Chapter 296: Knox's Counterattack

Beneath the Tower of Mighty, buried deep in a base reinforced with silver and dense steel, there is a magic circle that never stops. Almost all kinds of gems can be found here, and they are forever shining with multicolored light under the influence of magical energy.

Each gem has different elemental properties, and they act as nodes in the magic circle, storing their respective elemental energy. On top of this is a powerful magical enchantment known as the Spell Pool, into which the Federation's mages can cast magic, and then the structure of the spells will be recorded and the energy contained will be stored in gems.

The Magic Tower is a spell booster that increases its coverage the higher its height. When needed, members of the Federation can connect to this spell pool with their personal magic badges registered with the Federation, and invoke the spells they have stored in it in case of emergencies. In normal times, the defensive enchantment and various special spell effects of the Mage Tower rely on the energy stored in the gems to maintain.

For hundreds of years, there was a huge amount of energy stored here, enough for three archmages to squander for three weeks in a row. This means a meteor shower that can cover half a continent, or destroy all towns in the Walled Mountains twice with a thundercloud storm.

But now it's almost exhausted.

This is not normal!, Archmage Casper panicked. Two months ago, he activated the Great Curse, targeting the conspirators who had provoked the Confederation and the Elves to war, based on the characteristics of the magic fluctuations that remained within the Crimson Spire of the Hub. This person is very cunning, and this magic fluctuation was only found by chance, and it is the only clue. Archmage Casper decided that he couldn't waste time looking for him, and directly used the Great Curse to deal with him!

At that time, the energy of the magic array was basically full.

The archmage managed to maintain his politeness.

The spell is still running, which means that the person is still happily alive somewhere in this world. He seems to have found a way to resist, completely withstanding the attacks of negative energy and various curses. Caspar examines the composition of the Great Curse and sees no problem: the curse is mixed with a myriad of disarming spells and removing protective spells to break the protective barrier that the attacker might use. For example, immunity to negative energy or immunity to death. Even powerful protective spells such as the Rainbow Orb should have been removed a long time ago, and it was impossible for the attacked to resist the Great Curse with their physical bodies alone.

The reason why I say this is because of the properties of this spell. It uses the effects of its strongest prophecy spell, part of the Warning Spell, to determine the target's attributes before launching a targeted strike. Only if the victim is a living creature will the Great Curse use negative energy. If the target is a lich. This spell automatically converts into positive energy or an elemental attack to which it is not immune. This characteristic is the essence of the Great Curse, and it is also the source of Archmage Casper's confidence. But you haven't been able to kill your target yet?

This is very unconscionable.

Even stranger, though, is the energy consumption of the Tower of Power. The Great Curse is very energy-intensive, but this is only relative to an ordinary mage. Compared to the storage of the entire power tower, the Great Curse should not be a problem for the last year. Casper checked it, and the consumption of the Great Curse was exactly the same as in the record, and there were no anomalies.

In just two months, where is the massive reserve of spells?

In addition to the "Federation Triumvirate", there are also Shielding Spell Master Macig, Sculptor Scott, and Magic Tower Builder Edith who can enter this control room. Marchige and Scott have been converted into loyal members of the Knox Guild, and Edith has gone to the Heim Territory. Never came back.

Among the Big Three, William is still at the top of Mora and has never come out of the Adamantite Gate, but his suspicion cannot be ruled out. Alexander, the Lion King, is a person that Casper can't see, and since the transoceanic teleportation array was closed, there has been no news of him. Could it be that he is back?

As the de facto leader of the original triumvirate, Alexander probably still holds some secrets that Casper does not know, and he is the greatest threat to the actions of the Commons. The Archmage first stopped the Great Curse. Then check the Tri-Peaks Pagoda through the circle here, looking for all the suspicious places.

Nothing.

Energy doesn't come into thin air. It doesn't go away in a vacuum, what is it used for? The external enemy, the internal enemy, makes the common union like trapped in a whirlpool, being pulled and falling into the abyss of defeat.

Casper made up his mind. Since the energy reserve is not enough to open the Hidden Latent Circle for a long time, it adopts the method of retriggering according to the conditions, and strives to start using it when the attack comes. If you still want to keep the three-peak tower. Archmage Casper couldn't stay away. He needs to keep an eye on the elves' movements and be ready to climb the five hundred and twenty-two steps at any time.

Then, everything is pinned on the external elemental energy, using it to replenish a part of the consumption of the circle, and then praying to hold on as long as possible.

Being besieged all the time has pushed the Archmage's patience to the limit. The bad news from Brookwood and Fort Hub added to the problem. These two important strongholds have now lost their perimeter protections: the elves have breached the walls, the puppets supported by the Commonwealth have surrendered, and the original inhabitants have all become refugees, driven from their homes to the west and south. Only some fishermen in Ximu Town boarded the boats in advance and fled to the sea during the chaos, so they were not captured.

The two crimson spires could barely maintain their last defenses, and had repeatedly sent messages asking for help. If these magic towers are lost, what will be left of the Knox Commons?

Caspar clenched the Power Staff, his current predicament finally made up his mind. The Elves' streak of victories must be stopped, and the hidden power of the Common Guild must be used.

This represents Wraiths, Mood Circles, and the Death Knights of the Northern Walls Mountains.

And dragons.

The knights of the Red God use dragons as mounts to carry out the power to destroy the world. They were powerful and proud creatures who liked to rest on the edge of the Wall of Storms on weekdays. Let the elves continue to plant trees, and when the dragons appear, their war trees will not be able to fly into the sky.

Elven armies are scattered throughout the walled mountains, but they are severely outnumbered compared to the vast expanse of the land. After the Three-Peaks Tower attracted a large number of troops, the direction of the Elven Forest was exposed, but no one had such a strong mobile force to attack. Originally, it was planned to lure the nomadic cavalry of the steppe to cause trouble for the elves. But the students sent out did not complete the task.

The nomads actually found an area of magic suppression and hid inside, intending to avoid the effects of the war. "Holy Land", that's how they call the Magical Suppression Zone, is foolish. Living in such an area will affect their physical fitness from generation to generation, and the powerful steppe nomads will eventually become like ordinary farmers. Giants and horses are no more.

But it doesn't matter, dragons are more mobile and powerful than nomadic cavalry.

"All the mages began to store energy in the spell pool in preparation for the counterattack on the elves. Archmage Casper's voice echoed through the Tri-Peaks Tower, a calm voice with power. "The elves want to dominate the New World, they want to exterminate the way humans learn and master magic, they want to stifle our freedom, and this is not allowed. Every spellcaster should act and fight for survival and victory!"

With his command. Several crimson spires all began to glow, attracting the wraiths of the Far North Ice Sheet to the south. For a moment, the northern sky was full of gray smoke clouds, and all living beings were huddled and hid to avoid being discovered by these terrible undead.

The rune circle that was forbidden to pass through the city wall mountain range erupted with a strong light, reflecting the entire mountain in a bright red color. From a distance, it looks like carbon burning in a furnace, hot and hard to touch. The wraith flew over the walled mountains, as if it had been burned. Tumbling, screaming, and dropping black dross, the number began to dwindle.

Dark clouds are falling. Lunge towards the walled mountains at any cost. Countless burning spirits turned into black slag and covered the mountain. Gradually, this layer of black became thicker and thicker, isolating the runic power of the city wall mountain range, forming a passage that could be traversed.

The nomads of the steppes are mostly near the Holy Land, far from the direction of Waterdeep. So he avoided the threat of the wraith. However, some tribes on the eastern side of the steppe still saw this wonder. A warm south wind had already blown, but the dark clouds were still moving against the wind with an unstoppable momentum, covering the entire sky. The cattle and horses all bowed their heads, or shivered on the ground, or shoved their heads into the tents to hide. The little ones who look up at the sky. All of them were nauseous and vomiting, and some were infected with tyrannical bad tempers.

The elves responded as soon as the Crimson Tower lit up. Barriers against evil, anti-necromancy, and anti-mind control open to protect those soldiers. The priest of the Moon Temple summons angels glowing with golden light and fights the wraiths with holy power.

In many places, elven generals held up rune stones, on which were written runes of meditation and perseverance in dwarven script. These can restrain the spirits to a certain extent, increase their difficulty in possession, and greatly slow them down. These runestones come from the Heim realm and are sold to the elves through General Leah's channels. Due to the small number, only those elven teams that left the main camp and did not have a priest with them were given a piece and needed to be returned when they returned to camp.

Runestones are made of a variety of gemstones, large and small, but the rune text on them is exactly the same. The elves didn't notice this, or didn't think deeper. With Siegel's own strength, how could it be possible to create such a number of runestones unless he became a pure craftsman?

This is the second magic item assembly line, specializing in the manufacture of rune equipment. These runestones only have a lifespan of three or four years, but there is no difference until the lifespan is reached. The elves offered a variety of gems, but for a small fee, most of them were exchanged for the farming area of the Heim Territory. It turned out that a small part of the Ghost Fog Swamp was now the area for Heim's spring ploughing, and it turned out that there were not enough people to sow the seeds.

The elves bought them for the price of magical items, but the actual cost of making the runes for Heim was very low - after the cost of the gems - the deal was almost entirely net profit. For the newly acquired cultivated areas, many of the farmers in the territory were afraid to farm, fearing the threat of elven armies and great war ancient trees. But Siegel ordered that the seeds of the crops must be sown in the cultivated areas, even if they could not be managed.

The edict left the peasants scratching their heads, but most of the generals understood the significance of the move. Although none of them had yet seen the turn of the war, they all increased their confidence in victory.

Recently, the third assembly line of magic items has also been completed, and the manufacture of magic breastplates has begun. The cuirass is made up of two iron plates, one in front and one in the back, on which depict a magic array that strengthens defense and resists elemental damage, respectively, and is used to create a powerful assault cavalry. But none of this has anything to do with the elves, and it can't help them.

The elves fought back and fought back with magic and magic. Soon, they descended into chaos and cannibalism. As soon as something goes wrong with the priest of the Luna Temple, it causes a chain reaction, and this is how many elven camps are turned into graveyards. However, more local elves prevailed, and after paying a certain price, they drove out the wraiths and held the camp.

The casters were out of breath, but they all hurried to regain their strength. Wraiths hovered the skies, regrouping. The caster needs to rest, and that is the chance for the undead.

It became a war of attrition with the elves. (To be continued.) )