Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 80: Infiltration
Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Infiltration
Nightfall.
Thick clouds covered the silver moon in the night sky.
The moonlight was weak, like a faint splash of elegant ink in the dark night, appearing and disappearing.
Five or six hundred meters outside the south gate of Firefly City, in a dug trench, three scouts lay watching the movements at the distant city gate.
“Firefly City is like a turtle shell. We’ve been attacking it for so many days without success, it’s really exhausting.”
“Well, it’s all because of the Black Rock Leopard; those monsters are too troublesome. I heard they’re puppets made by a wizard.”
“Tsk, wizards… It’s said there is a wizard in the Flashing Territory, which is why the Marquis sent two Counts to bring such a large force.”
“Are wizards really as powerful as the legends say?”
The scout lying on the far left said doubtfully. After waiting for a long time without a response from his companions, he turned his head in confusion and was stunned to find them collapsed on the ground, motionless.
“Not good!”
His heart tightened, and he immediately realized something was wrong. Just as he was about to spring up, he felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
Sunan slowly withdrew his hand, his face calm and unperturbed.
With his current physique comparable to a Peak Knight, even without using magic, silently taking care of three scouts who weren’t even knights was effortless.
He carefully examined the appearances and figures of the corpses, then lightly chanted a spell.
Under the moonlight, his form and appearance quickly changed to look exactly like the deceased scouts.
Even his clothing and weapons were identical.
[Magical Disguise]!
This magic can alter the caster’s appearance, including attire and equipment.
It is somewhat similar to [Transformation Skill].
The difference is that [Magical Disguise] can only change appearance; even if it turns into a creature, it cannot acquire the creature’s abilities.
Furthermore, human casters can only become human-like or bipedal creatures resembling humans, unable to transform into creatures of other races.
After completing the disguise, Sunan awakened the other two scouts and used [Charm Humans] to control them.
Next, he used [Silent Illusion] to make himself appear injured.
Everything was ready.
Sunan ordered the two scouts to lift him and hurriedly returned to the Storm Army’s camp.
The Storm Army camp was brightly lit.
The bright light extended a hundred meters outside the camp, anyone approaching would be immediately noticed.
“Halt!”
The guard soldiers immediately spotted the approaching trio and ordered them to stop.
“We were attacked by the enemy, some of our brothers are injured!”
The guard captain signaled everyone to be alert and walked up to check, quickly recognizing the three as scouts sent to watch the city gate. Upon seeing the injured one’s bleeding wounds, his doubts eased slightly.
“Did the enemy troops leave the city?”
“No, Firefly City did not open the gates. The attackers should only be enemy scouts.”
The guard captain breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the enemy didn’t deploy troops, they were safe.
But just in case, he told the nearby subordinate, “Ham, go report this to Lord Thomas.”
“Yes, Captain!” A soldier received the order and hurried away.
The guard captain turned to the three scouts and waved, saying, “Go in, quickly take the injured to the medical camp.”
The two scouts thanked him, lifting the injured ’companion’ as they rushed towards the camp’s medical section.
Seeing this, the guard captain couldn’t help but silently commend their deep comradeship.
In the center of the camp, the command tent.
Inside the spacious tent, a group of people sat together.
Count Storm sat at the head, his face sullen and silent.
The assembled officers watched their noses and mouths, also remaining silent.
After a long moment, Count Storm broke the silence with a hoarse voice.
“It’s been five days already. Despite such a significant advantage in military strength, why haven’t you managed to take Firefly City yet? Give me a reasonable explanation!”
Several older officers twitched at the corners of their eyes, secretly grumbling in their hearts.
Military advantage my foot.
Though our army is larger than Firefly City’s, they also have the elite Black Rock Cavalry Legion.
Not to mention, those five hundred Black Rock Leopards are more useful for defense than ten thousand soldiers.
If it weren’t for a large number of knights on our side, not only would we fail to capture the city, but Flash City Baron would have charged us long ago.
Saying such things proves the new Count Storm’s military capability is worrying, far inferior to his brothers.
However, speaking of which, if he weren’t easy to control due to his average abilities, Marquis Golden Rock wouldn’t have supported his ascension.
Seemingly realizing his misstep, Count Storm took a deep breath to calm his anger, coldly saying, “Kei the coward has been hiding inside the city, refusing to engage us directly. Can we bypass Firefly City and directly attack Flash City to force him out?”
These words made everyone’s mouths twitch even more.
Finally, one officer couldn’t help it and spoke up, “Lord, if we don’t take Firefly City first, and if they attack from behind while we’re besieging Flash City, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Count Storm’s expression froze, realizing he had asked a stupid question, and angrily said, “Neither option works, so suggest a solution!”
The gathered men exchanged looks.
Eventually, an older officer proposed, “Lord, we don’t need to rush. Time is on our side. Once Count Frost conquers Qilin City and joins us, combining forces to breach Firefly City will be easy.”
Count Storm’s face darkened.
He understood this principle.
But if we proceed this way, the credit for attacking Flashing Territory will largely go to Count Frost.
He’s not willing to pave the way for Count Frost!
Thinking of this, Count Storm, with a dark face, rejected the idea: “No, we must capture Firefly City before Count Frost arrives!”
The officers looked at each other, showing identical expressions of helplessness.
Just then, chaos suddenly erupted outside.
Count Storm was in a foul mood and slammed the table angrily, “Who dares violate army discipline with commotion at midnight? Drag them out and hang them!”
“Lord, something’s wrong!”
The officer who spoke earlier suddenly jumped up, not waiting for Count Storm’s response, and rushed out of the tent with a serious expression.
The others reacted too, hurrying outside the tent.
Upon exiting, the noise became much clearer.
Everyone finally heard faint screams coming from afar.
“That direction… is the medical camp!” The officer’s face changed dramatically.
At this point, a messenger ran over in panic, kneeling on one knee and urgently reporting: “My Lord, monsters have appeared in the medical camp!”
“Monsters? What kind of monsters?” Count Storm asked, confused.
But soon, he wouldn’t need to wonder.
Along with a rumbling noise, a tent a hundred meters away was suddenly lifted into the sky, the wind dispersing the dust to reveal a humanoid creature four or five meters tall, made entirely of rock.
With a casual punch, it smashed several soldiers in front of it, crushing them into pulp along with their armor, instantly creating a huge pit on the ground.
The terrifying strength made many officers’ scalps go numb.
Further away, numerous identical rock monsters were rampaging around, slaughtering the fleeing soldiers.
“What, what’s going on?” Count Storm stared in horror at the monsters.
This is the core of the camp, heavily guarded by thousands of soldiers. How did these monsters appear here?
