Battle of the capital (1)
“Is it the Archmage… … .”
“That’s right.”
The duke looked up at the top of the castle wall with narrowed eyes. Then he raised his lips and flicked his tongue.
okay.
“… … Elade, the Magic Tower Lord.”
Esteban had only one archmage.
If so, the personage of that small-looking wizard must have been the Mage Tower Master who had become a great wizard.
Those who discovered the existence of the archmage gulped their saliva and showed their vigilance.
But he still looked at me with a calm expression.
There didn’t seem to be any major concerns.
“The participation of the archmage was expected.”
“Yes, Your Excellency the Duke.”
The eyes of Count Valmons, who chatted leisurely, were torn.
“It’s just within the scope of what was assumed.”
There were so many words to describe the archmage, but none fit as well as strategic weapons.
A wide range of attacks. And the ultimate magic that reverses the war situation.
From a long time ago, the existence of the Archmage in history was no different from being feared.
however.
“Either way, individual. With just one person, we can’t turn this battle around.”
If it were an army of tens of thousands, not just hundreds or thousands, the words would be different.
The wide range of attacks by the wizards was obviously great, but at best they could handle part of the battlefield.
Even if you do multiple spells, how much can you really use?
Even the total amount of mana a person possesses is fixed, so it is not something that can be used indefinitely.
If such a large army rushes at the same time, there is no choice but to have a gap, and once there is a gap, it is over.
Therefore, the role of wizards in modern tactics was more focused on assisting the destruction of buildings or walls rather than directly attacking soldiers, or preventing ‘magic’ from being fired while competing with each other to prevent variables during battle.
… … That is the inherent limitation of modern magicians.
As long as the absolute cost of mana existed, its influence was bound to be limited.
Even more so in Esteban, where the value of magic is concentrated only on research, and there is no special magic flyer.
There was a high possibility that the existence of ‘one’ wizard would not be so great.
“At best, a slightly stronger wizard would have been added.”
In the first place, since the era of chaos that has been passed down as a legend, there has been no case of a great mage standing on the battlefield.
If they were so effective, why didn’t the archmages be mobilized in all wars?
He smiled and swept across the battlefield.
He hesitated at the unexpected event, but that meant nothing was going to be a problem.
‘Rather, the only card I was concerned about was easily revealed.’
It was a welcome thing on this side.
It would be sufficient if the soldiers were deployed wider to prepare for an emergency, and the elite knights moved forward so that they could penetrate quickly.
The hand of the Duke who was leading the troops was raised.
“Okay, we’ll see the battle before the troops from the surrounding territories attack from the rear. Don’t be discouraged by the name of the Archmage, you just need to deploy the sabotage spell on this side as well to hold back as much as possible. If you follow the rules, you can easily win.”
“All right.”
“Advance.”
floating!
ridge!
“Advance!”
“Wow!”
“The order to advance has been given!”
The sound of the drums of advance resounded again, and the soldiers guarding their positions began to move one by one.
It was the same with the confident command, but he realized that there was nothing to fear because nothing actually happened.
And Duke William looked at the castle wall, where troops were not yet revealed, and pulled the corners of his mouth.
“The weakness of the walls of the capital is that the defense facilities are weak.”
Esteban’s structure with defense concentrated in major external strongholds.
Of course, he was aware of his weaknesses. So, the operation was also prepared.
“… … If we can only open that huge gate, they will be pushed out helplessly.”
The duke muttered as he caressed what was in his pocket.
One ready signal flare.
The moment it was launched, the knights hidden inside caused chaos.
They would just have to easily seize the castle gate.
But even at that moment.
The wizard behind the duke was biting his lip.
‘No matter how lightly you take the existence of the Archmage… … .’
Although compared to the Sword Master, he has never appeared on the battlefield properly, but he, a fellow wizard, showed an uncomfortable look at the Duke’s treatment of openly ignoring the Archmage.
Even the great wizards are transcendent people who transcend humans.
The duke, who was neither a wizard nor a swordsman, was completely unaware of the meaning of escaping human dignity.
But you know yourself.
That’s why I was anxious. For some reason, the tumult of unknown magical powers amplified the anxiety.
‘I hope nothing happens… … .’
He worked hard to make up his mind and prepared a sabotage ceremony with the others as commanded.
A personal supervisor is a supervisor.
First of all, as the duke said, it was his turn to do everything he could.
please.
I just hope nothing happens.
* * *
oh oh oh-
The walls of the capital surrounded by war clouds are very quiet.
Only the harsh rustle of weapons passed by my ears, and the busy movements of the soldiers were dotted with tension, as if they were conscious of the upcoming battle.
But above such ramparts.
Only the atmosphere there, where everyone looked up and looked up, was different.
“Right.”
It was as if they had gone out to a nearby garden to drink.
The steps he took while walking leisurely on the wall were light, and the movements of the enemies approaching from moment to moment did not give even a hint of inspiration.
“It’s no different from a fire moth that rushes at you without knowing where you’re going to die.”
Blazing-
At that moment, blue mana like flames rose from the hands of the owner of the mage tower.
The flames soon flared up and formed a single shape and were carved into the air.
Chaaagh!
The flames running through the air spread more and more, leaving various teratological patterns in the air.
slowly.
With a very detailed sense, like a jewel.
Eventually, it completed a form unknown to anyone on the present continent.
charrr!
Overlapping, overlapping, overlapping.
As if encompassing multiple dimensions, what was revealed in the series of distortions was an unknown magic circle.
The magic circle eventually amplified and began to call itself.
“… … .”
Is this what it feels like to be swallowed up in great awe?
As if the mana of the whole world exists only for one person.
The world shuddered according to his hand gesture, and the mana of the whole area was twisted.
The power to shake the heavens and earth.
The wizards who watched it from behind trembled and trembled.
“Ahhh… … .”
“this… … Archmage… … .”
The mana that spread wildly was so vast and wild that it could not be considered to have been spewed out by an individual.
Every place that could already be seen was as if it were under the man’s domain.
And now, the power of the true ‘Rod’ will be clearly visible even to the approaching enemies.
You can feel the prestige of a transcendent who has taken over the entire space and made even mother nature her own territory.
“It’s ridiculous to attack the power of the great magic lightly.”
It would be a big mistake to think only of the aspects of modern magic warfare.
Not knowing was a sin in itself.
Coo-goo-goo-!
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Woo woo woo!
The artificial sun that finally began to tear through space and emerge into the void.
The sun that remained in the north landed on the castle wall in an instant, riding through the dimensional passage that had been arranged in advance.
The surprised look of the duke’s soldiers, who had come close to him as if they were in a fit of madness, was clearly felt here as well.
But this is not the end.
beneath the unknown.
“I dare to go against Your Highness’ will and make you pay for the crime of causing confusion in Esteban.”
His hands began to move quickly and unfamiliar words began to shoot out of his mouth.
Magical power that starts to amplify more and more.
And the more the mana flowed from the artificial sun, the stronger it erupted and began to cover the whole body of the mage tower master.
His whole body slowly rises into the air due to the enormous density of mana.
like that.
… … Borrowing the infinite power of the sun, the archmage finally finished another equation.
At that moment, the world stops.
Whoa!
And the magical powers of all directions began to be sucked into one place in an instant.
The mana that was sucked in like a hungry ghost eventually gathered at one point and became compressed to become a brilliant light.
“bye.”
the sky opens
And despair falls.
A distant ancient magic that has not been left behind even in the middle of history.
It was declared that the disappeared legend had been resurrected here.
***
Woo woo woo!
“… … Oh, how can this be?”
elements of the world.
The world that lost mana was achromatic.
If there was anything that made that possible, it would be that single point of magic circle shining in the man’s hand.
“This… … Nonsense… … .”
Even if it wasn’t magic anymore, it was enough to notice the change.
It was to the extent that Iman’s soldiers, stricken with awe and fear, stopped at the same time.
The duke brushed the wizard with his eyes wide open in astonishment.
“Um, what is that? What is this ominous phenomenon?”
“Well, that’s probably what the theory calls blackout.”
“This bastard… … That’s why I didn’t ask what it was!”
A commander must never show agitation.
Not only can you lose your composure in a small way, but it will also affect the morale of the entire unit.
But as of now, I couldn’t help it.
Even the duke, who shook the political arena with snake-like skill, could not help but be surprised at this situation, which he had never experienced in his life.
Then the wizard explained, forgetting to even blink.
“Bo, the original elements have the power to pull each other. However, if an abnormally strong force is generated in one place, the elements that made up the world converge on that one point and lose their light.”
“what?!”
“Bo, normally, it’s a phenomenon that can only be barely caused at the level of a small experimental soldier… … .”
“So keep it simple!”
“Ouch!”
The sorcerer could not breathe as the duke’s strong hand choked him.
But even at that moment, the phenomenon continued.
As if spraying black ink, the eerie achromatic atmosphere spreads in all directions.
No, it gets sucked in.
The light of the whole world, into that small magic circle.
And after a flash, a tremendous wind blew in all directions, and the world regained its original color.
But if there is a difference from just now, the strangled wizard is pointing somewhere in the sky.
Those arms stretched out almost at right angles… … I mean, it was over their heads.
Swoop-
Before long, the duke’s gaze turned to the direction the wizard pointed.
There… … .
“… … A shooting star?”
I saw a single shooting star embroidering the sky.
The sun had already risen a long time ago, but shooting stars were swimming in the sky revealing themselves.
Looking at this alone, there was nothing strange about it, but after a while, the duke realized that it was falling at an angle.
… … No, it was an illusion.
The meteor, which I thought was moving at an angle, was just falling toward the floor.
With five or six small tails hanging back.
However, the fact that they are heading towards them… … It must have been no mistake this time.
“… … oh my god.”
Meteor Swarm.
It was the ancient magic that the mage tower was the first to succeed in restoring, and it was strategic magic that was only created for a wide range of slaughter.
Babylon died for this. Meteor Swarm wtf.