Empire Of Souls 104 Onset Of Battle 5

The tens of thousands of mad roars of the charging barbarians shocked the defenders on the walls who could feel the release of their auras despite the distance. It was an oppressive feeling that washed over them even from atop the walls. On this side of the wall, there were only thirty thousand elites and these barbarian warriors just out of reach of their arrows had the strongest force they had yet to face. Many of them had nervous expressions, but their morale was only slightly affected. This was already a do or die situation for them and they were also bolstered by the knowledge that their reinforcements would arrive soon.

At the front of the charge were mostly Basic cla.s.s beings and these were the weakest of the warriors rus.h.i.+ng towards those defending the wall. Although these warriors were weak, there were many of them and soon the light of summoning magic appeared near the rus.h.i.+ng tide of warriors. Somewhere near the rear of this army were over a couple hundred Shaman who were summoning an army of beasts.

Each summoning spell could summon a variety of powerful beasts who were easily a match for lower Intermediate ranked beings. Although their individual strengths weren't something that the defenders were necessarily concerned about, the fact that these beasts did not fear death and fought madly was worrisome. Alongside the barbarians, these beasts were a potential fatal threat.

It wasn't just beasts that the Shamans summoned, they also began to cast spells which caused vines to rapidly grow along the walls of the expeditionary settlement. These vines could easily be climbed by both the barbarians and the beasts. Not only that, but many of the Basic cla.s.s warriors of Grobak's tribe also ran holding ladders. These ladders were a simple construction using wood and normally wouldn't pose much of a threat since they could easily be knocked off the walls.
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However, once the ladders were placed against the walls, the vines the Shamans caused to grow also grew around the ladders firmly attaching them to the walls. In order to remove the ladders, the defenders would need to hack away at the vines. The vines weren't so easily destroyed and were even somewhat fire resistant so they couldn't easily be burned away either. With these measures in place, the barbarian army lead by Grobak stormed up the walls of the settlement.

The defenders desperately launched volley after volley of arrows and spells to halt the enemy advance, but it hardly slowed them down. The first wave were all summoned beasts and Basic cla.s.s beings and even if many of them died it wouldn't affect the overall strength of Grobak's army by much. This tactic was really just to clear the way for the veterans and elites of Grobak's forces.

This is what they were best at, and soon hundreds of summoned beasts had already leaped up the walls using the various footholds and began ferociously attacking the defenders. Although they wouldn't necessarily pose much of a threat for the defenders, they were able to create footholds which allowed the Basic cla.s.s warriors an easier time of climbing.

The numbers of beasts and Basic cla.s.s warriors that safely reached the top of the walls continued to climb. Fighting along the southern wall had become chaotic, but the defenders were slowly pus.h.i.+ng back and soon the barbarians found themselves in a dire situation. These warriors were all weak compared to the elites on the wall and even though they fought like rabid animals, their strength was limited. Without the support of the summoned beasts they never would have even made it atop the walls.

Grobak had never expected these warriors to be very successful and this was intended to be nothing more than a ploy. He had directly led the charge of his Intermediate and Advanced cla.s.s warriors right after the Basic cla.s.s warriors had reached the walls, but he suddenly stopped. His entire army came to a halt strangely which was quite the peculiar sight for both the defenders and the tribals. They had no idea what was going on and were caught in a momentary confusion. The Basic cla.s.s warriors which had previously been fighting desperately on the wall, began to suddenly retreat.

As quickly as the warriors had climbed the wall, they had begun their descent. After a short period of being startled, the defenders collected themselves and began attacking the receding forces indiscriminately. They were confused as to why the enemy suddenly retreated after only a short time of fighting, but they didn't hesitate to try to kill as many of them as possible.

Grobak began leading his forces east and the warriors behind him followed without question. His entire army began a full on retreat, but it wasn't south back to the tribal encampment. Although Grobak had lost half of his Basic cla.s.s warriors a.s.saulting the walls, he didn't mind in the least. His main force was mostly untouched and they quickly ran off much to the surprise of everyone present.

Ravenous received the news promptly and immediately ran out to the front of the encampment to observe what was going on. This was an extremely awkward and ridiculous scene. He had never seen anything like it in his life.

"What the f.u.c.k is Grobak doing?" he shouted angrily, grabbing one of his attendant warriors.

"I don't know sir! They just suddenly retreated and ran off, no one knows what is going on."

Ravenous shook his attendant and then punched him, knocking him to the floor. Ravenous angrily roared and called for his men to prepare for combat. He was caught completely unaware by Grobak's bizarre movements and was extremely furious when he saw what was happening. In their eyes, it appeared that Grobak and his army were running away but Ravenous couldn't wrap his head around it. He was about to send warriors after Grobak when suddenly the ground began to tremble.

"This…"

Ravenous grew quiet and listened attentively to the trembling sounds. He suddenly shook, realizing what the trembling was.

"f.u.c.k! Enemy attack! Quickly, prepare the rear and get all the warriors battle ready! I can't f.u.c.king believe this, what are the scouts doing!?"

Ravenous cursed and punched another one of his attendant warriors. Another attendant ran off quickly in order to pa.s.s down his orders. Ravenous finally calmed himself and once more observed Grobak's fleeing forces. He suddenly had a realization.

"Could it be? How is that possible?"

Ravenous suddenly had a frightening thought. It was too late to find answers though. Grobak was already fleeing quickly to the east and the trembling reminded him of the approaching threat.