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Chapter 164: Bombardment

At this moment, Victor saw five balls of fire appearing one after another on the enemy’s position. The fire disappeared in an instant, and a cloud of white smoke rose.

What the hell is going on? Is he casting fire magic? How can he possibly hit me from such a long distance? Is the enemy commander a fool?

Just as Victor was about to turn his head and laugh at the other party, a series of loud noises came and exploded in his ears in an instant.

Bang! Bang! Bang! —

Five consecutive black iron balls fell into the army of 2,000 people. With so many people gathered, any place where the shells landed could kill many people.

As luck would have it, a shell landed right in front of Victor, and Baron Wood was right there.

The armor worn by Baron Wood was useless. The flying shells smashed it instantly like a layer of paper, and his upper body was torn off directly by the huge kinetic energy.

Because they were quite close, the blood that spurted out when Baron Wood was smashed to death splashed onto Victor, and half of his face was stained with blood.

After landing, the iron ball bounced again and hit the horse under the crotch of another noble, causing the noble to fall off the horse on the spot.

The iron ball pierced a large hole in the horse’s chest, and the nobleman also broke his leg.

The artillery attack just now frightened Baron Wood’s horse. It raised its front legs and leaned back, neighing.

Baron Wood’s lower body fell to the ground, and the horse fled madly to the outside.

For a moment, the army of Dongsheng Fortress fell into chaos.

Many people didn’t understand what had just happened and thought that the loud noises were thunder in the sky.

The bombardment just now also made the horse under Victor’s crotch agitated and increasingly uncontrollable, but he did not try to calm the mount, but just stood there in a daze.

Yes, he saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then Baron Wood’s upper body disappeared.

What kind of devilish magic is being used? It’s truly terrifying!

Suddenly, the mount jerked back, throwing Victor off, and then ran away on its own.

With a thud, Victor fell to the ground and landed headfirst on Baron Wood’s lower body.

“Hyaaaaaaaahhhhhh–“

Seeing his hands covered in blood, he was horrified and couldn’t help but let out a strange cry. He quickly pulled back and kicked the ground with his legs hard.

“Don’t come over here! Stay away from me, don’t come over here! Eee——”

On the other side, the two horses pulling the carriage that Duke Eddie was riding in became agitated, and the coachman was trying to calm them down.

Duke Eddie was frightened by the loud noise and curled up on the side of the carriage, with his head lowered and his hands holding the armrests.

He asked loudly while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

“What happened just now? Does anyone know?”

Count Youm was also trying to calm his mount as he replied.

“Duke Eddie, it seems the other side is using magic attacks.”

What kind of magic is that? How could it reach here? No, we have to fight back with magic too! We can’t let them underestimate us.

“Magician Corps, cast large-scale magic quickly! Quickly!” 

Duke Eddie ordered loudly.

The two groups of magicians in the rear immediately gathered together, holding their staffs in front of them, ready to cast large-scale magic.

Several shield-wielding soldiers trotted over and stood guard around the magician group.

The leading magician leader stood in the middle and issued orders to other magicians before starting to chant the spell.

“Get ready, start—chant!”

This is done to ensure consistency in the chanting of spells by all magicians, to ensure that magicians of the same department can synchronously use their magic power to cast the same magic, and the same magic can then be combined into a large-scale magic.

However, a gunshot was heard in the distance, and the magician leader standing in the middle suddenly tilted his head after being shot and died.

Huh? What happened? Why did the leader die?

The surrounding magicians were stunned. Weren’t they in a safe area? How did the enemy get here? And how did they kill the leader so accurately?

Bang!

Another gunshot was heard, and the leader of another magician group was also killed by the enemy, making it impossible for them to cast large-scale magic with peace of mind.

The magicians present were now very scared, fearing that they would be the next to be shot in the head.

“Hyaaàaah! I don’t want to die here!”

One magician’s heart collapsed first, and he turned and ran. It was too weird, and he wanted to escape the battlefield.

Since someone took the lead, the other magicians also scattered and fled, and the two magician groups were completely useless and in chaos.

At the same time, a few hundred meters away, two people were hiding behind a rock on a high ground, one of whom was Maddie.

Unlocking and ejecting the cartridge, he loaded the next bullet in his hand.

The other person is named Izzy, who is the observer assigned by Owen to Maddie. He is responsible for observing the enemy’s position, carrying various supplies, protecting Maddie’s personal safety, etc.

Izzy held a telescope and kept observing the situation behind the army.

“Another hit!” 

He exclaimed in surprise. 

“Maddie, your shooting is amazing! You can even hit the enemy’s head from such a long distance.”

“hey-hey.”

Maddie grinned and said proudly.

“Otherwise, how can I be worthy of the title of ‘Sniper’ given to me by the Lord?”

Putting away the sight, he said again.

“We’ve already fired so many shots, let’s go and change places.”

“Right.”

Izzy put away the telescope and quickly left the place with Maddie.

Returning to the army of Dongsheng Fortress, Duke Eddie felt that his current situation was very dangerous.

He had just ordered the magician corps to cast a large-scale magic spell, and soon someone came running to report that the leader of the magician corps was inexplicably killed by a headshot, and no arrow was seen or left behind.

If they e could kill the magician leader with such precision, wouldn’t they be able to kill him as well?

When Duke Eddie thought of this, he felt a chill down his spine and wanted to hide under the carriage.

But he is the Duke, the supreme commander of this army. If he really hides, no one will be able to find him, and the defeat will only be faster.

I can only pray that the helmet on my head can save my life.

Due to the chaos just now, Duke Eddie’s personal guards have killed several fleeing mercenaries in the surrounding area. These bastards are really unreliable!

At this time, fire and smoke flashed again on the opposite position.

Bang bang bang!

The second round of artillery fire came, and Duke Eddie was so scared that he curled up with his head in his hands.

The shells landed in the army, killing many people. The war horses became agitated again, and some people even screamed. The morale of the army began to waver.

“Duke Eddie!” 

Count Pearl shouted.

“That’s not magic. Someone just reported that the enemy threw a heavy iron ball at us.”

So that’s how it is!

“Knights, charge!” 

Duke Eddie roared. 

“Mercenaries, blow the attack horn! Everyone charge!”

I didn’t expect that the enemy had new weapons with a range far exceeding that of bows and crossbows, and even catapults. I was careless.

But no matter what, as long as the distance is shortened, long-range attack weapons will basically become ineffective.

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