Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 140 Void Grandmaster

Orling, carrying the Earth Bow, has already set off and arrived in the western region of Longlit Castle. He stands atop a giant wooden cart, carefully examining the new giant crossbow.

The Crystal Ballista, as a Tier 3 ballista, can unleash massive damage when paired with an Artillery hero, and its range is doubled. High-level units typically have a wide attack range; most archers are overwhelmed by enemies before they can even fire. Aside from archers with special abilities, virtually no one can escape its clutches.

But the Crystal Ballista is different. With it, you can attack in advance, and even a dragon as fast as the Crimson Dragon can be sniped.

Ouling's current focus is on improving his artillery skills. Combined with his powerful Soul Arrow skill, he can gather a group of low-level troops to fight high-level monsters.

Advanced artillery techniques have many derivative abilities, and Orling hopes to comprehend a special magic that suits him, thus maximizing his capabilities. His only concern is that the ballista only has 500 resistance points, making it vulnerable to concentrated enemy fire.

In fact, Ouling had an idea: if a special type of soldier could be trained to operate ballistae, dozens of crystal ballistae could fire simultaneously, and even the Black Dragon army would have a hard time resisting it.

Of course, he was just thinking about it. The extraordinary ballista required a hero's magical power to activate, and ordinary troops simply couldn't control such a powerful magical weapon. Perhaps troops of level 5 or higher could barely control it, but accuracy and range would be problematic.

Ouling isn't very familiar with the different troop types of various factions yet. He can consult the lord when the time is right, which might provide some inspiration for improving his artillery skills.

"Sir, there's something unusual in the distance!"

Ouling, carrying the Earth Bow, had been lying in ambush at a key passage in the western region, intending to find the enemy's tracks and launch a preemptive strike. However, the enemy seemed to possess a treasure that concealed their movements, making it impossible to detect them immediately. Ouling could only lead his troops to patrol the area.

Luckily, we just happened to run into a passing enemy.

He carefully observed the plain ahead and found a large number of footprints on the snow, but he couldn't see any people with the naked eye, which was very strange.

"Come closer!"

The Earth Bow is currently invisible and cannot be detected, but if it cannot see the enemy or lock onto a target, it cannot fire.

As the troops moved and drew closer to the enemy, at approximately 1500 meters, an invisible barrier suddenly shattered, revealing two advancing troops.

The opposing commander was a female hero in a gray robe, who was leading a large number of mage troops in a forced advance. These mages were different from ordinary tower troops; they were covered in thick gray robes, and their figures appeared and disappeared at times, making them indistinct.

【Void Archmage (Tertiary 2, Tower Tier 4, Elemental Baptism): Attack 14 (22), Defense 11 (21), Ammo 24, Damage 9-9, Health 40, Speed ​​7, Small size.

Element: Air Elemental (can attack using special void magic, with a chance to banish enemies to unknown lands). Ranged Unit

Void Form: Undiminished damage in melee combat, with a high chance of avoiding group attacks or magic;

Mage Support: Reduces the mana cost of allied heroes by 2 points, and has a 33% chance to not consume mana when casting spatial spells.

Evaluation: A grand mage who cultivated in the void, mastering the techniques of nothingness.

After Austin escaped back using the stargate, he described Ivan's characteristics in detail. The most striking feature was his superhuman physical resistance. In fact, according to his description, Ivan was almost immune to physical attacks.

Although the Orange Witch suspected that Austin was exaggerating the enemy, the defeat of the Diamond Man proved that Ivan did indeed possess the ability to counter high physical resistance.

Ivan may not have high magic power, but the traits attached to his skills are more durable, at least better than the useless Austin. To deal with him, you must use a force with strong magical abilities in combination with a hero with high spell power.

Beatrice was then ordered to go.

【碧翠丝（术士）：攻击5（8），防御6（10），咒力7（17），知识8（16）。

Element: Water.

Advanced Sage: For every 3 points of Spell Power Knowledge a hero has, the attack and defense of mages (including upgraded units) are increased by 1 point, and the hero's casting range is increased by 10%.

Primary Arcane Wisdom: Allows mastery of all types of level 3-4 magic (can be learned even without elemental mastery), grants access to arcane knowledge within the Magic Guild, and provides a chance to acquire special spells or tomes.

Intermediate Intelligence: Increases the hero's maximum mana by 50%.

Advanced Water Elemental Mastery, Advanced Earth Elemental Mastery

Beatrice never imagined that after Austin made a mistake, she would have the opportunity to don the Titan armor and come to the plains to carry out the Orange Witch's orders.

Against an enemy's turtle-shell-like formation, the Void Archmage is best suited for ranged attacks. Not only can his attacks be converted into magic, but more importantly, Void Banish can halt powerful units, leaving the opponent with no way to break through unless they have an exorcism spell. Furthermore, the Void Archmage can evade the powerful area-of-effect skills of Thunder Swordsmen, making him a near-perfect counter.

Ivan is clearly a defense-focused hero, and his stats aren't particularly strong. If you exploit his weaknesses, you can easily wear him down.

Of course, Beatrice wasn't stupid; she wouldn't brazenly cross Eldon's lands to confront Ivan, as that would easily scare him away. She used a unique artifact of the Void Cult to conceal her troops, deliberately choosing secluded routes to enter the Marquisate, and then launched her attack on Ivan under the cover of the extreme snow.

In such a harsh environment, even if the other party is eliminated, Longletburg will have no way to seek justice. At that time, that good-for-nothing Salman will be able to build a trade route, which will be a way of giving the family an explanation.

To be honest, if the witch hadn't designated young Salman as her partner, Beatrice wouldn't have thought much of Rhodes. The fact that such a fool could become the duke's heir only proves Elton is doomed. But that's alright; controlling an ambitious fool is much easier than controlling an unyielding prince.

The witch specifically warned her that the lord of Kuraki City seemed extraordinary, urging her to be extremely careful. She also placed a curse on the Titan armor, instructing her to escape immediately through the stargate should anything go wrong.

Beatrice didn't stop along the way, all to conceal her tracks and launch a surprise attack.

If given the opportunity, capturing Ivan and interrogating him about the origin of his powerful defensive abilities could even gain him the favor of the cult.

But to her utter surprise, she was exposed after just stepping into the western region, her concealment was broken and she was revealed. What's even more outrageous is that the other side was also a ranged unit.

"It's not Ivan? He dares to come here to die? I'd like to see how many heroes with defensive specialties Longletburg has!"

He spoke the harshest words, yet did the most conservative things. He raised his hand to activate the protective stone skin, buffing all the troops and instructing the Void Archmages to spread out as much as possible.

Although the enemy's characteristics are unknown, the Void Archmage has a very high probability of being immune to group attacks, meaning the enemy will have to fight alone to break through. However, the two sides are still a bit far apart, so she can use magic to arm herself first.

If they were within range and engaged in a head-on battle, she didn't believe a level 2 soldier could defeat a level 4 soldier.

After finishing the advanced earth magic, he cast the amnesia spell again.

Amnesia Spell (Level 3 Magic, Water): Reduces the damage taken by the selected enemy ranged unit by 50%. Duration is affected by spell power.

Advanced Water Elemental Mastery: All enemy ranged units are unable to fire; duration is affected by spell power (even after being removed, damage output is reduced by 30% for a short period).

When it comes to the nemesis of ranged attacks, the level 3 water-based amnesia spell is definitely at the top of the list. While unit types are indeed important on the battlefield, as heroes grow stronger, magic will become the key to victory.

Watching the enemy's ranged units become confused and self-sufficient, they gradually lose the desire to attack.

Beatrice grinned smugly. Want to fight her with ranged units? Dream on!
Unexpectedly, Ouling didn't rush to use magic at all. Instead, he fiddled with a strange badge, which seemed to contain the phantom of a grand hall, exuding an aura of majesty.

Then a huge shackle appeared in the sky, and the sky was filled with barriers, covering the battlefield so that not even a fly could fly out.

"War shackles? What does he want to do?"

Beatrice even chuckled. Are human heroes this confident now? Surrounding a Tier 4 unit with a bunch of Tier 2 units, and with the power of the Void Gate, the War Shackles might not be able to stop them. They're just like clowns.

But as she smiled, she started to get a little nervous.

Austin was no weakling; he was routed by Ivan and nearly died. The fact that the enemy was able to detect her presence and launch a preemptive attack suggests they were well-prepared.

Anyone who isn't a fool knows the power of the War Shackles. But on what basis?

When Orling cleaved the wooden cart in two with his sword and aimed the giant crystal crossbow at the archmage troops, Beatrice's smile vanished completely.

"Quickly, take advantage of the enemy's weakened state and advance rapidly."

This distance is not within the range of ranged archers, but it is the attack range of advanced ballistae. We must quickly approach the enemy and destroy the ballistae.

As the Azure Ribbon troops approached, Orling had already adjusted his ballista, aimed it at the arrogant sorcerer, and fired the first giant arrow.

The snow hills shattered instantly, ice crystals exploded, and bolts of lightning rained down on the mage troops.

(End of this chapter)