Drawing Cards in the Middle Ages to Rise in Ranks

Chapter 727 33: Sand Giants

"Seems like my warning didn't have much effect."

Losa glanced towards the crowd, carefully eyeing the Corpse Collectors approaching the city wall.

With his current Spiritual Power, although the Caster's disguise was clever, his overwhelmingly powerful Star Spirit Body was still clearly visible to Losa.

"I'll handle him."

Viviana drew the Knight's Sword from its sheath, holding it horizontally in front, a line of white Magic Spirit Candles appearing on the blade, reflecting the figures under the city.

She exhaled softly, and the candle flames quickly burned downward, the dripping wax forming a small mound.

Losa could sense that as the candle flames burned, the figures reflected in the flame—the hidden casters under the city—had their Life Force burning rapidly, as if they were becoming actual candles.

Amazing!

Boom—

A series of torches explosively ignited among the crowd, the caster with the strongest Spiritual Power having an even broader explosion range, impacting over ten people nearby, terrifying the Corpse Collectors to flee in panic.

"Your Spirit Candle Technique is impressive, not just simple Fire Magic, is it a Hohenzollern Family technique?"

Viviana shook her head: "Not entirely, the family's Spirit Candle Technique is incomplete, I'm the only one in the family who still uses this technique. I completed my Spirit Candle Technique myself."

A genius!

Losa couldn't help but praise: "No wonder you're as renowned as the Knight of Radiance, Candle Knight."

"You're too kind."

Viviana shook her head, her complexion a bit pale.

She was ultimately a Demon Warrior, not a Mage, unable to control the aftermath of the Spirit Candle Technique.

She wouldn't have much psychological burden for killing that caster, but those Corpse Collectors, many of them were merely conscripted laborers forced onto the battlefield.

Losa instinctively wanted to pat her shoulder, but withdrew halfway: "Sorry, but I can't act right now."

So far, Losa had only shown swordsmanship and physique beyond ordinary people, making him a formidable warrior without posing a threat in Mahmud II's eyes.

This was his chance!

The Corpse Collectors retreated, most of them leaving safely, not because Losa was overly merciful, but to conserve ammunition.

Without any notification, everyone knew that the ridiculous ceasefire agreement had ended here.

The gate guard accelerated, stuffing food into their mouths, hiding behind cover, waiting for the emperor's order.

Accompanied by the roar of artillery, another round of brutal siege defense battle was about to unfold.

Losa and Viviana didn't hide, standing side by side beneath the banner with four β.

A few stone bullets whizzed past him, crashing within the city wall.

Losa initially felt Viviana was very similar to Lavinia, both idealists, dutiful, kind, righteous, all praised with various beautiful words not in excess.

But now he felt they were fundamentally different.

Compared to Lavinia, who was accustomed to darkness while steadfastly guarding light, Viviana was still too naive, making Losa unsure if he should trust her back in battle.

"If the psychological burden is still heavy, treat it as a real trial."

Whether the simulated battle world truly exists?

Losa tended to believe it did.

But no one can step into the same river twice; Losa believes a time node altered by outsiders will create a distinct parallel timeline separate from the original.

Killing oneself in infancy after traveling back in time is an impossible temporal paradox.

Viviana glanced at him skeptically, seemingly trying to confirm whether Losa was truthful.

Losa did not respond directly, simply saying: "I once underwent a similar trial with the Knight of Radiance, we failed the first time, succeeded the second."

Viviana exhaled lightly: "Sorry, I will try to overcome it."

The artillery fire gradually subsided, these long-range siege weapons had limited impact on the defenders, and the duration of each bombardment gradually shortened.

The massive Siege Tower clad in iron plates and flame-resistant arrays was pushed out again, followed by shielded vehicles. Behind them were the densely packed Ottoman soldiers under cover, wearing Zha Armor, Chain Armor, and headgear or turbans, clearly no longer the cannon fodder of yesterday's assault.

Boom—

The ground suddenly trembled.

Huge figures emerged in the distance, taking seemingly slow steps, swiftly crossing thousands of meters, arriving at the Ottoman camp, where Ottoman men and beasts quickly cleared the road for these colossal beings.

Though inferior at height compared to the giant dragon crouching like a small mountain, these huge figures showed childlike stature only upon comparison—clearly, a lineup of giants each over ten meters tall.

A golden radiance flashed, the Universal Shepherd's figure appearing atop the city wall, his lips trembling: "Your Majesty, they are Sand Giants! It's said they can sandify and collapse walls merely by touch."

Losa frowned: "Even the Theodosius Wall?"

"This... should be unlikely."

Even the Great Shepherd wasn't sure; he wasn't a true Caster, as the saintly radiance differed from magic altogether.

"Regardless, try not to let them approach the wall, use crossbow cannons and small firearms to bombard them, if they get too close… the Church's casters shall act when needed, blocking them as much as possible."

The Great Shepherd did not refuse, nodding: "As you wish, Your Majesty."

The Sand Giants resembled the earth giant Losa had seen before, enveloped in a dense aura, only with a looser demeanor not aligning with weaker strength.

In Losa's perception, the strongest among them distinctly exceeded the power of the divine giant he had slain in Turin, which nearly plunged into turmoil.

The ground they traversed bore unmistakable signs of sandification.

Originally, they were walking calmly; halfway across, directly raising their hands, they conjured huge stones from sand and hurled them towards the Theodosius Wall.

Whiz—

Compared to cannons and catapults, the giants' stone throws were like pinpoint explosives.

Even the flying sand could become deadly.

A troop of elderly Casters, shielded by Attendants, reached the city's top.

The Universal Shepherd raised the Scepter encrusted with gems.

A small-caliber cannon accurately struck a Sand Giant.

"Viviana!"

Losa gazed at the Female Knight beside him, his expression solemn.

She nodded slightly, then gradually stepped forward, like a dancing white flower, fluttering below the city wall.