Section 335 Afterstroke

The Bloodfang Lord awaits the support of his own mage.

Having said that, it wasn't surprising that the Blood Fang Lord knew that his side had an advantage in magical combat power - Marven had repeatedly assured him of this. The reason for the charge was that it was really inappropriate to use magic, but now that the chaos of the wind of magic has subsided, it is normal to use magic to weaken the enemy or strengthen yourself with magic before the battle begins.

It's a pity that Marven had already planned to betray - it would already be very face-saving if he didn't fight back (thanks to Eshurufat's cousin, otherwise Marven wouldn't mind using a few magic to support Eshurufat). Therefore, the Bloodfang Lord's wait is actually a waste of precious time.

No, his wait was not in vain. He did wait for the help of magic—only on the opponent's side.

The priests of the gods of the astral field were the first to use magic. A soft light suddenly appeared behind the phalanx of spear infantry. With this light came a gentle breeze. However, these winds do not only blow on the body, but also affect the human mind. In fact, it is the magicians who come into contact with the winds of light and draw them out in order to grant this energy to the people and strengthen their faith. All the soldiers who had been routed and were trying to flee the battlefield stopped. They began to regroup in twos and threes, and some of the captains worked hard to form their men again.

As for those soldiers who had not yet engaged in battle, and were waiting for the next round of onslaught of the Chaos Legion in panic, they also quickly strengthened their confidence in battle.

The Bloodfang Lord is still waiting, however, sooner or later, he will find out that something is wrong. Of course, Marven was also sure that at this time, the Blood Fang Lord who was on the front line would not have time to trouble him.

The fighting in other parts is still fierce. The central forces of the two armies are gradually increasing the number of combat forces on the front line -- but this conservative attitude itself shows that the battle here is not the key to victory or defeat. On the other side, the knights had already beaten the weakest right flank of the Chaos Legion to the ground and left and right.

Marven felt several new spells being unleashed. These spells did not come to the knights just right. A few magicians summoned the spirits of various beasts in the wilderness, imitated their solid fur with magic, and applied it to the knights. The knights, who were already wearing full armor, are now strengthened with the blessing of magic. Other mages draw their power from the winds of metal, channelling powerful magical energy directly onto the knights' weapons.

The two magics immediately changed the tide of the battle, and the terrible attack that was enough to kill a knight was now only a trivial wound, and the blades in the hands of the knights became infinitely powerful and sharp because of the magic.

The knights were even more brazen and ferocious forwards, their weapons now possessing extraordinary slashing powers, and their bodies becoming nearly indestructible under the combined protection of magic and armor. Even the Chaos Warriors began to be unable to resist and gradually collapsed.

"The timing is good. Marven teased softly. The Bloodfang Lord is still wasting his time there...... Well, what a fool would do.

Even Marven had to say that the Bloodfang Lord might have missed one of the best fighters.

The shape of the battle has changed again. It can be seen that the tanks that had just been scattered had begun to gather together. Although they were besieged on all sides by the Chaos Warriors, they were lined up in a dense horizontal line. It's a bit incredible, but it seems ...... Seem...... These tanks were not dispersed, but under the command of someone?

A slight aura of magic could be felt, but Marven was sure that these tanks couldn't carry a magician. But without magical communication......

Or did he really miscalculate?

After the tanks formed a dense phalanx, the whole battle was completely reversed. It's not difficult to dodge a tank's charging momentum, but it's easy to dodge a queue of tanks in formation...... That's going to be difficult. Soon, the detachments harassing the tanks were dispersed. With the noise of the steam engine, these steel behemoths lined up and rushed towards the Chaos Phalanx with a sweeping momentum.

This is a real disaster. Tanks rampaged through the crowd, their steel shells protecting them, and the power of their steam engines was not a force of flesh and blood. At this moment, this steel chariot is truly exerting its incredible power, killing the Chaos Warriors to the ground.

The Bloodfang Lord finally understood that something was wrong. The flanking brigades were left behind to continue holding back the tanks, while the main forces quickly rushed forward, trying to crush the frontal enemy in one fell swoop. And Marven clearly sensed that there were at least four or five spells brewing. The energy in the wind of magic is extracted in large quantities, and it is about to be compiled into spells, affecting the entire battle situation.

"It's time for us to go. Marven said suddenly.

"Master, what do you mean...... We ......"

"Get out of here. Marven said. With a command of will, the magic disk slowly descended to the height of the ground. Around him were a dozen wizards who also stood on the magic disk—every qualified Tzeentch wizard had a magic disk, which was not very fast, but was far better than horses and the like. In addition to these Tzeentchy sorcerers, there are also some sorcerer apprentices who can use magic, but are of inferior skill - they are on foot.

In addition to the magician, Marven also has a group of more than 100 Chaos Warriors by his side. This team is a convoy of personal allegiance, led by a Tzeentch Chaos Champion who only obeys Marven's orders. Although the Bloodfang Lord had previously announced that he would take away Marven's command and let him only go into battle as a magician, he could not take away this small army of guards.

"If we're leaving......" one of his subordinates asked hesitantly. It wasn't clear why he was questioning Marven's order at this time, but Marven just looked at him coldly, and the latter immediately shut up obediently.

"Do you want to wait until the victory comes out before leaving?" Marven sneered. "I'd like to ask you, if the battle is decided, will we be able to leave safely?"

The subordinates quickly understood what Marven meant. It is indeed time to leave the battlefield. Stay on the battlefield, carefully observe the changes in the whole battle situation, until the winner is finally determined - the person who does this kind of thing is either a recorder or a fool (if you have a bird's-eye view of the battlefield from an absolutely safe vantage, Marven is willing to try). The main reason why Marven is here is because of the taboo of the Bloodtooth Lord. Now that the Bloodfang Lord is no longer out of the front line to find trouble for him, why is he staying here?

When the war is decided, if the Bloodfang Lord wins, he will have time to trouble Marven. If the Bloodfang Lord is defeated, then the defeat will inevitably be followed by a complete chaos and carnage...... Even Marven could not guarantee that he and his subordinates would be able to retreat safely in that situation.

In fact, Marven didn't particularly care about the outcome of this game. The situation in front of us is clear, and this posture of the two sides is ...... The losing side will undoubtedly lose more than half, and the victorious side will also suffer at least two or three percent casualties. Regardless of who wins or loses, Marvin's original goal has been achieved. If there's anything he really cares about right now, it's undoubtedly the life or death of the Bloodfang Lord.

Because Ashruphat is certain to die, and it doesn't take extra effort, just a little waiting.

So it's better if the Bloodfang Lord is defeated. To say that the army was defeated and the general, who was a believer in torture, survived...... The chances of this happening are similar to falling down and dying on a flat road. But then again, judging from the current situation, the possibility of the Chaos Legion's defeat is already very high. Or it can be understood this way: if nothing else, the Bloodfang Lord will be defeated.

Because a true sadist believer will inevitably make such a choice - in the face of irreparable defeat, they will not do such an unfashionable thing as fleeing from the battlefield, but will silently pray to the blood god, sacrifice their soul to the blood god, and then roar and kill the enemy in the most dense places. It's quite idiotic - and that's why Marven looks down on (and in his stomach, of course) all sadistic believers, including the Bloodfang Lord.

But then again, even Marven has to admit that it is precisely because of the fearless nature of sadistic believers that they are the most powerful beings among the Chaos tribes. This kind of practice, which does not care about one's own life, let alone the lives of others, makes the abusive believers fearful, and no one dares to provoke them.

"We evacuated. Marven once again took a moment to look around, and then gave orders to his subordinates. "Don't go straight, go diagonally. ”

He was able to be sure that his retreat would not cause too many sequelae, at least not in the short term, and would not cause a chain reaction of the rout of the entire army. Many people know that in the fierce battle, if the first fugitive appears in one of the troops, then it is easy to trigger more deserters, and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire army and even the whole army. If this happens, Marven's group is in danger of falling into chaos. But if this is the premise, it is a rout to flee, not an orderly movement. All he needs to do is keep his men's records and formation, and his allies will mistakenly think that this is a normal move. The magicians moved from the back to the flanks, which was a normal thing and would not cause misunderstanding.

On the battlefield, the energy mobilization of the wind of magic is becoming more and more obvious. Not only on Ashrufat's side, but also on the side of the Bloodfang Lord, there was also a flow of energy from the wind of magic. However, due to the betrayal of Tzeentch, the Chaos Legion is overwhelmingly disadvantaged in terms of magical combat power. The alliance of the Church of the Gods in the Star Field appears one magic after another, constantly strengthening allies and weakening enemies. However, the magic of the Chaos Legion has been repeatedly interfered with by the other party and failed.

Thinking of how disadvantageous the Blood Fang Lord would be because of this, Marven couldn't help but smile on his face.

It's a pity that Ashrufar didn't do what Marven wanted, which meant that Marven could only take away such a small group of people close to him, not an entire army on the right flank. This will have a little detrimental effect on his future plans, his next move. Of course, just a little.

They quickly evacuated the ridge. Now, the sound of fighting on the battlefield has become distant.

"The hosts. "A wizard harnessed the magic disk close to Marven's side. "Where should we go?"

"Half a day's journey. Marven twisted his goatee and chuckled.

"Why ...... in half a day?" asked the subordinate puzzled.

"A safe location. Marven replied. "You," he ordered, turning to a wizard apprentice who hadn't gotten the disk yet, "and a few of you. He pointed to several Chaos warriors, "Stay here and observe first, and report back to me on the battlefield." ”

After making this final preparation, Tzeentch led his small group of men forward. This is a natural road in the middle of the hills, from which he came before. They must also go back to guò here. Because he had come all the way, he knew that there was a slightly open flat area in the middle of the mountain road. They had camped there before.

"Master, I'll go to a safe place...... another subordinate asked suspiciously.

"Look at the outcome of the war. Marven smiled slightly. "If Ashrufat wins...... We were right there...... Contain the defeated soldiers. ”