Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 34 Justice from Heaven
Upon learning that Ska was looking for him, Zhang Yuan hurried over. As soon as he got close, Ska asked anxiously, "Can your magic deal with the kobolds on those two cliffs?"

Zhang Yuan, who had also thought about this, nodded and cleared his throat under the captain's delighted gaze: "My sleep spell can only deal with the kobolds on one hill, and once I make a move, I will inevitably be exposed, thus attracting the attack of another kobold squad."

Skar was decisive. "That's enough. You disable one group of kobolds, and we'll take care of the rest."

“Wait a minute, I haven’t finished yet,” Zhang Yuan gestured for the other party to be patient. “I have a summon that can drop a warrior onto the kobolds’ position.”

Zhang Yuan stared at Ska: "I just don't know if our strongest warrior can withstand the siege of an entire squad of kobolds."

Skar laughed: "If it weren't for those damn enchanted arrows, these cowardly kobolds wouldn't even have the courage to stand in front of me. You send me up, and then leave everything to me."

Ska's tone was calm, but it couldn't hide the confidence and pride that belonged to a warrior.

The two hit it off immediately and quickly devised an attack plan. The team set off again, seemingly unaware of the situation, heading towards the ambush pass.

Still a little distance away, just within the spell's maximum range, Zhang Yuan, sitting cross-legged on the supply wagon, cast a sleep spell on the cliff to his left.

An invisible and silent force swept across the mountaintop once more, and nearly twenty kobolds fell to the ground one after another, leaving only the bewildered kobold captain and a few assault team members who let out anxious barks in confusion.

Hearing the noise, Zhang Yuan sighed, thinking that he still hadn't been able to make the entire kobold squad lose consciousness. He had wanted to try to control the kobolds on the other side with magic, but that didn't work this time.

Sure enough, the kobold squad on another cliff launched an attack before the main force could enter a suitable ambush area. Fortunately, they were still some distance apart, and the soldiers deflected the incoming arrows.

Fortunately, they were prepared. At this moment, the fully armed Skar, along with the stone golem that had been summoned beforehand, launched a charge.

The arrows flying in were skillfully blocked by Skar with his shield, and the arrows that landed on Little were of no use to a stone golem.

As they continued to approach the cliff, Little suddenly grabbed Ska's waist with both hands and, as if defying gravity, threw Ska far towards the top of the cliff. This was Little's chess piece skill: Throw.

Having already been warned by his own mage, Ska didn't panic. He began adjusting his landing posture in mid-air. The kobolds who discovered the unidentified flying object certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch, but unfortunately, the object was flying too fast, and the kobolds, without an anti-missile system, were powerless to do anything about it.

Before landing, Ska curled up into a ball, holding his shield in front of him with both hands. Bang! With a loud bang, the shield hit the ground, and Ska landed. He thought his wrists and arms would be under great pressure, but he found that the recoil from the landing did not put much strain on his body, as if the force had been transferred.

The kobold squad that was hit in the center was not so lucky. Although no one was directly hit by Skar, as the kobolds landed, a shockwave suddenly erupted from the point of impact, knocking almost all of them to the ground and leaving them briefly stunned.

Ska rolled to his feet, drew his longsword from his back, and cautiously looked around to prepare to engage the enemy. The situation was completely unexpected. The expected situation of being surrounded and fighting alone did not occur. What he saw was a circle of unlucky guys lying on the ground.

This was truly an unexpected delight. Not only did he land safely, but he also delivered a devastating blow to the enemy. As a qualified soldier, he would not let such a golden opportunity slip by, and charged into the enemy ranks like a tiger among sheep.

A group of kobolds with a challenge level of only 2-4, and a bunch of fragile archers who had lost their range and initiative advantages, were dazed and disoriented when they got up to find a heavily armed level 9 warrior charging towards them?!
What happened next can no longer be described as a battle; perhaps a one-sided massacre would be a more accurate description of the process.

Even the strongest fighting spirit is useless, especially since kobolds are known for their fighting spirit—they are notorious for bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

At the same time, atop the cliff on the other side, Lieutenant Sori and a group of Flame Fist soldiers stood victorious, surrounded by a group of kobolds who had died tragically in their sleep. Zhang Yuan wiped the blood from his longsword, cleaned it with a cloth, and slowly sheathed it. "I wonder how the battle is going with the captain. These kobolds shouldn't be a match for him."

Sory smiled nonchalantly, a hint of pride appearing on his dull face: "Those little things aren't even enough for Captain Ska to kill. Let's go down, the captain should have finished and rejoined his teammates."

Not long after the group returned to their unit, they saw Ska and several soldiers returning together. As soon as they met, Ska gave one of them a big hug.

Knowing that this courtesy was merely a way of showing closeness, Zhang Yuan returned the greeting readily, patting Ska on the shoulder and asking:

"How was it? How did it feel to fly? Those kobolds didn't faint from fright, did they?"

Ska laughed: "I feel like I've become a dragon that fell from the sky and crushed those little dwarfs with one stomp."

This guy got addicted to flying and planned to make it a regular skill: "Why don't you let your stone elemental partner with me from now on? Our combination will definitely give the enemy a big surprise. I've even thought of a name: 'Heavenly Justice'."

Dream on! Justice descending from the heavens? This cheap captain of ours looks honest, but he's got a whole bunch of wicked ideas in his head.

But are the blue bars for chess pieces so easy to collect? After this battle, they only increased by a little over 60%. There won't be such an easy time next time.

Too lazy to pay attention to the cheap captain, he just replied with a "hehe" and turned to leave.

"Hey, did you agree or not? What the hell does 'hehe' mean?" Ska exclaimed, feeling insulted.

Zhang, who had run to the sides of Bard and Münster, the two generals, began to think about his plans and tactics for summoning pieces.

In today's battle, Xiao Xiao demonstrated the power of the chess piece to the fullest. Not only is it sturdy enough, but it also has the ability to resist some special damage, and its own skills have played a surprising and decisive role.

In comparison, what can a regular level 1 summoned monster summon? A wolf? A dog? It's far inferior to a stone golem in melee combat, let alone special skills.

Want to summon a dog with skills? Sure, Winter Wolf and Celestial Hound can both fulfill your request, but this requires at least level three spells to do, and the difference is immeasurable.

The only drawback is the mana bar and skill cooldown of the chess pieces. Real-world chess pieces can't possibly use a skill every ten seconds or so like in the game, that would be terrible.

However, the ability to control the pieces to unleash their skills largely makes up for this shortcoming. As long as the timing is right, it can definitely have a decisive effect.

The key issue is the slow mana regeneration; it's incredibly slow. It seems like choosing a Crystal Maiden with mana regeneration is absolutely necessary.

I checked the energy pool, 12 points, that's enough. Now I just have to wait for the Ice Maiden to come to me.

(End of this chapter)