Chapter 139: The Twilight of the Giants
According to historical records, in the March War of the founding era of the Oakland Emperor, the Tometis Empire, which was the overlord of one side at that time, once invested three obsidian Titans on the battlefield at one time, and cooperated with the Royal Second Army to completely defeat the enemy's army of 100,000 people in one day and night. γStarterγ
One hundred and seventy years ago, during the Qinhe War, 800 Knights of the Holy Bones traveled 100 miles into Long Beach County overnight, intending to destroy the logistics supply line of King Romer's ** team. They were able to crush the Romer reserves, only to be slaughtered by an obsidian Titan hidden nearby.
Ever since human alchemists created war machines that were as costly as they were, the Obsidian Titans have unleashed endless blood and blood every time they appear on the battlefield. So far, it has been recognized by various countries that an army in the conventional sense is simply not able to pose an effective threat to it unless it is directly destroyed by the powerful of the golden rank.
Of course, the reason why the war weapon of this level of obsidian construction titan has not yet occupied the dominant position in the internal war of mankind is that in addition to the unbearable cost problem, the real problem is that the investment is not proportional to the benefit.
The Obsidian Titan in its true full state requires a whole team of alchemists to carry out logistical maintenance, including at least three silver-rank alchemists in charge of setting up the program manipulation actions, and the daily consumption of this team alone is enough to bankrupt a lord. If you add all kinds of functional plug-ins, the amount of money you need to spend becomes astronomical. Even if all unnecessary human and material factors were eliminated, just to maintain the basic operation of his energy core, it would also consume special alchemy fuel, which was more expensive than gold.
There was once a boring alchemist who specialized in detailed data, or rather a boring one, who calculated the historical record of an obsidian Titan and came up with a stunningly stunning result. If you were to build a Titan out of obsidian to slaughter a normal army, the average cost of killing a normal soldier would be fifty-five gold!
Even in a bustling southern city like the Oakland capital, five gold coins can buy a murder, and fifty-five gold coins is enough to hire a regular mercenary group to work for you. Therefore, any monarch with no problem with his IQ will not rashly use obsidian to build Titans when he is full, which is also the main reason why similar war weapons rarely appear in human internal wars.
Count Snecker clearly doesn't look like a person with a normal IQ......
El stood up and slapped his body, the charred carbonized skin shattering and peeling off, revealing a new snow-white skin. The "rapid regeneration" ability of the Life Rune makes his body recover as fast as a troll, which is also one of the reasons why he had the courage to die without heart or lungs before.
But this time he really almost got rid of it, compared to the injuries on his body that could be recovered, the set of leather armor on his body that was almost burned off made him feel even more heartache, and he didn't know if he could repair it. Little Langa, who was hiding in his leather armor, was also unfortunately affected, hiding in his eggshell and whimpering quietly and refusing to come out.
El moved his hands and feet, and felt that he had recovered, so he hurried to Tiana's side to check.
Judging from the girl's superficial condition alone, it seems that she did not suffer serious external injuries, and it seems that she once again used a method similar to "Wang Che Translocation" to help herself share part of the damage, and then the magic robe on her body bears it. The girl did not lose consciousness, although her face was a little pale because of the magic overdraft, but this has long been commonplace for her, and it is not a big deal.
"Are you alright, does your body matter?" El asked with concern as he crouched down beside Tiana.
"It's fine, it's just resting. The girl whispered as she stared blankly at the sky.
"I'll help you up if it's okay, lie on the ground and be careful of catching a cold. Elgan smiled and said that this time he had caused the girl a burden, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, when I was in the north, I used to ...... There were many times when I was lying like this after the battle. Tiana didn't care about the charred stains and dirt on her magic robes, and she didn't care about her image at all, so she spread her hands and feet and stared at the sky, and sighed softly.
"The sky is always blue, even with the occasional rain or snow. Sometimes I feel tired, just lie down and bask in the sun, look at the sky and clouds, and my heart will be quiet......"
I'm sorry that your mentality is so literary that I can't keep up with the rhythm at all...... El sat next to Tiana, feeling melancholy and tangled in his heart and face.
The black giant lay on the ground and never got up again, and despite all the unfavorable conditions, he still lived up to his reputation as a weapon of war, and killed nearly two hundred knights in the struggle, and then more knights swarmed him, completely losing the ability to resist.
Hundreds of tripwires were wrapped around his body and limbs, and the knights jumped off their horses and pulled desperately in opposite directions with their mounts, oblivious to the flesh and blood of their comrades at their feet, and only single-mindedly pulling the ropes with all their might.
Occasionally, the rope broke, or the black giant grabbed a few strands of rope and threw them into the distance, but more knights immediately filled the gaps left by their companions, and continued to compete with the monster with their lives for strength and will. As the iron drills hit the ground, the black giant's struggle became smaller and smaller, and finally completely lost its freedom of movement.
Master Stephen walked over to the Black Giant and sighed at the damage El had left on his thighs, he had had a trace of unrealistic illusions, hoping to be able to control the Obsidian Construct Titan to fend off another monster, and now he could only recycle garbage.
"Loser boy, you can't afford to buy this support shaft even if you sell me......" Master Stephen shuddered as he looked at the corroded metal component in the crack in his armor. Since the precision parts inside have been broken, the outer layer of stone shell is not worth much. He wiped away a handful of non-existent tears, raised his sleeves and threw a pile of strangely colored alchemy potions onto the black giant, and the invulnerable obsidian immediately billowed white smoke.
"Knock the stone off and don't damage the metal parts inside. After Master Stephen left these words, he turned and left, and suddenly there was a loud banging sound behind him. The sturdiness of obsidian is far beyond anyone's imagination, and even with the help of those special condiments, it is not easy to really bring the black giant directly, at least there is no hope until dark.
"Don't be lazy, young people, get up and get ready, we still have half the work to do. Master Stephen walked up behind El and kicked him hard in the ass.
"Isn't it, dear teacher, the big guy here has already played us to death!" El covered his face and lamented, although the process of dealing with the black giant seemed to be thrilling, but in fact, he and Tiana almost used up all their hole cards, and he couldn't help but vomit blood at the thought of another equally terrible monster.
"Why don't you take a break, I think that Lord Leonard will be able to carry it for a while. El said tentatively, holding on to his luck.
Master Stephen rolled his eyes, took out a large firework from his sleeve, lit it, and threw it into the air, exploding a brilliant spark in the sky of the hundred days, which was the signal he had agreed with the knight.
"El......" Master Stephen glanced at the fireworks in the sky, and turned his head coldly to look at his registered student, with a serious expression on his face that he had never seen before.
"I've learned about you and Miss Lanstadt before, and you're just ordinary friends with her, aren't you? β
Tiana's pale face instantly turned red, and El's face turned from red to black, and she didn't know why the old man suddenly gossiped.
"I also know you have a girl you like......"
"Wait a minute, you know too much, teacher, right?" said El through gritted teeth, although he knew from the first meeting that the old man had hidden an inquiring psychology that was unusual from ordinary people, he didn't expect him to care about his disciple to such an extent. Could it be that when he sneaks out and loves Tika every night, this old immortal lies outside the window and peeps?
"It's okay, when this is over, if you and Lolana can survive, marry her. Master Stephen's voice changed, and he finally got down to business.
"Why is it Lorana again? Wait a minute...... How can I listen to you as if you are giving your last words?"
"That's the last word...... Master Stephen smiled, "You don't think that one is so easy to deal with, do you?"
"Don't scare me, didn't the two of them fight for a long time without a winner?" El said cautiously.
"It's just just that it's just being restrained. Master Stephen shook his head and said, "The Obsidian Titan is a man-made weapon after all, and it is not difficult to control his weaknesses. And the purple one, I've been waiting for her here all my life. β
The expression on the old man's face was both relieved and began to be a little dazed. He raised his head and looked into the distance, and muttered in a low voice as if he were talking to himself:
"The Apostle of Original Sin was born in the North, bringing endless heavenly punishment, and there will be no ......peace in the world from then on."
El subconsciously glanced at Tiana, who had overheard the same sentence from Sneike's mouth, and at that time he had doubted the girl's true identity due to various coincidences.
"Teacher, what is an apostle?" Unsurprisingly, El, who had received a white eye, asked Master Stephen for answers to his questions.
"The Destroyer of Worlds. β
Master Stephen said with a cold snort. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)