Chapter 83: Lord of Storms
2014-11-29
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
Lance charge!
The most powerful skill in the Cold Weapon Era, a Second Tier knight can successfully use a lance charge to hit a target and can directly take down a Fourth Tier warrior. Even a warrior in the Legendary Domain, if unprotected by extraordinary equipment, would inevitably have a hole made in their body; as for whether they live or die, that depends on luck. If they hit the heart, they are sure to perish. No one would be foolish enough to take a lance charge head-on; a Third Tier knight can create a blood hole on a giant dragon.
This was once one of the most difficult combat skills for players to master.
It requires three to five prior specialties, not just mastery of the knight’s lance, but also an excellent war horse and the ability to control the war horse. Because if you misjudge your position for even an instant, any attack under the war horse’s full-speed charge will cause severe damage. Being knocked off the war horse is the better outcome; if you’re unlucky, you might perish instantly.
One charge!
The knights lost six men, five were thrown off their horses, one was killed on the spot, and only three remained able to fight. However, the damage caused was over ten times, with all the ogres hit either dying instantly or having their bodies pierced directly, effectively losing their combat capabilities. In just one round of attacks, at the cost of two dead and three wounded, they took down around forty to fifty ogres, including some advanced ogre warriors.
The number of ogres that had initially fallen had dramatically decreased, and the pressure on the first line was much less.
The ammunition for the light infantry had been significantly depleted. As both sides entered a strangling state, they also put down their crossbow bolts and drew short swords to engage in skirmishes. The casualties among the White Horse City army were already severe, with over a hundred killed on the spot and many more seriously injured. The casualties among the ogres approached one-third, with the main damage coming from the first line’s attacks, and spells released by the wizards and the recent knight charge. Although the light infantry had fired many shots continuously, the crossbow bolts had little effect on the tough-skinned and partially armored ogres.
If they didn’t hit the vital points, the ogres could just pull out the bolts and continue fighting.
On the other side.
The two-headed ogre had successively destroyed three golems. A fireball fell among the knights, causing a violent explosion that sent more than ten flying. One knight managed to sidestep and hide next to his horse just in time, but his war horse was blown to bits, and he was trapped under the horse’s corpse with a twisted arm that looked broken.
Clang!
A war spear fell from the sky, and the agile figure of the Lord of Storms landed, grabbing the spear and sweeping it towards the two-headed ogre in front of her.
A crack appeared in the heavy battle axe of the two-headed ogre. The left head frowned and swung its left arm down towards the enemy, while the right head muttered a spell, and a flame hit the Lord of Storms. In less than a second, the spell was completed, and the right head also controlled the body to swing the battle axe, slashing directly at the enemy’s waist.
Clang clang clang!
The Lord of Storms swept the war spear, creating a raging wind; however, with each block, she took a step back, her expressions growing angrier.
The enemy’s strength was clearly much greater than hers!
In a continuous series of attacks, her figure retreated over ten steps, and the hand gripping the war spear slightly trembled. However, the two-headed ogre in front of her was also struggling, arcs of electricity flickering across its body, and the enemy’s weapon had lightning damage attached. A glow of spell light appeared as the ogre shaman waved its skull staff, casting a spell to empower the two-headed ogre, while rapidly chanting incantations, causing arcs of electricity to jump in the surrounding air, and faint sparks to emerge.
——“Summon Thunder!”
The ogre warriors were similarly struck by the arcs of electricity, but they only paused for a moment before continuing their attacks.
However, other human warriors struck by the electrical discharge showed clear signs of paralysis, and in that instant, five or six warriors fell, their metal armor giving them poor resistance against lightning. The dispersed electrical sparks did not cause fatal damage, but the resultant effect dealt significant losses to the White Horse Guard.
——“Elemental Resistance.”
The wizards and priests began casting spells, shooting a barrage of fire arrows and acid arrows, a large-scale attack that ignored friend or foe. Wizards rarely memorize large amounts of turret-type spells. One-third of their spell memory is used for self-preservation, one-third for assisting in control, and only the final third is considered true damaging spells.
A wizard who memorizes only damaging spells will definitely die faster on the battlefield!
Valuable spell slots are continuously being consumed.
The Second Tier wizard has used up most of their spells, a Fifth Level wizard can memorize a Third Tier spell; although they have two or three profession levels above, the number of spells above Third Tier remains few. In one-on-one battles, their spells can obviously be very deadly, but on the battlefield, one or two fireballs cannot solve the problem; killing a small portion of ogres leaves even more enemies approaching. These wizards have memorized a considerable number of protection and control spells.
“slr!…”
The Lord of Storms had retreated fifteen steps in succession, the fire in her eyes growing more fervent. Suddenly, she let out a roar as her muscles swelled like they were inflated, accompanied by the popping sounds of cracking bones. Her height increased to about two meters two; being female, her muscle contours didn’t appear so exaggerated, but still exuded a deadly sense of strength.
A Barbarian?!
No one expected that the female warrior before them was actually the Lord of Storms, evolved from a Barbarian.
Accompanied by a low growl, she directly braced against the two-headed ogre’s attack while twisting the war spear to slice a wound across the opponent’s chest. The tough skin enhanced with the Stone Skin spell had its protective energy shattered; the Stone Skin’s protective strength of around 150 was broken in one strike.
Arcs of lightning flickered across her palms and body, and at some point, a dark cloud had appeared in the sky.
Rumbling!
The deep sound of thunder reverberated through the land, startling many into a pause.
Blood light flickered in the eyes of the Lord of Storms, a bloodthirsty desire for slaughter making her utterly frenzied. Initially, the lightning storm belonged to chaotic power, and it further enhanced her berserk effect. She had clearly been influenced mentally. Others around began to retreat, even the White Horse City army withdrew several dozen meters; the Lord of Storms in the Legendary Domain had gone mad, and anyone could become collateral damage.
“I will cut off your head!”
The Lord of Storms marched forward with heavy steps, flickering electric lights jumping around her. Her agile figure was like an incarnation of a storm as she gazed at her enemy and spoke in a deep voice: “Your head will become my trophy; I will preserve it and hang it in my room.”
The two-headed ogre let out a low growl, rapidly casting a spell on itself, and the bloodthirsty light shone in its eyes. Muscles bulged everywhere, and twisted veins appeared, roaring: “The descendants of the Dragon Slayer fear nothing!”
“I will kill you! Your flesh and blood will grant me even greater power!”
Bloodthirsty frenzy.
The momentum of the two-headed ogre soared straight up, and with the activation of its berserk ability, it temporarily lost its spellcasting capability.
In a berserk state, no profession can cast spells.
Because the wild power has already interfered with their sanity, during this time their melee capabilities will increase sharply, but they can no longer concentrate on casting any spells.
The Lord of Storms before them is a Legendary Professionist, but the two-headed ogre is also a Legendary Level challenging monster.
In addition to having powerful spellcasting abilities, it is also a fearsome Berserk Warrior!
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On the other side of the battlefield.
The golems, striding heavily, supported the flank, while light infantry dispersed to entangle the enemies in front of them. The ferocity on the main battlefield continued, with casualties among the adventurers gradually increasing. Next to Soren, an unlucky Wanderer was smashed into meat paste on the spot. He was back to back with Yas, covering each other, relying on their agile movements to dodge the ogres’ attacks. Together they had taken down five or six ogres, and Soren had gained nearly three thousand points of Killing Experience.
In such a large-scale battle, it is absolutely taboo to stand out too much!
As long as two ogres attack him at the same time, he has a fifty percent chance of perishing here. Those sword saints who initially attracted attention had all died, becoming prime targets for advanced ogre warriors, vanishing like spectacular fireworks. It not only demonstrated the sword saints’ powerful combat abilities but also highlighted their fragile survival capabilities.
The outcome of the battle is not important.
At least it is not important to Soren; the one who should care about the outcome of the battle is the Commander of the White Horse City army. Right now, he is merely a mercenary, responsible for completing his own tasks, eliminating as many enemies as possible while minimizing risks. Nearby, some ogres charged into the light infantry formation, causing a massacre, and occasionally some relatively upright adventurers moved to rescue. However, neither Soren nor Yas made a move; the half-elf ranger wielded a bone knife, circling round while occasionally using his longbow to shoot at the legs of enemies.
Ogres clad in armor cannot be killed with one strike, and crippling their legs affects their combat effectiveness; then combining this with Soren to kill is the safest method.
Perhaps it was because they were too well-coordinated!
That heavily armored ogre commander charged back towards them with blood-red eyes.
Enraged and in a berserk state, the ogre commander had marked them as targets for elimination!
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(Two-Headed Ogre Wizard – Golor, Level 8 Two-Headed Ogre / Level 11 Wizard / Level 4 Berserk Warrior: Strength 24 (+6 from Dragon Might), Agility 16 (+4 from Lightness), Constitution 20, Intelligence 21, Wisdom 9, Charisma 14.)
