The soldiers pulled out the line and advanced forward holding lion-headed steel shields flashing with magic runes.
Facing so many heavily armed enemies, even though he didn't know what the consequences would be, Oster still had no choice but to cast a spell for group teleportation.
However, after the magic circle's afterimage flickered on the ground, the first few shield-holding soldiers who stepped into the magic circle were staggered by the energy, but they immediately stood firm and were not transported away.
At the same time, Oster felt like he was hit hard in the chest and felt a sharp pain, almost falling to the ground.
[Warning: Preset defensive spell detected, transmission failed to take effect. 】
Oster held his chest and comforted the frightened villagers and children behind him, saying, "Don't worry, the situation is under control."
On the other hand, he quickly asked Sashu with his mind: What happened? Why did he lose blood instead?
[Speculated reason: Violation of the spell's effectiveness conditions, energy reflection and rebound, and overload recoil. Explanation: The prerequisite for forced transmission without the approval of the teleportation target is that the difference between the levels of the caster and the target, minus the level of the target's attached defensive spell multiplied by the parameters of the array, is less than or equal to the level of the teleportation spell itself. The current target enchantment level is about 5~6, and the parameter γ1.75+. After calculation, a teleportation spell of at least 10 levels is required to be forcibly effective regardless of the resistance effect. 】
Oster continued to operate anxiously: I understand the truth, please increase the spell level for me quickly!
[Error, increasing the spell level requires unlocking higher-level system permissions. The current unlocking progress is 25%, and the recommended minimum unlocking progress is 65%. 】
Oster almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. After going around for a long time, he was still talking about the charging progress bar under the giant's left hand on the cover of the Sa book. It was only a quarter now. According to the AI, if he wanted to break the opposite bar, Defend, at least until more than half of it is needed.
He shouted out the question he had asked many times, "How can we increase the authority of that Lao Shizi?"
This time, the Sashu interface seemed to be broken and there was no response.
Seeing the soldiers pressing forward step by step with swords and shields, the villagers were pressed to the edge of the pit, trembling. Auster smiled bitterly; indeed, with the strength of his three-legged cat, it was okay to deal with those idiots who didn't understand magic, but it was still too reluctant to face the regular army with top-notch equipment and personnel.
——But that doesn’t mean it’s over.
Oster was so desperate that he decided to make a desperate move. If you can't break through head-on, you'll have to find a detour; after all, as long as the magic circle is still there, you will have the first move advantage.
Time was running out. After some thought, he decided to move the coordinates of the array and transfer the coverage area to the feet of the officers and soldiers in the rear position. In this way, you can get past the enchanted shields in the front row and launch a surprise attack on the enemies behind you.
However, this will also cause your own side to lose the protection of magic. If the soldiers in front continue to advance, you and the villagers will face the sword and be chopped into minced meat by the opponent. Therefore, his target was the enemy commander;
As long as he is killed or seriously injured in one fell swoop, other soldiers will definitely fall into panic and choose to retreat or rescue their commander, and he can deal with it calmly.
There was no time to think about it, and Oster immediately started casting spells and moving the magic circle. The female mage opposite immediately noticed the situation keenly and raised her staff. Yes, the biggest obstacle to all current strategies is the spellcaster on the opposite side;
The duel between high-level spellcasters is a competition of brains and reaction speed. Oster moved the magic circle as fast as possible, covered the officer's feet, locked the target, and cast attack magic.
[Fire Blast (Level 5), type element, fire damage, no ballistics. 】
The level of this spell was very high and the speed was extremely fast. The officer realized that he was enveloped by the energy of the fire element and stepped back in panic. He shouted to the female mage on the side, "Quick, save me!" The soldiers in front were also stunned. He temporarily stopped advancing and looked back.
But the female mage turned a deaf ear to this, and did not choose to cast a defensive spell to protect the officer. Instead, she raised the staff and turned it over, pointing the end at Oster, and the staff was immediately filled with rune light;
At the critical moment, this guy actually ignored the life and death of his own commander. Because he noticed that Oster had moved the ground magic circle and also lost the protection of teleportation magic, he planned to take this opportunity to take action first and kill his opponent.
Such a reckless approach plays into Auster's hands.
He had long expected that the other party might make this kind of judgment, and even hoped that she would do so; from the beginning, attacking the officer was just a cover, and attracting the female mage to cast spells was the real purpose.
Oster had already prepared a strong counterattack in his hand. Although the magic circle could no longer cover him and he could not use its magic energy to protect himself, there was still a plan to use offense instead of defense; as long as the opponent cast a spell within the magic circle, no matter it was Defensive or offensive spells can immediately counter its reading and invalidate her for a period of time. After all, Master Fa is more of a threat than fighting dicks.
Although counter-magic is an ordinary skill in the game, and the magic level is not high, in reality, it is definitely a very advanced technical task. Just like the Jeet Kune in martial arts, it requires a high degree of control over speed and accuracy. An average mage simply cannot achieve such accuracy.
However, Sa Shu happens to be a plug-in that has a 100% casting success rate and hit rate as long as it is operated properly. Oster was quite confident that he would be able to gag her the moment she recited the spell.
However, he did not wait for this opportunity; the female mage did not cast magic from beginning to end, and she did not even mean to chant a spell.
When she raised her staff and pointed it straight this way, Oster saw a dark round hole at the end of the staff.
As the female mage's fingers touched a small, imperceptible bump on the side of the staff, tongues of fire spurted out of the hole, and a magic bullet flew out at high speed; in the next second, it directly hit Oster's chest. Oster immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood, spun around, and fell straight down.
——That was not a staff at all, but a rifle disguised as a staff.
After the female mage, or female gunner, completed the blow, she immediately stepped back, pulled the bolt and ejected the shell; the cloak she was wearing opened up, revealing the inside full of various types of ammunition.
While she was loading bullets into the "staff" in a hurry, she carefully retreated outside the range of the teleportation array to prevent Oster from having any back-ups. Anyway, given the current situation, the soldiers in front could quickly deal with the immobile Oster without her taking action.
When the officer saw the red-haired opponent falling down, he ordered the army to continue advancing. The soldiers drew their swords and advanced behind their shields.
Oster lay on the ground, his veins crackling. It feels like every time I take a breath, my heart and lungs are about to pop out of my chest;
In the blurry field of vision, the Sa Shu interface displayed: [Under attack, mana destroying bullet (level 5). Type: Magic weapon ammunition. Effect: A large area of the spell circuit is short-circuited, the ability to move is lost, and mana-consuming skills cannot be used. 】
I was confused as to what was going on and why it was me who was raped. And what does that big gun mean? Did a certain little round-faced guy come over to join in the fun? Is this still World of Warcraft?
As he thought, Sa Shu displayed the query results: [Famous gun: Steinberg. Magical weapon type: Spell-breaking bolt-action sniper rifle. Occupation inference: Mage Hunter. 】
Due to physical and mental injuries at the same time, Oster vomited out another mouthful of blood - a magician hunter? !
It turns out that this is the true face of a famous hidden profession that has been in the background of the plot for a long time and has never been officially shown. Although Bao X is too lazy to use his brain to design, in the real different world, they exist in reality; and they use guns.
The question is, why is there legal hunting in this wilderness? Is it necessary to use the second-level profession to deal with the unarmed villagers? In addition, this guy is very powerful, but he doesn't care about the life and death of the officers and other soldiers. Maybe he doesn't have a subordinate relationship with this guard at all, but just goes along with him or something like that;
When you hunt wild monsters, you can encounter a rare elite, which is also bright red. Is this good luck or bad luck?
The child ran over to help Auster. Auster wanted to stand up, but he was exhausted and unsteady. Fortunately, in the end, the other party still thought that he was a serious high-level mage, and he used magic bullets; if he had been hit by metal projectiles, I would have been so cold that he would have laid his body on the ground.
However, the current situation is not much different. The array of soldiers has been pushed in front of them, and the sharp knives behind the shields are eager to attack, and they are about to rush towards themselves and the villagers. But now, he couldn't gather even a trace of mana.
It seems that this time it is really coming to an end. Oster stared at the Sashu interface. Under the silent steel giant statue on his left hand, a quarter of the progress bar remained motionless. I couldn't help but lament in my heart: Mr. Sa, if you keep hiding me, your guardian will be gone.
