Chapter 15: Midnight Battle
“Stay alert! Maintain formation! Don’t let your patience give in to those cunning Magic Wolves!”
Iis’s voice rang out.
Meanwhile, his carefully scanning black-pupiled eyes swept around cautiously.
Fighting these sly Magic Wolves wasn’t an easy feat at all.
Especially since they were on the defensive, needing to protect Your Majesty.
This essentially gave the initiative to those tricky Magic Wolves.
The situation outside didn’t seem optimistic!
Inside the tent, Airael listened to the commotion outside, her heart racing.
“Awooo!”
Suddenly, a loud wolf howl echoed, acting as the signal of attack. In an instant, more than a dozen Magic Wolves dashed out from the shadows, launching a raid towards the Royal Palace Guards from all sides.
They moved quickly, covering dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
Their bloodthirsty eyes gleamed ominously in the night.
But this didn’t scare the Royal Palace Guards; instead, it relieved them.
Enemies in the open were much easier to handle than those lurking in the shadows.
As the Magic Wolves charged, the Royal Palace Guards swiftly steadied themselves and assumed their stances to brace for impact.
At that moment, they could only rely on their physical abilities.
The rapid charge of the Magic Wolves left them no time to prepare magic.
Fortunately, their physical prowess was quite impressive, bolstered by excellent equipment.
Just this afternoon, they had successfully fended off a Magic Wolf ambush.
Therefore, they were confident in dealing with the Magic Wolves’ assault.
The Magic Wolves accelerated as they approached, reaching their top speed just as they were about to collide with the Royal Palace Guards.
Facing the imminent onslaught, the front row of Royal Palace Guards slightly bent their bodies, holding their shields diagonally on the ground, supporting them with their entire arms and shoulders.
The longspears in their other hands protruded through the gaps between adjacent shields, pointing threateningly at the Magic Wolves, discouraging them from charging through.
The second row of Guards rested their longspears on the shoulders of the first row, the spear tips angled upwards.
Should any Magic Wolves dare to leap over the front row’s shield defense, the weapons of the second row’s Guards would unmercifully pierce their bellies.
Thus, the Magic Wolves had no choice but to collide heads-first with the sturdy shield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!…
The Magic Wolves repeatedly slammed into the shields, the force of impact causing the front row of Guards to stagger back.
The rear Guards also followed suit, retreating.
Just as they were about to back into the tent, they clenched their teeth and stabilized their stances, then jabbed forward with their longspears.
Some Magic Wolves adeptly dodged, but those that didn’t met the same fate as this afternoon—they were left with gaping wounds.
However, this time the Magic Wolves didn’t retreat immediately; they stayed to fight the Royal Palace Guards.
“Maintain formation! We cannot let a single Magic Wolf pass!”
Seeing this, Iis immediately commanded.
Under the assault of the Magic Wolves, the formation that had begun to scatter quickly regained its original shape at Iis’s order, pushing the Magic Wolves out of their circle.
At the tent, Hela watched the Magic Wolves clashing with the Royal Palace Guards, instructing Celia and Aurora, who stood ready with their sword and shield, “You two protect Your Majesty, I need to assist them now.”
“Understood!”
Celia and Aurora nodded in unison.
Hela gazed at the battlefield not far away, gripping her staff embedded with a water-blue gemstone tightly.
The next moment, a blue hexagram magic circle appeared beneath her feet.
Magical Elements began to gather around her.
“Frost Arrow!”
Around Hela, a dozen icy arrows charged with a chilling aura formed in an instant.
With her control, the arrows were loosed towards a Magic Wolf that had just dodged a jab from the Royal Palace Guards.
Due to their need to maintain formation, the Guards didn’t pursue.
This proved to be a fortunate decision for one of the Guards.
A series of icy arrows whizzed by him, striking the Magic Wolf that had narrowly escaped.
Crack! Crack! Crack!…
The ice arrows shattered against the Magic Wolf’s body.
Not only did it deal some physical damage, but it also allowed the cold to infiltrate and harden the Magic Wolf’s body.
As the Magic Wolves’ movements were restricted, Hela swiftly cast another spell: “Meteor Fire Arrow!”
Dozens of fire arrows erupted beside her and shot towards the Magic Wolves.
Boom! Boom! Boom!…
The fire arrows detonated upon hitting the Magic Wolves.
The explosions sent the wolves flying.
When they landed, one looked totally charred and was emitting wisps of white smoke.
Besides that, an aromatic scent wafted from its body.
Clearly, it had perished.
The fall of one Magic Wolf deeply provoked the others, making them even more ferocious.
Yet the wall of Royal Palace Guards was not something to break through simply by being vicious.
Their razor-sharp claws posed little threat to the fully armed Guards.
The Guards skillfully used their shields and longspears for both defense and counterattack.
Moreover, the Guards worked in perfect harmony; if even an elf inadvertently landed in danger, a comrade would be there to hold off the Magic Wolves’ attacks.
The tides of battle were evidently in favor of the elves.
However, it was important to note that these dozen Magic Wolves were merely the vanguard of their pack.
How many more would join the fray was an absolute unknown.
Neither Hela nor the Royal Palace Guards had the luxury to ponder such uncertainties.
For now, their task was to eliminate the dozen Magic Wolves before them.
After taking down one Magic Wolf, Hela began scanning the area for the next one to attack.
But these Magic Wolves had clearly realized her dangerous presence and were being extra cautious of her ambush.
Inside the tent, Airael listened to the sounds of combat outside, especially the roars of the Magic Wolves, her face paling.
Without needing to see, she knew the battle out there was ferocious.
Magic Wolves, though just mid-tier magical beasts averaging between levels four to six, were cunning creatures. Their physical abilities far surpassed those of elves and humans, and they boasted quite a bit of intelligence as well.
Not to mention, under the command of the lead wolf, these Magic Wolves moved like a well-trained army.
Thus, they were fully capable of engaging the Royal Palace Guards, most of whom were at level six.
Meanwhile, Airael’s current power was simply inadequate to face them; having just learned the Fireball Technique, she could barely consider herself a low-level Mage at level one.
