Ding!
[You have forged 28.000 Arcane Cells!]
[Rank up! Second Stage Arcane Gathering Mage!]
"That was fast. Alexa, the Arcanium System is not broken, right?" Darius asked the Magical AI woman.
[The broken one is you! Even with Arcanium System's help, there's no human in this plain who can forge tens of thousands of Arcane Energy in just a few hours! Oh, wait, I forgot, you are not a human but a Lunarian after all. Thanks to your father's bloodline.]
"Eh? Lunarian. But how?"
Curious, Darius summoned his status window before his eyes.
[Name: Darius]
[Race: Lunarian]
[Mage Rank: Fourth Stage Arcane Fathering Realm]
[Class: Battle Mage]
[Health: 3.000/3.000]
[MP: Infinity]
[Battle Power: 100]
[Arcane Essences: 2.000 Points]
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[Basic Spells:]
[Basic Healing Spell]
[Regenerate HP up to 100 Points per usage. Healing minor injuries and rejuvenate a fatigued body.]
[Cool down: 10 Seconds]
[BP Rating: 10]
[Arcane Bolt= Level 1/10]
[Magic Damage= 30]
[Cooldown: 1 Second]
[BP Rating= 5]
[You need 1 Arcane Essence to level up this skill.]
[Intermediate Spells]
[Infernio= Level 1/10]
[Magic Damage= 200]
[Cooldown: 120 Seconds]
[BP Rating= 20]
[You need 20 Arcane Essence to level up this skill]
[Stone Walls= Level 1/10]
[Magic Damage= 50]
[Cooldown: 30 Seconds]
[BP Rating= 20]
[You need 20 Arcane Essence to level up this skill]
[Aqua Vortex= Level 1/10]
[Magic Damage= 50]
[Cooldown: 40 Seconds]
[BP Rating= 20]
[You need 20 Arcane Essence to level up this skill]
[Gale Strike= Level 1/10]
[Magic Damage= 100]
[Cooldown: 25 Second]
[BP Rating= 20]
[You need 20 Arcane Essence to level up this skill]
[Mastery:]
[Anti-Mage Sword's Mastery]
[Level 4]
[BP Rating= 5]
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[Now, which spell do you wish to level up, Master?]
Until the recent day, Darius didn't pay much attention to his Spells since he was so busy managing the village as well as rebuilding the facilities.
"Alexa, level up Basic Healing Spell, Infernio and Gale Strike to the max."
[Understood. Allocating the Arcane Essences…]
After a short while, Alexa chimed again.
[Level up, completed. Do you wish to instill the spells' details into your brain?]
"Maybe later, the enemies has arrived."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Multiple cannonballs decimated a few houses, they were imbued with explosive magic to create countless deadly shrapnels upon impact. Fortunately, most of the non-combatants villagers were already been take a refuge in the Snow Wolves' den.
Darius stood atop the village hall's roof, overseeing the fortress and its defender. In the sky, the magical ravens circling the air unassumingly like a pair of normal ravens. But, in reality, those ravens were relaying every bit of information to Mathilda's mind in real time.
Before long, Mathilda jumped to the roof and stand beside him.
"They have arrived on the beach, ten Rank 1 Mages, twenty full armor cavalry knights and a hundred light infantries. Huh, not so bad for a Baron like him." Mathilda remarked.
"I know. I can sense their presence with my Mana Field. Are you going to join the battle."
Mathilda shook her head. "Nah, not really. The battle is yours. Besides, this is a perfect opportunity to show your worth before them."
"Tsk!" Darius clicked his tongue. He knew that Mathilda was a sly vixen and was looking to benefits herself from the chaos. "Hmph, Do you think I'm oblivious to your dirty trick? You want to usurp the battleships once we have defeated the Baron's army, right?"
"Ping pong! You are correct! As expected from my step little brother! But of course, I'll compensate you adequately."
"No." Darius casts his maxed [Infernio] in his hand, he aimed the spell towards the ships' direction. "One ship for the village and one for you. But we will have all of their supplies, including the said compensation."
Mathilda was flabbergasted upon witnessing the extremely dense fireball in his hand.
"Geez! You are robbing me, Darius!"
"Deal or no deal?"
"Fine!" Mathilda perched her hands on her hips, heaving her bountiful bosoms. "Deal! Anything for my step little brother."
"Happy doing business with you, big sist. But of course, we will expect you to bring more goods and provisions from your caravan next year."
Mathilda bats her eyelashes at him. "Hahaha! You sly fox!"
Both of them grabs each other's hands in a handshake. But, their excitement wasn't last for too long as the second volley of cannonballs struck the fortress' main gate. Fortunately, the magic-imbued stone doors were very sturdy and able to withstands the destructive force.
Darius turn to Mathilda and nodded. He unsheathed the Anti-Mage sword, jump to the air and landed on the battlements. Seeing the enemy's army were in the Archers's range, Darius held his sword in forty-five degree angle, the archers soon aimed their arrows as per Darius reaction.
"Archers! Ready your aim and pull!"
Since the Dome of Serenity was no longer serve any use in the battle and the enemy has entered the Archer's range of fire, Mathilda lift the illusionary veils, revealing the rustic yet a very sturdy fortress that encircled the whole settlement.
"Ha!" The archers responded to Darius' command in unison.
The infantry units were bewildered when a massive fortress appeared suddenly before them. Moreover, the aura that was exuded from the forty archers on the battlements was enough to makes them hesitant to continue charging forward.
Darius saw this as an opportunity to rain them down with thousands of arrows.
"Release!"
Due to the arched trajectory line of the arrows, the infantry units had no choice but to raise their shields over their head to protect from the hailing arrows. Effectively blocking their sights from what coming next.
Unbeknownst to those poor's infantry units, Skallgard and his ten elite archers has been waiting for this opportunity. When the soldiers were focusing on protecting themselves from the raining arrows above their heads, the elite archers flank them from the side. Broadside arrows pierced their throats one after another with a such a terrifying accuracy and also silently arranging their meeting with Death.
One hundred infantry units were decimated in just a few moments after Darius issued the commands.
However, the Baron seemed so calm amidst the adversity. He jumped out of the ship, landing on the beach with an audible loud thud.
"Hold the line you dimwits! Keep charging forward!" The fatty and ugly baron shouted from behind. He used Vox Elemental Magic to control the mind of his army and it works flawlessly.
"Greyrat! Destroy those gates!"
The strange looking mage who wore a runic-imbued cloak nodded in silent. The mysterious man took a step forward, conjuring a massive spell on the tip of his iron staff.
"Brisingr!"