Magic Industrial Age

When Loye led the Lionheart Knights Regiment to the ruins of the war fortress, Alfonso Zek and Vincent Ackerman immediately grew bolder.

They were no longer content with just clearing the battlefield; they cleared the mountain path and began constructing a position at the foot of the path.

This time, they had enough men. Loye left them with one hundred formal knights, three hundred knight apprentices, and nearly two thousand militiamen.

This was considered a relatively sufficient force.

They even moved their camp to within four hundred meters of the Carlisle family's military camp.

This distance was quite close, and also cleverly chosen.

Because, in terms of ranged attacks, the effective range of a Sardinian longbowman was about three hundred meters.

Although there were some formidable experts and powerful combat professionals who could break this limit, their numbers were extremely small.

But the range of the magic energy cannons far exceeded that.

As soon as this camp was established, Walter, the third-tier extraordinary mage, led his junior brothers and sisters to enthusiastically move the magic energy cannons from the rear camp to the front camp.

These people, after all, were not magic gunners who had to learn from scratch.

They understood knowledge, had learning, and even more magic power. After some practical operation, they had accumulated a lot of experience.

This time, they almost completed the moving, installation, cleaning, and debugging of the magic energy cannons themselves.

It was foreseeable that if there were a few more major battles, they would be qualified gunners.

A group of mages, at this moment, showed an enthusiasm that was completely unlike the aloofness expected of mages.

Moreover, that Walter also knew how to play dirty. He actually reversed the direction of the Carlisle family's two catapults, aiming them directly at the Carlisle family's central military tent.

And the six magic energy cannons adorning the side were spoils of war from the Week family.

The whole artillery position, with their semi-new and semi-old appearance, was particularly conspicuous at a glance.

When Grand Knight Alfonso built this camp, he was extremely careful.

He sent knights to patrol almost day and night, and there were many guards around. He and Vincent even took turns guarding, for fear that the Carlisle family would send someone to sneak attack.

From their perspective, this was almost inevitable.

Because, if this artillery position was completed, part of the Carlisle family's military camp would be included in the attack range.

As long as there was still someone in the Carlisle family in charge, they would definitely be anxious!

But strangely, the Carlisle family defended their camp tightly, but they really didn't send anyone to sabotage it.

As for the other side, Loye was not in a hurry to launch an attack!

Not only did the artillery position need to be rebuilt, but also because he was waiting for his knights to recover and for the main force to arrive.

He had rushed here with the Knights Regiment, but the main force was left behind, including not only the militia but also the logistics supplies.

Moreover, a group of knights had been traveling long distances and fighting repeatedly, and they were also very tired.

So, under the circumstances of 'the advantage is on my side,' if Marquis Carlisle was not in a hurry, Loye was even less in a hurry.

And this situation of confrontation between the two sides lasted for more than ten days, without a major war, but various small-scale frictions never stopped.

Especially the secret war between the legion scouts, which seemed to be quite frequent.

And various mixed news also came one after another.

There was news about the Castro family in the Glimmering Forest; there was a letter from Grand Duchess Avra of Mooncastle.

And there was the retreat of the Phantom Mist Pirate Gang over the Silver Sea!

No one had expected that Loye had not really taken action yet, but with just a small trick, letting the Habsburg Empire's ironclad ships take action once, the seemingly mighty pirate alliance would just disperse!

Until the news came, Loye was a little difficult to understand, and had a new understanding of the pirates' uselessness.

However, these were not important!

What was important was that everything was ready, and Loye was not going to wait any longer.

...

New God Calendar 312, October 28, the weather was cloudy, with a cold wind blowing, unable to dispel the battlefield's grim atmosphere.

Boom!

A cannon shot, but the position was off, and it exploded at the entrance of the Carlisle family's camp.

Without hurting anyone, it completely blew up the entire camp.

Countless Carlisle family knights gathered, and countless militiamen took up their weapons, ready to go into battle!

The gate opened, and Marquis Carlisle put on a large knight's armor, drove his warhorse, and walked out of the camp gate.

And Loye was already waiting in front.

The distance between the two sides was constantly approaching, and they both saw each other.

Unlike Loye's high spirits, although Marquis Carlisle had taken care of his attire, his bloodshot eyes could not be concealed.

Ten steps away, reining in his warhorse, Loye looked at Marquis Carlisle and said directly, "Surrender, and leave yourself some dignity?"

"Dignity? Losing to you, a bastard, what dignity can I leave behind?"

Marquis Carlisle roared hoarsely, "I can even imagine how those nobles will ridicule me after this battle?!

That's not what a marquis like me should suffer, so I want to fight you to the death!"

Loye twitched the corner of his mouth, as if wanting to laugh, but was unusually cold, "You seem to have forgotten that all this was provoked by you!

Not only this battle, but also the destruction of Lionheart Castle, including the annihilation of the Carl Raymond family!"

"You wouldn't have forgotten all of this, would you?"

Marquis Carlisle's face showed a look of shock, and he almost roared in a lost voice, "You know? You actually know? Who told you?"

"You don't care who told me. You just need to know that blood will be repaid with blood, and a tooth for a tooth.

Today, in this battle, the Carlisle family will pay a huge price for this!"

Marquis Carlisle's face twitched, but as if he had thought of something again, he grinned and said, "Since you know, since you know, then you should be clear about what kind of terrifying power the Raymond family faced?

So, what if you win against me? You'll die sooner or later! You'll die!"

"Then we'll see. I'm afraid you'll have a hard time seeing this scene!"

Loye could feel that Marquis Carlisle was already a little hysterical at this time.

For such an enemy, he no longer liked to waste words, so, before he finished speaking, he drove his warhorse and left here.

Marquis Carlisle stared venomously at Loye's receding back. If looks could kill, Loye would have died many times.

But in the end, he also drove his warhorse back to the camp.

Wuwuwu!

Just after returning to the military formation, Loye waved his hand, and naturally, drummers blew the horns, and the wailing sound resounded through the sky.

And with the issuance of the order, what followed was the roar of the magic energy cannons.

Very obviously, war was the best opportunity for progress. Walter's magic apprentices even learned the barrage tactics without being taught.

Starting from the west gate of the camp, each time they fired a cannon, they slightly adjusted the angle of the muzzle to ensure that the landing point of each shell was pushed forward a little.

According to Alfonso Zek's idea, Marquis Carlisle should have organized a wave of charge!

At least he had to find a way to destroy the artillery position, but in reality, they retreated extremely decisively!

Or rather, they escaped very simply!

The north gate of the camp was opened, first the militiamen poured out like a tide, and then the knights drove their warhorses and galloped wildly.

The range of the magic energy cannons was limited after all. Although it destroyed nearly half of the army camp and killed many people,

The inconvenience of moving was also a hard injury. When it reached the limit of its range, it stopped.

However, the Carlisle family's legion that poured out also met its enemy.

The sound of horses' hooves pounding the ground, warhorses galloping, and the roar shook the earth. The Lionheart Knights Regiment rushed out like a torrent.

Loye was still at the tip of the arrow, and he still unhesitatingly activated the secret holy skill [Lion King's Dignity]!

At this moment, almost all the Lionheart Knights felt unparalleled courage surging in their hearts.

They seemed to hear the voice of the Lion King, commanding their battle!

Marquis Carlisle put the militia in front this time, and they formed a square formation.

Shield defense, spears like a forest, just like a hedgehog!

But Loye did not stop at all. Golden-red battle aura covered the entire Knights Regiment. After drawing enough battle aura, he threw out nine Gale Ten Slashes in one breath.

It's hard to imagine the horror of that scene. It was as if in an instant, hundreds of battle aura slashes exploded out of thin air, like a滔天torrent, surging forward.

It should be said that Marquis Carlisle was not simply letting them die.

I saw magic scrolls being torn apart one by one, and the visible elemental power rippled, turning into rotating shields in the void.

Those shields were also very unique, with a full eighteen of them, blocking in mid-air, and flashing with the power of thunder.

Eighteen Thunder Shields, a rare large-scale combined defense magic.

Because it consumed so much, some mages separated them and could draw them on eighteen magic scrolls.

And 'large-scale magic' was most suitable for use on the battlefield.

These eighteen Thunder Shields were enough to withstand most impacts, not only had the effect of deflecting attacks, but could also form paralysis and dizziness effects with thunder.

However, under the impact of hundreds of battle aura slashes, it was like a dam under a flood.

Although it struggled to support it, there would eventually be a day when it would be completely consumed!

And the spear phalanx in the rear, when facing battle aura slashes, could only be said to be as fragile as tofu.

Then, the knights charged in directly, and everywhere they passed, they were all militiamen who were killed, crushed, and trampled to death.

It can be said that they were loyal, and they stubbornly used their flesh and blood to block the charge of the Lionheart Knights Regiment.

However, this kind of blocking was ultimately like an ant trying to shake a tree, like a joke.

Their only role was to allow the Carlisle family's knights to run a longer distance.

However, the Carlisle family's knights were not all fools, and they clearly knew that they could not escape.

So, after pulling away a distance, they turned their heads again, driving their warhorses and constantly increasing their speed!

In the end, they just wanted to delay the Lionheart Knights Regiment's charge with the militia phalanx.

If they encountered an ordinary Knights Regiment and were mixed with the militia, without the speed of the charge, they might only suffer a big loss.

But now it was the Lionheart Knights Regiment, the Lionheart Knights Regiment presided over by Loye.

With a thought, the Knights Regiment, which had already been a little scattered, immediately gathered together, and under the blessing of [Lion King's Dignity], the warhorses seemed to have been subjected to a 'group frenzy spell', and in a very short period of time, they increased their speed to the maximum.

It was another knight charge, just like knights galloping on the battlefield for countless years.

And the result was still destined!

Loye used the effect of [Lion King's Dignity] to forcibly crush the Carlisle family's Knights Regiment, just like he had crushed the Week family's Knights Regiment before.

The only difference was that the Carlisle family's Knights Regiment was indeed more powerful, and they could even withstand the repeated impacts of the Lionheart Knights Regiment without collapsing.

In the end, the two sides fell into a fight again. On the vast battlefield, there were knights fighting in pairs everywhere.

It was at this moment that five fireballs suddenly exploded in front of Loye, sweeping over, as if to completely submerge him.

Fourth-tier Calamity, Timoteo the mage finally made his move!

Second chapter is here!