Chapter 344: Quicksand Trap Demonstrates Its Power, a Cruel Method to Tame Captives
Moreover, this training camp not only has complete facilities, but also has a very reasonable layout and design. The armed pastors of the church praised the designer's ingenuity and said that these facilities must be properly protected for future training.
In comparison, the small Sheldon Castle was not worth mentioning. In the eyes of the military chaplains, the so-called merchant group armed forces there were just a group of rabble, and their training level was mediocre, and they could not compete with the powerful army of the church.
As for the possible existence of magical facilities, the priests accompanying the army seemed to be unconcerned. In their opinion, even if there were some magical devices, it would be difficult for them to have a substantial impact on the outcome of a war with an army of 100,000.
After all, the church has many powerful clergymen. How can a few small magic props do anything to them?
At this moment, dozens of owls trained by alchemists flew through the sky, and their sharp eyes could see the situation on the ground clearly.
At present, the enemy has occupied six surrounding manors to accommodate the army, and the number of troops gathered here has exceeded 100,000.
It can be seen that most of the surrounding noble forces have chosen to be "independent" and no longer obey the king's orders. This undoubtedly brought great convenience to the church's actions and made the priests accompanying the army more confident about the victory of this battle.
Don't worry about the goods, those guys can't take them away. You know, the church armed forces are not the kind of organization that acts recklessly and sabotages at will, and it is impossible for them to carry goods with them when marching and fighting.
Tan Aili knew clearly that they would definitely try their best to take these goods for themselves, and the only way was to occupy Sheldon Castle.
Even if there might be some losses in this battle, so what? As long as we can win this battle, everything will be worth it!
At this moment, Tan Aili could easily perceive every subtle move of the enemy. It can be asserted that they would never dare to act rashly tonight.
The next morning…
The enemy army was ready and entered the deep forest one by one. Among this enemy army, the number of paladins was small, only more than 3,000. However, even so, they still had to lead the charge this time.
This is because they have unique advantages. Minor injuries can heal on their own, and they will not die easily as long as they are not hit in vital areas.
As long as there are priests of light to assist them, their injuries will recover quickly. It is also because of this that their existence has made the church invincible in past battles.
Of course, the most regrettable thing is that the Holy Knights of Phoenix County were almost wiped out. The reason is that they encountered three magicians who knew divine magic and suffered a great loss in front of the powerful and mysterious magic power.
Twenty paladins, all fully armed with heavy armor, were tasked with the important task of exploring the way. Behind them, followed closely by two priests.
There were more than 20 teams like this. Their primary mission this time was to destroy the magic facilities.
In fact, the church armed forces were still able to obtain certain intelligence, so they knew something about Sheldon Castle. Because of this, they walked very carefully during the march.
But after a while, they triggered the trap.
A paladin accidentally stepped on a quicksand trap, and the originally solid soil instantly turned into quicksand, accompanied by a strong suction force.
This made it so that even if the Paladin had a lot of strength, he had no place to use it. His body was dragged mercilessly by the huge force, and he instantly felt extremely scared.
The other companions hurriedly used a rope to catch the knight who was trapped in the quicksand. One, two, three, and more knights joined in and pulled the rope hard.
But even so, they still felt that they were not strong enough. The knights who were trapped in the quicksand felt even more exhausted, as if all their strength was being drained away bit by bit by the quicksand.
The two forces tore at him from top to bottom, causing him extreme pain. They oppressed him to the point that he couldn't even speak, and he instantly fell into despair.
"Hurry, the strength of three people is limited, send two more, this damn trap is too terrible..." the companions shouted anxiously.
The priest quickly cast a healing spell on the knight trapped in the quicksand and kept encouraging him to hold on.
However, even if the five people worked together to pull their companion, it was still of no avail, and the person trapped in the quicksand continued to fall down little by little.
Everyone could only let go helplessly and watch their companions disappear in the quicksand trap. Soon the quicksand disappeared and the original muddy land returned.
"Damn, magic trap, there are some tricks..."
The military chaplain sighed and said, "May the Lord have mercy on him and accept this poor child, Ansabhi..."
Everyone bowed deeply to the person who had unfortunately died with solemn expressions to express their inner grief and regret.
The priest solemnly marked the area around the quicksand trap. Although everyone knew that such an effort might be in vain, they still held a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
After all, the deceased Paladin had been carefully trained at a huge cost of money, and now he had lost his life so easily. Everyone felt as if a heavy rock was pressing on their hearts.
Unfortunately, however, the location of the quicksand trap is completely random, and no matter what marks are made, it will be meaningless for the next expedition.
At this moment, the knight who had been trapped in the quicksand had fallen into a deep coma, and was then teleported to a fixed location by a mysterious magic circle.
And here, a group of muscular men have been waiting for a long time.
One of them said viciously: "Cut off his tongue and put heavy shackles on him! From now on, make him a slave and send him to the construction site of the city wall. Such a strong labor force must not be wasted..." As he spoke, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.
"What a crappy paladin, nothing more than that. Be quick, stop the bleeding quickly. One death means one less strong laborer. Send him back to be tamed until he is submissive. If he is stubborn, you will be whipped a hundred times a day and will not give him water for three days..."
"Yes, sir! These people are used to bullying and domineering. It's time for them to dedicate themselves to humanity. It can also be regarded as atonement for their first half of life of living a life of luxury without working for it..."
"That's right. No one can sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. No one can eat the food provided by the public for free. One must pay back what is owed to him or her until he or she has paid back..."
Not long after, several more people were sent to this place by the teleportation array. It turned out that the captives sent by the magic trap were taken care of by the armed forces of the merchant group.
They were responsible for performing cruel "tongue-cutting" operations on these captives, putting them in heavy shackles that were enough to slow down their movements, and then driving them around like slaves.
Because in this territory, there are countless heavy physical labors that urgently need manpower to complete.
You know, the reason why Paladins are powerful is largely due to their ability to chant spells and cast magical spells.
Once they lost their tongues, they would no longer be able to recite those mysterious spells, and would become not much different from ordinary knights.
It can be said that after such torture, the Paladin is basically useless. Not only can he no longer spread the doctrine, but he can only spend the rest of his life in endless hard labor in the future.