This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 246 - 227 We Won!

Chapter 246: Chapter 227 We Won!

Four enormous meteors pierced through the thick clouds and hurtled down from the heavens.

Even the Silvermoon Knights’ eyes widened at the sight of this desperate scene.

This was the genuine Nine-Ring Spell, Starburst—indeed a Shaping Energy Type Legendary Mage. The enhanced version of the Ice Storm casted earlier was also a Shaping Energy Type spell.

The Shaping Energy School specialized in all manners of powerful offensive spells, with the Fireball Technique being their signature ability. The Starburst was even more so their trademark spell.

Mages of this type also had an outrageously special ability—no harm to allies.

Mages of the Shaping Energy School could create a special magic space that protected companions from being harmed by their own spells.

That is to say, no matter what large-area spell they used, they could just cast it without fear of accidentally injuring their own troops.

As the four meteors fell, not even the Silvermoon Knight could block them. His sword might have been able to slice through a meteor, but it could not prevent their descent. The effect of the explosion turning into a meteor shower was even more terrifying.

After four muffled booms, three meteors veered off course and smashed into the desert far away, blowing about a hundred men through the air. But the last meteor struck right in the center of the Laine army.

Following the intense explosion, hundreds of Laine soldiers were killed on the spot, and countless others were injured.

The power of the Starburst was too terrifying. Ordinary soldiers simply had no way to resist, no matter how many defensive spells you reinforced them with, they could only be crushed into mud by the giant meteors, then blasted into ash.

The casualties caused by this one Starburst were more than the number of deaths Laine had suffered in nearly a year.

Amberser, levitating in midair, was not very satisfied with the result; without the guidance of the Dice of Destiny, only one out of four meteors hit the target. It’s no wonder that Starburst was called the shame of the Nine Rings; its hit rate was really low. If it were a one-on-one fight, this kind of spell would be utterly useless.

However, it didn’t matter. Amberser didn’t plan to stop. With a light tap on the armrest of the Golden Throne, another large mass of clouds gathered, and a downpour fell, drenching the Laine people to the core.

The Silvermoon Knight, not minding the rain on himself, shouted loudly, "Open the defense barrier!"

The Light Priests who were busy tending to the wounded instantly put aside their tasks and linked the Force of the Holy Light together, erecting a huge Holy Light defense barrier over the field.

No sooner had the barrier been erected than a large amount of thunder fell from the sky, but all of it was blocked by the barrier. The wild energy was conducted into the desert sea by the barrier, causing no harm.

Amberser, watching this, couldn’t help but comment on how impressive it was.

Such battlefield group casting is not something that ordinary armies can handle. It not only requires a common source of strength but also long-term collaboration.

The entire Fury Tide Kingdom only has a thousand people capable of casting spells together and they would need to prepare in advance.

Yet there are several legions of such elite Laine troops, with barriers that appear at a moment’s notice.

Amberser remarked, "That Silvermoon Knight has quite an eye; he knew that this barrier couldn’t stop the Starburst, so he didn’t use it just now. But now, it is just right."

The pure energy thunder was completely different from the burning meteors in the way they caused damage. The Silvermoon Knight was quite familiar with spells and his response was very accurate.

"But let’s see how long you can hold out!"

Just as Amberser prepared to continue casting spells, the Laine army finally sent forth four beams of light rushing towards Amberser.

The Legendary Holy Warriors of Laine couldn’t bear it any longer and were ready to make a move against Amberser.

Faced with this situation, Amberser made only one choice—decisively ran away.

Before those Holy Warriors broke through the clouds, he withdrew the Golden Throne, took out a huge cannon barrel from his private space, and strapped it to his back.

"Come on, witness the effect of jet flight."

Amberser pressed a switch, and the cannon barrel behind him started to emit a buzzing sound. A fierce wind blew out from the nozzle, and Amberser felt a strong pulling force, rapidly carrying him into the high skies.

From the blueprints obtained from Alchemy City, the Magic Conduction Cannon accelerates the ammunition with a strong wind pressure. With a slight modification, the magic array that creates the wind field could continuously blow strong winds.

The effect of the Flight Spell could only maintain a speed of fifty to sixty kilometers per hour due to spell restrictions, which most people found hard to break. As for jet flight... Amberser had not tested it, but he estimated at least three hundred kilometers per hour now.

It’s not that alchemists couldn’t come up with this, but no one could carry such a thing and fly in the sky. Naked flight at a few hundred kilometers per hour would leave even a barbarian unable to last a few minutes before being blown off a layer of skin.

Even with a metal shell added, this method of flight is still too dangerous, with a death rate that is likely over seventy percent. With such a convenient thing as the Teleportation Circle, alchemists had no motivation to research such a dangerous way of flying.

Amberser, entirely made of mithril, had a sufficiently sturdy body, and as a Lich with the Life Casket as insurance, he dared to play with such a dangerous thing.

Those Holy Warriors also used the Flight Spell to fly into the sky, and to prevent Amberser from escaping, they had specifically spread out at various angles to encircle him.

Who could have imagined, before their encirclement could close, that Amberser would have already run away, and so quickly at that?

"What is that thing?!"

The Silvermoon Knight watched the white turbulence in the night sky, too shocked to speak.

As a Holy Warrior so well-versed in spells, he really had seen a lot, but Amberser’s jet flight still far exceeded his imagination.

What on earth was that?!

The Silvermoon Knight could only watch helplessly as Amberser continued to widen the gap, unable to keep up no matter how hard they tried.

The Moonlight Sword was ready, but the problem was that even the sword light might not be able to catch up with this bizarre contraption.

Another Legendary Holy Warrior couldn’t help asking the Silvermoon Knight, "General, what do we do now?"

"This... if we chase from a distance, that thing may not be able to fly very far."

The Silvermoon Knight’s goal was simply to prevent Amberser from casting large-scale spells, so as to minimize the damage to the Laine Army. It didn’t matter if Amberser ran away, the outcome would be the same.

As the Silvermoon Knight’s voice trailed off, a violent explosion was heard, and the rapid flow in the distance suddenly burst open like fireworks.

The Silvermoon Knight’s eyes widened in disbelief. Could it be that he’d actually called it?

Without any hesitation, the Silvermoon Knight shouted loudly, "Chase!"

This was a good opportunity, killing this mage was a surer bet than simply driving him off, they had to take him down while he was down on his luck.

The Paladins hurriedly gave chase, but the effect of the Flight Spell could not be altered by human strength, and they had to extravagantly use Teleportation Scrolls multiple times.

These Magic Scrolls were as good as gold, usually saved for preserving life; they never imagined that one day they would be used in pursuit.

Meanwhile, Amberser was floating unlucky in midair.

His soul was still buzzing from the explosion just now.

Although he knew the magic conduction jet engine he had modified was not foolproof, he hadn’t expected it to fall apart after just over a minute. Lucky for him, his mithril armor was sturdy enough, only jarring loose a few components; if he had been a living person, he would have been shattered to pieces.

Just as he recovered, Amberser saw several flashes of Holy Light approaching him.

He immediately recognized the effect of the Teleportation Scrolls and couldn’t help but say, "Isn’t that a bit extravagant? Laine really is rich."

After speaking, he once again opened his private space and took out a second magic conduction jet engine and strapped it to his back.

"Come on, I refuse to believe it won’t last two minutes this time!"

Amberser pressed the switch and once again turned into a rapid flow, vanishing before the group of Paladins.

The Legendary figures of Laine stopped in their tracks, looking at each other with an air of embarrassment.

The Silvermoon Knight clutched the hilt of his sword so tightly that his knuckles turned white, deeply suspecting that the recent explosion had been intentional, just to trick them into using their Teleportation Scrolls.

"Forget about him; this man knows us too well, every move we make is being calculated by him."

The Silvermoon Knight really had no way to continue the chase, the battlefield below was more important.

After all, Amberser had flown far enough away that he wouldn’t be able to return in time to block that second strike.

The Silvermoon Knight dove straight towards the brightly lit Dew City below.

Just as the Silvermoon Knight had said, Amberser had flown too far, the contraption being not agile enough to turn, it was impossible for him to get back in time to intercept the strike.

Gazing down at the city below, the Silvermoon Knight took a deep breath and drew the long sword from his waist.

An indescribable brilliant radiance gathered at the edge of his blade.

He raised his Holy Sword high, then decisively brought it down.

The slice of Holy Light that emanated from the sword’s edge was like moonlight, initially the size of one person, but it swiftly stretched downward, eventually becoming larger than Dew City itself.

The terrifying sword light cleaved through the shattered outpost before the city, leaving a deeper ravine than the one left by the previous Celestial Warrior, before cutting unstoppably into the walls of Dew City.

With one stroke, the entire Dew City was split in two.

The intense Holy Light not only left behind a sword mark but also penetrated deep into the city, resulting in a violent explosion.

With this strike, Dew City was blasted open with a channel that spanned the entire city.

The Silvermoon Knight was quite satisfied with his achievement, with this channel, who could resist the advance of the Laine Army?

However, just as the Silvermoon Knight was about to command his troops to charge into Dew City, the grand city before him shattered like glass, eventually turning into countless shiny fragments that disappeared into the sand.

What city? This was nothing but a desolate desert.

"An illusion?!"

The Silvermoon Knight felt a lump in his chest, his heartrending stroke falling upon a mere mirage?!

How could Dew City turn into an illusion, and how did they create such a large-scale Illusion Realm?

No illusion spell could do this, not even a Legendary Mage!

The Silvermoon Knight felt darkness before his eyes, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then plummeted towards the ground.

The other Paladins were taken aback, no longer concerned with the outcome of the war, they quickly caught the Silvermoon Knight and flew away to a distant place.

It didn’t matter whether they could take down Dew City or not, what mattered was the Silvermoon Knight, a pillar of the Empire. If anything were to happen to him, it would be the greatest loss.

Watching the retreating Laine Army, Amberser arrived late and excitedly exclaimed, "We’ve won!"

Under the threat of the Silvermoon Knight, they had successfully defended the city!