Chapter 56: Temporary Battlefield Mission
“Sharpshooters, unleash your arrows!”
“Venom Dragon squadron, continue dropping boulders behind the enemy lines.”
Under normal circumstances, facing a barrage of arrows, the enemy would surely raise their magic shields to defend themselves.
However, Xi Wei was unconcerned.
Even though these arrows might not be very effective under the protection of magic shields, once a Magus activates a legion-level shield, they would be unable to do anything else.
A legion-level Magus can only choose between defense and offense.
This move directly neutralized one Archmage of the legion.
It was just that Xi Wei hadn’t anticipated that Kleon intended to fight a desperate battle, willing to go all out. Therefore, he didn’t want to use legion-level Magi to protect ordinary soldiers.
He wanted to inflict as much damage as possible on the Winter Kingdom’s soldiers and avenge the deceased Earl Amper.
“Swish, swish, swish…”
“Everyone, raise your shields!”
Facing the overwhelming hail of arrows, which resembled a swarm of locusts, Kleon showed no panic.
Under his command, all the soldiers raised their shields to block, but this method of defense was severely limited.
Their shields couldn’t protect their entire bodies.
Nor could they block the heavy boulders falling from the sky.
Many ordinary soldiers perished in this round of ranged attacks.
“It seems these people intend to fight to the death,” Xi Wei’s gaze turned cold as he locked onto two Archmages who were rapidly chanting their incantations.
Once legion-level Mages appear, they must be identified and eliminated immediately.
Otherwise, they would become a significant problem.
Mages were the type of unit Xi Wei disliked the most, and for good reason.
Since he didn’t have any, he disliked them.
After all, only magic could defeat magic. In a battle between two armies, if one side lacks mages, it means they will have to pay a greater price to defeat their enemy.
There were not many Mages throughout the North Continent; the South Continent was the holy land of Mages.
In fact, the entire North Continent was referred to as a barbarian land by the South Continent.
However, judging by the current situation, the Winter Kingdom, with its complete lack of magical strength, was indeed comparable to barbarians.
As for Priests.
Xi Wei now used them as melee units.
These berserk soldiers who enjoyed smashing enemies’ skulls with their metal scepters were truly wasted as support units.
Now, he needed a group of fearless soldiers to break through the Knight corps protecting the Archmages.
Then, he would dispatch Holy Knights of Light to capture the Archmages alive. After all, he still had the Pope’s Space Ring that he hadn’t opened yet.
With this thought in mind, Xi Wei began to issue new battlefield missions to the “leeks” (new players).
By now, the veteran players’ levels far surpassed ordinary soldiers, even reaching levels comparable to elite Crusaders and regular Priests. Even the new players, who were constantly being led to level up, had already reached over level ten.
Assigning such a mission to them, and dispatching two Holy Knights of Light to intercept any high-level threats the players couldn’t handle, was the best course of action.
【Triggered: Temporary Battlefield Mission】
【Mission Name: Overcoming Obstacles】
【Mission Description: Within the enemy formation, two legion-level Archmages are unscrupulously chanting destructive battlefield magic. King of Winter requires a band of brave warriors to clear out the army protecting the Archmages, creating an opportunity for the Sky Knights to capture them.】
【Mission Restrictions: Players level 20 and above. Participation for players below level 20 is not recommended.】
【Mission Rewards: 20,000 Experience Points, Equipment Lottery Ticket x10】
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The players were initially leisurely slaughtering weaker enemies on the battlefield.
The system mission notification chimed.
Upon seeing the system mission, they instantly perked up.
They scanned the battlefield and immediately identified two legion-level Archmages marked with large red arrows above their heads.
“Brothers! Let’s get them!”
“Hehe, here we come~”
One player yelled, not even bothering to look at the soldiers who had already surrendered and were crouching on the ground. He turned and charged towards the Knight corps protecting the Archmages.
More players abandoned their current enemies and shifted their attack direction.
“Maintain vigilance, enemies are approaching!”
As the player army rapidly advanced, the Knight corps protecting the Archmages at the rear flank of the Amper formation became alert.
They were mostly Knight Rank, with many Great Knights, and five Archmages leading them.
These ordinary infantry, with their peculiar appearance and strange cries, dared to charge their formation.
They were simply courting death.
Earlier, they had been subjected to a relentless bombardment by the Venom Dragons from the sky, coating their faces in filth and expletives. They had already been harboring pent-up anger.
Now, they had the perfect opportunity to vent it.
As for those in the sky, they were too short, couldn’t fly, and couldn’t be reached. Weren’t the ones on the ground meant to be killed at will?
With such thoughts, these knights stood ready, holding their long spears level, bodies lowered, eyes cold, and radiating killing intent.
