The light of the teleportation circle began to become more and more intense, and in the end it even appeared quite dazzling in the night sky.
But when the dazzling light flashed, a group of young people wearing black robes appeared from the magic circle. They lined up in a neat queue, and everyone's face showed the nervousness and immaturity of entering the battlefield for the first time.
But they were not afraid because they knew someone could protect them. That is their dean, the Frost Queen Annelotte, who is similar in age to them but has extraordinary strength.
These people are students at the Second Magic Academy of the Hawke Empire, and they are also the elite among the students. Although this is a surprise battle that involves the ownership of the fortress, for the students of the Second Magic Academy, this is actually just a field training. It's just different from the survival training last semester where they fought against nature and beasts. This time, they will face real people, and what they have to do is not only survive, but more... kill.
At the beginning of the second semester, Annelotte had already put forward a proposal to the Academy Council to send students from the Magic Academy to the battlefield for training. At the beginning, many people were opposed to this, and even Perelia, who had been following Annelotte, didn't think it was a very wise choice.
In Perelia's view, the Hawke Empire's current advantage on the battlefield is already very obvious. The mage does have the power to turn things around, but throwing these students who are still learning into the battlefield can only be the icing on the cake. The price that needs to be borne is that the students that the empire spends a lot of money and resources to train may die on the battlefield.
Although she is a native of Stoke, since being captured, Perelia has changed all her thinking and consciousness in the direction of a northerner. She knew that as a person who came from an enemy country, if she could not devote herself wholeheartedly to this empire, the result would be endless suspicion, and it would be difficult to turn around in the future.
Therefore, Perilia is still doing her best to think about the empire and the magic academy. As for the Stoke Empire? Now he is just her enemy. This transition was not particularly difficult for Perelia, who was an orphan herself. Thinking about Regnar, who is also an orphan, and his sense of belonging to the Hawke Empire, it is not difficult to imagine how guilty Perelia felt when she betrayed the Stoker Empire.
"What the Empire wants to cultivate are truly strong men who can fight on the battlefield, rather than just showing off fireballs as fireworks. Moreover, I will also protect them from harm." Annelotte's attitude at the time was very tough .
In the end, after arguing with Annelotte for a long time, most members of the council finally came to the conclusion that this kind of battlefield training should be made voluntary, and only students whose magic level has reached level five or above can sign up. Even lower level mages are almost useless on the battlefield - because they don't know the fireball spell...
As compensation for such dangerous training, the academy also stipulates that not only can students receive a large number of credits by completing a battlefield training, but each student will also receive a bonus of one hundred gold coins upon return.
It was also under the encouragement of this high reward that most students from the Second Magic Academy with level 5 or above magic skills participated in the registration.
The reason why Annelotte insisted on such a proposal was also because of Alexander's plea. As Regnar's biggest helper in the empire, Annelotte learned about the complete alliance between Regnar and Alexander not long after the Chinese New Year. In order to make Alexander understand the value of Regnar's chips, Annelotte took the initiative to find Alexander and formulated such a cooperative relationship.
She handed Alexander two magic gems, one of which was a communication gem for communication. It allowed Alexander to notify Annelotte in advance so that they could prepare and organize manpower on that side. The other piece is a space gem, and its use naturally does not need to be elaborated.
Alexander had anticipated what might happen today when Lisanna proposed organizing a commando yesterday. And he also understood the importance of Costa Fortress to the entire war, so with an attitude of being determined to win, Alexander agreed to Lisanna's proposal. It's just that I made some preparations secretly to ensure that this attack would be absolutely successful.
Annelotte was not too surprised by the chaotic scene on the city wall battlefield. She immediately started casting spells and chanting spells after being teleported over, just when all the apprentices were still feeling faint due to the space jump. Annelotte has completed a membrane force field to prevent her students from being injured by the arrows.
"Because this is the first time for all of you to see such a scene, I will protect you this time, but in the future, you all need to protect yourself!" Because the surrounding environment was quite noisy, Annelotte could only Use the amplification technique to let everyone hear what you say: "Now, stand in the formation prescribed before!"
"Fighters of the Empire!" Alexander didn't say much after seeing Annelotte coming out. He didn't even say hello to the Frost Girl. After seeing these student mages start to act, Alexander shouted loudly: "Set up the No. 17 defensive formation and control the tower. As long as we gain control of the city gate, we will win! For the empire!"
"For the Empire!" All the commando soldiers are members of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. They have followed Alexander for many years, and naturally they can easily understand the meaning of each of Alexander's words. As for the No. 17 defensive formation, it is a formation that focuses on protection. This formation does not require the soldiers standing in the front row to cause much damage to the enemy. Their main role is to act as a human wall to protect themselves. The enemy in front of you is isolated from your comrades behind you. They are only responsible for guarding, and those responsible for attacking are the comrades behind them...
But these warriors of the Golden Eagle Knights never dreamed that this time, the people who served as their back-line output turned out to be more than twenty mages! Although they are all young people who have never seen war, although they are all low-level mages. But no matter what, mages are mages after all, even the lowest mages, but after all they have acquired a power that is difficult for ordinary people to master - magic.
Therefore, when the orange-based magical light lit up from the center of the guarding formation, the blood of all the warriors responsible for guarding was ignited. It was a fireball technique, a real fireball technique that could kill seven or eight elite warriors with one shot.
Once upon a time, they had to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the Stoker mage squad and launch a fearless charge against the southerners. And now, they finally have their own magic power that belongs to the empire, and they also have a team of mages that can be used by the military!
"For the Empire!" A little-known commando roared because of his excitement.
"For the Empire!"
Then the soldiers around him echoed loudly. They exploded their fighting spirit and used their thin flesh and blood to protect the group of young people behind them who were trembling and casting spells. Because they know that these young people may be very immature, and their combat effectiveness is not as impressive as they imagined.
But... they are the most precious seeds of the empire, and they represent a hope and a possibility for the magic of the Hawke Empire. This is an important factor for the strength and prosperity of the empire, and they must protect it no matter what! Because they are all patriots! Otherwise, how could he leave his hometown and fight for several years for this piece of land
"Eni..." Annelotte looked at the group of students around her who were pale with fright due to the bloody and miserable scenes on the battlefield, but she didn't say much. Fear is a true victory only if it is overcome without any external force.
And these students, despite their trembling and fear, still waved their hands and cast spells, because they all understood that if they wanted to become stronger, they must muster the courage at this moment.
Among these students, one person is an exception. She is Inelise. The little girl is not too old in the class, but she has always been outstanding in both her magical talent and her ability to deal with people.
At this time, the little girl also showed her unique side. Perhaps it was because her family suffered a bloody tragedy when she was young, but Inelise was not frightened by the cruel scenes when she was on the battlefield. But... she hesitated...
"Sister Anne..." Inelise looked up at Annelotte, and then asked: "Killing... what does it feel like?"
"I... don't know..." Annelotte shook her head in confusion. In fact, when she was eleven or twelve years old, the Frost Girl took a life of a person because she went to execute Villes' order. However, the guy she killed at that time was a thief who did all kinds of evil, and at that time, Annelotte's heart was as cold as ice due to her long-term closed living environment.
So at that time, Annelotte just felt that she had cast a fireball. As for the disappearance of that life, she was not touched at all. But it was not until later that Annelotte understood how terrifying her indifference and indifference to life when killing was. Fortunately, she adjusted in time so that she didn't really become an ice cube.
And now, Enelise is also beginning to face her own choices. There are clear boundaries when it comes to killing. After she starts it for the first time, everything will be changed later. As for whether the change is good or bad, no one can be sure.
This is why Enelise was a little hesitant at this time.