第六百三十七章 财富向心力(2 / 2)

浮云列车 寒月纪元 1544 字 2022-09-28

“不干他的事。”约克咳嗽一声,“罗瑞早就不打铁了,巴尔萨扎最近也放下了他的宝石生意。传言实在恶劣。怎么确定是教会的手笔,尤利尔?”

“显然不是因为我们正在合作攻占盖亚教会的城市。”

“好吧,好吧。”西塔挠挠脸皮,“当我没问。

“提这干嘛?”多尔顿接着问。

确实,教会的反击来得迅速,但失去了塞琳·卡莱穆后,他们似乎没法弄清巴尔萨扎和尤利尔结盟的具体情况了。恶魔猎手爱德华大为愤慨,这算是造成的唯一影响。至于高塔信使和疑似与恶魔有联系的冒险者合作,尤利尔自觉算不上什么污点。寂静学派作为七大神秘支点之一,不也藏着水银领主么?

“巴尔萨扎也宣称这些都是谣言。但……”教会的指控并非全然捏造,只是他们把罪名按错了人。“……要是我们毫无反应,对方有可能变本加厉。”真见鬼,这话怎么说都显得我心虚。

“你的意思是,教会另有目的?”

尤利尔没料到多尔顿会这么想。他犹豫不决,不知道该不该开口纠正。

“还能怎样?”约克反驳,“都要动刀子了,栽赃污蔑这类手段又有什么奇怪?就这么回事。”

“可我们打着肃清女神圣所的名义,谣言是瓦解向心力的第一步。”

尤利尔不禁失笑。“这倒用不着担心,谁让我们本就没有向心力可言,更别提女神名义了。我雇佣回形针佣兵,他们拿钱办事。”

“冒险者尊崇契约精神。”约克也赞同。

“回形针佣兵团是以爱国主义闻名的,正违背了契约精神。”

“但这种团队更可靠了,不是么?考尔德老大也会这么干。”

不论回形针佣兵团和诺克斯佣兵团有何异同,在尤利尔眼里,巴尔萨扎的团队相当主动,称得上物有所值。

佣兵头子的帆船在清晨进港,期间只有一艘被魔法击沉。冒险者们没再遇上审判者,因此当骑兵还将时间浪费在穿越城市的路上时,码头的首道防线已被攻克。如果不是回形针佣兵的战斗力超乎预料,那就是巴尔萨扎提前在当地联络了夜莺。壁垒内部往往最易突破。

佣兵们登陆后,城守军没多抵抗。虽然蜂蜜领向来不以军事力量着称,但战果还是出乎进攻方的意料。尤利尔望着冒险者越过陡坡,钻进街巷,他们全副武装,甚至穿着和十字骑士一样的黑色盔甲。混乱之中,几乎分不清敌我。这是“斑脸”罗瑞的主意,此人参加过的战役数量比尤利尔这一路上杀的神职者都多。一队骑兵冲向敌人,却在下坡过程中撞在元素使的盾墙上,一时人仰马翻,泥水和鲜血四溅。

尤利尔的小团队没参与战斗。他们和雾精灵普拉格里斯兄弟一同混入了弓手的队伍里,隔着整个码头战场狙击后排的骑兵。偶尔有夜莺摸到船上,多尔顿立刻从船舷的阴影里探出咒剑,用轻微的刮伤取走敌人性命。约克则大摇大摆地坐在栏杆上,把尸体踢下河。西塔借助独有的元素形态,能躲开下方抛射上来的每支箭,还有余裕观察。“我看到神职者了。”他高声提醒。

修士容易分辨。比起套盔甲的十字骑士,他们更信任神术屏障。但冒险者的长矛临身时,大部分人改了主意。一拨人朝后退,更多人向前抢,碰撞和推搡中,再坚固的壁垒也不能信任。只有绝对占优势的神秘能够保护自己,但你没法选择对手。神职者们在敌我难分的战场上束手束脚,狼狈溃散。

这时候,忽然有一圈奇异的波纹掠过码头,尤利尔的火种为之动摇。他悚然转身,看见一道明亮的光之泉从城中央的环形堡顶喷薄而出,直入翻滚的阴云。几秒后,熔金般的雨点倾盆而下,洒遍战场,连露水河都变了颜色。高环神术。他辨认出来。

厮杀的士兵沐浴在光雨中,气势此消彼长,几十个尚未破损的庇护屏障同时闪烁,阴暗的巷角也被照得一片雪白。魔法和钢刀落上屏障,却在震响中纷纷弹起。如此强有力的支援下,城防军迅速稳住阵脚,回形针佣兵团的进攻势头为之一滞。但他们已完成了拖延主力的任务。

“教会的援兵。”西塔再次出声。

战场右后方,整齐的骑兵列队仿佛从天而降,竟抄进了佣兵团的身后。绚丽的神文一闪而没。无疑是矩梯魔法的功劳。冒险者们腹背受敌,船上的弓手立即改变目标,将箭雨和炮火倾泻在港口附近。

上次在露水河中,回形针佣兵团已打退过审判者的袭击。没道理这次就不行。尤利尔放下弓,拔出黄金般的符文之剑。“就是现在。我们去总教堂。”

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