Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 441 Will the Imperial Army use the Empty City Strategy?

"Super class?" No one could understand it for a moment. Unfortunately, most of the mages and apprentices were quickly dismissed by Master Poincare, leaving only Snow, Caroline and Rorschach, who claimed to have just swam across from the Seine.

After using [Mirror Flower and Water Moon] for a long time, he was indeed wet all over.

"It's the Ten Rings Magic! I counted twice, and all eleven rings of the Tree of Truth are lit up!"

Rorschach and Caroline knew that the "Tree of Truth" the Master referred to was the Tree of Dharma. Poincare changed his expression after a moment's thought. Only Snow, who had drunk the fifth bottle of concentrated purple medicine, burped in confusion.

"You reached the original layer? You saw the upside-down giant tree? Is the legend true?"

Kano ignored the other archmage's three questions and said, "The point is! Ten rings! Super level! Spells!" He calmed down and said, "Although the nodes on the last two rings are still very weak, they have begun to flicker. Even if it requires a large-scale ceremony, it is probably already in the preparation stage and can be activated at any time."

The audience present were all terrified. Even though the possibility of the long-lost legendary super-class spell reappearing was extremely small, they could not ignore it, because Kano had stated with certainty that it was of the necromancy type.

According to historical records, the appearance of the super-nine-ring spell suspected to be of the necromancy type occurred at the end of the Second War of Gods and before the great extinction of the symbolic world. A death plague that swept across the continent was born, and the lives it took away even exceeded those affected by the war between gods.

Even this tiny possibility cannot be missed.

"What means are there to detect it? Inform the guild and then start divination?" Poincare's brain was working rapidly. However, his proposal was interrupted by Carnot:

"We can't report it to the guild. It might leak information and alert the spellcasters and make them hide." Cano knew more about the current magic guild than Poincare, who was simply researching and teaching in the Starry Tower. He chose a step back: "Let the Time Tower, which has divination methods, try it, and then notify the Forest, Storm, Light, and Dark Towers."

"There is also the Tower of Mysticism," Caroline reminded.

The Grand Master rejected the suggestion. "No, the mages under Feuerbach are probably unreliable. Let's inform the mage towers first and ask them to keep it a secret. We should even inform the Church of Order. No, we should inform those charlatans only after I give you my order."

In addition to the notification, the existing forces of the Tower of Stars must also take action and take measures. However, the only clue now is "suspected necromancy". It is even possible that the Cult of Mother Earth has revived. After all, His power also includes reincarnation and cycle of life and death.

The second most suspicious person is the famous necromancer and chief of the Imperial Army. Currently, the Holy Kingdom and the Empire are at war. If he can really ignore the deterrence and checks and balances of the Holy Kingdom's master and cast a ten-ring spell, he may be able to overturn the current war situation in an instant.

"Heartless!" Kano was still cursing as he drove the speedboat to the Starlight Torch Tower. The first thing to consider is protecting Valuvana, which is naturally the most likely target for the enemy to cast super-level magic.

Since we don't know what kind of spell the "sword" hanging over our heads that hasn't fallen is, our defense is in a very passive position. Fortunately, Valuvana has a glorious history of withstanding the attacks of the Archangel of Rebellion, and the combination of the Starlight Torch Tower Amplifier and Rosha is worth relying on.

But what if the Heart of the Republic isn’t the primary target?

As they approached their destination, the speed of the speedboat slowed down, and Rorschach could see clearly that the pastoral streets where nobles and chief justices once strolled were now lined with guillotines. Passersby were all in tattered clothes and in a hurry, stepping over the bloodstains flowing on the stone bricks without a care.

Caroline was deeply shocked by the sight.

"Good news! Good news!" The clear cries of the newsboys filled the streets, and pedestrians became energized, waiting to see what kind of victory the newsboys would shout out.

The child waving a newspaper responded to this expectation: "The main force of the National Guard captured the Moncado Fortress and recaptured the capital of the Conde region! The liberation of the motherland is just around the corner!"

Ordinary people cheered, but the mages who heard the same news were shocked. Kano, who had been following the war, knew that even if the National Guard had won the first two battles with great difficulty, this improvised army would never be able to easily take down the fortress from the Imperial Army.

Now the main force of the National Guard is concentrated in one city, and the Ten Rings' necromancy spell is being prepared. The last time the Chief of the Imperial Army appeared was when the Imperial Army defeated the Church's holy war team, and he showed signs of moving south.

A terrible thought took shape in Kano's mind. He was not afraid of the spell itself, but the choice before him - should he concentrate his strength on guarding Valuvana, or go to Moncado Fortress?
Many clues pointed to the latter, but what if, by some chance, he made the wrong choice? Kano was the chief of the Starry Tower, and at this moment and in the future, he was the only one responsible for this decision.

The wind from the river blew in his face. Kano, who had just experienced the stars, took a deep breath and put his hand on Rorschach's shoulder: "Without the amplification of the Starlight Torch Tower, can you stop the Ten Rings spell?" "I want to know too, so let me try."

"Master Rorschach," the young man saw that his teacher rarely looked so serious, "this is not the time to say 'try it' easily. I don't know your position, which country you support, or what system.

“I must tell you that if the Ten Rings necromancy spell is really launched, and a wizard kills tens, hundreds of thousands, or even more civilians, it will cause serious harm to both the caster and ordinary people, and cause irreversible consequences.

"Today is different from the past. Everyone will remember this tragedy, and trauma cannot be healed by magic.

"So you must do everything you can to stop it, okay? Please."

"I see, the student council."

In the far suburbs of the capital of Condi, two officers can be seen standing on the last commanding height of the Moncado Fortress.

"I don't understand, the fortress that was repaired with great difficulty was handed over to others like this!" "Lieutenant Colonel Turtle" put down the telescope and said angrily. Due to his outstanding performance in the second battle, Hench was promoted, and now there are two Colonels Richard in the Imperial Army.

However, after completing his second masterpiece - repairing and strengthening the Moncado Fortress, he was ordered to withdraw from the capital of Conde. Faced with the National Guard's poor siege, the Imperial Army was just following orders, fighting and retreating, and almost slipping out of the region.

The "Richard Group" was in the rear guard and witnessed the Valois retaking their fortress and city.

"It's an order from above."

"The general is a fool!" Hench cursed and coughed twice in excitement.

The Imperial Army seemed to be suffering from widespread acclimatization problems. During the repair period in Moncado Fortress, the number of patients increased day by day, and Hench also caught a cold that took a long time to recover.

Richard, who obviously shared the same dormitory with me, had remained healthy. He shook his head, "I still need to go up there."

"The command center is also stupid, especially the stupid Marshal. Everyone knows that he has a good friend who is a crown prince."

Richard still shook his head: "It is said that there is more to come."

"." Hench lit a cigarette and said, "I suddenly realized that your majesty's decision was very wise. This is to lure the enemy deep into our territory and cultivate their arrogance, making them think that they can easily win even a siege.

"When they rashly leave the city to pursue us, we can strike back unexpectedly." It's a pity that he hasn't read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, otherwise he could have found more angles to praise it from afar.

Although the rearguard troops did not wait for the National Guard to leave the city.

"Sir, the troops are leaving!" The third horse came to the top of the mountain, and the junior officer reminded the two that it was time to leave. The junior officer hesitated for a while and decided to report a situation: "Major Schmidt did not return to the team."

Richard (France) and Schmidt made great contributions in the process of breaking through the fortress. He and Schmidt both knew that there was an ancient wizard's secret room under the Moncado Fortress.

Did he want to explore the secret room? Or was he trapped? Richard didn't wait for the other two to react. He said, "I know where he is. You go first," and then jumped off the hill on horseback.

"Tsk, tsk, you jumped from such a high place." Hench watched Richard rushing towards the fortress and asked the junior officers to join the team with him: "Don't worry about the two mages. At this speed, the colonel can return to the team at any time."

Richard didn't know that in addition to his comrades, his teacher and the chief of the army were also in the secret room in the Moncado Fortress.

(End of this chapter)