Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 392 Anger

No one expected that Somra would be so cunning. He already had a massive army pressing in, ten times the size of the enemy, yet he still had a trump card up his sleeve, intending to launch a surprise attack.

The Arcane Empire has too many talented people, even possessing advanced concealment techniques; its foundation is indeed profound.

Looking back now, if the enemy hadn't been lured to Silvertop City, leaving an opening for the Tower troops to launch a full-scale attack, and if the enemy had continued to harass southward, this hidden force alone would have been quite difficult to deal with, and could very well have turned the Xilin Plain upside down.

As the gateway to the North, Silvercap City truly fulfilled its role as the nation's gate, albeit at a great cost.

The sudden attack by the Lord of the Lamp inflicted a devastating blow, instantly reducing the strongest swordsmen by half, leaving only about 300.

When Ivan saw this, his eyes turned bloodshot. He even felt a surge of impulse, wanting to lead his troops out of the city and kill Somra.

However, reason prevailed over anger, and he ordered his remaining swordsmen to launch a counterattack.

"Kill these guys and extinguish the magic lamp completely!"

There's not much to say. Since the opponent dares to appear in front of the strongest swordsman, they should be prepared to die.

Even with only 300 of the strongest swordsmen remaining, they still possessed formidable strength. Under the sweeping attack of the flaming greatsword, the Lord of the Lamp was reduced to ashes, leaving not even a trace.

Under the blessing of the intermediate rage array, all the swordsmen seemed to transform into berserkers, unleashing critical strikes with every sword strike, relentlessly charging forward and carving a bloody path through the enemy ranks.

The Frenzy Array increases damage by 2, speed by 2, and converts 50% of defense into attack power.

At this time, the strongest swordsman's destructive power and attack power were terrifying to the extreme, and the Lord of Gods and Monsters couldn't understand them at all.

Half of the new 2000 Genie Lords were killed in a counterattack. Ivan then gave them no chance and immediately launched an attack, killing so many enemies that they could no longer use their Genie skills.

After all, the Crimson Curse had covered the entire area, slowing down all the enemies. It was only through a surprise attack using teleportation that the strongest swordsman was successfully killed; otherwise, he wouldn't have even had a chance to make a move.

But at this moment, the Naga Queen also entered the battlefield. Facing the Naga Queen, who is known as the strongest level 6 unit, with a force of over a thousand, even the strongest swordsman felt a wave of pressure.

The main reason was that 300 of his troops were wiped out; otherwise, Ivan wouldn't have been afraid of these snake women.

He dispatched all the Stone Shield Soldiers and added a shield formation, and the two sides immediately fell into a fierce battle.

"Storm Griffins, Wilderness Griffins, move out!"

In such a tense battle, all the main forces had to be deployed, including the last griffin troops, totaling 1500 men, half of whom were led by Ivan and the other half by Sumu.

Overall, the inner walls are fortified everywhere. Now it's like closing the door to trap a dog. The enemy can't fight back, and they can't escape either. They can only be annihilated.

Although the Genie's sneak attack was somewhat sudden, that was all. The remaining 300 strongest swordsmen still fought ten against one, routing the enemy.

In particular, after the griffins joined the fray, they launched a pincer attack on the enemy's air force, marking the first counterattack in this battle.

So far in the battle, Tower has lost more than 5 troops, with a casualty ratio of more than half.

On the Silver Peak City side, although several thousand people died, their fighting strength remained. The core ground forces later took the lead and became the main force in the battle.

Earthbow was plagued by Chain Lightning and nearly wiped out, but the next Chain Lightning was not so easy to deal with.

Even if Su Mu wanted to control the Arcane Prayers, these low-health and scattered troops could be resurrected using Reincarnation, restoring their combat strength. In a direct confrontation, the tower troops would clearly die faster.

If Somra wanted to use ranged units to attack the strongest swordsman and the griffin, they would be separated by several inner walls and would be unable to reach them at all.

It can only be said that the troop deployment was very reasonable, with layers of defense and mutual support, dragging the enemy into a quagmire.

In this situation, the heroes of the Arcane Empire had no other choice but to bombard the enemy with magic since their defensive spells were too formidable.

"Quickly, all heroes, get to the front lines! I'll use Dispel Magic to remove their resistance, and you all bombard them with magic!"

This brings us to the monstrous Maggie. Besides her Aura Manipulation, she applied resistance to all three elements, rendering the tower heroes unwilling to launch any magical attacks. For magic to be effective, she had to first disperse the enemy's energy, completely stalling Ovid, the Void Wanderer, rendering him unable to do anything but engage in a mana-based duel with Maggie.

Although the idea was somewhat clumsy, it was somewhat effective.

After all, Kuraki's army is not resistant to both physical and magical attacks, and still has weaknesses.

Without the aid of magic skills, the hero's area-of-effect spells would only deal around 200 damage, barely enough to kill 4 or 5 of the strongest swordsmen. This number should have been higher, but Cedrus was equipped with a Burning Blood Potion, which increased the health of all his troops.

Only a powerful combination of treasures can be effective against all soldiers in a battle of this scale.

Once the battle reaches a stalemate, the Burning Blood Potions come into play. As long as you don't die immediately, you can recover your health after a period of time. The recovery of 100 health points is basically enough to support all of Kuraki's troops.

If you can't kill them, they'll be back to their old selves immediately.

The Naga Queen swung all six arms in unison, shattering the strongest swordsman's armor and plunging them into the previous wound, causing additional damage.

Just when he thought he could defeat the enemy with continued effort, the strongest swordsman was suddenly surrounded by a cloud of blood energy, instantly becoming energetic and vigorous. He picked up his greatsword, chopped off the Naga's head, stomped on it, and continued to fight forward.

They bathed in blood, obeyed their faith, sacrificed fear, and attacked fearlessly.

This is the strongest sword!
Cedros used his precious Blood Burning Technique on the Gale Griffins, timing it perfectly to allow them to recover their health. With extremely high damage output, he quickly gained the upper hand against the flying units.

Looking at the blood mist that filled the sky and earth, the tower hero was too weak to speak.

Our troops are afflicted by the Crimson Curse, resulting in a sharp decrease in combat effectiveness; the enemy troops are enhanced by the Crimson Qi, making them extremely lethal.

How can this battle be fought? The number of people is just a number. Trapped within a few city walls, they can't maneuver at all, and instead are being picked off wave after wave by the enemy's elite troops. Defeat is inevitable sooner or later. Even the most core heroes are gradually losing confidence and starting to hesitate.

Ovid and Yuna had already begun to look around, their minds filled with other thoughts.

"Burning Blood Bottle, yet another advanced treasure!"

Somra took a deep breath, feeling incredulous even with his extensive knowledge.

"This is the third combination of treasures already. If you said that Su Mu was the chosen one of the gods, some people would probably believe it."

Unfortunately, the Arcane Empire does have combination artifacts, but due to the need for checks and balances, they almost never provide heroes who go out with complete components, or impose sealing measures on them.

Most of the time, wars cannot be won simply by having more people. All aspects of factors are crucial. Otherwise, if we just blindly pile up numbers, why bother training advanced soldiers?
In the duel, Su Mu's side was indeed stronger.

But it wasn't over yet. Somra was a hero who had mastered level 6 magic, and when it came to fighting for his life, he was not afraid at all.

The number of gods and monsters who died today (and upgraded units) far exceeded that of the day in Winter City. Moreover, with Somra's true form here, there are no more flaws in level six magic.

"Scatter!"

Despite these instructions, the troops, slowed down by the Crimson Curse, were unable to retreat during the fierce battle.

Kuraki waited for the enemy to complete their advance and disrupt the situation in order to prevent Somra from going berserk.

Somra was already somewhat reckless; even if it meant losing all the soldiers he had brought, he was determined to kill the enemy.

Endless lightning was gathering, all the lamps of destruction were condensing into elemental energy, and the dark clouds that shrouded Silvertop City were converging into a giant eye of storm, absorbing the souls of the wronged spirits on the ground and shaping a powerful thunderstorm.

Somla floated up into the clouds, giving Sumu a cold, indifferent glance.

"You have angered me, human!"

(End of this chapter)