Wraiths are raging among the elven troops, and the Ancient Tree of War is helpless. There is no difference between a possessed elf and a normal elf, unless you can keep an eye on the battlefield and judge by the wraith's flying and striking movements. But in times of chaos, even the purported well-trained elves are no better than the orcs, and who can afford to pay attention to those? Superb martial arts and swift archery make cannibalism more violent and brutal.

In an instant, the elves lost a fifth of their manpower, and then the casualties continued to grow. Thankfully, the elven priest reacted in time and cast a large area of magic to envelop the entire camp with healing light. Wraiths are undead creatures, they are made up of negative energy, and the positive energy of healing can damage them. Soon, green smoke rose from the wraith's body, like snow gradually melting in the warm spring sun. In a fit of rage, the spirits concentrated on the priest's area, trying to disturb them with all kinds of negative emotions to cast spells in order to gain the initiative on the battlefield.

The priest of the Moon Temple shouted the name of the god, and the emblem shone with a dazzling light, withstanding the onslaught of the wraith.

The only thing to be thankful for is that a large part of the War Ancient Tree is a plant, and it has good resistance to the possession of the Wraith. If they were to become chaotic in the first place, the damage they would do would be devastating. The Wraith didn't try to control the tree at first, as flesh and blood were more attractive to the undead. However, with the addition of the Elven Priest, it became more difficult to move the closer you got to the ground, so the wraiths began to pounce on the trees.

Compared to the huge body of the War Ancient Tree alone, the resentful spirits alone could not cause obvious harm, but the large number of resentful spirits gathered together could be controlled even by the dragon, and the ancient tree would not be spared. As the first Ancient War Tree no longer accepted the Elven's orders and swung its huge fist to attack, the Elven Priest immediately ordered the other Ancient Trees to gather at once. and send a dedicated priest to focus on protection. The barrier to protect against evil is stretched to the maximum, and at the same time, the gathered Ancient War Tree is ordered to take root immediately and not be moved. Any ancient tree of war that wants to get back on its feet must be possessed, and must be destroyed immediately.

Elven mages are the most responsive, teleporting to the protected area with any gate spell as soon as the priest casts a protective spell. Later, the mages discovered that the Command Necromancy spell was ineffective. Even the force field type energy missiles that are usually best used to deal with ghost-type monsters don't seem to be able to cause obvious damage, resulting in a lack of timely and effective counterattacks for a while.

Can it only be done by the priest's healing skills?

In an attempt to stop the chaos on the battlefield, a mage casts a pacifying spell on the elven troops, intending to calm the tension and fear. Unexpectedly, this spell actually slowed down the surrounding wraiths, from a high-speed dive like an eagle to a slow up and down like a balloon. With just a few eye contacts, the elven mage and the priest immediately changed their tactics, and they tacitly divided their labor and cooperated, and some used pacification. Some people continued to fight the necromancy, while a small number began to experiment with other psychic spells to see if they had any effect on the wraiths.

The undead were originally immune to mind control, and under normal circumstances, no one would have thought of using such a method. The resentment of the spirit is a special situation, and the resentment of death occupies the vast majority of the body. The elf's luck was good, and he found this solution by mistake. Stabilizing their position, they began to gather their soldiers, and took advantage of the sageful gathering and slow speed to perform spell strikes.

Siegel also left the hub control room at this time. Before leaving, erase the traces you left here: a small elemental disturbance caused by the Fire Soul Crystal will do the trick. Before the other mages come here, follow the spiral down the ladder to the bottom floor. And walk in the direction of the exit.

The glow of the Crimson Arrow Tower attracted the attention of many people in the Hub Fort, but the light was not noticeable inside the Mage Tower, and no one paid attention to it at first. The mages, especially the several official mages of the Knox Guild, took a moment to spot the problem from the anomaly of the surrounding elemental energy fluctuations, and then hurried to the control hub. Siegel had already left by this time. Follow the secret passage to the extent of the Mage Tower, hidden among the inhabitants of the Hub Fort.

Before leaving, he used a spell to change his appearance, and he didn't look much different from the refugees everywhere. Glancing back at the Crimson Spire, Wendy's shadow flashed in his mind. Siegel sighed lightly and put away all the magical items on his body. Slowly move towards the west gate of the city.

The elves of Waterdeep City gradually got rid of the harassment of the resentful spirits, and they formed a stable front, supporting and encouraging each other, so that the resentful spirits could not find a way to possess them for a while. The elves constantly pray to the moon god and melt the husks of the wraiths with their holy powers. At this time, the Red Magic Tower stopped attracting and controlling the spirits, so the undead scattered away, and some of them came to Waterdeep City to wreak havoc.

The relieved elves were furious, and their casters were quite sure that the attack was carried out by a human mage with the help of a magic tower. Looking at the devastated camp, looking at the corpses in the dust, they had no other choice.

The elven mage then launched an assault on Waterdeep. They summoned a thundercloud storm and a skyfire meteor to blast in the direction of the Three Peaks Tower. The Mage Federation's protective spell reacted immediately, bouncing off the lightning bolts and meteors that fell down. Seeing this, the elven mage immediately chanted a spell, rechanneled the magic that flew towards the elves, and smashed it on the temporary walls of Waterdeep City.

At the same time, the Ancient Tree of War stood up and began to move in the direction of Waterdeep. They walked beyond the trebuchet's range and stopped, firmly planted their roots in the ground, took a deep breath, and took a position ready to throw over a long distance. As soon as any caster or air unit appears, they will be hit.

The defenders of Waterdeep scurried under the blow of magic, and several valiant knights held on to the top of the city, trying to maneuver the trebuchets to fight back. The Ancient Tree of War made them understand the consequences of being too conspicuous on the battlefield before they died, and after being directly hit by the javelin used to slay the dragon, the knight's whole person exploded under the impact, turning red and pouring a rain on the ground.

The mages of the Three-Peaks Tower watched in amazement at the thunderclouds and fire meteors falling overhead, and the apprentices scrambled to take refuge in the mage tower in fear. Those who have become full-fledged mages are not worried, most of them know the strength of the combined spell protection power.

Sure enough, the thunderclouds and meteors were blocked by the protective array, and only a rumbling sound came. If the circle was fully activated, it would not be possible for this last sound to come in.

These nasty elves. Is it really bold to attack the Federation? The mages were talking about what kind of counterattack the Federation would take next. They looked at the Tri-Peaks Tower with expectant eyes, waiting for the Magic Tower to gather the power of the elements.

But the tower didn't react in the slightest, as if it was asleep.

Inside the tower, Archmage Casper forced himself to calm down. Even if the anger in his heart is like a volcano about to erupt, he can't lose his care. Just yesterday, Alexander, the "Lion King", received an urgent message from the Mage Guild, asking him to go to the school city to mediate the conflict between the two princes of the Star Kingdom. After he left, he handed over the affairs of the federation to Casper for the time being.

William the Traveler was still in the Dwarven Kingdom, and he was defeated before the Adamantite Gate, but was finally allowed to enter the top of Mora. It's been a long time since William hasn't been seen again. It was only from his message that everything was well.

Casper seized the opportunity and gave the order to start embezzling the Mage Federation, and the members of the Guild prepared to act. At this critical period, someone actually used the Crimson Tower to summon resentful spirits, which suddenly pushed the Federation to the forefront. If it is simply summoned, it will not affect the plan, but these resentful spirits will attack the elves.

The elves' counterattack was swift and decisive, even after they saw that the Coalition could reflect the spell's protective enchantment. There is no intention of stopping. Now it's time for the Mage Federation to decide its attitude, if you just put up with it. It was definitely a heavy blow to Casper's prestige. Not to mention that the original plan was to close the teleportation array, fight in the name of independence, and take the first step to conquer the continent, if he didn't fight back, there would be doubts about whether he could straighten his waist in front of other mages today.

It doesn't matter who attracted the spirits, but as long as the elven mages attack and don't fight back. The Knox Fellows will have an opinion. Caspar believes in his ability to control, and the Guild will continue to support and obey him, but what about those people from the Mage Federation?

He needs time, slowly influencing these people in a closed environment. Even with the help of spells, want to control their loyalty. It is not a simple matter to also retain their normal spell casting ability. In this process, any mental mustard will affect the effect of the spell. If you control the spell and cast it roughly, and simply use the strength of the spell to subdue everyone, you can only get a group of puppets that can't cast spells in the end, and you can't grow the guild at all, so it's meaningless.

The timing was so coincidental that Casper had to wonder if the prophetic master in the city had set a trap. It stands to reason that the Red God's plan is like that of the most clever chess player, and even other gods are powerless to see through it, let alone make such a precise counterattack. Les, who is considered to be the strongest prophet mage, can only make vague predictions about important events, and he generally does not make interfering moves.

Unless...... There are traitors within the Knox Guild.

This is also unlikely, but it seems to be the most likely at the moment. All of the Crimson Spire's control cores were designed and manufactured by him, and only a few people knew the secret words of manipulating the emotional circle and the wraith's control circle. Unless an archmage of a higher level than him personally intervenes, it is possible to break through the layers of protection that control the crystal.

There are not many such people, and each one of them is very dangerous. It's easy to confirm, just look at the status of the control crystals on each tower. If the core of the control of the secret language is intact, it means that no external force has cracked it, and it can only be done by the person who knows the secret language.

At this moment, another fire meteor smashed down, leaving a rumbling sound, and the thunder also continued to cast dazzling light within the circle. If they don't respond, the elven mages will soon be on the offensive with sonic and light spells—and since the sound and light aren't completely shielded, protection is the answer.

Archmage Casper stood at the window and saw the people who were resting in the open space outside the Three-Peaks Tower, all of them looking up at the tower, the meaning in their eyes was clear.

He was faced with a dilemma, and in any case, it was far from his original plan. Casper took a deep breath and his gaze became determined again. If this is the tempering and testing, then you will definitely be able to find a way to overcome adversity and embrace the final victory.

He clenched his fists, the magic barrier of the Three-Peaked Tower was fully operational, a massive number of elements gathered on the tower, and a large strategic magic was brewing. The mages of the Federation cheered, and then watched intently at the spectacle. Few people can see a magical enchantment of this scale, let alone experience it up close. This is an extremely rare learning opportunity that no one will pass up.

When all the mages were attracted to this circle, Archmage Casper closed the cross-sea teleportation array, blocking all possibilities of using spells to enter the Tri-Peaks Tower. Now that all the Federation mages are under house arrest, he is confident that he can control their minds during this rare time. (To be continued......)

PS: It's tiring to write in this style, and many words are not easy to use. What "the wood show in the forest wind will destroy it", what "the gun shoots the first bird" and even "the rafters that come out rot first". If it appears in this style, will it feel very inconsistent?

In the end, it can only be used "so that they understand the consequences of being too conspicuous on the battlefield before they die".

There are many more such cases, but the pen is still not enough. Yes. Yes.