Chapter 224 Ryan's Last Chance
This sudden sneak attack ended quickly.
Although it seemed like a huge force, the casualties among the Ryan people were not heavy. After counting the number of people, only twelve were killed and even fewer were injured.
The main reason was that the attack was discovered early and the other side retreated very decisively.
It was obvious that the other party's purpose was simply to harass. These desert people did not leave, but hid in some unknown way and launched a sneak attack every half an hour or so.
After all, the desert is the enemy's territory, and the Ryan people have no geographical advantage here at all.
During the meeting, Silver Moon Knight rubbed his brow.
The headache had been tormenting his nerves. As an old man with one foot halfway into the coffin, he shouldn't have been so busy.
Things became out of control after the failure of the first attack on Ganlu City.
But now that things have come to this, the Silver Moon Knight can only continue to cheer up and discuss the next plan with the generals.
It is impossible for the desert people to give them time to rest, so it is better to attack again before they are completely exhausted. Regardless of failure or success, it will be the last battle for Ganlu City.
Alan was standing aside. He was just a servant now and had no right to express any opinions.
But after hearing those generals talking about how to retaliate, whether it was a sneak attack, poisoning, or some other method, although these sounded like they were just venting their anger, and they came from the mouth of the Black Knight.
But Alan still felt a little strange. For the first time, he felt that these Ryan people in front of him were a little strange.
Alan remembered the young man who was ambushed and killed by the desert people when he was cleaning up the battlefield. When his brother came to claim the body, he had a smile on his face, as if he felt that his brother deserved to die.
Originally, Allen thought that killing a coward who was afraid of war was an extreme act for the sake of family honor and victory in the war, but there was nothing wrong with it in principle.
And the words of the Silver Moon Knight were circulating in his mind.
When war can be used as an excuse to override doctrine, can imperial power also be used?
In an instant, Alan thought of ten thousand excuses.
In order to maintain Ryan's rule, did the Ryan royal family do anything that violated the doctrine? Using the interests of the majority or the overall situation as an excuse, and then deceiving themselves and others that they had no choice, all evil can be covered up.
Alan felt lost in life, and he prayed to the gods to clear his doubts for him, but the Lord of Dawn did not respond.
At this time, Allen didn't know that in the near future he would witness the descent of the Lord of Dawn with his own eyes, and then he would become the youngest legend in the empire and witness the departure of his teacher.
At the same time, Amber was looking at her own achievements with pride.
He transformed the defensive magic circle of Ganlu City. No one stopped the process and he even got the support of Hoffman.
It was only after seeing Amber perform a spell that Hoffman believed the bizarre claim that the puppet had awakened its self-awareness. No puppet could perform magic, and the most expensive product sold in Alchemy City did not have the ability to perform magic.
They can use magic power furnaces to provide power and can launch miniature magic shells, but these are pre-set magic arrays and can only operate according to the settings.
But Amber performed a bunch of spells in front of Hoffman, and his spellcasting level was better than any legendary wizard Hoffman had ever seen. There couldn't be such a powerful puppet in the world. If Alchemy City had this technology, it would have unified the entire continent long ago.
A puppet with awakened self-awareness, a dragon knight, and excellent spellcasting ability. Hoffman felt that this was the will of God, allowing him to find redemption at the most difficult time in his life.
So when Amber said he wanted to repair the defensive magic circle, Hoffman fully supported him.
Then Hoffman saw a group of mages who were maintaining the magic circle being scolded by Amberxiu, but these mages who usually looked down on others could not refute a word. Like a group of mage apprentices, they could only bow their heads and admit their mistakes.
Then Amberxiu commanded this group of mages who were used to being sneaky and began to transform the entire defensive magic circle.
It is impossible to completely repair it in just a few hours. The city's defense magic circle was designed to deal with the attack of legends. It is expensive and precise, and it is very complicated to maintain. It is even more difficult to repair after damage.
Even if Amberxiu moved the Golden Throne out, he couldn't repair it in a short time, so he rebuilt his own magic circle on the original magic circle.
Only use the energy source of the original magic circle to achieve the result that Ambersu wants.
After several hours of hard work, Amber activated the new magic circle. After a blurry change of light and shadow, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Hoffman didn't understand why, but after leaving Ganlu City under Amber's instructions, he understood the effect of this magic circle.
Such a huge city of Ganlu has disappeared.
It turned out that there was only a stretch of yellow sand where the city had been. Under the evening sun, it reflected a golden color and looked no different from other sand dunes. Even Hoffman, a dwarf who grew up in the desert, could not see any flaws.
"I used the mirage phenomenon in the desert to enhance the effect of the illusion. To outsiders, Ganlu City is not here, but over there, about three kilometers away from Ganlu City."
Amber took Hoffman to the projection location, and a lifelike city appeared before his eyes.
If you don't go inside, you won't be able to see any difference just by looking at it.
"It's amazing! I've never seen such a large-scale illusion projection!" Hoffman said in surprise.
Amber was also very proud. He was originally unable to perform such a large-scale illusion, but after mastering the spell of "Lila's True Illusion", his understanding of illusion could be described as a leap forward.
By utilizing the natural environment of the desert and the magical energy reserves of Ganlu City, this incredible and huge illusion can be accomplished.
After Hoffman finished his praise, he said to Amber, "Your Excellency, do you want to set up the battlefield in this illusion city? But once the Ryan people start attacking the city, they will immediately see through it."
It seems useless. Just shoot an arrow at the fake Ganlu City and you will find something wrong. The Ryan people are not fools. You can't fool them.
Amber said: "We are not trying to trick the people of Lion, but the old fellow Silver Moon Knight. In the next battle, he will definitely strike again, and none of us can stop him. So, we have to use this city to trick him into striking."
All of Amber's plans were based on depleting the Silver Moon Knight's physical strength. As long as this old guy couldn't fight anymore, Ganlu City would be able to be defended.
This fake Ganlu City was right on their way. Although it was a few kilometers away from their original location, the desert terrain made it difficult to judge the distance. Amberxiu wanted to take a gamble and bet that these Ryan people ignored the difference of a few kilometers when they saw Ganlu City.
It’s a pity that Amberxiu’s dice of fate was sealed by the goddess of fate, otherwise Amberxiu could have turned this possibility into a future that is certain to come true, but now he can only take his chances.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
This is what a scumbag is like. He used to be indifferent to the goddess of fate, but at the critical moment, he hopes that the other party will give him a dowry.
Hoffman understood what Ambersau meant, and said, "If that's the case, then we can't leave the city completely empty. We need to deploy enough troops to at least make the city look difficult to attack, so that we can force the Silver Moon Knight to strike with his sword. Otherwise, our plan will be exposed immediately."
Amber didn't understand the military details, so naturally he asked Hoffman, who knew the subject, to do it.
Soon, Ganlu City sent out a dwarf guard to build fortifications outside the city.
This is a real move. The front of the fake city was transformed into a complex-shaped position, which even an outsider would think was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
With the buffer of this position, the chances of deceiving the Ryan people are greater.
By the time we finished all this, it was already dark. Without the sun, the desert returned to its normal appearance, as if it had been filtered through a layer, becoming quite plain.
The lights in Ganlu City gradually lit up, standing out in the darkness.
Without divination, Amber was sure that Ryan would attack again tonight. They had originally bypassed the front line to raid Ganlu City, and they only had one day.
If they delay any time, their army will be surrounded by dwarf armies from all directions.
No matter how powerful the Silver Moon Knights are, they cannot carry these 10,000 people away, and they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
So, tonight is their last chance.
If they succeed, they will easily occupy Ganlu City and control the throat of the Dwarf Kingdom. If they fail, they will have to retreat immediately and escape the encirclement as quickly as possible.
Amber was lying on a sand dune outside the city, looking at the absurdly large moon in the sky. He suddenly thought of Catherine and wondered where she had been for most of the day.
Just as he was thinking this, Amber sensed someone approaching.
When I got up and looked, it was Catherine whom I had just thought of.
The elf girl bathed in the moonlight, even though she was wearing bulky clothes, she still looked sacred and noble, and she was indeed the chosen one favored by the elf gods. Amber Xiu sometimes thought that if Catherine could say a few words in front of the two armies, maybe the two sides could negotiate directly.
Catherine came to Amber and sat next to him naturally.
"How did you find me?" asked Amber.
Catherine pointed to the sky. There was a giant eagle circling in the night sky, but it was flying too high and could not be seen without careful observation.
"Rangers are really convenient." Amber Xiu said with emotion.
Catherine smiled and said, "Aren't you also a ranger? If you hadn't shared the power with me, how could you play the role of the dragon rider?"
"That makes sense, but why are you looking for me now? Didn't you decide not to participate in the war? If a fight breaks out and you are seen by the Ryan people, it will become a political issue."
Amber's question left Catherine silent for a moment, and her next answer startled Amber.
Catherine looked at Amber and said very seriously: "I really shouldn't get involved in this war, but I suddenly wondered if the gods wanted me to help you?"
(End of this chapter)