Path of light

Chapter 471 472. Battle of Key West

The steel combat boots sank into the soft sand and stood in waist-deep water. The gray dwarf bandits were armed like sardine cans. Facing the arrows flying from the sky, they could only put their shields on their heads.

However, the arrows shot by these mixed elf warriors were thrown into the sea in waves as if they were free of charge.

When the waves hit the beach, some feather arrows can be rolled to the shore.

Gray dwarf bandits are born with short legs. They are not very good at running, otherwise they would not be able to withdraw from the dense forest of the West Island. The jungle is full of traps, and the dense forest is overgrown with weeds and many thorny vines. Plant-like plants make the gray dwarf bandits miserable.

They are not afraid of deep caves and desolate mountains, but they cannot use it in dense forests...

Now on the beach of the West Island, a large number of gray dwarves are standing in the sea. It is even more desperate for the gray dwarf bandits. They can hardly move in the sea, but they are wearing armor like iron cans. They can even swim if they want to. Less than.

On the beach opposite stood a group of mixed-blood elven archers wearing leather armor and holding elven longbows. The arrows fell like raindrops...

Although shields and armor can cover the vital parts of the body, this full-coverage armor also has gaps. Many arrows pierced the gray dwarf bandits along the gaps, and many gray dwarves were wailing miserably.

It was almost impossible to move back, so I could only stand in the sea and be beaten passively.

This group of gray dwarf bandits have been fighting against the Silver Moon Elf army for so long in the waters of the Queen Egwene Islands, and they have never suffered such a crime. They are like a group of old dogs that have lost their lives in water, and can only howl and run away...

The gray dwarf bandits were forced into the dense forest of the West Island by the mixed elf archers, and they did not dare to show their heads in the daytime no matter what.

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The gray dwarf bandits on the dock of the main island were also cornered by the Silver Moon elves who rushed out of the village...

This elven village on the main island was originally home to more than 300 Silver Moon elves. As gray dwarf bandits always harassed the Key West Islands, the scattered Silver Moon elves on nearby islands came to the main island to take refuge. During this period, the number of Silver Moon Elf warriors on the main island has reached more than 800.

There was heavy fog last night, and the Silver Moon elves were worried that they would be accidentally injured by the mixed-blood elven warriors of the Silver Pegasus Legion in the dark fog, so they did not come out to fight the gray dwarf bandits.

Now that it was dawn, nearly four hundred Silver Moon elves ran out of the village and immediately surrounded the main island dock.

There were less than two hundred gray dwarf bandits guarding the dock. They were still extremely annoyed that the sheepskin raft was secretly pierced by the half-blood elf warriors. Now, when they saw a large group of silver moon elves surrounding them, they immediately picked up their weapons to fight.

The Silver Moon elves quickly took the initiative on the battlefield and suppressed the gray dwarf bandits on the dock for a while.

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Seeing the gray dwarf bandits on the West Island retreating into the dense forest, Roy immediately ordered the mixed elf archers to return to the temporary camp to rest. He personally led the remaining more than 1,500 mixed elf warriors to start on the edge of the dense forest on the main island. Cut down trees.

Then, taking advantage of the gap when the tide receded, Roy dug a trench on the beach connecting the main island and the west island. Since this beach was covered with fine white gauze, the trench was filled with seawater after being dug. full.

Roy led the mixed elf warriors to stand the Brahmins with their leaves cut off in the trench, and moved some rocks from the reef beach to fill the dug trench, and soon a log fence was built. He stood up on the beach.

In order that this wooden wall would not be easily pushed by gray dwarf bandits, Roy set up a tripod every one meter on the main island.

Because 1,500 mixed-blood elf warriors were used to work together, the dense forest beside the beach was full of sal trees, which were very easy to cut down. This wooden fence wall was erected in only half a day.

By the time the gray dwarf bandits who were retreating in the dense forest of the West Island noticed the movement on the beach here, a 600-meter-long wooden fence had basically taken shape.

A group of mixed-blood elven archers who had rested for a day in a temporary camp stood on the platform at the top of the wooden fence, with only their upper bodies exposed outside the curtain wall. The gray dwarf bandits looked at the seaside and reached the high fence, their eyes full of despair...

At this time, the Key West Islands ushered in a red sunset, and the night that the gray dwarf bandits had been waiting for was about to come.

What the gray dwarf bandits didn't know was that the mixed-blood elf guard group on the opposite side was also waiting hard for night to come, because the dark moon elf warriors of the assassin team had all woken up...

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At night, this group of gray dwarf bandits on the West Island were starving.

Although some wild fruits can be collected on the island, and some shells and sea fish can be found on the beach, the quantities are also very limited. Some gray dwarf bandits have eaten them, and some gray dwarf bandits have only eaten a few mouthfuls of dead leaves and weeds. At this time, it is already I was so hungry that my stomach was churning.

The gray dwarf bandits simply did not dare to push the temporarily built rafts into the sea during the day. They were worried that they would be discovered early by the mixed elf warriors, otherwise they would not starve if they used these clumsy rafts to fish in the sea. …

After the gray dwarf bandits discovered that they had no way to return to the main island dock...

Later, I heard from the bandits who escaped from the main island dock that all the sheepskin rafts on the dock had been destroyed, and the gray dwarf bandits no longer planned to invade the main island dock.

They also found that the eleven three-masted sailing ships no longer agreed on the location to meet them, and these gray dwarf bandits were in chaos in the dense forest of the West Island.

Fortunately, several bandit leaders stood up at the same time to calm down the chaos. Then they led all the gray dwarf bandits to build a raft in the dense forest, planning to take the raft into the sea after nightfall to find those three-masted sailing ships...

Taking advantage of the tide rising again, several gray dwarf bandit leaders saw that the time was almost up, and immediately called on the gray dwarf bandits in the dense forest to push the prepared rafts to the beach and directly launch into the sea.

These clumsy rafts are about thirty meters long and only eight meters wide. They are made of three layers of logs. Although they look bulky, their buoyancy is sufficient, and such narrow rafts are very durable in the sea. More convenient for short voyages.

The gray dwarf bandits made a total of twenty such rafts in the woods, and now took advantage of the darkness to push them all into the sea.

Considering that he might fall into the sea at any time while riding this kind of raft, the gray dwarf bandit took off all the full chain armor on his body. Otherwise, if he fell into the sea wearing this set of armor, he would probably sink to the bottom of the sea instantly.

The gray dwarf bandits pushed the raft into the sea, and all the gray dwarf bandits also climbed onto the raft. Then these gray dwarf bandits took up the oars and rowed hard towards the sea...

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Roy stood on the beach of the main island, looking towards the west island.

The bright moonlight is like a layer of white snow falling on the sea...

In Roy's eyes, the rafts of the gray dwarf bandits on the West Island were only blurry black shadows.

There were seventeen flying fish boats and three medium-sized sailing ships parked in the safe harbor near the reef beach. The Dark Moon Elf warriors boarded the flying fish boats one after another and took the lead in sailing away from this small safe harbor. As for the three medium-sized sailing ships, their maneuverability was much worse. , if they want to leave the safe haven, they still need to paddle slowly for a while...

"After being pirates for so long, these gray dwarf bandits are very good at water. Even if they fall into the water, you must be more careful when approaching!"

Captain Timothy, standing on the bow of the Flying Fish boat, took the trouble to remind the Dark Moon Elf warriors.

He knew that tonight would be a bloody battle, and Boss Roy had no intention of letting these gray dwarf bandits go...

"The most important thing is that the target of our operation is not the gray dwarf bandits, but twenty rafts. I don't care what method you use, as long as you destroy all the rafts, withdraw them immediately. Don't Thinking that we have the ability to hide, we fight these gray dwarves in the sea, and I will take them all back..."

Deputy Captain Tennyson added, his tone not as soft as Captain Timothy's.

It just so happens that these Dark Moon Elf warriors are very convinced of Vice Captain Tennyson...

The flying fish boat broke through a wave and jumped a few meters forward on the top of the wave before falling back into the surging water.

This kind of flying fish boat is maneuverable and can sail in the sea many times faster than those rafts.

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"Didn't they escape? Why do we still need to deploy so many patrols on the island? This time you helped us defend the Key West Islands. I will write a letter to the Governor of the Queen Egwene Islands and ask the Governor to commend you. Team Key West’s contribution.”

The old Silver Moon Elf staggered over from the edge of the beach on crutches and said to Roy excitedly.

In his opinion, the Key West defenders once again ended in the defeat of the duergar bandits.

Now that victory has been achieved, it is something worth celebrating...

Roy slowly turned around, glanced at the old Silver Moon Elf, and said:

"This battle is not over yet! It's not too late to say when it is over. Now that they have landed on the island, it will not be so easy to leave. If we let them go this time, they will come again next time they find the ship. Besides, We're not going to stay in Key West forever..."

"So many gray dwarf bandits want to leave by boat, how can you stop them?" the old Silver Moon Elf asked in surprise.

"I'm going to give it a try..."

After saying that, Roy watched as a group of flying fish boats on the sea swarmed towards the gray dwarf bandit's raft.

The old Silver Moon Elf was startled, and accidentally dropped the crutch in his hand on the beach. They always drove away the gray dwarf bandits and then stopped doing nothing. Silver Moon Elf usually like to be a little bit cute. So far, stop when you're done.

But Roy didn't think so. This time he had no intention of letting these gray dwarf bandits go...

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"There is a boat blocking the front. It is the flying fish boat of the Silver Moon elves..."

Some gray dwarf bandits had already discovered the flying fish boats blocking the bows and shouted at the gray dwarf bandit leader.

The gray dwarf bandit leader quickly ran over from the rear of the raft and stood at the front of the raft. Sure enough, he saw the looming flying fish boats in the dark sea.

"If they dare to come close, we will hit them as fast as we can!" the gray dwarf bandit leader responded loudly.

A group of gray dwarves quickly agreed, and everyone rowed forward with all their strength.

At the same time, he also placed the prepared shield by his legs.

But those flying fish boats were like buzzing flies, always wandering back and forth around the raft but not getting close to the raft. Unfortunately, these rafts were crudely made, and it was impossible to catch up with the most maneuverable flying fish boats.

The flying fish boat kept swimming around the raft, but never got close to the slowly moving raft in the sea.

The gray dwarf bandits were a little strange at first, but soon they heard a gray dwarf bandit shouting: "Come and help..."

The gray dwarf bandits looked in the direction of the sound and saw logs six or seven in length detached from the raft and scattered into the sea.

At the beginning, there were still a few sporadic ones. As the gray dwarf bandits were still a little dazed, how to deal with the arrangement...

The gray dwarf bandits on other rafts also heard loud calls for help and distress.

Then the gray dwarf bandits saw some translucent shadows in the sea. Although they knew that these guys were causing trouble, as long as they sank into the sea, they would immediately disappear without a trace...

This night, the gray dwarf bandits guarding the raft once again experienced unprecedented despair. Although they responded actively, they still watched the raft they had built after a hard day fall apart and turn into logs.

The gray dwarf bandits fell into the water one after another. They wanted to catch the invisible elves in the sea, but unfortunately the elves did not appear in front of them at all. They only waited to completely destroy the raft before evacuating.

All the gray dwarf bandits were soaked in the sea water. Some gray dwarf bandits were still holding logs floating on the sea. There was no way to find the lost three-masted sailboats...

This place is only a few hundred meters away from the West Island, and on the other side is the endless black sea. Even if they hold the logs, they dare not go into the depths of the sea, so these gray dwarf bandits, led by the bandit leader, They all returned to the West Island...

There are also some gray dwarves who are very active. They plan to sneak into the dense forest of the main island at night, unaware that patrols can be seen everywhere on the beaches of the main island...

The gray dwarf bandits on the island lost their escape route and were trapped by Roy in the dense forest of the West Island.

Roy did not rush to attack the gray dwarf bandits, but took advantage of the flying fish boat to trap all the gray dwarf bandits on the island.

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When these gray dwarf bandits can only eat kelp and weeds on the island all day long, and they are all like savages, their eye sockets and cheeks are collapsed from hunger, and they even need to use crutches to walk, then Roy will The gray dwarf bandits on the West Island launched a general attack clarion call.

The battle lasted for two weeks, and more than two thousand gray dwarf bandits finally chose to surrender to Roy on the West Island of the Key West Islands because they could no longer endure hunger...

Roy prepared more than two hundred wooden cages on the beach this time, and these cages were filled to the brim by the surrendered Gray Dwarf bandits.

Key West was victorious again, and Roy's name appeared in the Silver Pegasus trophy book.