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In order to avoid being ambushed by some rebels during fierce fighting, burning down granaries and their arsenals, or even causing large-scale explosions, Lin En naturally asked the alchemists to set up magical protections in key places and arranged a number of people to guard these places.
This is also the reason why there are only 10,000 musketeers and a few hundred official wizards on the city walls, because the others have gone to assist in the defense.
After seeing that the kerosene attack had little effect, some of the griffin knights lowered their altitude and used their sharp claws to scratch and destroy the magic barrier. The griffin's sharp claws were still very effective in breaking magic, and soon scratched a lot of scratches on the magic barrier...
The other part turned its attention to the surrounding houses. The hot kerosene was thrown on the roofs and streets, and the fire soon burned in the city...
"Damn it!"
Seeing the flames spreading throughout the capital, Hattar was extremely anxious and urged Lin En and others to send people to rescue.
He didn't really care about the lives of those poor people, but his palace was also given special treatment. There were at least thirty griffin knights hovering above the palace, and the protective barrier that had been set up before could not last long.
Although the musketeers were also shooting into the air, the results were minimal and they had not been able to shoot down any griffin knights so far.
Raphael was in a dilemma for a moment. Those griffin knights were scattered throughout the capital. Once too many people were sent to rescue, the elite legion of the Holy See who was waiting outside the city would launch a general attack without hesitation. The other side might be waiting for this opportunity!
The drumbeats that had originally subsided on the battlefield began to sound again. The God's Punishment Army, which had been standing still, began to slowly approach, exerting pressure on the people on the city wall. There were still dozens of Griffin Knights circling above their heads in the sky, swooping down from time to time to attack the barrier above their heads, or throwing kerosene from a distance and turning around to run.
Some wizards from the School of Plasticity were so angry that they wanted to transform into flying monsters and engage in hand-to-hand combat with these griffin knights in the air. However, they were quickly stopped by Raphael and others. The number of the opponents was too large, and if they rashly engaged in an air battle, they would only be besieged and killed.
"Do you want to use that now?" Anthony asked cautiously.
"Not yet at that time!" Lynn shook his head. He knew, of course, that Anthony was talking about their new laser magic. However, only eleven people had learned it so far. They might be able to kill some of the Griffin Knights by surprise, but if they did that, the other party would definitely be on guard next time.
But this chaotic scene should end!
Lynn looked up at the sky, a large amount of data flashed through his mind. The position and movement of each griffin knight were constructed into a three-dimensional model. Under the analysis of the intelligent brain, their movement trajectories and possible escape directions were all clear at a glance.
【Magic - Barrage】
In a flash of thought, hundreds of magic missiles with a diameter of 30 centimeters appeared in the void.
Lin En's sudden action gave the worried wizards a glimmer of hope. This famous magic star had never let them down in the past.
The griffin knights flying in the sky also noticed the fluctuations of magic below and began to increase their altitude.
"Come on, let me see what you can do!" Arno showed a ferocious smile on his face. He had always been paying great attention to the blasphemer mentioned by Edwill, so after seeing Lin En taking action, he couldn't help but get excited.
In a flash, those magic missiles came whizzing and shot towards the griffins in the sky at a speed of 200 meters per second, drawing strange arcs in the air.
As a high-level monster, the griffin has extremely strong magic resistance and danger perception. With the cooperation of the knights, it is like a nimble fish, swimming in the gaps between the magic missiles.
Arno was not a professional griffin knight. After dodging several magic missiles, he cast a divine shield to block all remaining attacks.
"That's all!" Arno's tense mind suddenly relaxed. The quantity and speed of this magic were indeed very difficult to deal with. There were many griffin knights who were hit by missiles like him, but the power was too weak and could not break their divine protection at all!
Arno laughed and wanted to fly down to provoke those wizards again, but the moment he touched the reins, his whole hand was electrocuted.
The golden hair of the griffin beneath him stood up faintly, and it made waves of uneasy chirping sounds...
"Looks like a failure!" Seeing that Lin En couldn't even shoot down a griffin knight, Sanchez sighed and shook his head. Isn't it ridiculous to use this apprentice-level magic missile?
Anthony, who was proficient in thunder magic, sensed something different.
"Come along, Anthony. There are too many of them and the power of magic will be dispersed!" Lynn said as he raised his hand, a flash of lightning flashing at his fingertips.
Anthony also cooperated in casting the spell without hesitation, and lightning flashed around him...
"Thunder Prison—Lightning Storm!" "Heavenly Punishment—Thunder Judgment!"
Two powerful thunder magics flew into the sky almost at the same time.
Although lightning is very fast, it needs a medium to propagate, and the conductivity of air is very poor. This is why Anthony did not rashly use lightning magic for air defense.
But it is different now. Lin En used hundreds of [Magic Missiles] to forcibly create a large-scale electromagnetic field!
The griffins sensed the danger in the sky and flapped their wings in fear, trying to fly out of the area, but the speed and agility they were proud of were nothing compared to the spread of lightning!
Accompanied by two violent thunderclaps, in just one second, a huge lightning net covering the surrounding airspace was formed. The blue-purple lightning occupied the entire field of vision. The divine barrier on the body was instantly broken, and the violent electric current rushed directly into the body. The knights in the electromagnetic field were directly electrocuted into charcoal...
Even those griffins with extremely strong magic resistance could not escape the fate of being roasted!
The griffin knights who were not completely affected by the explosion were also hit by the scattered arcs. Their bodies fell stiffly from the sky. Amid screams and wails, griffins began to rain down from the sky...
Many people were unlucky enough to fall into the house where they had just dropped the kerosene, and were paralyzed by the lightning and cooked by the raging fire, turning into a pile of rotten meat...
Chapter 345: The Terrified Griffin Knights
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" "Get out of the way!"
The roar of thunder rang out in the sky above the entire royal capital. The spreading lightning net was clearly visible inside and outside the entire royal capital, instantly sweeping up hundreds of griffin knights. Electric arcs as thick as arms were still spreading in all directions.
The griffin knights hovering over the royal capital were so frightened that they flew thousands of meters into the sky, not daring to stay in the low air for even a moment.
Looking at the field of thunder covering their heads, the tangible sense of oppression made the wizards present's hair stand on end.
They didn't expect that Master Lin En actually had such a trick up his sleeve...
Sanchez, who used to be quick-witted, was now so embarrassed that he could not speak. He had just said that the opponent's magic did not have much effect, but the next second, Lynn's lightning net knocked down all the griffin knights.
He is worthy of being called the Star of Magic... Sanchez couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lin En's understanding of magic and his creativity in magic techniques were beyond his reach. His ability to respond to situations on the spot was simply amazing.
No wonder Lin En didn't seem anxious at all when facing the harassment from these griffin riders.
"Go and catch them. There must be some survivors. Put out the fire at the same time. They probably won't dare to come down again in a short time!" Lin En put down his hand and gave the order casually.
Glenn and others nodded after receiving the order, and immediately assigned fifty official wizards to lead more than a thousand musketeers to put out the fire and capture prisoners.
The threat from the air disappeared temporarily and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dean, since this thunder magic is so powerful, why didn't you take advantage of the time when those griffin knights gathered together to shoot them all down?" Alok asked with regret.
"The power of thunder and lightning will be dispersed. These griffin knights are not easy to deal with. They have high magic resistance. Even for third-ring magic, it takes a direct hit to cause a fatal threat..." Lin En explained simply.
There was another factor he did not explain. Although the spell just now looked simple, in fact, in order to construct an electromagnetic field large enough to include all enemies in the air, corresponding data was needed to support it.
Just now, those griffin knights had been provoking them frequently in the sky, testing their casting range, and at the same time, they had exposed their own flying and dodging data, all of which were recorded in the database of the intelligent computer.
What Lin En was waiting for was the moment when these griffin knights thought they were in a safe area and gradually relaxed their vigilance, and then he would inflict heavy damage on them in one fell swoop.
However, although the results of this battle were very fruitful, Lin En did not underestimate these elite forces of the Holy See. Instead, he raised their threat rating to a higher level.
According to the data provided by the intelligent computer, these griffins can fly at a speed of nearly 80 kilometers per hour when carrying people and a lot of oil. They can fly even faster when accelerating into a dive, reaching more than 130 kilometers. The standard speed of the third-generation airship is 150 kilometers per hour, so the difference between the two is not that big.
And almost every knight on their backs can use simple divine magic, and with the help of extremely fast and flexible griffins, they even have the ability to kill official wizards in a one-on-one fight!
Each Griffin Knight is extremely powerful individually, let alone when they attack in groups from the air.
If they were not afraid of the magic of these wizards, these eight hundred griffin knights would be enough to burn down the entire capital and kill all the defenders here.
Only the Holy See could be so generous as to train powerful monsters like griffins on a large scale for use in war.
He had seen the Griffin Knights, one of the two elite forces, and they were indeed impressive. But he wondered what the God's Punishment Army would look like.
Thinking of this, Lin En turned his gaze towards the silver-armored guards marching in formation in the distance and spoke after pondering.
"Get the electromagnetic cannon ready! It's rude not to reciprocate. Let these people see the power of magic!"
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On the other side of the battlefield, Edwill, who was preparing to launch a general attack by taking advantage of the chaos caused by the Griffin Knights, had no idea that the situation on the battlefield would take a 180-degree turn in an instant.
The griffin knights, who were originally showing off their might and had completely gained the upper hand, were struck down by the lightning in the blink of an eye!
Everything happened so fast, so fast that they didn't even have time to stop it before it was over!
"Another magic that has never been recorded!" There was no expression on Edelweir's face with the iron mask, but his tone was extremely cold. It seemed that those wizards huddled in the wizarding land and researched a lot of new things.
"Retreat, today's offensive ends here!" Edwell gave the order without hesitation.
“But, Lord Edwyre… Commander Arno was also struck down by lightning and is still in the royal capital.” The adjutant of the God’s Punishment Army spoke anxiously, with an unwilling look on his face.
Although he had never thought that he could capture this fortified city dominated by devil followers within a day before launching the attack, and this battle was just a test, the losses could only be described as tragic...
More than 20,000 of the 50,000 noble coalition soldiers have died, and the most critical thing is that hundreds of griffin knights have died. His heart is bleeding!
The result gained by such heavy losses was just to set fire to the capital and burn down some houses...
In his opinion, after several rounds of consumption, those wizards had also expended a lot of magic power, and now was the time for an all-out attack!
"Now, convey my order, retreat!" Edelweir emphasized his tone.
"As for Arno, that thunder magic can't kill him..."
Edwill said with certainty that the spell released by Lynn was indeed powerful, but the power was dispersed throughout the airspace and in the bodies of hundreds of griffin knights. It was impossible to kill Arno, a cardinal, and it was even difficult to seriously injure him.
Since Arno didn't make a big noise in the city, it proved that the other party had his own plan...
Aidwell's order made the cardinals very dissatisfied. It was the first time they suffered such a big loss when facing the evil god's followers, and now they had to retreat in disgrace...
So much so that some people suspected that Edelweir wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents.
After all, Arno is known for being unruly, and it is not the first time that he has acted without orders...
However, before he could utter any rebuttal, a powerful wave of magical power came from the city wall of the royal capital.
What do they want to do at such a long distance?
The bishops were all puzzled. The distance from here to the city gate was about 1.5 kilometers. Judging from the test just now, this should exceed the range of the artillery...
Chapter 346: This is the realm of God!
Before the bishops could figure out what was happening, strong lightning flashed on the walls of the royal capital. Even under the scorching sun at noon, it was extremely dazzling!
After about three seconds of accumulation, the seven electromagnetic cannons installed on the city gate emitted bursts of violent roars, and an extremely powerful aura burst out from the gun barrels.
Just like the flash of thunder, seven special projectiles, pushed by the Ampere force, turned into brilliant streams of light and flew towards them.
Although there was no lightning magic blessing from hundreds of official wizards this time, the speed was far less than the time when the projection of God was broken.
But in the eyes of Edwell and others, it was incredibly fast. It had crossed a distance of 1.5 kilometers in just over a second. Some bishops had not even reacted before the projectile, which was as big as a human head and wrapped in lightning, had already rushed in front of them.
However, the next moment, the electromagnetic cannon exploded with a bang with amazing power, and the flying fragments were like falling into a quagmire. The speed suddenly changed from extremely fast to extremely slow, and it lost power and fell to the ground before it really reached everyone.
That was the protective magic spell that Edelweir had set up in advance to guard against the wizards' conspiracy - [Shelter of Heaven]!
This place is the realm of God. No matter how powerful the magic is, it will be weakened layer by layer after entering it!
However, they were not the only ones the electromagnetic cannon was targeting. The God's Punishment Army who were outside the protection range of the divine magic were not so lucky.