Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 283: Advance and Retreat with Ease
Gregor led a large force of wolf riders and a small number of cyclops, spreading out towards the northern mountains.

Previously, João had shown great cunning, gaining the trust of the One-Eyed King and overshadowing the other heroes.

This time, he personally led the team, willingly acting as bait, in order to gain credit for the vanguard.

When it comes to charging bravely, no one in this unit can compare to him, and Greg will prove it himself.

Of course, the barbarians weren't fools; after so many ranged attacks, Gregor had long since figured out their tactics. But knowing was one thing, figuring out how to counter them was the most important thing.

The enemy is too far away, making it impossible to attack from a distance or even cover with magic. Now that we've lost the Lightning Thunderbird, finding the enemy is a problem.

However, Gregor's wolf riders possess a special ability: they can move through the earth, avoiding the enemy's sight and launching surprise attacks.

【Sand Dune Wolf Riders (Tier 2 Unit, Earth Elemental Baptism): Attack 8, Defense 8, Damage 4-5, Health 15, Speed ​​10, Medium Size】

Element: Earth.

Wolf Rider Charge: Skilled scimitar techniques allow them to perform combos. After charging a certain distance, there is a chance to unleash a blade aura, dealing minor damage.

Dune Stalking: Allows the dire wolf to burrow into a sand dune and run underground, unable to traverse hard rock.

The previous battles weren't because Gregor was hiding his abilities, but because the terrain wasn't suitable. Now he's come to a sand dune meadow specifically to lure Sumu over.

As soon as the opponent shows up, he will let humanity know what a surprise attack is!
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Orling's Crystal Ballistae are in place, five of them this time. The Arcane Prayer is also ready to go, and as soon as the hero gives the order, they will channel their magical power into the ballistae and launch an attack together.

Their location was no longer on the mountain peak, but on higher ground, where the field of vision was much narrower, so they relied entirely on the hero's advance reconnaissance.

Looking out from here, one can vaguely see the orc army approaching.

"A message came from the Knight Commander that Orlando has left Cloud City, taking Green Fairy Horse and Silver Pegasus Star with him, and is heading south."

Su Mu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Given the speed at which Orlando and the Air Elemental Baptism Silver Pegasus can arrive, they'll probably be here in less than a day. Even disregarding the delay in transmitting messages, they could see the enemy army in as little as a few hours.

With the enemy caught in a pincer movement from the north and south and their retreat cut off, it seemed like the best course of action was to flee the battlefield as soon as possible. However, Su Mu was determined to pull off one more big heist.

"Wait a bit longer, ignore the wolf riders, and have all the ballistae aim at the Cyclops!"

Even if you kill more of the other stronghold troops, it won't affect the outcome of the battle, but reducing the number of Cyclopes will change the situation.

Su Mu was willing to take some risks and kill as many Cyclopes as possible.

After the wolf rider army gathered, it numbered over 7000, and the ground trembled, which could not escape Su Mu's earth elemental perception, yet he remained unmoved.

"Wait a little longer, get closer!"

When a large number of Cyclopes came into view, Su Mu raised his longsword and led his strongest swordsman into battle.

All the swordsmen were transformed into air elemental warriors, granting them a speed of up to 15, making them as swift as the wind.

To inflict damage on the enemy, the atmospheric shield must be broken. Su Mu prepares to lead the strongest swordsmen in a charge to disrupt the enemy's formation at close range.

Wolf riders charging? No need, Su Mu will go find them himself.

Leading the strongest swordsman out of the cave, they began to accelerate, causing the earth to tremble.

This time, there was no need for reconnaissance. The moment the strongest swordsmen activated their attack, all the stronghold troops discovered their presence.

Gregor was excited to see Sumu lead his team. He commanded the Dune Wolf Riders to begin their attack on the swordsman. Facing an enemy ten times their number, the strongest swordsman was not afraid at all. After reaching a certain distance, he launched a lightning-fast attack, heading straight for the Cyclops.

With the speed of the air elemental swordsman, the opponent didn't even have time to react. Just as he lifted the boulder, he saw lightning rush to the front of the formation.

But even faster than the strongest swordsman was Ouling's ballista. This time, the magic-hidden ballista was not used, so the range was reduced. However, since Su Mu had already charged into the formation, there was no need for long-range attacks. This battle was about breaking through the formation.

Lightning struck the Cyclops formation, causing massive damage. Su Mu used exorcism magic, combined with crossbow fire, to kill hundreds of people—it was a massacre.

The opponent never expected Su Mu to rush out on his own initiative. He was only thinking of using his one eye to lure Su Mu out, but he did not expect the swordsman to be so fierce. He did not even have a chance to make a move before Su Mu got close to him.

Cyclops are not priests after all. They can attack city walls but do not have the ability to fight in close combat without losing their killing power. Once they are in close combat, their killing power is greatly reduced, and they have no way to fight against the strongest swordsman.

However, the orc army gradually surrounded them, and the necromancer cast the Bloodlust spell on the Cyclops and Dune Wolf Riders, greatly increasing their attack power.

Now, as long as the Dune Wolf Riders attack the Swordsman, they can silence him, preventing him from reincarnating.

In fact, Su Mu understood the opponent's tactics the moment he saw the shaman, but he still underestimated the stronghold hero.

The hero who commands the shamans is actually a specialist in a particular troop type. The Bloodlust spell is stacked three times on the wolf riders, increasing their attack power by 18, while the Blood Shaman's inheritance is as high as 60%, which is simply terrifying.

In other words, even if the opponent is defeated, a Blood Shaman with 60% of the required attributes will still appear on the battlefield. A Tier 4 Super-Tier unit in the stronghold is indeed extraordinary.

Its only weakness is the exorcism technique, but the exorcism technique can only dispel one layer of the bloodthirsty magic, which is indeed very abnormal.

Su Mu turned his gaze to Joang, one of the ogres, and used his Qi Observation Technique to observe his condition.

João Hawke (Ogre Shaman): Attack 7, Defense 6, Spellcasting 6, Knowledge 6
Advanced Shaman Totem: Amplifies the abilities of the Ogre King (including advanced units). For every 3 points of spell power a hero has, units gain an additional stack of Arcane Spells, up to a maximum of 4 stacks (Blood Shamans inherit this effect; each dispel can only remove one stack of Bloodlust Arcane Spell).

Advanced Tactics, Advanced Fire Elemental Mastery, Advanced Earth Elemental, Intermediate Resistance

A very powerful stronghold hero, capable of providing special enhancements to troops, and also has a matching exclusive shaman, almost maximizing its capabilities.

If the battle drags on, Su Mu wouldn't dare say he could completely defeat the shaman-enhanced forces, since the enemy also has elemental attack capabilities.

However, this time his attack was not reckless. In the instant he was surrounded, the strongest swordsman used the dune wolf riders to launch a ring attack, crushing more than 100 Cyclopes.

Orling's crossbow bolts fired with precision, aiming at the Cyclops and unleashing a barrage of arrows that drove the massive body into the earth, leaving the Blood Shaman's spirits everywhere.

With the swordsmen surrounded and facing a ban on spirits, they were about to suffer huge losses.

Seeing that he had the upper hand, Su Mu launched a lightning raid to escape the battlefield and used teleportation to move his troops back to the high ground.

In the blink of an eye, the swordsman army had moved several kilometers away, and they were almost nowhere to be seen.

This scene completely stunned the heroes of the outpost; they never imagined there was such a way to escape.

Thanks to the swordsmen's charge, all the troops were drawn to the central area, and the high ground was no longer under pressure. Even some of the attacking dune wolf riders were killed by the returning strongest swordsmen.

Due to the Spirit Suppression effect, Su Mu was unable to revive the swordsmen, resulting in the loss of more than 80 people.

However, the enemy suffered 700 cyclopes and 900 wolf riders, and the rest of their troops also suffered losses. This time, the damage was truly crippling.

Su Mu did not linger in battle and led his men westward to avoid encountering Orlando's forces.

They hadn't gone far when they immediately used camouflage to conceal their troops.

Even if Orlando searches the entire area, it will probably be difficult to find any trace of them!
(End of this chapter)