A gleam of excitement flashed through Ken Ni's eyes as he said in a low voice, "The divination succeeded! That means he is, at most, only a Level-1 Warlock. He merely got lucky and obtained defective products from the Sixth Dynasty's Mechanical Puppet Legion. Help me suppress his Wizard Tower! I'll go kill him!"
Zhan Mute and Aba Ni both nodded. "Alright!"
Ken Ni had summoned the two Level-2 Warlocks precisely to suppress Black City's Wizard Tower. Only then could he seize the chance to kill Steel Lord Yang Ye inside the tower.
The three Level-2 Warlocks urged their Magic Carpets forward, flying swiftly toward the Wizard Tower.
Large numbers of Level-4 Spearmen fired wildly into the sky. Most of that terrifying metal barrage shot into empty air, with only some bullets hitting the three Level-2 Warlocks. Even those bullets had their trajectories twisted by the Distortion Field and veered off into the distance.
Leaving behind the Fein Deluo main force, which was fighting bitterly, the three Level-2 Warlocks arrived above Black City in less than ten minutes and flew straight toward the Wizard Tower.
Looking at the three-story Wizard Tower, a savage glint flashed through Ken Ni's eyes. He sneered coldly. "Steel Lord Yang Ye, you're dead!"
Three Level-2 Warlocks joining forces to kill a Level-1 Warlock locked onto by divination—even if that Level-1 Warlock hid inside a Wizard Tower, he would not escape death.
Suddenly, the roofs of building after building opened, revealing one pitch-black gun barrel after another. In almost an instant, an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Position formed around Black City's Wizard Tower. Within that position were as many as two thousand 37.5-millimeter Anti-Aircraft Guns.
"Not good! Distortion Field! Atmospheric Shield!" The moment Ken Ni saw the rain-like Anti-Aircraft Guns suddenly appear below, a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He instantly cast a Level-1 defensive spell and activated a defensive secret treasure on his body, unleashing a Level-3 defensive spell.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ear-piercing roar of the autocannons instantly echoed throughout Black City. Countless red streaks shot out from the city shrouded in darkness, swallowing Ken Ni and his companions whole.
Every autocannon shell was equivalent to a Level-1 spell. Although most of the shells missed, thousands upon thousands of shells with the power of Level-1 spells struck the Level-1 Distortion Field, instantly shattering it. The terrifying shells then slammed directly into the bodies of Ken Ni and the other two Warlocks.
In an instant, Ken Ni and the other two activated defensive spell after defensive spell, but each defensive spell collapsed one after another.
Aba Ni was torn to pieces by the terrifying autocannon shells.
Just before he was ripped apart by the shells, Zhan Mute finally activated a bloodline transformation ability, transforming into a Komodo Flying Serpent with wings. Carrying half of his blasted-away body, he shot into the sky and vanished.
Ken Ni cast the Level-3 spell Atmospheric Shield, using it to withstand the countless autocannon shells for three seconds.
During those three seconds, the black book in Ken Ni's hand rapidly flipped its pages. From one black page flew a pair of Griffin Wings, which landed on Ken Ni's back.
The moment Ken Ni attached the Griffin Wings, he turned and fled without looking back. Under the bombardment of countless autocannon shells, he simply could not approach the Wizard Tower.
Matrix Shooting!
The instant Ken Ni attached the black wings, Yang Feng issued the command.
Three hundred Level-6 Spearmen swiftly adjusted their firing angles, forming a small matrix with all-round coverage. They instantly spewed endless tongues of flame, blanketing the sky with fire.
The calculation ability, firing speed, and accuracy of the Level-6 Spearmen far surpassed those of the Level-4 Spearmen. That matrix-style firing method completely enveloped Ken Ni at once.
No matter how Ken Ni dodged, the Vulcan Cannon shells clung to him like hounds biting their prey. Defensive force fields formed by spell after spell shattered one after another.
Ten seconds later, Ken Ni was completely swallowed by the terrifying barrage, turning into countless fragments that fell from the sky.
Watching Ken Ni be torn to pieces by the anti-aircraft artillery, Yang Feng thought silently, Level-2 Warlocks may be powerful, but trying to break through my defensive fortress head-on is a fool's dream. Only Great Warlocks, working with large numbers of Level-3 Warlocks, might possibly breach Black City. But once the Level-1 defensive fortress is fully established, I won't need to fear even Great Warlocks. Still, if enemies above the level of Great Warlocks come, the Level-1 defensive fortress might not be able to hold them back. And my true body is too fragile; strange spells involving poison or curses could easily kill me.
Yang Feng's only weakness, despite possessing a powerful Mechanical Legion, was his true body. Its physical condition was merely at the level of an ordinary Earthling. Here on the Durando Subcontinent, that placed him at the very bottom—even a farmer was likely far stronger than him. If any curse- or plague-type spell struck him, there would be only one road left for him: death.
What a pity one got away! Level-2 Warlocks really are monsters, Yang Feng thought regretfully.
Under the concentrated bombardment of two thousand Anti-Aircraft Guns controlled by a super artificial intelligence, one of them had actually managed to escape. It fully demonstrated the power of a Level-2 Warlock. An ordinary human would have long since been blasted into fragments.
"We have failed! Steel Lord Yang Ye's Mechanical Puppet Legion is far more powerful than we imagined. Everyone from Serpent Demon Eye, retreat immediately!"
An incomparably weak voice suddenly rang out in the minds of the Warlocks and Wizard Apprentices of Serpent Demon Eye. The Serpent Demon Eye Warlocks' expressions changed drastically. After a brief exchange, they immediately withdrew from the battlefield and fled into the distance.
Once the Serpent Demon Eye Warlocks withdrew, the battlefield, already on the verge of collapse, crumbled like an avalanche.
Large numbers of Level-4 Mechanical Swordsmen charged straight through the defenses on Serpent Demon Eye's side and plunged directly into the Fein Deluo army.
Without Warlock support, the Fein Deluo mortal army was no match for those Level-4 Mechanical Swordsmen. They were practically being slaughtered by them.
The frenzied slaughter continued for a while before the Fein Deluo mortal army began collapsing from Serpent Demon Eye's direction, retreating backward like a receding tide.
That massive rout scattered the units still fighting, causing the entire army to begin collapsing.
"Those bastards from Serpent Demon Eye!!" Seeing the army collapse, a Level-1 Warlock from the Fein Deluo Family cursed through gritted teeth, then sighed helplessly. "We retreat too!"
The Warlocks of the Fein Deluo Family and the Warlocks of White Bear Tooth also took advantage of the battlefield's chaos to swiftly withdraw.
The Blood Bat Knight Order in the sky also flew away from the battlefield.
Having lost those backbone forces, the Fein Deluo mortal army completely collapsed. Scattered soldiers were everywhere. Surrounded and hunted down by the Mechanical Swordsmen, large numbers of fleeing soldiers chose to surrender.
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