265: Chapter 265 The Attack Begins

"...Designing a counter-alloy for Rune Magic below level 2 rules. Total cost: 99 time coins. Beginning deduction."

As the words fell, countless pale green thin lines spread through layers of the void, analyzing the underlying logic of the entire world.

A flash of joy appeared in Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes.

He was right.

Since this virtual projection couldn't isolate his True Sight ability, then Omniscient Deduction naturally worked the same way.

With the level of the dimension where his main body resided, deducing things from such a low-level world was naturally effortless.

Soon, the green thin lines snapped one by one, finally leaving thirteen intact paths.

"As expected... when targeting only low-level Rune Magic, there's more than one solution."

Zhang Huaiyuan received the feedback streaming into his mind and began to screen for the most suitable one.

"Hmm... this one requires rare metals, no good."

"This one involves too much Rune Magic knowledge; it's not my area of expertise. Put it on hold for now..."

"Oh? This one seems feasible."

Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes lit up slightly as he studied the information in his mind.

"Using Phase Technology to construct a liquid metal zone on the metal surface. Once stimulated to produce fluctuations, it can disrupt the original rune structure of low-level magic, rendering it ineffective..."

"Construct an energy guidance and conversion network to direct collapsed energy into storage modules by region, then differentiate and absorb it..."

"Nano-memory model to remember Rune Magic attacks already suffered, reducing damage taken next time..."

"Phase Technology, energy technology... they happen to be exactly what I'm good at."

Zhang Huaiyuan quickly made his decision.

After transferring the deduced design blueprints from his mind to reality, he used the thought network to quickly recall the mechanical legion for batch modification.

Over ten thousand engineering robots operated simultaneously.

They shared part of Zhang Huaiyuan's knowledge, so their efficiency was not much worse than if he had done it himself.

In just one week, the work was completely finished.

The modified mechanical legion showed obvious changes; the surface metal was in a flowing state, shimmering with a bright silver luster.

It could effectively withstand low-level Rune Magic attacks.

"It's time to attack."

With a thought, Zhang Huaiyuan connected to the satellite's vision.

During this time, he had successively launched dozens more satellites, which now completely covered the nearby area.

He could clearly see the movements across a small half of the continent.

And his teammates from the academy were no slackers either; they had all established communication stations and contacted him several days ago.

"Judging by the satellite coverage, although it's a random drop, overall, the people from the three academies are concentrated in three directions. Makes sense... the purpose of the assessment is to test each student's mastery and flexible application of knowledge. If they were made to kill each other right away, the assessment would lose its meaning."

Having figured this out, Zhang Huaiyuan no longer hesitated.

He immediately issued the attack command through the thought network to the troops assembled at the front line.

Instantly, the mechanical legion formation, with Magic Crystal Tanks as the vanguard, began to advance toward the eastern city.

"The only slight threat is those four Rune Towers..."

Zhang Huaiyuan took in the entire city's layout through the satellite's vision, but he was in no hurry to give orders.

The entire legion shared a thought network. Although there was no high-level intelligent lifeform to command them, his brain domain was currently equivalent to a powerful integrated server, fully sufficient for the entire legion's combat calculations.

Fifty kilometers... forty kilometers...

When the main force approached within thirty kilometers of the city, over a hundred large transport combat vehicles loaded with two rockets each stopped their advance.

"Coordinates confirmed..."

"Calculating precise trajectory..."

"Calculating wind resistance and other additional factors..."

"Calculation complete... Launch."

Lines of equations appeared in the thought network, marking precise trajectories and synchronizing them to the combat vehicles.

The next moment, deafening jet sounds rang out as over 40 rockets rose into the air simultaneously, splitting into four paths and heading straight for the Rune Towers in the city.

With over 40 conspicuous trails streaking across the sky, the thirty-kilometer distance was covered in an instant.

"What's that sound... Wait, what is that!"

The guards in the city instinctively looked up and saw dozens of never-before-seen objects descending from the sky.

"Oh no, quickly activate the magic defense system and stop them!"

Some of the experts among them changed expression drastically.

Although they didn't know what these were, they instinctively sensed a massive threat.

Some even began chanting incantations directly, preparing to launch magic.

But these natives of a low-level magical world clearly far underestimated the power of technology.

As the 40-plus missiles drew near, their speed suddenly increased again.

The four Rune Towers had just begun to glow, and before the magic barriers could rise, they were accurately struck by the missiles.

Boom!

Violent flames soared into the sky, and a powerful energy wave spread out, blasting the Rune Towers and the surrounding thousand square meters into dust.

"What on earth is that... its power exceeds a level 7 single-target spell!"

An archmage who had never seen technological weaponry stared blankly at the vanished Rune Towers, muttering to himself.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The city's defenders finally reacted and immediately began shouting loudly.

Elite units and mage legions quickly rushed toward the city walls.

A large number of enchanted arrows and other war machines were transported simultaneously.

But before they could finish preparing, a new round of missile bombardment arrived.

This time, their target was the tall city walls.

Having lost the protection of the magic system, these walls, built mainly of anti-magic materials, simply couldn't withstand the continuous bombardment of missiles and collapsed in an instant.

Countless defenders fell along with the walls before they could even react.

And at this moment, the mechanized legion led by Magic Crystal Tanks approached rapidly from the distance like a rolling torrent.

They were accompanied by over a hundred variable bombers.

"Damn it, the enemy is here! Those who aren't dead, find cover quickly and prepare to fight!"

"Where are the lord mages? Use magic to stop them, quickly!"

A general roared, his inner energy erupting to deflect flying debris.

He took down the enchanted bow from his back, waiting for the opponent to enter range so he could show them what he was made of.

Meanwhile, a team of mages finally found their footing and began chanting a group spell.

A mass of red clouds slowly condensed from the horizon.

But at the same time, the mechanized legion wasn't idle; as soon as they entered range, they launched an attack almost simultaneously!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Infinite firepower poured in.

Each of these war machines was manufactured from blueprints personally designed by Zhang Huaiyuan, with power at the limit of what current resources allowed.

The dense artillery fire fell, and whether it was powerful mages or the proud elite archer legions, they were all obliterated like a joke.

At this moment, the steel torrent of the technological side finally displayed its terrifying combat potential.

A powerful city couldn't even hold out for an hour before its defenses were completely crushed without any ability to fight back.

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