Chapter 20: The Offensive and Defensive Battle of Sivaran
On the deck as open as a modern football field. Two hundred magicians stood in the pattern of a magic circle drawn at their feet, and in the center of them was a black metal pillar that towered like a chimney.
On each of the four sides of the metal pillar stood four strong men, and at their feet were several iron cages filled with jelly-like monsters called slimes.
"Ready!"
After hearing the command, the big men hurriedly grabbed eight slimes from the cage and threw them through the four openings on the side of the metal pillar. Then two hundred magicians chanted magic at the same time, and the red light slowly filled the magic circle under their feet like a stream of water, and poured into the metal pillar in the center along the lines carved into the wooden board. Under the influence of the magic, the slimes in it glued together like melting candles after a painful struggle, and violently tumbled into green globules.
The magicians, who had finished their preparations, looked at a man standing on the bow of the ship. The man who gathered everyone's attention looked to be about thirty years old, and his appearance was very ordinary, but the magic staff in his hand was high-grade equipment, and he was wearing a high-level mage robe, and he seemed to be a magician with a certain status.
In fact, he is the deputy commander of the magical forces of the Kingdom of Uslet, Renal Jikdom.
"Shoot the Flame Bullet!"
Raynal overlooked the city on the coast and ordered in a cold voice without the slightest emotion.
So, the mage troop chanted magic again, and the slime balls rolling in the metal pillar flew out of the top of the pillar as fast as it could. After freeing itself from the constraints of the metal cylinder, the slime ball, which had gathered a large amount of energy, instantly expanded and burned into a huge fireball. This is a large magic bullet that gathers the magic power of two hundred people and further strengthens the energy through sacrificial sacrifices.
The metal pillar used to fire this magic projectile is a magical siege machine called the "Flame Magic Cannon". After unleashing a few flame bullets, the city in the distance was already in a sea of flames.
A flag with a red snake motif fluttering on the mast proves that the country to which the ship belongs is the kingdom of Euslet. Reynard smiled satisfactorily as he watched the fires erupt in the city, and turned to a strong warrior behind him.
"Boomman, this time we will definitely be able to take the first prize and let His Majesty know that we are the best person to lead the army!"
"That's right, Renal, we can't let the two outsiders of Elriku and Spartak continue to be arrogant, we are the founding heroes of the Euslet Kingdom!"
Buman clenched his fists and said in a voice of gnashing teeth.
Booman was originally the deputy cavalry commander of the Kingdom of Ververa, while Raynal was the third magician. They were the first generals to respond to the coup d'état in Baronda, and eliminated many of the resistance forces for Baronda. The two were originally the best candidates to become the commanders of the warrior troops and magic forces of the Kingdom of Uslet. However, these two positions of power and status were snatched up by the powerful wandering wizard Elriku and the fanatical mercenary Spartak who suddenly appeared in the kingdom.
Therefore, after learning of Baronda's intention to march north, the two immediately gathered their troops, hoping to establish their position in the kingdom through this battle.
"All the troops are attacking!"
Booman raised his sword and gave the order to land, and then the twenty transports docked a little farther away began to move at full speed. Although the twenty ships were smaller than the siege ships that flew with the mages, each ship could still hold nearly a thousand soldiers, which meant that there would be as many as 20,000 Yuslet soldiers who were about to land in Sivaran.
"Quick, quick, evacuate, evacuate!"
In the midst of Sivaran, where fires were burning everywhere and smoke was billowing out, Yareb and nearly a thousand goblin guards nervously carried out the evacuation and evacuation of the residents.
Among the houses near the docks, Lanka led the remaining goblin troops and human soldiers in formation, ready for the surprise attack of the enemy.
"You go and explain the situation here to Livada immediately, and let his fish-man troops go out and destroy the giant ship that released the fireball, and the two of you rush back to the temporary royal capital as fast as possible to ask for support."
"Yes! Your Lord! ”
After giving orders to his subordinates on both sides and watching their figures disappear into the burning city, Lanka exhaled softly, turned to Kaiya beside him, and said with concern.
"I'm sorry about Lord Ambak......"
"Lord Lanka, now is not the time to speak, let's talk about it after the battle is over!"
Kaiya, whose eyes were a little red and swollen, stared at the sea, and her tone sounded quite calm.
"Ah, that's right."
Lanka nodded, turning his gaze back to the front.
Because of Seren's sudden death, Lanka wanted to comfort Kaia, but he didn't expect this delicate-looking girl to be stronger than she thought. This made Lanka admire Kaeya a little in his heart.
Twenty transport ships flying the red flying snake flag gradually approached the shore, and the soldiers wearing uniform protective gear boarded the dock in an orderly manner, but their movements seemed to be a little sluggish, and their morale seemed to be quite low.
Although the transport ship is equipped with magic to maintain a smooth course in the sea, since the soldiers of Yuslet have lived on the grassland since they were children and are not used to riding boats, it is inevitable that some lightheadedness will occur after a long voyage.
The immediate impact of physical discomfort was low morale and disorganized formation. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for Lanka, who are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, to wait for their work and catch the opponent off guard.
"Goblin wizards attack ships, the others follow me!"
Lanka gave the battle order in a loud voice. Then about 2,000 goblin warriors and more than 100 human soldiers rushed to the docks with loud shouts.
Although Renard and Buman, who launched this attack, were a little eager for quick success, they were also high-ranking generals of the Euslet Kingdom with rich combat experience. We were also prepared for an attack as soon as we landed.
Shield warriors with large shields for defense were the first to land, erecting a shield wall on the docks, followed by spearmen, while archers were neatly arranged on the ship to shoot condescendingly.
There were no loopholes in this deployment, and it was quite effective in dealing with the goblins' unstructured charge at the moment. However, the black smoke from the burning obscured some of the archers' vision, causing them to see the goblins at a considerable distance.
Although the shield warriors didn't take it too seriously when they realized that the attack was only coming from the goblins, and their weakened bodies were a little weak in reacting. As a result, it is impossible to withstand the onslaught of the Goblin troops, who have been trained hard and are not inferior in equipment.
The shield wall, which was used to resist the enemy's attack, was broken down in an instant. As a result of the non-existent shield wall, unprepared soldiers behind the shield wall were killed in scattered places.
Just as the archers were hesitating to shoot for fear of accidentally injuring their companions, hundreds of small fireballs suddenly flew at a rapid pace, and some of the unlucky archers were shot down into the sea by the fireballs, while the others were thrown into confusion because the ship began to catch fire.
Suddenly, the sword light and sword shadows, the sound of killing shook the sky, and a scuffle was fiercely staged on the dock that was illuminated red by the firelight.