What did that mean?
Chen Yi suddenly felt he was being underestimated, but being underestimated was good.
It gave him, who had originally only planned to mooch off an assist, a bold idea.
Naturally, this idea was not to activate Flame Demon Transformation and rampage across the battlefield. If he really did that, it would probably mean Chen Yi had fried his brain.
On a battlefield where level 20 fighters were everywhere and level 30 fighters were nothing special, a level 17 mage had no right to show off head-on.
And that was without even considering those Hero-level figures who had yet to appear.
Chen Yi had previously tried to inspect Darius's attributes, only to receive nothing but question marks and a warning glance from Darius.
These Hero-level figures were even stronger than he had imagined.
In short, even if Chen Yi used Flame Demon Transformation, he still had no right to go on a rampage across the battlefield.
"Defeating the Wasp Bird only earned me 65 War Merit. Looks like this War Merit is more valuable than I thought."
"Then, Fire Dragon, do this..."
As the sky gradually darkened, the first day's battle quickly came to an end, and both sides temporarily entered a truce.
The ground had been dyed crimson with blood, and broken corpses and shattered weapons lay everywhere.
After counting the losses, Noxus had lost 2,352 soldiers.
In exchange, they had destroyed two Magic Turrets and killed more than 8,000 enemies.
It could be considered a great victory.
After losing two Magic Turrets, the Three Kingdoms Alliance's casualty ratio would only grow worse.
"Hm?"
"Where is your master?"
Darius knew that players did not die so easily.
Fire Dragon gestured wildly with its claws, but unfortunately, Darius had not unlocked the Talent for communicating with Pokémon.
After a long while, seeing that Darius still did not understand, Fire Dragon could not help feeling dejected.
So how had Chen Yi managed to understand what Fire Dragon was saying the first time they met?
Darius instead comforted Fire Dragon. "There is no need to worry."
"Communication between different species requires time and patience. But doesn't that only highlight the bond between you two?"
"Judging by your expression, your master should be fine. In that case, he must have a plan of his own."
"It is all right. Go ahead and do what you need to do."
Chen Yi's defeat of the Wasp Bird had earned him even more tolerance from Darius.
Seeing Fire Dragon emerge from Darius's tent, the surviving mages could only abandon their plans.
On the second day, as soon as the sky brightened, a tense atmosphere blanketed the battlefield.
Even the wind seemed afraid, refusing to approach the battlefield.
The Noxian army advanced slowly. The Magic Turrets' rigid attacks yesterday had given Darius an idea. He was testing their attack range while waiting for the mages to act and destroy the turrets.
On the other side.
The destruction of two Magic Turrets left the kings feeling insecure, so they conscripted troops overnight.
It could be said that nine out of every ten households had been emptied!
Even so, they had only barely gathered 4,000 adult men.
They were not soldiers. Even drawing a bow was difficult for them, but they had no choice.
As the battle began, blood seeped out from one of the houses.
Blood Mage Carol, who had been hiding behind the City Wall, quietly appeared again. He had not left last night.
Today's target was the last Magic Turret. Once he dealt with that turret, he would have enough research funding for the near future.
Dragon blood!
But he did not know whether it was just an illusion, because he kept feeling that it was a little hot today.
"Has that brat who throws fireballs started?"
Carrol looked around but did not find any fires.
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Just as he was wondering about it, flames shaped like a giant character fell from the sky.
Fire Blast!
Carrol nodded in satisfaction. He was beginning to appreciate that brat.
Turning flames into a character, then detonating it... that character was probably an insult, wasn't it?
A nasty sense of humor, but he liked it.
"We are all little blood drops~ Little blood drops~ Little blood drops..."
The mages who had survived yesterday had changed positions and dug their way over from underground again. They would be more careful today.
"Hehehehe, Magic Turret, here I come."
"Do not laugh so disgustingly. You are making us sound like villains."
"Huh? Weren't we villains?"
"Of course not. We are the righteous army here to drag these kings down from their rotten thrones."
"Don't you think today's weather is a little hot?"
At that moment, footsteps sounded. The mages lost all interest in talking and hurriedly hid.
At the center of the castle was the generals' Command Center.
Because this was the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the kings naturally refused to place their soldiers under another country's command, so each had appointed a General.
Facing the aggressive Noxian army, the generals had rarely put aside their prejudices and worked together to resist the Noxian soldiers.
However, yesterday's defeat and the deaths of royal family members had caused the kings to lose confidence in these generals.
Only the royal family could lead the nation to victory!
The royal family possessed noble blood. This had not only fooled the ignorant commoners; even they themselves believed it.
The three princes took Military Power from the generals, and the first thing they did was announce the Defense Order.
All soldiers were to defend from within the City Wall and avoid direct confrontations.
They believed that with the tall walls built from Blackstone, Noxus was nothing but a paper tiger.
A General hurriedly advised, "Your Highnesses, fighting them head-on is merely a pretext. There are several purposes behind it."
"First, it allows us to send out scouts to learn about the Noxians' movements. If their Archers find suitable high ground, it will be a fatal blow to us."
"Second, it keeps the Noxians within the Magic Turrets' attack range. Without mages controlling them, the Magic Turrets are too inflexible to strike accurately. By limiting the area, the Magic Turrets can exert their greatest power even without mage control."
"Third..."
Prince Chilun immediately flew into a rage. "Silence! Are you challenging the authority of the royal family?"
"This servant... would not dare."
"It was precisely because of your absurd orders that the nation lost so many soldiers. And today, you still want to mislead me."
The General lowered his head even further.
The other two generals remained silent. They had anticipated this situation long ago. It was time to consider an escape route.
The two princes from the other countries stopped Prince Chilun.
Today was their first time leading troops into battle. They should not ruin the mood.
As the orders spread, cheers erupted from soldiers everywhere as they shouted long live the princes.
They did not want to fight the Noxians head-on.
Hearing those cheers, the three princes were exceedingly pleased with themselves.
As expected of them, possessors of noble royal blood. Leading troops into battle was effortless.
Yet they did not notice that only one of the three generals remained. The one who stayed wore a face full of shame, not knowing how he could save the nation.
Fifty meters beneath the castle, Chen Yi could only survive by maintaining his Flame Demon state.
The tunnel the mages had dug had only been casually filled in by the Three Kingdoms Alliance, leaving a large open space behind. Chen Yi had made use of it.
It was not that Chen Yi had not considered hollowing out the ground beneath the castle, but his Mana was insufficient for something on that scale. Making the castle sink one or two meters would not mean much.
So he still had to rely on his own fire!
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