[Two more to go.]
The bandits' battle formation was habitually arranged in a concave arc. When attacking a caravan, because the caravan's archers were very weak, this formation could put a lot of pressure on the caravan guards, and they didn't have to worry about the caravan's archers causing too much damage to them.
Inside the city gate was a square that was neither too big nor too small, so it was convenient for the guards to attack. These 200 bandits were habitually arranged in a formation, wanting to surround the caravan.
However, they weren't facing the caravan guards, but the soldiers trained by the four families. Salin's 120 soldiers all switched to small alchemy crossbows. When these 200 soldiers rushed up, the soldiers calmly shot a round of arrows.
The distance between the two sides was less than 50 meters, and the alchemy crossbows had powerful penetrative power. The armor of these 200 bandits couldn't withstand it at all. After one round of shooting, half of the bandits fell off their horses.
The 120 soldiers calmly put away their alchemy crossbows and picked up their crossbows. The crossbow's spearhead was only a foot long and had a sharp angle. Behind the spearhead were sharp blades that extended to the sides. When used against heavy armor, the short and sharp spearhead was like a triangular sword that could cut through heavy armor. The two sides of the spearhead had a stopping effect, and the length of the spearhead was just enough to kill and was easy to pull out.
If it was against the enemy's light armor, the sharp blades could even cut the enemy in half.
On the battlefield in the north, Salin's troops relied on their local advantage to wipe out the 200 bandits that had come. With the help of the servants, the 120 soldiers killed the remaining 100 bandits in front of the formation.
The mages on Salin's side didn't move, but the situation at the north gate had attracted the attention of the bandits' leader. Nearly a thousand people had already been wiped out by the enemies at the north gate. This was a tenth of their strength. The bandits' vanguard had already rushed to the city lord's mansion, but a strange army had appeared behind them. This made the bandit leader nervous.
This bandit leader was leading his own troops to attack the city lord's mansion. When he received news that 200 elites had been wiped out, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
Even though he was a Bandit, he had once gone to Holy Rock City to study, so he knew much more than an ordinary Bandit. He knew that even though he had brought 10,000 men to attack Siding Star City, two of Qin Yin's regular flag regiments would be enough to annihilate all the men he had gathered.
"Let Humar bring some men to kill those reinforcements." The leader of the bandits stroked his beard. His youthful face had a cruel expression. "Kill all of them and I'll give him 50,000 gold coins!"
"Yes!" The trusted leader immediately went to find the Magician. The Magician did not follow the group to attack the Castellan's mansion. The Magician was not a member of the bandit group, but a helper invited by the higher-ups. This Mage's main task was to ensure that the enemy Mages did not disrupt the plan. There were no Mages in the Castellan's Mansion, so Humar had been resting.
There was no sign of a Mage at the North Gate. The leader of the bandits could not order the Mage to help them, so he could only tempt them with gold coins.
Salin commanded the soldiers and servants to occupy an advantageous position, slowly killing the endless stream of Bandits that entered the city.
There was a small barbican at the North Gate. Sharman had already brought her Mages and a few dozen soldiers that Salin had left for her. At the highest point, Sharman was not in a hurry to act. She only observed. If any Bandits that entered the city tried to escape, they would be shot by her subordinates.
The North Gate only allowed entry, not exit.
Because no one had escaped, the Bandits behind did not know that the North Gate was a trap and were still rushing in.
Salin had less than a thousand people, and the strongest ones were only a little over 200. However, the difference in equipment between the two sides was too great. Salin's subordinates knew that he had a few Great Mages and a Silver Sword Saint on his side, so their morale was high.
In reality, this small square could not hold many people. Su alone was enough to stabilize the situation. However, Su was waiting for the Level Six Mage to appear, so he did not reveal his true strength.
The sky gradually darkened. Salin had Nania cast a few illumination spells in the sky above the square. The Bandits outside the city thought that their Mages were making a move, so they flew towards the illuminated square like moths.
"Nania, it's up to you now." Seeing that the Bandits were pouring in faster and faster, Salin had his subordinates retreat to the streets outside the square, leaving a space in the small square.
This small square was fifty meters wide and a hundred meters long. It could easily hold a thousand people.
Nania smiled slightly. Although killing these ordinary people was a bit boring for Mages, most Mages would not be willing to do it. However, the enemy was Bandits, so Nania naturally would not have any resistance.
She began to prepare the spell and recite a complicated incantation. When the number of Bandits in the square exceeded six hundred, Nania finally cast the first spell.
Firebird.
This firebird was different from any Firebird Salin had seen before. Rex and Salin had practiced magic together for a period of time, and Salin's understanding of Firebird was already similar to Rex's. However, he was still amazed by Nania's attack this time.
This was a huge Firebird, with a wingspan of sixteen meters. This Firebird was not a compound spell, but an advanced spell unique to Nania.
It was a single Level Four spell, and its creator was Nania.
This Firebird had clear feathers on its body, and the way they were arranged was not according to the elemental rules. Instead, it looked like a living creature. The huge Firebird soared into the sky and swooped down.
"How dare you!" An angry scream came from the southern sky. Salin turned back and saw a black-robed Mage flying over, flustered and exasperated. This Mage was very strong, definitely much stronger than Nania. Salin laughed. He was waiting for him. If he wasn't worried about this Mage, he would have sent his subordinates to hunt down Bandits. Why would they gather together?
If these subordinates separated from him and encountered this Mage, it would be a one-sided massacre.
Only Magic Shooters could use magic while flying. Below Level Seven, it was difficult to even use scrolls when flying at high speed. Salin himself had to stabilize his body when releasing magic in the air. He couldn't cast in such a harsh environment.
However, Mages could release scrolls when flying slowly. Although the speed was slow, it was better than nothing. The black-cloaked Mage flew over. In the distance, he saw a female Mage release a gigantic firebird. This firebird swooped down towards the ground like a living creature. It flapped its wings left and right, instantly killing any Thief caught in its path.
Level Four spells lasted dozens of times longer than low-level spells. This Firebird was massacring the Bandits in the square. The Firebird hadn't dissipated yet, and under Nania's command, it flew out of the city. This was what made Nania unique. The spells she created consumed twice as many Magic Strings, but their durability and flexibility had reached the level of Advanced Magic.
This was the lethality of elemental magic, and at the same time, the coordination of summoning magic. The Firebird seemed to be a creature Nania had summoned from another plane. It flapped its wings and burned everything in its path to ashes.
The Bandits who weren't scared out of their wits tried to escape, but the Firebird opened its mouth and spat out a fireball, directly blowing up the fleeing Bandits.
Salin calculated. Nania had prepared this spell. Not counting the adjustments before he gave the order, just the chanting of the incantation had taken nearly fifty seconds. If it was a one-on-one battle between two Mages, such a spell wouldn't be needed. However, against thousands of enemies, the effect of this spell was definitely more than his badge.
His badge could even easily kill a Level Nine creature, but it could only shoot out a straight line of attack. After one hit, it would dissipate. But this Firebird could not only fly automatically, but also attack independently.
The Level Six Mage in the sky was furious. The spell that the female Mage had released had already rushed out of the city gate, but the Firebird showed no signs of elemental imbalance. In other words, it could still last for a few dozen seconds. Such a huge fire elemental spell could last for a few dozen seconds, and kill thousands of people without any difficulty.
Beside the female Mage was a white-robed Mage. These two little Mages dared to ignore his will!
The Mage descended quickly. The people he had brought were still a few streets away. In his opinion, he alone was enough.
Su pulled out an arrow from the quiver on his back. This arrow was given to him by Salin, and could withstand his strongest sword aura. Taking a deep breath, Su turned around and found that Salin was no longer there.
Su didn't think too much. He pulled the longbow, and the Level Six Mage's aura was instantly locked on. The difference in level made the Mage not even aware that he was being targeted.
Salin suddenly appeared on a small path to the side and rushed out. He rode a skeleton warhorse and charged towards the black-robed mage.
The black-robed Mage had just landed, and was slightly stunned. Was the white-robed Mage crazy? Even at close range, his low-level magic couldn't hurt him!
"Ha …"
The black-robed Mage laughed halfway, and then stopped. He had thought that the white-robed Mage wanted to close the distance because of the difference in their levels, and that the white-robed Mage's magic couldn't hit him. He didn't expect the elements around the white-robed Mage to fluctuate violently, and a thick fog appeared in the blink of an eye.
No, this was no longer fog, but abnormally condensed water elements. This wasn't a white-robed Mage at all. Looking at the degree of concentration of water elements, he was at least a Level Six Mage!
There was no time to stare blankly on the battlefield. While the black-robed mage was still in a daze, an arrow shot down from the sky and penetrated his ice patterned armor, leaving a hole nearly a foot in diameter in his body.
Su's body swayed, and the warhorse he was riding fell with a thud. This arrow was not fancy at all. Just like what he had learned when he first learned archery, every movement was the simplest and most direct. But this arrow was condensed with the strongest sword aura attack of the silver Sword Saint.
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