That bard is such a charmer!

Chapter 76 Both landmines and hand grenades have the word "mine" in their names.

Richard chose to use the first spell, "Scorching Metal"!

As he continued chanting incantations, the temperature of the helmets of the front-line warriors rose steadily, even faintly emitting an orange-red glow.

"what!"

The soldier cried out in pain and hurriedly tried to remove his helmet, but not only did he fail, he also burned his hands, making his cries even more agonizing.

Finally, the noble steward Jason couldn't stand it any longer. After clicking his tongue, he unleashed a freezing ray at the warrior. The two attacks canceled each other out, allowing the warrior to successfully remove his helmet.

Richard succeeded with his first move, then tried the same trick on another warrior who charged toward the hammer, only to find that the latter's armor seemed to be blessed, making him immune to Richard's magic.

Interesting, but not a big problem.

You have a blessing on you, but your horse doesn't!

He changed his target and unleashed scorching metal at the vest.

The horse immediately felt the burning pain and let out a painful neigh. Not only did it stop charging abruptly, but it also tried to run back.

As it veered back, it crashed into the horses of the remaining two warriors. Because of the sandy terrain, the two horses were slow to move and had no time to dodge...

"what!"

"What the hell happened?!"

...Instantly, a chaotic scene unfolded on the beach, with people and horses falling to the ground.

Fortunately, the warriors, being professionals, were all tough and agile, which prevented them from being crushed by their own horses. Instead, they quickly escaped and faced Richard and his men again.

But this time, they all developed a psychological aversion to Richard's scorching metal spell.

The two soldiers, whose equipment was mediocre, simply removed their helmets and other protective gear that came into direct contact with their skin. They even threw their swords on the ground and replaced them with axes with wooden handles.

Seeing this, Richard smiled slightly, stopped using the scorching metal, and instead took out three paper airplanes folded from book pages and threw them at the group of soldiers.

The soldiers were somewhat bewildered (they didn't even recognize paper airplanes), and one of them even raised an axe, intending to chop it down.

Bill, who had just finished healing the scalded warrior, noticed the magical patterns on the paper airplane out of the corner of his eye and immediately shouted:

"Watch out! Don't touch that thing!"

Unfortunately, he was too late.

The first soldier's axe had already hit the paper airplane.

next second...

Beep!

A bolt of lightning exploded from the paper airplane, which then triggered two other paper airplanes nearby, causing them to explode and transform into another bolt of lightning and a scorching fireball!

"what!"

The three soldiers in the front row were sandwiched between lightning and fire, suffering tons of damage and screaming in agony.

This is precisely the effect of the Tier 3 Spell Guardian rune.

It turns out that while still on the ship, Richard had been thinking about how to generate maximum output in the shortest amount of time after landing, in order to break through the blockade.

Then he thought of the cases in his previous life where some soldiers liked to use anti-tank mines as hand grenades on the battlefield, and then he thought that he would also guard the engraved version of landmines in the magical world!

If he prepares several items engraved with guardian runes in advance, drinks a magic potion, rests well, and replenishes his condition, then when the battle begins, he can throw these items out all at once. Wouldn't that be equivalent to releasing extra attacks out of thin air without wasting magic power or chanting spells?

With this in mind, Richard took out the Light Spell skill book from his dimensional bag, tore out the pages he had already learned, folded them into paper airplanes, and drew magical patterns on them...

The above is the background and context of Richard's creation of these paper airplanes.

The current results prove that his method is very effective!

The combined power of three Tier 3 spells was extraordinary, instantly injuring the two warriors who had removed their helmets. The remaining warrior, whose armor was protected, also looked disheveled and swayed.

"Well done, David!"

In this way, the Iron Hammer, Levin, and Hound Meow, who were originally carrying the line, were freed up.

They bypassed the fallen warriors and pounced on the warlock Jason and priest Bill in the back row!

Jason, who had been focused on setting fire to the plants Mendel had released, was suddenly brought close by. He was so frightened that sweat beaded on his neck, and he scrambled behind Bill in a disheveled manner.

Bill quickly released the Shield of Devotion and took out his warhammer, holding it in front of him to barely withstand the first wave of attacks from Levin and the hammer.

Behind them, the ranger who had originally intended to launch an arrow attack on Richard had no choice but to abandon his pursuit and step forward to cover the flanks of the two spellcasters.

As a result, Bill and his team regained their footing.

However, they also cleared the way out of the beach.

"Don't linger in the fight."

Seeing that the road was clear and that church reinforcements were gradually appearing on the distant beach, Levin quickly suggested to Richard, "Let's go up the mountain and find Ignatius!"

Richard nodded and glanced at Grace again.

The latter winked at him knowingly—the meaning was clear: everyone should ignore her; even if she couldn't win, she could escape.

With that, Richard was completely relieved. Using the magic in the brooch, he summoned a large pack of wolves to entangle Bill and Jason while attacking their remaining horses. Then he turned around and escorted Amy up the mountain.

The three members and one dog of the Forest Arrow Squad stayed behind and entered the forest together.

in situ.

Jason hid behind Bill and unleashed several standard fireballs, destroying the wolves Richard had conjured.

Then, he looked at the chaotic beach, his expression so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

I thought it would be an easy battle...

Unexpectedly, they were first treated like mules and horses for most of the day, and then their defenses were breached by a barrage of bombs.

Fuck!

Is that poet really a poet? How come he's even more skilled at magic than this sorcerer?

A bunch of thugs and adventurers managed to get him into such a sorry state!

If things continue like this, how will he ever be able to go back and report to his master?

The thought of failing to deliver on his promise fueled Jason's frustration, and he couldn't help but grumble at the front-line soldiers: "What's wrong with you idiots? Are you all wooden dolls? Don't you know how to dodge magic?!"

"Mr. Steward, calm down..."

Bill had just finished casting a healing spell on the lightest-wounded warrior protected by armor when he noticed his teammate was a bit vulnerable, so he quickly spoke up to comfort him.

To be honest, he was in an extremely bad mood at the moment.

After all, he had already fled in disarray during his first encounter with Richard and his men, and now, despite having ample manpower, he had still failed in his second encounter…

Damn it, why!

But thanks to years of habit and self-cultivation, he managed to control his expression and said to Jason:

"At this point, complaining is pointless. Reinforcements are on their way, we need to find a way to hold off those bastards!"

Jason snorted coldly, suppressing his emotions. He glanced at the ravaged battlefield and said in a deep voice, "I'm still confident I can fight, but we're out of horses, and neither of us are good runners. How are we going to catch up with them?"

Bill hesitated for two seconds, then gritted his teeth and pulled a few items from his pocket: "I still have some magical items I can use..."

Jason glanced at it and immediately raised his eyebrows: "Very good, very good!"

After a brief discussion, they took two other soldiers who had regained their mobility, activated Bill's item, and plunged into the mountains.

Behind them, two heavily wounded soldiers kept waving pleadingly at Bill, only to be met with a cold, dismissive look that told them it was a worthless asset not worth their time. They eventually lost too much blood and passed out.

the other side.

Richard and the others climbed the mountain with all their might.

However, after climbing for a short while, their speed involuntarily slowed down...