The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

At that moment, a red light shot over.

The exact same sniping as a few days ago!

...Is it only by confirming one's own location that one can launch a restraining attack?

Otherwise, wouldn't they just be able to deal with all the attacks themselves while they're still in the city?

Now that the poison on the city wall has been discovered, Orpheus will inevitably wait until this problem and the hidden dangers behind it are completely resolved before returning to Uruk. By then, Orpheus will have a way to deal with the poison, and the scorpionmen's attacks will be ineffective. Therefore, they can only launch a forced attack while Orpheus is present.

Now is the best chance to completely destroy the city walls.

Although she had thought all this through, Orpheus couldn't ignore the attack, as she didn't know what effect the toxin would have on her body.

A shield appeared in front of him, accompanied by golden ripples. The sniper beam was deflected after hitting the shield. At the same time, another golden ripple appeared beside Orpheus, from which a long spear emerged and quickly flew toward the location where the sniper had appeared.

Having completed these steps in one go, Orpheus no longer had time to finish the magic array used for blocking the enemy.

However, she was not worried, because she had already infused a completely different spell into the magic circle before setting up the defense.

The spell disconnects the user from the magic circle, leaving only the flow of magical energy.

Releasing the connection grants other magicians the power to manipulate magic circles without invading their own minds. However, the successor must possess the ability to establish a connection between the magic circle and themselves. Furthermore, given that the magic circle is not yet fully constructed, they must have the magical knowledge to quickly analyze the magic circle and continue its operation.

Unfortunately, Orpheus had a magician by his side who could fulfill all of the above conditions.

With a relaxed smile, Merlin completed the magic circle at a speed even faster than Orpheus himself could.

"It's just a very simple magic cannon. Although it has special requirements for the amount of magic power it can hold, it's not a difficult task. So, let's hand it over to King Orpheus to perform."

Orpheus nodded and pointed the magic circle toward the sky.

A blinding flash of light erupted, and a massive beam of light, several meters in diameter, swept across the entire sky, engulfing all the needles and burning them to ashes without exception.

"Master."

At this moment, Arjuna had already jumped behind Orpheus.

"Immediately locate the Scorpion Man's position."

Despite being attacked so suddenly, Orpheus did not show any obvious emotional reaction, but calmly gave Arjuna orders.

"Yes."

Arjuna didn't waste any more time on formalities and simply turned his gaze northward.

However, after a few minutes, Arjuna frowned and shook his head.

"I'm very sorry, Master. The other party was very cunning. Although I caught a few afterimages at the beginning, they quickly disappeared into the dense forest."

"No matter what, we have to deal with him."

Orpheus said firmly.

If the city walls are not strong enough, they can be reinforced with magic; if they are susceptible to poison, they can be resisted with magic. However, Orpheus could not possibly treat all his soldiers in this way.

According to Orpheus's speculation, if he had used individual attacks instead of a direct sweep, those needles would probably have turned into toxic dust and scattered throughout the town.

Even if a barrier is established, it is impossible to be without flaws. As long as the other party seizes the opportunity to let the toxins invade the living area, then everyone will be doomed.

"From now on, all water and food must undergo rigorous inspection at every level to prevent the enemy from taking advantage... Merlin, is the air-purifying barrier alright?"

"Since it's King Orpheus's request, I have no choice but to comply."

Merlin remained completely relaxed, smiling as he spoke.

At this moment, Orpheus seemed to suddenly remember something, glanced at Merlin, then turned his gaze back to the north and spoke.

"This measure will eventually have loopholes, and someone must kill the Scorpion Man."

Arjuna would probably be quite suitable...

However, before Orpheus could speak again, a clear and cold voice suddenly rang out.

"Leave it to me."

And so he said it in an indifferent tone.

Chapter 57 Ambush

"Altila?"

A pure white-clad girl had somehow already stepped onto the city wall.

"Is everything alright?"

Altira nodded slightly in response to Orpheus's question.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Orpheus nodded; her question was merely to confirm something.

Arjuna has powerful ranged abilities, so he should be more at ease against the scorpion people who are also good at ranged attacks. As for Altira, he would have to risk getting close to her to fight.

However, Altira's strength is also quite outstanding. Judging from his previous performance in battle, his level is even slightly higher than Arjuna's, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Furthermore, Arjuna, as a turret-type character, should be better able to control the entire battle, while Altira would be more prone to overlooking areas that he cannot observe.

Arjuna guarding the city and Altira going to find and kill the Scorpion Man seems to be a more suitable arrangement than the previous one.

"However, we shouldn't go too deep."

After thinking it over, Orpheus still gave the same instructions.

Although Altira is strong, her endless numbers can keep her mowing grass until she's exhausted.

At this point, Orpheus recalled what had just happened.

"Merlin, can you see the Scorpion Man?"

Merlin smiled faintly upon hearing this question.

"So you finally figured that out? You can see it, though it will be discovered, but it really can be seen."

Scorpionmen are magical beasts. Although the term may not sound prestigious, as the progenitors of magical beasts, the eleven sons of Tiamat, including the Scorpionmen, are beings on par with the gods. In terms of strength, they are no less than the gods. Naturally, just as the gods could perceive Merlin's clairvoyance, the eleven magical beasts could as well.

"You only get one chance."

Orpheus nodded.

As long as the other party can detect Merlin's gaze, although they won't be foolish enough to rush over and walk right into his trap, they will definitely try to block him and hide. So the best scenario is to find the enemy immediately after observing him.

"Merlin, Hercules, Artira, Merlin can sense the location where my Noble Phantasm hit before, right? Once you get there, use your Clairvoyance to observe."

Having overseen some shortcomings in his earlier consideration, Orpheus now put the order forward more seriously after careful deliberation.

"Altila will launch the attack. Merlin will use illusions to conceal the battle in case of any unforeseen circumstances. Hercules will be handed over to Merlin to command. He will act at the opportune moment, whether to support Altila, protect Merlin, or defend against enemies who suddenly rush into the illusion. Proceed with caution."

"Yes, yes, King Orpheus, don't worry about it like a mother hen, leave it to me."

After kicking Merlin, whose every word and action could affect his rationality, off the city wall, Orpheus nodded to Altira.

"It's up to you now."

Altira nodded calmly in response and followed Merlin down the city wall. Orpheus then patted Hercules' elbow, and the big guy followed suit.

"Tell Joan of Arc what just happened, tell her to defend the city well, and then go and invite Medea from the priesthood over."

After sending out the last messenger to relay the order, only Orpheus remained on the city wall, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Medea can provide support and healing to frontline soldiers. Most importantly, if the three-man attack fails to find or kill the Scorpion Man, then they can only rely on her Noble Phantasm to periodically repair him.

Or rather, she can repair even ordinary injuries.

...From this perspective, it seems unlikely that the city wall will even collapse?

Orpheus was somewhat speechless, because Medea's presence was so low that she often forgot about the girl who, although slightly lacking in combat power, was actually very useful.

If it weren't for the new magical girl event... oops, if it weren't for the problem with the city walls, Orpheus might not have even thought of that princess.

but……

Orpheus narrowed his eyes as he watched the figures of the Northern Merlin group slowly disappear.

My heart is starting to feel uneasy...

After hesitating for a long time, Orpheus's figure slowly turned into purple light spots and disappeared on the city wall.

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Further north of the northern walls of Uruk, in a dense forest, lies a clearing several hundred meters in diameter, standing out starkly from the surrounding forest. In the center of this clearing is a huge crater that appears to have been bombed.

It was impossible for the arrow from Gate of Babylon to hit the opponent at such a distance, so Orpheus detonated the weapon itself after it hit the ground, which caused such an exaggerated scene. However, it is clear that this method did not succeed in keeping the opponent in place.

After a light leap, Altira landed in the very center of the crater, looked around, and then took a few steps to pick up a fragment that looked like a monster's shell.

With a gentle squeeze, the shell crumbled into powder.

"Fragile……"

"You can't say that. Judging from the structure above, it should be a structure that can be strengthened by injecting some kind of energy."

Merlin followed Altira without batting an eye, showing no signs of the usual stamina deficiency of a magician. Hercules remained behind him.

"Where is the enemy located?"

"Hmm... While it's speculated that Kitaburiru might indeed live nearby, there's also the possibility that he actually lives quite far away. Going to see him now would only alert him, wouldn't it?"

"Find him before he escapes, then sabotage him."

Altira gave Merlin a cold glance and said calmly.

"Is that so... Then I'll get to work—though I'd like to say that, it seems unnecessary now?"

"Foolish old humans, they really walked right into a trap."

A hoarse, deep voice suddenly rang out from all around at the same time.

"Oh, this really suits the BOSS's image. Is it magic? Or a special ability of a magical beast? By the way, is there any special significance to doing this?"

"..."

The other person had barely finished speaking when Merlin bombarded them with questions, leaving them momentarily stunned before continuing.

"That one seems to be somewhat wary of you, but in my opinion, you are nothing more than some decent strength and excessive brute force. You actually jumped into the trap so foolishly. Although we have made various other preparations, it seems that we overestimated your intelligence. Just die in this endless torrent of monsters."

Without further ado, he lit up countless red lights in the surrounding dense forest, and the atmosphere became extremely heavy, with the low growls of wild beasts echoing in the air.