Zhang Hao walked over and asked the sommelier what had happened to attract so many mages. Zhang Hao, the young wine attendant, could tell from his clothes that he was in the same trade as him. He immediately told him everything he knew. It turned out that there was a small forest in the north of the town, and there were a few fire spiders living there. Originally, humans and beasts lived in peace, and no one disturbed each other. Who knew that a red fire spider suddenly appeared a few days ago, which was very different from ordinary gray fire spiders. For some unknown reason, this red spider led a few other spiders to frequently attack the town at night, taking away many livestock, and even burning three villagers to death with fire magic and biting more than ten people.
Therefore, the villagers raised funds to put a high price on the fire spider in the union. A few groups of mercenaries came to accept the mission, but they all returned in failure. Some died, some were injured. Recently, for some reason, it was rumored that there was a red crystal on the Fire Spider's forehead, which was a very good magic material. For this reason, many mages came.
"Oh? Sounds interesting." Zhang Hao's curiosity was piqued. He turned around and walked out.
"Where are you going? It's dangerous outside.”The young bartender reminded him kindly.
"Look around. There won't be any danger.”
"Don't leave the village. It's really dangerous.”
Zhang Hao turned around and nodded to express his gratitude. When he went out of the door, he found that the sky was already dark. The night sky in the south of the town was illuminated by bursts of white, blue, and red lights. However, the red lights shone the most frequently. Zhang Hao looked around. There were only four people nearby. Everyone's attention was attracted by the magic flash. No one paid attention to him at all.
He immediately used his lightness skill to turn around and follow the flashes of light to arrive at the battle scene. Because Zhang Hao slowed down from afar, when he arrived at the battlefield, he was already running at the speed of an ordinary person, so he did not attract anyone's attention.
Zhang Hao was surprised by the current situation. The humans were divided into three rows. The first row consisted of about ten mages, the second row was also made up of mages, about 20 people, and the third row was made up of warriors and archers, which was about the same number as the second row of mages. This was normal. Anyone with a little battle experience could organize such a formation. What really surprised Zhang Hao were the fire spiders. There were not many fire spiders. Zhang Hao counted carefully. Other than the three that had died, there were still 15 fire spiders. A hundred meters away from the humans, all the spiders formed a cone shape, surrounding a giant red spider in the center. This was clearly the cone formation that often appeared in ancient wars.
Could it be that spiders also had intelligence and knew how to set up formations? Zhang Hao found it quite funny. No wonder the first few batches of mercenaries could not complete the mission. The situation on the human side was somewhat similar to the firing squad of the rifle team on Earth more than 100 years ago. The mages in the first row cast a blue crystal barrier wall to block the spider's fire magic attack. After the second row of Magicians finished chanting, they immediately removed the magic barrier. After the second row of Magicians poured out all kinds of magic, the first row of Magicians quickly cast a water barrier again. Then, the second row of Magicians retreated, and the third row of Warriors and Archers advanced. The situation was the same as the second row of Magicians, except that they shot arrows and sword aura.
Zhang Hao also noticed that some of the arrows had various lights attached to them. He was puzzled. Could it be that these arrows also carried magic? He had guessed correctly. The arrow with the light was most likely shot by a magic archer.
Although the humans 'formation and combat techniques were very appropriate, Zhang Hao could clearly see that the humans were at a disadvantage. Because the fire magic of those spiders was too fast, they opened their fangs and a ball of fire grew from small to large. In just a blink of an eye, a fireball was shot out. 15 spiders took turns to shoot out large fireballs as if they were breathing. It gave Zhang Hao the feeling that a multi-missile armored vehicle was firing non-stop. The dense fireballs and the explosion of the water knot gave Zhang Hao a strong shock.
Under such a concentrated attack, the blue light of the water barrier became dimmer and dimmer. The humans could do nothing about it and could only seize the time when the fire spiders fired their attacks. However, the effect was minimal. Most of the magic combat qi and arrows collided with the spiders 'fireballs in the air and canceled them out. The few magic combat qi or arrows that could hit the spiders could only make the spiders tilt a little. On the other hand, the human mages were panting more and more heavily, especially the mages in the first row of enchantments.
"Comrades, hold on. In a while, the light cavalry guards will arrive. Victory was right in front of them, and a large bounty was about to be obtained.”A Warrior in white armor shouted at the mercenaries.
"That's right. We are mercenaries. How can we lose to a low-level spider magical beast?”The encouraged mercenaries cheered up again, and the already shaky water barrier emitted a bright light again.
The white-armored swordsman was a temporary commander elected by the mercenaries. The cohesiveness and discipline of mercenaries were amazing. A small group could form an exploration team, but a large group could form a large army comparable to an elite army. The strength of a country was not only determined by the number and quality of the army, but also the number and quality of mercenaries in the country.
Although it looked like they had managed to hold on, Zhang Hao did not think that he could be at ease now. Once this kind of psychological encouragement was exhausted, the side effects would be even more terrifying. As expected, a mage on the left of the first row finally used up all his magic, and a gap appeared in the barrier. A fiery red fireball flew in and landed on the left wing of the mage on the second row. After the roar of the explosion, it was followed by a hot wave of air. Zhang Hao, who was standing far away at the back of the battlefield, was affected by the wave of air. He quickly closed his eyes to avoid the dust from entering his eyes.
When Zhang Hao opened his eyes, there were a few charred corpses on the ground on the left wing. There seemed to be a faint burnt smell in the air. Zhang Hao only felt that his stomach acid wanted to overflow.
The mages in the first row started to panic. Another gap appeared in the barrier, and two fireballs flew in. Fortunately, everyone was prepared this time. Two blue balls flew out from the second row of mages and collided with the two fireballs respectively. With a swoosh, they disappeared into the air at the same time.
The white-armored swordsman decisively ordered," The second group, go forward and set up a barrier. The first group, retreat and recover your magic power as soon as possible.”
The mages in the second row did not cast many spells, so the water barrier they set up was quite strong. However, the fire spiders did not seem to have any signs of resting. Zhang Hao wondered how long the second row could last. It was no longer the time to watch from the sidelines. It was easy for him to escape, but what about Alicia? What about the villagers? Where was the morality of the martial arts world? If he really ran away, then the ancestors of the Zhang family would probably despise him.
Zhang Hao let his imagination run wild. In the end, he decided to go. Father, Mother, Grandfather, perhaps your Lil Hao will never return. Please forgive me, this unfilial son. " Sigh," Zhang Hao let out a long sigh and strode toward the battlefield.
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