Chapter 151 Mysterious Fire (Seven Thousand)
Chapter 151
The dark stars hovered in front of the goddess' army, like a bottomless abyss that swallowed up the light, opening its mouth wide, waiting for the mighty mechanical torrent to fall into its trap.
On the other side of the battlefield, above the wizard army, a huge war fortress was suspended in the air, like a floating fortress made of steel.
Its shell is covered with metal armor engraved with runes, and its complex alchemical machinery is constantly running, like a heart of war hanging high above the battlefield.
At this moment, in the observation tower above the fortress, two figures in wizard robes were quietly overlooking the battlefield.
They are third-level great wizards and the commanders of this encounter war.
One of them had a calm look and slightly frowned brows as he stared at the star in the distance that was emitting a terrifying dark aura.
He spoke in a low voice, with a hint of caution in his tone:
"According to the information, this should be the eighth-ring spell, Dark Star."
The other wizard smiled contemptuously, with a cold light in his eyes and a slight upward curve in his mouth: "Heh, as long as the Holy Land doesn't take action, those wizards can't stop us!"
After a long period of wars and confrontations, the wizards of the Mechanical City have already figured out the power system of the gods' civilization.
If their practice system is matched with the level classification of wizards, then the wizard apprentice stage can be equated with the zero-ring wizard and the first-ring wizard.
The three stages of a first-level wizard correspond to the second-ring, third-ring, and fourth-ring wizards respectively.
The three stages of a second-level wizard correspond to the fifth, sixth, and seventh rings respectively.
The three stages of a third-level wizard correspond to the eighth ring, ninth ring, and sanctuary respectively.
At this moment, the two wizards floating above the war fortress are both at the initial stage of level three great wizards, and each of them is equivalent to the level of an eight-ring wizard.
If they join forces, they can even defeat the Nine Ring Mage!
Therefore, as long as there is no strong man among the enemies who has reached the holy realm level, which is equivalent to the peak of the third-level great wizard, then the wizards will have an absolute advantage in high-level combat power!
"Let me do it."
The calm third-level wizard nodded, and in a flash, he appeared at the top of the war fortress.
His wizard robe fluttered in the wind, and his body stood on the top of the fortress like a towering mountain. Three permanent witchcraft marks emerged, emitting a dazzling witchcraft glow.
"Level 3 witchcraft, mechanical blessing!"
As the witchcraft was released, a brilliant energy wave spread from his body like a tide and rushed towards the mechanical army on the battlefield!
Buzz! A huge energy ball suddenly erupted in the core area of the war fortress, like a scorching sun rising into the sky. The violent energy fluctuations instantly set off a violent airflow.
Then, the ball of light suddenly shattered and turned into golden light all over the sky, like a rain of blessing from the gods, falling towards the mechanical army.
The moment the rain of light covered the entire mechanical army, all the mechanical creations and metal materials shrouded in it underwent amazing changes in an instant! The thickness of the armor increased dramatically, the defense of the mechanical puppet increased exponentially, and the iron body became even more indestructible!
The combat reaction speed increased sharply, and the movement speed and attack frequency of all mechanical creations increased significantly, as if they were injected with infinite vitality! Completely immune to curses and negative states, no matter whether it is mental interference, soul pollution, or weakening magic, none of them can take effect under this brilliance! Magic resistance is significantly enhanced, and the damage of any magic attack will be greatly weakened! In such a battlefield environment, the only way to pose a real threat to the mechanical army is close combat.
Only pure physical destructive force can defeat those steel warriors strengthened by the "Mechanical Blessing".
However, this is undoubtedly a suicidal choice.
The mechanical torrent is like a raging sea, and every mechanical creation is like a wave in a steel flood. Any flesh and blood body that dares to confront it will be crushed into dust!
It is just like using a human body to resist a motorcycle being killed by the accelerator. Even if the vehicle can be stopped, the consequence will be mutual destruction. Exchanging one for one with a mechanical creature is obviously not a good choice!
Boom! The sky of war is torn between light and darkness!
The sky of the battlefield is divided by light and darkness. On one side are the dark stars representing gods and magic, and on the other side are the pinnacle blessings of mechanical witchcraft.
The intersection of darkness and light is the most tragic battlefield! The mechanical torrent steps into the dark stars like a raging wave!
The black abyss that seemed to swallow up the world finally met with the violent attack of the mechanical army.
boom! !
The moment the mechanical army poured into the dark stars, it seemed as if the entire world was swallowed up, and the black waves swept everything.
Looking from the outside, the figure of the mechanical madness was instantly completely obscured by the darkness, as if it had disappeared into the void.
However, in the array of the Goddess' army, the mages did not sit still and wait for death!
Dazzling magical lights appeared one after another, and the mages cast powerful spells to summon servants, magical pets, and elemental creatures.
Throw them all into the dark stars and fight a desperate battle with the mechanical army!
But the problem is that the dark stars swallow up all the light.
All battles took place within the dark abyss, and the outside world had no way of seeing what was going on inside.
High in the sky, in the war fortress suspended in the center of the battlefield, two third-level great wizards were staring at the boundless darkness.
"Yode, I feel something is wrong!"
The calm wizard Earl frowned and looked deeply at the dark stars. He intuitively felt a strange sense of uneasiness.
However, the great wizard Yoder standing next to him sneered, with a hint of disdain on his lips:
"Earl, you're too cautious."
He crossed his arms, his tone full of absolute confidence: "With your mechanical blessing, our mechanical army's magic resistance has been greatly improved, and the opponent's spell attacks have no effect at all. Even if these mages fight to the death, they will not be able to withstand our impact."
"The outcome of this battle has been decided!"
Yude's eyes were sharp and he smiled coldly: "Before the opponent's spell effect ends, our army will be able to break through their defenses and attack Huanglong!"
When the great wizard Earl heard this, he still felt something was wrong.
Did the enemy's Eighth Ring Mage really just release a dark star? Shouldn't he have a follow-up means of attack?
Obviously, the Mechanical Blessing has weakened the influence of the Dark Star, making it difficult for it to completely devour the mechanical army, but the enemy has not taken any remedial measures? This is not right…
"...Does he not intend to use the Dark Star to resist the mechanical army?"
This terrible thought suddenly exploded in Earl's mind!
"Is his real purpose to create a closed battlefield?"
Inside the Dark Star, we cannot receive any battle reports from the mechanical army...
What exactly happened in there? At this moment, the great wizard Earl's expression suddenly changed! However, before he could warn or react, sudden changes occurred in the dark stars!
One after another, figures rushed out from the dark abyss!
This incredible scene made Earl and Yoder’s eyes widen instantly, and they couldn’t even believe it for a moment!
How is that possible? ! From their perspective, they could clearly see hundreds of thousands of mechanical creatures rushing into the dark star like a raging tide without hesitation.
According to their calculations, any flesh and blood body would be completely crushed under the impact of such a huge mechanical torrent.
There is no way any wizard or summoned creature could withstand that devastating impact, let alone rush out! But now…
In the darkness, figures of knights suddenly broke through the waves!
They were like a legion of war gods awakening from the darkness, with their horses galloping, armor on, weapons in hand, and murderous aura surging! Youde's pupils suddenly contracted, and his voice was filled with doubt: "This...what on earth is going on?!"
"Can a group of knights withstand a large army of machines?!"
There are also knights in the wizarding world, but those so-called knights are completely different from the knights before them who crush the mechanical torrent!
The knights came one after another, like an endless legion of knights, fighting their way out of a grand battle path at the junction of darkness and light.
Their figures became clearer and clearer on the battlefield. Each knight was wearing heavy armor, riding a warhorse, holding a spear, giant sword, battle axe, scimitar and other weapons, exuding an invincible momentum.
And on the armor of those knights and even on the armor covered by their horses, there was a special mark engraved, which was a blue and white star! At this moment, Earl and Yod's faces suddenly changed and their eyes froze slightly!
Blue and white stars... This is the holy emblem of the Goddess of the Demonic Web!
There is no doubt that these knight legions that rushed out of the darkness are all holy knights under the command of the Goddess of the Demon Net!
Unlike the knights in the wizarding world, the knights of the gods' civilization, with the blessing of the gods, possess ever-increasing evolutionary capabilities.
Their physique, combat skills, and even war horses, strengthened by the power bestowed by God, have reached a level not inferior to that of wizards, sorcerers, priests and other professions.
In some areas, it even has stronger battlefield dominance! The knight legion before them was none other than the sacred legion blessed by the Goddess of Demon Net herself, the Mysterious Fire Knights! At this moment, Earl and Yoder's faces became completely gloomy!
An important piece of information about the Mysterious Fire Knights instantly emerged in their minds: Under the command of the Goddess of Demon Net, there was once an invincible group of knights who were blessed by the mysterious fire.
Every knight can gain extraordinary growth in battle, and even possess terrifying combat power to compete with high-level wizards! However, since the beginning of this war, the Mysterious Fire Knights have never appeared on the battlefield, as if they did not exist at all...
Therefore, the wizards in the Mechanical City all believed that this knight group had not been transferred to this expedition world!
Therefore, even though the wizard camp knew about the existence of such a legendary knight legion, they never really took it seriously.
But now the mysterious Fire Knights have finally arrived on the battlefield! And their first appearance directly destroyed hundreds of thousands of mechanical legions!
Even though most of them are mechanical creations and wizard apprentices, they are replaceable and in unlimited supply for the wizarding world.
However, there are also quite a number of official wizards who died in the Dark Star! This was a huge loss for them, after all, wizard apprentices and mechanical creations could be easily gathered and sent to this world.
But the number of official wizards is limited, so it doesn’t matter if one or two die.
However, the number of deaths of official wizards now exceeds what they can bear.
The number of official wizards is difficult to make up, and it will take a long time to send wizard apprentices from the wizarding world here.
Therefore, before replenishing the troops, the speed of their advancement on this front will probably be greatly reduced! The great wizard Earl sighed deeply, his brows furrowed and his eyes complicated.
Although he had sensed the crisis early in this defeat, the great wizard Yod beside him was obviously too arrogant and did not listen to his advice, which ultimately led to this tragic defeat.
However, the battle was already lost and there was no point in arguing with teammates now.
He exhaled lightly and said calmly, "Withdraw the troops! Retreat temporarily! Stop the loss in time!"
boom! The wizard army began to retreat in an orderly manner.
However, the face of the great wizard Yode at the side was as dark as ink, as if water could drip out of it.
Although he and Earl were both commanders, they should share the responsibility for this failure...
But he knew very well that the fault of all this was almost all his own! If I hadn't been so arrogant and conceited that I failed to take Earl's warning to heart and insisted on underestimating the enemy...
Even if the enemy has the mysterious Fire Knights as a trump card, they can't destroy hundreds of thousands of mechanical armies so easily! This was a complete strategic mistake that led to irreversible consequences! There was a hint of regret in Youde's eyes, but more than that, there was murderous intent! "withdraw troops!"
He took a deep breath and spoke in a low but resolute tone:
"Earl, I take full responsibility for this failure! I will take the initiative to report everything to my superiors!"
"but……"
Yude's voice paused slightly, his eyes fixed on the knights on the battlefield in the distance, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"I will take revenge for this with my own hands!"
His murderous aura is extremely strong!
But this murderous intent was not directed at Earl, but at the mysterious Fire Knights in front! As the wizard army retreated, the war fortress roared and trembled, and huge wizard creations released powerful energy waves in the air, guarding the retreat of the wizard army.
On the battlefield, the scars of the wizard army's battle were still visible, mechanical wreckage was scattered all over the ground, and the smoke had not yet completely dissipated.
On the other side, in the Goddess camp, the mysterious Fire Knights still stand on the battlefield! A burly warrior with a wild face rode on a warhorse, scanning the retreating wizard army's traces like a hawk, with murderous intent in his eyes.
He tightly grasped the battle axe in his hand, and the fighting spirit in his body was surging. It was obvious that he was extremely unwilling to let the enemy leave like this!
This person is Cindy, the leader of this group of mysterious Fire Knights! But at this moment, the Eighth Ring Magician who released the Dark Star came over, his eyes calm, and he slowly said: "Sir Cindy, the harvest of this battle is already very rich, don't be greedy and rush!"
"Follow the guidance of the Seven Stars and do not rashly penetrate deep into the enemy's territory!"
Hearing the word "Seven Stars", the murderous intent in Cindy's eyes slowly dissipated, and the hand holding the battle axe slowly loosened a little.
Seven stars.
Those are the seven most powerful magicians who control seven blue and white stars after the goddess came to the world! In the entire world, apart from the Goddess of the Demon Net herself, these seven people are the most authoritative people! Even though Cindy is not a mage but a holy knight, he still needs to follow the orders of the Seven Stars!
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He took a deep breath, his eyes were still cold, but his tone was much softer: "I understand, I will follow Qixing's instructions..."
He looked towards the direction where the wizard army was retreating again and snorted coldly: "Next time, I will chop off the heads of those wizards and present the most sincere and pious gift to the great goddess!"
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The wizards of the Mechanical City have their base in this world.
As the war progressed, the wizard army's battle lines continued to extend forward, gradually divided into multiple defensive and offensive war zones, and within each war zone, there were intricate battle lines.
Each battle line has its own front-line strongholds, which serve as both tactical hubs and supply bases on the battlefield.
Earl and Yoder were part of the Eastern Theater and controlled one of the fronts.
At this moment, in a virtual strategic sand table, rays of light and shadows emerged and transformed into commanders of various battle fronts.
These figures are all decision makers on those fronts, and they possess at least the strength of a "Level 3 Great Wizard"!
As lights and shadows flickered, the virtual meeting officially began.
As soon as Earl and Yod's figures appeared, they immediately attracted countless gazes.
Among them, there were sneers of gloating, sneers of disdain, and some revealed a hint of anger.
After all, war is not always smooth sailing. It is impossible for the wizard army to win every battle, and occasional defeats are inevitable.
but……
Such a devastating defeat as that of Earl and Yoder was unprecedented in the entire war!
Hundreds of thousands of wizard troops were wiped out!
Such a horrific defeat is a great humiliation for the Eastern Theater! The air was silent for a moment, and then a joking voice sounded: "Great Lord Youde, your achievements are truly unprecedented!"
His voice was full of sarcasm, and his tone even contained a hint of a deliberately suppressed smile.
Youde's face suddenly darkened! However, before he could refute, another more sinister voice interrupted: "That's not right..."
The voice continued with a hint of nonchalant ridicule:
"If it weren't for Lord Yode's 'heroic contribution', how could we have such a deep understanding of the threat posed by the Mysterious Fire Knights? Having such a 'previous lesson' is a good thing for everyone..."
As soon as these words were spoken, many wizards in the meeting smiled with contempt.
“You guys!”
Yoder clenched his fists, his whole body slightly fluctuating with anger, it was obvious that he was furious and on the verge of a violent outburst right then and there.
But at this moment...
boom! A deep and powerful pressure suddenly descended! In the virtual space, all the third-level wizards fell silent instantly!
Their voices are completely silenced because...
A shadow as bright as a star slowly appeared in the center of the sand table!
He was a fourth-level Morning Star Wizard, and also one of the top decision-makers in the Eastern Theater!
Under his pressure, everyone lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
There were no unnecessary scoldings, no direct rebukes to Yoder and Earl.
The Morning Star Wizard looked indifferent and went straight into tactical arrangements! He re-marked the battle zone on the virtual sand table, adjusted the troop deployment on each front, and planned tactical tasks one by one.
"All fronts should strengthen their defense to avoid the mistakes of Yoder's command front again."
His voice was extremely cold, and he didn't even bother to mention the names of Yod and Earl, as if they had been completely abandoned.
During the entire meeting, no one said a word in their defense.
No one mentioned them, no one condemned them, not even any tactical adjustments were made to their fronts…
This kind of disregard is the most deadly! However, what made Yoder and Earl most unhappy was the subsequent distribution of military aid!
The Morning Star Wizard deployed resources immediately and vigorously, but...
The supplies for the Earl and Yoder fronts not only did not increase, but were drastically reduced!
They had originally expected to obtain additional resources after the war to make up for the losses, but now...
They were defeated, and not only did they not receive support, they were strategically weakened! Yod and Earl's faces were extremely ugly at this moment, and their fists were clenched.
But they couldn't even say a word about the Morning Star Wizard's decision, let alone refute it.
Finally, the stars flickered and the virtual space slowly collapsed.
The figures of the wizards gradually faded away, and the military meeting was completely over! Inside the military fortress, a heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire command hall, as if the air had stagnated.
Yoder's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it. He slammed his fist on the table, and his angry voice echoed in the silent room.
“We’ve been completely abandoned!”
His eyes were filled with reluctance and anger as he stared at the latest military supply distribution table projected in front of him.
"Originally we could have received at least 50,000 supporters, but what about now?"
Yoder's voice was filled with gnashing anger, "Five thousand! Less than five thousand!"
You know, these five thousand are only apprentice-level combat power! Among them are wizard apprentices, metal creations, mechanical creations, and so on.
As for the formal wizards and above who can truly play a decisive role on the battlefield, the situation is even more terrible.
This time, they were only assigned a first-level wizard! A guy named Lynn!
Youde stared at the cold military supply list, his brows furrowed, his tone full of anger.
"A first-level wizard, Linn... was once a researcher? What is that? It's just some trash that's better than nothing!"
A first-level wizard is not even qualified to stir up any waves in such a huge battlefield.
What's more, this guy's resume shows that he was once a researcher in a laboratory, not a combat wizard on the battlefield! Thinking of this, Youde felt even more depressed.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, but what made him most upset was that the Morning Star Wizard did not give them any chance to explain themselves.
Even if he really had the chance to defend himself, what could he say? The annihilation of hundreds of thousands of wizard armies is an indisputable fact!
They have become a symbol of shame throughout the Eastern Theater! The Morning Star Wizard did not punish them directly, which was considered as showing leniency and not continuing to add insult to injury.
At this moment, Earl sighed tiredly, his voice low and helpless: “Our losses are too great.
Rather than repairing our broken front, the Eastern Theater's top brass clearly prefers to strengthen other fronts. ”
This is the truly cruel reality!
The wizarding world never believes in tears, and war is a cold-blooded and ruthless contest of strength.
For those senior executives who have control over the overall situation, their front line has become a "mess".
Instead of wasting a lot of resources to fill an irreparable gap, it is better to invest limited combat power in other fronts to make the overall situation of the war more stable.
Earl looked at Yoder with a more complicated expression, and slowly added: "For them, our only role is to hold the front line and prevent them from being defeated...
As long as they can just hold on, they won't waste any more resources on us. ”
"Otherwise, even if it's 5,000 reinforcements, we won't get them!"
The room fell into deathly silence.
Although this statement is cruel, it is quite true.
Youde took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then said coldly:
"…Inform your subordinates to bring the 'assigned' Lin En here and assign him a guarding job. Don't let him do the job of a purification device maintainer."
Now that they have very few soldiers and generals, this researcher wizard can only be used for other purposes.
On the other side, after a long and obscure transmission process, Lin En finally arrived at the thirteenth world of the Demon Hunting Plan.
As soon as he stepped into this world, he immediately felt a unique "sense of oppression from another world"! There was a heavy restraining force between heaven and earth, as if the whole world was exerting invisible pressure on him.
This is the heaven and earth repulsion effect of "Expedition World"!
In the history of the expansion of wizard civilization, any creature that sets foot in another world will be instinctively suppressed by the laws of that world, even wizards are no exception! However, Lynn did not show any panic.
He used to be a researcher and participated in the research project of "Environmental Adaptability Improvement of Gods Civilization". In this kind of environment that is rejected by heaven and earth, he has more experience than anyone else! Therefore, it only took him a few minutes to quickly adjust his state and adapt to the suppression rules of this world.
In comparison, the other first-level wizards who had recently been teleported were not so lucky.
Many people were still slow in movement and their breathing was disordered due to the suppression of heaven and earth. Some even fell to the ground in embarrassment and could not recover for a while.
However, his little performance was of no use, because their group had already been completely assigned before they arrived.
Lin En was successfully assigned to the Eastern War Zone under the command of Grand Wizard Yode and Grand Wizard Earl, and was sent to that front line on the same day.
In an empty fortress, Lin En sat on the main seat, raised his eyelids, and looked at the team of "three or two big cats and small cats" in front of him.
In the entire garrison fortress, he is the only official wizard, and the rest are mechanical puppets and wizard apprentices.
He gathered all the third-level apprentices together, but in the end, there were only the thirty or so third-level apprentices in front of him...
(End of this chapter)
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