stonecrandall Chapter 253
Chapter 253
Chapter 253
Raid and Counterattack (4)
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“......”
Blake, the leader of the Clark faction, felt doubt creeping in about the battle outcome he was once so confident about.
Something was off.
The tide of war was flowing strangely.
He had certainly awakened all the warriors through [Pearl Moonlight], and had disrupted the enemy camp using the special magic of the Ludenark sect.
It should have been normal for the battle to end quickly and for successive victory reports to come in.
“Tol! The side area 3 is not breached! The shield-bearing humans and those Baratens are firmly holding their ground!”
“Tol! The front area 1, our initial entry point, has been annihilated! The total of 8 Lycan warriors who attempted the first ground entry have died! The enemy is said to be just 2 humans!”
“Tol! A human riding a wolf has appeared! What is this...?!”
But strangely, instead of victory reports, news of allied forces struggling and even intermittent reports of defeat kept coming in.
It was strange.
Somehow, the tide of the war was turning the other way.
In terms of numbers, awakening, preemptive strike, strategy...
It shouldn’t have been possible for them to be creaking like this when they were ahead in every aspect.
“Dave!”
So Blake called out to the mastermind behind this plan.
Dave.
The vice-captain of the Ludenark sect, the one who empowered the Clark tribe and led them to victory in the great war.
He was still quietly watching the battlefield without showing his face.
“Don’t shout when I’m listening.”
“Dammit! How can I not shout when the plans are all crumbling?”
“......”
The plan of his, which seemed certain to lead this war to victory as well, was starting to crack.
The first plan was a dawn raid utilizing spies.
And an irregular attack through Ludenark’s [Land In] magic.
Even if Clark’s forces were discovered at the front, they wouldn’t be able to stop the sudden ambush from the ground.
That was the thinking behind the plan.
‘Do Jae-hyun....’
But the one who kept tackling Dave’s plans was Do Jae-hyun again.
The [Land In] magic requires a lot of magic and takes a heavy toll on the stamina of the Lycans deployed to the ground, so a special vanguard unit is dispatched.
A special force to deal with sentries and key enemy warriors.
That was the 8 Lycans from earlier.
But Do Jae-hyun arrived at the front as if he had expected the dawn battle, and instantly swept away 7 of the Lycans in the special force.
The remaining 1 had already been hunted down by a lone human mage who was on sentry duty.
Even after receiving the report and confirming the records, the result was unbelievable.
‘Angela’s not responding either.’
His subordinate who infiltrated the attack squad as a spy, informing them of how to enter
The defector, Angela, was also not responding.
Looking back at the overall situation, the probability was high that she had been exposed as a spy.
“Tol! The enemy’s defensive line is not easily breached!! The bastards are wearing armor like humans!”
“Damn it! Dave!!”
And here was the reason why the second plan crumbled as well.
[Pearl Moonlight] is a magic that forcibly raises the full moon, inducing the awakening of Lycans.
The reasoning behind using this magic, which would also awaken the Baraten side’s Lycans, was this,
When transformed into wolves, their form becomes focused on offense.
In any case, Baraten was currently being raided, and they were outnumbered compared to Clark, so they had no choice but to maintain a defensive line.
And the human form is more efficient for defense than the wolf form.
Clark intended to suppress and subdue the Baratens, who had no choice but to maintain their human forms, by leveraging the ability difference from the [Pearl Moonlight] awakening.
‘Lycan armor...’
But the armor worn by the Baraten Lycans was the problem.
The armors made specifically for Lycans showed an efficiency beyond imagination, solidifying their defenses.
As a result, even the fronts with only Lycans were not easily breached, and in areas where humans fought alongside them, Clark was actually being pushed back.
Dave had received reports related to this as well, but he never imagined those armors would have such capabilities and synergy.
“Aquilen.”
Dave called out to his subordinate, gritting his teeth.
As much as he disliked Blake and the incompetent Clark frantically chasing after him like babies, there was no choice but to find an alternative to win this war, since they had gone into this dungeon for that very purpose.
She didn’t want to harm the man cradled in her arms.
Wanting to be of some help to the tired man...
She had unfolded flames with all her might to protect him.
It was the same now.
The targets she wanted to protect had changed, but her ultimate goal was still for that man.
So that the attack squad he was leading for the first time could successfully conclude, she intended to protect her allies with all her ability.
‘Flare.’
The area-wide fire magic skill akin to the basics of the fire attribute is unfolded on the battlefield.
Due to its wide-ranging spread, it couldn’t inflict meaningful damage on the enemies, but it filled the surroundings with a blazing heat.
Creating an ‘environment’ where other flames could rise further based on [Flare].
‘Light Meteor.’
And then adding an attack magic on top of that.
[Light Meteor].
Unlike [Meteor] which drops a massive flaming meteorite, this magic drops dozens of small fiery rocks.
While a very powerful offensive skill, it has the drawback of randomly dropping in the designated area, making it difficult to use in chaotic battles.
If mishandled, it could also harm allies.
However, Kang Juyeon’s magic did not hesitate.
[Eternal Flame of Protection].
This rune specialized in protection and defense allowed her to designate targets for this offensive skill.
Qua, quaang–!!
Quagagaga–!!
Auuuuu–?!
Countless pits of fire scorched the enemy forces.
The dozens of fiery rocks dropping, Kang Juyeon calculated and controlled their landing points without missing a single one.
An ordinary mage Holder’s head would explode from such control.
But she was performing the spell casting akin to an artistic feat effortlessly.
“Th, this is...”
Both allies and enemies seemed bewildered by the sudden fiery spectacle.
Even Lee Soo-mi in the same spot gaped and watched the scene.
Too widespread and an immense amount of flames to ignore and keep fighting.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
“Burn endlessly...!!”
The ultimate skill cast for the finale, [Petum Inferno].
The ultimate skill newly evolved through the last
Now at a stage that could be considered fully mastered, the ultimate skill unfolded from her fingertips.
Piii-
Hwahreureuk–!!
Hwaaaa–!!
The intense flames that appeared after a long wait...
Those long flames from her fingertips to the ground.
Soon from the ground outwards in all directions.
Before long, becoming endless hellfire engulfing the entire battlefield.
The intelligent flames that protected allies while seeking out and striking only the enemy forces began to change the tide.
At that unbelievable sight...
The allied werewolves who had been blankly watching also fell into the crucible of ecstasy and cried out.
“I, it’s our side!! It’s our fire!”
“Flames that only reach the enemies! Let’s fight!”
“Goddess of fire! The goddess of fire is on our side!”
“Warriors of Baraten! Let us defeat Clark–!!”
[Eternal Flame of Protection].
The flames Kang Juyeon had unleashed...
Were simultaneously protecting the imperiled Baraten forces while instantly reversing the disadvantageous battle situation.
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