Chapter 6: Open Another Door
"It's up to you to make your own decisions, Ini. Anne Lot continued, "If you think about it from that guy, I'm sure he doesn't want you to be exposed to such a world. However, I think you have your own ideas...... And you know that only Erin's stupid girl is suitable to cater to that idiot, and you...... Choosing another path is not necessarily impossible. Either way, at least I'm behind you. ”
"......" Inilis thought in silence for a moment, and finally nodded, "I understand." ”
"And what do you want to do?" said Annelot, curious about the little girl's decision.
"I want to be stronger, to be better, this is my choice! If I hadn't made up my mind, I wouldn't have come here with you, sister. Iniris said firmly.
She lifted her small hand, and then unleashed a powerful ice storm in the most standard gesture under Annelot's slightly appreciative gaze.
The furious frost elemental was particularly ferocious at this time, mixed with bone-chilling ice and snow fragments that smashed into the bodies of the Stoke people in the back row like indestructible projectiles.
The Stoke people who were baptized by the little girl's spell immediately let out a scream, and many of them were even directly smashed in the head by a hail the size of a walnut, and then the deadly cold would freeze his blood and nerves, and death was the inevitable outcome they would eventually face.
"It's perfect!" for Anne Lott to use such a compliment, it is enough to prove how beautiful Innilis's spell is.
Anne Lott didn't give Innellis any instructions just now, she wanted to see if the little girl had the ability to control and judge the situation on the battlefield. Unlike other warriors and archers, mages are few in number, but sometimes even a single spell can turn the tide of battle.
Therefore, how to choose the right spell and use it in the right place is a very important issue.
And Iniris's performance just now was remarkable. Although Ice Storm is not even as good as the Fireball Technique in terms of individual lethality, its advantage lies in its wide range and strong containment ability.
And now this situation is actually suitable for using this spell, at least much better than using fireball.
Why?
Think about it, what are these mages doing here? Kill enemies? How is it possible? How many people can a group of rookie mages who have just seen blood kill? There are thousands of Stokers in this Costa Fortress, could it be that a few more rookie mages can kill them all?
Don't forget the mission of the commandos, they are not here to kill enemies. They had only come here to take control of the gates and hold out until the Hawke Empire invaded the Costa Fortress.
Therefore, whether it is a commando or a mage who has just teleported here, it doesn't matter how many people you kill is not important to the whole battle. What they have to do is actually to hold the city gate, no matter how many enemies come, as long as they do not lose control of the city gate, then this group of enemies will naturally be dealt with by the swarming Hawk Imperial army.
As early as this morning, Annelot, who had been notified in advance by Alexander, had already told all the students of the Academy of Magic who participated in the assault about the situation they were going to face tonight.
However, the result did not surprise Annelot, although she had already stressed that the battle was based on containment. But when the young men of the Academy of Magic just fell onto the battlefield, the scene filled with blood and stumps caused them all to panic.
Although Annelot had already used a physical force field to protect them from the first moment of teleportation, most of them were still panicked under the pressure of blood and death.
As an obvious reaction to the panic, one by one they began to rub fireballs aimlessly - this is the most common offensive spell they use, and perhaps only in this way can they give the rookies a sense of security.
On the other hand, Iniris didn't start casting spells immediately when she entered the battlefield. In addition to her own determination to take that step, she is also observing the situation on the battlefield.
Although she has entered the intermediate level, the fourth-level spell is already the limit of what Innellis can cast, and in the case of limited mana reserves, each spell must exert its due efficiency to ensure excellent completion of the task.
And the ice storm of Innellis just now blocked a section of the corridor of the city wall for nearly a minute. If she hadn't stopped the onslaught of the Stoke people in that area in time, I was afraid that the commandos who were already a little overwhelmed just now would have been lost. Although there are still mistakes that Alexander in the center can make up for, Innellis was able to detect the weaknesses there earlier, which also proved her keen observation ability on the battlefield.
"Thank you for coming, Miss Annelot. Alexander, who had wanted to strike, withdrew his two-handed sword. Although Alexander's performance on the battlefield in peacetime is also quite a leader, but since he is mainly defensive today, as the strongest main force of the commando, he is naturally better to sit in the central protection of the most critical mage team.
"Your Highness is polite, being able to serve the empire is the duty of the Second Academy of Magic. Anne Lott replied lukewarmly, I don't know why, Anne Lott has always been not particularly enthusiastic about the imperial prince.
Well...... If she had to say it, Anne Lot couldn't say why, but she just couldn't like this unimaginably handsome and handsome prince. Of course, she didn't have any dislike for Alexander. All I can say is...... In Annelot's view, Alexander was just an insignificant ordinary person.
And for this kind of person, Anne Lot has never been too enthusiastic.
"......" Alexander, who was thrown lukewarmly, scratched his hair in embarrassment, he actually wanted to have a good relationship with the dean of the Second Academy of Magic.
If you put aside the huge and intricate network of nobles and wealthy businessmen that the First Magic Academy secretly associates. The Second Academy of Magic, both in terms of its purpose and enrollment philosophy, is destined to have its potential far beyond that of the First Academy of Magic. can have a good relationship with such an institution, and Alexander will really have a lot of capital to fight with his brother in the future.
And even if you don't look at the Second Academy of Magic, Anne Lot herself is worth Alexander's attention. She is personally recognized as the strongest of the younger generation, and her father is the sword soul of the empire. So, Alexander and Regner were on good terms. Part of it was because of the temper with the guy, but Anne Lot was also one of his considerations. After all, it was really hard for anyone other than Regner to get close to this woman.
And now Alexander is troubled, even if he has the support of Anne Lot through Regner, it is difficult to gain the friendship of the director of the Second Magic Academy...... This woman is really hard to handle!
However, since people are not particularly enthusiastic about themselves, Alexander, who is the prince of the empire, will naturally not go on the pole and continue to lean over. He thought about it for a while, and finally decided that it was better to settle the battle in front of him first.
"Miss Annelot, Lisanna, please take care of you first. She ......" Alexander paused, and finally covered it up: "She was a little injured in the battle, and she can't withdraw at this time, I think it will be safer to stay by your side." ”
"I will. Anne Lott looked at Lisanna, who was a little lost behind Alexander, and nodded. Lishana is the only personal disciple that Malorit admits, and it is also incumbent on Annelot to take care of Lisanna.
It's just that Annelot didn't see where Lishana was hurt. Looking at this girl's appearance, Annelot felt that she had appeared in such a state because of some knots that were difficult to untie recently.
"Is there something on your mind?" Lisanna had been quite good with Anne Lot when she lived in the Wind Mansion, so the Frost Maiden was very direct when she spoke.
"Well......" Lisanna didn't hide it in front of Annelot.
"Do you need my help?" Anne Lot didn't ask directly about the cause of the incident, because she also knew that Lishana was a very smart girl. Whether she can solve it independently, whether she needs help, knows in her heart.
"I'm sorry, Sister Anne, but I'll take care of this myself. You don't have to worry about me, this battle is more important. Lishana shook her head, how could this kind of thing get Anne Lot to help, let her help her improve her strength?
Anne Lott looked at Lishana twice, then nodded, "Okay." ”
The Frost Maiden recited two incantations briskly, and then took off into the air and flew into the air. Several arrows flew towards Annelot, but the arrows were either too far away to hit, or fell limply under Annelot's powerful protective magic.
Annelot looked down and saw that the large army had broken through the gates even more slowly than she had imagined. If this was calculated, their group would have to hold out for at least another half an hour to forty minutes before the large force seized control of the northern part of the Costa Fortress.
If it really comes to that time, let alone the commando, I'm afraid that even the dozen or so academy students brought out by Annie Lot will be in danger of their lives.
Annelot looked around, then landed beside Alexander, who had already begun to support the weakly defended area.
"Your Royal Highness. ”
"What's the matter?" asked Alexander without looking back as he swung a divine sword aura and slashed through three enemies.
"Divide a part of the army and rush to the northwestern wall of the fortress. Annelot gestured to the distant walls near the canyon cliffs.
"What are you going to do?" Alexander was stunned when he heard this.
"I'm going to open another gate. Anne Lott replied lightly.