The Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 288: A Perfect Hit

Boom!

A deafening thunderous sound rang through the skies above the town!

Countless incantation rays tore through the void, almost simultaneously striking the energy field surrounding the Wizard Tower, causing large areas of distortion to appear. The entire field violently fluctuated, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Facing the siege of over three hundred magic ships and two Starry Fortresses, Black Sotar's Wizard Tower, after destroying over seventy magic ships, finally couldn't hold up anymore and prepared to break out.

However, just as they were about to act, a dazzling, thick lightning beam suddenly shot out from the left Starry Fortress, striking the Wizard Tower with a resounding boom!

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the Wizard Tower's energy field suddenly collapsed.

"Plasma cannon? Damn it, how could even a non-Wizard Tower war creation have this kind of cannon?"

The Black Sotar wizards inside the Wizard Tower roared with rage.

But anger couldn't change the situation. Without the energy field, the Wizard Tower was immediately exposed to the firepower of numerous war creations. In an instant, countless artillery beams swept toward the tower, drowning it in a torrent of destruction!

Despite desperately fighting back and destroying more than ten magic ships, the Wizard Tower still fell, shrouded in smoke, crashing to the ground.

Over a dozen figures shot out from the falling Wizard Tower, scattering and flying in all directions.

However, Star Alliance had been prepared. The sounds of howling wolves rang out as dozens of Dusk Wolves emerged from the surroundings, roaring as they blocked the Black Sotar wizards' escape.

Following them, Star Alliance wizards also surged out of the Wizard Tower and joined the pursuit!

Caught between the wizards and the Dusk Wolves, the dozen or so Black Sotar wizards were quickly wiped out!

After collecting the spent Black Thunder into a spatial ring, Shaman glanced at the damaged Black Sotar Wizard Tower not far away and smiled slightly.

"We've been fighting for over a year, and this is our first time capturing a Black Sotar Wizard Tower."

Atiril walked over, also wearing a smile.

Shaman laughed, "There's nothing we could do. Black Sotar is too cautious. Their Wizard Towers rarely move alone, and they immediately flee when things look bad. If we hadn't set a trap, we wouldn't have had such an easy time capturing them."

They had prepared for over two months for this operation. Without hesitation, they had taken the risk of being ambushed and sent a Wizard Tower alone to wander on the edge of the occupied area, slowly luring the enemy into the trap.

Fortunately, the result was good.

Though nearly a hundred magic ships were lost, compared to capturing a small Wizard Tower, this loss was entirely acceptable.

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The battle within the town had also neared its end.

Countless black wolves rampaged through the town, tearing apart the remaining resisting enemies. The defenseless civilians and surrendering soldiers were ignored.

After the entire army had been transported to the Ulan dimension, Star Alliance changed its combat approach. Using wolf packs and golem legions as the main offensive force, and the magic pattern knight corps as support, they began attacking town after town in Ulan.

Compared to the longer breeding cycle of the magic pattern knights, the manufacturing (hatching) cycle of golems and black wolves was much shorter. Even if there were more casualties, it didn't matter.

Under Star Alliance's relentless assault, the territory they occupied had expanded nearly fourfold in the past year!

Though this area was less than one percent of the entire Ulan dimension, considering the disadvantage in war creations, and relying solely on ground forces, achieving such results was quite impressive.

After eliminating the last resistance in the town, Shaman left some people behind to clean up the battlefield and then headed back to the Gale Fortress with the damaged Wizard Tower.

"Well done."

After listening to the reports from Shaman and Atiril, Lize nodded with a smile.

The strength of war creations between Star Alliance and Ulan dimension was almost on par. Losing a Wizard Tower for Ulan meant Star Alliance could repair it and add another to their collection.

The difference between them was just two small Wizard Towers.

After praising Shaman and Atiril, Lize had them leave, and then she arranged for repairs on the Wizard Tower.

Once all this was done, she headed to Su Nan's laboratory.

In the spacious laboratory, a giant cannon stood at the center, its metal surface engraved with dense and mysterious runes. At each intersection of the runes were various magical gems.

Su Nan stood beside the cannon, seemingly making final adjustments.

"Is this the newly developed Pulse Cannon III?" Lize asked with interest.

Su Nan, already knowing of her arrival, didn't look up as he responded, "Yes, it will be finished today."

The synthesis of the Pulse Cannon III was not difficult. What took time was manufacturing enough Pulse Cannons to synthesize, and conducting the compatibility tests with the Starshine Wizard Tower.

The Pulse Cannon III was now the best version after multiple adjustments by Su Nan.

One shot from the Pulse Cannon was powerful enough to reduce the energy field of a large Wizard Tower's Maze Lock Protection Energy Field (standard, unenhanced) by more than 80%.

If it were a medium-sized Wizard Tower, a single shot could destroy both the energy field and the tower!

Its power was on an entirely different level compared to the Pulse Cannons installed on regular large Wizard Towers!

However, such incredible power came with a massive energy cost.

Even with the energy supply from the simplified Elemental Furnace, it could only support the Pulse Cannon III for three shots.

After three shots, the remaining energy would be under 10%, and the tower would basically lose all combat capability.

Su Nan and Lize had discussed the power of the Pulse Cannon III, and hearing that this new weapon was ready, Lize's eyes couldn't help but gleam.

"With this weapon, we can break the current stalemate."

Su Nan nodded slightly and then added, "Actually, from a cost-effectiveness standpoint, the Pulse Cannon III consumes too much energy. If we reduce its power appropriately, upgrade and improve other cannons, and balance the energy field on the battlefield, we could achieve better results than simply using the Pulse Cannon III."

While the Pulse Cannon III was extremely powerful, it was also a one-time weapon. After its three shots, the Starshine Wizard Tower would lose its combat effectiveness.

If the energy used by those three shots were more evenly distributed between offense and defense, the Starshine Wizard Tower could achieve more impressive results in a single battle than destroying three Wizard Towers.

However, to reach that level, the other facilities of the Starshine Wizard Tower needed further upgrades.

Time was too short, and Su Nan didn't have the opportunity for a full upgrade. Therefore, this was the only method he could use.

Soon, Su Nan finished the final adjustments, ordered Tower Spirit 3 to control the golems to lift the cannon and install it into the Wizard Tower, and then turned to Lize and asked:

"How's the current battle situation?"

"It's going smoothly. Shaman and Atiril just captured a small Wizard Tower. In a few months, we'll have another Wizard Tower to add."

"How about the losses for the ground forces?"

"We have plenty of resources. The golem puppets can be continuously manufactured, and the golem legions have only suffered minimal losses. The wolf pack has taken heavy losses in recent battles, with the death rate of the black wolves far exceeding the hatching speed."

"And the losses for Black Sotar's forces?"

Without hesitation, Lize replied, "Their losses are even greater than ours."

Ulan dimension lacks biological nests and cannot rely on the same large profits from magic stone trading as Star Alliance. Relying solely on local and headquarters' resources, they couldn't deploy as many forces or afford the losses like Star Alliance could.

As time passed, the military strength of both sides would only increase, and Star Alliance would gradually gain the upper hand.

Even without the Pulse Cannon III, Su Nan was confident that within a hundred years, Star Alliance would dominate the war.

By the time the wizard civil war ended, they might even capture Ulan dimension.

But Su Nan didn't want to wait until then.

"It's time to ramp up the offensive," Su Nan said.

Lize solemnly replied, "We've pinpointed the location of Ulan City, about 5,000 kilometers southwest of the occupied area. Once we attack there, we can force Ulan's garrison to fight us directly, and if we capture Ulan City and destroy their command center, the enemy will fall into chaos for a while."

Su Nan made his decision immediately: "Let's attack Ulan City!"

With the command given, Gale Fortress quickly became busy.

Large numbers of magic ships and Starry Fortresses left Gale Fortress, guarding the Wizard Tower as they headed straight for Ulan City.

Tens of thousands of ground forces also marched toward Ulan City.

Ulan City immediately learned of Star Alliance's movements. While mobilizing troops to prepare for battle, they summoned their leaders for strategic discussions.

"What does Star Alliance plan to do?"

"They don't really intend to capture Ulan City, do they?"

"Not likely. They've tried before."

In the past year, Star Alliance and Ulan City had clashed in full-scale battles several times, but neither side could gain the upper hand, only wasting soldiers.

Thus, for most of the time, Star Alliance had used their more advantageous ground forces to advance and rarely deployed many war creations in the recent past.

Star Alliance's sudden move now truly left people puzzled.

Luke raised his hand, interrupting the conversation, and said in a deep voice, "No matter what Star Alliance's intentions are, since they're attacking, we cannot retreat. Ulan City is our stronghold. Are we really going to be afraid of Star Alliance?"

Everyone realized this too and stopped arguing, responding with a unanimous call for battle.

Soon, numerous Wizard Towers and Black Sotar giant warships rose into the air over Ulan City.

At the same time, large numbers of golem puppets and knights emerged from the city, forming formations across the plains, ready for battle.

The golem legions were at the center of the formation, with countless knights on scaly, panther-like mounts on either side.

These elite knights were armored, holding fine steel swords, their morale high, exuding a powerful aura.

"Those are the Fire Fang Knights of Ulan City?"

In a Wizard Tower, Su Nan gazed at the elite cavalry displayed on the screen with great interest.

"Yes," Lize said, "These Fire Fang Knights have the strength of Great Knights, and their mounts, the Fire Fang Beasts, are no weaker than the Black Rock Panthers. They also all wear magical pattern constructs, so their combat power is comparable to that of the Magic Pattern Knights."

The knight legions cultivated by wizard factions typically come with magical pattern constructs and exotic beasts as mounts, all generally possessing legendary combat power.

The Magic Pattern Knights of Star Alliance weren't unique, but they did have the advantage of having a higher proportion of knights equipped with second- and third-level magic pattern constructs, thanks to their ample military funds!

While Su Nan and Lize talked, the Star Alliance army had completed their rest and was ready.

Seeing this, Su Nan immediately issued the order to attack.

A loud horn blared, echoing over the plains.

As the sound reverberated, Star Alliance's army began to slowly advance, like an enormous, unstoppable beast rolling forward.

At the same time, a deep voice rang out from above Ulan City's army.

"Attack!"

The war drums were immediately struck on the city walls.

The army began to slowly move, gradually picking up speed, charging toward the enemy with overwhelming force.

The two armies collided like two raging torrents, and in an instant, blood splattered, and limbs flew through the air!

The deafening roar of battle echoed to the heavens!

From above, both armies were already locked in a chaotic melee in the front lines, fighting in a brutal, meat-grinder-like battle!

At the same time, war creations in the sky clashed, raining artillery fire upon each other.

Almost instantly, dozens of magic ships from Star Alliance were destroyed.

And Black Sotar also had one of their giant warships crash to the ground in flames.

Looking at Star Alliance's forces, which seemed no different from their previous formations, Luke's eyes flashed with confusion.

He had thought Star Alliance's attack on Ulan City was a strategic move with hidden trump cards, but their forces didn't seem to reflect that.

"It's probably just a test from Star Alliance."

Luke fully relaxed and focused on commanding the battle.

Star Alliance's recent offensive had become more intense, and since they had come to Ulan City of their own accord, it was an opportunity to weaken their forces!

Just as the battle raged on, the Starshine Wizard Tower remained at the rear, floating in the sky, motionless, with no sign of action.

Su Nan's gaze remained fixed on the distant Wizard Tower.

That was a large Wizard Tower, surrounded by others in a formation, like stars surrounding the moon. Even another large Wizard Tower was among them.

If nothing else, the high command of Ulan City should be inside that large Wizard Tower.

Su Nan patiently waited, watching the streams of artillery fire pass through the array of Wizard Towers and Black Sotar warships, occasionally striking the large Wizard Tower, slowly wearing down the energy field's durability.

Once it seemed like the time had come, he finally issued the command.

"Number 1, activate the Pulse Cannon III!"

[Received instruction, activating Pulse Cannon III.]

At the top of the Starshine Wizard Tower, points of starlight suddenly appeared, rapidly expanding into a dazzling light cluster, like a miniature sun.

In the next moment, an incredibly bright beam of light shot out, piercing the void like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, crossed thousands of meters to accurately strike the heavily guarded large Wizard Tower!

Under the horrified gazes of the onlookers, the energy field surrounding the large Wizard Tower distorted for a moment, and then instantly collapsed!

"How is this possible?!"

Watching this scene, Luke's face turned ghostly pale.