Once the battle started, it would not stop until one side was completely dead.
Especially since the lizardmen treated humans as food, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.
Would you talk about the right to life with livestock?
Obviously not.
Therefore, this battle would definitely end with the death of one side.
In terms of basic physical quality, the lizardmen who lived in the cruel underground world were very strong. They had infinite strength, and their fine scales were very good at dispersing the power of attacks. Therefore, their defense was also very strong. They were just like the orc berserkers in the Ryan Empire. They were natural warriors.
However, the reason why humans could develop so quickly in this world was because of their flexible minds. Although both sides were soon injured after the close combat, Ellington's warriors were able to advance and retreat. Moreover, they cooperated with each other. The shield warriors were responsible for blocking attacks and taking the initiative to absorb the damage, while the rangers and other warriors took the opportunity to attack. With this cooperation, both sides were evenly matched.
If it were not for the fact that there were no mages in the team, Tang En would have thought that this was a game in which they were trying to clear a dungeon.
However, the real world was the real world. Injuries to the arms and legs were not comparable to injuries to the chest, lower abdomen, or head, and health could not be measured by the value of HP. The adventurers' team did not have priests accompanying them, so when they were injured, they could only retreat and wait for their wounds to heal. If their vital parts were injured, they would be killed directly. Therefore, once the power of blood used for self-defense was exhausted, the warriors would quickly retreat. It was impossible for them to continue fighting.
Ellington's side had a lot of injured people, and the lizardmen's side had also suffered heavy casualties. After all, they did not have much intelligence and could only attack based on instinct. No matter how strong the scattered warriors were, they could only die on the spot when they were attacked by a group.
Once the attacks broke through the lizardmen's armor and scales, Ellington's warriors only needed to activate the constant spells on their weapons. The spells would explode in their bodies, and the lizardmen's only end was death.
"Go to hell!"
Brian smashed a lizardman flat with his hammer. He wiped his face and wiped away the blood that splashed on it. He murmured, "I don't want to say this, big brother, but this number seems to be a bit too much …"
Just as Brian had said, at the beginning, there were only a few dozen lizardmen, and everyone was very excited. However, as the battle progressed, hundreds of lizardmen rushed out from some unknown corner of the cave. The total number of lizardmen was even greater than Tang En's team.
When the lizardmen appeared, they were carrying some cut mushrooms on their backs. However, when they saw the humans, they immediately put down the mushrooms and picked up their crude weapons to kill them.
"I'm afraid that this is an underground 'farmland'."
Tang En said thoughtfully, "From the looks of it, they seem to be feeding on this kind of mushroom and moss. We happened to encounter them coming over to collect food."
After saying that, he shrugged. "It seems that our luck is quite bad."
Fiona said said, "My Lord, this is not the time. Are you not going to help? "
"Not for the time being. I'm not a babysitter. I can't always be responsible for their lives. They still have to rely on themselves to protect their own lives and the lives of their families."
Tang En shook his head and looked around. He said, "Although there are wounded, we have prepared diluted HP Potions for them. The situation is not too bad. The average strength of the lizardmen is just a little stronger than theirs, so we can squeeze out their potential. We can't waste such a good opportunity."
For Ellington, who was now in a peaceful period of development, actual combat experience was the most difficult to obtain. The usual training of the guards was only physical training. They had not even been organized to enter the forest to hunt monsters for actual combat training. At this time, it was very suitable to use the lizardmen as a training ground.
At this time, Fiona felt a trace of coldness from Tang En. It seemed that he would suddenly become completely different from his usual personality.
At this time, a strange cry suddenly came from the group of lizardmen. It attracted Tang En's attention.
It was a lizardman wearing messy human clothes — obviously, they were taken from adventurers — and holding a strange branch in its hand. It was protected by four other lizardmen who looked extraordinarily strong. As it cried out, it waved the branch in its hand.
Tang En was surprised to find that, with the lizardman's movements and words, the surrounding magic was being mobilized. It fluctuated in a strange pattern and then poured into the lizardmen's bodies.
"Hiss! Hiss — "
The lizardmen's bodies suddenly swelled and emitted a faint red light. The lizardman who had been in a stalemate with Depp suddenly became stronger. He slashed at Depp with his sword, and Depp was forced to take five or six steps back before he could regain his balance.
There was even a slash mark on the surface of the huge tower shield!
It was important to note that the tower shield was built with stacked anti-impact technology.
Tang En was shocked. "Group Strength!?"
"No! No! "
Vanilla was even more shocked. "It's the Shaman's Group Berserk spell! That lizardman is a Shaman! "
Shamans were a rare type of Oracle unique to the Ryan Empire. They were blessed and were born to communicate with the magic of nature. They were very good at using nature magic — note, it was nature magic, not life magic like the elven druids.
After hearing Vanilla's words, Tang En immediately came back to his senses. This lizardman Shaman was the same as the Troglodyte Shaman. They were both lucky members of their race who were born with the ability to sense magic. Then, in their daily words and actions, they inadvertently corresponded with the mysteries of nature and triggered some kind of magic effect. They recorded it, and it became the Shaman's priestly magic.
After receiving the magic buff, the lizardmen's strength almost doubled according to their physique. Some of the stronger ones even had their strength increased by three or four times. They were extremely terrifying!
Every time they slashed, every time they swept, there would be a violent impact. After only three attacks, Ellington's shield warriors' arms were trembling, and their bones were beginning to groan!
"Fiona."
Tang En observed for a moment and said, "Can you lock on to that lizardman Shaman?"
Before Fiona could answer, Elijah raised her hand and shouted, "I can, I can!"
Tang En rubbed Elijah's hair. "You're still too young. I can't let you do this."
He did not want Elijah's hands to be stained with blood when she grew up — although that was a normal phenomenon in this world.
Elijah pouted, feeling that she was being looked down upon.
Fiona observed for a while and said, "It's a bit far, but I can try."
"Well … maybe it's because you don't have a staff."
Tang En pondered for a moment and took out a branch of the World Tree and handed it to Fiona. "I don't have any other staff here. Use this for now. I'll make you a staff later."
Holding the branch and feeling the surging power from it, Fiona's hands trembled and she was about to cry. "My Lord, don't tell me this is a branch of the World Tree …"
"That's right."
Tang En nodded matter-of-factly. "As a mage, of course you have to use materials produced by the World Tree. Isn't this common sense?"
What kind of common sense was this?!
How many mages could afford a staff made of a branch of the World Tree!?
But thinking of the relationship between Tang En, Izali, and Aiguin, Fiona was speechless again.
Noticing Elijah's envious eyes, Tang En rubbed her head and smiled. "Don't be envious. When you can control the magic in your body, I'll make you a beautiful staff."
"Okay!"
Elijah revealed a blissful smile.
Hmm … Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of styles of magical girls' staffs … I should be able to find one suitable for Elijah, right?
Magical Girl Elijah?
… A difference of one word. Was it the will of the universe at work again?
Although the branch of the World Tree had yet to be processed into a staff, and there were still fresh green leaves hanging from it, it looked very strange when she held it in her hand. However, it had to be said that the products of the World Tree were definitely the best.
As soon as she held it in her hand, Fiona felt that her sensing range of magic had expanded by more than ten times in an instant. The entire mushroom forest was within her sensing range, and the originally unclear magic waves became very obvious. Now she understood why Tang En said that the magic environment in the underground world was terrible and that the accumulation of elements was very strong.
Because it was underground, the magic crystals were distributed in all directions. The special conditions caused the distribution of magic in the space to be very unbalanced. Some areas were very rich, while some areas were relatively thin. For a mage, this situation was very bad. They needed to spend extra energy to balance the magic consumption of the spells.
In simpler words, if the original magic consumption of 10 points was to release a spell, it would now consume about 15 to 20 points.
The gentle life force poured into Fiona's body, stimulating her brain to calm down. After locking on to the Lizardman Shaman with her mental strength, she began to chant in a low voice and perform the corresponding actions at the same time.
If one did not master the silent casting of spells, it would be easy for the enemy to infer the spell released from the incantation and react accordingly. Therefore, chanting in a low voice and quickly was one of the necessary skills.
Similarly, if one did not master the instant casting of spells, they would have to prepare the casting action to construct the spell model. It was also very easy to be interrupted by someone. Completing the casting action quickly was also one of the necessary skills for a mage.
Tang En had already prepared to train Fiona to master the two advanced skills of silent casting and instant casting. Of course, the premise was that she could master it.
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