Chapter 597: Melee in Poison Swamp
Almost all participating lords brought high-level warriors at the bottom of the box.
Therefore, the actual combat effectiveness of this team cannot be underestimated.
When they took the potion and entered the poisonous fog swamp, they immediately attracted the attention of all the surrounding lords.
The Poison Mist Swamp has always been a mysterious and dangerous place in the southern part of the region.
The lords did not dare to go deep into it when they were alone or in a small group.
The situation this time is completely different from before. The strength that more than two hundred lords can exert after joining together cannot be underestimated.
The power of the lords' grouping gradually began to emerge.
This is why Zong Shen is already so powerful, but he still has to carefully guard against being coveted by other lords, especially the mines, which are really worrying for him.
If the mine were to be exposed and a group of lords attacked, it would be a big trouble for Zong Shen.
After all, the mine does not have hundreds of defensive arrow towers like the territory, and there are even incomplete wonders sitting there.
Zong Shen's territory has formed a preliminary defense system.
From various types of defensive arrow towers at all levels to sentry towers with anti-stealth capabilities and magic patrol dogs.
Then to the [Red Gold Barrier Pillar (gold)] that can support a large-scale shield and the [Thunder Field Wonder (Incomplete)] that can carry out large-scale damage, this is a multi-dimensional comprehensive defense formation.
He also spent a lot of effort building defensive buildings in his territory.
Therefore, he is not worried about the lords grouping together to attack the territory.
Not to mention the lords, even if the aboriginal forces want to attack his territory, they have to think carefully.
He could not devote the same amount of effort to the defense of the mine.
Based on the principle that it is better to block than to open up, the best result is to hide the mine well.
It would have to be delayed for at least a few months to allow him to develop.
Among them, Zong Shen was most concerned about the lords' unity.
Nowadays, [Legion] forces in the region have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Except for a few large legions including the [Guide Legion], most legions are small in size.
Just a few people or even a dozen people.
The only things that can prompt the lords to spontaneously unite, apart from the big crises that must be faced together, are some huge benefits.
Once the mines in the area are exposed, they will obviously be a very attractive factor.
Now Zong Shen's mine is not exposed, but the poisonous swamp in the south has made the lords unite first.
There are more than 200 lords, 1780 warriors and 2000 people.
But after all, it was just a loose cooperation, lacking a commander and backbone.
It is impossible to coordinate warriors of all types and levels to form warrior squads or even squadrons.
All lords basically lead their own soldiers.
There are also some small groups mixed in.
Basically there are three or five people.
These people all knew each other before.
Several recent large-scale challenges have not only mobilized the enthusiasm of the lords.
It also facilitated social activities among the lords.
Most lords have some "friends" to one degree or another.
This kind of "friend" relationship may not be very strong, but it is enough to maintain a shallow social relationship.
The clique in the team today grew out of such superficial relationships.
The largest small group here consists of sixteen or seventeen lords.
The leader was a middle-aged yellow lord with a beard.
He looks to be in his thirties, and he can be said to be one of the first lords to come.
He has high prestige among small groups.
Almost all the dozen or so lords around him were surrounding him.
There were blacks and whites among them.
In the endless continent, different skin colors, different hair colors, and different racial characteristics no longer matter.
This is especially true when all lords have mastered the common language of the continent by default.
After the shackles of language are broken, lords can communicate with each other without barriers.
Of course, in addition to language, there are also differences in living habits, cultural traditions, etc. These can only be resolved by time.
At this moment, this group of people was scattered across a width of two hundred meters and headed towards the Poison Mist Swamp.
In addition to the messy sounds of footsteps, there were all kinds of whispers.
Everyone was talking privately.
In this small group, a young thick-lipped black lord was the first to be unable to hold back and walked up to the bearded lord. His hair was naturally curly and he was holding a large scimitar that was one meter long in his hand.
"Zhang, do you think there are really treasures in the swamp?"
"Isn't it the caller who is lying to us?"
"I spent a lot of resources to buy anti-venom."
"If there are no treasures in the Poison Swamp, those little Balrogs alone won't be enough for us to share."
"We are all here for you."
The black lord asked in a low voice with some concern.
The bearded lord grinned and boldly put his arm around the black lord's shoulders.
"Don't worry, Mu Totuo, we Lao Zhang don't lie to others."
"I have been observing the Poisonous Mist Swamp for a long time."
"I also ventured deep into it a few days ago. In addition to the swamp, there are ruins here."
"But there are also very powerful monsters in there."
The bearded lord said in his ear.
"A very powerful monster?"
"Are they those big crocodiles?"
The black lord's curiosity was aroused and he asked quickly.
The bearded lord who called himself Lao Zhang shook his head, his expression became more serious, and he shook his head gently.
"No, those monsters have lizard-like lower bodies and human-like upper bodies."
"We should meet soon."
"Let's stay in the middle of the team, don't run around, and don't rush to the front."
Lao Zhang warned in a low voice.
The black lord seemed very convinced of Lao Zhang and nodded quickly.
After finishing speaking, Lao Zhang stopped talking, took out a long spear with his backhand, and followed the large army forward.
The front end of the 200-meter horizontal line formed by the entire team quickly entered the poisonous swamp.
They were like small specks, gradually being swallowed up by the light green poisonous mist.
Disappeared from the sight of the lords outside.
After entering the poisonous swamp area, the scenery in front of them became different again, and the visibility was higher than they imagined.
This shows that the poisonous fog covering the entire swamp is mainly to conceal people's eyes and ears.
Block out prying eyes from the outside.
The swamp is full of mud, the ground is wet, the soil is dark and smells of sour rot.
No one dared to breathe freely, although the poisonous fog no longer affected the internal vision.
But it's still everywhere.
Because they can feel the stinging pain in their throats every time they take a breath.
There was even a slight feeling of dizziness.
In order to save money, most lords purchased third-level anti-venom potions.
According to some "Dog Daring" lords who have entered the outer reaches of the swamp, the poisonous mist in it is exactly the third level.
But in fact, the third-level anti-venom agent still cannot suppress the toxicity.
But everyone has already come in, so there is no reason to leave so easily.
So everyone took the initiative to lower their breathing rate, which could reduce the negative impact of the poisonous mist on the body. Not to mention more than 2,000 people, even more than 2,000 cows and horses breathing at the same time could stir up the airflow. At this time, The light green fog above was slowly surging.
There was silence in the Poison Swamp, only the sound of clear and shallow water could be heard.
Some lords sent their wolf cavalry and night huntresses to act as scouts.
In swampy terrain, both coyotes and panthers are more agile than ordinary horses.
The large army was moving slowly, and everyone looked around with vigilant eyes.
The ground is muddy and difficult to walk on, and your legs will slowly sink if you stay a little longer.
Soon, they saw the ruins of the ruins rumored by the outside world.
——Rows of jagged ruins stand on the ground.
The surface has already been covered with a thick layer of dirt, and dark green moss grows on it.
After seeing the ruins, everyone was overjoyed, as if they saw the hope of treasure hunting.
Every once in a while, the lords can also find a small Balrog in the swamp.
The large army went five to six hundred meters deep into the swamp.
It wasn't until the wolf cavalry and huntress scouts sent out first were attacked, and the lords who sent out the scouts saw the corresponding prompts and informed everyone that they realized something was wrong!
It's a pity that such a large team does not have a unified commander.
The situation of fighting each other is almost a foregone conclusion.
Even the delivery of news of the attack was extremely confusing.
The lords in the front row who were the first to hear the news retreated.
The lords in the middle were unable to advance or retreat.
The lord at the end still didn't know what happened.
Some people shouted, some sent private messages, and some directly sent it to the [Regional Channel].
By the time the lords in the back row reacted, they were already under attack from the front.
The fog in front of them became extremely solid, like a wall of fog quickly pressing towards everyone.
No one knows what is hidden behind the fog wall.
"Boohoo!"
Soon the fog wall approached within a hundred meters.
Along with the sound of breaking wind, hundreds of crossbow bolts shot out from the wall of fog.
Then came dozens of blood-red magic bullets.
These attacks were uniform and clearly well prepared.
The thick mist was swayed by the trajectory of the airflow.
From these gaps, figures covered with red scales emerged...
These ranged attacks quickly hit the front row.
The two-hundred-meter-long large army was like a square living target.
"Puff puff!"
"Bang!"
"boom!"
"Uh-huh!"
The crisp sound of the crossbow bolt penetrating the armor, the muffled sound of the crossbow bolt penetrating the armor, and the roar of the magic bomb exploding resounded in the front row.
Accompanying these sounds were screams and cries of pain.
Humanity's greatest fear comes from the unknown.
The wall of light green poisonous mist blocked their vision, making it impossible for them to judge who the enemy was and how many there were!
Sparse long-range counterattacks began to appear in the large army.
Or arrows or magic.
It's a pity that these long-range attacks are difficult to achieve due to the lack of unified command.
Most of the lords could barely keep their composure.
After all, it has been almost a month since they arrived, and the previous challenges and many battles have given them some courage to face the crisis.
However, there were still a small group of timid lords who actually tried to retreat and prepare to escape.
Teaming up can allow lords to upgrade their combat power.
However, in the absence of command and combat discipline, it is extremely easy to collapse.
Especially when there are escapees in the team.
These escapees will cause chaos in the team, and the fighting spirit that was finally gathered will quickly disappear.
Just as the team was gradually becoming chaotic, something happened at the rear.
Those light green hazes are like mysterious ghosts.
I don’t know since when, a thick wall of poisonous mist also appeared behind me!
Along with the poisonous fog wall came spears representing death.
There was another flurry of excitement behind the team!
All the lords know that they are surrounded!
Due to the obstruction of vision by the fog wall, they were unable to quickly observe the enemy's traces and numbers.
But after the retreat disappeared, everyone's fighting spirit was aroused.
There are enemies ahead, and there are enemies behind you!
There is no way forward or backward, the only option is to fight to the death.
So the lords spontaneously divided into two groups and launched attacks on the front and rear fog walls respectively.
Various crossbowmen and mages took the lead in showing off their power.
Arrows, crossbow bolts and magic bullets shot out, and the sound was more powerful than the attacks inside the fog wall.
This is what is said about beating a master to death with random punches.
The numerical advantage is here. When everyone starts to give it a go, the combined attack intensity is also terrifying.
However, the fog wall has been advancing.
By the time everyone launched an effective counterattack, the front and rear fog walls were close to within thirty meters.
At this time, some third-level masters began to show their power.
Level three group attack magics were unleashed one after another.
Strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the poisonous fog swamp.
A red magic circle appeared in the sky, and fire rain magic washed the earth.
Dozens of cyan arc-shaped wind blades swept out.
The earth trembled, and the ground rose or sunk.
The vines grew wildly, like tentacles inserted into the fog wall.
The turbid water waves turned into waves and washed away!
These are the masterpieces of various Dharma masters.
In this environment, fire magic has the most outstanding effect.
Whether it is a fireball, fire rain or fire tornado, the poisonous mist can be evaporated.
These fire magic scrapers can easily cut off a piece of the fog wall.
A large number of damage values appeared densely.
After the baptism of magic, the melee soldiers, wolf cavalry, and huntresses launched an assault.
At the same time, the red-scaled kobold warriors inside the fog wall also charged with bone shields or vine shields.
"Chi chi chi chi!"
These red-scaled kobolds chirped and moved quickly.
The simple homemade shields in his hands had one or two arrows stuck in them, and there were also cracks left after the magic bombs exploded. Many kobold warriors had one or two arrows stuck in their bodies.
However, the red scales on their bodies are very tough, and the arrows are not inserted deeply, so their movements are basically not affected.
These red-scaled kobold warriors are taller and stronger than ordinary crypt kobolds.
They have majestic heads and a spiked tail behind them.
Although they are called kobolds, they are not like dogs.
On the contrary, it has a bit of the ferocious power of dragon-like creatures.
More than three hundred red-scaled kobold warriors in front launched a direct charge.
In the mist behind them, the red-scaled kobold crossbowmen and red-scaled kobold prophets would lie down on the ground one after another, reducing the number of blows they received and at the same time, they were fighting back quickly.
There is a huge disparity in the numbers between the enemy and ourselves, so the competition between long-range forces becomes extremely important.
Under such circumstances, those red-scaled kobold warriors were prepared to die.
For every extra minute they gain for the rear, their disadvantage will be reduced by one point.
When the red-scaled kobold warriors launched an assault, the iguana warriors from behind also launched a charge.
These guys are like big lizards, crawling very fast.
The war spear projected just now was also their masterpiece.
Now they are still holding a war spear in their hands, holding it with both hands and pointing it forward.
Coupled with their rapidly crawling lower limbs, even mud and swamps cannot stop their movements.
He just charged towards the lords behind with his war spear in hand.
Behind these iguana men, there were one or two hundred mire crocodiles crawling closely behind them.
A fierce battle begins!
The movement in the swamp also attracted the attention of the lords watching outside.
Even if you stand hundreds of meters outside the Poison Mist Swamp, you can hear the shouts and screams coming from it.
And an explosion that can set off air waves.
The light green poisonous mist shrouding the outside surged violently.
The news of the attack was learned from the [Regional Channel] outside.
There was a lot of discussion for a while.
But no one dared to go deep into it.
Under the unspoken rule of putting interests above all else, everyone adheres to the principle of "you fight, I'll eat the meat".
Only a man with an iron mind would step in and take a stab at the fight when it gets too intense.
If you are unlucky, it will be cold as soon as you enter.
It was at this time that Jiang Yi led a small team of soldiers to the outskirts of the Poison Swamp.
She asked other teams to kill the little Balrog, leaving one team behind to keep track with her.
The movement in the Poison Mist Swamp made her a little worried.
Except for Zong Shen, no one knows the internal situation better than her.
But there wasn't much she could do. Apart from opening the [Regional Channel] from time to time to see the messages from the lords in the Poison Swamp, she just stayed outside and watched.
The fight lasted longer than she thought.
More than half an hour passed quickly, and the noise coming from it became smaller and obviously gradually faded away.
This shows that the lords have gradually penetrated inside.
During this period, dozens of scheming lords who had prepared anti-venom potions in advance but did not stick together entered the Poison Mist Swamp, but never came out.
Jiang Yi nervously pinched the communication crystal.
Prepare to wait until those lords advance into the depths of the swamp, or when the momentum of the battle disappears, before reporting to Zong Shen.
The battle lasted for another half hour, and dozens of lords began to retreat one after another with the remaining defeated soldiers.
As soon as these lords staggered out of the poisonous mist, they were immediately surrounded by the onlookers.
Some of the lords watching outside wanted to take advantage of them.
But more lords are more concerned about the fighting situation inside the Poisonous Mist Swamp.
They even took the initiative to provide these lords who left the poisonous swamp with potions that could restore their status!
