Your war hammer is too fake

"……Thanks."

The stubbornness of the Sons of the Stone was beyond doubt. The death of their people in the flames and the one-sided attack did not dampen the morale of the dwarves, but instead made them furious. All the crossbows in the Highland Castle were engraved with engineering runes, and all the crossbows engraved with the Fraxon Tracking rune turned around and shot a round of giant arrows into the air behind the dwarves.

After the opponent was prepared, this round of attack was not very effective. The flying speed of the Night Demon Bat was not fast among winged beasts, perhaps only about half of that of the Mechanical Bird, but it was extremely flexible and responsive. Years of training and daily interactions with the riders made these underground beasts always execute any orders of the riders without hesitation.

The volley of nearly twenty crossbows only created three more fires behind the dwarf army. Even the anti-aircraft firepower that the Star Dragon had to be cautious of could not even hinder the actions of the Night Demon Bat Knight.

Under the strict order, the Night Demon Bat Knight ignored the other troops in the dwarf army and threw the bowling ball-sized incendiary bombs at the dwarf ranged troops. At the moment when they threw the incendiary bombs, An Jiyue, who had finally waited for the opportunity, immediately issued an order in the mind link.

Directly above the Night Fel Knight, the top rock walls covered with fluorescent mosses were filled with barking. Three teams of ground wolves drilled out of the rock wall headfirst, and a strange "rain" fell in the air. Most of the ground wolves missed their targets, helplessly kicking their four short legs in the air, and finally fell to the ground or in the dwarf's iron battle formation with a "smack" sound, turning into a pool of rotten meat; and a few ground wolves that were lucky enough were able to bite into the flesh with their big front teeth.

In order to carry more incendiary bombs, the Night Devil Knight usually only wears light leather armor when going into battle, and this leather armor is not even full body, but only protects the torso and head. This kind of equipment with very limited defense is mostly just a symbol of status. After all, what kind of knight is there without armor?

The number of Night Devil Bat Knights raging above the dwarves was reduced by one third in an instant. Some knights were still entangled with their wolves even after they fell to the ground. After a brief silence, a series of horn sounds with high and low tones sounded from deep in the position of the Faceless Army. The remaining Night Devil Bat Knights retreated immediately and returned to the area covered by the power of the mind.

Tu Wushang, who had gone to the camp to get sandbags, finally returned at this time. They tore open the sandbags and poured the sand on the still burning fire, or directly sprinkled it on the dwarves who were burning in the flames, putting out all the open fires. After doing all this, Tu Wushang and his men hurriedly retreated amid the farewell of javelins - the caveman javelin throwers approached.

The dwarves didn't even have time to shake off the sand that had fallen into their beards. They stared with their eyes wide open, venting their anger that had almost turned them into teppanyaki on the enemies within reach. The standard armor of the cavemen infantry was not as good as the high-end armor used by the cold lizard knights in terms of thickness, craftsmanship, and materials. At such a close distance, the dwarven crossbows were enough to penetrate this armor, and the rangers who were reinforced to the front row took off their throwing axes from their waists, weighed them in their hands, and threw them fiercely.

Close-range shooting with the dwarves proved to be a terrible mistake. The caveman javelin throwers soon fell back under pressure and broke away in a mess. The caveman heavy infantry approached the dwarf position in a neat pace. The ballista fired another round, and then was lifted up by the operator and ran back; the heavy arrow crossbowmen and rangers fired one more round than the ballista, and the strong rangers even threw a round of throwing axes before retreating under orders.

The battle finally entered the close combat stage.

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Author's Note: This is a chapter I owe you

Chapter 91: Stalemate

Two pieces of steel collided with each other.

From the beginning, the outcome of this confrontation was doomed. The long-bearded warriors were significantly superior to the cavemen's heavy infantry in terms of individual combat power, equipment level, discipline, and teamwork, even though the latter were also an elite force that had received rigorous training. What was particularly disadvantageous to the cavemen was that An Jiyue insisted on not letting the long-range troops retreat or change their targets, and poured all his firepower on his heavy infantry, which significantly weakened their offensive momentum.

The number of heavy infantrymen killed by crossbows and ballistae was not that large. If we only look at the numbers, it seems that there are only a few casualties. However, the road to victory or defeat is intertwined with many factors. The losses caused by long-range firepower inevitably disrupted the formation of the cavemen heavy infantrymen during their advance.

Qi Shaobao once said that the brave should not be in the front, and the cowardly should not be in the back. Before the development of military technology and military theory to support the skirmish line tactics, thus completely eliminating heavy infantry (Note 1) and making the battlefield the world of light infantry, the formation was the key to victory or defeat in battle. All tactical actions on the battlefield revolve around "how to maintain your own formation" and "how to destroy the enemy's formation". Rather than killing the enemy, weakening and disrupting the enemy's formation is the core value of all long-range arms, including cannons, in a specific battle during this period.

Since the beginning of the battle, the long-bearded warriors had not moved since the formation was completed, maintaining a strict formation, and the shield wall connected end to end was so straight that it seemed to have been measured with a ruler. As the party forced to attack, the cavemen, with a large square formation of 1.2 people moving on this terrain that was not too rugged but not too flat, would naturally cause the formation to loosen due to the ups and downs of the terrain; under the continuous attack of the crossbows and ballistae, this looseness was further amplified.

The moment the two large square formations came into contact, the cavemen, whose formation was not as neat as their opponents, suffered a loss. The left wing of the cavemen first engaged the dwarves, followed by the right wing, and finally they were hit by long-range firepower. Many centurions were shot dead by the highland fort rangers with superb archery skills, resulting in a formation of the central line troops that was visibly in disarray.

At the clash of the two armies, steel and flesh squeezed and rubbed back and forth. After a brief stalemate, the cavemen were oppressed and slowly retreated. The sacrifice and perseverance of the ranged troops were meaningful. It was because of their efforts that the long-bearded warriors were able to use their best condition to face the cavemen heavy infantry whose formation was loose and morale was shaken.

"Something's wrong." An Jiyue said suddenly with a frown.

"What's wrong?" Barrel, who was observing the battlefield nearby, asked casually.

"The retreat of those big bats is really suspicious. A thousand armored cavalry, just given away. Even if these bat cavalry are obviously much more valuable than ordinary heavy cavalry, why did they retreat after losing one third of them? These bat cavalry are very strange. The way they dodge the rain of arrows is a bit like the Jedi lightsaber blocking the blaster. Once they are prepared in advance, the burrowing soldiers will pounce on them from above. This trick will be useless," the girl explained her doubts, "So, why?"

"Unless those fluttering moths on the other side have some backup plan, we must have the cooperation of these flying units," the dwarf king thought for a while and said, "the other side has been fighting desperately from the beginning, there is no reason for them to care about casualties."

One after another, the cavemen heavy infantry teams of 100 men were defeated due to heavy casualties, while the long-bearded warriors shouted loudly and pressed forward, forcing the cavemen to retreat continuously. The cavemen did not seem to have such things as supervisory teams, and those retreating teams of 100 men were simply driven away from the square formation with disdain, and then taken in by several teams of cavemen soldiers who stayed alone behind the battle line, with the hideous heads and sharp limbs of the Nest Clan as decorations on their armor.

Compared to the average caveman soldiers, these inmates were obviously taller and had a unique, calm and solemn temperament. They were equipped with finely crafted armor similar to that of knights, and their weapons were long-handled knives, the shape of the blades of which were similar to the straight-bladed machetes used by cavemen, except that the blades were narrower and thicker.

These elite soldiers were few in number. They approached the dwarf position together with the first line of the caveman heavy infantry, but did not participate in the battle. They turned their weapons upside down and used the copper weighted balls at the end of the grips to hit the helmets of the defeated soldiers hard, forcing these defeated guys to squat down with their heads covered, and it took a while for them to recover. Their moves were accurate and fast, and the strength was just right, which could make the defeated soldiers paralyzed on the spot without actually killing them.

When the defeated soldiers recovered from their dizziness, they picked up their weapons again, quickly reorganized their troops, hastily merged several crippled centuries into one, then turned around and roared, rejoining the battle.

"Something's wrong. How can soldiers whose morale has been crushed recover so quickly?" An Jiyue was stunned and couldn't understand: "Even an army of the level of the five great good men during the Cold War couldn't recover so quickly after their morale collapsed... Could it be that there is something special about those cavemen with long knives?"

"But even if they are never defeated as a group, what does it matter?" Barrel said in confusion. "Fifteen thousand longbeards, these blind guys are just fighting with their heads. Why haven't their rear guards moved yet?"

"We still know too little about these underground races. I can't make a judgment without enough intelligence," the girl shook her head. "My personal guess is that they might want to use this to consume the physical strength of our troops, so that our warriors will become exhausted and then join the rear formation that has been gathering strength, and finally make the final decision."

"Then these blind men are doomed to be disappointed," the Dwarf King waved his rune hammer [Furnace Master], "Comparing toughness with the Dwarves? Who gave them the courage?"

Due to the presence of the elite cavemen infantrymen equipped with long swords, the cavemen heavy infantrymen were in a state of decline, but they managed to hold on without collapsing. Whenever a hundred-man team could not bear the casualties and retreated, these elite infantrymen would step forward to take them in. The defeated soldiers who were taken in would only stay near them for a while before they regained their morale and joined the battle again with high morale.

The long-bearded warriors clearly had the upper hand, but they were unable to defeat the enemy in front of them in one fell swoop and turn the upper hand into victory. Since the long-bladed cavemen had always stayed behind their heavy infantry, the natural limitations of the tunnel environment made it impossible for the dwarves to bypass the enemy in front of them to attack these elite enemy troops; Tu Wushang could bypass them by burrowing underground, but with Tu Wushang's combat power... hmm...

An Jiyue suspected that even if she put all the remaining 2700 Tu Wushang forward, they would definitely not be able to defeat the long-sword cavemen who looked to be no more than in number, and it would be difficult to even hold them back for long.

"Should we send in the Hammer Warriors?" Barrel suggested, "I don't believe they can stop my guards. As long as we break through the formation of the Blind Ones from the front, I don't believe this broken formation will not collapse."

"It's not the right time yet. The main thing is that we don't know what else is hidden in that mental shelter. It's too risky to rashly deploy our most powerful assault force." At this point, An Jiyue was a little anxious, but she did not show this emotion. "Forget it, they are just some core units, just give them away..."

All the Tu Wushangs hid underground at the same time, heading towards the rear of the Faceless Army. The Faceless had obviously been paying attention to the movements of these troops with average combat power but capable enough to be troublesome. As soon as Tu Wushang hid in the rock formation, a series of horns sounded in the Faceless Army, mixed with the roar and scolding of the caveman officers. The rear formation of the caveman heavy infantry began to change, the left wing turned left, the right wing turned right, and even the last three rows of soldiers turned back collectively, and there were special people responsible for keeping an eye on the rock formations under their feet and above their heads.

Tu Wushang's target was not them. After escaping underground and bypassing the rear formation of the cavemen, Tu Wushang left the five best teams as a reserve, and the remaining 2200 Tu Wushang appeared out of nowhere from various corners, screaming and rushing towards the area blocked by the power of the mind.

Whatever was in there, it couldn't be hidden any longer by this kind of face-peek-in-the-brush type of sleuthing.

……

Note 1: Line infantry is the last heavy infantry and the ultimate form of heavy infantry. Even if line infantry does not have any armor, they are still "heavy infantry" in terms of function and tactical positioning.

Chapter 92: Meat Detective

[The 4th, 5th, and 7th Legions are almost unable to hold on, Master. Are we really not going to send reinforcements? ]

Dorze Void Whisper, who was dressed in armor but not wearing a helmet, turned his head and looked at Jilan Soul Blade floating towards him: "The preparations will be completed soon. My apprentice, you should try to trust the warriors under my command."

[I don't understand.] The Master of the Mind lowered his levitation altitude slightly. [Regarding these creatures called 'Earthless', their abilities are indeed interesting, but they themselves are not warriors worthy of praise. Why do you spend so much energy to guard against them? The direct guards of the parliament alone can easily crush them.]

"It's not a good habit to overestimate or underestimate your enemies, Jilan. I agree with your evaluation of Tu Wushang, but what if that being acts together with Tu Wushang?" Dorze asked. Without waiting for Jilan to answer, the Chief Champion of the Invisible continued: "As long as they are used in the right place, weak soldiers can also be useful."

【Thank you for your answer, teacher. 】

"Weak but determined soldiers can become a solid barrier. Before this barrier is broken, this period of time is enough for that being to do many things," the troll's eyes were bright. "Whether that being continues to stay with the enemy's main force or leads a surprise attack here personally, I have deployed countermeasures. But no matter which countermeasure is used, sacrifices must be made to truly achieve its intended effect."

[I understand, teacher. ...Wait, teacher, Tsuchimusou is moving.]

"Where is 'her'?" Dorzer's eyes widened slightly: "Is 'she' still there?!"

[Mr. Speaker has confirmed through mental vision that the target has not moved.]

Dorzer breathed a sigh of relief. "Tell the Antaras brothers to stay on standby. Unless 'she' clearly expresses her intention to personally participate in the battle, the Council's mind masters must not move," the Chief Champion of the Invisible said firmly, "The Night Demon Bat Knight will soon adjust the equipment and prepare the mind engine to fire."

[The order has been issued through the mental network. Do you want to send out the salamanders, teacher? ]

"..." Dorzer considered his disciple's suggestion for a few seconds: "Okay. Let them prepare to attack."

More than 2,000 Tu Wushangs burrowed underground, passing through the battlefield where fierce fighting was going on and the rear formation of the cavemen who were waiting in full battle array, and then emerged from all corners. Some Tu Wushangs burrowed underground directly to the bottom of the mind shielding area. As soon as they emerged, the mind shock invisible to the naked eye exploded silently, causing these unfortunate guys to roll their eyes and faint without any resistance. The abyss guards holding long-handled knives immediately stepped forward and chopped off the heads of these Tu Wushangs.

On the other side of the battlefield, An Jiyue could only switch perspectives. Previously, she had been connected to the perspectives of those Tu Wushang who had directly entered the mental shielding area, trying to see everything that was deliberately hidden by the faceless men at the first time; but the faceless men's reaction speed was faster than she thought, and the girl only had time to take a quick glance through the eyes of a Tu Wushang leader, and these Tu Wushang were knocked unconscious by the mental explosion. Then, two more teams were missing from the system troop list of the War Codex.

"The Faceless Man did have a hidden card," An Jiyue said to Barrel who was looking at her, "The other party reacted too quickly, and I didn't see much useful things. I seemed to see a kind of reptile, which should have no scales, four legs, a slippery body, and a large body. I always feel that thing looks like... a salamander?"

"Very big? How big exactly?"

"It should be about the same size as the Lizardman's Tyrannosaurus, maybe even bigger," the girl racked her brains to recall the fleeting scene, "I also saw a shiny crystal structure, but I couldn't see the shape clearly. That thing seemed to be floating, at least I definitely didn't see any wheels or similar structures."

As they were talking, the other Tu Wushang fearlessly rushed into the mental shielding area. The empty space a moment ago was filled with people, pack animals, and various equipment whose purpose was incomprehensible. Before Tu Wushang could see the scene clearly, a blazing white beam of light fell from the sky -

The first thing that greeted Tsuchi-no-shang was not the shock of the mind or the abyss guards, but the gaze beams released by hundreds of evil eyes suspended in the air. The origin of these strange creatures is a mystery. They are the ancient allies of the Faceless Men, and they are also the only group that showed goodwill and extended a helping hand to the extremely miserable Faceless Men when the Faceless Men fled to the underground world. In return, the Faceless Men made a vow that unless the Evil Eyes betrayed them first, they would never use mental control methods such as [Education] on the Evil Eyes, and would always treat the Evil Eyes as equal friends rather than slaves.

The shape of the evil eye is like a giant eyeball, and below the "eyeball" hangs several flexible tentacles that are very similar to the lower body structure of the Faceless Men. They have a tough flesh-colored skin and no obvious hair on the surface. If the tentacles are not counted, the "eyeball" of the evil eye is about the size of a Squig tamed by the Night Goblins.

These creatures are naturally able to cast gaze beams, and they are the strongest and most powerful ranged unit in the Faceless Men's army, aside from the Mind Engine. The range and power of the gaze beams are proportional to the age of the evil eye. In general, this attack has a range comparable to that of a dwarven crossbow, and is extremely powerful. Most importantly, it is very accurate.

The first batch of Tu Wushang who rushed into the mental shield area fell one after another, failing to cause any waves. The evil eye can adjust the output power of the gaze beam to obtain more flexible tactical flexibility. When the enemy's combat power is weak but there are many of them, the evil eye will reduce the power of the beam to obtain a faster shooting speed; otherwise, it will increase the power and reduce the shooting speed.

The ancient allies of the Faceless Ones had already been told of Tu Wushang's basic characteristics. When Tu Wushang rushed over, all the evil eyes used the telepathic ability inherent in this race to coordinate their attacks and assign targets in a flash. Thumb-thick, blazing white beams of light fell from the sky like dense spring rain, and each strike landed on a Tu Wushang's head with incredible precision, leaving a thin hole running through from front to back.

No attack missed, and there was no problem of repeated attacks or wasted firepower. As many times as the evil eye shot, as many earth warriors fell without injury.

Some of the Tu Wushang fought back with all their might, their javelins and arrows flew into the air, only to be easily dodged by the evil eyes. The evil eyes were not fast in their shooting speed, but they made up for it with unparalleled accuracy. When they realized that their counterattacks were futile, the Tu Wushang leaders shouted loudly, demanding that everyone speed up and charge at full speed.

The few leaders who showed their heads were immediately sniped accurately by the Evil Eye from a high position. This could not stop Tu Wushang's momentum of charging, but it inevitably caused the already scattered formation to further fragment. Relying on the large number of his own troops, Tu Wushang withstood the shooting of the Evil Eye, ignored the casualties and forced his way forward, and ran headfirst into the knife wall of the Abyss Guards.

The scattered charge could not shake the formation of the Abyss Guards. The random slashes were skillfully deflected by the long-handled sword, and then a blow to the head split Tu Wushang's head in half. The result of fighting against the strong vitality of the Nest Clan for many years is that the Abyss Guards like to hit the head very much. Even the Nest Clan stink bugs can't continue to move after their heads are split open.

If this was a surprise attack, then there is no doubt that the attackers have failed. Although Tu Wushang seemed to have more people, he was firmly blocked by the close cooperation of the Evil Eye and the Abyss Guards, with huge casualties but little gain.

"I've seen almost everything I need to see... One third of them died in just a short while?" If I had known, I wouldn't have set Tu Wushang's frontal combat power so weak, An Jiyue thought. The girl's mind moved, and the retreat order was issued through the mental link between the Lord of the Holy Scripture and the system unit. Tu Wushang, who was just struggling to hold on, quickly put on the oil after receiving the order, squeezing out the last bit of strength from his body to activate the underground escape ability.

Tu Wushang's ability to burrow underground is not as easy to use as the alchemist's [Earth Burrowing Spell]. Not only does it consume physical strength quickly when used, but it also requires concentration for several seconds. In order to allow most of Tu Wushang to withdraw, some teams with particularly severe casualties were ordered to stay behind to cover the retreat, and they executed the order without any hesitation.

[You fought them off, Master.] Looking at the last few Tu Wushang being hacked down by the swords, Jilan said to Dorzer.

"But 'her' goal has been achieved. Let the Night Demon Bat Knight take off," Dorzer looked at his most outstanding disciple, and then turned his gaze to the battlefield where chaos was raging. "The trial phase is over. It's time to witness the fate of the Faceless Clan. Blow the horn and let the catastrophe come! All-out attack!"

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Author's note: PS: CA and GW have just released an official novel about Aurora, it's short but contains a lot of information. It turns out that my decision not to use the official Aurora faction was right - I always thought Yulong was a character like Rogal Dorn, but you told me that he's actually a Leman Russ-style irritable guy? !

Another completely unexpected thing is the Raven Man. Apparently, the setting of this thing has also been changed. In the Battle of Ashisha in Throne of Chaos, the description of the Raven Man and the Stone Hounds shows that these two things are magic-driven constructs. As a result, the new official novel mentions that these things are "unborn". Many people may not know what this means. Simply put, in the Warhammer world view, Chaos Demons have another name: the Unborn.

Oh my god, that's too much information.

Chapter 93: Psychic Storm

The Faceless Men put all their military strength into the stakes, risking the survival of their entire race.

In this battle, the Faceless Men deployed a total of five legions. Three of them, which were still slightly short of manpower even though they had urgently replenished their troops and equipment before departure, formed the front line of the entire army, and the other two fully staffed legions that had just recently rested formed the rear line. According to the military system established by the Faceless Council, a century consisted of a hundred real cavemen soldiers, plus a centurion and a flag bearer; two centuries were organized into a squadron, and the squadron leader was concurrently the centurion with more seniority.

Two squadrons were organized into a battalion, and a battalion consisted of 400 soldiers. Starting from the battalion level, the Faceless Men would equip the organization with auxiliary forces, including pharmacists, who were usually female cavemen, and baggage soldiers, who were basically half-grown boys and former combatants who had lost their combat effectiveness due to injuries. The logistics support capabilities of the Faceless Army were actually quite fragile. However, there were only so many people who had been [educated] and could be trusted, so the Faceless Men could only make do with this.

A complete legion consists of ten heavy infantry battalions and two light infantry battalions, plus a knight squadron directly under the legion commander himself, with a total of 5,000 combatants. Including those auxiliary personnel who have basically no combat ability, the total number of a caveman legion is about 6,000.

As for the Abyss Guards, these elite warriors are directly under the jurisdiction of the Faceless Council. They usually appear on the battlefield as the personal guards of a Faceless Councillor, and occasionally they are assigned to the greatest caveman legion leader as a supreme honor to serve as the latter's guard. The number of Abyss Guards has never been large, because in addition to the usual selection criteria such as bravery and alertness, there is another hard indicator to become an Abyss Guard: they must be able to withstand the power infusion of the Master of Mind, thereby awakening the Aura of Courage.

Courage is contagious, and the Abyss Guards are particularly outstanding in this regard. They themselves have not been taught the secrets of mental power like the Night Demon Bat Knights, but this does not prevent them from using the strange power derived from the mind in another way after being [enlightened] by the mind master.

In battle, as long as the Abyss Guardians themselves do not waver, all their comrades near them can quickly restore their morale, and will quickly regroup even if they are defeated.

Under the command of Dorze Void Whisper, the eight mind engines removed their mental shields. The changes behind the Faceless's position immediately attracted An Jiyue's attention. The girl released [Clairvoyance] on herself and Barrel beside her. With the help of the spell, she immediately noticed that the crystal structures suspended half a meter above the ground were glowing.

For some reason, An Jiyue always felt that these crystal structures seemed to be... alive. In her previous encounters with Chaos Demons, these subspace inhabitants had never given her the feeling of being "alive".

The main structure of the crystal structure is made of a crystal that is pure and translucent. A crystal ball with a diameter of 1.2 meters and no flaws on the surface constitutes the core of this device. From time to time, pale silver geometric figures appear on the surface of the crystal ball, and then quickly disappear. The outer surface of the crystal ball is covered with inner and outer layers of golden rings. The inner ring is about 2.5 meters in diameter, and the outer ring is 3 meters. Both layers of golden rings are two palms wide and one finger thick. Both sides are engraved with mysterious patterns. When the crystal ball begins to glow, these patterns also begin to flow with flickering light.

Surrounding the crystal sphere at the center, the golden ring is constantly rotating and tumbling. No matter how the golden ring moves, its center of gravity always completely coincides with that of the crystal sphere.

Except for the front line who relied on the courage aura of the Abyss Guard to hold on, the Faceless Ones invested all the remaining troops. As soon as the mind shield was lifted, the Night Demon Bat Knights who had replaced their new equipment took off into the air and circled over the battlefield. An Jiyue found that the flying movements of these air knights were obviously much slower. They did not carry incendiary bombs, and even did not carry leather armor and long daggers. The abdomens of the mounts under their crotch were covered with some kind of crystal device that looked heavy at first glance...

A crystal lens with its edges bounded by thin gold plates?

After the melee infantry of both sides engaged each other, the rune ballistas that were moved to the rear of the dwarf position and redeployed opened fire. In the previous air raid by the Night Demon Bat Knights, nearly one-fifth of the ballistas had to withdraw from the battle. Not many of them were actually destroyed by incendiary bombs. Most of them were caused by some active structures being stained by flying sparks, causing the entire ballista to temporarily lose its function. Grim Brockson, the engineering master from Torrent Pass, was trying to repair the ballistas that were still worth saving on the spot, but An Jiyue was not optimistic about his efforts.

The giant arrow flew into the sky. Regardless of whether the crossbow itself was engraved with tracking runes, it was impossible to sit back and watch the enemy threaten the comrades who were fighting. Unlike the previous result that raised blood pressure, this time the crossbow's hit rate was significantly improved: the crystal lens hanging on the belly of the Night Devil Bat was obviously quite heavy, and the dodge action performed by the Night Devil Bat Knight through intuitive prediction also became much slower.

Whenever a Night Bat Knight fell in a spin, the crossbowmen and rangers watching would cheer thunderously. Even Tu Wushang, who was too tired to stand, would squeeze out a few hoarse cheers from his throat.

“Not okay yet?” Dorzer tried hard to make his voice sound less anxious, but judging from the frequency of the swinging of Kiran’s tentacles, his attempt failed: “Damn it, if this goes on, all the Sky Knights will die!”

[Sorry, sir, calibration will take some time.] The voice of the Faceless Man who was in charge of commanding the Mind Engine appeared out of thin air in the mind of the Chief Champion of the Unseeing. [According to records, the minds of the Sons of the Rock are far more determined than ordinary creatures. We must accurately adjust the impact point to ensure the maximum effect of the artillery. The refraction mode is a brand new technology. We...]

"Kieran, tell that idiot, I only give it five minutes. After five minutes, either I see the God Engine fire, or I use it as a cannonball!" After realizing that he couldn't control his emotions, Dorzer simply gave up and said, "Tell the 1st and 3rd Legions, screw the formation, speed up!"

The Night Devil Bat Knights, who could only maneuver in a small area and were clumsy due to the heavy weight, fell from the sky one after another. They neither advanced nor retreated, but only moved around in a small area with difficulty. In just a few minutes, there were only a little over 20 Night Devil Bat Knights who could still flap their wings.

At this moment, the remaining Night Demon Bat Knights suddenly stopped dodging. They just stood there in the air, letting the whistling arrows pass by them, taking away the few remaining sisters.

Behind the Faceless's formation, eight mind engines lined up in a row suddenly burst into silver flashes. Silver beams of light shot out from the crystal structure, hitting the crystal lens hanging on the belly of the Night Demon Bat exactly, then refracted downwards and bombarded the center of the Longbeard Array.

The impact points of the eight silver beams were precisely calculated to form a circle. The mighty mental power was released in the most violent way, interacting with each other and inducing a chain reaction, forming a silver shock wave that could be observed with the naked eye. The shock wave did not cause any impact on the material level, not even blowing away a speck of dust; on the spiritual level, a mental storm that lasted only one hundredth of a second before dissipating on its own swept through the center of the dwarf position, and groups of long-bearded warriors fainted without any resistance.

The situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant. More than 4,000 long-bearded warriors fainted on the spot, and the rest staggered to their knees, holding their dizzy heads. The cavemen heavy infantry, who had been suppressed and beaten just a moment ago, cheered and began to slaughter the dwarves who had lost their ability to resist without hesitation.

"Xiao An!!"

"I saw."

After a brief shock, An Jiyue found herself unexpectedly calm. She opened her arms as if to embrace something, and her mind connected to each of the stone slabs with talismans that had been buried in advance. The wind of magic that had been guided for three days began to surge, and was woven into an exquisite spell in the time it took to take a deep breath.

She started chanting a mantra.

Chapter 94: Heartache (Part 1)

After everything was settled, An Jiyue, Barrel, and Dustan, who was there to join in the fun, reviewed the entire battle.

The three of them agreed that if Dorze waited until the cavemen's rear line, especially those slippery giant salamanders, came up before sending the Night Bat Knights to provide relay refraction for the Mind Engine, the Dwarf Legion would probably really have to die here: the Psionic Storm directly disintegrated the Longbeard Phalanx, and if the reserve forces of the Faceless Army took the opportunity to press forward, even if An Jiuyue cast a spell immediately, it would be too late to prevent the formation from completely collapsing.

Under the circumstances at that time, the defeated but not collapsed front line was fully capable of supporting until the rear line came up. Of course, the premise was that An Jiyue did not use the general reserve team that had been in her hands during this process. Afterwards, the girl re-examined the development of the battle from Dorzer's perspective and concluded that Dorzer might be afraid that before the rear line arrived, An Jiyue would use the reserve team to tear apart the cavemen's front line, which was already at the end of its strength, causing the front line to be defeated before the rear line came up.

The refraction mode of the mind engine is a new technology that has just been born. For the time being, it can only be used to attack stationary targets. Once the front line is broken and the dwarves pursue, the Faceless Man's most powerful trump card will be useless - this battlefield was chosen by An Jiyue. The Faceless Man has no commanding heights to use. The direct shooting mode of the mind engine will only hit its own people... From the perspective of the Faceless Man, Dorzer's choice cannot be said to be wrong.

At that time, An Jiyue might be deployed to the reserve, or she might not. In any case, Dorzer did not dare to gamble. After all, except for Chief of Staff Showa, no one would preset a position for the enemy and take it for granted that the enemy would act as he wished.