Chapter 59 Danger Perception
Fort William is sixteen meters high, six meters higher than the Platos Fortress No. 3 where Richard is stationed.
Standing on the top of the city wall to shoot arrows not only has the advantage of range, but also relies on the power of gravity to make the lethality stronger.
With the rain of arrows shooting down one after another, and the crossbows on the top of the city wall specifically shooting professionals, the casualties of the orc soldiers are getting bigger and bigger.
Barely approaching the city wall, the dog-headed man climbed up the city wall quickly with a simple wooden ladder.
As soon as he showed his head, he was stabbed to death by the soldiers on the top of the city wall with a spear.
The orc soldiers under the city waved slingshots and kept throwing stones at the top of the city wall.
Many orcs have good strength, and they can also use slingshots to hit the enemy with good accuracy.
Stones kept hitting the soldiers, and there were bursts of screams.
Richard organized a wounded rescue team, quickly moved the wounded soldiers off the top of the city wall, and carried them to the rear rescue station for treatment.
Although the rescue station was still relatively simple, it was just an ordinary brick house.
However, due to the urgency of the war, the Dawn Church temporarily sent a bishop and two young priests.
The bishop is a second-level priest, and the two priests are high-level magic apprentices.
These three church members can all use healing.
The orcs can only ask for trouble by shooting at the archers of Fort William. The range of the bow and arrow is far beyond the stone, and the lethality and accuracy are far beyond the slingshot. Moreover, there are fortifications on the top of the city to provide protection for the soldiers.
In just a short while, the orcs under the city could no longer hold on.
With the catapult blocking the road, the remaining orc squadrons did not dare to reinforce.
Moreover, the canyon could not be opened, and at most two squadrons of soldiers could be sent to attack the city. It was useless to be crowded in the canyon.
In order to reduce the pressure on the siege orcs, Maruland sent two more squadrons to attack the east and west cities on both sides of the valley.
These two castles were built along the hillside, and the terrain was more dangerous. Even if ordinary slaves were stationed, throwing stones could kill many orcs.
Moreover, Richard arranged for the new squadron to be stationed in the east and west cities, and there were 300 strong slave auxiliary soldiers to help them defend the city.
The slaves knew the cruelty of the orcs very well.
As long as the orcs could not rush into the city and did not face the orcs in close combat, the slaves had the courage to fight.
Behind Fort William were their wives and children. If the orcs broke through Fort William and destroyed the Harland Territory, their families would have no way to survive.
There was also a very critical point. In the past two years or so, Richard's performance had won the respect of the slaves. They had a common memory and worked hard for the development of this territory.
Seeing that good days were coming and they would be able to regain their freedom in three years, the slaves also had the morale to fight the orcs.
Many slaves wanted to serve the Harland Territory spontaneously.
Before the war began, Richard publicly swore that as long as they made military achievements, he would let the slaves gain freedom in advance.
The slaves were very brave and also used slingshots to throw stones, and also used a lot of wood and rolling stones.
Two squadrons of orcs pressed forward, and more than half of them were killed or wounded, and they were unable to climb to the top of the city.
Seeing that there were still many soldiers on the top of the city, holding spears and shields, and looking out from the battlements.
The orc squadron leader estimated that there were at least one or two hundred people on the top of the city.
The two orc squadron leaders informed the captain Marulanda of the intelligence they had discovered, and attached their own opinions.
They all believed that relying on the strength of one squadron was not enough to break through the castle on the hillside.
Unless the strength of three squadrons was increased, there would be hope of breaking the city.
The heavy casualties on the first day of the siege were unbearable for Marulanda.
He thought about it and calculated that he felt that his battalion was not strong enough to break through the castle, so he had no choice but to issue an order to retreat.
When retreating, the orc army was hit by catapults again. Two rounds of stone bullets accurately hit the snake-bodied heavy infantry, and eleven snake-bodied people died under the stone bullets.
Richard Soros also seized the opportunity and took advantage of the retreat of the snake-bodied people to kill three snake-bodied people and seriously injure one.
Richard was lucky and successfully shot and killed two snake-bodied people.
Hearing the prompt on the attribute panel, the experience value increased by 4,000 points again.
After this siege, Richard has gained 6,000 experience points. Counting the 3,000 experience points he got from the previous annihilation of the orc squadron, Richard has accumulated 18,500 experience points.
There are less than 500 points away from the advancement of the Highland Meditation Method. As long as he continues to kill an orc professional, he can advance to a three-ring magician.
Seeing that the retreating orc soldiers have been out of Richard's range, he took a deep breath, pulled the bowstring to the limit, and aimed at a well-equipped dog-headed man.
The arrow made a strong sound of breaking through the air, and flew a distance of 1,600 meters, accurately hitting the throat of the dog-headed officer.
"Kill the first-level dog-headed man, and you will be rewarded with 500 experience points."
Seeing that the orcs had retreated, Richard opened the attribute panel and added 18,800 experience points to the highland meditation method.
The attribute panel changed immediately.
Richard Harland
Strength: 13
Agility: 3.2
Physical strength: 4.5
Mental strength: 20.3
Mad Lion Legion Breathing Method: Level 6 (7890/30000)
Grant Kingdom Basic Swordsmanship: Level 4 (Extreme)
Archery: Level 5 (2439/20000)
Riding: Level 4 (Extreme)
Northern Legion Combat Technique: Level 4 (1532/10000)
Highland Meditation: Level 6 (9/30000)
Zero Ring Magic: Energy Ray, Healing Minor Injuries
One Ring Magic: Energy Missile, Wood Vine Entanglement, Healing Minor Injuries, Petrification, Magic Shield, Freezing Ray
Experience: 0
For a moment, Richard's mind seemed to be electrocuted, and a strong pain came from his soul.
His sixth sense suddenly increased several times, as if he could detect danger in advance.
Richard heard from Sofia that as long as the attribute value exceeded the extreme value of 20 points, he would gain a special talent.
When Sofia became a fourth-level professional and her mental attribute exceeded the extreme value of 20 points, she gained the talent to perceive malice.
Richard's talent is danger perception.
People's talents are very special, and ordinary people have some special talents.
For example, William and Richard's innate super strength, Richard and Wendy's super mental power, and Uncle Powell's super sense of smell are all special talents.
To become a magician, you must have a strong mental talent.
To become an excellent warrior, you must have physical talents such as super strength, super endurance, and physical toughness.
In addition to the natural talents, breaking the attribute limit will also unlock a talent.
There is no doubt that danger perception is definitely the best battlefield talent.
After repelling the orcs' attack, Richard immediately arranged for scouts to climb down the wall along the rope, collect the spoils and cut off the heads.
The scales on the snake-bodied people can be made into excellent armor, and the heads of orc professionals are also treasures that can be exchanged for military exploits.