21st Century Archmage

Flash!

‘Its coming!

Just as expected, Count Kyre cast a spell with an enormous range. The sight of the spell shooting towards them with the speed of a spear startled Duke Hardaims senses wide awake.

“Magic Cancel!”

“Air Shield!”

“Resist Magic!”

“Anti-Magic Shell!”

“Flame Cannon!”

As the spell flew over, the mages flying near the front cast their memorized spells. Nullifying spells and Air Shield, which could block Air Bomb, as well as a 6th Circle spell cast in order to cause mana disturbance, were deployed one after another, fired into the air by the 20 royal mages of Kerpe and Andain.

Flash! Craaaaaash! Whiiiiiiiiiiiir!

Each spell played its role, creating a colorful splash of magic lights.

Booooooooooooom!

And it seemed as though the prepared spells were effective, because Count Kyres spell disappeared with an ear-rattling explosion.

‘We did it! When the spells collided, the two sides were coming into spear range.Now, magic is… Ah!

When enemies were in spear range, the usual tactic was to have the mages retreat to the back before firing spears. But this battle was taking a far different turn. When his first spell was rendered ineffective, Kyre cast a second round.

‘O-Oh my God!

Mages were important resources in the kingdoms, so they hurriedly moved to the back after deploying their initial magic defense. But in the short time while they were doing so, dozens of murky blades came hurtling towards them. The mere sight of the 1-meter-large milky-colored blades glinting in the setting sun struck terror in the hearts of all who saw them.

“Shield!”

Scrambling to react, Hardaim deployed the Shield spell on his wyvern armor.

Flaaash!

The next instant, a volley of Blessed Spears cut through space. Having reached effective range, the Bajran Imperial Skyknights had hurled their spears before the panicking kingdom Skyknights could.

‘Dammit!

He spat out a curse for the second time. Duke Hardaim clenched his teeth, hurling his spear injected with mana into the battlefield as he directed his wyvern to the ground in a desperate nose-dive.

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‘Just as I expected.

There was no doubt that Kerpe and Andain were given information about my magic attack that wiped out the wyverns of the Kuviran and Krantz Kingdom in one blow. And just as I expected, the enemy mages deployed spells to guard against the 4th Circle Air Boom I sent as bait. After seeing them retreating to the back, I fired the 7th Circle offensive spell I created a few days ago, Giant Wind Cut.

‘The mana consumption is high, but its bearable.

When the 4th Circle spell Wind Cut that bore the nicknameWind Slaughterer of the Skies was normally cast, blue-colored or opaque wind blades appeared and sliced the target. However, the spell I cast was a different beast altogether. When I reached the 7th Circle, I gained the confidence to fuse new spells that didnt yet exist. I worked to create 7th Circle offensive spells that could be made with mana fusion and formulas that could be easily mixed. The Giant Wind Cut spell being cast right now was one such creation. It boasted an incredible brute force that could slice through wyvern armor like tofu with a single attack. The mana consumption was a lot, even for me and my crazy amount of mana, but the effect was out of this world.

Kweeeeeek! Kyaaaaaaaak! B-b-b-b-b-baam.

They were flying in a widespread formation, but wyverns were large targets. The kingdom wyverns wings were hopelessly cut to tatters, their armor was pierced, and their bodies were sliced by the hot blades of Wind Cut whizzing around with unpredictable trajectories. A chorus of heartrending cries came from the formation, as if there was a bet to see who could scream the loudest, and wyverns dropped like bricks.

Fwiiiiiiip! Fwip fwip fwip!

It didnt end there. As expected of Imperial Skyknights with the best skills in the Bajran Empire, they were, at the very least, phenomenally perceptive. Their spear salvo followed right on the heels of my magic attack. In just a few moments, a hundred of the kingdom wyverns in the front were wiped out by my spell, clearing the way for the spears to punch through the sky at high speeds.

‘The battle starts now!

The enemies were spread out, so I couldnt push myself to fire another AOE spell, and the Imperial Skyknights were too close for me to use Greater Air Boom. With a swish, I raised spears in both hands.

‘Sayonara!

And then, I hurled them with all my strength at the two wyverns I set as my targets, wishing them a friendly farewell.

‘Here it comes!

While attacking, I felt the indiscriminate spear attack by the enemy Skyknights before I even saw it. Every hair on my body was standing on end, warning me of danger.

This was a chance given to me by the gods to vent the stress piled up high in my chest. Like the eyes of a hawk seeking prey, I looked for the next target.

“Air Shield!”

Even as I lifted another two spears, I cast an Air Shield over 30 meters wide. The dozens of Blessed Spears flying idiotically towards me… didnt even have a chance.

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