Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

"I wanted to save Maan, but it can't be helped…" Rain thought. "We need to get rid of at least half of these guys."

Rain thought of wounding the legs of the mercury guys, but soon, he realized that they were all wearing boots made of the same materials as the weapons that they summoned. They worked really fast on a countermeasure against him… so Rain had to be more creative.

"They probably aren't the strongest tribe that they have; they will keep that until all of us are exhausted and then will use them to wipe us out swiftly," Rain thought. "Not on my watch."

If Rain couldn't damage them, he still could make them stop moving, and without using their legs, the enemies would lose a good part of their powers. Rain didn't have to look around; he just touched the ground and could feel the location of all of the enemies. Without hesitation, he made the ground below their feet sink until they fell up to their knees, and then the holes closed.

The enemies lost their balance for a moment, and in the next moment, forty of those guys were killed by Rain's allies. Although they tried to look cold, the others still were caught off guard when they saw their friends being killed like that…

The skill Iron Fists received 250 experience points.

The skill Iron Fists received 250 experience points.

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Rain used around one thousand mana points to help kill forty enemies… it wasn't very efficient to get rid of them, but at least it was fast. That also made the humans step forward faster, thanks to the morale and the hole in the enemy's formation.

"All right, this will do," Rain thought. "Still, earth mages can be really useful in wars. Why do the people here train kids to become like me?"

Rain could only assume that a mindset that could only be developed during fights and a cold-hearted attitude was absolutely necessary to become a bit like him. Some talent was also necessary, but that could be solved if they focused only on earth magic.

Regardless, Rain stopped wasting time and began to punch his way through the enemy's lines. Around the time he reached the back of that battalion, he saw the next one approaching, and this time, they were a mix of the heat sorcerers and the golem masters.

"I have a bad feeling about this…" Liss said and then began to focus more on her magic and began to fire some wind blades at the enemies.

Some of the mages lost their heads and had their bodies cut quite deeply by Liss' attacks, but that didn't stop them from making more golems emerge from the ground. As if that wasn't troublesome enough, the heat sorcerers used their magic. They made the golems become fire golems… defending against them will be hard.

From the back line, several ice spears flew and hit the fire golems. While that stopped them from moving, it also made them explode… the explosions created small craters in an area of ten meters and completely burned down the ground.

"Fall back! Fall back! The mages will deal with them!" Someone shouted.

This time, Branden gave the call pretty fast. The explosions that those creatures caused upon death definitely would kill most soldiers instantly… that had been the right choice. Still, they couldn't let the golems reach the walls at any cost.

"Urgh, what now?" Jori asked.

"Do you think that you can cut them in half and endure the explosion?" Rain asked. "We can only leave this in the hands of the mages."

Rain wanted to test something, but he decided to wait for a bit longer. The mercury guys weren't chasing them, but they weren't falling back either. It was better to play it safe until the last moment.

When everyone climbed the stairs, Rain got rid of them. Unfortunately, the monsters didn't need to get closer. They raised their arms and began to attack everyone on the walls with fire-stone bullets. The royal guards blocked them with their shields, but the new projectiles were causing a lot more damage.

"Hold your ground; we will get rid of them soon enough!"

Someone was saying that in Branden's place, the group soon found him focusing on some spell or attack. Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to make some ice spikes emerge from the ground and then make half of the fire golems explode.

Unfortunately, Branden fell on his butt thanks to the fact that he got dizzy… around twenty fire golems were left, and the mages on the walls couldn't attack without exposing themselves.

"I am fine; I just got a bit dizzy," Branden said. "Rain, the survivors are on that side; you know what to do, right?"

Rain looked to the enemies, and then he realized that Branden got rid of the ones that were on the northern side of their wall. The ones on the southern side were still alive, but they were also close to his tunnel.

"I guess I do," Rain shrugged.

"Their combination of spells isn't that stable, so just enough power will make that destabilize, and the monsters explode," Branden said. "Try to save as much mana as possible."

That was easier said than done since everything that Branden told him to do required mana. In any case, Rain didn't waste time and dropped into the tunnel. Two minutes later, the monsters began to sink to the ground, and then, when their legs were pressed against it, they began to explode.

The area trembled for a short while, but Rain was fine on the tunnel. Still, he wondered how the enemies would be unaware of that. If they had enough time, they could use the quicksand mages to check for it, but time was against them as well…

When Rain returned to the others, he confirmed that the enemy's battalions were still four hundred meters away, waiting for orders. Rain's attack made them confused since they didn't think that his skills would let him attack from the walls and with such precision.

"Everyone here sucks at improvising," Rain thought.