Battle of Stella (3)

Before the sound stuck in his throat could come out, Alex saw a grand magical light shining through the flames.

A wizard below quickly used levitation magic to lift Alex to the ground.

Inger appeared on the ground, his eyes widened, and he looked at his outstretched hands with lingering fear.

He also didn't expect that he could survive the dragon flame.

The fire struck him first, and then the teleportation circle was activated.

However, not even a hair or a piece of his clothing was damaged.

"What on earth is..." he muttered involuntarily.

Elena looked down and saw Inger's appearance, and her pupils shrank slightly.

She raised her hand and slashed down with the sword without hesitation.

The powerful sword wind first cut off the wooden sentry post at the waist, and Uri escaped with the wizard and the soldier.

Then the sword wind rushed straight towards Inger who was standing on the ground.

The black dragon Ogust opened his mouth again, and dragon flames rolled down towards the array of soldiers.

The wizards below raised their wands at the same time and built a barrier, but it was too slow.

The dragon flame is already within reach.

Inger was in a hurry and didn't have time to think of a spell. He shouted: "Phoenix!!"

The totem floated up into the sky from the magic bead and transformed into an undead bird condensed from flames, soaring towards the direction where the dragon flame was coming from.

At that moment, Alex had already rushed in front of Inger, and he swung his sword upwards, creating a gust of wind.

Bang!

Pound pound pound!

The two sword winds canceled each other out, and an air explosion sounded.

The people on the ground seemed to hear an indescribable sharp scream.

Then the Dragon Flame and Fire Phoenix dissipated simultaneously in the collision.

Inger looked at Alex subconsciously.

Alex raised his sword to his shoulder, the tip of the sword pointed straight forward, and shouted, "Send the signal! Set up the defense network!"

The wizards behind him received the order and used their magic to shoot three black beams of light into the sky.

Elena frowned.

Inger pointed his wand at Alex, and Alex instantly moved in front of Elena.

The bright golden eyes and the deep black eyes were only a palm's distance apart.

【Long time no see, Elena.】

Alex's sword stabbed into Elena's chest.

They are future comrades-in-arms and today's enemies.

Her body moved before her brain. Elena twisted her body forcefully to avoid the sword, and at the same time raised her foot to sweep towards Alex's lower back.

Alex grabbed her ankle with his left hand and tried to throw her off the dragon's back, but the force cracked his knuckles.

Alex gritted his teeth, pulled his hand away and took two steps back.

Elena also took the opportunity to roll over and step back, lowering her center of gravity, holding onto the dragon's back, and stabilizing her body.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement.

After just two encounters, she knew that this was the equally matched opponent she had longed for.

She saw strong magical fluctuations erupting around Alex's body.

That is the sign of officially entering level seven.

Elena grinned and said: "It's only level seven now..."

That's not a reaction that a knight who is less than level 7 can make.

Alex is the person who has fought with Elena the most times and has also fought alongside her the most times.

Before he died in his previous life, Elena's level and strength were equal to his.

But now, he was not as good as her in rank, and all he had was twenty years of experience.

Alex threw the sword away and punched straight towards Elena!

Although she didn't know why he was so stupid as to throw away his weapon, Elena still held the sword close to her body and turned her wrist to chop at Alex who was unarmed.

Before the sword hit her hand, Alex changed his fist into a palm, and with perfect timing, he placed his palms flat on the sword at an extremely tricky angle. He twisted his arms forcefully, and almost at the same time, he raised his foot and kicked Elena's hand.

Elena's sword flew out like this.

Elena was caught off guard and her weapon was disarmed. She had to use her arms to defend herself, and her right forearm met Alex's fist that was heading for her abdomen.

Even though it was strengthened, the arm still made a crisp "crack" sound as it could not bear the weight.

bite!

Before Elena could recover from the shock, she heard a metallic sound behind her.

The tip of the sword was against her back, only a thin piece of breadcrumb's width away, but it was stopped by the magic shield with transparent waves and could not move forward an inch.

Chijian was shocked: "Tsk, what a pity."

Inger arrived before the black dragon Ogest.

Facing this human who walked out of his own flames intact, Ougst's pupils narrowed a little.

This human also used fire in the shape of a phoenix to block the attack of the dragon flame.

The color of those eyes was somewhat similar to his own, making him want to fly over right now, open his mouth and crush this human under his claws.

However, the feeling of two humans fighting fiercely on his back was not pleasant. He flapped his wings and stared at Inger vigilantly.

Although Inger came in front of the dragon and seemed strong and brave, in fact every cell in his body was trembling, and he had goosebumps since the beginning!

But he doesn't have the mind to think about these problems now.

He saw the fight between Alex and Elena, and the magic barrier that blocked the sword.

That was not imposed by Elena herself.

Inger passed them and saw another flying dragon.

A moon-white flying dragon with two people riding on it.

Inger could feel the terrifying wave of magic power without deploying the detection circle.

Of those two men, one was a seventh-level knight and the other was an eighth-level wizard.

The other party also protected Elena at such a long distance.

Alex and Elena fought a few more rounds, each suffering minor injuries.

Inger raised his wand and August opened his mouth.

Then his eyes reflected the wonderful scene behind Inger.

Red beams of light, evenly spaced, shot up into the sky one after another.

It was estimated that there were several hundred light beams. The diameter of the light beams was not large, but the magic power contained in them was not weak.

Then, the vertical light suddenly bent towards a point.

Ogeste was in the air so he could see more clearly.

It was a magical cage centered on the front line of Qune.

However, there are gaps between the magic light columns, shaped like bird cages, and the gaps are wide enough for not only birds but also dragons to pass through at will.

【What is this? 】

When Ogest was confused, Inger decisively shouted loudly: "Alex! Retreat!"

Upon hearing this, Alex immediately leaped backwards, flipped off the dragon's back, and ate the sword like a flying shuttle, drawing an arc, and with a clang, it was put into Alex's scabbard.

They moved instantly to another sentry platform.

Inger suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground.

It's not the backlash of magic, but the result of being too emotional.

Inger wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and nose, then quickly stood up by holding onto the wall.

Alex gritted his teeth and held him. He didn't know how many times his heart had stopped beating because of Inger.

Fleming stood below and witnessed the dazzling battle. He was suddenly shocked to find that he had no chance to intervene at all.

Coming back to his senses, he raised his head.

In the distance, within the reach of the naked eye, shadows of one... two... three... a dozen flying dragons appeared one after another.

The flying dragon following behind had several huge baskets on its claws.

"No way?!" Fleming couldn't help but speak out.

It’s exactly as he said before!

The flying dragon dropped to the front line with a huge basket full of knights hanging in it.

Not only are the wings of those dragons powerful, their claws can grab several tons of objects and fly over mountains and hills.

Alex raised his hand, and the soldier on sentry post raised the horn, puffed out his cheeks and blew it with all his might.

Wuwuwuwuwuwuwu————

The muffled sound spread throughout the entire forest.

Cheryl, who was in position on the high cliff behind, received the signal, waited for the dragon in the aiming mirror to approach within the shooting range, and then put her finger on the trigger.

"Except for the leading black dragon and the people on it, aim at the eyes of the other dragons. You can also aim at the people, but try to keep them alive."

"But you can't see inside from the outside."

It was a little strange to say this to her during a pre-war deployment, but Cheryl decided to do as Alex asked.

She trusted her instincts, and her instincts told her that Alex was right.

Bang bang bang bang!

Cheryl was not alone. In the woods, on the sentry posts, and on the cliff tops, a team of snipers who had been training for months pulled the trigger one after another.

Countless gunshots pierced the air, startling the birds flying under the forest.

On the moon-white flying dragon, the silver-haired wizard Milia, who looked like a young girl, sneered and said, "It's useless."

A dragon's skin is bulletproof. For example, even its eyelids cannot be penetrated by ordinary bullets.

The basket below had also been protected by a magic barrier, so the knights' swords could not cut it.

But... why does this bullet have such a long range?

Realizing this, her smile faltered.

The next scene made her smile freeze completely, and the color drained away from her face in an instant.

A flying dragon fell beside him, wailing with its eyes tightly shut, and the dragon rider above was helpless.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

The gunfire continued.

The basket that was supposed to be indestructible burst into blood and unexpected screams rang out from inside.

* "It's a sniper! What's going on!"

The knight was squeezed into the basket. The entire basket was covered with a magic shield. The knight himself was also wearing armor and was strengthened.

But those bullets ignored everything and penetrated the flesh and blood.

Milia watched in a daze as the dragons were hit from the air one after another and then fell, some struggling and tumbling in the sky.

Seeing this, Elena ordered: *"Everyone! Land early!" She turned to the wizard and shouted: *"Raise the fog!"

Miria came to her senses and immediately cast a spell to save the fallen people while dispersing the mist.

As the thick fog spread, obscuring the line of sight, dragons landed one after another in the woods in front of the camp, and the sniper team of the Isolation Magic Stone also temporarily stopped shooting.

Elena's reaction was quick.

Alex had the horn blown again, this time a short one.

Cheryl received the signal, quickly replaced the magazine, and moved to another point. The place where she lay down again was engraved with a magic circle that concealed her figure and silenced her.

Inger pursed his lips as he looked at the defense network that had not yet been fully constructed, and muttered, "...We have to catch the dragon first."

Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the national flag of Chu Nie planted beside the sentry post, swaying gently in the breeze.

He licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, no longer caring about his face, and recited loudly:

"Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh, hear!

(1) (You are the unruly spirit, you are everywhere; destroyer and protector: listen, listen!)

Be thou, Spirit fierce, My spirit!

Be thou me, impetuous one!

(2)" (Oh, I wish you could give me a wild edge! Let you and I become one!)

A light blue bead emerged from the magic bead, shining brightly.

There was a roar in my ears.

The air suddenly changed.

The invisible wind suddenly took on a form and became visible. The atmospheric pressure seemed to be stirred and gathered by an invisible giant hand. The people around them even found it difficult to breathe.

Inger didn't expect to succeed at once, so he waved his hand and moved forward quickly.

The hurricane dispersed the thick fog in the blink of an eye, and the dragons and knights who were halfway down were dumbfounded again.

Moreover, due to the sudden hurricane, the dragon wings, which had already been injured by bullets, began to become unstable and swayed. In addition, there were a group of people hanging below, which was a heavy burden, and the dragon wings began to toss and turn in the air.

A dragon spewed flames to block the bullets, but the bullets completely ignored the flames made of magic power and hit the flesh directly.

Wu Rui now climbed up to another sentry post, set up his gun and opened fire.

This time, without Alex's order, the snipers aimed directly at the dragon and the dragon rider riding on it.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

Elena jumped onto the dragon's head, ready to help August block the bullets, but found that all the snipers avoided their group.

*“What’s going on?!” She frowned and turned to look at the dragon rider behind her.

"ah!!!!"

A dragon rider behind him was shot through the arm.

* "Why! Strengthening my magic power doesn't work!!"

Elena found that the situation was far more serious than she expected. The opponent seemed to have seen through their attack method and even had weapons to deal with the dragon rider.

She turned and stared at Inger, and shouted: "Sister Tang Ni, kill that wizard!"

The female knight, with her hair flying in the wind and a wound on her forehead exposed, rode a white flying dragon to the front of Elena and headed straight towards Inger.

Fleming shouted from below: "Let me go!"

Inger took the bead that caused the hurricane with his right hand and pointed at Fleming with his other hand.

Fleming was instantly sent to the top of the white dragon.

He steadied himself on the dragon's back and immediately began to wrestle with the female knight.

Although Millia was busy, she was still keeping an eye on this side, especially the enemy wizard.

Her eyes became serious.

This casting speed, fixed-point teleportation array, never-before-seen spells, and the amount of magic power that is totally inconsistent with his level, is this wizard really a level six wizard?!

After Inger healed Alex, he sent him to fight Elena.

He looked at the other dragon riders and chose one who didn't look that strong. His right arm was hit by a bullet, and the dragon underneath him also looked like it was struggling.

He held the magic stone in his hand and thought of another sentence.

He pointed his wand at both.

“The sunbeams are my shafts, with which I kill.”

Dozens of fist-sized balls of light gathered around him. The dragon knight gritted his teeth, took the sword with his left hand, and dispersed the magic power with all his strength.

However, this will not affect the condensation of the light ball.

The magic power condensed and concentrated inside, surrounding the body.

His companion, the gray-armored dragon, was about to flap its wings and fly away.

“Shot!”

The ball of light suddenly turned into rays, shooting towards the dragon and the human body at different angles at the same time!

The condensed laser, with energy thousands of times stronger than the soft warm sunlight, pierced through the dragon's wings, claws, and legs, and also pierced through the rider's thigh and other hand.

“Aaaaaaaaah!”

"roar-----!"

The screams of humans and dragons echoed throughout the air.

Many people witnessed this scene.

The knight could smell his own flesh and blood burning, and the pain of his bones being shattered was unbearable.

The gray dragon was pierced by a dozen rays of light and was immobilized. It couldn't even struggle and could only open its mouth and roar miserably.

The basket on the claw dropped, and the riders jumped out and scattered among the trees.

Anger burned in Ougst's eyes.

Inger, the instigator, turned pale. He originally just wanted to give it a try, but he did not miss this opportunity.

It took him some time to build a magic circle under the dragon, but the light arrows bought him time.

The whole group of people fell heavily on the open space behind.

Inger turned around and said, "Lock them up first! Treat them immediately! I'll take care of the ones that you can't handle! Quick! Don't let them die!"

The wizards and knights were ordered to act quickly.

Inger bit his lip hard to keep himself awake, and whispered, "Next one."

He didn't notice at all the horror of the commander next to him falling to the ground.

(1) (2) Excerpts from Ode to the West Wind by Shelley.

(3) Excerpt from The Praise of Apollo by Shelley.

The tempo is a bit fast, but it's pretty badass. I'm really not good at writing action scenes.