BXBX NOVEL Chapter 50 - Let Them Die
"Move!! Move!! Everybody move!!" The tanks and the village guards started going outside of the gates. Half of the village guards were positioned on the very front. As they lined up their kite-shaped wooden shields. Their shields were large enough to cover their whole bodies. While the other half of the village guards aimed their spears at the gaps in the shields. These spears now formed a spike on the shield wall. And it will kill any goblins that will charge thoughtlessly.
While the tank players covered the gap that the village guards couldn\'t cover. It is because they weren\'t as organized as the villagers supporting them is better.
Ezekiel evaluates this formation as a simple formation but a very effective one.
"They really were able to come up with a plan in that short amount of time... And the village guards look like they are even well experienced in wars like this..." Phalanx formation that was used in ancient times is easy to make. But, its effectiveness is in it being impervious to a frontal assault by either infantry, cavalry, or archers. The downside of this formation is that it is vulnerable in the rear and the flanks of the phalanx due to it being a forward focus employed in this method of warfare. A weakness that they don\'t have is because half of their force is in the backline. And the goblins are unintelligent monsters. They will not even think of flanking their enemy.
The moment Alex stepped out of the gates, she realized that everyone needed to hurry right now. Based on the goblin army\'s speed, they will probably arrive around three to four minutes.
After the tanks were able to stabilize their formation. Alex, Ezekiel, and the melee fighters followed after them. In comparison with the frontline, the melee fighters are somewhat unorganized and chaotic. They stood everywhere in the backside of the tanks.
Alex already expected this kind of scenario. Due to the fact, less than ten minutes of war planning is not enough to organize a large group of people.
Still, Akkar\'s plan is good because the backlines don\'t need to form any formation. With the small amount of time they have and how a lot of players have a different weapon. Creating a squad for each weapon will take a lot of time. Yet, as long as the tanks in the frontline can solidify their formation. The goblins won\'t be able to breach the backline easily.
Alex has confidence with great strength in their backline. She is sure that any goblins that enter their range will fall without a hint of resistance. She even has more trust in the village guards on the frontline. As she sees how fast they were able to form a formidable wall for everyone. She can see how they look very well experienced with how their eyes don\'t even have a hint of fear of the enemy.
"Everyone hurry!! Faster!! Faster!! The enemy will not wait for you!!" Akkar keeps on shouting to make everyone hear his voice. Alex can feel Akkar\'s voice that carries the quality of a leader. Anyone will follow any of his orders with obedience.
After the melee fighters got in, the healers and support followed. They positioned themselves in the middle of everyone. So that all of their comrades were inside their range. They are almost as organized as the tanks on the frontline because of their very few numbers compared to everyone.
After the healers and support got in their positions. The ranged attackers followed suit. Unexpectedly Alex notices that the ranged attackers are somewhat organized. When they got close enough. She discovered that a few people acted like a captain for the ranged attackers. These people are separating the ranged attackers from bows to magicians to guns and a mixture of all range attackers with a unique weapon.
"It seems like melee fighters don\'t have any good quality leaders. All brawn no brains at all, tsk, tsk..." Ezekiel uttered. As he also noticed that their backline was looking great compared to the people beside him.
"You are speaking as if you are not a melee fighter..." Alex rebutted, but she knew that if Ezekiel wanted to do the job, then he could definitely do it.
"Troublesome matters like these are better off left with people who have a lot of free time." Ezekiel defended. "Besides, I have my hands full just taking care of you alone..." Ezekiel countered with a finisher.
"Hmph... I can take of myself..." Alex blurted as she looked away from him and focused on the incoming goblins instead.
Observing how great the range attackers look, Alex feels threatened. She thinks that the enemy won\'t even be able to get close to her. Their backline is even more formidable than she expected earlier.
"I\'m going to the front," Alex exclaimed to Ezekiel as she started walking towards the shield wall. She isn\'t planning on staying in the backline anyway.
"Wait, you can\'t just break their formation!!" Ezekiel was caught off guard. Which resulted in him being too late to grab Alex\'s shoulders as she already went past many people. "Sigh... You\'re only proving that I am right..." Ezekiel followed Alex as he thought that he shouldn\'t have talked a lot again. Yet, it\'s a habit that he can\'t resist whenever he is with Alex.
"Excuse me..." Alex slowly pushed off the people in front of him.
"Captain, look." A village guard beside Von noticed Alex pushing off the shield wall as she stood in front of everyone else. While the village guards on the shield wall is trying to convince her to go back on the backline.
"Excuse me... That\'s my friend." At the same time, Ezekiel also pushed off the village guards as he stood beside Alex. He did not try to convince her since there was no point anyway.
When Von noticed who are the people causing trouble right now. Were the same people who had caused a ruckus in the watchtower earlier. Von looked away as he focused on the battlefield. "Let them die..." Von mumbled, hating Alex and Ezekiel as he felt that he wouldn\'t be able to control them at all. "We will have fewer troubles if they die earlier."