She frowned and asked Roddy, "Is it a big problem?"
In her memory, Roddy rarely made such "distressed" and "anxious" movements. It was obvious that he had encountered a problem that was difficult to solve. This made Merinsera, who was usually fearless, nervous. The gaze from the giant eye of the "Demon Gate" had buried the fear brought by the other plane deep in her heart. She would never forget it.
"We have to face it. I can only hope that my judgment is wrong."
Roddy took another deep breath, but his gaze suddenly froze … because he saw a "mission notification" that suddenly popped up.
[Demon Disaster]
You sense the unusual movements of the demon, but you don't know what you are facing.
Face it, or run, the further the better!
This mission didn't give a mission reward or completion goal, because this was a "random mission" that appeared in a specific area. This kind of mission had a high degree of freedom, and one could only roughly guess the direction of the mission through a simple description. At the same time, the final reward would be determined according to the mission difficulty and completion rate.
Just like now, the "mission description" gave him the options of "face it" and "run away." And one would never know which one was easier, which one would gain more, and which one was riskier.
Roddy frowned and thought. In terms of risk, choosing to "run away" was definitely the safest choice. But simply "running away" wasn't Roddy's style. In the face of any crisis, Roddy would strive to have the "initiative". He thought about the possible consequences of Doris and the others' actions, and immediately turned to Merinsera and said, "Bring her back to the hotel! Get ready to evacuate first. "
"Okay."
In the short reply, Doris suddenly felt a chill on her body. When she looked down, she found that there was a strange elemental film on the surface of her body. And the color of this "elemental film" actually simulated the color of the surrounding walls and furniture.
The next moment, her mouth was gagged by invisible elements, and her whole body was controlled and floated out of the window. As soon as she entered the night street, the film on the surface of her body turned pitch-black. Under Merinsera's control, she floated for seven or eight meters before being thrown into a carriage that was already parked by the roadside.
At least I'm alive …
This was Doris's last thought before she was stuffed into the carriage.
*****
"Activate the highest alert state!"
"All Floating Space Towers, take to the skies!"
Inside the Colomier Magic Tower, President Jeremy looked at the huge magic circle that was more than ten square meters in size and announced the current battle plan with a serious look on his face.
This magic circle was created by a "prophecy" sorcerer. After activation, it could show the current situation of the entire Duriel city and the surrounding ports. The light dots on it represented humans or mermen. At this moment, the army of the Blue-Gilled Mermen had already disembarked from all the ports. They flooded all the docks in an instant and charged towards the city. If it weren't for the city walls that activated the magic circle and the army that was deployed to stop them, the Murlocs would have already charged into the city!
However, the current situation wasn't optimistic. The standing army was scarce, and the mages' magic power was limited … No one could say for sure if the murlocs that suddenly appeared would break through the defensive line. Thus, Speaker Jeremy, who was currently commanding the battle, didn't look relaxed.
As the mages of Duriel city were deployed to the frontline, the originally retreating defense line finally slowed down. Among them, the gap in the support of the sorcerers was obviously reduced. At this moment, the advantage of Lassman's high ratio of mages and the concentration of high-end combat power was immediately highlighted. When faced with the "mass killing spells" of the mages, the murlocs could only rely on their bodies to resist. Thus, when the number of mages reached a certain ratio, the situation of the battle finally changed.
Behind the two to three hundred ordinary soldiers, there were more than thirty magic apprentices and eight official mages supporting them with their firepower. Large-scale spells that were rarely used were all put to use here. "Firewall", "Path of Icicles" and other spells in the narrow areas caused shocking damage to the Murlocs.
The morale of the Duriel city guards, who were initially frightened by the number of murlocs, was greatly boosted. Their shouts covered the sorrowful cries of the murlocs. Under the protection of various magic shields, the soldiers finally began to brandish their long swords valiantly. In an instant, blood flowed like a river …
When the air was filled with the smell of burnt grilled fish, the floating-space towers around Duriel city were activated one after another. Some of them were originally buried under the water, and some were embedded in the mountains. At this moment, they slowly rose into the air with a buzzing sound, and then floated towards the four docks.
Hundreds of ballistae on the floating-space towers began to pour fire like rain, mixed with extremely lethal explosive crossbow bolts. Because there was no air superiority, the murlocs who tried to push forward from the rear were all swept away by the firepower from the air. Even though they were still emerging from the sea, the pressure on the frontline was instantly reduced by a lot …
In less than ten minutes, the murlocs who tried to rush into the city on the docks had been killed or injured. At the same time, the frontline was no longer retreating. The ten sorcerers of the six academies were constantly casting spells to kill and injure the murlocs. The two puppet troops of the Moffett Academy were urgently activated, and they would arrive on the battlefield in three minutes. But even so, President Jeremy, who was staring at the magic circle, was still frowning more and more.
Because he still could not see the upper limit of the murlocs.
The detection circle and the sorcerers of prophecy could not calculate the exact number of murlocs under the sea. Just like how Houdini did not dare to explore the ruins under the sea, the sea was a natural shielding field for mages. They could still explore shallow areas, but things more than 50 meters underwater could not be detected at all.
If the murlocs charged forward without any regard for their lives, no matter how powerful the mages were, there would come a day when they would run out of magic power. How could they fight against the seemingly infinite number of murlocs?
"Maintain order in the city! Prepare the magic circle at the top of the Colomier Magic Tower to activate. Cover fire support! "
As the president of the council, he was actually taking a gamble at this moment. He had to assume that the number of the murlocs was limited, so in such a battle, he had to kill the murlocs in an instant. Otherwise, if they simply let the murlocs wear themselves out, the defensive line would very likely collapse by dawn!
For a long time, Duriel had not been involved in the war with Rassman. As a port city, the symbolic "floating-space tower" was actually used to guard against enemy warships. Using it to deal with the murlocs who had already landed on land was really like "using anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes", a waste of resources.
"Begin charging. Activate. Fire coverage locked!"
"Charging complete!"
"Activate stabilizing magic circle!"
"Energy stabilizing complete!"
After nearly five minutes of preparation, the magic circle was finally ready to fire. Jeremy and the other two councilors pressed their hands on the magic circle at the same time.
"Energy release!"
The Colomier Tower in the dark suddenly emitted light. Rings of light spiraled up from the bottom of the tower and finally converged into a bright ball of light at the top of the tower. With a buzzing sound, the ball of light whizzed out. After leaving the top of the tower, it flew for two minutes, crossed a distance of five kilometers, and finally landed in the shallow sea outside the port …
There was a sudden explosion, and the violent impact and heat evaporated a large amount of seawater on the spot. The dazzling white light that bloomed from the ball of light made the dark Duriel as bright as day in an instant!
The surface of the sea was instantly filled with dismembered corpses. The originally densely packed murlocs outside the defensive line seemed to have been cut in half. In an instant, more than half of the murlocs had been cleared, and the remaining ones were also hit by the shockwave. The Rassman defenders who had been continuously releasing protective barriers since the appearance of the ball of light took the opportunity to counterattack, and in an instant, they had retaken one of the docks …
However, the bloody battle in the other three locations was still ongoing. The stabilizing magic circle in the Colomier Magic Tower only started charging again after ten minutes of cooldown …
When the brilliant ball of light streaked across the night sky again, Roddy's carriage had just stopped at the back entrance of the hotel.
The carriage door was pushed open, and Roddy led the way into the hotel. Behind him, Merlinsera and Doris, who was disguised by the elements, followed closely behind.
Roddy did not say a word as he ran into the lobby. He only gestured to David, who was originally standing vigilantly by the door. David immediately turned around and ran out with a solemn expression. The silent gesture conveyed the message, and in less than a minute, the originally silent hotel was suddenly filled with noisy footsteps.
"Level one combat readiness. Abandon the useless supplies!"
Irwin and David led their respective teams to the backyard where the goods were originally stacked. The various types of heavy armor and weapons that were stored in the wooden boxes were activated. The soldiers helped each other put on the equipment as quickly as possible. Then, they arranged the most important materials such as the Magic Circle Stone Slab and the recharging crystals, and threw the miscellaneous items in a corner.
When they appeared in the lobby of the hotel in full armor, the other people in the hotel were all stunned. They were originally suspicious of the alarm outside, and now that they saw Irwin and his team's metal tower-like appearance, they almost thought that there was some kind of "armed coup" going on. Irwin and his team did not even need to say anything before they all ran away …
On the third floor, Akasha, who was standing in front of the window and observing the alarm signals, saw Roddy suddenly come in. She asked curiously, "What's going on outside?"
"Level one combat readiness. Prepare for battle immediately!"
Roddy rushed to the wardrobe and started putting on the equipment piece by piece. Sylvia and Naifei immediately realized that this was not a joke, and without another word, they all ran back to their rooms.
Akasha also did not waste any time. She picked up the scepter beside her, put on the belt filled with potions and scrolls, and a small backpack. Only then did she notice Doris, who was suspended in the air by Merlinsera's magic.
"Why did you kidnap her?"
Although Roddy had mentioned today's plan before he left, he obviously did not mention bringing Doris here. Akasha was very disgusted with these Tuk women. Fortunately, Merlinsera did not remove her elemental disguise. If the little priest saw Doris's "vacuum suit", she would really be in trouble.
"The trouble they caused might be useful in times of trouble."
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