Mr Pei Di, who had been ambushed, roared and pointed with his left hand. A green ray of light shot towards the knight who had ambushed Orston on the right, turning him into dust. He then pointed the staff in his right hand towards the knight who had ambushed him on the right. Hot lava suddenly poured down from the top of the knight's head and enveloped him, turning him into a ball of fire.
After killing the two knights to vent his anger, a ring on Pei Di's finger flashed and a magical force enveloped his body.
After the spell was cast, Pei Di didn't seem to change at all. However, in the next moment, he picked up the heavily armored Orston and rushed back into the magus guard's formation with lightning speed. His running speed was no slower than that of a high-ranking warrior.
That's right, at this moment, Pei Di was a high-ranking warrior. The spell he had just used was called Tan Sen's Transformation.
The effect of this spell was to turn a magus into a warrior of the same rank.
Under the effect of this spell, the caster would not only have the constitution and toughness of a warrior of the same rank, but also the combat skills and awareness of a warrior of the same rank.
Apart from that, the spell would also give the magus an additional 80 points of Strength, 80 points of Physique, 80 points of Dexterity, as well as a defensive bonus equivalent to a level-4 spell.
Under Tan Sen's transformation, the magus' mental strength would be converted into strength and stamina to support him in battle, so he would also lose the ability to cast spells.
After returning to the magus guard formation, Pei Di immediately gave a new order, "Protect Orston and me as we retreat!"
The magus guard didn't hesitate to change their formation and retreat towards the east.
Seeing this, the high-ranking ogre wizard among the ogres let out a roar and the ogres split into two. Hundreds of ogre warriors, led by the high-ranking ogre wizard and two high-ranking ogre priests, chased after the retreating magus guard.
The remaining ogre warriors, under the command of the two high-ranking ogre priests, rushed towards the knights who were still standing their ground.
Knight Norton, who was at the forefront of the knights' formation, drew his longsword and shouted, "For glory!"
"For glory!" All of the knights drew their longswords and responded.
Some of the City Guard also responded. The response was sparse at first, but it soon turned into a deafening battle cry.
After rousing the morale of the soldiers, Knight Norton led his knights and charged towards the Ogres.
The City Guard moved forward again and attacked the Ogres from both sides with their muskets.
But how could the Gnolls compare to the Ogres?
Under the orders of the two priests, the ogres each sent out a dozen warriors and charged towards the City Guard.
These ogre warriors and barbarian warriors had an average level of 8 to 9, and they were all incredibly strong. When they put on their heavy armor, they were like tanks on the battlefield. The middle-ranked warriors at the front of the City Guard couldn't stop these human-shaped magical beasts at all, and they quickly broke into the formation.
The musketeers within the phalanx were even more vulnerable in front of these human-shaped magic beasts. In just a moment, the entire formation was thrown into chaos.
The City Guard was defeated!
Seeing that the Ogres had diverted most of their forces to chase after him, Pei Di immediately understood that these Ogres' target was most likely himself or Sir John Aston.
He ordered, "First Squadron, Second Squadron, Third Squadron, stop the pursuers!"
The three squadrons of the Magus Guard turned around and charged towards the Ogres without hesitation.
The Magus Guard was made up of talented youths selected from the commoners by the Magus Academy. They were trained from a young age, and their loyalty was even higher than that of the Count's knights.
Seeing that the enemy had split up, under the orders of the high-ranked Ogre Magus, two high-ranked priests passed by the Ogre Warriors in front and charged towards the Magus Guard.
As they charged forward, they cast divine spells on themselves.
First, two rays of holy light shone on the two priests from above. After that, nothing seemed to happen. Following that, two more rays of holy light shone down, and the two ogre priests' majestic bodies swelled up once more, turning them into giants.
Following that, two rays of red light enveloped the warhammers in the hands of the two high-ranked priests.
By the time the two High Priests arrived in front of the Mage Guards, they were already as mighty as gods descending from the heavens.
At this moment, the two high-ranked ogre priests had been buffed with two intermediate spells, 'Divine Ability' and 'Rainbow Morality'. Their warhammers were also buffed with the advanced spell, 'Grievous Wound'.
The effect of Divine Ability was similar to Tan Sen's Polymorph. It allowed the priests to obtain the toughness and combat skills of a warrior of the same rank. At the same time, it also gave them 60 points of Strength and 60 points of Vitality.
On the other hand, the spell 'Rainbow Morality' would increase the size of the target's body, increasing Strength by 40, Vitality by 20, and a + 3 defense bonus.
The effect of Grievous Wound was to directly inject destructive negative energy into the enemy's body through contact, causing massive damage to the enemy's internal organs.
The first to face the two ogre priests were three platoon captains of the Magus Guard.
These three platoon captains were all rank 10 warriors and had many buffing spells on them. However, they were suppressed by the two high-ranked priests who were rank 11 and above. Secondly, the Grievous Wound on their weapons was too overbearing. The three platoon captains' + 4 armour and defensive spells were unable to block the invasion of the Grievous Wound's energy. The moment their weapons came into contact, they were heavily injured by the spell. After being injured, their strength was depleted, and they were instantly crushed by the enemy's strength.
After breaking through the three platoon captains, the warriors behind them were even more vulnerable. The two mountain-like ogres swung their warhammers horizontally, and three or four human warriors were sent flying while vomiting blood.
These Magus Guard members were all rank 6 or 7 mid-ranked warriors, and the platoon captains were elites above rank 8. However, in front of the two ogre priests, they were like a flock of chickens. A few were sent flying with a swing of their warhammers, and a few were sent flying with a swing of their warhammers.
The huge gap in strength and the effect of the Grievous Wound made these human warriors unable to resist at all.
When the formation of the Magus Guard was disrupted by the two ogre priests, the ogre warriors behind the priests rammed into them.
Although these warriors were loyal and would fight to the death, they were quickly defeated and wiped out in the face of the enemy's overwhelming strength.
Mr Pei Di took a deep breath and stopped when he saw that his subordinates were quickly defeated and unable to stop the ogre priests.
The two platoons of Magus Guard on both sides stopped as well.