Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 415 The Invincible Army
Upon hearing Ivan's arrogant words, the Death Lords froze on the spot, thinking they had misheard.

Surrounded by three powerful legions, and even with a divine dragon present, Ivan still dares to be arrogant?

Rhodes stole the offensive spell, expecting his opponent to panic, but Ivan didn't care at all and instead provoked everyone.

He had just gained the recognition of the Deception Artifact, so his skill level wasn't high. Steal was the most powerful skill in this sequence, even more powerful than the ordinary Eye of Deception. If he could cultivate it to an advanced level, he could inherit the 100% bonus effect, which was extremely overpowered.

The idea that the stronger the enemy, the stronger you become is exactly what this means.

Of course, it only has the basic effect right now, but it's still very powerful.

[Stolen Flame (Temporary Skill): Increases the damage of the commanded troops' melee physical attacks by 7.5%. If the number of enemies facing the enemy is greater than the average number of troops in the area, an additional 2.5% physical damage amplification is added.]

With a 25% attack effect that's so powerful, no wonder Ivan's strongest swordsmen are invincible; they all have their own unique skills.

"I'd like to see how you'll attack without your sharpest weapon!"

Rhodes led his army of Dark Knights on a rampage, and the earth groaned in despair.

Several death lords turned their heads, naturally noticing that Rhodes' legion had added special offensive techniques, which seemed to be the special ability bestowed upon him by the chosen one.

Previously, Ullr was the most favored, obtaining the Eye of Deception. It was thought that this was the pinnacle of artifacts, but unexpectedly, Rhodes, that good-for-nothing, was even luckier, receiving great favor, which aroused envy.

They simply couldn't understand why someone who had lost territory and was being used as a puppet could receive the favor of a divine artifact.

Some of the Death Lords even thought that it would be better if Rhodes died here, so that the artifact might be replaced by a chosen one.

"Aren't you going to attack together? Are you waiting for him to recover his skills and come back to kill you?"

After being roared at by Rhodes, the other Death Lords dared not be negligent, after all, Ivan's name was renowned throughout the plains.

Perhaps some people had doubts about him before, but since the Battle of Silvercap, no one has dared to question this Knight of Fury.

The Ghost Dragon descended first, unleashing its Plague Divinity, filling the surrounding area with a thick yellow plague aura and creating a 10% continuous plague infection. Many of the strongest swordsmen began to cough.

The most powerful aspect of the Plague Divine Nature is that even without the Ghost Dragon's direct attack, it can bring a devastating virus to the surrounding area, infecting all living beings.

However, the strongest swordsmen only coughed and did not enter the aging state as expected. Although they were all big iron canisters in front of them, there would be very obvious signs if they were aging.

"How can it be!"

Jacqueline, the lich who commanded the ghost dragons, stared incredulously at the strongest swordsman. The hundreds of soldiers opposite her were all shrouded in the plague mist, and at least dozens of them were old and their fighting power was greatly reduced. Why was there no reaction? Fortunately, the enemy's magic resistance was continuously weakening, otherwise she would have thought that a supernatural event had occurred.

Ivan had no intention of answering her question. With a wave of his hand, the strongest swordsman transformed into a wave of water, heading straight for the fallen ghost dragon.

A terrifying red curse appeared on the battlefield, drastically slowing the undead army and rendering it impossible to dispel. Even their attack power was significantly weakened. However, the undead army was relatively resistant to the blood curse armor, unlike the living forces which were fully affected by the curse.

Possessing the defensive techniques of the ruling class and the Flame Armor, the strongest swordsman has entered the realm of gods, able to ignore any enemy's physical attacks.

Therefore, Ivan chose to undergo a water elemental baptism to increase his magic resistance in order to counter the increased damage from the ghost dragon. Since the opponent couldn't break through physically, they would inevitably try to find a way through magic. As long as he could withstand the magic, he would be in an invincible position.

As soon as the two sides made contact, a fierce battle broke out.

Even without offensive techniques, Ivan inherited Sumu's attack power, and combined with high morale and luck, he unleashed a powerful killing force.

The strongest sword strikes three times with critical hits, then swings the sword again in a flurry of blows, leaving even the divine dragon completely bewildered.

The dozen or so ghost dragons originally intended to use their high health points to stabilize the front line, but who would have thought that they would be hacked to pieces and routed the moment they landed.

The dignified level 7 divine unit was actually defeated in a single blow. The lich hovered in mid-air, not daring to land, its face full of disbelief.

"Wasn't their offensive skills stolen? How come they're still so overpowered?"

Jacqueline even suspected that Rhodes was playing a trick on her.

In reality, Rhodes was also uncertain. He had indeed stolen the offensive technique, but the strongest swordsman's morale and luck were too high. Even with the weakening effect of the Ghost Dragon, he still had such explosive power.

His Dark Knights and Nightmare Knights changed tactics and began attacking the aging targets that had been attacked by the Ghost Dragon.

Even so, the Nightmare Knight, who triggered the Death Strike, was unable to break through the enemy's armor; it was practically an impenetrable fortress.

"The strongest swordsmen's defenses have reached the realm of gods; destroy them using elemental or magical attacks!"

The Death Lords were no pushovers either. They quickly discovered the strongest swordsman's characteristics and immediately summoned the surrounding wraiths to deplete Ivan's mana.

To maintain 100% of the Divine Domain, the cost of commanding troops will increase dramatically. Currently, the best approach is to wear down the opponent. Furthermore, Rhode unleashed Death Ripple, causing area-of-effect damage to the strongest swordsman.

He originally thought that with the magic resistance reduction from the Ghost Dragon, the Death Ripple effect would be very good. However, the Ghost Dragon collapsed at the first touch, with only a few remaining to release Plague Divinity. The magic resistance was not reduced much at all.

With the 40% magic resistance boost from the Water Elemental Baptism, even Death Ripple can't deal much damage.

The strongest swordsman clashed with the dark knight, finally encountering a formidable enemy.

The enemy's commander must have had extremely strong troop enhancements, with both offense and defense improved. Moreover, the Dark Knights are known to be powerful among level 6 units. The two sides clashed and engaged in a fierce melee.

Without the defensive buff, the Nightmare Knight could still wear down some of the strongest swordsmen with Death Strike, but now even swinging its longsword doesn't deal any extra damage. However, the Fiery Curse can still be activated, and the Nightmare Beast's buff is still active, making it quite resilient.

At this moment, Edward's vampire army also arrived, with a large number of vampire counts and princes joining the battle and launching an attack on the strongest swordsman.

Originally, the Death Lord's plan was for the Ghost Dragon to act as a mobile wall, first unleashing the Plague Divinity, then the Nightmare Knights to immediately cut in and hold back the elite of the strongest swordsmen, after which the vampire legion would begin a war of attrition and a war of attrition, continuously replenishing its troops.

With each of the three units having its own task, Ivan was able to remain at the ancient ruins.

Who would have thought that the strongest swordsman, whose offensive skills were stolen, would still be so powerful, directly crippling the Ghost Dragon and making the level 7 divine troops afraid to stand in front.

The Dark Knight and Nightmare Knight could hold their own, but they couldn't inflict damage on the strongest swordsman.

Now that the vampire army has come forward, they can only become victims of the sword. In each round of combat, hundreds of vampires fall, a truly horrific sight.

The greatest damage suffered by the strongest swordsman was actually caused by the death ripples, but Rhode's curse power was not high, and only a few dozen people died so far.

But this death knight, whom I had never met before, seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of magic. Ivan noticed that the cavalry he was commanding were shrouded in a special magical power, which seemed to be in some kind of synergy with their commander.

Ivan silently memorized this information, knowing it might come in handy in the next battle.

Yes, he is preparing to leave.

Slaying more than ten ghost dragons, dozens of dark knights, and hundreds of vampires is already a glorious achievement.

This is, after all, the territory of an ancient ruin. He came here to lure the enemy out and see what kind of conspiracy they were plotting. Now that he has obtained firsthand information and discovered the skills of Ghost Dragon and Fire Thief Hand, he has completely achieved his goal, and there is no need to fight to the death.

Judging from their posture, they have no intention of fighting to the death. Instead, they are retreating while fighting, most likely waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

If they continue fighting, they can indeed gain even more, and perhaps even defeat the Ghost Dragon and the vampire legion. However, the Death Knight is in a bit of trouble. It seems that the seal on the ancient ruins is continuing to loosen, and the power of the Deception Artifact has also been strengthened.

But it's okay, next time he comes, he won't be the only one.

The strongest swordsman slowly retreated, heading towards the pre-arranged location.

The Death Lords had intended to lure Ivan into their trap, but he unexpectedly withdrew.

"You coward, you just ran away like that? What about the honor of a human knight?"

"Talking about honor with you bunch of devils? That's just nonsense! If you have the guts, come out of the ruins and fight me to the death! I'll keep you company until the very end!"

Both sides began shouting magical phrases, but tacitly refrained from engaging in fierce combat.

Rhode wanted to stop them again, but the vampire army had suffered too many losses and dared not approach. Without the sacrifice of the vampires, even the Nightmare Knight's attributes were no match for the strongest swordsman's attacks.

In addition, due to the blood curse, which made him extremely slow and impossible to dispel, Ivan was indeed unable to catch up if he wanted to retreat.

Everyone knows that Ivan will eventually run out of mana, but if the enemy has the strength to spare, who will take the first few hits?
The Death Lords, harboring their own ulterior motives, naturally lacked cooperation.

After watching the strongest swordsman leave, more than ten minutes later, the Cold Night Skeletons arrived like a tidal wave.

Looking at the desolate battlefield, filled with the skeletons of the undead, Katherine was instantly enraged: "Didn't we agree to delay him for a while and wait for me to surround him?"

Why can't they even hold on for this short time?

The heroes looked at each other, but no one said a word.

This time, there was no blaming or shifting of responsibility. Having fought on the battlefield for so long, this was the first time they had felt that a hero could be so powerful.

"Su Mu's generals have evolved to be even stronger. We'll discuss the details when we get back!"

"It seems that if we want to deal with Kuraki, we'll have to rely on Gaunt's help!"

(End of this chapter)