Elf Story from Another World

Chapter 57

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, blocking the sky tightly. Although it hasn’t rained yet and it’s not evening yet. But no light shone through.

What stayed on the branches were no longer those beautiful birds, but crows with black feathers, things that followed death in war. This guy, who is considered a monster in the world of birds, screamed on the branches, as if he was looking forward to some kind of feast. The excited sound made people feel hairy all over.

Diack has lost its usual peaceful and calm atmosphere. Every house has closed its doors and windows to avoid going out, and it is difficult to even see a house with its lights on.

Elf soldiers patrolled the streets in groups of three and five, their pointed ears raised high, looking for any dangerous sounds.

All this is because of the human army that camped not far away without saying a word.

On the city wall, two guys sat on the edge, looking into the distance, which was the direction where the humans were camping.

This is Lowenstein and Ryder.

"Can you see it?" Lowenstein asked softly.

"Well, I can barely see clearly." Ryder nodded: "What are they doing?"

"I don't know." Lowenstein shook his head: "Hasn't the elf who went out to investigate first come back?"

"Not yet." Ryder paused: "It's really boring today, it's going to rain."

"Maybe," Lowenstein said. "That would be a good thing for us."

Ryder nodded, and after a moment of silence he asked doubtfully: "Why have they still not taken any action even after a few days?"

"Who knows." Lowenstein frowned: "Maybe it's for other reasons."

It stands to reason that if you want to carry out a surprise attack, the faster the better. But judging from the observations over the past few days, those guys were even camping in place. It really didn't look like a surprise attack.

"Is the progress of our other unit going well?" Lowenstein asked: "Is there any news back?"

The team Lowenstein was talking about was an ambush force that carried his letter through the undead territory, so that when the war started, they could form a double team.

He should have gone to talk to the guy named Ennardez in person, but considering that the human army may attack at any time in the past few days, a powerful magician like him should be the one to defend the city. Work.

"It went very smoothly, without any difficulties."

"That's good."

Then the air returned to dead silence. There was no way around it. These two guys usually only dealt with magic and really didn't know how to chat.

"I'll go check the armaments again." Ryder turned around and said, "Be careful they suddenly attack you."

"I'll be careful." Lowenstein paused and said, "If you can, bring me some wine. This weather makes me a little irritable and my mouth is a little dry."

"If I can find it, I will bring it over by the way." Ryder put on his hat and climbed down the city wall.

There are actually very few elves on the city wall. Most of the defenders are in the surrounding forests, hiding in any corner with their mimetic camouflage.

The forest is the most suitable battlefield for elves, if it can maximize its own advantages. Therefore, it is wiser to stay in the surrounding forest than to huddle inside the city walls.

Today's forest has become dark due to the overcast sky, and staying in it makes people feel extremely bored. Black shadows drifted faintly through the trees, but when I tried to take a closer look, I found that there was nothing there.

Crows are crows and people are dying.

This weather is not arranged for war, but more like massacre and other activities. The kind of festival where the blood spilled can turn the sky red.

Lowenstein continued to look ahead in a daze, and suddenly he heard the sound of armor falling to the ground behind him. At the same time as he noticed it, the dagger came out of his body and stabbed directly in the direction of the footsteps.

Lai Lai raised his hands high, and the dagger stayed less than a finger away from the tip of his pen.

This is the elven guard.

"What do you want from me?" When Loewenstein realized that he had overreacted, he slowly put the sword back into its sheath.

"Your apprentices Takuri and Kela have arrived." The guard bowed slightly: "They are resting in the tower now."

"Are they sure they are safe now?" Lowenstein asked a little worriedly: "Be careful if someone sneaks in. They are our most important weapons."

"Filidarstras is also over there." The guard continued: "There is also a team of five elves guarding around them. They are safe now."

"That's good." Lowenstein took one last look at the human army in front: "I'll go over now and be back in a moment."

After saying that, he moved inside the city wall and found the tower they were talking about.

The so-called tower is a large tree, which is also the location of the town hall. This kind of tree is a very strong species, but it has almost the same defensive power as one made of stones. It will not cause any problems if it is directly bombarded by artillery.

Lowenstein slowly climbed up the stairs and saw what the guard called the escort. Those guys were wearing standard turquoise plate armor. Although it was not very thick, it was much thicker than it looked. solid. Because its materials are almost the best materials available within the elves.

After all, the soldiers used within the family are far stronger than those recruited in bulk. These are the training received by the top troops of the entire elves, making them far better than their peers.

After climbing the stairs for a period of time, Lowenstein finally arrived at the destination of his trip. He opened the door and found that Takuri and Kara were playing chess, and the elf next to them was sitting on a magic circle. Green patterns slowly spread from the magic circle to the surroundings.

This should be a kind of magic circle with detection function. Since she is still busy, it is inconvenient to disturb her.

The two little guys played chess very seriously. The scenes were constantly changing, and strange-shaped chess pieces kept falling on the wooden chessboard, making banging sounds.

So serious that I didn't even notice he came in.

Lowenstein shrugged helplessly, then knocked on the door with his knuckles.

When they heard the sound, they turned their heads almost at the same time and looked at Lowenstein waving to them at the door.

"During my absence, you didn't do anything bad, right?" Lowenstein stepped forward and rubbed their heads.

"No, we are very good." Clara said with a smile.

Takuri turned his head away in embarrassment. He had just destroyed his room and was probably still renovating it. So I’m really embarrassed to say that I don’t have a standard for anything.

"Really, that's good." Lowenstein looked at them and smiled casually.

After spending a lot of time with children, I can't help but feel that these two little guys who haven't learned how to scheming are simply cute.

A few years passed, and Lowenstein suddenly realized that they had grown up, and Takuri was as tall as him.

Kela looked behind him: "My teacher, isn't he here?"

"Ryder?" Lowenstein pinched his chin: "He is patrolling outside to see what's going on."

"Oh." Kara lowered her head a little disappointed.

"What's wrong, you can tell me anything." Lowenstein sat next to them: "As long as I can help, I will do it."

"I'm a little scared." Clara said: "The elements outside are very chaotic, and the water element doesn't even listen to me."

"It is indeed going to be a heavy rain." Lowenstein looked at the sky outside through the window. The dark clouds were getting darker and darker, and suddenly there was a strong wind. The wind was so strong that it might even break the window.

Lowenstein suddenly froze: "Oh, so I was waiting for this moment."

He never understood why those guys hadn't moved yet, and now he figured out what those guys were waiting for.

They were waiting for the storm.

Storms are an extremely unfavorable environment for elves for war. The elements in this situation are very chaotic, but chanting spells is far more difficult than normal, not to mention that most of the elements in this situation are disobedient.

Moreover, this will also affect the accuracy of weapons such as bows and arrows. In fact, elves do not have an advantage when fighting people with weapons such as swords, because the physical strength of both is not high. But weapons like bows and arrows are different. When the elves have practiced for a long time, they almost never miss the target. Therefore, it almost takes advantage in mid-range battles.

Therefore, if an attack is started during a storm, although it will have an impact on the humans themselves, it will not be as obvious as the impact on the elves.

The heavy rain suddenly fell, like a water bucket in the sky being opened by a naughty child. When the water poured down, it was like the end of the world. Lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, and a moment later came the rumble of thunder.

"Loewenstein, when did you come?" The elf next to him who had been closing his eyes suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lowenstein in surprise.

"It's time to leave now." Lowenstein put on his hat: "Have you found anything?"

"The elements outside are too chaotic, and I can't receive the information back." She shook her head.

"Then I'll leave everything to you in the city. Come on, little guys, it's time for us to leave." Lowenstein patted the two guys on the shoulders: "Don't worry, I don't really want you to go to the battlefield, it's just Follow us up the city wall. Someone will take you to a safe place."

"why"

"Because you need to rely on this war to establish a reputation, which will be beneficial to your development in the Forest of All Souls. So you just need to follow up. It will be chaotic when the fight begins. Afterwards, you will say that you killed a certain officer. Okay." Lowenstein comforted them and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, you will be fine, I promise."

Only after they came out of the tower did they realize how heavy the rain was. The falling water droplets were like falling rocks, and they would even produce red marks on the body. Fortunately, the cloaks they wore were water-resistant and they would not get wet.

"Can you make this rain stop?" Thakuri turned to ask Kara: "Don't water elements usually listen to your words?"

"The rain is too heavy, I can't do it." Kara shook his head: "The elements are too chaotic, they can't hear what I say."

This city wall is actually a temporary thing built using earth elements and wood elements that were put together in a short time. Then in the past few days, the perimeter was continuously reinforced, making it what it is now.

However, the heavy rain caused the city wall to slowly collapse, and the surface slowly collapsed, including the inside.

"Oh, hell." Lowenstein cursed secretly.

In this case, you can't stay inside the city wall at all, and you can only choose to fight in the forest outside. At the same time, these two little guys must follow them, otherwise this war will be meaningless.

The main purpose this time was just to create opportunities for them both to make meritorious deeds.

"Someone will take you to hide outside later. Don't take off your hat in front of anyone, and don't use high-level magic in front of them." Lowenstein turned to look at Thakuri, and then He took the dagger from his waist and threw it to him: "Give me your sword."

"Why?" Takuri took the sword he handed over. He was familiar with this black dagger made of special material. Then he took the dagger from his waist and handed it to Lowenstein. This was a sword of excellent quality that he bought from the dwarves.

"Your sword is heavier and has an armor-piercing enchantment." Lowenstein said, "It's a little more useful than mine in this situation."

He took out a whistle from his pocket. When he blew it, the sharp whistle spread far away.

In less than half a minute after it was blown, a large number of elves wearing the same cloak quickly gathered next to it.

"Come out as five companions." Lowenstein glanced at the elves in front of him, there were probably less than thirty.

Most of the guards were outside preparing to face the enemy at this time. The guards in the city were all soldiers of the Rhine family. They guard the city under another commander. So almost all the guys who can be mobilized in the city are in front of me.

"Protect these two little guys and don't let them get hurt." Lowenstein pointed to Takuri and Kara behind him: "They are important things to the family."

Then he looked at the others: "Now is the time when those despicable humans are most likely to attack. We have to fight in the forest. Remember to keep survival as the first goal. Our lives are far more valuable than those guys. Our ancestors' The spirits in heaven will bless us.”

Then Lowenstein began to make simple arrangements, such as who would do what where, or what should be done under what circumstances.

Takuri was also listening curiously, and suddenly felt his sleeves tightening. He turned his head and found that Kara was pulling his sleeves.

"I'm a little scared," she said softly, looking at Thakuri timidly.

Takuri smiled helplessly, held her hand with his backhand, and touched her head: "Don't worry, we will be fine."

"But I always feel that something is going to happen." Kara looked at Thakuri seriously: "And it's not a good thing."