Chapter 371: Mage Combat Philosophy

Xia Duo hid in mid-air, watching the scene of these human Warriors constantly advancing below, and could not help but calculate the possibility of engaging them in battle as a Mage. Xia Duo had not personally experienced the Holy Light Blade, but judging from the fact that it could cleave an Orc in two with a single strike, its sharpness was evident.

Of course, if it were merely a matter of sharpness, the Force Field protection of 【Mage Armor】 is far superior to ordinary flesh and blood; although Xia Duo's current protection might not necessarily block those Holy Light Blades, the future is not certain.

What truly worried and intrigued him was whether this special form of pure Holy Power attack, the Holy Light Blade, would have any special destructive properties against Magic.

This question is easy to verify; he would know just by going down and blocking a strike, but doing so would very likely cause him to leave the Projection Plane prematurely, and Xia Duo was not prepared to do that.

In the Main Plane, he had never seen a similar method of attack.

Xia Duo, who had already made initial contact with the Arcane Principles, speculated that Holy Power might be relatively similar to Arcane Energy, both being a type of pure energy that humans can freely Control.

It is just that Holy Power originates from gods, while Arcane Energy is produced by one's own Arcane Fire.

For a moment, Xia Duo thought of many things, but felt he could not grasp the main point; right now, he really wanted a Cleric who had Perception of Holy Power to assist him in research, but whether such a request could be satisfied was hard to say.

At the moment, the pursuit operation of this group of Warriors had entered the mopping-up stage; the pursued Orcs were completely devoid of fighting spirit and could only let these Warriors drive them toward the Southern Forest like herding sheep.

Xia Duo noticed that the Movement speed of these Warriors had become slower and slower, and this was not something that could not be improved; he saw with his own eyes that some continued to Haste, but when more people did not keep up, they turned back.

Then, the formation of these people, which had been very orderly, suddenly became much more scattered, and after that, the speed dropped; of course, the formation became orderly again.

However, Xia Duo also noticed that the holy radiance condensed on these Warriors was already much weaker than when he first saw them, and perhaps this was the main reason why the pursuit had slowed down.

"I'll help you!" Xia Duo revealed his figure in the air, shouted, and then descended.

Swish—

Over a hundred people turned around in unison, raising their swords toward Xia Duo, their eyes calm yet filled with killing intent. Xia Duo summoned a small Fireball at his fingertip and explained, "I am a Mage from the North, I have come to kill Orcs!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo threw out the 【Blade of Veto】 he had prepared in advance, a Flying Sword imbued with a flight state, which moved back and forth under Xia Duo's Control.

Those Orcs, completely devoid of fighting spirit and not knowing how to resist, were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, letting him kill them. Seeing Xia Duo begin to slaughter the Orcs, these Warriors said nothing, but turned and continued to pursue the Orcs.

The more Xia Duo operated the Flying Sword, the more he felt satisfied; the "Sword Control to behead someone from a thousand miles away" he had once fantasized about had been realized so easily! Currently, limited by the Spell itself, he had only applied 【Flight】 to the 【Blade of Veto】 and had not developed a Spell specifically for Sword Control, so the Flying Sword he could actually remotely control was not yet in its strongest state.

A few days ago, Xia Duo had performed tests; the farthest distance was no more than one hundred meters, and the Flying Sword had to be within his field of vision. Once it exceeded the distance or the line of sight was blocked, the Flying Sword would directly lose Control.

Of course, if he could retrieve it, he could still continue to Control it as long as it was within the duration of 【Flight】.

The reason Xia Duo liked the Flying Sword rather than other attack Spells, besides the Sword Control dream in his heart, was mainly the duration.

【Flight】 acts on the human body for at most ten minutes, but when acting on a lighter sword, it can last for several hours; of course, as the sword body collides and makes contact with targets, this time will also constantly decrease.

But in any case, compared to 【Fireball】, which explodes once after being released and is then gone, it is ultimately more persistent.

Currently, Xia Duo has not yet mastered 【Fireball】, and he is not in a hurry; it is just a very ordinary method of attack.

With the knowledge from before his transmigration, Xia Duo already had his own understanding of battles between Mages.

The key to competition when Mages fight is not whether one has mastered lethal Spells like 【Fireball】, but lies in Protection, Spell Breaking, and Binding; attacks can only be ranked last.

A Mage without any Protection and whose Movement is restricted is no different from a wooden stake; once spotted, one could kill them with a single slash.

However, to truly use a Flying Sword to deal with a Mage, Xia Duo must still solve one most critical problem, which is 【Spell Breaking】 among the elements of combat.

Otherwise, if the Flying Sword flies over and the opponent dispels the 【Flight】 imbued upon it, wouldn't that be delivering goods to their door! Regarding this aspect, Xia Duo did not yet have any particularly good ideas, but in any case, using a Flying Sword to deal with ordinary people who have not mastered Magic is a genuine great weapon.

It is much more practical than 【Fireball】.

After pursuing for a while with these Holy Light Warriors, Xia Duo could never find an opportunity to speak; he very much wanted to know what was going on with those thirteen pillars of light in the north.

But these people were like robots; everyone had a calm expression, and the movements of their hands were full of a mechanical, standard feeling. He hadn't felt anything while watching from the sky before, but observing them at close range, he felt it was increasingly eerie.

Not long after, these Holy Light Warriors drove all the Orcs within their line of sight into the forest; of course, there were certainly many Orcs that were missed, but the subsequent Orc Tide would likely end here.

The Holy Light Warriors were already walking back, following the mottled road of flesh and blood they had opened when they came; Xia Duo also followed for a distance, but his probing received no response.

He had the intention to use violence, but discovered that as these Holy Light Warriors returned, the Holy Light condensed on their bodies also began to gradually brighten. Clearly, having only mastered 【Flight】, he was temporarily helpless against these Holy Light Warriors.

Thus, Xia Duo had no choice but to cast 【Flight】 again and fly toward the wooden hut where he had stayed for the past few days.

He already had some understanding of the pillars of light and the Holy Light Warriors; it was now night, and he hadn't been able to rest well recently, so he prepared to have a good night's rest and go take a look again tomorrow.

The next day.

Having rested for a night, Xia Duo felt refreshed and set off early to arrive at the pillars of light.

Only, a circle of people had already gathered around the pillars of light, and the Holy Light Warriors seen yesterday were also there, but today they lacked the Holy Light armor from yesterday and looked as if they had dropped a grade entirely.

Dusty Leather Armor, faces covered in dirt, only their mental state was still quite good; one by one, they were spiritedly telling the people around them the story of the Thirteen Holy Spirits.

From time to time, they would also summon Holy Light to comfort those who were grieving and crying, but this Holy Light was extremely weak compared to yesterday.

Xia Duo mingled in the crowd, listening silently; after an entire morning, he finally heard the full story of the so-called Thirteen Holy Spirits, and at the same time gained a rough understanding of the Nether of this era.

Previously, he had not paid attention to this aspect, only knowing that the current era had not discovered the 【Nether Scroll】, but now he not only had some understanding of the current era, but also knew a shocking secret.

A secret about how the Lord of Radiance appeared, a great secret that even in the Main Plane, he would have absolutely no possibility of coming into contact with for a very long time.

(End of chapter)