Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 132 Ultimate Physical Defense

Oston Avery, clad in black robes, led the convoy alone toward the Star Axis.

These carriages only had horses and no drivers to direct them, yet they were very obedient and followed Austin's lead.

The wheel tracks were extremely deep, indicating that what was inside was not ordinary cargo, but a superhuman unit constructed of diamonds.

Of course, they are all artificial diamonds refined in alchemy factories, with a hardness no less than that of natural diamonds, and even more powerful resistance to magical damage.

Ordinary tower cities do not have this type of upgraded troop type; their crafting can only be refined to the level of Iron Man at most. This batch of Diamond Warriors is a special ace unit, and Austin is the best candidate to command this unit.

【奥斯顿（术士）：攻击3（5），防御4（6），咒力9（19），知识7（14）。

Element: Water.

Advanced Manufacturing Plant Owner: For every 3 points of Spell Power Knowledge a hero possesses, increases the health of Stone Golems (including upgraded units, Gold Golems, and Diamond Golems) by 2 points and their magic damage resistance by 1% (capped at 100%, affected by Divine Domain). Possesses special magical craftsmanship.

Intermediate Offensive Tactics: Increases the damage of the melee physical attacks of the commanded troops by 20%.

中级炼金神秘术：英雄每天可以恢复3点魔法值。战斗开始随机触发以下神秘效果（每场战斗选定后不可更改）：1.敌方英雄（随机一位，以主将为目标）减少30%魔法值 2.战斗中使用魔法有10%几率重置兵种特殊技能冷却（即兵种某些特殊技能使用后需要等待一定时间，触发后可继续使用）3.魔法可使兵种获得炼金皮肤，增加一定魔法防御值（具体数值受神秘术等级影响）
Advanced Intelligence: Increases the hero's maximum mana by 100%.

Intermediate Water Elemental Mastery

[Ingenious Craftsmanship: When used on a unit, it allows their magic resistance to exceed 100%, converting the excess into magic interference ability (e.g., with a hero's 30 spell power, a Diamond Golem gains 100% magic damage resistance + 5% magic interference). After the unit deals damage to an enemy, it inflicts a special debuff, increasing the enemy's magic damage taken. The duration is affected by the hero's spell power.]

Austin was born to be a hero and leader of the Stone Men. He made a living in a manufacturing plant in his early years, fought his way up from the bottom, and underwent dozens of body modifications. He had long since mastered the exquisite craftsmanship of human alchemy and magic.

Frankly, he thought it was a waste of talent for Medea to send him to the Plains of Shilin to deal with an unknown, ordinary general. If the witch hadn't promised to teach him a secret alchemical technique, Austin wouldn't have come.

Surprisingly, we happened to encounter the Star Axis in this very place; we were incredibly lucky.

People say that the Tower Heroes only focus on enhancing their magical abilities, making them weak in battle. But what do they know? Units like the Arcane Diamond Golems require extreme magical power and knowledge. If it weren't for the scarcity of super-tier units, he could have led his troops to sweep away the northern human nobles.

Just as he reached within a few miles of the Star Axis, he suddenly saw a human hero leading a team of swordsmen rapidly approaching.

"Caravans are not allowed to pass through this area without a pass from Langlitburg."

“Sir, we are a legitimate merchant caravan, with a pass issued by Lord Maggie.”

As the swordsmen drew closer, Austin wore a fawning smile, but his hands moved swiftly, casting magic to open the wooden box that sealed the aura, preparing to launch a surprise attack.

But Ivan was a step ahead. Unable to discern the other party's origins or attributes, Ivan knew he couldn't possibly be just an ordinary merchant. So, Ivan preemptively struck, using his lightning-fast attack.

One moment the Thunder Swordsman's imposing figure could be seen, the next he vanished without a trace. Dozens of lightning bolts appeared in the wilderness, forming a hundred-meter-long semi-circular arc of electricity, with sword energy shooting towards them.

The moment the swordsman disappeared, Austin knew something was wrong. He used his ultimate technique to descend as fast as he could, but it was too late.

After the lightning strike, the Thunder Swordsmen overturned the wooden cart, shattering some of the diamond men into pieces, resulting in the loss of nearly half of their manpower.

Austin had seen level 4 castle troops before, but this was the first time he had encountered a unit as monstrous as the Thunder Swordsman. If you blindfolded him and told he was a level 6 unit, Austin would believe you.

Fortunately, under his lightning-fast willpower, over 20 of his Ultimate Diamond Men gained physical resistance and withstood the sword energy attack. Possessing troop-specific specializations, combined with the attributes of the Ultimate Diamond Men, his subordinates gained extremely high physical resistance, making them invincible no matter how powerful the opponent's attacks.

Mysticism was also activated, giving the diamond-like skin a faint silver sheen.

"I'd like to see how you fight!"

Despite being ambushed by Ivan, Austin remained completely calm. Once he activated the Ultimate Descent, he was invincible.

Thus, the Thunder Swordsman and the Diamond Man of the Ultimate Arts entered into a bloody melee. They slashed at each other with their swords and punched each other, causing the entire plain to rumble and creating hundreds of large craters.

However, as the battle progressed, both commanders were taken aback.

Ivan, thanks to the Sumu defense buff and the influence of the Governing Technique, has gained 100% physical resistance. Relying on his powerful defense, the Thunder Swordsman can continue to output damage without worrying about enemy attacks.

Of course, enemies can still use magic to attack. Moreover, once the Magic Power Realm reaches 100%, both physical and magical attacks require significantly higher energy consumption, sometimes even comparable to casting spells.

In principle, hero skills are like ink, some are dark and some are light. When dropped into pure water, that is, when applied to a unit, there will be an instant qualitative change.

However, to transform water into pure ink, the closer one gets to its essence, the more ink is consumed. The difference between 1 and 0.999 is enormous; all near-perfect magic is distorted to an infinitesimal closeness, a stage known as the realm of the gods.

Ivan does indeed possess 100% physical resistance, having touched the realm of the gods. However, when used on troops, it consumes a huge amount of energy, comparable to commanding troops baptized by elemental magic.

In his mind, with the Thunder Swordsman's attack power, he only needed to hold out for a while to kill all the enemies, so he was not worried about mana consumption.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's ultimate skill, Diamond Man, was also extremely immune to physical attacks and could not be damaged at all, resulting in a stalemate between the two forces.

Austin was even more alarmed. He had barely managed to maintain the unit's physical immunity by using the characteristics of the Diamond Man and his own special skills, and by consuming a huge amount of magic points.

The opponent seems to be doing it with ease, achieving physical immunity just by using skills. Is this person some kind of god of war descended to earth?
The two commanders were both intimidated, and the soldiers were even more unwilling to accept defeat. They fought fiercely, their fists slashing and their broadswords cutting through the rocks, but unfortunately, they could not determine who was superior.

Unable to defeat his opponent, Austin unleashed a Thunderous Frost attack, which dealt considerable damage and killed several Thunder Swordsmen.

However, Ivan didn't hold back and immediately summoned the shield bearers in the distance to parry the enemy.

The diamond men, unaware of the danger, still unleashed their strongest attack, only to find themselves repelled by the earth element and suffer severe elemental damage, resulting in the deaths of several of their ultimate techniques.

Now, the Diamond Man with the ultimate skill simply stopped attacking the shield soldiers and only targeted the Thunder Swordsman.

Seeing the enemy's passive resistance, Ivan turned his attention to Austin. Soldiers are immune to physical attacks; surely a warlock like you can't withstand the damage from a broadsword?
Austin was thus interrupted from casting a spell and was forced to dodge.

Austin clearly realized that he had become the team's only weakness. Faced with a larger and more physically immune legion, he had no chance at all and turned to run away with the Diamond Man.

"Evil sorcerer, where do you think you're going!"

Ivan had no intention of letting the other party escape.

(End of this chapter)