"Damnit …"
As a result, Lazart's complexion turned uglier and uglier, the veins on his forehead throbbing. He truly didn't expect Yass to cause such a huge disaster. For a moment, he was flustered and exasperated as he roared, "Do you know what you have done? What did I tell you before I left? I repeatedly warned you not to make decisions on your own and not to mobilize the troops without my orders …"
Lazart was truly going crazy. His finger almost poked Yass' nose as he spoke. It could be seen how angry this virtuous and respected Great Prophet was.
He couldn't help but be angry …
Apart from Yass, not a single one of the thousand elite Cavalrymen managed to escape. It should be known that the thousand elite Cavalrymen were equivalent to the majority of the Ghost Valley's forces. Such a huge loss would greatly affect the Thawing Fire Tribe's series of deployments.
Even if he usually spoiled Yass, he couldn't help reprimanding him at this time.
More importantly, this matter was too serious. Even if he was one of the six Great Prophets of the Thawing Fire Tribe and had an aloof position in the tribe, losing a thousand elite Cavalrymen at once was very difficult to explain to the Great Prophet.
"Teacher, I, I … I was wrong. But those humans are too crafty. They clearly only had five hundred Great Mages, but they suddenly had a few dozen powerful High Mages … "
Yass' face was pale. This was the first time he had seen his teacher so angry, and he panicked. He looked at Lazart with fear in his eyes.
"Enough, shut up!"
Lazart fiercely glared at Yass and didn't say anything else. He clearly understood that there was no point in being angry at this point. The important thing was to find a solution. In any case, Yass was his proud disciple. Although he had done something stupid and brought huge losses to the tribe, as his teacher, he had to help clean up the mess.
Otherwise, if the tribe punished him, Yass would be thoroughly finished.
Thinking of this, Lazart's expression eased up a bit. He glanced at Yass and said in a low voice, "Go back and reflect on your actions!"
Lazart sighed deeply after Yass left, a worried expression on his face. Cleaning up this mess wasn't easy.
They had suffered heavy losses this time. Nearly a thousand elite cavalrymen had been annihilated. If they did not achieve anything, they would not be able to explain themselves to the Great Prophet and would be severely punished. Only by taking control of the Ghost Valley would they be able to recoup their losses.
Lazart did have such a plan …
However, it was extremely difficult to carry out this plan. After all, the two sides had been in a stalemate over the Ghost Valley for so many years. Without suppressive power, it would be very difficult to completely control the Ghost Valley.
"Looks like I can only let him make a move …"
Lazart sighed again. As if he had made up his mind, he stood up and walked out of his residence. After spending an unknown amount of time, he arrived at a secret place …
Large chunks of obscure and difficult to understand Ancient Beastman language came out of Lazart's mouth. The instant his voice echoed, the dark red runes on his body fiercely flickered, and the earth shook …
…
At this time, the fierce battle near the Ghost Valley had already come to an end. The mages of the mage army were wandering around the battlefield, burning the corpses of the Raging Flame Beastmen while checking the spoils of war.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Lin Yun's group stood in the center of the camp, looking at the busy mages. Almost everyone had a happy expression on their faces. After all, the Battle Mage Army had eliminated close to a thousand Beastman Cavalrymen at the lowest cost, greatly weakening the Thawing Fire Tribe's strength.
As for Thorne Merlin, who was standing on the side, he looked as if he had seen a ghost. His gaze swept through those busy High Mages, his expression becoming worse and worse.
He had come to the camp to inquire about the origins of those fifty High Mages, but the young mage had been perfunctory and hadn't answered him directly. When the Thawing Fire Tribe attacked the camp, he didn't hesitate and joined the battle. Naturally, he didn't do it to help the young mage, but rather to observe those High Mages through this battle. He wanted to see if he could confirm that those High Mages were from the Black Tower through some details.
With this in mind, the battle quickly started, and Thorne Merlin was secretly observing those High Mages. But he soon discovered that those High Mages looked familiar, as if he had seen them before. This discovery startled him.
As the battle was about to end, Thorne Merlin suddenly recalled something. Over two months ago, the young mage had disappeared for a few months and returned to the Merlin Family Manor. At the entrance of the manor, he saw the young mage leading fifty weak Great Mages. At that time, he had guessed that the young mage wanted to take these people to the Raging Flame Plane.
And now, Thorne Merlin finally understood why those High Mages felt so familiar. It turned out that those fifty High Mages weren't sent by the Black Tower, but rather the group of Great Mages from two months ago!
Although he didn't dare to believe it, he had no choice but to admit that this was the truth. Those fifty High Mages that shocked him were actually the Great Mages he had ridiculed as cannon fodder two months ago.
He was stunned, this outcome was too outrageous. He clearly remembered that when he first met those Great Mages, they were pitifully weak, the strongest among them didn't surpass the 5th Rank. But in a short two months, those cannon fodder Great Mages actually became High Mages.
More importantly, all fifty Great Mages had become High Mages!
This could no longer be described as shocking.
At this time, Thorne Merlin recalled that before the Beastman Cavalry attacked the camp, he had gone to the young mage to inquire about the origins of those High Mages. The young mage's answer was that a group of Great Mages had recently advanced. He hadn't believed it at the time and felt that the young mage was just brushing him off. But now it looked like the young mage wasn't brushing him off, he was telling the truth.
At this time, Thorne Merlin looked at those busy High Mages with a complicated expression.
The preoccupied Thorne Merlin naturally didn't notice a few gloating gazes not far from him. It was Leon Merlin, Ross, and the others. Although they looked calm on the surface, they were inwardly laughing. 'Even in your dreams, you wouldn't have thought that those fifty High Mages were actually cannon fodder.'
In fact, when Thorne Merlin came to the camp to inquire about the origins of those High Mages, they had already anticipated this situation.
Now that they saw Thorne Merlin's expression, they couldn't help laughing. They couldn't help recalling the scene outside the Merlin Family Manor two months ago. Thorne Merlin sneered and described those fifty Great Mages as worthless cannon fodder.
It had to be said that reality was truly cruel.
The cannon fodder from back then had already become genuine High Mages, and they weren't ordinary High Mages. Even the 5th Rank Sword Saint Thorne Merlin might not necessarily be their match when they burst out with the power of a joint attack.
And at this time, after the battlefield was cleaned up, Lin Yun didn't plan on staying in the camp. He immediately ordered the members of the Mage Army to remove the living quarters and then set off for the Ghost Valley.
What was worth mentioning was that no one paid attention to Thorne. As the mage army left, Thorne, who had been ignored once again, had an ashen expression. He stood there in a daze, feeling as if he had been slapped by the young mage. The other side didn't even pay attention to him.
Thorne Merlin then walked towards the Flame Demon Fort.
It took half an hour for Lin Yun to lead the Mage Army to the depths of the Ghost Valley. Lin Yun had already sent people to investigate the strength of the Beastman army stationed near the Ghost Valley. If he wasn't wrong, the thousand elite Cavalrymen that had been annihilated in the previous battle should have been the main force of that army.
The Beastmen that had lost their main force could no longer pose a threat, thus, he dared to lead the Mage Army into the Ghost Valley in broad daylight.
In the past, the Merlin Family and the Thawing Fire Tribe wouldn't have dared to bring a large number of troops into the Ghost Valley. After all, it would be too conspicuous and they would easily be ambushed.
But they didn't have that kind of apprehension now.
After arriving at the Ghost Valley, the fighting style of the Mage Army had changed. The fifty High Mages, as well as the two Archmages, Yuri Merlin and Ida Merlin, formed the main force of the Mage Army, while the remaining five hundred Great Mages acted as support. Soon, the Mage Army swept through the Ghost Valley and kept advancing.
In the next three days, the Beastmen stationed near the Ghost Valley couldn't bear the mages' strong sweep and tried to stop them several times. But unfortunately, after the battle under Yass' command, the entire army suffered disastrous losses. The remaining forces simply couldn't stop the advance of the Mage Army. They were pushed into the depths of the Ghost Valley, and most of them were annihilated. Only a small force managed to escape in the opposite direction.
In fact, the Archmages, Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin, hadn't made a move. The fifty High Mages had been cleaning up, including when dealing with the Raging Flame Beastmen.
The power these fifty High Mages gradually revealed was more and more shocking. In fact, the purpose of Lin Yun's arrangement was to test the strength of these High Mages. With the Rapid Star Mark as a Meditation Law Set and the Blazing Storm as a Magic Conducting Rune, they would affect the balance too much, especially when they joined forces. Even an Archmage powerhouse wouldn't have any confidence in facing this group.
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