chsdbacks Chapter 53 Ending
Chapter 53 Ending
"So, you mean the Dark Church besieged the area for a whole month, but ultimately had to retreat?"
Inside the palace, Karl, who had been in seclusion for over a month, heard reports from the front lines.
It wasn't that Karl intentionally went into seclusion; it's just that sometimes one's understanding of the laws is beyond one's control. A small epiphany might take several days or even several months.
During the month or so that Karl was in seclusion, the Dark Church led a massive army to besiege him, with an initial force reaching a million men.
At first, the two sides fought back and forth, with the Dark Church using many soldiers as cannon fodder to deplete the amount of magic crystals.
However, it was later discovered that once a certain number of troops were gathered, they would be attacked by magic crystal cannons.
In the end, it turned into battles between small units and a general offensive by a million-strong army.
Initially, Kevin and his men relied on the city walls and magic crystal cannons, and two or three hundred thousand men were able to withstand an army of a million.
However, with the arrival of subsequent support from the Dark Church, they gradually began to be unable to hold on.
After all, the essence of the magic crystal cannon is to use magic crystals to activate the engraved magic patterns.
The magic crystal cannons are like mobile magicians, tireless tools that only care about storing energy.
Initially, the magic crystal cannon had a significant advantage, and Kevin and his team successfully withstood even a massive attack by a million-strong army.
However, with the support of the Dark Church, not only did their military strength reach six million, but high-end units also appeared among them.
The flying griffin legion not only has soldiers who are all level six warriors, but the griffins themselves are at least level five in strength.
The key is that they can fly, so the magic crystal cannon has very little effect on them.
Besides the Griffin Legion, the Dark Church also has a mage legion, a force composed of mages. Compared to the rigid magic crystal cannons, these mages can not only increase the magic power of their own people, but also attack more powerfully than those of the same level.
The status of a level 5 mage is equivalent to that of a level 6 warrior; that's where their nobility lies.
Kevin and his companions were helpless against the elite forces of the Dark Church, since the leaders of these elite forces were at least level eight warriors.
Even though the Griffin Legion and the Mage Legion each only have a few thousand people, which Kevin could handle on his own, the Dark Church also has level nine warriors, or even more.
On the seventh day of the Dark Church's siege, Kevin could no longer hold out and decided to retreat.
The first city was thus occupied by the Dark Church.
Then came the ninth and twelfth day. After the main force of the Dark Church was freed up, they occupied the other two cities in just a few days.
Day 15.
Kevin set up a second line of defense. Without the intervention of the Saint-level experts, the magic crystal cannons with fixed magic were clearly no match for these elite magic troops.
The strength of a magic crystal cannon depends mainly on the level of magic inscribed on it.
Most of the time, the magic crystal cannon is only inscribed with fourth-level magic.
These magic crystal cannons can support the charging of low-grade magic crystals, and although Kevin also has some magic crystal cannons inscribed with level six magic, these are few in number.
The entire Tianfeng Kingdom only has twelve of these, and they were purchased from the Yulan Empire.
Their limited quantity and extraordinary effects are evident in their effectiveness. Kevin retreated to the second line of defense to await the arrival of these twelve level-six magic crystal cannons.
A level 6 magic crystal cannon requires at least a mid-grade magic crystal to operate, and one mid-grade magic crystal costs one hundred gold coins.
Using a level 9 magic crystal cannon once costs at least 10,000 gold coins.
Even in war, in order to maximize the attack, it often takes at least a thousand magic crystals to activate once.
And its power is naturally extremely strong.
Its power can generally reach level seven.
With twelve high-level magic crystal cannons, Kevin's defenses became relatively easier.
However, this was only relatively easy; the Dark Church still held the upper hand in the war between the two sides.
The one who truly changed the course of the battlefield was Master Harley Colster.
An eighth-level mage not only has a deep understanding of magic, but more importantly, he has learned how to make magic crystal cannons.
After Kevin held out for a month, the first level eight magic crystal cannon appeared. It was something that required at least a magic crystal comparable to level seven magic power to operate.
Ten top-grade magic crystals can unleash the power of a level seven magic spell.
One hundred top-grade magic crystals can unleash the power of an eighth-level magic.
A thousand of them would be enough to threaten a level nine powerhouse.
When the first level 8 magic crystal cannon appeared, Kevin's defensive capabilities reached their peak; a single shot could easily destroy an elite legion.
Five or six cannon shots can wipe out an army of 100,000; that's the real killer of war.
The second door.
The third gate.
As more and more of these magic crystal cannons capable of destroying an army of 100,000 were being produced, the level nine powerhouses of the Dark Church began to get restless and took action one after another.
However, by then, it was clearly too late.
When the first level nine expert died under the magic crystal cannon, the entire battlefield instantly fell silent.
The first month has passed.
Karl emerged from the pass and received news from the front lines.
Without deploying Saint-level experts, the Dark Church's limit is already at level nine.
Level 9 warriors typically participate in battles as legion commanders. At this level, they are not afraid of assassination and have an extremely low mortality rate.
The war will end when all the level nine powerhouses of the Dark Church are dead.
If they can't handle the level 8 magic crystal cannon in Kevin's hands, then no matter how many soldiers or level 9 experts they have, they will only become casualties under the magic crystal cannon.
"Your Majesty, the Dark Church's army has completely withdrawn across the river, and we have reclaimed all the lost cities. Should we continue the attack?" Luo asked in a low voice.
"How are we going to attack? Are you going to take on the Dark Church?" Karl laughed.
"Uh." Luo's mind went blank.
Fortunately, he had many years of experience as a subordinate to the emperor and was able to react quickly.
The Dark Church was indeed the loser, but only as the attacker.
If they were to actually cross the river to attack, the conditions on both sides would be reversed.
At that time, the Dark Church was on the defensive. Not only did it have strong military forces, but it also possessed magic crystal cannons.
At that time, Kevin and the others, having lost the advantage of the magic crystal cannon, would be crushed by the Dark Church.
After all, while the magic crystal cannon is powerful, it is rarely effective against air targets.
Just like the Griffin Legion, if the Dark Church were truly willing to invest heavily, it wouldn't be impossible to slowly wear them down, but the Dark Church simply can't afford to gamble.
After all, every member of the Griffin Legion comes at a high price.
This is similar to how Karl's elite troops are generally level three, while the Dark Church's troops are generally level four to five.
Losing some ordinary troops is acceptable, but losing high-level troops would be painful for anyone.