From the very start, I wasn't worried about the battle at the Red Maple defensive line. That was because I had already made ample preparations.
The organized Four Elemental Swordcasters, the Borealis and its auxiliary airships formed a new generation of battleships, and the various new defensive tools that the engineers had developed. Unknowingly, I had already accumulated a lot of resources. I left them all there. With them there, I didn't think that the Red Maple defensive line would fall so easily.
Alright, apart from that, I had also made many additional preparations. However, it was always better to have more trump cards. The side that could keep their trump cards until the very end would have a much higher chance of victory.
"The Red Maple defensive line absolutely cannot be lost." This was my bottom line.
After all, that was the key point of this entire battle. If they were defeated, it would mean that the entire Order Faction had been defeated in the Northlands. The final result could only be that the human forces would retreat to the south and give up on the Northlands. In that case, even if we won the battle here, it would be the same as losing. At most, we would be struggling at death's door and waiting for the enemy to come back and beat us up.
Of course, if there really was an unexpected situation, such as a Chaos Evil God risking his own death to descend upon the Red Maple defensive line (the current Elemental Tide wasn't strong enough to tolerate the descent of a True God. Those who dared to descend with their true bodies were basically unable to return), then it would be impossible for the Red Maple defensive line to hold.
If such a situation occurred, I had already instructed them to board the Borealis and flee as soon as possible. The True Gods would naturally be dealt with by the True Gods. As long as the Chaos Faction dared to sacrifice themselves, the Order True Gods would also have to send out two cannon fodder to play a game of mutual destruction.
And right now, while the situation was still unclear, the most difficult part of the battle was actually our side.
The battle to clear out the remaining beastmen troops by the Antoon defensive line was going smoothly. Using our superior military strength and the Winged Tribe's ambush as cover, we easily took over the temporary camps outside the city. However, we met with a problem — the Earth Elemental God Ömdiroken.
I knew that as the oldest existence of the four elements, the Earth Elemental God Ömdiroken would definitely be ridiculous, but I didn't expect him to be ridiculous to this extent.
Although he was the Earth Elemental God, his body wasn't as large as expected. Nor did he have any of those mystical characteristics. He appeared to be nothing more than an oversized stone giant, even smaller than the Wind Elemental God. But when he actually fought with me, he proved the old saying: "Fighting isn't about size. The toughness of your fists is the key."
The Son of the Earth roared and shattered the enormous wind elemental with a light punch. The powerful Wind Elemental Lord came to help in a thunderstorm, but was easily crushed by him. The airships bombarded him under the cover of the floating city, and he jumped up and kicked the floating city three times in a row, turning it into ruins.
Any existence below the Elemental Lord rank could be killed with a single kick. As for those annoying Winged people and small boats, the Lion's Roar's soundwave storm was enough to tear them apart.
"Warrior Monks? This guy was actually a Top Warrior Monks! That's too amazing. "
That's right, Ömdiroken was doubtlessly the Warrior Monks who specialized in bare-handed melee combat. Nobody said that elemental lifeforms couldn't learn martial arts. On the contrary, the Earth Elemental God's body, which couldn't even be described as having bones of steel, greatly increased the power of his martial arts. A single Iron Mountain Lean could easily shatter a group of mountains, and it was unknown if a single Hitting Cows Through Mountains would be fine, but the mountains would definitely shatter.
Emordilorcan's footwork was strong and his movements nimble, easily making Camdian dizzy. Then, he suddenly threw a heavy punch at Camdian.
Compared to the agile Ömdiroken, the gigantic Kamdiran was like a slow fatty who could only take hits without being able to fight back. Kamdiran was a standard mage-type Elemental Lord, but the thunderstorm he gathered was impossible to aim at. Kamdiran couldn't even see his target with his gaze, so how could he even talk about killing his target?
The ancient elemental war had once again replayed itself in the modern world, but unfortunately, Camdian discovered to his despair that while his power had indeed improved by leaps and bounds, his opponent's entire fighting style had changed. He was completely unable to fight back against this strange fighting style at all, and the gap between him and his opponent had become even larger.
"Hurry, we don't have much time left."
Looking at the situation, I knew that not only would Kamdiran not be able to win, it would also be a problem for him to last much longer. It was quite normal for an old fellow like him to run away if he couldn't win, so I couldn't count on him to fight to the death.
After hesitating for a moment, I sent him a short message.
"Hold on, we're currently closing the Earth Elemental Door. After it closes, Ömdiroken's power level will definitely greatly decrease, and you can take this opportunity to take revenge. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never be able to defeat Ömdiroken. "
In order to prevent him from retreating before the battle even started, I could only give Kamdiran a forceful injection. As expected, upon hearing that there was still a chance to turn things around, Kamdiran, who had begun to cower, gathered his courage once more.
At this moment, under the cover of the chaotic battle, our Knight was galloping through the snow. We had already entered the Earth Elemental Labyrinth, and our target was doubtlessly the opening of the Earth Elemental Door.
Our strategy had been prepared from the very start. Even though the wind elementals and winged people were the warriors (cannon fodder) charging at the front, they were also a smokescreen to cover up our true target.
Antoon's defending army had gone through a long and bitter battle. They were tired and injured, and too many of their elites had died. Participating in such a high-level elemental war was no different from committing suicide. I gave them the mission to clear out the wandering beastmen troops left behind, while I led the elites, under the cover of the elemental war, and charged straight for the Earth Elemental Door, destroying their strategic target.
As long as the Earth Elemental Door was opened, no matter how the battle developed, the Chaos side would likely obtain a sufficient victory. No matter how we fought afterwards, it would only be a matter of making up for lost time.
"Ha!"
I shouted in a low voice as I defeated the enemy before me with a single punch. The small earth elementals before me weren't even worth mentioning, so I didn't even need to use my sword.
However, the closer we got to the depths of the labyrinth, the more these small earth elementals appeared. They were only derivatives of the Earth Elemental Plane that was about to open. They didn't even have their own consciousness, so it would be meaningless to waste time with them.
"Just how many years are we going to have to kill them all?"
There were layers upon layers of walls in front of us, and we kept walking around them until we reached a dead end. Without a doubt, the earth elementals, who had nothing better to do, had already transformed this underground labyrinth into a deadly underground labyrinth, and the target we were searching for was definitely in the deepest part of the labyrinth. The guardians we met along the way also proved my inference correct.
"Despicable mortals, our master has long since predicted your schemes. I am the guardian of this door, the Earth Elemental Lord Aledasa, don't even think about … Ah!"
It was so convenient to have Adam as a pathfinder. This guy didn't even finish his lines before he was killed. This was the twelfth guardian we met along the way. It was just like a level-clearing game where we had to fight them one by one. Unfortunately, we didn't give any experience at all.
Ömdiroken could return at any moment, and time was truly limited, so I looked towards Marguerite with a questioning gaze. If I recalled correctly, this Great Saint was most skilled in time and space magic. Perhaps she would have a solution.
"Directly teleport to the center of the labyrinth? That's impossible. Not a single mage would be able to teleport to a location without coordinates. Not only that, this type of irregular structure is the most unsuitable for teleportation. If you make a mistake in estimating the distance and teleport to the walls … "
Could it be that we could only fight our way down one floor at a time? We also had to listen to those large rocks and stone giants read out their boring lines. This was obviously not a good idea.
"Ha, I am the Insect King Kasolai. Don't even think about passing through the door that I'm guarding …"
Alright then, I actually wanted to hear him read out his lines. After all, a large insect that was more than ten meters long was quite rare. However, the SemiGod mage who seemed rather anxious right now didn't have the leisure to do so. The moment that large insect burrowed out of the ground and didn't even finish his lines, he was sliced up seventeen times by a Dimensional Slash.
The Earth Elemental Door hadn't been opened yet. The earth elementals and creatures that could come to the mortal plane were limited in power level. However, this wasn't their true upper limit. We could deal with such a fellow, but when I thought about that gigantic rock that was capable of viciously beating up the Wind Elemental God while shouting "Ahda!" and kicking him three times in midair, I had no chance of victory at all.
This was a race against time. If the Wind Elemental God escaped, I wouldn't have the ability to trick such a useful cannon fodder again.
"Glina …"
"It's Grimm!"
"Alright, Grimm, it's all up to you now. We're here to destroy the door! You understand now, right? "
Ever since a long time ago, when I was blocked by an annoying labyrinth in a certain world, I had always thought that if I ever encountered an underground labyrinth in real life, I would definitely change my method of passing through the labyrinth.
"There's an old saying among gnome engineers: 'Explosions are art.' Let me see your art. Come, give me an explosion! Everyone get out of the way! Grimm, blow everything up for me! We're not going through the door, we're going through the window! "
That's right, I had done so long ago. The exit was right in front of me, so why was it blocked by a thin wall? Why did I have to turn around and take a detour instead of smashing through the wall with my war hammer?
"I've had enough of those damned labyrinths, and those boring labyrinth designers. Why do I have to slowly play a game of finding my way through the levels with you? If there's no path, why don't I just break through the wall? If there's no exit, I'll just dig through the floor. Just watch, even if it's a labyrinth with 999 floors, I'll blow through the floor for you and finish it in one go! "
Grimm gave me a thumbs-up sign and then suddenly pressed down on the detonator, which doubtlessly explained his attitude. As expected, we were still relatives.
* Boom! *
The rest was simple. The Elemental Tide was our guide. The closer we got to the Dimensional Door, the denser the elements would be. All we had to do was follow the direction.
* Boom! *
There was another huge hole in front of us. With the help of this high-speed maze strategy, all we needed to do was to continuously clear the rubble and jump down to the core of the maze. It didn't take long for us to reach the core of the maze. Judging from Margaret's crystal ball, we were already close to our destination.
"Tsk, let me do it. I guarantee that I can clear three or four floors in one go. I'll be faster than this."
The gnome engineer, Jinya Beyar, seemed displeased to see how cool Grimm was. He also wanted to help, but we stopped him.
"And then we'll be buried alive together?"
Jinya was instantly rendered speechless by this.
At this moment, the reason why we let Clint set up the bombs instead of using Jinya Beyar, who had more explosive gunpowder, was because Clint was more adept at precise control. He wouldn't bury us underground while opening up a path.
Grimm was becoming more and more familiar with his actions. The rubble that he blew up decreased, and we advanced faster and faster.
"I've never felt that you were so reliable. Good job."
Just as I gave him a thumbs-up to praise him, the entire ground began to violently shake.
* Boom! * * Boom! *
Continuous explosions sounded all around us. Dirt was already falling from the ceiling, and a piece of dirt almost smashed into my head.
"You really can't take compliments … What, you didn't do it? Then who could it be? "
"Roland, I won't ask you how you understand such strange sign language for now. The divine power is right above your head, so prepare yourself."
Marguerite's words revealed the answer to the mystery. For a SemiGod mage like her, the Elemental Gods' power waves were like bright lights in the dark. It was impossible to ignore their existence.
At this moment, Kamdiran suddenly sent me a sound transmission.
"My apologies, little meat man ally … I hope that we'll have a chance to work together again."
Should I say that Kamdiran was actually quite kind? At the very least, he sent me a message. However, as an Ancient Elemental God who had just been awakened from his seal, he wasn't even able to stall for twenty minutes. He was far too weak.
"It's not that I'm weak, it's that Ömdiroken is far too strong."
Alright then, Kamdiran even remembered to add another sentence to give himself an excuse.
* Boom! *
However, the sound of knocking and shockwaves coming from above doubtlessly indicated that now wasn't the time to blame him. The Earth Elemental God Ömdiroken was probably already above us. I felt my scalp go numb as I recalled that frightening figure who had picked up a stone pillar and viciously slapped the Wind Elemental God.
However, we were now in Kamdiran's territory. It was likely that Kamdiran would use abilities such as "walking under the ground" or "passing through walls." It would be impossible for us to forcefully escape.
"Damn it, Adam!"
"Marguerite, take everyone with you. That place needs your knowledge."
It was so nice to work together with an old partner. Knowing that now wasn't the time to be pretentious, Marguerite didn't say anything else. She waved her staff and buffed us with several support spells. Then, she nodded and took everyone with her.
Meanwhile, Adam and I stood there with swords in hand, waiting for Kamdiran to find us.
"Hey, can you do it now? Don't drag us down."
"Hmph, do you see this sword in my hand? The Roland Sacred Sword, a + 14 God Equipment forged seven times 13 times. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Look at that crappy sword in your hand. It's only an Excellent-grade sword, right? You haven't strengthened it yet, have you? The difference between me and you is the difference between a pay-to-win player and a refugee player. So what if your level is high? Can you insta-kill the heavens, the earth, and the air? If you don't like it, then come PK. I'll insta-kill you all the same. "
Adam didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Every time we met such a situation, Roland, who had entered a berserk state, would say something that was difficult to understand.
But this time, since he already knew that we were going to meet a strong enemy, how could he not be prepared? And so, he silently put away the cheap Excellent-grade longsword and shook out a short sword from his sleeve. Then, he infused the power of lightning into it, and a sword of light that was over a meter long appeared.
"A sword of light that can be recharged repeatedly? It's at least a Legendary-grade weapon. It'll definitely leave its name in history. Is this elf-style engraving Cyril's Banshee's Sword? So you're also a pay-to-win player. Why didn't you take it out earlier? Are you trying to play the pig to eat the tiger? "
Caressing the tip of the sword, the transparent crystal blade became aggressive under the power of wind. Adam felt that he was quite lucky to be able to find a weapon that matched his characteristics.
"I gave the Remembrance of the Phoenix to Anne. Since I'll definitely be on the battlefield again, I'll go find one for myself. I don't know the name of this sword, but it's really easy to use. However, I stole this sword from the Cloud Tower, so it's not very honorable. It's best not to let Marguerite see it. "
Not only was it not honorable, there was already a certain owner of a certain personal mage tower in the Cloud Tower who was crying out in pain. And long before Adam left, the Truth Research Society's conference table was already filled with complaints about him. If it wasn't for his relationship with Marguerite, Adam would have long since been blacklisted by the mages.
"Oh, you too. Actually, I made quite a bit of money from the Ottoman Empire last time. After so many years of prosperity, those powerful human countries have accumulated quite a bit. It'd be such a waste if I didn't extort more from them. "
"Indeed, indeed. It's just that even though those people are rich, they're so stingy. Last time, I put my sword against their necks …"
Alright then, just as the two of them began to discuss their experience of stealing from others, the VIP who arrived late finally arrived.
* Boom! *
The entire ground began to violently shake, followed by countless sharp stone spears that suddenly rose into the air.
"He's here!"
A gigantic stone pillar suddenly pierced through the ground, causing the entire labyrinth to shake with brute force. That earth giant had already caught up to us.
When the stone pillar from above retracted, the earth giant's gigantic eye blocked the entire entrance to the labyrinth. The eye was filled with undisguised killing intent. Only then did we discover that it was actually only a single finger of the earth giant.
"Ptui, you're still using such a cliché scene from a horror movie? Do you really think men are scared? No matter how strong a boss is, doesn't it still drop equipment for the players? Come, let's have a good fight! "
At the same time, a silver sacred sword was glowing with a demonic light. The silver light transformed into a physical object. The God Equipment Roland Sacred Sword was about to face its first enemy ever since it was created.
"Awaken, Sword of the King of the North."
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