Chapter 15: Summoning the Circle
Minutes and seconds passed. Li paced back and forth in front of the circle alone, and whenever the blue circle began to dissipate, he asked Jack to use his sword energy to wake up the circle. Nanaroku and all the other mages were standing not far away, and from the moment the circle appeared, they were also watching intently, hoping to find some clues from the circle.
Fei Qi was the only one who stood beside Ryan as if he didn't care, and from time to time he had to talk to Kara about dinner, and in the past two days, he had only eaten dry food with water, but he had eaten and vomited this mage. In the past, although he was in the wilderness, he had Ryan to hunt game to eat, but now it is good, in this plague land, there is not a single living thing, so it is not good to catch two little devils to make soup! Fei Qi really thought about it, but considering the rancid smell, he still didn't mention it after thinking about it.
"I said, so many mages are studying there, and you are also a mage, so you should go and pretend. Carla couldn't help it.
"What a pretense. Although that thing is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it is not difficult, and it can always be solved in two days. Feige still looked nonchalant.
"Oh, can Lord Feige understand?" Silverphoenix, like Jack, knows nothing about magic. So from the beginning it was stupid to stand in the back.
"What's this. Breaking a magic circle is much easier than casting a spell. "Fei Qi's words are fortunately for a magic novice like Yinfeng, if he says it to other magicians, I'm afraid he will have to be laughed out of his big teeth.
As the name suggests, a magic array is a formation composed of at least two or more spells through special arrangements and combinations. It is the ultimate use of spells. People who don't have decades of accumulation of magical knowledge, let alone use it, can't even understand it. And people who have accumulated decades of magical knowledge can also reach the realm of white-robed mages. One can imagine how self-conscious these words came from the mouth of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old gray-robed mage like Feiqi.
"It's going to take two days, that's too long. Now the adventurers who have entered the plague land are eight hundred, if not a thousand. If someone breaks it in half a day, the treasures in it won't all be adults!" Kongque fully demonstrated the professionalism of a thief, and he got to the point in one sentence.
"yes, I forgot about it. Feige slapped his head and screamed. "Get out of the way, let me come. Fei Qi pushed aside the crowd and shouted and strode towards the twenty meters west of Nerfa Lee. It was the third ring of the five rings in the azure circle. The ring crisscrosses it, like a spell that fills all the space within the ring.
Feiqi's sudden behavior immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. I saw him bend his palms into claws, and five points of silver light quickly converged on his fingertips. This is the simplest method of magicians, and it is often used to test the potential of seven or eight-year-old children to become magicians - to communicate the elements of magic.
"It'sβthe order of magic!" exclaimed Naifa? Lee. The sacred, order, chaos, and destruction have long been referred to as the superior magical elements. These four systems can be said to be the lifelong pursuit of every magician. It's just that these four magical elements are extremely difficult to communicate, and those who are not extremely talented can't feel their existence at all.
Feiqi's fingertips seemed to burn with silver flames, and the silver order magic elements cheered. Feige held up the five sparks and thrust five fingers into the spell inside the third ring.
"Hum--" A ripple enlarged from the spell, spreading horizontally to the end of the road in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the entire enchantment was also completely exposed to the air like a newborn baby, and unlike the region-like appearance when Jack shook the enchantment, this time the entire magic circle, even the silk-like magic stream on the magic circle, was clearly visible. It was as if the circle had been opened by a key.
"Not good!" Fitch yelled. "There is a small summoning circle hidden in the eyes of this circle, which has been released with the ripples just now. I'm afraid it's used to summon the undead we encounter along the way. β
"What!" exclaimed Jack. There are so many undead creatures, although their combat power is low, but if they surround them, they can be trampled to death even if they are stepped on.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Feiqi's face appeared with rare seriousness, "Captain Jack, please hurry up and take people to fortify, and try to hold out as long as possible." I'll break the circle as soon as possible. As soon as the circle breaks, the summoning spell will be invalidated, and the undead will gradually fade away. β
"Okay, don't worry, Mr. Feiqi, you can break the circle with all your might, and I'll take care of the rest. Jack's tone suddenly became respectful.
"Your Excellency Naifa please stay, my magic power is too little, not enough to break the entire magic circle, I have to trouble you to stay and help me." β
With that, Feige began to concentrate on finding the node. Jack, on the other hand, led the group back to the entrance to the king cobra.
"If it is really as Lord Feiqi said, that summoning circle is to summon all the undead creatures that have come along the way, I am afraid that there are no less than 10,000 undead creatures who have come to know the news now, and the terrain here is open, once surrounded by undead creatures, I am afraid that the number of undead creatures that each of us will have to parry is unimaginable. Jack said.
"What then?" said Yinhuang's tone urgently.
"It is imperative to minimize the area of contact with the undead. Ryan said.
"Not bad. Jack looked at Ryan with a look of approval in his eyes. As we all know, the strength of an individual does not represent the ability of a large-scale corps to fight. The most important skill of a leader is to be able to control the way in which troops are used.
It's time for the magicians to do their job. Jack said, "All the magicians are out. Cast the earth-based first-level magic [Earth and Rock Wall], with the ghost fire behind us as the boundary, the higher the better, only keep the entrance between the first two ghost fires, and we will fight a defensive battle.
"Why don't you fence off the whole passage? wouldn't that be more convenient?" said Heborel on the side.
"Brother Hai doesn't know the truth that if the water is full, it will overflow in all directions at the same time, this [earth and rock wall] can't stop these undead creatures, if there is no gap, they will climb up together from all directions, and then we can't parry, it's better to leave a gap and wait for them to pour in, the width of the gap is limited, we can still fight slowly." The water flows for a long time, and it can be played for a while. Yinfeng explained.
"I don't know what. Everything should be arranged by Captain Jack. Hyperrell scratched his head, apparently it was too esoteric for him.
Jack gave an order, including Nanaluo, all the magicians cast the [Earth and Rock Wall] on the stone pillar between the ghosts and fires, and the first-level [Earth and Rock Wall] can only summon an earth wall with a length and width of five meters each, and if you want the earth wall to be higher, you can only inject more magic power. Jack set the height of the earthen wall at ten meters, but fortunately, the first-level magic consumption was not much, and with the full force of the magicians, the earthen wall quickly extended towards the mouth of the king cobra.
The magicians were busy in an orderly manner, but Jack's eyes were fixed on the dim horizon in the distance. What should come will come after all. A touch of fish white rolled up on the originally dim horizon, and from a distance, it was like a wave suddenly set off on the calm sea. The waves grew bigger and bigger, and with the churning water, wave after wave, like a tsunami.
The whole world is boiling.
"Quick, line up, the thieves disperse, the warriors in front, the magician archers behind. Jack was the first to wake up from the shock and shouted. Even though he was already a great swordsman, Jack still couldn't hide the panic in his heart. With such a large number of undead creatures, I am afraid that only a magus can be fearless.
Everyone woke up and quickly adjusted their positions according to Jack's instructions.
"Arthur. Jack shouted.
"The subordinates are here. β
"You go to Mr. Feiqi and ask about the progress of cracking the circle, and report it every five minutes, and there must be no mistakes. From now on, our lives are a race against time. β
"Yes, Commander. Arthur quickly stepped out of the ranks and ran in the direction of the king cobra.
Ryan, as a two-handed greatsword swordsman, stood in the first row as a matter of course. Aside from the level of strength, in terms of troops alone, the defensive ability of the two-handed greatsword swordsman is second only to that of the one-handed shield swordsman, so when the one-handed shield swordsman is insufficient, the two-handed greatsword swordsman can only fill the missing position.
Faced with the overwhelming pressure of the undead, all the knights also began to summon spirit beasts. This also includes Jack's spirit animal. As a great swordsman with the title of "Sword Demon Knight" on the [Battle Spirit List], Jack's spirit beast turned out to be a wurm. As we all know, as a side branch of the dragon family, although the strength is far less powerful than the dragon, after all, it has the blood of the dragon family, and its dragon breath has a natural suppression ability for non-dragon species. Jack's wurm is an armored dragon in the wurm species, about seven or eight meters tall body is enough to be proud of most of the spirit beasts in the world, the armored dragon as the name suggests is a kind of earthly dragon wrapped in thick scales all over the body, although it is slow, but it has extremely strong defensive capabilities, it can be said to be a nightmare in large-scale army operations. It's a pity that Jack's wurm is not a [Phantom Beast], if one day it can be baptized by the blood of a giant dragon and successfully evolve into a [Phantom Beast], its value will probably be immeasurable.
The undead are getting closer. Ryan could even see the carrion left on the skeletons in the first row, which had been weathered over time and had lost all the water, and had attached to the skeleton's joints in a black form.
Jack took the lead, pulled out the spear more than two meters long hanging on the armored dragon, held the spear in one hand and the sword in the other, only to see that the fighting spirit on the spear more than two meters long skyrocketed, Jack stabbed out with a spear, and those skeletons that were already close to the entrance of the ghost fire were instantly opened out of a crack more than ten meters long, and dozens of skeletons were strangled and shattered under the violent fighting spirit.
With its huge body, Jack's armored dragon blocked half of the entrance, and its thick limbs and thick scales continued to swing and collide, and the skeletons were scattered by this huge force. However, countless skeletons are still pouring up in fear of life and death. Because of its large size, the armored dragon soon withstood all the lich's attacks, and in an instant, dozens of fireball spells slammed towards the armored dragon with a whistling wind.
Jack flicked his spear, and then the one-handed sword slashed out one after another, and several sword qi slammed towards the fireball in the air. Explosions rang out one after another, but there were still a dozen fireballs that slammed into the armored dragon.
"Whoa!" the armored dragon let out a mournful roar. Even though the fireball technique couldn't hurt it in the slightest, the heat wave that swept through after the fireball exploded couldn't help but make it hurt. The body of the armored dragon has a strong defense against physical attacks, but for magic, the armored dragon's own magic resistance is not high.
"Prioritize the Lich Mage. Jack shouted. As he spoke, Jack jumped onto the back of the armored dragon with an arrow step, put away his spear, and the sword qi of the long sword continued to draw out, each slashing towards the lich in sight.
Unlike other archers, Kara stood directly on a 10-meter-high earthen wall in a few months, building a bow, aiming, and shooting arrows, each arrow inevitably taking away an undead creature that wanted to break through the defense.
The magicians didn't strike again after the wall they had just built. These people are hiding at the back of the line, trying to regain their magic through meditation. Even if it's only a little bit of recovery.
Ryan's greatsword swept and charged at the front of the line. In the open and closed, the five-meter radius around Ryan was full of skeleton fragments. Ryan and Jack, one on the left and one on the right, are actually blocking the attack of most of the undead. It's just that the Lich's fireball spell in the distance is still coming at him, and the fireball spell is starting to fly not only towards Jack's armored dragon, but also into the crowd.
At this moment, a white shadow swept over Ryan's head, it was Silver Phoenix and his phantom beast Snow Wolf. A white air mass under the snow wolf's feet kept tumbling, it was the first-level magic of the wind system [Levitation Technique], the silver phoenix held a shield in one hand and a gun in the other, and the knight's spear more than two meters long slashed through a lightning-like trajectory, and a shot pierced into the chest of a lich not far away. In front of such a narrow corridor, it is really the key to kill the mage first, even the zombies and bronze skeletons mixed with those undead characters can only crowd in the distance, waiting in line to enter, there is nothing to fear.
"I'll leave the lich to me. "The silver phoenix sits on the snow wolf and flies in the air, and the advantage of the phantom beast knight is undoubted, and from time to time dodges the fireball spell and dives down to harvest the lich's life.
"Your Excellency Hyperel, you have taken my place. I'm going to help slay the lich too. Ryan said to the captain of the sea lion mercenary group beside him.
"Okay. Hyborel brandished two giant axes with blades more than half a meter long, and rushed to Ryan's position in a few steps. After showing a certain strength, Berserker is still very talkative. Yinfeng took over from Hyperrell.
Ryan jumped onto the shoulders of a skeleton, as if the soles of his feet had just touched the shoulders of the skeletons, Ryan's knees bent slightly, and they bounced into the air again, and the skeleton seemed to be under great pressure, and the white soles of his feet sank deep into the ground. The skeletons that were crowded behind them fell in large chunks. Ryan took a few leaps and disappeared from view. Only Kara on the earthen wall keeps an eye on Ryan's movements.