This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 551 - 491: Ways to Deal with the Magic Dragon Tyrant_2

Chapter 551: Chapter 491: Ways to Deal with the Magic Dragon Tyrant_2

"No, no, no, when I say I’ve identified the problem, I don’t mean that I have so many troops," Amberser began, "but that I’ve discovered what kind of attack is effective. In the recent battle, the Power of Time seems to be able to withstand any attack, but in fact, different attacks have vastly different effects on Naomi. The first is wide-area coverage attacks, like the Revenge Storm which is a super-large-area magic, it actually affects the Magic Dragon the least."

"Because when facing this kind of attack, the Magic Dragon chooses to apply the Power of Time to itself, accelerating, retreating; it’s all used on itself to dodge the magic damage. Let me put it simply in terms of data..."

Amberser drew arcs in the air with his hands, creating a chart, then pointed at the data on it and explained, "We know that the Magic Dragon’s Power of Time can affect any object and energy, except for Arthur’s Holy Slash. If we take the Magic Dragon using the Power of Time on itself as the base unit, this action has a base consumption of one hundred. When facing large-area attacks, the Magic Dragon will choose to use one hundred units of the Power of Time to dodge."

"Whereas with ranged attacks, even if it’s just a Small Fireball I throw casually, the Magic Dragon has to deflect it, and that requires at least one unit of power. This ratio might not be precise, but you get the idea."

"For a powerful spell like the Revenge Storm, the magic power consumed is several times more than that of a hundred Fireball Techniques combined, but a hundred fireballs also consume a hundred in terms of the Magic Dragon’s expenditure. Do you understand what I’m saying?"

Katherine and Arthur Laine were no fools. They immediately concluded that the most effective way to attack the Magic Dragon was with a massive number of high-frequency single-target attacks.

Amberser was glad they were both clever. Although Katherine was average at understanding people, her basic mathematical comprehension was quite strong. He continued, "So, many of the attacks just now were ineffective."

With a wave of his hand, Amberser made the huge warships disappear, for the warships, with the Magic Conduction Cannons as their main attack method, caused no more impact than throwing a stone at the Magic Dragon, but the cost difference was huge.

Mecha were also useless. Despite the Magic Dragon’s huge size, close combat with Mithril Mecha was just like the Revenge Storm, completely unable to touch the Magic Dragon. Moreover, no matter how many close-combat mecha there were, the energy the Magic Dragon used to dodge was the same, while the cost of the mecha was definitely higher.

The Trash Fish Army that relied on bodily collisions were also not needed in such numbers, for the same reason, but the poison gas of the Trash Fish Army was somewhat useful and could be kept in some quantity...

Amberser slowly modified the army configuration, finally creating a new Undead Legion.

Composed mainly of a large number of micro drones, their primary weapons were rapid-fire remote machine guns; the power was minor but enough to affect the Magic Dragon.

A few of the Trash Fish Army were used as cannon fodder, employing their self-destructive poison gas to limit the Magic Dragon’s mobility.

This time, Amberser didn’t make the exhausted Naomi the target again. Instead, he created a simulated Time Dragon.

This Time Dragon wasn’t as agile as Naomi. With a grand gesture, Amberser increased its energy limit.

The battle resumed, and Amberser’s newly formed Undead Legion began to pour ammunition in large quantities.

As always, the Magic Dragon used the Power of Time from afar to affect the hit rate of these undead troops. Countless barrages of gunfire whizzed past the Time Dragon without even a scratch.

However, this was just the beginning.

Under the relentless barrage, the Magic Dragon began to take damage after a minute or two, unable to keep up with energy recovery. No matter how the Time Dragon altered its use of the Power of Time, as long as the undead’s barrage continued, the energy consumption of the Time Dragon was vast, and it was eventually killed through attrition.

This time, the Time Dragon’s energy depletion was dozens of times faster than before, yet the cost of Amberser’s created Undead Legion was reduced many times compared to a fleet all-out attack.

Amberser paused the image of the gunfire-filled scene, pointing at the downpour-like barrage and said to Katherine and Arthur Laine, "Low cost, low damage, but dense ranged attacks are the best means of attrition! Even the Magic Dragon Tyrant can’t let every drop of a storm pass by his side!"

Arthur Laine couldn’t help but remark, "If we had this capability back then, we probably would have lost much less."

In those days, they swung swords and waved wands, with no automatic rifles to fire repeatedly. If they had such weapons, it wouldn’t matter whether the Magic Dragon could withstand it or not; the other Giant Dragons would have been blown to bits long before.

But Katherine immediately spotted a flaw, "Real combat isn’t that simple. First, the Magic Dragon won’t just sit there as a target, it will attack proactively, and your undead troops will be continually wiped out. Secondly, it seems you’ve set them to have unlimited ammunition, allowing them to fire without pause, and even the range limitation is omitted. Can they really shoot over a kilometer high? Lastly, their accuracy is too exaggerated, you can’t possibly have so many Divine Archers."

Katherine, a bow and arrow expert, thought Amberser’s undead archers were even more exaggerated than the Elf Tribe, and such a large-scale ranged troop was frankly impossible in reality.

Amberser admitted that Katherine had a point, but he wasn’t discouraged, instead confidently asserting, "All of these are problems we can find ways to overcome. It’s true that the Magic Dragon can counterattack, but we can also coordinate our defenses, right? Are all those mages and priests for nothing? They might not handle the Magic Dragon well, but surely focusing on protection is possible?"