The bell signaling the enemy attack rang out, causing Rocky, who was initially having a good time with the guards, to immediately rush towards the high wall with Monte!
“What’s going on!”
At this moment, Liliya also rushed out from her tent and quickly asked upon seeing Rocky.
“I don’t know; it seems like the demons have arrived.”
Lin Feng had said that once the alarm bell on the tower rang, it meant that demons were approaching, and this was undoubtedly true.
But this wasn’t right! Because Lin Feng had also said that it would take the Black-eyed Demons several days to reach Backhill Village, and even yesterday during the handover, he told Rocky to be prepared, informing him that the battle would start in three to five days, yet today the demons had arrived?
How could they arrive this quickly?
Carrying deep doubts, Rocky and Liliya quickly ascended the high wall and happened to meet Lin Feng, who was coming down from it.
“Captain Lin Feng, what’s with the bell?”
“The demons have arrived!”
Without offering much explanation to Rocky, Lin Feng responded and then brushed past him, heading off the high wall towards the already prepared troops, loudly shouting at them, “Everyone, prepare for battle!”
“Yes!”
At Lin Feng’s command, the troops of Backhill Village immediately arranged themselves neatly and stood ready, and soon after, the large gate of the high wall slowly opened. This hundred-warrior troop then swiftly and orderly charged out.
As the troops charged out, Rocky and Liliya also climbed onto the high wall, where it was already crowded with people holding bows and arrows and others holding magic wands — they were the archers and mages of Backhill Village.
Standing on the crowded high wall, Rocky looked outside and soon spotted Lin Feng leading the troops. Lin Feng, who was leading the troops out, was continuously issuing orders, and following each of his orders, the troops from Backhill Village split into three square formations.
Three square formations, each formed by two rows of soldiers, fifteen in each row. The soldiers in the front row held up shields without weapons, while those in the back row wielded long spears without carrying shields.
Although Rocky, who was still unfamiliar with tactics, couldn’t see the purpose of these formations, he could tell that the troops of Backhill Village, although not large in number, were well-trained. Faced with such a sudden situation, not a single soldier showed any sign of panic, and everyone moved smoothly and orderly into formation.
After this, when Rocky shifted his gaze towards the distance, he saw three figures looming on the barren land!
Three demons!
Although the three figures were still far away, at least a hundred meters or so, Rocky could instantly tell that they were demons!
In his line of sight, these three demons were quickly approaching, in just a few blinks, they had already come much closer.
“It’s the Black-eyed Demons!”
As the demons continued to approach, Monte’s voice came from beside Rocky, and hearing this, Rocky looked even more carefully at the three demons.
These three demons, each over two meters tall, walked upright like giants, but they resembled giant lizards. They not only had large lizard-like heads and beast-like sturdy limbs but also had exceptionally rough skin covered with dense bumps, which was revolting to look at.
And accordingly to their name, they possessed a pair of pure black eyes.
So these were the Black-eyed Demons?
Watching the three demons steadily approaching, Rocky took a deep breath and then looked again down at Lin Feng and others below the high wall.
“Can these people handle three demons at once?”
Having never experienced such a battle, Rocky had no concept of the fight unfolding before him, so he couldn’t help but worry.
By contrast, Lin Feng, who was outside the high walls, seemed much more relaxed and calm. As the three black-eyed demons kept closing in, he continuously issued orders.
“Everyone, maintain formation!”
“Maintain formation!”
“Maintain formation!”
With Lin Feng’s voice echoing, the captains of the three formations also kept shouting loudly, ensuring their formations stayed intact despite the demons’ approach.
“Everyone! Advance!”
Soon after, as the rapidly approaching demons and the troops of Backhill Village were only tens of meters apart, Lin Feng suddenly gave the order to advance!
At his command, the soldiers of the three formations stepped forward, maintaining their cohesive formation as they advanced. Though not very fast, their approach exerted immense pressure on the demons.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss! Hiss, hiss!”
As Lin Feng led the troops forward, the three lizard-like black-eyed demons suddenly stopped. Then, facing the troops, they emitted a series of harsh, raspy cries before abruptly charging forward.
The demons’ charge came without warning and was extremely fast; it felt like three whirlwinds instantaneously crossed the distance of tens of meters and reached Lin Feng and his men!
Confronting the rushing demons, Lin Feng strode forward and collided head-on with the foremost one. Not waiting for the demon’s attack, his long sword came crashing down furiously, flipping the demon onto the ground. He then followed up with several more slashes, pummeling the demon into rolling all over the ground.
Of course, such an outcome was not surprising—Lin Feng was a Level Six Warrior, and the black-eyed demons were not particularly strong, so naturally, they were outmatched.
However, the real focus of this battle was not on Lin Feng. Even if he were made of iron, could he beat a single nail? The key lay with the troops behind him.
While Lin Feng tied down one demon with his own strength, the other two black-eyed demons swiftly sprinted past him and, in a few moments, rushed up to the front of the three formations!
Seeing the black-eyed demons charging at them, all three formations halted, and every soldier in the front rows raised their shields.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”
The black-eyed demon that rapidly reached the front of a formation let out a roar and viciously swung its claws at the front-line soldiers!
Afterwards, a series of sounds followed as the demon’s sweeping strike hit four or five soldiers but struck only their raised shields, causing no casualties.
But at that moment, soldiers from the back rows, gripping their spears tightly, suddenly surged forward and fiercely thrust their spears out!
In an instant, more than a dozen spears pierced from the formation, all aimed at the black-eyed demon!
Among these attacks, some missed, and some hit but failed to penetrate the black-eyed demon’s skin; yet still, two spears thrust fiercely into the demon’s body, causing it to issue a piercing scream and forcing it to leap backward.
“They can actually push them back like this…”
Standing atop the high wall, Rocky watched the battle clearly, and as he saw the troops of Backhill Village using this method to repel the demons, his mouth fell slightly agape.
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