Chapter 1561 1389: Since when Healers are so powerful?
The whole city walls was in complete silence. The soldiers were dumbfounded. They had never expected to witness such a fantasy-like battle. After the fire elemental creatures retreated into the distance, the soldiers broke into loud cheers. Although they weren't involved in the battle, they were fired up by the magnificent scene.
However, Alex wasn't as delightful as them. He gazed forward coldly.
"Alice, order the Healers to cast the defensive barrier. Now!"
"Yes, Mr. Alex!"
Alice turned around and commanded hurriedly. The Healers scuttled forward and chanted softly in unison, where sacred, complex runes appeared and merged together. Shortly after, a golden spiritual radiance flashed and a translucent barrier emerged over everyone. On the other hand, the leader of the Ocean Elves stepped back while their tentacles spiraled gracefully in midair to draw azure runes one after another. In the blink of an eye, a new, smooth, solid ice barrier grew over the fortress.
At the same time, sparkling radiances that resembled stars emerged in the darkness on the opposite side.
Those weren't the brilliance of stars. Those were arrows lit up with spiritual flames.
"Ambush—!"
A rain of countless arrows streaked across the dark sky and engulfed the entire fortress. The soldiers lifted their shields and hid behind the walls, only to find the arrows clattering on the invisible, defensive barrier over them. For the time being, all they could do was to take cover and wait for the arrow attack to end.
Alex stood on the peak of the tower proudly. The arrows that were about to reach him were deflected by an invisible strength. He clasped his sword hilt and narrowed his eyes.
Although there seemed to be nothing ahead, he sensed his heart pumping fast because he was familiar with this feeling. In the game, this was a usual scene from his battles with the Undead Creatures and now, the entire battle had set onto the path which he was most familiar with.
The rain of arrows lasted for about six minutes. The soldiers lifted their heads frantically. The ones who fought the Undead Creatures in the previous battle appeared fine. However, it was shocking for the newer soldiers to experience such a terrifying arrow attack. There was an instant when they thought that the arrows were indefinite and they would be buried by them like a wave.
Shortly after, they heard a deep sound from afar.
Boom… Boom…
Boom..
That was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground and resembled the footsteps of a massive creature approaching them. The soldiers gripped their bow and arrow in anticipation. The Phantom Beasts by the foot of the walls instinctively retreated and gathered while the Batfishes swayed anxiously and let out warnings that ordinary humans couldn't hear.
——Gaaaaa!
The deep night sky was like an invisible creature with its mouth opened wide. Everyone witnessed the twisting night sky transforming into a large burning, scarlet cloud with tens of thousands of Flame Crows howling and soaring in the sky. Not only that, but the flames spreading on the ground also erupted and charged forward like a wave.
But this time, behind them were numerous shadows that were as tall as the city wall. After taking a closer look, they were creatures made of bones and clutched warhammers as they shambled forward. The flat iron plate above both sides of their shoulders, which served as platforms had expanded entirely. They were laid out with lightweight arrows and bows and groups of Ghouls and Skeletal Warriors. Even though, logically speaking, these top-heavy presence would likely lose their balance and crumble in taking one step, Rhode was aware that he couldn't count on science in this world.
"Oh Creators above! What are those things?"
Many soldiers yelled in fear and subconsciously stepped back. Chill run down their spines making their already stiff bodies stiffen even more.
At this moment, the Undead Army launched their attacks.
Scarlet flames and crystal clear ice collided again. This time, the fire elemental creatures who had gathered all their strength were matched evenly with Alex's water elemental creatures. At this moment, a dozen Skeletal Trolls lumbered forward and stood up straight.
Swish!
Skeleton Archers who stood above the Skeletal Trolls' shoulders shot out arrows one after another, which struck the solid, ice city walls. But, the purpose of these arrows wasn't to damage the city walls only. Under the bright flames, pitch-black ropes were also seen attached to them.
"Cut the ropes! Quick! Burn them off!"
The commanders ordered the soldiers to cut off the ropes immediately. But at this moment, another wave of arrows streaked across the sky and overwhelmed them. Not only that, but the dark, shriveled Ghouls had also climbed up the ropes already!
That was like a scene from a nightmare.
The entire world was filled with a mixture of black and red. In the sky, Flame Crows and Bone Griffins launched their most ferocious attacks on the Batfishes while fire elemental creatures and the Undead Army swarmed forward on the surface. As soon as they fell under the attacks of the Phantom Beasts, darkness quickly filled the gaps. The battlefront shrunk, but the soldiers above the city walls weren't in the mood to care.
"Wind Blades!"
Selena extended her arms and transformed strong gales into razor-sharp blades that swept a pitch-black, shriveled, and putrid Ghoul off the city wall. But at the same time, another shadow arrived at her side.
At this moment, Fred also attacked.
His blade shimmered in a green radiance as he punctured the Ghoul's body. The Ghouls' skin should have been as strong as steel where sharp blades couldn't deal serious damage to them. However, they had lost their solid defense in this enchanted field. Fred's blade ripped through its flesh knife through like butter and the Ghoul extended its claws at him.
He shrieked in surprise, but drove his foot forward with one powerful thrust to draw some distance apart. Then, he brandished his green blade and a whirlwind rose from the ground abruptly. In a series of painful screeches, the Ghoul flew out and crashed into its companion.
"———!"
Fred whistled proudly. After he turned around, he realized that another Ghoul had leapt up from the wall and slashed at one of the Clerics.
"Be careful!"
The swordsman yelled frantically. He always thought that Healers were fragile and a class that wasn't great in combat. He stood too far away from the healer and couldn't assist her. At this moment, he hoped that someone around the healer would notice and strike the Ghoul away. But it was a pity that only a miracle could save her.
But the miracle didn't happen—because there was no need for it.
Just an inch closer and the Ghoul's razor-sharp claw would tear into her soft skin. However, it failed. Its claw struck an invisible barrier which deflected it in midair. The young lady was startled. She turned around in panic and saw the Ghoul rolling on the ground. Then, her behaviors were out of Fred's expectations. Even though she appeared nervous, she hurriedly extended her arm and in the blink of an eye, she blasted a dazzling ray on the Ghoul. The nimble Ghoul looked as though it were bound by manacles and leg-irons and couldn't budge at all. The Healer made a few hand gestures, and a white light beam descended from above, struck the Ghoul heavily, and turned it into ashes.
Since when do Healers are so powerful? The man questionned his existence.
Frantically, Fred couldn't believe his eyes. Back then, he cursed Alex inwardly for being so heartless to place a bunch of Healers with 'no combat abilities' in the front lines. During the few days of staying in the fortress, Fred knew that Alex had been training the Healers' combat abilities based on his first fiancee Luna's training. However, he didn't take them seriously as he thought that the training sessions were to teach them how to protect themselves using some basic sword moves or something. But why did it seem like… this group of Healers was much stronger than him?
Brilliance from spiritual spells and magical spells shone from above the city wall. The soldiers had calmed down from the initial chaos where they were stunned by this tactic that the Undead Army deployed. But they pulled themselves together and eliminated the Ghouls rushing up the city walls while being protected by the spiritual barrier. The Ghouls were powerful and the weakest ones were at level 50. Their sharp claws had poisonous effects and their strong skin made them tough enemies in close combat. Due to the effects of the enchanted field, the Ghouls were weakened by more than half of their strength and were currently at around level 30. The holy powers completely overwhelmed their mighty features and fast speed. But the only problem now was that the black rope connected to the arrows were too strong, where the soldiers' blades and Mages' flames were useless in removing them.
This was going to be hard.
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