Chapter 99: Chapter 94: Apprentice War (End)
The implementation of the rationing system and the small legion system caused the casualty numbers of the White Wizard Apprentices to drop rapidly. Moreover, Orey did not withhold any secrets; he quickly passed these methods on to the other two academies, Aurora and Clear Frost, which also adopted the same systems.
Besides this, the White Wizard Apprentices also learned the skill of Magic Pet Reconnaissance, making the Black Wizards’ surprise attacks significantly more challenging.
“Richard, the strategy of surprise attacks has already become ineffective,” Aldo remarked as he looked at the latest battle reports. Ten Black Wizard squads had not made any progress in the past month.
“It’s normal for it to be ineffective, as it’s not hard to deal with,” Richard said calmly while sitting at a desk.
“So, what should we do next, continue squabbling with the White Wizards?” Anderson asked, standing by Richard’s side.
“We have already dragged this on for three months. If this continues, the White Wizards will accumulate more and more Magic Stones.”
Richard sat in his chair, his expression calm and devoid of any panic.
“Why panic? We’re not out of plans.”
“What plans?” Anderson and Aldo both looked baffled.
“I’ve been working on something recently, and it’s almost ready,” Richard said as he stood up and took them to a room in the corner of the camp.
In the room, several Alchemy Apprentices were busily working on something.
“Is this… Alchemy Weapons?” Aldo recalled the Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons they encountered when attacking the Secret Keeper Academy.
Each shot from those cannons could take down an apprentice, the deterrent effect was considerable.
However, even the Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons would not be enough to solve their current predicament without at least a dozen.
They were facing the White Wizard Army, and the current White Wizard Apprentices were not the same as those who fled after losing one or two companions.
Even a piece of scrap iron, after being tempered by battle, had become usable scrap iron at this moment.
Richard complimented them, then went to a corner of the room where several wooden crates were stacked neatly, with no trace of Magic Fluctuation.
Richard opened them, and Anderson and Aldo saw just a few black iron rods.
“What are these?” Anderson couldn’t help asking.
He did not feel any Magic Fluctuation from these “iron rods.”
Richard uttered a term that both of them couldn’t comprehend.
“Cannonballs? Do you mean these things are shot by the Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons?” Aldo asked, confused.
He remembered that the Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons seemed to fire energy, not physical cannonballs.
“No, no, these are not cannonballs for the Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons; these are my research achievements, which I call Annihilation Bombs.”
Saying so, Richard took out an Annihilation Bomb from the wooden box.
The Annihilation Bomb was cylindrical in shape with a conical top, coated in a layer of black metal that appeared unremarkable.
But to those who knew their stuff, they would recognize that the metal coating the bomb was the extremely expensive magic-resistant metal.
This was also why they couldn’t sense any Magic Fluctuation.
“Don’t underestimate these things; if they explode, none of us can escape,” Richard said lightly.
Anderson and Aldo exchanged glances.
They were somewhat incredulous that these things could kill them.
“Never mind, it’s useless even talking about it.” Richard put the bomb back in place, disappointingly waved his hand, “The Black Tower Wizard Academy is located at a public resource point. The White Wizard Apprentices are likely to attack me. You guys just need to defend your own resource points.”
“No need for support?” Aldo’s Soul Fire flickered in his eyes as Richard’s statements seemed too arrogant, thinking he could defeat the White Wizard Army with just a few small things?
“This is not the time for boasting. If we lose, everyone will suffer back at the academy.”
“Don’t worry, the Black Tower Wizard Academy has nearly four hundred people, which is not far off from your numbers,” Richard said calmly.
“Since that’s the case, then everyone should rely on their own skills,” Aldo deeply looked at Richard, then left the room together with Anderson.
Due to the changes in the strategy of the White Wizard Apprentices, the three academies from the Black Wizard Camp also recalled their Black Wizard squads.
Since the small tricks had become ineffective, what remained was only a fierce and genuine fight.
In the fifth month of the war, as the Magic Stone transport ended, Orey decided to begin the offensive. Aurora and Clear Frost academies also responded, deciding to advance and retreat together with the Secret Keeper Academy.
The White Wizard Army arrived mightily at the resource point of the Secret Keeper Academy, where the apprentices had now acquired the basic qualifications to battle, and some had even reached elite levels.
“Gentlemen! Today is a good day.”
Orey flew into the sky as the White Wizard Army stood neatly on the ground.
“Today, our Magic Stones have arrived, and so has the day for our revenge!
In these four months, many among us have fought with the Black Wizard Apprentices, our friends, relatives, and even lovers have died at the hands of the Black Wizards.
Every day, we enter our dreams with tears in our eyes, and our deceased loved ones are constantly asking us in our dreams.
When will we avenge them?
Today, we can finally answer them!
Today, we will avenge them!
We will blast those sons of bitches, the Black Wizard Apprentices, into pieces with spells, burn them to ash with flames, and char them with thunder!
Today we fight for revenge!”
After Orey finished speaking, a voice rose from the ground, spreading through the White Wizard Army like a plague.