Volume 4: War of the Gods Chapter 127: The Most Luxurious Counterattack

  The great wizard who coordinated with the defensive line was Walde, he didn't float in mid-air, perhaps having learned from Julian's demise last time, he stayed behind the castle walls.

  Gilgamesh's arrow was in vain, and he burst out laughing: "Amon, you've mobilized such a large formation just to receive my arrow? I'd rather see how strong the walls of Red Cliff Town are!"

  The war drums thundered, and forty imperial guards pushed the high platform forward to the left front, avoiding the location of the city tower where Ah Mon was located. The siege troops rushed up, and the catapults on the city wall tightened their strings, and the crossbows had already been loaded with arrows. When the enemy's siege engines entered the range, the first round of flying stones poured down, and the arrows from the arrow towers also pierced through the flying stones into the city. Some people were shot down by arrows and fell off the city wall, while others were hit by flying stones and fell under the war chariots. The fierce battle broke out again.

  If the enemy army is allowed to push the war chariots and unload sand and stones without any worries, the city wall of Hongjia Town can be filled up quickly. The Uruk Legion's chariot array was blocked by flying rocks and arrows, but the catapults and crossbows had a shooting blind spot, the siege engines passed through the dense hail of rocks and arrows to reach the foot of the city wall, the defending soldiers had to stick their heads out of the wall to shoot, exposing themselves and becoming targets for the enemy's firepower.

  A mountain of sand and gravel piled up at the foot of the wall, only to scatter like quicksand. This was the Flowing Sand Technique from the Earth Element Divine Art, which still had the effect of stopping the siege at this moment. Chanting sounds rose from the city walls, with various fire lights and wind blades falling down, and the Uruk soldiers pushing the war chariots raised their shields to defend themselves. Many people were hit by the divine art, letting out waves of mournful cries.

  The team of divine magic users from the Amun faction on the city wall is also helping with the battle, attacking enemies at the foot of the wall. They all stand a little further away from the battlements, with warriors protecting them in front.

  In the midst of war drums, the chariots with arrow towers in the Uruk army formation also approached, both sides shooting arrows at each other, only to hear a burst of piercing sounds. Around the arrow tower, a shimmering light screen rose and fell, causing the incoming arrows to lose their power and fall, while the divine officers of the Uruk army also advanced with the battle line, hiding behind the chariots to cast spells.

  Gilgamesh said on the high wall to Enkidu, "Amon has indeed sent the divine archers up onto the city wall, three men in a group, helping the warriors defend the city."

  En Qi sneered: "The number of divine masters is much smaller than that of warriors, and their greatest use is not in the melee on the battlefield. They are jumping over the wall in desperation."

  "Gilgamesh reminded him: 'As I guessed earlier, those sorcerers might be waiting for you with scrolls.'"

  "It's just a shell; once it's broken, everything will be ruined!"

  Gilgamesh smiled faintly and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let me try to see how hard this shell that Ahmon has cast over the city is."

  Forty shield-bearers carried a high platform made of giant logs, circling around the city behind the battle array. Gilgamesh avoided the central tower where Armon was located and shot arrows at the city wall with his bow. The range of the arrow is not only in the crossbow or bow, but also in the person who shoots the arrow. The crossbow arrows on the city wall could not hit Gilgamesh on the high platform, but Gilgamesh's arrows carried a roaring power and shot heavily at the city wall.

  This arrow shot the rubble on the front of the city wall into flight, and in an instant a large section collapsed, sending several Aiguillon soldiers tumbling down. The two ends of the breach immediately transmitted the sound of chanting, as several divine artificers joined forces to cast the Wall of Stone spell, and the flying earth and rocks temporarily repaired the breach.

  Gilgamesh smiled faintly, not lingering in one place, and the high platform under his feet continued to move away. In a short distance, another arrow was shot out. Several soldiers holding shields were shocked by this arrow, and the protective cover cast by the three divine technique users behind them was also shattered by an arrow. One person was pierced through the chest, and the other two were rolled down to the back of the city wall by the surging power, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

  Gilgamesh shot arrows back and forth, each one not with full force, but with extraordinary power. He would shoot an arrow and change his position, always gaining something: either opening a breach in the city wall, shooting down several soldiers, or knocking over a catapult, causing chaos on the city walls. The attacking soldiers found an opening and launched a fierce attack, and to block the gap, the defending army suffered heavy losses.

  Amon, who was watching the battle from the city wall, was a little cold sweat. Gilgamesh's divine arrow had such power, fortunately this shooting technique could not be densely performed without restriction, and it also consumed a lot of magic, so Gilgamesh did not use his full strength, and shot an arrow only after a while, otherwise the city wall would not need to be defended, and it was better to deploy troops and fight directly.

  Worde's grand magic array also began to operate, and the great magician slowly flew up behind the city walls, not too high or too far forward, but followed Gilgamesh's position and circled around the city from a distance. There was always an invisible barrier protecting the top of the city wall, barely stabilizing the situation. But fighting like this would always be passive.

  The catapults were also set up between the arrow towers of the Uruk Legion, and pieces of flying stones fell on the city walls of Hongxia Town. They were indeed the strongest legion on the mainland, with shooting techniques and manipulation of catapults being much more precise than those of the Eguchi soldiers. Amun, who was also on the city tower, took out his own bow and arrow, and shot out a dozen arrows in succession.

  He shot down two sandstone war chariots, a cannon car, and an arrow tower, but the arrows that continued to shoot out were also blocked by the enemy camp's divine protection array. Looking at Gilgamesh beside Enkidu, he still hadn't made a move. Amun let out a sigh, quietly turned around and left the city wall, and the great magician Li Qide beside him was also gone.

  The town of Hongyan only has a few thousand defenders, and if they continue to resist stubbornly, they will not be able to hold out for long. It's just a matter of when Enqi chooses to launch a charge. Enqidu on the high platform had been paying attention to Gilgamesh's arrows all along, seemingly oblivious to the intense battle below, and said quietly: "Lord City Master, you have attracted their divine array and great divine caster."

  Gilgamesh nodded: "You can start now!"

  Enqi said: "The cavalry on both wings of Hongjiatun should have set out already, they want to encircle our army formation."

  Gilgamesh: "The pieces are all in place, I've been ready for this. It's going to be a fierce battle." As he spoke, he suddenly shot out three arrows in rapid succession, each one faster than the last, carrying unstoppable force towards a single point on the city wall.

  A massive rumbling sound came, the invisible light screen covering the city suddenly became extremely bright, and Wald, who was floating behind the city wall, swung his staff with all his might to block the three arrows. The entire city wall seemed to be trembling, and the soldiers on the city wall were unstable and fell to the ground one after another. Everyone thought that Gilgamesh was going to launch a main attack here, and Enkidu also jumped down from the high platform.

  As soon as Enqi and Du were mobilized, Walde immediately flew back and disappeared behind the city wall. This was what Amun had instructed him to do earlier - he didn't dare let the great divine magician use his physical body to resist the punch of the continent's number one warrior head-on, and could only launch an effective counterattack by pulling open a distance.

  However, Enqi didn't charge forward directly. He sprinted wildly behind the battle array, circled around the city tower to the other side of the city wall, faster than flying, then turned around and plunged down towards the foot of the city wall. From a distance, he jumped high into the air with one kick, his fist carrying a ball of golden light smashing onto the city wall. Behind him, a team of Uruk heavy cavalry rushed out, following this great warrior to break through the city defense.

  This is where Gilgamesh's second arrow hit, and the three divine sorcerers guarding here have fallen. The nearby group of divine sorcerers has retreated to fill in the gap, but it is also a relatively weak defensive position. The mid-tier divine sorcerer holding the scroll is not a great divine sorcerer after all; the scroll must be used by someone, and who can remain calm when facing Enkidu?

  Enqi's speed was too fast, so fast that it created an illusion, and the moment he raised his fist, it seemed to have reached in front of him. The divine technique master who held the space-locking scroll opened it too early, causing the space in front of the city wall to become distorted and dizzy. Many flying arrows were instantly frozen in place, then slowly fell, including the crossbow bolts shot by the defending soldiers at Enqi.

  This confined space was immediately shattered by a burst of golden light, and cracks were left on the ground below. The divine spellcaster holding the high-level attack scroll had slightly underestimated his opponent, as this was a wind-elemental scroll, with sweeping gusts of wind blades dancing wildly, even leaving marks etched into the city walls, while nearby siege soldiers fell to the ground wailing in agony.

  But Enqi dodged through the air, avoiding the flying wind blades at the edge, and under his fist, the wind blades scattered in all directions. Occasionally, a few remaining ripples were also extinguished by the light emitted from the snake-scale armor. The great warrior's heavy punch landed on the city wall, and the divine technique master holding the high-level defense scroll hadn't even had time to unroll it!

  The city wall suddenly collapsed halfway, smoke and dust burst out to block the surrounding view, and soldiers on both sides were knocked to the ground by the flying air waves. At this time, thunder shook the ears, flames flew high, another two groups of divine technique teams had thrown out scrolls, they couldn't see Enqi but knew he was in the smoke.

  As the scroll unfolded, a loud shout was heard, and a burly figure flew out, flipping over in mid-air and landing far outside the city. En Qi didn't even pause, using the recoil from his punch to fly backwards again, striking out with another fist while still airborne and dispersing the twisted space that had entwined him.

  Finally, a divine technique master unfolded the spatial lock scroll, but unfortunately, Enqi was well-prepared and didn't get trapped. Amun, who was watching from afar, almost vomited blood as Enqi seemed to have anticipated the tactics of the Egyptian army, striking down half the city wall with one blow and then using the recoil force to fly back. With his speed and strength, even the spatial lock scroll couldn't hold him back.

  What's even more deadly is that the two groups of mages on both sides have already unfolded their scrolls, and a strong attack is concentrated on the half-destroyed city wall of Enqi Du. As a result, that section of the city wall, which was already shaky, completely collapsed, but it actually helped Enqi Du! On both sides of the gap in the city wall, there were still many soldiers who had fallen to the ground, some of whom may have been injured, while others were simply knocked down by the powerful blow. At this moment, they died under the attack of the unfolded scrolls of the mages.

  That is to say, the scrolls thrown by the two groups of mages not only failed to harm Enkidu, but instead helped him breach the city walls and kill the defending soldiers. Amun's plan was good, but it still needed people to execute it, and besides, this method itself was a helpless measure.

  Divine masters have never been suitable for close combat on the battlefield, these usually noble people facing the continent's number one warrior, even if they're not afraid, it's impossible to cooperate seamlessly, slight mistakes won't achieve the desired outcome, let alone Enqi has long been prepared.

  Enqi and others fell back to the ground, while the heavy cavalry behind him had already caught up. The opening in the city wall ahead was also open. He let out a loud roar, took big strides, and charged into the gap between the two sections of the city wall. The morale of the Uruk army was greatly boosted, and they launched a full-scale assault around the city wall, coordinating with Enqi's breakthrough!

  Just then, Ah Mon shouted: "En Qi, I've been waiting for you to come and die for a long time!"

  Where is Ahmon? He stood at the top of a building behind the city tower, and could see the entire semicircular defensive line of the city wall in front of him. Countless arrows flew over the city wall into the city, and groups of stones wrapped in flames fell inside and outside the city wall, which was fired by the Uruk army's catapults, looking very spectacular.

  The divine masters were also fighting, and from time to time, a piece of ice mist would extinguish the flames on the stone, and the twisting force changed the direction of the falling stones, making them unable to hit the soldiers below. The siege had entered **, Ahmon stood quietly on the rooftop, watching, surrounded by a team of brightly armored cavalrymen who were silently lined up, waiting for something.

  Ah Meng drew his bow and nocked an arrow, his expression grave beyond compare. Behind him stood Li Kui De, a 9th-level Grandmaster of the Divine Arts, holding a staff in his left hand and cradling a spatial artifact in his right, eyes closed in meditation. Both had been building up their strength for a long time.

  Enqi's figure had just appeared at the gap in the city wall where the smoke and dust had not yet dispersed when Amun shot an arrow, which was initially silent and extremely fast, but suddenly slowed down as it approached the city wall, accompanied by a deafening roar like that of crashing waves, and the surrounding area was filled with flashing blue light.

  Innumerable sharp ice cones appeared, gathering in the sky and shooting towards Enqi Du, even the air turned icy cold. The arrow brought a faint sound, accelerating again between the ice cones, like the peak of a huge wave, Enqi Du could not avoid it. This was an arrow shot by Ah Meng with all his might, and there was also a 9th-level great magician operating magic attached to the arrow, in order to enhance the effect of the Ice Fang Shot, Li Kuide also held a space artifact filled with water in his hand.

  Gilgamesh and Enkidu can play a shooting technique, so can Amun and Quetzalcoatl, just wait for the moment when Enkidu appears. Enkidu rushed into the city early to guard against all attacks, and immediately faced a golden light explosion with a punch, making a loud noise on Amun's arrow cluster, and the surging power shattered countless ice cones flying towards him into powder.

  Li Kuai De gritted his teeth and raised his staff, the swirling ice mist condensed into a massive ice shell that perfectly blocked the gap in the city wall, enveloping En Qi Du inside. Suddenly, flames erupted from within the ice wall, changing from orange to blue to pale gold, this divine technique was eerily similar to Nero's self-created scroll "Ice and Fire Song", Ah Mon had once used this move to kill a two-headed serpent, now it was being unleashed by a 9th-level grandmaster, specifically targeting En Qi Du.

  Enqi didn't seem as easy to deal with as the two-headed snake, spinning around in place and swinging his fists, his body like an invisible shadow, the scales on his armor emitting a bronze glow, and all the flames nearby were blown away. Suddenly, outside the city, an arrow whizzed in at an angle, hitting the outer layer of the newly formed ice shell, and with a loud crack, the entire ice shell split open, it was Gilgamesh's arrow shot from afar with all his might.

  As Gilgamesh's arrow pierced the ice shell, Enkidu had already turned around and punched from inside the ice shell. The greatest destructive power of "Song of Ice and Fire" is the massive explosion caused by the fierce flames in the thick ice layer, but just as it was about to erupt, Gilgamesh's arrow and Enkidu's fist simultaneously hit the ice shell, shattering it, and Enkidu flew out.

  Behind Enkidu, a massive explosion sounded, and ice blocks and flames scattered everywhere. The shockwave even overturned the Uruk cavalry rushing towards the city wall. Then the flames went out, and the scattered ice fragments and debris were gathered back by a strange force, forming a hard frozen earth at the original gap in the city wall.

  The gap in the city wall was repaired, and the permafrost made of soil, rocks, and ice was quite tough. A knife could only leave a white mark on it, and such a large piece of permafrost couldn't be melted in a short time unless attacked with concentrated fire elemental magic. Li Kuai De saw that En Qi had escaped safely, then he used his magical power to repair this section of the city wall. This was the skill of a 9th-level great magician, simply divine.

  Not only was the scene here shocking, but also under the city wall of Hongjia Town, which was defending against the enemy, there was a burst of magical energy everywhere. Some of the siege engines of the Uruk army were engulfed in flames, some were split into four or five pieces, and some were lifted high and thrown onto the soldiers behind them. The soldiers who had reached the city wall let out a chorus of mournful cries, with heavy casualties in an instant.

  The arrow shot by Amun was the signal, and all the divine artificers on the city wall had been ordered in advance. When they heard this arrow, they would unfold all the attack scrolls in their hands, control the explosion range to avoid hurting the city wall, and target only the Uruk soldiers and chariots attacking the city. Some of the divine artificers had already fallen, and the remaining ones unfolded high-level attack scrolls, almost annihilating the assault troops that had just rushed to the bottom of the city wall.

  Amon had a plan, once Enkei was on a certain section of the city wall to break through, the other positions' divine magic users holding scrolls would be ineffective. At that time, he would simultaneously throw out heavy damage to the siege troops. Rode-Dick father and son's savings over the years were substantial, Amon's spending was also absolutely generous, in the blink of an eye almost all of it was squandered away. No matter which army on the continent, no one had ever seen anyone fight like this!

  If one were to say that the general who could spend the most money in a split second on the battlefield today, it would be Amun's "feat" at this moment. But he spent the money of Haicheng City-State and Egu Military Department, and finally had to count it in the treasury of Egu Country, anyway, he didn't feel heartbroken himself.

  The army of Uruk was not defeated, but the vanguard troops were already in disarray. At this time, a short horn sounded from the distant military formation, which was an order to gather and temporarily retreat. The chaotic city wall could no longer be attacked, and the army had to regroup. The remaining siege troops left behind a field of corpses and damaged war chariots, quickly retreating behind the arrow tower formation. The remaining siege arrow towers also slowly retreated beyond the enemy's range and redeployed.