Chapter 145: “So Here Comes the Question”

Chapter 145: “So Here Comes the Question”

Seeing the thing that crawled out, Ocris couldn’t help but cover her mouth and exclaim in shock—she had heard about the duel from Lilith, but she never expected the Noble Wizards would disregard so many common people’s lives!

Ocris suddenly felt a surge of anger from the depths of her heart.

The Black Dragon Princess reached for Ocris’s hand, as if to pat it and comfort her, but Ocris quickly pulled her hand away.

On the other side, Prince Nephar smiled. He shook his head, stepped down from his seat, pushed aside Louis who was blocking the way, and looked towards the arena.

Immediately, the Prince gave a faint smile; he had been waiting impatiently. Without even glancing at the King, he bowed slightly to the Witch Queen and said, “Your Majesty, I am willing to serve you.”

“Wait a moment, Your Highness Zeke.” Delphinia smiled slightly and looked at Louis. “Our Mr. Archie has invited an Ace Pilot today.”

Ign suddenly shot Delphinia a sharp look—at a time like this, you’re still playing games?

Can’t you see all those living people down there?

Delphinia’s face turned pale, and she didn’t dare speak carelessly anymore. She only shot Louis a very venomous look, seeming to blame all the enmity on him.

The Prince also smiled as he looked at Louis, then gave the Witch Queen an ingratiating glance—[Your Majesty, don’t be angry. In a moment, I will tear that big toy and that Gronn to pieces together.]

Delphinia couldn’t help but happily responded to the Prince with a flirtatious look.

Ign did not pay attention to this; he was looking down at the arena with a livid expression.

On the huge arena, a colossal creature seven or eight stories tall was wreaking havoc. It was swinging a giant club excitedly like a big fat monkey, swatting at the little ants under its feet. Many shooters participating in the event kept firing at the huge creature, but its skin alone was probably over a meter thick and much tougher than cowhide, not to mention the thick fat and sturdy muscles.

So the Wizards on the opposite stands didn’t even bother using Magic Spells, because these bullets were simply tickling it.

Worse, suddenly, the athletes and Knights on the field seemed bewitched, standing there blankly staring at the sky, allowing themselves to be slaughtered.

[What are you standing there for? Save people!]

A cold voice sounded in Delphinia’s heart. Delphinia shivered all over and explained.

[Mother, there are thousands of Wizards over there, and that lunatic (Red Queen) has also made a move… she’s deliberately toying with me.]

Mother secretly shook her head. Overusing Mana would break her disguise, but there was no choice now.

She returned to the throne, leaned back in the chair, and ‘fell asleep.’ Immediately after, ‘Delphinia’ suddenly closed her eyes, and her entire demeanor subtly changed—becoming arrogant and fierce.

[Someone entered another person’s body right in front of you.]

The Black Queen suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils pitch black. She chanted a series of spells, beginning a duel with the Red Queen and the many Wizards.

The previously bored Red Queen suddenly sat up straight, bit her finger, and a sickly flush appeared on her face.

On one side, Frankischko secretly manipulated her daughter’s body to deal with those Wizards. On the other side, the nobles watching the monster suddenly appearing on the field were stunned.

“What kind of monster is this!”

“How did that huge thing crawl out of such a small box?!”

“Quick, notify the logistics personnel, activate the Son of Lant, and bring in the mechanized troops to buy some time!”

Generals like Crowley roared out orders, and messengers ran about everywhere. Looking at the suddenly appearing monster, many generals felt their scalps tingle. They weren’t afraid of this monster and believed their soldiers had the courage to face it. But the Wizards’ ability to place large objects anywhere at any time was truly frightening.

If today this monster had appeared in the city center, an arms factory, the Royal Palace, or suddenly in a rear supply base, command post, or inside a fortress on the battlefield, the consequences would be devastating.

“Wizards, think of something! Buy some time,” someone shouted.

The Court Wizards were also sweating profusely in anxiety. Steeling themselves, they raised their Wands and cast spells at the huge creature, trying to buy time for those fleeing. But the Dragon Slayer Gundam had clearly taken a Potion; its magic resistance was bizarrely high. Forget Wizard spells, even if a dragon breathed fire at it now, it could withstand the Dragon Breath and hit the dragon’s head.

Even when a spell occasionally took effect, the Wizards on the opposite stands casually dispelled it.

Just then, the Dragon Slayer Gundam’s body suddenly began to slowly stiffen, showing signs of petrification. Within a few seconds, it became unable to move.

It seemed to be Frankischko’s Strength.

Suddenly, the Wizards all looked angrily towards Delphinia on the royal stand, then pointed their Wands at the Dragon Slayer Gundam. For a moment, the entire stand was full of upright Wands—a spectacular sight.

Countless spells were cast upon the Dragon Slayer Gundam. The petrification spell was gradually being undone, and countless buffs were also placed on the Dragon Slayer Gundam by the Wizards, turning it into an almost magic-immune monster.

However, the petrification effect suddenly intensified again. Only when the Red Queen intervened did the stone on the Dragon Slayer Gundam begin to slowly fall off.

The Court Wizards looked at the Witch Queen Delphinia with their hair standing on end, finding her squinting her eyes and chanting spells. Sweat continuously flowed from her head. Suddenly, she reached out towards a nearby Crystal Array; Mana from the array continuously flowed into her body.

The Court Wizards shook their heads and sighed—truly Her Majesty the Witch Queen, able to handle so many alone. But the number of opponents was hundreds of times greater; the Witch Queen couldn’t hold out for long. Even a god wouldn’t last long under the combined Strength of so many Wizards!

The people below were doomed.

Only a small portion of the opposing Wizards had acted so far. Their side couldn’t waste any more Mana. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have magic to help Prince Nephar later.

The Court Wizards glanced at each other, shook their heads, and all ceased their efforts. ‘Delphinia’ also secretly sighed and prepared to stop.

The stand fell into dead silence, morale dropping extremely low. And at that moment, the voices that had been loudly discussing suddenly became piercingly grating.

The Court Wizards couldn’t help but look blankly toward Bach and the others. They realized that a small blackboard had been set up there at some point.

At this moment, Teacher Louis had just finished explaining something and was drinking tea in front of that blackboard. The Mages below were holding forth loftily, looking arrogantly at no one.

“…According to my theory, banishment spells should be more effective against Demons,” Bach said calmly while organizing a large pile of scrolls in front of him.

“I still hold to my view, Bach—the reason that last spell had such an effect was because of the ‘true name.’ A true name allows certain creatures to inherently inherit their ancestors’ legacy, but their weakness is also fatal. Once the true name is grasped, one can strike directly at their origin,” another Mage pontificated loudly.

“Look at how serious they are,” a Court Wizard nearly laughed out loud. His gaze towards the Mages was like looking at idiots.

This scene made some nobles slightly puzzled—it seemed there were two schools of thought among the Mages?

“Ignorant fools,” Princess Nephar sneered disdainfully and said coldly, “The so-called true name is just a tradition. There’s no such thing. The reason Dragons don’t want to reveal their true names is because they consider it an insult for their names to be known by inferior creatures.”

The Court Wizards burst into laughter—trying to show off in front of the Dragon Clan, how laughable.

The Mages glanced at those Wizards and Princess Nephar, their looks as if viewing fools. Then they turned their heads and continued their discussion.

They completely ignored those guys.

“…So I think, regardless of the creature—just like Mr. Gundam—once its true name is known by others, it becomes extremely fragile. It has nothing to do with species. But if it’s from another plane and just crossed over, the effect would be better.”

“So here comes the question. Does crossing a ‘Secret Realm’ count as crossing planes? And why was that earlier spell especially effective against Mr. Gundam?”

Teacher Louis picked up an eraser and wiped away many runes and strange formulas written on a small blackboard held up by a Mage. “This is left as homework. Later, everyone can calculate and discuss it.”

“Bach, it’s your turn. Calculate Mr. Gundam’s true name—Ron, Mr. Gundam is about to break free. Try writing the true name you just calculated on a Magic Scroll.”

“Oh.”

Amid the uproarious laughter of the Court Wizards, Ron spread out his Magic Scroll.