Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 448 The Strength of the Golden Dragon and the Dragon Knight

The battle in the valley raged all night and remained evenly matched.

Both sides were exhausted. Although Isildur had many heroes who could set traps, the core of the team still relied on natural traps to create a chain reaction.

Alec Carson's attributes weren't particularly strong. Although he was given some treasures to increase his knowledge during the battle, their effect was negligible. After a night of fighting, his lips had turned blue, his face had turned pale, and his body was trembling so badly that he could barely stand.

With his magical power depleted to this extent, he was almost completely exhausted. Releasing any more magic would easily result in a backlash, and he could no longer hold on.

On Kuraki's side, Ivan also showed signs of fatigue, but he was still in much better shape. After all, his spell power and knowledge attributes had increased significantly after equipping the Crimson Cursed Armor. Moreover, knowing that sending most of his troops would be futile against the enemy's traps and delaying tactics, he sent out a group of elite soldiers to charge into battle, while the rest of his men and shield bearers held the rear.

In this way, Ivan's mana consumption is very low, maintaining a basic level. Even if Isildur sometimes wants to gather troops to break through, he can simply use a spell to remove obstacles, making the battlefield chaotic and difficult to pass.

Natural traps are indeed powerful restrictive magic, but they restrict both sides equally. The strongest swordsman can't get through, and neither can Isildur's army.

So after a night of fighting, the troop losses on both sides were not even as intense as those in the previous few rounds.

This war of attrition basically fits Lloyd's plan; he wanted to delay and wait for Dino and Orofel to arrive.

Ivan's side also maintained its fighting force, continuing to erode Lloyd's Firetree Legion. Don't be fooled by the fact that the enemy hasn't lost many men; the defenses at the front consist of Lloyd's most elite Treant Legion. These Firetrees, enhanced by Lloyd's skills, are actually quite powerful.

Not only do they have incredibly high defense, boasting a whopping 47, but even more terrifying is their 18 fire burn damage. Any enemy that attacks the Fire Tree will be burned. Not to mention, they also have the Fiery Shield with its high-level fire element bonus and the High-Level Defense spell, making them essentially tanky creatures covered in thorns.

Apart from Goode's Wind Erosion Knights, the rest of them were basically powerless to resist. Low-level units such as shield soldiers and griffon griffins would be burned to death by flames and fire shields as soon as they made a move. Even the strongest swordsmen could only launch one attack.

If you hold back, you won't be able to kill the Fire Tree, but if you go all out, it will rebound and kill you. It's really a tough opponent.

Ivan will use his strongest swordsman to entangle the fire tree while waiting for the Wind Erosion Knights to eliminate it, thus achieving the greatest effect.

Overnight, the Fire Tree Legion, along with its ordinary tree people, suffered thousands of casualties, a devastating loss.

However, Lloyd's efforts were not without reward.

As the dawn's sunlight spreads across the land, a dazzling golden light appears on the eastern horizon.

"Golden Dragon! The Golden Dragon has arrived!"

"Dragon Knight Orophier, he's arrived with the Golden Dragon Legion to provide support!"

"Kuraki is doomed!"

The first to arrive to provide support was Orofel. After all, it was a golden dragon army, and its flight speed was quite fast. Moreover, the Dream Flame Kingdom was closer to this place. Orofel led the golden dragons to arrive at the battlefield first.

Upon seeing Orofel arrive, Ivan and Goode recalled their troops and began to retreat into the valley.

The threat of the divine golden dragons is still very significant, and judging from their numbers, the opponent probably has more than 400 golden dragons. For a level 7 unit to reach this level, it is definitely an extraordinary force.

As Orophier descended onto the cliff atop the golden dragon, the dragon showed no sign of yielding, surveying all the generals below. "Kuraki only has this small army, and you've been fighting for so long? How utterly incompetent!"

The previously elated fortress commander was instantly filled with indignation upon hearing this. They were all heroes of Isildur; even if the dragon knight was more skilled, he shouldn't belittle the others like this.
Lloyd is still the Field Marshal, and by rights, all matters at the front should be under his command. Jinlong is so far behind schedule, yet he still has the nerve to say such things?
Some heroes were indignant and wanted to retort, but Lloyd stopped them, pointing calmly at the Kuraki Legion: "Everything depends on the Dragon Knights!"

Orofaur shook his head and rode the golden dragon toward Ivan and his men.

"Let me show you what it means to be utterly crushed!"

When hundreds of golden dragons descended from the sky and attacked Kuraki's army, everyone felt immense pressure.

To this end, the Fiery Divine Shield, the Protective Divine Shield, and the Fire Control Technique were all used to resist the first wave of attacks from the golden dragon.

The first to be attacked were the Rock Shield Soldiers and some of the strongest swordsmen. Under the scorching heat of the dragon flames, they were all reduced to ashes, unable to withstand even the slightest attack.

"How is this possible! This golden dragon can actually break through defensive techniques and fire control techniques?"

"It's the Dragon Flame! The opponent has mastered a special dragon transformation technique, which allows them to use poisonous divine flames to attack!"

Dragons are magical creatures, capable not only of physical attacks but also of dragonfire, which falls within the realm of special magic and is typically fire-based. The green dragon previously demonstrated this characteristic, being immune to defensive spells and launching elemental attacks directly.

Therefore, Ivan was prepared and had used a fire-controlling technique in advance to resist the golden dragon's flames, but he did not expect that the dragon would be completely unaffected.

Countless shield-bearers and the strongest swordsmen perished in the flames, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Ivan shifted his gaze to the dragon knight Orophir, revealing an unprecedented level of attention.

【欧洛斐尔（金色龙骑士）：攻击10（28），防御9（24），咒力7（15），知识7（11）

Element: Air
Golden Dragon Knight: Possesses unparalleled control over dragons. For every 3 points of attack and defense attributes a hero has, commanding a green dragon (including upgraded units) increases attack and defense by 1. If controlling a golden dragon with the divine power of poison gas or an upgraded unit, the power of the poison gas divine flame can be perfectly unleashed (still amplified by attacks). Its attack characteristics cannot be resisted by physical/magical resistance and increase the explosion chance by 15%, causing the poison to deepen.

Advanced Flame Attack: Increases the damage of the commanded troops' melee physical attacks by 30%, and causes the corpses to explode upon killing an enemy.

Advanced Dragon Resistance: 15% chance to be immune to enemy level 6 magic (increases saving chance by 10% for each level lower).

Advanced Balance of Luck: Increases the unit's luck by 3 points. If the unit suffers damage exceeding 45% or 50% of the enemy's health (whichever is higher), a lucky strike will be triggered (can only be triggered once within a certain time period).

Intermediate Wind Dragon: Command troops +3 speed. If the troops suffer a fatal attack resulting in more than half of their strength being lost, a perfect atmospheric protection will be triggered (blocks fatal damage, can be triggered a maximum of 2 times within a certain period of time).

Advanced Fire Element Mastery, Advanced Water Element Mastery, Advanced Air Element Mastery

With the blessing of Orophir and the Dragon Body, the Divine Golden Dragon reached a terrifying 99 attack power, 95 defense power, 49-59 damage, 300 health points, and 19 speed.

It's simply beyond ordinary imagination.

This is the power of the Golden Dragon Knight!
(End of this chapter)