Chapter 14 (1/2)
14 – Capturing Giant-Stone City
Six Apprentice Warlocks dressed in gray robes finally appeared above the Wall. Those six Apprentice Warlocks were stray Apprentice Warlocks that Viscount Harley painstakingly got a hold of.<sup>1</sup>
In Turandot Subcontinent, Warlocks grasp endless power and wealth. Official Warlocks will attract some powerful Warlock Groups. Very few aristocrats can take a hold of an Official Warlock. Only those powerful Empires' great aristocrats may attract an Official Warlock.
”Greasing Spell!”
An Apprentice Warlock pointed towards a Bladed-troop to cast a level-0 spell.
The Bladed-troop slipped and fell to the ground.
Several heavy golden crossbows locked on that Bladed-troop and three terrifying crossbow bolts suddenly shot at that Bladed-troop, blasting it into countless metallic fragments.
”Arcane Projectiles!”
Another Apprentice Warlock pointed towards a Bladed-troop and a shrub of projectiles were shot like bullets towards the Bladed-troop.
The shrub of projectiles blasted into the Bladed-troop's chest, and pushed it several steps away, leaving a slightly caved in chest.
However, that Bladed-troop was not affected at all and instantly rushed onward.
Level-0 spell Arcane Projectiles can inflict heavy damage on a Knight rank, however, its not easy to injure with it a mechanical Bladed-troop. Yet, a Knight rank’s strikes are a bigger threat to a Bladed-troop.
An Apprentice Warlock pointed with a finger, a stream of acid directly sprayed at a Bladed-troop.
As a basin of concentrated sulfuric acid was ruthlessly sprayed on the Bladed-troop, as its body emitted a burst of white mist, the acid then corroded pothole a pothole. If an ordinary human were to be sprayed by that acid, his upper body would be corroded, and he’d be struggling powerlessly in pain. However, that mechanical Bladed-troop didn’t had the slightest reaction as it still continued in its charge.
Only after being sprayed several times by the acid, did the mechanical Bladed-troop’s head completely corroded, then it fell to the ground powerlessly.
The six Apprentice Warlocks were truly to few in numbers, although they cooperated to knock down seven Bladed-troops, yet the Bladed-troops still charged towards below the castle.
A Bladed-troop arrived below the castle, then shortly after put its battle blade on its back, and lifted its hands up. Another Bladed-troop jumped on the palms. and then also lifted its hands up. Bladed-troops one after another repeated this action, quickly forming a six-layered ladder.
Bladed-troops one after the other, extremely agilely, jumped up the six-layered ladder, arriving above the castle.
”Arcane Projectiles!”
The six Apprentice Warlocks could only employ this level-0 spell, thanks to the Arcane Projectiles’ powerful repelling force, the Bladed-troops were shot down from midair.
But the Bladed-troops nimbleness was to abnormal, as the first wave of Bladed-troops was repelled, the second wave of Bladed-troops jumped above the wall, brandis.h.i.+ng the alloy battle blades in their hands to ruthlessly chop at the warriors above Giant-Stone Castle’s wall.
“Let me send you off on your journey to the yellow springs!!” A Knight wearing heavy armor and holding a great sword roared angrily, then erupted with a powerful vitality and executed a surprise attack from the side, chopping at the head of a Bladed-troop and directly beheading it.
That heavy armored Knight didn’t even had time to take a breather, before six Bladed-troops shortly after pounced at him, and twelve alloy battle blades ruthlessly chopped at him from six different directions.
That Knight’s martial arts were tyrannical, but he only managed to block two alloy battle blades, while the other alloy battle blades directly cut him into pieces.