Chapter 661 - Second Siege of Orida Fortress (7) (2/2)

First, she wrote the names of the mid-level officers of the enemy’s army. These were the core of the human army. Without them, their combat ability would be halved. Their magic defense abilities were much lower than the high-level generals too. They would die as soon as their names were written!

Tom Johansson. When that name was written, a rune shot out from the Book of Death and disappeared in the air. Almost at the same time, a young Warrior in the Orida Fortress collapsed. He clutched his chest and gasped for breath, his life draining out. He would die soon.

Allen Trunden. Another officer died.

Eugene wrote quickly; the soldiers within the Orida Fortress died quickly too.

In the Mage Tower, Eliard quickly realized when the third officer died for no reason. “It’s the Book of Death. They’re using the Book of Death!”

He had to stop them!

Eliard was now preparing the third spell. It was a defense spell. It couldn’t fully stop the Book of Death, but it could at least save the Warriors from the horrible dark curse.

At the same time, the dragons in the sky started fighting too. They threw down soccer ball-sized potions. After they exploded, golden fog appeared in the sky. The soldiers of the Army of Destruction started wailing.

“Stupid little trick! Gale spell!” Mordena smiled. A Level-8 spell created a gust of wind that blew through the camp, easily blowing away the toxic smoke. Then Mordena quickly propped up a defense shield, blocking the disturbances. “Your Highness, these dragons are annoying. Too bad we don’t know their true names.”

True dragon names were long and complicated. Their full names usually contained more than 100 runes and were extremely hard to pronounce. Not only were they hard to remember, dragons never told people their true names.

Molina smiled. “I know some. Your Highness, listen.” She supplied an extremely obscure name.

Eugene wrote it. Immediately, there was a wail in the sky. A few seconds later, a dragon crashed down from the air. He was already close to dying.

Shocked, Felina said, “Go back. Go back to the fortress’ defense barrier!”

They couldn’t stay here. Even if they were still alive after the curse, falling from the sky was still damaging. They would also fall into the Army of Destruction’s camp with nowhere to escape.

This kind of death was meaningless, so Felina decided to retreat.

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Army of Destruction camp

“Prince, they’re using another defense shield,” Eugene said while writing.

Prince Mordena smiled. He waved, and another Doomsday Meteor rose up. It crashed towards the Orida Fortress, shattering the shield that Eliard had just put up.

The entire fortress was exposed again.

Inside the fortress, Eliard was already sweating. After casting three high-level spells consecutively, the other Magicians were running out of Mana too. Even more critically, their spells were ineffective.

The Orida Fortress would lose if this continued!

“Master, what do we do?” Milose asked.

Eliard took a deep breath. Gritting his teeth, he took out an Ethereal Crystal. “This crystal can activate a Level-14 attack spell, but the cost is high. With our current status, everyone present, except me, will die.”

The Mage Tower fell silent.

Everyone knew that sacrifices were necessary in battle, but very few were brave enough to give up their own life. Even if this was the only solution, the Magicians present still couldn’t reply.

In this world, most people were mundane. Even in the battlefield, they were there to make a name for themselves and get rich. If they died, it would be meaningless.

Even Legendary Magicians Elovan and Milose were silent.

Seeing this, Eliard sighed and put the crystal away. Without the Magicians’ cooperation, he couldn’t use it.

“Then we only have one last option. Cast defense spells for all soldiers and send them out for the final battle!”

All the Magicians agreed to this.

During this time, more than 20 officers in the fortress had died. Terror spread throughout. When the attack signal sounded, many of the soldiers were confused because their leaders had died. They didn’t know what had happened.

Eliard saw this clearly from the Mage Tower, and his blood ran cold. If the soldiers charge now, it’s no different than sending them to their deaths.

Sighing lightly, he took out the Ethereal Crystal again.

There was another way to use this—ignite his own soul. By sacrificing himself, he could cast a Level-14 spell that would turn the tides.

Time was tight. If he hesitated, the situation would be impossible to change. Eliard clutched the crystal tightly. Familiar faces flashed past his mind—Link, Evelina, and the opponents who’d died under his hand. Finally, he sighed again.

“Farewell, Firuman!”

Outside the window, soldiers died meaninglessly. Under the mysterious dark spell’s attack, the army was falling apart. He couldn’t hesitate anymore.

But just as he was about to activate the crystal, he felt an extremely familiar Mana aura rising out of the air. He knew this aura like the back of his hand.

It’s… He was ecstatic!

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Army of Destruction camp

Prince Mordena smiled, pleased. “Human spells are just child’s play. They’re out of ideas so quickly.”

Actually, he couldn’t really keep going after so many consecutive Doomsday Meteors. If they had to cast it again, his Magicians might make mistakes. Thankfully, the opponent was a bit weaker and collapsed before them.

Eugene glanced at him and didn’t speak. She kept writing down names, but for some reason, she felt some unease. A voice told her that she had to end the battle quickly.

This time, her instincts wer right.

When she wrote the 63rd name, the Book of Death sent another rune into the air like before. Then something odd happened.

The rune turned back and crashed into the Book of Death. The Mana inside was deeply affected. It trembled violently and was about to fall apart!