Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Saul's chants echoed throughout the night . Magic surges rippled around him .
Scarlet had left twenty thousand foot soldiers, and three thousand cavalry, before heading into the Transverse Mountains . The location was geographically important, as she had to plan for every outcome . Unfortunately, she did not take the appearance of Maho Empire's royal mages into account . A bloodbath was bound to happen this night .
Saul's chanting stopped . A ball of fog appeared in front of him, floating toward the army camp not far ahead . Saul had used a forbidden spell called the dimensional storm, which was one of the most powerful spellsThe fog floated toward the hill and was stopped when it reached them . The League's mages watched with a mixture of excitement and reverence .
AdvertisementThe fog moved on from the hill . To the fear and shock of the onlookers, the top of the hill had disappeared, as if gnawed away by a monster . The fog kept floating down toward the camp . Everything the fog touched disappeared . There was no blood and no screaming, only a huge, empty void .
Anfey nodded to Christian, who quickly released a magic signal . The League's mercenaries quickly split into three groups, led by Anfey, Suzanna, and Anthony, then headed toward the camp .
The royal mages rose into the air, followed by the League's mages . The sight of so many mages in the air was very impressive . If Baery was here, he would have wondered why Scarlet had left soldiers outside the Transverse Mountains . However, neither Anfey nor Saul were as proficient as Baery when it came to military strategies . This showed how confident Saul and Anfey were .
The dimensional storm had cleared a path for the mercenaries . However, because of the slow speed of the fog, the soldiers in the camp were able to get out of its way before it could reach them .
The commanders in the camp did not panic at the sight of the fog, and hence, were able to organize a defense force with clarity and efficiency . The foot soldiers in front lined up in tight ranks . Behind the soldiers were archers and knights . Behind them were the mages .
Anfey was the first to reach the camp . As soon as he set foot in the camp, the Shansa soldiers began their counterattack . Arrows rained down on Anfey, ands well as on the mercenaries behind him . Some of the archers were aiming at the mages as well .
Anfey expanded his mind to cover the entire battlefield . Many arrows flew true, striking the mages in the air and causing them to fall to the ground . The griffin knights rose into the air as well . There were many more mages, but the griffin knights were still able to attack the mages with efficiency with their crossbows .
To Anfey's right, Anthony was dashing toward the Shansa soldiers . To Anfey's surprise, Anthony stopped after the first round of arrows . An arrow pierced his combat power, planting itself in his shoulder, while another pierced his ankle . Normally, this would never happen . The mercenaries behind him were clearly shocked by this as well . They watched Anthony's stumbling figure with wide eyes .
Saul and Jacob were shocked as well . However, it did not take long for them to figure out what had happened .
"Golman!"
"Deicide arrow!"
Jacob was one of the best alchemists in the world, but he knew that there was one person who was much more powerful than he was . Golman had been studying alchemy for centuries . Jacob knew how talented Golman was, and even if Jacob was naturally more talented, his ability would still always lag behind that of Golman .
Deicide arrows were powerful, anti-magic arrows . These arrows were even more powerful than the ones Jacob had crafted . Because of how powerful these deicide arrows were, when the supreme powers disappeared, the way to craft deicide arrows also disappeared . Jacob would have never expected Golman to find the way to make them .
Saul and Jacob were not military strategists, but they knew what Golman's presence meant . The arrows had caused the death of several dozen mages in the blink of an eye . This meant that the Shansa army had a considerable amount of these arrows, and that Golman had been planning this for a long time . Golman had always been detached from mortal conflicts, but now he had given these deicide arrows to Scarlet's army . What was he planning? Would he join the fight himself? Saul and Jacob watched the battle anxiously, questions swirling in their minds .
Anfey could not think as much as Saul and Jacob could . He needed to help the wounded . The arrows had already gotten to Anthony . If he didn't do anything, Suzanna and Christian might be the next targets . Anfey searched through the battlefield and found two dozen archers who appeared to be different . Unlike the other archers, who were blindly releasing arrows, these archers were searching for targets .
A signal exploded in the sky, recalling the mages . Saul understood that the mages did not stand a chance against the griffin knights, and he wanted to minimize the loss . The royal mages could still fight, but the griffin knights had already gotten two of them . Saul did not want to lose any more .
Anthony, Anfey, and Suzanna were all targets . However, Anfey was confident enough in his ability to block any arrows coming his way . Suzanna was confident in her combat power . She was also wearing the Azure Armor, which effectively protected her against all incoming arrows . Deicide arrows may be powerful, but it could not pierce an armor like the Azure Armor . Anthony was also confident in his combat power, but he did not have any good armor like Suzanna . Because of this, he had to slow down in order to duck the arrows .
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