Chapter 68 - Level ? - Attack on the monks (2/2)

So, for example, senior monks can manipulate 2 or even 3 elements to the point where they can create an effect similar to Fiendfyre or call upon storms with lightning.

However, their one weakness is stamina or energy reserves. Because of their focus on controlling and channeling energy with their bodies, they use mostly their personal magic reserves. While we use wands to channel not only our personal magic but also magic in the air.

Thus, in that sense, we are capable of winning in a prolonged fight.

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Soldiers were quietly entering, with their invisibility mode on, into the courtyard of the big temple. Some monks were seen training in hand combat, while others were reading strange mantras causing some magical appear around them.

After getting into the most optimal positions, soldiers opened fire. However, rather than the sound of air exploding, due to the bullet crossing sound speed, what was heard is an almost nonexistent sound of skin sizzling under intense heat.

Maybe funny, maybe sad, but for these soldiers, laser guns were a reality. And it wasn't Star Wars. It was the real world. You can't see or hear this gun firing at you. After all, the”bullets” fly at the speed of light.

People were hit at their vitals and because they were in a calm state, the body wasn't ready to react. So they died almost instantly. 28 seconds. That's all it took to clear out ”hostiles” in the courtyard.

Then as if nothing happened, these men just continued to go deeper into the facility. But this time magical defenses of this place reacted to unwelcome visitors.

Fire, Water, Lightning, Ice, Curses and much more were flying in the face of these soldiers, but their armor was shielding them from the majority of the effects. So far out of 5 elite soldiers, only 2 had minor injuries not inhibiting their fighting capabilities.

With defense active, remaining inhabitants reacted to the alarm and started converging. Because armor's energy was currently spent to shield soldiers from various magical effects, their invisibility was off.

But even like this, they could easily deal with those small groups of monks. It felt almost like people with stone clubs fighting against people with modern pistols. No spell flies faster than light.

And with armor's enhancement of reaction, soldiers had an advantage when it comes to spotting and eliminating the enemies.

Nevertheless, they were running out of easy prey. The team reached the gates of the main courtyard where the central pagoda was located.

Behind the gates, more than 30 monks awaited them, with the majority being senior monks.

*Whish*

But before they made it to the gates, swishing sound was heard as if the air was suċkėd out. And then...

*Boom*

The said gates were blown off their hinges right into the faces of these soldiers. The men were able to somehow escape from the ”projectile”, but what followed couldn't be avoided as easily.

A myriad of elements and curses, simple in design, but of horrifying power, were flying towards this group.

They started shooting back at the enemy, but the monks came prepared. There were some energy shields made of wind and water elements protecting attackers.

And it was just a beginning.

Soon, the sunny skies were covered with dark clouds brewing oceans of lightning in them. There was so much of it, that some stray bolts of electricity were dropping down from the sky akin to water spilling from a bowl.

Some chants were becoming so loud, they were almost thunderous.

Soon, the ocean of lighting brewing in the sky started raining at down. It was as if a bucket full of water was overturned and suddenly all the water under the power of gravity rushed down. With one difference. It wasn't water. It was lighting.