Chapter 766: Section 554: Duelists Besiege the Mage Tower
Honey Snow Tower was forcibly pulled into the Divine Country of Anqiu.
The Tower Spirit and Shuanglian were fully engaged in reconnaissance and rapid repairs of the Mage Tower.
Bu Quan called out anxiously, "The enemy is attacking! There are so many of them, all Golden Level!"
Leading the charge was a burly male, bare-chested, wielding a ram’s horn hammer.
It was Devil Muscle.
Mei Lin had simply sent out an invitation, and he had immediately come to join the battle.
Next was Green-Red Eye, a half Rabbit-man, half alchemy machine.
The other Golden Levels subconsciously kept a certain distance from him.
Gudong and Bolang were in the second echelon.
Mei Lin and Snow Ball both took to the sky, beginning to brew their spells.
Yijiu was slower to act because he had taken a potion beforehand.
But even slower was Zhu Gan, a Wood Elf.
Ban Langen, Green-Red Eye, Gudong, Bolang, Mei Lin, Snow Ball, Yijiu, and Zhu Gan, a total of eight Golden Levels, collectively attacked Honey Snow Tower!
However, Honey Snow Tower took the initiative to attack first.
The Mage Tower burst forth with beams of light, colorful and encompassing the power of various elements, only lacking the negative energy of the Undead Faction.
The beams moved incredibly fast, striking Devil Muscle and Green-Red Eye, who were blasted back amidst flames and lightning.
Gudong quickly dodged, while Bolang threw his round-edged straw hat as a Flying Shield to block the attack.
Snow Ball countered using Frost Magic.
Whereas when Mei Lin was hit, she shattered, revealing that what had been attacked was merely a decoy; her real body remained unknown.
This time, Yijiu dodged very easily.
Zhu Gan dodged even more effortlessly using a cyan-green long spear, specially made, with a light flick, he sent the beams flying.
The attack from Honey Snow Tower did not stop the Golden Duelists.
Soon, two mages’ spells were ready to strike. One spell transformed into thousands of snowballs, hitting the Mage Tower and exploding continuously. The other spell enhanced the other Golden Levels, making their movements even swifter.
The proximity of the combatants put Honey Snow Tower at a disadvantage.
Its attack range was very broad, much stronger than the Mage Tower of Snowbird Port. The latter’s attack and defense range could cover the entire Snowbird Port!
After resisting a round of attacks, the Golden Level fighters reached the front of the Mage Tower.
All kinds of Golden Fighting Skills struck the Mage Tower.
At the Golden Level, fighting energy could be condensed out of thin air, very conveniently. Even if the fighters had no means of flight, their Combat Skills could still fly.
Boom, boom, boom...
The Mage Tower endured various attacks, counterattacking the Golden Duelists with full force.
The Mage Tower, being very large, was not very agile, but its defense was exceptionally strong. The Golden Duelists, being numerous and sharing the offensive burden, were agile and could dodge most attacks.
For a time, both sides were locked in fierce combat, unable to break the deadlock.
"Who would have thought Honey Snow Tower’s defense would be so robust! It’s not just any Mage Tower!"
"It is the youngest among the Kingdom’s Mage Towers, but because of that, it was constructed using advanced alchemy techniques. Don’t forget, it was the Kingdom’s Alchemy Guild that contributed, helping Shuanglian complete it."
"Just the basic framework of the Mage Tower already surpasses most of the older Mage Towers."
"You have all seen the situation. The funds Shuanglian used to construct this Mage Tower could support half of the Navy’s fleet!"
The Golden Duelists continued fighting while taking breaks to converse.
The battle had been ongoing for a short while, and they had surrounded the Mage Tower, attacking it from all sides.
But it was a prolonged attack!
Honey Snow Tower demonstrated considerable defensive power, but this was still not its peak defensive state. It had just passed through a spatial vortex.
Gudong voluntarily retreated and secretly contacted Mei Lin, saying, "My lord, can we fully exert our strength?"
"We are following your orders and have not used our true strength or familiar Combat Skills. But given the current state of the battle, it’s impossible to breach the Mage Tower’s defense!"
Mei Lin, stationed on the edge of the battlefield, watched the Mage Tower from afar and shook her head slightly, "Don’t rush."
"Now that Honey Snow Tower has been drawn into the Divine Country, the outcome of this battle has already been decided."
"The victors will definitely be us!"
"Shuanglian, Bu Quan, and the others cannot escape their fate."
"The most important thing now is to ensure secrecy!"
"Although the Mage Tower cannot traverse space to escape, it doesn’t mean information can’t."
"If we reveal our identities and Shuanglian happens to have the means to send out information, then our situation will become very troublesome."
Gudong nodded; he quite agreed with Mei Lin’s words.
But the others were not like Gudong; they did not have a military background.
Bao Ligen was blasted away and stood up straight again, roaring at Mei Lin, "This damn shell is so annoying, we can’t use full force, we can only take hits, what’s going on?!"
Snow Ball frowned deeply and sent a spell message, "Mei Lin, how shall we proceed? I have an important alchemy experiment pending, which is crucial for my participation in the Alchemy Competition."
Zhu Gan participated the least, and without a single scratch on him, remained as calm and relaxed as before.
He even yawned, "Attacking the Mage Tower is also quite boring. Compared to this, fishing is much more interesting."
Green-Red Eye was the only one without complaints.
He grew more frenzied as the battle raged on, his attacks sharp, his eyes turning redder, and he continued to chant some spell lowly while the duelists maintained their distance from him.
Yijiu drank some medicine and received extensive healing, restoring his combat ability to 80% of its original.
He was serious about the duel against Shuanglian!
But being serious was not enough, his prolonged attack, unsuccesful, resulted in him being beaten multiple times, which frustrated and infuriated him.
"If I use Puncture Power and employ Golden Fighting Skill, maybe I can directly enter the Mage Tower!"
"But I must choose a spot where the defense is the weakest."
"Relying only on myself to scout, it would be difficult to detect it in time."
The key here was "in time." As the Mage Tower fought fiercely, it also repaired itself.
Even if there were weak points in defense, they would be fixed shortly.
Yijiu turned his head to look back at Mei Lin, wanting to leverage her scouting abilities, but he immediately quashed the thought.
"Damn it, what am I even thinking?"
"The interior of the Mage Tower is also extremely dangerous; I don’t even know how strong the defenses are inside!"
"Moreover, why should I take such a risk? Exert all my effort?!"
Yijiu had been captured by Shuanglian once, and his previous collaboration with Mei Lin had also not gone well.
Yijiu thought, even if he took a huge risk and indeed ended up achieving the best results by defeating Shuanglian and destroying Honey Snow Tower, how much loot could he actually obtain?
Mei Lin was now in charge of the overall situation; how much of a share could Yijiu get under her lead?
Other duelists held a poor perception of Yijiu, and the likelihood of them teaming up to ostracize him was quite high.
Thinking of this, Yijiu unconsciously slowed down his attack pace, almost as if he were dragging his feet.
The performances of both friends and foes on the battlefield were all seen by Mei Lin.
She sighed deeply in her heart.
No help for it; this wasn’t the Kingdom’s Navy where she could mobilize these advanced forces at will—it had already taken her a great deal of thought and effort.
Among these people, some had been slacking off from the start, waiting for an opportunity, like Zhu Gan.
Most had not shown their true combat strength under Mei Lin’s command, so as not to reveal their identities.
Yijiu’s identity had already been exposed; he was the only one on the field without such concerns.
But previous collaboration, the recent rescue, and Yijiu’s own personality and values prevented him from carrying out a surprise assault meant to break the deadlock.
The strong defensive power of the Mage Tower made even tough fighters like Bao Ligen lose their fighting spirit.
The only one whose fighting spirit continued to rise was Qing Hongyan—but this guy, once mad, didn’t spare even his own comrades!
"Honey Snow Tower..." Mei Lin’s gaze settled on the Mage Tower.
Her strategy for the initial phase had been achieved. Under her leadership, the duelists had successfully included the Mage Tower within the Divine Country of Anqiu.
It was like a dugout pit that already had prey trapped inside, unable to escape the danger.
Yet, the prey was too powerful for the hunters to take down easily.
However, Mei Lin had foreseen this during her battle preparation.
Detailed intelligence had already allowed Mei Lin to speculate on this, and the live combat now fully confirmed that speculation.
For this battle situation, Mei Lin had also devised a resolution.
"Invoke Divine Grace, and let’s pray together!" Mei Lin issued the command.
Gudong hesitated for a moment: "Are we really going to do this?"
The outcomes of prayers were often not what the believers wished.
But if they consumed Divine Grace, they would receive a directed Divine Blessing, especially here in the Divine Country of Anqiu, where prayers receive direct responses.
The drawback was that Divine Grace was greatly consumed!
Gudong said, "I don’t have much Divine Grace, and accumulating it usually is quite troublesome."
Mei Lin said, "Don’t worry."
"Just do your best."
"Whatever the amount of Divine Grace consumed, I will provide corresponding compensations after this battle. I have already discussed this with all of you."
"That is indeed the case," Gudong nodded, saying no more.
He wasn’t looking to defy the order nor was he stingy about his Divine Grace; rather, he was concerned about how others would react, and thus was very cautious about spending Divine Grace!
This was at least what Gudong reminded Mei Lan of.
Mei Lin certainly knew, and understood that even with generous post-battle compensation, it could not fully offset the value of Divine Grace.
Because obtaining Divine Grace wasn’t something that could be purchased but rather earned through personal acts of the duelists.
They were all Holy Fighters of the God of Duels, and for these religious figures, earning Divine Grace was considerably difficult. At her peak, Mei Lin had accumulated up to 2100 Divine Grace, while the duelists generally had less than 1000 Divine Grace.
Holy Fighters were not like missionaries or bishops, who had advantages in obtaining Divine Grace.
And they certainly weren’t like the Fishman youth, who could earn several thousand Divine Graces just by sleeping.
Deep Sea Monster Fish.
The Fishman youth woke up once again.
"Divine Grace has increased again."
"This time it has breached 5000!"
"The concentration of the Bolang Fishman Bloodline... has reached 48%!!"