Chapter 276: Lone Wolf

Chapter 276: Lone Wolf

2024-11-06 Author: Insomnia Might as Well Write a Book

  "What is going on here?"

  Eliot was utterly perplexed.

  However, no one answered his question, and the others were equally bewildered.

  It wasn't until the Tower Spirit's monotonous and cold voice sounded again that everyone snapped out of their stupor.

  [Detected a large number of lifeforms approaching from the southeast direction, twelve kilometers away. Estimated contact in three minutes.]



  Eliot's face darkened as he glanced at the image of the army, then gritted his teeth and issued an order.

  "Prepare to engage!"

  At this point, there was no turning back; they had to fight.

  They had twelve Wizard Towers, so their chances of winning were still quite high!

  Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

  The two armies soon met on the vast, desolate plain, colliding like two surging torrents. Without any exchange, the battle erupted instantly.

  Deafening cries of battle rose to the sky!

  From a high vantage point, the front lines of both armies were already locked in a brutal melee, like a meat grinder of carnage.

  It was as if red ink had been splashed on a white sheet of paper, slowly spreading and staining the vast wilderness with blood.

  At the same time, the battle in the sky intensified.

  Crack!

  The black chains on the Black Rope Battleship suddenly detached, their surfaces glowing with dazzling magical light, extending rapidly like iron whips and lashing viciously at the Star Fortress, causing its energy field to ripple and distort.

  The Star Fortress did not back down, firing a dense barrage of incantation beams and disintegration rays, sweeping across the Black Rope Battleship.

  At the same time, the Wizard Towers on both sides opened fire simultaneously.

  Points of starlight appeared near the tops of the towers, rapidly expanding into blinding orbs of light.

  In the next second, countless crimson beams shot out from the orbs, raining down on each other in a dense barrage.

  At the same time, a large number of golem puppets emerged from the Wizard Towers, engaging in fierce combat in the sky.

  Compared to the Black Rope Towers, the Star Alliance had a clear disadvantage in both the number of Wizard Towers and war constructs.

  However, the Star Alliance had its flying fleet.

  Thousands of flying magic ships charged at the Black Rope Towers and the Black Rope Battleships with relentless fury, launching suicidal attacks.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Under the concentrated bombardment of the Black Rope Wizard Towers, dozens of magic ships were instantly reduced to fiery balls, plummeting to the ground.

  However, the magic ships were undaunted, and the incantation turrets and magic energy cannons on board opened fire, a dense barrage of beams and shells instantly engulfing a Black Rope Battleship!

  Boom!

  Although the firepower of the magic ships was not strong, sheer numbers can overwhelm the strongest. Under the saturation bombing of the flying fleet, the targeted Black Rope Battleship disintegrated after just two or three breaths, falling to the ground as scrap metal.

  "Damn it!"

  Eliot's face turned ashen as he stared at the flying magic ships, filled with resentment.

  In just this short time, four Black Rope Battleships had been destroyed, at the cost of over a hundred magic ships from the Star Alliance.

  While the casualty ratio was clearly in their favor,

  the reality was more complex.

  The Black Rope Battleships were costly to build, far exceeding the cost of the flying magic ships. Even the loss of one ship pained Eliot.

  These were his assets!

  "Order the puppet army to prioritize those flying ships!" Eliot angrily issued a new command.

  But before he could finish, one of his subordinates grimaced and said hesitantly, "Sir, I'm afraid that's not possible. Our puppet army is not at an advantage and cannot spare the resources to target those ships."

  "Are you joking?"

  Eliot's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the speaking wizard.

  Their twelve Wizard Towers collectively had over a hundred thousand puppets, including a thousand wizard-level puppets. The Star Alliance had only six Wizard Towers, so it was impossible for their puppet army to be more numerous.

  But when Eliot shifted his focus to the puppet battlefield, he was stunned to find that this was indeed the case.

  The Star Alliance's puppet army was smaller in total, but their wizard-level puppets were nearly equal in number.

  More shockingly, the Star Alliance's wizard-level puppets had been modified in some way. Whenever they were about to be destroyed, they would suddenly explode, taking their opponents with them!

  For every Star Alliance wizard-level puppet the Black Rope Towers eliminated, they had to pay an equal or even greater number of their own wizard-level puppets as the cost.

  As the casualties mounted, the Black Rope Towers gradually fell behind.

Seeing this, Eliot's anger and shock gradually gave way to a vague understanding of why You Xi's army had been defeated by the Star Alliance when the Starlight Continent was first unblocked.

He had initially thought You Xi was incompetent, but now it was clear that the Star Alliance was simply too powerful!

As time passed, the war grew increasingly intense.

Almost every second, a magic ship or a war fortress would be seen emitting black smoke, descending like a meteor with a fiery tail, and crashing to the ground with a thunderous explosion, creating massive flames.

The intense heat and violent shockwaves caused many golems to disintegrate into ashes.

However, no one paid attention to the battlefield on the ground; all eyes were fixed on the battle in the sky.

They all knew that the outcome of the battle in the sky would truly determine the course of this war.

And just about thirty minutes into the battle, the first Wizard Tower to fall appeared.

On the Black Rope side, a medium-sized Wizard Tower, smoking and riddled with holes from disintegration rays and plasma cannon marks, plummeted to the ground.

Eliot's face was so grim it seemed about to drip with water.

The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, and all the wizards looked grim.

The Star Alliance's large Wizard Tower displayed an extraordinary strength. Despite being attacked by one large and three medium-sized Wizard Towers, it managed to destroy a medium-sized Wizard Tower!

It was simply inconceivable!

"The energy field and elemental pool of that Wizard Tower must have been enhanced!" a wizard gritted his teeth, "And its firepower is ridiculously strong, with over three hundred incantation turrets!"

Eliot glared at the speaking wizard, ignoring the obvious statement.

He had wanted to concentrate their firepower to destroy the Star Alliance's only large Wizard Tower, but the other Wizard Towers were either engaged by the Star Alliance's Wizard Towers or were being harassed by the suicidal attacks of the flying magic ships, leaving them unable to break free.

The situation was at a stalemate, and it was subtly turning against the Black Rope Towers!

Before the war, Eliot had never expected his side to be in such a predicament.

The confidence and certainty of victory he had felt earlier had completely dissipated.

If he had known the Star Alliance had such strength, he would have been more cautious, at least joining forces with other wizard factions to attack the Star Alliance together!

Unfortunately, he had only realized this too late.

After a moment of fluctuating expressions, Eliot's eyes hardened, and he made a decision.

"All Wizard Towers are to be controlled and commanded by their Tower Spirits. All wizards, prepare to move out!"

Since they couldn't gain an advantage in basic combat power and war constructs, they would have to rely on their elite forces!

He didn't believe the Star Alliance had more wizards than the Black Rope Towers!

After all, for this operation, to maximize their gains, he had brought over four hundred wizards!

Including over twenty second-tier wizards!

By now, both sides' Wizard Towers had consumed most of their energy, reducing the threat to the wizards.

Therefore, when they heard Eliot's order, the Black Rope Tower wizards were not resistant; instead, they were eager and ready to fight.

They had been suppressed by the Star Alliance for so long, and they were eager to retaliate.

Soon, a group of wizards rushed out of the Wizard Towers.

Inside the Starlight Wizard Tower, Su Nan and Lizze, among others, noticed this.

"Those guys can't hold their nerve anymore," Lizze said to Su Nan. "Should we go out to meet them?"

The others also looked at Su Nan with serious expressions, awaiting his orders.

The Star Alliance had only dispatched over two hundred wizards, far fewer than the Black Rope Towers. Even with the advantage of wizard-level puppets, a tough battle was inevitable.

But if they remained in the Wizard Towers, the numerous Black Rope Tower wizards joining the battlefield would significantly impact the situation, causing the Star Alliance to lose the hard-won advantage.

Whether to engage or not was a difficult decision.

Facing everyone's gaze, Su Nan's expression remained calm and composed as he issued his order.

"I will go first. You will follow later."

This strange command left everyone stunned. Before they could react, Su Nan had already left the Starlight Wizard Tower.

The others looked at Lizze.

In Su Nan's absence, Lizze was the highest-ranking person.

Wand frowned. "Is Lord Su Nan planning to face the Black Rope Tower wizards alone? Isn't that too risky?"

"Indeed," Rose said with concern. "The Star's Eye monitoring network shows that the Black Rope Towers have deployed over four hundred wizards!"

Lizze hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's wait and see."

Lizze, although puzzled by Su Nan's actions, chose to trust him based on her past experiences.

Seeing Lizze speak, the others exchanged glances and did not say more, all focusing their attention on the light screen.

In the image, Su Nan had already arrived above the battlefield.

At this moment, the Black Rope Tower wizards also noticed Su Nan's arrival.

When they saw that it was only Su Nan alone, Eliot and the others were taken aback.

"Only one person?"

"What is the Star Alliance planning?"

"Are they planning to stop us single-handedly?"

"This is a joke, it's too disrespectful!"

Eliot snorted coldly, interrupting the others, and sneered, "Whatever their plan, we will kill him. If the Star Alliance wizards hide in their towers and don't come out, it's even better!"

The others thought about it and their eyes gleamed with cold killing intent.

Over four hundred wizards floated in the air, without dazzling armor or a formidable aura, but the countless strands of spiritual energy that intertwined and converged formed a powerful spiritual energy field that enveloped most of the battlefield, creating a heavy pressure that made people feel as if a huge stone was pressing on their chests, making it hard to breathe.

The soldiers on the ground instinctively retreated, avoiding the center of the wizards' battle.

As the target of the spiritual energy field, Su Nan immediately felt the heavy and oppressive invisible pressure.

He sneered and the Absolute Forbidden Zone force field spread out, instantly dispelling the invisible pressure that enveloped his body.

Immediately after, [Talent Specialization] activated!

After breaking through to the third level of liquefaction, the [Talent Specialization] alchemical engraving had been further strengthened, enhancing his talent ability to more than three times, almost four times its original power.

Before the Black Rope Tower wizards could make a move, Su Nan struck first.

And his first move was his most powerful attack!

Falling Star Rain!

The sky instantly darkened!

Endless darkness quickly swept across the entire sky, and countless brilliant stars suddenly appeared, shining with a cold, silvery light in the night.

"What is this?"

"A talent ability?"

"What are you waiting for, kill him!"

Eliot's cold shout snapped the others out of their stupor, and the Black Rope Tower wizards also realized the danger, attacking Su Nan en masse.

A torrent of colorful magical lights surged towards Su Nan, but they suddenly halted within a few hundred meters of him, as if hitting an invisible barrier, mutually annihilating and dissipating, and ultimately disappearing completely just a dozen meters from Su Nan.

This scene left the Black Rope Tower wizards speechless!

"Defensive field? No, that's not right. A defensive field can't be this powerful; it must be some kind of defensive talent ability!"

"And that, it's an alchemical engraving!"

Eliot was inwardly shocked.

What kind of defensive talent ability could withstand the combined attack of over four hundred wizards without a scratch?

Even with the enhancement of the alchemical engraving, it was still too exaggerated!

Eliot quickly realized that if the defensive talent ability, enhanced by the alchemical engraving, could have such terrifying defensive power, then what kind of power would the offensive talent ability have?

In an instant, a strong sense of unease welled up in his heart.

The next moment, the tens of thousands of stars in the night sky began to tremble, drawn by a tremendous force, tracing dazzling trajectories through the void, and hurtling towards the wizards with the might of a mountain collapsing and a sea surging!

The terrifying and shocking force made the Black Rope Tower wizards turn pale with shock.

Without hesitation, they activated their magical items and frantically cast various spells and talent abilities, trying to intercept the falling stars!

But it was all in vain.

The brilliant stars shattered all attacks, trailing fiery tails as they slammed into the wizards, instantly causing a chorus of agonized screams. One by one, the wizards were purified by the blinding light, disintegrating and vanishing!

The falling stars lasted for over a dozen breaths, and then the night sky cleared, the sky returning to its clear state.

Eliot dispelled the black flames around him and immediately looked around. What he saw made him feel a chill run through his body.

Of the over four hundred wizards who had followed him, only fewer than two hundred remained!

Nearly three hundred first-tier wizards had died in that single attack!

Inside the Starlight Wizard Tower, Scepter and the others watched the scene on the light screen, their mouths dry and their minds numb, unable to speak for a long time.

(End of Chapter)

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