Banner of the Evil God

The next morning, the new recruits got up at the sound of the horn, packed up neatly, and led by Sean, accompanied by the few remaining veterans led by Keen, set off for the hills in the north of the city.

Although they had been training for two months, the gap between the new recruits and the veterans was still obvious. It was not obvious when they were marching in step in the barracks, but now when they were marching out of the city, the veterans' steps were much lighter and more stable than the new recruits, and there was not even a trace of fear on their faces, only full of confidence and high morale.

They were originally brave and aggressive, and many of them were even gangsters before they joined the army. They were happy to hear about war. As long as there was a bonus, they welcomed the big fight. Even if there was no bonus, they would look for a fight when they were bored, just as a pastime.

During this period, they patrolled with Red, and although Red's martial arts were strong enough to suppress them, this group of energetic people had not fought for several months in a row and had long been anxious. Knowing that they were going to exterminate the gray goblins, they were all excited, with bloodthirsty and aggressive eyes, and couldn't wait to vent their desire for destruction that had been suppressed for several months.

Of course, this was also because the gray goblins were weak enough. If they were replaced by ogres or bear goblins, they would not be so excited.

Fighting the gray goblins was a free ride, but fighting the ogres would be a life-threatening battle...

Under their influence, the courage of the new recruits was also boosted. They looked at the well-maintained armor on the carriages next to them, held their weapons tightly, and listened to the indifferent laughter of the old soldiers next to them, and they naturally felt at ease.

This is the advantage of veterans leading new recruits. As long as an army has not been wiped out, veterans can lead new recruits and rebuild it quickly.

Not to mention that Creek has invested a lot in the training of new recruits. These new recruits are well fed and well dressed, and have enough training every day. Not only are they well disciplined, but they are also very physically fit, which is exactly what modern armies welcome most.

In Creek's view, although they are not strong enough for the time being and their military strength is much weaker than that of the veterans, they represent the direction of the future army. As for the veterans, they can either go a step further and be promoted to the level of senior adventurers and become specialized elites, or they can only be gradually eliminated and sent to the countryside to become roles such as militia captains.

This is not bad. The bravery and toughness of the veterans can effectively inspire and drive the militia. When the territory has enough manpower and material resources in the future, it will be much more convenient to train the militia.

When the troops slowly left the city, Creek noticed a horse galloping away, and it was Reina on the horseback.

He couldn't help but smile slightly, and he was more confident about today's victory.

In order to preserve the soldiers' physical strength, the troops did not march fast, and it was not until noon that they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Creek did not rush up the mountain, but asked the soldiers to rest first, have some lunch, and fully recover their physical strength. And he took out the simple map that had been drawn long ago and discussed with Red and Sean.

"I arranged adventurers to lure those gray goblins to the bend by the river." He pointed to the map and said, "The terrain there is open, which is very suitable for us to fight."

Red and Sean didn't know in advance, and when they heard it, they couldn't help but smile at each other.

"Originally, I thought it was inconvenient to use two-handed spears in the woods, and I couldn't open the formation. I could only rely on the advantage of armor to fight slowly. But you were ready!" Sean said with a smile, "The open terrain, the goblins are still behind the river, and there is no way to retreat. If I can't win, I might as well jump into the river and die."

"Such an open terrain is very beneficial to archers." Red said, "There are heavy-armored spearmen in front to hold down the position, and I will lead the archers in the back to ensure that not even a gray goblin escapes."

He said it easily, not taking the twenty or thirty gray goblins seriously at all.

This is not pride. With his strength, he can wipe out a large tribe of hundreds of goblins even alone. The reason for the big fight this time is nothing more than using the goblins to train the troops.

The reason why Creek brought the veterans was, first, to be safe, to prevent the new recruits from making mistakes due to lack of experience, and second, to let Red come as a matter of course.

To be honest, he felt much more at ease with a high-level strongman in the team.

Not to mention that this strongman is a great archer, and he can shoot three arrows in a flash. With Red in the team, he can ensure that there will be no mistakes and avoid casualties.

Keen can't afford to die at the moment!

Because of the battle to be fought next, the soldiers didn't eat much. They ate a little bread, drank some cold boiled water, and rested for a while, then stood up again, stretched their bodies, and waited for the order to set off.

After a while, a horse galloped over and stopped beside the team. Reina jumped off the horse. Although her expression was a little unnatural, she still smiled and said, "The mission has been completed. I set up a scene that looked like a wolf hunting and then being killed by a passing adventurer. The goblins are pouring out and rushing towards the river."

Crick also smiled, waved his hand, and ordered the troops to set off again.

He was not worried that Reina would deceive him. The favorability of the character attributes, which had risen from 60 to 65, was enough to explain the problem.

Although Reina seemed to be worried, who doesn't have a little secret?

As long as things can be done well, what does it matter if there are secrets?

This time, when the troops set out, they no longer marched slowly, but hurriedly trotted, circled around, took a back road, and intercepted between the mountains and the river.

At this time, the messy scene on the open space where the river turned could be seen from afar. Reina did a great job. She got a sheep and a wolf. The sheep was obviously bitten to death by the wolf. The forged wounds of senior adventurers may not fool their peers, but they can fool goblins without any problem. The wolf was killed by a sword, and its head and body were separated. Combined with the horseshoe prints next to it, it was obvious that the wolf hunted a sheep, but was killed by a passing adventurer. The adventurer was very skilled in martial arts, and he didn't even get off his horse, but swept away the account with a sword.

Reina was indeed not a combat adventurer, but no matter how bad she was at fighting, her level 10 combat profession was not dropped from the sky. A mere wolf was really not in her eyes.

In fact, she could try to wipe out the group of gray goblins alone, but it was a little risky. If Crick gave her more money, she wouldn't mind taking a risk.

But Crick wasn't a sucker...

After occupying the advantageous terrain, the recruits were busy putting on their armor. They were heavy armored soldiers, and they would only wear armor before a battle, otherwise... a set of armor weighed more than 20 kilograms, and it was absolutely impossible to fight for a long time wearing such a thing.

However, heavy armor naturally has its advantages. Heavy armor means strong defense. When these recruits put on the heavy armor and put on the iron bucket-like helmets, they suddenly became a mobile steel fortress. Thirty such steel fortresses were pulled into a huge arc, holding a long spear of about two and a half meters in both hands, and pressing forward so aggressively...

Although everyone couldn't understand the goblin language, the reaction of the gray goblins was clear at a glance. When they saw dozens of steel fortresses holding terrifying spears, shouting slogans in unison - in fact, "one, two, one", this is to keep the team in order - slowly approaching, they were all stunned there. Everyone even saw a goblin with a bloody piece of meat in his mouth making a strange cry. His mouth was so long that people wondered if his jaw would be dislocated, and the meat in his mouth naturally fell out.

The gray goblins were not very smart. At a glance, Creek saw that they were all a group of scum whose highest intelligence was not even nine. But no matter how stupid they were, they knew that there was no way out now and they had to fight to the death.

A tall gray goblin quickly picked up the bow and arrow on the ground, bent the bow and arrowed, and shot an arrow at the recruits.

The arrow whistled into the chest of a recruit and was deflected by the solid metal armor, leaving only a shallow mark.

Then, several other gray goblin archers also shot arrows, but their results were no better than their companions. Facing the heavily armed heavy soldiers who were fully armed and even their heads were covered in barrel helmets, ordinary wooden bows and tooth arrows could not pose any threat at all.

The rest of the gray goblins also picked up weapons, most of which were spears, and a few used big wooden sticks. They roared and rushed towards the recruits.

Facing this group of ugly monsters that rushed over with strange roars, the recruits' originally neat steps suddenly became a little chaotic. Sean, who was following the team, immediately shouted "calm down", but he couldn't really calm them down.

At this moment, a roar came from behind them, and it was Creek who spoke.

"Stand at attention!"

The recruits immediately stood at attention subconsciously, and the originally chaotic team returned to order. Sean finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered to raise the guns, set up an offensive posture, and slowly moved forward according to his orders, continuing to compress the space for the goblins to move.

The next scene was really tragic. The charging goblins crashed into the forest of guns, and not even one of them could attack the recruits alive. Gray-green and slightly reddish blood sprayed all over the ground and splashed on the recruits.

The recruits immediately panicked again, but this time Sean controlled the rhythm well, and used roars and orders to restore order and continue to move forward.

The goblins who failed to charge had no way to go, so they had to turn around and jump into the stream. At this time, it was the turn of the veterans under Red to show their power. Most of them could use bows and arrows. Even those who couldn't use bows and arrows would pick up stones by the river and throw them out. One of them even used a slingshot. Under the coverage of various long-range attacks, none of the slow-moving goblins in the river reached the other side alive. Soon, they turned into corpses accompanied by blood in the river.

Interestingly, there was actually a guy hiding in the pile of corpses and pretending to be dead on the river bank. This guy was spotted by Creek at a glance, and he was pointed at casually, and was stabbed by several recruits, and he died.

In this battle, a total of 27 gray goblins were annihilated, and none of the recruits led by Keane were injured or killed!