I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 163: Fierce battle, this prodigal son!
The Grand Court Magician, Lord Elvis, is in a very bad mood right now.

Yesterday, I was walking along the Green Lake with King Alfonso, his ministers, and nobles, discussing the plague in the royal city, the refugees, and the Comb Army, when suddenly, some refugees arrived.

There had been a lot of refugees near Green Lake Manor recently, and the king had set up some relief stations to provide food, shelter, and medical treatment. But for some reason, this group of refugees had ended up here.

The knights and their guards hurried to stop them, lest they disturb the king and spread the plague. But they found that they were not refugees at all, but bandits and the Comb Army.

Elvis hates this group of comb soldiers.

Not only he hates it, everyone hates it.

Combs are the name given to them by the common people.

They claim to be righteous, but what they do is unscrupulous.

The Comb Army said that King Amir was the culprit of the natural disaster, and that he was an illegitimate child, a monster born from the promiscuous intercourse between the queen and the devil.

This matter is indeed often made up by many people because the queen has no husband but gave birth to a child!

Therefore, many people believed the words of the Comb Army and followed the crazy "Comb Lord" in the north. Like a comb, wherever he combed, no grass would grow.

This group of people loved to disguise themselves as refugees. Once a lord accepted them into their territory and provided them with aid, they would begin to burn, kill, plunder, and commit all sorts of evil.

The reason why the disaster in the north was so serious was that the plague only accounted for one-third, and the greater disaster was man-made disaster.

In addition, this group of people moved around everywhere, spreading the Crystal Princess disease everywhere.

The king's troops are still stationed in the royal city in order to control the plague while blocking the Comb Army.

So it should be impossible for the Comb Army to go south, but today, everyone encountered the Comb Army at Green Lake Manor.

The war is about to start.

There weren't many soldiers here, only a few dozen. But they were all fully armored. There was also a middle-ranking knight and seven or eight lower-ranking knights. Among the nobles accompanying the king today, there were also quite a few skilled warriors.

That adds up to over a hundred people, not to mention the seven court wizards who are all here today.

They thought it would be easy to defeat these hundreds of bandits, but in the end, the king and his men were slaughtered without a single survivor.

There were many strange people in the Comb Army. Their bodies were made of crystal and gemstones, invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to magic. Except for the knights, other soldiers could not hurt them at all.

The seven court wizards were actually powerless against the Comb Army. Except for the senior apprentice Sir Ivis, no one else's magic could work on these Comb Army.

Moreover, it seems that there are some wizards disguised as ordinary people mixed in among these comb armies.

When Sir Ives saw the barrage of spells flying towards him, he nearly fainted. Fortunately, despite their numbers, they only knew a few spells. Ives and his colleagues and students managed to hold on for a while.

The Kingdom Knights arrived quickly, and after these hundreds of people came to support, the situation finally improved.

Although the Amir Kingdom had a small population and few talented people, the king was still quite rich.

Therefore, although there are only two middle-rank knights and thirty-seven low-rank knights in the Knights, these hundreds of people are fully armored cavalry.

Although those Comb Soldiers were scarier than elemental creatures, their bodies could still be shattered by the impact of lances.

So, Lord Ives, along with the court wizards and cavalry, did their best to repel this wave of Comb Troops. But the Comb Troops behind them also arrived.

After much effort, everyone fought their way back to the castle, only to find that the place outside the castle was in a mess. Many Comb Army soldiers had already entered the castle and were fighting for the city with the retreating soldiers.

Ives and his men entered the castle through a gate where the Comb Army was outnumbered. They then fought for another day and night inside the castle, finally driving the Comb Army out.

The king's men suffered heavy casualties. Some were wounded and unable to fight, some fled, and some were separated. It was unknown how many there were. The castle had several ballistae, but they were burned in the chaos.

On the Comb Army side, many people did die, but the remaining more than 100 people were all those strange Comb Army members.

This battle could no longer be fought. There were only a dozen or so knights left in the castle. No one below the knighthood could do any harm to the Comb Army.

Faced with such an unkillable enemy, the soldiers had no fighting spirit at all. Not to mention being asked to kill the enemy, even the sight of the Comb Army made their calves tremble.

Those more than one hundred people rushed in without any tactics and were unstoppable.

It's good enough that these people can defend the castle. If they are asked to go out of the city to fight, they will mutiny.

Elvis only hoped that the arrangements he had made would allow the defenders to hold out for a few days until reinforcements arrived.

But bad things happened again.

He had just managed to calm the troops when he heard that the queen had been abducted when the enemy troops withdrew from the castle.

No need to listen to anyone, now everyone can see it. It's tied right there.

What a bunch of lunatics!
They promised so much money, but they still want to burn people!
The great magician, Lord Elvis, was a man of great skill and courage. He accepted money from the king to ward off disasters. Even with the situation now in such a state, he still had the audacity to go down and rescue people.

He went there several times, but was discovered each time. He fought with the wizard leader of the Comb Army several times and barely escaped.

Elvis knew that person. Originally, Elvis would not even look at him, but now he has transformed himself into a senior apprentice.

Elvis thought that he was quite strong. After all, in this palace, he could still benefit from the king's influence and enjoy the resources provided by the white wizards.

So although he is not an academic wizard, he can barely be considered half a member of the White Chess School.

But he fought with that man several times and was defeated every time. The only rare item in his hand was turned into crystal by the wizard leader of the Comb Army.

Now, Elvis really didn't dare to go. Although he was very good at hiding and escaping, he felt that if he went down again, he would not be able to escape.

I always feel like this group of people want to capture me alive and then burn me.

He doubted very much that the wizard was the real leader among these one hundred people.

The king is still clamoring to rescue them, but what the hell is he doing?

There are only so many people. Those who can go on the field are only a dozen knights, plus their seven wizards (apprentices). No, eight wizards.

This castle is lucky to have survived today!
There was a noise behind me, and a group of people surrounded a person and came to the balcony.

Elvis felt slightly excited, knowing that the eighth wizard had arrived.

But after taking a closer look, I found that it was the little girl.

The little girl stumbled over what her teacher had said to everyone.

After hearing this, Elvis's face turned pale and he cursed: "What time is it now? And you still want us to leave? Is your teacher crazy or stupid?"

The little girl said cautiously, "The teacher didn't mean for you to go out and help. He said you were useless and asked you to cover your ears for a while."

Amber, this little fool, didn't explain herself clearly.

Roland's intention was to get the court wizards to cooperate with him in bluffing and saving someone. Calling someone a loser was just a private complaint.

As a result, this girl, like counting beans, said everything out loud. After hearing this, the seven court wizards of Ives almost died of anger.

I knew that the people of the Black Abyss School were even more arrogant and presumptuous than those of the White Chess School. I never expected them to be this arrogant!
Elvis cursed in his heart: "Why don't you come and defend the city properly? Instead, go down and get yourself killed. Well, after he gets defeated, he'll learn his lesson and obey orders honestly."
"These ghosts can all reflect magic. It's a waste of magic to use magic on them. It's better to focus on supporting the snake tower wizard. We can't let such a powerful warrior die in vain. When he gets defeated, we can rescue him and he will be convinced."
Elvis observed the outside carefully, intending to take this opportunity to find out how many wizards were there and how many hidden methods they had.

He believed that even though the boy was ignorant, as a renowned Black Abyss wizard, he must have some skills. He should be able to lure out those hiding people. However, after seeing this, Elvis froze in his tracks.

The clear sky was rapidly turning cloudy, and within a few minutes, it was completely dark. The rainbow that had been hanging high in the sky also gradually disappeared.

Elvis was quite knowledgeable and had seen wizards influence the weather. This wasn't something that could be solved with just a few spells.

He released his divine power and searched everywhere for the Black Abyss Wizard, but he couldn't sense his presence. He silently chanted a few more spells and carefully investigated, and then his expression became more solemn.

Although Elvis did not dare to compete with the elite wizards in the school in terms of magical comprehension, in terms of mental strength and magic power, Elvis was much stronger than the average senior apprentices.

What's more, he is very good at hiding.

If it was just relying on his thoughts to find a hidden person of the same level, Elvis wouldn't dare to say that he could definitely sense his presence.

But even though we knew there was someone there, we couldn't find any trace of him even with the help of magic and tools. Could it be that the person who came was actually a formal wizard?

Even official wizards can’t do that! There are more than a hundred of them!
I don’t know how many people in there can use magic. This is a wizarding group!
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd around, and some timid maids turned pale with fright.

Elvis looked up and took a closer look, his expression suddenly changed.

The dead bodies scattered around the manor slowly began to stir. The corpses straightened up in strange shapes and began to crawl around.

Necromancer?!
King Alfonso grabbed Ives and asked with sweat on his forehead, "Sir Ives, are they ours or theirs?"

King Alfonso actually had a talent for magic, but he was a bastard, a half-blooded mudblood. His father, the master of the White Pagoda, had always hidden his own flaws and wouldn't even let him into the school.

Therefore, it is the court wizard Lord Ives who knows more about the affairs among wizards.

Elvis said, "The people of the Snake Tower of the Black Abyss School are the ones who were allowed by the Council to use black magic. Quick, Your Majesty, spread the word that everyone should plug their ears with cotton wool soaked in salt and stay away from the windows."

Although this Elvis is not from a university, he is actually quite knowledgeable. As expected of a senior apprentice, he actually knows that this wild method can counter the banshee's wailing.

Elvis also saw some clues about those undead.

The wizard from the Snake Tower must have used the power of the Book of the Dead to resurrect these people and also released a lot of ghosts and evil spirits.

But those evil spirits were not obedient, so they were probably not raised by the Snake Tower Wizard. The major factions had just returned from the forbidden area, and he probably got them from the Twilight Wizards.

However, although he could not control these evil spirits, he could use the Book of the Dead to communicate with them reluctantly.

In addition, the dead who were resurrected by the strange objects were very attractive to these evil spirits, so as soon as the evil spirits came out, they drilled in.

The evil spirits hated everything and didn't need wizards to control their enemies. After possessing the bodies, they used various strange postures, twisting their bodies, and quickly crawled towards the Comb Army.

The war is about to start.

Everyone in the castle was extremely excited when they saw the evil spirits fighting the Comb Army. Some even mustered up the courage to shoot arrows at the Comb Army.

But after watching for a while, everyone's mood fell to the bottom.

Those evil spirits looked terrifying, and even had some strange tricks, but they were no match for the Comb Army.

After fighting for a long time, none of the Comb Army soldiers died!

What makes everyone feel even more creepy is that those evil spirits clearly don’t look like humans, but the Comb Army kills them alive!
"Burn! Burn! Burn and you will be blessed!"

Faced with the attacks of evil spirits, they walked over excitedly as if they were preaching, holding torches and talking to the dead, allowing the evil spirits to tear their bodies apart.

The Comb Army offered no defense, simply allowing the evil spirits to charge into the crowd. Several evil spirits even ran past the Queen. If the Queen hadn't had a few Comb Army soldiers by her side, the evil spirits would have torn her apart.

After a while, many people possessed by evil spirits were tied up by the Comb Army. Then a group of Comb Army went to cut down trees.

The scene suddenly turned into a mess.

Ives' face was covered in cold sweat, and he couldn't help but take a step back: "Crazy, a bunch of lunatics!"

It really doesn't work! How can you, a necromancer, fight against such a group of people?

At this moment, Elvis suddenly discovered that the shadows of many evil spirits were not right, hiding some insidious curses. There were not many of them in total, only about a dozen in total. But there were still many.

——A shadow curse?
Why did that wizard waste so much magic power? Even if the magic power consumption of this clock curse was very low, it would still consume half of the magic power of a high-level apprentice.

Besides, the Comb Army is not susceptible to magic at all.

During the battle yesterday, Ives had tried countless times to weaken the magic so that the soldiers could kill the Comb Army. He was lucky if two out of ten magic spells worked.

Later he simply stopped wasting magic power.

Suddenly, Elvis discovered that the dozen or so evil spirits seemed to be heading for the wizard leader of the Comb Army.

About a dozen. Almost!
It turns out that the necromancer wanted to behead people!

The leader couldn't see the trick, but he was very cautious and asked the guards around him to stop them all.

Elvis looked closely and found that after the dozen or so Comb Soldiers came into contact with those special evil spirits, some imperceptible black air appeared on their bodies.

All of them actually worked!
More than a dozen curses all took effect!

Elvis was secretly heartbroken. If only one of the evil spirits had pounced on the leader, he could have cooperated with the Snake Tower Wizard to kill that guy who was almost immune to magic!
At this moment, Ivis suddenly found something wrong - the queen seemed to be gone!
Elvis was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "That's fun!"

It turns out that the wizard from the Snake Tower had no intention of killing the leader at all, he just wanted to distract him. To save people!
Elvis immediately rolled up his sleeves and prepared to meet the Snake Tower Wizard - the moment the queen disappeared, he felt the Snake Tower Wizard.

At the same time, the cold laughter of the Comb Army leader was heard from downstairs.

——"Hehe, it's really just such a trivial trick. Let's see where you can run!"

A beam of colorful light flew out from the leader's hand and hit the air. Immediately, a strange witch wearing a red human skin dress was trapped in mid-air by rainbow-colored ropes.

The leader was slightly stunned when he saw that it was a witch in red.

Elvis on this side was horrified.

The leader, though a skilled but unskilled man, was ignorant and mistook the strange creature for a witch.

But Elvis recognized that thing - it was not a normal banshee, the magic power of that thing was almost at level 4!

Elvis waved his wand and flicked his sleeves, creating a silent barrier. Immediately, the entire balcony and the hall inside were hushed. People's ears were buzzing.

Immediately afterwards, all the glass in the castle shattered!
Those in other rooms, who had no sound barriers and only saltwater cotton to plug their ears, held their heads with expressions of extreme pain. Those who had not obeyed Elvis's orders and stood on the balcony were bleeding from their mouths and noses and fainted.

This announcement of death almost brought the souls of many people on the balcony to their deaths.

The Comb Army below was in the center of the wailing, and the situation was even more tragic. The dozen or so Comb Army soldiers who had been cursed collapsed directly, and after falling, their bodies shattered to pieces!
There was a crackling sound in the crowd, and seven or eight people fell down. Although the rest were not dead, cracks appeared on their bodies!
The leader of the Comb Army was also dizzy. While he was distracted, a spell flew out from Ives's hand on the castle, hitting the banshee, intending to use the magic circle in the castle to displace her and save her.

But a precious gem flew over first and was attached to the rainbow lock. Then, a strange and smooth light flowed from the gem, and then the gem and the rainbow lock were annihilated together.

Elvis cursed, "You prodigal academic wizard! That's a low-level artifact after all, how can you use it like a disposable consumable just to break a spell?"

(End of this chapter)