Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 118 Head-on Confrontation!
Ivo stood in the ranks of the Phantom Archers, intending to wait until the Stormwind Centaurs and Pegasus Lawbringers reached a similar position before controlling the speed and letting the archers unleash a volley of fire on Kuraki Town.

In fact, it is quite remarkable that a small town like Kuraki could build such a large city wall, which could even withstand most extraordinary archers.

But to the Phantom Shooter, they were nothing more than a pile of useless dirt and stones.

The phantom arrow, ethereal and dreamlike, traverses through the void, reappearing before the enemy. No matter how thick the city walls, they are utterly useless.

Ivo had already guessed that Su Mu's camp had a master of defensive techniques, most likely Argyle.

But the battle of White Stone City had just ended, and according to scouts, Argyle had not gone south with Sumu. Besides, even if Argyle had come, how many rounds of attacks could he have held off the Phantom Archers?
We might be able to withstand one or two waves, but what about four or five?

The Phantom Archer has 32 units of ammunition, and he also brought a supply wagon, so the magical arrows are almost inexhaustible, and he only needs to rest for a short while.

Let alone an enemy force of a thousand, even if there were a hundred thousand people in Kuraki Town, the Phantom Archers could wipe them out. This is the source of Ivo's confidence.

But to his surprise, Su Mu abandoned the defense of the city and took the initiative to attack on his steed, Lie Feng.

With Su Mu leading the charge, the soldiers of Cangmu Town mobilized in unison, following their lord as they charged headlong into an enemy force twice their size, their eyes filled with unwavering resolve.

Courage! Faith!
Humanity’s finest qualities are born in despair.

What he got in return was ridicule from Isildur's generals.

"Hahahaha, Su Mu has gone mad!"

"We don't even need to charge. We can just wait for them to get halfway there and shoot them down."

Meg Carson looked at the situation and laughed heartily. Although her combat experience was average, as a high-level water mage, she had originally planned to dispel the opponent's debuffs, but now she didn't need to worry about that.

"Should we use an exorcism spell to purify it first?"

Before setting off, Su Mu's army had already used Swift Acceleration. Although it was just a common, basic spell, it covered the area effectively, indicating that the enemy was indeed trying to break through.

However, since both the Pegasus Spellcasters and the Stormwind Centaurs have applied Swiftness, their buffs will be removed if the Exorcism spell is used, making it somewhat counterproductive.

In Meg Carson's view, exchanging a mid-level acceleration for a low-level acceleration is quite a waste.

Ivo frowned. He couldn't understand why the enemy would dare to rush out for hand-to-hand combat without Argyle present. Could it be that the enemy had another hero with special offensive or defensive skills?
How could such a small town produce so many heroes and outstanding figures?
Ivo didn't believe it, but he still chose the playing style that was most advantageous to him.

"Dispel all status effects!"

Meg Carson waved her long sleeves, and a light rain fell from the clouds, drenching all the soldiers on the battlefield and dispelling their speed boost.

This delayed the melee combat. Shieldbearers and wild griffins would have to endure a hail of arrows before they could charge forward.

No matter what the enemy's scheme is, once the Phantom Archer draws his bow, the enemy loses the chance to resist.

Doesn't the other party know this?

Ivo stared at Sumu, who was charging ahead, and saw that the other party showed no sign of backing down.

"Since that's the case, don't blame me if you want to die."

"Atmospheric Shield!"

Just in case, he also cast an atmospheric shield on the Phantom Archers to protect them from ranged attacks, so that no matter what schemes Su Mu had, he would not be able to break the Phantom Archers' formation.

"three!"

As the shieldbearer and the wild griffin drew closer, Ivo grinned maliciously.

"two!"

After the exorcism spell ended, Su Mu finally took action, casting a protective shield for the entire army.

This scene left Isildor's heroes completely stunned. Facing a ranged opponent, he cast Aegis first instead of Stone Skin? Does Sumu even know how to fight? Does he really not consider Phantom Archer a marksman?

"one!"

Is Su Mu really incapable of fighting?

Recalling the other party's achievements in the north and south, for some reason, Ivo suddenly had an ominous premonition, feeling that Su Mu had some treacherous scheme.

But the arrow was already on the string and had to be released; there was nothing more to say.

"shoot!"

The target was the banner at the very front, the symbol of the lord of Kuraki Town.

Before the command was even given, the phantom archer army behind them was thrown into chaos.

A force clad in black armor surged into the archer ranks, followed by the Azure Vengeful Spirit, who drew his daggers and engaged in melee combat.

At the forefront of this force, Ouling led the charge, strangling a phantom archer with his longbow and letting out a roar.

"Archers, who says the Earth Bow isn't good at melee combat? Let these guys see what we're capable of!"

The Earth Archers answered the hero's call, engaging in close combat with the Phantom Archers in a confined space, completely disrupting the enemy forces and preventing them from firing a single arrow.

Due to the close proximity, Su Mu's Earth Shield also buffed the Earth Bow, granting it a stronger Earth Elemental Baptism buff, reducing damage by a full 40%. Besides Ouling, there was also the leader of the thieves, who was so exhausted he was almost collapsing to the ground, barely able to support himself.

Besides the invisibility of the Arrow of Vengeance, Wayne also put in a lot of effort to take advantage of Ivo's distraction and successfully break through to his side.

Fortunately, Ivo placed the Phantom Archer formation at the very back as a precaution; otherwise, the Earth Bow's surprise attack would not have been so successful.

To put it bluntly, Ivo trusted his long-range shooter too much; as the one who could decide the fate of the game, he had to be absolutely foolproof.

Su Mu, on the other hand, did not rely on a single type of soldier, but rather on formulating battle plans based on the characteristics of the enemy.

"Damn it, those despicable attackers!"

Ivo never expected that a ranged shooter could be used as an assassin.

However, he did not panic too much, since Orling's troops had also lost their archery bonus and could only rely on the characteristics of the Arrow of Vengeance to entangle the troops.

Even with the enhancement of the Vengeful Arrow's spirit, this wave of attack only killed 80 Phantom Archers. The Phantom Archers who made contact with the enemy immediately retaliated, taking down around 100 Earth Bow users.

The difference in offense and defense between the two sides was too great. Ouling could only play a role in entanglement and could not launch more effective attacks.

Ivo gave him a wink, and Meg Carson instantly understood what he meant. She cast the Frost Ring to cleanse the soul body first.

Although Orling restricted the Phantom Archer, it was merely a pointless delay.

After several rounds of melee combat, these 400 Earth Bows will be completely destroyed.

Since the marksman can't break through, we can only look at the effect on the front line.

The first to encounter were the Pegasus Lawbringers and the Wild Griffin. The anticipated massacre did not occur, and there was not even a stalemate.

The Pegasus Monk's scimitar struck the griffin's feathers as if hitting a hard diamond, only producing a few sparks before being torn to pieces by the griffin's relentless counterattack.

"How can it be!"

There is only one reason for this: the Pegasus Spellbinders cannot break through the Wild Griffin's defenses; a single protective shield simply cannot achieve that.

Ivo shifted his gaze to Su Mu, finally revealing a look of surprise.

He's also a hero with a defensive specialization?

This completely shattered Ivo's worldview.

However, even though Su Mu has a defensive specialty, he hasn't grown to the point of being invincible.

"Quickly, cast the exorcism spell."

At this point, Ivo finally understood the power of the protective shield.

Thank goodness I brought Meg Carson, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to fight this battle at all.

Meg Carson was already out of breath from using advanced water magic, but the situation on the battlefield was not going well, so she had no choice but to immediately use an exorcism spell to dispel the enemy's magical effects.

However, what she saw was a girl in a dark blue mage's robe, who was constantly casting spells despite being under the debuff of the Pegasus Spellcaster.

Protective Stone Skin, Bloodlust Magic, Holy Spirit's Blessing, Healing...

The exorcism was dispelled? Then I'll do it again, and I'll also apply debuffs to the enemy: curse possession, weakness, all to Isildur's soldiers.

Not only that, Maggie also blinded the phantom archer in the distance.

In this way, Earthbow only needs to fight a small group of phantom archers in front of it, and the pressure is instantly reduced a lot.

Upon seeing this, Meg Carson nearly fell off her horse.

Is this person the heir of a magic guild? How come he knows all kinds of magic? More importantly, his knowledge seems to be endless and inexhaustible.

However, without the protection of its shield, the Wild Griffin finally suffered casualties.

However, the casualty ratio was extremely high. Including the Pegasus Lawbringers who were previously killed without taking any damage, the casualty ratio was a staggering 3:1.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Mu once again cast a protective shield on the entire army.

Magic is about quality, not quantity; it's about being effective.

Although it was somewhat unscrupulous, Su Mu wanted victory.

At this moment, the shield bearers and the Stormrage centaurs finally clashed in close combat. The broadsword swordsmen charged ahead, leading the shield bearers forward without hesitation.

The clash of weapons and the shouts of soldiers almost drowned out all other sounds on the battlefield; there were only shattered iron shields and pieces of flesh, but no cowards retreating a single step.

High morale fueled a fierce battle between the two armies.

Elite troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

No tricks, just a head-on confrontation.

Let's see who dies first!
(End of this chapter)