Chapter 521: Secret Weapon!

"Roar! Listen up, humans inside the castle! You are surrounded!"

"Our merciful Tuskfolk give you one chance—open the castle gates immediately and come out and surrender obediently, and we promise not to kill you!"

"Otherwise, once we open the castle gates ourselves, we'll slaughter every last one of you and use you as rations!"

A dark mass of Boarmen arrived beneath the castle.

Their deep grooves inherited the beastfolk's customary tall stature, ultimately reaching about two and a half meters.

The lower half had legs similar to a human's, walking upright.

The upper half, however, bore a wild boar body and a wild boar's head.

Their bodies were covered in thick bristles, their mouths held long, sharp tusks, and between those tusks sat the signature boar snout.

At this moment, these Boarmen, gripping various crude weapons, were issuing threats toward the people on the city wall.

Although Wheatfield Town, one li outside the castle, was now empty of people, the goods inside those houses were within easy reach.

Yet the Boarmen did not bother with those supplies first.

Because they knew clearly that in any noble domain, the most precious, most valuable, and most plentiful things were all inside the castle.

Therefore, they chose to take the castle first, loot it clean, and only then consider anything else.

And looking at the mere two hundred-plus people on the city wall, the Boarmen all revealed excited smiles.

Because with the enemy's strength like this, taking it would be relatively easy for them.

"Boarmen! This is Viscount Gervas's Storm Domain!"

"I'm giving you one last chance now—leave Storm Domain immediately, or we won't be polite!"

"Any enemy that invades Storm Domain will be killed!"

However, the garrison troops inside the castle actually had very strong resolve; they showed no sign of being afraid or surrendering, and instead began turning the tables and threatening them!

"Roar! Humans, do you truly wish to seek death? If that's the case, then our Boarmen warriors will let you know just how miserable the fate of offending us is!" The Boarmen leader instantly flew into a rage, roaring upward.

"Hmph! Boarmen, then we'll be waiting for you—when the time comes, we'll twist those pig-heads of yours off and kick them around like balls!"

Good grief! The Boarmen could only exclaim good grief!

Roar roar roar!

"Kill them, those damned reptiles, the two-legged sheep!"

"That's right, kill these two-legged sheep—I want to tear them apart viciously!"

Faced with the humans' words above, the Boarmen instantly exploded into an uproar, and pig-roars rose one after another outside the castle.

"Roar! Boarmen warriors, then begin the attack—don't let a single human inside this castle escape, take them all as rations!" The Boarmen leader was also enraged, and immediately issued the attack order to his subordinates.

Roar roar roar!

The next moment, the beastfolk began to launch their attack.

The first batch of over two hundred Boarmen split into two groups and charged toward the castle.

One group carried wooden ladders and rushed up the earthen slope, while the other wave headed for the cliffs around the castle.

Clearly, they had chosen one side as the main assault and the other as support.

"Captain Iron Bear, and the guard squads—the coming battle is up to you all!"

Seeing the Boarmen begin their attack, Old John also knew that from here on he couldn't be of much help.

"Yes, Steward, my lord!"

"Leave it to us! Steward John!"

The guards and barbarians immediately nodded and concealed themselves.

Then, the battle officially began.

As the Boarmen drew close, the ten crossbowmen and the barbarians struck first.

The barbarians hurled javelins, while the crossbowmen fired bolts.

Of course, such damage was clearly limited.

Apart from the occasional unlucky one struck in a vital spot by a javelin and wounded, the rest would casually pull out the javelin stuck in their body and toss it aside.

And the area where the throwing spear had struck was merely a small bloody hole, its depth estimated at no more than two or three centimeters.

Such a depth, for a Boarman of massive build, was no different from a pinprick—it only stung for a moment, with no real damage.

"What tough skin!"

"It's their bristles—the bristles are just like a wild boar's, and they've been smeared with thick pine resin and impurities!"

Amid the soldiers' exclamations, the well-experienced Knight-Captain Lieutenant Dali immediately gave the answer.

Originally, the Boarmen's combat power might not be the strongest among the beastfolk.

But their defense was absolutely among the very best of the beastfolk.

In ordinary times, they would, just like real wild boars, go into the pine forest and rub against tree bark.

Letting their bristles form a hard protective shell.

Although it couldn't fully block blades and spears, it could greatly reduce damage.

"Hahaha! These stupid two-legged sheep, stunned now, aren't you? Our Boarmen warriors fear neither javelins nor bolts!"

The Boarmen in the rear immediately let out vicious laughs.

And the Boarmen in front, enduring the javelins and bolts, finally reached the gentle slope.

Immediately, the Boarmen began to climb.

Commander Lieutenant Dali sighed at the sight.

Just as he had expected—the courage of these Storm Guards was worthy of praise.

But the gap in strength between the two sides could not be bridged by courage alone.

Even with only fifty barbarians, it would only mean holding out a bit longer—another hour or half hour at most!

"My lord the Count, please do not stray too far from me in a moment, or I will be unable to protect you in time!"

Having spoken, Lieutenant Dali drew his longsword, preparing for battle.

Since my lord the Count wishes to help, then I shall help as well; this way, my lord the Count can depart with peace of mind later.

But just as Lieutenant Dali's words fell, he suddenly heard shouts from both sides: "Ballista squad, these fellows have reached the gentle slope and cannot escape. Begin!"

"Hmm? What does this mean?" Knight-Captain Lieutenant Dali was stunned; why did those words feel ambiguous?

Crash! Crash!

He was not left puzzled for long; only a moment later, the sound of crashing echoed around him!

Those were six objects distributed along the city walls, originally wrapped in tarpaulins, now revealed before his eyes.

"B-Breakwinders? How is this possible?"

And when he clearly saw the true appearance of these six machines, Knight-Captain Lieutenant Dali stood with his mouth agape.

He certainly recognized these six objects; were they not the Breakwinders of the Hernand family?

Yet the family's Breakwinders were all top secret, and currently, they were all equipped on sea ships.

So how did they come to this minor noble's castle?

Could it be Young Lady Catherine?

Moreover, Young Lady Catherine had indeed said so before.

But the problem was, he had never seen them even at Violet Castle.

Young Lady Catherine truly treats Gervas very well...

"Ballistae! Fire!"

Buzzzz!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

And amidst Knight-Captain Lieutenant Dali's stunned silence, the crossbow squads had already launched their attack.

The reason they did not reveal the ballistae and launch an assault on the boar-people immediately was...

... that they feared if the boar-people were attacked from afar, they would flee at once and devise other countermeasures.

That would reduce the casualties inflicted upon the boar-people!

Just as now, with the over one hundred attacking boar-people crowded at the summit of the gentle slope, even if they wished to flee...

... they would have to leave many corpses behind first.