1082 Killing Officers Part 2 (1/2)

The wardens were behind the 15 square formations while the Blood Knights were put at the front. Every single square formation had about 1,100 units following right behind the punishers.

The ramming power of the punishers exceeded that of a battering ram. At the very least, battering rams were incapable of cracking a level nine Crystal City.

The group of forts below Daliang City was constructed in haste and piled up using magic. If it had been placed anywhere else, it would have been considered sturdy. However, in an environment where the power of magic was greatly diminished, the fossilized small forts were incapable of dealing with ramming attacks from the punishers.

The punishers moved forward slowly. When they arrived about five miles away from Daliang City and about three miles away from the forts, the charge began.

Charges of common cavalry were initiated thousands of feet away to prevent the horses from tiring and losing momentum. The punishers were capable of running for 10,000 miles. As such, the several miles distance was simply meant for acceleration.

Most catapults at the walls lost their accuracy. When the ground collapsed and Daliang City was shaken violently, most of the catapult bases were broken. Those that survived were not recalibrated.

Numerous catapults threw huge rocks beneath. The balls of rock rolled in the air and landed near the punishers, who kept their heads low and flung the incredibly heavy rocks away without trouble. The horns on their heads sparked as the rocks were flung over a dozen miles away.

While the catapults lost their accuracy, their range remained largely unchanged. The second round of rocks flung landed on the backs of the punishers, rolling off at the Blood Knights.

The Blood Knights were not as good at riding as the elite cavalry units. When the huge balls of rock rolled about, over a hundred Blood Knights were instantly turned to mush. Any Blood Knights who managed to evade slowed down considerably, making the formations messy.

Saleen sighed deeply upon seeing how more than 20 catapults attacked but were only able to kill about a hundred enemies. The efficiency was truly terrible.

However, he had personal experiences with the Blood Knights and knew that common arrows had no effect on them. They would only lose combat capacity if high-level alchemy arrows hit vital areas.

Although high-level alchemy arrows were capable of being shot at such a distance, even if the arrows were to connect, it would be hard to hit the Blood Knights in the vital areas.

Other than Eleanor, only the level nine archer at Royal Harbor would have been able to hit the targets from miles away. Those two were the only level nine archers in both nations.

There were hardly any hopes of advancement in the profession. It was simply too difficult for archers to survive in battles, yet they were unable to heighten their skills without participating in battles.

The magic cannons within the forts began to fire away in a frenzy. All troops assigned below consisted of spirits and demons for safety reasons. Human armies had all retreated to Daliang City. No magic cannons were spared. The problem of whether the cannons would have malfunctioned was entirely nonexistent at the moment.

The high rate of fire was all aimed at a single target.

This time, the magic cannon attacks became effective. A punisher taking the lead had its head shot off. While it remained charging forward, it lost all sense of direction and was quickly brought down by a ball of rock flung from the air. It went to charge at the flanks when it got up again, ramming into another punisher.

Twelve magic cannons shot at another target. The punishers were now only about two miles away from the group of forts. There were cannons that missed the target, but most of them were able to hit the second target.

The unanimous firing had caused a weak elemental resonance. The ground shook as a result, which Saleen was able to feel from the walls. Everyone felt like their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.

It was fortunate that no elemental storms were whipped up or no magical catastrophe taking place. Besides, there were too few of the magic cannons to do so. Their attacks were also several times weaker than what it would have been under normal circumstances.

Saleen no longer cared for the forts. There was simply no way those small forts could withstand such weapons of war. He gazed far away and shared his senses with Nailisi.

Three middle-aged holy masters were issuing orders while being surrounded by the army about 10 miles away.

Saleen said, ”Nailisi, do you see them?”

”I see them,” she said.

”Your target is the tallest one,” Saleen said. ”Can you see that emblem on his chest?”

”I do, master,” Nailisi replied.

”Wait for your chance,” Saleen said. ”Jola and Sul will be there to protect you. Me and Lex will take on the other two respectively. Give it all you've got. Hit them really hard, even if you're unable to kill him. Sika will be there to deal a killing blow in such cases.”

Nailisi licked her lips and suppressed the excitement deep down. ”Relax, master. I'll die if he doesn't!”

”Don't say things like that. Beware of the equipment in his hand,” Saleen said. The one he spoke of was the fourth head inquisitor, who was holding a thin, yellow book that did not seem to fluctuate with any power.

Nailisi cared little for the details and sneaked outside the walls.

The punishers had arrived several hundred miles away. None of the demons or spirits attempted to fight. They got inside the purgatory of the devils that Nailisi opened up instead.