Chapter 686 Morale Collapse
When the two armies were fighting, the soldiers of the Frozen Fortress were under great pressure. They had to hold off a large number of enemies with inferior forces, and they were fighting outside the city walls, with no natural dangers to defend.
Although everyone received support from Garrot and the royal guards along the way, the survivors of the Six Kings also had help from outsiders, so this increase was equivalent to nothing.
Every time the battle lasted, the casualties increased. People kept dying, and wounded soldiers who were cut into human shapes were constantly being carried off. The morale of the soldiers also became lower and lower as their comrades were injured or died.
What's even more fatal is that the soldiers do not have a sense of purpose in fighting. They only know that they must wait until the evacuation signal comes, but they have no idea when the signal will come, whether it will be an hour, a day, or several days.
Having no sense of goal is a very scary thing. Objectively, the passage of time will never change, but the subjective perception of time will continue to lengthen. Especially when you are full of adrenaline and fighting, you have only been fighting for a few minutes, and you are tired.
The body will mistakenly think that several hours have passed.
The soldiers responsible for blocking the attack were exhausted at this time. The front team and the back team took turns taking turns for several rounds. Everyone was panting, and even the most lightly injured people had several blood stains on their bodies.
In addition to the tidal wave of enemies in front, the constant explosions from behind also made them feel dazed for a while, fearing that the giant steel bird would target them and melt them into the scorching sky fire.
At this time, the blocking team carried out a new round of rotation. The soldiers who had withdrawn from the front team were exhausted. Some of them were so tired that their limbs were numb and their waists could not straighten up. They were obviously in a cold and snowy place, but their armor was too hot to wear.
Steam was coming out of every hole in his body. He fell to the ground and kept digging snow into his mouth to moisten his dry throat.
While a soldier was digging in the snow to quench his thirst, he accidentally raised his head and looked behind him. Gradually, his expression began to become dull.
The inner city wall in the distance has been severely damaged by the bombardment of the giant steel bird. The huge and tough structure has supported it from collapsing in pieces. However, at the top of the city, where the Laurel King flag was originally planted, has been
Nothing.
The flag promised by Solandel disappeared without a trace at some point.
The soldier opened his mouth in horror, and the melted snow water in his mouth kept flowing out. The fear surged up like a bursting dam. He subconsciously grabbed the companion beside him who was munching on the snow, and shouted out loud: "The king's flag is gone, the king's flag is gone."
Gone!!!"
There was a lot of noise, and the news that the royal flag was gone spread like wildfire throughout the army in a very short period of time.
The soldiers looked at the inner city wall in shock. When they saw the promised royal flag disappearing, they felt that the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, as if the whole world had turned gray.
When the fear and depression accumulated to the extreme, the first cry broke out: "We were abandoned! She ran away by herself!!!"
Fear was like the worst infectious disease, destroying the remaining morale of the Frozen Fortress defenders. Some people screamed, some cursed, and some cursed Solandel with the most vicious words, saying that she would not die well, and more people
He knelt on the ground at a loss, his eyes unfocused, and he cried helplessly.
The reason why they didn't run away before was because they were encouraged by Solandel. They felt that if they ran away, everyone would die, and staying and retreating in an orderly way would create hope.
And Solandel also promised that she would stay here to command everyone. As long as the Laurel King flag is still flying, she will definitely be there.
But now that I think about it, it all seems to have been a lie from the beginning. If everyone ran away from the beginning, many people might be killed by the pursuit of tribal warriors, but the landforms leading inland are so complicated. If they really spread out and hid in the mountains,
, there must still be people who can survive.
Solandel deliberately tricked everyone to stay here, just to let them sacrifice themselves later and use them as bait to buy herself time to escape. The current situation confirms this.
The sense of distrust was like the most powerful poison, spreading in the flesh and blood of the soldiers. Everyone was at a loss. The substitute soldiers in the rear team backed away in fear, unwilling to rotate back to the front team again.
The soldiers in the front team were forced to retreat step by step by the tribal warriors. They were unable to retreat for a while, but they had lost all will to fight. They retreated in panic, their formations were loose, and they gave up the advantageous positions they had finally occupied one by one.
The offensive pressure of the tribal warriors dropped sharply, and they pushed forward the battle line effortlessly. They approached the remnant soldiers who had no fighting spirit. Some of them stuck out their tongues to lick the blood on their knives, and smiled evilly at them and said: "It seems that you
They have all become abandoned and lost dogs. Don’t worry, your head will find its rightful home and it will become a trophy on my waist!”
The morale of the defenders of the Frozen Fortress was completely destroyed, and they were continuously forced back by tribal warriors. However, Garrot and Ghost Face were still fighting fiercely.
Garrot knew Solandel well and knew that she would not be able to leave everyone and run away. It must have been the indiscriminate bombing of the giant steel bird just now that put her in trouble.
However, Garrot alone cannot restore the situation of collapsed morale, and it will be useless no matter how loud he shouts, no one will listen seriously, not to mention that he has too much time to take care of himself.
This ghost face has the power of the 5th sequence. In the past, the powerful Garrot could treat him at will, but now Garrot is poisoned and his strength has shrunk greatly. He can even fight in a state of exhaustion.
It's very difficult.
Moreover, Ghost Face may seem rough, but in fact he is very sinister in his heart. He saw that Garrott was very worried about Solandel's safety, and deliberately entangled him like a tarsus, leaving him unable to save her at all.
No, Garrot forced the ghost face back with a sword. Just as he was about to distance himself, the ghost face came up again, surrounding him with flexible steps, constantly drawing swords, and deliberately mocking: "I thought that flag was
The command flag, let someone blow it up. Hahaha, now it seems that it is something to stabilize the morale of the military, and it is more effective than the command flag."
"Give up, don't think about rescuing her. No one can survive that kind of bombing. Even if the girl is lucky enough to survive, if we knock down that flag every time it appears, it will never be raised.
"
Garrot roared angrily and hit the ghost face hard. Just as he was about to take this opportunity to retreat, the poisonous energy in his body surged up again. In addition, the violent exercise caused rapid blood flow and the rapid spread of toxins, and his heart was filled with pain.
I felt as if I had been crushed by a boulder, and I vomited several mouthfuls of blood.
Looking at the approaching ghost face with a ferocious smile, and then glancing at the empty city wall behind him, even the battle-hardened Garrott couldn't help but begin to wonder, is there no hope anymore?
Chapter completed!