On the Seven Towers

What Xiao Chen tore open was a directional teleportation scroll, and he set the teleportation point in an abandoned courtyard.

The owner here probably escaped from the city earlier, but the house was too small and too remote to be requisitioned by the Marquis. Therefore, it was picked by Xiao Chen on the way to the bell tower as a hiding spot in the planned retreat plan.

Xiao Chen and Master Kona hid in the room. Xiao Chen panted and sat at the table. He took out a bottle of water from the Traveler's Heart and drank it in large gulps. The battle just now consumed him too much energy and physical strength.

Xiao Chen said: "Those imperial people must have sent people to infiltrate the kingdom early, and then convinced Baldini to prepare to take control of Suero in advance."

Master Kona sat next to him and said: "Baldini is probably disappointed with the royal family. The appearance of the imperial people may be to his liking."

Xiao Chen said: "The empire's appetite is really big. They actually skipped Blackwood Pass and came directly to suero's idea. It seems that we have no chance here in Baldini. We must destroy the city defense barrier as soon as possible. Then send the message out."

Master Kona said: "Those people should be the Black Guards."

"Blackguard?"

Master Kona said: "Emperor Alfred of the Purple Eagle Empire recruited a group of masters from various countries a few years ago. When he recruited people, he only asked about their ability, not their moral character. No matter what bad things they had done before, they would be You can join this team. Even many felons imprisoned by the empire were fished out by him and taken under his command. He signed a contract with these people, and as long as they served him for ten years, the empire could provide them with new ones. Noble status. This is the Black Guard, who specializes in solving dangerous and unscrupulous matters for the emperor. According to our information, they have even assassinated senators who opposed the emperor. "

Xiao Chen asked: "So they are similar to those in the Shadow Group of the Nature Temple?"

"It's different. The Black Guards have more people and will go to the battlefield to fight. Unlike the people of the Shadow Regiment who mainly do some secret work. In the early years when the empire fought against the orc tribes, the Black Guards also served as vanguards and attacked the orcs. Stronghold. These people are originally desperadoes, and they fight much crazier than ordinary troops."

"So, these fifty or so people may still cause trouble for us to attack Suero this time?" Xiao Chen thought for a moment, and then laughed, "But I am thinking about how to deal with the Black Guards with just a few of us, yes Aren’t you a little too arrogant?”

"For magicians, nothing is impossible. As long as the conditions are met, there is nothing that cannot be done. After all, magicians are a group of people whose goal is to kill gods." Master Kona's words always reveal the habit of magicians. of confidence.

Xiao Chen shook his head with a smile and said: "After all, this is war, and personal heroism is enough. I should believe in my companions, they are the most powerful. Whether it is the Black Guards or the Imperial Army, In the end, we all face it together.”

"Then I will return to the meditation world first, and call me when you need it." As he said this, Master Kona's body slowly faded away, and the clothes and equipment on his body were taken into the Traveler's Heart by Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen rested for a while, recovered part of his mental strength, and was about to go to the cemetery to meet Tasia and the others. But as soon as he walked out of the door, he felt a wave of magic coming from all directions. This magic wave is grand and far-reaching, and it also carries some ancient aura. The kind of endless aura that envelopes the world cannot be expressed by one person casting a spell. He looked up and saw pieces of light golden light curtains starting to rise from all directions in the city. Although these light curtains were fast and slow, they extended and then gathered together in the air, turning into an egg-shaped shield. The cover enveloped the entire city of Suerone.

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When the shield was raised, Wang Jiyuan's team had already arrived outside Suero City, and his team of two thousand people had begun to camp under the eyes of the defenders.

The Guards, armed with barbed wire and tents, set up camp faster than the locals could. By three o'clock in the afternoon, the camp was basically set up. Even the watchtowers and searchlights were erected.

The tent adopts the style of the military tent from the original world. The difference is that the current tent also has a protective array engraved on it. It has basic fire protection and puncture resistance, and is more powerful than the tent in the original world. The barbed wire fence is connected to a small crystal generator, which can immediately become a high-voltage power grid as long as the gate is opened. The tower is made of metal frames and is three stories high. The Eye of Truth that detects invisibility is placed on it and is controlled by the mage on duty in the army. These mages will also regularly release spiritual detection magic, using spiritual power light balls to determine whether there are sneakily approaching enemies around them. Searchlights are spar lamps that do not require electricity. The spar provides energy to the powerful lighting array, which can illuminate all the ground around the camp at night.

Wang Jiyuan led an infantry battalion, an artillery company, a cavalry company and a mage squad from the first regiment, accompanied by Master Gabriel and Roger, and arrived less than a kilometer away from the outer city of Suluo.

"Master Gabriel, what type of defensive barrier do you think this is?" Wang Jiyuan handed a telescope into Gabriel's hand.

Gabriel observed it for a while and said: "Judging from the shape and color, it should be of the same type as the royal capital's barrier. However, I'm afraid we have to pass tests to find out what the specific situation is."

Chang Yujie, the leader of the first regiment, said: "Chief, since the enemy has raised the turtle shell, if we don't go up and knock it a few times, we will be sorry for these cannons that have been pulled over."

Wang Jiyuan said: "You are right. We are here to test the strength of this barrier today. Let the artillery company prepare two 80mm guns and two 120mm guns, fire a quarter of the base number of conventional shells, and then try elemental shells and shield-breaking shells."

The artillery company acted quickly. Wang Jiyuan waited for less than 20 minutes before the artillerymen unloaded the pneumatic guns from the crystal truck, arranged the positions, adjusted the shooting elements, and started the test firing. The pneumatic guns made a much duller sound than the air guns and began to spit out shells. One base number of shells is sixty, and one quarter is fifteen.

Now the shells are added with explosives, and the destructive power is much stronger than the last attack on Arano. But when they fell on the barrier, they were blocked by the thin shield and turned into huge sparks. After more than a dozen shells, the shield still did not change with the naked eye, and it still stood there intact.

"In fact, it has changed in places we can't see." Master Gabriel said, "The shield relies on energy to resist various damages, so when the shells explode on it, it will definitely consume energy, which is provided by a large number of crystals. If the crystal supply cannot keep up with the demand for magic power, the shield will naturally dissipate."