Chapter 371 - Really Can’t Beat Her (2/2)

He ran all the way to the citadel when a voice said, “Master, you’re back. How are things?”

It was Kanorse with Nana beside him. They’d come to welcome Link.

“I defeated the Dark Elves, but the demons are unhurt… Hurry into the citadel and close the door. Big demons are coming, hurry!”

Link rushed towards the citadel, Kanorse and Nana following behind him.

The citadel was a giant metal thing. The portion on the ground was a semicircle 150 feet in diameter and three floors tall. However, this was only the tip of the iceberg. The biggest part was underground. There were five floors below ground, each floor being extremely spacious. The tunnels reached in all directions, practically emptying the entire mountain.

Storing 20,000 soldiers inside was no problem. There were only 13,000 soldiers left now. They easily fit inside the citadel with the exhausted Magicians.

The strength of the citadel was unparalleled. The door that Link had just passed through was two feet thick, 30 feet tall, and 15 feet wide. It was entirely built from sheet metal and fine gold alloy. It weighed more than 200 tons. The inside was also carved with many magical runes.

These runes were not ordinary either. The Orida Fortress survived more than 2000 years and was fortified every generation. Three hundred years ago, Bryant personally fortified the citadel, adding a shockingly durable Level-10 defensive magic seal.

“Hurry, close the door! Close it!” Link cried.

Crack, crack, crack. A few herculean Warriors used hinges to close the door bit by bit.

Link estimated it would take half a minute to completely close. It was too slow, so he activated the Dragon King’s Fury magic sword again. He walked to the door and shoved it.

Boom! The heavy door shook. Under the shocked scrutiny of everyone present, the door closed at twice the speed.

Ten seconds later, it closed with a boom. With another boom, the gate dropped down. Link quickly found the magic seal’s activation rune and poured in Dragon Power.

With a soft buzz, the energy accumulated over the centuries was activated. Mana flowed through the entire citadel. A beam of golden light extended over the gate, quickly covering the citadel’s inner and outer walls.

This light was special. At a glance, it was like a flawless film, but at closer inspection, one would realize it was formed by countless beehive-like cells. They were independent but connected intricately.

Apparently, Bryant was inspired by the Yabba magic shield but added many innovations. The Yabba saw this, and all shook their heads, impressed.

Link finally took a breather.

No matter how powerful Saroviny was, she couldn’t break into the citadel. Currently, the only way to do so was to wait until the citadel’s saved energy was used up. There was a great amount of energy though. Link calculated that it could last at least three months.

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Outside the citadel

When Link entered the citadel and prepared to close the door, Saroviny just arrived at the first wall of the fortress. She didn’t know Link had retreated. She continued walking in carefully.

“Be careful. That guy might make a sneak attack.” She hid behind the four high-level demons, not going forward until safety was confirmed.

They were demons and had seen countless bloody scenes. But inside the fortress, they still gasped involuntarily when seeing the mass of dead Dark Elves.

Saroviny sniffed lightly and whispered, “It’s the smell of a flame spell. It’s only around Level-3, but the Dark Elves didn’t escape. They were packed on the wall and died in such an organized manner… What a bunch of failures!”

“Your Highness, he’s gone. From the footprints, I think he went towards the citadel,” a demon reported.

Saroviny flinched. She listened closely and seemed to think of something. Running towards the citadel, she cried, “Hurry, hurry, that guy is going to hide!”

The demons sprinted, but when they reached the citadel, they saw the golden glow envelope it all.

“Your Highness, the citadel is sealed. The enchantment is very strong!”

“Shut up! You think I’m blind? This is a Legendary enchantment left behind by Bryant. We can’t go in,” Saroviny said, annoyed. She was in a bad a mood—a really bad mood!

“What should we do?”

“Surround them!” Saroviny sneered. There were more than 10,000 people inside the citadel. Eating and drinking was a great cost. Even if the Magicians inside could create some magic food, those couldn’t be eaten too often. Problems would arise soon. “I’ll see how long they can last!”