Struggle in the Steam Age

This journey by train was not completely smooth sailing. For example, the train would stop once a day on average along the way, followed by the sound of gunfire. Through the window, Lawrence could see some poop goblins with nothing more than sticks and stones in their hands swarming out of the woods on both sides of the railway, trying to rob the train, and then were knocked down piece by piece by the weapons equipped on the train.

Attacks like this were repeated several times during the five-day journey, but not all attacks on the train were like a farce. , a large group of murlocs rushed out of the lake. And the water magic released by several of the shamans even had some impact on the train.

So at this time, the conductor contacted the transcendents who had registered when boarding the train one by one. According to the requirements of the system, the transcendents on the train needed to lend a helping hand in case of an attack. At this time, Lawrence and Safir naturally put on their equipment and went to the designated place to gather.

Of course, this assistance is limited to defense. So Lawrence and his registered Transcendents, after gathering, cooperated with them under the command of the guards on the train to kill the murlocs who blocked the train's progress and the monsters they drove.

But soon, everyone found that there were more and more murlocs rushing out of the lake. Although the firepower on the train and the magic defense of the train carriages could ensure that the train would not be damaged, the train would not be able to move forward.

"We have to kill the commander of the murlocs, otherwise this battle will never end." Through observations during the battle, Lawrence discovered that the group of murlocs were constantly charging against the attacks on the train. And according to the information he had read before, the murlocs, like the goblins, were cowardly monsters who won in numbers. Under normal circumstances, they should have retreated after so many deaths. Instead of rushing forward one after another.

Obviously, the captain of the car security team who often runs this line is also aware of this. Soon a member of the security team came to Lawrence and they began to recruit volunteers who were willing to take the initiative.

"There are seven murloc shamans in command below." The security guard said, "The most powerful apprentice-level shaman and the other three shamans close to it will be taken by our captain. The other three shamans hope that some of you can volunteer to help us."

"If no one is willing to help, then we can only defend on the spot. Although this group of murlocs alone is definitely unable to break through the train's defenses, the train will naturally not be able to move forward. We can only wait for Huguang City. Reinforcements have been sent to help us."

"How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?" Safir asked suddenly. Now that it is known that this group of murlocs is unlikely to cause substantial damage to the train, it is not a bad thing to stand still and wait for help. The only thing I don't know is how long it will take for the support army to come over?

"Just now we contacted Huguang City, which is the nearest city, but the situation is not particularly good." The security guard shook his head. "Autumn is coming soon, and the annual murloc attack season has also begun. For example, a large number of murlocs organized an attack on Huguang City today, so most of the nearby mobile forces have been transferred to the urban area. .”

"Is there any problem in Huguang City?" Lawrence asked worriedly. He had just solved the problem of infectious diseases released by the cultists in Eagle Fort, and now he was besieged by murlocs again in Huguang City. This made him have to wonder if he, like Conan, had accidents wherever he went.

"What's wrong with Huguang City?" After hearing Lawrence's question, the security guard looked calm. "At this time of year every year, the murlocs will besiege the various human settlements by the lake three or four times. People here are already familiar with it. Of course, the only disadvantage of this is that we have to wait at least until the battle over there at night. Reinforcements are coming."

"Besides this place, how many other obstacles are there on the way to Huguang City?" A soldier with lumps all over his body standing on the other side asked in a rough voice, and then he looked at the people around him. explained. "I'm in a hurry to go to the city to get married with my fiancée, and I promised to arrive in the afternoon. If I wait until the early morning, she will be angry."

"This is the only place." The security guard who is familiar with the local terrain explained to everyone present. "From here to Huguang City, there is only this section of the railway that is close to the lake for murlocs to attack. The further railways are laid in the inland area, and the murlocs' range of activities will never be too far from the water."

"Then let's do it." The previous soldier shouted, "Just three apprentice-level murloc shamans will definitely not be the opponents of so many people here, we just need to kill them and we can enter the city normally. "

"Of the three murloc shamans, leave the one that can only use magic missiles to us." Lawrence and Safir took a step forward after discussing a few words and said, "I'm a full-level spellcaster, kill it Absolutely no problem."

Due to the slow spread of various information in this era, Lawrence was not recognized by others as his true identity. However, the other extraordinary people were also inspired to have the courage in their hearts after seeing that two young people like Lawrence and the others dared to take the initiative, so volunteers who were willing to take the initiative were quickly assembled.

"The group of murloc shamans were scattered and hid on the shore of the lake under the three-meter-high cliff." The captain of the train guard was a mechanic. Information about Murloc Shaman.

"Our artillery can't hit there because of the location and elevation angle of the deployment, and the steam machine gun can't hit the target under the cliff. So we must take the initiative to solve the problem."

"After a while, the cannons on the front of the car will take an intercepting shot on the lake shore to block the murlocs rushing out of the lake and the extraordinary monsters they control, and at the same time, the personnel left behind and the steam machine guns will try their best to kill the enemies on the charge route for us. After we hear the siren, we will rush out of the carriage, kill the shaman, and then we can retreat."

"Understood." "Understood." "Understood." Everyone standing at the door replied in a hurry. After seeing that everyone was getting ready, the security captain yelled something to the brass microphone next to him.

In an instant, a large number of explosion spots appeared on the shore of the lake, tearing groups of murlocs and monsters rushing out of the lake directly into the sky and completely tearing them apart.

At the same time, the steam machine gun that had been firing alternately in long and short bursts just now began to shoot at the area where Lawrence and the others were going to attack. And the Transcendents who acted as cover also began to shoot at those who looked like commanders among the murlocs. Soon, the path of the shock was cleared.

"Woo—" At this moment, the train whistle sounded, and the captain waved his hand wearing a mechanical glove and shouted, "It's now, rush—"

The door of the car was pulled open suddenly, Lawrence and Safiel rushed out of the car mixed with the crowd, and then rushed towards the previously detected place one after the other.

There is now a layer of murloc corpses on the ground. The fire suppression just now was very effective, and only a few murlocs survived. But now those murlocs who were still able to move in the way of Lawrence and the others were successfully stabbed to the ground one by one by Safir who was rushing forward.

In just ten seconds or so, Lawrence and the others successfully rushed to the target's location. When they appeared on the edge of the cliff, the blue face of the murloc shaman below was full of fear.

But even though he was afraid, his hands were not idle. The crystal on the top of its cane flashed, and a [magic missile] went straight to Safir who was rushing in front.

[Magic Missile] Just as the murloc shaman raised his magic wand, Lawrence subconsciously fired a magic missile straight at the murloc's head. Because of his previous sparring experience, he knew that an attack like this would not be able to hurt Safir.

Sure enough, Safiel directly raised his left hand to block the magic missile with a small arm shield fixed on his left arm. But when she was about to swing her sword to attack, she realized that the murloc shaman below had its skull knocked off by Lawrence's magic missile.

"Nice job." Sai Feier yelled and jumped off the three-meter-high cliff.

Seeing this scene, Lawrence immediately took a step forward, only to find that Safir was half-kneeling next to the body of the murloc shaman, groping for something.

"Okay, let's retreat." Safiel took out a black bag from the murloc shaman's apron, then grabbed the cane he used just now and jumped up directly. Then rushed towards the train with Lawrence according to the plan.