Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Harlogan then stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Alright, let me explain the plan."

The crowd then stopped and gathered around, ready to hear Harrogan's plan. Since everyone had already introduced their respective areas of expertise in witchcraft, Harrogan's plan was quite reasonable.

The plan is simple: the core objective of this operation is to capture the stronghold and hold the core area of ​​the furnace, so fighting within the stronghold must be minimized as much as possible.

Although Missy is skilled in perception magic, she is not good at combat. Therefore, she is responsible for staying in place to continue monitoring the enemy situation. Once she discovers any unusual activity, she should report it to Harrogan in time to avoid the mission being hindered by unexpected situations.

The remaining apprentices divided the work. Several apprentices skilled in teleportation magic set off first, destroying the watchtowers and stone gates and luring some of the frost-skinned dwarves into pre-set traps. It would be even better if they could lure out the frost-skinned dwarves who were third-class wizard apprentices.

The remaining personnel then split into two groups to launch a strong attack: one group rushed in from the front of the gate to fight the enemy, while the other group broke through a gap in the ice wall near the furnace and entered through the gap to protect the furnace.

The operation began, with three apprentices skilled in teleportation magic taking the lead. Two of them used Frost Step, instantly enveloping their feet in a dense layer of ice element.

They glided swiftly across the snow like arrows, leaving two afterimages in their wake.

The other person used the Wind Trace technique, with several light blue streams of air swirling around him, providing an invisible boost that propelled him swiftly toward the stronghold.

The three figures moved forward in a zigzag pattern, using the rugged ice rocks surrounding the stronghold as cover, and silently made their way to the edge of the Frostskin Dwarves' warning range on the watchtower.

Meanwhile, Missy, still standing halfway up the mountain, said to the communication crystal beside her, "They've entered the warning zone."

Harlogan had a communication crystal firmly embedded in his right cochlea. Upon hearing Missy's message, he calmly replied, "Received."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slightly opened his arms, and in an instant, a wide-ranging gust of air surged out like a wild horse, carrying the wind and snow of the area, and roared straight ahead.

The three apprentices had quickly found cover and taken refuge, but the frost-skinned dwarves on the two watchtowers in front of the outpost were not so lucky.

The two frost-skinned dwarves were standing on the watchtower observing the situation outside the stronghold when a strong wind carrying icy snowflakes suddenly swept towards them.

"Whoosh—whoosh!"

"Ah x2"

The biting wind lashed at them with piercing force, throwing them both to the ground. Fortunately, the watchtower built by the Frostskin dwarves was extremely sturdy, and the railings behind them firmly prevented them from falling directly off the tower.

The commotion immediately alerted the many Frostskin Dwarves in the stronghold, but they paid it no mind. This area was frequently ravaged by snowstorms, and sudden changes in wind direction were commonplace, so it was not surprising.

Taking advantage of the fact that the frost-skinned dwarf on guard on the watchtower had fallen to the ground and was still in the air, the three wizard apprentices suddenly accelerated, their magic power erupting and their bodies glowing with either blue or white light.

Like three arrows released from a bow, they surged forward towards the stone gate of the stronghold, their bodies swirling with air currents and accompanied by the sound of wind breaking.

One of them conjured a large, blazing fireball in his hand and hurled it forward. The fireball slammed into the stone door with a whoosh, and with a deafening roar, the fireball exploded at the stone door, instantly shattering the sturdy door and sending debris flying.

The other two increased their speed again, rushing into the camp before the thick smoke at the stone gate had dissipated. The frost-skinned dwarves in the stronghold had no time to react before they saw two afterimages rushing in.

The two who rushed into the stronghold ignored the frost-skinned dwarves around them and cast the spells they had already drawn up at the two watchtowers. Two loud "booms" rang out in succession, and the two watchtowers, having lost their base support, collapsed instantly, splashing up a cloud of ice dust and rubble.

The surrounding frost-skinned dwarves finally reacted and rushed towards the two. At the same time, the two wizard apprentices once again activated their teleportation spells, leaving afterimages in their original positions before appearing at the doorway in the next second.

But one of the frost-skinned dwarves reacted quickly. He braced himself with his palms and pushed forward, causing a surge of dense ice element to rush forward. A thick ice wall quickly solidified at the shattered stone door, blocking the two's path.

Just as the two were about to crash into the ice wall, a huge fireball roared in from outside the stronghold and slammed into the ice wall with pinpoint accuracy. With a loud "bang," the thick ice wall shattered, sending shards of ice flying everywhere.

Two apprentices successfully broke out of the stronghold, and the other one followed immediately after blasting open the ice wall. The three of them used displacement magic again and sped away into the distance.

A frost-skinned dwarf wearing a frost wolf hood roared, turned to another frost-skinned dwarf beside him, and rattled off a few words in dwarven language, his tone full of rage.

Upon hearing this, the frost-skinned dwarf immediately summoned five companions of second-tier strength, and the group chased after the three who had fled.

In total, they lured away six frost-skinned dwarves with the strength of second-class wizard apprentices. Heletor had already set up numerous runic traps behind them, and with the help of these traps, the three apprentices were more than capable of dealing with the six pursuers.

Seeing that the stone gate and the watchtower in front of it had been destroyed, Missy immediately informed Harrogan of the situation. Harrogan then led the group and charged towards the stone gate.

At this moment, the frost-skinned dwarves inside the stronghold were unaware of the impending crisis. Several frost-skinned dwarves were gathered in front of the stone gate, busy repairing the destroyed gate. Two frost-skinned dwarves crawled out from the ruins of the watchtower. They were thick-skinned and had not suffered much damage.

Suddenly! "Buzz—whoosh whoosh whoosh."

A surging wind bullet roared towards the dwarves from outside, and before they could react, it exploded. In an instant, countless cyan wind blades shot out from the explosion, sweeping towards the dwarves.

"Hiss—hiss—"

The wind blades struck the unsuspecting dwarves with precision, their sturdy frost iron armor as thin as paper, instantly tearing deep cracks in their armor.

Some wind blades struck the unarmored bodies of the Frostskin Dwarves, instantly slicing open deep wounds that exposed bone, with blood and iron filings splattering everywhere.

Several loud screams came from the mouths of the frost-skinned dwarves, but were quickly swallowed by the sharp sound of wind blades cutting through them. Several frost-skinned dwarves fell to the ground and stopped breathing a moment later.

It was Harrogan and his group who made the move. The frost-skinned dwarf wearing the frost wolf hood had also noticed something amiss.

He immediately roared and led most of the Frostskin Dwarves in a fierce charge towards the enemy who were about to storm the stronghold.