From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 290: The Most Spectacular Spectacle
After defeating the orcs in the east, they quickly fought against Azog in the west. This was a strategy that the coalition forces already knew before the action.

The commanders of the coalition forces intended to take advantage of the victory to contain Azog's offensive so as to prevent the coalition forces from being surrounded by the orcs.

Right now the morale of the coalition forces is high. Under the guidance of the commanders, the soldiers have no time to clean up the battlefield or collect the bodies of their comrades. They are only focused on regrouping according to the established formations. If there are too few people in the team, they will have to regroup with nearby soldiers.

The dwarves and elves, who are the main force of the coalition, have longer lifespans than humans, so they always have more time to familiarize themselves with everything in the army.

It didn't take much effort for the coalition forces to set out again in the same formation, leaving only corpses scattered all over the valley, proving that a great battle had taken place here.

When looking towards Dale City across the branch of Lonely Mountain, one can already see the big flag erected by Azog on Raven Ridge. It is a mobile command tower made of bones and human skin, which helps the pale orcs convey every battlefield order through flag signals and horns.

When the coalition forces lined up in front of the river beach, the sound of earthworms gnawing at the ground could be heard in Raven Ridge.

The dilapidated sentry tower built by humans on Raven Ridge more than a hundred years ago has become a lookout for the orcs to have an overview of the battlefield situation. The waterfall pouring down from Raven Ridge has also begun to have a turbid color. This shows that the orcs have taken over this water source. If nothing unexpected happens, the water resources available to the coalition will become less and less, and they may even have to rely on magic purification.

The coalition forces' formation has been completed. Every soldier who survived the war has a tired look on his face. Their armor is stained with blood and their weapons are full of holes. But their fighting spirit and morale are so high that they silently release a fierce murderous aura.

"Do you have any magic that can help, wizard?" Elrond, Lord of Rivendell, who was standing in front of the coalition army, asked the orcs on the mountain. "When I was flying in the sky with the Eagle King, I saw with my own eyes that your magic destroyed a mountain."

"Yes, Lord Elrond." Ivy urged Golden Horn to move forward two steps. All the coalition forces focused their eyes on him. "I have magic that can help."

Ivy has decided to use her professional ability of [The Most Spectacular Spectacle] to create a grand magical effect, thereby annihilating all the orcs on Raven Hill in one fell swoop.

Since coming to the world of Arda, the spellcasting ability of Ivy's original main profession has been banned by Ilúvatar. Except for the newly acquired [Sword Master] and the [Dazzling Warlock] which was upgraded not long ago, magic resources have been restricted.

However, taking into account some of the remaining spell slots, Ivy's total number of spellcasting today still remains above 50. If she puts them all into [The Most Stunning Wonder], she can create a legendary spell effect.

Ivy re-examined the description of [The Most Amazing Spectacle]: Call upon the power of the elements to create a magical spectacle.

So what kind of magical effect counts as a spectacle?

A meteor shower falling from the sky?
Cause the ground to bulge in a tremor, thus creating an erupting volcano?

Create a giant storm that dumps massive amounts of rain on the earth, flooding cities and fields?

There were so many options to choose from that Ivy didn't know which method to use to destroy the orc army in front of him.

Since the earthworms have already eaten away at Raven Ridge, let's use an earthquake to completely wipe this mountain off the map.

Ivy thought so in his heart, and waved his staff to communicate with the power buried deep in the earth.

The roar came from deep within the earth. Rocks on the top of the mountain rolled down due to the shaking. Everyone standing on the ground felt the shaking force.

The soldiers of the coalition forces could not help but cast their gazes towards the wizard in front of the battle formation, their hearts filled with horror and admiration.

Earthquakes are a great force of nature. No one has ever thought that this power can be controlled by humans, even if Ivy is a wizard.

The ground was shaking more and more, but at some point it stopped abruptly.

Ivy opened his eyes, not understanding what was going on.

Clearly, until just now, the progress of [The Most Amazing Spectacle] had been quite impressive, and the vibrations he created deep underground were getting bigger and bigger, but suddenly, all the spell slots that Ivy had invested were returned, and the shaking of the ground stopped completely.

Opening the Grimoire of Destruction, Ivy discovered that [Splendid Spectacle] had not entered the cooling countdown.

Could it be that the geological structure of Gushan does not support the occurrence of deep earthquakes?

Ivy chose another way to summon elemental power with doubt.

If he had previously mobilized the power of the earth element to create an earthquake, now Ivy decided to mobilize the power of the air element to create a massive thunderstorm.

There was rarely rain and clouds in the northern land in autumn, but Ivy's magic caused a sudden burst of black clouds to float over the horizon, with faint flashes of lightning above them.

Within a few seconds, sporadic drizzle began to fall from the sky, and it tended to gradually get heavier.

The drizzle turned into a light rain, and the light rain turned into a heavy rain. The blood of the orcs on the armor of the coalition soldiers was washed away, but the thunderstorm that Ivy wanted never appeared.

[The Most Stunning Spectacle] stopped abruptly again, and the dark clouds in the sky disappeared in just a few seconds. This time, Ivy found that he was missing a fourth-ring spell slot, but [The Most Stunning Spectacle] still did not enter cooling.

The soldiers of the coalition forces had already discovered that Ivy's spell had failed, and some sighs began to be heard in the neat formation.

"I know I have no right to give orders to this army!" Thorin rode on a goat and shouted to the coalition army. He knew that now was the time to boost morale. "But Durin's descendants will never retreat in the face of battle! Perhaps every one of us will die today, but before we die, we will never allow the orcs of Azog to set foot on our land!"

Although the coalition soldiers did not answer, there was a determination to die in their eyes.

"Under that dark and tall lonely mountain~"

"The King is home at last!"

"That terrible dragon has been defeated by the wizard's magic!"

"Anyone who dares to be his enemy will also fall."

In the silence, Bofur suddenly began to sing.

All the allied soldiers turned their heads to look, but the always funny dwarf said, "Isn't it good enough? I've been thinking about this victory song for several days!"

"No, Bofur." Ivy turned back to look at his companions in the Lonely Mountain Expedition. "This song is great. I like it very much."

Ivy was not happy because of the improvised melody and lyrics, but because the song woke him up.

The universe where the world of Arda is located is called Ea, and it was born after the only god, Eru Ilúvatar, led the Ainur to play a great music.

The so-called Ainu are the Valar mentioned by the elves, that is, the gods born from the will of Ilúvatar.

The theme was announced by Ilúvatar, and the music played by the Ainur had three themes in total. The first theme was the creation of the world, the second theme was the confrontation between light and darkness, and the third theme was about the fate of elves and humans.

It can be said that if there is a supreme magic in the world of Arda, it must be the music that composes the fate of the world.

Since the entire universe was born from music, music can certainly enhance the power of magic in this world.

It just so happened that Ivy had a long-forgotten specialty called [Melody Casting], which could transform music into magic and enhance the power of magic.

So Ivy suggested to all the coalition forces: "Let us sing a song together! Under the light of this great star of hope, lend me your strength and will to promote the birth of this great magical wonder!"

Ivy stretched out his finger and touched the sapphire on the eagle's crown above his head. The pure white light echoed the evening sunlight and shone on everyone's face.

"The Star of Earendil." Elrond rode out. "That is the light from the Silmaril on my father's forehead. He patrolled the night sky in the birch ship Venkilot, bringing hope to the world. Let me lead the singing!"

A crisp metallic sound was heard, and Thorin crossed the sword and shield in his hands, letting the sound of metal clashing become the first note of this song.

Elrond sang: "Eärendil the Sailor,"

"Stop at Avignon,"

"Birch of Nimbrethil,"

"He cut it into a boat with his own hands;"

……

Ivy used his magic to stir up the atmosphere, creating a roar that sounded like a thunderous drum resounding through the sky.

The soldiers of the coalition army knocked on their armor on their chests together to accompany this song that pierced the clouds.

Boundless magic power gathered because of this song of hope, and Ivy knew that his time had come.

He devoted his remaining spell slots to channeling the elemental power of [The Most Spectacular Spectacular].

The earth began to roar again and the rivers began to boil.

On Raven Ridge.

The orcs were originally laughing at the wizard's powerlessness because Ivy's two spells had failed to work, but the sudden singing and drum beats made them panic and frightened.

"Attack! Attack!" The pale orc, feeling that he was about to face a disaster, loudly commanded his subordinates to move forward, "Don't worry about the formation! Charge forward! Kill that wizard! Our numbers are more than ten times theirs! There is absolutely no chance for them to win!"

The orcs hesitated, the ogres were afraid, and the wargs were panicked.

But General Azog had already ordered his men to blow the horn, and no matter how unwilling they were, they understood that it was time to fight to the death.

Elrond continued to sing:

"The stars and the moon shine together,"

"He sailed away from the northern coast,"

"Walking aimlessly along the enchanted waterway,"

"I don't know how many earthly hours have passed."

The shaking of Raven Ridge became more and more violent. The human sentry tower, which had long been in tatters, had a huge crack at the bottom. Countless bricks and stones were moved out of place due to the vibration, and the entire sentry tower suddenly collapsed into a pile of broken bricks and tiles.

The flag that Azog had set on the watchtower collapsed, and the sentry who delivered the message was buried under the ruins.

Azog, who had seen Ivy's magic before, had no intention of showing up at the beginning, in order to avoid being attacked by Ivy's magic unexpectedly. His caution saved his life, but brought him greater misfortune.

The accompaniment of the allied soldiers never stopped:
"The great star of hope is coming out of the mist,"

"He is the distant flame before sunrise,"

"The grey sea in the north is raging,"

"He is a strange spectacle before the dawn."

The earth cracked open and spewed out endless hot air.

The river water temperature rose, and bursts of steam emerged in the bleak late autumn.

Under the manipulation of Ivy's magic, the earth element and the fire element deep in the earth intertwined into a new song, boiling and passionate.

Deep red liquid suddenly spurted out along the cracks in the earth, reaching as high as the clouds, and then quickly fell down.

That is the hot magma deep in the earth's core, the great driving force that shapes mountains, rivers and streams.

The orc army was trapped in the mountains by the rampant lava flow before it left the mountain. The fire had spread across the mountain, and many unlucky orcs and wargs had been burned to pieces, while the less unlucky ones were directly killed by rocks falling from the sky.

The pale orc fell to his knees, screaming and shouting madly: "Why! Hasn't the era of orcs arrived? My Lord! Where is your great power! Save your most loyal servant!"

A white light emerged from the dim clouds in the west. It was Eärendil, the star of hope, that illuminated the earth.

Seeing this light, the coalition forces sang even more vigorously:
"Everlasting Messenger, Earendil!"

"The pioneering drive never stops,"

"His gemstones shine brightly,"

"He is the Light of the West."

The lava underground began to erupt on a larger scale, and the earthworms that had been drilling tunnels for the orcs were pushed out of the caves screaming by the hot magma.

As flowing stone, lava is much denser than living things. Therefore, giant creatures like earth-eating worms cannot sink into the magma, and can only roll around helplessly on the surface of the magma, wailing. Moreover, their tenacious vitality prolongs this process, making them look extremely miserable.

More magma gushed out of the tunnel left for the orcs to march, and the orcs still inside did not even have time to let out a scream before they were turned into a wisp of green smoke by the lava that could melt steel and rock.

The devastated Raven Ridge had turned into a hell for the orcs. The screams and wails soon stopped. In such high temperatures, no life could survive.

Magma continued to erupt, and the terrain of Raven Ridge began to rise suddenly, as if a huge bubble had bulged underground.

Finally, the magma bubble burst, and everything on Raven Hill was swallowed up, only the lava was still flowing.

Accompanying the singing of the allied soldiers, Ivy used magic to create a lava eruption, destroying a mountain and leaving a lava lake forever in the northern region of Middle-earth.

A brand new and stunning spectacle.

Looking at the cooling time of up to 519 days, Ivy smiled with satisfaction.

However, what made him even more satisfied was the new entry that appeared in the expertise column of the character panel: Words of Creation.

The note below indicates the origin of this feat: The songs you performed with the Lonely Mountain Alliance were favored by Ilúvatar, who shared with you some knowledge about the creation of the world. Although you cannot yet understand the true meaning of these singing-like languages, simply singing them can greatly enhance the power of magic.

At the same time, Ivy also found a new item in his career list - Bard.

　I was originally planning on just getting a specialty, but then I felt that since I already had a cheat, I might as well go for something bigger.

　　So which version do you think is better for the Bard?
　　Should I switch from 3R to Transcendent String, or 5E to pure professional poet, or 5E to 3R Transcendent String?

　　Or should we take the poets of PF into consideration as well?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)