Rex wasn't arrogant at all. The magic equipment she designed to attack the church was huge. It could be moved on the road, but it consumed more magic cores than large puppets. There were no roads here at all. The large equipment was moved by machines, like war puppets.
The five thousand soldiers were divided into three parts: the vanguard, the center, and the reserve. The vanguard happened to be a legion of a thousand soldiers. The thousand soldiers changed their equipment in advance. They took the matching metal plates from the carriages and put them on.
The warhorses were also equipped with a new layer of leather armor, fed with water, and rested for a short while. The flag regiment took the lead and set off towards the valley ahead.
It was a valley, but it was actually very wide. The narrowest part of the valley was more than half a kilometer. The geology of the swamp was rather strange. There were many huge rocks, but they were very soft, and regular weapons could pierce through them easily.
In late autumn, there were much fewer poisonous insects in the swamp. The soldiers still covered their faces with cotton, and they were sprayed with insect repellents. Bifano chose this season to attack because there were fewer poisonous insects. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to lead the army into the swamp.
Each legion was equipped with two level-three Mages. The two level-three Mages were of limited use in battle, but they could alert the army and prevent them from falling into magic traps. Dozens of Bifano's bodyguards were injured or killed because they didn't know about magic traps.
The two Mages were different from Qin Yin's Mages. They were weak and pale, probably because they hadn't exercised for a long time. One of them had a hint of purple in his eyes, which was a sign of drug poisoning. Mages who were immersed in making magic potions for a long time would accumulate some poison in their bodies.
Mages with legacies would avoid harm to their bodies through all kinds of cultivation methods. For example, Rex's physical fitness was higher than that of regular Swordsmen. Salin's body was even as tough as a junior Swordsman's. So, real Battle Mages could ride horses. However, it was almost as difficult to cast spells on a horse as it was to fly. It was too demanding on the Mage.
The two Mages weren't very good at fighting, but they were stable on the carriages, so their combat ability wouldn't be reduced.
The Mages under Rex got busy too. Two magic carriages were in the center, and the Mages assembled the parts Rex took out. It took them an hour to finish.
Then, they embedded magic cores and poured magic potions. An eight-meter-long, four-meter-wide metal machine was finally assembled. This magic equipment was also more than three meters tall. It had edges and corners, and it had 16 mechanical legs that allowed it to move slowly. The front of the magic equipment was shaped like a beehive, with hundreds of magic arrays engraved in the countless holes.
Behind this magic equipment was another slightly smaller piece of equipment, but it was a mobile magic catapult. This small catapult hurled magic projectiles that would burn anything it hit.
Rex had assembled two suppressive magic weapons for Bivano. These two items might not have high attack power. They might not even be able to harm a hair on an Intermediate Mage's head, but they were a nightmare for ordinary soldiers.
Slightly larger pieces of equipment could spit out hundreds of Fire Bees from those small holes. Fire Bees was a low-level spell that was unpopular because it didn't have tracking abilities. To be more precise, the spellcaster couldn't control it at all. Apart from its low cost, this level-two spell was practically useless.
If Rex hadn't assembled equipment made of hundreds of magic arrays, the only use of the Fire Bees would've been to set fires.
However, hundreds of Fire Bees could be released at the same time, and there was no need for any locking spells at all. Small Magic Catapults had a similar effect, but the difference was that the Small Magic Catapults attacked from above and could bypass defenses such as city walls.
After Rex's mages finished assembling the two pieces of equipment, he handed them to Bivano's low-level mages. These two pieces of equipment didn't have high requirements for the operators. They were only slightly higher than the alchemy crossbow, and only a level-one mage could fully unleash their power.
Salin was very clear about the power of these two pieces of equipment. Although low-level spells were called low-level, their attack power was actually very shocking. When Salin first learned level-one Icicle, it could penetrate stone walls. The stone walls of his ancestral house were very hard, even harder than granite.
Level-Two spells could already penetrate most metal armor. Hence, low-level spells were still extremely fatal to troops on the battlefield.
"Rex, we're only 25 kilometers away from the core area. It's strange that the Pink Legion still hasn't appeared."
"Salin, you don't understand." Rex wasn't just talking to Salin; he was also teaching the mages around him. She said to Salin, "The Pink Legion looks powerful, but they're actually rootless grass. Every death of their soldiers means one less. This valley is too wide to set up an ambush. If we fight Bivano's army head-on, Bivano can afford the losses, but the Pink Legion can't. "
"Then, won't it be very passive to attack when they're pushed to the door?"
"The entrance to the temple must be very narrow. As long as a few hundred people are stationed there, they can block the attacks of thousands of people. Taking turns to defend, they can reduce unnecessary losses. Moreover, they don't believe that we can open the door. "
Rex's guess was very accurate. The Pink Legion had set up many ambushes along the way, but Bivano's army suddenly changed direction and the Tanggulas Empire invaded. However, Bivano's army suddenly changed direction. The Tanggulas Empire invaded, and the Pink Legion's ambush was completely useless. Instead, they encountered the Blood Esquire and suffered heavy casualties.
The leader of the Pink Legion, that female mage, almost died in the hands of the Church. She escaped back to the swamp, knowing that Bivano was gathering troops in Fiery Dance City and heading straight for her nest. Under such circumstances, she didn't dare to fight Bivano head-on. She could only gather everyone back into the valley and hide in the temple.
The key to the temple was in her hands. She didn't believe that Bivano could enter. Only her man knew the secret of the temple. She hated that he left this world, leaving behind a bunch of orphans and widows. Fortunately, the key was in her hands. Otherwise, she wouldn't even have a place to stay.
The ferocious vanguard didn't encounter any obstacles. They arrived at an open area. The ground here was extremely flat, made of extremely soft stones.
There were no obstacles within a two-kilometer radius. There weren't any rocks, hills, or even a single blade of grass.
Scouts were sent out, but they didn't find any ambushes. Bivano's main army soon arrived. Only five hundred heavy cavalrymen were left to wait in the distance.
A mage under Bivano took out a magic equipment that looked like a compass. He compared it with the map and quickly found the hidden secret.
Bivano came to Rex's chariot and said very humbly, "Your Highness, I found the entrance. Please help me open it."
Rex sighed softly and said to Salin, "Do you want to do it or should I?"
"I'll go," Salin said. He took the Blessing Ring from Shika's hand and got off the magic chariot. Zola followed Salin closely. Inside the chariot, Rex called Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear, who was fully armored, carried his war hammer and followed Salin's footsteps.
Rex didn't get off the chariot. She took out a level-seven scroll, ready to help Salin. The attack range of a level-seven spell was more than five hundred meters. On the magic chariot, Rex could control the scroll meticulously.
Under the gazes of thousands of people, Salin arrived at the open area surrounded by soldiers.
Four low-level mages bowed to Salin and said, "Sir, this is the place."
Salin thought for a moment and looked at the soldiers around him. Most of the soldiers had already abandoned their horses. Only the cavalrymen were still on their horses. Dozens of hard crossbows were aimed at them from afar. If Salin was still a low-level mage, he would definitely be scared. Apart from the alchemy crossbows, it would be difficult for other crossbows to penetrate his Water Pattern Shield.
"Tell the soldiers to retreat more than forty-five meters." Salin's calculation ability was terrifying. With a casual glance, he could already estimate how large the entrance would be if it appeared.
The low-level mage gave an order to the nearby officers in a low voice. The officers immediately ordered the soldiers to retreat.
Salin caressed the Bestowed Ring on his left hand. It was this ring that changed his fate. He opened the temple for the second time. He didn't know if the Pink Legion had already destroyed the temple. The materials in the temple were all very precious. Even the stones on the floor were made of steel rock.
If Salin hadn't obtained the materials his teacher had given him for the magic tower, he would probably return to the temple in the Chaos Swamp and take away all the materials that he could.
White light spread from Salin's left hand. Salin chanted the divine words engraved on the ring. The ground immediately twisted. The flat stone cracked inch by inch like a magic lattice. The fragments moved rhythmically. A pitch-black entrance appeared soundlessly.
It wasn't a teleportation array!
The black hole was more than ten meters tall. It looked the same from all sides. Hundreds of arrows suddenly shot out of the black hole. These arrows were aimless. Zola slashed at them with his sword. Sword energy was activated, and the arrows that were shot at Salin were all shattered.
Salin turned back and said to Bivano, "You can go in now."
Bivano was suspicious. When he first opened the temple, he caused quite a commotion. How could Salin be so relaxed this time?
Of course, he didn't know that the key to opening the temple was whether there was enough divine power. The divine power in the equipment left behind by the goddess was already pitifully weak. For example, the Blessing Ring wouldn't store much divine power. The Pink Legion also rarely opened the entrance to the temple. Because the key in the legion's hands could only open the temple once every half a month, they had to slowly recover their divine power.
Salin's left hand had absorbed the leaves of the Tree of Life. If he didn't conceal it, the people of the Church would probably be able to sense the existence of this divine power from a thousand miles away.
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