Mercenary Wars

Chapter 153 Overload Shooting
On the platform above, a Yemeni priest was chanting intently, enveloped in a shield of holy light, with a dozen sentries protecting him beside him.

The good news is that as the hymns began, the Yemeni faith aura of the watchtower lost its effect, and most of the raiders felt a sense of relief, which seemed to indicate that the priest was the one who administered the faith aura.

But the bad news is that the Yemen Grace Hymn is more dangerous than the halo of faith.

Once the song is finished, any enemy Yamen whose level is not higher than the singer's will have their senses sealed until they convert to Yamen.

In reality, this tactic is rather useless in most cases, because you only need to run away a certain distance to avoid being affected by the hymn.

A pastor can't sing while chasing someone.

However, the interior of the watchtower is small and surrounded by protective barriers, isolating it from the outside world, making it impossible to escape. It is the best place to cast the hymn.

Therefore, the Mosa Raiders could only choose to kill the priest before the hymn was finished, or interrupt the singing.

The sentries will undoubtedly do everything in their power to protect their priests.

And that's exactly what they did. A dozen or so people huddled together, protecting the priest, while a warrior held two shields, forming a barrier in front of him.

The platform was small, and these dozen or so sentries almost occupied the entire space.

Upon seeing this, Gao Jiano immediately turned around and shouted, "Hold on tight to the handrail!"

The raiders had no time to think and quickly grabbed the handrails of the spiral staircase.

Immediately afterwards, Gaucano rushed towards a dozen Yemen sentinels, holding several inferior wind magic orbs in his hands and his arms in front of his head.

"Shhhhh-"

Arrows rained down on Gaucano, quickly embedding several arrows in both of his arms. Fortunately, the Earth Skin provided some protection, preventing the arrow wounds from becoming too deep.

Upon approaching the sentries, Gaucano leaped up and simultaneously slammed his hands together, crushing the magic orb!

"Boom!" A loud bang was heard, and several magic orbs exploded at the same time, and a violent storm exploded in the confined space!

The dozen or so sentries, who were crammed onto the platform with nowhere to hold on, were immediately swept away by the storm and plummeted downwards.

They quickly grabbed onto their companions, and with the help of several strong warriors, they seemed to be able to regain their footing.

But by then, Gaucano had already leaped over.

The weight bestowed by the skin of the earth allowed him to maintain his direction even in the storm, and he immediately crashed into a group of sentries!
"Boom!" The heavy body crashed into the crowd like a boulder.

The already precarious dozen or so sentries completely lost their balance and fell irrevocably. Moreover, due to their mutual grabbing, a string of seven or eight people fell down as well.

The previously crowded platform was suddenly empty.

A look of despair crossed Pastor Yemen's face, but he continued to sing the hymn as softly as possible, maintaining the fixed rhythm and tempo: "I was lost, but now I am found; the blind have finally seen..."

Upon reaching the platform, Gao Gano unleashed a flurry of blows at the warriors in front of Pastor Yemen.

"Boom boom boom!"

However, the warrior was clad in almost impenetrable black steel heavy armor and carried two shields, making him as elusive as a tortoise, which prevented him from breaking through for the time being.

The remaining sentries on the platform also launched attacks on Gaugano.

Fortunately, the raiders arrived shortly afterward.

Because they managed to grab the handrail of the spiral staircase during the storm and none of them fell, they now had a significant numerical advantage, almost twice that of the sentries. Once on the platform, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the remaining sentries!

The sentries on the platform were quickly killed or wounded.

Pastor Yemen finally stopped his hymn, his chest pierced by the sharp edge of the Blood-Summoning Sword!
[Kill a level 6 priest, experience +300]

After eliminating the sentries and priests on the platform, the battle was practically won. There were about eight or nine enemies left inside the watchtower, but they were mostly the same people who had fallen from the platform earlier.

While the fall of more than ten meters wouldn't kill them, it did seriously injure most of them, rendering them no longer a significant threat to the attackers.

Now, only one enemy remains to reach the raiders' ultimate goal—to close the defensive barrier.

A mage.

The mage was on a higher platform, about ten meters above Gao Jiano and the others. Above him was the spire of the watchtower, which contained only magical facilities.

Just as the raiders were quickly eliminating the sentries, the mages on the upper levels began casting spells.

"Whoosh—" With a whoosh, several huge fireballs flew down from above.

Among the raiders were many named water elementals, so soon a water curtain formed above their heads.

Surprisingly, the fireballs did not fly towards the attackers, but instead shot straight at the spiral staircase connecting the two platforms.

"Boom!" The fireball instantly shattered the spiral staircase.

"Boom boom—" The mage used the same trick again, destroying most of the stairs with fireballs, cutting off the attackers' path to continue climbing.

In this way, they cannot quickly shut down the protective barrier.

However, if the situation drags on, it will become unfavorable. After all, the fortress will receive a distress call the moment the protective barrier is activated.

Therefore, it won't be long before enemy reinforcements arrive.

Although their reinforcements should arrive soon, the raiders undoubtedly hoped for a swift and decisive victory.

Upon seeing the staircase abruptly cut off, Hilgon immediately exclaimed, "Give me all the spells that can amplify the power of arrows, and let him taste our 'Overload Shot'!"

As he spoke, he began to draw his bow and nock an arrow.

As he drew his bow, a faint white light suddenly shone and adhered to the arrow.

The raiding battalion commander waved his hand, and a faint yellow hue blended into it: "This is an 'Explosive Arrow'."

A hunter raised his hand and infused it with an invisible force: "My 'Double Thrust'."

"And my 'all-out shooting'... I need to rest for a bit..."

Gaucano attached a swift breeze and a blood-stained arrow.

Normally, an arrow cannot carry so much magic, but "Overload Shot" can.

Thus, an arrow imbued with numerous amplification spells was created, its arrowhead revealing an astonishing aura amidst a dazzling array of colors.

Then, with a soft shout from Hilgon, the bowstring was released.

The arrow shot out and arrived in an instant!
"Boom!" A rainbow-like light burst forth, releasing a tremendous impact.

The platform at the top of the watchtower was not large to begin with, and it was shattered by the bombardment, sending rocks flying everywhere.

As for the monk Yemen who was hiding above, needless to say, he passed away peacefully.

Then various pieces of debris fell from the air, including bricks, limbs, cloth, planks...

But among them, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly a yellow goat statue.

(End of this chapter)