Mythology: Ragnarok

Argrede's side suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to temporarily retreat to their camp to recuperate, but the Church of Light's side looked even worse.

Their initial confidence stemmed from the special forbidden spell 'Anti-Magic Domain' they had just used. This spell could sever the communication between magicians and the elements of heaven and earth, rendering enemies outside the Holy City of Light unable to cast spells. This allowed the forbidden spellcasters inside the Holy City of Light to take advantage of the terrain and unleash their power to annihilate the enemy without leaving a single survivor.

The Church of Light originally planned to launch this attack when the enemy launched a large-scale siege. However, they never expected that the damned marshal of the Eastern Allied Forces would not attack the city but instead prepare to destroy the Holy City with forbidden magic! The forbidden magic mages had no choice but to take action under these circumstances. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for Agred's side not to be completely wiped out. If the plan goes smoothly, the enemy will have no choice but to retreat after suffering huge losses. Moreover, even if the enemy dares to regroup and attack the city again, they can be defeated by repeating the same trick.

But to everyone's utter surprise, what the hell?! All the forbidden spellcasters suddenly died, and someone on the other side actually knew the single-target spell 'Heart Grasp,' which is the most effective counter to human mages! But isn't that a spell only vampires can use?! And the tactics that marshal devised once made the Church of Light suspect that there was a traitor among them. How could they always manage to win with minimal casualties and always avoid the traps they prepared? That's just ridiculous!

How can we play if the other team is cheating? Is there no one who can control this? Is there no justice left?!

Just as the elders of the Church of Light were discussing animatedly in the meeting hall, the current pope slammed his scepter heavily on the ground and shouted, "Stop arguing!"

The meeting hall fell silent instantly, with only the Pope's heavy, rapid breathing audible. After a long pause, the Pope spoke, "I will consult His Holiness the God of Light and ask him to help us annihilate the enemy. You should stop offering useless suggestions and expressing your meaningless surprise. What's done is done; what matters most now is what to do next."

At this moment, an elder suggested, "We still have the strongest city walls in the human kingdom and dozens of legendary warriors. As long as they don't use forbidden magic to blow up the city, we can hold this place for the time being. I propose that we send half of our legendary warriors out to eliminate those forbidden magic mages and kill that annoying marshal along the way. This way, the enemy's morale will definitely be low after their recent defeat. With enough food reserves in the city to last for two years, we can definitely win the war of attrition against them."

The Pope nodded in approval, saying, "That's a reasonable solution. Let's do it your way. I need to consult the gods now, so don't disturb me. Your duty is to guard the Holy City until God descends. Do you understand?"

All the elders immediately bowed in salute and replied, "As you command."

……

That night

Arged, Emma, ​​and Pushkin were in their tent looking at the defensive map of the Holy City drawn by Pushkin from memory. Pushkin explained the troop deployments and key locations he knew, while speculating on the troop combinations and possible tactics for the city walls.

"That's pretty much all I know. When do you plan to attack the city?" Pushkin asked, withdrawing his hand from the blueprints.

Agreed shook his head and replied, "I still plan to have those forbidden magicians use forbidden magic to raze the Holy City of Light to the ground tomorrow. I'm telling you this now mainly to prepare for the worst, to prevent a situation where we have no choice but to rely on siege to win this war."

Upon hearing this, Pushkin said helplessly, "Do you have to be so cautious? We're about to win a great victory. Are you going to spend the whole night studying siege tactics? You don't need to work so hard."

Agreed laughed and said, "Isn't this part of a marshal's job? You don't need to be so surprised. As the commander of the war, I have to make the most comprehensive preparations for all situations. You never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident. It's always good to be prepared for the worst."

Pushkin reluctantly conceded defeat, saying, "Alright, you win, but I'll feel very secure having a marshal like you as my subordinate."

Just as Agred was about to say something more, shouts and sounds of fighting suddenly came from the east of the camp. Agred looked in that direction and smiled meaningfully, "They're here."

Emma looked in the direction the commotion had originated and asked suspiciously, "Who are you saying is coming?"

Agreed explained, “The legendary warriors of the Church of Light, I guessed they would definitely come to ambush us at night, take the opportunity to kill all the forbidden spell mages and force us to fight a siege war that would be advantageous to them. So I moved all the mages away in advance. The mage camp in the east was just a smokescreen. No one except me knew that the forbidden spell mage's tent was empty, with only a bunch of specially prepared magic bombs.”

Looking at the distant firelight, Pushkin suddenly realized, "As expected, you cunning fellow, you've been scheming about everything, even keeping this from us?"

Agreed shrugged and said, "It wouldn't have mattered if I told you, but you didn't ask, so I didn't say anything. Let's go, a few of us can go help collect the bodies of those legendary warriors from the Church of Light."

With that, Agreed took the legendary sword and walked out of the tent, and Emma and Pushkin immediately followed.

The three quickly arrived at the scene, where more than twenty legendary warriors were engaged in a chaotic battle. Pushkin and Emma immediately joined the fray, causing the battle to become unbalanced. Moreover, legendary warriors from other parts of the camp were slowly approaching, and it seemed like a certain death was imminent. At this moment, one of the legendary warriors from the Church of Light, seeing the situation, made a desperate decision and shouted, "Then let's all die together! Long live the Church of Light!!"

As he spoke, he detonated his battle aura, the force of which leveled the ground within a hundred meters. The legendary warriors still engaged in the melee were also blasted away. But what was even more insane was that the other enemies, seeing their comrade self-destruct, immediately followed suit. Thus, explosions echoed throughout the camp. Agred and the others were instantly stunned by this reckless fighting style. Pushkin was even blasted out of the camp along with his divine sword.

After they came to their senses, most people were still disoriented from the series of explosions. The legendary warriors on Agred's side suffered heavy casualties, but Agred managed to stand up with difficulty thanks to his high-level enchanted armor. Just then, the three surviving legendary warriors of the Church of Light also stood up and saw him. They stared at Agred with fierce eyes and roared at the same time.

"Since we're already doomed, we'll at least take you, you damned bastard, with us! Prepare to die!" With that, the three rushed over, brandishing their weapons and unleashing their killing moves, intending to kill him on the spot.

"Damn it, you guys are bringing up some personal grudges here!" Agreed cursed, drawing his legendary sword and charging forward to fight the three.