The torrential rain continued, enveloping the city of Cutrice in thick vapour, and the occasional flash of thunder in the sky spread a terrifying atmosphere throughout the city.

The heavily armed pitch-black motorcade sped along the avenue leading to the central area of the city, eventually stopping at the barricades near the city walls. The moment they stopped, they were surrounded by several men in long black raincoats, each with a large mechanic's gun in their hands.

If you look closely, there are nine of them, and their long black raincoats all depict the coats of arms of the garrison, while their heads and faces are all covered under the hoods of their raincoats. It seemed that Dean François had contacted them beforehand, so the guards were not surprised by the arrival of the convoy.

Although it is the only way to enter the city, in normal times, the facility leading to the academy is not important enough to require a large number of people to guard it. However, in such an extraordinary period, the area near the front line is only guarded by these people, which seems a little unusual.

The vehicles nearby were not the only ones coming from the direction of the Academy, there were many more cars parked near the city walls, a mix of ordinary cars, gray vans, and armored vehicles on standby.

What they all have in common is that each of them has a red swing light flashing on the roof, which is a sign that they are all emergency vehicles. There were at least twenty of them in total, all parked at the edge of the city walls, adding another layer of protection to the city of Catrice.

The car was parked a little haphazardly on the road, almost the entire driveway was completely blocked, and the sandbags piled up on the side barely enclosed a few forts.

The sidewalk, which was originally wide, was also closed to traffic. At the junction of the sidewalk and the forecourt, four red metal barricades were placed, and several yellow barricades were pulled between each barricade. Take a closer look. Two lines of black text are printed on top of the cordon line.

It was spelled "No Entry" and "Catrice City Garrison" spelled in Imperial Chinese, and it was slightly illegible in the pouring rain. However, around the barricades to which they were connected. Fragments of broken barricades were everywhere, apparently someone had forced their way through the line not long ago.

"It's a group of sorcerers dressed in old black robes, one of them embroidered with blue eyes. One of the guards whispered, his face covered with rain, and droplets of water dripping down even as he spoke, "They rushed from the outskirts to the west and broke our line. ”

That's why the barricades near the gate were so dilapidated, and before the convoy arrived, another group of remnants of the True Eye rushed into the city of Catrice. They tore a hole in the defensive line set up by the garrison. It did not play a defensive role in the slightest.

The reinforced sandbags were pushed aside, the masonry that had been urgently piled up was blown away, and the wooden barricades used for reinforcement were burned to charcoal. Just by the signs of destruction that remained on the objects everywhere, it was enough to see that those sorcerers were definitely not fuel-efficient lamps.

Now, the guards use obstacles that are improvised by vehicles, and the armor plates made of metal are resistant even to magical bombardments. At the same time, the garrison is still using the tools at its disposal to strengthen the defense line that has been breached.

However, the temporary protection still seemed so unreliable that Curt doubted their performance - the obstacles could only withstand the lowest level of spells. But he was also well aware that the garrison, which was already in a predicament of understaffing. With more pressure than usual in this chaos, it was already quite difficult to separate these people to move.

Now that there are only a few dozen people stationed near the wall that connects the city with the vast mountains nearby, it is likely that they have chosen to accept the complete assistance of the mages in order to achieve the results of the current reduction of personnel. Machines built on the principles of engineering carry the magic. Spell products have become more popular.

It is not uncommon to see small Graems attached to the surveillance spells in the alleys, and the invisible servants placed in the streets and alleys act as the eyes and ears of the wizards. And what these guys see, it will be directly reflected in the sealing equipment of the central system through the crystal mirror.

With one person, you can get surveillance tasks that require dozens of people to complete. As a result, mages and garrisons can learn more information without having to step out of their stronghold. The guards patrolling the perimeter were all armed and ready to attack unidentified approachers.

Looking out of the porthole of the body of the light armored car in which Curt was located. Several vehicles depicting the coat of arms of the garrison are also parked near the barricade next to the gate. They were surrounded by a simple masonry fortification, and the roof was fitted with mismatched high-powered searchlights. Several other security officers were operating machines to sweep the lights into the surrounding rain-soaked areas.

In the midst of the improvised fortifications around him, he clearly noticed that all kinds of magical power continued to escape into the air, and then he was strangled by the crimson remnant light in one go. It was the staccato mana that the mages were constantly unleashing, and they were trying to break through the enemy's obstruction of observing the spell. However, the red clouds in the sky had anomalized most of nature's magic, and their efforts were almost in vain.

In fact, accepting the assistance of these sorcerers would have been a decision that would have upset the guards, as they were well aware that the person who caused this mess was also a sorcerer. They had never understood what was going on in the minds of these men who controlled the uncanny power, and in the aftermath of the upheaval, the officers of the guards could not help but be wary of them—and that was probably what most of the citizens thought.

However, they are also well aware that mages are experts in magic, and that only they can effectively fight against enemy mages. Whether it's deadly elements or demagogic words, find the right spell to solve the magical threat your enemies create.

Therefore, after the predicament of the magic around the wizards' promenade being disturbed by the clouds, the rest of the people were all in good spirits. In particular, before the news of the reinforcements sent by President Cruise François, the garrison officers sent almost all their men to guard the troops.

"Thank you for your help, Dean François, the sorcerers sent by the Academy are the greatest aid to the work of the garrison!"

After whispering a few words to the convoy manager, the head of the guard officer bowed to everyone and said, "But I must apologize, because we were not able to stop the enemy after the attack. The sorcerers didn't know how to learn about the disposition of our defenses, so they quickly broke through the defenses and headed into the city - but did little damage. ”

There was a slight delay in the information provided by Dean François, apparently shortly before the convoy arrived, it had been attacked by the remnants of the Eye of Truth. The removed barricades were blown away by the spell in an instant, and the guards who wanted to go to the block were also subdued by them with spells.

They were like a hurricane, blowing away the qiē that stood in their way, and then left in a hurry—the head of the garrison said, shaking his head. However, judging from what the guards described, the mages had no intention of fighting the guards, and instead chose the least destructive option.

"It seems that those guys are well aware of our attitude and seem willing to cooperate with us. The man who was hunched down in his seat whispered, his muscles as if carved out of the rock were constricted, and in the dim light he felt like a boulder.

His gaze swept over the breached blockade around him, as if assessing how much damage the remnants of the Eye of Truth had done to the line. The blasted barricades were indeed difficult to repair in a short period of time, but the dispersed guards did not seem to be directly attacked by the spell.

And after carefully inspecting it, even he had to admit that even from the worst perspective, the True Eye didn't cause much damage. Although they directly broke through the line of defense set up by the garrison, they did not endanger the safety of the personnel.

"That's true. ”

Liqi, who had been silent for a long time, nodded, and said with a mocking smile: "Those guys probably know that they can't fight against the crazy people who created this chaos, so they want to show their sincerity through guò." But it's really interesting, if those guys really want to talk honestly about how to cooperate, then why rush to break through the defense set up by the garrison and rush into the city?"

The only possibility is that there is a problem that they must rush in to solve - whether it is some important spell tool in the hands of the enemy or a companion who has been held hostage, and the remnants of the Eye of Truth have apparently lost the urge to solve the problem immediately.

This was true for them, as well as for his fellow sorcerers, for Sain Democlus had mastered many spells that had not yet been understood by the Academy, which was the key to his ability to stab the Eye of Truth in the back. Not only that, but he also possessed an important object that he had stolen from the Academy, which was the foundation of the spell that was organized today, and not stopping his actions at this time would have disastrous consequences.

If you want to compare, I am afraid that the people here are more anxious than the remnants of the True Eye.

Bang!

A huge thunderclap rang out, and a huge bolt of lightning fell from the red clouds swirling in the sky, and fell near the square in the center of the city. The earth was almost shaken by the sound of thunder, and the barriers of light that had been erected around the square shimmered strangely.

Their next target was indeed the wall, and as soon as they thought of this, the mage who controlled the vehicle immediately drove the core and carried them to the place where the thunder fell. (To be continued......)