Chapter 125: Clearance
Rod's wall of fire did not have the desired effect - this time the erection of the position was a feint, and while the wall of fire was slowly moving, the ratchet brigade carried out tactical evasion, temporarily shifted the position, and then took advantage of the gap in Rod's spell to restart the construction of the position.
The combat brigade of the Picheng Armament Corps has its own complete combat manual, and there are relevant regulations on how to construct temporary firing points.
These regulations are time-tested "perfect processes".
And Ragours was even more confident, his previous feints had perfectly deceived this mage, and Rhodes was powerless to threaten himself in a short period of time.
It's a pity that this "perfection" is nothing to mention in front of Rhodes - especially in front of Rhodes in a state of rising flames.
That's right, although the wall of fire is more lethal, it is a bit slow to form, and it is too late now.
Well, I don't need a wall of fire at all!
Now Rhodes is playing with fire as easily as pinching plasticine, and there is more than one means of killing the wall of fire!
Before the Hex mortar in the position could be set up, Rhodes waved another big fireball.
This huge fireball with a diameter of more than five meters was red and black, and it was not a fireblast in the usual sense of the wordβin fact, this large fireball mixed with lava should be more appropriately called a lava burst.
In the face of Rhodes' attack, under the command of Ragours, the Ratchet Brigade activated the portable Hex Defense Matrix and the Kinetic Containment Matrix.
As the name suggests, the Hex's defense matrix is able to "filter" energy, and is the best equipment for the Leather City Armament to restrain mages; The kinetic energy containment matrix is able to eliminate the kinetic energy of the object passing through the matrix through the action of the force field.
When a normal fireball passes through these two matrices, it turns into a puff of fly ash.
But...... Rod's big fireball is not ordinary, it has more than just magic effects and kinetic energy!
When Rod's spell meets the Hex's Defense Matrix, the flames are extinguished - but don't forget, lava is a physical entity!
As a result, the lava ball, which had lost its energy, passed through the Hex's defense matrix and turned into a basalt ball that was not very tight.
Then, after passing through the kinetic containment matrix, the huge basalt ball slammed into the ground, and then began to roll towards the ratchet brigade because of the terrain......
"Dodge !!"
With a roar from Ragours, the ratchet team split in two in an instant, dodging the rolling boulder.
However, the man dodged, and the Hex mortar, which had been fixed on the ground, could not dodge, and as the basalt ball ran over, the brilliance of the Hex's crystal shattering flashed, and the Hex mortar on the ground was finished.
When he really faced Rhodes, Ragours understood why the choice of the Picheng Supreme Council was to ease up after Rhodes had quietly wiped out a brigade and a half......
It's a pity, now understood, a little late.
The lava river had cut off all possible support from the army behind, and now the Ratchet Brigade was left alone.
What's even more terrifying is that due to a careless move, the Ratchet Brigade has lost its heavy weapons to attack - and now their only chance is to take advantage of the high mobility of the Hex's battle mech to launch a sneak attack on Rhodes.
Fortunately, it was difficult for Rhodes to mobilize the power of the arcane in the ascending state, and he couldn't even do it in a flash, which gave the ratchet team the last chance.
Keeping the two matrices open, Ragours gave the final order.
"Hex crystals are limited, the next step is a covert sneak attack by Hex's body modifiers, and the Hex's battle mech is in the air, let's try to get closer, and then bombard that mage directly - it looks like he can barely move!"
The order was given, the ratchet brigade was broken into pieces, and the three of them covered each other in a small group, and began to try to launch a final charge.
Faced with the onslaught of an almost reorganized brigade, Rhodes pouted.
"Ridiculous."
The spell was ready, and another wall of fire pushed forward.
The reappearance of the wall of fire blocked a large area in front of Rod, depriving nearly a third of the tactical squads of the Ratchet Brigade of the possibility of advancing - and nearly half of these squads were even wiped out directly by the wall of fire!
Ashes in the true sense of the word - the flames of Safron are the flames of Ragnaros, the former fire elemental lord of Azeroth, and those tactical teams that have no time to avoid and plan to break through are directly leveled by the wall of fire and turned into ashes.
Ragours, who had bypassed the wall of fire, was already wet on his face and bodyβhe felt his body rapidly dehydrating.
Although this is an open-air battlefield, and Rhodes is not yet strong enough to directly change the terrain (the lava river is also temporary), Raguls is completely overwhelmed by the heat.
Changing the battlefield and creating a home field is what Rod is good at, and it is the main reason why he forcibly sealed the seed of the Safron Flame to his left arm - as long as the fire is ignited, he will have a natural home advantage.
Now Ragours is in the middle of Rod's terrible home turf, he does not dare to fight for a long time, he does not dare to stand still, he can only charge, he can only attack Rod!
A large number of Hex's battle mechs have activated the low-altitude cruise function, and the Hex's body modifiers have also shown their abilities - as for the ordinary Picheng military members, all they can do is provide a little "fire support".
These "fire supports" could not even cause any trouble for Rhodes.
Rhodes in his ascending state is a flame in itself - can a bullet break a flame?
The way to destroy Rod's body in his ascending state is either an energy attack or a seal, and it is too difficult to rely on pure physical piercing and crushing.
After one wall of fire after another plowed across the ground, the ordinary warriors of the ratchet brigade were all wiped out!
And the Hex's body modifiers, including Ragours, finally relied on the sacrifice of their teammates and came to Rod's side.
This time, their attack finally had an effect on Rhodes.
With the energy provided by the Hex Crystal, each move of these body modifiers has the unique brilliance of the Hex Crystal - that represents the overflow of Hex Crystal's energy.
"Tactical Sweep!"
"Hex's gravity!"
"Self-propelled cannon charge - 12%, 24% ......"
The Ratchet Brigade seems to have some tactical drills, and they have a clear division of labor, some attract Rhodes' firepower, some are responsible for limiting Rhodes' movements, and some are clearly accumulating energy.
Looking at these Hex's body modifiers in front of him, Rhodes pursed his lips disdainfully.
When am I a boss?
Sorry, I don't eat sarcasm!
Now, it's clearance time!
Just after Rhodes was wrapped in an aggravated stance, bound by Hex's chains, and aimed at a number of miniature Hex's self-propelled cannons, Rhodes made a move that exceeded everyone's expectations.
Rod resealed his left arm and took the initiative to lift the ascending state.
The flames were gone, but Rhodes didn't fall back to the ground.
Because this time, Rhodes directly opened the seal on his right arm.
"Arcane Storm !!"
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Rhodes has two special statuses, Elementalized Ascension for ranged attack, defense, and control; Arcane Storms are used to fight outbreaks and destroy living forces.
These two forces, one left-handed and the other right-handed, complement each other perfectly, but cannot be turned on at the same time.