Chapter 286: Incorporating the Snowfield Guardians
Not only the dark tentacles of [Draining Energy] disappeared.
The moment when the Ruian Holy Inquisitor turned into an ice sculpture, all the skeleton mages in the camp were showing off their power a moment ago, but at this moment, the phosphorus fire in their eye sockets was extinguished in an instant.
Subsequently, these skeletons that had lost their soul fire began to make a rattling sound.
Their joints were loosened first, then the sternum and spine, until the entire skeleton collapsed and turned into lifeless bones scattered on the ground.
The camp, which had been in chaos due to the sneak attack by these skeleton mages, returned to calm.
After drawing the bow and shooting the three fatal arrows that killed Ruian, Sunaifa's feet softened and he almost fell to his knees on the snow.
An unprecedented feeling of weakness was filling her body.
The method used to kill Ruian in the end seemed to be just three arrows fired at the same time, with nothing special about it.
But in fact, the danger and operation behind it are not enough for outsiders to understand.
If it is true that three arrows can easily kill Ruian across the ranks, why would Sunaifa have to waste so much time with Ruian? Why not just activate the "Great Ultimate" as soon as he is armed with [Breath of the Wild]?
This is not a drama. Ending the battle too quickly will affect attendance
The second of the three rules of the mage: Never let others know your spells.
In the previous chase, Sunaifa continued to attack, with the purpose of finding out the origins of the zombie behemoth summoned by Ryan.
As for Ruian, his understanding of her magic is still limited to shooting arrows of perfect ice, but little does he know that she also has the "great trick" of shooting three arrows at once.
This is one of them.
The second thing is that although Sunaifa has found out the details of the zombie behemoth, the details of Ryan are still unknown.
Hence, she could only wait for Ryan to launch a spell attack first, seize the opportunity when he is distracted and unable to cast defensive spells or life-saving spells, which is the so-called "back swing" time, and then launch her "big ultimate".
Moreover, it must be ensured that the spell attack launched by Ruian has a spell trajectory, so that she can rely on the absolute speed of her Perfect Ice Arrow to catch up and kill Ruian first.
Fortunately, she waited for this opportunity.
The zombie behemoth was just as she had judged. Even if it tried its best to self-destruct, it was still unable to block her three arrows.
Of course, operation and planning are the same thing. What really supports Sunaifa to kill enemies beyond the level is her powerful strength that ranks first in the fourth ring and the support of [Breath of the Wild].
Why is it so difficult to fight across the ring?
The biggest reason is actually the suppression of low-level spells by high-level spells.
No matter how powerful a fourth-level mage is, he cannot cast any fifth-level spell.
This is a rule, an iron law that cannot be broken.
This is doomed. When a fourth-ring mage faces a fifth-ring mage, he is naturally inferior due to the gap in spells.
This is like a martial arts master facing an elite special forces soldier holding a gun. In terms of individual strength alone, the martial arts master may be higher than the special forces soldier.
But I can’t stand it when someone has a gun in his hand.
The fifth-ring spell is "gun".
That’s all.
But Sunaifa is different.
Because she has [Blizzard].
【Blizzard】is the magical weapon of Boreas himself, and Boreas himself is the eighth-ring mage.
And [Blizzard] is the eighth level magic weapon.
The power it can exert depends on the user's own strength.
So, if Sunaifa is strong enough, even if she is only a fourth-level spell, she can use [Blizzard] to perform an attack comparable to a fifth-level spell.
This is the basis of her cross-circuit fighting.
And [Breath of the Wild] is the last piece of the puzzle. The 62% reduction in mana consumption in the construction effect allows Sunaifa to break through the limit and cast the "three consecutive arrows" that normally require five rings to shoot.
The level suppression of mages in this world is still too strong. Seeing Ruian turning into an ice sculpture, Gao Decai finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sunaifa is undoubtedly the top powerhouse among the fourth-ring mages, and there is also a top-level magic weapon like [Blizzard], but Ruian is obviously just a weak fifth-ring mage who has just advanced.
According to the novels he read in his previous life, it should be as easy for a "genius" like Sunaifa to transcend a big realm and kill a small Kalamina like "Ryan" as it is to chop melons and vegetables.
The result is that after being armed with [Breath of the Wild], Sunaifa defeated Ryan with such difficulty.
This way.
After resting for a while, with the blessing of [Breath of the Wild]'s double enhancement of physical recovery and mana recovery, Sunaifa also recovered.
She walked towards Gothe, her scales flashing, and [Breath of the Wild] fell off, while returning to its original size and shape.
"My king." Sunaifa held up [Breath of the Wild] and handed it to Gothe.
“It suits you very well, and [Breath of the Wild] will belong to you from now on.” Gothe did not take over [Breath of the Wild].
This is a set of fourth-level runes that can be equipped by at least a fourth-level mage.
And he has just been promoted to the first ring, and is still far away from the fourth ring.
Instead of letting [Breath of the Wild] sit at the bottom of the box with you, it is better to give it to Sunaifa and let her make full use of it.
When equipped with rune constructs, Sunaifa can basically be regarded as half a fifth-level mage.
After Ruian was killed by her, there should be no local fifth-ring mage left in the North.
Translated, it means: "I, Sunaifa, am invincible in the north!"
Having such a first force is very important for Sunaifa's vision of unifying the northern territory.
Hence Gothe was not reluctant to part with a set of precious fourth-level runes.
"Thank you, my king." A hint of joy flashed in Sunaifa's blue eyes.
Obviously, she likes [Breath of the Wild] very much.
She was not polite to Gaode. In her opinion, the entire Zhenbing tribe belonged to Gaode, so why should she be polite?
After solemnly accepting [Breath of the Wild], Sunaifa couldn't help but take another look at Gothe.
If her initial support for Gothe as the new king of the Zhenbing Tribe came from the prophecy of the War Mother of Oretia that she had to stick to, then now, she has a new sense of identification with Gothe as the new king.
"Ryan, the culprit of all the crimes, has been killed. My king, shall we return to Phoenix next, or?" Sunaifa asked Gothe for his opinion again.
"Go back to Phoenix?" Gothe shook his head, "Of course it's not that simple."
"Since Ryan has been promoted to the fifth ring, he was promoted through the necromancy practice "Rite of the Dead", and he can also ambush here early to launch a sneak attack. In all likelihood, the Snowfield Guardian has been "unified" by him. "
He said a very cruel word with a calm face.
"Ryan is dead, so there is no need for the Snowfield Guardian to exist anymore."
Hunting this, Sunaifa's eyes flashed with light.
Obviously, Gaode's decision coincided with her thoughts.
After a short period of repairs, the battle damage has been revealed.
A total of two third-level ice wizards, six second-level ice wizards, and eleven first-level ice wizards were sacrificed.
In the first wave of attacks, basically, they were caught off guard and were approached by a skeleton mage who suddenly appeared from the snow. Without even being able to cast a single spell, his head was torn open and his body was torn to death.
Ryan relied on his familiarity with the geography of the snowfield to carry out a night attack that only a necromancer could do, and the results were indeed remarkable.
There must be corresponding gains if there are sacrifices.
Killing Ruian can only be regarded as a blood debt, not a gain.
So, when the sun rose the next day, the Zhenbing army was ready to go and once again moved towards the Icefield Temple.
After another four days of running, this time without encountering any twists, surprises or obstacles on the road, the large army of the Zhenbing Tribe finally entered the area of only twenty kilometers away from the Icefield Temple.
Zhenbing people did not conceal their whereabouts, and it was difficult to conceal them. With such a large-scale troop march, it was difficult to avoid the eyes of others on the vast and boundless snowfield.
Therefore, when the large army just entered the boundary line of the Icefield Temple, the high-circle mage in the Icefield Temple was already waiting there with all the members of the temple uneasily.
"War Mother, Lord Gothe" Loic, who was imprisoned by Ruian, had been released long ago because of his encounter with Gothe. At this moment, he was even elected as a representative of the Snowfield Guardian to communicate with Gothe.
Roic waved his hand, and the crowd behind him parted to both sides, making way for a spacious passage.
Subsequently, a dozen captured mages were escorted out
"These are some of the men of Ruian's Holy Inquisitor, who have also practiced forbidden necromancy with Ruian. In order to capture them, we spent a lot of effort and even suffered casualties. Some of them realized that something was wrong in advance and escaped first. However, we will definitely hunt them down as soon as possible and send them to Phoenix personally."
"As you said before, As long as we hand over Holy Inquisitor Ruian and all his associates, the Zhenbing Tribe will withdraw immediately after receiving the people."
"Today is different from the past. Ruian ambushed us a few days ago and wanted to kill Sunaifa and me with ulterior motives." Gothe's face was indeed calm, as if he didn't know Roic, and he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
He also waved his hand, and the large army behind him separated to both sides, and Ruian, who had turned into an ice sculpture, was carried out.
Roic was already sweating on his forehead when he heard Gothe's words. When he saw Ryan's body, his eyes darkened.
Although Ruian promised to personally deal with the Zhenbing tribe's army and leave the Icefield Temple, but the Zhenbing tribe's army did not stop, they had vaguely guessed that Ruian might have been killed, but now that he actually saw Ruian's body with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe it.
Ryan is a fifth-ring necromancer? ! How did he die in their hands?
"War Mother, Master Gaode, this matter really has nothing to do with us. We all abide by the doctrine and have never been involved in anything inappropriate."
"All those bad actions were committed by Ryan and his men. We were neither aware of nor involved in them. In fact, in order to establish his authority, Ryan brutally killed the Archbishop of Rune who did not support him."
His tone was urgent and sincere, and the expressions of the Ice Temple mages behind him were also the same, for fear of being offended.
"It's not up to you to decide whether it matters or not." However, Gothe's face was still as cold as frost, without any emotion
Looking at Gothe's cold face, and then looking at Sunaifa's attitude of obeying Gothe's orders, Luoiqi's head almost grew, and he secretly cursed the senior officials who pushed him to communicate. Is this a job that humans can do?
But for the sake of the sect, he could only grit his teeth and continue to apologize:
"I wonder what we Snowfield Guardians can do to appease you and make up for our mistakes?"
"From now on, there will be no Snowfield Guardian sect. All the assets of your sect, including all resources, all members, and your many branch churches in the north, belong to Phoenix." Gothe said lightly.
As to how to deal with the guardians of the snowfield, he had already made up his mind on the way here:
Collect.
As soon as Gothe finished speaking, the expressions of Loic and all the Ice Temple mages behind him changed dramatically.
"This, this. Our doctrine is to protect the snowfields, and we are not allowed to surrender to a northern tribe." Roic was speechless for a moment, and wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead, not knowing what to say.
"You were forced to surrender to Ryan by force, which shows that your doctrine is not inviolable."
"Do you think that we who can kill Ryan will be inferior to Ryan in terms of strength?" Before Loic finished speaking, Gothe had interrupted him.
His words are very direct, which is pure oppression by force.
Either surrender or die.
There were originally three fourth-level mages in the Snowfield Guardians. Ryan was promoted to the fifth-level mages and conveniently killed Archbishop Luen, who was also the fourth-level mages.
And now Ruian was killed by Sunaifa again.
In a short period of time, among the three most powerful people in the Snowfield Guardians, there was only Chief Quentin, whose whereabouts were unknown at the moment.
How can such a snowfield guardian contend against the large army of the Ice Tribe led by Sunaifa armed with rune constructs?
"Lord Gothe, this matter is not something I can decide. Archbishop Luen was killed by the Holy Inquisitor Ruian, and he died in your hands. Now the only person with decision-making power in the sect is Chief Quentin, but Chief Quentin doesn't know where he is now. Unless he comes back," Loic was still struggling.
"I don't have the time to wait for him to come back. If Chief Quentin finds out about this and has objections, he can go to Phoenix to argue with us."
高德淡淡道，只是在说到「理论」二字的时候，稍稍加重了音调。
"Now, I give you two choices. Within ten breaths, either surrender to Zhen Bing or die." He had no patience to talk to these people anymore.
Since we have absolute strength to suppress it, why do we need these twists and turns? Just run over it.
After Gothe's words fell, there was an ice-born mage behind him who took a step forward, stood up, and began to count down in a tone without any emotion
"Ten"
Every countdown sounds like an invisible sharp blade, cutting through the last vestige of will to resist in the hearts of everyone present.
"I would like to surrender to Zhen Bing." At the count of three, someone finally started to kneel down.
In fact, they have long wanted to surrender.
Two of the three top leaders of the sect have died, and their decline is a foregone conclusion.
The Holy Inquisitor of Ruian took the lead in practicing forbidden necromancy and doing evil things. From this perspective, most of the reputation of the Snowfield Guardian has been ruined over the years.
And the Zhenbing Tribe is the number one tribe in the north. Surrendering to such a being does not count as a loss, so why should you risk your life in vain?
The reason why I have not knelt down to surrender until now is because I feel that delaying the time longer, delaying it until "three" will at least make me more disciplined. Kneeling down and surrendering at "ten" also seems that I am too greedy for life, right?
The appearance of the first person to surrender was like opening Pandora's box. The other Icefield Temple mages who were still hesitating had their psychological defenses collapse in an instant, and all of a sudden they all knelt down.
As the word "二" echoed, Loic gritted his teeth, and finally knelt down and lowered his head.
Before "One" was spoken, there was no Icefield Temple mage still standing.
(End of this chapter)