Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 232 Orlando Greenleaf (Elf Dragon Knight)
He and Orling had marched here so quickly that Levin must have noticed, but the siege was more urgent, so he had no time to pay attention.

The Bastion Army is now stationed in Winterfell, having largely stabilized the situation, and has now entered the fray.

A unicorn army, protected by frost treants, slowly emerged from the city and approached Su Mu and his group.

"Let me test their skills!"

With a wave of his hand, Ouling cocked the crystal ballistae and launched a fierce attack on the unicorn army.

His advanced spell cannons were extremely powerful; even level 6 units with hero defenses couldn't withstand them. The human warrior heads hanging atop Winterfell fueled his rage, and Orling wanted to teach the opposing bastion army a lesson.

The giant crossbow bolted out the instant it was fired, heading straight for the army.

Unexpectedly, a gentle breeze swept by, forming an atmospheric shield around the treants and unicorns, resisting the giant crossbow's attack. The fan-shaped bombardment only caused minimal damage; a few dozen frost treants died, which was negligible.

"How can it be!"

Ouling was surprised to see that the enemy had suffered so few losses. He knew all too well the damage from his Soul Arrow Technique combined with the Advanced Spirit Spell Cannon Technique. Even with the Great Aura Shield, the enemy would have lost over a hundred Tree Men in this wave. If the area-of-effect damage was taken into account, it was even possible that hundreds more Tree Men would be wiped out.

Su Mu glanced at the enemy commander and used his Qi Observation Technique to discover the enemy's extraordinary talent.

Orlando Greenleaf (Elf Dragon Knight): Attack 7, Defense 10, Spell Power 5, Knowledge 6
Green Dragon Soul: Granted the protection of a dragon, possessing the ability to cast preemptive magic. Once an opponent launches an attack, it immediately casts a magical defense on the attacked unit (the magic must be mastered by the hero) and grants a 50% buff that cannot be dispelled for a short period of time.

Dragon Knight (Natural Assimilation): Blessed by the mysterious power of the dragons, this ability grants special bonuses to creatures with a barrier level below 7. Currently, the selected target is the Unicorn. For every 3 points of attack and defense a hero has, the Unicorn grants a +1 attack bonus, a 1% chance to resist magic, and inflicts area-of-effect damage (straight line) from the unicorn.

Advanced Defense: Reduces the physical attack damage received by troops by 15%.

Iron Shield Dragonscale (Dragon Knight Bonus): For every 6 points of defense a hero has, the effect of Defense spells is increased by 50% (100%), and the hero can save against level 1 magic.

Advanced mastery of air element, advanced mastery of water element, intermediate leadership skills.

The iron shield heroes of the fortress have finally entered the battlefield!
After the opponent casts an atmospheric shield, they have 75% defense against ranged attacks. Fortunately, the Crystal Crossbow has elemental enchantments; otherwise, combined with Orlando's physical defense, they probably wouldn't even be able to kill these treants.

In fact, the most troublesome thing about the opponent's unicorn army is not its physical resistance, but the magical resistance brought by the unicorn army, which can even create a magical vacuum.

In this way, even if Su Mu possesses extremely powerful group magic, he will be unable to cast it on the enemy.

The only good news is that only unicorns possess magic resistance, and their numbers are not large enough to protect all troops; otherwise, it would be impossible to fight them.

As expected of the Elf Dragon Knight, this is the most powerful hero Su Mu has encountered in the Barrier. Unless it is the defensive spell of the ruler Ivan, it will be difficult to fight against the enemy.

The treant army suffered a wave of attacks. Orlando seemed to want to capture Orling, but the distance was too far, so he had to get closer.

He led his unicorn army ahead and cast a prayer spell to increase the speed of all his troops. Due to the properties of dragon scales, he couldn't cast Swiftness, but Prayer was still a powerful spell, and Orlando intended to use the unicorns to overwhelm this ranged force.

Ouling glanced at Su Mu and realized that the lord had no intention of leaving, instantly understanding his thoughts.

As the unicorn gradually distanced itself, the treant lost its magical resistance. At the same moment that Orling activated the ballista, Su Mu simultaneously unleashed Meteor Shower, dealing massive damage to the Frost Treant.

Although Orlando had discovered Su Mu's intentions, he hadn't mastered the Earth Manipulation Technique and could only endure the magical attack. A barrage of meteors crashed down on the battlefield, and combined with the attacks from the Crystal Ballista, more than seventy Frost Treants were wiped out.

Although it was insignificant compared to the number of Frost Treants, it was definitely an effective kill.

Most importantly, Orling dared to launch an attack in the face of the unicorn's charge, which was somewhat provocative.

Orlando used a slowing spell to try and keep the ranged units in place. If they got any closer, he could teleport and engage in close combat. He was confident that his defensive capabilities would allow him to easily defeat these archers.

However, Su Mu didn't care about the Slowing Technique at all. He used the Anti-Demon Technique to remove the debuffs and restore the speed of the entire army.

"Let's go! It's time to leave!"

This elven dragon knight is indeed a formidable opponent; ranged units alone are insufficient to contend with him. Crucially, Winterfell has also fallen, making their continued fighting here pointless.

Levin could send a large army to support them at any time, but Kuraki's troops were still a bit far away.

Reluctantly, Oling retrieved the ballistae and ordered the army to return.

"Rhodes is the most foolish commander I've ever seen. I hope he died in the castle. If I find out he's still alive, I'll finish him off with an arrow!"

They traveled across mountains and rivers, day and night, just to come and provide support.

As a result, it fell in just one day. Even if the commander of Winterfell was an idiot, he could still hold out for a while, right?
Although Orlando is very strong, if only the Silver Pegasus attacks, the Floodwave Swordsmen can hold out for a long time, not to mention the magic turrets inside the city, which are completely immune to physical resistance. This puzzled Ouling greatly.

However, he also basically tested Orlando's defensive limits.

"A physical resistance of around 75% is still far inferior to Ivan's!"

Orlando possesses a hidden treasure, and the Qi Observation Technique cannot fully discern his attributes. Ouling can only personally probe and judge the enemy's skills and attributes based on the damage ratio.

Although he's not as monstrous as Ivan, he's still a formidable character. Next time, I'll have to find a way to break through his unicorn army, otherwise, if the enemy breaks in, it will be difficult to deal with them in a short time.

Watching the unicorns galloping across the plains, Su Mu waved his hand and led the main force to retreat.

The speed boost from advanced logistics training allows ranged armies to seemingly sprout wings, enabling them to swiftly withdraw from the battlefield.

Seeing that the enemy was getting further and further away, Orlando used teleportation magic to rush to the hillside where Orlando and the others had just been. However, when he reorganized his troops and wanted to launch another pursuit, he found that the enemy had retreated even further.

This really surprised the elven dragon knight; it was the first time he had ever seen someone who could outrun two legs by teleporting.

Orlando, somewhat skeptical, attempted to teleport twice more, but narrowly missed.

Even when the atmospheric shield disappeared, Orling had time to fire another round of crystal crossbow bolts, which caused considerable damage and killed dozens of Unicorn Beasts.

Seeing this, Orlando finally stopped chasing. He stopped on the hillside and watched the billowing dust, and could only let Ouling and Sumu leave.

(End of this chapter)