Don't call me evil god

Chapter 845: It's not that war weapons are unaffordable, but that mages are more cost-effective

Billowing flames so thick that they were almost tangible burst out in a fan shape from the nozzles of the hellish sulfur fire.

In the face of weapons of war, flames also seem to have the concept of "entity".

The flames could even reach over 60 meters away!
The attack range of five Hellfire Chariots covers the entire area in front of the narrow defense line!

The low-level monsters that were closer were turned into ghosts under the flames without a sound. Even with their mutated bodies, they could not survive more than a few seconds in the flames.

They won't even leave their bodies behind, because even the bones will be burned cleanly.

This is no ordinary flame.

The special "fuel" made from the mixture makes the flame have both extremely high temperature and extremely strong monster-killing power.

Even monsters of level 4 and above would see their combat effectiveness greatly reduced in front of these hellfire trains. They could only struggle and roar, no longer as violent as before.

Those that were far away, no matter how crazy they were, under the threat of anyone daring to rush in would be killed in seconds, the monsters began to stop and shrink back.

Until a piercing scream sounded from the monsters:

"Chirp—!"

Then, the monsters began to rush towards the direction of the defense line as if they had lost their minds, and then they were buried in the sea of ​​fire, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The raging flames set off a bloody world, and the Nochima defense line was filled with the stench of burning.

But this smell is a great excitement and encouragement to the King's Army soldiers on the defense line!

"We must win! We must win! We must win!"

Seeing the previously ferocious monsters begin to be burned to ashes in batches, no matter how crazy they were, they could not cross the fire even a single step. This scene undoubtedly greatly boosted morale!
There were cheers from the defense line.

Some people began to scream and howl uncontrollably, releasing the psychological pressure that had accumulated while desperately fighting the monsters.

In a sense, these war weapons can be considered the "specialties" of the Nochima region.

Because the fuel contains an essential raw material called "live iron".

At present, the only mine in the entire Plantis continent that has a certain output is near the territory of Marquis Nochima.

It is quite difficult to preserve. Not only does it need to be stored in special containers, but someone also has to feed this living iron "food" from time to time.

As its name implies, this mineral is like a living being. It needs to eat fresh flesh and blood from the corpses of monsters in order to maintain its activity.

Difficult and costly to maintain.

Every second of Hellfire's flames means that materials worth about 1 gold coin are consumed.

The five war weapons fired at the same time for an hour, which was equivalent to nearly 20,000 gold coins evaporating out of thin air!
Therefore, only the Nochima region can afford this special "war weapon".

"Based on the current scale of the attack, it should be no problem to stop this red tide of monsters."

"It's just as I expected. The repaired Nochima defense line is indeed impregnable. There's no way the monsters can break through here!"

Seeing that these powerful weapons of war had achieved their desired effects, Marquis Nochima finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to fight against the monsters, he prepared 50 Hellfire Chariots filled with fuel, ready to send people to push them to the front line and open fire to clear the area at any time.

Relying on war weapons and the alternating resistance of the King's Army soldiers is enough to cope with the pressure brought by the monsters!
The attendant beside him was very perceptive and used a towel to wipe the sweat off the Marquis' forehead. "Go, deliver a message to His Majesty the King, and ask a wizard to pass it on to the capital immediately."

"Just say, King, please rest assured, the defense is in good condition. The Nochima defense is as solid as ever. No matter how strong the monsters are, they won't be able to break through here!"

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the other side.

Ceylon border defense line.

The "late-coming" monsters were also dealt a heavy blow.

The Countess did not prepare war weapons such as Hellfire for the defense line.

It’s not that I can’t afford it.

But the Mage Legion is more cost-effective!
Because of Frigga Ceylon's status as a fifth-level wizard, she uses magic notes and other things as rewards. Compared with the territories of Kalezi and Nochima, it is easier to attract some mages who have not joined the magic hermitage to come and help fight against the red tide of monsters.

Compared to expensive and bulky war weapons.

The labor cost of a "Mage" is much lower!
The third-level magic such as [Incineration] and [Earthquake], which are maintained by the joint casting of 20 mages and can be effective on a large scale, are slightly inferior in power, but have the advantage of lasting longer!
As long as the mages' energy is not exhausted.

On the premise that there are sufficient casting materials.

They can keep their magical effects going for hours!

If other mages take their places, this time can be even extended further!
When the defense line needs to bear too much pressure, Countess Ceylon will arrange a corresponding number of mages to provide magic bombing support, or simply "clear the field"!
In a sense.

The defensive strategy of the Lord of Ceylon is similar to the thinking of the believers of the Church of Knowledge.

Both sides chose the more cost-effective mage profession as the key force to guard the defense line!
Although the threshold for using the war weapons of Nochima Territory is low, their manufacturing, maintenance and operating costs are not low at all.

Every use is equivalent to burning money!

Although arranging mages to cast magic also costs money, the cost is much lower!
Even a powerful 4th-tier legion magic like the [Double Star Orb] only costs a dozen gold coins to cast once, and other mages can enjoy the magic power bonus brought by the "Double Star" for up to 1 minute!

Among Nowen's followers, battle mages are as numerous as cabbages in the fields. You can grab a handful of them, and mages can be used as regular soldiers.

They were even extravagant enough to use magic to clear out the attacking monsters the entire time, and did not need ordinary people to join in the defense at all!

Even if the diversion defense line failed to withstand the impact of the monsters, it was only because there were not enough top professionals to deal with those extremely dangerous 5th and 6th level monsters, rather than because there were too few defenders.

The mage corps in Ceylon is still a special operations unit and will only be deployed when emergencies or rescue operations are needed.

After all, if Nowen had not appeared out of nowhere, the scarcity of "mages" itself would be a symbol of nobility, and there simply would not be so many mages to continuously supply the entire defense line.

As time goes by, the number of mages coming from the Church of Knowledge will increase, which will inevitably change the defense structure of the monster Red Tide in the future.

But in this red tide of monsters in the 998th year of the New Huili.

The defense layout of the three kingdoms' border territories still maintained their usual and familiar strategies:

The mage corps prepared by the Lord of Ceylon;
Various war weapons made by Nochima Territory;

And... the powerful main force of the Crusaders under Lord Kalez!
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(End of this chapter)