Published: July 3, 2025
In Bissy Plains, there were less than 60,000 troops from both armies combined.
It could be described as quite a magnificent sight.
The Imperial Army does not assert the legitimacy of its forces before the battle begins.
By the way, neither does the Alliance.
Among the great nations of the Central Nations, only the Kingdom… which has now become a tradition.
That said, Abel, having originally been an adventurer, did not particularly like to make such claims of legitimacy or similar appeals before starting a war.
He had personally gone to the Battle of Gold Hill to speak with his uncle, King Raymond, but in the end, he did not appeal for the legitimacy of his own forces.
It seems that wars have evolved in various ways.
“Your Excellency Mewzel, we shall begin,”
“Understood.”
Commander Aevner, who led the Eighth Imperial Army, received permission from the overall commander, Marquis Mewzel, and the Battle of Bissy commenced.
Thus, the Imperial Army moved first.
The Eighth Army, as the vanguard, and the Seventh Magical Brigade, which could carry out magical attacks, began their advance to get closer.
However, there was no movement from the Royal Army in response.
“Hmph, as usual, the Royal Army has shown its cowardice. Even with a new king, their cowardly nature seems unchanged,”
said Count Guter, who led the Seventh Magical Brigade.
His eyes were filled with contempt for the Royal Army.
It could be said that he was confident in his own forces.
In reality, the simultaneous bombardment of the Imperial Magical Brigade was extremely powerful.
No army could remain unshaken after receiving such bombardment.
It was only natural to believe in one’s own advantage.
“Your Excellency, we are within range.”
“Good, I will end this war with a single strike.”
At his subordinate’s report, Guter smirked.
Everyone had already completed their incantations.
All that remained was to chant the trigger word.
“Fire!”
With Guter’s command, two thousand attack spells were unleashed.
Centered around fire attribute Fire Arrows, there were also wind attribute Sonic Blades and earth attribute Stone Arrows, which split after being launched—a barrage of area control attack spells.
They would split along the way, ultimately becoming ten thousand attack spells.
True to his declaration, he intended to devastate the Royal Army in one blow.
However…
At the moment the magic was about to reach the Royal Army…
All of the attack spells vanished.
“W-What just happened…?”
That scene was clearly visible even to Guter, who had been anticipating how effective it would be.
All of the attack spells disappeared, emitting annihilation lights as if struck by magic of equal power.
However, these were attack spells that would number in the thousands after splitting.
Annihilating all of them… would theoretically be possible with two thousand mages, but excluding the Empire, there was no nation in the Central Nations that could gather that many mages on the battlefield.
What on earth had happened…?
While Guter could not comprehend it, he decided to try another bombardment.
It could be some kind of trap, or perhaps a kind of alchemy he was unfamiliar with.
But if it were such powerful alchemy, it would definitely be a one-time use.
With that thought, Guter attempted another magical bombardment.
The result was…
Exactly the same as before.
All of the magic vanished.
“Impossible…”
The Imperial Army’s signature technique had been thoroughly crushed at its core.
“It’s the ‘Dynamic Steam Mine’ that previously never saw the light of day,”
“Oh… yes, if a group of unusual monsters or people entered, it would automatically freeze them with magic…”
“Scary, isn’t it?”
Ryo answered about the repelled magic, Abel retrieved the information from memory, and Lin trembled.
“Indeed. It was that way during the delegation, but this time, it seems it freezes the enemy’s magic… Well, if the opposing magic is of similar power, it will be annihilated together when frozen. Something like that,”