Chapter 9: The Temptation of the Stone Thrower

Looking at Katena, who was already unconscious from her injuries, Ureva had a somewhat complicated expression. Originally, if nothing else, this time to take Saint Sophie was basically a must-win, but I didn't expect that the current situation would greatly surprise Ureva. The army led by a middle-ranking apostle was defeated in the face of magic, and it was defeated so badly. The Lord will be so badly injured that he will not be able to go down to the ground for a month, let alone fully recover. Twenty siege weapon crushers were also lost, and only four or five of the crushers sent out were intact. It was precisely because of this crucial failure that the first siege of Saint-Sophie was declared a failure. What to do? If someone else had suffered this defeat, then according to the apostle's military discipline, that person would have been sentenced to death. But the other party was Katena, and she was so seriously injured at this time. According to the information reacting from the retreating Apostolic soldiers, the greatest responsibility for this defeat lies entirely with Katna's arrogance. If it weren't for her light enemy, it would have been a no-brainer to annihilate the opponent's army, and now she is facing a crushing defeat. However, this defeat gave Urevar a deeper understanding of the element of magic. He hadn't imagined that such a magical element could be attached to arrows, and even then, it must have been able to attach to large weapons such as swords and spears. If it was that kind of wind-based magic element attached to the weapon, the damage to the apostle would be immeasurable. Even those with rough skin and thick flesh are still inevitably wiped out.

However, the biggest problem for Ureva now is not how to prepare for the next attack, but how to solve this internal power contradiction. Katena has always been Ureva's confidant general, no matter what important task Uriva will let Katena complete, firstly, because Katena does have this ability and ability, and secondly, because the two of them have always had an inexplicable relationship. This also caused the displeasure of some of the other apostolic generals, who believed that Katena's position was entirely due to Ureva's special preference for her, and when it came to hard power, these apostles were worthy of no one. If Ureva dies in battle or is transferred to another legion, the position of Legion Leader and the only Legion to evolve into a high-ranking apostle will be reserved for Katena alone. And one of the many dissatisfied apostolic generals has always been ready to move, but he has no chance, and this time gave this apostolic general named Wyatt the best opportunity.

Unlike the somewhat old-fashioned and even pedantic Uriva, Wyatt was a very clever apostle. As early as the beginning of his promotion to the middle rank of apostles, Wyatt coerced and lured many apostles to form a gang. By now, Wyatt had gathered a large number of mid-rank and low-rank apostles, and had secretly formed a power that surpassed that of Ureva. Now that Katena, one of Ureva's cronies, has been seriously injured, now is the perfect time for Wyatt to take Katna's place.

Standing behind Ureva and looking at the frail Katena Wyatt, she also had a complicated expression. Katena's strength is clear to her, and she worked with Wyatt when she was fighting in the Apostle's own world. This witch who seemed to be covered in poison left a deep impression on Wyatt at that time. Sometimes Wyatt was glad that Katena was his own and not a foreigner, and that he was surrounded by poison and that only white bones were left in the end, which made Wyatt's heart palpitate for a while. But how could such a powerful woman be so badly injured in the battle of these little bugs, Wyatt wanted to ask her what had happened, but now that Katena was unconscious, he had no way of knowing the answer.

"Magic, that's magic. Suddenly, Ureva spoke. "Wyatt, I know what you're thinking right now. But do you think it's right now? In two months, the Lord of the Mourners will give us a time limit to take the kingdom of Magellan, and now we haven't even breached the gates of the city known as the Indomitable City! And even Katena is wounded. Wyatt, I'd like to ask, if it were you, would you be able to avoid being hurt by magic like Katena and make a way for us?"

"Absolutely. Wyatt grinned, "If you can put me in command of an army, I can guarantee that I will continue to cooperate with your plans to make this city our first major base on the continent." ”

After a moment of silence, Ureva first silently looked at Katena, who was still unconscious, and then at Wyatt, who had fully exposed his ambition, and said slowly, "Okay, I believe in you. Give you a squadron of five hundred apostles, plus thirty to crush, and in five days, I hope you will be able to break down the walls that the humans have repaired!"

"As you wish. Wyatt shifted the giant scythe in his hand to his left hand, then clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it into the heart of his left chest.

Three days after Katena's retreat from a serious injury, the whole of Hagia Sophie finally ushered in these few days of peace. Not only was the wall under the control of Sterls no longer attacked by the enemy, but even the entire apostolic army attacking Saint-Sophie retreated like the ebbing water. Taking advantage of this moment of tranquility, the defenders of the Indomitable City hurried to collect the wounded, strengthen the walls, and replenish ammunition. Seeing that the invaders showed no signs of continuing their attack for a short time, some of the brave soldiers even dared to go outside the city to collect some of the weapons used by the apostles, although the apostles' weapons were larger than the human weapons, but they were also sharper. What's more, there is no shortage of big men in the defenders, and what surprised the defenders even more was that the invaders even left a full ten stone throwers. These were much more than the number of stone-throwing machines used by the garrison, and it would be a huge sweep to deal with these apostles from within the city. If you add the flames, how sour it must be. However, the sheer size of the stone throwers made it difficult for the defenders to carry them. This has to be done with a lot of manpower, and it certainly takes a lot of time. Who knows if the apostles will take advantage of this to surprise them?

Under the watchful eye of the magician and the medal, Viren quickly regained his health. And Viren also felt that compared with before, his overall physical quality had improved significantly, but he thought it was a normal reaction, so he didn't take it to heart. Standing in the place where he had been stationed in the past, Viren looked at the stone throwers and fell into deep thought. Obviously, this must be a trap for the enemy, but the lure of this decoy is so great that even if you can only transport one or two of them back and use them against the other trebuchets, it will greatly reduce the losses of the defending army.

Looking at these hard-to-refuse stone throwers, Viren's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought of a way.