Super Magician: The Magic Network Collapsed Again at the Start

Chapter 174 The Kitchen Knife Prodigy's Father

Anser immediately detected the detailed information about the Octopus Cannon:
[Modified magic-powered cannon, construct, level 6 magic-powered turret...]

The magic gunners have integrated large cannons into magic-powered turrets, abandoning traditional gunpowder and instead using arcane energy provided by the magic-powered turrets as propulsion to fire heavy shells with a maximum range of 2400 feet (720 meters).

The magic turret serves as a launch platform, sacrificing magical attacks in exchange for extremely long range and excellent mobility.

'You can do it like that?' Anser had to admire the magician's creativity, his flexible application of the technique, and his focus on practicality.

This is clearly a self-propelled, self-aiming, and self-firing artillery piece!
However, this is not without a solution.

Loading shells requires people, and firing and aiming the magic cannons also requires the magic cannon master next to you to operate them. Kill them, and everything will be solved.

"Boom boom boom——"

The cannon fire grew increasingly intense, with most of the magic-powered turrets positioned two hundred meters away, firing solid projectiles with high accuracy, leaving a dent in the gate upon impact.

After a few shots, the heavy metal gate had already begun to deform slightly.

The other magic-powered turrets surrounded them, clearly acting as guards.

Elise's expression was cold: "We can't let them fight like this!"

“Don’t rush, their target is us.” Anser pointed diagonally downwards.

There were thirty or forty cannon loaders in the magic-powered turret group, and a dozen or so magic artillery masters a few dozen meters behind them. Around them stood dozens of professionals, watching them intently.

The Ammunition are likely calculating, and they will undoubtedly be carrying magical items like anti-magic arrows in this battle. If the two are unfortunately caught in the enemy ranks, facing an attack from multiple high-level professionals, their chances of escape are slim.

But letting it go unchecked is absolutely not an option. Once the city gates are breached and the army enters, Jacquelineburg will also be unable to hold out.

Anser can cast more than twenty fireballs at most, but if he uses them all on ordinary soldiers, they will be powerless against those professionals and can only run for their lives.

He originally wanted to use a force field wall to protect the city gate, but the force field wall had a small coverage area and a short duration, so it was not very effective.

After a moment's thought, he channeled his magic and focused on casting a spell.

""

"Super Magic: Instant, Extended, Ranged" + "Elemental Spell - Earth Element"!
With a powerful dragon's cry, the soil a hundred meters ahead trembled slightly before falling silent again.

Elise was secretly puzzled. If it were someone else, it might be a spell failure, which wouldn't be surprising. But Anser was different; he was frighteningly consistent.

Am's side was equally on guard, and even the sound of artillery fire ceased.

Suddenly, the ground beneath the magic cannons exploded, and a massive stone monster, over four meters tall, leaped out of the earth, swinging its left and right arms almost simultaneously, sending two magic cannons flying.

The turret was twisted and the gun barrel was deformed, clearly rendering it unusable.

Before anyone else could retaliate, the stone golem twisted its body and swung its arms repeatedly, sending two head-sized stone balls flying from its hands. One of them hit the furthest magic-powered turret, smashing off its two legs with a bang.

Another bullet struck a professional gunner in the chest, sending him flying several meters. His chest caved in, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and he died silently before even hitting the ground.

[Target dead, gain 50 combat experience]

"Earth element!" a magic cannon master exclaimed, turned and ran, abandoning his magic cannon.

The same applies to other magic cannon masters. They are semi-spellcasters, but after the magic network collapsed, all their skills were entrusted to the magic cannons, and their own combat power was pitifully weak.

Besides, a magic turret can be repaired if it breaks, but once a person dies, everything is gone.

The Ammon warriors behind them remained calm despite the alarm. The melee fighters slowly stepped forward, while the others drew their bows and arrows or threw javelins, launching ranged attacks on the earth elementals.

However, the arrows and javelins were not very effective, at most knocking off a few pieces of stone.

The earth elemental ignored everything and swung its rocky fists to smash the magic-powered turrets.

Anser nodded in satisfaction, feeling both surprised and delighted. The "Elemental Summoning Spell" originally required a one-minute casting time, and ordinary instant-cast super magic was useless, but the enhanced instant-cast super magic worked, summoning the earth element from the elemental plane in just a few seconds.

It's likely that the earth elemental hadn't figured out what was going on before it arrived in a daze. Fortunately, the earth elemental's intelligence is only 5, so being a little confused doesn't matter, as long as it obeys orders.

Upon receiving the order, the Earth Elemental immediately launched an attack using "Earth Release," demonstrating its exceptional combat instincts.

Possibly due to the oath of the Giant Noble, the earth elementals that respond to his summons are more powerful, reaching challenge level 6, and their duration in the material realm is doubled.

On the battlefield, the earth elemental easily destroyed more than a dozen magic turrets. It is adept at destroying objects and buildings, and its punches deal double damage.

Faced with the approaching professionals, the earth elemental shrank and sank into the ground, disappearing from sight.

It possesses a unique sense called "tremor perception," which allows it to understand the enemy's situation on the surface even when underground.

The warriors of Amn immediately tensed up and scattered to avoid being ambushed.

Dozens of seconds later, a magic cannon user who was watching from a distance suddenly felt something was wrong with the ground. Before he could react, a large hand reached out from the ground, grabbed his legs, lifted him up, and slammed him to the ground with a bang.

With a muffled thud, the magic cannon master's body sank a foot into the soil, his eyeballs burst, blood spurted from his seven orifices, and his flesh went limp.

[Target dead, gain 175 combat experience]

The earth elemental dropped the corpse, its lower body detaching from the soil, and chased after the other magic cannon masters.

The magic cannon users scattered and fled, but they couldn't escape at all.

Don't be fooled by the Earth Elemental's low challenge level; its Strength and Constitution are both 20 or higher, giving it amazing athleticism. Combined with its skillful use of "Rock Shot," it can hunt down spellcasters like cutting vegetables.

Moreover, Earth elementals have high HP and armor, and are immune to negative effects such as toxins, exhaustion, paralysis, petrification, poisoning, and coma. They can fight all day without getting tired, making them the nemesis of melee classes.

Even the werewolf leader with a challenge level of 10 could only run away from it; a head-on confrontation would most likely result in defeat.

Anser stood atop the city wall, his smile somewhat smug.

Actually, his first thought was to summon a dragon spirit, but considering the battle environment, he ultimately chose the earth element, and the effect was unexpectedly good.

It can only be said that professional restraint does exist!
A group of professionals painstakingly planned to outmaneuver two warlocks, with carefully tailored equipment and class combinations, but against an earth elemental, all their preparations were almost useless.

Earth elementals are afraid of thunder, but the opponent doesn't even have a spellcaster of normal skill, which is truly ridiculous.

Experience tips flashed through Anser's mind one after another; in the short time that followed, three more magic cannon masters had perished.

By this time, the other magic gunners had already run far away, making their rock shots unusable, and the other professionals had caught up with them.

But the earth element was fearless and turned to face the enemy. It was huge but not clumsy. Every punch it threw was powerful and heavy. No professional dared to take it head-on and all chose to fight it out.

"boom--"

One warrior, unable to dodge in time, raised his shield to take the blow, but was knocked down by a punch from the stone golem, and then smashed into a pulp with another punch.

[Target dead, gain 275 combat experience]

The others were terrified and became even more cautious, preferring not to attack rather than let the earth elemental touch them.

The professionals used their strengths and gradually developed a tacit understanding. With the help of a few senior professionals, they quickly stabilized the situation.

Earth elementals have higher health and armor than level 9 treants, but they are slow to react and cannot dodge attacks from professionals. Little by little, their bodies become pitted and scarred.

Seeing this, Anser immediately commanded the earth elementals to break through the encirclement, using rock shots to force the enemy away, and then using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or magic) to hide underground.

Hiding is not about escaping for one's life, but about shifting the battlefield and avoiding encirclement.

(End of this chapter)