Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 108 Tunnel Attack
Ivan, stationed in Whitestone City, naturally received Sumu's letter.

Although he didn't tell Ouling his whereabouts, Su Mu's meaning was clear: don't go out of the city to fight the enemy in the open field. Kyle has someone backing him, and he will come to support him as soon as possible.

Sure enough, a few days later, Levin couldn't hold back any longer and took the initiative to launch an attack, leading a large army to besiege Whitestone City.

When Ivan first saw the enemy troops, he was quite worried and wanted to ask his family for help. However, upon learning that the situation in the North was not good either, and that a major battle had taken place, he did not send scouts.

Although Ivan was born into the Argyll family, he had an older brother who always looked down on him: Soya Argyll, a hero renowned in the Hillin Plain, who was being groomed as the family heir.

Despite his hard work, he lived in his brother's shadow, and everyone thought Ivan was still a reckless guy.

It wasn't until he met Su Mu that this stereotype gradually changed. His previous support from the North and his capture of White Stone City made him famous, and even his father gradually recognized him and gave him sufficient military support.

Under these circumstances, he wanted to use Whitestone City as a base to gradually increase his strength.

He currently has nearly 100 Burning Crusaders, over 200 halberdiers, 100 sharpshooters, and 50 griffons. This number isn't large, but it represents a lot of effort he put into collecting them from various places, and if used to defend a city, it can withstand a large wave of enemies.

He had also seen Levin's troops; they were a formidable force, probably close to a thousand men. If Kyle's grunts were included, the number would be even greater. Fortunately, the enemy didn't have many flying units, otherwise, it would have been a really difficult battle.

In this situation, one can only rely on their Flame Armor and intermediate defense spells to survive.

And they also need reinforcements, otherwise they will be surrounded and killed by the enemy sooner or later.

Su Mu was naturally his greatest hope, after all, he had experienced the power of the Governing Arts. Once Su Mu arrived in White Stone City, he wouldn't need to use his brain at all; he could just lead the Burning Crusade and charge out.

Moreover, he hadn't been idle these days; he had cleared out the bandits and wild troops in the White Stone City area and had mastered the basic fire elemental mastery.

Fire magic doesn't have any powerful skills in the early game, but since he has the Flame Armor, he should naturally learn the Fire Control Technique first. Combined with the Burning Crusaders' unit characteristics, he can directly claim immunity to fire magic damage.

"My lord, the enemy has sent Silver Pegasus to reinforce their ranks again, and it seems they are preparing for a major offensive!"

"Come, follow me to the city wall to investigate!"

Ivan climbed to the top of the city wall and saw Levin once again set up his formation, with the great elves at the rear and the dwarves in front, forming a siege square and slowly approaching the city wall.

For days, Isildur's troops had been harassing them, making it look like a major battle. In reality, they would only fire a few ineffective arrows, and Levin would unleash a devastating attack. If there wasn't a good opportunity, they would stop.

Ivan established an auxiliary force to repair the city walls, specifically to maintain their condition. If a large section of the walls collapsed, he would lead the Burning Crusade to plug the breaches, repel the attacking enemy, and then have the auxiliary force repair them.

With Levin continuing to unleash advanced Earthquake, the current defenses of White Rock City are in dire straits.

Although the enemy may seem to be merely testing the waters, once an opportunity arises, their large army will immediately charge the defending soldiers.

"Cheer up and hang in there a little longer!"

After days of defensive battles and facing so many enemies, the soldiers were exhausted and on edge. But this time, Levin's attack seemed a bit unusual; the silver pegasus had been positioned somewhat further forward.

"Sir, could this be another test? They've fought more than ten times these past few days, but not once have they really gone all out."

Ivan looked up at the clouds and saw the silver Pegasus, which had been flying casually in the sky, suddenly accelerate and rush towards the city wall like a thunder arrow.

"No! The enemy is about to launch a general offensive! Burning Crusaders, quickly form ranks and defend! Archers and crossbowmen, launch a suppressive attack! Halberdiers, defend the city walls."

As soon as Ivan finished speaking, the ground shook violently, making it almost impossible to stand. Numerous breaches appeared in the city walls. The swiftly accelerating silver pegasus attacked from the clouds and instantly landed on the city walls, intending to entangle the crusaders.

At the same time, a violent explosion occurred in the city, near the government building. Kyle led a large number of spearmen and dismounted nomads out, but the main force came from the sealed Ivan in the tower, who were desperately trying to trigger the explosion.

"There are secret passages inside the city?" Ivan immediately felt a sense of impending doom. If the enemy only used magic to attack the city, relying solely on the Silver Pegasus to charge in might not be enough to defeat his Burning Crusade. But if the enemy had troops inside the city, using the sealed Ivan as a distraction, and launching a pincer attack from both inside and outside, then it would truly be over.

All the soldiers looked at their lord. They were all veterans of the battlefield and naturally knew the severity of the current situation.

Ivan was also tormented. Should he defend against the surging tide of soldiers outside the city, or send troops to suppress them inside? Both options seemed to be very passive.

Just as he was about to make up his mind, he heard an ethereal, dreamlike sound.

"Ivan! Join your troops and defend the east side of the city. We'll come in through the east gate to support you!"

He was initially confused, but when the voice changed to a familiar male voice, he realized who it was.

"Su Mu has arrived!"

Ivan reached the tallest tower in the city and looked eastward. Sure enough, a black legion was approaching the city gate and preparing for battle. The commanders were Sumu and Maggie, who were riding griffins at breakneck speed.

The fact that she could transmit her voice so accurately from such a distance must be Maggie's special magic.

In the chaos of the battlefield, what you see may not be the truth, and what you hear may not be the reality. But he had no choice now, and besides, Su Mu had warned him many times before that he was coming to support him, so it was highly likely that he really meant it.

"Burning Crusaders and spearmen, assemble! Griffins lead the way! Follow me to the east of the city!"

He ordered the archers to continue firing from the tower, while Ivan gathered his elite troops and charged toward the east gate.

With the resistance weakened, the Silver Pegasus successfully broke through the gap and carved out a passage.

Kyle feigned a lure, but in reality, he had already arranged to seal Ivan around the Interior Hall. Once Ivan got close, he would detonate the seal.

He knew, of course, that the Burning Crusade were resistant to fire explosions, but complete immunity required fire manipulation. If Ivan were to use magic to resist, could he, with his pitiful magical power and knowledge, even command the elemental baptism troops?

Without the support of hero magic, the elemental baptism troops will soon degenerate into ordinary crusaders. When Levin leads the main force in, won't they be slaughtered at will?

If Ivan doesn't annihilate the people in the tunnels, things will get more complicated. Kyle can only rely on these men to attack the city gates and expand the gains with his small army of Silver Pegasus.

To his surprise, Ivan led his men to the east gate, neither attacking nor resisting.

"Hahaha, coward! What Angry Bear Clan? I think it's more like a Dog Bear Clan!"

"You think you can just run away with the Crusades? Do you think you have some kind of logistical support?"

In fact, for this northward journey, Isildur arranged for a druid with intermediate air element proficiency to assist them in resisting Sumu's ranged archers, named Nelly Lloyd.

Although her combat abilities were average, she excelled in air elemental magic. With her around, the Burning Crusade had no chance of escape.

More and more of his men crawled out of the tunnels. Kyle excitedly directed his soldiers to pursue them towards the east gate, and called out to Nellie in the distance to grant the seal of Evan a speed boost, so that they could take the credit for this battle.

Just then, Ivan stopped running at the east gate and opened it, allowing a force clad in black armor to enter the city and join the Burning Crusaders.

The moment Kyle saw the other person, his mind went blank, and he cursed inwardly.

"Why does Su Mu, this plague god, always seem to show up at crucial moments!"

"Alright, let's take advantage of this great opportunity and deal with him too!"

(End of this chapter)