Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 261 Soldiers Without Fear

Led by Ivan, the fearless swordsmen launched a surprise attack on the newly constructed magic circle.

Seeing that the blood elves were unable to harm the enemy, Vidal personally led his earthen pegasus horses to the center of the city, determined to surround and trap them.

These earth-elemental-baptized Pegasus possess robust defensive capabilities and high health, along with unique magical effects, making them quite effective against enemies.

【Earth-Shaped Pegasus (Bullet Level 4, Tier 2 Unit, Earth Elemental Baptism): Attack 10, Defense 14, Damage 7-10, Health 50, Speed ​​11, Medium Size.

Element: Earth (units are amplified by 50% by earth magic), flying units.

Sculpture Horse: When Pegasus takes damage exceeding 30% of its maximum health, there is a chance to activate Sculpture Substitute, blocking an attack and immediately causing the sculpture to explode, dealing 15% of its maximum health as Earth elemental damage.

Magic Buster: Enemy heroes consume 2 more mana points each time they cast a spell, and there is a chance that the spell will fail (up to a maximum of 15%).

Comment: If you can't distinguish between the genuine and the fake, you'll perish in the dust!

It must be said that the Earth-Shaped Pegasus is quite powerful for defense. It sacrifices attack power and speed to increase defense and health, and uses special skills to counterattack, making it the best counter to these tanky characters.

During the lightning strike, the fearless swordsmen unleashed a torrent of sword energy, affecting thousands of clay-molded pegasus and inflicting massive damage. Approximately 25% of the troops triggered the sculptures, helping the pegasus withstand the fatal attack and transforming into a sandstorm that dealt area-of-effect damage.

Fortunately, the ring attack deals splash damage, and many clay pegasus were hit. The resulting clay clones only exploded around them and could not damage the fearless swordsman.

Even so, the fearless swordsman's attack range is wide, and the explosions of enemies cause considerable damage.

The first wave of fearless swordsmen were caught in the blast wave, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 people.

The Earth-Shaped Pegasus suffered even greater losses, with over 400 dying. The Blood Elves were also affected, losing 300. After all, Lightning Strike dealt 1.3x damage and could also unleash a ring attack; the crisscrossing sword energy swept through like autumn leaves, annihilating the enemy.

After Ivan donned the Crimson Curse Armor, his four main attributes were enhanced across the board. He also wore the sealed Angel Necklace and inherited Su Mu's attack power, making him a well-rounded individual in both offense and defense.

But their target wasn't these clay-shaped pegasus; they had to smash the defensive magic circle before the enemy could completely surround them.

"Keep moving forward and ignore their attempts to stop you!"

At this point, they were alone, venturing deep into enemy territory, surrounded by soldiers with fortified walls.

The towering, mighty Frost Treants, the earthen Pegasus shrouded in dust, the blood elves poised to strike, and the dwarven warriors wielding heavy hammers formed a formidable barrier, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Reaching this position, each fearless swordsman is essentially fighting alone, fending off attacks from all directions. But the name "fearless" is well-deserved; even when trapped in dire straits, they remain fearless.

"There was no fear in their eyes!"

Vidal watched as the fearless swordsman carved a bloody path through the city. His arms trembled uncontrollably. If the enemy were to break through the defensive lines and destroy the void barrier, allowing the cavalry to storm into the city, everything would be over.

"Quickly, all the clay Pegasus horses, surround them and use your bodies to block them."

With things having come to this point, there was no better way to deal with these swordsmen than to use the clay Pegasus as a suicide bomb and fight off the enemy with his own body.

Countless winged horses descended from the sky, charging towards the center of the fearless swordsmen's formation, but before they could even get close, they were killed by the high-spirited continuous slashes, exploding into sand in mid-air.

Vidal was thankful that his clay Pegasus had a sculpted stand-in, otherwise it would have been slain by the fearless swordsman long ago.

Seeing the army forming a human wall, Ivan also activated his trump card magic scroll, the Fiery Shield. With the buff from the Flame Armor, the fire shield dealt extremely high damage. If the enemy tried to attack the Fearless Swordsman, they would be burned to ashes first.

The countless charred corpses chilled the soldiers to the bone, and they dared not approach the fearless swordsman any further. Ivan and his men advanced a little further.

While the fighting raged fiercely inside the city, the cavalry legions outside had already arrived at the foot of the city walls. Due to the four curses afflicting the blood elves, their offensive power was reduced to a minimum, making it difficult to inflict damage on Conrad's cavalry. However, Vidal possessed archery skills, which could still provide some ranged support.

【维达尔·银翼（银飞马战将）：攻击8（16），防御6（14），咒力4（8），知识3（7）.
Features: Silverwing Glory, Valiant Cavalry Warrior.

Advanced Silverwing Pegasus: For every 4 points of attack and defense attributes a hero has, the Pegasus (including upgraded units) gains 1 point of attack and 1 point of defense.

Intermediate Sight Archery: Ranged units gain +25% damage and +25% range, including ballistae.

Advanced Water Elemental Mastery, Advanced Pathfinding, Intermediate Mysticism.

In fact, it was quite appropriate to assign Vidal to defend the fortress. He could command flying units and also had the advantage of being a ranged archer, making him quite well-rounded.

If the enemy is trapped outside the city and unable to break through, the only option is to launch a strong attack with flying units. With the Earth-Made Pegasus, no one can gain an advantage. In addition, the Blood Elves' unique attributes allow them to strike from the furthest distance, and they may even have the opportunity to wipe out the flying legion.

But all these plans came to naught after the fearless swordsmen stormed into the city. Vidal had to deal with the fearless swordsmen first, and then deal with the troops outside the city, otherwise he had no chance of winning.

Catapults were aimed at the city gates and defensive towers, bombarding them relentlessly. An earth-elemental knight was using Earth Shake, but the effect was poor.

The earthquake's shockwave reached the city walls, but was blocked by an invisible barrier, preventing it from causing further damage to the walls and gates.

"Knight Commander, no, my earth magic can't do much damage to the walls. Frost Fortress is indeed a formidable fortress, and it will probably take more time to conquer it."

"A defensive magic array has been erected within the city, prohibiting spatial teleportation; instant teleportation is no longer possible!"

Ouling had retreated slightly and was using his crystal ballista to attack the enemy on the city wall. Although he only had a few ballistas around him, they could take down a tower with a single arrow, demonstrating their powerful strength.

It's a bit of a shame that teleportation isn't possible.

Conrad observed the movements of the city walls and found that most of the enemies were heading inward, with only a few soldiers blocking the way outward. It seemed that the fearless swordsmen were posing a considerable threat inside the city, forcing Vidal to concentrate his firepower on dealing with them.

As for the earth magic failing, it must be because the enemy hero was wearing a special artifact that reinforced the walls. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Frost Fortress is, it cannot be completely immune to magic attacks.

Now that the game has progressed to this point, both sides have exhausted all their options and are no longer holding back. Conrad has also gained a general understanding of the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, the Barrier had obtained the Void Restriction and established a defensive magic array. Fortunately, Ivan led his troops to rush in first; otherwise, without the ability to teleport, the ground troops would have been left watching from below the city, putting them in an extremely passive position.

With the enemy currently consolidating their forces and focusing entirely on internal affairs, what could be causing Vidal to be in such a hurry?
Konrad saw Ivan's determined gaze in his mind and immediately issued the order: "All Holy Shield Gryphons, charge onto the city walls and hold off the Blood Elves!"

He had a rough idea of ​​what Ivan was doing, so he decided to commit all the troops he could. The more the enemy fears something, the more he should strike their weakest point.

He helped Ivan absorb the damage, leaving the rest to the fearless swordsman, trusting that the Flame Knight would deliver a heavy blow to the enemy.

"Kill!"

A roar echoed through the sky as the Holy Shield Gryphon, gleaming with golden light, descended upon the city walls and clashed with a massive number of Blood Elves and Earth-Shaped Pegasus.

At this moment, they finally saw the back of the fearless swordsman.

The swordsmen are resolutely advancing towards the magic circle, and they are getting extremely close!

It was as if they could hear the call of a king from an ancient palace, and everyone was witnessing unparalleled glory.

Fight! Slaughter! Punish the enemy, fearless!

This is the chosen one! Ascend to the pinnacle!
(End of this chapter)