Chapter Thirty-Eight: Naxi's Compound Array Magic
For three days, the battered Bavarians cowered in the camp. Although Diodos was sure that the knights who appeared at the last moment must be the Maple Leaf Knights, the aces of Bohemia, he did not know if there were other reinforcements in the city of Probez, so he did not dare to act rashly.
The little Probez couldn't take it for a long time, which greatly affected the morale of his side. News of the Bohemian cavalry emerging from darkness at the last moment and defeating the Bavarian Janissaries spread through the barracks. In the panic of the people, many people began to think that there was no possibility of winning this battle, and the siege had been more than two months, and many people were already a little tired of it.
Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the army, Diodos needed more time to reorganize his troops before deciding on his next actions based on follow-up intelligence. More than the unease in the camp, the accountability from King Rucario was a headache for Diodos. More than two weeks had passed since he had promised to recover Probez, and the king was furious at the lack of progress. The messenger from Disrafa, who brought a letter from the king in his own hand, spoke in a very strong tone, and he pressed Diodos to give a proper explanation for not meeting the deadline.
After putting down the letter from the king, Theodos rubbed his somewhat dry eyes in annoyance. He didn't know what excuse to use to deal with accountability from Dislafa. If the kingdom is not given a correct explanation, then there is a good chance that Diodos will be removed on the spot and replaced with a general that King Rucario can trust.
After hesitating for a moment, Diodos decided to tell the truth about all the difficulties he was encountering. In his reply to His Majesty the King, in addition to emphasizing that the bad weather had affected the effectiveness of the troops, he also highlighted the great difficulties inflicted on him by the enemy's magicians.
To be honest, if it weren't for the magician who hid in the city and could hit targets from a distance, Diodos would have leveled Probez more than three times. So in the letter, Diodos even used a lot of characteristic rhetorical metaphors such as villains and despicable villains to describe these damned magicians who had caused him great difficulties.
Shortly after the messenger sent the written receipt to Disrafa, something happened that gave Diodos even more headaches.
"Your Excellency, General. The enemy is now out of the city and has taken up positions outside the city, and some wandering knights have appeared around our camp one after another. The Scout panted and reported the latest battle to his immediate superior, Theodos. He was shocked by the whole line of knights who had slipped out of the city.
This news made Diodos a little speechless, and the Bavarian Yankees, who had been cowering in the city, actually came out, and it seemed that the new master on the other side had a lot of ideas. Diodos suddenly felt that his opponent had given him two very difficult options.
Since the Bavarian barracks outside the city were stationed on undefended flat ground, although many barricades and traps had been set up around the camp, there was no guarantee that they would be able to withstand the enemy's attack.
Now Diodos needs to think about how to respond to the provocation of his opponent, and if left unchecked, it would be a major blow to morale. And he can't sit idly by and watch his opponent make some small moves around him. The knights roaming around the barracks were clearly checking some of the outposts and defenses around the barracks in preparation for the next siege of the barracks. Once the barracks was surrounded by new Bohemian reinforcements. At that time, even if I wanted to retreat, I couldn't retreat.
However, if he rushed into battle, he did not know the current strength of the other party, and Diodos was not sure enough to defeat the elite cavalry of the Duchy of Bohemia in the snow outside the city of Probez. Therefore, there is a certain amount of risk involved in this option.
Either way, it's a headache for Diodos.
As a qualified general, Diodos finally decided to go out to fight. He plans to observe the reality of his opponent and then adjust his future deployment. While pulling his men out to prepare for a confrontation with the Bohèmes, Diodos was sending some engineers to maintain the road connecting to Plevy in the rear to survey the integrity of the road. If the situation is not the right way, he will simply withdraw to Plivy to hold on. At this moment, Diodos no longer has the confidence he had when he first besieged the city.
Hunting flags flutter in the wind. The Bavarian men and horses, led by Diodos, lined up less than five hundred meters from the enemy. Hesitating for a possible cavalry charge, Diodos had them bring as many carts and spears as they could. In order to prevent a frontal clash with the cavalry, he had his soldiers stick their stake spears diagonally into the ground, and then set up some carts at key points. Theodos, who had experience as a mercenary, knew it well. How difficult the cavalry is to deal with, there are only so many precautionary measures that can be done at the moment......
At the forefront of Bohemia were the few infantry, most of which were left behind to repair the walls. Behind the line of infantry, the Knights of the Maple Leaf were all in position. The knights, filled with joy in their hearts, are waiting for the great moment of their deeds.
"The Bohemians on the other side have come out, Your Highness the Prince, we are now ready to rush over. Kill them by surprise?" Perrault was a little eager to try, as the leader of the Maple Leaf Knights, he was eager to show his talents in front of the prince.
"Wait, I'd like to see if Mr. Naxi can reach the enemy on the other side at this distance. Perrault's suggestion was indeed a regular option for cavalry combat, but Harold would have preferred to see what Nashy was talking about about the magic of war. After all, the use of battlefield magic had only been used by the Grey Tower wizards of the Acropolis in the past when dealing with the abyssal demon army, and the unworldly Yefaran magicians had never worked this matter.
"Go, get Mr. Nashi and his team ready. Harold commanded.
After a while, the thin line of infantry made a way to open the way, and Naxi walked out with a dozen subordinates dressed as magicians and came to the front of the army. Although he changed the armor issued by the Second Frontier Regiment and replaced it with a long-lost mage robe, Naxi, who was holding the star in his hand, still gave people the feeling that he was not a warrior but a warrior. Because everyone can see at a glance that Naxi's figure is obviously more burly than other magicians. In these months of desperate fighting, Naxi's body was unconsciously transformed by the assimilated dragon blood in his body to become stronger.
Although she had been watched by more people, Naxi still felt a little nervous inside. Because this time he is the protagonist of all the attention, responsible for controlling the entire formation magic array. Compared to the previous in the city, Naxi had some more invisible pressure.
With a slight knock on the magic wand that seemed a little short, a magic array full of complex symbols quietly unfolded at his feet. The white six-pointed star, the expanding arc, the ever-changing elemental symbols, and the intricate patterns of magic power, in about five seconds, the completed magic formation was completely unfolded in front of everyone's eyes. The twelve mages were all in their positions, ready to channel their mana for the array magic that was about to be activated.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Naxi began to slowly accept the magic instilled by the twelve magicians. For the sake of this compound formation magic under his eyes, Naxi had been preparing for two whole days. In Bazok's notes, it is clearly stated that this magic can only be used by high-level magicians, and it is a high-risk formation magic. But after thinking about it, Naxi felt that he could withstand the erosion of his magic power by relying on his own strong magic resistance.
According to Prince Harold's request, Naxi only needs to use the most lethal magic to shoot at the enemy, so Naxi plans to use up the magic power of the other magicians in the array at once: "You don't want to keep it, just output all the magic power." ”
After receiving Naxi's instructions, all the magicians no longer kept it, and tried their best to infuse their magic power into the magic circle under their feet. A steady stream of magic power quickly filled the entire magic array through the magic lines, and Naxi endured the impact of the magic surge, brewing an unprecedented compound array magic.
Even though the surging magic that flowed through her body was eroding Naxi's consciousness, Naxi gritted her teeth and persevered. Trying his best to keep his head clear, he memorized the notes on this magic in Bazok's notebook.
"Inferno from the sky, the cast limit is five standard distances, the radius of the kill radius is three units, and the radius of the area of effect is four units..."
In the formation magic system designed by Bazok, a standard distance is one hundred meters, and a unit is ten meters. In other words, the maximum cast distance of the array magic that Naxi was maintaining was five hundred meters, and it could inflict intense damage within a radius of sixty meters in diameter.
Theodos was wondering why the other side had not sent an envoy to negotiate before the war began. When he saw a strange light flashing in front of the opposite array, he suddenly woke up: "These sluts actually got those damn magicians out......
Angry, Diodos cursed the magician who had caused him great trouble, but this kind of venting did not give him a sense of security, and the magic was already in its final stages.
After a dazzling flash of light shook both sides, the same magic array had appeared in the sky above Naxi's locked position. The endless inferno tore through the surrounding space and roared down to the Bavarians. The falling flames spread to all sides at the moment they reached the bottom, and the flames suddenly engulfed all around.
The sudden fire buried the archers in the center at once, and several surrounding groups of soldiers were affected at the same time. Seeing his companions being burned into a pile of black coals by the flames, fear quickly spread through the array, and everyone had forgotten the original purpose of the array. Everyone was hiding from the raging fires.
The Bavarian formation began to stir up because of the magic of Inferno, and that was exactly what Harold had been waiting for.
"Perrault, it's time to strike!" Harold said to the Knights' Leader, who had long since lost his patience.
"The Knights have all of them, attack!" (to be continued......)