PFC Chapter 1504 The Beginning of Defense
Chapter 1504 The Beginning of Defense
As the rapid bell rang, the city, which had just been immersed in the tranquility of the early morning, suddenly became tense. A large number of soldiers began to pass through the teleportation array around the temple and teleported to various city walls.
Since the city was filled with magic arrays that blocked out breath and vitality, as well as a large number of silent magic arrays, even though everything seemed silent, Lei Xiao could still feel that an atmosphere of uneasiness and solemnity was spreading rapidly.
As for why the city was filled with these magic arrays, to the point that it even created the illusion that it was an empty city at first, Lei Xiao also got the answer in the past few days.
That is, although the appearance of "Eclipse" is like an eyeball, it does not actually have vision. Instead, it locks onto the target through aura and energy fluctuations, and is extremely sharp.
Therefore, the answer is self-evident. With the support of these magic arrays, once "Eclipse" attacks the city, it will be disturbed to a certain extent, causing its perception to decrease.
But in the final analysis, it is only a decrease in perception, and it cannot completely block the perception of "eclipse".
In addition, this only applies to "Eclipse" before parasitism. If the parasitism is successfully completed, "Eclipse" will also gain the host's vision, but it will take a certain amount of time to adapt.
"In any case, this is an experience worth learning from. I have instructed Chris, Fanny and others to study the method of laying out this type of magic array using the magic array diagram and other materials provided by Old Booker."
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind when our strong men, who had also heard the urgent bell, quickly gathered around, and Old Booker also rushed over in a hurry.
"Sir, the enemy is very powerful this time. They have surrounded this place and the underground fortress at the same time, and there are also a large number of parasites!"
Old Booker had obviously obtained the latest information, and he reported to Lei Xiao with a serious face.
When we heard the word "parasite", everyone on our side frowned and took a deep breath of the chilly air.
"Is there really a parasite?"
Lei Xiao looked as if he had expected this and nodded slightly.
The new term "parasite" is something we just learned from here not long ago, and it refers to those powerful people who are parasitized by "Eclipse".
Compared to ordinary "Eclipse", the host completely retains its own strength before being parasitized and inherits the ability of "Eclipse" to be immune to ordinary attacks. It can also flexibly use energy barriers and even absolute defense barriers. It is undoubtedly much more difficult to deal with than ordinary "Eclipse" and much more deadly.
"According to estimates, the number of possessed beings is at least the size of 10 fourth-tier legions, and there are an unknown number of even higher-tier beings."
Old Booker's tone became more solemn, and he continued, "This time the other party is clearly well prepared, and is determined to win."
Hearing this, everyone's already frowned brows became even more twisted into a ball.
You know, our total military strength is only 10 fourth-order legions and 50 third-order legions, and we have to rely on magic stone weapons and shared power of the stars to cause damage to the enemy.
Even though Lei Xiao's efforts have resulted in an epic boost in the power to fight against "eclipse", if coupled with the massive amount of ordinary "eclipse", we obviously do not have any advantage.
"Sir, these parasite armies are scattered everywhere. It seems that the enemy has chosen to attack from all directions at the same time, and has not chosen to focus on one point."
Old Booker nodded at Lei Xiao and added.
"It's as expected. With our current strength against Eclipse, if we concentrate all our forces on one wall, the enemy won't have that much of an advantage. Only by attacking from multiple locations at the same time can we be so exhausted that we can't take care of both ends."
As Lei Xiao said this, he nodded to signal Old Booker to lead the way.
Soon, our people had climbed up the towering walls of Guanwang City and entered combat status.
According to the deployment discussed by Lei Xiao and Old Booker, the four Divine Stone generals and half of the Divine Stone weapons were all sent to the underground fortress.
Lei Xiao and his team were responsible for two sides of the city wall, while Old Booker was responsible for the other two sides.
Originally, according to Lei Xiao's idea, he was going to be responsible for three sides of the city wall. After all, we have the dual blessing of divine stone weapons and stone elves.
In this way, it can be shared with other soldiers defending the city, enough to cover three walls, so that everyone has the power to fight against "eclipse".
But according to old Booker's experience, the enemy seems to be attacking from all sides at present, and I'm afraid there is also a probing factor in it, trying to find our weak points, and then send in reserve forces to attack the weak points.
Therefore, we must reserve the most powerful mobile force to support other shaky positions at any time, and this heavy responsibility naturally falls on Lei Xiao's shoulders.
With the support of hundreds of divine stone weapons, Old Booker and some of his elite soldiers were able to support the two city walls on their own.
“Chris, Fanny, you take Ye Cang and other fifth-level [God’s Stone] holders and half of the strong men to defend the other side of the city wall, and leave the rest to me.”
On the towering city wall, Lei Xiao looked down at the bottom of the wall after completing his quick deployment.
At this time, in the deep shadows of the distant underground space, dense black shadows can be seen approaching the city at a rapid speed.
Just as Old Booker said, there was not only the "Eclipse" floating in the air, but also an army of neatly arranged parasites, so vast that there was no end in sight.
Especially those parasites with clusters of crystals on the skin surface, flashing strange dark light in the dark space, their expressionless faces were covered with dark blood vessels, and their lifeless eyeballs rolled back and forth.
"The war is finally about to begin."
Next to Lei Xiao, Jasmine was seen holding the magic stone staff, looking ready to fight.
Then, a trace of doubt emerged on Jasmine's fair face, and she whispered, "Human boy, the enemy is coming in a fierce force, and the scale is far greater than before. Why do we still have to divide our forces to guard another fortress? Shouldn't we give up that place and gather our forces in one place?"
"If it is a normal situation, we should do this. But don't forget that the two cities are closely connected by multiple large teleportation arrays, which can enable the rapid deployment of troops and the rapid retreat to another place. In essence, they are no different from being one."
Lei Xiao carefully observed the movements below the city and responded, "Besides, the power of the stars shared by the divine stone weapons cannot be superimposed. With the number we currently have, it is more than enough to fully cover all the walls here and the fortress. If we give up one place, the coverage area will overflow, which will weaken our strength to a considerable extent."
"I understand. Not only that, doing this can also disperse the enemy's forces and reduce pressure in other directions!"
Jasmine's eyes lit up and she nodded in sudden enlightenment.
"Good, you can all answer now."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled: "Therefore, what we need to do is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations and hold on for the last three days."
"It doesn't sound that difficult. I can't wait!"
Jasmine pointed the tip of the magic stone staff towards the city, looking eager to try.
Looking at the other person's fair and delicate face, Lei Xiao restrained his smile and turned his gaze back to the opponents who were getting closer and closer.
If these parasites are the opponent's final trump card, then it would be great. However, if the opponent is hiding other means, then the situation will undoubtedly become more dangerous and unpredictable.
Just as Lei Xiao thought of this, the neat and orderly army of parasites had already pushed out a large number of magic cannons.
Continuous roars soon sounded under the city. The powerful magic that shot out was overwhelming, causing the surface of our absolute defense barrier to surge violently, and the momentum was extremely shocking.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a look of helplessness on his face.
These are magic cannons with extended range, far beyond our range, so we cannot launch a counterattack at all.
Although he also had a magic cannon with a similar range, it obviously had no effect on Eclipse, which was immune to ordinary attacks.
"I once asked the old city lord about the magic cannon. I learned that although there are divine weapons here, there are no divine stone magic cannons. The power of the stars cannot be shared with non-living things. In other words, we don't have the ability to fight back now."
Helpless, Lei Xiao's gaze moved and fell on the barrier wall covering the city.
Although the opponent's magical artillery fire was extremely fierce, the barrier wall was still shining, just a little dim.
"Fortunately, the absolute defense barrier here also incorporates the essence of divine magic. The defense strength is far beyond that of ordinary barriers. In addition, there are many magic towers in the city and the magic power supply is sufficient. If you want to shake the fortress with such an offensive, it is impossible, at least in the short term."
"Besides, the magical power of the possessed ones is not infinite. They cannot keep charging the magic cannon. If one side gains power while the other loses power, the other side will not be able to gain any advantage."
"Unless the other party has been using high-level magic crystals similar to magic crystals to fill them. But according to the information provided by Old Booker, the other party does not bother to use these. In addition, high-level magic crystals are extremely rare, so naturally they cannot maintain such powerful firepower for a long time."
Lei Xiao thought so without much change in his expression.
If my guess is correct, the other party should make new moves soon.
As expected, it didn't take long before the parasite army in the center began to advance again, and densely packed "Eclipses" were compactly distributed on the left and right sides of the army. Countless roots that made people's scalps numb were already dancing wildly in the air.
"Sir Brave, it looks like the other side is about to launch an all-out attack!"
The city guard commander who had been waiting beside Lei Xiao saw this and saluted, saying, "According to the opponent's usual tactics, the parasite army in the center will raise a giant energy shield to block the attack of our divine stone power and cover the "Eclipse" on both sides to advance towards our city wall!"
"It's okay, just follow the plan."
Lei Xiao's face remained calm and he nodded to the middle-aged general defending the city.
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, a giant gray energy shield rose up in front of the enemy's army, protecting the "Eclipse" on the left and right sides behind.
Afterwards, the opponent became obviously unscrupulous. The dark mass of "Eclipse" covered the sky and the earth under the cover of the giant energy shield, and it accelerated towards us like a swarm of bees.
"let's start."
Seeing that the enemy had arrived within our shooting range, Lei Xiao waved his hand and gave the attack order without hesitation.
For a moment, our strong men and the soldiers defending the city, who were blessed with magic stone weapons and stone elves, opened fire at full power. All kinds of dazzling magic lights reflected brilliant trajectories, mixed with tens of thousands of arrows, whizzing towards the enemy.
Faced with our powerful attack, the "Eclipses" huddled in the giant energy shields were still unscrupulous. Instead of slowing down, they accelerated their attack speed.
Given the massive size of the energy shield, even densely-fired spells and arrows would have difficulty finding an angle to penetrate it.
Noticing this, the soldiers defending the city frowned. This giant energy shield was extremely strong and could even specifically restrain the offensive of the divine stone weapons.
Admittedly, under normal circumstances, such an attack would not be enough to do anything to them, but unfortunately they were facing Lei Xiao.
"Sir, it's your turn to perform."
Seeing that the attack was about to be blocked by the opponent's giant shield, Lei Xiao gently patted Jasmine's shoulder.
"Leave it to me!"
Jasmine, who had been ready for a long time, swung her staff, and a huge space crack suddenly appeared in front of the opponent's giant shield, sucking in all our arrows and magic attacks.
At the same time, another space crack of the same size appeared directly above the opponent's head. An overwhelming attack suddenly fell from the sky and smashed into the opponent's camp like a storm, stirring up waves of violent energy.
Under the onslaught of this sudden attack, a large number of fearless "Eclipses" were swallowed up by the rising magic explosion before they could react, or were simply shot into hedgehogs, and instantly turned into a pool of dirty mucus.
Caught off guard, even many of the parasites were not spared and fell down one after another.
"Your Excellency the Brave One is mighty!"
Seeing that under Lei Xiao's signal, Jasmine used the space crack to change our attack trajectory, the entire city wall was filled with joy.
The second and third waves of attacks followed closely, and also fell directly on the opponent's head due to Jasmine's intervention.
Because all this happened too suddenly, although the opponent reacted very quickly and quickly dispersed to both sides in an attempt to avoid the coverage of the space crack, a large number of "Eclipses" and parasites were still successfully wiped out by us.
After the three waves of attacks, the opponent was forced back by us while dodging in a panic. The original aggressive momentum disappeared in an instant.
However, those "Eclipses" outside the coverage of the space cracks did not give up and still tried to attack several times. However, before they could get close to the barrier wall, they were defeated by our side and had to retreat in embarrassment.
Looking at this exciting scene, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why we were able to repel the enemy was, on the one hand, because of Jasmine's spatial cracks, and on the other hand, of course, it was also because we became more familiar with the divine stone weapons and the battle with "Eclipse".
For those of us who have not yet fully come into contact with "Eclipse", these are undoubtedly extremely valuable experiences.
"I wonder what the other directions are like? I hope they won't be too passive."
Lei Xiao was calmly giving orders while thinking this in his heart. (End of this chapter)