The Counterattack, Even Swift Winds Have a Destination (Third Update)
"What's going on? This location looks like a kobold's castle. Could it be that the bushes over there have all caught fire?"
Su Mo quickly put on his clothes after taking them out of his Storage Space.
When a neighbor is in trouble, help comes from all sides!
I looked at the map of the Kobold Castle before going to bed last night. There was clearly a huge fire going on there. It would be a shame not to go and check it out after being woken up in the middle of the night.
Arriving at the workbench, Su Mo turned on the overhead light, spread out the previously hand-drawn topographical map, and began to examine it carefully.
Directly in front of the Kobold Castle is a sizable Shrub Forest, which even an explosion of Picric Acid couldn't ignite.
The main reason is that the shrubs on the front are too scattered, making it difficult to use one or two trees to reach the other trees.
With the snow accumulation over the past few days, the bushes must be extremely damp, so the Shrub Forest on the front can be ruled out.
At this point, only the Shrub Forest on either side of the castle remained! These two areas were densely covered with bushes and covered a large area, practically qualifying as Dense Forest.
Even so, if you want to turn this place into a raging inferno with just torches, you'll need to add other "ingredients".
"Good heavens, could it be that another outsider has arrived, going to bully these local kobolds?"
After studying the map and marking several places that could potentially cause a fire with an "X", Su Mo began to carefully observe the distribution of the battlefield.
In front of the Kobold Castle is an open area, about 500 meters long. If someone were to attack, this would certainly not be the first choice.
However, to the left and right of the castle, there are very lush shrubs that usually help the castle withstand the strong winds from the east and west.
The wind direction at that moment. Thinking of this crucial piece of information, Su Mo quickly returned to the television, zoomed out on the leaves, and observed them carefully.
After a while, Su Mo was surprised to find that it was a northeasterly wind!
"Starting a fire against the wind is not advisable. We can only do it with the wind. Based on this calculation, if this fire is to start, it will definitely start on the left side of the castle!"
With the right side ruled out, Su Mo began to focus on studying the terrain on the left!
Behind the Kobold Castle is a high slope. The enemy set fire to the left side, probably hoping to use this Bewitching Wind to blow the fire into the Kobold Castle.
Upon closer inspection, if the kobold needs to defend, it only needs to defend its front and right sides.
If an enemy attacks, there's a huge fire burning on the left. If you want to break through, you have to launch a strong attack from the front and right!
"Who is trying to cause trouble for the kobolds? An unknown human refuge? Lionmen? Or an unknown race!"
With the data on the topographic map, Su Mo quickly planned a driving route.
By following this route, you can take a long detour and avoid many potential sources of exposure.
As long as you can get to the back of the Kobold Castle, which is the side that no one else goes to.
Standing here, the concealment for surveying the situation below and the mobility for seizing opportunities are both at their peak! With a slam on the table, Su Mo got right to work. After memorizing the entire map and route, he put away the topographical map and strode up to the upper level.
Oreo was still barking wildly behind them, followed with light steps, and the two of them were ready for battle at the same time!
Put on your Combat Suit and armor.
Having not left the house all day, all the electric weapons were fully charged. After checking them one by one and finding no problems, Su Mo took some supplies he had obtained from the treasure chest during the day.
One standard-issue iron longsword, two K-1 Automatic Pistol, both fully loaded with bullets, all the remaining crossbow bolts, and a fully charged 80,000-volt stun baton from the game.
In addition to the Hook Rope he had made before, Su Mo also took all the fifteen meters of Hemp Rope he had cut out. After thinking for a moment, Su Mo also took the twenty liters of gasoline he had cut out.
Late at night, while packing up his equipment, Su Mo boiled water and put two packets of instant noodles in. After taking the noodles out, he put them in a bowl and put them directly into his Storage Space as food.
With everything ready, and seeing that the fire outside had not only not diminished but had become even more intense, Su Mo did not wait any longer. He went directly to the first floor, opened the basement door, and drove Di Hu out.
"As expected, you can't just make promises you can't keep. I just said I wouldn't fire you, and now I'm about to be deployed!"
The weather in the wasteland can change in an instant.
The Alloy Gate was lowered, and the winch was pushed in. The wind howled in the dead of night, mixed with scattered snowflakes, scraping against the skin like knives.
Even with the protection of his Combat Suit, Su Mo couldn't help but shiver after getting into the vehicle.
While starting the engine and waiting for it to warm up, Su Mo also turned on the heater on his Combat Suit. It took more than ten seconds for his stiff body to recover.
"It's so cold outside. In this weather, I don't know which group of people are so bold as to attack the kobolds."
Facing the glass in front of him, Harry took out a rag and wiped the glass clean. Then, Su Mo slowly shifted the gear lever into drive, turned on the high beams, and stepped on the gas.
Compared to yesterday's snow, after three to five hours of rapid temperature drop, most areas are now frozen over.
Driving on this kind of road, due to visibility issues at night and road conditions, the speed can never be increased, and can only be maintained at 20 km/h.
It was so slow, and I had to concentrate and pay close attention. After only half an hour, Su Mo, who hadn't had enough sleep, already felt a bit tired.
In addition, there was the warmth coming from inside the Combat Suit, and the lack of air circulation inside the mask.
After stopping the car, opening his mask, taking a few deep breaths of the cold air, and drinking half a bottle of Psionic Water, Su Mo set off again.
The fiery red light on the distant horizon served as a guide, standing out vividly in the pitch-black night of the wasteland.
The thick smoke from the burning of dozens or even hundreds of acres of forest could be clearly seen by Su Mo, even from dozens of kilometers away.
As they drew closer, Oreo, sensing Sixth Sense, sat in the passenger seat and listened intently.
After a while, Oreo barked in a panic.
"What? Is there great danger in here?"
"Woof!" Hearing Su Mo's words, Oreo nodded its head repeatedly, and a look of anxiety appeared on its face, as if it had seen something dangerous.
"Will I die if I go?"
After a moment of silence, Su Mo spoke slowly, with a hint of reluctance.
This time, Oreo's gaze hardened, he shook his head fiercely, and barked twice at the front.
The meaning is very clear!
"Since we won't die, what's there to be afraid of? We've been hiding for so long, even if we don't go in, we should at least take a look!"
Su Mo's character has always been such that when it's time to lie low, he'll lie low to the extreme, and when it's time to charge forward, he'll do so without hesitation.
Even though Oreo foreshadowed the risk of injury, Su Mo was not afraid at all!
This road leads towards the Lionman Plains. After passing through the depression, the road conditions improved, and the speed gradually increased to 35 km/h, occasionally reaching 40 km/h.
Gradually, when they left the Lionman Plains again and arrived at the Kobold Hills.
At this moment, seeing the scene before him, Su Mo could no longer suppress his shock and exclaimed.
"Lion Man... Can you even play like that?"
Turning on the Old Phone, one finds that the area around the kobold castle is now densely packed with lion-men.
All the kobolds then left the city and were forced to fight the lionmen outside.
The night was dark, and the horns of slaughter sounded.
Similarly, this was the lion-man's last desperate resistance before the disaster struck!
"Disaster is coming. The lion-men probably know it too. Even if the kobolds don't hunt them down, what will happen to them without shelter and supplies in this impending blizzard? They might as well fight to the death and try to win the battle against the kobolds and complete the summoning to defy fate."
"Most importantly, can the Lion-Man's Swift Wind Art still be used like this?"
After driving the car to the high slope behind the Kobold Castle, Su Mo took out his binoculars, lay down in the snow, and peered into the fire.
The familiar Lion Man Priestess stood on the outskirts of the fire, waving her staff repeatedly into the flames.
Every time a Swift Wind Art lands in the fire, the fire intensifies, and the flames are so large that they seem to burn even the ground. Some of the burnt wood has already been blown by the wind to the front of the Kobold Castle.
If the kobolds don't come out to fight back, in another hour or two, the Kobold Castle will probably be set ablaze by this fire and completely turned into a fiery hell!
The agile lion-man has an absolute advantage in mobility.
Now, they possess the "favorable timing" brought by the raging northeast winds, the "advantageous terrain" of having already secured the high ground, and the last remaining possibility of "human support." "If this is all the kobolds can do, they are likely doomed to defeat in this battle!!!"
As he removed his mask and smelled the burning odor in the air, Su Mo's heart grew calmer, and his mind began to work quickly.
At this time, the sentries on the kobold watchtower had all gone down to fight, and the city wall was in chaos.
From the front, left, and right, the lions and dogs are engaged in a fierce battle.
Only the rear was left undefended, as there was no door there. Even the lion-men wouldn't choose to fight against this stone wall, and the kobolds also abandoned their rear defenses.
With the telescope dangling in front of his eyes, Su Mo carefully observed whether there were any gaps in the castle behind him.
However, in the telescope's view, a figure suddenly appeared behind the stone wall behind the kobold.
"Holy crap. There are other people like me who went in there to freeload?"