Chapter 356 - Eve of the Final Battle (1/3) (2/2)

The ramp was very long and lead into a small city stronghold. The city was made of a few levels. At the fourth level of the city was the center of Orida Fortress.

This stronghold was almost completely made of anti-magic metals.

Even if enemies made it here, the stronghold gate was at least three-feet-thick and thoroughly defended. Breaking through the gate was not easy.

At this point, the hall in the stronghold was the center of command. In there was gathered Duke Abel, Elf Princess Milda, Dwarf Mountain King, as well as the formation commander of the third Yabba airship contingent.

They all knew that Skinorse had gone to deliver a letter to Link. Seeing that he had just returned without Link, they suddenly got a bad feeling.

“Major, report,” Duke Abel instructed.

Skinorse saluted towards everyone in the room. Although it was not too appropriate, nobody was in the mood to care. Then, he began to recount his experiences from when he met Link at the Golden Plains till the Hengduan Mountain Range. He talked about how they had discovered the Yabba airship, as well as the final confrontation at the Sentinel Cabin and the magic note Link, had bade him to bring back.

He spoke simply and finished his recount in under ten sentences. After that, he retrieved the magic note from Link.

The room was silent as everyone held their tongues. The magic note was received by an officer and handed over to Elf Princess Milda, who was most proficient in the use of magic.

Rustle. The hall was so silent that the only thing that could be heard was the sound of pages flipping.

The handwriting on the magic-encoded note was very familiar to everyone—it was Link’s. The Mana coming from the note exuded an aura of calm. Looking at the handwriting, Elf Princess Milda could not help but recall a particular black-haired young man.

The magic note indicated that he had stayed back to face an ambush of 50 demons and Aymons who was in possession of the Divine Gear. Facing a force like this, even her mother, the Elf Queen, could only escape for her life.

Therefore, most likely, Link was dead.

Although the note did not state the final conclusion of the battle, Elf Princess Milda, as well as everyone else in the hall, could guess what had happened.

Drip. At some point, a tear dropped onto the book in front of her, smudging a row of words. Elf Princess Milda hastily dried the page before continuing to look at it.

No one broke the silence in the hall. They were too afraid to break Elf Princess Milda’s concentration. Everyone knew of the importance of the magic note in her hands. Not only was it a message, but it also contained notes on a particular magic formation. It concerned the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Essentially, she held the fate of the continent in her hands.

Half an hour later, Elf Princess Milda closed the notebook. She nodded her head and said, “Magician Link has written very clearly. I believe that as long as we have enough Magicians, we can activate the spell formation contained within this letter. Using it, we can fight against the Divine Spells of the Dark Serpent. However…”

“However what?” Duke Abel immediately asked.

“In order to activate this magic formation, it needs to be directed by a Master Magician. Originally, Link would have been the best person for the job, but he…. Well, I will make a trip back to the Isle of Dawn to recruit at least a hundred Level-6 Magicians. Besides that, we will also need to begin training them to use the formation. I don’t know if we have enough time.”

Regardless of whether or not there was enough time, it was something that needed to be done.

“Damn!” Duke Abel smacked the table, anguish in his heart. Now that things had come to this, he didn’t know how to feel.

Link had already done all he could, and he had even given up his life for the cause. In the end, he found a way to fight back against the Divine Gear. However, compared to this magic formation, Duke Abel would much rather have Link back.

The magic formation was dead; the Magician was the true treasure.

For a Magician like Link who had the potential to become a Legendary Magician, Duke Abel actually might consider him more valuable than over a hundred thousand soldiers.

“Alright. Lord Link has already completed his mission. Moving on, it is up to those of us who are still alive,” the Yabba airship formation commander said, standing up from his chair. He looked at Elf Princess Milda and said, “Princess, our airships can speedily fly us to the Isle of Dawn. I would like to ask; would the Elf Queen lead the magic formation?”

Elf Princess Milda shook her head. “No, my mother cannot join the battle. She needs to protect our World Tree.”

“Alright. Let’s head out!” The Yabba commander said anxiously. He was obviously anxious. The Yabba capital city, Lariel, was currently besieged by the demons. Only the human army of their alliance could help them break through the siege. However, they needed a way to defend against the Divine Gear before they could move out.

Therefore, this magic formation still concerned the fate of the Yabbas.

“Yes, we’ll set out now,” Elf Princess Milda said.

However, it was at this point that another soldier rushed in. When he came in, he did not even bother with the formalities and shouted, “The Demon Slayer has returned!”

The Demon Slayer was Link’s title amongst the soldiers.

Everyone in the hall was stunned. They looked at each other in silence. Then, Duke Abel stood up. His actions were sharp and quick, and he even knocked over the chair that he was seated on.

“How is he? Is he injured?”

“He looks to be fine,” the soldier reported, beaming.

“Whew…” Everyone in the hall let out a sigh of relief. The serious atmosphere from earlier was now completely dispersed.