Xiao Xun pointed at the map on the wall, "Then help me mark it, I'll take people to rescue him."
Ducar pondered for a moment, then picked up the red and blue pencils on the table and circled a spot on the map with a red line.
"These are the continuous bunkers of the front-line command post of the Blazing Moon Kingdom. They have extremely strong defensive fortifications. If your teacher retreats, it will definitely be here."
As Ducar marked and explained, Xiao Xun instantly understood that the establishment of this defensive fortification was not to defend against Midia, but to prevent Saint Roman.
He measured on the map and finally determined that there must be a resistance force there, because all the Calamity Legion forces encountered in the past few days had come from another small country, Kustu.
Xiao Xun slapped the map, "There's no time to delay, you come with me and rescue your teacher."
Ducar did not understand Xiao Xun's meaning, "Your Highness Svein, why don't we directly lead a large army? That way we can directly occupy the bunkers and use this advantageous terrain to fight against the Calamity Legion."
Xiao Xun thought to himself: Fortunately, you are not my enemy, otherwise with your intelligence, you would definitely die for your country on the battlefield.
He used a pen to explain to Ducar on the map, "The side of the bunkers facing Midia consists of towering peaks and rugged mountain roads. Moving a large army would be too conspicuous and likely to be detected by the Calamity Legion's intentions. Moreover, even if our large army successfully entered the bunkers, what would we eat and drink? Transporting supplies from Saint Roman to these bunkers in the Blazing Moon Kingdom would be too difficult, with too many variables in between, and it's very likely that there would be a mutiny due to lack of food."
Ducar's expression turned grim. Xiao Xun continued, "Our current position is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We also have the Orc tribe to support us from afar, forming a pincer formation. There is no place more secure and sturdier than this. When your teacher arrives, we will discuss the affairs of the Blazing Moon Kingdom further."
Ducar nodded in agreement, knowing the location, he had to go.
Xiao Xun did not feel at ease leaving it to others, so he decided to go himself, bringing only the Twelve Star Envoys.
Ducar's face was filled with confusion, "Your Highness Svein, this is too dangerous, why don't you bring more people?"
"Does bringing more people help?"
Ducar didn't dare to say anything in response to Xiao Xun's retort, but he reminded, "I remember you have a dragon."
"I said, we're going quietly this time, a dragon is too conspicuous." Then, Xiao Xun added, "Put away all your questions, what you need to do now is shut up and lead the way."
Ducar didn't know why Xiao Xun's temper had become so bad since leaving the capital of Saint Roman, but if he knew what he was facing, his temper would likely be even worse than Xiao Xun's. Xiao Xun was already being very restrained.
Because the event was sudden and the decision was hasty, Xiao Xun did not notify Delvana and directly had Aries teleport the twelve of them outside the city.
The fourteen of them, led by Ducar, advanced towards the continuous bunkers on the border of the Blazing Moon Kingdom.
Although Xiao Xun had fought several battles, his physical strength was still lacking. After walking only a few steps, his legs began to feel weak, and he started to pant heavily.
Taurus offered to carry him, but Xiao Xun refused.
However, Ducar said, "At this speed, we probably won't even get there in three days."
Xiao Xun wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned against a nearby tree, and said, "If we can't get there in three days, it will take four. Who knows what the situation is like there now? What if the Calamity Legion is attacking with a large army? Are you in a hurry to go there and die?"
Ducar's statement was a bit exaggerated. In reality, the continuous bunkers were quite close to Cache, but because the mountain roads were rugged, full of thorns, and involved climbing, it felt difficult.
But these obstacles could not stop Taurus's strength. He directly used brute force to clear a path, allowing Xiao Xun to walk as if on flat ground, and even appreciate the beautiful scenery along the way, especially the falling red maple leaves, which were very picturesque.
However, no one had the leisure to appreciate them at the moment, but Xiao Xun still bent down to pick up a maple leaf, intending to send it to Selepis as a gift.
As the fourteen people crested the mountain, they heard a mighty dragon roar.
Ducar said excitedly, "It's my teacher's Mayateo."
Xiao Xun's face was expressionless, but he was deeply shocked in his heart. Could this be the true power of a dragon?
The red dragon not only had a resonant voice but was also enormous. It unleashed a deadly death ray from its mouth, obliterating all the skeleton soldiers on the field.
The ground was scarred, indicating the intensity of the battle.
A white-bearded old man, wearing a mage robe and a mage hat, sat on the red dragon, holding a dark red magic wand about as thick as an adult's index finger and as long as a forearm.
From the magic wand, icy blue lightning erupted, chaining together the tide-like skeleton soldiers before they exploded into fragments.
Xiao Xun watched intently, his heart greatly shocked, and he muttered, "This is the power of an Archmage..."
Archmage, only one step away from the God of Magic, was known as the closest to divinity on the entire Atlantis continent.
Ducar proudly raised his head, "This is not even my teacher's true power."
Although Ducar's tone of voice made Xiao Xun very uncomfortable, he knew that Ducar was telling the truth.
If his Phoenix army had such an Archmage who was also a Dragon Rider, the previous two battles would not have been so frustrating.
Facing the tide-like skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers, the occasional black powder explosions that echoed over the bunkers, and the pervasive green mist that lingered,
Xiao Xun knew that if he had to deal with such a troop-spawning attack, he would likely not have the strong firepower or troop numbers to cope.
He watched for a while from the hillside and then turned to Aries, saying, "Take us into the bunkers."
Aries activated the space array but found it completely unresponsive. The others also tried to cast spells, but all were powerless.
Ducar suddenly remembered, "I know why."
Everyone turned their attention to him. He scratched his head awkwardly, "There are large quantities of anti-magic stones here, so..."
Without a doubt, this was also established to prevent Saint Roman.
Xiao Xun looked at the stalemate on the field, unable to determine the outcome for the moment.
Ducar asked him, "Your Highness Svein, what should we do now?"
Xiao Xun looked at the giant red dragon in the sky, "Either wait for this battle to end, or..."
He scanned his surroundings, determined their position, and looked towards the command post of the Calamity Legion, "Help them finish the fight."
Immediately, led by Xiao Xun, these fourteen inconspicuous individuals slowly slipped towards the front-line command post of the Calamity Legion.
The front-line command post was a large tent, containing six or seven necromancers and two liches.
The entire tent was extremely eerie and dim.
All the necromancers' hands glowed with purple light, controlling the skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers on the battlefield, while the liches were assembling corpses like building blocks into giant zombies, a group of zombies with multiple arms and legs, no minds, only obeying the liches' commands.
Xiao Xun wasted no time, directly ordering his Twelve Star Envoys to kill all these necromancers and the two liches. The situation on the field instantly reversed.
The skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers, like robots that had lost their control, instantly collapsed to the ground, turning into bone dust. And the assembled zombies, having lost the liches' control, turned into a pool of minced meat, with organs scattered everywhere, being fought over by the surrounding crows and vultures.
Ducar immediately rushed out of the command post, stood on the highest point he could reach, and waved at the red dragon.
Nijaralott on the red dragon saw his student preparing to go over, and then saw more than a dozen people in black robes walking towards Ducar.
Unsure if they were friend or foe, he held his magic wand and waved it towards Xiao Xun, who was closest to Ducar, sending a rapid lightning bolt hurtling towards him.
Ducar, not knowing why his teacher had suddenly attacked, instinctively crouched down.
Xiao Xun, however, directly raised his hands, and with a flash of white light, absorbed the lightning into his body.
This action stunned Nijaralott, the Archmage, who thought to himself: Could he be the legendary Chaos mage?