Facing the overwhelming flames, the priests had to scramble for a while and began to chant the shield magic. They relied on the crosses on their bodies and the Holy Light Shield they summoned to block the attack.
But... their life-saving cross should have been almost exhausted under these two rounds of sneak attacks.
—That’s what Benjamin’s purpose is.
The flame offensive had just passed, and the second wave of ice arrows above Benjamin's head had already condensed and formed. But at this moment, the thick smoke brought by the flames had not dissipated, and the priests had not yet recovered, and the rain of ice arrows was already crackling on the shield above their heads.
Suddenly, the Holy Light Shield flickered, and some that were not strong enough were even broken on the spot.
"ah!"
Screams could be heard, and in just half a minute, there were already casualties in the priest's team.
Seeing this, Benjamin nodded secretly.
How to coordinate attacks with their mages has always been a difficult problem for them. Mages who were good at fire magic still accounted for the majority. In order to coordinate, his mages also summoned flames to attack together. And Benjamin only knows water magic, so if he attacks with others, it will weaken his own attack.
Now, they finally found a solution.
One wave for you, one wave for me, maintaining the cyclic rhythm of casting spells, using each other's attacks to buy chanting time for the other party, and finally, let the enemy perish in the torment of the two heavens of ice and fire.
It can be seen that their tactics have begun to bear fruit.
After the rain of ice arrows passed, the priests were already a little stunned. Some people were directly stabbed to death by ice arrows, while others were injured and fell to the ground half-dead. And those priests who were intact didn't know whether they should help them treat them, run away or fight back.
A team of over a hundred spellcasters like this must have a leader.
However, the leading priest no longer had time to give instructions.
Do you still want to use it? The rain of ice arrows has just ended, and the chanting on the mage and apprentice side has also been completed. As a result, a new round of flames surged toward them menacingly.
This... doesn't let people take a breath
The priests' eyes suddenly became anxious.
Being pressed down and beaten the whole time, with no chance at all - this feeling made them very uncomfortable.
But what else can they do
At this moment, the priests opened their mouths, and the only thing they had time to say was the incantation of the Holy Light Shield. Although there are many fire techniques that fish in troubled waters in the flame offensive, there are also various series of fireballs and bursting fireballs, which are quite powerful. They could only keep holding up their shields to avoid being burned to death in the sea of fire formed by magic.
And when the sea of fire has passed, what will be waiting for them
The priests had even expected it.
—Another rain of ice arrows filled the sky.
However, it was this expectation that made them feel even more desperate. They knew what Benjamin would do, and they would watch Benjamin do it, but they could do nothing.
Although most of the priests are still capable of fighting, at this moment, they already feel like they are dying.
In the time it took them to summon a shield, the opponent could complete two or three waves of attacks. How could they fight
"Can't fight, run away!"
Finally, after resisting another round of ice arrows, the leading priest found an opening and immediately spoke, briefly shouting this sentence. And he himself took the lead in the charge, kicked off his legs, and ran wildly in the direction where no one was.
"Hurry up and chase them, don't let them run away!" When Benjamin saw this, he also shouted.
Are you kidding? If you finally find an opportunity, of course you have to kill one more.
Under the command of the leading priest, the entire team began to collapse. Nearly a hundred priests fled in different directions, and Benjamin's cyclic attack pattern naturally did not need to continue, and he began to encircle and suppress the station.
The apprentices spread out, trying to form a circle, and then threw magic at the priest. Ten mages flew into the air and began to use area magic to bombard the fleeing priests.
And these priests...didn't they say that? They can't fly and run slowly, so they are divided into this team.
Walls of fire rising up in clusters, several miniature tornadoes sweeping back and forth, the rumbling and shaking earth... At this moment, the mages were too lazy to consider the issue of mutual restraint, and were free to do whatever they wanted. Suddenly, the whole scene became extremely chaotic, like the end of the world in a disaster movie.
And these priests are really no different from hell when they are in it.
They can still put up a shield to resist magic attacks, but it is difficult for them to break out. There were splashes of fire and ice everywhere, blocking all sight. Coupled with the influence of the earthquake spell, they couldn't even tell the direction and could only run around like headless flies.
In order to prevent anyone from actually escaping, Benjamin also quietly laid a circle of ice fog around this area.
In short, in Benjamin's eyes, these priests were no different from dead people.
However, at this moment, his expression suddenly changed.
He looked to the west and suddenly said: "No more fighting, let's go!"
The mages and apprentices were all stunned when they heard this. They didn't quite understand why they had to retreat at this time when they could wipe out this group of priests right away. But at Benjamin's urging, they put away their magic, quickly turned around, and ran in the other direction.
And Benjamin also cast a spell, using water vapor to accelerate everyone, making them run faster.
Because of this, in less than half a minute, Benjamin and his group ran away without a trace. The surviving priest stayed where he was, looking confused. After recovering from the magic bombing just now, they looked at the direction of Benjamin's retreat in shock, wondering what happened.
"He, they left?"
"God... It must be God's will. God saved us... These mages are really terrifying!"
They looked at the corpses of their companions on the ground and couldn't help but express grief. In such a magical storm, as long as someone's shield is not caught in time, they will be completely swallowed up in an instant, with no possibility of survival.
Therefore, there is no way to save these people.
They could only gather together and look fearfully in the direction Benjamin and his party left, as if they were afraid that they would come back and lead them into hell again.
And at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind them.
"How could this happen? What happened?"
The priests turned their heads and saw another group of priests suddenly appearing in the sky. The leader of this team was the elderly bishop. He couldn't help but show a look of astonishment when he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground.
"Lord, Lord Bishop..." When the surviving priests saw this, they almost cried on the spot.
"Tell me, who did this?" The elder priest shook his head and asked coldly.
"Yes... that's that guy." A priest said with a slightly trembling voice, "He appeared in the village to the west, but then came back and directly attacked us. We... are not their opponent."
When the elder bishop heard this, his fists under his sleeves suddenly clenched.
"...Where are they now?" He said suppressing his anger.
The surviving priest took a deep breath, turned his head, pointed in the direction behind him, and said, "They... ran away."
At that moment, all the priests present could see that the elderly bishop took a deep breath, his masseter muscles bulged slightly, and his face was definitely the ugliest they had ever seen.