Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 317 Testing
However, even though that's what they say, since they're all big shots, they're unlikely to make a move easily. Ordinary people usually don't even get a chance to see them before being dismissed by apprentices or assistants.

When in trouble, it's hard to find a Dharma Master!
This is the actual situation.

That's the situation right now. After searching for a long time without finding Burke, Ronald, while painfully drinking his treasured healing potions, hesitated and was undecided about whether to stay or leave.

Holding out might result in another round of crossbow fire, and it's unknown whether the enemy has any other options.

If you abandon the camp and run away, not to mention how dangerous it is to travel in the open without any cover, it's like taking off your clothes and offering yourself up. Where can you run to?
This is the headquarters of the Bloodsail Gang. Are we supposed to drive across most of the city to the City Council to find the Grand Commander?

When he was really upset, a voice sounded like heavenly music in his ear, but the content of the words made him feel half cold.

"The attackers are those rats from the Money Gang. They've already used up all their special crossbows, so the rest are no threat. You immediately lead the remaining soldiers in an assault."

???

Is this human language?

We were just half-dead from the bombing, and now we're going to have to fight to the death again?
As for Burke's claim that they were not a threat, Ronald didn't believe it at all. If they were so easy to deal with, why didn't you use a few spells to take them down?

This was clearly a mages using themselves and others to pave the way and test the opponent's next move.

"Get up, everyone, and move those who are still breathing to a safe place."

Directly refusing and confronting the mage head-on is obviously unwise, but Ronald has plenty of options. Treating the wounded and reorganizing the formation are both urgent matters, and there's nothing wrong with either of them.

As for a surprise attack?

No problem, but we need to get the troops back together and organized before we can launch an attack.

Ronald has to take responsibility for his brothers.

Nobody's stupid. To Burke, these actions clearly meant one thing: I'm not going, do whatever you want.

Despite repeated urging, Burke couldn't change the other party's dawdling attitude, and he was getting a little anxious. Even if those terrible ballistae were exhausted, who knew what other tricks the other party had up their sleeve?
Ronald's thinking was spot on; Burke did intend for them to go forward and test the waters.

Just as Burke was considering whether to take matters into his own hands or simply run away, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. The spellcaster from the Money Gang, who was a hundred meters away, was staring straight at him.

How could you determine your location so quickly?

Burke, assuming the other party had also used a detection spell like farsight, didn't pay much attention. After casting a few protective spells on himself, he calmly cast a portal and left before the other party's long-range attack arrived.

It was a pity. Seeing that his archers' arrows missed their target and didn't even touch the enemy mage, Zhang Yuan felt both regret and relief.

Although I have indeed prepared quite a few backup plans for this goal, no one can be 100% certain about their trump cards.

It's fortunate that we were able to avoid a direct confrontation with such a high-level mage.

Of course, let's just consider the previous missile barrage as a greeting, since the other side doesn't seem to have anything to do anyway.

Just as he was about to order the front line to advance and approach the enemy's position to finish the battle, a faint, almost inaudible chanting sounded from not far away.

The faint sound sounded to Zhang Yuan like a thunderclap, a bolt from the blue. The sorcerer hadn't left at all; instead, he had quietly crept up to them!

There was no time to think about how the other party had done this. Although they couldn't identify what kind of spell the incantation had just been played, it was a bad sign in itself.

Looking suddenly toward the source of the sound, all I could see was a row of blurry images.

The combined effects of the Mirror Image and Invisibility spells made Burke seem as untouchable as a mirage.

Although the spiritual energy interference caused by the spell will inevitably dispel the existing invisibility and blurring effect once the incantation is completed, it will be too late to say anything then.

"Do it!"

Zhang Yuan, who only had time to utter a command, immediately pulled out the scroll he had prepared at his waist—an imperial edict.

This fifth-circle prophecy spell can instantly dispel all invisibility and illusion spells within its range, effectively clearing the area. It's a perfect counter to all sorts of fancy spells.

In some ways, its effect is even more powerful than the real field of vision, but its duration is much shorter.

This scroll was one of the supplies I got from my teacher. I usually use it sparingly to detect invisibility, but at this critical juncture, there's no room for being stingy.

Issuing this decree can only peel away the veil from the opponent; the remaining potential shields will depend on the firepower of teammates and pieces.

Moreover, the backup plans prepared earlier will eventually come in handy.

Just as he was casting the scroll at top speed and preparing his follow-up attack, a volley of arrows from the archers beside him landed on the head of the attacking mage.

At the same time, Münster, Rick, and Morty let out muffled growls, their already burly bodies becoming even more ferocious, veins bulging, eyes bloodshot, showing no fear or hesitation, as they brandished their weapons and charged headlong at their targets.

You idiot, a muscle-bound brute.

Burke, adorned with various magical protective spells, kept chanting incantations, but inwardly he couldn't help but feel a sense of mockery.

As he had predicted, protected by the force field deflection barrier and the ranged weapon protection spells, most of the arrows were twisted and deflected before they even reached his body, except for the two illusions that were destroyed.

He didn't take the few burly men rushing towards him seriously. Not to mention whether they would arrive in time before he finished casting his spell, the magical shields he was wearing were not something an ordinary combatant could handle in a short time.

As for the scroll spell guided by the young mage, he had already identified it.

Imperial edict?

The idea is good, but in the face of already losing the initiative, simply reacting to each move is not enough. Without a decisive measure, it may be impossible to reverse the current passive situation.

Having realized that the other party had exhausted all their tricks and that nothing could stop him anymore, Burke couldn't help but feel fortunate for his decision.

During the attack, he did indeed consider simply running away, especially when he saw that bastard Ronald dragging his feet and refusing to make a move, which made him even angrier.

Burke was unwilling to be the scout, but then he thought that although the methods the other party had just used were domineering and fierce, like thunderbolts, they were all consumables. Once used, they were gone. They were not necessarily like wild leeks in the field, which could be picked and harvested in baskets.

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