Chapter 125 - 500 Cannons... Zero Damage
Luke saw all the destruction with a normal face, while Aurielle became slightly worried about Luke. ’This much bloodshed is not good for him.’
But she didn’t disturb him, as he was commanding the army now.
In the distance, Sorin’s face became ugly, and the composed mask he was wearing got cracked fully.
"Damn it!" he cursed Luke, because there he was standing calmly after nearly killing tens of thousands of his men.
"Tell the status." Luke asked the operator, who nodded and presented the data of the magical array.
"My lord, the main cannon is on cooldown for 2 minutes, while only 25% fortress energy is left."
Luke nodded and ordered them to use the reserve Aether Water which they had collected from the Mana Well.
Yeah, this huge fortress consumed Aether Crystals for each attack, but Luke doesn’t have them.
So he filled the fortress with Aether Water, which he had plenty of in his Time Chamber.
Surprisingly, it works pretty well. ’Maybe the reason its Refined tier, which is equal to the Iron Knight stage or F-rank.’
"My lord, the energy reserves of all fortresses have been filled."
"And awaiting your next command."
Hearing this, Luke smiled, because he could guess what Sorin would do. So he gave his next command.
"Retract the main cannon and activate the Aether Shield."
"Understood, My Lord."
The Aether Core, which had got slightly cooled down, started spinning again, but this time its spinning speed was slower than before.
Luke also ordered them to bring all the fortresses together.
So ten Warwalker Fortresses moved close to each other and, with a loud BAM sound, got stuck together.
The onlookers saw what Luke had done, which amazed them again.
Because now those ten fortress walls were combined and looking like a 100-meter-long steel wall with a height of 10 meters, while their steel spider legs stood supporting them.
After this, they turned toward Sorin and understood, ’Luke wants to shield his army from the magic cannons.’
"Just hope Sorin uses high-output mode and blasts them with Bronze-level attacks, or else that fortress will not have any impact."
So everyone discussed with heated arguments about Luke’s idea, whether it was going to work or not, while Nyra became worried about Sir Luke but couldn’t do anything. And the same was with Sophia as well.
"Cannons are ready?" with slightly angered voice Sorin asked, on which each operator nodded. Fortunately, not a single cannon got damaged in the previous attacks. So now they had a full 500 attacks to fire.
Then, with fury in his eyes, he roared. "FIRE!!!"
BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!... BOOOOM!!!
Hundreds of cannon firing sounds filled the whole battlefield, and due to this, many among the onlookers even covered their ears.
"NOW!"
Seeing this, Luke also shouted, and instantly all fortresses deployed their spherical Aether Shields simultaneously, which were 0.5 meters thick and consisted of many Aether layers for additional protection.
While the remaining Blackstone soldiers immediately moved backward and took full cover behind the Warwalker Fortresses, and some even got below them.
Because the whole shield was 14 meters in diameter, which was enough for everyone.
BOOM!
The first magic cannon attack made contact with the Aether Shield, but the result was nothing, only a slight ripple.
BOOM!
BOOM!
After that, it was followed by more and more attacks.
"My lord, the attacks have reached Early Bronze Knight, while some are Mid-Bronze Knight." The operator told the status to Luke, who didn’t reply, just kept observing the incoming bombardment.
WARNING: SHIELD DAMAGED!
After a few hundred attacks, the alarm rang inside each fortress, as small cracks appeared on the shield.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Sorin’s face, and the Ashenford soldiers also became happy. So with increased morale, they kept increasing the firing rate.
"My lord, 20% fortress energy has been lost!" The operator’s slightly panicked voice came, on which Luke ordered them to bring all the reserve Aether Water and also increased the power of the Aether Core.
BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!... BOOOOM!!!
The bombardment didn’t stop for a few minutes, and the shield continuously regenerated with the help of Aether Water.
Even though nothing happened to the fortress and those behind it, the area in front had been scorched by the continuous attacks, while dust and smoke spread along the fortress wall.
"_____"
Finally, the bombardment stopped, and everyone, including the Ashenford army, looked toward the Blackstone Legion.
Waiting for the dust to clear, so they could know the result of their attack power.
But when the dust cleared, everyone’s eyes became wide. "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!!" And the smiles the Ashenford soldiers had also vanished instantly.
Sorin’s face was also no better; he was even gritting his teeth in anger.
Because in the distance, not a scratch could be seen on the fortress wall, and hell, even the Aether Shield didn’t get destroyed.
After all, he had overcharged the Arcane-grade cannons to fire Bronze-level attacks, but now the enemy was fine, and almost all cannons got heavily damaged.
Luke nodded in satisfaction. ’System gifts are always top tier.’ With that, he gave a small smile toward Sorin, who was still gritting his teeth.
However, the next moment, Sorin pupils dilated and a bad premonition rose in his heart when he saw the smile on Luke’s face.
The next instant, behind Luke, suddenly 9 more Giant Lukes along with armor appeared, on which the smile on Luke’s face widened, and Sorin’s heart also beat faster.
Then it happened, those....nine Titan Lukes suddenly vanished, and the next second he heard pained screams from 9 different locations.
"Ahhh!" "Ughh!" ..... "No!!"
Nine Titan Lukes teleported and appeared behind the Silver Knights before beheading them instantly, because each used their third ability, Physical Severance, to break through their armor, followed by each of them packing the Arcane-grade magic cannons inside their Spatial Rings before teleporting again.
’What!!!!!’
Along with Sorin, Alastair, and the onlookers present, everyone felt their minds go blank.
Because they did hear about Luke using teleportation when he fought earlier in the tournament arranged by the Count.
But everyone forgot about that, thinking it was just a rumor. ’Seems like it wasn’t!’
Alastair was holding back already and didn’t want to start a Golden Knight battle yet, but seeing more and more Silver Knights dying along with the cannons disappearing, he lost his patience and with one shout charged toward Clone Luke.
"How dare you!"
Everyone heard Alastair’s angry voice, but the next moment, instead of seeing a bloodbath, they saw Alastair completely got rooted in his place, and his expression also turned to fear.
’What happened??’ this question echoed in everyone’s mind.