"Line up!"
The commander of the Holy Iris Flower Knights, Abir, roared loudly. His voice was accompanied by his breath, and this thunderous sound almost shook the entire battlefield.
"Sob sob-"
Accompanied by the deep sound of the horn, the 30,000-man army was noisy at first, then they moved quickly. Soon, they were neatly arranged into multiple square formations.
At the very front, there were fully armored soldiers holding huge shields. Behind them were ordinary soldiers wearing light leather armor. They held knives in their right hands and wooden round shields in their left hands. Although they were not as well-equipped as the heavily armored soldiers, in fact, this simple equipment was the standard for an ordinary army.
The priests looked nervous as they treated the soldiers who walked down from the battlefield.
After that, another thirty to forty mages gathered. Among these noble mages, other than a seventh-circle mage, the rest were not of high levels. However, it took a lot of resources to nurture a mage. Even a low-level mage was extremely precious. Therefore, in this army of thirty thousand, these thirty mages were actually the most important strategic resources.
Even if the low-level mages gathered together and cast a simple and efficient spell like the Explosive Fireball at the same time, it could cause hundreds of casualties at once. After a few consecutive times, it would be a huge blow to a battle of ten to twenty thousand people.
Under normal circumstances, an army of 30,000 soldiers would not be able to gather so many mages. However, the Church was rich and powerful. Many mages signed up to participate in the invasion of foreign races in order to make a fortune. Moreover, the invasion of elves was even more coveted. If they were lucky enough to catch a beautiful female elf slave, they could sell it for a huge profit.
Normally, it would be difficult to capture elves as slaves, and they might even suffer the elves 'revenge. However, it was different in war. Even the elves could do nothing to these captured elves as slaves. After all, there was nothing to be afraid of with the church in front.
These mages participated in the invasion with this thought in mind, and the other soldiers might have the same thought.
Abir looked at the army he was commanding. He first nodded and then shook his head. This army was not the Holy Iris Flower, the elite knight legion of the Church, but was pieced together by various human countries.
They could not be considered absolute elites, but they were still considered decent elite soldiers.
Abir was almost seventy years old, which was already beyond the average lifespan of ordinary people in this world. However, for a warrior who had entered the Legendary Realm, seventy years old was only the prime of his life, and there were still decades before he aged.
He was wearing a full body of chainmail, and a white robe covered it. On the cloak of the robe was a blood-red shield and a silver longsword. This was the emblem of the War God Marzilis that he believed in.
As a religion that believed in the supremacy of humans, it was normal for them to invade other races. The war with the elves had been going on for hundreds of years, so Abir was no longer surprised.
Although it was called a war, it was actually a battle of 30,000 people. The elves were few in number, but they were very strong individually. If they fought in the forest of the elves 'territory, it would be easy for an elf warrior to fight 10 people alone. If it was a full-scale invasion, the 30,000-man army would only cause a splash.
It was almost impossible to destroy the Silver Moon Kingdom. There were many high-level masters among the elves, and the invasion of the church was like boiling frogs in warm water, slowly weakening the elves 'strength.
Elves had a low fertility rate and a long growth period. Not all elves were warriors. The death of a few thousand humans was not a big deal for the entire human race, but if thousands of elves died, it would be a huge casualty.
" Her Majesty will try her best to reduce the casualties of the race. According to the experience of the past few hundred years, the Forest Fairy should be able to summon legendary creatures from other dimensions to help stop the army. As long as I get rid of the summoned legendary creature, this war will end.”
Abir whispered. This was how the war with the elves had always been. In his opinion, this was not a war at all, but just a formality.
Compared to this kind of war with the elves, he wanted to fight the orcs more. As one of the greatest enemies of humans, a war with the orcs was a real clash of flesh and blood.
However, he could not disobey the orders of the Pope. He took a deep breath and said to the messenger beside him,"…Pass on my order, attack!”
"Sob sob-"
The bugle horn sounded, and the flag signal fluttered. The elite infantrymen in full armor stepped out with their left feet in unison. Their feet landed on the ground at the same time, and a shocking earth rumble sounded. The human infantrymen marched forward in unison, gradually increasing their speed. When they started running, their footsteps finally became messy.
"In the name of the military god, in the name of the church, for humanity, kill!!!!”
"Kill!"
With Abir as the center, a visible light rapidly expanded. Everyone who was enveloped by this light became brave and bloodthirsty.
This was the 'war halo' that the powerful believers of the God of War could display. It could greatly increase the morale of the warriors.
"Kill!"
The shouts of tens of thousands of people made the sky and the earth tremble. The stampede of tens of thousands of people was extremely spectacular.
"Get the mages ready to listen to my orders at any time. Use magic to suppress them and make sure they don't conserve their mana!”
Abir ordered the sergeant beside him. The sergeant saluted and quickly ran over to the gathering place of the mages to talk to the mage in the lead.
"Please rest assured, Regiment Commander Abir. Our mages are ready!”
"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Matches!”
The officer bowed deeply to the mage in front of him respectfully. Although this seventh-circle mage was not a big deal to a legendary warrior like Legion Commander Abir, this archmage had countless ways to kill a fifth-rank warrior like him.
It was not shameful to be humble to these mages.
After the sergeant walked away, Matchis, who had just made a solemn promise, immediately had a wretched expression on his face. He glanced at the low-level mages behind him who were looking at him with admiration, and muttered under his breath,"…Bullshit, don't save your mana. How would you idiots know how precious a mage's mana is? Let these brats behind you waste your mana.”
Matches calculated. For a seventh-circle mage like him, no matter which human kingdom he went to, he would definitely be treated as a guest by the great nobles. The reason why he came here to participate in this war was because he was poor.
As a roaming mage without any backing, he felt that reaching the seventh circle was his limit. At his current age, it was almost impossible for him to become a Legend and gain more lifespan in his lifetime.
However, people always had dreams. As a seventh-circle archmage, Matchis naturally had dreams too. He wanted to see if he could capture a high-ranking elf and sell it to some nobles or other mages in exchange for some rare materials. Then, he could make magic potions to increase his lifespan again.
Just as Matchis was making his calculations, the mana in his body suddenly boiled, and his heart tightened.
The chaotic sounds around him instantly became quiet. The earth-shaking shouts and fighting sounds from before suddenly disappeared. The flow of the air was as sticky as glue. A great fear filled his soul.
"Dragon…it's a dragon!"
Someone let out a hoarse cry of fear in this strange silence.
Matchis raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice. At the end of the forest in the distance, a golden figure that covered the sky was slowly rising into the sky.
"Oh, no! God of Magic, am I dreaming?!!! How was this a giant dragon? This was an ancient dragon that should have been extinct long ago!!!”
Matches shouted in disbelief.
At the same time, the human soldiers, who were previously full of morale, suddenly panicked. Even before the war had completely begun, there were already casualties from the stampede.
At this moment, a majestic voice filled the sky and the earth before the dragon arrived.
"When I enter the dream, the world will tremble. When I wake up, everything will be real!!”
The great dragon spoke arrogantly.
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