Encountering such a situation in an empty snowfield required sufficient courage and intelligence. After a brief discussion, the two of them decided to pick up the pace and reach Ville before the yellow mist reached them.
A place with people was much more reassuring than an empty snowfield.
Without any superfluous words, the entire team sped up again. Dozens of soldiers trotted towards the small black shadow on the distant horizon.
The sudden increase in speed seemed to have caused the yellow mist to hesitate. However, Noda and Daugen soon realized that it was following closely behind them. When the distance between the yellow mist and the group reached a fixed value, the yellow mist maintained a fixed distance behind them. It did not move further nor did it move further away.
The soldiers did not look back. After jogging for nearly an hour, they gritted their teeth and charged into the last town. The cold air caused their lungs to ache abnormally. Their noses seemed to be frozen and the thermal masks covering their faces were covered in a thick layer of ice. They looked at the expressionless Daugen and Noda. The two did not notice the yellow mist behind them. Instead, they observed the town with a solemn expression.
The soldiers calmed down and realized that the town was unusually strange.
Even if the conditions were harsh, the civilians in the northern part of the Empire would not stay indoors all day because of the cold. They hunted and cooked. Their daily lives were not affected by the weather. In the previous towns, they would often see women sitting leisurely outside the houses covered with animal hides. They would either be tanning leather or chopping up frozen meat. In short, it was definitely not like Ville.
The cold wind blew past, and the soldiers shivered. The scene in front of them suddenly gave them a bone-chilling feeling.
Ville was empty. All the houses in sight had their doors open, but there was no sign of life. In places like this, the furnaces in the houses were burning all year round. However, there was no smoke coming out of the chimneys of the houses.
The strong wind blew away the footprints on the ground. Only the tracks left by sleighs could be seen on the road that had been compacted for a long period of time. However, it was blurry and did not provide any useful information.
"Gather the team! Don't spread out!"
Daugen raised his war hammer while Noda unsheathed his short sword. Both of them exchanged glances and made a tacit agreement.
The yellow smoke behind them was slowly approaching, and the air seemed to have a choking smell. Some of the soldiers coughed a few times, but they tried their best not to make too much noise.
The team walked into the town, passed through the empty streets, and slowly stopped after a few turns.
The situation was very bad.
Noda ascertained that there were no signs of living beings in the town, but there were no traces of blood. Apart from the open doors, the furnishings in the houses were still the same as before. Not even a speck of dust had fallen, as if there were people here a moment ago. The only difference was that the food in the pot on the fire was cold. Because the temperature was too low, the food had frozen into hard lumps. Noda could not tell how long ago the food was cooked.
All of this was strange. After the team stopped in the middle of a street, the fully-armored warriors turned around and looked at the yellow smoke that had entered the town.
From this distance, the smoke looked like a cover that covered an area of about a hundred meters. It was so thick that it was impossible to see what was inside. Occasionally, one or two shadows could be seen flashing by.
In the strong wind, the smoke seemed to be attracted by something and did not show any signs of dispersing.
Noda and Daugen squinted their eyes at the smoke. They were now 100% hostile towards it because its behavior was too similar to the magical beasts in the forest. It followed its prey closely and waited for the prey to tire before attacking.
"Level one combat readiness!
Don't leave any leeway!
Pay attention to the formation! "
Daugen waved his warhammer and walked to the front of the entire formation. He looked at the yellow smoke that had gradually stopped about a hundred meters in front of them. Only at this moment did they realize how oppressive the thick smoke was. It felt like they were facing a huge magical beast, and it had a power that made them cower from the bottom of their hearts.
The pungent smell in the air became thicker and thicker. Just when the soldiers felt that their eyes were watering because of the smell, something strange suddenly happened in front of them!
The thick fog seemed to have suddenly split open, and with a "bang", it exploded in all directions!
Thirty to forty black figures suddenly rushed out from the yellow smoke!
"Steady!"
Daugen shouted and raised the morale of the soldiers. These shadows looked too ferocious. Daugen had never seen such terrifying creatures before!
It was said that they were terrifying because of their frightening appearance. These shadows were all muscular dogs with long and narrow red eyes on their heads. There was also a sarcoma-like horn in the middle of their heads. Their bodies looked like they had some kind of skin disease. There were patches of green spots on their earthy yellow fur that made people feel uncomfortable all over. Looking closely, there were actually countless compound eyes that looked like pustules in the middle of their two red eyes. It gave people goosebumps!
They were more than two meters long and one meter tall. When they ran, they were extremely ferocious. Their speed was not inferior to military horses. When the soldiers saw these terrifying creatures that they had never seen before, they could not help but feel a little scared. However, the domineering aura of Daugen quickly calmed them down and they clenched the weapons in their hands.
Seeing these hound-like creatures rushing over in a group, Daugen did not hesitate to take a step forward with his short legs!
Since there was no barrier that could be used as a cover, the only option left was to charge forward and kill!
"For Rollier!"
As a grade 8 warrior, Daugen took the lead and charged forward. In an instant, his aura surged!
The light of his Dou Qi enveloped his entire body. The ice and snow were blown away by this frightening power with a whoosh. The snow on the ground was blown away as if it had been blown up by a bomb. The brown ground that was covered by the snow was directly exposed by this Dou Qi!
Dao Gen's speed was abnormally fast. Under his lead, the soldiers let out a roar and charged at the ferocious dogs in front of them against the chilly wind!
At this moment, there was no fear, no pity. There was only battle!
"Ya — Ha!"
Daugen suddenly stomped on the ground. His sturdy body that was like a small tank jumped more than two meters into the air!
He even left a deep, cracked footprint on the ground with a single stomp!
The war hammer suddenly flashed a dazzling white light. Daugen held it with both hands and suddenly smashed the head of the most ferocious monster!
"Bang!
Bang! "
The first sound was the sound of the monster's head being smashed. The second sound was the muffled sound of his huge war hammer hitting the ground!
Green blood and grey brain matter instantly splattered on the snow white ground. The moment Daugen's war hammer hit the ground, a thunderous sound suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield!
The ground that extended ten meters from Daugen's feet was like a carpet that was lifted up into the sky. The monsters that were charging towards the soldiers were hit by an invisible wave of air and were all sent flying!
With just a single strike, the morale of the soldiers had reached its peak due to the overwhelming might of the attack!
Hot blood surged within their bodies as they waved their swords. The soldiers did not hesitate to slash the vital parts of the monsters that were sent rolling on the ground. They did not even have the chance to make a sound before they were chopped into minced meat!
Daugen gripped the war hammer tightly and turned his body sideways again!
Two monsters that wanted to pincer attack him were sent flying into the distance. Their necks were smashed and their disgusting heads were deformed – both of their main eyes were smashed!
After knocking over several of their own kind, their corpses continued flying for a few meters before falling to the ground. Daugen roared, "Long live Rollier!" The sound of skulls being smashed followed and the morale of the soldiers soared!
After the soldiers killed more than ten monsters that were knocked to the ground, they suddenly realized that these monsters were not as powerful as they had imagined!
These monsters looked ferocious, but short swords could still pierce through their bodies and axes could still chop off their heads!
The experienced soldiers could easily dodge their counterattacks. Their seemingly ferocious bites could not even penetrate the protective plate armor!
"Kill!"
"There are no cowards in Oditore!"
"Kill these bastards!"
Shouts and the sound of weapons swinging echoed in the wilderness. The ground was stained with blood. The battle seemed to have ended here. The remaining monsters seemed to know that they were no match for the soldiers and fled into the distance without hesitation. The thin yellow smoke thickened as they entered. Just as the soldiers were about to charge into the suffocating yellow smoke to continue their slaughter, they were stopped by Noda.
"Form up!
Fall back! "