Chapter 1154 - 904 Special Tactics

After this attack, peace descended upon the battlefield. The commanders of the Semi-Crazy Demons realized that a head-on attack against such a group of enemies was utterly useless. They could even withstand strategic magic; what else could be done?

"I think it’s our turn to take the stage now," Lyd Jon said.

"What? Now?" Lucas asked, startled.

"Yes, right now. Those Divine Armors have just withstood a series of attacks, including three strategic spells. Despite the support of the Resonance, the energy they’ve consumed must have been enormous. Long Yi boasted to me about his Divine Armor, and I know it needs to recharge. If we don’t strike now, by the time they’re fully recharged, our chances will be even slimmer," Lyd Jon said.

"All right! I’ll listen to you! You say we go, we go!" said Lucas, but the constant movement of his eyeballs proved that he was not so willing.

"You guys go ahead without worry. I haven’t lived enough, I still have a ton of things to do, and I’m not planning on dying yet!"

At Lyd Jon’s command, all the lurking Semi-Crazy Demons immediately sprung to action.

"Cast the strategic magic immediately!"

Lyd Jon ordered a commander beside him.

The commander immediately relayed the order to his subordinates and the Semi-Crazy Demons, who had already left the cave and completed their preparations, quickly cast another strategic spell.

"Spatial Turbulence? Everyone on your toes, here comes another tactical spell, Spatial Turbulence! Don’t panic, stay put! They won’t touch us!" the Divine Armor Commander shouted.

Ever since they had last suffered from Spatial Turbulence, Long Yi had been placing special emphasis on training their defense against various tactical spells. As for Spatial Turbulence itself, Long Yi dealt with personally by setting up a spatial disturbance Array for the Divine Armors. Once this Array was activated, Spatial Turbulence would bypass the Divine Armors themselves, veering off to the side!

Therefore, compared to other magic, this spell was the one that all Divine Armor Mages worried about the least.

The massive turbulent space formed, with terrifying currents roaring and obliterating everything around, obscuring everyone’s line of sight. However, not a single Divine Armor warrior wavered; they trusted the Divine Armors they wore and trusted Long Yi. Indeed, all the Spatial Turbulence steered clear of the Divine Armors, and nobody was injured.

But for Lyd Jon, the goal had been achieved. He didn’t care whether those Spatial Turbulence spells actually harmed the Divine Armor Mages—in fact, he didn’t believe they would have any effect at all. The sole purpose of those spells was to buy himself more time!

The Crazy Demons roared as they charged out, completely encircling all the Divine Armor Mages, their magic amplifying amidst constant Resonance, brewing their next strategic spell!

One strategic spell on top of another?

The commanders in the perimeter went mad.

"What are you waiting for, come on! Do you want to wait until these Divine Armor Mages regain their composure?"

Lyd Jon’s reminder awakened all the commanders, who immediately gathered all Semi-Crazy Demon Mages to join the ranks.

"You two, go to the east side and hold it, your three teams take the rear!" Lyd Jon commanded.

"Hey kid, when is it your turn to call the shots?" one who was ordered to hold the east side complained.

"You can stay here questioning my orders if you like. I can also deliberately open a gap when the adversaries recover their senses and let all the Divine Armor Mages rush towards you," Lyd Jon said.

"You wouldn’t dare!" a Commander roared.

"Come and try," Lyd Jon said without even looking back.

Another commander at his side grabbed him, "Forget it. If someone is willing to stick their neck out, why waste time?"

The disgruntled man left his position and Lyd Jon issued a few more commands, which were executed reluctantly, but thoroughly.

Finally, the Spatial Turbulence dissipated. The Divine Armor Mages were unharmed, but what awaited them was yet another strategic spell!

"Endless Magic Missile!"

The Endless Magic Missile was an extremely intense spell, using magic missiles in a saturated manner in a localized area. Since magic missiles are pure Mana, they can only be blocked by Mana shields; otherwise, the only option is to withstand their power.

When this strategic spell was first invented, many laughed, saying the inventor must have been childishly naive. Until now, this spell had rarely been seen in actual combat. And now, Lyd Jon used it specifically against the Divine Armor unit? It was nonsensical!

Many other commanders had already made up their minds to watch Lyd Jon become a laughingstock, yet Lyd Jon’s face remained grave.

Release!

Infinite Magic Missiles roared down with ear-piercing thunder, with all Divine Armor Mages on high alert. They deployed their Mana shields to full capacity, and their Rune armors sparkled brightly.

Truth be told, the power of a single Magic Missile was limited, even if cast by a Semi-Crazy Demon surpassing Sanctuary strength, and even with the amplification of Mana Resonance. However, when the limited Magic Missiles became too numerous, they could wear down even stone – a quantitative change leading to a qualitative transformation!

For the first time, commanders from the Ancient Mage Tower saw the Divine Armor Mages defending with such caution and diligence, even more so than when facing the Light Cannon!

"I understand now!" a commander shouted.

"What do you understand?" another commander asked.

"Why these Divine Armor mages are so scared of magic missiles!" the commander said.

"Hey, hey, aren’t you using the wrong word there? They’re scared of magic missiles?" the nearby commander said disdainfully.

"Yes, scared. Just look at those Divine Armor mages; they’ve been contracting their formation almost constantly, because the tighter formation enhances the effect of Mana Resonance! When have you ever seen them contract their formation so nervously? Because although the magic missiles are not very powerful, they are particularly effective against them!"

"I don’t understand..."

"You’re such an idiot. Look at all the strategic spells we’ve cast before. The first, Stellar Rift, they blocked with their Reflection Defenses; the second, Lightning, they blocked with their Static Electricity Shield on top of the lightning rod; the third, Lethal Frost, they blocked with a true vacuum shield. But think about it, in a duel between mages, what can only be blocked using a Mana shield?"

"Is it... magic missiles!"

"Right! It’s magic missiles! Either you engage in a direct exchange with me or you can only block with a shield!"

"Who says so! Using a Spatial Fault to separate also works!"

"Bullshit! Use a Spatial Fault to defend against magic missiles, then what do you use when you cast stronger spells?"

"This..."

"That’s why Lyd Jon would use a saturation of Mana Missiles, because the enemy doesn’t want to waste their magic on Mana Missiles. And these Endless Magic Missiles, although a strategic spell, are a sustained-guidance type of strategic spell. Just like the name of the spell, Endless Magic Missiles! As long as I don’t stop, the magic missiles are endless!"

As he was speaking, Lyd Jon suddenly gave an order, "Rear units, take over and continue maintaining the Mana Missiles!"

The Semi-Crazy Demon mages who were on standby in the rear immediately rushed forward, taking over the positions of the previous Semi-Crazy Demon mages.

"Go on! Keep talking!" the same commander, still not satisfied, urged his colleague to continue.

"Where was I? Oh yes, endless magic missiles. You’ve seen it too, these Divine Armor warriors have been using their Mana and Rune armor to tough out the magic missiles. And according to the principle of Mana and shield consumption being one to two, their consumption is twice ours! Even if they are exceptional within their Divine Armors, how many rounds of bombardment like ours can they withstand? Keep in mind, we can take turns charging in! Just like we are doing now!"

At that moment, Lyd Jon had already raised his hand and pointed at the commander who was still analyzing, "It’s your turn! Swap out immediately!"

"Yes!" The commander instinctively saluted, then immediately led his troops forward.

Luo Kas watched from the side, a smile in his eyes. Indeed, no matter what, Lyd Jon had completed the first step. What would you do next? Make yourself the commander of the entire Ancient Mage Tower’s forces?

It was very unexpected that the Divine Armor troops were suppressed to such an extent; even Zulal, who had been observing the battle from high above, had not expected that Lyd Jon could achieve this feat.

After the Semi-Crazy Demon mages rotated for the fifth time, some Divine Armor mages ran out of Mana, which was evident as their Mana shields suddenly disappeared, and they could only barely support themselves with their Rune armor!

Once the first one appeared, more followed in quick succession.

Some commanders shouted excitedly, and even Zulal, from his position high in the sky, felt his heart thumping with excitement.

Relying merely on Rune armor was fundamentally incapable of resisting such a scale of saturation attack from magic missiles; quickly, the resistance of the Rune armor was reduced. Plain metal armor, although providing some defense against the magic missiles, was still far from enough.

In an instant, that Divine Armor was blasted with dents from the magic missiles!

Perhaps, this time, they could win?

Such an illusion even crossed Zulal’s mind.

However, the next moment, the arrival of another large transport ship pierced through that unrealistic fantasy.

Yes, that was just a single ship of Divine Armor mages, a mere thousand people, while a conservative estimate would put the number of Divine Armor mages of the two great Empires at at least thirty thousand.

Defeating thirty thousand Divine Armor mages was absolutely not going to be so simple.

"It’s about time."

Zulal quickly descended to the ground, approaching Lyd Jon.

"Today’s battle was perfect, you all did an excellent job completing your task, it’s time to leave!" When people saw Zulal’s arrival, everyone realized he must be bringing good news. And when Zulal said they could leave, everyone cheered.

"Immediately assemble all Semi-Crazy Demons, complete the Array, and let’s go!" Lyd Jon ordered loudly.

Zulal nodded silently on the side; such a war had already made it clear who the real leader was. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)