"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing [ Western Sharpshooter ]'s new order, the Soul Returner mercenaries immediately responded with laughter. They had all just witnessed the skeleton soldiers' cowering, which, although a common occurrence for NPCs, was still incredibly infuriating to watch.
Now that's great, [ Western Sharpshooter ] has solved the problem once and for all. Now it's time for these guys to experience what it's like to be at the forefront.
Seeing that only a few of the skeleton cavalry obeyed orders, [ Western Sharpshooter ] pulled the hammer of his revolver, his tone becoming even colder:
"I'll say it again, skeletons in front, mercenaries behind. Anyone have any objections?"
"Bang!"
He aimed at the sky and pulled the trigger. The enormous sound reverberated throughout the entire column. Under such pressure, the skeleton soldiers reluctantly spurred their skeletal horses to the front of the column.
Following orders might lead to death in a short time, but disobeying orders will lead to immediate death.
After regrouping, [ Western Sharpshooter ] roared and gave the order:
"Charge with me!"
"Rush!"
This time, the Soul Returner shouted with extra enthusiasm, while the skeletons at the front remained mostly silent, focusing intently on the enemy facing them.
Speaking the Imperial language was, after all, a foreign language for them, and in such an emergency, who had time to think about speaking a foreign language?
Meanwhile, a hundred meters away on the sand dune, the "[ Elderly and Children Fly First ]" crew, witnessing what had just happened, burst into laughter.
"Brothers, they can't hold on any longer; they've started using NPCs as cannon fodder!"
Hahahaha!
A burst of laughter erupted from the group.
"Everyone, charge! Let's wipe out all the skeletons first, then we'll attack them!"
A cheer erupted again from the Imperial cavalry ranks. After a brief regrouping, [ Elderly and Children Fly First ], seeing [ Western Sharpshooter ] charging again, also led his troops in the charge.
When it comes to head-on confrontations, he has never been afraid of anyone.
"Boom!"
The two cavalry units clashed for the third time, but this time the scale seemed larger than before.
Although the number of soldiers in the group was smaller than ever before, the previously timid skeletons had nowhere to slack off this time and could only charge forward with all their might.
Therefore, the fighting strength of the Alliance side actually increased rather than decreased.
Even so, three slow-moving skeleton soldiers were still identified by the Soul Returner as suspected deserters. Their skeleton horses' legs were cut off on the spot, and they were left to fall off their horses and be trampled by the cavalry behind them.
Regular Skeleton Alliance players cannot currently attack skeletons of the same level, so this method is the only way to punish cowards.
The skeleton soldiers were probably the most devastated at this moment.
In front of them were imperialists who wanted to kill them, and behind them were genuine oversight teams. Charging too far ahead would mean death, and charging too slowly would also mean death.
The humans on both sides, plus the skeleton in the middle, have turned the battlefield into a giant Sandwich.
The cavalry at the forefront had already engaged in battle. This time, because of his position further back, [ Western Sharpshooter ] was finally able to lock onto the enemy commander, who was currently hacking and shoving through the skeleton ranks, [ Elderly and Children Fly First ].
Although skeletons are purely expendable, [ Western Sharpshooter ] can't just watch the cannon fodder die.
He immediately changed direction and charged forward, making almost no sound other than that of the Kuruma, clearly intending to deliver a powerful Elderly and Children Fly First ].
But a professional player is a professional player after all. When [ Western Sharpshooter ] was only a dozen steps away from him, [ Elderly and Children Fly First ], who hadn't been looking this way, suddenly curled up the corner of his mouth, and then swung his weapon straight at [ Western Sharpshooter ]'s face.
The weapon was originally a highly flexible spear, which looked like it had been Alienation from ironwood.
In reality, that was not the case. Only after the distance closed did [ Western Sharpshooter ] notice that the weapon in [ Elderly and Children Fly First ]'s hand was clearly a hardened Oil Vine twisted together like a rope!
The original "spear" suddenly softened during the swinging motion, and it even resembled a rope dart.
[ Western Sharpshooter ] immediately rotated the blade, and with a side slash, directly severed the connection between the iron spearhead and the Oil Vine.
Unexpectedly, this move played right into the hands of the " Elderly and Children Fly First.
The severed rope dart, like a cut water pipe, sprayed out flammable vegetable oil that had been lurking in the gaps and hollow areas, directly splattering [ Western Sharpshooter ]'s head and face.
Try this!
[ Elderly and Children Fly First ] Although on the back of the Hoofed Beast, he held his breath and focused his eyes on the spot of fuel on [ Western Sharpshooter ]'s shoulder.
But the [ Western Sharpshooter ] immediately saw what the other party wanted to do.
This is the pre-cast animation for releasing Low Tier Psionic Energy Formula; the more skilled you are at casting, the shorter the time required.
All players who have allocated points to Psionic Energy will definitely learn a very useful basic spell: Ignition Spell!
Without reciting any incantations, but with utmost concentration, a second later, [ Western Sharpshooter ]'s shoulder suddenly flashed.
What started as a spark instantly spread upon contact with the vine oil, igniting the upper body of [ Western Sharpshooter ] in less than a breath.
But this cowboy, who originally intended to launch a sneak attack, was not without his own deadly moves.
Since the pain had been reduced to a minimum, [ Western Sharpshooter ] completely ignored the continuous damage from the flames.
As long as his muscles haven't atrophied, his fighting ability won't be affected.
He immediately threw away the weapon in his right hand and swiftly drew a finely crafted revolver from his waist, pointing it directly at the head of [ Elderly and Children Fly First ].
"Holy crap, you opened it, didn't you?"
[ Elderly and Children Fly First ] While terrified, they quickly contracted their bodies.
"This is what you call 'the homeowner has a magic weapon'!"
[ Western Sharpshooter ] remembered an old joke his foreign classmate had mentioned, and subconsciously picked up on it as he pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out, and the helmet of the person in charge of "[ Elderly and Children Fly First ]" was blown off, and blood streamed down their head.
He dodged in time and wasn't seriously injured, but another shot might have been fatal.
Thinking of this, [ Elderly and Children Fly First ] leaped off his Hoofed Beast with a sudden pounce. [ Western Sharpshooter ] intended to snatch the opponent from the air, but due to muscle atrophy caused by the fire, he missed his shot.
The next moment, [ Elderly and Children Fly First ] had already flown in front of him, and the other party gave [ Western Sharpshooter ] a bear hug, pulling him off the skeleton horse.