Imperial Crown.

Chapter 339 Monster-like Magic
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"It finally begins."

Raven looked at the Palmer army rolling in and clenched his staff.

The team that broke through the smoke and dust had two legions of reserve infantry in front and two legions of ranged troops in the back.

2 troops, surrounded by Earl Palmer and Marquis Faraday.

This was the first time Raven met Palmer. Through the Eye of Truth, he could clearly feel the surging magic power in his body.

Level 4 magician!

"This is your final trump card."

Raven took a deep breath, raised the Tree of Life Staff in his hand, and chanted a series of spells.

The clouds in the sky suddenly split apart, and a meteorite broke through the sky and smashed down.

"It's this method again."

Bishop Li De, a third-rank divine magician hidden in the crowd, raised his head, and his dark face was illuminated like a fire.

He took off the yellow hood on his head and raised the scepter in his hand. Golden light flowed throughout his body and merged into the scepter in his hand, which he then raised high.

"Glorious Guardian!"

The golden light shot up into the sky, and when it reached a height of several dozen meters, it spread out, forming an umbrella-like light curtain.

This was the second fight between Li De and Raven, and almost the entire process of the first fight was repeated.

Just like the first time, the meteorite hit the barrier and broke into pieces, leaving only scattered debris flowing. Apart from being slightly hot, it had no other effect.

Li De didn't know why Raven was still doing this useless work.

The next moment, his eyes suddenly opened wide.

Because after the first meteorite collapsed, the second one actually fell from the sky!
Looking at Raven standing on the wall of the camp, his entire body was covered by fire elements, and he was still releasing the third level of magic!
"I see. You want to use this method to drain my divine power."

Li De nodded calmly, praising the Lord of Light and holding up the scepter, making the Guardian of Light, which had been eroded by the first meteorite, even more dazzling.

He could already hear the army's advance behind him, and he could sense Raven's anxiety.

Through the gaps between the crowd and the weapons, Li De looked at Raven, his tone calm but full of confidence:
"It's a good idea, but I am a 3rd level 10 star divine magician."

Defense is often more labor-saving than offense, and the same is true for the contest between magic and divine arts.

According to Li De's experience, a level 3 magician, even if he is level 3, 10 stars, can only release 5 level 3 magics at most, and then he has to start meditating to rest and recover his magic power.

And his divine power is enough to support the glorious protection and withstand the impact of 8 meteor explosions.

When the second meteorite shattered, the third meteorite began to fall.

The soldiers on the ground began to panic. The continuous meteorites were just like the collapse of the sky in the end times in myths and legends.

The sky was almost dyed the same color as the meteorite burning with blue flames!

Then came the 4th, the 5th...

When the fifth meteorite hit the Guardian of Glory, there was a loud bang, and no more meteorites followed. The deafening sound echoed on the battlefield, and all the Eivor soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

Li De's face turned pale, but his expression remained calm:

"It's over, Raven."

"You are still too..."

Before the word "young" came out of his mouth, the expression on Li De's face suddenly froze.

Because he saw the clouds in the sky suddenly disperse, and two meteorites the size of houses fell down together!
"Delayed casting!?"

Delayed casting is a spellcasting technique that can only be used by magicians who are extremely proficient in controlling the elements.

The spell will take effect at a later time, and the combined power of the two spells will often be greater than that of two separate spells.

Li De’s brows were tightly furrowed - Raven shouldn’t have such profound magic power!
Maybe it's the staff in his hand?
But now Li De had no time to think about these things. He held the scepter with both hands and mobilized the divine power in his body, making the originally dim light protection become indestructible again!

Boom…Boom—

Two meteorites fell on the Guardian of Light almost at the same time, causing the light shield to dim and sway like a candle in a strong wind.

But in the end, they managed to stop the disaster that came from the sky!
"Hu...Hu..." Li De gasped loudly, his shoulders and chest kept rising and falling, and layers of sweat flowed on his forehead.

At this point, it's already his limit!
The future generations are terrible.

Raven is such a formidable opponent, he is only 27 years old!

It has only been 3 years since he became a third-level magician, but his magic power has already grown to level 3, 10 stars.

Doesn't this mean that he can break through to level 4 at any time?
A 27-year-old, or 28-year-old, 4th-level magician?!

Simply unheard of!

Fortunately, Raven will die here today. A wizard without magic is no different from a mortal.

Li De slowly loosened his hands, took back the scepter, lowered his head, and prepared to retreat to the rear for a short rest.

However, his shadow on the ground suddenly became extremely clear, and his vision was completely filled with green light!

He heard the panicked screams and terrified cries of the soldiers around him.

Raise your head suddenly.

Another meteorite has fallen from the sky.

1, 2…

3!!?
Three meteorites were burning with blue flames, leaving long tails, and fell from the sky in the shape of a ∴!
This scene reminded Li De of the rumors circulating among the people.

"Lord, is this really your punishment?!"

He raised the scepter with both hands and used up the last bit of divine power in his body to create a scene of glorious protection!

This will be a war of good against evil.

Justice will prevail!!
Under the care of my Lord, all injustice will be—

Buzz! ! ! !

A meteorite hit the light shield, causing the entire light shield to shatter.

Li De spurted out a fountain of blood and fell on his back.

Through his blurry eyes, he saw the meteorite that smashed the light shield turn into a rain of fire and disperse, and the remaining two meteorites crashed down!

One of them was heading right towards him, and before it made contact, the blazing flames had already ignited his hair and clothes.

"Oh, my god..."

rumble--

The two meteorites sank into the ground, instantly creating two deep pools of magma. The earth was shaking at this moment!
These are all soldiers of the Volcano Legion. They call themselves volcanoes, but they have no chance of resistance against the blazing magic fire.

Where the meteorite landed, the soldiers were evaporated before they could even scream, leaving only a black mark.

The aftermath of the impact turned into a burning wind that swept across the land, and flames engulfed the earth.

Even the armor melted wherever it passed, instantly burning the flesh and blood into charcoal!
Those further away had their armor scorched red, but they were unable to take it off. They could only dance and scream in the purgatory of the burning armor until they died.

These two meteorites directly caused the deaths of at least 400 soldiers of the Volcano Legion!
Looking at the orange-red liquid that was melting all over the ground and could hardly be distinguished as molten iron or lava, the fat Marquis Faraday felt his bones go cold.

I have always heard about how mysterious and powerful magicians are, but until I actually saw this scene, I had a personal experience of it.

No wonder mages hold such a high status among human nations.

No wonder a guild composed of only mages can be independent of the human countries and interact with all countries on an equal footing!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Earl Palmer beside him.

Does he have such ability?
Palmer's expression was much more relaxed in comparison, and he even had a hint of a smile on his face:
"Raven, Raven, you are really decisive enough."

"After seeing my identity as a magician, he thought of getting rid of Li De first, so as to avoid being outnumbered by the two of us two against one."

"What a pity, you are only a level 3 magician after all."

"How can you stop me when you cast 10 3rd level spells in a row?"

Surrounded by 2 soldiers, Earl Palmer slowly moved forward.

The camp became clearer and clearer in front of him.

At this moment, the distance to the city wall was less than 200 meters, and Palmer and Raven could see each other clearly.

"So young." Palmer's cheeks twitched, revealing a trace of vicious hatred:

"Only by crushing a genius like you can I feel truly satisfied!"

The gray-white leopard under his crotch stopped.

Palmer stretched out his hand and raised the crimson metal staff. Surging magic power flowed out, and the red crystal on the top of the staff blossomed like a bud, and clusters of silver roots grew at the tip below.

He loosened his grip, and the staff fell to the ground, where it took root, as if it were a living thing.

Chanting the spell, the magic power in Palmer's body began to surge and flowed into the body of the gray-white leopard-shaped magical pet under his crotch. It was transformed and swallowed by it, and penetrated deep into the ground along the limbs and entangled with the silver roots, as if it had penetrated every inch of the land!
“The cycle of creation, change, evolution, life and death is eternal;

The swift destruction in the midst of turmoil is like a mother's castration;

The stars in the sky reflect power. The elements have no masters, but they crave form to store their souls.

Awaken, shape—

Desolate Creation! "

A deadly breath lifted Palmer's robe, and was amplified and amplified by the staff, sweeping across the entire battlefield!
The lava that was originally flowing on the ground solidified at this moment as if it were dead, revealing the bones in the soil that had not yet melted.

Gala la...

Gahala... The front line of the central battlefield where the fighting was most intense suddenly shook.

The earth bulged, and a giant creature with bones as its frame and lava as its flesh and blood rose from the ground.

It is 10 meters tall, taller than the Wall of Sighs, with magma slowly flowing on its body, making it look like a piece of mud that has come to life.

The head was like an upside-down pot lid, with blurred features and only the bright yellow fire of the soul swaying in the pupils.

Under his feet, humans were just like ants.

On the wall of the village, crossbow arrows kept shooting into its body, but they could only splash a little bit of magma.

Even the enchanted bed crossbow could not hurt it at all. When the fire enchantment attached to it exploded, his body seemed to become several points brighter.

"Ow—"

As if a giant bell had been rung, the beast roared toward the sky, announcing its arrival.

at this time.

A thick green light shot up into the sky, and the martial spirit behind Akori flourished wantonly. The giant wave-blade sword in his hand, attached with a strong life spirit, leaped in front of him, and then slashed down with force!
The fighting spirit created a blade of light that broke the molten lava in the giant beast's head, but it failed to break through the bones underneath, and not even a trace was left!

Akori's pupils trembled violently.

"Ow!!!!"

The giant beast roared again, and an arm suddenly emerged from its integrated body and slapped towards Akori.

The huge body displayed disproportionate agility. Akori had no time to dodge and was blown away like a fly with flames and fell to the ground, his life or death unknown!

"Go, my pet." Palmer had grabbed the staff and pointed it at Raven in the camp:

"Kill them all!!"

The beast began to crawl forward, but Palmer saw that Raven began to chant the spell again.

He still has magic powers.

"Young man, you really should not be underestimated." Palmer praised: "This magical reserve is probably three times that of a magician of the same level."

"It's a pity that I have already seen through your weakness."

So what if he has more magic power?

Palmer knew that Raven was an all-round mage who had a natural affinity for all elements.

But elements are not slaves. No matter how many elements a magician is familiar with, he can only master one or two of them in his lifetime.

Raven is only 27 years old and has been a magician for just over 6 years.

To be able to have such attainments in fire magic is already a natural talent.

Unless Raven is also proficient in ice or water magic, he will not be able to stop this creature of creation from moving forward.

It's certainly not invincible.

But if he had to pay with human lives, Raven would have to sacrifice at least 1000 elite Eagle Army soldiers.

Lord Palmer looked at Raven on the wall:

"I have already won this war."

"You can't win."

The flame element was scorching around Raven, burning his skin until it turned a little yellow:

"If, this is your last trump card!"

He raised the Tree of Life Staff with difficulty, squeezing the last bit of magic power in the magic pool, all of which was concentrated on the top of the staff, and aimed it at the crawling, demon-like lava monster.

"Who said lava is above fire?"

"Go, Origin Wildfire!"

call--

A ball of azure flame flew out of his hand, creating a straight line of fire in the air, as if to cut the world in half.

Then it sank into the huge body of the lava beast.

Compared to that huge body, the tiny Origin Wild Fire was just like a thin needle.

But after rushing into the body, the lava beast suddenly froze in place.

Then the whole body began to boil, like a pot of overcooked milk!

Large streams of lava bubbles exploded on its body. At first, it was the orange-red color of the magma, and then slowly turned into a deep blue color.

Large pieces of magma fell off the giant beast, slid onto the ground, and submerged the Wolf-faced Elites and the Volcano Legion that were charging with it.

The white bones were revealed, and gradually some charred black cracks appeared, and green fire burst out from the cracks!
“Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!”

When the yellow soul fire in its eye sockets was stained by the blue flames, the lava beast finally let out an unwilling roar, and its entire body collapsed and turned into a blue pool of fire.

"Origin Wildfire!?" Earl Palmer could no longer maintain his previous calmness and screamed:

"Impossible, impossible!!"

"I am a 4th level mage, and I have been in the 3rd level for 20 years!"

"I can't even touch this level of secrets, how come you can use the Origin Wildfire!?"

“This is not fair, this is not fair!!!”

He raised his staff and pointed it at Raven on the wall, ready to use his last bit of magic power to strike him with all his might.

But at this moment, Raven put down his staff, looked at him deeply, then turned and walked down from the camp.

This action made Earl Palmer feel a little relieved.

Yes, after releasing so much magic continuously, Raven's magic power should have run out.

What follows will be a pure war without the participation of magicians.

And the advantage is still on Palmer's side!
The lava monster just now did not cause much damage to Raven's central army, but Palmer's central army did not suffer much loss either.

Even though Raven's last two meteorites took away many soldiers of the Volcano Legion, the collapse of the lava beast also affected many soldiers of the Wolf-Faced Legion.

But in the end, they still had the advantage in numbers.

What's more, there are 10000 long-range troops supporting him.

"Keep marching!"

Palmer waved his staff and the army pressed forward.

The ensuing battle was just as Palmer had expected.

The projection density and intensity brought by the 10000-strong long-range force directly suppressed the shooting towers in the camp.

The Volcano Legion and the Wolf-Faced Legion also burst into more abundant morale because their respective commanders came to the front line in person, and began to advance step by step!

As time passed, the sun gradually set from the zenith to the west.

Even an elite force like the Eagle Army was gradually exhausted after half a day of fierce fighting.

Both the Volcano Legion and the Wolf-Faced Legion maintained abundant vitality and military strength; what's more, there were 10000 fresh troops joining.

The defense line began to have to retreat.

When the pool of fire left by the lava monster died out, the Eagle Army had been suppressed 30 meters in front of the village wall and could not move!
Just one more step and they would be able to capture the camp.

Marquis Faraday also heaved a sigh of relief. When he saw Raven's 10 consecutive meteor explosions, he even began to waver in his confidence in victory.

After the lava monster was burned by flames, this wavering became even stronger.

Now, things are gradually settling down.

"Earl Palmer, do you think Raven has any other cards up his sleeve?" Marquis Faraday's attitude was one of unprecedented respect.

"No, there is more." Earl Palmer shook his head: "But it is no longer relevant to the overall situation."

"The only thing he hasn't used yet is the 1000 heavy cavalry, which is a force that could have been enough to decide the outcome of the battle."

"It's a pity that his camp has been tightly sealed. Even if we release the heavy cavalry, there is no room for them to operate."

"Even if he sends heavy cavalry out from both wings to break up our flanks, they still can't break through our guards who are waiting for us."

As he said this, there were suddenly bursts of rumbling noises coming from the front.

Amid a cloud of rising dust, the camp wall against which the Eagle Army's center was leaning collapsed inward.

1000 neatly arranged heavy cavalry were already waiting on horseback in the camp.

Marquis Faraday breathed a sigh of relief; things turned out exactly as Palmer had expected.

There are more than 3000 Volcano Legion soldiers and more than 2000 Wolf Face Legion soldiers on the front line. They are all tireless elite heavy armored soldiers. Even if they can rush up, they can't break through this line of defense.

As for their leader Eric, although he is a third-level extraordinary, he can only be...

and many more!

Faraday rubbed his eyes, because the leader of the other heavy cavalry did not look like Eric in terms of physique or size!

Especially behind him, there was a fluttering black eagle banner, not Eric's knight's pennant!

"Raven, you're actually going to charge in person!?"

"Doesn't he want to live anymore?!"

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(End of this chapter)