The day before the war game.
Late at night when the moon was high in the sky, the [Apollo Familia] were making final preparations for the war inside the ruins.
As the defensive side of the siege, they have the right to set up a defensive line first.
To ensure this victory, Apollo sent nearly all members of his family. Under the instructions of the troop commander, they were each busy repairing or equipping weapons and props that would be used tomorrow.
And on the throne of the tower, the most conspicuous part of the ruins, the handsome human Jacintos, the leader of the group, looked at the busy members of the family through the window and couldn't help but snorted:
"——It's so boring!"
He was in a bad mood at the moment. Because in his opinion, there is no point in doing these things.
The opponent only had two or three kittens, and no matter how hard he thought, it was impossible to compete with the hundreds of family members who were defending the city. Not to mention that they don't have to fight, as long as he, as a general, survives three days.
But even without such favorable conditions, he was confident of a complete victory.
Could it be that the other party could still ride a flying dragon?
Ignoring the busy family members around him, the dissatisfied Jacintos sat on the throne and snorted again.
"—a boring game."
…
"I guess that's what Hyacintos would say."
Daphne, who was standing on the city wall looking up at the throne, muttered.
She is the commander of the [Apollo Familia], but because she was forced to join, her loyalty to the family is very low, but her talent is still recognized.
The people who know your own people best are your own people.
Daphne, who knew the temper of Hyacinthus well, almost laughed out loud when she saw the gorgeous flags fluttering on the tower as if to show off. She was afraid that the enemy would not know that she was here.
I have never seen such an idiot leader.
Even though she was sighing, she still did her job well and directed the members of the clan who, like the leader, did not take the enemy seriously, to deploy vigilance.
She still understands why a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength.
There must be no negligence at all!
While she was commanding, a weak girl with long hair covering her left eye came here tremblingly.
It's not that I'm afraid of heights, I'm afraid of something else.
Her name is Cassandra Ilion, and she has the ability called [Precognitive Dreams]. To exaggerate, she is the woman who holds the script. But just like the necessary villain in the story, no one in the [Apollo Familia] took her words seriously. Instead, they regarded her words as a joke.
"Cassandra?"
"Daphne... no... escape from here... while you still can...!"
"What?"
"The castle, the castle will be destroyed."
Daphne couldn't help but look bored when she heard Cassandra say these words carelessly.
My friend is dreaming again.
But now that it has reached this point, how can it be possible to escape?
Cassandra tried her best to explain: "Please, please, believe me... Daphne!"
Groundless lies kept coming to her ears, and her friend Daphne couldn't listen to them at all, but today Cassandra was twice as clingy as usual.
Just as Daphne was irritably scolding her to stop causing trouble, Cassandra suddenly froze on the spot.
"Cassandra?"
"No, no... the sun... the sun is going to fall! Ah, it's over, the sun... is falling from the sky!"
The beautiful face of the woman holding the script was as pale as a dead person.
The archers on the tower who were on guard couldn't help but shout to the weak girl below: "Hey, you guy, I don't need you to work because you are weak! But can you not say such unlucky words! "
"Well……"
Cassandra's face turned pale, her figure was swaying, and she looked like she was about to faint from fright.
Daphne had never seen her friend like this before, so she subconsciously supported her and asked with concern: "Hey, Cassandra, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Cassandra shook her head, but opened her trembling lips like a prophet of tragedy.
"It's all over...the sun has fallen."
The most despairing thing is not facing an enemy that cannot resist, but knowing that danger is coming but being unable to do anything.
So desperate!
The long night is over and dawn is approaching.
The sun rising from the horizon shines on the faces of a group of people 500 meters away from the ruins.
Xiao Lin put his hand on his forehead, and while looking at the ruins in the distance, he couldn't help complaining: "It's so troublesome~ Why is it so troublesome? You have to ride a carriage for a whole day and a night for a war game. Are you kidding me?"
He also didn't expect that the gods would go to such great lengths for this war game. I thought I could just find a city and solve it in a few moments and it would be over.
"After all, it's a long-lost war game."
Zolf squatted on a stone nearby and kept checking the contents of his backpack while answering.
Bell, Ming, and Lily nodded seriously.
The more seriously the gods take this war game, the harder it is to win, because no one on either side wants to face destruction under everyone's watch.
You must try your best!
Lily asked: "Um... Mr. Bell, is it really okay for you not to need me to sneak in?"
Hestia's initial battle plan was to let Lily use transformation magic to sneak into the enemy's base camp, so that she could help open the city gate and disrupt the opponent's deployment during a surprise attack.
But this proposal was rejected by Xiao Lin.
"Well..."
Bell scratched his cheek and looked at Xiao Lin aside.
Feeling their gazes, Xiao Lin turned around and reached out to rub Lily's head hard, and said with a smile: "Take advantage of the enemy's carelessness to let Lily sneak in. The Trojan tactic is very useful for you, but it will not be good if Lily is injured." ”
Using more and more force, the girl angrily slapped his hand away, mumbling words such as annoying and annoying.
But when he heard that she was afraid of being hurt, the fearless little human raised his chest and begged for help: "Please believe me, Master Xiaolin! With my mind and magic, they can't hurt me!"
"No, I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
"……Eh?"
Lily was dumbfounded.
Others couldn't help but look over. What Xiao Lin said was really confusing, and they were confused.
Or Ming broke the silence and said: "But we still need a battle plan, we can't just rush in, right?"
"Isn't that right?...Okay, let's start a battle plan."
Seeing the expectant and uneasy expressions of Bell and others, Xiaolin changed his mind.
They were all newcomers participating in the Familia War for the first time, so it was understandable that they wanted to find some sustenance.
"The battle plan is simple."
Xiao Lin, who was sitting on the stone, said to a few Mengxin who were listening carefully below: "When the war game starts, I will use magic to bombard the ruins. Then you can rush up and kill the remaining group of smelly fish and rotten shrimps and capture the opponent." The general is victorious. Well, any more questions?"
"Well……"
"Should I say yes or no..."
"There are so many problems."
"That's it."
In their view, the battle plan should be extremely precise, and the path should be full of cliffs. If there is a slight mistake in one link, everything will be lost.
I never thought it would be so simple and crude.
One of the top forms of business warfare is to post dirty pictures on your opponent's APP and then report them.
Zolf shouted: "Wait, wait! Is this really a battle plan? No matter how you look at it, it is a reckless approach!"
Mingya rubbed his forehead and sighed.
Lily was stunned for a moment, then turned to Bell and said, "Lord Bell, let's carry out the plan formulated by God Hestia. It's not too late for me to go in now."
"Hahaha, this is..."
Bell scratched his cheek.
Although this council was quite nonsensical, the tense atmosphere was swept away, and the tense body relaxed again.
Xiao Lin nodded with satisfaction.
Looking at the smiles on their faces again, he said: "Don't worry. The battle plan has been prepared. You just need to believe in me. Victory must belong to us!"
With encouragement, the confusion on the faces of the group disappeared, and determined expressions reappeared.
Xiao Lin ordered them to rest and prepare for the battle in the best mental state.
The battle plan ended just after it was launched, and nothing useful was explored. Even the original plan customized by God Hestia was aborted due to the passage of time.
But no one else asked further.
Because they knew that Xiao Lin did not tell the real battle plan in order not to bring pressure and prevent them from thinking wildly.
They believed Xiaolin. When the time comes, obey the arrangements, and just like he said, victory will definitely belong to them!
However, what everyone didn't know was that what Xiaolin just said was the real battle plan, and there was no hiding it at all.
Just in the misunderstanding, the time came to noon.
A few energetic people stood 200 meters away from the ruins.
"Everyone, are you all ready?"
"yes!"
"Completely prepared!"
"no problem!"
"Me too, I'm already eager to try it!"
Under the sunlight at noon, the voices of several people echoed everywhere.
Xiao Lin nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, then————"
Just in time, the sound of the gong announcing the start came from the distant hills.
The war game officially begins!
The boss Xiaolin's mouth turned up, and his extremely evil smile scared a few people back. He said: "I couldn't hold back my anger a week ago. How dare you provoke my emotions? Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Just in time. ...!"
Hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches coming.
He had no intention of hiding his clumsiness.
Sato Kazuma said not to be timid, but to be bold, tough and unrestrained. In this case, you must try your best from the beginning and take this opportunity to give the gods a small shock!
Holding the magic crystal in both hands, he raised it in front of his chest, mobilized the magic power of his whole body and atmosphere, and began to chant a long magic spell. At the same time, he was ready to use everything he had learned so far!
The guards on the ruins city wall felt something was wrong, and after seeing the group of people, they all came together, especially when they saw Xiao Lin's actions and almost laughed out loud.
"That action... requires magic?"
"Magic? Hahahaha——"
"Hey, hey, hey, such a long distance, such a thick wall, is he serious?"
"What an idiot!"
The guards of [Apollo Familia] stood on the city wall. They were unprepared and wanted to see him make a fool of himself with mocking and amused expressions. No one even went to report this matter to Jacintos.
But soon, they paid a heavy price for their carelessness!
Then——
"Blacker than black, darker than darkness, let me place my true red golden light here!
When the time of awakening comes, the fallen laws of the absurd church will turn into invisible distortions and appear!
Dance, dance, dance
The collapse of the wish that is the origin of my power, the collapse that no one can match, will burn everything in the world, come down from the abyss! "
The magic in the atmosphere continued to gather, and the depths of the ground began to vibrate. The terrifying pressure set off strong winds and blew Bell and the others away. They had no doubt that this was extremely powerful magic.
"Everyone, be careful!"
"Lily!"
"Lord Bell!"
"Be careful, Lily."
The unsteady people were lying on the ground. Zolf grabbed the little human girl who was almost blown away. They looked at the back of the man standing in front of them and the vortex that continued to gather above the ruins with shocked faces.
The [Apollo Familia] guards on the city wall raised their heads, stared at the magic circle above with wide eyes, and opened their mouths wide, speechless.
Commander Daphne on the side reacted in time and shouted to them:
"Don't stay there in a daze!"
"Find a place to hide! Idiots!"
"Go to the underground passage of the ruins!"
Three commands in succession woke up the bewildered guards.
"Quick! Run away!"
"Weird, monster!!!"
"Mom...Mom, help me!!!"
In embarrassment, they rolled and crawled around on their hands and feet, running towards the underground of the ruins.
The thorny Hyacinthus on the throne also had his eyes about to burst when the sun emerged, shouting:
"Impossible! What the hell is going on!"
"Could it be those trash, bastards..."
"It's just a rat in a stinking ditch!"
At this time, his handsome face was completely broken, and he couldn't stop cursing, but he also reacted and had to hide quickly. He rolled and crawled and fled towards the underground passage of the ruins. Instead, he looked more like a rat in a smelly ditch. .
Unfortunately it was too late.
far away.
Xiaolin's eyes sparkled after he finished singing.
"Gods, please watch carefully! This is the most powerful attack method of mankind, this is the ultimate attack magic!"
"————Explosion!"
Then press down with both hands!
Buzz!
It was like a vacuum zone appeared. Whether it was the ruins or Bell and others, everyone present subconsciously opened their mouths to take a deep breath.
It's not that I'm really out of breath, but that all the magic in the air has been consumed, causing me to feel uncomfortable for a while.
The next second, a scorching sun appeared out of thin air!
Then, like the chariot of the sun god driven by Phaethon, the sun that was enough to scorch the earth slowly descended.
The tallest and most conspicuous throne tower suffered first, melting like chocolate under high temperatures, and then the sun sank into the entire ruins.
After a while.
------boom! ! ! ! ! !
A blinding white light burst out in the ruins, followed by a roar that exploded in their ears, and the others wanted to cover their ears. But as soon as he made a move, a powerful air wave set off a sandstorm, spreading outwards with the explosion ruins as the center.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
"Li-Lily!"
"Lily!"
"Lord Bell!"
The unsteady people were blown away several meters away. It wasn't until Zolf stabilized his body with the magic sword in his hand that they hugged him one by one to prevent them from being blown away.
They shouted and put a lot of sand in their mouths.
It lasted for a while, until the vibrations weakened and the air waves dissipated, and they fell to the ground gasping for air with lingering fear.
I swallowed it dryly and felt the sand rubbing in my throat hurt.
But when they raised their heads, a few people who had not yet left the novice category opened their eyes in disbelief when they saw the charred ruins in the distance.
"is that a lie……"
"So, so scary."
"Is this something humans can do? Hey!"
"Uh... ugh~!"
Lily held on to the boulder beside her and couldn't help but vomit. Bell quickly patted her back.
"It's okay, Lily."
"No, it's okay. I just feel sick."
As soon as the others took a breath, Lily said again: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiaolin is so strong that it's disgusting. I couldn't help but vomit."
"Hey, that's so rude!"
Xiao Lin rolled his eyes at her. Then his body went limp, and Liu Zi hugged him, preventing him from falling to the ground.
"Xiao Lin, are you okay?"
"It's okay, just a little weak."
The essence of [Explosion Magic] is to squeeze all the magic power and physical strength of the caster. Even Xiaolin, who can continuously restore magic power and physical strength, has to recover from scratch after he is drained.
This should be the limitation of [Explosion Magic], and you need to pay attention to it.
Xiao Lin secretly wrote it down.
Several people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he was indeed okay.
Zolf looked at the ruins in the distance and sighed: "I never expected that the battle plan Xiaolin said was true. If it weren't for the strong smell of sand and burning, I would have thought that I had appeared. Hallucination."
Lily, who was wiping her lips at the side, said with an ugly face: "Me too. No wonder Master Xiaolin didn't let me lurk in. That's what happened."
In fact, she just thought about what would happen if she were in that ruins, so she couldn't help but spit it out.
Charcoal-grilled little humans? So scary!
Fate has come to an end. Bell clenched his fists, determined to catch up.
Zolf wondered: "But don't you think it's too much? They won't be killed by the explosion, right?"
"The adventurer is so thick-skinned, how can he be killed so easily?" Xiao Lin rolled his eyes at him angrily and said, "Okay, you can rush in now and win this war game neatly. .”
"Oh oh oh!!!" xN
This time, the morale of several people reached its peak and they rushed towards the dilapidated ruins in the distance.
Xiao Lin rested leisurely on Liu Zi's knees, using his [far vision] ability to look at them.
Although there is a short-haired commander (Daphne), dragging his seriously injured body trying to command the remaining members of the family to stop the invading Bell and others. But after the bombardment of the exaggerated [Explosion Magic], their confidence was completely destroyed, and they couldn't resist at all.
In this way, Bell and others broke through the siege and went straight to Huanglong. They came to the dying enemy general, Jacintos, and defeated him easily, and won the war game.
Total time taken is 30 minutes.
(End of chapter)
