Chapter 64: Miscalculations on both sides
Baron Edelman's sarcastic remarks did not provoke any change of emotion in President Heerland's face. His Excellency the branch president still had compassion in his eyes, as if he was very reluctant, but his hands unwaveringly stretched out to the crystal ball that controlled the beacon guard.
What kindness, what friendship? Nothing is more important to President Herderland than returning to the Imperial Capital Apothecary Chamber.
Promoted to Grandmaster Apothecary, he is already qualified to serve as an elder, leaving behind a legacy that belongs to the Miracle Hand. He could kill an old friend he had had made friends with for more than forty years just to reduce one competitor, so how could he take Merlin Avery to heart all those pointers?
But at least on the surface, he needed a reason to repay the favor with resentment to prevent an unexplained stain on his reputation. Both the letter from the Imperial Capital and Baron Edelman offered convincing reasons that President Herderland would certainly not really refuse.
At the same time that the well-maintained white palms were attached to the crystal balls, Merlin Avery's counterattack also happened to be unfolding.
There were quite a few guests trapped in the City Lord's Mansion, and with some of the elites of the Thorn of Thorns, the number of people who had reached the level of high-level molten gold warriors was close to fifty, and there were as many as twelve at the mentor level. Without the suppression of the Beacon Guard, these people would have been enough to turn the weakened city-state of Coventry upside down, and with the civil strife of the Thornflower family, it would not be difficult to remove Baron Edelman Bripes from the consul's throne.
However, in front of the Beacon Guardian, who could increase their spiritual power tenfold, the only result of these people fighting separately was to be slowly and brutally wiped out by the light curtain that fell from the sky. This kind of thing has happened more than once within the Thorn Flower family, and each time the situation in Coventry has been turbulent, and if it happened to be attacked by the barbarians, even the inner city was once in flames.
Merlin Avery knew many ways to increase his mental power, but the matter was in a hurry, and the materials and time did not allow it, and the only method he could use was to use the power of the alchemy equipment of the Ember Ring.
As a symbol of the Honorary Citizen of the City of Wisdom, the Ember Ring keeps the bearer awake at all times, while also slightly increasing mental power. Avery is still one line away from Starfire, so the Ember Ring's amplification level is also the lowest level, and the head-on confrontation with the Beacon Guardian will undoubtedly fail, but it is only slightly better than the outcome of the individual battle. However, unlike the Beacon Guardian's full amplification, the Ember Rings from Ancient civilizations can be freely selected and adjusted in a way that can be amplified.
Avery chose to gather the spiritual power of the molten gold warriors who had reached the high-level level on the scene, compress and condense them to form an invisible blade, and then stab them through the weakest link of the Beacon Guardian - not to directly destroy the Beacon Guardian, but to create a chance for the Blackwing Death God Gana Enlais to raid.
The four tall towers located in the four corners of the City Lord's Mansion are the biggest weakness of the Beacon Guard. Of course, Cana Enlais can't defeat the Thornflower family on his own, but when it comes to harassment and destruction, gods above, is there a more formidable opponent than a quasi-grandmaster-level winged knight?
The quality of every alchemical item from the City of Wisdom is trustworthy, and the Ember Bands are certainly no exception. Under the guidance of the ember head ring, Merlin Avery successfully condensed the spiritual power of more than forty high-level molten warriors and seven mentors, and in the field of vision of alchemy, a huge colorful ball of light appeared.
This light cluster has a very terrifying lethality, even a grandmaster-level powerhouse has to avoid its edge, but there is still a clear gap compared to the Beacon Guardian - even if it is a weakened version. If Avery threw the light into the sky like this, it would cause a violent upheaval in the Beacon Guard, but it would be difficult to completely penetrate the light curtain and create an opportunity for the Blackwing Reaper.
"Next, it's time for mental formation. Avery said to himself, even if the ember head ring took on most of the pressure, channeling such a huge amount of mental power still put a huge burden on him, so much so that as soon as he stretched the light to the ellipse, Avery felt a wave of dizziness.
This was a sign of excessive mental depletion, Avery realized that he had overestimated his abilities, fortunately he had long been prepared to deal with this situation, and with a look, the leader of Victor immediately put his hands on the ember headband, sharing some of the pressure for Avery.
It took a few minutes to stretch the light cluster into a light blade. Avery gasped, his ears ringing from the pressure, even though he was under the pressure of Victor's leader, and his ears were ringing from the beginning. "Jana Enlais, get ready!" he cried out under his breath, then took a deep breath, clasping his hands over his head, ten fingers crossed over each other.
"The fire of wisdom illuminates the path of misdirection!"
As a slogan belonging to the ancient civilization was shouted, the huge light blade that had been stretched into more than ten meters stabbed forward silently, and the blade pointed directly at the west tower where the light curtain fluctuated the most.
The moment the blade made contact with the light curtain, President Haleland's hands touched the crystal ball.
An indescribable wave spread out from the place where the light blade and the light curtain came into contact, as if it was setting off a chaotic storm in the spiritual world, without the slightest energy leaking into the material world, but all the mentor-level powerhouses felt a fear from the bottom of their hearts.
This fear has nothing to do with guts, but more with an instinctive reaction that is deeply rooted in the heart.
Neither Merlin Avery nor Baron Edelman Brippes could have predicted that a head-to-head confrontation that both sides wanted to avoid would happen without warning. Baron Edelman Brippes wants to strengthen the Beacon Guard, make the trapped lose all hope, and then divide, persuade and guide them, except for the overly prestigious Iron Master and the secret Liraya Recoba, the rest of them are his intended targets.
Of course, if Master Iron is willing to swear allegiance, he can reluctantly accept it, but let him change his identity.
However, a chaotic storm in the spiritual world destroyed everything.
The weaker high-level molten gold warriors on both sides bore the brunt, and the impact of the head-on collision far exceeded the upper limit of their mental power. Avery had an ember head ring on his side to cushion it, and the situation was better, but those people fainted and fell to the ground with blood from their mouths and noses, and the crystal balls of the four towers could increase their spiritual power tenfold, and the impact force fed back was also tenfold increased, directly overturning the skulls of dozens of heads.
Right next to President Heldland, the heads of the eleven high-level molten gold warriors swelled at the same time, and then crackled and exploded after an interval of one-tenth of a heartbeat. Brains, blood, and broken bones splattered everywhere, and the horrific scene stunned everyone else.
As a result of the distraction at the most inopportune time, the heads of the two Thorn Thorn Mentors also swelled visibly, and terrible green veins appeared from their foreheads and cheeks, their eyes were bloodshot, and their faces were distorted by pain and fear.
"Concentrate, idiot!" As a grandmaster-level pharmacist, President Herderland's spiritual power is stronger than that of a molten gold warrior of the same level, although his eyes are black and his ears are buzzing because of the violent impact, but at least his mind is still very happy. "We have the amplification of the crystal ball, the strength is ten times stronger than theirs, calm down, we will definitely not lose!"
The two mentors tried their best to catch their breath and try their best to calm down, and finally managed to support the initial shock, although the subsequent mental shock was still continuous, but they had barely adapted to it, and their swollen heads were gradually returning to their original state.
President Herderland breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Baron Edelman's gaze a little more gloomy and annoyed, "You've found yourself a good opponent. "Your Excellency, do you know what will happen if I let go now?"
Baron Edelman's face turned pale, and of course he knew the consequences of doing so. The Thornflower family's loyal forces to him will be completely destroyed, and after losing his supporters, he will no longer be able to sit on the throne of the family's ruler and consul.
"You...... Lord Herderland, what exactly do you want?"
"I want the living Iron Master, those gold-melting potion recipes and wonderful techniques, I am determined to obtain. A triumphant smile appeared on President Halderland's face, "But bear the full consequences of making the Iron Master disappear forever, the Thornflower family should be able to barely withstand the wrath of the grandmaster-level apothecary, right?"
No family wanted to bear such wrath, but Baron Edelman had no choice. He could try to strip President Herderland of control of the Crystal Ball, but that would mean he would have to take on the responsibility of going head-to-head with the Iron Master. The choice to order the mentors of the Thorn Flower family to let go together was even more ridiculous, once the Beacon Guardian was breached, Baron Edelman did not think that he could still escape with his whole body.
Seeing Baron Edelman's reluctance to relent, President Herderland almost couldn't hold back his laughter. There was no better outcome, and with the Iron Master in his hands, he had a hundred ways to get the young man to speak. Those precious formulas and methods of mixing potions were enough for him to get a high status in the imperial capital, and even to win the chairman's throne, it was not without opportunities.
In the next moment, President Herderland's eyes jumped, as if out of the corner of his eye, something flashed. It then flashed twice, each time in a different direction.
"Well, that's the ......" a strange feeling rose to his mind, and President Helderland realized that it was like he had mistaken steps or misplaced ingredients during a very dangerous alchemy experiment......
"It's the other towers!" President Herderland felt chills all over his body, as if all the blood flowing in his veins had congealed, "Those towers presided over by only one mentor, can't even withstand the aftermath of the shock after I bear more than half of it alone?"
Before he had time to change his mind, President Helderland quickly withdrew his hand as if it had been burned by fire, but it was too late, and at the moment when his fingers left the crystal ball, a wave of even more violent impact had already been transmitted. There were two skulls snapping around him, and the crystal ball in front of President Halderland turned into an incomparably bright and pure white light in the blink of an eye. (To be continued.) )