Wang Jiyuan turned around and saw Morey, dressed like a researcher in a white coat, walking into the headquarters. He pulled Morey to the window, put the telescope in his hand, pointed at the high platform in the distance and asked, "Look, what are they doing?"
Morey raised the telescope to observe. After a while, he concluded, "This is a wild mage. He doesn't look very skilled. He built this platform with the help of the scroll. I guess he is going to use magic to attack us from the platform."
Sure enough, a few minutes later, many people climbed up the platform. They erected a flagpole on the platform and hung a bloody scimitar flag. The robed figure appeared with another scroll and began to cast a spell. This time, the light spot was red.
"He's going to release a siege magic. This kind of magic is released very slowly, but it's very powerful." He pulled up his sleeves slightly, revealing a mechanical watch. "It will take about 20 minutes to fully release this magic."
"Siege magic? How powerful is it?" Ji Xun asked.
"According to this magic pattern... it should be a large multi-explosive fireball." Morey said sternly, "This magic can probably cover the entire playground. If it hits the position, it will be enough to burn everyone in the position to charcoal in an instant. If it hits this building, it will be enough to burn the entire building."
"This is almost like a bomb. If more people come, our position will be in danger." Wang Jiyuan frowned.
Morey said, "One is already the limit. Judging from his hand gestures and the speed at which the magic patterns were completed, he barely used this scroll. Once he releases this magic, his mental strength will definitely be exhausted. Moreover, this kind of siege magic scroll is very rare. Most nobles may not have more than a few. It is really strange that a wild mage would use this scroll against us. I don't believe he can take out a second one."
"Then can the defensive magic circle you arranged in advance withstand it?" Wang Jiyuan asked.
"As long as I control the defense array myself, it should be possible." Morey nodded slightly, "But due to time and material limitations, the magic array only covers the main area at the gate. Other places cannot be taken care of. For example, your headquarters cannot be taken care of."
"Do we need to ask the people in other positions to withdraw first?" Ji Xun looked anxiously at the magic pattern that was still flashing red light. It was getting brighter and brighter.
"We can't retreat! The enemy may want us to do this. What if the bandits launch a surprise attack while we are retreating?" Wang Jiyuan objected.
"But if that thing falls on our heads, we can't afford such losses. We must at least withdraw the main force. Leave one or two observation posts at each position. If the enemy launches a surprise attack, we can take back the position." Ji Xun argued.
Wang Jiyuan frowned and thought, "Maybe we can find another way..."
"Are you planning to send people to raid the mage? This is an idea. Although the people who conduct the raid are dangerous, it is better than putting everyone in danger. Captain, let me lead the team!" Ji Xun glanced at the bandits and scouts wandering around the school, "It is feasible to sneak through the ditch beside the road."
"What are you thinking? This is courting death. We have few people and few guns, and we can't afford such a loss!" Wang Jiyuan raised his head and said, "We can think the other way around. Instead of avoiding him, we might as well force him to attack the main position, and then the other positions will naturally be safe."
Ji Xun touched his chin hard, looking puzzled. But Morey's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.
"You mean, give him a reason to attack the main position? For example, an important target appears in the main position?" Morey narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a good idea. If a magician who attacks him appears in the main position, he must attack there first. Otherwise, if another magician counterattacks, he will be in danger."
"Can you?" Wang Jiyuan and Ji Xun looked at Morey together.
"That's right." Morey sneered, "No one knows how to pretend to be a powerful magician better than me."
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Zhang Hong, wearing a gray-yellow linen shirt and hunched over, stood beside Kadiz. He was not tall enough, lacked energy, and with the flattery in his eyes, he looked like a local dog next to the tall Kadiz.
But the situation is stronger than people. He comforted himself again and again, it was not easy to survive.
His original clothes had long been taken as spoils by Awan and his men. The one he was wearing was taken from a dead man by Awan, and Zhang Hong spent a long time washing the dried blood on it. However, no matter how he washed, the dark red marks still covered his body, just like the blood of his companions on his hands, which could not be washed away.
It was very cold on the platform. A gust of cold wind blew and Zhang Hong felt a chill in his chest. The crowd and the flickering firelight around him could not give him any warmth. He touched his heart with his right hand, whose nails were cut off. There was a hole in his clothes there. It was said that the dead man's heart was taken out and eaten by Awan.
Zhang Hong came back to his senses and glanced at the magician who was casting a spell in front of him. This bloated guy was called Andrew, and was hired by Cadiz at a high price to release the scroll. His skills were not high, but he was very arrogant. However, according to Awan and Orville, this was the wild magician with the highest magic level they could find.
Zhang Hong was very close to him and could clearly see the bulging blue veins and beads of sweat on the magician's head.
For a moment, he thought about rushing up to the guy and knocking him down to interrupt his spell. The magician had sternly warned the horse thieves that spells must not be interrupted, otherwise the backlash would be extremely terrifying.
Perhaps dying together with a magician is a tolerable fate.
But soon, he smiled self-deprecatingly. Ever since he strangled Hong Lifeng to death, he could no longer be called a "hero". He should just accept his fate and be a villain.
What's more... there were more than a dozen guards on high alert, so there was no way he could break through.
"You said you never knew there was any defensive formation in this castle, and I never believed it. Now we're about to find out." Kadis interrupted Zhang Hong's fantasy, tapped Zhang Hong on the shoulder with a whip and said.
"Lord Kadis, I'm not trying to hide it from you. My status is not high enough, so I really don't know those things. Maybe, maybe they built another one." Zhang Hong bent his waist even lower, not daring to look into the other's eyes.
"Humph, whether there is a magic circle or not, this castle must be taken down. In order to exchange for this scroll, I paid the price of a mine. I hope it can help us open a big enough gap."
"Maybe... you can talk to them first. I am willing to be your representative. In this way, you may get what you want without losing any manpower." Zhang Hong tentatively said.
Kadis turned his head and looked at Zhang Hong as if he were an idiot for a while, then raised his hand and whipped him in the face. Before Zhang Hong could scream, Kadis grabbed his neck and lifted him up: "Don't play any tricks with me, your pathetic little brain means nothing in front of me. Use negotiation to get what I want? Only a coward like you would have such an idea. I am a horse thief, and horse thieves don't use their mouths to get things, they only use knives! The adults look down on me, and the untouchables hate me to death! But I will seize the entire magician's castle and become its master. I will make the people in the castle crawl at my feet and lick my boots for their lives. Negotiation? Let those who talk too much go to hell!"
Zhang Hong was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and he spoke with difficulty: "I... I... just want your people to be less... hurt by the magician... less. I... shouldn't have said too much, please... spare... me."
Kadis sneered and said, "Do you think I have never killed a magician? A well-prepared magician may be very powerful, but as long as you put aside those mysterious things, magicians are just a bunch of weak chickens."
"Besides, am I afraid of death? Hahaha..." Cadiz threw Zhang Hong to the ground and told Orville beside him: "You should also be prepared. These three magic-breaking arrows cannot be wasted. You also know how many of us died while exploring the ruins. You must use them to kill all the magicians who show up, otherwise I will not spare you, understand?"
Orville was dressed in black, riding on a black horse, with a large bow tied to his back. He carefully placed three black arrows into the quiver. These arrows were made of meteorites from outer space, and they repelled all magic. Unless the magician wore thick armor, ordinary magic shields could not stop them from breaking through. Orville hit his chest with his fist, and rode his horse into the darkness.
"Look, Orville is the best hunter under my command. He can use his fighting spirit to draw the hardest bow. No one can dodge the arrows he shoots in the dark. As long as the magicians on the opposite side are lured out by dear Mr. Andrew, their death will be here." Kadis said, looking at the direction where Orville was galloping.
At this time, Awan ran over and reported to Kadis in a rough voice: "Boss, the bandits who will lead the charge have been selected. Once the opening is broken, they will charge."
"They have no objection, right?"
"Everyone is ready to charge with bare chests. The price you offer is too good. Let them take 20% of all the treasures. For this, they are ready to risk their lives."
"Okay. You and your men will follow behind and kill anyone who tries to escape. We can't let a few cowards ruin everyone's morale."
Awan smiled with his face full of flesh. He took off the big knife from his back, swung it in the air a few times, and then stuck it into the ground in front of him.
Zhang Hong fell to the ground, holding his throat with both hands and coughing softly. He found that he was nothing to Kadis. He didn't even believe what he said. If he didn't need a witness to be conquered, he would probably have been beheaded.
This was a paranoid madman who only wanted to occupy the school. It had been like this from the beginning. Those bandits who were lured by him with benefits were just a group of cannon fodder.
Looking at the school in the distance, Zhang Hong's heart sank.