Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 162: War (4)

When the group began to watch the human army and also keep an eye on the backs of the enemies, nothing noteworthy happened on the first day. However, on the second day, the human army began to spread around the area, and soon, they split their fifteen thousand soldiers into three groups. Those three armies moved to the East, North, and Southern sides of the city.

"Why not surround the whole place?" Jori asked. "They might be cautious of reinforcements coming. With this mind of formation, they still can regroup and run away in case something unexpected happens."

"They also can be offering the illusion to the enemies that they can escape since they are outnumbered three to one."

From the little that Rain knew about sieges, he assumed that on Earth, a force of at least three to one was necessary to take down walled cities. Things are different in that world since super-powered humans existed, and magic was a thing as well. However, if both sides have more or less the same strength, it would make sense that the rule still applies.

Still, the humans didn't do anything aside from moving their camps like that in order to make their attacks more effective. It was weird of them to take their time after coming this far, but Branden said that despite his current decision, Revan was cautious to a fault.

"They will probably make their move tomorrow… we can use this chance to attack them from behind while they are busy," Branden said. "How long until the tunnel is ready?"

"Four more days," Rain replied.

"... I guess I will have to give you one of my potions, which should restore four days' worth of your mana," Branden said after thinking for a while.

The Minor Spiritual Potions cost ten silver coins and restore one thousand points of mana, while medium ones restore five times more but cost ten times more. Inflation, here I come… in any case, the potions that Branden had only restored twenty-five thousand mana potions. They were of the fifth order and usually cost twenty gold coins.

Rain would rather go bankrupt than buy them… but someday, he will probably have to keep some of those with him in case of emergency.

"Work as fast as possible overnight," Branden said.

Rain nodded and began to use the potion while he worked. Still, just like he had expected… when the potion was over, the tunnel still was six hundred meters away from the walls, and the sun was rising. Still, some good things happened.

(You reached the necessary requirements to unlock a new path.)

Level 40: Wisdom's Blessing - Bestow a temporary boost in wisdom to yourself and nearby allies.

Level 45: Mana Burst - Release a burst of mana, creating a small explosion around you to knock back enemies.

Level 50: Elemental Infusion - Enhance your non-elemental attacks with elements, adding additional effects.

Sage's Path Lv 50: Enchanter's Path Lv 15. (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Dexterity + 04 per level.)

The Enchanter's Path is a journey of harnessing the elemental forces of fire, water, wind, and earth to empower weapons, protect allies, and weaken enemies. As you progress through the levels, you'll learn to manipulate these elements in various ways to enhance your combat prowess and strategic abilities.

Level 1: Fire Enhancement - Infuse weapons with fiery energy, adding a chance to burn enemies on hit.

Level 5: Aqua Resistance - Enchant armor and shields with water energy, reducing incoming damage from water-based attacks.

Level 10: Wind Swift - Enhance your movements with the power of wind, granting increased agility and speed.

Level 15: Earth Armor - Create an earth-based shield around yourself, reducing damage taken from physical attacks.

"Level fifteen, huh?" Rain thought. "I guess it makes sense since I have been using a variation of Wind Swift and Earth Armor."

Those skills were the ones Rain learned from Liss, and the other was the one he used to help his father and uncle during the invasion of Tristan. He also practiced that for a while, but soon he changed that when he began to enhance his attacks with earth magic… Perhaps that helped as well.

"Rain, are you done?" Branden asked.

"Nope, I am four hundred meters away," Rain replied. "You sure are a slave driver... give me a couple of hours."

The extra bonuses in parameters granted Rain more mana, and he used that in the tunnel. Still, it wasn't enough. Branden realized that he underestimated Rain; he thought that they had the same amount of mana, but he actually had less than Rain, somehow.

Still, he didn't have time to feed his competitive side since the human army began to move on all sides… they weren't going to go all out now; they would probably wait for one side to show some weakness, but that was also the chance that the enemies needed to surprise them.

"Keep working on the tunnel; we will see what we can do here," Branden said.

Rain nodded, and he was fine with that since he confirmed that the more he used his mana nonstop, the more experience he would get. The fact that the Sage's path got five levels in a single night is good proof of that.

"I am just a single person; I can't overestimate myself thinking that I can save thousands of lives in a war," Rain thought while he was working. "I can only focus on myself and prevent our defeat while making sure that those guys will stay alive as well."

While Rain had come to terms with his own limitations, Branden and the others were watching the start of the battle, wondering what they should do. The humans were advancing with tower shields and spears in their hands. Branden confirmed that some of the Royal guards were leading the charge to raise morale.

Still, the enemies in the city were strangely quiet… Everyone could tell that they were waiting for the humans to come since they had some nasty surprises in store.