Unlike Salin, Rex was the ruler of a country. Hundreds of thousands of people depended on her. Every move she made, every decision she made, she had to answer to these people. The Georgs could take risks for riches, but not Rex.
Hence, she rested in Stranburg for three days. On the surface, she was looting the warehouse, but she was actually observing the movements of the nearby army.
Stranburg was only a small city. There were teleportation portals in the nearby cities that connected to Sacred Rock City. They might not be able to teleport humans, but they could teleport items and sound. Three days was enough for Sacred Rock City to react.
Sacred Rock City received the news on the second day after Rex attacked Stranburg.
In the prince's residence, Sephiroth looked worried. He wasn't as angry as others had expected. He wasn't stupid. He knew that Rex's action meant that she would break off relations with him and even start a war.
This had never happened to the Lycus family before. In Sephiroth's opinion, Rex, who had always been smart, should learn to give in. But Sephiroth made a mistake. Not only did Rex not give in, but she also attacked Stranburg. Nash's fate was unknown.
Sephiroth stayed in the residence for a whole day without doing anything. It wasn't until the next night that he sent a message to the general of Guderian City: Let them go.
Sephiroth knew the strength of Gushui Commandery. Rex's soldiers were no weaker than the court swordsmen of Sacred Rock City. If they attacked forcefully, Phoenix would collapse. The allied army of the East Sea countries hadn't been dealt with yet. Sephiroth couldn't let anything happen in the north.
Three days later, Rex received news that there were about 15 flag regiments marching towards Sun City to attack the last fortress in Phoenix.
In fact, Sun City was already surrounded by more than five swordsman battalions. A battalion of half swordsmen would only be icing on the cake. Rex heaved a sigh of relief. Sun City couldn't be defended at all. The nobles of Phoenix hadn't kept the mages of Sun City. They'd all left long ago.
The army of Guderian City didn't attack by force because they didn't want to destroy Sun City. Sacred Rock City didn't attack Phoenix for revenge, but to take over the land. Sun City was a thousand-year-old city with great value. If it was destroyed by the flames of war, it wouldn't be worth it.
Rex understood that Sacred Rock City had given in and let them pass.
Rex didn't hesitate, and immediately gave the order to march. She originally brought 10,000 soldiers, 10,000 auxiliary soldiers, and thousands of immigrants. Now, there were more than four thousand captives. More than thirty thousand people marched toward the north of Phoenix.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. Along the way, many nobles from Phoenix came to seek refuge with them. Some of these nobles had not rebelled against Holy Rock City, and some had not lost their land. Holy Rock City could not kill all the nobles in Phoenix, so they had to win over some of them.
However, these nobles came to seek refuge with Rex. They even brought their own army and some loyal subjects.
Although these minor nobles only brought a few hundred troops at most, there were still more than five thousand soldiers altogether. Including some subjects, Rex's team had expanded to more than 50,000 people.
The people that these nobles brought with them were not freeloaders. Many of them were craftsmen, and those who could follow the nobles away were craftsmen families that had been supported by the nobles for more than ten generations.
Even the peasants who followed the nobles were envied by Rex. There was a type of farmer, similar to a magic apprentice, who had mastered some agronomy skills and could make the land grow more food.
Rex's team grew larger and larger. When they reached the border of Phoenix, there were already 100,000 people. If she had not prepared countless resources in advance and had ten times more Mages than an ordinary army, she would not have been able to deal with so many people.
It was already March, but it was still snowing in the north of Phoenix. If these people did not have advanced military tents, countless would have frozen to death.
Rex's expenses were multiplied. Fortunately, when the nobles fled Phoenix, Rex helped them take away the food that they had stored for many years.
Rex did not lose money. She even obtained a large number of crop seeds, magic fertilizer that the nobles had hoarded, and metal ingots from the warehouse. Some nobles even ordered their subordinates to tear down their houses and take away everything that could be taken.
However, Rex was not happy. These nobles had completely given up hope for Holy Rock City. They knew that they could not resist, so they sought refuge with her. In fact, the empire had already begun to split, starting from Phoenix. It was only because of her appearance that it became so intense.
Merlin's prophecy seemed to be coming true step by step.
At the northeastern sea, the battle ended in less than five minutes. Four Sixth-level Wizards flew toward the dragon skeleton warship. At the bow of the warship, the mouth of the dragon's head suddenly shot out a ray of gray light. The shield of a Sixth-level Wizard was instantly penetrated, and he fell straight into the sea.
This was the way the dragon skeleton warship dealt with the enemy's giant warships. After one shot, it would take six hours before it could fire again. In other words, it could only be used once in a battle. This powerful magic ray did not have any attributes, or rather, it had the attributes of Chaotic Elements. Activating this magic ray did not require Magic Cores of special attributes, but it required a large number of Magic Cores.
Originally, this was something developed when the magic cannon casting technology was lost. Unfortunately, it did not have any practical use. After all, a magic ray that could only be fired once in a battle was almost worthless.
No matter how powerful the attack was, it was a single-target attack.
However, this magic array could not be said to be useless when used at sea. The attack of the dragon skeleton warship only needed to deal with the enemy's warship with the strongest defense or the flagship.
With a single attack, the greatest threat was eliminated.
The four Sixth-level Wizards were quite unlucky. They flew toward the dragon skeleton warship together and happened to be in the attack's path. This magic ray did not have any lock-on ability. It was meant to deal with large targets. The targets that were worth activating the magic array were basically big guys that were more than a hundred meters away. However, the four Wizards were flying over side by side with a Magic Shield that was more than twenty meters wide.
Judging that the four Sixth-level Wizards were as dangerous as a giant warship, the jade skulls immediately activated the magic array. The Undead didn't care about money. This shot was like using a magic cannon to kill a mosquito. It directly hit the body of a 6th Rank Mage. The Mage's vitality was instantly replaced by chaos elements. He couldn't be more dead.
The remaining three Wizards did not know that the attack was a one-time use. They were so scared that they immediately scattered and lunged at the dragon skeleton warship from three directions.
The hideous dragon skeleton warship was covered in enormous green scales. It moved forward in the water like a transformed dragon.
One of the Wizards landed on the front deck only ten meters away from Salin. After all, the elements were not stable enough when flying in the air. He did not cast spells from above. Anyway, the young Wizard on the deck was no higher than level-five. He did not mind finishing the battle with melee spells.
This Wizard was very experienced. He could tell at a glance that Sika was not a Swordsman and had not practiced any sword energy. He did not have to worry about a Wizard below level-five.
Experience killed people. The moment the gray-robed Wizard landed on the ship, Salin had already released the water in his gourd. The six-meter-long green water instantly weaved into a dark water ball in front of him. This water ball flew toward the Wizard, and behind it was Sika who jumped.
The magic shield of a Sixth-level Wizard was the rare Stone Dust spell. It was the only mid-level defensive spell comparable to the Ice Pattern Armor. The only disadvantage was that it was one level higher than the Ice Pattern Armor, and the consumption was ten times higher. But for a Sixth-level Wizard, this consumption was not serious.
Logically speaking, a level-four Water Cut should not be able to break through the defense of the Stone Dust spell. But Salin's water was alive and could be controlled at will. It did not consume his Magic String either. The deformed water ball hit the magic shield and split into four snake-like spikes, stabbing into the black Stone Dust.
The green water ball was cut short in an instant, and the black Stone Dust collapsed. Sika waved her staff and pounced forward. The Sixth-level Wizard instantly cast a Wind Blade and cast an Ice Pattern Armor on himself at the same time. A magic staff immediately appeared in his hand.
The young Wizard opposite him had broken his Stone Dust spell in an instant, forcing him to get serious. The Wind Blade was for the female Warrior, and the magic staff was for Salin. This magic staff contained a level-seven spell, enough to kill a Great Wizard.
But he had underestimated Sika. It was a joke to think that a level-three Wind Blade could kill a Battle Priest. Sika was wearing armor made by Salin using Water Flame Alchemy. Even if she were to take the blow head-on, she would be able to take it. This wasn't something ordinary soldiers could use, but something Salin had refined with his best materials.
But Sika did not want to take the risk. A Water Pattern Shield popped up on her left arm, blocking the Wind Blade. Then, her staff hit the Ice Pattern Armor of the Sixth-level Wizard.
When the staff hit the Ice Pattern Armor, dozens of spikes popped out, and the Ice Pattern Armor shattered with a crack.
Shika's strike directly broke the magician's waist. Sika's staff had broken Salin's dozens of Water Pattern Shields in succession. Mid-level magic could not defend against it at all.
If you wanted to fight Sika, you had to fight like a swordsman, or learn from an archer and dodge. If you fought head-on, the result was certain. Not only did Shika's rod contain materials from the dragon's body, but the main material was also Fayern's metal cube. That mysterious metal was completely integrated into Shika's weapon. In terms of materials, it was no less than a semi-divine weapon.
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