Chapter 1002: Annihilation Force
Amber says she "caught" a Typhon outside the castle.
However, in fact, the word "catch" is not appropriate - the other party appeared in front of the castle guards in public, and after revealing his identity, he walked into the hall with great cooperation.
A tall woman with long black hair dressed in a black high-class maid dress was brought to Gawain, who was sure he had never seen anywhere, but he knew that the person who appeared in front of him at such a critical moment was no slouch - even if she looked like a court maid.
"She suddenly appeared in front of the guards and said she was sent by Rosetta Augustus to see you," Amber reported as she reported the situation, "and she seemed to have crossed the entire blockade on foot......
Gawain nodded and looked at the dark-haired lady, "What's your name?" ”
"Diana, serve the House of Augustus as a lady-in-waiting," the dark-haired lady looked at Gawain with an incredibly calm gaze, "My master asked me to come to see you. ”
For a person who calls herself a "maid", her attitude is too indifferent and relaxed, which makes Gawain can't help but be curious, but he is even more curious about the other party's mission: "What did Rosetta send you to do?" ”
"Do nothing," said the lady who called herself Diana calmly, "the master confesses to let me appear before you, and the rest is up to you to judge." ”
"Do nothing...... Gawain's pupils shrank slightly, as if he understood something, but then frowned and stared at the other party, "So, you are the 'signal' that Rosetta Augustus released to me...... But it's still too risky, even if you don't do anything, this signal is too risky......"
"It doesn't matter," Diana shook her head calmly, "as long as I don't say anything superfluous, I won't come into the sight of the gods—because I don't have a heart." ”
"No heart?" Gawain looked at the other party with some confusion, but he was about to ask something, when a low, humming sound like thunder rolling in distant clouds suddenly came from high in the east, interrupting his next words and attracting everyone's attention—the officers near the window subconsciously looked up in the direction from which the voice came, and then the change between heaven and earth in the direction of Wintercastle was presented to everyone.
One after another beams of light pierced the darkness brought by the blizzard, and under the shroud of the strange starry sky, with the main peak of the Winter Castle as the center, the top of more than ten mountain peaks rose up like a pillar of magic flame that ran through the heavens and the earth, and the powerful magic tore apart the gathered clouds, stirring the edge of the blizzard, and constantly bursting out a wide range of lightning in the sky, and at the foot of the peaks, between the vast plains and hills, a "giant net" with the magic vein as the line was lighting up little by little!
Amber looked at the light from afar, and she finally saw some clues in the trail of the light's veins—it was the barracks that the Typhonians had gathered on the defensive line! It's a huge web formed by the connection of the garrison points of hundreds of thousands of transcendentals!
Her eyes widened, and she turned her head sharply to tell Gawain what she had discovered, but before she could speak, a violent flash of light suddenly came from afar: between the dozen or so peaks that lit up the beam, the beam of one of them suddenly doubled, and a brilliant ball of light rose from there, and quickly flew into the sky along the beam, and after a delay of only a few seconds, the ball of light once again pierced through the clouds that had been torn apart, and smashed at the storm in the middle of the plain at a near-vertical angle, Smash into the place where the god of war came!
The Transcendent's vision allowed Gawain to see the distant scene more clearly than the others, he watched the ball of light rise into the air, watched it crash into the storm, watched it explode in mid-air, tearing through the curtain formed by the blizzard, the blinding stream of light washed the earth like a waterfall, and after a brief moment of stunnedness, he finally recognized what it was: "That's ...... Creation of Annihilation?!! ”
He jerked to the lady who called herself "Diana", who just met his gaze calmly, "Yes, the Creation of Annihilation—it has taken us many years to restore this ancient magic. ”
"Could it be that you want to rely on such a 'Creation of Annihilation' to kill a god?!" Gao Wen was stunned, and couldn't help but say in a questioning tone, and at the same time subconsciously glanced back into the distance, as expected, in the depths of the dissipating storm and fading light, a majestic figure was emerging little by little.
Diana's voice came unhurriedly from behind him: "Obviously, this is not enough. ”
……
Torrents of white light swept through the air like a flood, and the miracle of the blizzard was quickly torn apart and neutralized into a large cavity in the face of the fierce magical storm, and the wound of annihilation sent a terrifying scream between the plains, and after a brief delay, a mushroom cloud rose into the air—the rocks vaporized instantly, the hurricane blew away the dirt and snow in the distance, and the visible spherical shockwave spread around the place where the god of war had descended.
However, as the curtain formed by the impact gradually dissipated, the majestic figure reappeared in front of everyone, still standing as tall as a mountain.
An invisible wind blew across the plains, and the armored giant stood silently in the crater of impact formed by the Creation of Annihilation, an iron-gray halo flowing from his body, and there was not even a trace of scar on the armor beneath the halo.
Then he slowly lifted his head and looked in the direction of the "annoying bug ant".
There was no flesh and blood under the empty helmet, only a chaotic and crazy light flickering in the depths of the swelling and wriggling unknown matter, and in that light, there was no trace of reason or mercy.
He walked in the direction of the Typhonians' station, and after a short second's delay, he took a step towards the main peak where Winterhold was located, and with this heavy step, the earth began to tremble, the magic in the air boiled like flames, and many insects, ants, and beasts that had escaped the creation of annihilation were driven away from their lair by great fear, and frantically tried to escape the place, but as soon as they emerged from the ground, they were burned dry, and turned into all kinds of twisted and terrifying flesh and blood, and large swaths of plants fell in the wind— They escaped the torrent of magic due to the great distance, but quickly withered and died under the pressure of the mad god.
Rosetta Augustus stood in front of the phantom wall of the Arcane Hall, and the wall clearly showed a terrifying vision in the distance—a giant in iron-gray armor was striding in the direction of Wintercastle like a cold war machine, death was the banner and the army behind him, and wherever he went, the flames burned out of thin air, and all life was quickly reaped.
Not far away, the teleportation crystal flickered, and the voice of the mage sentry came from it: "The first attack is invalid!" The visual target is not damaged! The goal is moving towards us! ”
The expression on Rosetta's face did not change: "Go on, second shot." ”
As his words fell, a white beam of light suddenly expanded over another mountain peak near Winterhold, and another huge ball of light rose from the circle at the top of the mountain, and after a short delay, the ball of light fell from the sky again, and the iron-gray giant was once again shrouded in the shock wave and mushroom cloud caused by the explosion.
At the same time, in the vast stretch of land throughout the Winter Castle region, between the camps and outposts that were surging with magical light, a piercing scream suddenly sounded over the camp of a certain magician group, and the surge caused by the turbulence of magic hit the camp's protective facilities—the powerful and sophisticated protective devices of the past were vulnerable in the face of the powerful magic skills from the ancient Gondor Empire, and the surge instantly broke through the barrier of the camp, and countless fine electric sparks swept through the entire camp like a huge wave.
Hundreds of low-level mages and their guard knights fell one by one, some in a deep coma due to the depletion of their magic, and some were killed on the spot.
The network of magic covering the Winter Fortress line suddenly dimmed, and in front of the line, the mushroom cloud that had risen from the explosion of the Annihilation Wound was rapidly dissipating.
The mountain-like giant stepped out of it unhurriedly, and with heavy steps, it approached the line of defense formed by mortals step by step.
Several griffon scouts rose from nearby and tried to hover from the giant's vicinity, but two of the knights accidentally got too close—perhaps the poor griffons were overwhelmed by the pervasive terror, and they and their owners suddenly and uncontrollably rushed in the direction of the giant, crashing into the giant's iron-gray armor like insects crashing into a bell tower.
The surface of what appeared to be metal suddenly rippled, and the two griffon knights and their mounts melted into the armor, leaving only a speck of rust in its place.
After just half a second, even the spot disappeared completely.
The sentry's voice came from the crystal: "The second attack is ineffective, the target is undamaged!" Keep close to our defenses! ”
Rosetta calmly stared at the image projected on the wall of the illusion: "Go on. ”
A third ball of light rose up, and in response, another camp on the defensive line suddenly fell into darkness.
The huge mushroom cloud rose again, and the figure of the giant was once again shrouded in a heavy veil, but once again the sound of heavy footsteps sounded from the depths of the explosion cloud—the earth was still shaking, and with this terrible tremor, the huge figure of iron gray strode out!
Standing on the tall mage tower, watching the giants in the distance that were constantly approaching Dongbao through another set of surveillance devices, the erudite and brave leader of the battle mages felt his heart pounding, he had never experienced the tension, fear, and even despair of today—even without the spiritual contamination from the gods, the tremendous pressure still made him feel a little suffocated, he looked at the advancing giant, and clenched his fists hard, only to realize that the backs of his palms and hands were all sweaty.
Three Creations of Annihilation! Three times! Even the strongest fortress ever built by man could not have survived the constant bombardment of this terrible magic, but the giant ...... He didn't even slow down his steps!
Parin Dongbaku knew what the Creation of Annihilation was, having personally participated in the restoration of this ancient magic, and had personally completed its final link - a terrifying force from the days of Ancient Gondor, once only the magic of the Deep Blue Well could sustain its appearance in the world, and now the mages of Typhon can rely on their unique collective spellcasting skills and vast supply of mana to bring it back to life.
Every creation of annihilation comes at a great cost, with hundreds of transcendents being drained, priceless crystals and gems burned to powder, and many more likely paying with their lives - a weapon that is not "cost-effective", and when it is done, many mages are disappointed that it is difficult to use in combat, but now it is being taken out and used to accomplish a task that must be accomplished no matter how costly, but ...... Can this really be done?
The sound of swallowing saliva came from the side, and the Earl of Wintercastle knew that it was an unintentional movement from some nervous mage officer, but he didn't have the slightest hint of criticism at the moment, he just stared at the scene projected by the magic, staring at the figure of the giant.
Suddenly, his gaze stopped somewhere on the giant's body.
Near the giant's shoulder armor, near the arm, there was a faint black mark on the surface of the armor—it was so inconspicuous that at first Parin Wintercastle thought it was just some stain, but he quickly reacted: how could there be a stain on the god's body?
That's a rift! A real rift!
The protection of the gods can be pierced!
Parin Dongburg felt his breathing suddenly quicken, and the mage who was in charge of observing and reporting not far away next to him had already walked up to the teleportation crystal, who reported with a hint of nervousness: "The third time...... The third attack is ineffective, and the target is not ......"
"The attack works!" The Earl of Wintercastle rushed to the teleportation crystal like a gust of wind, and even almost knocked the mage sentry who was in charge of reporting the situation out of the air, "Your Majesty, the third attack works!" A crack appears in the target's armor - his protection is piercable! ”
He reported excitedly, and the other side of the teleportation crystal responded to him with a brief second of silence and a calm voice: "Go on." ”
……
The image on the phantasmagoric wall was disturbed by the magic, and after a few moments, the distraction disappeared, and the advancing giant reappeared in front of Rosetta Augustus.
At the feet of the giants, the "scorch marks of war" filled with death, blood and flames had spread to the edge of the Winterhold Line.
But the giant was not unscathed—there was a crack in his armor, and though it was inconspicuous, it was there.
Rosetta narrowed her eyes slightly.
Today is the New Calendar Day.
Today's gods...... Not invincible.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded out of thin air, and said very inopportunely: "It seems that it is going well on the surface...... But it seems that your reserve of 'good cards' is not enough to intercept it before it completely destroys the entire defense. ”
Illusory starlight surged through the halls of the Arcane, and a hollow eye floated in mid-air, staring at Rosetta.
"What's that spell you're using...... Ah, it does seem to have some power, but after all, it is still a little bit worse, is it a little far from destroying a god with these arrangements alone?
"Then again...... Is this giant god really the god of war...... It doesn't seem quite like what I remember......"
"Is madness distorting His image? It's so sad, it's such a sad thing to fall into madness......"
Rosetta Augustus didn't seem to hear the whispering of that eye in his ear, he just calmly stared at the scene on the magic projection, and then raised his head and glanced at the sky to the west.
"The fourth attack works, Your Majesty, the target continues to be damaged, but still shows no signs of being weakened - the target is starting to approach the first cordon!"
Rosetta withdrew her gaze and looked at the magical illusion projected on the wall in front of her.
"Go on."