As over two thousand Wizard Apprentices rushed in, everyone was startled, thinking it was an enemy attack, and hurriedly rang the alarm.
Amid the urgent ringing of the bell, the Wizard Apprentices were thrown into chaos, unsure of what to do. It took them a while to find their places and prepare to face the enemy.
However, Daniel could tell from their nervous expressions how weak their combat awareness was. Fortunately, they were on the defensive; if they had to engage in a direct confrontation, they would surely embarrass themselves.
Even if they managed to repel the enemy's attack, there would be countless casualties, and the possibility of defeat was even greater.
Soon, a group of people rushed over, and it was then that Daniel saw they were wearing the robes of the Flame Throne Wizard Academy; they were apprentices from his own academy.
Leading the group was Eric, who had fought alongside Daniel against the Toknis Empire's Wizard Tower. Daniel had not seen him since they parted ways at the academy, so he was surprised to see him under these circumstances.
Looking down at them, Daniel noticed that more than 90% of these fleeing apprentices were familiar faces from the academy. He had no choice but to instruct his people to open the city gates and let them in.
When Daniel met Eric, he learned why they had appeared here.
Unlike Daniel's defensive strategy, Eric's first thought was to defeat their opponents' group of Wizard Apprentices and then return to join Daniel in combating the other two groups.
The reason for this was clear: he wanted to take credit for the victory. If he could lead a team of Wizard Apprentices to defeat them alone, the academy would surely reward him handsomely.
So after discussing with his group of Wizard Apprentices, he went to a resource point and set up a trap, waiting for the enemy to fall into it before launching an attack.
However, the enemy was not foolish; they saw through Eric's trap and instead concentrated all three groups of Wizard Apprentices together. Under Myles' leadership, they suffered a crushing defeat.
With no other option but to fight while retreating, Eric fled here. Unfortunately, his group of Wizard Apprentices had lost over five hundred members, leaving him with fewer than two thousand now.
After hearing about this situation, Daniel sighed softly; this was also why he agreed to defend Aolek Fortress.
No one knew what unique spells the opposing Wizard Apprentices possessed. He had no confidence in leading five thousand Wizard Apprentices to ambush them.
If discovered by the enemy and caught in their trap, he would have no way to respond.
Before long, another group of Wizard Apprentices arrived. Judging by their smiles, they clearly did not take this battle seriously.
Outside Aolek Fortress, whether sitting or standing, they appeared completely relaxed and did not regard their situation as a threat at all.
At this moment, there were more than 7,000 Wizard Apprentices inside Aolek Fortress, while they had only a little over 100. Yet, despite being outnumbered, they boldly surrounded Aolek Fortress without any fear.
Faced with such provocation from the enemy, who could tolerate it? Especially those Wizard Apprentices, each one of them was a proud individual, used to acting arrogantly. They all shouted to go out and duel with the opponents.
Daniel firmly disagreed. If he hadn't seen what happened to Eric, he might have agreed. However, since Eric had failed so miserably, he did not believe that this group of Wizard Apprentices could definitely win.
Even having double the numbers wouldn't help; wars are not won by quantity alone.
At that moment, a girl from the opposing side stepped forward, her face displaying a pure smile, but her words were extremely venomous.
"A bunch of idiots, you don't even have the courage to face me. Come on, if you have the guts, send out a real man to fight me. If you lose, I'll let you do whatever you want with me. I'm just afraid you don't even have the courage to come out."
As she spoke, she made an obscene gesture with her middle finger, showing utter disdain for everyone present, deeply piercing their hearts.
As a man, if you can't even accept a challenge from a woman, what use are you? Immediately several individuals who considered themselves capable jumped out.
They shouted loudly, "Let me do it! Let me do it!"
Daniel glanced at them and finally pointed to someone whose Mental Power reached 81. "Alright then, it's up to you. Just be careful."
This person was known to Daniel; he had specifically invited this expert named Samuel. He possessed the bloodline of the Purgatory Demon and was known as the Fire Demon. He had mastered the power of flames to its peak and could burn anything. He had an indestructible characteristic; once something was ignited by him, it was difficult to extinguish.
The reason for choosing him was that Daniel had already noticed that the girl's Mental Power was only 69 points—less than 70. With his abilities, as long as he didn't let his guard down, he would surely win.
The girl smiled innocently and beckoned with her finger. Her contemptuous demeanor made Samuel so angry that flames began to flicker in his eyes.
He pointed a finger, and a flame shot toward her, igniting her body. Yet for some reason, the girl did not even attempt to defend herself and allowed the flames to burn.
Such peculiar behavior puzzled Samuel. Just as his sense of caution began to rise, he suddenly felt a wave of magical energy behind him. Before he could react, a dagger had already stabbed out and directly attacked his protective shield.
The shield trembled violently but managed to hold up against the attack.
Samuel remained calm; flames ignited around him and instantly spread toward the back, following the dagger to engulf the girl in flames.
The girl who had just appeared vanished in an instant.
The girl in front of him also disappeared with a pop like a soap bubble; she turned out to be merely an illusion.
When she reappeared, she was already ten meters away, and the flames on her body had vanished.
This was actually an assassin proficient in dark arts, and all her spells revolved around assassination.
Samuel furrowed his brow. He was known as the Fire Demon, and his pride lay in his unquenchable flames. He had once used this characteristic to kill a thousand-strong Minotaur Tribe, reducing them to ashes.
Watching the opponent struggle in the flames, he found it delightful that even jumping into water could not extinguish them.
However, he did not expect that although the flames had already engulfed the girl, she managed to extinguish them using an unknown method. This was the first time he encountered such a situation, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
Nevertheless, with hundreds of battles under his belt, how could he feel discouraged by this? In the blink of an eye, as the girl had just appeared, a burst of burning flames erupted beneath her feet, enveloping her completely.
He called himself the Fire Demon; all his spells were related to fire. What seemed like flames was actually a means of confinement—no matter how much the opponent struggled, they would not escape the range of the fire.
Moreover, it possessed an indestructible quality that could inflict significant Fire Element damage on the opponent.
Once the opponent fell victim to this move, he would have already won because no one could escape this attack. This was the confidence he had gained from hundreds of battles.
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