Chapter 940 [0931] Howling Abyss

The Ice Rift is undoubtedly a difficult area for the coalition forces to pass through.

Under the frequent harassment of the Frostguard tribe, Lux and Ashe could only be thankful that they had already wiped out many looters before, otherwise it would not be so easy for them to pass through this dangerous rift area safely under the harassment of those wolf riders.

They didn't know that in fact, there were not many people in the Frostguard tribe who could move around near this Ice Rift - the harsh terrain was fair to both sides. In places they didn't know, many Frostguard members who tried to bypass and outflanked also fell into the bottomless glacier cracks and died in pain.

When the army paid a considerable price and finally passed through this Ice Rift area, they didn't even have a little time to rest and rushed directly to the Howling Abyss.

It's not that Lux and Ashe didn't know the truth that a spent force can't wear a thin silk, but after passing through the Ice Rift area, they all realized that the battle to siege the Frostguard Fortress must be fought quickly!

The army had cover, but it still paid a heavy price in casualties to pass through the polar ice cracks. In this case, if the logistics transport team wants to pass, I am afraid the price will be even greater!

Once the Frost Guard tribe chooses to intercept, even if the coalition forces fully guarantee the logistics transportation, the supply and replenishment of materials will be intermittent and unsustainable.

This is a battle that cannot be dragged on for a long time!

Moreover, the morale of the coalition forces is now high. If we don’t take this opportunity to make a concerted effort, the difficulty of attacking the Frost Guard Fortress will become greater and greater if we delay!

Under the huge offensive pressure, the coalition forces did not have too much rest time. For the sake of safety, after personally investigating the environment on the front line of the battlefield, Lux and Ashe unanimously decided to set up their camp on the south side of the Howling Abyss, a bridge away from the Frost Guard Fortress!

The Frost Guard tribe will obviously not let the coalition forces gain a foothold so easily.

So, the two sides started a fierce battle at the bridgehead of the Frost Guard Fortress.

Due to the relatively narrow terrain and the chaotic battle situation, the spellcasters on both sides could not directly use large-scale magic to clear the field - that would directly kill both the enemies and teammates. Under some restraint, the spellcasters on both sides simply played auxiliary.

The Spellbenders were also familiar with auxiliary work. Although the Howling Abyss greatly suppressed their spellcasting ability, under the illumination of various spells, the combat effectiveness of the Avarosa warriors was still visibly improved.

In contrast, the Frostguard priests, who were not very good at auxiliary spells, realized that they were not professional enough and chose to take a different approach to shape the terrain. The large stretch of ice walls rose and fell from time to time, supporting the Frostguard archers on it to shoot from a high position, which greatly made up for their lack of long-range firepower.

So, in such a melee, what was Lissandra doing?

Answer: Lissandra was confronting Karya.

In other words, Lissandra is facing off against Kalja + Lux + Ashe.

The armies are fighting fiercely at the bridgehead, while the commanders of both sides are facing off in the air far away from the battlefield. This does not mean that they want to fight a sit-down war, but that both sides think that now is not the best time for a decisive battle.

Lissandra believes that her body is not fully recovered yet. Although the main injuries are no longer a problem, she is not 100% sure that she can defeat Kalja stably. Moreover, she also knows that the coalition is the one that cannot afford to delay. If the other party is willing to delay, she will naturally be happy to accompany.

There is no secret passage under the Howling Abyss for you to attack by surprise!

Kalja believes that if he fights Lissandra here, he cannot take her down even if he wins. He has a limited number of cards in his hand. Turning over one card means one less card. It is best to wait until it is certain that Lissandra cannot avoid or escape, and then turn it over and take her down.

With this idea in mind, the two sides confronted each other in the air at a distance from the battlefield, but they tacitly did not take action, just quietly waiting for the front battlefield to decide the outcome.

On the front battlefield, after the initial chaos, the coalition forces gradually gained the upper hand with their more professional advantages.

The coalition forces with multiple arms and professional mages were obviously stronger than the Frostguard tribe, which had stronger single-soldier combat power. Even though the narrow terrain interfered with their cooperation in a sense, the Frostguard tribe still could not completely hold the front line and was forced to gradually retreat.

In the end, when the rear army had retreated to the Frost Bridge on the Howling Abyss, the Frostguard tribe finally chose to withdraw its troops unwillingly.

And when the opponent's formation was still intact, the coalition forces did not continue to pursue.

In other words, the coalition forces no longer had the strength to pursue.

It was about to get dark, and the daytime in Freljord was not long. In order to avoid working in the dark, the coalition forces had to set up the tents as soon as possible.

Moreover, although it was the Frostguard who retreated, the victory of the coalition forces was not worthy of praise.

Because if we must talk about casualties, the coalition forces suffered more than the Frostguard tribe - when they left the polar ice rift, they were already delayed by the Frostguard tribe, and then there was no room for rest. They fought all the way, but it was still difficult to form an organized melee. In order to advance the front, countless brave Avarosa warriors fell in a pool of blood.

This victory was important, but also painful.

If the coalition forces hadn't come all the way and maintained good morale, they might not have been able to take the initiative to march in a short time.

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When Lux, who had ended the confrontation and returned to the camp, was patrolling as usual, she immediately saw the wounded barracks, which was obviously many times larger than before, and it was overcrowded with wounded people.

Even though nearly two-thirds of them were Avarosans without armor or wearing only leather armor, Lux still couldn't help but smack her lips in distress.

To be honest, since the battle of Mithral City, Lux has not fought such a brutal battle. If I have to say it, only the battle with the Moon Warriors in Shurima can compare with this.

But at that time, Lux only commanded a small number of plainswalkers, but now she has pulled out nearly half of Demacia's elite. Even if it is just as tragic, in terms of losses, it is still not the same. .

If Lux is like this, Ashe will undoubtedly feel even more painful.

As Avarosa's war mother, she is not only the leader and commander of the tribe, but also the patriarch of the entire tribe. Every dead Avarosan warrior is her family - and Ashe really The Avarosan people all regard themselves as their own family. Now they are seeing a large number of Avarosan people dying in the war, and low moans and swear words can be heard from time to time in the wounded barracks. When Ash attended the post-war meeting, his expression It’s already a bit unbearable.

Yes, she was very convinced of the necessity of this battle.

But when she actually faced sacrifice, how could she face it with a calm attitude?

In this way, with both Lux and Ashe feeling a little depressed, the atmosphere of today's post-war summary meeting was somewhat heavy.

What's even more terrible is that the staff officers accompanying the army wanted to find out the reasons for such serious casualties, but after searching around, they found that there seemed to be no problem with the coalition's handling. This battle would have ended like this no matter what. , an atmosphere of helplessness began to spread in the meeting, making the already slightly awkward atmosphere even more awkward.

Fortunately, Kalya stepped forward in time to smooth things over, and this barely ended today's review session, allowing the military meeting to proceed to the next stage.

"Three days, we can rest for three days at most." When talking about the next attack plan, Lux held out three fingers, "The logistical pressure is too great, we can't count on Erniuk or Jukar to hold them back. The cart easily passed through the chasm area, which was full of traps."

"But the three-day rest period is really too tight." Ai Xi said in a helpless tone, "And that also means that the wounded with minor injuries can hardly be put into battle."

"Here, if you are slightly injured, don't think about recovering quickly and going into battle." Kalya took the initiative to say, "The elemental environment here is very wrong, and the temperature is obviously abnormally low. It is best for the injured to extend their recovery time to avoid Leave other bugs behind.”

"That's right." Lux nodded, and she also discovered this, "That's why I suggested shortening the rest time of the uninjured main force, and maybe we can also consider taking turns and attacking in stages to strive for a breakthrough. The blockade on the Frost Bridge—the issue I’m most worried about right now is whether this bridge is strong enough.”

"The Frost Bridge is absolutely strong." Ashe said firmly, "This bridge is said to have been built by Ornn, and the Frostguard tribe itself also needs to rely on this bridge to enter and exit. Even if we fall over on the bridge, as long as we If we don’t focus on attacking the bridge itself, there will be no problems with the Frost Bridge.”

"This is best." Lux nodded, "As long as there is no problem with the Frost Bridge, then we can at least confirm the direction of the main attack - it has been confirmed before that the Frost Guard tribe did not build heavy fortifications on the bridge. Look. Look, they have made up their mind to delay our actions on the bridge, and then seek a decisive battle under the Frost Guard Fortress!"

"That's what I judged as well." Ashe agreed. "After the Diver Fort, the attitude of the Frostguard tribe has changed significantly. They don't seem to intend to seek battle under the conditions of disadvantage or balance of power. They have always been Try hard to create an advantageous environment - the Bridge of Frost is fair to both the offensive and defensive sides. I'm afraid Lissandra still has the purpose of delaying our actions. "

"Yes, this can be verified by Lissandra's performance today." Lux also nodded, "It's just that we can't be sure of Lissandra's current status. After all, she can still affect the situation of the battle."

"Lissandra should be almost fine." After thinking for a moment, Kalya came to a somewhat worrying conclusion, "In other words, at least I can no longer see elemental disorder and the like in her. This has Maybe it’s because she is suppressing and concealing it, but I personally prefer that she has recovered.”

"..."

Lux and Ashe both looked at each other, slightly silent.

"After all, after a winter, it's normal to adjust yourself like this." Kalya spread his hands and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry too much, as long as I can handle it once, I can definitely handle it the second time."

Hearing what Kalya said, most people were visibly relieved.

Lissandra is a Frost Witch after all. Although she fled in disgrace at the Diver Castle, everyone knows how much effort the coalition forces put in to achieve that effect.

Even with such an advantage, Lissandra could easily leave - now knowing that Lissandra may have recovered, that will naturally make people worried.

Fortunately, there is Karya.

Unlike others, although Lux also made a relieved expression on the surface, she was a little worried in her heart.

She knew Karya very well.

In her opinion, although Teacher Karya always had many hidden cards, the cards he took out seemed to be disposable every time.

Moreover, Teacher Karya was not an Ascendant or a Darkin now. He had lost his immortality and was a mortal - it would not be so easy to rely on him to fight against Lissandra.

In this game, Lux could only play a little cover. Due to the characteristics of light magic, she was extremely lacking in offensive ability, which was shown vividly when facing Lissandra.

Teacher Karya was under a lot of pressure, but she had no ability to share the pressure, which made Lux feel very uncomfortable.

At this moment, her only consolation was that at least Teacher Karya was still reliable. As long as he could deal with Lissandra, the coalition forces would still have the advantages of professional casters and long-range firepower suppression in the subsequent siege of Frostguard Fortress.

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After the coalition forces were re-divided, three days later, the Avarosa warriors and the vanguard of the first attack group, under the spell of the Guardian, rushed to the Frost Bridge.

After receiving the news, the Frost Guard Fortress quickly sent a team to intercept them.

So, on the cold bridge of the Frost Bridge, in the biting cold wind above the Howling Abyss, under the gaze of countless eyes on both sides and below the bridge, a tragic polar melee began.

The coalition forces hoped to rush across the Frost Bridge as soon as possible and gain a foothold on the other side of the bridge, so the attacks came one after another like a tide.

The Frost Guard tribe was determined to cause enough casualties to the coalition forces here, and their resistance was as unwavering as the reefs on the shore.

The blood dripped on the bridge and soon froze into a red crystal.

And these patches of crimson soon became one patch after another, until the bridge deck was completely dyed red, until this patch of red merged with the sunset glow, until both sides were somewhat unstable on the bridge deck, and today's battle was declared over.

One day of bloody battle, five waves of attacks, and the coalition forces advanced a distance of... one hundred yards.

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