lerbook #394 - Chapter 128: Shocking Changes in the Frontier (VIII)
#394 - Chapter 128: Shocking Changes in the Frontier (VIII)
"Damn it, their target is Hardhome! Everyone, quickly stop them!" Finally, someone realized the true intention of the wights(wights: corpse creature).
The Others(Others: White Walkers) do not have the reconnaissance methods of the Xenomorphs; they can only judge the changes in the surrounding environment by sensing the aura of living beings. When a large number of life auras gathered on the peninsula, the Night King keenly noticed this and wanted to know what was happening there. Therefore, these wights(wights: corpse creature) ran forward desperately, trying to gather information.
In the fierce defensive battle, the cavalry, which was originally charging into battle, could not exert its due strength at all. On the contrary, they began to devote themselves to eliminating the wights(wights: corpse creature) who escaped from the loopholes in the defense line. However, as the number of wights(wights: corpse creature) breaking through the defense line gradually increased, they found it difficult to cope with this situation.
Stannis rushed to the front line without hesitation, leading his confidants in a thrilling close combat with the wights(wights: corpse creature). His swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and every swing of his sword could accurately hit the wights(wights: corpse creature), and the flames on the sword killed them one by one. But despite this, the continuous stream of enemies gradually made him feel overwhelmed.
The power of ordinary wights(wights: corpse creature) is limited by the upper limit of the possessed corpse. Without considering the human body's self-protection mechanism, it can exert stronger explosive power. The newly resurrected wights(wights: corpse creature) still retain some of their pre-mortem memories and skills and can skillfully use weapons. However, as time goes by, these consciousnesses gradually wear away, making the wights(wights: corpse creature) become numb. Without the command of the Others(Others: White Walkers), like zombies in movies, they will only be attracted by warm flesh and blood, and relentlessly attack any living creature.
"Boom boom boom boom!" Countless burning stone balls and crossbow arrows fell on the wight(wights: corpse creature) group like a storm, stirring up bursts of broken limbs. The fire also caused some damage, and the fleet in the bay had begun to adjust its direction to provide support. It still could not stop the wave of wights(wights: corpse creature) like a raging wave.
After the fleet commander saw that the effect was not obvious, he found that the Others(Others: White Walkers) had no means to threaten the ships, and immediately ordered: "Order, all transport ships evacuate and look for safe landing points along the rear coast. Small ships approach and shoot, large warships replace fire oil bombs, and give me a hard hit to burn those ghosts. Remember to aim a little, don't hurt your own people."
The firepower projection of six or seven hundred warships should not be underestimated. The large crossbow arrows fired by the crossbow have extremely strong lethality. Even if they cannot cause a fatal blow to the wights(wights: corpse creature), they can tear them into several pieces, seriously weakening the combat effectiveness of the wights(wights: corpse creature). At this time, many incomplete wights(wights: corpse creature) were crawling on the ground with difficulty. Their bodies were already in tatters, exuding a disgusting stench. The number of these wights(wights: corpse creature) was so large that they were soon trampled more broken by the feet of countless companions.
At the same time, those fire oil tanks fell to the ground one after another, instantly igniting a raging fire, forming a wide flame isolation zone in front of the low wall, bringing valuable breathing opportunities to the defending Allied forces.
However, the wights(wights: corpse creature) did not stop moving forward because of the obstacles ahead. They fearlessly stepped on the corpses of their companions and continued to launch a fierce impact on the defensive wall. Some brave wights(wights: corpse creature) even successfully crossed the fire zone and launched a close-quarters battle with the Allied forces. Although the sea of fire could not completely stop all the wights(wights: corpse creature) from attacking, it did greatly alleviate the pressure on the defense circle. At least the soldiers near the west coast were able to quickly free up their hands. They worked together to wipe out all the wights(wights: corpse creature) who had climbed up the wall before, and then quickly rushed to other fronts to provide support.
On the battlefield, the light of swords and swords intertwined, and the smell of blood permeated the air. The Allied forces desperately resisted the crazy attacks of the wights(wights: corpse creature). Their shouts and fighting sounds rose and fell one after another, resounding throughout the coast.
A large number of wights(wights: corpse creature) fell on the way of the attack. The Others(Others: White Walkers) looked at the tide of corpses blocked by the fire wall, and then turned to look at the fleet at sea. It seemed that it was not worth the waste. So under their control, the wights(wights: corpse creature) stopped charging and just stood quietly at the edge of the sea of fire, their pair of ghostly blue eyes emitting a frightening light.
Seeing that the Others(Others: White Walkers) had stopped the attack, the fleet commander also ordered to stop the attack. After all, the amount of ammunition carried by the warship is limited, and it is impossible to launch it indefinitely. He said to his officers: "Quick, send someone ashore immediately. Contact His Majesty Stannis and tell him that our previous intensity of attack warships cannot maintain for too long. Ask him what his next plan is?"
Figures flickered in the Ghost Forest. A dozen Others(Others: White Walkers) riding skeleton warhorses gazed at the fleet in the bay. One of them was particularly eye-catching. He wore a crown made of ice crystals on his head, flashing a cold light. He is the only agent of the Cold God in the world - the Night King.
For the Night King, this was the first time he had encountered an attack from the sea. In the past, the enemies were all from land, so he was full of curiosity about these ships. As an intelligent race, the Others(Others: White Walkers) are good at learning and constantly improving themselves. In the past, when they fought against the legions led by Liu Yuan, they suffered a lot of losses in terms of remote weapons.
The Night King gathered the Others(Others: White Walkers) together to form a battle group, but in the Three-Eyed Raven cave, Liu Yuan burned more than a hundred Others(Others: White Walkers) to death with a fire, and even he himself was seriously injured. Therefore, the Night King returned to the Land of Eternal Winter to recuperate for two full years. During this time, the Night King developed an ice fog magic that could obscure the line of sight, which could not only change the trajectory of arrows but also extinguish flames.
The Night King watched the battle closely, his eyes revealing a cold chill. He waved the ice crystal long sword in his hand, roared in a low voice, and sent a signal to the Others(Others: White Walkers) behind him to take action. After receiving the Night King's order, a group of Others(Others: White Walkers) raised their hands and began to gather mana. The cold frost breath filled the air and quickly condensed into ice fog. On the battlefield, the originally raging flames gradually weakened and eventually went out completely.
The wights(wights: corpse creature) saw this and once again let out a low roar, striding towards the wall. The Allied forces watched in surprise as the flames disappeared, and a trace of fear rose in their hearts. But they did not flinch, gripping their weapons and preparing to meet a new round of battle.
The warships in the bay began to show their power again. The burning thick crossbow arrows opened up gullies in the attacking wight(wights: corpse creature) group.
Stannis and Tormund commanded the soldiers to resist in an orderly manner. At this moment, a large group of people appeared from the rear. They cheered and joined the battlefield. It was the Northern Army and the Night's Watch, interspersed with wildling spearwives, led by Jon and Ygritte.
Not long ago, in Hardhome, Bran, who inherited part of the inheritance of the Green Prophet, suddenly fell into a coma and experienced a shocking adventure in the green vision. Through the huge heart tree of the White Tree Village ruins, he saw an endless army of wights(wights: corpse creature), so he decided to possess a crow and track the traces of these Others(Others: White Walkers). However, he witnessed an amazing scene - an army of hundreds of thousands of wights(wights: corpse creature) ran wildly in the Ghost Forest, and in front of them was the Cape of Storrow.