Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 109 The Pinnacle of Melee Combat is Defense

When Kyle saw Sumu's troops enter the city, he immediately stopped and moved toward the south gate.

However, he still sent the sealed Ivan close to the East City, hoping to use this explosive unit to create a threat.

The Silver Pegasus Legion that stormed into the city naturally noticed Su Mu's entry, and Nellie immediately cast a medium-level atmospheric shield on her troops. A whirlwind shield condensed around all the Silver Pegasus riders, capable of deflecting incoming arrows.

The Atmospheric Shield, with intermediate-level air elemental mastery, can reduce enemy ranged damage by 50%. Even with the Earth Bow's immense destructive power, it's impossible to instantly kill them.

In this way, the speed of the Silver Pegasus will allow it to quickly reach the archer and engage in melee combat, thus negating the powerful ranged capabilities of the Earth Bow.

This is a tactic that Levin has simulated many times before, specifically targeting Sumu.

In an attempt to rescue Argyle, the enemy actually led their troops into the city. At this distance, melee units only needed one charge to reach the east gate. At that point, even if Su Mu wanted to retreat or mount a defensive line, he would lose the depth of his defenses.

"Truly a blessing from the ancient tree! A rare opportunity indeed."

Silver Pegasus, centaurs, dwarves, surround them!

Levin directly unleashed a level 2 water spell, Weakness, on Sumu's troops. A powerful curtain of water descended from the sky, drenching all the enemies.

Whether it was the shieldbearer, the earthbowman, or the wild griffon, they all became weak and listless, their bodies aching and weak as if they had traveled hundreds of kilometers.

【Weakness (Level 2 Magic, Water Element): Reduces the attack of the selected enemy unit by 3 points. Duration is affected by spell power.

Intermediate Water Element Bonus: Reduces attack by 6 points; Advanced Water Element Bonus: Reduces the attack of all enemy units by 6 points.

Evaluation: A powerful weakening spell, which counters the Bloodlust spell.

They had fought Su Mu more than once or twice, and they had carefully studied the characteristics of the Earth Bow. The opponent was immune to earth-type slowing magic, so Levin did not use the slowing spell at all, but instead cast water-type debuff magic.

As far as he knew, apart from Su Mu, the opposing team didn't have any heroes with advanced mastery of the skill. Using the Exorcism Technique could remove the weakness. But who to use it on? And how to use it? These were the questions.

By the time Su Mu figured out a way to counter this, his melee troops had already arrived. How many more volleys of arrows could the enemy fire?

Kyle, seeing Levin's strategy, also thought it was the best choice. In fact, both sides had basically revealed their cards by now. They were familiar with each other's unit and hero abilities, so they wouldn't be caught off guard by sudden attacks like before.

Levin, a hero specializing in magic, was specifically chosen to counter Sumu; Kayle didn't think the opponent had any chance of winning.

Just as Kyle was feeling smug and was sending his nomads and wolf riders to charge, he suddenly saw the shield bearers lined up in the east of the city, and Argyll turning around.

This number is a bit off!

A distant memory suddenly flooded his mind, and he began to understand what the other person was up to!
"Lord Levin, watch out for those shield bearers! We can't engage them in close combat."

Unfortunately, Levin was so engrossed in his preconceived notions that he failed to notice Su Mu's change of formation. He was only focused on urging the army forward, completely ignoring the group of first-class soldiers.

After all, as a high-ranking Druid of Isildur, he could wipe out a group of level 1 units with a wave of his hand, and he was not afraid even if he was caught in a fierce battle. Therefore, he did not take Kael's reminder seriously.

"Boom!"

There were over a hundred Silver Pegasus, which landed beside the Earthbow. The first to greet them were the Burning Crusaders, and the two sides began a battle of honor between level 4 units.

It was only then that everyone realized that the enemy in front of them was not an ordinary silver Pegasus, but a special unit that had been baptized by water element.

Pegasus Spellcaster (Barrier Level 4 Tier 2 Unit, Water Elemental Baptism): Attack 11 (20), Defense 11 (18), Damage 7-11, Health 30, Speed ​​13, Medium Size.

Element: Water (units are amplified by water magic by 50% and have a 25% chance to be immune to enemy dispel magic), flying units.

Silver Shield: After the first attack from the sky, a water-based shield equal to 20% of the caster's health will form around the caster, which can block all types of magic damage (but cannot block physical damage).

Spellbreaker: Enemy heroes will consume 2 extra mana points each time they cast a spell. If the opponent casts water magic, there is a very high chance that it will cost an additional 4 mana points. Comment: Magic? No one can stand a chance against me!

The clash between water and fire has officially begun.

The Burning Crusaders can unleash a series of fiery slashes with fire damage, which is precisely what the Silver Shield counters. The powerful additional damage is ineffective; they can only rely on their melee combat abilities to fight.

However, Ivan's hero attributes are far inferior to his opponent's, making it difficult for him to withstand the attack head-on.

Seeing that the Burning Crusade was on the verge of defeat, Sumu rode the fierce wind to the front of the battlefield and bestowed a ruling blessing upon Ivan.

A powerful surge of magical energy coursed through his veins, and Argyle felt as if he were back in the days when he was invincible, instantly gaining confidence.

"I and the Burning Crusaders will provide cover for Earthbow and make sure to keep these foals out."

Ivan retained his previous idea: rely on melee combat for defense and the Earth Bow for ranged attacks. This was a proven tactic, and indeed, it was very effective.

But now, seeing enemies everywhere on the battlefield protected by atmospheric shields, Su Mu is preparing to implement a different set of tactics.

"You will primarily command the shield infantry to surround the Earthbow. Anyone who dares to break through will be attacked. The Burning Crusade will then disrupt the sealing of Ivan and seek trouble with the Archeel!"

Upon hearing this command, Ivan was stunned. Why not use the baptized level 4 troops as the main attackers?

He was aware of the shieldbearers' strength, but with mages and Pegasus Spellcasters on the other side who could inflict massive damage with spells, doing so might mean losing the initiative.

Ivan looked at Sumu and saw that the other man's eyes were firm and there was no hesitation.

He gritted his teeth, obeyed orders, began commanding the shieldbearers, and dispatched the Burning Crusaders.

If it were anyone else, Ivan would definitely raise objections, but the person in front of him is Su Mu, and without realizing it, he has developed an inexplicable trust in Su Mu.

When the Burning Crusade launched their attack, Maggie used her fire magic on this unit, directly increasing their fire resistance to 80% (while also benefiting from the basic fire element bonus of the Ragefire Armor), allowing them to withstand even the explosion that sealed Ivan.

Although Ivan knew Maggie, he was not familiar with her abilities, and he only advised her: "With the Pegasus Law Master here, do not use magic lightly!"

So far, he hasn't used a single spell. It's precisely because of his pitiful level of knowledge that if he were to cast a spell in front of the Pegasus Spellcaster, he would probably run out of mana and wouldn't even be able to command the Elemental Baptism troops.

Ivan was only able to command so many shield soldiers because he brought a treasure that increased his knowledge.

The largest force Su Mu brought was the shield infantry, numbering 500 men, capable of forming two lines of defense. This is why he mistakenly believed that the shield infantry were meant to provide cover for the Earth Bow.

Unexpectedly, Su Mu directly ordered him to lead the shield soldiers into battle, which clearly meant that the shield soldiers were the main force this time!

Seeing Maggie clumsily casting a basic spell, Levin and Nellie on the other side burst out laughing. A basic fire spell that was basically useless, and she dared to use it in front of the Pegasus Spellcaster. She simply didn't know the meaning of death.

It seems that Su Mu's skill level is limited. Faced with a powerful magic combination, even the opponent's formation began to fall apart.

The Burning Crusaders, who were originally holding the line, charged towards the seal on Ivan and the Archmage, leaving the central gate wide open and only the weak shieldbearers remaining to defend against the Earth Bow. Therefore, if they could break through the shieldbearers' defenses, victory would be assured!
"Charge! Stomp them!"

Upon hearing the commander's call, Silver Pegasus raised his scimitar, ignoring the Burning Crusaders, and charged headlong into the shield infantry formation.

Ivan, displaying the imposing presence of the Argyll family, raised his longsword and shouted, "Stop them! Shields!"

Five hundred shields stood erect, blocking the path of the Pegasus Spellbinders like solid rocks.

The two collided violently.

(End of this chapter)