Advancing through the fiery cavern was unprecedentedly difficult!
It was beyond the imagination of the alchemists. The Crimson Family had set up a shocking number of metal puppets in the underground tunnel. Though they did not have elemental attacks, their indestructible metal bodies and goblin muskets that could destroy everything were enough to annihilate any intruder that dared to appear in front of them.
Apart from the revolving goblin muskets, they were also equipped with goblin pistols, goblin rockets, and goblin flamethrowers.
Armed with these goblin weapons, they were able to hold their own against ten thousand enemies.
The Demonic Forest Hut Alchemy Sorcerers' dream of using cheap elemental summons to clear the underground tunnel was shattered.
The archer magic machines were not invincible, but the price the Alchemy Sorcerers had to pay in order to destroy them was exponentially higher.
At the start, Sorcerer Singh had used a Wizard-level ooze monster to destroy an archer magic machine. The goblin mechanics behind the scenes immediately adjusted the equipment and attack patterns of the archer magic machines so that such a thing could not happen again.
In the following battles, the Alchemy Sorcerers would have to pay three to five times the price if they wanted to take down any of the key nodes leading to the depths of the underground tunnel. Especially in some of the underground stone halls, there would be organized squads of Magic Machinery.
There were not many of them, only five or six of them.
However, when they gathered together, the scorching metal bullets would form a terrifying barrage. Any living thing that appeared in front of them would be torn apart in an instant. Powerful metal bullets could even bounce off multiple times after colliding in the magma tunnel, making it even more difficult to predict the trajectory and trajectory of the bullets.
At the back, the Alchemy Sorcerers had to summon their Wizard-level elemental slaves and cast a magic shield that could resist physical attacks. Otherwise, if they charged into the enemy's shooting range one by one, they would be shot down before they could even reach the enemy. They would only become laughable targets for the enemy to practice their shooting skills on.
After attacking a few intersections, though they had successfully destroyed 17 of the Crimson Family's archer magic machines, the Demonic Forest Hut Alchemy Sorcerers had to pay a total of 42 Wizard-level summoning potions. The distance they had advanced was less than 75 meters.
At the thought of the four to five hundred meters ahead, even the wealthy Alchemy Sorcerers began to pant heavily.
Though the landlord had some surplus food, they could not waste it like this!
However, even though the situation was ugly and their Wizard-level wizard beasts were so weak, the Alchemy Sorcerers did not have the urge to charge into battle.
In the Sorcerer community, Alchemy Sorcerers, Enchanters, and Appraisers were often categorized as support Sorcerers. Their own combat abilities were very weak, and they relied almost entirely on spells and potions to fight.
Over time, they had formed a special combat group that was not willing to face their enemies head-on.
If they were to fight normally, they would either rely on poisons or summoning potions, using a large number of cheap summoned creatures to overwhelm their enemies. Moreover, most alchemy wizards liked to stick together to avoid being beheaded by someone who was sneaking up on them.
As long as the alchemy wizards were willing to take the risk and rely on their wizard-level defensive spells, they would definitely be able to rush to the front of the Archer Magic Machine under the storm of metal bullets. By then, they would have more opportunities to eliminate the enemies and save a few bottles of Wizard-level summoning potions.
It was a pity that they would be putting themselves in danger if they did so.
If anything happened, they would be in danger of dying if they charged in front of the enemies.
With the Alchemy Sorcerers' nature, as long as there was a 1% chance of their lives being threatened, they would not charge into battle. While the cost of summoning elemental servants was huge, they did not have to risk their lives.
Of the two evils, they had to choose the lesser of two evils!
The Alchemy Sorcerers of the Demonic Forest Hut continued to waste their resources.
Meanwhile, in the darkness of the underground lava cave that they could not see, a group of vampires who had been lying in ambush for a long time were cursing in frustration.
They had seen cowards, but they had never seen such cowards!
What else could these useless Sorcerers do other than summoning elemental servants?
As he cursed, he led a few Grade 2 Vampires to hide in the shadows of the cavern's ceiling.
The enemy's advancement was too slow, and they were advancing too cautiously. This undoubtedly made the vampires' plan to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack fall through. The narrow and hard underground cavern made it difficult for the enemy to advance, and it was also difficult for the Vampires to launch a sneak attack on them.
Left with no choice, Soros could only secretly send a message to the Gargamel guarding the Wizard's Pagoda, asking him to take away a portion of the Archer Magic Machinery and weaken the resistance in the first half of the cavern. Only then did he finally place the group of Alchemy Sorcerers in the underground hall where they had chosen to ambush.
The enemies in front of them were retreating step by step. Even though they had paid a high price, victory was in sight, wasn't it?
The enemies in the underground hall had been cleared, and the Alchemy Sorcerers of the Demonic Forest Hut entered one after another, beginning to inspect every inch of the place.
The thirteen Tier 1 Wizards were divided into several groups. Some of them specialized in summoning Elemental Servants that could fight and fight, and they charged into the winding tunnels in front of them. Some of them summoned powerful Earth Elementals to repair the terrain in the stone hall, creating conditions for the large army to pass through later.
Even though many elemental servants had died in battle, the number of Wizard Beasts and Summoned Beasts surrounding the Sorcerers was still innumerable.
The Alchemy Sorcerers' protection of their own safety had reached a ridiculous level!
This was already the second underground stone hall they had occupied.
Just like before, those that needed to be swept were swept, and those that needed to be cleaned were cleaned. There were also a few Sorcerers responsible for the safety of the passageway.
Waves of detection waves from different elemental systems swept back and forth in the stone hall, but they did not detect the presence of any living or abnormal creatures. Only then did the alchemy sorcerers let go of their worries and began to shift their attention to the attack and exploration of the underground lava channel.
However, somewhere above the alchemy sorcerer's head, a fist-sized stone painted with strange patterns on the ceiling of a natural stone hall moved slightly, revealing a narrow space behind it.
Four Vampires that had turned into Vampire Bats crawled out from within, hanging upside down in the darkness. They narrowed their crimson eyes, coldly looking at the Alchemy Sorcerers who were busy working below them.
This small cavern had been carefully dug out by the Gnomes. The rock that sealed the cavern had even been carved with mysterious runes that could evade detection and conceal one's aura. This had allowed them to avoid the Alchemy Sorcerers' Mental Scan and Wizard Detection Spells.
Now, they were only waiting … waiting for a signal from the Wizard's Pagoda to attack.
When that time came, it would be time for them to go on a killing spree and slaughter the enemies that deserved to die!
…
Within the Lava Hall.
Many Archer Magic Machines were lined up in a neat formation, silently waiting for the battle order from the Wizard's Pagoda.
Mary, dressed in a tight, blood-red leather armor, stood proudly on the spot, listening to the deafening explosions coming from the underground cavern. Amidst the noisy and indistinguishable roar, Mary's specially constructed auditory perception ability distinguished and filtered out a hidden ultrasonic signal.
"The enemies have fallen into ambush! Inform the defending troops to counterattack! "
After coldly ordering, Mary flapped her wings and transformed into a palm-sized blood-red bat. She quickly flapped her bat wings and silently rushed into the dark underground lava channel.
"Quick, quick, quick … Inform all the Archer Magic Machines to counterattack immediately …"
The Chimera leader Karon immediately chased after Mary, passing down the order one by one.
In the underground cavern, the blood-red bat that Mary had transformed into was like a bolt of blood-red lightning, gliding quickly in the dark underground cavern. When she encountered the Magic Machines that blocked her way, she did not even have the time to greet them. She simply passed through the gaps in their bodies and headed straight for a place far away.
Her appearance was like a signal to attack. The eyes of the Archer Mechs that were scattered all over the lava channel, waiting for the enemy to attack, lit up. Deactivating their defensive mode, they transformed back into their humanoid mechs and began to follow Mary to the top of the passageway.
In the blink of an eye, Mary arrived at an underground stone hall where an intense battle was taking place.
Three Archer Magic Machines and twelve Wizard-level Elemental Servants were clashing fiercely. At the corner of the battlefield, there were the remains of two Magic Machines and the corpses of several Wizard Beasts.
Mary's sudden arrival had undoubtedly attracted the attention of both sides, but Mary did not seem to notice. She did not care about the battle happening below her. She slipped through the gap between the two huge bodies in the middle of the battlefield and entered the pitch-black passageway behind the Wizard Beasts.
It's a powerful level 2 Wizard!
It's the Vampire Wizard on the list!
The few Alchemy Sorcerers who had been observing the battle using Projection Spell cried out in alarm.
Damn it! That terrifying tier-2 female Vampire is heading straight for them!
"What are you afraid of? She's alone. There's so many of us, why should we be afraid of a mere Vampire … "Roy reprimanded in dissatisfaction, and the crowd of Alchemy Sorcerers regained their composure.
"Let the Wizard Beasts and Elemental Servants below seal off her path of retreat. We'll surround and kill her here!"
Following Roy's command, the few Alchemy Sorcerers hurriedly gave battle orders to the Wizard Beasts and Elemental Servants at the bottom of the cavern. Only then did they hastily set up a temporary defensive line.
When the colorful witchcraft potions exploded in the center of the hall, Mary's figure had already appeared in the vision of the far end of the hall.
"Tremble in fear, rookies. I'll bring death to you!"
Mary screamed out a battle declaration as she flapped her wings and pounced on the enemy in front of her.
Her gaze quickly locked onto the leader of the Demonic Forest Hut, the Rank 2 Alchemy Sorcerer who wore the most luxurious robes and had the coldest aura — Roy.
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