35 – She has arrived.
Huge meteorites and countless fireballs were falling rapidly.
There was no doubt about it.
This was undoubtedly the work of the Empress.
It must have been a preemptive move to prevent me from earning any credit.
No matter how much of a villain the Empress may be, I never imagined she would go this far…
As the Elven Prince Aplatos rose from his seat, his spirits also stood tall.
Countless fireballs formed in front of the spirits’ heads.
They quickly shot out to intercept the falling objects.
Boom! Bam! Boom!
In the night sky, fireballs collided and caused intense explosions.
Chain explosions occurred, illuminating the area below with flashes.
Both in the Elven camp and in the Count’s army, a tremendous number of spells were launched.
But stopping the accelerating meteor, which was already massive, seemed utterly impossible.
“No…”
“We’re all going to die like this…!”
Grim cries of impending doom echoed from all directions.
However, Aplatos remained unfazed.
“Count Tenafel. Our first priority is to survive against our common enemy.”
“Yes, y-y-yes, um, cough. Let’s do that.”
After giving me a quick glance, the Count awkwardly cleared his throat and replied. It was a gesture that seemed to hide something.
“I’ll destroy the meteor, so please have the mage unit intercept any other nearby spells.”
“Ah, understood.”
The viscount hurried back to his camp.
Whooosh- whoooooosh-
Soon after, a flaming sphere appeared in front of the fire spirit.
As if concentrating its power, it rapidly grew in size and slowly rose into the sky.
The sight of lava-like eruptions constantly bursting from its boiling surface resembled a miniature sun.
In the blink of an eye, it grew as big as a fortress, illuminating the darkness of the night before flying towards the meteorite that had come closer to the ground.
It took only about two or three seconds for the massive entities to collide with each other at an incredible speed.
Kwaaang-
A violent explosion occurred, and a blinding light erupted into the world, making it impossible to keep one’s eyes open.
Tables and chairs that were just there a moment ago were all blown away.
Spaaah-
A tremendous shockwave swept the ground, causing countless soldiers to fall, but I was protected by the dome-shaped barrier that Lac had created.
Soon, the debris of the shattered meteorite began to fall like rain.
Thump! Thump! Kuung! Kuwaaang- Kukukugung!
The power of the debris was quite formidable.
If Aplatus couldn’t destroy the meteorite, there was no need to even consider the greater disaster that would have occurred.
To shatter a meteorite.
Indeed, the noble elf with royal blood was different no matter what.
As I thought that, I looked at the elf prince, who had become quite disheveled in appearance.
As expected, due to the low efficiency of the spirit’s magic, the fatigue had rapidly increased.
It seemed that a considerable amount of mana had been consumed, as the prince’s face had become quite pale.
Fortunately, it seemed that neither the humans nor the elves had suffered significant damage.
Then, not long after, someone shouted,
“Another attack is coming!”
Everyone turned their heads simultaneously.
“Unbelievable…”
“This time, there are two…”
Two massive meteorites were burning fiercely as they accelerated towards the ground once again.
Around them, a tremendous amount of fiery debris was falling as well.
“Quickly, use magic to stop them!”
This time, two fireballs appeared in front of the fire spirit.
Swoosh! Crackling! Whoosh-
In an instant, they rapidly grew in size and began to rise into the air.
And as the meteorites shot up into the sky again, the elf prince knelt down and coughed up blood.
Boom! Crash! Thud!
The two massive fireballs collided with the two meteorites.
The sound of the collision and the shockwave that followed were incomparable to the previous one.
I ordered Rakk to protect the elf prince, who was in a lifeless state.
The amount of debris and damage was at least twice as much as before.
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Large and small, solid fragments fell evenly on the human and elf sides.
It was undoubtedly a disaster, even though they tried to block it.
A considerable number of casualties were produced.
Of course, the elves quickly used magic to minimize the damage, but the humans who couldn’t do so were crushed by the stones that only hit their houses, and many of them could not escape instant death.
There probably wouldn’t be much difference in everyone’s thoughts.
If a complete meteorite had fallen, there would have been tremendous damage to the Marquisate and the forest of Rivengard.
But there was still no need to worry.
The attack was not over yet.
High up in the sky, whether there was a dragon with a grudge against humans and elves, another meteorite fell.
Many elves used up their energy and collectively cast magic, but the meteorite didn’t budge.
Summoning a meteorite in the first place was a high-level magic that required an enormous amount of mana.
Due to the high concentration of mana surrounding the meteorite, even ordinary magic couldn’t break it.
Everyone was desperate.
I was no different.
Now, all that was left was to be swept away by the catastrophe caused by the meteorite and lose our lives.
Kuuung-
Moreover, this one was much larger than the previous ones and, naturally, much faster.
There seemed to be about 10 seconds left.
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It was at that moment when a roar even more thunderous than a lion’s roar was heard.
The horse, enveloped in light, was running at an incredible speed.
8 seconds.
As if using teleportation magic, the horse closed the distance in an instant.
7 seconds.
“Stop!”
Crackling-
5 seconds.
Elaine leaped off the horse.
4 seconds.
She suddenly stretched out her hands towards the meteor that covered the sky.
3 seconds.
Kuwaaang-
A blinding light covered the entire world as if it would blind everyone.
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As Elaine approached the location of the prince, she witnessed a spectacular sight.
Countless spells collided in the air.
Even three meteors collided with massive fireballs and exploded.
To anyone’s eyes, it was a situation so serious that it looked like a war had broken out.
Yet, Elaine was not afraid at all.
On the contrary, she was confident.
If it was her divine power, she believed she could protect everyone here.
Among the many knowledge that filled her mind after seeing the goddess in her dream, one was roaring, urging her to choose herself.
“The Shield of the Goddess!”
Even though she had only thought about it in her mind, like the surface of a rapidly freezing lake, a bright light drew beautiful curves and spread from Elaine’s palm in all directions, depicting sacred sentences.
It felt enormous enough to cover the entire plain, like a shield used by the gods.
Kugugugung!
All the meteors and other magic that collided with the shield began to shatter and dissipate, unable to deliver any impact.
It felt like they were rapidly fading away in a storm that exceeded imagination.
Puk!
After the meteor completely vanished, the shield of light scattered into dust and flowed back into Elaine’s body without missing a beat.
Perhaps because she had retrieved her power, she didn’t feel any fatigue even after performing such a tremendous miracle.
When she turned her head, she faced the astonished face of the young man with long ears, like the crown prince.
“No, how on earth…”
The belatedly arrived Count Tenafel couldn’t continue his words in the face of a miracle he had never seen before.
“Is this the power of the goddess…”
Apollatos wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with an expression that suggested he had some idea.
And the crown prince approached Elaine and asked if she was okay.
It was at that moment that she felt relief.
Elaine’s legs seemed to give way, and the crown prince hugged her just in time.
And above them, in the sky thousands of feet high,
Someone on a flying ship was watching over the whole situation.
It was through the magic circle drawn on the ground.
The situation below was vividly visible, as if in a video.
“Who on earth is that woman?”
The person who spoke was the fiery mast-topper who received Duke Shrein’s command.
“……”
But no one could easily answer.
Because they truly didn’t know.
Then, someone spoke up late, and others began to add on.
“A shield of light that blocks meteors… I’ve never heard of such a thing before.”
“Does magic of the light attribute even exist?”
“Who on earth is that blonde woman?”
As curious as they were by nature, they couldn’t contain their curiosity about the magic they had never seen before, even in a situation like this.
“Master Topper, what will you do now? Will you attack again?”
Someone asked with a face full of worry.
“We have already used up all the magic stones we brought, and the mana of the wizards has also been exhausted. It seems we have to go back for now.”
“But wasn’t it Duke Shrein’s request?”
“If we just go back like this, what will happen to the remaining payment?”
“And what if he harbors resentment and informs another tower? Wouldn’t the problem become bigger?”
However, as the Master of the Tower, there was no way to stop it.
Incredibly, it had blocked four meteorites.
Many of the wizards who had cast the spell together were already in a state of disarray.
The enormous amount of consumed magic stones was a great loss, but there was nothing else they could do.
Now they could no longer summon meteorites.
“That’s enough. Turn the bow.”