Storming the Enemy Ranks / Arrangements for the Journey to Chernobog

If those four big guys were to charge into our lines, our battle lines would likely be completely shattered.

Their formation was completely disrupted in this first encounter, so there's probably no point in continuing the battle.

Suika naturally understood this as well, and on their side, the only one who could stand up to Rosmontis in a direct confrontation was herself, so she stepped forward without hesitation.

She pushed off the ground with both feet and shot forward, crashing into the tactical equipment.

Seeing someone rushing towards her weapon below Rosmontis instinctively tried to retrieve it.

Because the opponent wasn't an enemy, and this was just a training match.

But the immense force from the tactical equipment the next second made her frown.

"Clang clang clang clang!" Suika slammed her four fists into the four pieces of tactical equipment. The tactical equipment that had charged at them a second ago made a dull sound, then deformed to some extent and flew backward.

Witnessing this scene, everyone on the battlefield and those on the Rhodes Island deck exclaimed "Holy crap!"

Rosmontis is the darling of Rhodes Island's Elite Operator and the strongest "weapon" in Rhodes Island's assault force; many people know just how terrifying her strength is.

It's important to know that during regular training, aside from Elite Operator, ordinary operators simply don't have the courage to spar with her.

Her tactical equipment was a nightmare for the enemy on the battlefield.

But even such a terrifying weapon was repelled.

"How is this possible?" The operators who witnessed the battle were all incredulous.

Chapter 398: Charge into the formation

Rosmontis raised her hand again, and the tactical equipment that had flown back hovered in mid-air like the Sword of Damocles, sending chills down the spines of those below.

She looked at Suika, who was floating in mid-air with her arms crossed, Suika an aura of power, with some surprise.

"So strong!"

Although her memory wasn't very good, she was never worried about her own abilities.

The pressure from Suika's four punches left her feeling somewhat bewildered.

"Look, isn't she strong? She's waving at you; maybe she wants to be your friend... Go play with her!"

At that moment, Suika looked up and saw the logo on the mountaintop and a rather frail-looking kitten beside her.

She waved in that direction.

After seeing her action, Logos pointed at her and said to Rosmontis beside her.

Rosmontis nodded slightly, then pressed her raised hand down again.

The tactical equipment that was knocked away turned into four meteors and rushed towards Suika.

"Damn it, Li Gousheng, you're inhuman... I was just trying to be nice and you tricked me!"

Suika cursed after seeing Logos's actions.

After all, a sweet and soft kitten won't attack you on its own initiative.

Only the wicked Li Gousheng could commit such heinous and depraved acts of deceiving young girls.

With a wave of her hand, dazzling ice spikes spread across the sky, then shot forward inch by inch along the path Amiya and her group had taken.

This tactic comes from a traditional combat method from the previous life—a barrage of artillery fire before the infantry enter the battlefield.

After all, one's own magic power is free. Although the power of the ice spikes was reduced due to the competition, their effect remained. They were perfect as tactical bombardment for infantry before an assault.

Moreover, this stuff is safe, healthy, and pollution-free.

The finely packed ice spikes not only triggered enemy traps along the way, but also blasted out all the opponents hidden in the various pits and holes in the hills.

Amiya's side responded because Suika had said yesterday that she would be responsible for clearing the way.

So even though they were equally surprised, their actions did not slow down, and everyone rushed towards the mountaintop along the path laid out by Suika's magic.

Logos' team was completely unprepared for Suika's attack to be so overwhelming. Although many of them reacted quickly and fled their ambush points to head up the mountain, all their previous plans were rendered useless by this barrage of ice spikes.

Seeing the icicles gradually spreading up the mountain path, Logos took out his staff and pointed it at Suika.

"No flying allowed here!"

The Banshee's magic spread with his words.

Suika suddenly felt a jolt in her body, and then her Sky Dance Technique failed, causing her to fall from the sky.

In mid-air, she looked up at the mountaintop and, sure enough, it was Logos. The magical runes around him were still swirling, clearly indicating that the trick that sent her crashing down was his doing.

Landing wasn't actually dangerous, but four pieces of tactical equipment were following closely behind her.

While she was in the air, she was able to use her speed and agility to maneuver around with these tactical equipment.

But after losing the ability to fly, he became a giant wooden stake in the air.

Despite the danger, Suika showed no fear; instead, she smiled.

Having been in Terra for so long, her previous battles had all been one-sided crushes, so this time, with a back-and-forth exchange, she naturally felt incredibly excited.

She threw several punches in mid-air, and the gust of wind from Mount Oe Tempest pushed the tactical equipment back, changing the direction in which Suika fell and bringing her to the mountainside.

"Are you alright?" Amiya, who had also just reached the halfway point of the mountain, looked at Suika, who was crouching in front of her like a superhero, and asked worriedly.

"No problem!" Suika looked up at the mountain, where several huge rocks suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Rocks rolled down the mountain road, heading straight for the crowd.

Faced with this sudden danger, the sorcerers in Amiya's team joined forces once again.

Several Originium Arts were launched towards the direction of the falling rocks, shattering them upon impact.

"It's Mr. Misery!" There are many Originium Arts masters on Rhodes Island, but most of them have their own areas of expertise.

For example, the misery that Amiya mentioned is skilled in all kinds of earth magic and illusions.

While they may not be as skilled at playing with mud as the Son of Earth and Stone, they are undoubtedly among the best of the normal people.

Creating rocks like this doesn't even require much effort from him.

Under Suika's arrangement, Amiya led the team to set up a defensive line halfway up the mountain, and then the operators used magic or crossbows to launch a counterattack on the mountain.

Meanwhile, Suika drifted outwards, drawing Rosmontis, the biggest threat to the front line, to the outside.

Because the hill is not high, although attacking from a lower position is disadvantageous, it is not a significant one.

Logos frowned as he faced this back-and-forth exchange.

Although it seemed evenly matched, it felt very strange to him.

He didn't believe that the other side had gone to such great lengths just to break through to the mountainside and then engage in positional warfare with his side.

So why did they do that?

Just then, a golden figure circled around the hill and arrived behind them.

Suika looked at the logo on the mountaintop, punched the incoming tactical equipment away again, and then revealed a triumphant smile.

"Today the weather cleared up -- Great Wilderness Starfall."

As Nearl found his angle and position to charge, Logos sensed danger from behind.

However, just as he was about to turn around to see what was going on, Suika threw a series of punches at the mountaintop, and the fierce wind whipped up by the Mount Oe Tempest forced him to go all out.

"In my name, the wind shall cease!"

After blocking Suika's spell, Logos sensed the danger approaching from behind.

"Misery!" He switched his partner's names, and Misery turned to look behind him.

A dazzling golden light shot up towards the mountaintop at an incredible speed.

Misery swung his staff repeatedly, instantly forming several spells which he then hurled down towards Nearl below the mountain.

With the loss of the misery at the front lines, although the others were also skilled in magic, there was still a significant gap in their abilities.

Furthermore, once the strongest combat forces were tied down, the difference between ordinary and Elite Operator became apparent.

Amiya noticed the pressure from the mountaintop lessening, knowing that Suika's plan had succeeded. She waved her hand, leading the operators who were already poised for action to launch the final assault.

Seeing Amiya leading the charge, the operators above hesitated, unsure whether to continue the attack.

However, the two sides were not far apart to begin with, and this hesitation caused them to lose the initiative.

By the time Logos noticed, Amiya and her group were less than ten meters from the summit.

Chapter 399 Arrangements for the Trip to Chernobog

Faced with Amiya's spell, Logos reached out his hand, and the incantation reappeared around him, then transformed into magic to neutralize Amiya's spells one by one.

This whole setup stunned many of the operators who were watching from a distance.

After all, spell cancellation and spell destruction are two completely different concepts.

The latter can be achieved as long as the spell effects are not too different, while the former requires not only that the spell used is compatible with or incompatible with the opponent's spells, but also that the effort exerted must be controlled within a certain range.

Operators like Amiya and those who have witnessed Logos' combat prowess don't see anything wrong with this, but most people, after seeing it, are like a clumsy player watching Pure Black's no-damage speedrun video—all they can say is, "Ah, how am I supposed to learn this?!"

Seeing that Logos was entangled with Amiya, Rosmontis raised her hand again, preparing to use her tactical equipment to block Amiya and her group's advance once more.

But as soon as he raised his hand, it was pressed down.

A figure appeared beside her without her noticing.

"You child, this Originium Arts is so harmful to your health, so don't use it too much."

Besides, it's just a competition among family members, there's no need to get carried away...

And another thing, those things of yours look very exquisite. Don't come asking me for compensation later; I'm very poor and can't afford to pay for them."

She turned her head and saw that Suika had her right arm around her shoulder like an old friend, while her free left hand was mischievously waving a gourd around.

"When..." Just as she was somewhat confused, wondering how the other person had appeared here when they were clearly far away, Logos's expression changed drastically after seeing Suika's actions.

But before he could make a move, he saw Suika say with a smile.

"Now that the competition is over, why don't we all have a drink together... but you, little one, can only have some grape juice with alcohol, like Amiya ~"

Logos flashed with runes, then sat down expressionlessly in front of Suika.

Suika chuckled as she looked at him. "You rascal, I knew you had a way to counter it, but this isn't magic. You're not leaving without drinking this!"

A few seconds later, Logos regained consciousness, looking rather pale.

After all, the taste of alcohol in his mouth made him realize that his backup plan against Suika had failed.

"What are you looking at? If you want to have a couple more drinks, I wouldn't mind."

Noticing Logos's gaze, Suika spoke, and he quickly took a few steps back.

Suika ignored her and instead looked at Rosmontis beside her.

"Little kitty, is it delicious?"

Rosmontis blinked, then nodded.

Suika gently tapped her forehead with her fingers.

"Your body is too weak; even if you enjoy the drink, you can't drink too much. Once Kal'tsit has healed you, I'll have a good drink with you."

After she finished speaking, she looked into the distance. Because of her wide-range control move, she had dragged Misery over as well, so Margaret had taken the opportunity to rush up.

Golden light shone around her, making her seem like a goddess descending to earth, giving people a strong sense of security.

Suika looked at the logos

"Well, can we call this the end now?"

Logos nodded helplessly. He had never underestimated Suika from the beginning. To be precise, his attention had been on Suika from the start of the battle. He was only slightly distracted at the end when he was dealing with Amiya.

But Suika seized that tiny opportunity.

However, the counter-spells he had set up beforehand did not work as expected.

This made him even more frustrated.

Logos waved his hand, and a beam of light shot into the sky. Looking at the rune in the sky that indicated the end of the competition, everyone put down their weapons, put their arms around each other, and sat down together, complaining about each other's moves in the battle.

A few minutes later Ascalon and Scout, whose head she had beaten into a pulp, also came up from below.

Seeing Scout's expression, even his teammates couldn't help but look flustered.

None of my family members understand. Our usually aloof and handsome captain has turned into a pig's head. For those of us who idolize him, it's like the sky has fallen.