Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

These human pirates fled en masse and disappeared into the vast sea while Earl Noctis was recuperating and accumulating magic power.

Count Noctis was furious.But he was planning to attack Pisa at the time, so he didn't immediately go after the traitors.

Who knew that three days ago, the other party actually came to the door on his own initiative.

Valentina, who was sitting across a low golden table from Earl Noctos, was the envoy sent by those human pirates.

The leader of human pirates, the great pirate Johannes Strozzi, nicknamed "Son of Salt Mist", hopes to form an alliance with Earl Noctis to jointly harvest the wealth and population of the civilized world.

Count Noctis certainly disagreed.

Those who dare to betray the captain can only take the gangplank.This is a rule passed down by pirates for thousands of years, and it will not change even if they become undead.

However, in the face of actual needs, tradition can also be slightly accommodated and compromised.

As an outsider from another world, Earl Noctos needs locals to be the leading party to serve his great cause of conquest.Without the information provided by those human pirates, Earl Noctis would not have been able to find the weakness of the Seven Saints camp like Corsica and win a major victory.

For the undead army who are good at rolling snowballs and getting stronger as they fight, the first step is the most important step.

After the battle of Ajaccio, the human camp obviously strengthened their defenses.Although due to various reasons, the states on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea have not yet formed a unified force to defend against undead pirates, but each state is preparing for war.The fleet of Earl Noctis has already encountered the navies of human countries twice at sea.

Although these two skirmishes ended in the victory of Earl Noctos, he still lost several small warships.These battleships brought from their hometown are not like low-level undead such as zombie sailors. As long as there are corpse pits, the sources are endless.The loss of one ship made Count Noctis feel distressed.

Even the weaker countries on the southern scorching continent have strengthened their defenses in cities along the coastline after receiving assistance from the same powerful country.

Facing such a situation where the enemy is getting stronger and stronger, Earl Noctis urgently needs the cooperation of local forces to provide intelligence.So even in the face of human pirates who have betrayed him, he is willing to talk to them.

However, Earl Noctis was very dissatisfied with the terms offered by the Son of Salt Mist.

A group of human pirates who are like bereaved dogs actually want to become equal allies with themselves?This is absolutely impossible!

In order to demonstrate his strength to the emissary lady of Strozzi, Count Noctos decided to launch an attack on the coast of Provence.

Another purpose of this attack was to test the strength of the human noble named Ma Youfu.

Whether it was the human pirates before or the woman in front of him, the name of the Marquis of La Manche had been mentioned more than once.

Earl Noctis had a hunch that the other party was the biggest obstacle he encountered on the road to building the empire of the dead.

For the decisive battle in the future, he must start preparing in advance.Collecting intelligence on the opposing army is also an important link.

"Ms. Valentina, after I destroy the weakly defended port, let's talk about cooperation. I believe that after seeing the strength of my undead army, you will realize that you should have a more humble attitude Come deal with me."

As soon as Earl Noctis finished speaking, the scorching battle situation presented in the crystal ball suddenly changed.

From a high platform in the middle of Scipio Port, a small but surprisingly bright golden light suddenly shot out into the sky.

When this ray of light disappeared, the dark clouds that originally covered most of the sky and exuded a deadly atmosphere were completely dispelled.

The bright sun shines on the earth again.The zombie sailors who were besieging the town had light smoke rising from their bluish-black skins, and the undead flames in their eyes began to flutter and flicker.

Seeing that the undead army was weakened by the sunlight, the morale of the human militia guarding the city was immediately boosted.At this time, a new weapon was put into the battlefield.

A small number of human soldiers equipped with metal armor took out flasks filled with orange liquid.They shook the flask violently, waiting for the liquid inside to turn red, and then quickly threw it towards the densest group of zombies outside the city.

boom!

Immediately after the flask shattered on the ground, it exploded.The huge magical energy turned into a pillar of fire, and dazzling white radiant energy radiated from it.

A large area, a large area of ​​zombie sailors, was wiped out under the attack of this alchemy weapon.

If it weren't for the small number of such flasks, maybe humans could wipe out the invading undead army with just this weapon.

But at this time, the balance of victory has completely tilted towards the defenders.Perhaps before the arrival of the Marquis of La Manche's reinforcements, the invading undead will be wiped out.

Looking at the changes in the battle situation shown in the crystal ball, Valentina said: "My lord, I have fully seen how 'powerful' your undead army is. Now, can we sit down and talk about cooperation? "

Count Noctis naturally heard the sarcasm in the other party's words.He snorted coldly, and walked in front of Valentina in two or three steps. His huge body in heavy armor almost completely enveloped the petite woman.

Count Noctis stretched out his hand, grabbed Valentina's neck, and lifted her from the sofa abruptly.

The vampire lord was so hard that his black and sharp, obsidian-like nails almost pierced Valentina's white and long neck.

Seeing the woman struggling painfully in his hands, Count Noctos felt a tyrannical joy in his heart.

After a while, he threw Valentina on the sofa like a rag, and said coldly: "Idiot, if you try to provoke the mighty Earl Noctis with words again, you will taste worse than that." There was a million times more pain and fear just now. Hmph, you are just a mouse that hides your head and shows your tail, using spells to cover up your true face. Do you think I can't see through your true identity, Dark Elf?"

Seeing the tall figure of Count Noctis turning away, Valentina rubbed her neck, but she didn't feel much fear in her heart.She has been struggling in the social arena for many years, and she has already honed the skill of "testing the bottom line with language" to a high degree of perfection.

The proud vampire lord was ridiculed by himself, but he didn't kill him, which showed that the other party was really eager to get the assistance of a local force.Knowing this bottom line will be very beneficial to subsequent negotiations.

However, the magic attainments of this undead nobleman are indeed powerful.Valentina has dealt with many powerful spellcasters, including the Marquis of La Manche, except for Count Noctis, no one has seen through her true identity under the disguise.

Chapter 370 Three Undead Colossi

Under Valentina's gaze, Count Noctis came to the crystal ball.Looking at his army with heavy casualties, he smiled instead of anger: "Hahaha, very good, very good! When these human beings think they see hope, I will give them irresistible despair. In this sharp contrast The negative emotions bursting out in my heart will become the best nutrient and help me cultivate a stronger army!"

After speaking, Count Noctis opened his arms and began to chant the spell.

Every ancient and mysterious syllable that comes out of his mouth contains considerable magical power.After the chanting ended, Earl Noctis' call was immediately heard on the battlefield five kilometers away.

Under the influence of the magic power of the undead, the sea water seemed to be boiling, and there were billowing waves.Immediately afterwards, one after another, huge demon crabs that were corrupted by the magic power of the necromancer and commanded by Earl Noctos surfaced.

Like biological tanks, they plowed across the beach and crawled towards Scipio Port.

These large demonized creatures have thick carapaces, almost immune to long-range weapons such as crossbows, and a pair of giant pincers are amazingly destructive. It is difficult for the wooden city walls of Scipio Port to resist their attacks.

Immediately after the corrupted demon crab, what came out of the sea was a huge walking corpse over three meters tall.

These walking corpses were ferocious and greedy ogres in their lifetime. After they drowned in the sea for various reasons, their corpses were obtained by undead pirates.

Under the influence of necromantic magic, these huge corpses soaked in salt water have undergone various unpredictable changes, and have undergone various twists and combinations with ship parts or sea monster bodies, and finally become an abominable but Powerful monster.

These monsters with limbs or anchors, or giant pincers, or tentacles, hands, or rusted gun barrels, walked with heavy steps, accompanied by the corrupted demon crab, and approached the port of Scipio together.Even before they reached the city, the terrifying appearance of their swollen bodies with the heads of sea monsters had already terrified humans.

Earl Noctos seemed determined to show off his mighty strength, even though he had already dispatched corrupt demon crabs and giant walking corpses, he was still not satisfied.

"Appear, blasphemous giant, nightmare of the living, strongest totem of our undead pirates!"

With Earl Noctis' shout, the blue water gradually parted, and a huge humanoid monster walked onto the land step by step with slow and heavy steps.

This is the Colossus of the Necromancer, a terrifying arcane creation with the wood and steel of the sunken ship as the frame, filled with the flesh and blood of the dead, driven by the energy of death, and harboring the heart of hatred and killing.

It is as high as a three-story building. Although it can cause great damage to the enemy by simply swinging its limbs, its right hand is still designed as a rotary launcher with three front-mounted cannons, which has very ferocious long-range firepower.

Such a powerful killing machine is extremely expensive.In addition to a large amount of raw materials, a huge and complicated magic ceremony is required to seal the resentment of countless cursed dead.

What's more troublesome is that if the necromancer driving the undead colossus is not strong enough, he will easily be backlashed and die under his own weapon.

Even if it is as strong as Earl Noctis, at the time of its strongest power, it only had six Necromancer Colossi.When he came to Earth through the space channel, he lost three more Necromancer Colossi.

Except for the one sent to attack Scipio Port, the remaining two Necromancer Colossi were deployed by Earl Noctos in Castle Black as the strongest force to guard his lair.

As soon as the Necromancer Colossus appeared, the Corrupted Demon Crab and the Giant Walker immediately became supporting roles on the battlefield.

Together they formed a formidable line of attack, advancing toward Scipio Port.

When there were 500 meters away from the human town, the Necromancer suddenly stopped.It raised the rotating cannon on its right arm and aimed it at the wooden wall protecting the town.

boom!boom!boom!

Three shells blasted out one after another.

Two shells missed their target and landed in the sand nearby.The iron ball rolled and jumped, crashed into a large number of zombies, and immediately stirred up a mountain of corpses.

However, the last shell hit the target accurately.The wooden wall can effectively protect the residents in the town against ordinary swords, but it is as fragile as paper in the face of shells—whether fired by gunpowder or magic power.

A huge gap was blown out, and the city defense of Scipio Port immediately fell into a precarious situation.

Count Noctis saw through the crystal ball that after the city wall was destroyed, the faces of the human militiamen finally showed horror.The originally orderly defense line of the city wall, at this time, the defenders were shaken in many places.

Although the commander on the human side is mobilizing manpower to repair the city wall, and gathering a poor number of elite soldiers to form a defensive formation at the gap, all these efforts seem to be useless in the face of the surging undead army. significance.

The blood-red eyes of Earl Noctos burst out with triumphant light.He looked at Valentina, showing off his powerful army: "Did you see that, Dark Elf! This is the true strength of the great Earl Noctis, the army of undead under his command. Even if it is just a tentative attack, it is enough to destroy A town. Now, I want to kill all those humans, and then wait for the arrival of human reinforcements! I hope that the Marquis of Lamanche you mentioned will not be too vulnerable. Otherwise, this tentative attack will become A full-scale invasion of the interior!"

Valentina really wanted to complain, but she used war machines like the Necromancer Colossus. Where did you have the cheek to claim that this was just a "exploratory attack"?

But even if the other party is unwilling to kill herself in order to seek a cooperative relationship, Valentina doesn't want to provoke the vampire and suffer unnecessary flesh and blood.

She said in as neutral a tone as possible: "My lord, the situation of the battle is uncertain, you'd better be more cautious. Your enemy is not so easy to deal with."

"Haha!" Earl Noctis laughed loudly, "Dark elves, we are all from Andori. It's just that your ancestors left earlier, so you don't know much about the changes in your hometown. Whether it's technology or magic, Earth They are all far behind our world. No matter how powerful the human being you are talking about is, so what? Among a group of primitive people holding stone weapons, a smart person who knows how to smelt bronze weapons appears, so what? Can he defeat civilized people who use gunpowder weapons? The Necromancer Colossus, a war machine that condenses cutting-edge necromancer magic and advanced artillery technology, has no opponent in this world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the colossal undead statue in the crystal ball suddenly leaned and half-kneeled on the ground.

"What's going on? Could it be that there is something wrong with the magic circle inside the Necromancer Colossus, making its body suddenly uncontrollable?" Earl Noctis widened his eyes, trying to find out from the picture that appeared in the crystal ball. Answer.

Suddenly, the body of the undead colossus leaned back violently, almost falling on the beach.

This time, Earl Noctis finally saw it clearly. It turned out that it was a powerful shell that hit the Necromancer Colossus at a speed beyond the reach of the naked eye.

"Crystal balls can't transmit sound. I didn't realize that there are cannons in this human town. However, the firearms of the human beings in this world are still at a very primitive level of technology, and they have at least five or six hundred years of history with Andori. Gap. Necromancer Colossus, attack the enemy artillery first!"

Following the order of Earl Noctos, the undead colossus, which had not yet stood up, raised its right arm.It's just that it didn't point at the city, but aimed at a highland in the north outside Scipio Port.

Count Noctis immediately realized that the shelling was coming from outside the city.It turns out that human reinforcements have arrived.

He immediately ordered the army of undead to give up the siege of Scipio Port, and all of them lined up northward, ready to attack.

However, in the process of rearranging, Earl Noctis' army was also constantly being bombarded by humans.

The opponent has a large number of artillery pieces, with strong and dense firepower.Moreover, the human commander had a clear goal, which was to bombard the largest target, the Necromancer Colossus.

Although the undead colossus has been strengthened by undead magic, the basic structure of its body is still ordinary wood and iron bars, which cannot withstand the continuous bombardment of artillery.

Moreover, the triple-mounted revolving cannon of the Necromancer Colossus is composed of three six-pound bronze cannons. It is inferior to the human twelve-pound cannon in terms of power and range.

Earl Noctis ordered the zombie sailors and giant walking corpses to press on directly, and the corrupted crabs, which moved as fast as war horses, made a detour to attack the human artillery positions.

At the same time, he gave the order to march again. After a flutter of wings, swarms of ferocious bats took off from Castle Black's lair and rushed towards the battlefield on the coast.

Accompanied by the sound of artillery fire that Earl Noctis could not hear, the human reinforcements finally climbed over the reverse slope of the high ground and appeared in the image displayed by the crystal ball.

When the vicious bats arrived at the coast, the vision of the bats was also shared with the crystal ball, allowing Count Noctis to look down and see the enemy's formation.

On the far right side of the opponent's army formation, there is an artillery position with a total of twelve artillery pieces.From here, the artillery can shoot obliquely at the undead army gathered on the lower beach to cause maximum damage.

In the middle, are four infantry formations of 300 men.

The pikemen formed a hollow square and were located in the center.The musketeers were divided into two squads, arranged on the two wings of the hollow square.The crossbowmen equipped with huge shields stretched into a shallow and deep line, located at the front.

In addition, there are hundreds of cavalry at the end of the infantry line, which are used as reserves.

At this time, the crossbowmen had already removed the shields on their backs, inserted them in front of their bodies as a cover, and then began to string and shoot.

Unlike these crossbowmen who were loose in formation and fired freely, the musketeers formed a dense formation and began to fire intensive salvos according to the commander's order.

Chapter 370 Ma Youfu's Full Preparation