425 An involuntary battle Part 1 (2/2)
An earth-shattering sound spread across the ocean. After getting hit by the dragon skeleton warship, the bow of the metal-armored warship which had armor more than two centimeters thick was totally smashed. The keel of the warship was made of wood. Even though it could absorb the shock, the impact from this collision had exceeded the limit of this warship. In less than ten seconds, popping sounds could be heard coming from the interior of the warship.
The grand mage on the deck got back to his feet, feeling appalled as he stared at the dragon skeleton warship which had crashed into his ship. The massive dragon horns had torn into the warship's metal armor. The bow had disappeared, with fragments spewing in all directions.
The warship opposite did not continue attacking the flagship. It quickly turned around and lunged at another warship instead. This time around, the dragon skeleton warship knocked on to the side of the warship. The second warship did not even put up a struggle. A gaping cavity had been bust open the middle of it.
The dragon skeleton warship did not need to continue the assault. Under the influence of the seawater, the metal armor in the middle was quickly broken. The warship sunk to the seabed in less than ten minutes.
All the warships were less than two miles from one another. The remaining four warships had witnessed this scene. Their actions were slightly slowed. Only after the second warship had been destroyed did they continue tossing the magic stone cannons.
The dragon skeleton warship swiftly dodged the descending stone cannons. While in the cabin, everyone was trying their best to stabilize their bodies. Even though the collision did not cause too much vibration in the cabins, the quick dodging actions had caused everyone to be swung around haphazardly. Only the more than seventy skeletons were not affected. They continued controlling the warship steadily.
Nailisi's eyes blazed with exhilaration, as she said, ”Master, this is too exciting!”
Since Saleen did not know how to cast the Gravitation Spell, he could only hold on to Nailisi as he grimaced bitterly. The warship was so sturdy, it far exceeded his expectations. When the magic stone cannons struck it, only a small portion of the deck was ruined. The hull remained unaffected. As long as no one stood on the deck, such an attack would not cause any trouble for the dragon skeleton warship.
When this warship swerved about sharply, Saleen wished he could tie himself to the ground, unless he flew into the air.
As long as this warship was not trapped, it would not get hurt if there were less than twelve similarly-sized warships. The dragon skeleton warship was traveling too quickly, and it could speed up and slow down abruptly. It was challenging for the magic trebuchets to accurately determine a good landing spot. In the enemy's second barrage, only one-fifth of the stone cannons landed near the warship.
What made Saleen feel the pinch was the warship's dodging method. It had immediately amplified the speed of depletion by five times. Just a short action like that had caused tens of thousands of gold coins worth of magic nuclei to be consumed.
”Sir, they are coming!”
Saleen did not need a reminder, he could already see it from the images transmitted by the Eye of the Dead. Four mages were soaring in the air towards the dragon skeleton warship. Of the four, two were mustering a great deal of effort. Saleen determined that these two were grade-5 mages who had just grasped the flying skill. The other two were not sorcerers either. Their speed was almost the same as Saleen's, it was in fact slightly slower than Saleen's Quickcloud Spell.
Theoretically, if the dragon skeleton warship ignored all operating costs and took off, these mages would not be able to catch up. There were three more warships which had not been sunk yet. If Saleen were to flee now, these three warships would be salvaged.
”Nailisi, you will team up with Aini to kill one person. Sika and I will deal with another one,” Saleen commanded calmly.
”What about us?” Kanuka and Pasatilo asked. These two grade-4 mages were very aggressive too. If the duration of battle was not protracted, they could barely kill a grade-5 mage together.
”Use the scrolls, just hold down the fort for two minutes.” Saleen licked his lips. It had been a long time since he participated in a fight personally. He could feel his heart raging with passion, as though he was looking forward to the upcoming battle.
The remaining three warships ceased their bombardment of magic stone cannons. Since the grand mages had left, they could no longer control the landing zone of the stone cannons precisely. In the worst case, they might even hit their comrades in the sky.
”Ha.” Seeing that the warship had stopped swerving about wildly, Sika let go of Saleen and took out her enourmous cudgel from the Ring of Gifts. Sika was not feeling stressed for the upcoming battle as her weapon could counter magic easily. As long as she got close to the target, any magic shield below the standard of a sorcerer would not be able to withstand her cudgel. Even though Saleen's Water Shield was superior to the Ice Plate Armor in terms of strength and toughness, Sika could still penetrate dozens of layers of it.
The only problem was that she could not fly. If the mages tried to escape, Sika could do nothing to stop them. The enemy was here to fight. If they tried to flee, the dragon skeleton warship could simply give chase and destroy their ships. Without their ships, the mages might not be able to survive at sea.
Located in an intermediate size city in southwest Phoenix was Fort Strand. The city gates were shut. Situated fifty miles from the city was a continuous stretch of tents. The snow in the vicinity of the camp compound was not cleared, indicating that this was just a makeshift complex. Outside the huge tents, riders clad in metal armor did their patrols. These riders looked solemn, with a high standard of discipline. On the torso region of their armor was a dark vermilion marking – a six-winged flying snake.
That was the symbol of the Grukos family. Other than the Qin imperial family, no one else could wear it.