What did you do with the dice?

Sani Tieta: (Brother, are you in trouble? Are we here for tourism?)

Rusalka: (First day of having an army: I want to protect the city. Second day of having an army: I want to protect my city. Now I'm just touring my city. How can this be called tourism?)

Sanita: (The Conesnat family likes you.)

As a result, along the way, whenever Rusalka saw some small stalls with people, he would go up and throw a silver coin to buy something. Everyone really ate as they walked. Thanks to Rusalka's inexplicable behavior, everyone felt that they had arrived at the central trading area in the blink of an eye. Many soldiers even wiped their mouths and felt that they had not had enough.

Although the Central Trade District is called a trade district, the things sold are actually different from those sold by food vendors in residential areas. It is mainly where large chain organizations such as auction houses/guilds/chambers of commerce are stationed, and it is also the most profitable area in the entire city in terms of tax revenue.

This place is full of hidden talents. Sanitita specifically reminded Rusalka not to cause trouble. There are many organizations here that are affiliated with some divine forces, and even the City Lord's Mansion has no direct jurisdiction over them.

Rusalka: (Concession?)

Sanita: (Almost. You can understand it that way.)

Perhaps because Rusalka was eating and drinking all the way and was not in a hurry, the information had already been passed here before he arrived.

Walking along the way, except for the central free trade market which was indeed inconvenient to "close", the other shops, taverns, hotels, restaurants, guilds, etc. basically had their doors closed but not locked, as if they were temporarily closed. Obviously, everyone still gave face to the army. They maintained a neutral attitude and did not want to be involved in the war between the nobles on both sides.

Fortunately, the army did not need to enter the free trade market. They could just walk across the street and soon arrived at a small manor in an open area. They also saw the so-called outer wall and bell tower.

Viscount Consent was worthy of being a viscount who had a city as his logistics. He was so wealthy that he built the wall of his manor into a simple city wall structure with arrow towers and outposts in the middle. At this moment, the entire outer wall of the manor was full of guards. As soon as Rusalka's army appeared in sight, the sentry quickly sounded the alarm at the north gate.

There was a crowd of people, and the guards quickly ran to the north wall to concentrate on defense. It seemed that they were determined to fight to the death.

"That's right, this is the stronghold I've always dreamed of." Rusalka said, pointing to the manor wall not far away.

Sanita: "Then we'll move here when the time comes?"

Rusalka: "Yes, but I don't understand why nobles like to build clock towers in their homes. Do they build them so high because they are afraid that assassins will not know they live there?"

He soon understood. A sharp arrow shot towards his head from the top of the bell tower. Sanita reacted quickly and raised his hand to block the arrow with a flaming arrow.

It turns out that it can also be used as a sniper point for sharpshooters. I learned something.

Rusalka: (You're so cool with bullets.)

Sani Iron Tower: (Don't you know that our ranged skills all have auto-aiming? We're sure to hit things with fixed flight paths.)

Rusalka: (No way, when I use Mana Explosion, I can only hit the target by focusing my eyes on it. Does the poet have cheats?)

Sani Iron Tower: (Genius! Come on, then tell me if this isn't called aiming, then what is aiming? If there's no crosshairs in your field of view, then it's not aiming?)

Rusalka: (Yes, so I was blocked by mistake.)

"Listen up, defenders on the city wall! You are surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately. I, Rusalka..."

Before Rusalka could finish his words, he was responded by several flying arrows and the heavily armored man on the city wall made an insulting gesture towards him that was used internationally, no, throughout the universe.

"Damn, just wait." Rusalka gave him a middle finger in response, then reined in her horse and ran over to the artilleryman who was setting up the magic cannon and injecting magic power into the muzzle. She patted the latter on the shoulder and said, "Li Yunlong, fire!"

The artilleryman was startled, looked around and saw no one else, so he responded very awkwardly: "Uh, Lord, it will take a few minutes to recharge, and you have the wrong person. My name is not Li Yunlong, my name is Will."

Rusalka knew there was no rush to this, "It's a nice name, but if you want to become a world-class artilleryman, I suggest you change your name to Napoleon."

"My Lord, I actually wanted to be a Paladin. I just happened to have some knowledge of aiming large magical tools, so Commander Sarolt sent me here as a gunner."

"Oh, then you should change your name to Tirion Fordring."

The young man shook his head, then asked curiously, "Is there any mystery behind these different names?"

Rusalka thought for a moment and replied, "Metaphysics, um... theology. Everyone's name has a meaning. For example, Phoenix means phoenix. My name is Rusalka, which means I can jump from the graveyard and counter special moves."

Just when the young man was confused by what Rusalka said, Rusalka patted his shoulder again and said, "Charge."

Indeed, after the magic cannon is fully charged, runes will be displayed on the magic slate.

Everyone moved to the left and right to make way. Young Will directed his compatriots to move the muzzle of the magic cannon, adjusted it to the appropriate position, and pressed the activation button.

A rune appeared at the muzzle of the gun, and a beam of light as thick as a bucket shot out from the rune and directly hit the outer wall of Consenat Manor.

Following a loud bang, the remaining magic power turned into specks of starlight and dissipated, leaving the outer wall intact under the protection of a very dim, almost shaky khaki barrier.

Seeing that the other party was fearless and the barrier was gradually regaining its luster, it seemed that the barrier was not a disposable thing.

Rusalka frowned: "What the hell is this?"

The surrounding soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never seen this before. Rusalka's gaze turned to Ono, who also frowned and shook his head slightly. "It doesn't look like a magical barrier. If it were a magical barrier, it would require a huge magic furnace and barrier generator. At the very least, it would require a magic tower or a spell formation to operate. The Viscount certainly doesn't have such a thing."

Rusalka: (Living dictionary, why are you silent? Have I read so many books in the library in vain?)

Sanita: (I’m not the king of quantum speed reading, so I’m still a long way from finishing the book. I haven’t seen this unpopular stuff in books yet.)

Just as Rusalka was about to try another shot to see if he could blast it open, black mist emerged around him and Phoenix walked out of it.

She stood on tiptoe and stepped lightly on the hind half of the horse that Rusalka was riding.

She looked at the pale ochre barrier and whispered, "This is a Titan's embrace. A small magic cannon can't blow it open."

Rusalka: (See what it means to be well-informed. This is what it means to travel ten thousand miles rather than read ten thousand books. Phoenix is ​​the true god of literature. Brother Fei, you won’t pass the imperial examination this year. Try again next year.)

Sanitta rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Rusalka turned to Phoenix, who was looking down at him, and asked, "Tell me more."

Phoenix said, "Its core is underground. It's a self-repairing barrier specialized for pure magic power. It's effective for one day."

Rusalka: (What are you waiting for? Let's dig in! I'm a Terraria expert!)

Sani Tower: (You're overthinking it. Without tools, digging a hole would be a waste of time. It's better to just hang up for a day.)

Without Sanita asking, Rusalka would now conduct the conversation with Phoenix herself: "Then, Phoenix, who knows everything, how do we crack this thing? Or do we just have to wait a day?"

Phoenix spoke as if she had reached her speaking limit and instead of answering Rusalka, she pulled out a throwing knife from her bosom and casually threw it over there.

The flying knife penetrated the barrier, hit the wall and fell to the ground with a clang.

Sanita simply omitted Rusalka's thought process: (This thing only protects against pure magic. People, objects, and even enchanted items should be able to pass through. It's a barrier specifically designed to protect against mages. This thing definitely can't be from the Kingdom of Snidi. Snidi is an atheist country that mainly relies on magic and magical devices. Even if there are people who believe in the Supreme of Arcane Magic, they are only a few mages.)

Rusalka’s focus was different: (Damn, she’s throwing my stuff away again, this spendthrift cat, take it out of her dowry.)

Sani Tower: (6.)

Chapter 73: The Battle of Consonant (7)

"Don't worry, this barrier can only block pure magic attacks, it can't stop our advance. All soldiers, follow me and charge!"

This time, as soon as Rusalka finished shouting, the first one to rush out was Kaster holding a large shield, followed closely by the other soldiers. Rusalka had just run to the back of the team to touch the magic cannon, which caused him to start late. This was the first time that he did not rush to the front of the team, but instead fell behind.

It was a good thing that everyone was so active, but Rusalka always felt a little weird because she didn't come in first.

Rusalka: (Could it be that I was actually a horse girl in my previous life?)

Sanita: (No, you were a college student in your previous life. Also, please don’t post such outrageous thoughts in the PL channel in the future. Thank you.)

Rusalka continued to harp on this topic, insisting: (Then I must be Silent Suzuka. I won't give up the view at the front. Innate Skill, activate!)

Sunita was so annoyed by him that she could only respond with a few words: (Friendly reminder, Silent Suzuka's end was very pitiful. She had a broken leg and was euthanized.)

Rusalka: (Then I'm invincible. My current body is a data body given by the system. My legs won't break. And based on my talents, my own attributes won't be affected by negative status. Hmm, according to the name of the novel, "Rebirth: I am the Silent Suzuka who has cultivated the Diamond Leg". What do you think of this theme?)

Sunita slightly broke the fourth wall: (The book next door is half-finished, it's endless, right?)

The digression ends here, because while Rusalka was speaking, she had already rushed to the edge of the barrier and stood at attention.

I have to say, the broken barrier is called "Titan's Embrace" for a reason. It sounds powerful, and it really is quite capable. Although it does not have the noble all-blocking ability like the magic barrier, its simple layout method makes its cost-effectiveness very objective, and its comprehensiveness in terms of magic power is really impeccable.

Rusalka found that her Phantom Step seemed to be "stuck" outside the barrier. No matter how she thought about the landing point, it seemed that she could not pass through the barrier in the end.

This feeling is very subtle. In the past, when the Phantom Step was performed, there was a feeling as if one's soul had left the body and could freely appear in any place within the range of the spell. Then, as soon as the mind confirmed the cast, it would flash to this location, and the perspective in front of the eyes would immediately switch.

But now it feels like my soul has hit a wall, and my thoughts are stuck outside the barrier, unable to move forward even a little bit.

After Rusalka told Sanitieta about this new discovery, Sanitieta immediately felt that this thing seemed to be of great research value, so he planned to ask people to dig nearby after taking down the City Lord's Mansion to see if he could find the main materials for the layout of this formation, and reversely study its generation principle and layout method.

Since he couldn't use magic to teleport to the city wall, Rusalka started to move. Like a nimble grasshopper, he jumped twice in a row and easily reached the top of the wall using the ladder. The three-meter wall of the city lord's mansion was actually not a problem in front of him. However, before he planned to kill, the opponent's general had been waiting for him at his landing point for a long time. He charged with a shield and hit Rusalka, who had just landed and had no time to adjust his posture. If Rusalka had not reacted quickly enough and used the shield spell to block the impact, he would have been knocked down and caused fall damage.

The middle-aged man in heavy armor tapped his shield with his sword and said in a deep voice, "Rusalka, this is where you will be buried today."

Rusalka drew the greatsword and shield from her back and launched the first attack: "That's impossible. I've never been on the banned card list."

Although the opponent was just a warrior with only Qi power and no magic, he should be an experienced tactical master. He could not only accurately dodge Rusalka's sword swings, but also perform some technical combat in close combat, such as tripping attacks and rolling on the ground with lower limbs. Although he was wearing heavy armor, he was incredibly flexible. He could dodge and even find time to stab Rusalka a few times, leaving Rusalka with no way to attack.

Rusalka: (Brother, his level is not low, I can't beat him, request support.)

Sanita: (The attack frequency on the wall is too high. I don't dare to enter the shield range. By the way, does it hurt you much?)

Rusalka: (Normally, just a few drops of blood.)

Sanita: (Then leave him alone. Go fight the others. If you can reduce their firepower a little, I'll come over to help.)

Rusalka felt that what Sanitieta said made sense, so she turned around and started to chop the soldiers next to her.

Seeing Rusalka turn and run, choosing to avoid the battle without any knightly honor, the general became anxious and shouted, "You actually ran away, you coward!"

Rusalka directly chopped down the crossbowman along with a fixed crossbow, and then continued to rush towards the crowd who were carrying large stones in the distance. Seeing Rusalka rushing over and killing two guards who wanted to stop them, the group of people directly dropped the city defense props in their hands and turned around to flee.

Rusalka withstood two blows to his back and continued running, while also trash-talking: "Tactical retreat, kid."

Unfortunately, the opponent wasn't an assassin whose backstabs could be critical hits. A simple warrior attack on the back didn't have any critical hits in this world, at least not on Rusalka's health bar. Seeing Rusalka's rogue behavior, the opponent was so angry that his teeth itched and cursed: "Your knight's honor will be stained by the dust because of your escape, and the name of the Pearl Tears family will be despised by everyone!"

Rusalka chopped down another defender and blocked a blow with his shield. Then he bent down and reached out to pull up a friendly soldier who was climbing up from below: "Why are you yelling so loudly? Then go find the property management!"

The two chased and fled for about ten minutes, and Rukasha's reckless rush on the city wall really broke through an air defense area. Seeing that the time was almost right, Sanita rode his horse and led the reserve troops to rush into the barrier.

As soon as they entered the barrier, Sanita gave Rusalka a poet's encouragement. The function of this thing in the game is to increase the hit points and immunity judgment when attacking. In reality, it seems that the hit points are useless, and the immunity judgment given to Rusalka is equivalent to not giving it. His own immunity has reached the level where it does not need to be judged. It is indeed pure psychological comfort.

But the next indigenous spell is the key.

Sanitieta raised his hand, and the bottle of black mud in his hand slowly disappeared. A halo enveloped the general, and his movements suddenly became slow.

This slowness is not caused by weight, but is simply caused by the slow movement speed of magic effect. The opponent's movement of swinging weapons is not affected at all, but the speed of body movement is strangely slowed down a lot.

"Slowness", which Sanitieta secretly learned from the great wizard last time.

Sanita: (I put a debuff on him, fuck him.)

With the support of Sanita, Rusalka immediately turned around and shouted to the other party righteously: "Okay, I accept your duel!"

Just when Rusalka was about to turn around and bully the old, weak and sick, a blue halo emerged from the opponent's body again, dispelling the halo of Sanita, and restoring his movement speed to normal.

Seeing that the other party had recovered, Rusalka stopped halfway and turned around and ran without any shame: "But not now."

Anyone who has played Heroes of Might and Magic 3 will definitely know about Dispel.

However, here, this magic is divided into two branches. The full name of the one encountered here is "Secondary Dispelling", which is one of the cheating magics in the indigenous magic of this world. It requires no casting materials, has an extremely fast casting speed, and has an effective distance of 50 meters. The effect is to "interrupt all continuous magical effects on a target."

Except for things like Lightning Link that refresh continuously by contact and cannot be dispelled, it can be said to be the nemesis of almost all debuff spells. Although the lesser dispel spell will also dispel magical buffs, for a stupid profession like the warrior, it has no magical buffs that it can give itself. To it, this is a pure magic with only positive effects.

Its superior magic, "Advanced Dispel", is a shameless thing that claims to dispel all negative effects from heaven and earth. Compared with the "Counter Spell" mentioned in the announcement, compared with the inferior alternative that can only dispel magical effects, the superior Advanced Dispel can even cure burns and poisoning. It is a pretty shameless spell.

The material for casting the spell is 50ml of water. You read that right, 50ml of water. There is a joke in the industry: if a wizard feels thirsty while casting a spell, he should drink some water instead of just spitting it out, and he can also cast a big dispel spell at the same time.

Of course, it also has its own shortcomings. For example, this thing is sometimes not very smart and will drive away the enchantments of the equipment on the body. Moreover, the mana consumed by the upper and lower level spells is very different. The lower level is about one ring and can be used at hand, but the mana consumed by the upper level is benchmarked against the authentic upper level magic, which is about the mana consumed by a Ground Sundering, and it is 5-6 rings if it is benchmarked against the ring position.

So you don't usually need this thing to dispel poisoning. Just drink a bottle of medicine or ask a priest to help.

Sani Iron Tower: (There is a mage within 50 meters of the opponent.)

Rusalka: (You're right, but... Oh, I passed a saving throw, and my legendary action is activated. He dares to hit me? Then he's dead.)

The next second, Rusalka teleported into a crowd. Although she was not sure which unlucky guy around her had cast a spell on her, she was sure that she had killed them all.

He swung his greatsword like a meat grinder, reaping the lives of nearby soldiers. The mage was forced to reveal his figure in panic, activating the magic barrier runes on his clothes to block Rusalka's greatsword.

"protect me!"

"You have no chance!" Rusalka shouted, "Forced duel!"

A golden light flashed, forming a chain-like pattern under the feet of both parties, and the opponent's immunity failed.

Now the opponent was locked in position and couldn't even retreat. He could only watch as Rusalka completely ignored the weapons around him that were slashing at his body, face, and even poking his eyes. He coldly enchanted the greatsword, and then chopped his barrier one by one like chopping wood.

However, the opponent reacted quickly and hurriedly cast a dispel spell on himself. He completed the spell just one second before the barrier was broken. The chains under his and Rusalka's feet were really dispelled. Then he turned around quickly and pushed through the crowd to escape. Because of the dispel spell, the magic runes on his robe that could automatically pop out a defensive shield were also dispelled, and the barrier naturally disappeared.

Sanitta: (Quick, he just exorcised himself, and now the magic runes used to protect him should be ineffective. Go and kill him.)

Rusalka: (An idea suddenly occurred to me.)

Sanita: (Ah?)

Rusalka: (You said this Dispel spell will also dispel positive effects and magic runes, so why not use it on the enemy? For example, try to see if you can dispel that Titan Guardian at the door.)

Sanita thought about it and suddenly felt that Rusalka's idea was a bit genius, so he told him that it should not be feasible to dispel such a large barrier. The person who designed this thing must have considered this problem, so its triggering condition is something buried in the soil. It is a "continuous refresh" effect, so use the dispel spell on the barrier, and the latter cannot be dispelled.

If you use the Dispel spell on the thing in the soil, then we have to discuss it in categories. When the thing in the soil activates the magic circle with the magic runes engraved on it, then it can be dispelled. But if it is not, and this thing itself is a source of magic power, and is only used to supply the magic circle formed by the overall layout of these things in the soil, then the Dispel spell is ineffective.