How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Ten minutes ago, in Dover, the farthest village to the west of Ska town.

"I am Deppin, the governor of Scar Town. All residents of Dover Village, heed my command: immediately drop everything and proceed to the town for refuge as quickly as possible!"

Depp was currently standing on the giant wind eagle partner of the nature mage Bogu, amplifying his command voice with amplification magic.

"That's... Your Excellency the Governor...? What happened...?"

"Is it another demonic calamity?! Or has the lich returned—!?!"

"The elderly, women, and children should leave first, followed by the able-bodied. Militia and village guards will be responsible for security, and administrative personnel will maintain order. Only after all residents have been safely evacuated will others be allowed to enter the town!"

"Who are those three people in the sky?!"

A villager who was evacuating glanced up at the sky and exclaimed in surprise.

Depp looked up abruptly and spotted the three figures as well.

From this distance, the three figures are identical except for the color of their clothes.

They floated effortlessly a hundred meters in the air without relying on flying mounts.

"The direction they're heading is...the central square of Scar Town. These three are the enemies His Highness mentioned..." Depp analyzed calmly.

Not long ago, he learned that the young man was the legendary Prince Lin Wei.

At the same time, a nearly transparent giant light shield rose up, completely enveloping the entire town of Scar.

"What is that?"

"It looks like some kind of protective shield..."

"We haven't even gone in yet! Are you just going to give up on us like this?!"

Several villagers who had just evacuated from the house cried out in despair.

"Don't talk nonsense. I, Depp, am still here. Who would dare abandon you—?"

With his senses fully activated, Depp rushed over immediately upon hearing the sound.

"Lord Depin, can you tell us what happened?"

"Since there are no monsters or undead creatures in the vicinity, what exactly is the enemy this time?"

Depp has been asked similar questions dozens of times along the way.

"They're even using such large protective shields, do we really think we can survive?"

The appearance of the protective shield caught everyone off guard and, to some extent, caused panic.

"This time, the enemy is a high-ranking mage of unknown origin who crossed the border without permission and has designs on our Scar Town."

Depp explained it to the public in this way.

"A mage, a human? If you're human, why can't you negotiate? Must you resort to war?"

This question made Depp frown.

Wallis is not like Reno, where outsiders can come and go as they please.

Even if outsiders do nothing but illegally cross the border, they should still be dealt with seriously in Wallis.

Not to mention that these newcomers have created numerous mazes deep underground, practically making their intentions clear.

From any perspective, it's perfectly reasonable for Prince Lin Wei to have made an enemy of him and then go to great lengths to keep him here.

The problem now is that the general public has limited cognitive abilities and is unable to engage in deeper thinking.

Just as Depp was wondering how to explain this to the public, Bo Gu's voice suddenly came from above.

"Don't overthink it. All you need to know is that Prince Lin Wei's judgment is correct. This mage is more dangerous than a lich."

"What?!"

"Is this the Prince Lin Wei I'm thinking of?"

"Is it true, Lord Hōtani?!"

"Has Prince Lin Wei come to our Ska Town?!"

Bo Gu's words caused a huge uproar among the crowd.

"Not only His Highness Lin Wei, but also his First Knight, Lord Ale. Alright, stop dawdling. From now on, enter the town as quickly as possible. Once inside, His Highness's protection will ensure everyone's safety!"

"So that's how it is—"

"I trust Prince Lin Wei's judgment. Everyone, quicken your pace and don't cause His Highness any trouble!"

……

As soon as the news of Prince Lin Wei's presence in Ska Town spread, all the villagers who had taken refuge were greatly encouraged. Even without anyone maintaining order, they were able to evacuate into the town in an orderly manner.

…………

"Sister Luya, are you tired?"

In the center of the square in Scar Town, Lillian stayed by Luya's side.

Luya shook her head, her face showing no sign of exhaustion.

"Those three things up there are coming down..." Lillian seemed a little nervous.

Lucia put her free hand around Lillian and gave her a reassuring smile.

Soon, three figures descended from the sky to the outside of the barrier.

From this distance, we could clearly see the faces of the three people; all three of them were Kui Long!

"A barrier..." The three of them simultaneously showed thoughtful expressions.

Then, Kui Long, dressed in a green robe, was the first to extend his palm towards the barrier wall.

"break!"

A burst of airflow surged toward the barrier wall.

Upon seeing this, the residents of Ska Town, located directly below the green-robed Kui Long, instinctively covered their faces.

Three seconds later, the residents slowly removed their hands from their eyes.

Nothing happened.

The barrier didn't even tremble.

Kui Long, dressed in green robes, showed a look of surprise.

The red-robed Kui Long and the blue-robed Kui Long exchanged a glance and raised their right hands as well.

"break--!"

The three spoke at the same time, aiming three energy orbs of different attributes at the same point to launch an attack.

This time, the barrier finally gave feedback of being hit. Not only did the area where the concentrated fire hit dent downwards, but it also emitted a muffled thud.

"Sister Luya..." Lillian hugged Luya tightly.

But Luya remained calm, her right hand firmly gripping the scroll as she continued to input mana.

"That's all there is to it."

After two tests, the Kuilongs seemed to have grasped the weakness of this barrier.

This time, their chanting lasted a full ten seconds!

The clusters of elemental energy they condensed in their hands were over a meter in diameter.

The terrifying energy emanating from it made those below feel uneasy and suffocated, even through a barrier.

"break--"

"break--"

"break--!"

The Kui Dragons threw out energy orbs one after another, striking three closely spaced points on the barrier wall.

This time, the extent of the barrier's deformation was greater than ever before.

The points where the three energy orbs struck all dented inwards. As the three Kui Dragons continued to increase their mana output, the three dented points gradually merged into a large crater.

The crater was getting bigger and bigger, and the barrier at the bottom of the crater was getting thinner and thinner, as if the elemental energy ball might break through and smash down at any moment!

"The barrier...it's about to give way..."

It's unclear who first uttered those words, but fear began to spread among the crowd below.

Screams and cries began to rang out.

"Sister Luya...Go, go! Don't lose to those three bad guys!"

At this most tense moment, Lillian was not so afraid anymore. She desperately cheered Luya on, wanting to transfer all her luck to Luya.

"Hehe, that's about right."

The dragons in the sky simultaneously let out dry laughter, retreated a short distance, and then spoke in unison:

"burst----!"

It's not about penetrating, it's about detonating!

This is the real breakthrough strategy for the Kui Longs.

But what the Quilons didn't notice was that Luya's left hand quietly covered the barrier scroll at that moment.

The expected explosion did not occur.

The depression is still the same depression, and the energy clusters are still the same three energy clusters.

The three Kui Longs' expressions changed drastically at the same moment.

They discovered that they had lost control of the energy cluster!

“Gagaga—”

A strange laugh suddenly came from the barrier wall.

Luya looked up in the square, and the three energy orbs were instantly dented and bounced back, accurately hitting the nearby Kuilong clone.

"Bang—"

A deafening explosion rang out.

As the storm subsided, Kui Long's three clones stood there in a disheveled state, their faces ashen.

"A self-created barrier, level seven!? Where did you get this scroll from?"

"Hehehehehehe—"

No one paid attention to Quiron's question; the only response he received was Lillian's grimaces.

At this moment, the people of Scar Town around them also realized that the magician above could not break the barrier!

"Long live Prince Lin Wei!!"

At this moment of great ups and downs, someone started it, and the townspeople began excitedly chanting Lin Wei's name.

This wave of increasingly loud shouts instantly enraged Kuilong:

"I'd like to see how much mana you have left today!"

Quilong decisively abandoned the idea of ​​directly breaking through the barrier and instead began bombarding it with continuous conventional spells.

He knew all too well how much power a seventh-tier barrier spell consumed, and he absolutely did not believe that the woman below, who was not even a spellcaster, could continuously supply the barrier's mana consumption.