Evolution game, nothing more than that!

Fortunately, the army under King Arthur was not the mercenaries under Vortigern. Although they invaded the enemy country, they did not burn, kill, and loot wantonly.

It has to be said that the chivalry advocated by the Knights of the Round Table, although pedantic and sometimes even hypocritical, did raise the moral bottom line of Camelot a lot, and they did not take the people of Vortigern seen along the way as military merits and directly harvest them.

Of course, although there would be no indiscriminate killing, the collection of grain and even various other materials on the spot was inevitable.

In addition, the military discipline of the ordinary peasant soldiers on the Camelot side was really poor, and there were still many crimes such as theft, robbery, and even rape and murder.

The knights would turn a blind eye to those cases that were not too serious, and only those whose crimes were really serious would be caught by the knights and treated as examples.

When the army passed by, the local people lost a lot of property. The only good news was that most people's lives were saved and they were not slaughtered.

With the help of the wizard, Vortigern had a very clear understanding of the marching movements of the Camelot side.

But he did not send troops to harass and ambush along the way like last time, but just let the other side advance straight ahead.

After all, the last war had proven that when the enemy also had wizards, those harassment and ambushes would not have much effect, but would instead result in wasted manpower.

Instead of wasting these manpower, it is better to let them be used in more meaningful places.

In this way, with one side letting the other side advance, the two armies finally met in front of Vortigern's royal city.

This is a relatively wide plain, just enough to accommodate two armies.

The two sides were separated by several miles, each lined up, and the war was about to break out!

Chapter 197: The War Begins, Shadow Smuggling

Two armies were lined up in front of the battle. On one side was the Camelot army, which was in high spirits but had been on a long expedition. Although they had been rested before arriving at the battlefield, their condition had declined. The other side was the Vortigern army, which had been waiting for a long time and had maintained its full physical strength without the consumption of marching, but its morale was far inferior to that of the other side.

In addition, with almost equal numbers of troops, if we ignore external factors such as wizards and dragons, the two armies would actually have an easy fight and it would not be so easy to determine the winner - at worst, Vortigern's side could return to the royal city and use the city walls for defense. With Camelot's army of several thousand people, it would be almost impossible to break through such a fortress castle.

However, this time, the outcome of the war is no longer decided by soldiers and knights, but by spellcasters like Yi Shen, Merlin, and the so-called "dragons", who are actually Transformers!

The victory or defeat of these high-end combat forces will ultimately determine the direction of the entire war.

The signal to start the war was also lit by one of the wizards—

Fogg, who was good at creating fog, was the first to cast his signature magic. A thick fog appeared out of thin air in just a few tens of seconds, quickly covering the two armies, and quickly becoming so thick that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

In this thick fog, countless tiny droplets began to gather silently, condensing into larger droplets. The larger droplets continued to gather, and finally turned into a thin water film, appearing above everyone's head.

Yes, this time, Fogg did not create water under the feet of the crowd. After all, this trick had been used last time. If it was used again, it would easily be noticed by the wizard on the opposite side.

Moreover, the place where the two armies were located this time was a very flat plain. However, the amount of water condensed from the fog was not enough to create a reflective water surface in such a vast area - you know, the soil on the ground can absorb water!

But it’s different when it’s placed on top of everyone’s head.

Without the water absorption of soil, the moisture in the fog is enough to condense into such a huge water film that covers the entire battlefield.

With the cover of fog, this layer of water film is almost impossible to be discovered. Even if the opponent has some means of detecting magical energy, it is useless - the entire fog is summoned by magic, and magic power fills almost every inch of space in it. The magic power that creates the water film cannot be distinguished at all!

That's exactly what happened.

Yi Shen's elemental vision did not detect the water film hidden in the magic mist, but he did not need to see it, because in Merlin's prophecy, he already knew what was going to happen next.

Sure enough, in the next moment, the water curtain fell to the ground under the action of gravity.

And just as it fell, the mirror magic quietly opened, and the passage to another world was already attached to this layer of water film.

In less than a second, the water film fell on the heads of the two armies, and then swallowed everyone in an instant and disappeared.

Only three people were left behind, namely Yi Shen, Yamasaki An, and Meilin.

Ok?

Where is Sakurajima Mai?

Why isn't she here?

"Very well, she's in, Merlin, now it's up to you."

Yi Shen said this.

It turned out that before arriving at the battlefield, Sakurajima Mai had already integrated herself into the shadows of the Camelot soldiers, and was now brought into the mirror world together.

Originally, the situation where an important enemy figure was missing should have immediately aroused Mary's vigilance, but unfortunately, Sakurajima Mai's ability to hide her tracks was too strong. Not only did she hide in the shadows, but she also erased her own presence. Mary didn't even remember that this person existed, so she naturally fell into the trap.

In fact, Merlin had just forgotten the existence of Sakurajima Mai. It was only after Yi Shen mentioned it that, relying on his powerful magical attainments, he finally remembered that there seemed to be a special soldier on his side who had sneaked into the mirror world.

"give it to me."

The old wizard, who remembered the whole plan, nodded, came behind Yi Shen, raised his staff and slammed it hard at the shadow under the latter.

In an instant, the shadow under Yi Shen's feet began to ripple like the surface of water, and the color became deep and dark.

As Merlin chanted the spell and continued to inject magic power, the shadow's fluctuations became larger and darker, and finally reached a certain limit, as if breaking through some kind of barrier.

With a swish, Yi Shen fell into his own shadow.

What’s even more amazing is that even though he has disappeared from the spot, the shadow on the ground still exists, still fixed on the ground in its original posture, as dark as a bottomless abyss.

This is the [Shadow Channel] that was jointly opened up with the help of Merlin, guided by the shadow power that Sakurajima Mai left on Yi Shen.

In essence, it is a portal that teleports through shadows across space, not much different from the water film mirror that just pulled the two armies into the mirror world.

However, if Sakurajima Mai were to rely on herself alone, although she could use shadows to jump through space and even teleport other people besides herself, she could not teleport across two spaces - although the mirror world and reality were only separated by a thin layer of mirror, they were two real time and space. With her current strength, she could not connect the two worlds.

But it's different with Merlin.

Although this legendary wizard is best at divination and dream manipulation, he also has some knowledge of other types of magic, including the power of shadows and space magic.

Although he couldn't control the shadows on a large scale like Mai Sakurajima to transform them into entities, or even condense them into a giant shadow statue that could wrestle with the "dragon", he could still do it if he cooperated with opening a shadow portal.

Seeing the passage open, Yi Shen took the lead, and Yamasaki An beside him did not hesitate and immediately jumped onto the shadow, falling into the seemingly bottomless darkness.

Only Merlin still stood on this deserted battlefield, quietly waiting for the final result.

——He couldn't go in with them, because although this mirror world required magic to enter, it was an independent, naturally existing space, not a man-made thing like Pasipha's maze that relied on the owner's magic to exist.

Once Yi Shen and his team defeat the enemy in the mirror world, if they fail to capture the wizard who uses mirror magic alive or kill her, they will not automatically return to the real world like Yi Shen before, but will continue to stay in the mirror world.

Therefore, there must be someone outside to guide and maintain a passage to the present world for everyone.

And this role can only be taken on by Merlin.

Chapter 198 The Battlefield in the Mirror World

His gaze turned to Yi Shen and the others who had entered the mirror world.

As soon as they fell into the mirror world, Yi Shen and Yamasaki Xing saw a spectacular scene - two armies were fighting each other on the ground, and in the sky, a giant metal dragon was fighting fiercely with a giant shadow dragon.

Apparently, after the two armies were brought into the Mirror World, the Transformers hiding there attacked Camelot's army, but were stopped by Mai Sakurajima who was hiding in the shadows.

However, the latter did not transform into a shadow giant this time, but instead transformed the shadow into the form of a dragon, and started an air battle with the Transformers who also maintained the form of a dragon.

There is no other way. If she fights in giant form, it is impossible not to affect other people on the ground. It would be funny if the dragon doesn't kill many people, but the giant she turns into kills more people.

Fortunately, Mai Sakurajima's Shadow Colossus does not have a fixed form. She used the human form before only because she is a human herself and is most familiar with this form.

And now, to fight against a "giant dragon", it would naturally be more appropriate to use the same dragon form.

However, although she has turned into a dragon, her shadow colossus cannot spray dragon flames or even neutron jets like the opponent, and can only rely on the shadow that has turned into a entity to launch physical attacks.

This makes Mai Sakurajima's fighting style look quite rough. She just pounces on the Transformers without any regard for anything, and then uses her claws, fangs, the claws on her wings, and even various sharp blades that suddenly condense on the surface of her body to attack them in the face.

The Transformers learned from their last lesson and refused to fight with her or transform into human form. They just flew back and forth in the sky in the form of giant dragons, trying their best to prevent the other party from getting close to them.

Unfortunately, no matter how fast it flew, it could not be faster than Mai Sakurajima's teleportation using shadows. Every time it was pounced on, it could only use its shield to resist, and then use its seven limbs (four limbs, wings, head and neck) to break free from the shadow dragon's entanglement. Then, after a while, Mai Sakurajima teleported to it again, repeating the previous operation.

It can be said that at this time, neither side can do anything to the other. Mai Sakurajima lacks the ability to break the opponent's shield with one blow and severely injure the opponent. The Transformers are also unable to hurt Mai Sakurajima, who is one with the shadow and can be real or virtual at any time. The two can only entangle in the air like this, as if there is no end in sight.

For Mai Sakurajima, this is actually enough.

Her mission was not to defeat the Transformer, but only to entangle it and prevent it from causing heavy casualties to the troops on the ground.

But for Transformers, the current situation can be said to be very bad, making it feel deeply depressed.

It was clearly agreed that magic would be used to keep those troublesome guys out, and then let them kill as much as they wanted to vent their anger, but when the time came to implement it, they brought people in again?

Those human wizards are too unreliable!

In fact, it was not just it. Vortigern on the ground and the two wizards, Mary and Fogg, also had extremely ugly expressions.

The plan that seemed foolproof went wrong at the first step. An enemy wizard who should have been isolated was actually brought in!

"How did you cast the spell? Why did you miss one?!"

When Vortigern discovered that a shadow dragon suddenly rose from the army of Camelot and blocked the dragons on his side, he angrily questioned Mary.

The latter's face turned pale as he tried to defend himself:

"I've done everything I could, but that girl hid in the shadows and escaped my perception. She obviously knew our plan beforehand. Your Majesty, you should ask the others around you if anyone leaked our plan!"

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Futigeng became furious and wished he could kill the witch with a single blow of his sword.

But unfortunately, he knew that if he attacked the opponent at close range outside, he might be able to kill him, but in this mirror world, in the opponent's home court, he, a knight who could only wield a spear and a sword, could do nothing to the opponent.

With just a thought, Mary can summon a mirror to her side, whether it is to block attacks or transfer herself, much faster than in reality.

What Vortigern didn't even know was that Mary could actually use the reflection of the mirror to create a projection of her fake body. Although it had no actual combat power, it was enough to deceive people and hide the whereabouts of her real body.

That was the last time she felt she was very safe in the mirror world and was not prepared, so she was frightened by Yamasaki An's magic bullet and made the wrong decision in a hurry, which led to Pasifa's death.

This time, in this situation where a large number of enemies were pulled into the mirror world and there were even two dragons fighting overhead, she had already used the method of projecting a fake body and hid her real body somewhere unknown.

Vortigern didn't know that the witch in front of him was just a false projection, and wanted to hold her accountable, but at this time King Arthur had already brought a large army to kill him.

He had to suppress his anger and said:

"Alright, let's put this aside for now and talk about it later. Now that things have come to this, please fully utilize your mirror magic to help my army win!"

Vortigern was indeed a hero. Even when the plan was completely disrupted, he still came up with a solution in a very short time.

Since the "Dragon" is no longer useful, let's just fight with real weapons! With Mary on our side, we have the advantage of terrain. Even if morale is a little low, victory is still possible!

Although Mary was very unhappy when she heard this order, she knew that this was indeed the best solution at the moment, so she nodded and said:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. My magic will create an advantage for your army!"

As she spoke, her true body, hidden somewhere unknown, began to cast a spell, changing the terrain in the mirror world.

It wasn't a dramatic change; it just slightly increased the inclination of the entire battlefield, so that Camelot's army faced an uphill slope, while Vortigern's army faced a downhill slope.

Just this slight change in slope instantly slowed down the charge speed of Camelot's side, and the soldiers had to expend more physical strength. The soldiers on Vortigern's side were like standing on a hillside fighting with the enemy, looking down from a high position and gaining a huge advantage.

Seeing this, Vortigern nodded with satisfaction, then drew his sword and faced King Arthur who was rushing in the front, starting another duel between kings.

Chapter 199: The Power of Controlling Blood When Seeing Blood for the First Time

In addition to sloping the slope to give Vortigern's army a height advantage, Mary has many other methods she can use.

For example, she can create mirrors under the feet of the knights of Camelot and teleport them to other places in the mirror world, separating them from her own army; she can also use mirrors to divide space and disrupt the army's formation.

If her magical attainments were a little higher, she could even change the space in the mirror world at will and use the world itself to kill the enemy like the Sorcerer Supreme in "Doctor Strange"!

Of course, this last method is a legend even among wizards of Mary's lineage. It has been many years since anyone has been able to do it.

But even with just the first two basic uses, she had thrown Camelot's army into chaos. Many knights who were about to engage the enemy were sent out of the battlefield and could only watch their soldiers being slaughtered by the enemy knights. Others who were lucky enough not to encounter the enemy knights also had their formation disrupted by the sudden appearance of the mirror, and were at a disadvantage in the battle with the enemy soldiers.

In just a moment, Camelot's army fell into a disadvantage.

Seeing this, the soldiers on Vortigern's side, whose morale was originally low, couldn't help but become more eager to fight, and their morale was boosted again. They roared and charged towards the enemy.

At this moment, Yi Shen and Yamasaki An entered the mirror world.

"Tsk, it seems we are not too late."

Yi Shen could tell at a glance that the Camelot side was at a disadvantage, and couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that the two of them had arrived in time.

"It's that guy!"

Yamasaki An pointed at a witch standing behind Vortigern's army and said:

"I recognize her. She's the spellcaster who rescued the Transformers before!"

As mentioned before, Yamasaki An can place her will on the magic bullet to lock onto the enemy, so she can see the target's appearance through the magic bullet.

During the last battle at the mine, she shot the magic bullet into the mirror world, and naturally saw Mary's appearance.

only……