C169 But They Didn't
C169 But They Didn't
After all, if such a spell were to be used, it was very likely to result in tens of thousands of casualties.
Riko was very different from the mages who were born and raised in this world.
Even the academy mages who grew up in the Ivory Tower would admit that death was not a rare thing in the world of mages.
There were many dangerous magical creatures in this world. They were powerful enough to kill Titled Devil Instructor. Of course, there were also existences that were more dangerous and powerful than living creatures - human mages. Because both sides had the ability to fight, the conflict between the magician would often end with casualties. Even though the World Higher Magic Academy, which was already relatively civilized, would basically produce one or two deaths each year, there would be even more deaths in other places.
Not to mention, not all mages had the qualifications, wealth, and talent to enter the Magic Academy. The mages who successfully entered the Mage Academy to receive systematic magic education were actually only a part of the large group of mages. There were quite a number of spellcasters, perhaps because they were unable to reach the required level at the specified age. Some were unable to pay the expensive entrance fee, while others were simply unwilling. They would choose to take an unusual path, becoming the "unorthodox path" that the mainstream academies spoke of. In the beginning, these unorthodox mages were adventurers who roamed the mysterious and dangerous forest. After countless dangerous experiences that were close to death, there was a kind of disregard for life flowing in their bones. They did not only treat ordinary people like this, but also other mages. They even treated themselves like this.
Most of the incidents in history where mages massacred civilians were committed by these kinds of people.
But Riko was not this kind of person.
The Earth that she spent most of her life on was a relatively peaceful world. Although fights and even massacres were still happening, in Japan... These things had almost completely disappeared in the last 80 years, and society was generally considered safe.
Those who took other people's lives without permission would be condemned by law, morality, and ethics. This would be considered a "very excessive thing."
For example, the silver-haired girl's father.
It was precisely because Riko had experienced such a thing that she did not want to become that kind of person.
"The daughter of a murderer also has the genes of a murderer, right?" Those words that came from the people who bullied her, Riko was not willing to let it become reality.
The silver-haired girl had been thinking about this question all along the way to Fort Lerge, so she felt somewhat troubled. If she did not want to hurt others, how would she defend this place? Could it be that she was going to open up a huge shield to cover the entire Fort Lerge?
When she saw the vast and flat land in front of the fortress, an idea suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Then wouldn't it be fine if I used a large-scale control spell to tie them up?"
Ordinary swamp skill couldn't cover such a large area, so Riko thought of a way to slightly change the elemental arrangement structure. She made this swamp skill successfully cover several square kilometers of area. Whether it was within sight or outside sight, the huge army of over 100,000 people quickly discovered that they had completely sunk into the mud. Ordinary infantry and cavalry could hardly move under such circumstances. Every movement they made wanted to pull themselves out of the mud. In the end, they would sink deeper and deeper. Only swordsmen or spellcasters who were not made up of ordinary people could avoid being affected by the swamp.
Riko could see that the grass-roots commanders were trying hard to keep the soldiers calm, but the troops that were trapped in the swamp seemed to have fallen into greater panic. Some people had been working hard, and only half of their bodies were exposed.
The panic brought about chaos, and the chaos further intensified the panic. The ordinary infantry could not find their commander in the midst of the shouting, and they had never dealt with such a situation before. Thus, they could only sink deeper into the struggle. The mages and swordsmen used battle qi and magic power as support, and they could walk quickly on the swamp ground like dragonflies touching the surface of the water. They would not fall into it. Some of them were using petrification to temporarily strengthen the ground and think of ways to rescue the infantry and cavalry that had fallen into the swamp. The other part was anxiously looking for the culprit.
Not everyone in the army of 100,000 could see Riko sitting on top of the cannon barrel. She looked so tiny, young and harmless. However, some mages still noticed Riko. They did not know if they found her from the fluctuations of the elements or simply saw a mage sitting on the cannon of Fort Lerge. These people were prepared to attack Riko first. They held the wand tightly. Their eyes stared intently and began to chant in a low voice.
Correspondingly, Riko Hasegawa also saw them.
So she tilted her head and threw out several enhanced Enchanted Swamp in the direction of the swordsmen and spellcasters.
She thought about it and still felt a little worried.
So Riko released another Antimagic Terra that could deal with battle qi and magic at the same time. This time... The violent and restless flow of elements completely stopped. The mages' legs were stuck in the mud, unable to move. Their mouths were wide open, but they were unable to spit out any incantations. It looked very strange.
Riko sat on one side of the cannon barrel and shook her legs lightly. She was planning to use the last vine to wrap around these people completely. Then she went back to the fortress and informed Winkelmann to think of a way to bring a few people out to capture these people. But at the same time, in the direction of the horizon. Three sharp auras soared into the sky.
Three people of different ages and appearances held wand in their hands. They slowly rose into the sky with solemn expressions. Golden runes circulated around their bodies. Even with the suppression of the Antimagic Terra, the powerful waves of magic on their bodies still existed.
They swept across the entire battlefield with their cold eyes that were as hard as ice.
The soldiers of Westfalen turned their heads and looked at the three figures floating in the air, surrounded by golden light. Whether they were mages, archers, or swordsmen, they all cheered at the same time.
When the main force was in trouble, the three Titled Devil Instructor warriors sent by Westfalen to attack Fort Lerge finally made their move.