owlsbooks Chapter 51 The Slaughter Inside and Outside the Village
Chapter 51 The Slaughter Inside and Outside the Village
Roger approached Aunt Slyn and Giss, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.
The women and children in the rear have mostly evacuated, and those who remain in the village are all determined to participate in the battle.
Aunt Slin also refused to evacuate; she wanted to stay by her son Gis's side.
Roger didn't offer any words of advice. He simply took out two experience candies from his pocket and handed them to the two of them.
"Eat it immediately; the battle ahead is crucial!"
When Gis saw what Rogge was holding, his eyes lit up. He knew it was something that could save his life!
Previously, Rogge had given him one, which he fed to old Jarl. It was this thing that saved old Jarl's life!
Aunt Slin took it, and seeing Giss nodding vigorously, she swallowed it without hesitation.
Gis took it, but then stuffed it into his pocket.
Seeing this, Roger asked in surprise, "Gis, what are you doing? I told you to eat now."
I want to keep it.
"The one you gave me before, I fed it to old Yar, and that saved his life!"
Upon hearing this, Roger was slightly taken aback.
Only now did he realize that the candy he had given to Gis had actually been given to old Jarl!
Surprised, Roger urged him to swallow it immediately. Gies couldn't refuse Roger and had no choice but to take out the dark blue candy and swallow it in one gulp!
Roger also swallowed one, and this experience candy was like a shot of top-grade adrenaline!
Roger felt himself instantly filled with power, and his hearing and sight became sharp!
He understood that consuming "experience candies" had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that it would increase their strength, while the disadvantage was that it would consume more physical energy!
The two women, both women, were equally astonished when they first took the "experience candy".
Before the two could fully appreciate the change, the pirates in the distance had already stepped within a hundred paces!
A deadly sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire Duanpo Village.
Under the cover of night, the pirates moved in perfect unison, each man raising a heavy, round wooden shield, layering them to form an impenetrable shield wall.
The pirates moved with steady steps and excellent teamwork, advancing slowly but powerfully.
On the rooftops everywhere, hunters had already drawn their bows, and sparse arrows were fired, most of which hit the heavy shields.
In the era of cold weapons, archers were considered high-end combatants and needed to be proficient in archery.
They not only need strong arms and sharp eyes, but also years of training and real-world experience; they cannot be assembled on the spot.
These archers from Duanpo Village only had wooden arrows, and their hunting bows were extremely weak.
Even without the shield wall protecting them, they would probably find it difficult to harm the pirates!
The pirates remained silent throughout, their shield wall advancing steadily, and not a single one of them was injured. Their cold eyes peered through the gaps in their shields, fixed intently on the village ahead!
Soon, the killing squad closed in on the range of the throwing axes!
Old Yar, standing at the rear, roared with all his might:
"Everyone take cover! Hide now! The pirates' throwing axes and javelins are coming!"
The villagers hurriedly hid.
The next second, countless flying axes roared out from the shield wall, accompanied by the sound of air being cut!
Several villagers at the front hurriedly raised their thin wooden shields to block, but they overestimated the defensive capabilities of their gear!
The javelin whistled through the air, easily piercing the thin wooden shield in the villager's hand, and also piercing the villager behind the shield!
Before they could even let out a pitiful scream, the villagers were nailed to their deaths in pools of blood!
Witnessing this horrific scene firsthand, old Jarl felt cold all over and his face turned deathly pale!
Even though he had given prior instructions, the villagers lacked combat experience, and in the end, they still paid a heavy price!
At that moment, a deep sense of regret welled up in Old Yar's heart; he had overestimated the villagers' strength!
Only then did old Jarl suddenly wake up, but cruel reality left him no time for regret!
Seeing the villagers conceal themselves, the pirates quickened their pace, and the entire force charged forward, reaching the entrance of Duanpo Village in an instant!
Hundreds of pirates charged wildly into the streets and alleys!
"The pirates are coming! Charge!"
The militiamen guarding the village entrance immediately rose and stepped forward, their simple wooden shields firmly blocking the pirates' charge.
Using the roadblocks they had set up in advance, they managed to divert the pirates.
They managed to disrupt the opponent's offensive momentum and barely held the first line of defense.
The shields clashed; there were no fancy moves, only pure physical strength and ruthless fighting spirit!
In the midst of the close-quarters combat, a young man from Duanpo Village roared and swung his short axe at the pirates' round shields, trying to break through their defenses.
But just as he launched his all-out attack, a cold blade, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, suddenly pierced through the gap in the shield and precisely struck the young man's heart!
The young man's pupils contracted sharply in an instant, his face filled with disbelief.
He covered his wound and slowly backed away, warm blood gushing out from between his fingers, soon soaking his entire chest.
The short axe fell from his hand. The young man frantically tried to stop the bleeding, but all his strength receded like a receding tide. Moments later, his body collapsed heavily into a pool of blood...
The numerical advantage becomes ridiculous in the face of superior equipment!
Most of the villagers in Duanpo Village had never been to the battlefield or experienced actual combat, and their weapons and equipment were rudimentary.
On each defensive line, villagers fell one after another, their blood gradually splattering the streets and alleys, and cries of agony and screams echoed endlessly!
The pirates, in groups of three to five, worked together seamlessly, suppressing the villagers and preventing them from launching a surprise attack based on their numbers!
The pirates would kill the villagers almost instantly with a single axe strike.
The villagers' longswords could not penetrate the pirates' chainmail armor, let alone inflict fatal wounds!
Only a few lucky villagers managed to stab the pirates in the face and calves with their spears!
If you're killed, you'll die!
The pirates suffered some casualties in the process.
Compared to the heavy losses suffered by the villagers, these casualties are nothing!
Old Yar slit the throat of a pirate who had been careless because of his age.
As I turned around, all I saw was a one-sided massacre!
His heart was pounding wildly, and he was utterly terrified.
He never imagined that his desperate defense would end in such despair.
It was a one-sided massacre by the pirates!
With their superb teamwork, the pirates completely broke through the defenses and poured into the village's streets and alleys, where they slaughtered indiscriminately!
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In a corner of the chaotic battlefield, Rogge, along with Virgil and God, quietly made their way through the narrow alleyways.
With his keen insight, he clearly observed the entire battle situation, constantly avoiding direct confrontation and flexibly shifting his position to find opportunities to engage in combat.
Soon, a pirate who had broken away from the group and was chasing a young female villager came into Rogge's view!
Roger raised his hand, signaling Gold and the other man to keep their bodies low and follow him. The three of them silently circled around to the rear of the pirates.
The moment they saw the pirate's back, God and Virgil simultaneously sprang up and pounced on him from behind!
The moment the pirate was tackled, before he could even struggle to his feet, Rogge had already ripped open the chainmail covering his neck and plunged his longsword deep into him from behind...
[Kill the Vanskerry Raider: 320 Experience Points!]
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Blood pooled on the ground, and the pirate convulsed, gradually losing his ability to resist.
Gold squatted down, muttering, "Survival is the priority!"
He took off the pirate's nose shield, wiped the blood off the pirate's body, and without caring whether it was clean or not, put it directly on his own head.
As he turned around, he saw that both Rogge and Virgil had already put on nose shields...
Before they could remove the enemy's chainmail, several pirates appeared at the entrance of the alley!
The three quickly turned around and disappeared into the crisscrossing alleys, their figures soon vanishing at the end of the road!
Arriving at a quiet place, Roger finally realized that something was wrong.
Among the attacking pirates, there were more than twenty missing third-tier combatants, and the pirate leader was nowhere to be seen!