Chapter One Thousand and Seventy-Eight

"That's arrogant...... Is he so sure that there are no high-level mages on the other party's walls?"

There was still a snarky mockery in Lancefield's seductive voice, but it sounded surprisingly harsh—

Such an attack, although powerful, but indeed reckless - this is not a strategy that Gaia Shi has come up with, but just to imitate the wisdom of the magic masters, as far as Sukhoi knows, at least a dozen castles in history have been destroyed by this kind of falling stones from the sky, or earth elementals, and the simpler way is to use the shrinkage technique to shrink a large number of stones, and then disarm the spell in mid-air, which can cause the same effect as a meteorite bombardment.

Of course, using a giant earth element to do this kind of thing is indeed a feat that only a division can do.

Just because it's loud doesn't mean it's effective.

You must know that for this kind of flying stone strategy, it is not impossible to restrain the method in the spell - for example, anti-gravity, this famous spell even a warrior like Sukhoi knows very well, as long as someone casts it under the earth element, no matter how heavy the earth element, it will fly into the sky with the same weight.

Anti-gravity is the spell of the Seven Rings, if the opponent is that young division, then this attack is naturally meaningless, and it will only lose an earth element out of thin air.

But if not......

That proves that Burgundy at the moment is just a slightly tighter castle.

The reaction of the Burgundian city was not slow, Sukhoi had already seen the light and shadow of several arbitrary doors appear in the sky one after another, and some subtle changes in luster appeared on the large stones that kept falling, those yellow brilliance, should belong to the feather falling technique.

This magic, which slows down the fall of objects, can be cast by a mage - but at the moment it is almost completely ineffective.

The earth elementals themselves have a repulsive effect on the energy that manipulates the air, and the faster their fall is due to their huge bodies, the more limited the range of human spells. The Feather Fall Technique shot from the head of the city could not be hit until the earth elemental approached at least two thousand feet, and even if a few mages saw the opportunity quickly and immediately floated up a few hundred feet with any gate, they would not have time to intercept it!

If that's all there is to it, the capture of the city shouldn't be counted......

Rumble!

It was as if a thunderclap exploded in the sky, and Sukhoi, who was caught off guard, couldn't help but tremble in his heart - in the loud noise, his eyes widened suddenly, and he saw a thick cloud of smoke bursting in mid-air in his field of vision! And the huge earth element seemed to be pushed by an invisible giant hand, and the falling track was suddenly deflected! A diagonal line was drawn in the air, and it flew to the side with a faster degree!

Even ten miles away, the side of the new empire could feel the tremors of the ground.

The earth elemental slammed into the clearing more than a mile in front of the outer wall of the city, and the thick gravel and dust suddenly rose up into an inflated black cloud!

It may seem clumsy, but it can step more than twenty feet, and it is definitely not slow, and it may even be faster than a horse, and if he rushes to the bottom of the city, the walls of rock may not be able to stop him—even the thickest earth and rocks are equivalent to a curtain of water to him.

But the charge had stopped.

The huge body shook as if it had hit something, dust and gravel bursting out of its chest, and at the same time, a thunderous sound came from the other side of the wall, then a second, a third.

The rumbling sound continued one after another, and the huge earth elemental was also constantly retreating, as if those giant hands had come out of thin air, and were pounding the elemental giant with a fist, causing it to bend down in pain and try to resist, but then it was beaten upward by a force!

Sukhoi's eyes widened and narrowed, and he could clearly see that the huge monster had no head at the moment—it had exploded into a cloud of gravel dust and slid down its shoulders, and although the Earth elemental's body was still struggling, trying to reshape its head, more rubble was bursting out of its body!

"Get down, fool!"

Master Gaia roared angrily, and the sound of the illusion spell enlarged through the rumbling roar, making it impossible to hear anything for a while...... It's a pity that this reminder can't save the fate of the earth elemental at all. Before it could melt into the ground and escape, its massive body was torn apart, its left arm slid off its shoulder with half of its body, and it was split into four or five sections!

That's it...... Finished?

The late summer wind blew gently through the wilderness, and the rustling sound was unusually silent after the roaring afterglow.

The camp of the New Empire was predetermined, and all the people, whether they were mages, knights, or warriors who had just passed through the portal, were completely frozen, and most of them stared into the distance in disbelief, watching the giant earth elemental that had been showing off its might a moment ago turn into a pile of rubble and rising dust under the distant walls...... Then they couldn't help but think that in the near future, this power would have to be borne by themselves.

The terrible reality weighed down on everyone's hearts like a plumb, making them look at each other and be silent. Even those who could not see the battle in the distance, those who had just arrived and could not figure out the situation, were infected by this silence, and perceived that their side seemed to have experienced a defeat, so they fell silent.

......

"Hmph, this kind of old-fashioned tactic dares to be used to make a shame! Let you know what the power of science is!"

In the eastern main bunker of the second wall of Burgundy, Mage Younger stood next to the shelling observation hole, staring out of the city, the massive earth elemental that had collapsed into a mass of rubble, and whispering to himself in disdain—it was clear that the bombardment had affected the old mage's hearing somewhat, so the whisper was almost indistinguishable from a shout.

"Hopefully, though, these Imperials aren't like gnolls, and if they're on guard when they're attacking the city tomorrow, it's a bit of a problem...... Forget it, science is great, and it can do anything!"

Even if he shouted cheerfully, the old mage himself couldn't figure out what this so-called 'science' meant.

He just knew that this thing belonged to a different system from magic, and it was something that Lord Edward was good at, not relying on the power of magic, but relying on the energy contained in various substances to move various effects, but what kind of effect it was, it was completely necessary to know.

Anyway, it's not much like magic, right?

Reaching out and patting the metal countertop beside him, he withdrew his gaze from the observation hole, the earth elemental that had been shattered into slag, and looked out of the large window beside him. He lingered for a moment on the huge tube with a faint metallic blue light...... An inexplicable excitement flowed through him, making his cheeks hot, as if his whole body was full of strength.

The triple-mounted twelve-inch cannon, a weapon copied directly from Edward's Remnant of the Sun, was set in each of the four directions of the second wall of Burgundy and placed in a purpose-built turret. It is the city that is far different from any other city in this world, replacing the power of defense with active attacks.

Long before he drove the chariot called 'Apocalypse' for Edward, the immense power of this weapon had completely conquered Younger. And in the months after the cannon was installed, he even gave up his daily meditation to devote most of his energy to that weird, exploding amber liquid.

Although in the end, it was only understood that it was the specific method of making this liquid composed of animal fat, ore and acid, and it was still unknown why it contained such a huge amount of energy - just like why the 'paper' made of the wood dregs that Edward had made was so light and thin, and why the soy food called tofu was so smooth and delicious - but this did not prevent the elder Younger from becoming a loyal believer in 'science'.

"Giant Earth Elemental, the spell of the Eight Rings...... That's it!"

The old mage sneered and reached out and plucked his ears.

The silent barrier in the turret wasn't enough to block out the sound outside. The vibration of the entire turret brought a deafening reverberation inside. It seems that it is better to follow the instructions of the lord and equip everyone with soundproof earmuffs, or simply replace all personnel with magic golems, otherwise this turret is really not a place for people to stay.

This is just a shot.

Except for the first one that blasted the elemental troll out of the sky, the cannon never fired any more cannonballs, and the rest of the attacks were due to the six four-inch cannons on the outer walls of the fortress...... After all, although the twelve-inch caliber cannon is powerful enough and the firing distance is long enough, the degree of shooting and aiming is also relatively slow, and it is not originally used to deal with small objects that move—even if it is an earth element with a height of nearly forty feet, when running on the ground, this kind of giant cannon cannot be aimed.

The first was able to hit with one shot, and it was entirely due to the proper command of Master Younger. Of course, his anticipation of the enemy's first spell is also one of the very important conditions.

It's best to equip the little guys below with some magic props that anticipate the enemy's chances, and the storage and spell items with a limit on the number of times are not good, and they can't support long-term consumption...... But if it's Hengfa, it seems too expensive?

The mage, who was thinking, suddenly felt that someone was tugging at his robe. "What for?" he looked back at the little fellow in the apprentice's robe, "Lord Forrante?"

"They're building portals!"

Lierant Hunter Detll Ryan raised his voice and shouted a third time, pointing to the observation window—an action that apparently finally got the old man's response: "Uh-huh, hahahaha, that's great! Those fools are crazy, and they actually opened three more portals!

On the other side of the empire's array, three purple-robed figures that had been suspended flickered in the arcane vision, which was extremely conspicuous. Probably the three so-called 'divisions' that the empire boasted about, right?

What else does it seem to be called, 'Purple Triplet' or 'Black Triple'?

But that's not all.

He thinks he has mastered great power, and thinks that there is no other power in the world except magic. Trying their best to drill down that road, but they're just narrow-minded unlucky bastards.

It's like who you were at the beginning.

But they probably never knew that the camping spots, which were only ten miles away, were also within the reach of the turrets. So if Yang was willing, one or two rounds of explosive shelling would make those arrogant and stupid magic scum understand that there was a power in the world that he didn't understand - but it was almost the limit aiming distance of the cannonball, and even if he blessed with magic vision, he would not be able to pinpoint the location accurately, but would make the other party alert.

If they retreat like this, it won't be interesting.

Fortunately, a few trained mage gunners also reacted well and made the most accurate judgment - When those four-inch guns bombarded the earth element just now, they only used a simple cone-tipped warhead, although this kind of warhead is far less lethal than the explosive warhead, but it is the best effect on destroying some objects, and it can also confuse those poor Imperial people, so that they can't see what their earth element is destroyed by something, and when they line up to rush to the city wall tomorrow, those explosive bullets will definitely allow them to have a good experience of what hell is!

"They're adding troops, Master Younger!"

The old mage's answer made Forrant stunned, he was stunned, staring at the dancing old mage in front of him, as if he wanted to see a little trace of madness on his face, and only remembered for a while to say something: "Maybe there will be a large-scale attack soon! Now all the mages who come out of that portal are mages!"

"It's all a mage who has a? This new empire has only a thousand mages to use, and half of them don't use it! And keep an eye on Tumenis. And even if they all came, what if they dared to attack at night? Even if they did, it would be just a waste of the lives of those hapless Imperials. ”

Yang snorted in complete disapproval.

He looked at the little count with an incredulous expression, but he didn't bother to explain anything—it was clear that everyone in Burgundy now seemed to feel that they were weak, and even the decision-makers were distressed that there was no truly powerful mage in the city. But Younger knew very well that there was no need to be distressed.

Just the gray potions in the storehouse called the powder storehouse, which was protected by ice spells, were enough to kill several divisions - as long as they could be set on fire in front of those divisions, if those mages did not prepare teleportation touch spells in advance, even the rainbow magic orb of the Nine Rings of magic might not be able to help them block the impact of those explosions!

Of course, Yang has not yet found a particularly effective way to send these forces to a division so that he cannot escape and be directly engulfed by the explosion, but that obviously does not prevent him from being confident in defending the city.

What about mages?

And what about the army?

As long as the soldiers of the new empire are slaughtered completely, let them wail and tear apart under cannon fire, and create a hell of fire and death in front of the city of Burgundy, then these stupid imperial Yankees will naturally understand that this great city is not to be touched!

As for the mages...... When the flowering shells come down on their heads, when their soldiers are all dead and scattered, they will understand.

"Alright, you watch here, I'm going to sleep for a while, these guys, I guess something is going to happen in the second half of the night. It's a nuisance. ”

The old man shook his head and turned to leave.

"Damn, if the space circle can still be used, even if they bring in a few thousand magicians, they won't be afraid......"

As he stepped out of the turret, he muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, this is just a luxury of Younger's own.

In the center of Burgundy, the powerful space circle can invoke the tremendous power stored in the space, something called the Staff of God...... However, with the disappearance of Edward, the weapon also lost its effectiveness, and although no part of the circle was damaged, it was completely unable to release any power, so after a few repairs, most people had lost interest in it, and only the elder Younger was still working tirelessly on it in his free time, trying to repair it.

The odds are pretty slim...... Sure enough, I still have to wait until the lord returns.

Young's resting place was in the mage tower, but now that the whole city was on alert, it was obviously inappropriate to go back to sleep, but fortunately, the turret built on the head of the city was spacious enough, and there were many rooms in the city wall for soldiers to rest, so he simply occupied one and found a bed to lie down.

But then he regretted it—

This fortress is completely constructed by the power of the stone element, and the bed is naturally made of stone, although it is covered with a layer of sheepskin or cowhide, it is still very hard, making the old mage wail every bone. And when people get older, they sleep a lot less, and it's not so easy to fall asleep.

But at this time, it was very inappropriate to go back, so he could only fall asleep slowly over and over, but in a daze, he suddenly heard someone shouting r1152

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