Chapter 239 Death Curtain
“Successfully hit the vital point!”
“Cause 11 points of magic damage and 23 points of piercing damage to the target!”
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< br>The cold mechanical sound of Talling No. 2 echoed in the command room of the Wizard Tower. Brian nodded slightly, quite satisfied with the damage caused.
Because this is not his all-out attack, but a way to test the red dragon's reality, and its purpose is to attract the opponent's attention.
Facts have proved that this plan to divert the enemy's attention was implemented very smoothly.
If someone observes carefully, they can see that blood is gurgling out of the red dragon's buttocks with its tail between its legs.
It must be said that the excretory organs of giant dragons are not much different from other creatures, and they are also one of the few vital organs that are not protected by dragon scales.
After all, dragon excrement is a very useful wild prop, which can drive away other wild creatures, making them afraid to approach easily and attack traveling adventurers.
Therefore, since there are dragon feces, they naturally also have excretory organs.
For any creature, this position is the key to a 'hard hit'.
The sapphire pulse ray from the wizard tower not only passed through the place protected by the dragon's tail from the side, penetrated his scales, but also created a gap in his vital parts.
This directly caused the ancient red dragon to feel like it was stabbed with a red-hot iron, and then exploded inside. You can imagine the sour taste.
No wonder he was so angry. He would rather temporarily put aside the task of massacring the city and head straight towards the Wizard Tower.
Obviously, he didn't want to suddenly taste the sour taste again when he was in the middle of killing.
The ancient red dragon roared fiercely, and its roar filled the entire town.
The angry dragon swept past with lava-like hot wind, and his huge body flew within a hundred meters of the wizard tower in the blink of an eye.
At the top of the wizard tower, Brian calmly observed the situation on the battlefield through the three-dimensional psychic network opened by Ms. Polaris.
At this moment, he was as if watching a 3D movie, with the suffocating figure of the ancient red dragon appearing in front of him in an impressive manner.
He could even see his own reflection in the red dragon's smoldering, angry red eyes.
It was as if the ancient red dragon was standing in front of him, making him feel too small, too fragile, too powerless and too scared.
Even he is like this, not to mention others.
"Open the anti-dragon aura barrier!" Under the powerful pressure of the dragon, Brian took control of his body and words in an instant, and issued the wisest instructions.
In an instant, a soothing spiritual light barrier was activated, covering the entire tower.
"The anti-dragon aura barrier has been successfully opened!" Tower Spirit No. 2's cold words seemed to pour a basin of cold water on the heads of all those participating in the battle in the Wizard Tower, and they suddenly regained consciousness.
At this moment, with a roar, the ancient red dragon's long neck covered with scales stretched out towards the wizard tower, took a sharp breath, and opened its fangs-filled, smoke-filled bloody mouth.
His eyes were like erupting lava, and in his ferocious mouth, you could even see the broken bones and charred flesh remaining between the black teeth.
"Open the dragon's breath barrier!" Realizing that the ancient red dragon was brewing the terrifying dragon's breath, Brian immediately gave the order.
The moment an oval refractive barrier enveloped the entire tower, the scorching dragon flames spurted out like a giant wave, sweeping up to the upper part of the tower.
The flame of the red dragon is known as the hottest flame among all things, not to mention that it is the dragon flame spouted by an ancient dragon that has lived for thousands of years.
Moreover, the red dragon is the largest, most powerful, and most powerful dragon among the five-color dragons. The power it causes can be imagined.
However, just when the surging dragon flames were about to sweep across the entire tower, the "Isolation Dragon Breath Barrier" opened by the wizard tower appeared in time and was able to withstand the attack.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
The sound of the air waves generated by the galloping dragon flames hitting the barrier is like waves hitting scorched rocks.
But the 'scorched rock' of the Wizard Tower wrapped in a barrier, in front of the dragon's breath, is like a majestic mountain range being hit by inconspicuous waves, unable to make a single wave.
"Warning! Warning!"
Taling No. 2's cold warning sound sounded:
"The energy of the element pool is being consumed, and the energy consumption is 0.3%...0.6% …0.9%…1.2%…”
Seeing that the energy consumption of the element pool was finally fixed at 1.8%, Brian nodded with satisfaction.
After all, he had known months in advance that he was likely to face a crisis next, so he naturally put a lot of effort into protecting the dragon.
Even the breath of an ancient dragon that has been brewing for a long time seems somewhat unworthy of mentioning in the face of the full energy of the elemental pool.
Besides, "Dragon Breath Isolation Barrier" is a spell that specifically targets dragon breath. Except for the dragon breath with various characteristics spewed by the giant dragon, it cannot withstand any damage.
It is said that the most spectacular and surprising use of this spell occurred in the battle when the legendary golden dragon Otto Vonn defeated the demon Rashi and the red dragon he was riding.
As the red dragon prepares to use its breath weapon, Otto Vorn casts Block Breath.
The red dragon's flames surged backwards and spread all over the body. Although it did not cause harm to the dragon, it angered the demon and made her attack her mount.
This bought Otto Vonn enough time, allowing her to kill the demon and the red dragon together without any pressure.
Seeing that his dragon's breath not only did not cause any harm, but even the barrier did not move at all. As an ancient red dragon that had lived for thousands of years, he immediately realized that this was an energy barrier that was very specific to dragon's breath. .
The red dragon watched the Wizard Tower vigilantly, and while preventing the opponent from attacking it again, it flapped its wings fiercely, roared into the air, rushed up to the sky, and distanced itself from it.
A dull dragon roar sounded.
——"Spell-like ability: Fireball!"
Dozens of super-large fireballs about one meter in diameter spewed out from the mouth of the ancient red dragon. The fireballs hissed and trailed rolling tail flames. Taking advantage of his commanding position, he smashed towards the wizard tower.
Looking around, dozens of large fireballs were like scorching suns, emitting heat enough to distort the air, rushing towards the towering Wizard Tower.
Some civilians in Mokou Town who had survived the dragon's rampage couldn't help but exclaimed in shock when they saw it, and subconsciously closed their eyes, unable to bear to look directly at this cruel scene.
"Cancel the dragon's breath barrier and use the topaz energy barrier!" Brian had long been aware of the ancient red dragon's actions and issued new instructions in advance.
If an ancient red dragon didn't have its own special skills, it would have spent thousands of years living on a pig's body.
Obviously, these dozens of large fireballs, which are released instantly and are as powerful as the nine-ring spell "Meteor Explosion", are definitely the most powerful attack method of the ancient red dragon.
Furthermore, through the observation of the spiritual network, he could clearly see that when the red dragon released dozens of fireballs with a sigh of relief, the bright lava-colored pupils also dimmed a bit.
"Calculating fireball damage..."
"Calculating the consumption of energy barrier to resist damage..."
"...Fireball damage calculation is completed!"
"...Energy barrier offset damage calculation is completed!"
"Topaz energy barrier is being opened..."
Follow Following an order, Taling No. 2, which was assisting in the battle, began to operate and calculate rapidly.
At the same time, all the spellcasters on the ninth floor of the Wizard Tower were also busy.
Under the data and command calculated by Tower Spirit No. 2, they began to activate various spell circuits in an orderly manner.
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling earth-yellow energy ball condensed on the dark purple crystal pillar at the top of the Wizard Tower at a dizzying speed.
This fist-sized, substantial earth-yellow sphere was suspended in mid-air, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, erupting into a thick energy barrier, tightly wrapping the entire tower.
Dozens of fireballs fell from the sky like the sun. The civilians watching shouted, and the soldiers on the city wall resisting the lizardman army were also attracted to their attention.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of fireballs burst into dazzling white flashes at the same time, and the infinite energy sprayed flames and furiously engulfed the tower.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The violent explosion made the entire wizard tower tremble, as if it was blown up from the ground and jumped forward.
As the hot smoke dissipated, everyone, including the giant dragon in the sky, saw that the grass around the wizard tower had been baptized by the fireball, leaving only burnt weeds and one after another. A huge, deep, smoking pit.
The towering wizard tower still stands, motionless.
“Holy shit!”
The red dragon flying above looked at the intact wizard tower and was stunned. The overly shocked expression made him tense up and immediately pulled at a wound on his tail that had not yet fully healed. The pain was so painful that he could only gasp.
Then, the ancient red dragon roared fiercely and swooped down towards the wizard tower.
"Is he planning to use physical means?"
When the shaking of the tower stopped, Brian, who stood firm, saw the red dragon's actions and immediately realized his purpose .
"Open the emerald deflection barrier!" He quickly gave the order to the tower spirit.
Magic pulse cannon.
Although its name contains the word "cannon", this does not mean that it is really a magical device similar to a cannon.
In fact, not only does it have powerful attack methods, but its defensive capabilities are also comparable.
Many abilities such as sapphire pulse ray, topaz energy barrier, and emerald deflection barrier are all signature methods of the magic pulse cannon system.
After receiving the order, Tower Spirit No. 2 quickly followed Brian's request and put the entire tower into operation.
In just a moment, a ball of emerald-colored bright energy condensed at the top of the tower.
This mass of energy is trembling, like blooming flowers, pouring down towards the tower, and finally turns into a sharp-edged light green crystal barrier, tightly wrapping the tower.
“Bang!”
As the giant dragon swooped down, the dragon’s tail, which was dozens of meters long, with the blessing of more than 40 points of power, whipped hard towards the tower.
However, when the roaring dragon's tail hit the edge of the crystal structure, it was immediately deflected, causing the red dragon's body to almost fall due to loss of balance.
The red dragon roared angrily, flapped its wings, and hovered around the tower. Feelings of frustration kept rising in its heart, but it was helpless.
Seeing the dragon's angry look, Brian did not choose to attack immediately.
Because he knows very well how difficult an ancient red dragon is to deal with.
So in order to prevent him from escaping midway, once he takes action, he must ensure a one-hit kill.
At this moment, Sissi, who had been monitoring the actions of the ghost mages, suddenly opened her eyes and said quickly: "Teacher, the ghost mages have begun to take action, and three of them have already taken out their wands."
"The red dragon is ready to run away!" Olanke also said quickly.
"Taling 1 and Taling 2 launch sapphire pulse rays to interfere with the Red Dragon's actions. He must not be allowed to continue to endanger the safety of the town."
Brian heard this , and did not panic at all. After giving the order, he calmly issued a new order to Ms. Polaris. "Ms. Polaris, build a three-dimensional model and analyze the properties of the wand!"
At this time, Ms. Polaris, who is responsible for maintaining the psychic network, took over the work of Talling 2 without hesitation, and As quickly as possible, the three-dimensional model of the wand is presented in everyone's minds.
Although Ms. Polaris usually looks cynical, this does not negate her identity as a tower spirit.
The most important thing is that the role and function she displays are more than one level higher than the combat tower spirit and auxiliary tower spirit.
In the blink of an eye, the equipment models and attributes of the ghost mages were clearly presented in Brian's mind:
Advanced Magic Storage Scepter
Explanation : This piece of magic equipment is like a container for spells, allowing the user to store any spell of levels 1 to 9.
Storage Spell: Meteor Burst.
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Seeing that it was the nine-ring spell "Meteor Explosion", Brian immediately realized something and quickly said to his apprentice Olanke, "Refine the radiance and activate it. "
"Received!" Olanke immediately immersed his mind in the crystal ball in front of him, manipulating the spell circuits on the crystal panel with his fingers, activating them one after another.
"Roar!..."
The roar of the red dragon echoed throughout Mokou Town, mixed with painful wails.
The sapphire pulse ray penetrated a fist-sized bloody hole in his dragon wings.
——"Spell-like ability: Fireball!"
He turned his head in anger, spitting out more than a dozen fireballs as big as a basin, and threw them at the wizard tower.
However, under the command of Battle Tower Spirit No. 1, the two pulse rays were like sharp arrows piercing the sky, piercing the abdomen of the red dragon. The pain caused him to panic and flee, flying as high as possible.
At this moment, the ancient red dragon was like a little bird fleeing in panic in the sky, constantly dodging the pulse energy erupted from the wizard tower.
Nevertheless, in order to maintain the dignity of the ancient red dragon, he did not forget to strike back at the wizard tower that was like a fixed target from time to time.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
More than a dozen fireballs hit the tower, bursting out into clouds of magical flames, sputtering out ripples like ripples on the protective barrier.
Although the Wizard Tower was not damaged at all, the energy of the elemental pool was flowing away rapidly.
At the same time, three ghost mages holding wands on the other side finally activated the spells stored in the wands in whispers.
In an instant, twelve meteorites with a diameter of two meters, like burning blazing flames, roared and fell towards the wizard tower.
The scorching heat and flames generated by the meteor explosion even reflected the bright sky as if a large fire cloud had emerged.
"Glory refining activation successful!"
Olank suddenly opened his eyes, his face was pale, and beads of sweat slid down his cheeks.
He stopped what he was doing and stared closely at the magic circuits on the crystal panel that were connected into geometric patterns.
As the mysterious patterns burst into dazzling light, in the command room of the Wizard Tower, rows of orderly crystal traces embedded on the wall for transmitting energy all shed a dark blue luster, like Like water, it quickly converges to the magic center on the roof.
At this time, the violet spire, with many circling and dancing sparkling stones, suddenly erupted into a silver light curtain, and was transformed into floating silver-white spheres.
More than a dozen spheres met the roaring meteorite. The moment the two collided, a silver screen of light erupted, like the most essential secret of the magic network, melting the meteorite completely in an instant.
“How is it possible?!”
The ghost mages hiding in the dark saw that the meteor burst was so easily resolved, and their gloomy faces showed expressions of disbelief.
"Is it the refining of brilliance?" The legendary shadow magic network instructor headed by him muttered to himself as he stared at the dissipated spell.
He was fortunate enough to listen to a lesson taught by Supreme King Telamante at the Arcane Academy in the Floating City. Radiant Refining is a kind of communication with the essence of the magic network, which can transform any creation spell below legend. All the magic that was forcibly refined.
It is said that this is a nine-ring spell invented by a great arcanist during the Arcane Empire.
What was unexpected was that this spell was actually applied to the defense of the wizard tower.
He originally thought that three meteor bursts would be enough to consume most of the energy of the wizard tower's protective barrier, but who would have thought that it would be easily resolved.
This means that it is difficult for them to break through the barrier of the Wizard Tower through violent means.
The Shadow Demon Network instructor glanced at the ancient red dragon that was still fleeing in panic in the air, and said to his subordinates with gloomy expressions, "When you release the gargoyle, you must break the protective barrier of the wizard tower."
Even if it can't be broken, it can at least consume most of the energy in the elemental pool, he thought to himself.
Hearing this, the ghost mages chanted incantations one after another, and all the gargoyles made of obsidian were summoned.
"Teacher, the ghost mages have made another move." Sissi, who was in charge of surveillance, quickly reported to Brian.
Ms. Polaris waved her hand without thinking, and the three-dimensional model and data of the gargoyle were all presented in front of Brian.
Obsidian Gargoyle
Medium Construct
Natural Armor: 18, HP: 87
Strength: 25, Dex 18, Constitution -, Intelligence -, Wisdom 20, Charisma -.
Special Attack: Magic Absorbing Cone
Special Ability: Construct Features
Other Abilities:? ? ?
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"This is an improved version of gargoyles." Ms. Polaris said. "In the Netheril period, their main purpose was to destroy the protective barrier of the floating city."
"It seems that They are well prepared." Brian looked at the more than twenty gargoyles that had risen into the air, as well as their sharp claws forged from adamantine and engraved with mysterious runes, and said calmly, "But we are better than others. They are more prepared."
"Prepare the ruby cracking ray!" He quickly ordered to Ms. Polaris: "This time, draw energy from the element pool."
Sapphire pulse ray, ruby crushing. Rays, topaz energy barriers and emerald deflection barriers are all defensive means of the magic pulse cannon system.
Their simplest attack method is to extract the natural energy inside various elemental gems with a price of more than 1,000 gold coins, which consumes not much energy from the elemental pool.
But this time facing more than twenty obsidian gargoyles at the same time, enough to threaten the defense system of the wizard tower, he had to increase his power.
Following his order, Ms. Polaris immediately activated the pulse cannon system of the entire tower. The elemental pool also boiled violently like boiling hot water due to the crazy extraction of energy.
In a moment, a large ball of crimson energy gathered at the top of the Wizard Tower.
Immediately afterwards, the energy suddenly exploded into more than twenty red rays as it expanded, accurately hitting the obsidian gargoyles that were invading like dark clouds.
“Crack!”
With the first cracking sound, the moment more than twenty gargoyles were hit, they all felt as if they had been hit hard. Under the erosion of crimson energy, a large crack spread out on their bodies at a speed visible to the naked eye. .
In the end, everything turned into fragments and poured down from the sky.
"I knew it wasn't that simple." Seeing that the gargoyles were all consumed without even touching the wizard tower, the Shadow Demon Network instructor's face suddenly became more gloomy.
"Open the curtain of death!" He gave the order, and all the ghost mages around him raised their staffs and pointed in the direction of the wizard tower.
As the leader of the Shadow Demon Network, the mentor also took out a lot of precious spell-casting materials and recited the spell at a very fast speed.
The moment Sissi in the Wizard Tower noticed something unusual, the entire tower was shrouded in a suffocating black cloud.
These black clouds seem to communicate with the negative energy plane, and they are constantly absorbing the vitality around the wizard tower. The shadow aura surrounding the tower is also clinging to the protective barrier like maggots attached to bones, constantly using the negative energy. The bone-chilling shadow energy corrodes.
Inside the dim wizard tower.
"Warning! Warning!"
Taling 2 made a cold mechanical sound, "The protective barrier is being corroded by shadow energy, and the energy of the elemental pool is flowing away rapidly."
"The energy consumption is...2%...3%...4%...5%..."
Seeing this situation and the unfamiliar spell, Brian immediately looked at Ms. Polaris.
“It is the Death Curtain of the Necromancy School!” Ms. Polaris said solemnly:
“Only some selected elite Shadow Demon Network instructors know about this terrible magic. It is said that Telamant learned it from a mysterious, bronze-rimmed book from another world. He is best at corroding protective magic circles, just like boiling frogs in warm water, accelerating the energy consumption of the elemental pool."
"It's not impossible to dispel this effect." She added: "But this is a legendary ritual, and I'm afraid it needs to consume at least 50% of the wizard tower's energy."
"You can't waste the energy of the elemental pool here, cancel the protective magic circle." Brian said extremely calmly, "Then activate the evil magic magic circle inside the wizard tower."
Activate the evil magic magic circle inside the wizard tower. The purpose is to prevent the people inside the tower from being affected by the negative energy emitted by the death curtain.
“You have to think carefully.” Ms. Polaris said, “Removing the protective magic circle means that the enemy can invade the interior of the tower through teleportation spells.”
“Since It's a legendary ritual..." At this time, Sissi continued, "Why were they able to release it instantly without even having time to prepare?
"That's it. "Hearing Sissi's doubts, Brian immediately understood the reason. He said decisively, "Cancel the magic circle and let them all in! ”
"No problem." Ms. Polaris nodded slightly, agreeing with his approach.
She waved her jade hand lightly, and the protective formation of the wizard tower suddenly disappeared, leaving only the shadows and negative energy surrounding her body.
In a hidden corner outside Mokou Town.
"The barrier of the Wizard Tower has been lifted." The Shadow Demon Network instructor said, "Everyone has entered the tower. As long as the Wizard Tower is controlled, Mokou Town will be within reach."
No one will underestimate the power of the wizard tower, let alone the various device traps in it. After all, no one knows how many dangerous devices those crazy wizards will install in the tower.
This was something that even he, as a legendary spellcaster, did not dare to take lightly.
But since he dares to make such a decision, he is naturally confident.
"The next step is to see your performance." The leader of the Shadow Demon Network mentor stared into the void, seeming to be talking to himself or to others.
"No problem, leave it to me." Sure enough, a sound of insidious testing came from the void, mixed with a hint of excitement that was beyond words.
"Inform that stupid dragon." He showed a cold smile, "Let him cooperate with us in attacking the wizard tower."
A transmission channel emitting shadow energy appeared in front of everyone, and all the Yinhun mages stepped in without hesitation and disappeared in place.
Inside the Wizard's Tower.
Brian stared at the sight of the ghost mages disappearing, and immediately issued an order, "Open the deflection position array, Ms. Polaris, notify Ogruul as soon as possible, and cooperate with him to hold off these people for a while."< br>
As soon as he finished speaking, there were bursts of explosions, and the whole tower suddenly shook slightly, and the suffocating figure of the ancient red dragon appeared in front of everyone.
Although his dragon body was riddled with scars, they were not fatal. Some of the wounds had even begun to heal under his strong body.
At this moment, he was excitedly wagging his head towards the wizard tower, constantly spitting out dragon breath and fireballs, venting his anger.
“First kill the red dragon that is in the way, and then deal with the group of intruders.” Brian slammed his fist on the table and said coldly.
(End of this chapter)