Chapter 403: Chapter 399: Skydiver

Duane’s army advanced on Scorching Wind City with almost no resistance, setting up camp two thousand meters away.

He and his companions, using a Far-sighted Crystal, could clearly see figures on the city walls. There didn’t seem to be many of them.

"This Freddy... is he planning to fall back and defend the castle?"

Cruz said, "His castle isn’t very big. A good bombardment with Fel Energy Bombs and it’ll be gone."

Jick offered his own opinion. "It’s also possible his men are hiding behind the city walls. That area is a blind spot. Even if we calculate the angle of the Heavy Crossbows perfectly, it would be difficult to hit them."

A Crossbow’s trajectory isn’t perfectly standard, nor is its range fixed. To ensure the Fel Energy Bombs landed inside the city, they would have to shorten the distance to the walls.

This meant that the area right at the base of the walls was difficult to hit.

Duane looked away from the Far-sighted Crystal. ’These things aren’t complicated to make, and the materials aren’t rare,’ he thought. ’After the war ends, I’ll make a set to raise my Skill Level.’

’Speaking of which, I could also learn to make the Star Sea Clan’s various Enchanted Weapons and the Star Frost Sword. A few more Skills wouldn’t hurt.’

"Baron Jick has a point."

He commanded, "Kaelon, have all the Crossbowmen get ready."

"Yes, sir!" Kaelon took his orders and left.

Soon, twelve Siege Crossbows were pushed to the front and arranged in a line. The Crossbowmen cranked the winches to secure the Crossbows, adjusted them to a high-arc firing mode, and loaded the Fel Energy Bombs.

After the hands-on experience of the battle at the Crown of Tides, the soldiers were much faster and more efficient. They quickly completed all preparations for the attack.

During this time, Duane had taken control of a small bird, had it circle high in the sky, and then return.

Through the chirping mental exchange with the bird, Duane learned the situation behind the city walls.

"How is it?" Cruz asked. He was particularly interested in Duane’s ability to communicate with animals.

Unfortunately, it was an effect brought about by Magic, so there was no way for him to learn it.

Duane released the Mind Control and said with a smile, "Our guess was right. There are a lot of people standing at the base of the wall behind the gate, and they’ve built defensive works. I’m afraid the Fel Energy Bombs will have a hard time being effective."

Cruz couldn’t help but curse, "Those bastards are pretty clever, thinking of a countermeasure so quickly."

"It’s not that quick, actually. Half a month has passed since our attack on the Crown of Tides. Besides, a Heavy Crossbow works on a similar principle to a Bow and Arrow. Anyone with half a brain could think of a way to counter it."

Duane began to cast the Soaring Technique, and a pair of translucent, pale blue wings quickly appeared on his back.

"They can avoid the Fel Energy Bombs carried by the Crossbow Arrows, but they can’t avoid bombs I drop on them from directly overhead."

Duane said with a smile, "I’ll use fire as the signal. When you see it, immediately arrange for a baptism of Crossbow Arrows. First, neutralize the defenses on the walls, then breach the city. As for the specific command of the attack, I’ll leave that to Cruz and Jick."

"Alright!"

"Go on!"

Duane nodded, and with a slight tremble of his wings, he soared into the sky.

At that moment, Freddy and the troops sent by the Royal Family were hiding at the base of the city wall, preparing to strike only after the enemy had fired their Crossbow Arrows and begun their assault.

"Your Excellency Veselar, we’ll be counting on you in a moment!" Freddy’s tone was extremely respectful. Clearly, the man before him was no ordinary person.

Veselar, one of the leaders of the Sun Stealer Legion, personally trained by King Tyron.

His body was abnormally tall and imposing. Even Freddy, who was 1.9 meters tall, was a full head shorter than him.

The bulging muscles on his back, in particular, looked like two small mountains.

"Don’t lose your nerve, Freddy."

Veselar’s voice was hoarse and deep, confident and arrogant. "Before my Skydiver troops, they have no advantage whatsoever."

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed soldier beside them pointed at the sky. "Sir, there’s someone up there."

Freddy’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately looked up. "It must be Duane. Only he can fly!"

Veselar snorted coldly. The mountain-like muscles on his back suddenly surged and swelled, instantly bursting the clothes on his back.

Freddy’s face was filled with shock. A pair of flesh wings had actually sprouted from the other man’s back!

"This is the power of the Sun-Stealers, Freddy. If you want it, I can recommend you, so you too can obtain this power."

Freddy’s heart pounded with excitement. Just as he was about to answer, he saw Veselar’s flesh wings beat once, kicking up a violent gust of wind. The next moment, Veselar vanished, lunging toward Duane in the sky.

’So fast!’

Everyone was stunned. What kind of speed was that?

In that instant, Freddy decided that after the war, he would definitely have the man recommend him to obtain this power!

In the air, Duane was just about to take out a Fel Energy Bomb when he suddenly felt a powerful aura surge up from below.

The next second, he saw a black shadow shoot into the sky, and a brilliant flash of light slashed toward him.

’A flying Mage?’

’No, that’s not right. This isn’t Magic.’

Duane pulled his Long Spear from the Void Space and thrust it out, the spear’s light cleaving through the air.

BOOM!

The two attacks collided in mid-air, creating a deafening roar. A terrifying shockwave spread out horizontally, kicking up a violent gale that sent the Guards on the city wall stumbling.

Duane’s heart tightened. ’The opponent’s attack is clearly an advanced version of the Fighting Qi Slash commonly used by Warriors.’

’A Warrior who can fly... could it be a Flying Level?’

’But that’s impossible. The Akutas Kingdom isn’t Pruck; it hasn’t received aid from other continents. How could there be someone this strong?’

Meanwhile, Cruz, Jick, and the others, who had been keeping their eyes on Duane, immediately noticed the abnormal scene.

"No way, someone can actually fight Duane to a standstill?"

"It’s obvious! Freddy has an Ascension Level helper!"

They instantly felt the pressure.

Their previous battles had been so easy because Duane had always cleared the way.

It was the so-called "soldier against soldier, general against general."

Now that Duane needed to deal with an enemy of the same caliber, he naturally couldn’t clear the way for them. This meant the intensity of this battle would be greater than any before.

Knight Riley, one of Baron Uriel’s men, said worriedly, "Lord Duane should be fine, right?"

Simone said confidently, "Don’t worry. Our lord can fly."

But as soon as the words left his mouth, a black shadow shot up from below, coming to a halt opposite Duane.

"Is that... a flying Warrior?"

"A Flying Level Warrior?"

The hearts of Cruz and the others sank. They quickly took out their Far-sighted Crystal to get a better look.

In the image refracted by the Far-sighted Crystal, they saw a person with wings growing from their back.

"What the hell is that thing? A Demon Beast?" Cruz cursed.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! In the blink of an eye, several hundred winged figures appeared high in the sky.

Cruz, who had just been cursing, was instantly silenced, staring at the scene in absolute terror.

"So many Flying Level Warriors?" he yelled instinctively.

Everyone began to panic. If that were true, they might as well give up on the war.

However, they soon realized that this was impossible.

If the Akutas Kingdom truly had so many Flying Level Warriors, it would have long since swept through Pruck and the other Four Great Nations.

Kaelon calmly reminded them, "They have wings on their backs. They probably aren’t ordinary people."

At the same time, Veselar, who was facing Duane in the sky, sneered coldly. He raised his hand and pointed at the army outside the city. "Go! Attack them!"

Duane activated his Starlight Eye. The energy fluctuations within these flying people were not intense; their strength wasn’t that great.

’But against Cruz and the others,’ he thought, ’they hold air superiority. They’ll probably be difficult to deal with.’

Duane’s figure flashed as he tried to intercept them, but he found his opponent blocking his path.

"Heh heh, your opponent is me!" Veselar sneered.

Duane narrowed his eyes. ’This guy is fast. In the air, he’s at least a bit faster than the Soaring Technique.’

’I didn’t expect the Akutas Kingdom to have this card up its sleeve.’

Duane slightly raised his left hand. A Flame Technique shot toward the sky, a clearly visible tongue of fire seven or eight meters long.

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