Chapter 363 - 255: Anti-Air Array, All Trump Cards Revealed
Chapter 363: Chapter 255: Anti-Air Array, All Trump Cards Revealed
It blocked the rain of arrows aimed at the most concentrated areas.
Any arrows that passed through the Sun Barrier
were reduced to ash in less than a second.
Only a few remnants continued onward,
but even those fell to the ground within another two seconds.
Evidently, the temperature within the Sun Barrier, formed of golden flames, could reach over a thousand degrees Celsius!
Wood is weak to fire; it burns on contact.
The arrow shafts, made from Magic Trees, couldn’t withstand such intense heat
and were incinerated in just one second.
Only the arrowheads at the front, forged from Magic Metal, passed through the flames without catching fire,
but they too were reduced to molten metal.
Seeing that the preemptive measure she had set up among the Blazing Flame Bird Clan Army was working, the Heroic Clan member Lifuyi felt a surge of joy.
However, that joy didn’t last a second before her expression changed drastically.
To ensure her own safety in this great war, Legion Commander Feiyana was positioned in the rear.
But that didn’t mean the other Heroic Clan members were also staying back!
Since the opposing Heroic Clan had made a move, it was time for the Elf Clan under Zhang Yi to act as well!
"Ninth Level Spell—Blazing Beam!"
Seeing Ignis, the Heroic Clan member of the Sun God Bird Clan, make his move, Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala immediately raised the Middle-Grade Semi-Divine Artifact in her hand—the Crimson Staff. She cast a Ninth Level Fire Attribute Spell and began to vie for the surrounding Fire Attribute Magic Power!
The Magic Power in any given area is finite.
When two Fire Attribute Mages cast similar Fire Attribute Magic in the same place,
the ambient Fire Attribute Magic Power in the area will inevitably converge on two points.
Whoever possesses stronger Spiritual Power and attracts more Fire Attribute Magic Power
will naturally cast the more powerful spell!
Thus, using the Middle-Grade Semi-Divine Artifact to enhance her spell’s power, Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala cast her Fire Attribute Magic to compete with Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan for the limited Fire Attribute Magic Power in the area.
As Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala cast her Fire Attribute Magic, Ai Weiya of the Blood Elf Heroic Clan immediately joined the Blood Elf Mages behind her in a Combined Spellcasting to unleash a Forbidden Curse Spell—Corrosive Blood Rain!
There was a reason Ai Weiya of the Blood Elf Heroic Clan used Combined Spellcasting for the Forbidden Curse Spell.
For one, she lacked a suitable Divine Artifact to augment her power.
For another, blood-attribute magic power is a rarity in Nature.
As a result, if Blood Elves wish to cast magic, they must either use a medium or compensate for quality with sheer numbers!
Ai Weiya of the Blood Elf Heroic Clan held her Blood-colored Staff, which bloomed with a bewitching, sanguine light.
The blood-attribute Forbidden Curse Spell, which she had been maintaining with her Spiritual Power—held in check but ready to be unleashed—was finally cast!
Across from the Dwarf War Fortress, a blood-red cloud suddenly appeared above all creatures with blood in their veins, and it began to rain crimson droplets!
The rain was thickest above Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan!
The moment these crimson raindrops landed on the Sun Barrier above Ignis, it began to shake violently with a SIZZLING sound!
Simultaneously, Ignis felt the blood within him begin to flow uncontrollably, as if trying to burst from his body.
He hurriedly used his Spiritual Power to regain control, trying to calm the turmoil in his blood.
But at that moment, Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan made a startling discovery.
His body had become sluggish.
’But this is my own body!’
"What is this evil art?!"
Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan was both shocked and enraged.
What horrified him even more was that as the crimson rain fell,
in the areas beyond his Sun Barrier’s protection,
the Flame Birds in the Clan Corps to the rear shrieked in agony as they were drenched.
Coupled with the ever-present Anti-Air Array,
these Flame Birds lost control and plummeted to the ground, smashing out huge craters and kicking up clouds of dust!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
In the instant that Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan was distracted, Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala seized the opportunity, wresting away even more of the area’s Fire Attribute Magic Power!
’This is bad!’
Watching from the sky in the distance, the Heroic Clan member Lifuyi instantly realized something was wrong.
She could clearly sense it.
Ignis was already at a slight disadvantage in the contest for Fire Attribute Magic Power.
The moment his opponent capitalized on his distraction,
the balance of power, which had been roughly sixty-forty in the enemy’s favor, instantly shifted to seventy-thirty!
The equilibrium was shattered in an instant!
Even worse, as time went on, she could feel the power of the spell being cast by the Elf Mage Corps behind Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala growing continuously.
At first, she hadn’t been able to sense its aura at all,
but now, she could feel the spell’s presence distinctly!
This was also why Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala hadn’t used Combined Spellcasting to vie for the region’s Fire Attribute Magic Power.
The Fire Elf Mage Corps behind her
had their own spell to cast!
The contest for Fire Attribute Magic Power, which had been almost evenly matched, was immediately thrown off balance!
So much so that Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan could clearly sense that the power of his Talent Spell, the Sun Barrier,
was rapidly fading.
Even the Fire Attribute Magic Power within his own body was beginning to dissipate!
It was becoming a struggle just to maintain the Sun Barrier.
For a Heroic Clan member like Ignis, who had awakened his Talent Spell after his bloodline’s ascension, this was an unprecedented experience!
Seeing the perilous situation Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan was in, the Heroic Clan member Lifuyi instinctively wanted to intervene.
But when she remembered her role as the commander of this war, Hero Lifuyi stopped in her tracks.
However, seeing his companion in danger,
the third and final Heroic Clan member on the Sun God Bird’s side—Flame Wings—made his entrance at this very moment!
"Sun Spear!"
The Flame Bird Corps up ahead had entered the range of the Anti-Air Array, and there was no way for them to escape its grasp anytime soon.
Seeing this, the Sunbird Clan Army that had been about to advance in support immediately halted, not daring to move forward.
However, the Sunbird Clan Army in the rear didn’t waste any time.
Since a close-quarters assault was out of the question—they couldn’t just fly over the enemy and incinerate them with their perpetually burning bodies—
a long-range attack was the only option!
And so, Flame Wings, providing support for the Sun God Bird’s forces, immediately commanded the Sunbird Clan Army to gather Fire Attribute Magic Power.
Drawing on his own Bloodline Power,
he led them in a Combined Spellcasting
to unleash a Remote Spell attack!
The Sunbird Clan in the rear resonated as one, rapidly drawing in the surrounding Fire Attribute Magic Power.
Catalyzed by their bloodlines,
the spell’s red flames were tinged with gold!
A Sun Long Spear with a golden tip, radiating heat so intense it distorted the air,
was unleashed, aimed directly at the front of the Dwarf War Fortress, right at the Elf Mage Corps!
This move was a classic example of relieving a siege by attacking the besieger’s base.
The Heroic Clan member Flame Wings intended to attack the Dwarf Corps, the Elf Mage Corps, and the Magical Cannons atop the Dwarf War Fortress.
In doing so, he hoped to kill three birds with one stone
and buy Ignis of the Sun God Bird Heroic Clan enough time to escape danger.
Wherever the Sun Long Spear passed, trees spontaneously burst into flame!
Yet, in the face of this attack—another Forbidden Curse Spell—Elf Mage Captain Joy Pala remained exceptionally calm atop the Dwarf War Fortress.
In fact, the corners of her lips curled into a triumphant smile, as if her plan had just succeeded!
’Finally, you’ve taken the bait!’
The Ninth Level Fire Attribute Spell gathering in Mage Captain Joy Pala’s hands
suddenly transformed.
As the spell’s nodes shifted,
its effect changed in an instant!
Even more astonishingly, the spell from the Fire Elf Mage Corps behind her—which the enemy had mistaken for an offensive Fire Attribute Spell due to its immense aura—now revealed its true form.
It wasn’t an attack spell at all, but a Forbidden Curse Shaping Spell—the Fiery Furnace!
As Mage Captain Joy Pala forcibly altered the spell’s model,
she suffered a magical backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Despite this, she persevered, completing her connection with the Fire Elf Mage Corps behind her to form a Combined Spellcasting and unleash her true, hidden trump card—the Forbidden Curse Spell, "Fiery Furnace"!