Chapter 351 – Bestowal
Bestowal
Upon hearing that, Leylin turned silent.
History showed that, when both sides in a war had equal military strength at all levels, this was indeed the largest possibility.
With the lifespan of the protector of Twilight Zone being at an end, they were actually at a disadvantage. Although the entire race wouldn’t be exterminated, the humans would lose large amounts of their territory.
"Our strategy this time is to rely on using the three cities to defend. Every city has three rank 2 Magi stationed there, as well as a large army. The protector of the east is on standby, ready to reinforce any of the cities as required!"
Leylin stroked his chin. "The bloodbath here will truly be terrifying…."
"Hoo.. Hoo…."
As if tired of waiting, many darkness creatures started an uproar as they charged towards the city’s walls.
Ten thousand horses charged on the field, causing the ground to tremble a little.
Fendix’s face remained unchanged and he used a secret imprint to pass a message. "Engage the first layer of defense!"
Instantly, many runes appeared on the massive city walls of Dolon, radiating light that shaped itself into a barrier.
*Boom!*
Flames! Tongues of flame shot out, swallowing the darkness creatures nearby. They gradually grew larger, slowly spreading out further.
"Isn’t it a little early to be using fire elemental formations?" Leylin cringed his brows.
"These darkness creatures may not be strong, but there are too many of them. We cannot let them exhaust our strength in numbers with just the first exchange. In addition, we need our troops to have high morale. We still have a lot of magic crystals in reserve and these outermost formations don’t consume as many. There’s no need to worry!" Fendix gazed at the battlefield and explained to Leylin casually.
Raging flames burned like a giant torch in the middle of the night, attracting innumerable Dark Moths to them.
Aaron stood at the top of the city, his face pale at the sight before him. The burning corpses had a pungent odour which sent shivers down his spine.
After waiting for the fire to burn out, the darkness creatures charged to the base of the walls and were about to enter battle with the city guard.
Out of the corner of his eye, Aaron noticed a ferocious beast with sharp claws and fierce, pearly white teeth drooling. Immediately, he looked at the grey ring on the forefinger of his right hand and shouted out within his mind: "Grandpa Merlin! If you don’t help me now, I’m definitely dead meat!"
"Fret not. With me here, nothing will happen to you!" Merlin’s voice sounded inside Aaron’s head. This was not Leylin talking to him, but the limited AI.
"Originally, you could simply have defected and run away, but it’s a pity that we are now in the middle of war! If you try to escape, all the magicians in Twilight Zone will be left with no choice but to immediately hunt you down!" Merlin seemed to sigh.
If this was during times of peace and Aaron had defected and escaped, naturally only the members of his own guild would be hunting him down. But all that changed during war,
"Of course I know this!" Aaron panicked.
"Move three steps backwards! Use the Secondary Energy Fireball Technique! Aim 50 degrees to the right!" Merlin commanded with a cold and stern tone.
Aaron’s body could not help but obey the voice, and he moved three steps backwards, avoiding the claws of a beast.
"Quack! Quack!"
A huge black crow spiraled downwards and upon seeing Aaron’s escape, an almost human glint of regret flashed in its eyes.
"Dammit! I. Want. To. Kill. You!" Aaron said quickly as he paused at each syllable and swung his right hand at the bird.
A small fireball cut through the air and struck the crow.
*Boom!* A scarlet red flame burned the crow to cinders within moments. The creature did not even get to make a sound before it was burnt to a crisp.
"Just now, that was……" Aaron’s eyes lost focus.