Chapter 00053: According to the Plan
# According to the Plan
Chapter 53
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 53: According to the Plan
Although one could not use science to explain magic, the act of freezing flames with ice was still too outrageous.
Winter Wolves were not that powerful.
What they spat out was actually a special liquid stored in an organ within their bodies.
Upon contact with air, it would cool rapidly, roughly equivalent to spitting out a wad of old phlegm.
It was not the flame itself that was frozen, but rather the melted snow, which was re-frozen into ice, cutting off the oxygen supply and naturally extinguishing the fire.
As for the appearance of the flame being frozen within, it was purely an illusion created by the unaffected flames reflecting on the ice.
Li Chengxi was observing from a 45-degree top-down perspective, and in a pixelated style at that, making it easy to misinterpret at a glance.
But the soldiers who were focused on the battlefield from a first-person perspective could see it very clearly.
But it was precisely because they could see clearly that they all knew the Winter Wolf pack was getting closer and closer.
Although the soldiers on the rock wall continued to throw oil flasks or shoot fire arrows, the exploding flames could only cover scattered areas.
A great fire like the one before, which had blocked the entire pass, could only be achieved with meticulous preparation.
"All units, prepare for battle!"
Viola's command went out:
"Shieldbearers, advance!"
The Shieldbearers, who had been standing in a loose formation, quickly formed up into a dense phalanx, and without a shred of fear, they strode step by step toward the Winter Wolf pack that had broken through the blockade of fire and rubble.
"Infantry, follow up! With me!"
The Shieldbearers were not just sent to the battlefield with only a tower shield; they were all issued short knives or short swords.
Typically, after blocking an enemy charge with their shields, they would frantically attack through the gaps in the shield wall with their short weapons.
But this tactic was utterly useless against the Winter Wolves.
Putting aside whether they could even pierce the wolves' thick fur, even if they could, a short sword could not inflict a fatal wound.
This was where the infantry following behind the Shieldbearers had to provide the damage.
The infantry were equipped with spears, longswords, round shields, and chainmail, making them the most balanced type of soldier in all aspects.
"Your Highness, are you going to the battlefield as well?"
"Of course. I will not stand by and watch my soldiers fight while I hide in the rear."
Reina, who was dressed in her butler uniform even in the freezing snow, let out a discreet sigh.
"In that case, my blade is willing to fight for Your Highness."
"You are Wendy's subordinate. I am already grateful that you were willing to share your knowledge on how to deal with the Winter Wolves. You can stay in the rear."
"No, both the Young Lady and you are my lords whom I should serve. When a lord advances, a subordinate cannot possibly hide behind."
Reina flicked her hands, and two sickles slid out from her sleeves into her grasp.
"But please, Your Highness, do not charge too far ahead. Your safety is what is most important."
By this time, the Winter Wolves had already braved the volleys of arrows and scattered flames to charge into the pass.
Viola nodded at Reina in affirmation.
Then she shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Praise be to the Lord Demon God!"
The soldiers responded in unison:
"Damn!"
"The Lord is watching us!"
"Fuck!"
"We shall be victorious!"
"Damn!"
"Advance!"
"Fuck!"
Their morale had indeed soared, but the style was a little... off...
The Royal Guards scattered amongst the soldiers all activated their Blessing.
A holy spiritual radiance connected to every single person, and for a moment, their weapons and armor reflected a faint light.
"Hold the line!"
The Shieldbearers slammed their shields into the ground in unison, the sharp structures at the bottom of the tower shields piercing into the hard, frozen earth.
In the very next moment, the Winter Wolves, nearly the size of oxen, crashed into them in a pack.
Every man felt the immense pressure and impact transmitted through their hands, but the Shieldbearers were skilled at angling their shields to deflect the force.
Coupled with the fact that the tower shields were anchored to the ground, only a very small number of Shieldbearers were knocked down by the wolves.
The vast majority successfully held their ground.
The Winter Wolves rolled and tore at the smooth surface of the shields, trying to rip open this shield wall, but before they could make any progress, the wolves charging from behind used them as stepping stones and leaped over the shield wall.
The infantrymen behind the Shieldbearers roared as they thrust their spears forward.
Many Winter Wolves essentially impaled themselves on the spears just as they leaped over.
For a time, the battlefield was filled with the dull thuds of blades entering flesh, and the blood of the wolves splattered over many.
But this was far from over.
The spears could not support the immense bodies of the Winter Wolves, and some that used the ground as a fulcrum snapped one after another.
Even for those that did not break, one or two soldiers were simply not strong enough to get the wolf corpses impaled on them off.
To put it simply, the spears had become disposable items.
As the number of Winter Wolves crossing the shield wall grew, the soldiers began to discard their useless spears and draw the longswords at their waists.
Against the backdrop of the flames, blades and swords flashed.
The entire battlefield was filled with shouts of rage, screams of pain, and the roars and whimpers of wolves.
Viola had divided the infantry into three lines of battle.
They were like three filters; any Winter Wolf that was not stopped by one line would be stopped by the line behind it.
At the very rear was a phalanx of archers and crossbowmen.
The crossbowmen were actually fine; apart from nearly setting their bowstrings on fire, they were okay.
The archers, however, were in a more miserable state.
Due to the rapid and continuous shooting, many of them already had sore arms and could barely draw their bows.
It was one thing for an ordinary person to shoot one or two arrows, but after drawing the bow multiple times, one's arms and shoulders would feel as if they were being torn apart.
This was not a position anyone could fill.
Generally, only the soldiers with the best physical fitness and strength in the army were trained to be archers.
But right now, they needed another round of fire support to reduce the number of Winter Wolves as quickly as possible.
They had to grit their teeth and hold on.
Viola, positioned within the infantry formation, was not idle either.
She kicked away a soldier who failed to dodge in time.
A massive Winter Wolf leaped over the shield wall and landed before her, baring its teeth and revealing its pink gums.
Viola wiped a finger along the blade of her sword, and the magical weapon named Crimson Fang immediately ignited with crimson flames.
This caused the Winter Wolf some fear.
Fire was the greatest weakness of these creatures.
"Take your pack and get back! This is my territory, the Lord's territory!"
The Winter Wolf could understand human speech.
A trace of reverence appeared in its eyes, but also a hint of killing intent.
In the social cognition of a Winter Wolf, if the pack leader was killed, the pack would disperse.
Therefore, it believed that if it killed Viola, her soldiers would also rout.
So, the Winter Wolf did not retreat in the face of the flames.
Instead, it lowered its body and lunged towards Viola.
"Blade of Severing Gold!"
With a sharp clang, the two passed each other.
A massive gash was opened on the Winter Wolf's side, almost completely piercing through its fur, which then immediately burst into a great fire.
The surrounding soldiers quickly brought their spears to stab at the flame-engulfed wolf, preventing it from launching a dying counterattack.
Viola wiped the splattered blood from her face.
At that moment, another Winter Wolf crashed onto the frozen ground not far from her.
In the dim light, Reina could be seen lying on her side, pinning down the struggling wolf.
Her small sickle, like a scorpion's stinger, accurately stabbed into the wolf's roaring mouth, the short blade piercing its brainstem through the throat.
Reina then flipped off the wolf's body.
Not only was she completely unstained by blood, but her clothes were not even wrinkled.
Wendy had said that Reina was more useful than hundreds of soldiers, and she was not exaggerating in the slightest.
Even without counting the technical support she provided, she alone had already killed more than ten Winter Wolves, and every single one was taken down with a precise, fatal blow!
(End of chapter)