The arduous battle lasted for 20 hours, and the Dark Blood Legion had only lost about 30 Tier 1 Sorcerers.
As for the Steel Capital, apart from the metallic defensive layer on the surface of the rock, which had been blasted into smithereens, only the few metal towers on the outskirts had been destroyed one after another. As for the metallic magic equipment, over a hundred of them had been destroyed, while none of the high-grade magic equipment above Grade 2 had been damaged.
From these numbers, one could see how 'gentle' the battle had been.
If this had been a normal war between Magi, the casualties on both sides would have been more than tenfold.
The shockwaves from the battle had attracted the attention of the patrolling team from Exodar Camp. However, after seeing the badges worn by the Dark Blood Magi, the patrolling team did not interfere in the battle. Instead, they reported the matter to their superiors.
This matter involved the Isthal Family, a Tier 5 organisation. Ordinary patrolling Magi did not have the strength to interfere in a battle of this level. Moreover, this was only the border of the Exodar Camp. Strictly speaking, it was not part of the camp's territory. Hence, the patrolling Magi could only stand guard outside the battlefield and observe the battle from the sidelines.
It was precisely because of this confidence that the Isthal Family's Tier 4 Magus was so unbridled. Otherwise, any Magus family that took the initiative to start a fight in Exodar Camp would be punished by the Great Magus stationed there, even if they won.
When the battle had dragged on for 20 hours, the Isthal Family's Tier 4 Magus finally realised that something was wrong.
If … If the Crimson Family was really relying on mana crystals to support the Steel City, then they would have been completely depleted by now and would have to pour out their hearts and lungs. However, the Dark Blood Magi had already lost a small team, and the terrifying Steel Capital was still filled with ferocious firepower. It did not look like it was running out of energy at all.
"Bastard! There must be something strange about the enemy's fortress! We can't drag this on any longer … Juvar, lead the first team and charge in. Occupy a stronghold on the surface of the enemy's city … "
"Yes!"
Hearing the Tier 4 Sorcerer's command, a Tier 3 male Dark Blood Sorcerer with an aquiline nose and a gloomy expression laughed sinisterly. He patted the gigantic owl beneath him and led 500 Dark Blood Sorcerers in a dive.
"Wenno, you're proficient in plants. After Zhu Wa occupies a stable stronghold, you'll be in charge of creating magic vines and drilling through this damned boulder … "
"Yes, everything is as you wish!"
Venor was a Tier 3 Male Sorcerer whose body glowed with a green glow. He was also covered in all sorts of bottles and jars. After he bowed and accepted the order, he waved his hand and led his 300 direct subordinates out of the formation.
"Twilight, Doria, attack the Steel Capital with everything you've got and share some of Juval's firepower. Remember, beat him up fiercely for me! "
"Yes, yes!"
Another two Tier 3 Darkblood Witches answered the command simultaneously, each leading their subordinates as they charged into the sky.
Under the command of the Tier 4 Sorcerers, close to 2,000 Dark Blood Sorcerers joined the fray in the blink of an eye, causing the battle that had been going on for a long time to heat up.
In the heart of the boulder that was 700 meters deep, the heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi's colossal brain was immersed in a viscous solution, using his powerful mental ability to control everything within the Steel Capital.
And in its trembling brain, there was also a strange metal hat with a strong gnome style stuffed inside.
The shiny yellow material indicated that this was a strange hat made from brass.
It was strange because of its size.
Humans would find this hat a few sizes too small to wear, so how could it be placed on the heterotopic brain's enormous brain chamber that easily occupied 50 to 60 meters? There was also a hat band, copper rings, knobs, gyroscopes, directional indicators, and a bunch of other miscellaneous parts. The welding was extremely crude, and no matter how one looked at it, it looked like a hodgepodge that had been hastily put together.
Thought magnifier … That was the name of this item.
Naturally, it was one of the many goblin technologies that the goblin research institute had brought out.
The heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi had used two giant floating warships to exchange for this goblin technology.
It was this inconspicuous piece of junk that had increased Gaz 'ruvi's brainwaves by more than three times, making its psionic ability even more terrifying and penetrating.
Under the control of the heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi had dug out a large hole with a diameter of 5,000 meters in the heart of the boulder. All the magic machinery factories, ore sorting centers, refineries, smelting workshops, smelting furnaces, and metal processing centers were densely packed inside. With the support of abundant mana, they continuously turned the metal ores dug out from the boulder into magical metals or large magic machinery.
If it was in the past, the Super Magic Furnace that Gaz Ruvi had fused with would not be able to make ends meet for such a huge metal rock that took up such a vast area.
But now, with Grimm opening up the trade route to Molten City, the Crimson Family had an endless source of Queeras Alloy. This strange metal might be a rare Magus resource in the hands of others, but in Grimm's hands, it could be forged into an unimaginable source of magical energy.
The heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi' bravely 'stood at the frontline of the Crimson Family's journey to the outer realm, and Grimm naturally would not mistreat it. Hence, in the past month or so, the Steel Capital had replenished five Magic Furnaces.
With the powerful energy supplied by the Magic Furnace and the inexhaustible metal ores in the boulder, the Steel Capital had never stopped expanding ever since it took root.
All the ores dug out from the boulder would be sent to the goblin workshop, where they would go through hundreds of procedures such as sorting, filtering, smelting, refining, blending, and so on. Then, they would be continuously turned into magical alloys needed for the expansion of the Steel Capital, or they would be forged into metal magic machinery to expand the ranks of the Steel Capital's defenders.
With energy and metal, the Steel Capital would have the foundation to expand endlessly!
It could be said that in the past, the Steel Capital had built countless mechanical eyes and mine explorers and scattered them into the vast outer realm.
All the floating boulders, dark spaces, mechanical eyes and mine explorers visited them one by one.
Their locations, their rock composition, their metal composition and reserves, the ratio of rare ores … All sorts of precious information was gathered in the brain of the heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi.
To be honest, the heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi probably had more detailed and objective information on the distribution of the boulders and the composition of the resources in the outer realm than the Magi stationed at the Esorda Camp.
If not for the sudden arrival of these enemies, the heterotopic brain Gaz 'ruvi would have been considering which floating boulder to build a second Steel Base on.
But now, Gaz 'ruvi had temporarily sealed off this idea and began to deal with these hateful uninvited enemies with all his might!
After twenty hours of low-intensity warfare, not only did the magic energy reserves of the Steel Capital not deplete, it even allowed Gaz 'ruvi to store three hundred tons of magical alloys, more than four hundred grade 1 magic machinery, and more than twenty grade 2 magic machinery.
If not for the fact that the periphery of the Steel Capital was left in tatters to confuse the enemies, Gaz 'ruvi would have been able to repair and restore the damage suffered by the Steel Capital in just a quarter of an hour if he operated at full power.
Therefore, when Gaz 'ruvi's omnipresent mental power sensed that the enemies were coming, he immediately activated the two' dormant 'magical furnaces, instantly doubling the magical energy supplied to the Steel Capital.
Massive and abundant magical energy surged wildly in the metal pipes and was quickly transported to every corner of the Steel Capital. The collapsed and damaged metal towers and buildings were blown up like golden fluid, then reshaped and solidified.
The damaged magical cannons were also replaced with new goods that had just come off the assembly line.
All of this was done inside the Steel Capital, and it was difficult for the outside world to see anything.
Therefore, when groups of Dark Blood Sorcerers raised their shields and swooped down against the dense cannons, a dense number of magic cannons extended from the metal towers and opened fire instantly.
The dark space in the outskirts was instantly as bright as day!
The overly dense and ferocious magical attacks were like a large energy net, smashing into the dark blood Magi's team.
The ferocity of the attacks and the shocking strength of the magical energy caused the expressions of all the Magi inside and outside the battlefield to change.
Damn it, what a terrifying attack!
Just as the Tier 4 Magus' heart sank, it was as if a grand firework had bloomed on the battlefield. A terrifying torrent of energy instantly engulfed the hundreds of dark blood Magi at the forefront.
Bang bang bang …
With such concentrated firepower, even if the magical shields were ten times stronger, they would not be able to defend against it.
Hence, as the magical shields shattered one after another, the violent magical energy swept in and directly engulfed the hundred or so dark blood Magi at the forefront.
Energy surged, elemental explosions, severed limbs, flesh and blood splattered …
126 Tier 1 dark blood Magi and 11 Tier 2 dark blood Magi became the pitiful victims of the Steel Capital's first round of counterattack. Most of the Magi, along with the owls they were mounted on, were riddled with holes and smashed to pieces. Broken limbs and blood poured down like rain.
Some of the Magi who suffered from the concentrated fire were directly vaporized, not even leaving behind a single piece of their body.
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