Act VII: The Raven's Decision (4)
Despite Uls Leonster's words, Frick really didn't see what he was actually doing to "contain" the atrocities of the other side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Rather, he didn't have much substantive action except for the previous tentative release of some servants as cannon fodder to probe out the calamity-level spells prepared by the other party. Rather, his plan is not active, but just a corresponding response to the opponent's offensive.
Apparently the sorcerers didn't care about these words, so when Sir Leinster's speech had finally come to an end, the only response to him was silence. There may still be some time left for them to decide whether or not to join the Society's counterattack, but the answer was clearly decided from the start.
The way they express themselves is simple and straightforward, with the sorcerers wearing the robes of the Raven Society raising their right hands and drawing a pattern of a feather with their fingertips. It was as if it were a spell emblem they used to identify themselves before the other Societies, but it was nothing more than a symbolic thing that bound them together, and they did not hesitate to obey the leader.
The light of the spell was extinguished, and the sorcerers were silenced again, but Frick could tell that their fulfillment was focused on Sir Leinster. Although it was not clear from the faces hidden under the hood that they were not touched by the incitement in the slightest, the uniform movement still made Frick feel a clear will in these people.
Obviously, Urs Leinster's move was meant to give Frick the feeling that he should be glad he was on his side now, and the fact that the sorcerers did not hesitate to carry out Sir Leonster's orders was undoubtedly telling Frick that they would be quite difficult enemies - and while he didn't need to worry about that right now, it was best not to consider options other than cooperating with the Raven Society.
"Look, this guy is such a person, using this combination of hard and soft means to make others unable to do anything but 'believe' him, so that he can drive them to do whatever he wants. ”
As if he had seen through everything, Acully commented on Urs Leinster with impunity: "Humans are more easily controlled than you think, and if you give them a proper reason, they can easily use that excuse as a means of evading." For example, for some people who say that 'they are forced to do so' and commit atrocities, this 'appropriate' pressure can easily be implanted in their hearts. ”
She raised her voice nonchalantly, as if she had deliberately made it possible for the rest of the room, even Uls Leinster, to hear them. The oppressive atmosphere of the scene did not affect Akuli at all, and the thin magic girl stared at Sir Leinster on the podium with her hands clasped around her chest.
None of the wizards of the Raven Society reacted to Akuli's provocation - or rather, Urs told them not to react at all. At this distance, all the people in the field who belonged to the Raven Society combined were probably unable to suppress her.
She has such confidence that even Uls Leinster will not be able to compete with her without using the moonstone fragments in her hands. This wasn't because of how skilled Acully was at spells, it was simply because she knew how to fight better than most of the people present.
"Of course, if you're not interested in knowing what the 'crow' family means, I'll take a moment to explain to you what the old crow does. ”
Her words were not so much a consolation to Frick as a warning to Sir Leanster: "Hmph, but he has the blood of a 'crow' in his veins, and is at least much easier to deal with than those who only think of relying on strength to solve problems." You also perceive that this atmosphere is very uncomfortable, after all, creating this atmosphere is to ...... us Or maybe it's mainly you who put pressure on you so that you can't make a decision that is not good for him. This old guy has been playing this game with his negotiator for a few years, and it seems that he is here to put pressure on you because you haven't become a reciprocal person yet. ”
Don't let the atmosphere of the scene sway—as if to prove it, Acully took a step closer in Leinster's direction and cast a defiant gaze. She has not acted aggressively towards Urs until now, presumably showing her so-called "sincerity".
She's not stupid either, and she can certainly see that it's not the best time to fight back against the enemy's attack, whether it's based on luring the enemy deeper or solving the problem at the root, and only by striking the sorcerers who are driving the "scourge" when they show fatigue can it be completely destroyed.
However, it is clear that the opportunity for the Raven Society to act will soon be visited, and the surging tide of destruction in the distance seems to have lost its unstoppable momentum at first. After destroying the greenhouse, the pace of progress was blocked by loose defense nodes, and the speed of progress began to slow down.
Although the mages of the Raven Society have a deep sorcery and can even respond to specific spells, they are a little powerless in the face of the "spell phenomenon" that cannot be seen by the naked eye alone. Frick could see that most of them weren't good at sensory-enhancing spells, and that the other had apparently done some specific reinforcements to hinder recognition when organizing spells.
And in the face of the problems they are encountering now, Aculi is happy to show their "sincerity" to a greater extent. She gave Frick a look and told Flick to observe the flood that was still approaching this way—at least the scribes were better at observing and recording the spread than the magicians.
Despite his previous lessons, Frick had learned not to focus too closely on the structure of the "Scourge Designation", after all, he didn't want to experience that unpleasant chill again. The chill that slowly floated from the soles of his feet and wrapped around his throat like a poisonous snake was still fresh in his memory.
It is true that what they are dealing with now is nothing more than an inferior mold, but the magic that has formed the "disaster" phenomenon under the drive of the mage is probably more corrosive than the main body. Although Flick had been as careful as he could to keep his distance, he was still overwhelmed by the pressure that came his face as he shifted his gaze into the distance, ready to see what had happened to the other party.
What should I say? The situation is indeed bad, but it is bad in the other direction - the tide coming at them has slowed down the pace of their advance, and even some of the outer methods have gradually disintegrated. He looked intently, and a lot of turbid magic flowed out of the disintegrating technique, making the area of the withering larger than the original, and these cloudy colors eroded each other, and the borders that were bitten together emitted flickering magical light.
Not only that, but the signs of the spell on the verge of collapse are still spreading, and even the Rubik's Cube embedded in the phenomenon of the "giant snake" shape is showing signs of instability. The boxes that were written in dense ancient scripts lost their rigorous structure, and even a few Rubik's squares were broken due to mutual interference.
That state Frick had learned from some basic magic books, and the flickering Rubik's Cube, which lost its magical light, and the disintegrating peripheral spells, meant the disintegration of the entire spell. Obviously, after concentrating on breaking through the layers of defensive spells, even spells with the designated image of the natural calamity are not able to follow.
And I don't know if it's because this spell is still in the experimental stage, and when the details begin to collapse, the momentum is uncontrollable and rapidly expanding. Not only the additional spells that extended the magic power in the outermost part, but even the Rubik's Cube, which maintained the operation of the phenomenon in the core, began to lose control, and the "gears" that were originally linked by subtle spells even showed signs of collapse.
"The phenomenon of imitating the 'natural disaster designation' has begun to collapse, and it may be the limit of this half-finished product to advance to the vicinity of the big house. ”
Perhaps the serpent's invisible appearance will be an illusion to disguise the loss of control of the spell, but this is clear in Flick's eyes: "Ignoring the problem of a large amount of mana divergence on the outside, four nodes in the Rubik's cube in the core part of the ride have lost a stable supply of mana. Based on observations, it can be inferred that the magician is unable to maintain the spell and voluntarily abandons it, which will at least reduce the influence of the spell phenomenon on the surrounding environment by about twenty percent,"
Obtaining information through the enhanced observation ability of spells and then relaying it to more companions is usually a task on the battlefield that is required to be done by a sorcerer on a reconnaissance mission, and sometimes by a scrivener who is attached to the army. Despite being able to stand behind cover and observe the near-disintegrating spell, Frick felt a deep sense of unease, the approaching pressure nearly engulfing him.
Frick calmed himself down, telling himself again and again that he was just observing the approaching spell phenomenon and telling the others about its condition. Thinking that such a simple task would accumulate great pressure in a short period of time, he finally understood the feeling of lone infantry when watching the opposing cavalry approach in the Middle Ages.
Despite his uneasiness, the information provided by Frick was of great value, and Uls Leinster quickly used this information to prepare for a counterattack. Although he had expected that the opponent's spell would disintegrate for various reasons, he did not expect that there would be signs of imminent collapse so soon, so he had to make adjustments in time.