Above the mage

Chapter 90 Leveling Up by Grinding Monsters

Next, the city wall where Gaode and his group were located was subjected to several waves of attacks from ferocious bats.

However, as the battle continued and the number of attacks increased, everyone gradually became familiar with the ferocious bats' attack patterns and became more and more adept at dealing with them.

During this time, the mage apprentices from Team Seven made six or seven more attacks.

Gao De participated in three of them, and each time he successfully killed three ferocious bats by relying on the longer range and outstanding lethality of the [Flame Arrow+].

Including the initial attack, the progress of acquiring the essence of the ferocious bat has reached (4/7).

The situation appears to be stabilizing and improving.

But change often happens in an instant.

Another wave of ferocious bats swarmed toward the section of the city wall that Gaode was defending.

The four leading ferocious bats in this wave were significantly larger than the others, and their fur was a deeper color.

The arrows shot by the archers bounced off the four ferocious bats as if they had hit metal, failing to penetrate them even slightly.

"It's a ferocious bat from Ring 1!" Rilo frowned.

Even a ferocious bat with a level 0 ring can still be injured by ordinary arrows.

However, once a creature from the ley lines reaches the first ring level, it will possess extremely strong physical resistance.

Basically, only magic or alchemical weapons can cause substantial damage to it.

Clang!

These four ferocious bats charged forward, braving the rain of arrows to carve a path through the enemy lines.

Upon witnessing this scene, the expressions of all the mage apprentices in Team Seven changed.

They didn't think their tricks could threaten 1st-level ley line creatures.

Moreover, even without the first-ring ferocious bats, the number of ferocious bats approaching the city wall, led by the four first-ring ferocious bats at the front, is already close to one hundred.

This number is beyond their ability to stop.

This was the first time the seven teams had encountered a crisis during this defensive operation.

"What should we do?!" Some people with poor mental fortitude started to panic and became completely at a loss.

This feeling of panic is highly contagious.

"Don't be afraid, a high-ranking mage will take action!" Rilok noticed the change in everyone's emotions and shouted to "stabilize morale."

At that very moment, as Rilo's voice faded, God felt an invisible yet powerful energy surge suddenly erupt from the tower behind him.

At regular intervals along the city walls, towers were erected, each equipped with alchemical weapons.

Of course, Werder Bremen City is clearly not prepared to use alchemical weapons in this defense.

It was a mage who made the move!

Gao De subconsciously turned around and vaguely saw a figure in a magic robe flash by inside the fortress-like tower that stood atop the city wall.

The next moment, in front of the section of the city wall defended by the Seventh Team, a cloud of countless tiny daggers formed along the path of the ferocious bat swarm.

These daggers gleamed with a cold light, constantly swirling and dancing in this fixed area, drawing trails like a storm of daggers.

The ferocious bats had no time to react and were directly confronted by this cloud of daggers.

The dagger traced silver lines across the ferocious bat's body.

Whether it was the four level 1 ferocious bats at the head or the nearly one hundred level 0 ferocious bats, they made no difference in front of these spinning magic daggers.

Each bat was struck simultaneously by several daggers.

Each of the ferocious bats that was struck let out a piercing scream.

Their bodies were torn to pieces by the dagger, blood and flesh splattering everywhere.

They tried to escape or hide, but the daggers were far faster and more numerous than them, spreading out at an extremely fast speed.

Soon, the air was filled with the blood and remains of ferocious bats.

This offensive, which had terrified all the mages in the seven teams, was easily resolved.

"Is this the true power of magic?" Gao De murmured to himself. "I wonder what level of magic it is, first level or second level?"

He finally understood why the 0-level spell, which he clearly considered to be quite powerful, was given the slightly mocking name "trick".

It's not because level 0 spells are too weak, but because level 1 spells are just too powerful!

The gap between a master and a master's apprentice is still too large.

After the most threatening offensive was dealt with by the high-level mage hidden in the tower, the situation returned to stability and no further surprises occurred.

These ferocious bats that flew out of the forest were finally largely defeated after nearly half an hour of continuous attacks.

The remaining scattered ferocious bats were no longer able to organize a large-scale attack and disappeared into the desolate forests outside the city.

The battle is over.

Gao De glanced at the bat carcasses and broken wing fragments scattered on the ground outside the city wall, then looked at the several wounded city guards on the wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

These ferocious bats are already considered to be very easy to deal with among the leyline creatures.

Because they lacked ranged attack capabilities and superhuman strength, they were simply physically stronger, using their lives to withstand the rain of arrows as they charged towards the city walls.

It has a sense of self-destruction, like a moth drawn to a flame.

Even so, quite a few city guards were still scratched and bitten by those who slipped through the defenses and whom the mages couldn't deal with in time.

According to Rilo, the ferocious bats carry deadly diseases, so it's easy to imagine what would happen to these wounded city guards.

It would take at least half of his life.

That's how battles are; it's almost impossible to avoid death and injury.

"We were all strangers before and had never fought together before. It's quite an achievement that we were able to complete the mission without too many casualties in our first operation."

But team leader Rilke was clearly satisfied with the result and praised it directly.

This was very helpful to the seven groups of mage apprentices who had been temporarily brought together.

Everyone received both tangible material rewards and emotional value, so they were all in a good mood.

"The situation was complex and urgent during the defense of the city, making it impossible to accurately count the number of ferocious bats you participated in killing."

Rillow paused, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, before finally saying:

"But don't worry, you'll definitely get the extra rewards we promised beforehand."

"Go to the registration staff later and report your numbers. We will calculate your reward based on the number of kills you reported."

"I believe everyone will not exaggerate," Rilo said with a smile.

Even if the figures are falsely reported, the difference won't be that much.

After all, a second-class mage apprentice can only cast a dozen or so spells at most before his magic power runs out.

In the siege battle just now, although no one counted exactly how many spells each mage apprentice cast, they still had a general idea of ​​the number.

So even if people try to be clever and overreport, they don't dare to overreport too much.

But Rilo's words sounded very generous, making everyone feel exceptionally comfortable.

As for Rilak, it's not his money anyway; it's all paid for by the government.

Even if this money isn't given to the "wild mages" who participated in the defense, it won't end up in his pocket.

Since that's the case, why not be more generous? At least you'll get a good reputation among the crowd.

(End of this chapter)