Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Thousands of fireballs appeared in the air, emitting a bright light . Other than the fireballs, hundreds of lightning bolts crackled through the air, striking the ground with loud thuds . In the distance, a tornado was forming, moving closer to the city at a slow but steady speed . The ground rumbled under the effects of so many magic spells at the same time .
Diamond City was a beautiful city, but with so much magic ready to attack it, it was as if the gods had delivered all the possible plagues onto the city .
When Diamond City was first built, there were only three mage towers . As the city expanded, the number of towers expanded to more than two dozen . Then, those towers were taken down and replaced by giant mage towers . Now, the city was protected by more than a dozen giant mage towers . As long as the towers still stood, and the supply of magic crystals remained ample, the city would not fall .
AdvertisementSteger began his chanting . As his voice grew louder, a red swirl began to form in the sky above the city . He raised his voice, and the swirl became larger and started to glow, outshining even the lights in the sky . As the swirl grew blinding, hundreds of meteorites fell from the swirl and onto the city .
The meteorites clashed into the protective shield that had been placed over the city by the giant mage towers . The mage towers were very powerful, enough to block the effects of any spell, including forbidden spells . Soldiers in Diamond City cheered as the meteorites exploded on the shield .
However, Steger's attack was meant to be blocked by the shields . He was not as experienced as Saul, and did not know this city like Douminge . He was only stalling so that the mages in the city could have a chance to damage the towers .
Anfey stood in front of the swordsmen, observing the city . He was staring at the city calmly . His emotions were no longer something that bothered him .
The rumbling ground did not move him . Behind him were the elites of the Roaring Death Legion, the suicide attackers squad . When Baery first started this squad, he told his soldiers that being in the squad requires determination, and that they must be prepared to be the firsts to die . These soldiers would follow every order, and were always ready to fight . The rumbling of the ground did not affect them, either .
Normally, Baery was the only person the suicide attackers squad followed . However, Baery no longer cared about accomplishments and glory . He knew why Anfey had asked him to lead the charge, and he trusted Anfey .
A strange wave of magic surge radiated out from the city . The shield that protected the city began to shrink quickly . Lights on the giant mage towers that were standing by the south gates were alright dimming . In a building close to the south gates, Little John finished off the last mage who was guarding the towers and breathed a sigh of relief . He was in charge of the southern part of the city, and he had to make sure this part of the city lost its magical protection .
Sensing the surge, Anfey suddenly rose into the air . Elements pulled themselves around him, creating a storm of elements as he shot toward the city . The soldiers guarding the south gate were shocked . Anfey was in the air, but it was impossible to set up magic arrays in this short amount of time . The mages were not present, either . The commanders were intimidated, but they still jumped into the air, trying to block Anfey . However, there were not nearly enough of them to stop him . He landed on the city wall, leaving three bodies behind him .
The soldiers around him scattered . Once their commanders were gone, there was nothing holding the soldiers there . They could tell the difference in strengths, and they were not looking to get killed .
Anfey ignored those fleeing soldiers . He turned and swung his axe, cutting down the flag bearing Shansa Empire's symbol . Seeing him cutting down the flag, Suzanna swooped down from the sky and grabbed the flag staff from his hands . She tossed the flag to Christian, who gripped it in his hands tightly, then beginning to wave it, then stopping . Suzanna was circling above Christian, protecting him .
Seeing the flag, the soldiers in the Roaring Death Legion were the first to react . They knew that this was the signal, and began charging toward the city . A moment later, more soldiers began charging at the city . The soldiers of the Roaring Death Legion were joined by the elites of Sacred City's city guard, sent by Yolanthe .
Mages' magic allowed them to bypass the magic arrays on the ground, but the soldiers would set it off . Soldiers began dying, as they stepped into the magic arrays, but nothing could stop them . With Christian ahead of them, waving the broken flag, the soldiers charged without stopping . The glory of taking the flag was reserved for Christian, and it did not matter who actually cut it down . To the soldiers, it was Christian that took the flag and started the battle .
The southern gate was already open, and members of the suicide attacker squad and the Sacred City city guards charged into the city . The nobles that were still in the city were terrified by this turn of events . Some were pacing in the room, trying to find a way out of the city . Others had already given up, resigned to their fates . Some nobles dressed their daughters and wives up, hoping that would be enough for the conquering armies to spare their lives .
Some nobles began hanging banners on their doors, welcoming Alice's return to the city . For these nobles, in moments like this, staying alive was much more important than being loyal to their country .
More soldiers streamed into the city . The ones that couldn't reach the gates began to scale the city wall . Christian kept waving the flag, despite his arms growing tired and sore . After all, he was a mage, and did not have as much stamina .
He wasn't a competitive person, and he did not want to fight with his brothers . However, he knew that if he didn't fight for the throne, his friends would be in trouble as well, once his father died .
The flags bearing Shansa Empire's symbols were all broken, but Christian did not stop waving the flag . He knew that he could not turn back anymore .
Chapter end
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