The enemy's firepower suddenly became extremely fierce. The soldiers guarding the perimeter with shields were constantly being hit by arrows and fell. The repair team struggled to move forward, and Rendaen could only send out soldiers to hold them off.
After losing over thirty lives, they finally reached the gate, but by then the siege engine, having lost power, was already buried in a pile of rubble.
Arrows, falling rocks, Fireballs, and Shadow Bolt rained down from above, making it impossible to repair the siege engine under such conditions. The troops held out for a short while before having to retreat, losing dozens more soldiers.
Frustrated by their initial setback, Rendaen's anger surged as he recalled Orphest's boasting about the tank, and he grew increasingly anxious, wondering, "Could the Mole Machine also have this problem?"
More than a hundred Mole Machine, fully loaded with suicide squad members, have already set off. If something goes wrong and more than a thousand elite suicide squad members suffocate underground, then he will have no choice but to kill a few blacksmiths to vent his anger.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Orphest quickly retorted, "The Mole Machine technology is very mature; there's absolutely no chance of a problem!"
"I'll believe you for now, but if another accident happens, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Rendaen's voice was as cold as winter, making Guild Master Thorium shiver.
The intense firepower from the enemy just now made Rendaen realize that a direct assault would deplete his forces, and he would have to rely on siege engines.
He ordered his Charge captain, "Regardless of losses, bring those three tanks back to me!"
"Yes, sir!" The Scarface officer immediately led his troops to charge down the city walls.
The three-thousand- Charge team was a vast, dark mass. Although the enemy's firepower was fierce, they only had a few dozen arrow slits, which were not enough to suppress their advance.
Upon reaching the city walls, the soldiers immediately cleared away the rubble, tied ropes or chains to the chariots, and then pulled them back under the cover of their comrades. When someone in front died, someone behind immediately took their place. Under the order to disregard losses, everything proceeded smoothly.
However, the enemy wouldn't stand idly by and let this happen. They had already experienced the power of the siege engines; how could they let you take them away so easily?
The attack on the gate suddenly stopped, and then streams of fire shot out from the arrow slits. Dozens of fiery volleys instantly wiped out a large group of soldiers around the chariot. The fire dragons did not disappear after landing, but instead transformed into Fire Elemental, launching suicidal attacks on the surrounding Dwarves.
A voice, seemingly from another world, rang out. "Let the flames purify everything!"
In that instant, Unas thought the Firelord was about to appear. A huge ball of unprecedented flame shot out from the arrow window, instantly igniting all the little Fire Elemental, and then condensing into a Fire Elemental tower as tall as a three-story building in front of the gate.
The terrible explosion caused heavy casualties among the Dwarves. The fiery monsters they could only look up at terrified them, and many soldiers' limbs went weak, and all they wanted to do was turn around and run away.
The monster laughed maniacally and unleashed several more fire dragons. The soldiers were almost all sacrificed in vain, Rendaen immediately gave the order to retreat.
A sudden sound of water and white steam emerged from the Dwarf army. It turned out that Rendaen had taken precautions and had ambushed a squad of Boiling Water Elementals within the army.
"Geddon! You shameful traitor, today is your end!" The leader of the Boiling Water Elementals charged at the fire giant. Although he was only half the size of the giant, his momentum was in no way inferior.
"Foolish Boyle, are you still serving that foolish duke?" The fire giant remained unmoved, only spewing out a blazing flame from his mouth.
Boyle transformed into a surging wave and dodged to the side. The area grazed by the flames emitted a large amount of white steam, but the injury was negligible to him.
Water and fire are mutually restraining; battles between Water Elemental and Fire Elemental are always head-on clashes, with whoever has higher energy completely overwhelming the other. However, Boiling Water Elemental break this rule, as they also possess high fire resistance.
Once the two sides were close, they began a direct melee. Even though Boyle's energy was not as great as Geddon's, he was still able to hold his own against him. Moreover, the other Boiling Water Elementals behind him also caught up, forming a siege against Geddon.
Each of Geddon's punches that landed on the Boiling Water Elemental also injured himself, and the same was true for Boyle; it was a pure test of attrition.
The Dwarves on both sides were trying to provide support. Physical attacks were not very effective against purely elemental creatures, so the Ironrage Army in the palace frantically threw oil canisters and fired rockets, setting the battlefield ablaze. Meanwhile, Rendaen somehow managed to get a few waterwheels and used high-pressure nozzles to extinguish the fire, but the effect was not very good.
Rendaen's messenger arrived before Unas, "My lord requests assistance from Angela Archmage!"
They were relegated to the sidelines, yet they still ended up asking for help. If only they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have done it in the first place.
Unas turned to Angela, Archmage nodded to him. "Let's go, let's visit something closer."
Luther was left to lead the army, while Unas led his elite squad and followed the messenger to the central command.
Rendaen also had several mages under his command, but they were of low rank and none of them were water-based. To him, Angela was a very valuable asset.
After some pleasantries, Rendaen's guards and Unas's men immediately surrounded the mages. Angela said to the Dark Iron Mages and Huoye, "You are responsible for protecting me. You must withstand the interference from the mages in the city. This spell of mine needs time to be channeled."
Several different protective barriers immediately enveloped Angela. She smiled slightly and activated her own Violet Barrier.
A gentle, melodious incantation rang out, a slight chill spreading outwards. White mist suddenly appeared on the battlefield, then expanded continuously, enveloping both the water and Fire Elementals in the battle. Angela's spell was a wide-range Water Mist.
Instead of directly joining the battle against Geddon, she chose this more supportive approach, which was not only less strenuous but also very effective.
The raging fire caused the temperature of the mist to rise sharply, gradually creating an environment most favorable to the Boiling Water Elemental. Boyle and his men were greatly encouraged, and Geddon's decline gradually became apparent.
The battle continued, with Angela maintaining a thick white fog that obscured the situation inside.
A few minutes later, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted. Amidst the billowing smoke, Boyle's voice roared, "Coward! You can't escape!"
A loud hissing sound filled the air as Boyle, shrouded in thick fog, tightly embraced Geddon's remaining half-body. Flames and boiling water clashed and rapidly dissolved.
This mutually assured destruction tactic forced the fire giant to self-destruct again, and with a deafening roar, both were blasted into fragments.
The scattered fireballs quickly escaped into the arrow slits and regrouped in the palace. Geddon had self-destructed twice in such a short time, barely escaping with his life, but he had completely lost his fighting ability.
The shattered water droplets reassembled in the thick fog. Boyle's body had shrunk by half and he was also seriously injured. Not only had Geddon escaped, but what saddened him even more was that the several Boiling Water Elementals could never reassemble.