Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2625: 1445: The Prelude to Battle (Part 2)

After hearing those words, the feline fighters on hand and the human commanders displayed looks of utter despair. Since their magical strength lagged behind the enemy's, shattering their protective barrier was plainly out of the question.

“No, we still have a chance.”

Right as despair gripped everyone, Leo Ray's steady and resolute voice rang out following a quick chat with Frost: “This will be our sole shot at piercing the enemy's barrier.”

Over on the ramparts of the Medusa stronghold, as our strikes lost their punch, the Medusa General's features twisted into a mocking sneer, and he sneered: “In the end, just a bunch of trash, trying to stop Her Majesty Queen Belinda’s coronation, how laughable!”

“Feel ashamed of your incapability and weakness.”

With that said, the Medusa General burst into wild laughter, his frenzied state making his snake-like locks thrash about fiercely.

Next to the Medusa General, a shadowy form under a dark hood let out a wicked snicker, with the barrier wall occasionally unveiling their pale, deathly visage through the magical glow—it was definitely a lich.

And right as these two reveled without restraint, the Ice Stone City ahead of them vanished without a trace, plunging the battlefield into sudden quiet.

Before anyone could respond, an unforeseen twist unfolded.

The very next instant, the enormous expanse of the Land of Divine Favor reemerged, shockingly near, barely a meter from their position.

From that proximity, they could even make out the fine details like pores on the faces of Leo Ray and Ranis across the way.

“What are they up to?!”

The Medusa General's smug cackle cut off sharply, his expression shifting to pure shock.

At this range, should Leo Ray unleash another barrage, their own Ice Stone City's Absolute Defense Barrier would surely suffer heavy damage.

“Not good, they’re going for an extreme exchange one-for-one!”

The lich reacted with sharper speed, yanking the Medusa General back in haste, while some Medusa troops lingered in stunned confusion at their posts.

Moments later, Ice Stone City's Absolute Defense Barrier swelled outward, slamming into the enemy's Absolute Defense Barrier without delay.

In a flash, turbulent winds and clouds churned across the surfaces of both sides' Absolute Defense Barriers, surging with violent magical surges, and they shook with wild fury.

Within an eyeblink, a sharp crack like breaking glass resounded as both Absolute Defense Barriers shattered at once into myriad shards of energy.

“Cat warriors, show your fangs and claws, charge!”

As the barriers collapsed, Lannis, poised and ready, surged ahead first, guiding feline fighters to vault onto the foe's walls, raking their talons at the caught-off-guard Medusa troops.

Given how rapidly it all transpired and the sparse defenders atop the walls, the feline fighters sliced through effortlessly, swiftly claiming ground on the battlements.

On the enemy lines, wails and shrieks erupted amid zero pushback.

Astride Ice Stone City's walls, observing the feline fighters' rapid push, Leo Ray gave a pleased nod.

The key to breaching the enemy's defenses stemmed from the clashing nature of Absolute Defense Barrier spells. He'd seen a like event in the clash of trolls, minotaurs, and Dragonborn, sparking this tactic in his mind.

Under usual conditions, a city's stationary shield outlasts an army's portable one in durability. Even amid magical repulsion, it wouldn't just crumble away.

Yet Ice Stone City's Absolute Defense Barrier was no standard fare—its power dwarfed typical shields, amplifying repulsion effects dramatically, so this result came as no shock.

“This matches the intel Frost shared just now; per her, Ice Stone City's shield hasn't hit full power, limiting it to mutual ruin, but that's plenty for us.”

“Of course, the catch is Ice Stone City now lacks its Absolute Defense Barrier cover, needing time to reboot and even blocking instant jumps.”

“But at this point, I've got no choice except to go all in.”

With those thoughts racing, Leo Ray soared onto the enemy's walls too, bolstering the feline fighters' onslaught.

“A bunch of trash, stabilize your positions for this General!”

Once the first wave of chaos passed, the Medusa General regained poise, summoning hordes of backups to seal off key wall routes, unleashing dark-gray petrification beams.

Free from fueling the Absolute Defense Barrier, their troop reserves proved plentiful indeed.

Still, these Medusas ranked as mere standard Tier 3 forces, with middling melee skills, whereas Lannis's feline squad led with dual Tier 4 powerhouses, relentlessly shoving the foes back amid nonstop cries.

The feline fighters hit by petrification got left behind for treatment by trailing shamans and druids among the felines.

“Lich, if you don’t take action, this General won’t be able to hold on!”

Now, the Medusa General's earlier cool had vanished, his serpentine tresses a tangled mess.

“That’s exactly what I wanted.”

The lich, staying cool, shot a mocking look as swarms of bulky skeleton guards with massive shields bounded from the Medusa base, forming a swift wall before the feline fighters.

By their radiating presence, these plated skeleton guards clearly hit Tier 4, their empty sockets flickering with ghostly gleams.

Against these fresh heavy threats, though the feline fighters pressed hard, their advance ground to a clear halt.

It stood to reason—the feline race shone in speed and nimbleness, thriving against spellcasters and thin-armored types, but tanking these armored bruisers with top defenses posed a real hurdle.

Like a steel dam, the plated skeleton guards blocked the feline rush cold, letting the Medusas behind unleash a frenzy of petrification rays, hiking feline losses.

On the tight confines of the wall, even with superior numbers and might, the feline fighters couldn't break free. Leapers got pelted by ray volleys, crashing rigid to the stone, some splintering outright.

“Haha, trying to break through my Tier 4 Heavy Armored Skeleton Legion is not so easy.”

The lich, overseeing from afar, kept a steady poise, tracking each battlefield shift in the gloom.

“Indeed, your Excellency, now that bunch of trash is utterly helpless.”

The Medusa General grew bold once more, his voice booming from the shadows.

But as the pair savored their brief triumph, a storm of gleaming Holy Light Bullets poured down like streaking stars, slamming into the plated skeletons' formation.

Riding waves of sacred, blinding radiance that bored through heavy plating, the formerly unbreakable skeleton guards toppled in droves, some wholly cleansed and erased from the fight.

“What’s going on? Who’s attacking my soldiers?”

Seeing this, the lich's calm, shriveled features warped in fury, his gaze instinctively snapping to Ice Stone City's walls.

There, human spellcasters raised their staves, intoning with zeal—the origin of those striking spells.

No doubt about it, these were the crack human troops loyal to Leo Ray stepping up.

“Alright, it’s time to drive them off the walls.”

Leo Ray's eyes pierced like a hawk's, as he plunged into the enemy's tangled front lines.