After arriving next to Lin Yun's team, Hardedef looked at Lin Yun with a sneer, his eyes sweeping over him before sneering in disdain.
"I thought you had three heads and six arms, but it turns out you are just a youth who doesn't know how high Noscent is. I was wondering why your Merlin Family was so thick-skinned, following us without doing anything. Turns out you are Mafa Merlin of the Merlin Family.
"Your Merlin Family only has this many people? "Over fifty people, yet you have the nerve to go to the Storm Fort and walk together with our Black Tower? Even if you don't feel ashamed, I feel ashamed …
"When the other forces see you walking together with our Black Tower in the Storm Fort, they will definitely think that our Black Tower is on the same level as you. You are a newly advanced Archmage, yet you can actually serve as the Commander of the Merlin Family. This is truly inconceivable. It was a 5th Rank Sword Saint before, and now it's you. You are truly becoming more and more trashy.
"Alright, I won't waste words with you. Take your people and leave, don't drag us down …"
John had a mocking smile on his face, but he was inwardly disapproving.
'A young man in his twenties advancing to the Archmage realm … His talent is very good, but unfortunately, this isn't Noscent, this isn't their Family. Here, anyone under the 5th Rank of the Archmage realm can only be considered cannon fodder.
'Hmpf, the Merlin Family has already thoroughly declined. This kind of cannon fodder can actually come to the Raging Flame Plane and serve as a Commander. Isn't this just throwing away his life? Not only is he throwing away his life, but he is also dragging others with him.
'Now, he's still shamelessly following us, asking us to open a path for him. He's really shameless. I wonder why Whis agreed to let the Merlin Family follow us. Also, this Mafa Merlin is acting as if it's only natural for him to follow us. What a piece of trash. Hmph, when we meet magic beasts later, we'll lure them over. I'm afraid that Mafa Merlin will pee his pants on the spot …'
Yep, let's do it this way. It seems that we'll pass by the territory of a level 37 magical beast not far from here. We'll lure that magical beast over. Half of our fifty or so people will die before we even reach The Eye Fort. Let's see if he still has the face to follow us. This Mafa Merlin might even die …
'Really, a newly advanced Archmage wants to join in the fun and implicate our Black Tower …'
As soon as John finished speaking, the fifty expressionless High Mages simultaneously looked over. As if they had been precisely trained, the magic staves in the hands of the fifty High Mages simultaneously shone with light, and in an instant, the power of fire elements frantically converged.
This was the first time the fifty of them followed Lin Yun into battle. They were all on high alert, afraid of disappointing their Master, their benefactor.
They used to be members of the Merlin Family, living at the lowest rung of society. They had poor talent, terrible comprehension ability, and no background. Being able to become mages was already a great fortune. They might one day become cannon fodder and die.
Everything changed after knowing that the Merlin Family had given them to Mafa Merlin like goods. They could eat well, use well, and use all kinds of resources to increase their strength. They also had the magic staves personally made by a formidable Artisan like Mafa Merlin.
'Damnit, can the Merlin Family invite an Artisan to make a move? Fifty magic staves at once? Aren't you thinking too much? '
From Mages to Great Mages, to High Mages, to the point that the weakest was already a 5th Rank High Mage … This was like a dream. Every one of them had thought that this was all because of Mafa Merlin.
They finally had the opportunity to fight alongside Mafa Merlin, yet some idiot dared to mock Mafa Merlin. That was courting death.
As long as Mafa Merlin frowned, that damned idiot would be torn to shreds by their spells.
Xiuban, who had been frowning and yawning, suddenly shivered. He had slept well for over a month and was now feeling bored and sleepy. He had been wondering if he should warm up the next time he encountered a stupid magic beast, but John had come to give Xiuban some fun.
Xiuban put down Carnage and bared his fangs at John.
"You actually dare to talk to Sir Merlin like that? Damnit, do you know that you are courting death? Sir Merlin doesn't even need to lift a finger, Lord Xiuban can spit you to death … "
After saying that, he fiercely spat out a mouthful of saliva. The saliva was like an arrow that crossed a few meters in an instant and ruthlessly spat towards John.
Hardedef was greatly alarmed and hurriedly dodged. Then, he heard a clear sound, and a large hole appeared on his robe. The saliva sprayed onto the ground, and like an iron arrow shooting into the ground, there was a muffled sound.
"Damnit, barbarians are barbarians! The Merlin Family is truly a bunch of stupid beasts, and there's also Mafa Merlin …"
John flew into a rage and pointed at Xiuban while cursing. And at this time, the people in front immediately sensed that something had happened behind them. The fifty High Mages simultaneously started converging mana, and their speed was so fast that it made people's hair stand on end. It was as if a giant beast had suddenly awakened.
Whis turned his head and his expression instantly became unsightly. He then unhesitantly flew to the back of the group.
While still in the air, Whis couldn't help shouting.
"John, you damned fool, what are you doing? Do you think you are especially powerful? Are you the master of the Black Tower? We are about to reach the Storm Fort, yet you dare to talk to our ally like that? You are disturbing the morale of the army, you are plotting something! "
John's expression changed. He didn't expect Whis to have such a big reaction. He opened his mouth to say something.
Just as he was about to say something, Whis's eyelids fiercely twitched and he unhesitantly interrupted John.
"John, if you say one more word, I'll write a letter to Sir Hören and have Sir Hören personally deal with this matter!"
John's expression changed. He had followed Barok and could be considered one of Barok's men. Now that Barok had silently disappeared, it was said that he had been summoned back by Sir Hören. If Sir Hören found out that he was running around, the outcome would definitely not be good.
Just thinking of the outcome of being summoned back made John pale. The news of Barok being suppressed by Sir Hören was already spreading in the fort. If he was noticed by Sir Hören, he would no longer have a foothold in the Black Tower.
There was no need to deal with him, as long as he was placed in a remote and dangerous branch, he would be screwed.
John lowered his head and hurriedly returned to the Black Tower's group. He still felt that it wasn't safe enough and ran to the front of the group.
Whis looked at Lin Yun with an awkward expression. Lin Yun hadn't even said a word, but the people next to him were already ready to tear John to shreds.
"Erm, Sir Mafa, that guy is a fool who doesn't know anything. Please don't mind him. If you are unhappy, I'll drive him back. But this battle requires too many people, this …"
Whis wiped his cold sweat and didn't say anything else. Although Lin Yun only had fifty people, tearing their group to shreds was too easy.
Lin Yun waved his hand to let Whis leave. His mind wasn't on this place, but on the distant Storm Fort.
To be more precise, it was a small valley next to the Storm Fort!
That valley was filled with black mist, and from a distance, the Storm Fort's surroundings could be seen for thousands of miles. Only that valley was shrouded in that black mist and looked very strange.
Lin Yun looked at that valley in a daze. He felt that it wasn't just strange, there had to be another reason.
But he recalled that the Storm Fort had been there for so many years and he hadn't heard of anything happening. Seeing that the Black Tower's people seemed to be used to that strange place and didn't show any strange expressions, Lin Yun temporarily suppressed his doubts.
It didn't take long before they reached the entrance of the Storm Fort. As the largest fort in the northern part of the Raging Flame Plane, it could already be considered a huge city. The city walls were over thirty meters tall, and there was a mage tower every fifty meters. As long as an enemy was discovered, the Storm Fort's mage army could immediately enter the tower and counterattack.
At the top of the tower, there was a light continuously emitting mana fluctuations, and the surface of the tower was also covered in array patterns. With a glance, Lin Yun knew that it would be very difficult for anyone under the Archmage realm to destroy these towers, and the mage army could cast without any misgivings under the protection of the towers.
There were also many Divine Archers and Sword Saints patrolling the city walls, and every team was fully equipped.
Mages, shield-wielding swordsmen, swordsmen with greatswords, and Divine Archers … Almost every team was a complete combat team, and their fighting strength was very formidable.
There were also a large number of magic plants planted outside the city walls, and those thorny vines stretched over a hundred meters. If they wanted to attack the Storm Fort, they could only attack from the direction of the city gates.
Recalling the few mana crystal cannons of the Flame Demon Fort, Lin Yun estimated that their defensive power should be about the same as the Storm Fort's, but the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower had far more mages than the Flame Demon Fort, so mage defense towers were naturally the most suitable.
The Merlin Family lacked manpower the most, so using mana crystal cannons that didn't consume a mage's mana was the most suitable defensive method. As long as they had enough mana crystals, they could keep firing.
Walking into the Storm Fort, one could see a bustling crowd inside. Ordinary people only made up a small portion of the crowd, and most of them were used to do miscellaneous chores. Those who set up stalls and bought things on the streets were basically people with combat abilities.
Lin Yun kept observing the Storm Fort's defenses and inwardly sighed. The defenses here were really tight. It didn't look like much, but there was an array every few meters, and the people patrolling didn't miss any blind spots. After so many years of operation, this place had already been turned into a steel fortress by the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower.
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