This is the third time that Ryan has come to Mori, a small town that connects the north and south of the mainland. The scene in front of him has changed again. The black fog in the sky has covered an area of dozens of kilometers in radius, covering up everything. Once the alliance sent troops to conquer Seike City, the first battle was naturally to destroy the City of Bones built by the undead army in Mori. This fortress made entirely of bones was in the endless darkness at this moment, even if Ryan was like this Even the legendary mage couldn't force his way through the thick black mist to see clearly what was going on inside.
"We once tried to drive cattle and sheep into the shady area, but all of them died without exception. According to the examination of our army chaplain, it should be that the souls were directly stripped out of the body, and the bodies of the dead cattle and sheep were also infected. It's a terrible plague. Fortunately, we were well prepared and didn't make an own mistake." Orlando said helplessly: "The most troublesome thing now is that we can't collect the intelligence inside at all, and we can't go around here to attack Seike. City, this will completely expose our flank."
Ryan nodded. He was standing side by side with Orlando and others on a high hillside observing the enemy's situation. Regarding the problem Orlando mentioned, Ryan didn't have a particularly good way to solve it at the moment, so he didn't speak. I just kept observing the surrounding environment, hoping to find some clues.
Clifford, the great mage from Moon Moon City, suddenly spoke: "If we directly use magic to conduct long-distance attacks, can we destroy the opponent's defense system?"
"We have also conducted research on this, but since this area of dozens of kilometers is shrouded in black fog, it is difficult for us to determine the true location of the City of Bones. If we only use level 8 magic, there will be a big difference There is no chance of hitting the target, and the mana is wasted." Orlando replied,
"Can we only use the forbidden spell?" Clifford said this, and at the same time cast his eyes on Ryan beside him,
"The forbidden spell may not necessarily be effective." Ryan shook his head and said: "When I came here for the second time, the dark canopy of the Undead Army had not been truly completed, and I used Freya's moonlight brooch to conceal my own. Traces, so I can observe everything at close range, but looking back now, the cave I saw at that time was probably mixed with a lot of illusions."
"Illusion." Clifford repeated Ryan's words strangely,
"Yes." Ryan circled his hand in front of him, including the entire area shrouded in darkness, and then he said: "Feel the resentment there. Such a heavy evil power is just It's such a waste to use it to cover our eyes and ears. Let's think about it. If you and I were the Lich Lord, what would we do? I would rather use such huge resentment to create more high-level undead. Creatures, such as banshee souls, are such high-level things that are extremely threatening to our ordinary warriors on the battlefield. Think about it, when the enemy and we are fighting, a banshee bursts out with death in the crowd. Howl, that is such a terrifying lethality, and we have almost no good way to deal with it, unless we don't care about our colleagues and use mass destruction magic to clear the area first."
Orlando and others nodded slowly. They had to admit that Ryan's words made sense, but no matter how much they said now, they were all guesses. There were too many possibilities. Farasi thought about it and said, "Then, Ryan, is there any way you can forcefully tear open the black mist, so that we can at least see what's going on inside?"
Ryan smiled at his wife, and he explained: "In fact, I have already answered this question just now. Even if I can temporarily break through the black fog, you are sure that what appears in front of us must be Is it true? If I were the Lich Lord, I would be able to mislead our actions as long as I set up enough illusion magic circles."
"This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?" Faras said gloomily: "Our time is very tight during this Eastern Expedition. If we spend too much time here, then... "
"Don't worry, Fani, there will be a way." Ryan comforted Faras and said,
"Why don't you let me give it a try." Reid, who had been standing silently beside him, suddenly spoke.
"Well, your light magic is the nemesis of these dark forces. Maybe it can really..." Farasi clapped her hands and said,
"No, wait a minute..." Ryan interrupted Faras's words. He turned his attention to Orlando and asked meaningfully: "General Orlando, can you tell me more about the previous incident, which was the expulsion? The one where the cattle and sheep go in.”
"No problem, but I think it's better to let Commander Cross speak. He was responsible for stationing here before, and the entire testing work was directed by him." After Orlando finished speaking, he gestured towards the distance. A man in his 40s immediately ran over quickly.
"This is Commander Cross." Orlando first introduced the identity of the shrewd and capable man in front of everyone, and then said to Cross: "Commander Cross, please introduce the situation in detail. one time."
"Yes, General Orlando." Commander Cross first saluted General Orlando, and then saluted others present. After doing this, he put his hands behind his back and began to describe the situation loudly. The words of Commander Cross were very succinct. There was no unnecessary nonsense, and he would not add his own subjective judgment. He was completely describing a fact. This made Ryan and others present very satisfied.
After Commander Cross finished speaking, Ryan nodded, praised, and then began to ask for some details. After Commander Cross gave the answer, Ryan's brows began to frown. Faras was the first to notice Ryan's Change, she quickly asked: "What, Ryan, there is a problem."
"Yes." Ryan nodded and replied: "According to our human literature, including the information of the elves, I clearly remember that this 'dark sky' can affect the will of living creatures entering this area to weaken it. Their combat power has never been similar to the 'finger of death' function, nor has it been able to spread the plague."
"That might be a new effect." Faras said,
"No, the possibility is very low." Ryan shook his head and said, "Based on the results of our experiment, what is the best conclusion we can draw."
"Never enter the darkness of the sky. It's best to use long-range attacks." Farasi said disapprovingly.
"However, because of the dark sky, we can't specifically determine the location of the City of Bones, right? This will make it difficult for siege equipment and level 8 magic to work, so the only way is..." Ryan said,
"Forbidden spell attack." Orlando, Clifford, Faras, Red and others shouted in unison,
"If my guess is not wrong, there should be a super giant magic array under the black fog. When I release the forbidden spell to attack this area, the super giant magic array will start to operate. Such a big magic circle Space, I infer that the super giant magic circle should be a forbidden spell." Ryan thought for a while and continued: "When the attack starts, it is very likely that the forbidden spell of this magic circle will also be activated, and my forbidden spell will be activated. The collision and cancellation of each other, and then the out-of-control energy directly razed the area of hundreds of kilometers to the ground. Our army was probably completely annihilated. Of course, there may be another ending. For example, the huge impact after the collision of two forbidden spells is useless. Vent everywhere, eventually tearing open the space barrier, resulting in the emergence of a short void channel...
"Yes, the power of the forbidden curse itself is extremely terrifying. Once it gets out of control, it will affect the surrounding extremely wide area. This distance will definitely exceed the safe distance of our stationed troops. By then, our 100,000 elites will not even have a chance to evacuate. None, as for the space channel, it is also a very troublesome matter." Orlando nodded and said: "Fortunately, Ryan, you noticed the enemy's conspiracy, otherwise this Eastern Expedition would have completely turned into a tragedy."
"But what should we do? Let's just take a vacation here." Faras said angrily, "Or go back to the imperial capital directly."
"Don't worry, my dear." Ryan smiled and held Faras' shoulders to comfort her, and then said to everyone with a confident smile: "Now that we know their conspiracy, we have won the game. The next step is just to think of a safe way to break the situation, which is not too difficult, is it?"
"Drawing a forbidden spell magic into a magic circle is really an incredible skill. It is simply unheard of. I have to admit that we humans have too little theoretical knowledge about the use of forbidden spells. How about it? Only then can we crack it?" Clifford asked,
"Actually, we can complete any magic in the form of a magic circle, but the more powerful the spell, the more energy it consumes, so the final completed magic circle will occupy a wider area." Ryan said As he looked, there was a look of admiration in his eyes. This was something he had never seen before: "What I admire most about this is my teacher, Master Victor. He actually thought of using the technique of superimposing magic circles to simplify the complicated and cumbersome work." The magic circle is compressed into a smaller space. This is simply an epoch-making initiative. Think about it, an ordinary magic scroll is engraved with powerful forbidden spell magic. This is such a fascinating thing. .”
"Well, I'm a little off topic." Ryan smiled sheepishly and continued to return to the previous topic: "Take the magic circle in front of us that we can't see yet. Since it appears in the form of a magic circle, There must be various methods of energy gathering and transmission, but its area is too wide, which gives us enough room for imagination."