Chapter 231: Chapter 143: Total Annihilation, 40 Lightning Runes
Across the wilderness.
A long procession of Golems, puppets, barbarians, and Follower Knights marched slowly forward.
Seated on the shoulders of the eight Clay Golems at the front were Wizards—none other than Xu Bo, Lu Rong, and their party.
"I really don’t know what Pei Ze is thinking. How dare he try to attack a resource point alone? And the Secret Silver Resource Point, no less, which is heavily guarded by the Turin People. He’s really overestimating himself."
"Exactly. It takes the eight of us working together, with an army, to even have a chance at taking the Secret Silver Resource Point. I have no idea where Pei Ze gets his confidence."
"Maybe he thinks its defenses are about as strong as the garrisons at their other fortifications."
"Are all those guys from Chenxi City this blind and arrogant? It really pisses me off that we lost the competition to them!"
The moment the Wizard finished speaking, Lu Rong shot him a pointed look.
He instantly understood and looked toward Xu Bo sheepishly.
Xu Bo’s cousin, Xu Ke, was among those defeated by Pei Ze in that competition. One could say Xu Ke had a ’hand’ in Red Lotus City’s defeat.
Xu Bo said with a placid expression, "Xu Ke’s defeat was due to his own weakness. He has no one else to blame."
"Also, none of you should underestimate Pei Ze. The fact that he single-handedly took down two of the Turin People’s fortifications shows that besides being powerful, he is definitely not a reckless or impulsive person."
"If Pei Ze dared to accept the mission to seize the Secret Silver Resource Point, it means he is confident he can complete it."
The others exchanged glances. Finally, Lu Rong spoke up. "That’s impossible, isn’t it? According to our intelligence, there are over a dozen Winter Frost Priests at the Secret Silver Resource Point—if anything, there are more, not fewer. No matter how strong Pei Ze is, he can’t take that place single-handedly."
"Unless he’s already advanced to a Second-level Wizard!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Perhaps Pei Ze has secretly purchased a powerful golem army, or maybe he has other, even stronger methods."
Xu Bo said calmly.
"But no matter what ace he has up his sleeve, the Secret Silver Resource Point is already ours."
"Xu Bo is right!" Lu Rong laughed. "We’ve been preparing for so long. We’ll definitely take the Secret Silver Resource Point in one fell swoop this time. Then, it won’t matter how many aces Pei Ze has."
The others laughed and agreed, and a relaxed atmosphere settled over the group.
When the laughter died down, Xu Bo’s voice grew serious. "Alright, that’s enough chatter."
"We’re just over forty kilometers from our destination. The Turin People have most likely spotted us already. From now on, everyone be on high alert and prepare for battle."
At Xu Bo’s command, the other Wizards’ expressions turned grim, and they began to cast various enhancement Magic on themselves.
The Follower Knights and barbarians also drew their weapons, their gazes sweeping warily over their surroundings.
With such a large force slowly approaching the resource point, the Turin People would have to be blind not to have noticed.
Based on past experience, there was a ninety percent chance the Turin People would set up an ambush along the way.
But to the surprise of Xu Bo and the others, the valley that housed the resource point came into view, and still the expected ambush had not occurred.
"Could it be the Turin People haven’t spotted us?" Lu Rong said with a frown.
But as soon as the words were out, he knew he’d said something foolish.
If the Turin People couldn’t even detect a target this conspicuous, their level of military competence would have gotten them wiped out by Red Maple City long ago.
"Could it be a trap?" another Wizard asked hesitantly.
No one answered him, but every Wizard’s intuition screamed that a conspiracy was afoot.
Seeing that morale was already wavering before the battle had even begun, Xu Bo decisively shouted, "Stop being so paranoid! We’re right at our objective. Are we supposed to retreat now? Since the Turin People won’t show themselves, we’ll just launch a direct frontal assault!"
’He’s right,’ the others thought. ’We’ve come all this way. What kind of joke would it be to retreat before we’ve even seen the enemy?’
Besides, with the strength of their forces, they had no reason to fear any plot the Turin People might have.
In the face of absolute power, all plots and schemes were just paper tigers!
With their spirits renewed, the group began the attack.
With a rumbling BOOM, led by the eight Clay Golems and followed by fifty Flesh Golems, the massive golem horde advanced with heavy steps, charging menacingly toward the wall at the mouth of the valley.
The Follower Knights and barbarian knights followed close behind the golems, their gleaming weapons held ready, radiating a palpable killing intent.
VMMMM!
A halo of light appeared, and a transparent defensive shield materialized above the wall, blocking the golems’ charge.
Xu Bo and the others were not surprised to see this.
The Turin People had occupied the Secret Silver Resource Point for over three months. It would have been strange if they hadn’t constructed a defensive system using their Divine Arts by now.
"Let’s do it. Make it quick!" Xu Bo said in a low voice.
The words had barely left his lips when a ball of fire erupted from his palm. It grew in the wind, transforming into a raging sea of flames by the time it reached the defensive shield, slamming into it with a roar.
At the same time, the other seven Wizards also made their moves.
In an instant, multi-colored halos of Magic flared to life. A storm of fire, lightning, and acid attacks rained down on the defensive shield, causing it to tremble violently as its light suddenly dimmed.
With the eight Wizards attacking in unison, the shield’s strength dropped significantly after just a single volley.
A look of delight appeared on the faces of Xu Bo and the others.
But in the next moment, everything changed.
CRACK! CRACK!
Along with the abrupt, crisp sounds, a wave of white suddenly spread out from within the defensive shield, expanding in all directions across the ground at astonishing speed.
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