Mage? Spell Engineer!

The sun hung bleakly high in the wilderness, and its light at this time was pale and weak, not enough to warm everyone. The cold wind howling from north to south galloped across the land.

The phalanx in which "Ninja Summer" is located has a moving bell as its core. The inner circle is made up of the skitarii and servants holding high flags, and the outer circle is them, the guilty hapless ones. Rorschach guessed that the bell should be a sacred object.

Under the leadership of the "Master", the leader of the Paladins, the knights who had completed the pre-war mass were arrayed in squadrons on the left and right flanks of the infantry. The commander held up two cross swords and struck each other with the sword blades.

The crisp metallic sound is the signal to start the war. The drums and horns no longer follow the melody of the hymn, but become faster and louder. The infantry led by the Servant Army and the Atonement Army began to move!

"The Lord of Order shines upon you! Don't be afraid of the enemy's swords and guns, your body will be like an iron wall! Don't worry about the enemy's armor, your swords will be indestructible!" The bell-ringing priest shouted at the top of his lungs in the phalanx, driving the phalanx towards the enemy's Hit him head-on.

The team Rorschach was in seemed to be still stuck in the cold weapon era. The infantry array attacked the enemy frontally at a steady speed, while the other side seemed to be very cooperative and did not build any fortifications.

However, this is reasonable. The battlefield is nominally located on the side of the Holy Kingdom. If the Imperial Army spends too much time repairing its position, it will be easily attacked by a small group of Paladins in the vanguard. It is better to move together with the army and launch directly.

Some people around Rorschach were still hesitant. They could already see the dark front on the opposite side. If nothing else, the enemy's guns were pointing at them. The ammunition was loaded and ready to go, and their fingers were on the triggers. Just wait for the commander's order.

"Shoot!" Projectiles from the Empire were launched! Rorschach saw gunpowder smoke rising from the row of people directly in front of him, and the crowd around him was trembling under the sound of gunfire.

when!

However, the heavy ringing of the bell followed the sound of the gunshot. Rorschach couldn't help but look back. The bronze bell set up inspired golden lines. Although everyone was deafened by the sound waves, facing the projectiles coming towards them, everyone couldn't help but look back. People are actually safe and sound.

When bullets hit people's bodies, it's like hitting iron armor. Rorschach can feel the huge kinetic energy transmitted by the projectiles, but his body will not be damaged.

It seemed that at the moment when the bell was ringing, everyone received almost heavy armor protection, and Rorschach felt it. The duration of this protection was very short, and basically disappeared after the lingering sound of the bell dissipated. However, this is surprisingly useful in the face of the Imperial Army's main anti-infantry methods of muskets and shotguns: firearms have a reloading time, and if it is not free fire, just ringing the bell during the salvo is enough.

When it was verified that the words of the bell-ringing priest were not false advertising and that everyone was really invulnerable, all the infantrymen were shocked and marched faster. They cheered and approached the enemy.

Another round of volleys and the "Guardian Bell" contest. The Imperial Army commander realized the enemy's restraint method and switched to free fire after reloading the musket.

Not to be outdone, the bell-ringing priest used all his strength to knock continuously, and everyone except Rorschach's humus head buzzed.

(Thousands of miles away, the head of the main body, which is synesthetized with the clone, is also buzzing, and the ears are ringing.)

Although the effectiveness of the magic seems to have weakened after continuous tapping, the bullet density of free fire is smaller than that of salvo, and the offense and defense have reached a delicate balance, allowing the attacker to continuously approach within a hundred steps of the front line, and everyone can see See the nervous face of the imperial man.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the commander of the phalanx issued an order: "Charge!"

The bell did not stop ringing. The criminals and gangsters spread their legs excitedly and rushed forward with a "ouch" sound. If the heads of regular soldiers can be harvested, they can brag about it for a lifetime after they survive.

Seventy steps, fifty steps, thirty steps

The next round on the opposite side has been loaded, but the charging Atonement Army is not afraid of the gun. On the contrary, it is the opponent who is nervous. Everyone, both the enemy and ourselves, believes that the "Holy Army" is invulnerable.

Rorschach silently charged at a slightly slower speed, lowered his body, and protected the members of the Atonement Army in front of him.

boom! Bang bang!

With a new round of gunfire, Rorschach's temporary comrades all fell down, ending their life of carrying sin. The indulgences made of parchment scraps were stained red with blood.

Not wanting to be conspicuous, Rorschach dived into the fallen soldiers and cast himself a [Spiritual Armor Technique]. Even a body made of earth should be protected. If you knock off an arm or something, wouldn't it be exposed if the earth is scattered on the ground?

When he realized that the magic was based on the sound of bells, he guessed that the protection was likely to attenuate greatly with distance, otherwise there would be no need to keep the Atonement Army on the periphery. When far away from the mobile clock tower, the subtle changes in the magic power in the environment also confirmed Got Rorschach’s idea.

When only a few of the charging Atonement Army were left standing, the Church's Skitarii and Servants approached the front line again without any casualties. They were not surprised by the death of the Redeemer. Perhaps many people thought that it was their blessing that these scum could die for the glory of the Lord.

The first two rows of the phalanx set up extra-long muskets and fired volleys at the Imperial Army from a distance of fifty steps. At close range, more accurate shots instantly inflicted heavy damage on the Imperial Army.

What about Wei Guangzheng as promised? Why is your heart so dirty? ! Rorschach, who was lying down to watch the battle, raised his neck at an angle that was impossible for a normal person to get a better perspective. He squeezed the "Pre-War Indulgence Note" tightly. Good guy, this is a reminder!

And his stronger feeling is: now the empire is actually at a disadvantage! Rorschach was a little surprised. After all, he wanted to come here as a clone to explore the empire's method of suppressing the divine arts of the Church of Light and Order, but so far the empire has only been beaten.

Equally unexpected was Richard who was at the headquarters. He looked from afar and witnessed the losses of the Imperial Army. "I should join the battlefield. Now the enemy is protected by divine magic, and ordinary weapons will not work."

"No, follow the command." Major General Karl, the master in Richard's army, put down his telescope. Now there is a higher-level commander on the battlefield. He is only responsible for his own division: "Send the order, the gunners are in position. The infantry are in position. The reserves formed two columns to fill the flanks."

Want to mobilize the cavalry? Richard knew that only with a cavalry attack would there be gaps to fill on the left and right wings of the battle line.

But if the enemy still has magic, the cavalry will only die in vain, and until now, the paladin has not been dispatched! The cavalry of more than 1,500 people had an overwhelming advantage in quality and quantity against the 300 cavalry of the Empire. Richard wanted to ask Major General Karl why he acted like this.

But before he could speak, Major General Karl, who was optimistic about the time, sent Richard back to Andorilla: "Captain, please board the docked airship. Your teacher is waiting for you on the airship."

Richard's teacher, in this context, is only one person - the chief military mage of the Imperial Army!