The blue-white geometric patterns bloomed in the air, like a delicate magic circuit like a blooming rose, which Roland couldn't help but admire.

It is a high-density "barrier" with more than 20 faces, constantly roaming around its owner.

A "barrier" can withstand the impact of swords and long-range bullets and shrapnel, but when the distance is closed, its impact resistance will be reduced, and the projectile will shatter the "barrier". This is also the reason why countries were so keen to equip themselves with firearms after the "Seven-Day War" - although compared to magic, there are shortcomings such as reaction speed and single use, but the material and time cost of training a musketeer is much lower than that of a mage, and as long as a certain number is formed, even a trained mage will be beaten into a sieve.

The magicians were a little caught off guard by this sudden situation that shook their position, but they were not stupid, and a series of emergency countermeasures were developed, one of which was the simplification of the application-oriented high-density "barrier".

The idea of compressing and stacking multiple "barriers" to improve resistance to physical shocks may seem overly simplistic, but it is not at all simple in practice. It is important to know that the "barrier" itself is not a difficult magic, but no matter how simple the magic is, a large number of magic will also put pressure on the consciousness capacity, and once the limit is exceeded, the caster's consciousness will collapse and become a waste.

Despite the name of "simplification", it does not change the fact that activating a "high-density barrier" requires at least 5 "barriers" to be activated at the same time, as well as the same number of "compression" and "maintenance" techniques, which is the fundamental physical support of magicians below the quadrilateral level. On the other hand. A single barrier can neither fully protect nor withstand shells, and in essence, it is still an emergency product with various problems.

That's the way it goes......

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who was breathing freely and manipulating as many as 20 or more "high-density barriers", Roland reset the strength of his opponent to the six-mang level.

It was by no means a simple character, not only could he manipulate difficult magic with ease, but in the face of sudden long-range shelling, his performance was also remarkable.

Nona used what appeared to be a high-explosive grenade, which was more intimidating in terms of momentum, but far less lethal to infantry swarms than with an air-burst fuse. Launched at large elevation angles. A shrapnel that falls almost vertically. However, because it happened suddenly, and the explosion was more powerful than the explosion they had ever seen, it quickly fell into a state of chaos. Everyone pushed, screamed, and almost collapsed at one point. But after the man who manipulated the "barrier" spoke out to stop it. The chaos was immediately brought under control. Riders carefully control their mounts. Spread out as little as possible without stirring up dust.

It only took a few minutes for such a judgment to be made, and it was executed, obviously. This is no ordinary bandit.

"Looks like you've come to the right place. ”

Roland, who was hiding in the treetops, muttered in his heart, and while the raid unfolded, he sneaked out of the train and followed the looming traces of Mana concentration to this place.

Before, he only vaguely felt the existence of the magician, but after actually seeing the other party's battle, Roland couldn't help but be glad that he was the only one who came.

Just being performing the spell, at least the six-mang, the two who had not yet moved around him covered the magician level mark on their clothes, but at this time, it was better to set the other party to the same level or even higher.

The three six-mang median-level magicians, converted into the combat effectiveness of ordinary infantry, are at least equivalent to two infantry companies, and if you add the hundreds of well-trained cavalry around you, it is almost equivalent to the combat power of a battalion.

However, it is also a great opportunity.

Most of the three mages here are commanders, and as long as they are taken, this inexplicable battle will be over.

The countermeasures had been worked out, and taking a deep breath, Roland began to gather Mana little by little, slowly.

The best way to deal with a mage is to snipe.

It's a universal approach that can be applied everywhere, and even the best magicians will struggle to react to unexpected attacks. The "Seven Day War" and the Riga Fortress, the mages who were shot out in the head by the elven hunters are the best commentary on this experience.

Roland carefully adjusted the technical circuit, he didn't plan to kill those three people, this half was his instinctive thought, and the other half was the result of thinking and calculating: the armed group without its commander would be chaotic and disintegrated, and with the combat effectiveness of the Marines and the momentum of the moment, it would not be difficult to defeat them. But the defeated rogues will wander elsewhere to continue doing the same thing, like a spreading tumor, and in order to prevent this, it is necessary to leave behind a commander who can restrain the thieves' behavior.

(Air Shock Bomb, added the definition of the magic bullet.) ）

Roland's plan was to use the "Air Shock Bomb" with the additional "Magic Bullet" to cross the gap between the "barriers" before the other party noticed and reacted, and made the "Air Shock Bomb" explode at a close distance from their heads, and use the shock wave to make them temporarily faint.

A very simple and practical strategy, but with zài risks.

The opponent's strength is unknown, the timing of the launch and detonation, and the control of the strength -- as long as there is a mistake in one place, the whole game will be lost.

Roland raised his hand, aimed at the target, Mana gathered into an invisible bullet ready to fire, and-

Launch.

Sixteen "air shock bombs" pounced on the opponent, leaving only a scream in the air from the disembodied Mana circuit, which then shattered into a shiny Mana on the barrier.

The opposing magician took action the moment he noticed Mana's activation, and the experience and reflex instinct honed on the battlefield drove the "barrier" to change direction before he could think, blocking the "air shock bomb".

Right in the middle.

Seven "shock bombs" followed by them entered from the gap and hit the back of the heads of the three people.

The silver light flashed, and a loud sound of cannonballs and a storm blew in all directions, and after a moment, the restored Mana scattered with the wind while radiating its brilliance.

Obscured by the smoke and dust, Roland couldn't confirm whether he had hit the target for a while, and a strong chill suddenly stabbed from behind. A gust of wind erupted from below.

It was a huge assault spear that instantly grew from a dead corner of the ground to a height like the treetops, piercing the boy hiding in the treetops.

"Seems to have gone a little too far. ”

The smoke cleared, and the man who raised his wand said, his face reminiscent of a scholar, but inexplicably a nervous smell, and he only heard him turn his face sideways in a regretful tone and ask:

"Accidentally killed it, is it okay?"

"No problem. ”

The man behind him, who looked like a head, replied, a teasing smile on his shrewd face.

"If you can kill it. ”

“......！！”

The magician with his wand grew his mouth. The eyes that had been squinting widened at the moment.

The boy who had been pierced by the assault spear swayed. In a few moments it disappeared into thin air.

"'When you move at high speed, you leave an afterimage,' and it's really incredible to actually experience this kind of thing, don't you say? ”

The head was unhurried to one side of the tree trunk, and the two companions immediately assumed a vigilant posture in that direction.

"Outstanding ability. Be open-minded. Quick to react - if I were your teacher. Will definitely give such a review. However, the 'naïve' clause needs to be changed. ”

Silver-white light swept through the trees, and trees as thick as people fell down in unison.

"Is the 'Hidden Blade'......"

"Sure enough, he was very knowledgeable. It's nice to be young. ”

Sighing in the old man's voice, the man waved his right hand, and the blue-and-white sword that wrapped his entire arm and was more than a meter long cut through a rock split in two like butter. Roland, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but sigh.

(Again, the same troublesome thing.) ）

As far as common sense is concerned, different magical systems exist independently of each other, and it is difficult to assist each other, because it is easy to interfere with each other.

In the case that one technique has already been launched, if you want to perform the techniques of other systems, you must first disassemble the previously composed technique circuits, release the occupied consciousness capacity, and gather Mana again to start over. Although it is possible to "add definition" or "standby" to maintain a spell in a state where the effect is played/about to be performed, another spell loop is formed during this time to activate, so that both spells can be activated at the same time.

This practice also has drawbacks, such as the caster must have a high capacity of consciousness and extraordinary concentration, the inability to control the details of the procedure, and the time-consuming and laborious process of hooking, which cannot really replace the direct and complete simultaneous manipulation of most procedures. Therefore, it is rarely used in actual combat, and the assistance between different techniques is basically achieved through the cooperation of multiple magicians.

But there are always exceptions, and in practical applications, magicians have developed some techniques that can be used at the same time for assistance, and the "Hidden Blade" is one of them.

This is a modified application of the "barrier", in which the "barrier" is condensed and gathered on the hands and feet to form the shape of a sword, and then the definition of "fixation" is added, relying on the strength and sharpness of a sword that is more powerful than a steel sword, and even a child can cut granite like cheese. After that, as long as you use the enhancement technique to strengthen your physical abilities, you can turn the weak mage into an incomparably sharp humanoid killing machine.

I'm afraid it was him who split the "air shock bomb" just now, judging from the speed and strength of the reaction, I'm afraid that the flesh has already undergone rigorous training, and after being strengthened, it can burst out with such terrifying speed and precision.

In addition, the two brothers who use the "barrier" and the "earth dragon thorn" cooperate with each other, forming an iron wall that makes it impossible to get close.

"I believe that if you are as smart as you, you should understand how dangerous it is to be with the three six-mang, no matter what kind of genius you are, you can't make up for the gap in strength and experience. ”

Not only strength, but also the experience of mutual cooperation and the mutual compensation between techniques are insurmountable walls.

In a relaxed posture, the man opened his mouth and declared:

"We don't have any personal vendetta against you or the guys on the train, and I don't like to do that, if you can. However, in order to correct the fallacies of this society and the world, we need your help. ”

"Helping as a hostage? ”

"It wasn't our intention that things would turn out like this, and our primary purpose was to negotiate, not to fight. But in the case of the severance of the negotiation channel, this is the only means left, and it has to be done in this way. Besides, aren't we also killed or wounded? If you value the lives of others, then now is the time to order the pointless fighting to stop, right?"

It's so calm.

Roland spoke highly of each other in his heart.

Although he had an advantage on the surface, this man did not ignore the overall battle situation, the shouting and killing on the other side of the train was weakening, and I am afraid that the Marines had suppressed those cavalry. And this side, under the control of Roland and Nona's cannons, cannot be immediately supported. If it drags on like this, they will lose.

Now, their only chance is to capture Roland and force the Marines to throw a rat trap and wait for an opportunity to capture the train. So while the leader was talking to attract attention, the other two were gathering Mana and constructing the technique.

Spit out the sigh, Roland unceremoniously replied.

"It is the men of you who were once part of Charlemagne's army to stop the pointless fighting. ”

The atmosphere stalled for a moment, and Mana's gathering slowed down for a moment before returning to normal.

"What are you talking about......"

"The 'high-density barrier' and the 'hidden blade' are common techniques used by high-ranking magicians in various armies, but the 'earth dragon thorn', which combines alchemy to extract metal minerals from the land and form spears to stop the cavalry, is the exclusive military technique of Charlemagne's army. In other words, the user has worked in the military, or...... It's an active-duty soldier. ”

“......”

"Judging from the age of several riders, as well as the quality of those riders who were able to leave the forest to support the train without making a sound without making a few gestures from their superiors without a clear order, it is more appropriate to judge that they are army. ”

From the very beginning, these bandits showed too many characteristics of the army, the use of tactics, the coordination between each other, and the rational configuration...... It is hard to imagine that the average robber would have the opportunity and heart to be trained in this area and hone these skills to the point where they are as skilled as reflexes. The only one who can do this kind of thing is the army. The question is, where are they in the army?

From a political point of view, there was no reason for the army affiliated with the state to attack the armored train on which the condolence group was riding, and only the private army of the royal family or lord was left with the ability and motive.

Is it the crown prince, the second prince, or the local lord?

It seems that they are all suspicious, but the specific ones can only ask the heads of these executors.

"Please tell us the truth, because if you do so, your sentence may be shorter. ”

Fingers on the automatic pistol at his waist, the boy's earnest advice trembled in the air. (To be continued......)