Volume 5: The Great Plains Chapter 120: Fierce Battle

  In the palace, Sulina and I were surrounded, but the attendants who launched the attack were stunned by the sudden change in front of them. They couldn't understand how their prince's new husband had suddenly turned into a stranger. Many people looked at me with confusion, holding their weapons. Among those who were more awake, they immediately realized that something was wrong, but facing the guards who wanted to protect the queen at all costs, they needed to capture or kill Sulina in order to fully control the situation in the palace.

  The elite troops of the Sea Stone Department surrounding us have fallen into a dilemma of fighting on two fronts, one side trying to break through my protection and kill the queen, while the other side has to withstand the crazy counterattack of the queen's guards.

  I held Sullina's hand, constantly using magic to knock down the enemies attacking us. Under their frenzied attacks, I didn't have time to use a larger-scale range magic to completely change the situation once and for all. Now the only way is to find a breakthrough and break through their encirclement, let the guards block their attacks, and then I'll take out my hands to prepare magic and catch them off guard.

  Sulina walked quietly beside me, her hand in mine, moving in time with my steps. She neither shouted excitedly nor trembled with fear. A magic shield surrounded us, protecting us from various attacks. A shield that enveloped two people consumed twice the magical power of a normal shield. Although individual fireballs, ice arrows, and wind blades did not consume much magical power, frequent and continuous use of these spells also quickly depleted my magical power. My magical power was soon nearly halved, I turned back to look at the distance between us and the guards, which had narrowed to within twenty steps, and I could see the anxious faces of the guards.

  Taking advantage of the enemy's attack interval, I took out the "Staff of the Gods" from the spatial ring, and my heart slightly relaxed. With the magic staff in hand, I felt much more solid, and with it, I could save a lot of magic power, and the release speed would be much faster.

  I pointed my magic wand forward, and an ice arrow hit a shadow that was rushing towards us in mid-air. The blue icy arrow drew a pale blue line in the air, intersecting with the cold light flashing short sword attacking us, and shot directly into the person's throat. The silhouette of the assassin who had been attacking us with great momentum and murderous aura just a moment before paused in mid-air, then fell to the ground like a heavy sack with a "thud", not moving at all.

  I shot two fireballs to the right, but they were swatted away by a servant dressed in a long sword. I glanced at him unexpectedly, and his face was slightly pale, with his hand holding the sword trembling slightly. He looked at me with some alarm, taking several steps back, clearly struggling to withstand my two fireball spells. It's surprising that someone from an overseas island nation's tribe has a magic-breaking weapon. It seems that the Sea Stone Tribe really came prepared this time. When I left here, I was only a novice magician, and my magic wasn't particularly impressive. If I were still at that level now, my magical power would likely be almost depleted under such frequent attacks. With the existence of such a magic-breaking weapon, it's highly possible that they could kill me and Sulina together, who suddenly appeared outside of their plans.

  It seems that the person holding the demon-slaying weapon is the leader of this operation, and his identity must not be simple. I glanced at him, and three wind blades flew over, cutting a bloody path through the crowd, with cries of pain ringing out instantly. Where the wind blades passed, there were severed limbs and blood-soaked bodies everywhere. However, the leader managed to dodge the wind blade's attack, although he was somewhat disheveled, his weapon had fallen to the ground, but he actually dodged three consecutive wind blade attacks.

  The leader looked at me in a panic, his eyes as if he had seen the devil. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I used the spiritual magic "Fear Technique" taught by Losa to amplify the fears in his heart countless times. All I saw was the leader screaming in terror, picking up an axe from the ground and waving it wildly around him, shouting "Don't come over! Don't come over! I'll chop you to death! I'll chop you to death!" In an instant, several of his companions were knocked down by his axe, and those who reacted quickly dodged and immediately cleared a large area around him. However, he continued to dance wildly with the axe, resisting the attacks of enemies that didn't exist.

  Taking advantage of the temporary confusion on the scene, the enemy was shocked by the sudden madness of their leader, and the pressure to attack us suddenly eased. I finally reunited with Sulina and her guards. The heavy palace guards stood in front of us, and Sulina was finally safe.

  I took a slight breath, swung my magic wand, and unfolded a group wind system magic "Wind Binding" in the grand hall. This magic is actually also a single target magic, with a smaller range when facing a single enemy, the casting speed is faster, but the principle is the same, that is, using the power of the wind to slow down and bind the enemy's movements, people affected by this magic even if they make a small movement are very difficult, as if the whole person has fallen into a quagmire.

  A gust of wind blew by, and the people from the Sea Stone clan who had launched the attack found themselves almost unable to move. The palace guards stepped forward and easily subdued them one by one, including their crazed leader, who was now bound up. Now that the magic's effect had passed, he looked limp and listless, his eyes somewhat unfocused as he lay on the ground, tightly bound.

  Those ministers who participated in the wedding finally woke up from their panic, crawling out of various corners. Although I saw that most people's legs were still trembling, they still insisted on maintaining a noble demeanor, which made me feel that this scene was somewhat comical. Just now, for the sake of escaping with their lives, they didn't even care about their dignity, but as soon as the crisis passed, they immediately put on an air of nobility again. It really left me speechless.

  The queen, still dressed in her wedding attire, smiled and said: "Sulina, you're safe now, the rest is up to you. The army of Haiseki outside the city probably has the castle surrounded by now, think of a way to resolve this quickly."

  Sulina's face was still a bit pale, the sudden change had also frightened her, but she still looked calm, and forced a smile at me, saying: "Thank you, Alik, I was wrong..."

  I shook my head and said, "This isn't the time to talk about that now. Let's figure out a way to resolve this crisis... Once everything has passed, we can have a good conversation later. I'm tired now, I'll take a rest, you go busy yourself."

  Sulina nodded and gave me a deep look before turning around and issuing orders one by one to the guards beside her.