Wizard: Max level talent, starting from zero-ring trick.

Chapter 373 The Three Great Academies, First Direct Battle, Instant Kill, Ian's Status Rise!

Eastern mountain range.

This is a huge branch of the White Stone Mountains.

Inside the mountains lies the Eastern Wizarding Alliance, where several defensive lines have already been meticulously deployed.

The airship wielding the elemental mysteries was the first to arrive.

Next came the ash furnace.

Ian looked into the distance and saw a procession slowly approaching from the north, centered around three large, iron-gray airships.

Several rows of wizards in iron-gray robes stood on the deck, their collar badges gleaming metallically in the sunlight.

It was a gray stove.

Compared to them, the airships of Green Shade Wizarding Academy are slightly different.

The airship from Green Shade Academy drifted in from the southeast.

Four streamlined, dark green airships were dispersed in an arc formation, but their hulls were not made of the metallic sheen that Ian was familiar with; instead, they were covered in brown wood and even had a lot of vines clinging to them.

Even the stern of the boat was covered with countless giant vines that fluttered slowly, making very little noise, but moving at a considerable speed.

"The airship is mainly composed of living ancient trees and vines, and its defense should even be a natural shield."

Ian recalled the information he had read during this time and learned that Green Shade Wizarding Academy was different from White Stone Territory because it was a natural wizarding school.

The techniques and branches of alchemy were not the same as those that Ian was familiar with.

"As expected of another world."

Ian couldn't help but sigh to himself.

at this time.

Then they saw a wizard from the Ash Furnace airship and a wizard from the Green Shade airship fly onto the airship where Simon was.

Ian glanced at it.

The guess is that these are the third-ring wizards who have arrived from these two colleges.

Three ring roads.

This lineup is truly impressive.

Time passed little by little.

soon.

The two left again, while Drake was summoned.

Upon returning, they immediately summoned all the wizards and began to relay the battle orders.

"This time, the Eastern Wizarding Alliance has established three lines of defense. Our Stormspear is responsible for the right flank. Everyone just needs to follow the Legion's movements."

Redk then looked at Ian and said, "This is your first time fighting with the warband. Just be flexible and agile. Be careful and call for help if you encounter any danger."

"OK."

Ian nodded.

Several hours later.

The Stormspears are assembling.

Standing on the deck, Ian, fully armed, stared intently ahead.

Within the sprawling mountain range, rows of dark red defensive runes have now illuminated, resembling open eyes.

This is the outermost defensive line of the Eastern Wizarding Alliance, consisting of dozens of fortresses and numerous outposts.

As for their side...

Dozens of airships were ready, including several second-ring airships, with ground troops below.

The situation is roughly the same in the other two directions.

As for the three rings.

Ian looked up at the sky.

Three figures flew like shooting stars towards the deepest part of the Eastern Wizarding Alliance.

A streak of gray, a streak of green, a streak of blue, then collided with a streak of earthy yellow light deep within the Eastern Wizarding Alliance.

"I am willing to withdraw from this mining war."

A powerful voice emanated from the earthen-yellow light, filled with panic.

"It's too late."

The gray voice uttered.

The surrounding mountains began to turn into magma, and then a giant slowly emerged from the magma.

"madness."

The green light seemed to be a woman's voice. With a flash of green light, the trees within a radius of tens of kilometers grew wildly.

The boundless vines swept towards the earthy yellow color.

Simon didn't say a word.

These were simply curtains of water to prevent the wizard from escaping.

"Stop looking, get ready."

Leonard patted Ian on the shoulder and then said.

"it is good."

Ian nodded.

This was also his first time experiencing such a direct war, and he was curious about how it would take place.

He found out very quickly.

The lead ship, Storm Spear, suddenly unleashed a beam of azure light from its main cannon.

The powerful wind pressure caused the shells to explode suddenly on a fortress.

Boom!

The fortress's defensive shield shattered into dozens of pieces without even a struggle.

Countless wizards died instantly.

This seemed to be a signal, as dozens of Storm Spear airships simultaneously lit up with the light of alchemical cannon fire.

The whole world seemed to be illuminated.

Instantly, the first line of defense of the Eastern Wizarding Alliance launched a strong counterattack. Although they had fortresses and defensive artillery, they seemed powerless in the face of air suppression.

The same applies to the other two sides.

The situation is just slightly different.

The furnace area is burning more lava bombs; the burning shells are not only extremely powerful, but they also alter the environment.

The green foliage emitted countless spores, which then corroded the defenses one by one. The spores rapidly grew into enormous natural creatures that then invaded every corner of the fortress.

Each wizarding academy has its own unique characteristics.

Because the Eastern Wizarding Alliance lacked the support of a higher academy, although it possessed airships, they were far weaker than the three of them.

Soon, more than a dozen airships that had risen quickly crashed down.

that's it.

The airship array bombarded the fortress several times, and the fortress was basically destroyed, resulting in considerable casualties.

"Brothers, it's our turn."

The ground troops' wizards then launched an attack on the fortress.

"Let's go."

Leonard grinned, took out a staff, and flew toward a fortress.

He was fighting a late-stage second-ring wizard who had his eye on him.

The other members of the warband did the same, joining the battle one by one.

Ian took a deep breath and did not activate the Wings of Wind, as that would be too conspicuous.

His gaze then fell upon a wizard in the mid-second ring.

The wizard, who was at the mid-stage of the second ring, stood in front of a half-collapsed outpost. His khaki robe had been torn in several places by the airship's cannon fire, and he looked disheveled.

I felt myself being locked onto by mental energy.

He also looked at Ian.

Looking at Ian's youthful appearance.

Do you think he's easy to bully because he's injured?

"We just want to live, what's wrong with that? You damned sorcerers, you have no idea how difficult things are for us."

He gritted his teeth, slowly ascended into the sky, staring intently at Ian, his eyes filled with hatred.

His spiritual power was burning.

The elements were accumulating like a volcano, and hatred made him feel that this spell would be his peak.

"Die."

He roared.

This is his roar against injustice.

Why should the college get to have the best resources, while they have to face this situation even when they band together for mutual support?

He wants Ian dead.

next second.

A massive storm swept in instantly, accompanied by fierce gales. Before the sorcerer could even launch his attack, he was torn to shreds by the wind.

"What are you chattering about!"

Ian retrieved the spatial ring that had been swept away by the storm.

At this moment, to him, an ordinary mid-second-ring wizard was no different from an early-second-ring wizard.

This is especially true now that the "Storm" imprint spell has reached the expert level.

A brief activation period.

If some wizards are unaware of this, they could indeed be killed instantly, just like what happened now.

What Ian didn't know was...

When he was fighting.

Leonard, who was fighting not far away, was also watching Ian.

He knew very well that this was Ian's first time participating in such a large-scale battle, and that Ian was likely to experience discomfort.

Moreover, the enemies here are quite strong, unlike the previous interceptors.

After all, Ian's best previous record was only a mid-second-ring wizard.

However, when he saw that mid-second-ring wizard being instantly killed...

Leonard's eyes widened in surprise.

No.

Is that really so exaggerated?

In the instant he was stunned, Ian's figure moved left and right across the battlefield, having already slaughtered a large number of wizards.

A typical early-stage second-ring wizard would encounter him.

It was almost a one-hit kill.

Perhaps we can hold on for a while longer in the middle of the second ring road period.

However, he didn't make any major moves after that, and began to support the wizards of the warband, saving many people.

"This guy has a lot of combat experience."

Leonard couldn't help but grin.

They don't need his care at all; their combat experience far surpasses that of the wizards in some warbands.

Great.

He immediately stopped caring about Ian and began fighting the late-stage second-ring wizard in front of him.

"This is so much easier than fighting in the Storm Plains."

"Kill another wizard," Ian thought to himself as he looked around.

In the Storm Plains.

Not only do they have to face a harsh environment, but the wind elemental creatures are also incredibly sinister and numerous.

This actually honed his skills in group battles.

Of course, they are slightly different.

But it did help him a lot.

However, after killing several mid-second-ring wizards, Ian immediately realized that he had been too ostentatious.

He was trying to avoid being targeted by some powerful wizards.

They've become more low-key.

The main focus is on helping familiar wizards within the chapter, especially those who seem to be having a tough time in combat.

This, on the contrary, earned him one grateful look after another.

And just one hour later.

Ian was already standing on the highest outpost, with the first line of defense completely breached beneath his feet.

And beside him.

Leonard, and the other Second Ring henchmen.

"Ian, I really have to thank you for what you did earlier, otherwise I might have gotten hurt," a wizard said to Ian in gratitude.

Others who received Ian's help also expressed their gratitude.

And the way they looked at Ian now was completely different.

In their past impressions.

Their impression of Ian was that he was just an alchemical genius from the academy, rather generous, and capable in combat.

But they didn't expect it.

Ian's combat ability is terrifyingly high; he can handle even a battle of this caliber with ease.

Even a wizard in the mid-second ring.

None of them were his match.

This means that most of the wizards under Leonard's command are no longer a match for him.

Even the two wizards who were at the late second ring level looked at Ian with much greater seriousness.

"It's really good."

Leonard then came over and patted Ian on the shoulder, saying, "But don't get too excited. This is just the first line of defense; there are two more behind!"

Only then did everyone realize what was happening.

soon.

New fortifications were built on the ruins of the fortress, and the Stormspear forces continued to advance deeper into the interior.

The second line of defense is even stronger than the first.

However, faced with a massive attack from several academies, the city was breached in just three hours.

As for the third one.

On the airship.

Ian looked at the now empty third line of defense and couldn't help but sigh.

"The people in the third line of defense should have all escaped. No one will face a certain death, especially not in a wizarding alliance like this."

Leonard couldn't help but grin.

Morale has collapsed.

The battles to come will only be easier.

"What we need to do now is to conquer the various small families and academies of the Eastern Wizarding Alliance one by one."

"Everyone, come here, let me explain our route."

Leonard summoned many wizards.

Ian was watching too.

This time, they are cooperating with two other wizarding academies. They will break through the outer perimeter together, but once inside, apart from not attacking each other, all kinds of resources will be taken by whoever gets them first.

And they were indeed facing attacks from all three of their academies.

The Eastern Wizarding Alliance was powerless to even struggle.

Therefore, this was not only a war of annihilation, but also a massive war of resource plunder.

Ian glanced at it.

His eyes looked much more relaxed.

Because the Wind-Splitting Vulture Feather he needs is on this route, somewhere in the middle.

soon.

The Stormspears' forces split into nearly five groups, advancing in five different directions.

They soon arrived at the first faction.

This is a family that lives in the mountains.

The strongest wizard is only a mid-second-ring wizard.

Although they tried to resist, their strength was too weak, and their defenses were easily breached.

The warehouse was located quickly.

However, looking at the huge defensive magic array on the warehouse, Leonard couldn't help but frown.

The wizard, still unwilling to open the magic array, bled and gritted his teeth, saying, "This is a magic array set up by a high-level second-ring alchemist. Without my key, you can forget about opening it. Either let us leave, or..."

Leonard's brow furrowed even more.

A normal war.

This thing can just be left here; it will be opened gradually later.

But this time it's a joint effort by three colleges, and leaving it here might get discovered by the other two.

But cracking it is indeed very troublesome.

"I'll do it."

Ian slowly moved forward.

Leonard's eyes lit up.

"It's not that easy to open it." The wizard was still shouting, but his voice stopped abruptly the next moment.

All that could be seen was a faint black flame appearing on Ian's hand.

Then the flames, mixed with the patterns, invaded the witch array, and soon, marks appeared on the surface of the witch array.

Just minutes later.

The magic array shattered with a deafening roar.

"Is this smoldering fire?"

At this moment, Leonard also saw the familiar flames and was somewhat shocked.

"It was acquired after the last war and is highly corrosive. If it's just about destruction, it's very simple," Ian said with a smile.

Simple?

A group of wizards smiled but said nothing.

If it were really that simple, they would have broken it themselves. Even other wizards who control dark fire wouldn't be able to open it so easily.

This only shows that Ian's alchemy skills are equally high.

Instantly.

Everyone was once again relieved that they had brought Ian along.

The magic array was quickly broken, and the resources inside were revealed. Leonard immediately divided them up on the spot.

Ian also gained a lot.

In this way, Ian and his group captured many wizard resource points along the way, and in most of these resource points, the wizards had already fled long before they arrived.

With the help of the black lines and alchemy abilities, Ian took a lot of it on his own, but also revealed some that were difficult to open on their own.

After opening them together.

Everyone divided it up.

and so.

As they went deeper into the area, everyone looked at Ian with increasing respect.

Ian's status within the team gradually rose.

at last.

One day later.

They came to the Jacob family.

It is also a captive family of the Rending Wind Vulture.