Chapter 388: Chapter 388

Assassins don’t possess the same resilience as armies, and faced with this terrifying attack, their morale quickly collapsed.

At this moment, under Lin Rui’s command, six Holy Grail Knights had just reached the breach.

The ensuing battle was hardly worth paying attention to.

Theoretically, if given enough time, these six Holy Grail Knights could annihilate an entire army.

They pushed the enemy troops back through the breach, allowing Golden Pansy Domain’s forces to reorganize their defense line, turning the battle into a war of attrition.

After more than half an hour of hard fighting, the Golden Pansy Domain’s army defeated over ten thousand enemy troops at the cost of only seven casualties.

As the enemy forces fled across the hills, Griffin Knights plunged directly into their ranks, capturing the Naga Priestess.

The Naga Priestess can be seen as a type of Medusa; her jagged cheeks are grotesque and terrifying, with hair that consists entirely of green snakes, each flicking its tongue.

No matter how sadomasochistic a man might be, he wouldn’t have the slightest reaction towards her.

Regarding Banshees, humans have a classic question. Is it more acceptable for the upper half to be humanoid with a fish or snake tail, or for the upper half to be monstrous with human legs?

Lin Rui previously thought the upper half was more acceptable, at least you could bite.

Today, seeing this Naga Priestess, he realized how absurd his thought was.

Neither is acceptable! So ugly it causes physical discomfort.

Hence, Lin Rui directly asked, "How did you come to ambush us here?"

The Naga Priestess spoke with a hoarse, hurried voice, extremely grating: "Respected hero, it was the Templar Order who hired us heavily; we mean you no harm. If you let me go, I am willing to offer a substantial compensation..."

Before she could finish, Lin Rui waved his hand, ordering the nearby Holy Grail Knights, "Kill her, proceed at full speed to Dawn Fortress."

Hanna immediately followed Lin Rui heading toward the war machine, teasingly asking, "Why is my dear Elder so aggravated? She didn’t even finish her sentence. Are you so worried about your little lover that you’re forsaking the compensation?"

Lin Rui replied blandly, "It’s impossible to claim the compensation. If she escapes back to the underground city, where would we find her? Plus, there’s no time to waste."

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"No!" Lin Rui laughed, "Her appearance is the most significant aspect. It indicates that the Templar Order wasn’t prepared to completely encircle us. If Richthofen truly intended to ambush us below Dawn Fortress, he wouldn’t have sent her to strike, alerting us."

Hanna giggled, saying, "Is it possible Richthofen wants you to think this way? Otherwise, sending such a weak force to ambush us seems too foolish, doesn’t it?"

At this moment, the system notification sounded.

[Ding, congratulations to the commander’s army for winning a small battle, gaining 1000 battlefield experience for all. Explorer’s reputation +10, territory reputation +10. Received Resource Pack (Small) *1.]

[Ding, Crystal Scroll effect triggered, received Tier Two Spiritual Gems *13, Tier Three Spiritual Gems *3, Tier Four Spiritual Gems *4, Tier Five Spiritual Gems *2]

[Ding, battlefield cleanup complete, gained 54721 Realm Coins]

[Ding, obtained Fine-level Equipment (Blue) *85]

[Ding, obtained Enhanced-level Weapon (Green) *257]

[Ding, obtained Tier Five Skill Book "Dark Words Spirit Thought" *2]

Lin Rui glancing at the battlefield scale, was it really this small?

This was after all formed by thousands of Tier Five elite dungeon troops, along with tens of thousands of regular army.

Clearly, this is an ambush circle set according to the army scale of Golden Pansy Domain.

The difference is evident between armies with and without heroic commanders, which is why the enemy was swiftly routed.

Based on this inference, the Templar Order likely has a means to gather intelligence on Golden Pansy Domain’s army, but they can’t grasp detailed information about it.

So Lin Rui stated, "I still hold to my view that Richthofen wasn’t prepared to surround us. His primary focus is still on Count Frans. With his arrogance, he wouldn’t believe someone could rise faster than him, affecting his victory so soon."

Hanna, biting her lip and stroking Lin Rui’s cheek, flushed red, "Oh my dear Elder, you look so confident, it’s driving me crazy."

Lin Rui helplessly flicked off her teasing hand, saying, "Lead the army full speed ahead! Given Richthofen doesn’t plan to engage us in the decisive battle at Dawn Fortress but arranged ambushes to delay us, there must be a reason. There’s certainly something very important inside Dawn Fortress. If we arrive late, it might be relocated."

Sitting on the war machine, Lin Rui clicked open the Tier Five Skill Book Dark Words Spirit Thought.

[Dark Words Spirit Thought lv1: Instant Spiritual Skill, with absolute Spiritual Energy Strength, destroys the structure within the range target’s body. Causing (Wisdom Value + Soul Value) *n/30 points of Spiritual Damage. Cooldown time 25 seconds. (Note: Why is the mage called the mage? The most crucial aspect is to ignore enemy’s heavy armor! Spirit Magic explodes within opponents’ bodies, even if they wear extreme heavy armor, there’s no defensive effect at all)]

Lin Rui’s eyes lit up, this battle was mundane, but the blast fall was unexpectedly delightful!

As expected, the truly destined ones might randomly slay a monster and still receive top-tier divine equipment.

[Dark Words Spirit Thought] This is the second artillery-type magic following [Grip of Cyan Wave].

The damage value depends on the amount of Spirit Magic consumed. With Lin Rui’s current attributes, Wisdom Value + Soul Value totals 288 points.

As long as Lin Rui consumes 300 Spiritual Energy Value, he can deal 2880 points of base Spiritual Damage.

Considering Lin Rui’s powerful traits, after adjusting the damage, it easily surpasses ten thousand.

As expected, the mage becomes stronger in the later stages.

Having learned this skill, Lin Rui only needs a finger snap to instantly kill a Tier Five Elite Hell Bullman.

Even if the opponent is an elite cavalry under Blood God Khorne, the Terror Skulls, capable of immune to Spirit Magic damage, relying on attached True Damage and Divine Damage could still directly clear its Life Value.

As a single-target skill, this skill is incredibly powerful.

The only downside is its high cooldown time of 25 seconds, allowing just two enemy soldiers to be killed per minute on the battlefield, severely overflowing single-target damage.

Additionally, the energy consumption is somewhat excessive, triggering Tenfold Casting, which costs a minimum of 3000 Spiritual Energy.

Lin Rui has 38,000 Spiritual Energy Value in total, requiring a bit of management to only cast ten times.

However, when used against a single-target boss, it proves extremely potent.

Especially when paired with [Faith Intervention], converting all damage into True Damage, even a Nagash Overlord Demon Great Unclean One would be directly wiped out.

Lin Rui even somewhat understands Wutong now, no wonder she was so powerful, yet couldn’t prevent the world’s destruction.

Faced with an overwhelming number of billions of demons, single-target power ultimately cannot prop up the impending collapse.

Ultimately, it relies on the army’s blood and flesh mountains and rivers.

Hanna was also very interested in this skill, shaking Lin Rui’s arm while coaxing, "Give the remaining book to me, I’ll agree to whatever reward you want."

Lin Rui glanced at her shaking figure and said, "No way, you lack depth."

Hanna looked down, gritted her teeth, and said, "How do I not compare to that big-chested, brainless woman?"

Lin Rui shrugged, "She’s slaughtered so many elite monsters, with trait empowerment, her Spiritual Energy likely surpassed forty thousand. She’s indeed more suited for this skill than you. Besides, she has no offensive skills; this skill book is most appropriate for her."

"Excuses! All are excuses! Simply because that woman climbed into your bed, you give her special treatment." Hanna clenched her teeth, "Damn it, I—a charming demon—actually lost to a dimwitted white girl! A total disgrace."

Lin Rui stowed away the skill book, decisively ending the topic.

The army swiftly advanced, finally reaching near Dawn Fortress by dusk, where the towering, cloud-piercing structures could already be seen in the distance.

Below, the banners of Golden Pansy Domain, with blue background and gold emblem, still fly high, but amidst a siege situation, surrounded by dense enemy forces, the position looks dire.