Chapter 0774: Prologue to the Attack
The wreckage of magical weapons left on the battlefield is also a huge obstacle.
In order not to interfere with the subsequent attack, the attacking side had to dispatch a large number of mules, horses and pack beasts to drag these metal wreckage that was still emitting black smoke.
Although there was still a fierce battle ahead, it was impossible for the Demon Legion to turn its attention to these bare-handed and unprotected servant troops, but the stray bullets across the battlefield still caused them great damage.
A metal projectile the size of a pigeon's egg will shoot a dazzling spark even if it hits a lava wall, leaving tiny holes or deep scratches in place. If it hits the beast of burden or a mortal, it will penetrate straight through, leaving a huge radioactive wound in the middle of the bullet.
Three days of tug-of-war have already brought huge casualties to both sides!
Since the beginning of the war, the private army of the nobles sent up has lost more than 2,000 people, and the lowly servant army has also lost more than 3,000. The Crimson family, on the other hand, paid a heavy price for the destruction of more than seventy magic weapons.
In the eyes of wizards, such injuries are definitely worth it.
The basic value of a wizard-level metal magic weapon is also more than 1,000 magic crystals, and the Crimson family has fallen seventy metal magic weapons, which means that more than 70,000 magic crystals have been directly lost. On the other hand, the casualties of the noble private army and the servant army were insignificant.
Being able to deplete the Crimson family's magical arsenal reserves with a lowly mortal army was an extremely beneficial thing for wizards in every way. At the very least, it greatly reduces the amount of enemy counterattacks that wizards can suffer when attacking the tower.
The attacks of a single metal magic machine may not be able to threaten those full-fledged wizards, but once they are assembled and quickly set on fire, even the defensive sorcery of a Tier 2 wizard will not be able to withstand such a saturation attack of this intensity. Especially when the Demon Legion cooperates with the Crimson Wizard, it will pose a great threat to the subsequent wizard attacks.
In view of this, wizards are even more willing to trade the casualties of the mortal army for the rapid attrition of the Magic Legion. Although there is information that the Crimson family has invaded a metal-rich goblin plane in the Atlas, it is still wishful thinking to create an inexhaustible army of magical weapons.
After all, the core components of advanced constructs need to be activated using constructing activation, which is not something that a magical insulator like a mortal craftsman or goblin technician can master. Therefore, the alliance wizards are confident that they will use these 30,000 noble private troops to deplete the Crimson family's magic weapon reserves, paving the way for the subsequent attack on the witch tower.
Under such a guiding ideology, even without the supervision of high-level wizards, those pale-faced nobles and nobles were already hoarsely organizing the next attack.
Several powerful aristocratic private armies have been almost consumed in the first few charges, and the subsequent charges are almost all miscellaneous elites that have been pieced together by various nobles.
And when the attacks they organized advanced to the vicinity of the Witch Tower again and again, they would usher in a strong counterattack from the Witch Tower's defense system. Bursting fireballs dragged long black smoke tails out of the Witch Tower, plowing the entire battle front line of the aristocratic private army.
Amid the raging blast of flames and the deafening roar of fireballs, the aristocratic private army quickly routed like a castle on the beach. The number of wizards of the Crimson family is absolutely inferior, and they do not dare to break away from the protection of the witch tower and come out to pursue, otherwise the noble private army will never have the confidence and courage to regroup and fight back again.
However, no matter how hot the front line was, no matter how heavy the casualties of the mortal army under their command were, several wizard leaders still sat indifferently in the big tent in the rear, silently waiting for the good news of the wizard team.
Finally, on the fourth day after the battle began, a violent tremor came from the ground beneath his feet.
The lava wells scattered throughout the lava hall erupted hot magma at the same time, followed by a huge rumbling roar that resounded through the world.
"The volcano is about to erupt......"
"It's going to collapse here......"
"Let's run quickly......"
Just as the soldiers on the battlefield were terrified and scattered, the alliance wizards who had been waiting for the news showed a look of surprise on their faces.
It's done!
Indeed, it was done.
The sea of lava fire beneath the lava hall didn't rise as much as it used to, sweeping them out of the attackers. Instead, after a violent wave, it began to fluctuate and ripple.
The originally deep and restrained sea of lava fire, like a grumpy little girl, began to wantonly vent her terrifying destructive power, and even affected the absorption of fire energy by the Crimson Throne Witch Tower.
One of the main reasons why Grim chose to settle down the Witch Tower here in the first place was that the lava sea below was a good source of energy, which could provide the Witch Tower with a steady stream of powerful fire energy.
But now, with the riot in the lava sea, the Crimson Throne is not only unable to draw fire energy from it, but also needs to consume the energy reserves between the energies to quell the impact of the riot. This has also weakened the Witch Tower's attack and defense capabilities!
Yurga, a third-order wizard who had been quietly waiting for news from the fire witch team, stood up from his chair with a happy face, looked around at the wizards of various families around him, and said excitedly: "Everyone, the fire witch team we sent out has successfully destroyed the enemy's energy source. Now that the enemy has lost control of the lava sea, the thing we feared most is no longer possible. Next, the attack on the Witch Tower will also begin immediately, leaving no respite and adjustment for the enemy. ”
"Wizard Gent, you lead the wizards of your House of Andorra in charge of the first round of attacks......"
"Wizard Waimu, you lead the wizards of the Senas family in charge of the second round of ......"
"Dean Jill, you lead the wizards of Layton Academy in charge of the third round of ......"
"Wizard Roy......" Yurga's gaze swept around and fell on Roy, whose face was a little cold: "Your Magic Lodge is responsible for providing battlefield protection and rescue...... At the end of the three rounds, our Kamala family will try to launch a general attack to see how much of the protection of the other Witch Tower can be left. ”
"Alright, that's all for the orders. Now, let's go our separate ways!"
With the name of No, who killed the crow at the 3rd order, no wizard dared to question Yurga's decision to his face. All the second-order wizards who were named could only nod their heads with heavy faces, and hurriedly went down to prepare for the attack.
The previous battle has been going on for so long, and the Crimson family's combat power has been consumed a lot, so taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent's Witch Tower's energy system to start a war, it should be able to disrupt their defensive rhythm!
With strong confidence, the alliance wizards who had been hiding in the rear finally officially set foot on the battlefield.
Fighting the tower can either break its defenses with a furious blow that exceeds the total strength of its witchcraft defenses, or prepare for a protracted battle and constantly oppress the tower's defenses with a continuous stream of saturation attacks, allowing it to overdraw its internal energy to reduce the sorcery counterattack against the tower's wizards.
Either of these two means that the power of the Witch Tower is terrifying!
If it weren't for the Alliance's efforts to cut off the power source of the Flame Throne Tower, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the confidence to use the people in front of them to topple a small tower with complete facilities and a powerful wizard guarding it.
The Andorran family, who was in charge of the first round of attacks, did not send only those family wizards alone, but brought in the noble private army under the family and ordered them to carry out the most rapid assault. As for the family wizard, he hid in the ranks of the private army, waiting for an opportunity to attack the five-story witch tower in front of him.
After several rounds of attrition, the Andorran family's aristocratic private army has suffered serious losses, from more than 7,000 people at the beginning to more than 4,000 people now. However, the Crimson Family Magic Weapon Legion on the opposite side has also been reduced from a hundred-person regiment in its heyday to less than 30 now.
Therefore, the two second-order wizards of the Andorran family also focused on the 30 remnant magic weapons in the first round of attacks. As long as these obstacles can be swept away in this round, the next few rounds of attacks will be able to directly attack the Witch Tower itself.
Inside the Witch Tower.
Gargamel, the crimson butler, was already busy at the moment.
He was startled by the alarm coming from the energy room below the Witch Tower, but before he could find out why the Elemental Altar was ineffective, the Coalition wizards who had been dormant in the distance began to stir.
Looking at the wizard of the Andorran family who was slowly advancing with the nobles' private army not far from the tower, Gargamel's face became solemn again.
"Maria-sama, what do you think we should do now?"
Running out of ideas, Gargamel hurriedly ran to ask the wizard in charge, Mary.
"What's there to worry about!" Mary still had that nonchalant look: "You just stay in the tower and continue to deal with the affairs of the energy room, and I will take a few people out to fight for a while! The energy reserves of the witch tower should be used sparingly, so you don't need to take the initiative to attack the enemy, you just need to bless us with some basic witchcraft protection......"
After that, he waved his hand and summoned two blood knights and two blood elves, and planned to take the initiative to fight.
The dragonman Zacha was the most loyal servant, and Mary didn't name it, but she was the first to stand up.
"Mari-sama, take me with you this time!"
Mary thought for a moment and shook her head slowly.
"Don't rush into battle. This enemy attack is a protracted battle, and we must be prepared for a long time to resist. These bloodlines I brought have the ability to suck blood and recover, and their combat power will not be attenuated too much because of the prolonged battle time, so we will carry a few more rounds. You and Tigul are both flesh and blood, so it's best to come out and save the enemy when the Tier 3 wizard enters, otherwise, we won't be absolutely sure that we can escape back to the tower under the attack of the Tier 3 wizard. ”
"So, keep an eye on those two Rank 3 wizards for me......"
With that, Mary led four of her Blood Clan subordinates with her head held high, surrounded by thirty archer magic weapons, and quickly rushed out of the gate of the Witch Tower.