Chapter 5: Hesitation
The light of the teleportation circle began to grow more and more intense, and finally it even appeared quite dazzling in the night sky.
But when the blinding light flashed, a group of young men in black robes appeared from the circle. They lined up in a neat line, each with the nervousness and immaturity of a new entry into the battlefield on their faces.
But they were not deterred by this, because they knew that someone could protect them. That was their dean, the Frost Empress Annelot, who was about their age but already unearthly in strength.
These people are students at the Second Magic Academy of the Hawke Empire, and they are also the elite among the students. Although this is a blitzkrieg that is crucial to the ownership of the fortress, for the students of the Second Academy of Magic, it is actually just a field combat training. It's just that unlike last semester's survival training that fought against nature and beasts, this time, they will face real people, and what they have to do is not only to survive, but also to ...... Slaughter.
At the beginning of the second semester, Anne Lot had already proposed in the House Council that the students of the Academy of Magic would be put on the battlefield to grind. At first, many people were against it, and even Perilia, who had been following Annelot, didn't think it was a very wise choice.
In Perilia's opinion, the current advantage of the Hawke Empire on the battlefield is already very obvious. Mages do have the power to turn things around, but throwing these students into battle now is the icing on the cake at best. The price to be borne is that the students that the empire has spent a lot of money and resources to train may die on the battlefield.
Although a native of Stoke, Perilia has shifted all her thoughts and consciousness in the direction of a northerner since her captivity. She knew that as a person who had run from an enemy country, if she couldn't devote herself to this empire, then the result would only be endless suspicion, and it would be difficult to turn over in the future.
Therefore, Perilia is still doing her best for the sake of the empire and the Academy of Magic. As for the Stoke Empire, it is now only her enemy. This transformation was not particularly difficult for Perilia, as she was an orphan herself. Thinking about the sense of belonging of the also orphaned Ragner to the Hawke Empire, it is not difficult to imagine what guilt Perilia would have felt when she betrayed the Stoke Empire.
"The Empire wants to cultivate truly strong men who can fight on the battlefield, not just use fireballs as fireworks to show off. And, I will protect them from harm as well. "Anne Lot's attitude was very tough.
In the end, most of the members of the council, after arguing with Annelot for a long time, finally came to the conclusion that this kind of battlefield training should be made voluntary, and only students who had reached the magic level of five or higher could sign up. Even the lowest level mages are of little use on the battlefield - because they don't know fireball magic......
As compensation for this dangerous training, the academy also stipulates that not only can a large number of credits be obtained for completing a battlefield training, but each student will also receive a bonus of 100 gold coins after returning.
It was also under the encouragement of this high reward that most of the students of the Second Magic Academy who had a magic level of level 5 or above participated in the registration.
And the reason why Anne Lot insisted on such a proposal was also because of Alexander's plea. As Regner's greatest help in the Empire, Anne Lot learned of the complete alliance between Regner and Alexander not long after the Chinese New Year. In order for Alexander to understand the value of the chips in Regner's hands, Anne Lot took the initiative to find Alexander and worked out such a partnership.
She gave Alexander two magic gems, one for communication and communication, which allowed Alexander to inform Annelot in advance so that they could prepare and organize their men on that side. The other is the Space Gem, and its usefulness naturally does not need to be elaborated.
Alexander had anticipated what could happen today as early as yesterday when Lisanna proposed to organize a commando team. He also understood the importance of the Costa Fortress to the whole war, so, with an attitude of ambition, Alexander agreed to Lisanna's proposal. It's just that he has secretly made some preparations to ensure that this assault can be absolutely successful.
Anne Lot wasn't too surprised by the chaos on the battlefield at the city walls. She began casting spells as soon as she teleported, just as all the apprentices were still fainting from the space jump. Anne Lott had already completed a membrane force field to prevent her students from being injured by stray arrows.
"Because this is the first time you have seen such a scene, I will protect you this time, but in the future, you will all need to protect yourself on your own!" Because the surrounding environment is quite noisy, Annelot can only use amplification to make everyone hear herself: "Now, stand in the formation that was established before!"
"Warriors of the Empire!" Alexander didn't hesitate to say when he saw Annelot come out, and he didn't even say hello to the Frost Maiden. After seeing these student mages start to act, Alexander roared loudly: "Set up the seventeenth defensive formation, control the tower, as long as we gain control of the city gate, we will be victorious!"
"For the Empire!" All the fighters of the commando team were members of the Golden Eagle Knights, and they had followed Alexander for many years, so it was natural that they could easily understand the meaning of Alexander's every word. As for the No. 17 defensive formation, it is a set of formations that mainly protect the enemy, and this formation does not require the soldiers standing in the front row to inflict much damage on the enemy, their main role is to act as a human wall, isolating the enemy in front of them from the comrades behind them. They are only responsible for guarding, and it is their comrades behind them who are responsible for attacking......
However, these soldiers of the Golden Eagle Knights never dreamed that this time, the people who were the output of the back row for them turned out to be more than 20 mages! Although they were all young people who had never seen war, although they were all low-level mages. But in any case, mages are mages after all, even the lowest mages, but they have finally gained a power that is difficult for ordinary people to grasp—magic.
Therefore, when the orange-hued magical light lit up from the center of the guardian formation, the blood of all the warriors in charge of guarding was ignited. It was a fireball technique, a fireball technique that could kill seven or eight elite fighters in one shot.
Once upon a time, they too had to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the Stoke mage squad, and charge the southerners fearlessly. And now, they finally have the magic power of the empire itself, and they also have a squad of mages that can be used by the military!
"For the Empire!" a little-known commando roared as he was agitated.
"For the Empire!"
Then the warriors around him echoed this, and they burst into their own fighting spirit, using their own thin flesh to protect the group of trembling young people behind him. Because they know that these young people may be very immature, and even their combat effectiveness is not as impressive as they imagined.
But...... They are the most precious seeds of the Empire, but they represent a hope, a possibility, of the magic of the Hawke Empire. This is an important factor in the strength and prosperity of the empire, and they must protect it no matter what! Because they are all a group of patriots! Otherwise, how can they leave their homeland for this land and fight for years in succession?
"Ini......" Annelot looked at the group of students around her, who were pale from fright, because of the bloody and miserable scenes on the battlefield, but she didn't say much. Fear is such a thing as a real victory if it is overcome without relying on any external force.
And these students, even though they trembled, in spite of their fear, they still waved their hands and cast spells, because they all understood that if they wanted to become strong, then they had to muster courage at this moment.
Among these students, there is one person who is an exception. She is Inilis, and the little girl is not too old in the class, but she has always been outstanding in terms of her magical talent and ability to behave in the world.
At this time, the little girl also showed her unique side. Maybe it's because of the bloody tragedy that happened to her family when she was a child, but Iniris wasn't terrified by that cruel scene when she was on the battlefield. But...... She hesitated......
"Sister Anne......" Innellis looked up at Annelot, and asked, "Murder...... What does it feel like?"
"I ...... too I don't know......" Anne Lot shook her head in confusion, in fact, as early as when she was eleven or twelve years old, the Frost Maiden had taken a person's life because she had carried out the orders of Vellais. It's just that the guy she killed at that time was a thief who did all kinds of evil, and Anne Lot's heart at that time was like ice cubes because of the perennial closed living environment.
So at that time, Anne Lot just felt that she had performed a fireball spell, and as for the loss of that life, it didn't touch her much. But it wasn't until later that Anne Lot realized how terrible her indifference and indifference to life were when she was killing. Fortunately, she adjusted in time to prevent herself from becoming a real ice cube.
And now, Iniris is also beginning to face her own choice. There are clear boundaries to killing, and when she starts the first time, everything that follows will be changed, and no one can be sure whether the change will be good or bad.
That's why Innellis was a little hesitant at this time.