The attack was so sudden that Roddy did not notice it in advance even though he had activated his "Environmental Sensitivity". If it were not for Natha's Whistling Arrow, he would not even have had the time to raise his hand to block the attack.
A dazzling light flashed, and the sound of an explosion whistled in his ears. The raised sand obscured his vision. Roddy landed on the ground with a "thud". He then stretched out his hand to support himself and forcibly stabilized his body.
The stones hit his body and hurt, but Roddy had no intention of dodging. He tried his best to open his eyes wide and look into the distance, trying to identify the enemy who had suddenly attacked him. However, the several beams of light streaking across his head made him frown. Most of the offensive spells of ordinary spellcasters would not exceed a range of 70 meters, but the spells at this time definitely exceeded a range of 100 meters!
Then, Roddy recognized some of the characteristics of the spells that he was very familiar with. They were the "arcane spells" that Camilla had used before!
How many people on this continent could use "arcane spells"? Roddy could not think of any other possibility other than the "Holy Assembly".
Therefore, he immediately thought that the "Holy Assembly" was targeting him. The other party had probably discovered the secret of Elsen City and had come all the way to him!
Roddy never had any wishful thinking in his heart because he had already regarded the "Holy Assembly" as an enemy that he would face sooner or later. So, at this time, he immediately believed that the other party was coming for him. So, he raised his short bow and prepared to fight back.
"Sodelor! Line up for battle, get ready — "
Halfway through his words, Roddy suddenly scolded, "Damn it, raise your shields! Find cover! "
He had vaguely seen three or four figures in the distance and thought that there were not many enemies, but then he found that there were more than 30 or 40 arcanists surging out from not far away.
The overwhelming number of arcane spells immediately made Roddy a little dumbfounded, so he immediately changed his order. Just as the soldiers instinctively raised their shields, the second wave of bombardment exploded in front of them.
"Boom boom boom —"
For some reason, Roddy was reminded of the feeling of summoning naval cannons to bombard enemies in Battlefield 2. But what made him feel helpless was that the target of the bombardment was none other than himself!
After a wave of spell bombardment, there was only an endless buzzing sound left in his ears. Within the choking smoke, his visibility was only about two meters.
Rody, who was crawling on the ground, moved a few meters to the side and slowly stood up.
Glancing at where Sodelor and the others were standing, Roddy heaved a sigh of relief. The enemy's shockwave did not hit them, and the arcane explosion was about ten meters away from them. Apart from the shockwave, no one was injured.
He looked into the distance. Akasha was hiding behind Nokia. Her figure was faintly discernible. Although she was in a sorry state, it was obvious that she had not been attacked.
"Sodelor! Retreat! Tell the engineers to leave as well! Retreat to the outside of the ruins and form a defensive line! "
Roddy had experienced more battles than anyone else, so at this moment, just based on the power and range of the spells, he was certain of one fact: his team could not beat these guys!
If he had brought two elite teams of mages and rangers, he might have had a fighting chance. But thirty infantry with shields against more than thirty high-level mages would only result in a "team wipe."
The enemy was unexpectedly strong, and Roddy could only choose to retreat. But just as he came up with a plan, he thought of Ted, who had been blasted away. He immediately changed his course of retreat. He gripped his short bow and stood up to search for the figure that was drowned in the smoke.
Although he did not have much of a relationship with this Wood Elf, Roddy was not a cold-blooded person who would ignore life. He did not want Ted to lose his life because of him …
"Village Chief Ted!"
Rody shouted. He then raised his hand and shot three arrows into the distance. One of the arrows, 'Arcane Shot', broke through a shield and caused a scream to ring out.
"Roddy!"
Sodelor shouted from behind, indicating for him to retreat as soon as possible. But Roddy raised his hand and gestured for him to wait. He then rushed into the smoke and found Ted, who was leaning against the stone wall. Seeing that he was still alive, Roddy reached out and pulled him up.
"Get out of here!"
In the smoke, Ted's spellcasting was interrupted by Roddy's violent actions. His entire body stiffened. His expression was very interesting. First, he frowned, then he was surprised. When he confirmed that his hand was being pulled by Roddy, his eyes revealed an unprecedented anger.
But before he could say anything, Roddy, who was running in front, shouted loudly in the elven language, "Those guys are crazy. You run quickly. I'll do my best to delay them!"
Roddy was not trying to promote some "humanitarian spirit." Regardless of whether Ted was here or not, he had to provide cover for his main force. He asked Ted to leave the battlefield now because he did not want to see him get involved.
In the distance, the enemies were rushing over from the west. Sodelor was driving the team to the northeast. Roddy was dragging the village chief through the ruins and fleeing to the east. Because he was dragging Ted, Roddy could not speed up. After a few steps, he had to stop, turn around, and shoot two more "Arcane Arrows".
The enemies in the distance also attacked. Several "Arcane Missiles" hit the stone pillar beside him, and the broken stones almost hit Roddy. He counterattacked with the combination of "Eagle's Eye Ring" and "Concentration Shooting", killing the arcanist in front of him on the spot!
This arrow made the arcanists of the Holy Assembly speechless for a moment. It seemed that they did not expect such a counterattack.
But Roddy was not interested in feeling proud. He continued to run, shouting to Ted without looking back, "I'll take them to the west. You run that way! Hurry! "
Roddy's attention was completely focused on the enemies, and he did not notice Ted's expression at all. He did not know that after he ran far away, the "village chief" was still standing there without moving.
Ted silently looked at Roddy's back and slowly loosened his clenched fist.
The black smoke swirled in his palm and disappeared. Ted squinted his eyes and looked at the arcanists in the distance.
Rody, who was more than 20 meters away, did not know what Ted was doing. He used 'Leap' to jump onto a low wall. He then turned around and continued to shoot at the enemies in the distance. However, it was clear that the arrows from a distance of 100 meters could not cause much damage. A few arrows were firmly blocked by the shield.
The enemies were approaching, and Roddy could clearly see their levels. A lot of "orange" and "red" words were vaguely visible. Among them, there was a "black" word that represented the absolute difference in strength, which made Roddy's heart sink to the bottom.
"Damn it, this is too much …"
Roddy did not think that he would be surrounded by a group of Level-20 or even Level-40 arcanists. He looked around and saw that Sodelor and the others had retreated with the sappers. He let out a sigh of relief. Thinking of the powerful enemies in front of him, he gritted his teeth and reached for the bottle of [Soletta's Rage] he had just obtained from the stone tower.
Should he give it a try?
However, before he could make a decision, a series of explosions in the distance caused Rody to freeze in place.
What is Ted doing?!
Rody saw that the Wood Elf Village Chief had actually appeared on the battlefield and was moving at an unimaginable speed. Rody even felt that he would not be able to keep up with the Wood Elf Village Chief's speed even if he used 'Leap Forward' indefinitely.
What … is going on?
Ted swept past the arcanists from the side like a gust of wind, shuttling back and forth in the concentrated spells like a butterfly. Surprisingly, he was not injured at all. The moment he raised his hand, Roddy finally realized the truth: Ted was definitely not who he thought he was!
The black Shadow Arrow spun and shot out from Ted's hand. However, the effect was completely different from the Shadow Priest's. This Shadow Arrow did not have an astonishing size. It was as if he had casually thrown out a black dagger. However, the arcane shield that blocked Rody's arrow was completely useless in front of this Shadow Arrow.
With a series of cracking noises, several arcanists were pierced through and fell to the ground.
Roddy was completely frightened by the strange scene in front of him, but he did not plan to continue watching. He immediately decided to leave. The level of this battle was beyond his ability to interfere. He could not help even if he wanted to!
But before he could turn around and leave, he saw the strongest sorcerer with the name "Black" in the team of arcanists raise his wand.
"In the name of arcane!"
The dense forest was instantly flattened by the blooming light, and the vast elemental aura made Roddy stagger and almost fall to the ground.
He swallowed, knowing what level of opponent he had encountered. In the seven years of playing the game, he had only seen such a spell once when fighting a world-class boss!
This was a truly powerful spell, an existence that stood at the top of the pyramid of power in this world.
Thousands of square meters of forest was flattened, but Ted was still alive. However, his appearance had completely changed. His face, which was originally like a dead tree, had a few cracks, but there was no blood inside. Instead, there was a faint black mist floating in the air. After the robe on his body was torn apart, his body structure seemed to have imperceptibly become strong and slender.
He frowned, and there was a look of realization in his eyes. His raised hand slowly lowered, and then he stopped running. Instead, he ran toward the center of the ruins!
The arcanist Lucius quickly chanted a spell, and more than forty arcanists beside him attacked Ted non-stop. Their eyes were filled with fanaticism, and they had already forgotten about Roddy, who had shot their companion to death.
Ted rushed into the entrance of the basement in the center of the ruins without stopping, and the arcanists behind him chased all the way. Lucius' staff also lit up with a white light, obviously preparing to cast a more terrifying offensive spell.
But Roddy suddenly had a bad feeling. There was nothing in the basement except for more than five hundred "charging crystals." Could it be that he —
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