There is an incongruity nearby - this is a danger sign.
The patrol leader himself is not a transcendent, and cannot sense the surrounding environment with magic power. However, an experienced veteran's battlefield perception is not much worse than that of an ordinary low-level transcendent - more The crisis intuition honed through his experience of life and death allows him to be keenly aware of dangerous atmospheres in the environment, and the secondary purification effect in the standard helmet can make his spirit particularly concentrated, so sharp that he is close to the level of a low-level transcendent. .
Hostile individuals are lurking nearby, the number is unknown, but they do not seem to be monsters in the mountains.
They have noticed the presence of the patrol, but have not taken action yet. It may be that they have not yet found a good angle for the attack or have not determined the details of their side.
The patrol leader did not speak rashly, but quietly made a few signals with hand gestures behind his back - this simple tactical sign language is an essential skill for Cecil combat soldiers. It is said that The original inspiration came from a young man among the first batch of refugees, and everyone in the patrol can master it.
The soldiers saw the captain's gesture and immediately changed their marching queue quietly. They took precautions in the direction prompted by the captain, then quickly rushed to the nearest bunker and turned on the safety of the thermal ray gun. , and just at the moment they showed these actions, a subtle sound of breaking through the air was heard!
The patrol leader was shocked. The attacker's reaction speed was beyond his expectation. His soldiers were natural enough when changing queues, and the information passed between him and the soldiers was covert enough, but the other party was still the first to attack. He immediately realized that he had been exposed and launched an attack decisively—this was no ordinary robber or bandit, or even an ordinary professional mercenary!
But fortunately, he had been alert in advance. The moment the sound of breaking through the air sounded, the veteran had subconsciously raised his left arm, and a translucent energy shield instantly formed and blocked most of him. body, while several crossbow arrows clanked against the shield, slid away from the force field shield and fell to the ground.
In just such a moment, the patrol leader reached out and took out a crystal grenade from his waist. He swung his arms and threw it towards the direction where the attacker was hiding. The soldiers behind him were also completely stunned. The same move - seven or eight ticking iron lumps cut through the air and flew into the distance in a parabola. The whole process was smooth and smooth, just like a conditioned reflex.
Just like what the lord explained during the training - if you really can't be sure of the enemy's situation, it's definitely right to at least throw a round of grenades. It can disrupt the situation even if it doesn't kill anyone. After that, whether you attack or retreat, you can Create opportunities.
Everything happened in just a few seconds. Compared with the Cecil combat soldiers who completed a series of responses almost like a conditioned reflex, the Typhon team lurking on the side of the mountain road started from the beginning. I fell into a state of confusion.
It’s not that they are not elite, it’s just that I have never seen them before.
Everything was different from what they expected - everything they had heard or seenThe fighting methods are different from those I have ever seen!
This team was one of the infiltration troops that entered the Dark Mountains at the same time as the Solderin team. They chose a route closer to the north side of the mountains. There were two low-level knights and one in the team. A low-level mage was sitting in charge. They discovered the existence of the patrol very early, but the special mountain terrain made the encounter inevitable, so they decided to use the blind spots in their vision to ambush and annihilate the patrol that looked strangely equipped. Team - In the initial expectations of these Typhon soldiers, this was no problem at all. It had the advantage of an ambush. They could use the first round of crossbows to kill the patrol leader and two to three patrol soldiers, and then the mage took advantage of it. Fireballs or arcane missiles bombard the patrols in chaos, and finally the knights lead the soldiers forward to harvest them. This is a sure thing.
As a result, before launching the attack, the Ansu patrol responded - they quickly changed their formations and looked for favorable positions just like they had rehearsed in advance, and it was completely impossible to see how they were doing it. Communication completed!
The Typhon soldiers had to launch an attack in a hurry, but after the first round of crossbow arrows were fired, they were all blocked by the magic shield.
Blocked by the magic shield!
The patrol leader who is wearing infantry armor and looks like a warrior is actually a mage who can cast force field shield instantly?
In the moment when the Typhon soldiers were stunned, they saw the enemy launch a counterattack, and several strange metal lumps were thrown towards their hiding place.
Although I don’t know what the metal lump is, the conditioned reflex developed through years of training and actual combat has worked at least. The magicians in the team propped up the mana shield at the critical moment, and tightly Then, a thunderous explosion exploded outside the mana shield.
After all, human arm strength is limited, and the crystal grenades thrown did not reach the most effective killing position. Most of the explosions occurred far away, and only two crystal grenades hit those imperial soldiers. In front of the mana shield, accompanied by a powerful magic explosion, the mana shield fell apart, and the covering rock also collapsed. However, due to the obstruction of the shield, the power of the explosion was greatly weakened. The soldiers hiding inside the shield They were unscathed.
Amidst the smoke and dust, one of the Typhon knights who led the team drew out his long sword. With the radiance of magic all over his body, he took the lead to rush out of the meaningless hiding place and rushed towards those who would Anzu soldier who throws "explosive magic items".
“Charge with me!”
With the knight’s command, the remaining Typhon soldiers also rushed out of their hiding bunkers, preparing to fight hand-to-hand on this narrow mountain road. Finish this fight.
This development is completely different from what was planned, but these experienced Typhon elites are still confident. They are confident that no soldier from any country can defeat them in hand-to-hand combat - the patrol team The captain may really be a mage with a somewhat unique sense of clothing, but he alwaysCan't every soldier we bring here be extraordinary?
The enemy rushed out from his hiding place. When the patrol leader saw this, his heart suddenly calmed down and he shouted loudly: "Focus on the knight in front of you!"
A continuous stream of scorching rays Penetrating the large smoke and dust raised by the explosion of the crystal grenade, the imperial knight who charged forward was immediately hit continuously. The protective aura on his body flickered violently, and then quickly dissipated after resisting for a moment.
Only then did the knight realize how stupid it was to rush out - but there was no place to hide on the narrow mountain road. With the slight sound of the steel armor being pierced, he fell. On the way to charge.
The soldiers behind him didn't realize what happened until the knight fell. They watched blankly as their powerful commander fell to the ground in the middle of the charge, their own bodies But they were still running forward with inertia. The light armors worn by ordinary soldiers were even more unable to withstand the power of the scorching rays - they fell down one after another.
Although the battle was one-sided, the patrol captain still looked at the direction in which the enemies were running without slacking off - he still remembered that he had just seen the flickering light of the mana shield. Based on experience, he knew the opponent's mage. They are definitely still hiding behind, and they will use the cover of the soldiers in front to prepare spell attacks. Although the annihilation of the charging soldiers in a wave may surprise the opponent's mages, the opponent's spell attacks will definitely come.
At this moment, there was a sudden flash of fire in the floating smoke, and a fireball cut through the air and flew over.
It is much smaller than the fireball made by Miss Rebecca. Recently, Miss Rebecca not only succeeded in making a fireball as big as a basin, she even took the challenge of rubbing two fireballs together to form a barbell. Shape - These fire mages from out of town are really nothing to mention.
The patrol leader commented disdainfully in his mind, and then used the force field shield equipped with his left hand to block it. The fireball deflected and exploded into a dazzling fire between the nearby rocks. , and the caster's own position has been completely exposed.
"Concentrate the fire in that direction!"
The patrol leader shouted, and then directly began to violently bombard the enemy mage's position with the thermal ray guns equipped on his two arms. All the enemies who came out were already dead on the way to the charge, and all the firepower was immediately poured into the place indicated by the captain. In the smoke and dust, the patrol captain saw various magical radiances flickering there - that might be the protective shield. The shield may be a magic item used to save lives, but no matter what it is, as long as the firepower is suppressed and does not stop, there will always be times when it will not dodge.
Those flickering magical lights persisted for a moment and finally went out.
The patrol leader worriedly fired more than a dozen scorching rays in that direction. He did not stop until the energy crystal in one arm armor was exhausted. Then he replaced it with a new crystal and took the soldiers with him. They went to see the results of the battle.
They walked through the narrow mountain road,The veteran captain commanded his soldiers with experience: "Pay attention to these fallen guys. Some of them only have injuries to their hands and feet - tie them up and don't let them run away."
After being blown away by a grenade, In the blind corner of the mountain rock, the patrol leader saw the already dead enemy - there was not only a mage, but also a knight in armor. Both of them had several holes in their bodies, and the mage was exploded by a scorching ray. Headed to death.
The knight should stay behind to protect the caster. His role is to prevent people like sneak assassins or death squads from getting close to assassinate the vulnerable mage, but he obviously did not expect the whole battle. From the beginning to the end, it did not reach the stage of hand-to-hand combat. The free magic attack directly destroyed all the defenses.
This is probably the most painful death of the guard knight.
However, the patrol leader will not have any mercy for the enemy - especially the enemy who ambushes and attacks him on the mountain road.
He bent down to examine the remaining clues on the corpses, trying to find out the origins of these people.
Although these people were crushed and defeated, this was because they were not adapted to the new fighting method and their side had the advantage of equipment. Otherwise, the two sides would really have to know the basics and start a fight. The patrol leader didn't think he could take advantage of the situation.
Although the soldiers he led were well-trained, most of them had little combat experience, and these enemies... It can be seen from their ability to organize an orderly attack in a chaotic and urgent situation. These are the elite.
This kind of elite cannot appear suddenly.