1142 Bloody Canyon Part 2 (1/2)

The one-mile distance between the tower to the mouth of the canyon was coincidentally within range of the tower's attack. Eleanor's attack range was even bigger than that. Nailisi, who was waiting to strike in the canyon, would not be fighting alone.

The mages at Grand Duke Jatan's side took out a large amount of materials from their space equipment and began laying out a magic array on the ground.

Rossen the water puppet looked at Sika. ”What should we do, Your Highness? If the magic array on the ground is finished, it will be able to fight the tower.”

Sika retorted, ”they're not trying to attack the tower. That array is for cutting off the connection between the tower and the canyon. The guy found our secret and is probably about to attack the canyon. Rossen, take care of the mages. Eleanor, clear the warriors out. No need to hurry. Just take out the high level ones. Sul, Cuisi, get ready to storm the canyon with me. We need to help Nailisi.”

There was no way Rossen would allow the Grand Duke's mages to keep laying out the array nonchalantly. He began attacking with magic spells. A huge water ball coalesced above the tower, shooting at the Grand Duke's mages.

The water balls burned while being conjured. Every single one of them packed level nine power, despite being only level eight spells.

However, even the weakest of the seven mages on the Grand Duke's side was level nine. The mages all retaliated while putting huge magic shields to protect the array.

Rossen was in no hurry either, as he was simply buying time. The later the enemy found the pool, the better. When Saleen emerged, it would not matter if none of the enemies were defeated. The Magical Element Tower enabled them to run if they were outmatched.

Furthermore, Saleen would be able to take the people out when he emerged.

Over 500 warriors were grouped into four teams. Over 80 who followed the Grand Duke were among them. They were powerful among the warriors, serving as the main force getting ready to storm the canyon.

Sika said to the water puppet, ”Open the window and let Eleanor shoot.”

She was able to tell that while Rossen's attacks were powerful, the enemy were mages of the same level and they were defending using magic shields and nullifying Rossen's attacks with their own attacks.

The magic array was about to be completed. If they intended to back Nailisi up, only Eleanor, who was able to attack at a longer range, would be any help.

How about I go myself? Nah, better not. Screw this up and Saleen will be mad when he gets home.

Rossen nodded and opened a window. Eleanor stood before it and began shooting. The mages' pressure grew, and no one was able to continue laying the array. Eleanor's arrows were imbued with skills. The water puppet's fire balls continued to harass them as well.

Both of them worked to hold the seven mages back, two of them being level ten sorcerers.

One of them grew angry, intending to attack Eleanor in the tower, before being stopped by the Grand Duke.

The enemy was buying time. Taking down the magic tower came with a considerable cost. It would suffice to simply cut them off before external backup.

The warriors marched to the canyon, led by their commanders. The canyon was only a mile long. The first hundred of them had just begun to walk when arrows rained down on them from their flanks.

None of the warriors batted an eye. The demons were using crossbows. While the power of the demons' crossbows was stronger than humans', shooting from hundreds of meters away meant that they hardly harmed the armor-clad warriors.

The hundred walked without turning their eyes sideways, following their commanders forward. Their state of mind was terrifying.

Any living being would react instinctively to attack, but the warriors simply let the arrows hit their bodies without bothering to evade nor defend because their commanders did not issue any other commands.

The demons had no idea what kind of magic armor the warriors were wearing. None of the demons' crossbows were able to have an effect. The arrows dropped to the ground. Some demons threw their halberds at them.

The halberds were over 200 pounds and were definitely not something magic armor was able to resist.

The sorcerers at the rear continued to lay out the magic array, attempting to cut off the connection between the tower and the canyon.

Eleanor's eyebrow twitched. She switched to using the lightning arrows and shot three of them, curving around the magic array and heading straight for the canyon. The lightning arrows were imbued with Thundering Sound, blipping in and out of existence as they flew.

They penetrated the barrier above the magic array and hit three of the warriors. They attempted to deflect the arrows using their blades, but were quickly bisected by the lightning arrows.

The power of the lightning arrows surpassed the capacity of even high level magic armor. They would not be able to avoid Eleanor's targeting.

”Charge.” Grand Duke Jatan gave the order. 600 of them charged for the canyon with just one word from the Grand Duke.

The mages laying out the magic array saw that the tower was still able to provide backup. The restless level ten mages turned to look at the Grand Duke, who nodded his permission. The mage shot into the air, a short staff appearing in his hand.

He conjured an enormous fire dragon; the dragon's tail alone was ten meters long. It headed straight for the spot that Eleanor stood.

The fire dragon moved at a frightening speed, so Eleanor was only able to shoot one arrow before having to shut the window. Rossen was startled. The fire dragon's speed surpassed mages considerably.

If the attack were used against human opponents, no mage below level ten would be able to dodge.