A powerful aura was being emitted from the sword pavilion. When Myles looked at the source of pressure, he didn't see anything apart from usual guards.
"Strange" Myles mumbled.
However, he didn't have to wait for long to find out the source of the pressure acting in his body.
"Look up in the sky!!" A Grade- B swordsman shouted.
Upon hearing this, Myles and pretty much everyone on the battlefield looked above the sky of the sword pavilion.
What he saw caused the morale of his troops to hit rock bottom.
A young woman whose aura was countless times stronger than Myles was levitating above the skies of the sword pavilion!
Myles didn't know who this woman was but he was certainly aware that it was very difficult to defeat her. Though he didn't know about her identity, the same couldn't be said for his troops and the others.
"Shit sage Hazel has made an appearance!"
"We need to run or else she is going to kill us!"
"Calm down idiots, we have commander Aldrich at our side! He can defeat this witch!"
"You idiot have you forgotten that she is a Grade: A mage on the verge of breaking through to Grade: S. She had defeated the Commander not too long ago!!"
"Cowards if we run now then the sacrifices of our brother and sister will go to waste!! We must keep fighting even when it means death!!"
When Myles heard their conversation, he widened his eyes in disbelief. Especially when he heard that she was Grade- A mage who was on the verge of breaking through the next guard.
Though Myles knew that she was strong. He didn't know that she was this strong! Her appearance had dealt a big blow to the morale of the troops of the union.
As for the mage's, it was the opposite. They were rejoicing as if their savior had descended down.
"Hahaha, now Sage Hazel will squash them like bugs"
"KILL KILL!!"
"Destroy the troops of the union!!"
Myles had no time to pay attention to their tantrum. Since he had a feeling that the tide of the battle would change in a matter of a few seconds so he quickly issued a command.
"Everyone enter a defensive stance, don't aggressively attack the mages until further order!!!" Myles exclaimed, his voice carrying authority.
Though, he didn't mention the reason behind this order. No one was foolish enough to not be able to understand the reason behind.
Hence, under watchful eyes of the caption. His troops started to form a defensive stance. Myles was just about to retreat to his troops but before he had the chance to do so.
He heard the sound of a powerful gun firing. Though, he heard the sound of guns all the time on the battlefield. Since the gunners were constantly bombarding the mages.
The sound he heard was in a whole other league. If what he heard before was the sound of gun firing then the current sound was the sound of nuclear missiles soaring up in the skies!
He looked at the source of the sound and saw that powerful energy beams were charging towards the Sage Hazel from all directions.
The gunners had already made their move! Though, what he found surprising was that Sage Hazel didn't look concerned at all!
She merely clasped her hands and began to chant some kind of spell.
He felt mana gathering around Sage Haze just a second later. He looked at her direction and saw her entire body was emitting a green aura.
"Damn"
He was now certain that something bad was about to happen. Just a few seconds later, his worst fear became a reality. A voice resounded through the entire battlefield.
"Oh, the spirit of this forest lends me your strength. Allow me to expel those I deem as my enemy. Help me the guardian spirit of this forest!!!" Sage Hazel shouted, her voice carrying helplessness.
The moment she said those words. The entire forest seemed to shake itself. Moments later, cracks began to form on the ground. In less than a second, dozens of large and thick veins rose up from the ground and started to form a circular dome around her.
The energy beams collided with those thick roots. One after another energy beam collided with those roots.
Producing bright golden light engulfed everyone upon each collision, blinding them. It was followed by a thunderous sound.
It took a few seconds for the light to fade away and everyone to regain their sights. Myles looked at Sage Hazel, the moment he regained his vision.
"Damn it"
Sage Hazel was floating above them while remaining completely unscathed. The thick roots had formed a circular dome to protect her from harm.
Sure the roots were certainly damaged but her body remained unscathed. This boosted the morale of the mage while lowering their.
"Long live Sage Hazel!"
"Magic shall prevail"
"Technology shall fall!"
The display of might was far from over. Her right arm began to glow brightly. Without wasting a single second, she waved her hand causing what like an energy pulse to sweep around the battlefield.
The energy pulse passed through everyone's body but no one of them experienced any discomfort.
"What is the use of the pulse of energy?" Myles thought to himself.
Thankfully, he didn't have to wait for long though. The ground below began to shake violently and Sage Hazel's voice echoed throughout the entire battlefield.
"Oh the spirit of the forest, use the power that I have bestowed upon you with to kill who I deem as my enemy.
RAISE HOLY FOREST, KILL EVERYONE WHO I DEEM AS MY ENEMY!!!" Sage Haze saidl, as she spread out her arms.
Just a second later, countless thin roots rose up from the ground. The branches of the tree also grew dozens of times larger.
Each root and branch of the tree were covered in countless thin spikes. Each spike was covered in a green liquid.
He didn't know what the use of the liquid was but he was certain that it was far from safe.
As he was inspecting the roots and branches. Like punished descending down from the heavens itself, they started to whip anyone who was not a mage!!!
The pressure on Myles's and the troops of the union increased tremendously!! Now they had to deal with both the aggressive mages and Plant life!
Myles briefly glanced at his troops. A grim look formed on my forehead upon seeing the scenario.
His soldiers were getting hit by the planet left and right by the planets!! What was worse was that anyone who was struck by the spikes in the skin, lost a significant proportion of their strength.
"This is because of that liquid in the spike!!" Myles exclaimed.
It became quite clear that liquid was a powerful venom. Otherwise the soldiers of the union won't die a few minutes later after getting struck in the skin!!
What was reassuring that the armor of his troops were quite sturdy. So the spikes won't be able to strike their skin easily.
His captions were aware of the risk as well, so they were constantly issuing commands to stabilize the situation.
Seeing the situation his troops weren't too tired. He diverted all of his attention around him. What he saw shocked him greatly.
"Well, it doesn't look like I will get out of here easily" Myself thought to himself as he looked around.
He had diverted his attention only for a few seconds. But within this short period of time, hundreds of mages had surrounded him.
There were also countless roots around charging towards him to kill him. Seeing the roots preparing to attack him, the mages also charged forward!!
"Come!!" Myles roared as he tightened the grip on his sword.
Just a second later, he clashed with hundreds of mages and roots. He was barely able to block their attacks.
If it weren't because of the third movement of basic sword art making his reaction speed match his physical speed then he would have been seriously injured by now!!
"Damn, they are very difficult to handle," Myles exclaimed.
As Myles was blocking their attacks, he noticed something odd around him.
Flowers, fruits, leaves and even the grass below then were beginning to change shape. It was clear that all plant life was going through a major transformation!!!
"Damn it, this woman has gained control of the entire forest" Myles cursed as he fought the mob of mages.
It was obvious that the woman was up to something. But he didn't know what. As he was pondering what to do, a voice resounded through his ears all of a sudden.
"We have an emergency orders for the Grade- B fighter present!"