CH 267

First Continental War (5)

At first, people did not realize that the white-haired wizard used the magic of the eighth circle.

because I hadn't heard of it.

Even then, when the sky was flashing, they believed in the power of the magical defenses that were placed on the wall.

flash.

the sky shone

From the sky filled with dark clouds, a single ray of light exploded on the wall as it was.

Quang!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

It was a huge explosion.

Dozens of magic shields were formed in the air as the magic defense appeared, but Cairo and Dmitry's Union soldiers lost their balance and sank to the ground in a lightning bolt that seemed to break them.

The sky he looked up at with a bewildered face was like a harbinger of destruction, and the magic shield and lightning collided violently and covered the entire sky.

the problem is.

It was just the beginning.

The sky was dyed white, and lightning struck in succession as if vomiting out anger.

Quiet rumble.

Quang!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

It was truly an overwhelming sight.

The wizards who installed the magic barrier swore that even 7th circle magic could last at least 10 days, but whenever lightning struck, the magic shield cracked and started to break one after another.

Even people who were ignorant of magic could understand what the spectacle meant.

At this rate, it was clear that the magic defense would be completely destroyed in less than 30 minutes.

then.

The Marquis Vandenberg exclaimed.

"Raise the output of the magic defense to the maximum! Even the wizard of Kronos would not be able to maintain magic for a long time! If we buy time, we will definitely have a chance!"

It was a kick.

Hope that is not based on certain facts, but in the realm of common sense.

The wizards stepped forward.

They created magic and infuse magic into the magic defense, but the reality they faced was hopeless.

Quang!

Quiet rumble.

"Great."

"Wow."

The wizards went out.

The act of instilling magical powers meant a link, and the shock that exploded on the magic defense was transmitted to the wizards, even if it was very weak.

That alone could not stand the wizards.

Some fell screaming, others evacuated what was inside.

In particular, wizards with low circles lost their minds as they were when their circles were broken even by indirect impact.

It was certain.

won't be able to stand it

The power used by the gray-haired wizard shattered the common sense that the Marquis Vandenberg had experienced.

' Did Count Fabius mean this?'

end the conversation.

Count Fabius explained what the Duke of Bamford had to say to the leaders.

That was a really rude statement.

The remark that he lost interest in war after learning Kronos' true power was considered a threat to subdue his opponent's initiative.

However, the scene in front of him was different.

The Cairo and Dmitry coalition had no choice but to watch the opponent's attack helplessly, and there was no way to counter it.

finally.

Like a death row prisoner with his neck exposed, he watched with a blank look, knowing that the magic defense would break.

swallowed dry saliva.

Now, he seemed to realize what the war with Kronos meant.

'The magic used by the gray-haired wizard is obviously more than 7 circles. If he was truly a magician of the 8th circle, the Kronos Empire was called the continent's greatest power without revealing his existence to the world.'

I was out of breath.

The Kronos Empire is a country that can speak of conquest of the continent only with its apparent power, but if even the undisclosed power surpasses your imagination, this war was not a win-win.

Roman Dmitry was clearly a historical figure.

At such a young age, even though he was from a small country, considering the steps he had taken so far, he could certainly say that he was the only one who could stand up to the Kronos Empire.

However.

The history of Kronos was piled up one after another, and there was clearly a wall that could not be overcome by an individual's strength.

That moment.

Quang!

The magic defense was broken.

And the lightning that struck immediately exploded on the fortress wall, destroying the wall that was believed to be a fortress wall at once.

Quiet rumble rumble.

The wall collapsed.

Only 10 minutes from the start of the war.

The Cairo and Dmitry coalition faced a desperate reality.

* * *

The moment the wall collapses.

The Duke of Bamford issued a thunderbolt command.

"All troops, attack!"

"Attack!"

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The Imperial forces rushed in unison.

The presence of wizards in war is overwhelming, but in the end, it was the soldiers' hand-to-hand combat that decided the end.

As long as the meaning of the wall had been lost, there was no reason to hesitate any longer.

Seeing the soldiers rushing to each other, even Cairo and Dmitry's alliance could not stand still.

Papa Papa.

The arrow was fired.

The soldiers of the Empire collapsed with screams of exhaustion from the arrows pouring down like rain, but it was not enough to stop all the enemy forces from rushing in like a wave.

There were too many enemies.

The archers who fired arrows, shaking their hands, knew that they would face their enemies if they continued like this.

That was then.

Above the wall, the wizards came out.

"Burning."

Hwareuk.

gurgling rumbling.

They were the wizards of Felix and Phoenix.

Felix's presence flared up, and he unleashed powerful fire magic.

"Fire Storm."

It was the magic of the 7th circle.

Felix has honed his magic in the meantime, and by borrowing the power of Burning, he can temporarily use 7th circle magic.

A storm of flames raged. It was an unavoidable disaster even for the Kronos Imperial Army.

rumbling rumble.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

"Ahhhhhhh."

"Hot, hot!"

Enemies were engulfed in flames.

Those who came in direct contact with the flames were charred, and those who were in the realm of flames fell to the floor by grabbing their necks in the flames that burned their prayers.

The wizards of Phoenix also expressed their magic in succession.

Flames were rising from all directions, and the forces rushing in like waves seemed to evaporate in an instant.

Phoenix.

Certainly, in terms of the power of magic, they were high-class wizards.

The reason why the leaders of the Western Front were convinced of Mercury was because they trusted in perfect preparation and the existence of the Phoenix Wizards.

If it was a normal situation, their magic would have settled the situation.

However, there was a variable called the white-haired wizard. He, Felix and the wizards' activities showed magic.

"Wind Storm."

Whew.

Whoa hey hey!

The wind blew.

The strong wind blazed fiercely as it faced the fire storm Felix had created.

Whereby.

Firestorm didn't do its job.

It is the ability of a firestorm to swept away the flames accompanied by the wind, and the windstorm holds the firestorm firmly to its destination.

It wasn't just that.

The difference between the circles in the wizarding world was absolute, and the wind of the wind storm engulfed the fire storm as it was at some point.

pot-

The wind blew away.

Seeing the sparks fluttering, the leaders of the Western Front realized that even magic could not stop them.

White-haired wizard.

It was an overwhelming presence.

What kind of existence a wizard is on the battlefield, he proved right in front of the fact that only one magician of the 8th circle can change the battlefield.

The extraordinary realm was different.

He broke the magic defenses and destroyed the walls, and made Felix's magic useless with just one magic.

finally.

"Enemies are coming!"

"Stop it!"

Imperial troops rushed into the wall.

Just as they were about to attack the forces of the Western Front with their ferocious faces, a lightning-like aura fell from the sky.

Quang!

Curl rumble rumble.

"I can't pass any more!"

A powerful aura explosion.

The identity of the existence that swept away the enemies at once was Count Nicholas.

* * *

A man who was once called Cairo's first sword.

he appeared

He blocked the front of the incoming enemy forces, raised an aura, and slashed the enemies.

flash.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

Not only that, Count Nicholas struck forward and cut indiscriminately to prevent enemies from coming into the castle.

For some soldiers, it was helpless.

A whopping 5 star prosecutor.

He was so excellent in swordsmanship that he was called the best sword in Cairo, and when he blocked the way, the neck of the clans flew away.

Ranked match against Roman Dmitry.

That day, Count Nicholas was fatally wounded.

It was an injury that was so great that he had to focus on recuperation for a while, but rather, it was an opportunity to put his mind down.

Ranking No. 1 title.

The burden caused by it was significant without knowing it, and as Daniel Cairo perfectly took power, he had time to himself away from complicated problems.

like that.

The body has fully recovered.

No, Count Nicholas's presence exploded with his skills becoming more powerful than then.

die!

Quiet rumble.

The knight of Kronos rushed in.

it wasn't just one or two

Two on the front, three on the sides.

They pressured Count Nicholas by generating 3-star and 4-star auras, respectively, but Count Nicholas calmly blocked the enemy's attack with simple steps.

The light flashed.

A violent shock broke out and Count Nicholas seemed to be pushed back, but with each clash the enemy's neck was blown away.

" ?!"

I couldn't even see properly.

The moment Nicholas tried to launch an additional attack to the fact that he had blocked it, he let go of the ceremonies.

And then.

The other aura swordsmen also fell down with blood.

As wine ripens, Count Nicholas' swordsmanship blossomed.

At the same time.

"Look down!"

flash.

Over the head of Count Nicholas.

The wind passed.

He was Chris.

After carrying out the operation with Roman Dmitry, he and Dmitry's men immediately returned to the Western Front.

Only Roman Dmitry was left behind.

When the wall was collapsing, Chris showed his aura to help Count Nicholas.

It was fast.

Count Nicholas glanced at Chris' face.

'Is that what Chris was like?'

Leave the difference in the aura.

It was a quick and highly complete blow that even he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to block it with certainty.

It was as rumored.

People said that the men who followed Roman Dmitry were no less monsters.

Although Chris was still young, the swordsmanship he showed meant a bright future.

After that, Dmitry's swordsmen appeared one after another and blocked the wall.

The wall collapsed earlier than expected due to the variable of the 8th circle wizard, but the enemy forces rushing in like a tsunami were not sharp enough to penetrate the narrow space.

yet.

It was a situation worth doing.

Count Nicholas raised an aura and shouted with mana around his neck.

Quiet rumble rumble.

"Cairo, soldiers of Dmitry! Don't give up! The Western Front will not fall like this!"

* * *

above the wall.

Flora Lawrence surveyed the battlefield.

tak, tak.

Climbing the ladder, the Imperial Kronos army tried to enter over the wall.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and lightning fell from time to time. On the ground, fierce battles were fought between the enemy forces who tried to enter the collapsed walls and those who tried to break through the gates.

Things were not going well.

Flora Lawrence actively fired arrows, analyzing what was going on in her head.

'We need at least three days to carry out our plan, no matter how fast it is. I thought that it would be possible if I put up the wall to stand up, but if the wall collapsed from the first day, common-sense calculations are meaningless.'

Besides.

There was a problem.

The presence of the 8th circle wizard, watching the situation from afar as if observing the situation, could have lowered the current situation, which was thought to be the worst.

Maybe Kronos' card wasn't the only one.

The gray-haired wizard was an unknown great mage, and he had to consider the possibility that such an unimaginably strong person would appear in addition.

Kronos Empire.

It is a country that monopolizes the top of the rankings, like Valhalla.

In the absence of Roman Dmitry, if rankers appeared, even in hand-to-hand combat, the odds were not that great.

if so.

I had one question.

'Is it right for us to defend the Western Front to the end? What Roman Dmitry wanted was that he needed enough time to execute the operation, not that he had to defend the Western Front. Protecting the collapsed wall requires a greater sacrifice than expected. I'd rather make a decision quickly.'

War with Kronos.

Both qualitatively and quantitatively, they were unmatched.

Against those who are powerful but use the Inui tactic, if they reacted in the same way, they would one day end up in a corner.

For her, this situation was truly terrifying.

It felt hopeless because of the overwhelming existence of Kronos, but he believed in the existence of Roman Dmitry.

he.

will cause a reversal.

So, even if it was only three days, I needed to somehow buy time.

puck!

An arrow was inserted into the forehead of the enemy who had climbed the fortress wall.

Then, he quickly ran towards the Marquis of Vandenberg.

"Commander!"

that also.

directly took part in the battle.

When the blood-stained Marquis of Vandenberg checked Flora Lawrence, she spoke in an urgent but certain tone.

"There is no chance of winning like this! Abandon the Western Front and order Plan B!"

plan B.

In the worst case, it was necessary to make a decision commensurate with it.