inspire-indiana Chapter 99 Attack on the Watchtower
Chapter 99 Attack on the Watchtower
Chapter 99 Attack on the Watchtower
"This is our temporary team."
"Have you looked at the mission details?"
"The watchtower has lost contact; the situation is most likely dire. Hurry, the teleportation array is over there, the coordinates are already set."
Vena shrugged.
Without another word, the three quickly walked towards the designated teleportation array. Once they were in position, the wizard in charge activated the array.
A familiar feeling of dizziness returned, and when vision cleared again, I was in a completely different environment.
The surrounding area consisted of rugged, gray-black rocks with sparse vegetation. The air was dry and cold, carrying the characteristic chill of the mountains.
In the distance, there are undulating, bare mountain ridges.
They appeared on a small teleportation platform hidden in a mountain hollow, surrounded by simple camouflage magic circles.
"According to the coordinates, Watchtower No. 7 is located in the northeast direction, about five miles of mountain road."
Vena quickly determined the direction and pointed to a faint path ahead.
"Stay vigilant. This is the front line area, and we could encounter the enemy at any time."
Heinz tightened his grip on his staff.
Rowling nodded, signaling Baha to take off for reconnaissance.
The three spread out in formation, with Heinz in the center and slightly behind, Vena leading the way, and Rollin on the flank, moving quickly and quietly along the path toward their target.
The mountain path was rugged and difficult to traverse, but it was nothing to a formal wizard.
Baha sent a message from high above, saying that no large-scale enemy activity had been detected yet, but traces of battle could occasionally be seen in the mountains.
The scorched earth, the shattered rocks, and the dried, dark red bloodstains.
After traveling about three miles, a warning suddenly came from Baha!
About 500 meters ahead, on a hillside after a bend, there were energy fluctuations and slight movements, which seemed to be an ambush?
The three stopped immediately and hid behind the rocks. Vena made several hand gestures, signaling her to sneak over and check first. Her figure blended into the shadows of the rocks like a ghost, silently creeping forward.
Rollin and Heinz each prepared their spells, remaining vigilant about their surroundings.
Not long after, Vena returned, her expression somewhat grave.
"It wasn't an ambush targeting us, it was—people from the Ash Ring, about four of them, dealing with a corpse. Judging from their attire, they're our people, probably scouts from the watchtower or escapees."
"They seem to be cleaning up the scene and haven't spotted us yet."
The presence of four enemies dealing with corpses indicates that the battle had just ended.
The situation at the watchtower is probably not good.
"Can you see their true strength?"
Heinz asked in a low voice.
"The three look like apprentices, while the leader is a full-fledged wizard whose energy fluctuations are around the mid-level of the first ring, and he is holding a fire staff."
"They were scattered; two apprentices were digging a pit, one was keeping watch, and the wizard was examining the things on the corpse."
Vena said quickly.
"Four, one link, three apprentices."
"The three of us form a ring, giving us an advantage in a surprise attack."
"Rolin, what control or area-of-effect attack methods do you have?"
"We'd better finish this quickly to avoid making too much noise and attracting more enemies."
Heinz calmly analyzed the situation.
Rowling thought quickly.
"I can try to disrupt them with a wide-range soul attack first, causing them to experience temporary confusion."
"Heinz, you then use frost magic to control or kill that official wizard and the most recent apprentice."
"Vina and I will take care of the other two."
"Soul interference? Are you sure it will work?" Heinz looked at Rolin with some surprise; this kind of spell was rather unorthodox.
"You can give it a try."
Rowling did not offer much explanation.
"Okay, let's go with this plan."
"I'll count to three, then we'll all start."
Vena drew her twin short swords, a cold glint in her eyes.
The three reconfirmed their locations and respective targets.
two"
Luo Lin began to mobilize the soul-corroding power of the Soul Flame Flower within the [Myriad Stars Cyclone], mixing it with star power, preparing to launch a wide-ranging, non-lethal soul attack, primarily for disruption.
The icy blue gem at the tip of Heinz's staff began to condense a chilling aura.
i—，”
"two----"
A flash of eerie blue light appeared in Luo Lin's eyes, and he pressed his palms forward in a gesture!
An invisible, chilling, and dizzying wave of soul energy spread out like ripples, instantly enveloping the four members of the Ash Ring on the hillside ahead!
The lookout apprentice was the first to be hit. His body swayed, his eyes instantly became blank and empty, and he almost dropped his weapon.
The two apprentices who were digging the hole froze, clutching their heads and looking pained.
The first-ring wizard who was examining the corpse jolted violently, a flicker of confusion crossing his eyes, but his resistance was clearly stronger. He quickly shook his head, trying to dispel the discomfort, and shouted sharply, "Enemy attack!!!"
However, Heinz's frost spells were already coming!
"Frozen Path!"
With a wave of his staff, a cold, white aura spread rapidly along the ground like a living thing, instantly freezing the feet of the first-ring wizard who had just shouted out and the apprentice closest to him to the ground!
The biting cold air spread upwards, greatly restricting their movements.
"Let's do it!"
With a low shout, Vena darted out like a cheetah, her twin swords gleaming coldly as she aimed directly at the enemy wizard whose feet were frozen and who was desperately trying to cast a spell.
Rowling wasn't idle either. After releasing his soul interference, he immediately locked onto another apprentice who had just recovered from dizziness and was trying to raise his crossbow.
With a flick of his finger, a highly compressed, extremely fast stellar energy ray shot out, precisely piercing the apprentice's throat.
The apprentice, frozen by Heinz, tried to melt the ice with flames, but Heinz tapped his staff again, and several sharp ice spikes shot out, pinning him to the ground.
Vena's battle with the enemy wizard also ended quickly.
The wizard's feet were frozen, limiting his movement. Although he managed to cast a fireball to repel Vena's first wave of attacks, Vena was extremely agile. She rolled to the side to avoid the fireball, and her short sword pierced the gap in the wizard's ribs, which was exposed by the spell.
Immediately afterwards, another short sword slashed across his throat, clean and swift.
The last apprentice, who was least affected by the soul interference and had already retreated a few steps, turned and tried to run away when he saw that things were not going well.
Roland fired another beam of star power, striking the back of his leg.
The apprentice screamed and fell to the ground, and Vena chased after him and delivered the final blow.
The battle lasted less than twenty seconds from start to finish.
All four enemies were eliminated, and no one on our side was injured.
"Well done! Your soul interference was quite effective."
Vena shook the blood off her short sword and nodded to Rolin.
Heinz glanced at Rollin, said nothing, but his eyes lacked some of the previous indifference.
"Clean up the scene, examine the body for any useful information, and then leave immediately."
"The commotion just now may not have been significant, but it's best to be cautious."
The three acted swiftly.
A rough map of the surrounding area was found on the enemy wizard.
Several points were marked on it, including the location of Watchtower No. 7, which was marked with an X, and next to it was written in haste, "Suppressed, in progress."
There was also a fragment of a crystal ball used for short-range communication, which was damaged.
The apprentice had only some ordinary weapons and a small amount of supplies.
"The watchtower has indeed been attacked, and may have already been captured; the remaining structures are being cleared out."
Vena looked at the map markings, her expression growing even more somber.
"Speed up, there might still be survivors trapped somewhere inside the tower."
Rowling put the map away.
Without further delay, the three cleaned up the traces at the scene and then hurried towards the watchtower at an even faster pace.