Free Web NovelChapter 515: Chapter 287: Divine Rune Knight Order, Part 3
"We weren’t strong enough to take Northwest City before, but thanks to the Divine Rune Alchemy materials Fang Zhen brought, our Warriors’ combat effectiveness has more than doubled. Now we have the strength to attack Northwest City directly."
Osetis looked at the sand table and said, "Northwest City’s walls are thick and high, and its gates are also very sturdy. Although the demons are chaotic and savage, they are not brainless."
"They will use Northwest City’s walls for defense. How are we supposed to get our army inside?"
"The losses from a direct siege would be too high. We don’t have enough troops for that."
Once this topic was raised, everyone present fell into deep thought. No one had a good solution.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Fang Zhen thought for a moment.
’To be honest, I’m not trying to be in the spotlight.’
’It’s just that my strength doesn’t allow me to be too low-key.’
’Being deliberately low-key would only slow me down and reduce my efficiency.’
Fang Zhen broke the silence and asked, "How high and thick are Northwest City’s walls? And how thick is the gate?"
"The gate is about one and a half meters thick, made of a special type of wood. It’s undergone Divine Rune Etching. Although it’s not a High-tier Divine Pattern, it’s enough to withstand most attacks."
"Furthermore, there are auxiliary mechanisms inside for additional support. A pure brute-force attack would require immense power."
Osetis seemed to be a leader of the Divine Rune Warriors with a great deal of practical experience. He had also been to Northwest City, so he was very familiar with these details and told Fang Zhen directly.
Fang Zhen nodded slightly, then said, "I will break the gate. The rest is up to you."
After speaking, Fang Zhen said no more.
"You? Can you do that?" The red-haired noble Belfort, who had been taught a small lesson by Fang Zhen before, couldn’t help but speak up.
Ostis also looked at Fang Zhen.
"I can do everything I say. I stand by every single word," Fang Zhen said.
His words seemed to carry an undeniable power.
Suddenly, a strange feeling arose within the room, as if a certain power had settled upon Fang Zhen, directly influencing the hearts of those present.
Osetis stared intently at Fang Zhen for a long time, then said, "You seem like a real man. Alright, I believe you."
"But if you can’t do it, I will cut your head off with my own hands."
Fang Zhen looked at Osetis and said, "First, I can do it."
"Second, you can’t beat me."
Osetis pressed his lips together, gave Fang Zhen a hard look, but in the end, he surprisingly didn’t get angry. Instead, he chuckled.
"Heh heh heh, if I really can’t beat you, then you truly are a powerful Warrior. Having you with us will be a great help in this battle."
"My personal honor is secondary. This is a moment of life and death. If you really have the skills you claim, I’m willing to follow your lead, even serve as your second-in-command. I just hope you’re not all talk."
Fang Zhen nodded with a calm expression.
He actually rather admired this Osetis. The man spoke and acted like a real man.
"Alright. Fang Zhen will break the gate of Northwest City. Now, let’s continue with the arrangements for the march."
Fang Zhen didn’t listen closely to their military formations and marching orders. He left professional matters to the professionals.
He was, however, very confident in his ability to break through the gate of Northwest City.
The gate was just a wooden gate one and a half meters thick.
Even if it were a stone gate, he was absolutely certain he could break it open using the fifth stage of his Power Mountain Seal, stacked five times—an attack that could shatter mountains.
As for Northwest City’s wooden gate, even if it was made of a special type of wood, Fang Zhen’s Thunder Spear had special attribute and attack power bonuses, and it could also greatly amplify the power of his Power Mountain Seal.
In addition, after his Thunder Spear had undergone Divine Rune Etching in the Divine Rune Realm, he suspected that using the fifth stage of the Power Mountain Seal in this world would be five to ten times more powerful than it was in the Curse Seal World.
This wasn’t a baseless guess.
It was a logical deduction he made after seeing the power of an ordinary manganese alloy steel sword that had been enhanced with Divine Rune Etching.
He even felt that his guess was a conservative one.
After all, the Divine Rune Etching used on those steel swords was just a relatively low-tier Divine Pattern.
In contrast, the enchanting and etching on his own weapons, especially his main weapon, the Thunder Spear, had cost over 10,000 Gold Coins for each major piece of equipment.
In this world where offensive power was strong but defensive capabilities seemed average, Fang Zhen felt he was playing it safe and could definitely breach Northwest City’s gate.
In fact, he believed he could do it with half, or even a third, of his strength.
’Of course, it’s best not to be overconfident.’
Under the pressure of survival and time, the war council was extremely efficient.
Just like the Three-Body Star People, Duke Phil and the others cast aside all impractical ways of thinking and acting under the pressure of survival.
There weren’t that many scheming people in the Divine Rune Realm either. It wasn’t that the people here were better, but that the pressure of survival didn’t allow for such behavior.
After the war council concluded, Fang Zhen and the others prepared to set out.
「One day later.」
Armed with Divine Rune Weapons, Phil’s Legion erupted with extremely strong combat will and morale.
The soldiers were united as one. Using their new, sharp weapons, they could easily cut through the armor on the demons, which had been very difficult to penetrate before.
The soldiers’ combat power had received an explosive upgrade.
At the cost of nearly 300 lives, Phil’s Legion engaged in a skirmish with a small demon legion.
They annihilated over 3,700 Little Demons, along with various other types of demons.
Among them were Hellhounds and a type of flying demon that resembled Gargoyles.
Fang Zhen did not participate in the battle; he maintained himself in peak condition.
The battle was fierce but actually very short, ending in less than half an hour.
The battlefield was not cleaned up.
Duke Phil led the victorious Phil’s Legion onward toward Northwest City.
