Emperor of Arcane
Chapter 590 Who is the human sea tactic? (8000)
"Ding, the arm armor is damaged, and the durability is lost by 30 points (1/3)."
"Ding, the defense judgment of fighting spirit impact is (strength attribute 22 + legendary fighting spirit blessing 20) 42: (physical defense 17 + armor defense + 15) 32, the defense success rate is 19%..."
"Ding, defense judgment passed..."
"Ding, you received 172 damage and actually lost 54 health points..."
A violent blow from the opponent is definitely a nightmare for most crispy professionals.
However, for Matthew, who now has 289 health points, although the injury is relatively serious, it is not fatal.
The surging Qi and blood quickly repaired the wound.
The health value continues to increase at a rate of 4 points per second.
Matthew's hands clamped tightly on the bright blade.
The surging blue thunder spread along the blade like a living creature.
Realizing the danger, the legendary ranger released his weapon without hesitation.
The moment he landed lightly, he avoided the rushing lightning, pulled out the thin sword from his waist, and stabbed at the burly Matthew.
The seemingly erratic sword strike made Matthew feel fatally dangerous.
If you don't dodge, you will probably die immediately!
He is worthy of being a legendary enemy. He is ruthless, knows how to make choices, knows how to adapt, and is never limited to one attack method.
Matthew raised his hand to his chest, just ready to block this fatal blow.
The erratic long sword deflected like a spirit snake spitting a message, piercing Matthew's heart.
Matthew changed his moves again, but it was already too late. A piercing cold light flashed in his dark eyes. He no longer cared about defense, and the fist stretched out from his right hand hit the opponent directly.
A sword for a punch?
The legendary ranger who took the initiative exploded with all his strength without hesitation, and his already swift figure accelerated violently once again.
The gray-brown thin sword pierced the thunder magic armor lightly.
The seemingly soft sword blade burst out with terrifying power, piercing through the solid armor.
Click!
The sharp sword tip pierced Matthew's chest.
The heavy fist with condensed thunder has already hit the legendary ranger's face.
The two pairs of eyes faced each other, Matthew's eyes were full of enthusiasm and madness, and the other's eyes revealed coldness and calmness.
The jumping and flickering arc was about to spread to the opponent's pitch-black visor. The unspeakable terrifying pressure made the legendary ranger retreat.
Whoops!
The originally solid figure was shattered in an instant, leaving only a few fluttering afterimages.
The stinging pain in his chest was ignored by Matthew. He turned around as fast as lightning and opened his arms to hug Aini, who was in a daze.
Bang!
Three or four pointed crossbow arrows hit Matthew's side hard, but only produced a series of jumping sparks.
Aini smelled the strong smell of blood, and a trace of indescribable shock and joy flashed in her eyes.
Matthew raised his hand and pointed pointedly at the legendary ranger charging straight away not far away.
The latter suddenly felt a fatal danger, and his gray-green cloak suddenly glowed with crystal light, forming a flashing magic shield.
Click!
The terrifying thunder falling from the sky hit the legendary ranger instantly.
The sparkling emerald green barrier delayed the flashing thunder and lightning for about 1 second, then shattered with a "bang" and disappeared without a trace.
The legendary ranger shuddered, feeling the paralyzing power rushing through his body, and a trace of horror flashed in his eyes.
What is this guy's profession?
A mage in heavy armor?
Or a talent?
The legendary ranger did not think carefully and subconsciously activated the life-saving skills attached to the breastplate.
A gray-brown force field instantly surrounded the legendary ranger.
The terrifying thunder that spread down failed to defeat the gray-brown force field and was about to dissipate.
The legendary ranger suddenly saw Matthew's open palm clasping at him from a distance!
The scattered thunder turned into a cage with flashing electric arcs.
The eyes of the legendary ranger reflected flashes of lightning. Looking at Matthew's running figure, he suddenly took a deep breath.
He brought out a series of flickering afterimages and rushed towards Matthew.
Matthew didn't look at his movement as he rushed over. He gathered thunderous punches and hit the ground hard.
The crackling thunder spread in all directions like a large woven net.
The lightning that kept jumping tore apart the afterimage left behind by the opponent.
Matthew's idea is simple.
No matter how fast you go or how high you jump, you will still land!
I'll be waiting for you on the ground!
The legendary ranger sitting between Matthew and Ani, with his back to him, had a puff of green smoke coming out of his body.
The legendary ranger, covered in black smoke, was obviously shocked by the flashing thunder.
However, he still did not give up, and three or four spells of light suddenly lit up all over his body.
The originally sluggish figure surged forward again and accelerated.
Matthew followed behind the legendary ranger with a burst of flashing and violent thunder.
Moreover, his speed is even more amazing and faster!
Feeling Matthew's pressure from behind, the Legend Ranger felt tremendous pressure.
Matthew behaves like a monster, not only has a strong physique, but also has super high defense.
He also has terrifying power that can crush him at the legendary level.
The terrifying power of thunder can even penetrate the defense of his fighting spirit and armor, which is extremely exaggerated.
He also has extremely amazing reflexes and can keep up with him.
The terrifying pressure from all directions forced the legendary ranger to make such a life-threatening decision.
He decided to ignore Matthew behind him and kill Aini with all his strength.
Whoops!
A turbulent sound broke through the air, accompanied by a piercing chill, flying across the front and heading straight for Aini.
It can be seen that the legendary ranger's goal is very clear, and his actions are very decisive and ruthless.
Ani's eyes flashed with unspeakable panic, and she tried to retreat backwards while shooting the arrow in her hand.
This reaction fell into the eyes of the legendary ranger, and naturally it showed a bit of weakness of "seeking medical treatment indiscriminately".
His expression was still very calm, he easily deflected the flying arrows, tried his best, took a step forward, and stabbed Aini's head fiercely with the sharp sword.
He could already foresee that Aini would not be able to dodge this sword no matter what.
We can only accept the outcome of death!
The sudden pressure and changes made the legendary ranger feel the long-lost excitement and pleasure.
He just likes the feeling of dancing on the tip of the knife!
Then, the thin sword filled with surging fighting spirit stabbed the air.
Aini, with a panicked expression on her face, disappeared instantly!
The legendary ranger's eyes bulged, and he felt the slightly familiar power. He could no longer remain calm and indifferent, and couldn't help shouting:
"This is impossible!"
Matthew, with an obscure light shining in his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, let out a hearty shout, and hit the legendary ranger's vest with a heavy punch.
The gray armor shattered directly, and the terrifying impact acted on the legendary ranger's body.
His originally tough and powerful muscles seemed extremely fragile at this moment. They were instantly distorted and deformed by the smash, and his entire chest was directly penetrated by the terrifying force.
Click!
The sound of bones breaking instantly reached the ears of the legendary ranger.
The unspeakable terrifying pressure was about to completely collapse his chest.
Sensing the fatal danger, the legendary ranger instantly burst out with all his fighting spirit.
Before Matthew's fist power was fully released, his entire body was pushed away.
Bang!
The legendary ranger flew out like a rag doll. In this state, he hit the thick city wall, leaving a bleeding pit.
He was severely injured in an instant, his vision suddenly went black, and he felt that all the bones in his body were about to fall apart.
But before he had time to think, he even screamed, and the suffocating pressure came to his back instantly.
The terrifying and burly body once again dealt him a fatal blow.
Just as he was about to dodge, an indescribable huge pulling force dragged the legendary ranger tightly and pressed him to the floor.
He watched Matthew's fist getting bigger and bigger, and his whole body was frantically alerting his brain.
You're going to die, get out of the way or you'll die!
The moment when he was crushed by Matthew's power flashed through his mind, and the legendary ranger finally chose not to gamble.
The surging spell fluctuations instantly tore through the obscure and silent "Forbidden Demon" realm around it, wrapped the body of the legendary ranger, and disappeared the moment before Matthew's fist collided.
Matthew's full-strength fist stopped immediately, showing a terrifying control that was not noticed by the legendary ranger.
He took a pityful look at the blood stains left by the legendary ranger:
"The quantity is too small. It would be nice if we could have more samples."
The exciting and fast battle actually takes place in more than 20 breaths.
Such a fast-paced attack left most of the El elves unable to react.
They panicked and scanned the messy battlefield, trying hard to find Aini.
They could only see the burly Matthew, covered in lightning, chasing the retreating black-armored Cole elf warriors.
The El Elf transformed warrior, who understood how powerful Matthew was, entangled these enemies without hesitation.
The opponent's fighting style was very fierce. In front of all the El elves, he used beheading tactics openly.
Now, they saw the crazier side of the El Elf transformation warriors.
These tall elves did not consider the risk of injury or even death, and launched a terrifying posture like a desperate Saburo.
"Aim your knife at his chest and chop it off!"
"They didn't dodge or dodge, they just hit you on the chest as fast as they could!"
Although several black-armored Cole elf warriors at the pinnacle of the extraordinary, under the impact of a full burst of fighting spirit, they broke through the obstruction of the El Elf transformed warriors.
But they also paid a heavy price. The more than ten wounded who were hit by magic muskets just now were left behind by the red-eyed El Elf transformed warriors.
At the same time, there was also an extraordinary peak elf warrior who had been cut off!
Bang!
Matthew's fist was fast and heavy. Before the Cole Elf warriors could react, he had already hit them on the head.
The black helmet with strong defensive power could not block the powerful impact.
The beating sent these elf warriors flying backwards, falling heavily to the ground and unable to get up for a long time.
Matthew killed an injured black-armored elf warrior with one punch.
The latter's occasional counterattacks were completely ignored by him, and he directly used his thunder magic armor to block them.
A series of jumping sparks and thunder and lightning spread along the sword.
This is the final reward for their counterattack.
Then they fell into coma and darkness.
"The current Thunder Magic Armor is basically a damage evaluator."
"For an attack that is lethal enough, the damage reduction effect does not meet expectations."
"To deal with attacks that are not lethal enough, it can ignore and be immune to them in a very domineering manner."
"This is the new generation of food-crushing artifact!"
A trace of emotion flashed through Matthew's mind as he stared at the extraordinary elf warrior who was entangled by four El Elf transformed warriors.
He raised his head and pointed in the air unceremoniously.
"Thunder and Lightning, obey my orders!"
Click!
The flashing thunder and lightning instantly fell on the opponent's head.
Even if the shape and color are the same, the protective properties of this black-armored elf's armor are far inferior to those of the legendary ranger.
Therefore, he was unable to withstand the terrible damage caused by lightning and the strong paralyzing control on his body.
Just like that, his body fell to his knees involuntarily.
The last image in the field of vision was Matthew's fist getting bigger and bigger.
It was only then that Aini, who had disappeared, slowly appeared next to Matthew.
Complexity and joy flashed in her eyes, and she immediately remembered her responsibilities, and with a clear voice, she began to direct the battle:
"Dragon-hunting crossbow, give priority to shooting the enemy's elite units!"
"The second round of heavy fire oil was released with full force to prevent the subsequent siege troops from approaching."
"The reserve team quickly climbed up the city wall, and based on 1/3 of the number, they replaced the combat positions one by one."
"Don't stop the artillery, focus your fire first to attack the opponent's siege equipment."
"..."
She was seen leading the battle unscathed.
All the El Elf warriors were relieved.
They glanced at Matthew subconsciously, with a little bit of joy and hesitation in their eyes, and soon fell into a selfless battle again.
They performed very bravely, risking their own lives to withstand wave after wave of attacks from the Cole Elf army.
"They did a good job, but they lacked the decisive weapons."
Matthew looked at Aini, who was commanding Ruode, and felt her growth. He very calmly pointed out the current limitations of the El Elf warriors.
She shook her head helplessly. After seeing that the battle line was finally stabilized, Aini couldn't help but continue:
"Other families are too stubborn and find it difficult to be flexible."
Aini couldn't help but feel a little bit of regret in her heart, if only the major territories and fortresses had listened to her earlier.
Purchase more dwarf artillery and muskets from the Gulf Territory, so that you will not be completely unable to deal with the powerful extraordinary troops of the Kor elves as you are now.
Matthew felt the obscure and strange aura around him slowly dissipate, and glanced at the Cole elf warriors coming up like a tide.
The surging thunder and lightning on his body suddenly began to flash with explosive light.
Under Aini's unbelievable gaze, Matthew's body was flashing with surging mana fluctuations, which were many times more than hers.
Click!
a bolt from the blue!
The terrifying lightning instantly hit the elite elf warriors who had just formed their formation.
The terrifying thunder, which contained Matthew's terrifying magical attack power, instantly caused serious damage to them.
The delighted El Elf warriors around them pounced on them without fear and killed them outright.
The two sides, who are already fighting each other, are only thinking about how to kill each other as soon as possible. They will never show mercy or take some prisoners as prisoners.
Thunderbolts fell one after another.
Group after group of Cole Elf warriors were knocked off.
The El Elf warriors, whose morale had soared, gained a little more strength out of thin air, and began to attack crazily.
Under the return attack of the El Elf warriors regardless of casualties, the Cole Elf warriors fell one after another, and the outer perimeter of the city wall they originally occupied was quickly taken back.
Just at this time, there were three short and one long sounds of retreat from behind. The Cole Elf warriors who were just about to continue climbing the wall to attack quickly covered each other and retreated.
Of course, a considerable number of the retreating Cole Elf warriors were killed by long-range attacks flying down from the city wall.
Seeing the enemy's fleeing figure, the El Elf warriors couldn't help but shout loudly, shouting victory!
The morale, which had been declining, began to rise steadily.
Seeing the enemy retreat, Aini, whose soles were still a little weak, steeled herself and asked the commanders to clean up the battlefield.
She was about to inspect the city wall, but Matthew stopped her thoughts with a calm voice:
"You must rest quickly now. Leave the defense on the city wall to me for now!"
"Of course, you only have three hours of sleep at most, and then you have to get up to command the battle."
"Don't worry, the super teleportation array has been set up, and the first batch of reinforcements has arrived."
After gritting her teeth, Aini looked at Matthew with blank eyes. Thousands of words flashed through her mind. After all, she didn't say anything, but nodded heavily.
She handed Matthew the golden emblem of the Silver Leaf Family on her chest, and then shouted in a clear voice:
"Reinforcements are coming soon. I'm going to prepare food and supplies for everyone."
"From now on, everyone obeys the command of Lord Matthew. He is our ally and an invincible commander!"
Noticing the countless glances coming over, Matthew waved to them calmly.
Just around the El Elves.
Thousands of high-level adventurers have already walked to the combat posts and quickly put down various combat supplies to the side.
Matthew's tall body slowly patrolled back and forth on the city wall.
Behind him were several burly Dragoon No. 1 Golems, although they caused quite a shock wherever they went.
But it also brought a considerable sense of security to many El Elf warriors.
Jifan handed over the handover to the elf commander as quickly as possible, noticed the familiar and excited face of the other party, smiled slightly and said:
"Follow-up support troops will arrive soon. You will first transport all injured soldiers to the warehouse in the rear."
"A temporary field hospital is being set up there..."
Matthew silently watched the reorganized Cole Elf army and signaled Jifan to speed up the strengthening of defenses.
The latter delegated the authority to command operations to the leaders of the adventurer team.
At the same time, he ordered the logistics soldiers who arrived to push over more magic artillery.
Half an hour later.
The Cole Elf army, which had mobilized and reorganized its troops, immediately launched a new offensive.
This time, they did not try to defeat Icewind Castle's defense in one fell swoop, but showed great patience.
Under the cover of the war tree men and the protection of the mana barrier, they faced the cannonballs, crossbows and spells falling from the sky, and gradually approached the wall of Icewind Castle.
Matthew looked at the endless army of Cole elves and raised his hand without hesitation, releasing lightning after lightning at the bottom.
"Ding, you caused 72 points of magic damage to the Cole Elf level 9 warrior."
"The spell penetration judgment is in progress, the spell penetration judgment passed..."
"The opponent's health has been deducted by 65 points, he is seriously injured, and his heart is paralyzed..."
"..."
The constant reminders of damage left Matthew with no thought of being moved.
These manic Cole Elf warriors, after suffering hundreds of heavy casualties, once again approached the towering city wall.
But this time, they had no idea that their opponents had changed.
The overwhelming dwarf artillery bombarded the slowly approaching siege equipment.
Siege engine after siege engine was destroyed.
More and more Cole Elf warriors climbed up the city wall.
It was beyond the expectations of these Cole Elf warriors.
What greeted them was not the ready-made El Elf warriors, but extremely excited and eager adventurers.
"Kill a Cole Elf and you will get a 100 gold coin reward!"
This is also a very good price for high-end adventurers.
The adventurers, who were quite powerful in combat, formed a very targeted formation according to the battle plan they had trained before.
About 20 powerful warriors holding heavy shields guarded about five crenels.
There are 12 shooters holding magic muskets at the rear, and two people specialize in controlling the extremely lethal dragon-hunting crossbow.
In order to ensure that they can deal with the hidden accompanying mages in the Cole Elf army.
They also specially prepared multiple spell defense scrolls.
As soon as the unsuspecting Cole Elf warriors climbed up the city wall, they were faced with slashing blows from axes and short knives.
The Cole elf warriors, who were at a disadvantage in the collision of forces, could hardly withstand these heavy blows and climb over the city wall.
But if they don't climb up quickly, the archers on the arrow towers on the left and right sides will be very happy to shoot an arrow in their backs.
The fallen Cole Elf corpse is also a dangerous weapon.
Nearly 3,000 adventurers withstood the first wave of Cole elves' attack.
In just half an hour, they killed and injured more than 2,000 Cole Elf warriors.
However, they themselves also suffered more than 10 casualties, and the pressure they were under was becoming more and more intense.
Jifan was not anxious, but was waiting silently.
Wait until the adventurer's combat time reaches one hour.
Only then did the newly renovated El Elf warriors push forward.
With the El Elf warriors standing by as "cover".
The high-level adventurers, who were originally at a disadvantage due to their small numbers, soon showed their powerful destructive power.
The covering fire of a demon-breaking bow and crossbow put tremendous pressure on the Cole Elf warriors who climbed up.
They could dodge one or two arrows, but they couldn't dodge the concentrated fire of multiple crossbows.
Once hit by an arrow, it will be affected by the poison and gradually lose its combat effectiveness.
Either be shot into a sieve or have their heads chopped off.
Fierce shouts of killing echoed on the spacious city wall.
The blood flowing down almost melted the ice crystals around the city wall.
However, in the end, the severe cold of the environment defeated the remaining warmth in the flesh and blood.
The blood flowing downwards solidified on the city wall, as if it was going to turn the snow-white castle completely red.
Ji Fan looked solemnly at the elf warriors from both sides who were fighting hard.
He originally thought that the elf's slender physique and weaker personality would lead to a very different fighting style.
Who would have thought that after they killed each other, they would show extraordinary bloodiness and violence like other races.
He carefully observed the situation of the castle's defense line, and quickly and promptly adjusted the rotation of defense troops.
He will not let the soldiers on defense suffer huge casualties until they reach the limit of combat effectiveness loss before filling in or replacing them.
Instead, small-scale adjustments and rotations will be made anytime and anywhere to ensure that each line of defense in the castle has sufficient manpower and lethality.
Of course, with the increasing number of wounded soldiers and the active forces who continue to die in battle, Icewind Castle will have fewer and fewer manpower capable of conducting defensive operations.
Jifan already understood that the Cole Elf planned to attack without stopping.
They just want to fight Icewind Castle!
They have more lives and can afford to fight!
Icewind Castle only has 50,000 lives. If all of them are dead, there will be no one to defend them.
"Hey, the other party is quite willing, and his determination is quite exaggerated."
Ji Fan couldn't help but sneered and said softly to John beside him:
"Order the logistics team to start cooking. The battle will continue for a long time."
"Inform the medical team and try to restore the injured soldiers to combat effectiveness at all costs."
"When the next batch of reinforcements arrives, remember to notify me first."
Looking at the back of John leaving quickly, Jifan suppressed the idea of competing with the Cole Elf Elite.
He commanded the two reserve troops very skillfully and quickly rushed to various battlefields on the city wall.
The longer the battle goes on, the more Jiho becomes aware of the excellence and power of the reformed warriors.
Not only because their various physical functions have become outstanding, but also because of their recovery ability and super endurance, which allow them to persist on the battlefield for a very long time.
The other ordinary warriors have already rested for two rounds, but the transformed warriors are still in high spirits and their combat power has not diminished at all.
He looked at the Cole Elf warriors who fell one after another, with a little chill in his eyes, and said in a cold tone and tone:
"Let me take a good look, how many more of you can die and how much blood can you shed?"
…
The setting sun was like blood, reflecting the sky red.
The crystal clear Icewind Castle also turned into blood at this time.
Densely packed corpses were piled on the ground, and the strong smell of blood enveloped the entire castle.
The elf commander watched silently as batches of Cole elf warriors climbed up, silently calculating in his mind how much combat capability Icewind Castle still had.
The pale elf ranger next to him was still not completely healed even after being treated by druids and priests.
He resisted the urge to cough and analyzed in a weak voice:
"Even including reinforcements, Icewind Castle has lost about 40,000 people, and we paid the price of 40,000 elite soldiers for this..."
This price is not small!
You know, counting the confrontations and collisions in the previous two years, there are also the fierce attacks in the past two months.
The number of Cole elf warriors who died was only 50,000.
Now, so many were smashed in in one day, which made all the commanders feel distressed.
However, although they failed to capture Icewind Castle, everyone looked calm.
In their view, this castle without any support would definitely become their spoils of war.
The elf commander Cole shook his head hesitantly, recalling the thunder and lightning that fell one after another, and the thousands of elf warriors killed by lightning, and said in a vicious tone and tone:
"They must be dealt with as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for us."
"The current casualties are temporary and their sacrifices are worth it..."
"Tonight, attack with all your strength!"
The elf commander Cole decided to attack the city overnight, which changed the face of Aini who had just woken up.
She immediately thought that the other party's purpose was to take advantage of Icewind Castle's lack of troops and lack of any support to eliminate them all in one fell swoop.
The longer it takes, the more it becomes clear to everyone.
The Cole elves are far less powerful than everyone thinks!
If the El elves' fighting spirit can be rekindled, the possibility of waiting for support from other families and territories will be greater.
However, the huge pressure from the other party to go all out made Aini feel a little overwhelmed.
Especially when Aini sees it.
When several Cole Elf elite troops in their prime were charging towards the city wall in a mighty manner.
She felt an extremely deep worry, and couldn't help but turn her head and said to Matthew, who was still releasing thunder and lightning to kill the Cole elves:
"We can't stop it anymore, so we can consider preparing to retreat."
The losses of the El elves were more serious than the commander of the Cole elves estimated, reaching 70,000.
Among them, 3,000 El elves were killed directly in battle, and 2,000 were seriously injured.
The medical supplies stored in Icewind Castle are completely insufficient to treat so many wounded soldiers.
Unexpectedly, Matthew just glanced at Aini and continued to say in an indifferent tone and tone:
"So, you must remember that what you show must be disguised."
Under Aini's somewhat dazed gaze, Matthew and Jifan personally led a 300-strong troop of reformed warriors and charged towards the elite troops of the Cole elves.
The two sides started a fierce melee.
Matthew's team gained an absolute advantage.
Nearly half of the extraordinary elite troops of more than 500 people were lost under his impact.
Their own casualties were only 12.
However, the other elite troops of the Cole elves seized the opportunity and tore through the defense line of the El elves warriors in one fell swoop.
Under the protection of several dragoon golems, Aini also led her own bodyguards to kill them.
Inspired by them, the El Elf warriors faced huge casualties and powerful enemies, but still firmly withstood the opponent's offensive.
After Matthew defeated the first extraordinary elite unit, he decisively approached the second extraordinary elite unit.
He looked at the Cole elves who had paid a huge price, and silently watched the El elves who were constantly sacrificing, and whispered in a voice that could only be heard by himself:
"Is this your human wave tactic?"
"It's time for you to see what the real human wave tactic is!"
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