Man on the ark, forced to become king

Chapter 51 The Sudden Attack

Can a hail of bullets extinguish suffering...?

Alright, physical extinction counts as extinction. Lin Lu temporarily accepted this subtle fact, feeling that the local customs of Laterano might be different from what he had expected.

A country that can produce something like a 'limited edition commemorative bullet co-branded with the Pope' seems completely out of place with the seriousness and rigidity of traditional religions. Perhaps the real situation in Lateran is just as unimaginable as their Pope-branded bullet.

"What are you thinking about? What happened to the fun and useful spells you were promised?"

Seeing Lin Lu's eyes gradually glaze over as she held the bullet, Fiameta couldn't help but urge her on.

"Right away, right away."

Coming to her senses, Lin Lu put the bullet in her pocket, thought for a moment, and thought of a spell that Fiameta might be able to use—the Invisible Blade.

This is a spell used by the assassins of the magic town of Seria. It can completely eliminate the appearance of a right-hand weapon—that's the description. But in reality, its effect is not limited to left-hand or right-hand weapons; it only depends on size. It can work on Fiameta's cannon or other small hand cannons.

Unlike cold weapons, completely invisible firearms are more likely to launch surprise attacks, and if used properly, they may produce unexpected results.

After all, stealth cannons and stuff... well, those who know, know.

"A spell that can make weapons invisible?"

Fiameta subconsciously touched the pistol hanging on her waist, hesitated for a moment, then took it and handed it forward.

"Can it really become completely invisible? Try it with my gun."

"Then you better watch out."

Since arriving in this world, this was the first time Lin Lu had come into contact with firearms. She became slightly excited when she saw the pistol that Fiameta handed her. What man could refuse such a powerful firearm?

"Wow, it's actually quite heavy."

As soon as Lin Lu picked up the pistol, he felt a sudden weight on his arm. This small gun, which was only about 30 centimeters long, seemed to be made entirely of a special metal. Its actual weight was much heavier than it looked, almost no less than the staff he had obtained from Wei Yanwu, and perhaps even heavier.

"Watch carefully."

Grasping the cold handle of the pistol, Lin Lu raised an eyebrow, picked up the staff placed beside him, and wisps of shimmering blue mist rose up, completely enveloping his left hand holding the pistol. Visibly, the silver-white gun shell quickly faded until it disappeared completely. If his hand hadn't remained in a gripping position, it would have been impossible to see that he was still holding something in his hand.

Although it is indeed called an invisible 'blade', it works perfectly well for this kind of alien weapon.

but……

Lin Lu beckoned with her finger and suddenly realized that this gun was not designed with a trigger mechanism.

"Can I fire a shot? How does it fire?"

"of course can."

Fiamet was a little surprised, but she didn't refuse.

The gun in her hand wasn't a traditional Sarkaz 'Guardian Gun'; it was one that could be used by others—provided they could actually use it.

The use of guns is completely different from shooting with bows and crossbows. Guns are essentially miniaturized spellcasting units. Each time a bullet is fired, it is a complete Originium Arts operation process. Not everyone can use them. Without talent, no matter how hard you try, you can't fire continuously. Even single-shot bursts are very difficult.

"So this is a magic staff?"

After hearing Fiameta's explanation, Lin Lu's expression turned strange. She tried to sense the internal workings of the pistol according to her instructions, and then raised the muzzle to point at the ground not far ahead.

Bang!

The fire suddenly appeared!

A ring of orange-red shockwave suddenly erupted in the air, and the bullets inside the gun flew out with a roar. The powerful recoil caused Lin Lu's arm to rise and her palm to go numb, even though she had prepared in advance.

boom! ! !

However, before he could even share his thoughts on the first shot, an even more violent explosion suddenly erupted in front of him, rolling flames shot into the sky, earth and rocks flew everywhere, the earth trembled, and a scorching, powerful wave of wind rushed towards him!

The carriage came to a complete stop, the flames died down, and the path ahead had changed from a smooth surface to a sunken depression that stretched for over a hundred meters.

Fortunately, Torret was a horse that had seen a lot, and it didn't take the explosion seriously at all. If it were an ordinary horse that suddenly encountered an explosion of this magnitude, it would probably have been frightened and gone mad.

"What happened?"

The three people on the cart looked at each other in disbelief. Lin Lu swallowed hard, then cautiously looked at Fiameta, who was equally dumbfounded, and whispered, "Fiameta, is your gun really that powerful?"

"How is that possible!"

Fiameta dismissed the claim without a second thought. She had used this gun for many years; how could she not know its power?

Such an explosion is impossible to achieve even with a large gun from a weapon case and special bullets, let alone a small handgun. It's an attack that no single person could possibly launch!

What kind of gun can blast through a road surface nearly 100 meters long with a single bullet?!

"...It was a landmine. Someone planted landmines on this road, and it was just detonated by your bullet...Luckily, it detonated beforehand."

The Liberian girl jumped off the carriage, pulled out a small flashlight from somewhere, and groped around in the explosion crater for a while before arriving at a definitive conclusion.

As she said, the bullet was fired very luckily. If they had stepped on such a large area of ​​landmines without knowing it, they probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed and might have been seriously injured.

"It probably wasn't prepared specifically for us, right?"

Lin Lu frowned and scanned her surroundings. The plain under the moonlight was deserted, and she couldn't see anyone hiding anywhere. Perhaps the guys who planted the landmines had already left? Was this just an abandoned minefield?

"careful!"

Suddenly, Fiameta, who was bending over and searching, tensed up and looked up at the sky. In fact, even without her saying so, Lin Lu had already spotted the black crossbow bolts that were falling from the sky under the cover of night.

The ground suddenly rose up not far away, and a dozen Sarkaz mercenaries wielding short swords threw off their camouflage and rushed towards them, the whooshing of spells tearing through the air and exploding in their ears.

The rickshaw puller, Torret, vanished as a spirit. Lin Lu appeared beside the rickshaw in a flash, holding the Lani doll in her arms. Her staff glowed, and the Topus Field instantly formed, deflecting all the falling crossbow bolts.

"court death!"

The good mood brought by obtaining the Holy Mark and playing with the gun was replaced by anger. Lin Lu's anger boiled over, and she directly held the staff in front of her. A magic bow taller than a person was formed in an instant, and a giant arrow as thick as an arm shot out, directly piercing into the inside of the charging Sarkaz mercenary formation. The powerful magic wave exploded!

Chapter Fifty-Two: The Oriole That Followed Closely

Magic: Loretta's Great Bow!

Even the most good-tempered person would get angry if they suddenly encountered a landmine that nearly blew them up or an unexpected ambush while walking down the street, let alone Lin Lu, who never considered herself to be a good-tempered person.

Dare to hit me? Then I'll pay you back tenfold, a hundredfold!

Draw the bow! Nock the arrow!

This magical bow strike, filled with rage, unleashed its maximum power without restraint. It exploded like a bomb amidst the mercenaries, a dazzling burst of magical energy erupting outwards. The mercenaries directly hit didn't even last a second before being crushed on the spot by the surging magic. The hurricane swept through, sending others nearby flying as well, instantly shattering the charging formation into chaos.

"mob!"

Lin Lu tossed the pistol to Fiameta, tucked her staff behind her waist, and vanished into a hazy mist. The next second, blood splattered!

A dark shadow flashed out like a ghost from the side of a mercenary, and a sharp blade precisely sliced ​​across his throat, spraying blood mist!

Under the cover of night, a sudden gust of wind arose, the blazing white wind swirling around the blade. Lin Lu dodged the short knife that was within arm's reach, and with her long sword, she slashed down, using the wind as a blade, cutting the two mercenaries in half at the waist.

Combat Technique: Vacuum Blade!

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!

With a spitting of gunfire, Fiamet skimmed across the ground, and in a fleeting glance, four people fell to the ground.

The crossbow bolts flying from the shadows seemed to gradually come to a halt in the tangible ripples, eventually falling helplessly. Mostima's staff rippled with translucent waves, as if an invisible wall had risen out of thin air, blocking the distant arrows and spells, making them impossible to cross.

Within minutes, the mercenaries who rushed out from their hiding places fell one after another under the double baptism of blades and bullets. Without prior agreement, all three of them looked in the direction from which the spells and arrows came. A hundred meters away, dozens of cloaked figures could be vaguely seen in the night.

This was clearly a premeditated attack. The enemy not only laid a large number of landmines on the road, but also had a combination of personnel capable of both close and long-range combat, showing they were well-prepared.

Unfortunately, they chose the wrong targets. Unless they could kill them instantly, no one was someone they could handle.

Lin Lu's combat skills were more than enough to allow him to handle this level of combat with ease. Given the strength these mercenaries displayed, they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes before their stamina was exhausted.

With her gun in hand, Fiameta possesses both mobility and firepower. Every shot she fires will take down a mercenary, and given enough time, eliminating them is only a matter of time.

Needless to say, Mostima has never been seen by Lin Lu to this day; she always appears to be completely at ease.

It can only be said that in this world with extraordinary abilities, the strength of an individual is sometimes greater than the difference between a human and a dog. In the face of a powerful being who has absolute force, the advantage of a small number of people is completely meaningless.

Not to mention that the individual strength of these mercenaries is not particularly strong, and they are almost incomparable to a well-trained army. Their melee charges can barely maintain their formation, and their ranged spells and crossbow shots are completely uncoordinated. They are fighting their own battles. In a mercenary group with frequent personnel turnover, it is difficult to expect them to achieve any exquisite cooperation. It is already quite remarkable that they have managed to gather such a number of mages.

When the last mercenary who charged into melee fell, the crossbowmen and mages in the distance seemed to realize that the target was beyond their capabilities. The group split into two parts. One part turned around without hesitation and tried to escape, while the other part launched an even fiercer attack and instead of fleeing, they moved closer to this side.

However, before they could get very far, the roar of Originium engines suddenly rang out from further away. Several beams of light pierced the night from different directions, and accompanied by explosions and roars, several off-road vehicles rushed out of the darkness and collided with them. Mercenaries who chose to flee or stay were all caught in the chaos.

The battle began in an instant.

Judging from the size of the convoy and the number of people, they were probably the attackers' real target, and the hundred-meter-long minefield was laid specifically for this convoy.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

They inadvertently stumbled into the battlefield between two mercenary teams, inexplicably taking the fall for someone else. Another mercenary team seized the opportunity to act as the hunter, intending to leave all the mercenaries lying in ambush there.

However... Lin Lu has no habit of taking the beating for others. He was in a very bad mood and raised his staff to launch an indiscriminate attack on the battlefield a hundred meters away.

Magic surged, and blue light shone.

Suddenly, a spherical, swirling blue ball of light condensed in the calm night sky, from which fist-sized, azure meteors fell and scattered haphazardly downwards.

Kalia Magic: Heavenly Power!

When the ancient oath was made, the magic taught by the Crystallizers had a lower and upper limit that depended entirely on the user's magic reserves. The spells that the Kalia royal family set up outside the fortress could even summon hundreds of magic meteors to fall at the same time and destroy the enemy.

Lin Lu is certainly not capable of that level now, but the magic he unleashes with all his might still possesses considerable power.

Hundreds of magic orbs fell from the sky, crashing into the battlefield and detonating magical shockwaves among the crowd. In an instant, the entire area was filled with swirling magic, explosions one after another, and dazzling blue light flashed everywhere. Everyone in the area was subjected to indiscriminate attacks from the sky. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen mercenaries were hit head-on by the falling magic and fell to the ground with cries of pain.