Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 318 The two elders meet again, a shadow escape leads to a black gun; both are smug, but there's an even stronger opponent.
As an advisor to the Bloodsail Gang, he had heard of this shining gold coin. Backed by the Blackfin Fish, it had been stirring up trouble lately, and this surprise attack was probably also due to the ammunition provided by the other side.

Burke did not believe that such a terrible alchemical product could come from a subordinate gang. With such ability, starting their own gang would be a piece of cake. Why would they come to this murky place to make a living?

A great change is about to happen.

Even though he wasn't interested in these gang wars, he had a feeling that something was about to happen.

Burke, who was not ignorant, was naturally aware of the various changes that had taken place, and no matter how you looked at it, the Money Gang seemed to be a vanguard pawn pushed out by the Blackfin.

Could it be that the previous skirmishes were no longer enough for Blackfish, and they're using this as a pretext to launch a full-scale gang war?
As for the culprits behind this tragedy, Shining Gold Coin and that mage captain, Burke didn't think a young spellcaster could have much experience or expertise, but he didn't let his guard down. Wanting to see what was going on, he chose a very cunning spell—Shadow Portal.

The working principle of this spell is similar to Shadow Path Travel. The caster will enter the Shadow Dimension and use this special realm, which is a reflection of the Prime Material Plane, to shorten the distance in reality and travel quickly.

It may sound similar to teleportation, but there's a reason why it's considered cunning and ranked among the fifth-circle spells.

The movement and aura of the Shadow Gate were almost identical to those of the Teleportation Gate spell. Casters with slightly poor spell recognition abilities were prone to misjudging it, and even the newly-leveled Grandmaster Zhang fell for it.

Even more insidious of all, when the caster leaves the shadow plane and returns to the prime material plane, the accompanying shadow energy will directly cover their body like a cloak, creating an effect similar to a high-level invisibility spell.

Furthermore, the fluctuations caused by traversing the shadow plane are much weaker than those caused by a portal, making this spell's stealth truly worthy of its reputation as a fifth-circle arcane spell.

Burke had another purpose in bringing out this spell: to test the young mage's abilities.

If it were a master who had been immersed in the magic system for a long time and had profound attainments, he would not be deceived by this illusion. If things did not go well, he would turn around and leave. In any case, he had not yet played his trump cards, and he could even trigger teleportation at any time.

Of course, Burke didn't think there was much of a chance. If an extraordinary genius mage or an old monster pretending to be young was just to fight against the Luscan criminal forces, it would be too absurd.

As Burke had predicted, Zhang Yuan, a newly promoted level nine mage who had just entered the fifth ring and hadn't even had time to master the Shadow Gate spell, couldn't see through his trick and allowed Burke to stand not far from his team.

Until Burke began chanting the spell for the lightning storm.

This spell possesses a direct and fierce power rarely seen in the complex world of spellcasting. The storms and thunder that circulate endlessly in the elemental realm or the chaotic sea will be summoned here by the incantation to cleanse everything with overwhelming force.

Even if that little mage forcibly issued the decree, so what?
When he didn't teleport away to escape, but instead forcibly broke his own invisibility spell to protect his teammates, the outcome was already predetermined.

"Reload!"

Just when Burke felt he had the situation under control, he heard this strange and cunning voice.

? ?
Not to mention Burke, who was clueless, even Zhang Yuan was a little surprised. How did Bosh bring his ultimate skill refresh with him? Wasn't it said that the abilities they had on the chess piece shell were limited?

Never imagined.

While shouting, Bosh casually tossed the two rocket launchers behind him, picked up his original laser gun and missile clips, and unleashed a barrage of fire at Burke's blurry figure.

Is this what they call reloading?
It's just switching weapons, right?

Zhang Yuan's face twitched, almost interrupting his incantation.

However, it doesn't matter if the method is old-fashioned, as long as it works.

With the magazine emptied, four hot-guided missiles flew straight out, heading towards the enemy not far away. A red light flashed, and the Tinker's follow-up normal attack instantly hit one of the blurry images.

Fortunately, the beam of light struck the real object by chance amidst the illusions. Unfortunately, the attack accomplished nothing except causing a ripple on the shield surrounding the target.

But that was no longer important, as four missiles were about to cross that short distance of a few dozen meters and strike.

Zhang Yuan's face twitched, but Burke's twitched even more violently, the dramatic changes in his expression as if he had taught himself facial expression acting.

Burke hadn't expected this either. He had specifically observed the dangerous crossbows while in stealth mode and confirmed that they were all out of ammunition.

It turns out the opponent also had a miniature version of their ultimate weapon...

The key point is that they were so close that he didn't even have much time to react.

Or should we just tough it out?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Burke decisively extinguished it. With four crossbow bolts raining down, his protective spells would likely be completely worn away.

This isn't the camp. A group of menacing guys are waiting ahead, especially those burly men with ferocious faces charging at you. Once your shield is stripped off, you'll be in their hands...

A chill ran down Burke's spine. He immediately activated the pre-set teleportation spell, instantly escaping the encirclement and moving to the side and rear, creating a greater distance between himself and his opponents.

His spells were naturally rendered useless. Realizing that he was outnumbered and outgunned, he probably couldn't defeat this group of guys who were numerous and had many tricks up their sleeves. Ignoring the white light that had already been emitted by the enemy mage, he began to use the most powerful move of the spellcasters—calling for reinforcements.

The white light representing the decree swept across, stripping away all the concealment and illusion effects on Burke without any suspense, revealing his figure clearly and alone in the faint morning light of dawn.

However, Burke remained calm, still protected by force field shields or spell barriers. The previous wave of ranged attacks and those damned ballistae had missed their target, and it would take some time for the barbarians who had rushed over to change course and catch up.

As for that young mage?

Having just delivered the decree, Zhang Yuan was immediately engrossed in the second round of spellcasting, which Burke clearly saw and identified.

Level 4 Summon Monster?

Is this a sign of disrespect? Or is the guy on the other side simply out of ideas?
That makes sense. After all, the spell nullification barrier on himself, which grants immunity to almost all arcane spells of the fourth rank and below, is enough to disable most of the opponent's tricks. If he were in the opponent's shoes, he would probably do the same.

However, Burke was genuinely curious about what unfortunate soul he would summon to face the ferocious berserker that was about to appear.

This Tanari, summoned to the Prime Material Plane by a seventh-level spell, is no pushover. Already raging and filled with a destructive desire, it is bound by the Oath of Binding and will surely unleash its fury upon the pitiful enemy.

As for those strange-looking constructs, Burke leisurely watched as the beams they fired struck the energy absorption shield around him, and he made up his mind.

Whether these little rats of the Money Gang live or die is irrelevant to him; what matters is these constructs that can not only fire crossbows but also launch ray attacks—they are priceless and must be preserved for careful study.

Anyway, without the ballista, the enemy won't pose much of a threat. I need to keep that idiot from the lower plane in check. I want a complete golem, not a bunch of broken parts.

Seeing that his spell was about to be completed, and that the channeling speed of the opponent's level 5 spell was not as fast as his own level 7 spell, Burke's smile became more and more obvious as he further confirmed the opponent's level.

Thank you to "May the Black Star Never Rise Again" for the donation and monthly ticket support, and also thank you to "Fox's Fire", "Good Start Asking Points", "War After Wasteland", "lenas", and "Book Friend 20170603223558266" for the monthly ticket support. Thank you all!



(End of this chapter)