The strange ellipsoidal object did not look big, it could only be seen with the naked eye.
Since there was nothing else to refer to, the guard on duty could only observe the object cautiously even though he was on high alert.
"A magical beast?"
He mumbled doubtfully.
However, as time passed, the ellipsoidal object seemed to be lowering its altitude, it grew bigger and clearer.
When the guard saw the man-made Black Dragon emblem and scepter symbol on the side of the ellipsoidal object, his expression finally changed.
"Man-made object... I'm afraid it belongs to a mage!"
He quickly walked to the other side of the tower and opened up a metal tube covering the wall. He took out a metal awl and knocked on the wall of the tube.
That was a metal tube that went all the way to the bottom of the tower. Speaking from the top of the tower could be heard clearly by the guards on duty at the bottom of the tower. It was the best assistant for the guards on duty to pass on information.
As the guard knocked, the metal tube vibrated and let out a long echo.
After a few seconds, a voice came from the metal tube.
"What happened?"
"There's a situation in the sky, a mysterious flying object has appeared. It looks man-made, it could be a mage's scouting puppet!"
The guard said.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he felt as if the whole world had darkened...
The guard's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly raised his head to look out of the tower. He saw that the mysterious ellipsoidal object in the sky had already descended to a height of several hundred meters. Its huge body blocked out the sun in the sky.
The ellipsoidal object's speed had obviously slowed down, and soon it was above the guard's head, which was also the fortress of Augus City, Forze Castle.
At this moment, everything about the mysterious ellipsoidal object could be seen clearly.
The guard could see a pod under the ellipsoidal object that looked like a ship's hull. He could vaguely see the figures moving around in the pod, and he could see the complex magical array that was flashing under the pod...
"Oh my God... What... What is this?!"
Looking at the huge object above his head, he opened his mouth wide in shock and could not help but exclaim.
Suddenly, the pod under the ellipsoidal object seemed to open, and countless flashing lights fell from it like snowflakes.
The flashing objects grew bigger and bigger, and the guard quickly saw what they looked like. They seemed to be stones with magical arrays carved on them.
At this moment, the guard suddenly had a bad premonition.
Strange stones fell from the sky, and as they fell, they gradually combusted and eventually turned into burning fireballs.
Seeing this, the guard's expression finally changed.
"Not good! It's an enemy attack! "
He hurriedly rang the alarm in the tower, but … it was too late.
The flaming rocks fell like meteors from the sky and smashed into the Forze Stronghold on the hill. Violent explosions began to resound throughout the Forze Stronghold.
That voice was like thunder, causing the entire earth to tremble. Furthermore, it was shaking again and again.
The garrisons in the fortress looked at the sky blankly. Before they could figure out what this huge object was, they were stunned by the falling 'meteorite'.
The melodious sound of the alarm bell was accompanied by a loud bang. Amidst the cries of alarm and screams, thick smoke rose from the towering fortress.
"Oh no! The imperial army is attacking from the sky! "
"A flying magic fortress! They actually have a flying magic fortress! "
The fortress was in chaos and clamor.
"Damn it, what happened?!"
A middle-aged mage wearing a magic robe walked out of the castle. Looking at the tragic situation around the fortress, his expression was terrible.
He raised his head and quickly saw the culprit, the huge object in the sky.
And … the "meteorites" that were still raining down from the sky.
The middle-aged mage's expression instantly turned serious.
"Magic stones carved with explosive arrays …"
He said with a terrible expression.
Then, he pulled a guard who was frantically trying to put out the fire and urgently ordered,
"Quick, go to the Sunset Temple and activate the Divine Barrier! Quick! "
Then, he glanced at the Black Dragon emblem and the symbol of the scepter on the side of the ellipsoid, and ordered the garrisons around him.
"Don't panic! This is not the emblem of any region of the empire, it should be those lawless elven mercenaries! "
"Aim the ballistae and magic crystal cannons at the sky and launch a counterattack!"
"Archers! Where are the archers! Cooperate with the mages! Attack the sky! "
Following the mage's orders, the garrisons in the city quickly took action. They braved the falling 'bombs' and looked for cover while pushing out the ballistae in the city and aiming them at the sky.
As for the more daring ones, they took the risk of not knowing when the explosion would fall on their heads and climbed up to the towers of the fortress in groups of three to five. They mobilized the fixed heavy crossbows and the few defensive heavy weapons in the fortress, Magic Crystal Cannons, and aimed at the monsters in the sky.
The garrisons' counterattack soon began. Accompanied by the sound of cannons and flying ballistae, charged magic bullets and terrifying giant crossbow bolts flew towards the mysterious' fortress' in the sky.
However, just as these attacks were about to hit the ellipsoid in the sky, a faint fluorescent light floated on the surface of the ellipsoid, and a complicated and gorgeous array appeared.
Golden light gathered around it and finally formed a faint golden barrier.
The attacks from the ground arrived in the blink of an eye, but whether it was the charged elemental bullets from the magic crystal cannons or the giant crossbow bolts shot by the garrisons, they all stopped in front of this faint golden barrier, unable to cause even the slightest bit of damage to the mysterious' fortress'.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged mage was stunned.
"Divine Spell Defensive Barrier?!"
The attacks from the ground couldn't do anything to the 'fortress' in the sky, and the behemoth in the sky became even more unscrupulous.
It flew even lower.
The pitch-black muzzles of cannons appeared from the side of the pod and aimed at the fortress below.
To be more precise, they were aimed at the ballistae and magic crystal cannons that had just launched attacks in the sky.
Looking at the familiar muzzles, the middle-aged mage's expression turned ugly.
"Magic crystal cannons …"
They were also magic crystal cannons!
Moreover, they were heavy magic crystal cannons produced by the Central Magic Workshop of the Empire!
Damn it, even the Empire's military didn't have many heavy magic crystal cannons. How could they appear here?!
Was it those bastard smugglers again?!
The middle-aged mage was both shocked and furious.
However, the enemy's attacks had already landed.
Explosions sounded, and the muzzles flashed with dazzling light. Blue charged elemental bullets flew out and hit the targets on the ground.
Under the magic flames, the ballistae and magic crystal cannons were destroyed one by one.
Fortunately, the magic crystal cannons consumed a lot of mana.
The 'fortress' in the sky didn't seem to have too many magic crystals of superior quality.
After the enemy eliminated the forces on the ground that could threaten the targets in the sky, they switched to magic crystal bombs again.
However, although the damage of the magic crystals engraved with explosive magic arrays wasn't as terrifying as the magic crystal cannons, the carpet bombing that was like a meteor shower brought more serious damage to the fortress.
Amidst the loud explosions, Forze Fortress quickly turned into a sea of fire.
The cries of the soldiers were drowned out by the roar of the explosion. The middle-aged mage's eyes were red as he roared at the guards.
"Where's our Divine Barrier? Hasn't it been activated yet?! "
However, he only received a bitter expression from the guards.
"Captain, Sir Priest said that we have just changed the statue of His Holiness the True God. The power of faith that His Holiness the God of Dusk and Sunset gathered in the city is temporarily unable to activate the Divine Barrier …"
The middle-aged mage was speechless.
Hearing this answer, he felt his mind go blank.
The Divine Barrier was one of the core forces of a city's defense. Without it, the city's defense would be weakened by half.
There was no doubt that at this moment, the entire Forze Fortress had become a live target under the enemy's attack.
Looking at the tragic state of the surrounding castles, the middle-aged mage understood that after this attack … this sturdy fortress that stood tall in Augus City was probably done for.
If there was any luck, it would be that Augus City wasn't at the frontline of the war at this moment. Even if Forze Fortress was damaged and the defenders suffered heavy losses, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the overall situation of the war.
However, no one knew if it was the blessing of the gods, or if the magic crystals they brought were used up, but the bombing of the 'fortress' in the sky didn't last for long.
After a round of carpet bombing, the loud noises gradually died down.
However, before the defenders who suffered heavy losses in the bombing could take a breather, the 'fortress' in the sky changed again.
"Quick … Look! What … What is that? "
The surviving soldiers pointed at the sky and said in horror.
The middle-aged mage looked up and saw a dazzling golden light suddenly flashing in the pod below the oval-shaped 'fortress'.
An obscure spatial fluctuation was transmitted, and one after another, golden magic circles appeared in the sky.
The magic circles were densely packed and countless. They quickly covered the entire sky and enveloped Augus City.
Looking at the slightly familiar magic circles, the middle-aged mage finally lost his voice.
"Sprite Summoning?!"
Sprite Summoning!
He couldn't be wrong, this was a summoning magic circle that had recently become popular on the continent. It was a summoning magic circle that appeared when using the statues of gods to summon sprites!
Thinking of this, the middle-aged mage finally panicked.
"Not good!"
He hurriedly looked around and shouted.
"Where are the guards! The guards are there! Quick, inform the troops to prepare for battle! "
However, no one responded.
The messenger guard who was in charge of following him had long been killed by an explosion. The entire fortress was in ruins.
The ground was littered with scattered equipment, most of them were twisted and mottled with blood.
However, there were very few corpses …
Although there were very few corpses, the middle-aged mage knew that the number of dead soldiers was definitely not a small number. Because in the bombing just now, he saw with his own eyes that many people were turned into ashes in the explosion.
There was no doubt that at this moment, the fortress had almost lost its ability to resist.
Even the surviving soldiers had long lost their morale due to this inexplicable attack …
In the sky, the summoning magic circle was quickly completed.
Under the dazzling light, silhouettes appeared one after another like gods descending from the heavens.
They were sprites riding on flying magical beasts. There were many types of mounts under them, there were griffins, wyverns, giant eagles …
The densely packed silhouettes covered the sky, there were at least thousands of them.
They were scattered around the sky fortress. After appearing, they took out something from their arms and scattered it down.
It fluttered like snowflakes.
Those were actually pieces of paper.
Soon, there were also pieces of paper flying down from the Forze Fortress. One of them flew directly to the middle-aged mage's face.
He took it down and held it in his hand.
The paper was not big, about the size of a palm.
On it was a declaration written in the common language of the continent:
"The Evil God has descended, the nobles have fallen, the Maple Leaf Territory has sunk into fire and water …"
"However, justice still exists, and light lives forever."
"I, Sophia, the chosen of the Goddess of Life, the successor of the Lord of the Maple Leaf Territory, lead 200,000 elven chosen ones, and in the name of the True God, launch a holy war against the evil Maple Kingdom, the fallen of the Abyss!"
"Evil shall not be extinguished, and the flames of war shall not be extinguished!"
"I swear a soul oath to the benevolent and great Goddess of Life, Her Holiness Eve —"
"After this war, it will bring peace and tranquility to the entire Maple Leaf Territory!"
"After this war, it will bring about real changes to the entire territory!"
"After this war, no matter rich or poor, every citizen will live a happy and healthy life!"
"Those who do not want to be oppressed … Please pick up the weapon beside you, and join us to eliminate and expel these fallen followers of the Evil God!"
"Victory will belong to us!"
"The future will belong to us!"
"My compatriots of the Maple Leaf Territory …"
"For the glory of the Goddess, for the bright future, join us and fight together!"
"…"
The declaration was not long.
However, after reading the contents, the middle-aged mage's face suddenly turned ugly.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the elves in the air with a trace of horror.
"Holy war … The elves have launched a holy war!"
"How dare they? How dare they! "
The middle-aged mage was in a daze. Gradually, he seemed to hear the faint sounds of fighting coming from outside the fortress …
Soon, a pale-faced soldier came in front of him and said in horror:
"Captain, it's not good! There's a riot everywhere in the city! "
Riot … Riot?!
The middle-aged mage was stunned.
Then, he flew into a rage:
"A group of lowly paupers, how dare they resist us?! Who do they think they are?! "
However, this anger quickly turned into fear, and from fear, it turned into confusion.
Especially when he saw the elves riding magic beasts in the sky and beginning to fly toward the ground …
"For the glory of the Goddess!"
In the air, the elves' passionate and high-spirited roars could be heard.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged mage's face finally turned pale:
"It's over …"
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