“Hmm, shall we give it another shot?”
Leisurely, Dreza waved his beard and prepared a second order.
There is no wizard who can rise to this height other than he who has the strongest magical power on the continent. This sky was Dreza’s territory, where only winged birds and himself could exist.
“Sa Sneek Everin Agek Nag, let the flame become a fire and a heat wave that will cover the world…” … .”
When you make a hand sign and recite a command, a powerful magic field spreads in all directions and distorts the surrounding mana currents in an abnormal way, affecting the world. A fire ignites in the air without any combustion substances, and the fireball quickly grows into dozens or hundreds of fireballs.
“It will become the ultimate disaster and burn all things! Gehenas Blaze!”
The sky turned red like a sunset, and hundreds of fireballs began to fall to the ground. In the face of this enormous power of destruction, feeble resistance broke out throughout the Antares army.
“Al Port! Please protect me!”
“Al Port! God bless your servant!”
About twenty dwarf priests belonging to the Antares army each activated their divine power and cast a huge curtain of holy light over the entire Antares army.
Dreza sneered.
“It’s in vain. “Do you think you can block my magic just like that?”
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
Soon, a magnificent explosion occurred, covering the entire Antares army. There was a lot of fire, a hot wind blew, and there were screams and screams.
“Aaaah!”
“Save people!”
“Oh, Eldia!”
The Antares army was turned into chaos by just one absolute being. Let alone chasing them, even the ranks were scattered and they began to run wild. Iniya was running around here and there trying to organize the camp in a hurry.
“Don’t panic! “Quickly put out the fire and take care of the injured!”
“You guys! Things like that get better with spit! “Don’t be scared and turn off the lights!”
On the other hand, the expression of Shin Seong-gun, who was dying, completely changed.
“Oh, it’s Archmage Dreza!”
“If you have Drezha, there is nothing to be afraid of!”
“Let’s kill them all!”
The morale of the retreating Shinseong army greatly increased. Some even suggested that the army be withdrawn and counterattack. However, Duke Iranad did not give up his order to retreat until the end.
He was cool-headed and had already figured out what was inside that splendor.
“… … “The damage from enemies is less than expected.”
Dreza’s power to bomb a radius of hundreds of meters was truly beyond human. Flames and smoke cover the entire scene in front of you, making it look like everyone has been massacred from a distance.
‘But the actual number of dead people is in the tens.’
After colliding with the dwarven priest’s divine protection, the bombardment of that terrifying fireball bombarded the Antares army, losing most of its power. The explosion and flames themselves seemed large, but in reality, they were extinguished in an instant.
Except for those who were standing at the center of the explosion, there was no secondary damage. The remaining heat was soon dissipated by the breath of the North Sea used by Iniya and the elemental magic of cold used by the elves.
It looks flashy on the outside, but in reality it only inflicts damage equivalent to a rain of arrows.
“Continue retreat! “All knights, don’t disorganize!”
Duke Iranad continued to focus his attention on retreating and reducing troop losses. It was a wise decision.
The adjutant riding next to him glanced behind him and muttered.
“I heard there are dwarves in Antares who serve the evil demon god, but it’s not an ordinary power.”
The duke responded calmly, as if there was nothing surprising.
“I guess evil gods are also gods.”
Duke Irinad is one of the leading royal families of the Kingdom of Grime who has mastered kingship and is a powerful Auror user. Therefore, his judgment is almost certain in martial arts, combat, and war.
However, no matter how Duke he was, he was not an expert on magic or theology.
Contrary to the duke’s illusion, Dreza knew very well that it was not the dwarven priest who had blocked his magic.
“Huh, what is this?”
The magic he cast is a wide-area bombardment spell at the beginning of the 9th circle, a powerful magic that can reduce a nation’s castle to ashes with one hit. Well, most castles these days have anti-magic defenses, so they won’t be reduced to ashes that easily, but that’s how powerful they are.
Only 20 dwarven priests could stop Drezha’s magic?
Of course, it would have been possible if they had gathered all their divine power together to defend themselves locally, but isn’t it that they have now covered and blocked the entire Antares army in a wide area?
Unless they were all archbishop-level clergy, it was nonsense.
The hem of his robe fluttered in the wind and the old man frowned.
“… … Some guy has been annoying me since a while ago… … ”
Gehenas Blaze wasn’t the only one that didn’t show its full power.
The electronic furniture that was used as the first hit also lost its power significantly in the middle. From the perspective of the Antares army, it may have felt like a disaster in the sky, but in fact, it would not have been that way if the magic had been deployed properly.
Before you even realize it’s a disaster, it will be carbonized and reduced to a handful of ash!
Dreza’s eyes widened as he looked down at the battlefield, where smoke was still rising here and there.
‘Obviously, some wizard has been interfering with my magic since a while ago. Who on earth has this level of skill?’
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The moment a magical current was felt in the air, Repenhardt reacted immediately.
The distance was too far to interfere with Dreza’s magic field itself, but the hundreds of lightning bolts striking down were different. By reacting interference magic to the already implemented magic itself that had reached the ground, it was possible to weaken its power.
Well, since there are wizards on the Holy Army side, there might be someone who notices what Repenhardt did. But I wasn’t worried about that, everyone was retreating like crazy so there was no way they would have the presence of mind to do that. He was able to thwart Dreza’s magic with peace of mind.
During the second bombing, it was carried by dwarven priests. He hid his magic field in the flow of holy light in sync with the divine spell, so with his considerable skills, he would not have been able to notice that he had used magic.
‘Still, the damage is quite significant.’
Leppenhardt’s complexion hardened as he looked around the battlefield. Even though he did his best to weaken it, about a hundred of Antares’ elite soldiers, who were precious to Drezha’s magic, were killed or seriously injured.
‘It’s gotten a lot better, but it’s still not as good as it used to be. Oh, if it were the same as before, I would have been an easy opponent.’
If it had been Reppenhardt in his previous life, this would not have happened. Rather, he would have destroyed and reversed all of the opponent’s magic, twisted the flow of magic backwards, and bombarded the Holy Army.
‘But now that I’m here, I don’t really have any regrets.’
The days of dwelling on what was lost are long gone. She is satisfied with what she has for now and just keeps polishing it further.
“By exerting great power, I become a ray of wind that splits the sky! Fly!”
Casting a flight spell, Reppenhardt flew high into the sky.
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Dreza, who was preparing to bomb the Antares army again, widened his eyes. Suddenly, a large, muscular man flew into the air among the Antares army.
“That child is the king of his time. “I thought you were going to point out the wizard who was interfering, but he came forward himself?”
Dreza’s eyes lit up and he withdrew the magic he was casting.
“I heard that the king of the time was armed with all kinds of strange artifacts, so it is true. “Where did you get such an amazing item?”
There are many magic tools that allow you to use the floating spell Levitate. Even if it is not an ancient item, a magician skilled in enchantment can make a floating magic tool with a limit to its number.
But fly magic was different.
Unlike Levitate, which floats or floats down, making it almost like a practice target in the air, fly magic was a high-level magic of the 8th circle. The artifact that allows you to use 8-circle magic is rare even within the continent.
“I guess Master Ji took care of it? “It’s interesting, Jim Unbreakable doesn’t really have that kind of vibe.”
While Drezza was wondering, Reppenhardt had already increased his altitude to the same position. It slows down its flight speed and approaches to a position where it is at eye level.
The flying altitude of fly magic is proportional to the amount of magic power, and among modern wizards, Drezha is the only wizard who can climb to this altitude.
Dreza was startled for a moment, but soon calmed down.
‘It seems like a very good artifact.’
Anyway, among the ancient artifacts, there were many so strange that even Dreza, the master of the 9th Circle, could not understand them. It was not particularly surprising that there was an artifact that allowed one to fly to that height.
Anyway, this is really stupid. Dreza exclaimed with a sneer.
“How foolish! Gerrard’s disciple! Are you going to trust the power of the artifact and fight against a true wizard?”
Reppenhardt landed in the air and looked at Dreza.
“Huh, I guess it’s later than I thought? Master Dreza.”
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Originally, Reppenhardt was protecting the Eldrill Guard according to Carol’s strategy.
The strongest wizard on the current continent, 9th Circle Master Drezha, was a member of the Vasily Kingdom army heading to Eldrill Guard.
Among the forces of the Principality of Antares, the only one capable of dealing with Dreza is Leffenhardt. If he doesn’t handle Dreza, the damage to the regular troops will be severe. So Reppenhardt was also waiting for Dreza to come from Eldrill Guard early on.
Indeed, together with the Vasily Kingdom army and the magic corps led by Drezha, they reached the plain in front of the fortress and set up camp. If we are going to fight a war, we need to feed and rest our soldiers well, so we planned a plan to rest for a day and attack Eldrill Guard the next morning. This was something any commander with common sense should have done.
So far, as expected.
But after that, something happened that went beyond Carol’s expectations.
“huh? Are you saying we’re going to attack Eldril Fortress tomorrow morning? “So what should I do all day today?”
“No, shouldn’t Lord Dreza get some rest too? You’ve come a long way… … .”
“Have I come a long way? The horses pulling my carriage have arrived. I’m alive!”
This bratty old man, who had sold magic all his life, left the camp on his own.
“If we’re going to attack tomorrow, I’ll stop by there. Are you fine? I’m going?”
Ignoring all command systems and orders, Dreza flew up to the east, saying he was coming to check on the situation in the Holy Army. This was something that frightened Reppenhardt, who had constantly sensed his presence in El Dril Fortress.
“No, is that old man crazy? “Why are you acting like that all of a sudden?”
Sensing Dreza’s magical power as he quickly moved away, Repenhardt was also startled and followed behind with flying magic.
“This is not the time to worry! Marceline! “Please take care of the Eldrill Guard!”
As he frantically cut through the air and headed toward the eastern plateau, Reppenhardt was embarrassed by his mistake.
‘Wow, I left it up to Carol too much. No matter how much he does, there’s no way he can predict everything!’
No matter how much Carl is there, he can’t figure out how an individual moves as he pleases.
Originally, wizards had a strong tendency to be self-indulgent. They pursue only power, spend their entire lives devoted to books and knowledge, build magic towers among themselves, and are so confined that they rarely meet people. He has no choice but to become a selfish, self-indulgent, and eccentric person.
Of course, Carol also knew well the self-indulgent nature of the magician. However, he never thought that someone with as much responsibility as Dreza would act outside of common sense.
‘Well, since Carol is not a wizard, that’s likely. Still, I should have expected it!’
Repenhardt, a fellow master-level wizard, knew well that although Dreza’s actions seemed strange at first glance, it was not a major abdication of responsibility.
To the average person, it feels absurd to arbitrarily deviate from one’s position during a war.
However, it is a different story if you are an archmage like Reppenhardt or Dreza.
During the surprise attack on the Principality of Chatan, Repenhardt heard that he had to block the road and fight in the canyon and asked, ‘Really? Then he came up with a bizarre idea: ‘Why don’t we just collapse the canyon?’
This is not something he was able to think of because he was much more thoughtful and resourceful than Carol. It was simply a difference in the scale of thought, a difference in perception between Reppenhardt, a 10th Circle wizard, and Carol, an ordinary person.
This also applied to Dreza, the 9th Circle Master.
‘huh? They say you won’t fight today? Then I’ll go over there and come back in the evening.’
Talking about two battlefields tens of kilometers apart as if you were visiting next door may seem absurd to the average person, but it’s different when you become an archmage.
Because the archmage actually has the ability to travel that distance!
‘Geez, I did it too, so I should have kept in mind that Dreza could do it too.’
In his previous life, the Demon King Repenhardt used to fly through the air faster than the fastest falcon with his incredible magical power, defeating invading armies throughout the Antares Empire.
How much did mankind suffer from his formidable mobility, which repulsed the invading army in the northern part of the empire in the morning and even sank the enemy navy in the southern part of the empire in the evening? In the end, isn’t that mobility the reason why humanity did the absurd thing of sending two million troops?
If you are the Master of the 9th Circle, Dreza, it is entirely possible for you to go to the eastern battlefield in the afternoon and return to the Eldrill Guard attack force late in the evening!
