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The nameless town was located on a plain, with no defenses and could be attacked from all sides. Under normal circumstances, the attacking side would block the city gates on three sides, then feint an attack on two of them while attacking from one side.
If the defending side abandoned the town and fled, they would be chased by the cavalry and suffer heavy losses.
This was the standard tactic to deal with a lone city, but there were Magic Shooters in the town, so this method was not effective. Qin Yin's people only had a little more than 20,000 troops left. If they left 3,000 cavalry to attack the enemy outside the town, the remaining 18,000 people would be scattered in three directions, with only 6,000 people on each side.
Even if they transferred 2,000 people from each side and gathered 10,000 people on the front, the Battalion General was not sure if they could take the city by force.
The Necromancer was like a big stone, pressing on the Battalion General Qin Yin's heart.
On the battlefield, the Necromancer played a much greater role than the Elemental Mage. If there were enough high-level magic cores, the Necromancer could continuously summon the undead to join the battle. Although the undead that could be summoned on a large scale were all low-level creatures, the two or three undead were a nightmare for human soldiers.
The most common negative attacks of the undead were poison, fear, aging, corrosion, and hallucinations.
If there were no Mages constantly dispelling them, the soldiers' combat effectiveness would drop quite seriously. The Mages were invited to the Battalion General's side, and Qin Yin spoke of his worries.
In this army, there was a Seventh Rank Magic Shooter, five Fourth Rank Mages, and 20 to 18 white-robed Mages. The six white-robed Mages in the vanguard were captured by the Wing Skeletons and brought back to the town, giving the Mages a headache.
The enemy didn't know what the six white-robed Mages were captured. It would be fine if they were taken as hostages, but if they were used for necromancy experiments, the six white-robed Mages would be miserable.
This was a confrontation between two armies, not a personal grudge. Even if the white-robed Mages had a backer, it would be difficult to regain their face.
"Send someone to talk to the Magic Shooter." Qin Yin's Seventh Rank Magic Shooter said gloomily. He originally thought this would be an easy battle, so he agreed to go to battle. If he knew the enemy was a Necromancer, he wouldn't have joined in the fun. To deal with a Necromancer, even a Seventh Rank enemy needed to be suppressed by a Eighth Rank Elemental Mage.
The Battalion General smiled bitterly. How could they negotiate? He had suffered heavy losses. Was he supposed to apologize to the Archmage and retreat?
The mages were also aware of the Battalion General's worries. A Level-4 Great Mage said, "How about this, we'll go back and plead for you. We didn't know that the enemy was a Necromancer. At the start of the battle, they lost three thousand cavalrymen and two thousand infantrymen. If we continue to attack the city, we won't gain anything. "
The camp general nodded and said, "Even so, we still have to attack and see how many casualties there are. Sir Mages, we will feign an attack at the front gate. Please cooperate with us with your magic to minimize the damage. Record the battle and bring it back so that I can talk to you. "
The mages didn't have any good ideas either. They couldn't charge and break through the enemy lines. Their main task was to buff the soldiers from behind with magic. Since the battalion commander made this request, they could only agree.
A small squad walked out from Qin Yin's army. It was a low-ranking officer. He led forty scattered cavalry to the outskirts of the city and shouted to his superiors.
"People in the city, listen up. There are two hundred Tanggulas who have disguised themselves as Metatlin's soldiers and entered your town. Our general …"
This low-ranking officer was lying under the city walls. How could the Winged Skeletons on top of the city walls listen to his nonsense? An Undead Archer shot an arrow. The bone arrow directly penetrated the skull of this low-ranking officer. With a bang, the entire skull exploded, and white brain matter splattered in all directions.
Mu En spoke at this moment. A huge black shadow shrouded behind him, forming a terrifying human face. The lips of this human face twisted, and Mu En's voice was amplified dozens of times.
"Let the Magic Shooters of your army come over to speak. This kind of person isn't worthy."
The forty scattered cavalry reacted slightly slower. The bone arrows on top of the city walls shot down one after another. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the soldiers were killed. Only then did the remaining ten or so scattered cavalry turn their horses around and flee back.
In the count's mansion, Salin released the six white-robed mages sent by the Winged Skeletons. He gave each of them a small stool and let them sit opposite him.
"Do you know me?" Salin asked with a smile.
The six white-robed mages shook their heads. Salin's image wasn't that famous. He was also wearing the Magic God's Robe, which looked like light armor. The white-robed mages didn't even realize that Salin was a Great Magician.
A white-robed mage gathered his courage and said, "We are Mage Qin Yin. No matter who you are, let us go, or else …"
Crack …
Beside him, Trish took out her whip and lashed it at the white-robed mage's face. The spikes on her whip didn't pop out. Even so, when the whip hit the mage's face, it directly tore off the flesh, revealing white bones.
Salin casually released a Spring Rain spell and stopped the white-robed mage's bleeding.
"You can't torture us, Alchemy City …" Another white-robed mage shouted. Trish's whip lashed out again, directly opening the mage's mouth and drawing a bloody wound on his cheek.
Salin used another Spring Rain spell to stop the wound. Seeing that all the mages were silent, Salin continued, "Let me introduce myself. I am Salin. Salin? Metatlin. "
Even without the threat of Trish's whip, the mages were shocked into silence.
There were already many rumors about Salin among the mages. It was said that he was a genius mage. He was not even 20 years old, but was already a Level Six Great Magician. Moreover, Salin used his own strength to subdue many strong mages and build a kingdom.
There were thousands of mages in this kingdom, all under King Salin's command. This kingdom completely annihilated the Vatican's expedition army of more than 120,000 people and subdued a Level Nine Divine Master.
If Salin was a Magic Shooter, he would definitely be crowned with the title of Legend.
Metatlin City was now Qin Yin's third holy land of magic. The first was Alchemy City, the second was Bitter Water Prefecture, and the third was Metatlin City.
"You guys are quite bold. Not only did you send people to harass me along the way, you even dared to send troops to kill me after I entered Bitter Water Prefecture. I will write to His Majesty Ojarvis about this. As for you guys, you only have two choices. "
As Salin spoke, he looked at the six white-robed mages with a calm expression.
The six white-robed mages could only nod. Since the other party was that Legendary Great Magician, any threats would be useless. The white-robed mages were insignificant in the other party's eyes.
"The first choice is for you to follow me from now on and not return to Qin Yin. You will answer whatever I ask now. In the future, when His Majesty Ojarvis asks, you will say the same thing."
Seeing that the six white-robed mages were hesitant, Salin was not in a hurry. "The second choice is for me to hand you over to the Necromancers and let you become Necromancers. I will grant you more than 10,000 years of life. This is your reward for attacking me. "
The expressions on the six white-robed mages' faces were uglier than crying. They did not think that Salin was threatening them. Salin was just stating a fact.
If they fell into the hands of the Necromancers and became Necromancers, they would only be able to follow orders to fight. They would no longer be able to smell, taste, feel fatigue, or feel pain.
This was an outcome even more terrifying than death. The white-robed mages would rather die. The problem was that Salin would not allow them to die. There were two paths, and they could only choose one.
"We will choose the first choice." The white-robed mages looked at each other and answered helplessly.
"Alright, who sent this army?" Salin did not dwell on the details. The arrival of this army was definitely related to the nobles of the House of Commons. He could not find trouble with the House of Commons, but the executioners had to be punished.
Since the white-robed mages had decided on their path, they naturally had no qualms about following Salin from now on. These people did not have a strong background. Otherwise, they would not have been sent as vanguards.
"Sir, the one who sent this army is Marquis Antos."
Seeing that Salin was silent, one of the white-robed mages added, "Marquis Antos is Duke Andrefis' man. The two families have been connected by marriage for generations. Duke Andrefis is one of the six dukes of the House of Commons. He is quite powerful."
"I know." Salin smiled. When Rex asked him to pretend to be a noble of the Fourth Dynasty, he had already memorized the background of these powerful nobles in Sacred Rock City.
"I would like to ask, if I put up a bounty for Antos' head, how many gold coins would it cost?" Salin asked a difficult question for the mages to answer.
The six of them discussed in low voices. A white-robed mage said to Salin, "Sir, Marquis Antos has a fief of thousands of miles and thousands of private soldiers. The army he can gather is actually tens of thousands of people. He also has a level-eight mage under him. If you want to put up a bounty, I'm afraid … it will cost more than a million gold coins."
Salin thought for a while and said, "The nobles and armies under Antos probably have more than a hundred thousand people. A million gold coins bounty is not considered expensive. If he dares to lay his hands on me, I will not let him have a peaceful day. "
The white-robed mages looked at each other. A million gold coins was not expensive? How many low-level magic cores could he buy with a million gold coins!
"I wonder how many gold coins the Vatican has put on my bounty," Salin muttered to himself.
"Sir, it has already reached five million gold coins," Trish replied.
"Hmm, then release the bounty through the Guild of Professionals. Trish, you … Forget it. We'll talk about this when we reach Great Liang City." Salin calculated in his mind. If the bounty of a million gold coins was successful, he would have to pay the Guild of Professionals a 10% commission. If it failed, he would only have to pay some interest.
It was impossible to send troops to attack Marquis Antos' territory. That would be equivalent to declaring war with Sacred Rock City. However, even Duke Andrefis could not do anything about this bounty. Antos was the one who provoked him first. If he killed this guy personally in the future, he would even save on the bounty. Right now, he was just using the Guild of Professionals to spread the news.
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