This Battle of Titans

The eight Magic Tower on the Mechanical City lit up, and a layer of blue crystallized light suddenly appeared above everyone's heads, like a huge glass dome covering the entire Mechanical City.

Meanwhile, the dragons still attacking the Mechanical City in the sky were also isolated. Neither their breathed wind blades nor their physical attacks could break through the pale blue light barrier.

When attacked, conspicuous diamond-shaped magic patterns light up on the light screen. It seems that the energy of both magical and physical attacks is absorbed by those special magic patterns and instantly annihilated.

"Eight-legged formation, nine-pointed star, six-ringed Akoraze array pattern. This is the [Elemental Ultimate Barrier]?"

Rein raised an eyebrow slightly and looked up at the magical barrier that had lit up above his head.

With a flash of Magic Array, the system immediately identified the source of this barrier.

This is another ancient Magic Array, which he happened to have seen recorded in an ancient magic book.

Legend has it that this barrier can absorb energy fluctuations, and because of its special array structure, it can withstand attacks with energy levels several times greater than its own.

In layman's terms, a Magic Array made of First Tier materials can probably withstand Second Tier or even Third Tier attacks.

Judging from the current situation, even a fifth-tier flying dragon couldn't break through this formation, which proves that the light barrier's foundation is at least at the fifth-tier level.

This means that even legendary powerhouses cannot break it before its energy is exhausted.

However, setting up a Magic Array that can cover the entire city would require an astronomical amount of resources.

Rein once again witnessed the profound strength of City of Radiance.

The Five Great Families have been operating in City of Radiance for decades and have indeed amassed quite a few valuable items.

This sealing barrier completely blocked the escape route for everyone inside the machine.

However, Rein and the others showed no surprise at the situation.

Is it a desperate last stand?

Or is it for some other hidden agenda?

Although they knew the City of Radiance people must have some ulterior motive, it suited their purposes perfectly. The barrier restricted the movements of both sides. They couldn't leave, and the City of Radiance people couldn't escape either, making the killing even faster.

Besides, it's not like they're truly unable to leave.

Being trapped in the barrier was one of the situations that had been anticipated before the attack.

The moment the light screen lit up, in a hotel on the ground floor of the Mechanical City.

In the dimly lit room, several colossal figures were already fully equipped and ready to engage in battle at any moment. These were ferocious heavy mechs, equipped with Arc Vibration Black Blade, [Angelas Black Iron] shields, Sixteen-barreled Vulcan Cannon, and Eight-cylinder Power Boiler.

Upon closer inspection, aside from lacking six arms and being slightly smaller in size, it was clearly a simplified version of the "Six-armed Deer God Armor" by Master Tuster.

This is another trump card of Black Dragon City: the Mechanist Legion.

"My lord, the entire Mechanical City is now trapped by a magical barrier. It's an energy-absorbing barrier with a level six shield strength. The Magic Tower at the base are also surrounded by restrictions; it's beyond human capability to break."

"Plan B! Everyone, prepare the [Level IV Goblin Siege Bomb]. Install them towards the west gate according to Doctor Tuster's Engineering Singularity Blueprint, and detonate them directionally. Wait for the city lord's orders, and we'll immediately blast through this Mechanical City."

"Yes!"

"Our mechanics aren't the main force in this attack, so remember to avoid revealing yourselves prematurely and refrain from engaging in direct conflict with the city guards."

"Yes, Commander!"

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In fact, even before the attack, the Black Dragon City's staff had already taken into account all kinds of magical barriers.

Knowing that legendary combatants would be involved in this war meant that if the enemy could set up a "trap" of magical barriers, it would definitely be a barrier that even top-tier Transcendent would be unable to break.

The mechanic came here to prepare for this situation.

There are no absolutely defensible barriers, only attacks that lack sufficient energy.

A barrier that cannot be broken by human power does not mean that it cannot be broken by machinery. Mechanics may still be somewhat inadequate against top-tier Transcendent can move nimbly; but for barriers of inanimate objects, mechs are the perfect solution.

Besides, there was explosives!

Human resources are limited, but when it comes to explosives, the difference lies in the amount of explosives used.

But ordinary explosives definitely won't work.

To break through this legendary and Transcendent magical barrier, the amount of medicine needed would be roughly equivalent to an entire mountain.

Even if there were an opportunity to secretly plant and ignite the explosives, the person who lit the fire would undoubtedly die, regardless of whether the magical shield could be broken.

However, Black Dragon City possesses the high-explosive formula from the Ancient Goblin Civilization, and Old Master Tuster had long ago developed some special explosives that were smaller in size and more powerful.

The explosives they now possess have rendered the massive barrier that City of Radiance had painstakingly erected, capable of trapping a legendary figure, useless.

Meanwhile, a great battle had already begun in the Duke's Mansion on the top floor of the Mechanical City.

The people of City of Radiance all understood that tonight would be a fight to the death.

The experts lying in ambush at the Duke's Mansion were mostly loyal followers of City of Radiance. Since it was their own king's decision, no one said anything; the only option was to fight to the death.

As for the two legends who served as "foreign aid," one was the "Black Witch" Dia Banella, who had no illusions and was determined to fight to the death; while the other was the "Frost Moon Sword Master" Carlo, who was also wielding a large black sword with a crazed red light in his eyes, clearly ready to go on a killing spree.

There's also Grandmaster Rocky, who also participated in the Central Courtyard Tribe's surprise attack, a figure tied to the chain of interests.

The fact that the barrier sealed off the Mechanical City seemed to be a signal.

Just as the two sides were about to engage in combat, a strange laugh rang out.

"Hehehe"

Suddenly, the old witch, who was proficient in Dark Magic and ancient sorcery, smashed a bean the size of a thumb onto the ground. In an instant, a powerful life force burst forth from the bean.

It's somewhat like the puffed foam from Rein's previous life; it encountered a special chemical reaction and immediately expanded violently.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the "bean" grew rapidly in the wind, sprouting long, gnarled green vines.

The vines grew at an incredible speed, ten meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters, three hundred meters, until they reached the top of the barrier and then stopped.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the bean instantly expanded hundreds of thousands of times in size. In just a few breaths, it grew into a giant vine with a diameter of tens of meters, its roots spreading down into the lower levels of the Mechanical City, penetrating to an unknown depth.

The entire framework and floor of the manor are also filled with the roots of these vines.

"[Sky-Piercing Vine Immortal Bean]?"

The ground was suddenly covered by rolling roots, and Rein lost his balance.

When he saw the magical bean transform into a giant vine hundreds of meters tall in the blink of an eye, he immediately thought of the story in the myth.

Legend has it that during the mythological era, there was a magical bean that could grow overnight into a magical vine that led to the kingdom of giants in the sky.

Could this be the one right in front of me?

Upon seeing this, Rein sighed inwardly, "As expected, none of the 'Ten Great Legends' are simple."

[Black Witch] Dia Banella is already a veteran powerhouse among the "Ten Great Legends," and her "Silver Leaf Clan" is an ancient family with a history spanning thousands of years in the Xid Empire, so they certainly have many trump cards up their sleeves. It's not surprising that she could bring out this mythical "Senzu Bean."

At that moment, Kolman Warrior were not idle either. Just as the beans turned into vines, they shot an arrow that struck the "Black Witch" Dia in the heart.

Unfortunately, there was no bloodshed; the arrow was stuck in the wooden stake.

Upon closer inspection, the witch's body had transformed into a humanoid wooden stake with tender new shoots sprouting. Her original form had already merged into the towering giant vines.

The Great Shaman Mafat and his companions watched this scene with even colder eyes.

Because they were very familiar with this ability, it was clearly the use of the elemental fusion ability of the [Wood Totem]!

This enormous vine, rich in wood element, continuously replenished her battle aura. The witch could use her totem power to hide within any section of the vine, making her impossible to find. The entire vine was both her hiding place and yet not her hiding place.

Unless this giant vine, which is tens of meters in diameter and hundreds of meters high, is completely destroyed, it is impossible to kill him.

In a one-on-one battle, with her giant vines, she would be invincible.

Just then, a rapid chanting of magical incantations echoed from the void, none other than the witch's voice. "Arcane Spell: Tree World Prison!"

This is a demonic vine, not an inanimate object.

The spell was cast almost instantly, and the vines and roots on the ground came to life in the blink of an eye.

Those individual air roots, like surging, monstrous snakes, coiled around the ankles and climbed upwards, trying to subdue the Black Dragon City group on the spot.

Seeing this, Rein turned and retreated, leaving the battlefield far behind.

Although he had already entered the High-tier Extraordinary realm, it was clear that he had no room to intervene in the battles between legendary powerhouses.

This battlefield has been left to Mafat and his people.

The enemy came with great force, but the five legendary warriors of Black Dragon City were also formidable, employing a variety of tactics.

The Great Shaman Mafat looked at the overwhelming vines without making any attempt to dodge. A flash of dark gold light appeared on his body, and he casually raised his spear and thrust it forward. A sharp white light shot out from the spear tip, instantly blasting a honeycomb-like hole through the dense wall of vines in front of him.

The vines that were wrapped around his feet were like soft water plants under Mafat's Monstrous Strength, breaking easily without any hindrance.

Beside him, the totem on the face of "Insect Master Elder" Imyu shone brightly as he chanted incantations to repel insects.

He formed a hand seal, and suddenly, swarms of black, veil-like insects poured into the ceramic jar hanging at his waist, covering his body in a "black veil." The vines that had just climbed up, touched by the black veil, immediately crumbled off as if corroded by strong acid. Not only did they fail to trap him, the black insects even began to bite up the tree roots. If one's eyesight was sharp enough, one could see that while the insects were feeding on the vines, they were also multiplying and producing even more black insects.

Elder Rain Master Fofa's methods were also extremely ruthless. With a flick of his lips, he uttered a string of incantations that no one could hear clearly, and the vines around him withered away in the blink of an eye.

The Rain Totem grants him control over water elements, allowing him not only to unleash powerful water magic but also to strip away water elements!

Bazel and Canossa, two Melee Extraordinary, were equally formidable. With a grab and a punch, they tore through vines and charged towards the high-level warriors of City of Radiance.

Once the experts of Black Dragon City made their move, they unleashed a terrifying combat power that left their enemies in despair.

Meanwhile, on the opposite side, the high-ranking magicians of City of Radiance behind Kipling also unleashed their spells.

"Earth's Secret Technique: Mountain Barrier!"

"Fire Ring Air Burst!"

"The Great Waterfall Technique!"

"Arcane Magic: Eight Thousand Flame Barrages!"

"Dark Vortex!"

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Fifth-tier mages have already mastered the laws of the elements, and their instantaneous Tier 4 Spell are extremely powerful and tumultuous.

In an instant, the two sides clashed, and the entire Duke's Mansion was instantly engulfed by chaotic energy fluctuations, like a boiling pot of soup, with colorful spells exploding inside.

In that instant of collision, the enormous Duke's Mansion was reduced to rubble, and the entire Mechanical City trembled violently.

At this point, the Vine Armor Army's advantage becomes apparent!

Their "Legendary Vine Armor" provides excellent magic immunity and damage reduction against area-of-effect spells.

This was merely a shockwave; the Knights of City of Radiance suffered heavy casualties, while the Vine Armor Army remained almost unharmed!

The explosion was devastating; the battlefield, already a scene of utter destruction, spread to the upper levels of the Duke's Mansion Mechanical City.

The Duke's Mansion has become the center of the battlefield for top-tier combatants; Transcendent below the Fourth Tier have almost no right to stand at the top.

Chaos, chaos, violent clashes everywhere.

In war, human life is as worthless as grass.

Every second, countless people die.

This Mechanical City has been turned into a meat grinder.

The Vine Armor Army of Black Dragon City is a mill, while the knight legion of City of Radiance is flesh and blood.

Rein and Wudo retreated rapidly, jumping to the third level of the Mechanical City.

"Lord of the City, please protect me! I need to cast a spell to control the flying dragon."

"Good!"

As Elder Kolman, Wudo's combat strength should not be underestimated.

At this moment, she looked solemn, her hands clasped together as she chanted a spell, the milky white totem on her skin shimmering, and flying dragon shadows swirling around her.

She was actually using her mental power to guide and control the flying dragon in the sky!

Although the barrier blocked the way for the dragons in the sky to come down and provide support, there are still hundreds of dragons inside the barrier!

The [Myriad Beast Totem] granted her the ability to communicate with all beasts. During the taming process, a mental connection was established, allowing her to easily remotely control the countless flying dragons.

Those dragons weren't very intelligent; they originally fought based on instinct. Now, guided, they were like a swarm of fighter jets, their storm breath sweeping away everything in their path, leaving no one standing to fight them.

While the Mage Corps boasts incredible damage output, their weakness lies in their mobility. Without the knightly guards providing a stable casting environment, they're essentially a bunch of easy prey to be slaughtered.

However, the Flying Dragons have no such weakness.

They can fly in the sky, move quickly, and nimbly evade various dangers.

Moreover, even if hit, the dragon scales can block most ranged damage.

Indeed, in any world, "Air Superiority" is the most important thing in war.

After this battle, the "flying force" of Black Dragon City will definitely open the eyes of the world.

However, even if the two great empires or City of Radiance knew about this method, they would not be able to replicate it.

While there are "beast tamers" among the Transcendent, it's not that they can't find dragons, but even if they did, they wouldn't be able to tame them. Without the blessing of the [Myriad Beast Totem], no one can tame a sub-dragon.

As for those very few large birds of prey that can be tamed and can carry people, there are also some.

Like the "Silver Griffin" tamed by the Oma Royal Family. But this rare species, with only a few dozen individuals remaining in the entire population, cannot form a large force and is completely useless on the battlefield, and cannot compare to the Wyvern.

It can be said that the "Flying Dragon Vine Armor Army" of Black Dragon City is now the strongest fighting legion in the world.

Its combat power far surpasses that of the renowned "Three Invincible Legions": Omar's "First Royal Mechanist Legion", Sid's "Undead Bloodline Legion", and City of Radiance's "Storm Mage Corps"!

One of a kind in the world.

Looking at Wudo, who was focused on casting spells with her eyes closed, Rein realized that this "barbarian girl" who had always been a little girl in his eyes had unknowingly entered the realm of top-level powerhouses.

Although her physical combat strength is not strong, her ability to control dragons is absolutely no less destructive than any top-tier Transcendent.

Even stronger.

Rein didn't wander off either, carefully guarding Wudo's side.

The battle escalated from the Duke's Mansion at the top floor to the middle area of Mechanical City, where there were complex steel-structured houses, cabins, and bridges. Group combat command was no longer of much use, and the two sides entered into fierce street fighting.

Alleys and building shadows—this is also the best hunting ground for assassins.

Suddenly, Rein frowned, a soft exclamation escaping his lips. "A fifth-tier assassin?"

Although he didn't see anyone approaching, he knew that a sneaky fellow was getting closer.

The Transcendent individuals in the Assassin Sequence possess the genetically awakened ability to conceal their presence. Especially top-tier assassins, once they take cover, their non- Perception Extraordinary make them extremely difficult to detect.

With his current level of perception, Rein was naturally unable to detect a top-tier assassin in stealth mode.

However, he could not sense his surroundings, while "Pika" clearly sensed the subtle changes in the free lightning element in the air.

The stealthy enemy was about thirty meters away, approaching cautiously and slowly, seemingly trying to avoid being detected.

At this moment, Rein gave him no further chance, and murmured, "Billion Volts!"

At the same time, the Thunder Raven on his shoulder released a beam of purple lightning as thick as a water vat in a certain direction behind him.

"Zzz. Zzz."

A crackling sound of electricity followed, and a flash of purple light revealed a figure holding a dagger.

Looking at the scratches on his chest, Rein immediately recognized him. This fifth-level man was none other than the leader of the "Black Skull Phantom Thieves" who had attacked the banquet hall earlier.

As soon as Rein's gaze fell on the man, he pushed off the ground and launched his fist at him.

Several Kolman Warrior were on guard nearby also rushed forward, launching a pincer attack from multiple directions.

However, that guy was extremely cautious. The instant he was paralyzed by the electric shock, his body instinctively leaned back, and he fell down to the lower level of the Mechanical City.

If the first strike fails, he immediately withdraws, his reaction being extremely decisive and shrewd.

By the time Rein darted to the fence, the guy had already disappeared into the shadows between the steel skyscrapers.

Several Kolman Warrior gave chase, Rein ignored the assassin and returned to Wudo's side. His priority was to protect her and ensure her control of the dragon squadron remained undisturbed; their combined strength was equivalent to a thousand high-ranking warriors.

If the fighting continues like this, City of Radiance will undoubtedly be defeated. Black Dragon City has an overwhelming advantage.

At that moment, an accident occurred.

A mournful dragon's roar suddenly echoed in the sky.

Upon closer inspection, it was astonishing to see a dragon whose neck had been severed by an exaggerated black sword aura, plummeting from the sky. Warm blood splattered down as the dragon's corpse fell right in front of Rein, crashing heavily onto the floor below.

Rein looked up and saw the blood-red figure standing on the top vine. His expression turned solemn, yet one of expectation, and he muttered, "That guy... has he fallen into demonic possession?"

The next chapter is still being written; I don't know if it will be released yet.