CH164 Thermopylae... The Promise of an Empire
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Another Fury team was about to engage the Hobgoblins.
The last pair of Direwolves could be described as the best pair of professional baiters in their pack.
With smooth coordination, they guided their pursuers right where the Fury soldiers had set their ambush: the southern edge of the forest enclosing the goblin meadow village.
This time, the Fury soldiers decided to reenact a famous strategy from Alex's past life—Leonidas' stand with his Spartan Royal Guards against the Persian Immortals at the Hot Gates.
After eliminating the lesser goblins attempting to flee through a secret passage in the southern sector of the village, four Fury Shieldbearers and four Spearmen moved in to seal off the narrow entryways.
The group quickly assumed a Roman-style phalanx formation. Shieldbearers stood shoulder to shoulder, blocking the passage, while Spearmen waited behind them, ready to stab anything stupid enough to challenge them.
