Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 389 Legendary Showdown
On the battlefield, running too fast is not a good thing either.

If we're talking about teams faster than the gargoyles, there are some in the towers; the gods and monsters can completely overwhelm them in speed.

But why didn't the God and Monster Lord charge ahead to break through, instead the Gargoyle was at the forefront?
In fact, the heroes all understood what cannon fodder units were and what harassment and sacrifice units were; this had already been agreed upon in the previous tactical meetings.

The Divine Monsters are the elite army; when they strike, it's with lightning speed, wiping out all the guards of Silvertop City.

Yuna had a premonition that they were about to suffer a major attack. Even if they suffered more casualties, as long as they could get the gargoyles onto the city walls, it would be a victory.

But that's too many deaths!
The sky was filled with magical cannonballs, and colorful magical attacks were everywhere. Even with the reduced range, 2400 troops were still killed.

Moreover, this was only because the siege had just begun and the troops were extremely scattered; the Arcane Prayer's attack could only affect a maximum of two gargoyles at a time. Otherwise, judging from the current situation, even if the gargoyles had 50000 troops, they would have been wiped out in one hit.

The body, forged from solid black stone, was as flimsy as paper, making it impossible to understand the output of the arcane prayer.

Yuna's mouth dropped open in astonishment, as if an egg could fit inside. All traces of her previous smugness at having restrained Titan's Lightning were gone.

"What terrifying output? How can it be even more terrifying than the Winterhold attack?"

Somra did talk about the battle at Winterhold, but since his clone was killed, it wasn't a glorious thing. He only gave a general description of Kuraki's special units and emphasized the enemy's super-powerful firepower and what the damage threshold was.

When Yuna actually encountered the Arcane Prayer, and the two clashed on the battlefield, she was instantly stunned. This was completely different from what had been described.

In her current predicament, she had no other choice but to rely on her life. With such a large open area, if she got a little closer to the battlefield, Ovid could use teleportation, which would make the fight much easier.

Because of the thick city walls, Yuna had not yet noticed that Su Mu had used Vengeful Spirit, and thought that it was just Arcane Prayer that had dealt such terrifying damage.

In fact, with the bonus from the Advanced Astrologer, Su Mu's attributes can increase by a full 48 in attack and defense, and 48 in damage. Combined with the Soul Arrow Technique, the opponent simply cannot understand it.

It's just that the Naga were a bit too far away, otherwise they could have taken these Naga queens away directly.

Su Mu gave the enemy no chance to breathe, and launched another attack after the enemy was within full firing range.

Another 2000 or so people died. This time, Yuna finally noticed the vengeful spirits and immediately activated ranged magic to attack the spirits on the city wall and eliminate them first.

However, Su Mu was not afraid at all. He had Ouling take out the scroll of the Mirror Magic and replicate it on the Mysterious Prayer again. The Prayer covered the high wall and launched a deadly attack on the gargoyle.

By the time the more than 25000 gargoyles flew to the edge of the battlefield, more than 7000 had already been wiped out, reducing the force by about one-third.

Unfortunately, due to the fear of Ouling's ranged attacks and the fact that the battlefields were too far apart, normally, with the gargoyles and swift acceleration, two waves of attacks would be enough to reach the bottom of the city wall. But now, it took three attacks to reach the original position.

At this moment, Ovid finally activated his water elemental magic to teleport, but his spell power was insufficient to teleport all his troops in; he could only keep over 2000 gargoyles close to him.

In the blink of an eye, they landed on the city wall and began to engage in close combat with the Arcane Prayer.

Ivan, who was hiding in the shadows, glanced at the lord, but Su Mu gestured to him that it was alright and there was no need to worry.

The opponent was also somewhat naive. The Arcane Prayer is a melee fighter with no reduction in combat ability. With the additional ability of a high-level Astrologer, its offense and defense are completely beyond the opponent's comprehension. With just these gargoyles, it really wouldn't be of much use.

Almost instantly upon contact, more than 2000 gargoyles died instantly, proving they were no match for them.

Yuna watched the battle on the city wall, and it was as if giant beasts were crushing ants with no effort at all. If it weren't for heroes like Somra and Ovid behind her, she probably would have abandoned her troops and run away long ago.

"How can we fight this? They're not even in the same league. Even Titan's Arrow couldn't possibly provide such a high stat boost!"

Yuna had initially thought that the Arcane Prayer's powerful ranged attacks were due to the Titan's Arrow and other artifacts that boosted its attributes. However, in actual melee combat, the opponent constantly used buff spells and had incredibly high defense. The gargoyle couldn't even manage to scratch the Prayer, let alone kill it.

She turned to look at the command camp, but Ovid issued a stern warning.

"What are you standing there for? Charge! If you don't let the gargoyles entangle the enemy and free up the ranged units, you're doomed."

Hearing this, Yuna was also indignant. It was agreed that she was just cannon fodder to hold off the enemy, but now they were really going to sell her out. If she couldn't stop the Arcane Prayer, she would probably die because she was so close to the gargoyles after they were all killed.

She gritted her teeth and had no choice but to send the rest of her legion forward, using flesh and blood to delay the Mystic Prayer.

However, Vera Cyber's golden figures gradually approached the city wall. There were more of them than gargoyles, and they all headed towards the large hole shattered by the ice-throwing chariot, trying to pass through the city wall and reach the city.

This gave Yuna hope.

"Charge! Even if you die, leave your bodies on the walls of Silver Dome!"

At this point, there's not much to say; it's just a matter of fighting for our lives.

Seeing the gargoyle's plight, Vera on the ground was first startled, then felt a sense of relief. If these Arcane Prayers were to attack the golden statue, its extra health would be utterly useless given the enemy's destructive power.

Simply put, neither atmospheric shields nor spell matrices are effective. Faced with such extreme damage, anyone not completely immune to ranged attacks will be killed.

Moreover, given the density of the Jurchen troops, the losses would likely be even greater. She even felt a sense of gratitude towards Yuna.

"I'll claim the credit for being the first to breach the city!"

But as the Jurchens approached, another wave of troops rose up from the inner wall. The Earth Bow, which had been waiting in the arrow towers for a long time, launched a full-scale attack on the Jurchens, turning them into scrap metal.

Unlike the previous probing attacks, Orling is really going all out this time. He uses the Soul of Vengeance, and the Intermediate Sharpshooter's Glory increases his damage and ability to ignore defense. The most outrageous thing is that the Earth Bow can inherit 50% of the Rapid Fire effect, allowing him to hit two targets at the same time.

With the terrifying destructive power of the Earth Bow, it could kill three people per round of attacks on average. Coupled with maxed-out morale and luck, every arrow was a critical hit, allowing them to maintain high morale and replenish their magical power for a second round of attacks.

As a result, 9000 Jurchens fell in this wave. After all, no matter how powerful the giant crossbow was, there were only ten of them. It had to rely on area-of-effect attacks to cause damage. If the troops were spread out, even if the damage was high, there would still be a limit.

But the flexible Earth Bow is different. Every arrow can be aimed at the enemy's vitals. At such close range, it's like shooting at a target. It can easily pierce through the paper-mache golden statue and kill it with ease.

Vera was just feeling grateful to Yuna, but when she saw the damage caused by the Earth Bow, she almost fell off her horse.

What kind of insane army is this? How can they fight like this?

If you were to say that the other party is the god of archery who commands this bow of the earth, Vera would believe it too.

If they are attacked like this, even if the Arcane Empire has 10 people, or even 30, it won't be enough for the enemy to kill them.

We have to find a way!

At this point, the cannon fodder heroes at the front are powerless to change anything; the one who truly decides the outcome of the battle is the core commander.

Somra glanced at the battlefield and saw that Kuraki's ground troops had not yet appeared. Silvertop City was instead relying on a large number of ranged archers to delay the enemy, seemingly trying to wear them down by using multiple layers of inner walls.

Judging from the current situation, the Arcane Empire really can't hold out unless it has several times more people.

However, Somla would not allow the other side to shoot so freely.

He floated out of the lamp again, waving his hands and unleashing a chain of lightning.

Ovid and the other heroes were puzzled by what they saw. The opponent had the Heart of the Gale, which countered Chain Lightning. The kills of only 100 people were completely ineffective. Why did Somra continue?
However, thunder roared in the sky, and the white lightning turned purple, striking Silvertop City, leaping between several inner walls, and hitting the Earth Bow.

When the lightning dissipated, just as expected, the Earth Bow was completely unharmed, because Su Mu had already cast the Anti-Magic Spell in advance. Even if the damage amplification from the Chain Lightning was stronger this time, it was to no avail.

Surprisingly, nearly half of the Earth Bow bent over and kept rubbing their eyes.

"My eyes! What's wrong? I can't see!"

"Oh no, I've gone blind."

Moreover, some troops even brandished bows and arrows and fired at their own compatriots.

"Ah! Kill! You enemies, don't even think about crossing the city walls!"

This scene completely stunned Kuraki's heroes; they had not expected this outcome.

"Mind magic, quick! Remove their status effects."

Maggie dispelled the mind magic as quickly as possible, but the Earth Bow's high attack power also showed its drawbacks. Even though the number of people she had bewitched was not large, more than 400 people were killed in a flash. Faced with extraordinary killing power, they were as fragile as paper.

Through the scorching air, Su Mu looked at the lightning in the clouds, and this time he truly saw the effects of legendary magic.

Chain Lightning (Level 4 Air Elemental Magic): Strikes 4 units, dealing half damage to each unit, and dealing (Curse Power x 40) + 25 damage to the first target.

Advanced Air Element Mastery: Strikes four units consecutively, dealing half damage to each unit, and dealing (Curse Power × 40) + 100 damage to the first target.

Legendary Magic Bonus: Grants four special spells over four jumps (selecting Exorcism, Mind Control, Blindness, or Amnesia; scrolls can be used to replenish the bonus. Except for Exorcism, the other mind control spells have a certain probability of being reduced).

While ranged archers are indeed powerful, they are not without weaknesses. Among the four elemental magics, there are many spells that target ranged units and can temporarily disable their attack capabilities.

However, the chain lightning enhanced by legendary magic was a bit too terrifying. Maggie and Su Mu, who were constantly watching the battlefield, didn't have time to react before their magic resistance was dispelled and they were also subjected to special mental magic.

In fact, Maggie also wears the Awakening Pendant, a treasure she obtained a long time ago that can resist the Amnesia spell. Since ranged units are very afraid of being forgotten, Maggie fills in when there are not enough Orling slots, just to prevent this situation.

However, the legendary hero was still too powerful, breaking through the obstacles with four lightning leaps. Even though the amnesia spell didn't work, he still used the Earth Bow to shoot his own people, and the battlefield was instantly reversed.

Looking at the giant genie floating in the air, Su Mu felt pressure for the first time.

This is the true power of a legendary hero!

(End of this chapter)