The witch thought I am a Demon God-Chapter 56 - Magic Power Brought by War_1
Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Magic Power Brought by War_1
Chapter 56 -56 Magic Power Brought by War_1
Ivita wanted to confront the Hearthstone Grand Witch and find out what her apprentice had done that led to the death of Ambrose Grand Viscount.
Especially since she had been coaxing Ivita constantly to go to Ambros City to find her troublesome apprentice.
It felt like she was being set up.
Ivita even suspected that in the end, the Hearthstone Grand Witch might tell the people of Ambros City Council that she and her apprentice were commanded by a Demon God… such as herself.
With that said, this was actually plausible.
But before Ivita could ask, Rayli, Black Wolf, and Griffin, the three knights, had returned to the castle with a large number of villagers from nearby villages.
It was already dawn.
However, they brought back two disconcerting pieces of news.
The first was that the Sons of Forest had attacked three villages directly under the jurisdiction of the Barons near the castle, burning all crops in the fields and wooden houses in the villages.
The second was that the base of the small hill where the castle was located was teeming with the army of the Sons of Forest.
From the castle walls, Ivita looked at the stationed army of the Sons of Forest not far away.
Based on the scale of their formation, they had at least nearly ten thousand people.
There was a large regiment of centaurs, at least two thousand in number.
Furthermore, there were Taurens, who, despite not wearing armor, were muscular, like tendon meat. These Taurens were naturally infantry.
There should be around three thousand of these Taurens.
There were also ogres, treant troops, and a small number of snake women troops.
It was clear that they had already sealed off the castle and were ready to attack at any moment.
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However, they would probably start the attack in the morning. After all, they were Sons of Forest, not Children of the Night.
Attacking in the dark would not benefit either side.
Only the weaker party in need of a surprise attack would resort to this tactic. But right now, the Sons of Forest were the dominant party.
Encountering this situation for the first time, Ivita could only try to remain calm.
It didn’t matter that the enemy outnumbered them, as the Sons of Forest could not besiege this castle for long.
Knight Griffin spoke loudly, “If we can win this battle, even by merely holding out, not only can we protect the tens of thousands of farmers inside the city, but you, sir, will also become a rising star in Ambros.”
“By then, you should be able to receive the title of Baron.”
Ivita nodded.
In other words, this could very well be her first major battle.
Of course, most people’s first battles typically end in failure, so this war might be the Beer Hall Putsch (the Fuhrer’s first failed campaign)…
Ivita ordered, “Prepare the arrows. Attack as soon as the enemy forces approach.”
The Old Witch began to chant a spell on the castle wall. Ivita was familiar with this spell because she had once heard it at the Burnt Wine Inn.
This was the Old Witch’s Witch Level Destiny magic, Carnivorous Flower Secret Garden.
As there were fifty peasant soldiers digging trenches below the city wall, she planted the seeds of the carnivorous flowers two hundred meters away from the trenches in advance.
Under the Old Witch’s spell, these magic flowers started to grow gradually, emitting a dangerous aura in the dark.
This carnivorous flower defensive line spanning hundreds of meters made the Old Witch, who kept chanting spells, turn extremely pale, having exhausted too much magic power.
Perhaps in a short time, the Hearthstone Grand Witch would hardly be able to do anything.
Seeing this, the Demon Hunter Black Wolf sighed. “After all, she is only a third-level professional. Even a witch can’t possibly face an army.”
“Using individual power to confront collective power is indeed too difficult.”
“Even the most powerful witch would quickly consume her life force in this way.”
“Who knows how many first-level priests and how many second-level priests are in the army of the Sons of Forest.”
“Your Highness, war and demon hunting tasks are two different concepts. From now on, we are no longer solo explorers, but lords leading a war.”
“This is the first time for both you and me, as it is for many here.”
For a moment, everyone felt uncertain about the future.
Ivita glanced at everyone, “Have you ever heard of a saying from my hometown? ‘A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, but grows afraid of a wolf once it grows horns.’
“So what if it’s the first time! It is precisely because it is the first time that we will win this victory!”
Everyone was startled, deriving a strong sense of confidence from Ivita’s words.
A good lord should act as a backbone for the people.
Rayli quietly admired her, certain people were born leaders. Their existence, it seems, had been crafted by The God of All Things specifically to prevent his flock from being leaderless.
Rayli saw it clearly that Ivita was very novice in many ways, he was just slowly learning and thinking, and then led everyone to move forward.
The most worthy of praise was Ivita’s courage.
Knight Griffin said, “Your Highness. We don’t know why they didn’t attack us when we were retreating with the villagers.”
“But we saw that they spread a large amount of quicklime on the farmland and watered it.”
Ivita was taken aback.
However, Bran was almost angry to death. “Spreading quicklime on our farmland, they want our farmland to turn into salinized land, incapable of producing anything.”
“These ‘Sons of Forest’ have gone too far.”
Ivita thought to himself, “Where did they get the quicklime from? To produce so much quicklime, it requires a complete mining industry and ore crushing factory.
“Oh, I know, it’s the Treants.”
He remembered the twenty Ogres that they had obliterated previously, who mentioned in the fight that they had lived in houses with windows.
He had guessed at the time that these Ogres were being domesticate.
He originally thought it was a conspiracy of some sort of nobility.
But now, it seemed likely that after the Treants substituted the human nobility, they hosted their allies.
Perhaps the Treants had also invaded other human territories and brought them a large amount of quicklime.
Since the opponent could produce so much quicklime in such a short time, they must have been prepared to spread quicklime on human farmland in advance.
That’s right.
Ivita realized that these ‘Sons of Forest’ obviously lived in the forest.
They didn’t need farmland at all.
Suddenly, a sharp arrow was shot over, and Ivita instinctively reached out his hand to grab it.
He stood on the city wall, looking down, and saw a few ten Centaur warriors, under the reckless leadership of Centaur Khan, trying to bypass the Ogre defense line and ditch formation, and launched a round of shooting at the soldiers on the city wall.
Centaur Khan showed a provocative expression to Ivita. He recognized Ivita on the wall at a glance, despite his young age, Ivita was the leader of this enemy.
The soldiers on the wall quickly drew their bows and arrows, ready to shoot.
“Stop.” Ivita immediately said, “The position of the Centaur cavalry is at least four hundred meters away, far beyond the effective distance of our bows and arrows.”
“Our arrow reserves are limited.”
“Don’t be fooled by them.”
“They must be here to consume our arrow reserves.”
As such, only a few people who didn’t have time to stop and fired a few arrows as a kind of retaliation.
Most of the soldiers didn’t shoot.
Knight Griffin said, “In the fairy tales of Ambros, Centaurs are natural cavalry, the best kind.”
“Sir, is it really okay to leave them unattended as they approach?”
Ivita shook his head. “How can cavalry attack a city? I think if cavalry want to attack a city, they can only dismount and fight. But can those Centaurs dismount and fight?”
“They have racial advantages, but they also have insurmountable racial disadvantages. The most powerful thing about us humans is that we can always find a way to exploit our advantages in any environment.”
“But these Centaurs can’t do this!”
The old witch looked at Ivita in surprise. “Your Highness, you are right. Cavalry can’t attack a city, to attack a city, they need well-equipped infantry troops, as well as siege equipment and scaling ladders.”
“The forces of the ‘Sons of Forest’ unfortunately lack too many armored rates and siege equipment.”
“Their forces are unsuitable for city attack. However, sometimes the cavalry can also attack the city.”
“If the cavalry troops can capture the city gate quickly, take control of the streets of the city, it is possible to attack the city with cavalry. But few people know this.”
Ivita had learned a lot, worthy of being the Hearthstone Great Witch who had been a castle guardian before.
Ivita suddenly said, “Right, why do I feel very comfortable since the opponents officially declared war on us, and my magic power is also growing?”
“Great Witch, can this battlefield amplify the magic power of a witch?”
The old witch turned pale with fright, she saluted Ivita and then touched his hand, sensing the changes of Ivita’s magic power.
Her expression was extremely strange.
She didn’t expect this to happen.
The old witch said, “Your Highness, I now have a good news and a bad news, and a neutral news to tell you.”
“A witch or wizard who can gain magic power in war. This is rare among witches and wizards.”
“This kind of witch, it’s very easy to break through the level limit, become a high-level witch, transform into a dangerous witch lord!”
