Chapter 365 Arcane Lightning Bombardment Array
The Crusaders and a group of priests from the Glow Cult set out for the town of Qim.
at the same time.
A large number of knowledge-seeking believers from Qim Town are heading towards Ceylon City.
It's a coincidence.
The two sides passed each other.
With the restoration of regional stability, the strength of the illusory barrier formed out of thin air outside the Countess's castle has dropped significantly and has almost disappeared.
It has finally reached a point where it can be set foot on by mortals.
When they arrived in Ceylon City, the concentration of Crusaders here was already quite low.
The remaining Crusaders are basically maintaining order near the refuge camp.
As for the outside of the Countess's castle?
There was a shortage of manpower, so they were all transferred away.
As a result, what appeared in front of Peter and others was a magnificent castle that had just lost the resistance of the Crusaders!
…
Under the everlasting night.
The outer wall of the castle was shrouded in a faint silver glow.
This is the soft light emitted by the magic crystals on the tops of several towers.
They are continuously supplying energy to the magic circles and runes in the castle, blocking all uninvited guests from outside.
This is both a castle and a mage tower dedicated to the Countess of Ceylon.
Here, she can use the power of magic crystal to perform powerful magic that far exceeds her own strength.
Brandon looked up from a distance and looked at the magic crystals, wondering curiously:
"Huh? If we break these crystals from the outside, won't the countess' strength be greatly reduced?"
Peter's eyes jumped when he heard this, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Theoretically, it can be done."
"The core of every mage tower is a magic crystal. Destroying it will indeed make the magic circle of the mage tower quickly ineffective."
"But don't look at it displayed outside like this. In fact, there are a lot of magic circles that you can't see at all, providing strict protection."
"Deflection force field, place of silence, true appearance, demon purification field, and even a strike array to identify ourselves and the enemy..."
"Even if you are really strong enough to break through this series of protective measures, you can directly harm the magic crystal itself."
"The Mage Tower usually has a last resort."
"Self-detonation."
"Magic crystals are believed to be strange gemstones that are naturally capable of absorbing arcane energy escaping from the Weave."
"Destroying it will cause the structural balance within the crystal to be broken. The arcane energy it absorbs and gathers will surge out at that moment. With a little guidance, a powerful boom can be formed."
"Conservatively, blowing up the entire city of Ceylon shouldn't be a big problem."
Brandon winced.
gave up on his bold idea.
Gale calmly comforted him:
"The Mage Tower is the most powerful weapon and tool for spellcasters. A Mage Tower with a spellcaster sitting in it is almost impossible to destroy the Mage Tower itself before defeating its owner."
"The Countess is a fifth-level spell caster, and her strength will be doubled after being amplified by the mage tower."
"Even a level 6 legendary warrior can't threaten the magic crystal before defeating the Countess, let alone us."
"What we should be more worried about now is whether this castle is willing to welcome us."
…
The answer is obvious.
Not willing.
The believers who were the first to take precautions were wearing light armor and were protected by [Divine Word: Shield].
The moment he crossed the castle gate.
A twisted blue-purple lightning arc lit up in the air.
With a "Zila" sound, this brave man was given a full-body electrotherapy.
You can smell the burnt smell after cooking.
Seriously injured on the spot.
Not dead, but basically just breathing.
Seeing this scene, the believers all fell into silence.
"hiss……"
Peter pinched his teeth and took a breath of the slightly cold air outside the castle. "Arcane lightning bombards the magic circle, we're in trouble!"
In the Grimoire of All Magic, [Arcane Lightning] is a standard level 5 magic, which is a lower version of the level 6 magic [Dissociation].
This magic requires using lightning strike wood as the guiding material, and then consuming a small amount of a strange material called "dissociation dust" to constrain the arcane energy into the shape of high-energy lightning and strike at the target.
The power of it is.
The magic takes effect extremely quickly.
Low-level magic such as [Arcane Missile], [Seering Ray] or [Ice Arrow], although they have certain tracking and guidance effects, still cannot hit the target 100%.
If the opponent is flexible enough, he can still avoid it with his body skills.
[Arcane Lightning] is different.
From the time this thing is generated to when it hits, it really only takes a split second.
Lightning fast hit speed.
There is no way to avoid it, you can only resist the damage.
The consequence of being unable to bear it is that like the believer who explored the path, he was directly shocked on the outside and tender on the inside.
What's even more troublesome is.
Peter could tell that this was not a magic cast by human guidance, but an automatic bombardment maintained by the magic circle!
It's like transcribing magic onto a scroll.
Some types of magic can persist in a magic circle of specific specifications, and produce different effects depending on the rune circuits on the magic circle.
For example, this one.
Pate estimated that the runes on the magic circle would most likely have a "bombardment" effect and would automatically attack all uninvited guests who entered the castle without permission.
Normally, this thing is used to deter thieves.
As soon as a stalker or the like breaks out of the [stealth] state, they will immediately be detected and locked into position by the magic circle covering the entire castle, and then slashed and bombarded.
As long as the energy and materials to maintain the operation of the magic circle are not used up.
It will always be in effect.
The energy comes from those huge magic crystals on the castle towers.
Materials... Who knows how much "dust of dissociation" the Countess of Ceylon has stored.
What if the number can be hacked hundreds of times?
We can't really risk our lives to replenish it. Let's all rush in with our heads down and squeeze the magic circle dry.
Still the same sentence.
Although the resurrection magic can bring people back to life, the limitation of geographical distance cannot be overcome.
If you die once, it will take a long time to come back again.
They don't have that much time, they must stop this before the goddess of illusion collapses.
With the improvement of regional stability, the powerful illusion area outside the castle has indeed disappeared, and the first problem has been solved.
But the second problem, how to break through the castle's automatic defense system, stumped the believers.
Just when Peter and others were at a loss, they all fell into deep thought, trying to find a way to break the situation.
Not far away, an excited voice shouted:
"Mr. Chinar?"
"Am I right? Is it really you?"
Names were called.
Peter turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
A figure whom he had met once before in Xiwei Land came into Pat's sight:
"Tostin? Er, your name is...Petwain Tostin, am I remembering correctly?"
The other party suddenly showed an expression of surprise.
Nodding fiercely.
"That's right! It's me!"
"Mr. Chinar, do you also want to stop the Countess?"
"Me too!"
"I have a way for you to enter the castle safely!"
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