Chapters Chapter 210: The Counterattack (3) (1/2)
Swish~!
Heavy rain continued to fall.
Raindrops the size of an a.d.u.l.t’s finger fell relentlessly, almost like a squall in a tropical region.
Chik, Chik!
With a sizzling sound, white steam arose from the Igniters’ bodies. The raindrops were turning into steam due to the heat.
Soon, the whole battlefield was covered in white.
It was hence very difficult to see far, with over three thousand Igniters steaming away.
“Proud soldiers of Laputa! Retreat!” Lucia immediately ordered the troops to retreat.
This tremendous rain would render the Igniters useless anyway, so there was no reason to fight in a place with limited vision.
The Laputan soldiers began to back off instantly.
“Nice!” Nilus, who was leading the magic troop on the frontline, exclaimed in joy.
It wasn’t easy to extinguish the Igniters’ fire, but Kwak Jung essentially solved his problem by summoning rain.
“Men of the magic troop, listen!” Nilus roared.
“Yes, sir!”
“Install an ice wall at the front to obstruct the enemy’s path!”
Making an ice wall required quite some mana, but it wasn’t the time to dilly dally. Delaying the enemy’s advancement for even one or two minutes was good enough for them.
That was because the Laputan soldiers would be capable of finishing up the fire-less Igniters. There was no reason to save mana!
Chuk, Chuk!
Ten ice walls that were four meters in height erupted from the ground, obstructing the Igniters.
Next was Nilus’ turn.
“ عاجل الج تحطم تلقاه ،فإن ,الصاروخ الذیأ أطلق صباح الیوم ...ھو نوع من الصواریخ ا”
The child-looking old magician chanted the most powerful ice-element spell he knew: Arctic Blizzard, a magic that could simulate the brutal coldness of the North Pole!
-Roarrr…!
Ten arkellons were also firing water cannons over the ice wall.
Chiiiik!
The sizzling sound filled up the entire region and steam rose in large quantities.
Kwak Jung’s rain.
Nilus’ Arctic Blizzard.
The ten arkellons’ water cannons.
These three things produced a fantastic combination play to extinguish the flames of the Igniters.
Crack, Crack!
The battlefield started to freeze.
“C-Cold…!”
“What the hell…? It was hot moments ago, but now it’s cold… ha…”
“Argh… feels like I’m doing winter military drills…”
The sudden change in temperature caused the Laputan soldiers to grumble. They could even see their breath.
A while later, the curtain of steam dissipated.
No response could be detected from over the ice wall.
Only the sound of Kang Chul-In battling with the Immortal Cavalry could be heard from afar.
“I will go and check!” Lucia headed towards the wall.
Klang!
Aegis, the Shield of God, was slammed heavily against the wall.
Crack, crack, crack!
The ice wall was fractured into pieces and fell, revealing the Igniters beyond it.
“...!”
Those who witnessed the scene froze in place.
“I-Incredible!” Drakan was surprised.
“All frozen? Those flaming Undead Monsters…?”
It was indeed hard to believe.
Just five minutes ago, two thousand Igniters were flaming brightly. Now they were frozen in place, unable to make a single move.
Lucia walked forward and inspected one of the frozen Igniters carefully.
The Igniter showed no signs of movement, even as its enemy approached it.
“Is it really… frozen?” Lucia, half skeptical, smashed the frozen Igniter with her shield.
Craaackk!
The Igniter broke down into a hundred pieces.
“I-It broke…!”
“A fire-type Undead in just one shot?”
“Frozen to the core?”
The soldiers of Laputa found it hard to believe what had happened before their very eyes. They were dumbfounded to see those horrifying Igniters become completely powerless.
Now!
Only Lucia was alert.
“Men!” Lucia held Zenith, the Sky Sword, high up in the air.
“Charge! The enemy is nothing but a scarecrow!”
If they attacked now, they could annihilate the enemy without shedding a single drop of blood.
“Waaahh!”
“Let’s destroy the enemy!”
“Destroy everything!”
The Laputan soldiers charged.
Bang! Crack!
The Igniters were wiped out without a trace. They were no longer the undead monsters to be feared!
***
“T-This is a lie. It’s a lie…!”
Quidor suffered in agony as he tried to deny the reality laid in front of him.
From far away, he could see the Igniters exploding into pieces.
These Igniters were made with expensive firestones, along with Aleister’s blood, tears and sweat. Now they were being helplessly destroyed.
That wasn’t all.
Neigghhh!
The spectre knights, now riding on the backs of the phantom steeds, were bringing chaos upon the Immortal Cavalry’s base.
Moreover, Chararak!
The great Overlord Kang Chul-In was swinging Mitra around, slicing the soldiers of the Immortal Cavalry apart.
Kang Chul-In, though surrounded by enemy soldiers, showed no sign of fear. His courage and power were indeed that of a one-man army.
We have to retreat!
Only now did Quidor realize that there was no chance of victory.
Not only were his Igniters completely destroyed, but he also would have to face Kang Chul-In, his Spectre Knights and the well-trained soldiers of Laputa.
For any possibility of future revenge, retreat was the only option.
“Retreat, I said retreat!”
Quidor steered his phantom steed away without hesitation. He was the first to run.
That was a good call.
He may lose the Immortal Cavalry, but wasn’t that still better than losing himself, its commander-in-chief?
It would be troublesome if you lived.
Kang Chul-In, however, had no intention of letting Quidor escape.
According to his memory, Quidor was an SSS-rank soldier who had enormous potential to even become a Death Lord, the commander of the undead, in the future.
Kang Chul-In wanted to kill Quidor no matter what, just like how he eliminated Minerva, a potential source of danger.
“Let’s go!”
-Roar!
Kang Chul-In steered the Altaica and chased after Quidor.
“Where do you think you’re going!?” Kang Chul-In, who were already only inches away from Quidor, shouted voluminously.
“Run faster, faster!” Quidor kept running without looking back.
He instinctively knew that words were no use to Kang Chul-In.
You think I will let you go?
Kang Chul-In clenched his teeth as his eyes focused intently on Quidor’s back.