21st Century Archmage

Chapter 199: Master Aidal Comes to Nerman

Translator: Lei

Proofreader: Enigamination

“My liege, theyve broken through. The mage is currently flying to Denfors!”

“Th-Theyre flying at an incredible speed!”

“W-We cant catch them with wyverns!”

My helmet buzzed with the screams of the Skyknights, like they were streaming some kind of relay race.

‘Just who could it be? What other 8th Circle mage would have any reason to want to see me?!

The issue of handling Altakas already exceeded my capacity, but this mage punched straight through the defense barrier my Skyknights put up. Now, there was nothing between them and Denfors. If they werent an enemy, there was no reason for them to appear so dramatically.

I waited for the approaching enemy on the castle walls. An emergency order had been issued to the entire army, so Nermans soldiers were waiting on the walls. Though my troops fell far short of being able to block an 8th Circle mage, not a single one of them was scared.

‘Ill turn you into a pincushion!

Next to the soldiers, knights were standing by, ready to fire their spears. The ballistas that could unleash anti-aircraft fire were also pointed in the direction where the mage was said to be flying.

‘Here they come…

As the air buzzed with tension, I saw a small dot far in the distance. The target wasnt large enough for Skyknights on wyvernback to catch. Not only were they fast, but how could a Skyknight possibly hit a target as small as a human body with a Blessed Spear from afar? The tiny dot that was the crazy mage grew larger and larger by the second. Now, they were only 2 kilometers away.

‘Have a hot taste of this.

I didnt know who they were, but this insane bastard dared to attack Nerman all on their lonesome in the middle of a crisis.

“Fire at the flying mage!”

“Fire!!!!!”

Schwip schwip schwip schwip schwip!

The moment I gave the order, the knights hurled their spears with all their strength. On the heels of the Blessed Spears came 200 bolts from the ballistas. A cluster of 500 sharp objects whizzed towards the enemy like a spray of chaff deployed to block a missile.

‘Take this, too!

Since their presence had activated the detection magic on the fort, they were definitely an 8th Circle mage. I had to deal as much damage as possible before they could get close to my castle.

Flash!

I hurled the spear in my hand with all the force I could muster.

Schwiiiiiiiip!

My rage meter was all filled up, so the spear whistled off with a great deal of force, closing in on the mage in mere moments.

“Ah…!”

Even if they didnt kill him, I was hoping the attacks would at least singe his tail feathers. But before the spear volley could land, a milky mana shield unfurled in the sky.

Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiing! Cl-cl-cl-cl-cl-cl-cl-claaaaang!

The spears bounced off with earsplitting clangs.

“Mages, release your spells!”

That wasnt all we had in store. I gave the mages waiting on the walls the order to attack with magic. The incoming enemy had come within 1 kilometer in no time at all.

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrr.

As the offensive spells engraved in the defensive array activated, I felt subdued mana vibrations under my feet.