Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2625: 1445: The Prelude to Battle (Part 2)
Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
Upon hearing those words, the feline warriors and human commanders all displayed looks of despair. With their magic falling short of the enemy's, piercing through that protective shield seemed utterly hopeless.
“No, there's still a way.”
As despair gripped everyone, following a brief talk with Frost, Leo Ray's steady voice rang out: “This represents our sole opportunity to shatter the foe's shield.”
Over on the Medusa fortress walls, as our strikes weakened, the Medusa General sneered mockingly and scoffed: “Ultimately, nothing but worthless scum, daring to hinder Her Majesty Queen Belinda’s ascension—how ridiculous!”
“You should feel the sting of your own inadequacy and frailty.”
Finishing that, the Medusa General burst into wild laughter, his frenzied state making the serpentine locks thrash about fiercely.
Next to the Medusa General, a shadowy form in a dark hooded cloak let out a wicked snicker, the intermittent glow of the barrier wall exposing a skeletal visage that screamed lich.
And right as these two reveled freely, the Ice Stone City ahead vanished without a trace, plunging the battlefield into sudden quiet.
Before any response came, the unforeseen struck.
The following instant, the immense expanse of the Land of Divine Favor reemerged, startlingly near—just a single meter from their position.
From that proximity, the very pores on Leo Ray and Ranis’s faces opposite them stood out in sharp detail.
“What trick is this?!”
The Medusa General's smug cackle cut off sharply, his features twisting in shock.
At this range, should Leo Ray unleash another barrage, Ice Stone City's own Absolute Defense Barrier would surely suffer heavy damage.
“Danger! They're aiming for a desperate mutual kill!”
The lich reacted swifter, yanking the Medusa General back in haste, while some Medusa troops lingered stunned in place.
Shortly after, Ice Stone City's Absolute Defense Barrier surged forward, slamming into the enemy's own with force.
Immediately, turbulent storms churned across both Absolute Defense Barriers, surging with violent magical surges, and they shook violently.
In a flash, a sharp crack like breaking crystal resounded as the Absolute Defense Barriers of both sides shattered into myriad shards.
“Feline fighters, bare your teeth and talons—attack!”
As the shields collapsed, Lannis, poised and ready, surged ahead, guiding feline warriors to vault onto the enemy's ramparts, their claws raking at the caught-off-guard Medusa guards.
Given the lightning speed of events and the sparse defenders atop the walls, the feline warriors sliced through effortlessly, firmly planting themselves on the battlements.
From the enemy lines, wails and shrieks erupted without any pushback.
Aboard Ice Stone City's walls, observing the feline warriors' rapid advance, Leo Ray gave an approving nod.
The success in breaching the enemy's defenses stemmed from the clashing nature of Absolute Defense Barrier spells. He'd seen a parallel during the clash of trolls, minotaurs, and Dragonborn, sparking this tactic.
Typically, a stationary city shield outlasts a moving army's, and even under magical repulsion, it wouldn't shatter outright.
Yet, Ice Stone City's Absolute Defense Barrier was exceptional, boasting power beyond standard shields and amplifying repulsion effects, making this result expected.
“This matches the details Frost shared just before; she mentioned Ice Stone City's shield isn't at full power yet, limiting it to mutual annihilation, but that's sufficient.”
“Naturally, the drawback is Ice Stone City now lacks Absolute Defense Barrier coverage, needing time to reactivate and barring instant teleportation.”
“Still, with no alternatives, I've committed fully.”
Mulling this over, Leo Ray soared to the enemy's walls, joining the feline warriors in their onslaught.
“You pathetic lot, hold the line for your General!”
Once the shock passed, the Medusa General regained poise, summoning waves of reinforcements to seal off key wall passages, unleashing dark-gray petrification beams.
Without sustaining the Absolute Defense Barrier, their forces proved plentiful.
Nevertheless, these Medusas ranked as mere Tier 3 troops, weak in melee, whereas Lannis's feline warriors featured two Tier 4 Legions at the forefront, relentlessly pressing them back amid constant cries.
The feline warriors hit by petrification stayed put, tended to by trailing shamans and druids.
“Lich, act now, or this General can't endure!”
Now, the Medusa General's earlier calm shattered, serpents in wild disarray.
“Precisely my intent.”
The lich, ever serene, cast a mocking look as hordes of shield-bearing, armored skeleton troops bounded from the Medusa base, forming a swift wall against the feline warriors.
Their emanating energy marked them as Tier 4, empty sockets flickering with ghostly glows.
Against these fresh heavy threats, the feline warriors' strikes stayed bold, yet their momentum faltered.
This made sense, for feline kin thrived on speed and adaptability, mastering fights against casters and light foes, but tanking armored brutes proved a tough match.
Like a steel dam, the heavy-armored skeleton soldiers stopped the feline push cold, allowing Medusas to unleash petrification blasts from safety, swelling feline losses.
On the confined wall space, despite superior numbers and might, the feline warriors found no openings; leapers met volleys of rays, crashing rigid or crumbling to dust.
“Haha, piercing my Tier 4 Heavy Armored Skeleton Legion isn't simple.”
The lich observed coolly from hiding, tracking the fray's every shift.
“True, Excellency; that rabble's now completely stalled.”
The Medusa General grew bold once more, his voice booming from obscurity.
But as delight briefly held them, a storm of gleaming Holy Light Bullets descended like shooting stars, slamming into the armored skeletons' formation.
With sacred radiance blooming and boring through heavy plating, the unbreakable skeletons toppled in droves, some wholly cleansed and erased from sight.
“What's happening? Who's targeting my troops?”
Seeing this, the lich's steady bony features warped in fury, eyes darting to Ice Stone City's walls.
There, human mages raised staves, intoning with zeal—the origin of the strikes.
Unsurprisingly, these were Leo Ray's premier human forces in play.
“Fine, now push them from the walls.”
Leo Ray's eyes gleamed hawk-like, plunging into the enemy's disordered troops.