The three supreme warriors could not defeat Enkidu, and Enkidu's main focus was on Ah's punches. Under the cover of the two supreme warriors, Ah had relied on his powerful strength to hold on until now. Enkidu did not actually land a punch on him, but his scorpion shell armour was already damaged in many places, and he began to feel nauseous. This was a sign that his strength was being used to the extreme.
Ah suddenly came to his senses. He wanted to trap Enkidu, but in fact, he was trapped by Enkidu in the middle of the battlefield. As the commander, he was separated from the army and could not command the battle. If the battle continued like this, Ah would be the first to die of exhaustion. If it was a battle of strength, stamina, and endurance, Enkidu would definitely be the last one among the four.
George was commanding the army, but there were some things that he could not make decisions on his own, such as giving the order to retreat. Furthermore, George could not mobilize the troops guarding Khenmet and the defensive line in the mountain range. For the first battle, it was impossible for Ah to place all his troops outside the defensive line, and the Uruk legion could not send all their troops to the frontlines.
Ah and the other two supreme warriors were doing their best to hold back Enkidu, but the strength of the strongest warrior on the continent was clearly beyond their imagination. If there was even the slightest flaw in their coordination, they would be defeated. If they continued to fight, they might not be able to hold on for much longer. As the commander, he could not die in front of the two armies, or the Eygut Army would definitely collapse.
Just as he was thinking about this, Enkidu let out a loud roar and threw out a punch. Although the punch seemed dull, it directly hit the tip of Ah Zhen's staff. After a long battle, this supreme warrior was still able to suddenly exert his strength and send Ah Zhen flying more than ten feet away. Then, he turned around and brought up a whirlwind. Both his fists glowed with golden light, and at the same time, he sent Gabriel and Medanzo flying far away. The shield in Gabriel's hand finally shattered.
The coordination between the three was broken in an instant. Gabriel and Medanzo were already on the verge of exhaustion, but Enkidu was still able to exert strength. Could it be that he wanted to end the battle now?
But at this moment, something unexpected happened. Ah's left hand released his staff for the first time. His nails were stained with blood, and he took out something from his bosom and waved it forward. There was a crashing sound in the air, and countless boulders the size of tables suddenly fell, piling up into a mountain in an instant, burying Enkidu under it!
Ah had heard from Goliath that Enkidu was a pure ninth-level warrior. He had always trained only in body arts and did not spend any effort on magic arts, reaching a peak that others could not reach. Ah knew that he was going to encounter Enkidu on the battlefield, and he had been thinking of countermeasures. The suicidal Tiamat's Wrath could not be used, and it was difficult to use the scroll in a face-to-face battle. Was there any other way to win by surprise? He was a supreme sorcerer, so he naturally had to make use of all his advantages.
Ah's military tactics were very formal, and his command and training of legions were also very strict and meticulous. But the body arts and magic arts he learned were unorthodox, completely different from the habits of ordinary warriors and mages. Many of his methods were unexpected and even beyond imagination. Otherwise, he would not have been able to sneak hundreds of miles away and kidnap the King of Hittite.
Ah recalled all his experience of fighting others, and he felt that there was only one trick that could work. He had used this trick in the bitter battle against his pursuers by the Euphrate River, which was to suddenly wave out a spatial artifact and throw out all the random things stored in it. Almost no supreme mage had ever done this in a battle. He was also taking advantage of Enkidu's lack of magic arts, so he thought of this trick.
Today, what he had stored in the bone was not random things, but a single boulder, almost reaching the limit of his magical power to use the bone. At this time, he had no choice but to throw it out. If he continued to fight, he would be exhausted and unable to use his magical power, and his trump card would be ineffective.
A large ship full of boulders poured down from the sky. Enkidu, who was in the middle of the battle, did not have time to react. Caught off guard, he was buried under the mountain of boulders, not knowing whether he was dead or alive. Ah Ke didn't expect that this move would be able to kill the continent's number one warrior. She waved her staff, and the surrounding soil and rocks flew up and landed on the stone mountain. In an instant, it condensed into a layer of sturdy shell, sealing all the gaps.
This was an advanced earth elemental defense spell – Wall Fortification. Ah was not using it for defense, but to strengthen the stone mountain and seal Enkidu inside. If it was an ordinary supreme warrior, he would have been crushed to death by now. Even if he could not be crushed to death, he would be crushed to death under the weight of the stone mountain. Even if he could not be crushed to death, he would suffocate to death!
However, Ah was not sure that he could subdue Enkidu, so he immediately called out: "Retreat!" He rushed out of the battlefield with the two supreme warriors, overturning the enemy's obstruction along the way, and returned to his own army.
Ah's personal guards could not get close to the place where the supreme warriors were fighting. At this moment, seeing that their commander had escaped, they also retreated from the battlefield and escorted Ah back to his army. Idu could see everything clearly from the sky, and he immediately shouted: "My soldiers, the Head of the Legion has killed Enkidu and returned victorious!"
His voice was immediately drowned out by a roar. A golden light burst out from the mountain, and from the boulders flying, a burly figure jumped out and landed on top of the pile of boulders. He pointed at Eygut's army and cursed: "Ah, you despicable coward!"
The reply was a burst of laughter. Ah sat in his chariot, surrounded by his personal guards, and replied with a laughter that spread throughout the battlefield: "Oh, it's Enkidu, why are you not dead yet? My apologies, my apologies, I thought that Your Excellency had died in battle. I stopped too early! "
After saying this, he coughed twice and covered his mouth. He felt dizzy, and his body felt weak. He could barely muster any strength. In the distance, the sound of a horn could be heard. Gilgamesh had given the order to retreat. Ah also raised his left hand, with his palm facing backwards. The sound of a horn could also be heard from Eygut's army. It was a low and drawn-out sound, an order for the entire army to retreat.
Today was only the first battle. Since they could not defeat the enemy, no matter who won or lost, it was not the final result. Both armies needed to rest and reorganize before fighting again. The commanders of both sides gave the order to retreat at the same time. Retreating did not mean moving backwards. The soldiers armed with spears and long shields surged forward like a tide. The sturdy shields were next to each other, and groups of ten formed a shield wall. The spears in the middle of the shield wall pointed forward like a hedgehog.
Under the command of their captains, the soldiers who were engaged in battle retreated back to their own formations through the gaps between the shield walls. Then, the shield walls closed up, and the entire formation retreated in an orderly manner, not giving the enemy a chance to launch a sneak attack.
… …
Ah had been sitting on a chair with his eyes closed. His breathing was deep and even, but he did not say a word or stand up. After returning to the rear from the battle, once he relaxed, the feeling of exhaustion and weakness was indescribable. He really wanted to lie down and sleep for a few days and nights. Unfortunately, he was the commander and was destined to not relax. He sat on a chair and was carried into Khenmet by four guards. Gabriel and Medanzo were also helped into the city.
After Ah opened his eyes, he gave an order for Rickard, the chief priest of the Horus Legion, and Vörde, the chief priest of the Legion of Isis, to take turns to cast healing and blessing magic to help him and the two supreme warriors recover their strength and relieve their fatigue.
Rickard was the high priest of the Horus Legion, and Vörde was the high priest of the Temple of Isis. Both of them were elders of the Eygut Academy of Magic. There were only six ninth-level supreme mages in the Empire of Eygut, so one could imagine how high their status was. But now that they were on the battlefield, Ah was the commander-in-chief. Once he had power in his hands, he had to follow his orders. He actually asked the two supreme mages to take turns to heal and bless him like ordinary priests.
The exhausted Ah did not care too much at this moment. He just wanted to recover as soon as possible. In his opinion, wasn't magic supposed to be used like this? The higher one's achievement, the more useful it would be. If he didn't use it now, when would he?
The two supreme mages did not go to the front line today. Ah's battle plan was to rely on Khenmet to defend, but he could not let the enemy attack blindly. Therefore, he would arrange his army to fight. He did not expect to be able to repel the Uruk Legion in this battle. Regardless of whether his army retreated or was defeated, there would still be a defensive line to rely on. Therefore, he still left enough troops to defend the castle and fortifications.
The most unexpected thing about the battle during the day was that the supreme mage Urhiya was the first to be killed, and he was killed while protecting Abbas. No matter what kind of enmity he had with Ah, he had died on the battlefield for the country. Ah sent people to return his relics and wrote a memorial to the Pharaoh praising his achievements. The Empire of Eygut would also hold a special memorial ceremony for him.
… …
Ah sat on a chair with his eyes closed. He was carried directly into the meeting hall in Khenmet. Before he opened his eyes, the main generals of the several legions had gathered here.
George told the two ninth-level supreme mages in detail what had happened on the battlefield. There were also special priests on the battlefield who recorded the information. Rickard and Vörde watched the scene of Julien's death and were shocked speechless for a long time. George sighed: "If I had been standing in Julien's position, I would not have been able to defend myself at that time and would not have escaped death!"
Vörde frowned and said: "If I had been alert, I might have been able to block that punch, but I would have been unable to control my body and would have fallen from the sky. If there were no masters to rescue me, I would have most likely fallen to my death."
Rickard added: "Julien used his life to block it. Enkidu did not fall into the ranks of the priests behind him. He probably injured Enkidu more or less. The power of this supreme warrior's first three punches were beyond imagination. It was obvious that he came prepared. The third punch was clearly intended to kill Commander-in-Chief Ah on the spot. Fortunately, Lord Commander-in-Chief is also the strongest among the strong and did not let him succeed. Otherwise, we would have been defeated before the battle even started. "
The head of the Legion of Isis, the eighth-level supreme warrior Ankh, was shocked and sighed: "I am known as the chief warrior of the Temple of Isis, but even I can't throw a punch like that. But I can imagine his strength. This is the most powerful explosive impact and extremely exhausting. After three punches, he was already tired, but he still fought with three supreme warriors for a whole day. At the end, he was still able to suddenly exert his strength. It's terrifying! "
Rod-dick's eyes widened: "I have seen Gabriel fight with my own eyes. I thought that he was almost invincible. I didn't expect to see the horror of Enkidu today. There are many more warriors than mages on the continent, but it is extremely difficult to practice body arts to the highest level. There are far fewer ninth-level supreme warriors than ninth-level mages. "
At this time, Ah, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes and said: "This battle is already the best we could have expected. Although our casualties are nearly forty percent higher than the enemy's, we are not defeated. Gilgamesh has tested our strength. If we want to continue fighting, we can only attack the defensive line with brute force. If we want to hold on, we must fight a war of attrition. "
Rod-dick reminded: "We are relying on the rear of our country to fight, so of course it is advantageous to fight a war of attrition. But don't forget that the Uruk Legion has already occupied a large area of land. If we drag this out for a long time, they will be able to establish a base and even manage the occupied area as their own territory. By that time, our advantage will not be as great. "
Ah nodded: "Therefore, this war cannot be ended in a short time, but if it is dragged out until next year, we will be in a more passive position. Therefore, not only do we have to defend, we have to launch a counterattack to prevent Gilgamesh from using his main forces to manage the land in the rear. … If the Geb legion can also reach the Khenmet defensive line, this battle will be easier to fight. "
Rod-dick smiled bitterly: "It will take about half a month for the Geb legion to reach here. Gilgamesh will not wait for us. He will attack Khenmet very soon."
Ah looked at Rod-dick and said slowly: "As far as I know, the Cape States have stockpiled a batch of scrolls. This time, transfer them to the frontline and distribute them to the soldiers."
Nero was the most outstanding scroll maker in the history of the Empire of Eygut. After becoming a supreme mage, he served as the chief priest of the Cape States for more than forty years. Some of the scrolls he made were given away to others, while others were sold at a high price. After Rod-dick became the governor of the city, he sealed the scrolls that Nero had left behind in the shrine and deliberately collected other relics for future use.
Ah was naturally aware of this and had instructed Rod-dick to bring the scrolls to the battlefield. Rod-dick said in a low voice: "The scrolls are a one-time use item. Once they are used, they will be gone. We have to be careful when we use them."
Ah sighed: "Now that the soldiers are already at the gates of the city, Enkidu is invincible. If he were to lead an elite force to attack Khenmet, do you think that 20-foot tall, 8-foot wide city wall would be able to stop him? If he were to break through the defensive line and open up a gap for the Uruk legion, the consequences would be dire. If we don't use the scrolls now, then when? "
Rod-dick nodded: "Fine, I will immediately transfer all the scrolls in the shrine to the frontline. I have been collecting Nero's relics and scrolls in preparation for this day. "
Ah then added: "Not only the scrolls in the shrine, you should also have a collection of scrolls, including those obtained by the Ramose Clan. Put it all on the account of Eygut and the Cape States."
Ankh asked: "Lord Commander, are you planning to use the scrolls to deal with Enkidu? But the scrolls are dead, and the people are alive. How do you know which part of the frontline Enkidu will break through? "
Ah shook his head: "Of course I don't know. That's why we need enough scrolls. Send a group of people who can use these scrolls to the front of Khenmet's walls. Every three people will form a group. We don't need to be able to kill Enkidu in one fell swoop. As long as we can slow him down for a while, the nearby defenders will be able to regroup and attack."
Ankh asked again: "Lord Commander, who do you want to distribute the scrolls to?" As he said this, he glanced at the two supreme mages beside him.
Ah said: "I want to find a group of warriors who have undergone the second awakening of power to defend the front of the frontline. After seeing Enkidu's punch during the day, the supreme mages in our army must be on high alert. "
Ankh and the rest looked at each other. Ah asked: "What's wrong, is there a problem?"
Ankh smiled bitterly: "Lord Commander, according to your requirements, we simply cannot find that many qualified warriors."
In theory, advanced warriors can undergo the second awakening of power. If they succeed, they can practice basic magic, meditate, and master magic. When they reach a certain level, they can use the intermediate scrolls. If they are advanced warriors who have successfully undergone the second awakening of power and have practiced magic to a certain level, they can use the advanced scrolls.
But this is only in theory. In reality, the second awakening of power is not easy to succeed, and it requires a supreme mage to hold a special ceremony. The ceremony of the second awakening of power was held by the Holy Maiden Maria herself. For ordinary warriors, this kind of opportunity is too rare.
The status of supreme warriors is noble, and if they want to, they generally have the opportunity to experience this ceremony. But how many supreme warriors are there? How can an ordinary advanced warrior, especially a civilian one, invite a supreme mage to hold a ceremony for them? Moreover, the number of supreme mages is even smaller. For example, in the Cape States, since the death of Nero until the arrival of Julien, there has not been a supreme mage in the last thirty years.
For advanced warriors, unless they are of particularly noble birth and have the qualifications and face to invite a supreme mage to hold a ceremony for them, it is difficult for ordinary warriors to have such an opportunity. And even if there is such an opportunity, it may not necessarily succeed, so the proportion of warriors who have successfully undergone the second awakening of power is quite small.
In order to use the advanced scrolls, one must be a supreme warrior who has undergone the second awakening of power, and there are not many in the army. There are only a few dozen advanced warriors who have learned low-level magic, and they can only use the intermediate scrolls, which may not be of much use.
Ah realized that this plan is a bit presumptuous based on his own habits, so he said: "It seems that we have to send mages to the city walls. There will be groups of three at a certain distance, and in case of emergency, use the scrolls. One attack scroll, one defense scroll, and one spatial lock scroll. Enkidu is too fast, and we have to use spatial lock magic to hit him. "
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