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He sighed silently, worried about Lagu's future for a moment, then he calmed down and expressed his thoughts:
"Send sentries to Gul City to find out what happened to Lord Brando."
"The main force of the Legion..." Gideon opened his mouth and hesitated, but finally said, "I hope to take over the command and try to annihilate the enemy in the Tranquil Forest."
"hehe."
The legion commander must have seen his concerns, smiled, and patted him on the shoulder: "I am the most useless commander of the Thorn Legion in the thousand-year history of the kingdom.
I guess everyone in the kingdom has said this about me behind my back."
Gideon opened his mouth to say something, but he waved his hand back, “I do have this correct self-awareness.
It’s just that Gideon, your military ability is indeed better than mine, but your political sensitivity is a little lacking, and this will kill you.”
Seeing the puzzled look in his eyes, the legion commander said, "Mr. Brando is the Third Prince's man, did you know that?"
"We all serve the kingdom."
"That's why I said..."
The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and the legion commander said helplessly: "When Sir Brando was an apprentice magician, he lived in the palace of the Third Prince.
Except for the third prince, he would ignore even the king's orders.
The attack on Lake was a great achievement, and it had a bearing on which prince would succeed the next king."
"But this has something to do with me..."
"Hear me out."
"Yes."
“The two princes with the highest prestige among the many princes at present are the eldest prince and the third prince. My father is a staunch supporter of the eldest prince.
The professional part of the sneak attack plan was led by Sir Brando.
The eldest prince cannot allow the third prince to take all the credit for the victory, so the legion that will carry out the mission is the Thorn Legion, where I serve."
"Half each?" Gideon asked confusedly.
"That's about right." The legion commander touched his head, "The situation has changed now. If we want to increase our chances of defeating the enemy, I must hand over the command to you who has been transferred here temporarily.
If the war is won, Lord Brando will know that you are not an officer of the Thorn Legion and will definitely win you over to his side.
Then, I must win you over as well.
No matter who you stand behind, the other party will cause trouble for you and you will lose your life.
If the war fails, I will put the blame on you, and the same goes for Mr. Brando. You will be hanged when you return home."
During the meditation session, he said, “Can I not take sides?”
"Uh, you can, but it's better not to."
"why?"
"Because then both sides will target you."
The legion commander who said he would pass the blame to him showed no shame at all and said cheerfully: "Your only chance is to give up taking over the command."
Gideon lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then raised his head and said: "I only hope to bring victory to the kingdom."
"I express my highest respects to you." The unruly legion commander looked serious and saluted like a knight with a sincere attitude.
Then he took off the thorn badge representing the command of the legion from his chest and placed it on Gideon's right chest with his own hand: "Please give the order, Commander."
Gideon brushed his fingertips across the thorn pattern on the badge and took a deep breath. "Send an elite team to Gol City to find Lord Brando. The rest of the soldiers, equip your weapons and armor immediately!"
"As ordered!"
……
Let’s go back to noon.
A forest about thirty kilometers outside the city of Gul.
Zhang Mu stood in the mud outside the forest, with his right hand raised in front of his forehead, looking towards Gul City.
His left hand kept pouring medicine into his mouth.
It had been an hour and the potion had hardly stopped being taken. Mih in the woods was terrified, fearing that he would drink himself to death.
"coming!"
Seeing a small black dot that was rapidly enlarging in the distant sky, Zhang Mu was shocked and took out his apprentice-level staff.
"Stratus Fallen Spirit!"
Chapter 218 Bloody Battle
Based on the intelligence obtained by Mih, Zhang Mu determined that the strength of Lagu's high-level professionals was roughly the same as what he and Soran had guessed.
Five high-level professionals, two at the magician level, one knight and one magician, two mages, and one great knight.
How should I put it? It's very tricky.
Not only did the opponent crush us in terms of quantity, but their overall quality and professional match were also appropriate.
Before leaving the Silent Forest and tracking the enemy to Gul City, Zhang Mu was thinking about how to deal with the situation.
In other words, he had been scratching his head and pondering since the day he learned that this war was inevitable.
There is actually nothing to think about.
Blue Star's modern weapons have limited effect on high-level professionals. After all, Sky Knights can run faster than missiles, and the magicians' advanced shields in various forms have terrifying defensive capabilities.
Zhang Mu simply used the process of elimination to understand that only by improving his own magical power could he defeat the enemy.
Magical strength is determined by two aspects - the magic level and the magic mastered.
After several months of intensive practice of meditation, Zhang Mu successfully became a magician.
Although he felt that it was not enough, the speed had reached the limit, which was enough to shock all the people in Thor Continent.
Putting this aside, we can only start with magic.
I checked through the magic books that I had learned and those that I had not yet learned, but there were not many that were useful.
The levels of the apprentice-level magic that I had been using had improved a lot, but they were still not enough to face the magician.
Maybe it will be possible to upgrade in the future, but not now.
As for high-level magic, Transfiguration and Shadow Magic count, but they are special types of magic and have no offensive power.
The Word of Truth, God's Word, is a divine skill, but the conditions for its release are insufficient.
After rummaging through the inventory for a long time, Zhang Mu finally only found three - Sandstorm, Solar Storm, and Stratus Fallen.
Sandstorm is a soldier-level magic, and you can master it easily once you open it.
For the last two which were more troublesome, Zhang Mu found a shortcut.
Normally, if one's mental strength has not reached the corresponding level, one cannot learn magic of that level, because one cannot understand the meaning of the magic words.
Zhang Mu's panel helped him overcome this hurdle - directly breaking apart and crushing the essence of magic and stuffing it into his brain.
What remains is just a matter of the total amount of magic power and mental strength.
Zhang Mu, who became a magician, finally solved the problem by taking a large amount of potions.
For the native magicians of the Thor continent, this is a crazy act of seeking death.
When you are at a low level, it is okay to forcibly increase your magic power and mental strength by one or even two levels.
There isn't much difference between the levels themselves, and the body can basically withstand the negative impact.
But the high-level ones are a different story.
The gap between a magician and a mage is much greater than the gap between apprentice and senior magicians combined.
Therefore, using potions to temporarily transform from a magician to a mage, the powerful magic and mental power, once out of control, will burst the body and brain.
What a coincidence, in the Thor continent, Zhang Mu is not afraid of death.
After learning about the power of the solar storm and Stratus's fallen spirit, he decided to use this method to fight the enemy.
Moreover, unlike Landlord, it does not start with “three in a row”.
Zhang Mu was certain that once the enemy leader learned that the main force of the legion had been ambushed, he would immediately set out for the Silent Forest.
As for whether to notify your companions to catch up with you in the middle of the journey, it doesn’t matter.
Zhang Mu didn't plan to fight him for three hundred rounds at the beginning, and then wait for both sides to exhaust their magic power before using his ultimate move to kill the enemy.
What he wants is a quick victory!
Therefore, when the strange blond man carrying Joey flew close to him, Zhang Mu immediately mobilized all his magic power and shouted:
"Stratus Fallen Spirit!"
Strauss's Fallen Spirit, the most advanced earth-based summoning master-level magic - a rock warrior with self-awareness falls from the sky.
This magic can be said to be invincible at the same level, and the key lies in two points.
1. "Having self-awareness" means that the fallen spirits can fight independently without the control of magicians.
Second, the Fallen Spirit is a monster that not only has the strong physique and superb combat skills of a Heavenly Knight, but also has the ability to control magic power at the level of a mage.
"Lord Brando!" Joey, who was being held by the collar, looked up in horror.
"Didn't you tell me he could do a solar storm?!"
Brando, who was shrouded in shadow, looked no more unhappy than Joey.
According to the information we received, the fake city lord can create solar storms, which means he is a fire magician.
This resulted in Brando being completely unprepared to face the huge fallen spirit that fell from the sky.
But he is a magician after all, and he has been fighting for the third prince for many years, so he has extremely rich combat experience.
Almost instinctively, he unfolded a green light shield above his head, while his body dropped rapidly to the lower right.
The magician can fly, but his mobility in the air will be greatly reduced.
In combat, unless you want to crush the enemy, the solid ground is more convenient for dodging.