Chapter 1226: 390. Perfectly Imperfect
“Counterattack, quickly counterattack!”
“The refraction barrier won’t hold much longer! These damned monsters are using bullets and explosives to weaken the barrier’s potency!”
“First, take out those steel monsters firing light columns! Once we eliminate them, we can win this!”
Many figures rushed out from the subway entrance, each shrouded in a crystalline shell with countless facets.
These crystalline shells, composed of wind type and rock and soil energy, were what the wizards referred to as “refraction barriers.”
Because they could almost entirely refract light beams, they were listed among the top ten classic magic shields in the Ulnas Circle textbooks.
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Regrettably, this spell was local magic, not wild magic.
Its initial strength was only first level, and it could only be enhanced by magical items or other spells.
In other words, even in the hands of a Nine Circles Battle Mage, it had at most the strength of about seven circles.
A large group of combat wizards wearing magic metal armor were supported by their comrades who cast a seven-circle level “refraction barrier,” then charged forward amidst a hail of bullets and laser beams, clearing the way for the wizards behind them.
Once they reached ground level first, they immediately tore open magic scrolls and fired the spells contained within at the metallic giant apes.
It was rather embarrassing that at this moment, the inner and outer spaces were filled with metal magic, suppressing most of the local magic’s potency and preventing the Nine Circles Wizards from opening sub-dimensional planes to strengthen their side.
After discussion, the wizards found that the only effective means of counterattack were those few magic scrolls provided by the Hotams Wizard.
And the spell recorded on these magic scrolls was Noland Lee’s “Thundercloud Technique”!
When a thundercloud containing over a hundred million points of thunder and lightning energy appeared on the battlefield, the scales of the battle tipped drastically in favor of the wizards.
The wild and fierce thunder and lightning energy wreaked havoc among the ranks of the Death Steel Soldiers, throwing one metallic body after another into the air.
The Death Steel Soldiers had extremely high resistance to magic, and they weren’t destroyed by the thunder and lightning energy, but!
The ammunition packs they carried, the high-powered ammunition inside those packs, and the explosives and cannon shells piled behind the lines weren’t encased in anti-demon materials!
When the thundercloud unleashed dense thunder and lightning sweeping across the lines, a series of earth-shattering explosions occurred.
“Crackle… Boom, boom, boom—”
The thunder ignited the potent explosives, which released shockwaves and intense heatwaves; the shock from the explosions triggered more distant sympathetic detonations.
Almost within 10 seconds, the defensive line constructed by the Death Steel Soldiers had been breached.
Seizing the chance while they were blasted to disarray, the furious wizards fiercely cast spells at the metallic giant apes launching laser beams.
The Metal System Wizards who still had fighting strength were fully occupied trying to prevent the Nine Circles Wizards from opening a sub-dimensional plane, leaving them no resources to aid their allies.
It was also fortunate that the metallic giant apes were entirely comprised of anti-demon materials; otherwise, they would have been torn to shreds by the magic upon the first encounter.
“Something’s not right! Why haven’t our magic spells defeated these metal creatures?”
“They seem to have an incredibly high resistance to magic energy!” noveldrama
“You just realized? Idiots! Run for your lives! We can’t defeat these monsters!”
When one person took the lead to flee the battlefield, a crowd followed suit.
After confirming that their own side couldn’t shake the metal creatures, the counterattacking force, originally bursting with momentum, dispersed in terror, becoming easy targets for the Death Steel Army to pick off one by one.
Soon, the counterattack force skipped the intense fighting stage and went straight into a rout.
Several Shadow Fragments, under the protection of the “Veil of Different Worlds (Imitation),” mixed into the retreating wizard force, sticking close to a few wizards of considerable strength.
Seeing that these wizards were about to leave the battlefield, Noland Lee couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his lips.
Once the wizards left the urban area and entered the wild, he could use the ritual array to summon the Shadow Fragments and take the anti-demon materials from the “Shadow Pouch.”
His gaze shifted, scanning the battlefield, and he found Morster near the subway entrance, looking rather disheveled.
The guy was standing with a group of Earth Vein Wizards and was currently being protected by high ring level Earth Vein Wizards as he looked for a chance to escape.
During the overheating of the metallic giant apes’ laser cannon barrels, Morster and several Earth Vein Wizards seized the opportunity to deploy earth rock magic, dived into the soil, and narrowly escaped the gunfire.
But just as they were celebrating their narrow escape, a few Metal System Wizards abruptly appeared on their inevitable path.
These Metal System Wizards used hardened steel barriers as obstacles and prevented the Earth Vein Wizards moving through the soil from getting through.
Morster and his companions had just escaped a tight spot when they were dragged back into the muddy battle by the Metal System Wizards.
To make matters worse, Morster and his companions had no reinforcements, while the Metal System Wizards did—and not just a few.
After forcing Morster and the others to the surface, the Metal System Wizards pointed a finger, and the nearby Death Steel Soldiers turned their guns to aim at Morster and his group.
Mixed with the noise of gunshots and cannon fire, a terrifying beam of laser light sounded.
The damage from bullets and cannon shells was still within the tolerance of Morster and others, but that beam was lethal.
An Earth Vein Wizard didn’t manage to summon a refraction barrier in time to protect himself and was ignited by the beam, burning from the inside out into ash with an agonizing scream.