The words of the Night Elf, known as "Snake", immediately alerted the archmage. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He spreads his mental perception even further, trying to search for enemies.

But before he could really find anything, he suddenly felt an inexplicable weakness.

It was as if something had disturbed the connection between him and the elements.

Then, a golden chain suddenly appeared out of thin air like lightning, and bound him up like lightning.

This time he was literally cut off from the elements.

"But that's ......"

Theon quickly activated the magic power in his body, and the chains of golden light, which looked incomparably strong and divine, were immediately covered with cracks.

But in the intervening moment, hundreds of Holy Light Bullets appeared out of thin air, each containing the power of a cannonball.

The archmage only had time to use his mana to prop up the three shields before he was overwhelmed by the rain of holy light bullets.

The two outer shields were peeled off in an instant, and the archmage had to use his magic power to shape a new energy shield.

Fortunately, although he was unable to communicate the elements smoothly, the Archmage's high magical attainments allowed him to quickly construct defensive magic in such an extremely unfavorable situation.

Together......

Two......

Throat!

A dark shadow flashed behind him, and he was gone with a single blow.

The sneak attacker's dagger was clearly attached to a powerful supernatural force, piercing the freshly shaped energy shield that could survive dozens of Holy Light Bullets, to say the least.

It's like a balloon that leaks with a needle.

The archmage knew that it was the elven assassin named "Snake" who was taking advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack.

He just wondered why the seemingly powerful assassin hadn't taken the opportunity to make up for it, since the Archmage could now build a new shield before the last shield was gone, turning the raid into a magical war of attrition.

But then he heard a majestic command: "Command, shock." ”

The new energy shield that had not yet had time to be shaped disappeared in an instant, and the rain of holy light bullets immediately tore through the last energy barrier.

At this point, it seemed as if the Assassin had anticipated what was to come. His opportunistic slash was so just right, no more, no less, just enough for Theon to be hit head-on by the Holy Light Bullet.

"Charlie ......"

The archmage gritted his teeth and pronounced the name, and then he was literally hit by a massive number of holy light bullets that seemed to have no end.

Theon's defensive ornaments and robes immediately reacted on their own. It emits a variety of magical aura, creating a variety of instantaneous defensive effects.

But more light bullets appeared, and the archmage was unable to mobilize the elemental power smoothly, nor had he found the enemy's position correctly.

Dense shells of holy light rained down like cannonballs. Completely blast the buildings and ground near the mage to pieces, blasting out one pit after another several meters in a radius of several meters.

The blast wave of the explosion kicked off stone powder and wood chips to form a blinding smoke, and the dust that rose up did not disperse for a long time, and new holy light bombs continued to fall into the smoke.

No one could tell if the Archmage in the smoke and dust would be able to continue casting spells to resist.

By the time everything had calmed down, the place where the archmage had once stood had turned into a "well" more than ten meters wide and twenty meters deep. The archmage himself was already lying at the bottom of the pit, his clothes were torn, his beard was scattered, his eyes were closed, and he did not know whether he would live or die.

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People have the impression that the caster's attack speed is very slow, and although the power of magic or magic is very strong, the caster has to spend time preparing in advance every time he casts a spell, and when he needs to use it, he usually has to spend a lot of time chanting spells.

But the attack and defense of spells in this battle can completely subvert everyone's perception of spells, because each spell is generated too quickly.

These holy light bullets alone that can shatter the marble floor seem to be able to generate hundreds of them out of thin air every second, and the battle has not even taken a minute from start to finish.

The archmage was defeated without even seeing the appearance of his opponent.

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The pope, who was called to break his identity, actually tried to hide his identity from the beginning.

By this time, Charles I had slowly walked in from outside the temple. He looked at the pit, and then at the Black Elf Assassin who had helped.

If this assassin had not intervened, His Majesty the Pope thought that he could have won, but not so easily and quickly.

And the honor of defeating the archmage was also attributed to himself by this elf.

Charles I had long been accustomed to the abilities and scheming of this Black Elf assassin, but every time he realized it again, he couldn't help but think about whether to kill the serpent-like assassin directly, in case he would bite himself back one day.

But now is not a good time to think.

The Pope stared at Wright V, who was sitting still on the bed not far away, with an indifferent face, and said, "Do you want to talk?" ”

"Oh, what do you want to talk about?"

The dormitory was turned upside down. However, the royal guards and court mages guarding outside did not react at all, indicating that Pope Charles I must have used some method to hide from the eyes and ears of the outside world, and even completely isolated the space. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor Wright V did not have any intention of making a person.

"Talk about how to reconcile, how?"

Charles I waved his hand lightly as he spoke. The Black Elf Assassin bowed slightly, disappearing into thin air. I don't know if it's to avoid it or hide my identity as a vigilance.

"Reconciliation?"

Although the question was used, His Majesty the Emperor did not seem to be very surprised: "Do you mean that you want me to be your puppet?" ”

"That's right. Details can be discussed. Eventually, you're going to call Isha back and marry my grandson. I will take a step back, and then I will spare your father and daughter's lives, and make their children emperors, as I have agreed with you in the past. ”

Wright V's expression was smiling. Full of ridicule, he suddenly replied, "Isn't your grandson missing?" ”

"You know."

Charles I glanced at him and said, "Don't worry." Peter is my grandson, so no one would dare to hurt him. ”

The Pope's words are full of conceit.

"Didn't you intend to kill us all in the first place?"

"Indeed."

The Pope made no secret of his ambitions: "But I want to kill you all quietly." And now I don't know who leaked the news, and the plan was revealed too much in advance. Originally, I wanted you to die of illness slowly, but I actually produced a person who can cure your disease. If I kill you now, the whole empire will know that I killed you. Prince Theo still has enough secession power in his hands; Isha has now established a base to the south that will be able to fight me in the future; It seems that the Golden Dragon Legion, which has always been neutral, has also gone south, and it seems to be one of your hole cards; If I hadn't killed them all in the first place, there would have been too many people watching, and there would have been more careerists who wanted to stand on their own. In short, if you die, the empire will probably get out of control. The country could be divided, even as it was hundreds of years ago. And no matter how these people fight each other in the future, I'm afraid the first common enemy is me. For I am the most powerful, and the slayer of kings. ”

"So?"

"So I spared your life. What I want is a full empire, not a mess that needs to be cleaned up slowly. ”

"Let me think about it......" Surprisingly, Wright V behaved very cooperatively, really seemed to accept the fact that he was captured, and seemed to really want to slowly think about the conditions he should propose.

"Think about it. I'll bury a little burst of magic in your head in a moment. If you cooperate with my actions in the future, then you will still be your emperor. But if you have any ideas, I don't mind killing you first, and then spending a few more years conquering the entire empire from scratch. ”

Before the words fell, there was a bang, and Wright V suddenly fell to the ground.

"Huh?" (To be continued.) )