The bearded mercenary’s sword play stirred up a burst of whistles. Liu Zhenhan was so amazed that he almost whistled appreciatively himself.
Indeed, human martial arts had its unique charm. Compared to the bold and unruly combat style of the Beamon, humans emphasized more on skill. And these were just ordinary mercenaries. Top-tier swordsman, brave warriors, and legendary Dragon Knights in human society undoubtedly had remarkable martial prowess. Liu Zhenhan silently admired them in his heart.
The bearded mercenary guffawed and held up a Bepsy woman in a voluminous skirt.
"They’re skilled swordsmen, but still a motley crowd." Liu Zhenhan seriously whispered to the four Mantis Monks.
"Indeed," the monks agreed in unison.
The mist gradually thickened. In the wilderness bathed by the moonlight, the sound of the human mercenaries playing harmonica could be heard.
The Musketeer slaves, burdened with heavy shackles, sat in a row facing west by the side of the carriages. Their faces were covered in dirt. A few mercenaries wielding crossbows munched on bread nearby, occasionally kicking the slaves for amusement.
Liu Zhenhan quietly marked the range of enemy forces and signaled the Mantis Monks before returning to the hiding spot behind the barren hills where his team was stationed.
"Although the number of these mercenaries is more than thrice ours, most of them are no match for us. Let me reiterate, I don’t need captives! Korina! Lower the blindfolds on the elephants!" Liu Zhenhan instructed meticulously.
Taking into consideration the elephants’ innate fear of fire, all the war elephants covered in vines had flaps over their eyes. They didn’t need to see where to charge as long as they had a Mammoth powerhouse directing them from above.
"Understood!" Korina agreed in a gruff voice.
"This prairie is suitable for charging, and human cavalry is no match for war elephants. I noticed they have some crossbows, but not many. These weapons are expensive. Fortunately, we’re wearing vines! To prevent them from using fire arrows, could our respected Water Element Mage, Miss Avril, start by casting a large-scale Torrential Rain Spell?" Liu Zhenhan took the close formation map handed over by Gude and smiled at the mermaid.
Avril laughed merrily, showing off her dimples. She took out a few beautiful, perfectly clear Magic Crystals and a bamboo tube triumphantly.
The Magic Crystals were gifts from the Mammoth strongmen trying to curry favor with her. Although they were just crystal nuclei of Ice and Snow Minks and paled in comparison to Liu Zhenhan’s collection, they were still Magic Crystals. Avril had been working hard these days to replenish the magic power in them. All the Magic Crystals, when used together, were enough to replenish all her magic power.
What was more shocking was the bamboo tube.
All the top-grade Magic Crystals had been embedded into Helen’s gigantic war drum. Avril had almost bungled her encounter with the Bear Goblin robbers, making Liu Zhenhan feel somewhat guilty. Since the "Spring of Elements" had been pilfered by piggies last time and only a little remained, he gave all of it to Avril as compensation. Googlᴇ search novel⁂fire.net
With the Spring of Elements, which could instantly replenish all magic, and several Magic Crystals full of energy, Avril was now as powerful as numerous of her former selves combined.
The Water Element Mage initially wasn’t very noticeable, but now, armed with powerful magic, Avril had transformed into a formidable single combat king.
Besides Liu Zhenhan, who had the ability to be immune to Water Element magic, who could face a magician whose magic power was inexhaustible? She could kill with even the lowest-level water bullets.
It was a pity that Avril’s magic cultivation hadn’t reached a certain level yet. Otherwise, she could have destroyed the human camp with a large-scale Forbidden Curse Magic today, and there would be no need for militia action.
One of the reasons why Liu Zhenhan insisted on using vine armor was that he had an exceptional Water Element Mage. Although the vine armor was indeed afraid of fire, what if it rained?
The "Torrential Rain Spell", a kind of Water Element magic, was a rather troublesome and irrelevant spell. Only a few kind-hearted Mages in the Aegean Continent practiced this offbeat magic, which could only summon heavy rain. The rain came quickly and ended quickly. It consumed magic power and caused almost zero damage. But it was different for the mermaids in the sea. Storms required heavy rain as the trigger. This "Torrential Rain Spell" enabled the mermaids to generate waves and destroy merchant ships at sea.
But there was a fundamental difference between the sea and the land.
In the sea, with abundant water elements to support it, casting the "Torrential Rain Spell" was naturally more effective. But it was a different story to cast this spell on a barren land. Avril had to control the volume of her magic tones as they were only separated from the humans by a barren slope and half a mile away. Therefore, the chanting of the spell seemed particularly long.
In the militia group, a few who had never seen the mysterious magic were particularly awestruck, especially the mammoths and hippos.
The cold wind blew Avril’s hair wildly. The moon hidden behind a silken scarf was immediately blocked by a large black cloud, and sounds like distant thunder gradually came from within the cloud.