Fear Legion The counterattack that followed was quite fierce. The gladiators' front line was torn apart almost instantly, and hundreds of them fell into waist-deep water while fighting and retreating.
The dawn light reflects on the red-stained coastline, bringing this beach that has been miserable for hundreds of years back to its former appearance.
Looks dripping with blood.
Fortunately, most of those horses were still in the sea water. They still couldn't run, but their forward speed was obviously accelerated...
"Sir, withdraw, it looks like I can't stand it any longer!"
Wendy appeared next to Li Ang again, flying and cutting off the head of Python Knights with a sword.
"We can't retreat! They are all knights! If they leave the beach, they will be even more powerful!"
Li Ang felt a little panicked, but after all, he did not hide behind to protect himself. Seeing his troops retreating steadily, he once again led his brothers to the front row.
The commander-in-chief who leads the troops in battle cannot retreat casually.
If he retreats, the army will probably be defeated soon.
"Wendy, lead the guards to the back to supervise the battle! Let Justus send the mortal guards up... No one can retreat! We can only block them here, and we must not let these guys run!"
Li Ang gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Unexpectedly, we didn't have a direct front at Buyulin Village. We still had to fight a tough battle when we came here, and we faced a tougher force.
But this battle must be fought. The enemy has already ridden on the beach and cannot retreat now. The outcome of retreat will definitely be worse than fighting a tough battle - Free Legion are all infantry.
In fact, even cavalry may not be able to outrun those underworld horses that never tire...
The gladiators are not wearing armor, so it is not suitable for them to push forward. It is more suitable for Imperial Guards who are good at using large shields to push forward to push against the enemy. Anyway, they cannot let the enemy's horse run.