From the sky?
The bishops present, after a brief spell of confusion, also came to their senses.
The wizards’ airships had not taken to the sky, clearly fearing the might of the griffin knights, meaning they could totally imitate their adversaries by using the speed and altitude advantages of the griffin knights to launch an attack from above!
"Dewade, you will lead the team again this time," Edwell continued to inquire.
"I understand, Lord Edwell, I shall not return without completing the mission," Dewade pledged resolutely with his right hand on his chest and then led a group of griffin knights, who carried special cloth-wrapped combustible oil, into the sky.
"I too shall meet these devils’ believers and test their capabilities!" Arno, unable to restrain his eagerness, volunteered to Edwell, also took a portion of the combustible oil, and replaced one of the griffin knights for the mission.
Hundreds of griffin knights ascended, their golden fur shimmering in the sunlight with a resplendent glow, like golden clouds in the sky.
"Watch out, those griffins are ascending!" Atop the watchtower, Lynn heightened his tone a bit, issuing a reminder.
Indeed, no reminder was necessary, as such significant activity couldn’t possibly be concealed. Rafael and the others, who were pondering why the liquid in the air always took on a spherical shape, also had to interrupt their thoughts and unanimously prepared for action.
These elite troops began to move, signifying the Church was getting serious!
In just a minute, the griffin knights had already rushed to the skies above the capital, maintaining a height of about a kilometer, constantly circling, and occasionally diving a certain distance. They flew over the heads of the onlookers at about three to four hundred meters up, full of provocative intentions, successfully disrupting the performance of the musketeers.
For no one knew when these griffin knights hovering in the sky would launch their attack.
"Flame Burst Skill!" A few wizards, unable to tolerate the provocation, cast spells in unison after another dive by the griffin knights.
Several fireballs soared up, heading for several griffin knights high in the sky, using arcane formulas to predict the enemy’s flight path, almost a sure thing.
However, their plans fell through, as the griffins simply flapped their wings vigorously and suddenly changed direction mid-air, easily evading the flames and explosions. Then, instead of ascending to escape, they further reduced their altitude, gliding over the heads of the wizards, infuriating them enough to respond with spells.
"Magic - Bombardment," "Ice Storm," "Multiple Flame Burst Skill"...
Dozens of magic spells flew into the high sky, intending to bring down the agile griffins with the advantage of numbers.
Unfortunately for them, Dewade, who anticipated this, commanded everyone to ascend higher upon detecting the intense magical power fluctuations, and once again all the magic fell short...
Rafael quickly called out to stop them. "Stop it, everyone, don’t waste your magic power on nothing, you’re falling for the enemy’s tricks!"
"Damn it, if only we could use that spell, these griffin knights wouldn’t dare be so arrogant!" Nancy muttered annoyed, she and Glenn had both learned the laser magic improved by Lynn and Anthony, but Lynn had instructed them not to use it lightly, saying the time was not yet ripe...
"Bear with it, they don’t dare come closer, if they get too near they’ll only be shot down by us. Just pretend they don’t exist," Rafael shook his head and said.
The wizards atop the watchtower were all feeling quite irked but had no solution; their magic simply couldn’t cross such a great distance to inflict sufficient damage on the swiftly moving griffins.
The adversary was too agile; they simply couldn’t hit them!
Dewade led the Griffin Knights in frequent provocations of the Wizards on the city walls. After roughly assessing a safe range, most of the griffins scattered.
Arno did not leave, instead, he and a small group of remaining Griffin Knights continued to fight, targeting the cannons on top of the city walls. He commanded his griffin to dive from an altitude of about five hundred meters, then fiercely threw the flaming oil-covered cloth towards his target.
"Wait, what is that?" Sharp-eyed Glenn had been watching the sky and was the first to notice something amiss.
"Fire, it’s fire!" a Wizard shouted loudly.
"Could it be some kind of Divine Arts?" Dennis frowned as he looked at the fireballs falling from the sky.
"I’m not sure, but it definitely has something to do with those Griffin Knights..." Sanchez shook his head, his expression particularly grave as the same scene unfolded in every corner of the royal city’s skies, as if it were raining fire from heaven...
"Magic Barrier!"
On the city tower, hundreds of official Wizards cast their spells in unison, and a circular barrier of Magic Power immediately enveloped their heads. The oil-soaked cloth rapidly disintegrated under the flames, striking the barrier and causing resounding explosive booms.
A portion of the black liquid that had not yet burned stuck to the Magic Power barrier overhead.
At the same time, a pungent smell also reached everyone’s nostrils.
Toxic gas?
Wizards who were knowledgeable about toxic gas Magic Power became aware of the substance breaching the barrier and immediately held their breath in caution.
Lynn quickly recognized the black, not yet fully-burned liquid, his expression a mix of shock and surprise.
"Wait... could this be... oil?!"
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"Oil? What is that?" Dennis and the others were confused, having never heard the term before.
"A very crucial liquid fuel," Lynn replied solemnly.
What is oil? It is the blood of industry, the source of power, and one of the most important foundations of modernization. Besides being used as a fuel, it can also be turned into plastics, asphalt, synthetic rubber, and more.
Although in the land of the Wizards, the operation of magic-powered internal combustion engines, which transform Magic Power into hydrogen to cause gas explosions for power, is more efficient than liquid fuels, cost is a significant issue.
For example, a crystal Magic Stone of standard diameter, worth three Magic Gold Coins, can only supply fuel for a flying ship for five days.
If not for the sake of war, where the council was supporting at all costs, even resorting to the use of past accumulations of Magic Stone reserves, they wouldn’t dare to continuously provide for the consumption of hundreds of flying ships.
If magic mechanization were to be promoted throughout the entire Kingdom of Hadlata, it definitely couldn’t rely on Magic Stones as the mainstream resource.
Oil would be a good alternative, and he had already asked the kingdom’s scouts to be on the lookout, but oil exploration is not an easy task, and to this date, there had been no news.
Lynn had not expected to discover traces of oil in this war, especially when it was being used directly as fire oil. This was an utter waste!