21st Century Archmage

“Detonate!”

“As you command!”

In an underground space next to the central gate of Denfors, Derval worked to carry out the order he received from his liege. At his shouted command todetonate, the territorys seven mages poured mana into the plate-sized mana receptors in their hands.

Flash!

The mana receptors were connected to mithril lines laid underground. It was a tool that would activate the magic arrays Lord Kyre had set up last winter outside the castle.

CRAAAAAAAASH! BOOOOOOOOOOOOM. FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

The powerful vibrations and explosions could be heard even through the sturdy castle walls.

“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAK!”

“UAAAAGHHHHHH!”

The screams of imperial soldiers rang out in quick succession.

“Send them out as well.”

“As you command!”

It wasnt over yet. The empires infantry, which was just beginning to climb the walls, would get a taste of fear they would never be able to forget for the rest of their lives.

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“…!”

CRAAAAAAAASH! BOOOOOOM! FWOOOOOOOOOOSH!

Kyre had taken six wyverns with him into shooting range. Duke Yanovis flew at the front and was just about to throw his spear when he heard an enormous boom.

‘W-What in the world is that!

A great number of spells were exploding amongst the soldiers, who had been attacking the old walls of Denfors with good momentum. There were clearly no magicians on the walls, but the massive spells exploded one after another all around the walls. Most of them were AoE spells of at least the 5th Circle or above. The bodies of soldiers burned, were ripped apart, and blown up. For the Laviter infantry, who were in dense formations, it was like an apocalypse falling from the skies. Big gaps were opened up in what had been, up until just a few moments ago, a throng of Laviter soldiers so thick one could hardly see the ground.

Ruuuuuuuumble.

And that wasnt all. Yanovis saw a certain scene through the mana scope installed in his helmet. Enormous hunks of metal burst out of the ground underneath the walls.

‘Dravits!

They were the wall-destroying war golems that each castle had possessed at least one or two of back in the day. However, these dravits looked different. The dravits emerging from the ground were not grasping siege hammers or axes, but trams glistening with pale blades.

Thud, thud, thud!

As soon as they emerged from the dirt, the dravits began to push the trams loaded with revolving blades at least 5 meters long.

Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk. Splaaaaaaaaaaaatter.

“KUAAAAAGH!”