Chapter 99: Kobolds Attack!

"My lord, the kobolds have arrived three li away and are expected to reach Wheatfield Town in twenty minutes!"

In the afternoon, a Magic Swift Eagle landed in the castle's forecourt, and a slave archer hurriedly brought Gervas the latest news.

"Send the order, prepare for battle!"

Gervas wasted no time, immediately issued the command, and set off for the town with his knights.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The urgent bell rang through the town; all the women and children hid inside their houses.

However, compared to previous days, the fear among the women and children had clearly diminished somewhat.

Meanwhile, one hundred guards and one hundred temporarily conscripted serfs had already arrived at the walls, ready for battle.

"Leader, right ahead is that town of two-legged sheep!"

"Order the Claw Tribe warriors to speed up; I can't wait to feast!"

"Yes, my lord leader!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Amidst the roaring, over a hundred kobolds increased their speed.

Soon, Wheatfield Town was right before their eyes.

"Haha, this place is still as dilapidated as three years ago! I remember last time we captured over three hundred two-legged sheep here!"

Pago looked at the old wooden wall ahead, his mood extremely pleasant.

This reminded him of the bountiful harvest the Claw Tribe reaped after raiding this town called Wheatfield Town three years ago.

Not only were there over three hundred tasty two-legged sheep, but also plenty of wheat and other grains.

"Leader Pago, the number of two-legged sheep on that wooden wall this time seems a bit high; do not be careless!"

"Respected Priest Niroda, rest assured, this is merely the weakest of towns, equivalent to our livestock pen."

"Their combat power isn't even comparable to the two-legged sheep gathering on the wasteland!"

Upon hearing this, Priest Niroda said no more; he had participated in the last raid as well.

"Priest Niroda, battle preparations begin; please bestow your blessings upon the warriors of the Claw Tribe!"

Priest Niroda nodded, raised the bone scepter in his hand, and began to wave and chant.

As he chanted, blood-red light spots began to appear around Niroda, then slowly were absorbed by the surrounding kobolds.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

After absorbing the blood-red light spots, the kobolds visibly became excited, and roars rang out outside the town.

"My lord, look, this kobold force has a priest!"

On the walls of Wheatfield Town, Gervas and his group took in everything about the kobold force outside.

Come to think of it, this was Gervas's first time seeing a kobold.

He originally thought the monsters looked terrifying enough already.

He never expected the kobolds to be even more hideous.

Although they walked upright, that was the only similarity to humans.

Apart from that, on their huge dog heads, they had mouths full of fangs, and their bodies reached a massive two and a half meters in height.

No wonder such a mere hundred kobolds dared to raid a barony.

Gervas looked again at his guards,

and found their faces pale, clearly filled with fear.

Just then, what made Gervas even more incredulous was that Lauren was actually trembling slightly.

"Centurion Lauren?"

Gervas could understand the other guards feeling uneasy.

But Centurion Lauren's reaction was unlike his usual self.

After all, he had experienced many battles, both large and small.

"My lord, I recognize that one-eyed kobold; three years ago, it was they who attacked Wheatfield Town, and in that attack, they killed my father!"

Gervas suddenly understood; Lauren wasn't afraid, this was clearly hatred.

Patting Lauren's shoulder, he said, "In that case, this time I will definitely let you slay your enemy with your own hands!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Pago, the Bloodthirsty Blessing has been applied; the warriors may begin the battle!"

"Yes, Respected Priest Niroda!"

Pago had already felt the surging power within his body; now, his heart held only a thirst for blood.

"Claw Warriors, the two-legged sheep are calling out to us; tear down the walls, charge in, and capture these two-legged sheep to your heart's content!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Amidst the roaring, over a hundred kobolds launched their attack.

They did not need siege ladders; a four or five-meter wooden wall, in the face of their massive frames, required only a few climbs and jumps using their claws to scale the wooden wall.

"Magic Swift Eagle squad, sortie!"

However, these kobolds had clearly picked the wrong persimmon this time.

Because the persimmon of the Stormwind Domain was not soft.

The Magic Swift Eagles quickly rose from the ground, leaping over the walls.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the kobolds, they began to unleash arrows at low altitude.

Pfft pfft pfft!

The archers of today are already capable of excellent mounted archery, not losing their aim due to the jolting of their mounts.

Thus, those arrows struck the kobolds with precision.

Roar roar roar!

The kobolds have thick skin and tough flesh; their massive physiques allow them to withstand more arrows.

But the pain of the arrows piercing their bodies enraged them, and several kobolds could not help but bare their teeth upward.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Pfft pfft pfft!

But the result was obvious; what they met was even more fierce shooting from the archers.

"Damn it, why are there flying magical beasts here?" Pago was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

For in his impression, only those great nobles they could not defeat and the armies of the Two-Legged Sheep Kingdom possessed such a terrifying force.

However, the attack had already begun; they had no way back.

"Claw Clan warriors, charge up for me! As long as we rush into the small town and mix with the Two-Legged Sheep, we need not fear the arrows!"

Roar roar roar!

The kobolds responded one after another, speeding up to charge toward the wooden wall.

Moments later, the kobolds, enduring the rain of arrows, finally rushed to the foot of the wooden wall.

With a single leap, a kobold flew and pounced to the middle section, then, using its sharp claws, easily jumped and climbed to the top of the wooden wall!

"Warriors of the Storm Earldom, under the leadership of the great my lord Gervas, we have defeated the magic serpents and even the scorpion bandit gang."

"Today, the Lord will surely lead us to defeat these damned kobolds again; everyone, kill!"

"Kill!"

In close combat, the soldiers held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, attacking the kobolds climbing the wall.

"Foolish Two-Legged Sheep, have you forgotten the lesson from three years ago?"

At first, the kobolds did not care.

Three years ago, these Two-Legged Sheep were also holding shields to block them on the wooden wall.

But they only needed to fiercely swing their sharp claws and strike, directly knocking the Two-Legged Sheep, shield and all, flying, then smoothly climbing the wooden wall.

Bang bang bang!

Immediately, the dull sound of shields being struck echoed from the wooden wall.

However, after striking, the kobolds froze.

The imagined scene of guards being flipped over, shield and all, did not appear; these soldiers only stumbled for a moment before stabilizing their stance.

Why is this different from three years ago?

Shouldn't these frail Two-Legged Sheep have been knocked flying?

Actually, the guards themselves did not expect that they could still stand steadily on the wooden wall.

"Is my strength really this great?"

Although they knew daily that their strength had increased, they never expected to be able to withstand the strikes of such huge kobolds.