Chapter 10: Counterattack (3)

The mages are undoubtedly the most powerful in the world, but their shortcomings are also fatal: these spellcasters, who are busy meditating and experimenting all day long, are not even as capable of hand-to-hand combat. In this case, the 'squire' samurai came into being, these skilled warriors were either trained by some mage towers or mages from an early age, or for various reasons had to devote themselves to the mages to sell their services, their main tasks were twofold, to protect the squires from close damage and to attack other mages as a commando when necessary, in order to buy time for their own mages to cast magic, and when there were 'squires' samurai on both sides to follow, the current situation would arise - The first to come into contact was not with the mages, but with their 'squire' samurai.

Dozens of warriors blessed with different types of protective magic, capable of resisting a certain amount of magic and weapon damage, collided in the middle of the two sides. Despite being outnumbered, the samurai of the Mage Regiment were not the slightest bit timid, they fearlessly rushed at the enemy, blood 'flowers' splashed, cold light flashed, these daredevils cut down five or six opponents in the first turn - they could be selected as daredevils, these samurai were themselves the most 'elite' members of their group, and in the face of these ordinary guards, they were like tigers breaking into a wolf pack, invincible.

However, the warriors of the God of the Storm did not retreat, although they were inferior to their opponents in terms of individual combat effectiveness, their courage was never lost to any enemy, and after realizing that the warriors in front of them could not be defeated by themselves, they quickly formed battle groups one after another, relying on each other's cooperation and numerical superiority to entangle their opponents. As samurai who have worked with mages for many years, they know very well how being breached by the other side will affect their own mages - these 'squire' samurai often carry some small but powerful crossbow arrows, within a hundred meters, they may not be able to break through the mage's protection, but it is enough to disturb the mages who are casting spells, and this interference is enough to prevent these mages from completing their spells in time, and then be passive in the competition with the mage.

The 'hand-to-hand' combat has temporarily fallen into a stalemate, and in their respective rear, the competition between the mages on both sides has entered the most 'fierce' stage. Although many mages in this world are aware of the importance of casting spells quickly. Sex', but there are not many who are willing to sacrifice the power of magic in favor of speed, which is easy to understand: whether they belong to a group of mages or serve a lord or king, mages are never the ones who have to be on the front line, they are always under heavy protection, and this protection allows them to complete their spells calmly without fear of being disturbed, and given enough time, even an army cannot harm a prepared mage. Moreover, increasing the casting speed is not a simple matter, it also requires some kind of unique talent, taking the God of Storm as an example, in addition to the former god of Rhaegar, the real speed type mage only accounts for one-fifth of the number of mages at most, except for the *** division, the vast majority of mages need a certain amount of time when using magic. In this case, especially if the two sides are of equal strength, whoever can complete the spell in advance will have the upper hand in the battle.

Like their 'squire' samurai, the mages sent by the mage group are the best existence among the mages of the same level, compared with the ordinary guards on the opposite side, they are obviously more accomplished in magic, a few seconds later, several magic missiles took the lead in the hands of these mages, and then whistling and flying towards the opponent in the distance, before touching the target, the energy contained in the missile has exploded, and more than a dozen guard mages suddenly fell into a frenzy of energy.

Hoth hid in the shadows, quietly watching his men fight with their opponents, and did not intend to 'intervene', just as the guard mages were hurriedly summoning magic shields to fend off the opponent's attacks, he felt that about twenty more mages were coming from a distance. Clearly, the God of the Storm sensed that his mage was in a disadvantageous position.

This is exactly what Hoth wanted, taking a deep breath, his 'spirit' divine power silently spread in all directions, and quickly made contact with the surrounding original energy, under his strong constraints, these most basic energy particles acted quickly, making him better integrate into the darkness, and the next moment, this *** master was like a hunting poisonous snake, quietly moving his body and marching towards the mage tower on the top of the mountain.

This was arranged in advance. Even the leaders and elders of the Crazy Mage Regiment never had the luxury of destroying the defense center of the Storm God with just a small group of men, they were just some 'decoy' bait, and when the Storm God's attention was attracted by the mages and warriors who had already been regarded as outcasts, Hoth, the ninth-order mage who was the most 'adept' at hiding and stealth, would infiltrate the mage tower based on the information provided by Suter and deliver a truly fatal blow.

Broadly speaking, the Storm God's defenses can be divided into four layers: the first layer is the magic traps scattered around almost every corner within a radius of more than ten kilometers around it, some of which can deliver deadly attacks, but more often they are used to alert the personnel inside the mage tower. If you combine with the flying monsters that fly through the air from time to time and are domesticated by the mages, as well as the magicians who are responsible for monitoring with the power of the 'spirit', no one can quietly pass through this layer of defense, but today, when a large number of mages have fled or been arrested, due to the lack of manpower, there are leaks in many parts of this defense line, and it is by using these leaks that Hoth can reach the foot of the mountain where the god of the storm is located.

From the magic barrier at the foot of the mountain to the mage tower, a hundred meters around the mage tower is the second line of defense, where all kinds of attacking magic devices, combined with the long-range strikes of the mage tower and the mages in charge of guarding them, formed an impassable moat in the past. And now, also due to the lack of manpower, this line of defense can block the subordinates brought by Hoss, but it can't stop him from being a *** master who is 'mastery' of hiding spells and has obtained the location of all magic devices from Suter, just when a large number of men rushed down the mountain to annihilate the invaders, Hoth had already reached the vicinity of the third line of defense without being noticed.

However, for him, the real test has just begun - all kinds of powerful magic make the circle around the mage tower a real death zone within a hundred meters, except for the road leading to a few main 'gates', anyone who approaches from other directions will be killed by merciless magic blows, even a *** master, and all roads without exception are under the strictest surveillance, the magic cannon in the mage tower will turn the uninvited who appear on the road into nothingness at any time, he must wait for the opportunity.

The opportunity came a few minutes later. With the earth-shattering loud noise that erupted at the foot of the mountain, Hoth could clearly feel the slight shaking of the ground under his feet, although he didn't look back, he knew that the foot of the mountain must have been full of corpses at this time, and it was a mess - the magic explosion bomb that had been placed in his body in advance without the knowledge of those mages exploded on time, which was equivalent to three magic explosions that he shot with all his might would turn everyone into flesh and blood corpses. The people of the Storm God may not care if the invaders live or die, but they cannot sit idly by and watch the death or injury of their companions, and the only thing they can do is to send the mages in the tower when all the defensive forces belonging to this direction have been used and they do not know if the other directions will be attacked. As long as he can 'sneak' into the tower while the big 'door' is open, the ninth-order mage who has the inside of the mage tower provided by Suter and the identification signs between the members of the mage tower, and who specializes in 'mastery' stealth and hidden magic, is confident enough to approach and destroy the defense center. Standing silently outside the boundary, Hoth waited for the big 'door' to open.

After five minutes, the Great 'Gate' of the God of the Storm did not open, and ten minutes later, the Great 'Gate' was still closed.

"Are you waiting for the big 'door' to open?" The sudden sound behind him sent a chill down the bat, and without any thought, the mage sprang forward without hesitation, and an invisible magic shield appeared around him at the same time - in front of him was the third line of defense of the mage tower, but he would rather face the overwhelming array of magical attacks than withstand an attack from an opponent who could sneak in on his back without being detected by himself.

"The response was so fast. The voice still sounded less than a meter behind him, and surprisingly, Hoss, who had already stepped into the defensive line, was not attacked in any way, but this did not give him the slightest comfort, and the voice from behind made him feel irresistible fear from the bottom of his heart.

Without warning, Hoss's body that had merged with the darkness suddenly collapsed, quickly shriveled up like a gas-soaked air sac, and a set of black 'colored' mage robes appeared on the ground a moment later, but the Hoth wrapped in it was gone.

"What a great spell, it looks like Krens has company now. Standing in the attack area of the third line of defense, Colville looked at the robes not far from his feet, and whispered, "But that's not enough. The old mage, who was about to break through to the forbidden mage level, made a gesture, and the invisible rope rushed not far away like a spirit snake, firmly restraining Hoss who was flying stealthily down the mountain.

"I am Colville, the deacon of the Storm God. The old mage walked up to the *** figure of Hoss and said to the captive who was only wearing underwear, and then frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with the way he was dressed, "I'm sorry. Before Hoss could understand the meaning of the words, an invisible warhammer had struck him in the head, leaving him in a coma.