novelraw Chapter 467: Battle of Dawn
Chapter 467: Battle of Dawn
"Bang!"
Li Wei's Sequence Four Magic Crest shattered, followed immediately by all five Sequence Three Magic Crests given to him by Hathaway.
She had already sensed the fatal crisis. Her +12 Inspiration could vaguely detect the shadow of death, but the enemies were waiting for Li Wei to return, so she had to wait as well. Thus, at the last moment, she chose to leave the chance of survival to Li Wei.
But she didn't know that Li Wei knew even more than she did.
And his perception of danger was a fraction earlier than she understood.
Furthermore, it was impossible for him to abandon everyone and escape alone.
Although, he still couldn't avoid this arrow in reality!
This was definitely a Six-Star Divine Archer, and also a Ranger like Li Wei—very likely a Fourth-Tier Radiant Ranger!
Even more skilled than Li Wei in his own expertise!
The power of this single arrow directly caused tens of thousands of points of damage. All the Magic Crests shattered like bubbles. Then, Li Wei's Five-Star Enchanted Light Armor was pierced, and his chest was punctured!His 1150 Health Points were obliterated in an instant. However, Hathaway's Sequence Three Life Blessing saved him, providing a full 1000 Health Blessing that left him with just over a hundred points remaining!
Yes, all of Li Wei's defensive buffs finally prevented him from being instantly killed.
However, a series of negative status effects—Bleed, Poison, Laceration—swarmed him. What's more, the enemy could shoot a second arrow at any time!
But since they failed to instantly kill Li Wei, it was enough.
Li Wei immediately activated and used that Life Particle, instantly dispelling all status ailments. The moment he revived with full health, he directly shapeshifted into a little mouse. As he scurried deep into the grass, he also activated Forest Whisper to turn invisible!
He hadn't used the Druid Transformation Art during all his night reconnaissance. Even when he was in the biggest hurry, he hadn't shapeshifted into an eagle to fly back.
Because before this, it could be a blind spot for the enemies.
Sure enough, Li Wei gambled right. The enemy's perception, which was at least +18, temporarily lost track of him.
"Enemy attack! Li Wei is being focused!"
Hathaway screamed. Regardless of anything, she unleashed three Sequence Three spells—Fire, Ice, and Gale Magic. She knew how to disrupt the enemy's perception lock; even buying a moment of time would be good.
Unfortunately, in the next second, her head directly exploded. It was a Mental Shock. A Fourth-Tier Mage was present, directly crushing Hathaway with a Sequence Four Mental Shock. She was essentially instantly killed.
The opponent was too terrifying. If they hadn't been waiting for Li Wei to return, everyone in the entire camp would have probably been slaughtered in an instant!
"Caw! Caw!"
Adai rapidly circled in the air. While cawing anxiously, it also revealed the exact location of the attackers. In everyone's minds, the position and figures of a three-person squad instantly appeared. They had unknowingly ambushed them from five hundred meters away.
But in the next second, a terrifying Black Feather Arrow silently swallowed toward Adai like a black hole, about to devour and assassinate it.
Even as strong as Adai was, it couldn't dodge.
But Li Wei recalled Adai into the Pet Card at this moment, letting it avoid this disaster. Right after, countless Ice Spikes rained down from the sky, covering an area of several hundred meters in an attempt to force Li Wei out.
At this time, everyone frantically mining the Five-Star Stone Mine in the Great Pit finally reacted. Zhao Xuanxuan and Thomas dashed outward without another word, but Li Yue grabbed Zhao Xuanxuan and roared.
"Cavalry mount up, Infantry cover us, charge out first!"
Before Li Yue's voice faded, Thomas had already rushed rapidly to the edge of the Great Pit. This pit had now become an Underground Mine with a diameter of two to three kilometers. Everyone was working hard to mine it. Who could have thought an attack would occur before dawn?
"Roar!"
A Stone Golem over ten meters tall appeared, and dozens of Heavy Infantry of the Blazing Legion closely followed, trying to charge out. As a result, in the next second, a terrifying Fire Meteor crashed down, directly smashing the Stone Golem Thomas had transformed into into the ground. Those dozens of Heavy Infantry were all reduced to ashes before they could even react.
Too terrifying!
This scene frightened all the people who were aggressively trying to charge out into a daze!
Except for Li Yue. Her face was deathly pale, yet she was more clear-headed than ever. She knew what Li Wei needed and knew what she had to do, because this was tacit understanding!
"Heavy Infantry, charge out for me! Cover the Cavalry's charge!"
She screamed hoarsely, riding a Five-Star Warhorse while driving those terrified Heavy Infantry.
"My Lord, we..."
A Heavy Infantry squad leader of the Blazing Legion trembled, but in the next second, Li Yue blew his head up!
"Those who shrink from battle, kill without mercy!"
"Those who disobey orders, kill without mercy!"
"Charge out for me! The cooldown time for the Fire Meteor is only thirty seconds!"
But no matter how she roared, those Heavy Infantry just hesitated, looking completely terrified and dumbfounded!
"Royal Guard!"
Suddenly, an unknown person shouted. The next second, three hundred Royal Guards rushed out of the Great Pit in large strides like a silent torrent. They were silent, without any slogans or battle cries, leaving only silence!
However, the moment they charged out of the Great Pit, countless Ice Blades, Wind Blades, Fireballs, and Ground Spikes fell on their heads like some predetermined trap. In just three seconds, these three hundred Royal Guard soldiers were completely annihilated, with no survivors!
But these three seconds were enough.
"Blazing Legion, charge with me!"
Li Yue, along with Zhao Xuanxuan and two hundred Heavy Cavalry, completed their acceleration and formed a shock formation in just three short seconds. Ignoring all obstacles ahead and their own dumbfounded Heavy Infantry, they surged to the edge of the Great Pit like a terrifying tide, flood, and massive wave.
At this moment, a pale golden light flowed around Li Yue's body, covered all two hundred Cavalry, and then flowed back from them, turning into the phantom of a Spear that thrust directly at the enemy's location!
However, it seemed to hit something midway. It was actually a terrifying Black Feather Arrow, which was forcefully shattered by this Spear phantom, otherwise, it would have been Li Yue's turn to die on the spot.
In the next second, the two hundred Heavy Cavalry rushed out of the Great Pit, like the roaring of the earth. With her Five-Star Warhorse, Li Yue was like a golden spirit. In Li Wei's hands, this Five-Star Warhorse couldn't even unleash sixty percent of its strength, but in Li Yue's hands, it was like a bolt of golden lightning.
It reached the absolute peak in almost all aspects.
And the most critical thing was the trust those two hundred Heavy Cavalry had in Li Yue. Because she commanded, trained, and led them in battle most of the time; this had nothing to do with Li Wei.
These two hundred Heavy Cavalry were truly willing to accompany Li Yue to fight to the bitter end.
"Kill!"
At this time, a Magic Shield suddenly emerged from the opponent's hiding place. Fifty Heavy Cavalry also charged out from within, directly crashing into the Heavy Cavalry led by Li Yue like two sharp arrows.
In just this moment, both sides suffered over thirty casualties. Then, just three seconds later, those fifty Heavy Cavalry were drowned by Li Yue's Heavy Cavalry. However, Li Yue's side also lost over seventy Heavy Cavalry, with even Javier and Seth falling in battle.
Because it was too fast. The combined relative speed of both sides was over two hundred kilometers. Spears, fast horses, plus various ultimate skills—no defense was of any use!
This was the might of Heavy Cavalry in a supernatural world!
Of course, in these few short seconds, the three Fourth-Tier experts on the opposite side didn't rest either. That Fourth-Tier Radiant Ranger had already continuously shot four arrows, each one locked directly on Li Yue, but they were all forcibly blocked with the lives of Javier, Seth, and others.
Because they all knew they could die, and Li Wei could die, but Li Yue couldn't die. If she died, everything would be over, and they would become lordless routed soldiers.
As for that Fourth-Tier Mage, she gave up chanting for the Fire Meteor ultimate move and directly switched to fast-casting magic—Flames, Wind Blades, Ice Blades, Ground Spikes—attacking relentlessly.
The third enemy was a Fourth-Tier Warrior who looked like a scruffy giant, forcibly slaughtering his way over with a Greatsword.
Every second, over a dozen of Li Yue's Heavy Cavalry died. In just this short distance of five hundred meters, and in a mere four or five seconds, only seventy or eighty of the two hundred Heavy Cavalry remained.
But they were still charging. Li Yue was still charging!
Because she trusted Li Wei one hundred percent and believed in the tacit understanding between them; a miracle would definitely happen in the next second, without a doubt!
Yes, at this very moment, that Fourth-Tier Mage suddenly blinked a few hundred meters to the rear, instantly stacking five layers of Sequence Four Magic Shields on herself!
Because, unnoticed, Li Wei had appeared high in the sky, standing on the back of the gigantic Adai. He activated his Magic-Piercing Perception, gaining +5 Perception in three seconds, bringing it to 20 points. So, even that Fourth-Tier Radiant Ranger failed to detect him.
And that Fourth-Tier Mage only realized it right before death arrived. Her response couldn't be said to be unprofessional or slow, but it was useless.
Even though Li Wei wasn't using the Six-Star Enchanted Greatbow, and even though she stacked five Magic Shields, it was all useless.
A Perception of +20 saw completely through her. Her +17 Inspiration was completely useless too!
Death arrived as promised. No matter how high she stacked her defense, it couldn't compare to a Six-Star Stone Golem. What's more, Li Wei went all out this time, infusing all his power into this single arrow.
There wasn't even the sound of a vibrating bowstring, nor the sonic boom of an arrow piercing the sky, because Fate Resonance masked it!
One arrow pierced the five Magic Shields like a ghost, piercing all the Magic Crests and all the defensive items. The Fourth-Tier Mage's body was blown to pieces at this moment, dying without an intact corpse!
There was no suspense at all!
And almost at this instant, the Fourth-Tier Radiant Ranger on the ground finally sensed Li Wei's presence. He tried to rapidly draw his bow, feeling he still had a chance, but unexpectedly, a pale golden lightning flashed by like an afterimage, snapping his longbow with a single spear thrust. In reality, he dodged in an instant, avoiding this fatal blow.
But it was useless, because the moment his body stabilized in the next second, seven or eight Spears thrust over again. He didn't even dare to counterattack; although he was confident he could slay these seven or eight Heavy Cavalry in a few seconds, that time was enough for Li Wei in the sky to blow his head off.
Because only a Ranger understands a Ranger.
So, he could only continuously use evasion skills similar to Gale Step.
But it was truly useless.
Because his side's Mage was dead. As for the other Fourth-Tier Warrior, although he was very strong and killed seven or eight Heavy Cavalry in one breath, he was immediately smothered to death by the lives of the over two hundred deeply ashamed Heavy Infantry from the rear!
He was strong, but what could he do if the opponent didn't fear death?
Everyone fought with red eyes. Even artisans like Zhao Qingshan rushed up with weapons at this moment to finish off enemies and rescue the wounded.
And Li Yue only had forty-two Heavy Cavalry left behind her at this moment, yet in such an environment, she could still pursue and kill a Fourth-Tier Radiant Ranger to the point where he couldn't even summon his warhorse. Actually, he had summoned it once, but it died.
He dodged like a madman, continuously using skills, but almost every time, he was solidly blocked by Li Yue and these forty-plus Heavy Cavalry. If he didn't dodge, he would die, but constantly dodging consumed too much stamina.
No matter how much stamina he had, he couldn't dodge forever, but there was no other way.
Until his figure slightly lagged, Li Wei in mid-air seized the opportunity and blasted his skull into pieces with an arrow. From head to toe, not a single speck was left.