Lykwid thought for a mont. There are more than two hundred mages in our army and most of them are advanced mages. In total, we can send thirty groups of three mages. Each group should also bring along a team of warriors for protection.
Rod Drick smiled bitterly. Where are we going to get so many supre scrolls for all of them? Even if I empty the stock of scrolls in the Shrine of Cape, I can only equip twenty five groups with scrolls at maximum. The scrolls for defence and for striking, I can manage to have enough of them. However, for the scrolls with spatial locking effect, I dont have enough supre ones. I can only fill them with advanced scrolls.
Amon nodded. That will do. Send twenty five groups with the scrolls to the city walls. If Enkidu leads an elite force to break through our defense, activate the scrolls to stop his first wave of attack while waiting for the surrounding defending forces to gather. Even if we do not end up using the scrolls in this manner, once Gilgash launches a large force to siege the city, we can activate all the scrolls at the sa ti to deal heavy damage to his troops.
Ankh patted Rod Dricks shoulder. Lord Governor is truly farsighted. Until now, our legions have never been equipped with scrolls. Yet, you have managed to hoard such a large quantity of scrolls. Today, these scrolls will truly be put to great use.
Next, they discussed the deploynt of defensive forces at the battlefront. Pointing to the sandbox, Amon remarked: Khent is too small after all. If our army is cramd into the city, we will not be able to use the horses and chariots effectively. Once the enemy troops penetrate into the city, it will be very easy to suffer casualties from friendly troops due to trampling. Please keep this in mind when planning the deploynt of troops.
Upon hearing his words, the two Heads of legions Ankh and Vadin nodded and replied: We will deploy our forces accordingly. Amon divided the chariots and horsen into two contingents before giving each Head of legion command of one contingent. Next, he set up a large camp on each side of Khent behind the defense lines in order to facilitate reinforcents to and from Khent.
Amon also ordered enough spears and boulders on the city walls and carried out drills for defending the city. Once he was done with these arrangents, he let the two supre mages gather the priests to set up magical formations for the purpose of performing healing magic and theurgies on Gabriel, tatro and himself. On this night, Amon sat in the main hall as countless gentle rays of light fell on him. The pain from the injuries inside his body as well as the soreness of his muscles gradually faded away.
Deep in ditation, Amon sohow saw Maria, the Gods Tear on her staff scattering a brilliant golden light. Her blessing of Isis was the greatest source of comfort for Amon.
On the sa night at the Uruk legions main camp, a dozen mages had set up a magical formation in the tallest and widest tent made from animal fur. Sitting opposite Enkidu, Gilgash was holding his staff and performing theurgies and healing magic on him. Various colorful rays of light descended upon Enkidus body, making his burly figure resemble the appearance of a god.
He had taken off his golden gloves, the right glove sporting a large hole. Gilgash sighed as he looked at the damaged glove and said: It wont be possible to fix this glove. Fortunately, I made two pairs, so you can still use the other one. As for the scalemail, I can finish repairing it in ten days since there isnt much damage. You can continue to wear it on the battlefield.
Enkidu held a huge goblet in his hand and said: That day, I managed to kill Humbaba without having this armor and gloves. I can do without them!
Gilgash shook his head gently. If you have strong armor and sharp weapons, why not use them? Today, I saw the power of your three punches clearly. If you had been using the tower shield and broadsword you usually use, you wouldnt have been able to achieve the sa kind of power and speed.
Speaking with regretful anger, Enkidu said: We did not achieve victory today because I was not able to complete my task as planned when I failed to kill their commander-in-chief with my third punch. I did not expect Amon to be so difficult to take down. This ti, hes lucky to have escaped from my hands. Next ti, he wont have such good luck anymore!
Gilgash narrowed his eyes like he always did when he was deep in thought. The strong ones who exist in the continent are not only you and . Back then, Amon was just a wandering sorcerer, but he was able to walk with a goddess. And now, he has turned out to be the commander-in-chief of the Ejyptian army. There must be sothing extraordinary about him. When he suddenly buried you under the boulders today, even I was shocked by this feat!
Enkidu said in anger: The first ti I saw him, he was with the goddess; the second ti I saw him, he actually hurt !
Gilgash smiled and advised his friend: There are so many good won in the world, why must you like such a goddess? If you desired to prove yourself, killing Humbaba is more than enough. Although Amon managed to hurt you today, you were the one who wanted to kill him in the first place. Besides, your injuries arent serious, there is no need to be angry. When two armies fight in a war, we should leave personal feelings out of it. If you encounter Amon again, you must be careful not to give him the opportunity to make a move.
Enkidu said doubtfully: Isnt he a supre warrior? Why was he once a sorcerer? Also, what kind of trick did he pull off today?
Gilgash narrowed his eyes again. Its actually very simple. He filled a spatial artifact with boulders and suddenly took all of them out at the sa ti. This person is indeed a supre warrior who has gone through the second awakening of power. He has reached the peak of magical mastery for a supre warrior and he is capable of using spatial artifacts.
Enkidu frowned. I have never heard of such a thing.
Gilgash replied: Back then, did you ever hear of a mage like ? Since ancient tis, there have been so many geniuses in the continent who possess great perseverance, luck and amazing experiences at the sa ti. There are so secrets that the gods know which mortals are capable of finding out. He may be just a lucky person who happens to have a unique achievent.
I understand how you think. If the situation had been different, you would definitely have preferred to make friends with such a person. But now, I have to kill him!
Gilgash patted Enkidus shoulder. Both of us want to kill him, but in the next battle, you must first avoid Amon and attack the weak point of the city walls. There is also another issue that you need to be wary of.
What is it?
Scrolls! The best scroll maker in the continent, the supre mage Nero had been the oracle of Cape for more than 40 years. I heard that the last two governors of Cape, who are a pair of father and son by the na of Drick, had deliberately hoarded the offensive and defensive scrolls created by Nero. All the scrolls activating at the sa ti, neither of us can bear that great damage. My guess is that Amon will use them when defending the city, so you should take care not to get caught off guard.
Enkidu snorted coldly. The scrolls are nothing more than re magical techniques, when have I ever needed to be afraid of those? Even if they have scrolls, they need the opportunity to use them!
In a one-on-one fight, I believe that there is no mage who is capable of activating scrolls in front of you. However, this is going to be a chaotic battle between two armies. In such a situation, it is very hard to tell who will activate the scrolls, so its better to exercise caution.
Even if there are a bunch of supre scrolls, will I stupidly stand there and allow them to attack ? Besides, the city walls are so long, how many mages holding scrolls can there be? Even if they manage to place several mages at every section of the city walls, do they think they can kill so easily? My lord, dont you trust ?
Gilgash smiled and said: My brother, I trust you like I trust myself! Im telling you this with the hope that you can be aware of our enemys tricks. This is the reason why I asked you to avoid Amon when you attack the city.
One of Enkidus gloves was badly damaged and his scalemail was slightly damaged. However, the scorpion-shell armor worn by Amon was completely shattered after the fierce battle and could hardly be repaired. Repairing such an armor was not as simple as replacing the broken scorpion shells, it also needed to be refined once again using magic.
Fortunately, tatros scorpion-shell armor was not seriously damaged. Amon dismantled the broken armor and extracted those scorpion shells which were still intact. Then he reinforced tatros armor with those shells and used a few days ti to finish repairing it. This was the best armor he currently had. It was able to resist slashing and piercing attacks from swords and spears and also possessed excellent defensive properties against magical effects. Against an opponent as fearso as Enkidu, it was important to make all necessary preparations for the sake of safety.
Amon naturally wanted to delay the battle until the Geb legion arrived. If Gilgash did not launch an attack, he would also stay still. For the past few days, Amon had been patrolling the defense lines. On this day, he went up the city walls together with Lykwid and focused on checking the positions of the teams of mages holding the scrolls, chatting as they walked.
Lykwid ntioned the legend of the top warrior in the continent, Enkidu, and this attracted Amons interest greatly. The supre mage obviously knew many things, so of which Amon had not heard before.
Enkidu was neither the head nor the commander of the Uruk legion. He was also not the general of any army. His position was the sa as that of tatro, the captain of Gilgashs personal guards. However, his status was no lesser than any warrior in the continent.
Although he was a mage, Gilgash was able to shoot an earth-shattering arrow on the battlefield that day not only because of his superb mastery of magic, but also because of the incredible physical strength that he was born with. Enkidu was a wandering hunter who lived in the mountains when he was a child. There were rumors that he was a highlander who was also born with great strength. Enkidu hunted down wild beasts in the mountains with his bare hands and had a fierce temper. He also never lost a public fight.
Gilgash was fond of hunting when he was young, and it was on a hunting trip in the mountains when he encountered Enkidu. At that ti, they were still children in their teens. It was said that Enkidu was only defeated once in his life and that was due to Gilgash when they fought as children. Accepting his defeat, the two beca good friends later. It was also said that when these two children wrestled, the fight would last for more than half a day without a victor.
As the son of the governor, Gilgash brought the wandering Enkidu back to the city of Uruk and sent a maid to take care of Enkidu, teaching him to eat and dress like a nobleman and all kinds of etiquette. He also hired teachers to teach him reading and writing. However, Enkidu was a natural-born warrior and was not interested in studying. Instead, he was passionate about learning martial arts and the ways of fighting.
So say that Enkidu beca a supre warrior at the age of sixteen, while so others say that he was only fourteen years old when he defeated a supre warrior in the city of Uruk. In any case, he beca a supre warrior at a younger age than Amon. The age at which he beca a ninth-level warrior was well-known, it was twenty-one years old! This year, Enkidu is thirty-four years old, while Gilgash is two years younger than him. On the other hand, nobody knew exactly when Gilgash beca a ninth-level supre mage.
After saying all these, Lykwid looked at Amon and said: Seeing the scenes of battle from a few days ago, I have a feeling that Enkidu seems to be targeting Lord Amon. You should be careful on the battlefield. Also, I have so doubts, would it be possible for Lord Amon to clarify my doubts?
Amon hurriedly replied: Thank you for your reminder! Esteed high priest, go ahead and ask if you have any questions.
Lykwid smiled. Using a spatial artifact filled with huge boulders, you caused the boulders in the artifact to suddenly fall at once, nearly taking the life of Enkidu. This trick really surprised , may I know how you did it?
Amon also smiled. Spatial artifacts may be rare, its not strange for to possess one or two of them. So of the scrolls left by Nero are strange. They were probably created for the sake of experintation instead of practical use. There was one such scroll which allows people to wield spatial magic and activate spatial artifacts. I truly admire the great masters creativity.
Lykwid sighed. I almost forgot that you have Neros relics in your hands. The scrolls made by this master are really interesting. You are a supre warrior that has successfully gone through the second awakening of power. If you are willing to focus your efforts on practicing magic arts until you reach the peak, it will also be possible for you to activate spatial artifacts. Its just that, Im afraid that by doing this, the cultivation of the body arts will be delayed. After all, we as mortals have limited ti and energy.
I will keep your advice in mind. smiled Amon humbly.
After the initial battle where there was no victor, Amon did not make any moves, allowing Gilgash to make his preparations for the eventual siege of Khent. When the Pharaoh received news of the battle and the death of Urhiya, he sent an envoy to distribute rewards to the army in Khent and to encourage the soldiers to fight bravely. The envoy also conveyed the Pharaohs ssage asking Amon and the generals when they were going to attack and defeat the Uruk legion.
Although the intention of the envoy was to encourage and reward the army, such a question hinted at the Pharaohs dissatisfaction at the results thus far. The envoy also ntioned that when the Pharaoh was having a discussion with the ministers, he expressed his desire to go to the front lines to supervise the war personally so that he could witness the Ejyptian army defeating the strongest army in the continent.
If the Pharaoh personally ca to the front lines, it would naturally provide a great boost to morale. However, Amon would rather that the Pharaoh not co. That was because they would then need to spend extra efforts and resources to protect the Pharaoh. Furthermore, if the Pharaoh interfered in the commanding of the army, it would create unnecessary trouble as well. Amon handed over the information recording the scene of Enkidu charging into the Ejyptian army to the envoy and told him to make sure that the Pharaoh looked at it.
Anyway, after he looked through the magical records, the Pharaoh no longer ntioned anything about going to the front lines personally. Instead, he sent an envoy again. This ti, it was to reward Amon, Gabriel and tatro. He also ordered them to stay on the defensive and not to act rashly until the Geb legion arrives.
Ten days after the first battle, when the Geb legion was three days away from reaching Khent, Gilgash finally made his move.
Early in the morning, scouts reported signs of movent in the main camp of the Uruk legion. Shortly after the sun rose, a large amount of enemy troops had already arrived outside Khent. During a siege, although the defending side has the advantage of defensive structures, the attacking side can also take advantage of the fact that the structures are immobile and therefore they can choose to attack the weak points.
The Uruk Army untied the horses from the chariots and loaded them with bags of sand and rocks. Then they placed them at the forefront of the army to provide cover from arrows. There were also shieldbearers who pushed the chariots and advanced to the walls in an attempt to fill out a makeshift slope using the sand for the soldiers to charge up. Behind the chariots loaded with bags of sand, there was a row of modified chariots where arrow towers had been erected on them so that Uruk archers could stand on top and fire at the Ejyptian archers on the walls.
In addition, the Uruk legion constructed a mobile platform out of huge logs that was nearly twice as tall as the city walls. Since there was no forest around the desert, the logs must be carried all the way from the mountains near Uruk. Instead of flying in the air using magic, Gilgash sat on a chair on the tower under a large violet umbrella while Enkidu stood beside him.
On the city tower, Amon looked at Enkidu from afar and was secretly amazed. After the fierce battle ten days ago, this supre warrior could not have gone unscathed. However, Enkidu seed to be in peak condition today, seemingly even more fearso than ten days ago.
After a long period of healing perford by the two ninth-level supre mages, Amon had only just recovered a few days ago while Gabriel and tatro were still unable to co to the battlefield today. It was not due to injuries or sickness but simply because they had overused their power greatly, leading to extre exhaustion that could not be recovered from easily. The fact that Amon could recover so quickly was already amazing, but Enkidu looked even tougher.
As Amon saw the Uruk legion approaching, he spoke in a clear voice. Soldiers of the Uruk legion, why do you desire to seek death in a foreign country so far from ho? Hurry back to your family and loved ones at ho and continue to lead a peaceful life!
Gilgash laughed as he said: Amon, are you not a general but an orator? Are you thinking of winning with words when the enemy has arrived at your gates? If I dont retreat, are you going to surrender?
When he finished speaking, he stood up and shot an arrow straight towards Amon. This ti, everyone from both armies saw it clearly as Gilgash shot the arrow. The angry roar of Humbaba could be heard once again in the plains. Amon did not respond with another arrow. Instead, a huge curtain of light suddenly appeared in front of the city tower as the air solidified into an invisible barrier.
As Gilgashs arrow collided with the curtain of light causing an explosion of energy, the barrier trembled but recovered quickly. For this battle to defend Khent, nearly a hundred mages had been deployed to maintain a gigantic defensive magical formation as well as a ninth-level supre mage acting as the pillar of the formation. Although Gilgashs arrow was powerful, it was impossible to injure Amon from such a long distance. The power of the magical formation was the strongest on the side facing the battlefield.
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