The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

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Riding on the back of landwalker bird Loki, Liszt didn’t exert much effort, just gently brandishing the knight’s spear as if swimming, stabbing at the halo barrier.

Magic is a truly marvelous existence—of course, anything related to magic power, whether it is creatures, magic, or Dou Qi, is extremely miraculous.

Certain bizarre materials combined with a magician’s runes can activate magic power to form magic arrays with special properties. The halo barrier before him was such a magic array, similar to the water system magic Water Wave Shield, but not composed of water. After deploying the Eye of Magic, the colors of the halo were not very clear, signifying chaotic magic power.

"It appears to be a type of mixed magic array."

While lightly prodding like swimming, he had ample energy to observe the halo barrier ahead; he could see the colors of magic power on the halo, some dim and some bright, the contrast delineating a network of nodes akin to a spiderweb.

Among them, there were several thick lines connected to different spots on the ground.

"If I cut off these nodal lines, it should be possible to destroy the halo barrier," Liszt’s eyes brightened as he decided to test his theory.

He rapidly signaled with his flag, "Change formation, attack the direction I lead!"

Boom!

Charging ahead solo... on his bird, he attacked the nodes of the magic power network, followed by knights of the Black Knight Order charging one after another. Every collision seemed to have little effect, but Liszt clearly saw that with each attack, the thick magic power line faded a bit more.

The continuous assault almost led to the magic power lines being dimmed to the point of collapse by the Black Knight Order.

Just at that moment, from within the halo barrier, a resonant horn blast followed by the dull thudding of hooves resounded. A knight order clad in red helmets, red armor, and riding red horses, surged out from Juniper Castle, charging down the slope of Solitary Island toward the direction of the Black Knight Order.

This was none other than the Wrath Knight Order, the elite knights of the Marquis of the Bull—actually the most powerful knight order of Iron Hoof Island, who had entirely annihilated the three hundred knights of the Blueblood Knight Order under the Second Prince, as well as eight hundred knights from the domains of landlords such as Marquis Ramirez White Glutinous Rice.

Iron Hoof Island, located at the southwestern corner of the Grand Duchy, the closest to the mainland, is hailed as the barrier of the Grand Duchy.

The Wrath Knight Order is the barrier within the barrier.

Its reputation spread far and wide.

Seeing the Wrath Knight Order sally forth, Liszt’s heart tightened as he realized his attacks on the halo barrier and disruption of the nodes had been detected by the opponent’s magicians.

He would not engage with the Wrath Knight Order; these knights were carefully trained elite earth knights by the Marquis of the Bull, many of whom were under the substance influence, and even their mounts were not ordinary warhorses. Even with Douson’s assistance, breaking their formation would be challenging; the Black Knight Order had no chance of victory.

Therefore.

Seeing the Wrath Knight Order sally forth, he quickly changed his flag signals, leading the Black Knight Order to avoid the nodes and "swim" elsewhere.

At the same time, he called out loudly, "The Wrath Knight Order has launched an attack! The magic array won’t hold for long, attack swiftly! Eradicate the Wrath Knight Order!" Discover exclusive tales at NovelBin.Côm

His roar caught the attention of many knights.

The Second Prince, who was overseeing the battlefield, also noticed, and he promptly led the Blueblood Knight Order, which had been reassigned under his banner, towards the Wrath Knight Order.

This was his chance for revenge!

The tide of knights surged forward!

Just as the red and silver knight orders were about to clash, suddenly the red Wrath Knight Order halted in its tracks.

The silver knight order came to an immediate stop in front of the halo barrier as well.

Separated by the barrier, they faced off against each other.

"What a pity they didn’t keep charging. A few more charges, and the magic array would have certainly collapsed!" Far off, Liszt, who was still pretending to swim, saw the two opposing knight orders refusing to budge, couldn’t help but curse the Second Prince for being a coward. He seemed all bluster as if intent on revenge, yet it ended in a stare-down.

He had no choice but to deploy the Eye of Magic again and look for another node to fiercely assault.

Similarly, it wasn’t long before another Wrath Knight Order, wearing red helmets, red armor, and riding red horses, charged toward Liszt’s location. This time, they were met by the knight order of the Long Taro Family, resplendent in golden-colored armor, with Liszt’s cousin Meioubao Taro leading the vanguard.

A flicker in his gaze, Liszt spurred his mount to gallop over, "Sir Meioubao."

"Baron Liszt," Meioubao was confronting the Wrath Knight Order across the halo barrier and couldn’t help but glance at Liszt riding the strange bird.

Once Liszt drew near, he whispered, "I’ve noticed something. Earlier, when I was attacking the halo barrier over by the Second Prince, the Wrath Knight Order directly charged at me. Then, after I attacked the halo barrier here, another Wrath Knight Order quickly charged over. Both these spots must be critical nodes of the entire halo barrier."

If it were someone else, he wouldn’t reveal such information to avoid exposing the secret of his Eye of Magic.

But Meioubao was his cousin, with whom he had a good relationship, so even if there was a suspicion that Meioubao was hiding a secret, he wouldn’t delve too deeply. Moreover, Liszt didn’t mind giving Meioubao the credit for breaking through the halo barrier—given the threat of the Wrath Knight Order, he didn’t dare to rashly attack the nodes anyway.

"Is that so?" Meioubao was half-doubtful.

"Try it and you’ll know. I’ll cover for you from the side! If successful, the Long Taro Family will surely be credited with the first merit in the conquest of Juniper Castle."

"Okay, I’ll give it a try!"

Having confirmed his betrothal to the Grand Duke’s younger daughter, Meioubao couldn’t hide his desire to prove himself. Upon hearing what Liszt said, he went along with it.

"Charge!"

The Elite Knight Order, clad in mountain copper armor, instantly rushed towards the halo barrier. Opposite them, the Wrath Knight Order also initiated a charge with a do-or-die spirit.

However.

The Long Taro Family’s Knight Order still slammed harshly against the halo barrier—there were so many knight orders here that Meioubao didn’t worry about his own safety. The Wrath Knight Order couldn’t intimidate him, and moreover, the actions of the opponents further confirmed Liszt’s words; there was something wrong with this part of the barrier.

Boom!

A united burst of Dou Qi, using the knight’s spears of the front-rank knights as outlets, slammed fiercely into the halo barrier.

The next moment, the halo barrier, which had been intact, suddenly flickered violently a few times as if it might collapse at any moment, but ultimately it stabilized.

But that slight change made Meioubao realize that Liszt was right!

He raised his knight’s spear high and turned his horse’s head: "Continue the charge!"

In the distance, the First Prince, seeing the flickering of the halo barrier, likewise shouted excitedly, "The magic array can’t hold out much longer! All knight orders, charge at full force, to flatten Juniper Castle!"

"Flatten Juniper Castle!"

"Flatten Juniper Castle!"

"Flatten Juniper Castle!"

The attack on a node triggered a domino effect, completely exploding the pace of the battlefield as the knight orders besieging Juniper Castle began more ferocious charges.

It seemed they already knew it was an effort in vain.

The two hastily arriving Wrath Knight Orders, without looking back, turned around and returned to Juniper Castle. Just as they had gotten back to Juniper Castle, Meioubao had already led his elite knights in three charges, completely breaking the halo barrier, causing a chain reaction where the entire halo barrier flashed violently.

And then it completely dissipated.

The multitude of knight orders exclaimed: "Charge!"

"Charge!"

"Charge!" Liszt, mingling within the troops, called out the slogan calmly and unhurriedly, but was keen not to rush for a position in the front.

Just then.

The numerous knight orders had just stepped onto the shores of Solitary Island when the sky suddenly darkened overhead, followed by thunder, lightning, howling gales, and a torrential assault of hailstones, fireballs, rocks, and water jets from Juniper Castle as the center, firing madly.

"Magicians of the Goat Assembly!"

With a roar, the First Prince brandished his sword and soared, directly towards a rock falling from the sky: "Foolish, ignorant! This is the era of knights!"

Boom!

His sword, swathed in Dou Qi, struck, and the rock shattered into pieces.

The First Prince’s figure stood tall in mid-air, his black cloak fluttering fiercely, his presence unrivaled.

Under his leading example, one Sky Knight after another burst out from the ranks of the knight orders, soaring into the sky, and began a relentless bombing of Juniper Castle!

The outpouring of Dou Qi whirled the free-floating magic power in the air into shreds, and all magic slowly broke down!