Rise of the blood elves

"The undead have launched an attack. Paladins, come with me."

Tirion squinted at the scene in the distance, said hello to Angmar, then got on his horse and headed towards the human front with dozens of ready-made paladins around him.

When passing by the temporary command post, Tirion nodded solemnly to Dathrohan, who was the commander-in-chief of the human front and stayed behind to have an overview of the overall situation. The latter solemnly said, "May the Holy Light bless you, brother" and then turned his attention again. Put all your strength on the incoming undead.

Angmar saw that the soldiers wherever Tirion passed consciously made way for a passage, and then respectfully watched the paladins go to the front of the line.

They will be the first rock to face the stormy waves and the first to bear the impact of the natural disasters.

Although there is still one kilometer between the coalition forces and the undead, the momentum of tens of thousands of undead running wild is so terrifying that the earth is already trembling slightly.

Thick morning fog filled the forest. The commanders of various races in the temporary command post were able to see the enemy's movements clearly with the help of magicians. Ordinary soldiers' sight was blocked by the heavy fog, so they could only Take a rough look.

A distance of one kilometer, even at full speed, would take three to five minutes.

The dim light and the increasingly loud rumbling footsteps were like a big hand that was slowly clenching, firmly grasping everyone's heart.

But the coalition's front showed no panic at all, because it was a well-trained elite division. No such elite coalition force could be found in Azeroth at this stage.

"Hold on!" the officers shouted one after another. Both the blood elves and the human soldiers were all in high spirits.

Angmar let out a sigh of relief and returned to the mage group behind the line.

Next to him are a thousand mages responsible for long-range spell support, divided into twenty units of similar numbers. Some are responsible for building large magic circles and jointly using mass destruction spells to destroy the enemy. Some are responsible for casting protective spells to resist the enemy's stranglehold. Plague bombs for meat trucks, or support air troops in combat.The other half are on standby, taking turns taking turns to ensure the density of spells.

Among these thousand mages, [-]% are blood elf mages from Quel'Thalas, and there are very few humans.

After the destruction of Dalaran, the number of human mages in the northern part of the continent was reduced to a very low level.These two hundred human mages were either survivors of Dalaran who were lucky enough to save their lives, or mages who came from the remnants of Lordaeron or the Silver Hand.

"Ready to cast"

When the undead were less than 600 meters away from the coalition front, Magister Idonis and a human epic mage gave orders in unison.

The terrifying magic energy slowly gathered towards the mage's position.

These mages are all formal mages with at least elite strength. Except for the slightly longer range of the spells inspired by the magic circle, their spell range is usually about 300 meters. Beyond this distance, the power of spells will be greatly reduced.Including the preparation time for chanting the spell, this is the best time to start casting the spell.

500 m.

The undead army was approaching rapidly. From this distance, the outline of the Stitch Monster, which was spliced ​​together by the flesh and blood of corpses, could be clearly seen.In the gaps between these flesh and blood structures, there are those ghouls crawling quickly on all fours, mixed with a large number of low-level skeletons, which are the main arms of the Scourge Legion at this time.

Fortunately, Arthas did not bring the nerubians from Northrend, otherwise the pressure on the coalition forces would be much greater.In fact, Arthas was attacked by Illidan's spell in the Frozen Throne, and after being recalled by Ner'zhul, he met Anub'arak and his nerubians on the way to Icecrown Glacier, and learned about the Scourge. There is such a powerful helping hand.

"Get arrows and prepare to shoot"

A loud roar came from the blood elf formation, and the commander was a Farstrider officer standing next to Lor'themar Theron. He was wearing close-fitting light mail armor, and the dark green cloak behind his back was fluttering in the wind.As soon as the order was conveyed, junior officers immediately passed it on layer by layer. Half of the rangers in the center of the blood elf army raised their longbows, took out an arrow from the quiver behind their back, and put it on the bowstring. superior.

These longbows are all at eyebrow height, and are in sharp contrast to the recurve bows in the hands of the remaining half of the rangers, which are not modern recurve bows. The blood elves' recurve bows can be classified as traditional recurve bows, and appear more bulky and rough.

Blood high elves do not often use longbows, because most of the battles with Amani trolls take place in dense forests. Heavy longbows are difficult to use and will have a negative impact on specific battlefield environments that require extreme dexterity.When fighting in the forest, the standard equipment of the rangers is the lighter recurve bow.

The current legion battle is the best place for this strong bow, which is made from the finest Yonge forest wood and has more than a hundred pounds of power.Equipped with exquisitely crafted arrows with an excellent center of gravity and a deflection just in line with the poundage of the longbow, not only the projectile range is far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows, reaching a terrifying more than [-] meters, but during the shooting process, the arrows will not be affected by the initial wavy bounce of the arrows. By touching the bow body when moving, the accuracy is greatly guaranteed.

450 meter

"draw the bow"

There was another loud roar, and the [-] rangers followed the order. They pulled the bow with one hand and pushed the bow with the other hand, putting all the more than [-] pounds of the longbow on the shoulder joint of the pusher. It formed a very stable shooting preparation posture, and then the bow rose slightly, and the arrow cluster pointed diagonally into the distance in the air.

Hundred pound bow

Converted into a unit of measurement that Angmar is familiar with, that is 45 kilograms of force.

To be proficient in a longbow of this weight requires at least five to ten years of training. Those who are successful are considered elite archers among humans, but to the long-lived blood high elves, this is a ranger. Their common level is ordinary, because the Immortals have enough time to hone their skills.

400 meter

Not yet within range of the spell, Angmar thought.

"Arrow"

The officer gave an order, and the longbow, which had reached its limit of energy, was released.

swish swish

The sharp sound of breaking through the air was uniform, and the rain of arrows shot out from a distance.Before the arrow hit the ground, the Farstrider officer shouted again: "Free fire!"

The rangers quickly took out new feathers and arrows, stringed them, drew their bows, and fired at dazzling speeds.

The first wave of arrows had just landed, and the second wave of arrows had already left the bow.If you switch to a lighter recurve bow, a skilled ranger can even shoot five arrows at an extreme distance, that is, shoot four more arrows before the first arrow hits the ground.That kind of spectacular scene can truly be called "a rain of arrows covering the sky and the sun."

The sharp arrows instantly caused huge casualties in the charging natural disaster army. Countless undead fell to the ground, including more than a dozen meat-like suture monsters.In fact, if arrows don't happen to cut off their tendons, this kind of flesh-and-blood creation with strong defense would not be affected at all even if it is filled with arrows and turns into a hedgehog.

300 meter

"Spell attack"

As the undead entered the range of the mage, this battle entered the most exciting part.The main force of the coalition army, which only has a total of [-] troops, has a thousand mages. This ratio is terrifyingly high.

Countless magic missiles, fireballs, and ice arrows whizzed away along with the arrows. These most basic lethal spells were produced by some elite mages who did not participate in the construction of the magic circle.At the same time, colorful magical radiance also erupted in the dim woodland more than [-] meters away.

A biting cold wind suddenly blew up in the sky, and countless sharp ice spikes fell densely toward the undead.Dozens of fire pillars several meters high rose from the ground, and the scorching fire elements simulated by arcane energy spurted out. The overwhelming power contained in them smashed the undead within the range into pieces of flesh. Before the piece of meat even hit the ground, it was burned into nothingness by the blazing heat that followed.

There was a steady stream of bow and arrow shooting, and a dizzying array of spell attacks.

The mage apprentice controlled the white arcane puppet and came to the blood elf formation.In the human front, the paladins have begun to activate their unique halos to cast sacred spells. The golden energy around them slowly spreads, covering all the soldiers in the front of the front.

Their archers also raised their bows and arrows and used crossbows with weighted arrows, which were good at breaking armor but lacking in range.The Wildhammer dwarves held the smoothbore muskets supported by their Bronzebeard relatives and aimed at the undead that were getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from the air.