Without the support of magic, the defenders were naturally suppressed by the demons. The number of casualties continued to rise, especially when the low-level demons had already approached the city walls under the cover of magic. They began to use all kinds of vines to weave lassos or their special body structures to scale the walls. They were much faster than the humans, and the defenders were forced to fight hand-to-hand against the enemy's magic. This caused the casualties to increase rapidly, and in just a few minutes, more than two hundred people were either dead or injured.
Although the demons were also suffering heavy casualties under the valiant resistance of the defenders, they had the absolute advantage in numbers. If this continued, the humans would be the ones to collapse.
At the bottom of the city walls, some of the demons that were too large for them to climb had begun to attack the city gates. Their enormous strength slammed against the city gates, and every hit sounded like a note of death.
The Hound Doden stood in a relatively safe tower, waiting for his superior's orders. He had a rough idea of the strategy that the higher-ups had in mind, but when he looked at the anxious situation and the tragic deaths of his comrades, he finally made a very bold decision. He charged into the command room where his superior was located, risking being executed for disobeying the military order. Ever since the beginning of the hand-to-hand combat, the Legion Commander had not been in the mood to personally supervise the battle from the top of the city walls.
"My lord …" The Hound Doden rushed in without even knocking on the door. Fortunately, he was a Wizard. If he had been an ordinary centurion, he would have been punished by military law.
The Legion Commander frowned slightly, but he did not say anything. On the other hand, the centurion beside him looked very displeased. He snapped, "Centurion Doden, didn't I order you to stay here and wait for further orders?"
"My lord, there is still an extremely powerful Wizard in the city. I want to ask him for help," Doden said directly.
"Oh?" The centurion Fein was slightly stunned. "You mean the Wizard that you brought people to capture before? He calls himself a prophet or something … "
Doden had reported the situation to him before, but the centurion had been busy preparing for the battle at the time and did not pay much attention to it. Now that the situation was not good, the suggestion might be very valuable.
"A prophet? Isn't he just a country swindler? "the legion commander asked as he turned to Duodun with a perplexed expression.
"Please trust my judgment and foresight. This man may have a weird personality, but he's definitely powerful …" Doten began to describe the scene when Baiyi had cast the spell, and the two superiors, who were both experienced and knowledgeable, were slightly taken aback by what they had heard.
"Can you instantly cast a Silence spell? If he's really that strong, perhaps … "the chiliarch murmured softly.
"Didn't you say that there were some misunderstandings before?" The army commander voiced out his concern.
"Please leave it to me! I think I can convince him … "Dorden said weakly. In his opinion, Baiyi was a strongman with a good temper, and he would not just sit back and watch the people in the city suffer. However, Baiyi's eccentric personality made Dorden feel a little less confident.
"Go and come back quickly. We may enter the battle at any time." The chiliarch hurriedly said, "Also, tell him that we'll pay him a visit to apologize for the misunderstanding and return the favor."
The legion commander nodded in agreement. At the same time, he was cursing the Rohlserlian society for having such a twisted system. The status of sorcerers was way too high! The military had no power over sorcerers. Not only could they not punish the centurion, who had barged into the command center, but they were also forced to address the chiliarch, who was several ranks lower than them, as' Sir '. They could not even force a sorcerer to join the army. They knew that there was a powerful sorcerer in their time of need, but they had no choice but to humbly invite him and offer him a reward.
Dorden no longer cared about conserving his mana. The moment he stepped out of the room, he cast a levitation spell and rushed to Baiyi's hotel. He ran up the stairs, but just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard a deep voice coming from behind the door.
"I know why you're here. Go and fight your battles. Highland City shall never fall."
Dorden's vision blurred again, and when he regained his senses, he found himself back at the foot of the city wall. He could hear the sound of metal clashing against metal, mixed with the screams of humans and the roars of demons.
What did the other party mean by that? How am I supposed to report back to him? I can't just tell him what a charlatan is saying, can I? ' Dorden groaned inwardly, but he forced himself to calm down and mull over Baiyi's words. His face lit up with joy, and he flew up to the top of the city wall. He cast a barrage of spells at the demons who had just climbed up the wall.
When the soldiers saw that their sorcerer had finally joined the fray, they thought that they had survived the worst of the battle. They cheered loudly, and their morale soared.
Doten cast a few more powerful spells in a row, using up half of his Mana in a single breath to stabilize the situation in one of the defensive lines. Only then did he quickly fly back to the command room and report to his two superiors, "That lord has understood the situation and is hinting us to take action!"
The two commanders exchanged a look of hesitation, but the loss of ordinary soldiers did not allow them to think about it any longer. The Legion Commander gritted his teeth and ordered the sorcerers to join the fray.
As the mages flew out of the tower, magic circles lit up in front of their chests. With the help of the apprentice mages and apprentice mages, the crumbling situation on the city wall was quickly stabilized. The spellcasters on the demon's side also noticed the appearance of the enemy mages. They all changed their targets and blasted their magic at the mages in the air. Both sides began a battle of magic on the battlefield.
Rohserlian sorcerers were Rohserlian sorcerers, after all. Even though they were outnumbered, they were still powerful. Their steady and precise spellcasting allowed them to easily suppress the demons' ragtag army. As expected of the Empire's trump card.
Baiyi, who had been sitting in the hotel and monitoring the situation with his Spiritual Energy, finally heaved a sigh of relief. He sighed softly and said, "You should've fought like this a long time ago. Why did you keep holding your trump card and not use it …"
Baiyi thought that he had misjudged the strength of the Rohserlian border guards. However, when he realized that the Sage-Emperor of the Magi had not sent out his sorcerers, he suddenly remembered something. His knowledge of the Rohserlian wars came from the memories of the Sage-Emperor of the Magi. If the Sage-Emperor had been there, the Sage-Emperor of the Magi would not have held back, and the Sage-Emperor of the Magi would have just bombarded the Rohserlian border guards. However, in other areas, especially places where there were not enough sorcerers, the battle would not have been as easy. The commander had to control the sorcerers' mana precisely and not waste it on unnecessary things.
When Baiyi noticed that the number of casualties among the Rohserlian border guards had already exceeded a thousand, he could not help but feel sorry for them. Although he did not want to admit that he was the last Emperor of the Empire, he could not help but feel sorry for the deaths of his own people.
"If I remember correctly, the Old Geezer's name is Lawrence, right? He's famous for being a moderate person who would never use his trump card unless absolutely necessary. Now that I look at it, he's really ruthless … "Baiyi sighed. He had a feeling that Lawrence, who was as timid as a mouse, was afraid of the Abyss Lord. Lawrence wanted to stand up for him, but he could not find a good excuse to do so.
Just then, Dotton the Hound ran over to Baiyi's side, panting. The Hound told the Rohserlian border guards that the Abyss Lord would be their next Emperor's match.
"This guy, who's been slandered by the history books, is actually quite smart, huh?" Baiyi sighed in a low voice. He pondered for a moment and decided that since he was going to make his move, he might as well go all the way. He did not care if his identity was exposed or not. He used a communication spell to contact Mia and asked, "Mia, where are you?"
"What? H-Daddy?" Mia's reply sounded a little panicked. She did not expect that Baiyi would suddenly break the promise they had made to each other not to use magic.
"I'm … outside. Hee … hee hee hee … I'm with Lulu," Mia replied. Her voice was soft and meek, and it sounded as if she was guilty. Baiyi knew that Mia would only speak in such a tone when she did not finish her homework, caused him trouble, or secretly bought a miniskirt that Baiyi did not approve of.
However, now was not the time to find out what she had done, so Baiyi replied, "There are a lot of demons causing trouble in the city. Don't worry, just go and get rid of them."
"Huh?! That's what happened? " Mia's voice was a little surprised, but it quickly changed to one of relief. "Got it. I'm on my way."
After saying that, Mia hung up the call. But before she hung up, Baiyi could vaguely hear her chanting a horrifying incantation that would make anyone's hair stand on end and suffocate.
"Sharkie, bite it …"
'What the f * ck? What was she doing just now? Why did she need to chant that incantation? ' Baiyi thought worriedly.
In fact, when the siege had just begun and the defenders were preparing to deal with the ancient golems, Mia did not realize what was going on because she had restrained her psychic energy as per Baiyi's request. She was still watching the Horde's warriors shattering rocks on their chests, and she was so excited that she was clapping her hands.
Most of the students in Da Xue could shatter rocks on their chests, including some of the sorcerers. Even Attie and Mordred could do it. Even Mia herself could do it. Only people like Vidomina could not, right? Baiyi had no idea why Mia liked watching the street acrobatics performed by the Horde's clansmen so much.
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