* Dong … *
* Dong … *
The church bell outside the Ciceville Palace rang, and the entire city of Xiliath rang its death knell at the same time. The pigeons flying in the sky did not descend for a long time. The passersby stopped in their tracks and looked at the palace in the distance. They did not understand the meaning of the bell … Was it what they imagined?
* Buzz … *
A deafening buzzing sound suddenly came from the city walls of Xiliath City!
Then, a warning bell sounded from the city walls. This meant that the battle was about to begin!
The army immediately gathered at the city walls. The city gates were locked tightly, and the drawbridges outside the moat had long been retracted. The soldiers stood on the city walls, ready for battle. In the distance, thick smoke billowed. More than ten thousand soldiers were already charging towards Xiliath City!
However, what puzzled the soldiers was that Count Jarl and Marquis Barton's troops did not have any siege weapons!
They were not undead, so why would they make such a stupid mistake?
The soldiers had not received any specific battle orders. At this moment, they were only waiting for orders from their superior commander. Moreover, their superior had issued the order as a last resort. Logically speaking, this order should have been issued by the highest commander, but the order from the palace had yet to arrive.
No one knew the news of Emperor Charnak's death. The death knell was interrupted by the warning bell as soon as it rang, leading everyone to believe that it was the same thing. However, even if the soldiers and civilians did not know, it did not mean that the nobles did not understand. They gathered in the Ciceville Palace almost immediately, waiting for Flora to appear.
When Queen Flora appeared in front of the nobles with her tear-stained face, all the nobles had different expressions on their faces. The "royalist" faction led by Victoria had a serious expression, while the other nobles seemed to have relaxed a lot. Some of them even raised their eyebrows slightly when they looked at Flora. Their gazes were not as polite as they usually were.
The conflict between the nobles had yet to begin, but the battle at the city gates had already begun.
Or rather, the battle did not start at all. What happened next was too unimaginable, so much so that in the history books of later generations, there were no repeated versions of the battle that took place in the early summer of this year, because no one knew how it happened!
A blue barrier suddenly appeared in the sky, turning the sunlight into an ocean-like azure blue. The reflected light in the city made the pedestrians squint their eyes. But when they looked into the distance, they discovered that this huge barrier had perfectly covered the entire outer and inner city walls of the city!
This miraculous scene stunned everyone, including the army that was rushing into the distance.
However, Sith, who was standing at the top of the Mage Tower of the Empire of Saint Reims Magic Academy, was trembling slightly as he held his wand …
There were no magical waves, no signs of magic gathering, and even the warning magic circles of the Mage Tower and the Imperial City did not give any warning. Yet, someone actually cast a forbidden spell!
What did this mean?
It was like an archer with the "Eagle's Eye" spell looking for the enemy only to find that the enemy's scimitar had already pierced into his heart!
This was absolute power!
Absolutely terrifying power!
As an Archmage, Sith represented the highest level of spellcasters in the Empire of Saint Reims. Of course, this did not include Madam Vasaki. But even he did not feel any of the magical waves that should appear when this forbidden spell was fully displayed in front of him!
Even if it was an illusion!
There should still be magical waves!
Furthermore, it was in such a large area. This was simply unimaginable. Sith did not dare to fly into the air to observe. It was not that he was a coward. For example, if an ordinary soldier stood in front of a powerful warrior like Yuna, the soldier might have the courage to draw his sword and fight. But if an ordinary soldier stood alone in front of the transformed dragon of Carolina, then it was not a matter of courage. To dare to charge forward at such a moment could only be said to be unafraid of death, not courage!
With no other choice, Sith could only try to activate the Magic Circle in the inner city of Siliath. However, the feedback from the Magic Circle left him in despair. Apart from the Siliath City Wall, all the Magic Circles in the inner city could be activated. Only the Magic Circle within the blue barrier had no reaction.
All attempts had failed. Sith immediately made a decision. All members of the Royal Magic Squad were to immediately gather at the Sisyphean Palace!
* * *
Silence. Extreme silence.
This was the scene inside the blue barrier.
There was not a single sound. Not even the sound of breathing could be heard. Because at this moment, inside the blue barrier … time had stopped.
The nervous expressions of the soldiers froze on their faces. The soldiers who were running to transport the supplies remained in their original positions. Their sweat was frozen in the air, as though it would never fall.
Countless soldiers maintained their battle-ready postures. In that very moment, everything within the walls of Silias had stopped working … except for one person.
Count Gatchalin strolled leisurely on the Silias city walls. His expression was as blurry as ever. His gaze did not waver when he looked around. He was not surprised at all. The reason was simple. This' Time Stop 'enchantment was cast by him.
He walked to the center of the Silias city walls. There was a very tall tower here. Gatchalin Count Gatchalin walked up the stairs. When he looked into the distance from the very tall tower, the scenery would always make one feel refreshed. The majestic city walls usually brought pride to the soldiers and was the source of their morale. But at this moment, all this had become a joke.
Gatchalin looked at the thousands of soldiers galloping in from afar, then turned to look at the densely built Silias city. He lowered his head and sighed. With an almost inaudible voice, he said, "Please allow me to correct the direction of the Wheel of Fortune. Everything should be like this …"