Chapter 390: The Bull with Blue Flames

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There is a reason why the era has chosen knights to rule the world, and the current battle scene perfectly highlights the disadvantages of magicians.

As the knights charged and the sky knights soared, the scattered mana in the air became chaotic, and the great magicians could no longer cast the spells they were once proud of.

Juniper Fortress's overwhelming counterattack disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only the knights' battle cries.

Mana-infused arrows continuously struck the walls of Juniper Fortress, gradually peeling away the layers of rock fortified with glutinous rice mortar. Sporadic arrow counterattacks came from the castle, but they were suppressed and unable to mount any resistance against the nearly 10,000 knights surrounding them.

Additionally, the sky knights' precise strikes swiftly crushed any remaining resistance.

The battle was unfolding exactly as everyone had predicted before the banquet the day before yesterday—a one-sided affair.

Juniper Fortress was in critical danger.

Liszt, who had been slacking off, watched as Juniper Fortress was hit by airstrikes from the sky knights and ground assaults from the Earth Knights. A joint land-air attack could collapse the fortress at any moment, and he couldn’t help but feel anxious. "How could this be? It’s completely different from what I imagined. Marquis Bull is completely unable to fight back!"

The knights of the Furious Knights were all pinned down in the castle, not daring to show their heads.

The magicians of the Goat Assembly had vanished without a trace.

The countdown to the end of the war.

Tick tock.

"Damn it, I guessed wrong!" Liszt's frustration lasted only a few seconds before he raised his Swift Shadow Bow and shouted, "Black Knights, full force on Juniper Fortress!"

It was time to seize the battle credit. If not now, then when?

Three arrows infused with fire attribute mana shot toward the walls of Juniper Fortress, dislodging a rock. Liszt shook his head, unsatisfied with the result, and whistled. Hiddleston, who had been in the midst of the Black Knights, immediately rushed forward. Over the past few days, Hiddleston had made quite a name for himself.

Many nobles had taken the opportunity to come see him.

In fact, having a mid-level magical beast participate in battle was not uncommon. Many of the sky knights rode magical beasts, including flying mid-level ones.

Marquis Ramirez Cymbidium’s mount was a mid-level magical beast, the Overlord Beetle, which could fly and release lightning. At that moment, he stood atop the Overlord Beetle, casting spells and directing it to unleash lightning with each martial skill. The benefit of having a magical beast was that you could use your own mana to cast magic.

Naturally, Hiddleston could do the same.

"Hiddleston, rock grenades!"

Boom!

A massive boulder slammed into the fortress walls, cracking them open. When it came to siege warfare, Hiddleston made everyone else look like amateurs.

Boom!

Boom!

With Hiddleston's rock grenades and the relentless arrow fire from the Black Knights, a section of the castle wall soon collapsed, creating a small breach. The knights of the Furious Knights stood at the breach, using their shields to hold the line and block the charge.

Hiddleston breathed heavily, his mana exhausted.

Liszt, still holding his Swift Shadow Bow, kept firing, aiming to pick off a few enemies from afar.

At that moment, the corner of his eye caught sight of the First Prince descending from the sky and landing beside him. His expression was hidden beneath his visor, and his eyes were obscured by the shadows of the sunlight. However, the First Prince's voice was filled with excitement: "Are you Levis, son of Lee William?"

"Levis is my brother, I am Liszt, the second son of Count Lee William!"

"I've heard of you, Liszt!" The First Prince had only landed to rest for a moment, as a sky knight couldn't stay airborne for too long, "The dog you've raised is impressive. You deserve significant credit for the fall of Juniper Fortress!"

"Thank you, First Prince!" Liszt immediately responded with an excited tone, "I am willing to charge for the Sapphire Family!"

"Very good!"

With that, the First Prince soared into the sky again, heading straight for the breach blocked by the Furious Knights. His longsword swung fiercely, and ice-attribute mana instantly formed countless ice spikes, which were slashed toward the knights at the breach.

Bang!

A dozen elite Earth Knights, holding their shields, were forcefully repelled by the impact, falling onto the castle's walkway.

But before the First Prince could rush in, a blue-green sword light suddenly pierced through, stabbing toward the First Prince.

Clang!

The First Prince raised his sword to block the surprise attack, his voice cold and sharp, "Antus, have you also betrayed the Sapphire Family like your father did? Have you forgotten the friendship of the past? I'm giving you a chance now; surrender to me, and I'll guarantee your survival!"

The one who had ambushed him was none other than Antus Sapphire, the son of Marquis Bull, and also a Sword Saint-level sky knight.

His title was Hurricane Sword Saint.

"My father's decision is my decision!" Antus coldly replied, before retreating back to the breach to continue rallying the elite Earth Knights, blocking the gap.

Disappointment and despair.

The First Prince, now on the ground, wore a face full of cold frost as he shouted, "Attack, all of you, attack! I want to see Juniper Fortress fall within thirty minutes!"

Boom!

The battle around the castle breach intensified.

Sky Knights charged at the breach, engaging in close combat with the sky knights inside Juniper Fortress, each displaying advanced mana techniques. Although the battle was temporarily deadlocked, as the castle walls continued to collapse, the breach grew larger, and the defense of the knights inside Juniper Fortress became increasingly futile.

Liszt had exhausted his arrows.

At this moment, he rode a chocobo, ceasing his attack, and watched the sky knights' battle.

Dozens, if not hundreds, of Sky Knights, almost four-fifths of those from the Sapphire Duchy, were here. While a few sky knights exhausted their mana and landed to recover, others joined the fight, maintaining constant pressure on Juniper Fortress.

The Sea Sword Saint Lee William was also among them. As a Sword Saint-level sky knight, his performance was outstanding.

Among the Sword Saints, he was one of the most formidable, second only to a few veteran perfect-level sky knights.

"This defense of Juniper Fortress might be written into the history of the Sapphire Duchy; this is an epic battle!" Liszt's blood boiled with excitement, wishing he could immediately return to his study in Flower Town and take out the chronicle *Dragons Battling in the Wilderness* to continue writing.

To document this battle.

"… As a young dragon knight, Liszt once participated in the defense of Juniper Fortress, leading the charge and being the first to break through Juniper Fortress's defenses, achieving what a group of sky knights couldn't. With his help, the knights of the Sapphire Duchy conquered Juniper Fortress."

He felt the need to add, "The First Prince personally paid his highest respects to Liszt."

However.

Just when everyone thought victory was within grasp and Juniper Fortress was about to fall, dark clouds suddenly gathered over the castle, and sunlight vanished into the clouds. The sky darkened instantly. Following that, a blue light shot out from the highest spire of the castle, piercing into the clouds.

Thunder rumbled through the clouds.

Such a huge change caused all the knights to temporarily halt their attack, staring at that brilliant blue light. The war atmosphere, which was surging just moments ago, suddenly froze.

"Anthony, do you so eagerly wish for your uncle's death?" A single voice echoed between the earth and sky, as if it came from the castle, and yet also from the clouds.

The next moment, the light faded.

The Furious Knights at the castle's breach inexplicably cheered, making way. After a few seconds, a towering figure appeared at the breach.

A figure standing twice as tall as a normal human.

Pitch-black armor covered him from head to toe, but the eyes of the bull-shaped helmet emitted blue flames, exuding an icy, cold aura. In the giant's hand was a curved great sword, more precisely a curved bone sword, also emitting blue flames.

The pitch-black armor, the blue flames, and the towering figure over two meters tall all exuded immense pressure.

He stood there, but no knight dared to attack him; they were still in shock. They had seen tall humans before, but never one twice the height of a normal person.

And let's not forget those eyes that emitted blue flames.

The bull-shaped helmet swiveled halfway, scanning the knights below the walls of Juniper Fortress, and let out a disdainful laugh: "Just a bunch of ants..."

"Come over here, my dear nephew Anthony Sapphire, and meet your immortal uncle, Lich Andy!"