Chapter 514: Western Expedition (16) Dusk?
This magic is very strange, for these people living in the Northland, the days of the year they can see the sun are very rare, most of the time, the whole Northland is in a violent snowstorm, clothed in snow-white colors.
However, if it is in the south, further south, in the kingdom called Egypt, it is normal to use the magic of the sun, and the pharaohs who are active in the main plane, the kings who rule the land, are often called the children of the sun.
The sun was setting, and magic like this was used by Ramses, the king known as the strongest pharaoh, when he was fighting against his enemy, Pharaoh Menes.
It was a large city that could completely erase a city, a metropolis the size of Alexandria, leaving only a ruin, which can only be described as legendary, but the power is beyond the magic of legend.
Why is the power beyond the legend, but still within the scope of the legend, it is because this magic cannot be compared with the omnipotence of the gods to a certain extent, so it can only continue to use the legend aggrievedly.
What about the Scandinavians? What can the Scandinavians do? They are also desperate, they have tried their best, they have racked their brains and they have not come up with a solution.
It's too late for the Legendary Counter Technique, and now that the magic has been completely formed, even if they use it, it will have no effect at all, after all, the Legendary Counter Technique can only counter the magic that is still in the embryonic stage, and cannot deal with this kind of completely formed.
No, there really isn't, and the casters who are so tired that they don't have the strength to lift a finger on the ground can come up with any constructive methods at this time?
Yes, yes, yes?
No more, no more, no more
In the face of magic that can destroy the entire city, how can it be possible to find any way, I believe that even Alice can only take a temporary approach in the face of the fireball that slowly descends and emits a light like the morning light.
"Don't worry, no one will die. ”
Siegmund sighed, glanced at the Ice Centaur army still entangled with the White Bears, and patted the warrior next to him on the shoulder in comfort.
Once again, he took out the long sword from the sword that hung from his waist, the long sword that needed to be held with both hands, and which should be called a great sword more than a long sword.
The silver-white sword, which shone like the light of the moon, attracted everyone's attention...... The Atira Army didn't know yet, but the Scandinavians were no strangers to this long sword.
What happened after the wedding of Siegel and Sigourney spread throughout Scandinavia as the guests dispersed, and the sword that made everyone, including the current Scandinavian emperor, helpless, was also known.
Even, now, after so much time, there are still people who use this topic to question the legitimacy of Siegel's throne, thinking that he did not take out the long sword and cannot be rightfully called the legitimate ruler of Scandinavia.
However, these doubts are only circulating in a small area, and not many people believe in them, even the gods in Asgard have not questioned Siegel's legitimacy, and even Odin has not blamed Siegel for the destruction of Barusinger, so what qualifications do others have to question it.
"It's sunset in the world!"
With Siegmund's low, emotionless voice, the sky began to darken, even though the two suns in the sky were shining, but the whole environment was indeed reminiscent of dusk.
Bring the Sword of Dusk
Siegmund had expected that after this day, the bards in the tavern would call the sword that it sounded very handsome.
No, there doesn't seem to be much of a problem with such a title, no matter who sees this sword for the first time, they will feel that it is already ten years of sunset, looking at the silver-white sword body.
Siegmund took a deep breath to suppress the palpitations in his heart, and he opened his eyes, holding back the stinging sensation from his eyes, and stared directly at the fireball that fell like the rising sun.
The long sword in his hand swung in a semi-circular arc, and the light that attached to the sword like moonlight turned into an orange light like dusk in that moment, and left the sword body, flying towards the fireball in the sky.
The wind in the air had stopped, even the blizzard had stopped, and the semicircular sword aura rushed towards the fireball unhindered, in the mockery of the Attilas, in the hopeful gaze of the Scandinavians.
The sword qi collided with the fireball, and a large number of sparks appeared where the two collided, and gold, red, white, and other colors were mixed in it.
The stalemate between the two may have lasted only a few seconds, maybe not even a second, but it was really a very long time for the fighters on both sides.
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The sparks had disappeared, the fireball had broken into two halves, and in everyone's eyes, it began to slowly dissipate, like a rare firework, leaving a moment of eternity in the sky.
Once again, the blizzard began to blow and roar, and although the confrontation between the two sides was short, it was a memory that people will never forget...... How can you forget the experience of hovering on the edge of life and death.
Perhaps at this time, only those ice centaurs were still persistently condensing their weapons and throwing them at the White Bears, and they had been attacking until now without any results.
At the right time, a desolate horn began to come from the air, which was a rare sound for the Atila army, which only appeared when retreating, and such a sound only appeared a few times in the Atila army for so many years, and the last appearance was back to the time when the war and famine were forced back by the Scandinavian coalition army as the commander.
The current retreat is the right and very correct choice, the legendary magic used by the caster just now was so easily broken, and it is impossible to know the Scandinavians' hole cards, whether there is a limit to the number of times they can use this skill, and how long the preparation time is required, before who uses this information, it is the best choice to retreat and regroup.
It was indeed the right choice, after witnessing the terrible fireball being split in two, the warriors had lost the morale to continue fighting, the centaurs and gnolls had stopped their long-range suppression, and the white bears had forgotten their defenses, allowing those ice javelins to hit their bodies with a ping-pong sound.
If it continues, what kind of situation will happen can also be encountered, and forcibly letting a group of people who have lost the will to fight go to the battlefield will only achieve counterproductive results.
Of course, if you retreat like this, all the efforts you put in before, the dead gnolls, and the few wooden ladders that have been pushed to the edge of the city wall will be in vain.
Well, it's in vain, it's not an important thing anyway, if you look at it from another point of view, you can find a hole card of the Scandinavians by paying this little something, which is undoubtedly very cost-effective.
As for the capture of Upland on the first day, it seems very simple, but those who are still sane know that it is only a very small hope.
Isn't it very contradictory? Seeing that they can storm the city wall, seeing that the morale of the Scandinavians is already very low, and even the caster has lost the strength to resist.
However, in fact, the Atira army did not know how many high-end powerhouses in the city could change the situation of a war, and whether there were any powerhouses other than Siegmund who could take the stage.
Think about it, if when launching a general attack, all the armies are attacking like Upland City, if no one thought that Upland City actually has the person who destroyed the legendary magic just now, then the sword qi that can split the fireball that burns the earth in half will kill how many warriors will be killed if it is raging on the battlefield.
If such a trick is used by Bimon, Mammoth Behemoth, or those flying troops at an inadvertent time, it will be really nerve-wracking for the entire Attila army.
It is not to ensure that these elite troops do not damage too much in the war, and the famine will not make a promise to the gnolls, as long as they are willing to become cannon fodder and are willing to pay the price, then when the time comes to capture the city of Lower Upland, this land will be given to them as a reward.
"Retreated?"
"Is it true?"
"We ...... We're on the defensive!"
Looking at the retreat like a tide, the figure gradually became smaller, and finally only a small point was left, the Scandinavians were still in shock, they looked at each other, and after confirming that this was indeed not a hallucination, they threw down their weapons and raised them in high cheers.
It's no wonder that they behaved like this, and it's no wonder that they didn't throw down their weapons like warriors at this time...... It's hard to survive, and to survive a series of blows, anyone will breathe a sigh of relief.
Although it was only the first day of battle, the intensity of the battle was not inferior to many previous battles, and even legendary magic appeared twice, which is not something that can be seen in ordinary battles.
The cheers soon passed, and the warriors had to clean up the battlefield, carry their wounded companions off the walls, collect the bodies of their dead comrades, and repair the damaged buildings and equipment.
Collecting the corpses of their companions was the most important job, and some of them who had lived through the First Expedition knew that there was a knight in the army of Atila called the Plague, and his ability was to create the plague.
And the corpses, these dead corpses, are the best breeding ground for the plague, and he has a way to make these corpses the source of the spread of the plague in the cold of winter.
Therefore, in the face of the plague, the Scandinavians can only abandon their habits, and the burial that has been maintained from ancient times to the present, and turn to cremation that can completely eliminate all hidden dangers, whether it is the hidden danger of becoming the undead or the hidden danger of becoming the source of the plague.
Except for a few who remained on the walls to keep watch, clear the battlefield, and repair the damaged equipment, everyone else left from the walls, and their faces no longer saw the decadence caused by one defeat after another, but with confident smiles and indescribable hopes.
It was Siegmund's attack that gave them hope, and it was a very incredible thing that destroyed a legendary magic with such an easy blow, without gasping or sweating, that could destroy an entire city.
This is only for legendary magic, and if such an attack can be used continuously, on those Attila troops, then there will be no suspense in this battle.
Perhaps they would be able to defeat Attila in this Upplan city and crush their hopes of a westward expedition, relying on Siegmund and the sword in his hand.
"Is that the end of the first day? It looks like both sides got what they wanted. ”
Alice, who was running on the plains with the ice centaur and hiding in mid-air, wearing a cloak that would make her invisible, looked at the Atilla army that had withdrawn to the temporary camp in the distance, and said.
The Ice Centaur, as everyone on the battlefield had assumed, was indeed Alice's creation, a prototype she used to conduct the Golem experiment.
There is no way, although the current Baltic Empire is already very rich, but because the stalls are too large, a lot of money is needed in various places, especially the development of several islands such as Funen, Rice, and Zealand, which consumes a lot of money.
Therefore, in order to conserve resources, Alice uses these ice that can be found everywhere to make ice golems, and it is also a last resort to practice the technique of making golems.
She watched the strength of the Atila Army and the Scandinavian Army in mid-air, no way, both of them were enemies of the Baltic Empire, and it would always be useful to collect their intelligence.
Of course, using these ice golems in the shape of centaurs to fight against the white bears, Alice also has her own ideas, on the one hand, she knows that the white bears have adopted the tactics she tailored for the rhinoceros people, and controlling the ice golems to fight the white bears is also to test the shortcomings and weaknesses of this tactic, and then further improve this tactic.
On the other hand, Alice is also trying to develop a tactic for the centaurs, a tactic used by a race called the Mongols, which she had learned in her high school program in another world.
It was a tactic that used the mobility of the light cavalry and the accuracy of long-range ammunition to destroy the enemy, and in Alice's opinion, it was the most suitable tactic for the centaurs.