Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

The power of the dark pillar of light continued to increase, and the indentation became deeper and deeper. But just as the arc reached its limit, a surge of immense energy suddenly erupted from the light shield, and the previously dim blue light instantly brightened again.

This energy was channeled to the patterns clinging to the dark pillar of light.

The next moment, the originally dim ice-blue patterns suddenly lit up, as if countless ice-blue sparks were ignited one after another, wandering along the winding pillar of light, instantly illuminating the surrounding darkness.

"Bang—bang—bang bang!"

A series of loud explosions came from afar, but the source was not the light shield, but the dark pillar of light that was resisting it.

Within moments, the beam of light began to shatter from the point of impact with the light shield, like obsidian being cracked. Finally, it vanished completely with a soft, crisp sound, leaving not even a wisp of black smoke behind.

The light shield, apart from a few slowly spreading energy ripples remaining on its surface and a slightly dimmer luster than before, still stood intact in its original position, without even a crack.

Alanther slowly lowered his arm, his gaze falling on the unmoving light barrier, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had used all his strength in that attack. The defensive barrier of an ordinary wizard tower would most likely have collapsed under such an attack. Unexpectedly, this seemingly ordinary light shield was able to withstand it.

At this moment, the spot on the light shield that had been struck by the dark pillar of light suddenly lit up, and countless exquisite runes began to move and arrange themselves on the light shield. Immediately afterwards, an invisible energy of ice blue burst out, carrying a chilling aura as it rushed straight towards Alanther.

Fortunately, Alanther reacted extremely quickly, his dark element flashing as he darted to the side, narrowly avoiding the sudden energy attack.

Meanwhile, the frost-skinned dwarves inside the light barrier stopped watching. Knowing the urgency of the situation, they launched a fierce attack on the wizards outside without hesitation.

The dwarven gunners beside the rune cannon skillfully operated this sophisticated heavy weapon covered in runes. Their expressions were focused, their hands moving rapidly to adjust the angle and power output of the rune cannon.

With a command, the rune cannons roared in unison, and beams of energy shot out like lightning, carrying intense heat and powerful impact, drawing curves in the air as they hurtled toward the wizards below.

Meanwhile, the dwarves were also busy at work beside the catapult. The enormous catapult was made of sturdy ironwood, with its base buried deep in the ground to ensure stability during launch.

The dwarves worked together to turn the winch, slowly lowering the catapult's long arm. At the end of the arm, a huge iron basket was filled with heavy frost bombs.

When the long arm was stretched to its limit, the dwarves suddenly released the winch, and the long arm snapped back upwards instantly, the huge elastic force throwing Frostball high into the air.

The Frostbolt streaked across the sky like a meteor, hurtling towards the wizarding ranks below. Upon impact, the biting cold, carrying shattered ice crystals, exploded violently, shaking the ground and kicking up clouds of dust and ice shards.

Meanwhile, on the giant crossbowmen's side, the dwarven crossbowmen kept loading bolts. The crossbow's body was made of a mixture of hard metal and wood, and the string was made of tough animal sinew, capable of withstanding enormous tension.

They loaded the long crossbow bolts into the slots, and then the two of them worked together to pull the lever fully. The arrowheads of these bolts were forged from a special mixture of materials and frost iron, making them not only incredibly sharp but also extremely powerful in warding off demons.

As the dwarves loosened their fingers, the bowstring tautened, and with a whistling sound, the bolt was launched at incredible speed toward the wizard apprentices below.

A dense barrage of crossbow bolts streaked through the air, creating a rain of arrows that the apprentices could not defend against.

Seeing the attack coming from the sky, the apprentices calmly sketched spell runes, and defensive spells were instantly cast, with elemental shields and energy shields of various colors appearing on the ground one after another.

The Frosty Dwarf did not launch an attack on the official wizard in the air.

Firstly, their existing attack methods are completely incapable of reaching the wizards suspended high in the sky. Secondly, even if they were to hit them by chance, their attacks would not even be able to break through the wizards' protective magic.

"Boom boom boom—ping ping—boom—boom boom—whoosh"

In an instant, a dense barrage of booming sounds erupted. The energy projectiles from the rune cannons, trailing eerie purple tails, slammed into the apprentice's shield, exploding upon impact. The violent energy, like a giant python breaking free of its restraints, swam wildly and wreaked havoc in all directions.

The giant crossbow bolt fell with a dull thud, its gleaming metal tip piercing the energy shield and disappearing instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the runes on the arrowheads lit up, and with a muffled "bang," the arrowheads exploded, sending sharp metal fragments flying like a rainstorm, tearing the apprentices inside the energy shield apart.

When the Frost Bomb lands, it bursts out a large amount of ice mist, which instantly condenses into thick white frost wherever it touches. The flying ice shards hit the shield with a crisp "clanging" sound.

The true purpose of these frost bullets was not to break through the apprentices' defenses, but to completely obscure their vision by spreading out the dense icy mist when the bullets exploded.

As a result, the apprentices found it difficult to make accurate judgments about the attacks from above, and could only passively respond in the unknown, vast white fog.

A series of booming sounds echoed through the white mist, causing the air to tremble slightly. At the same time, the apprentices' screams rang out one after another, revealing their barely concealed panic and pain.

Seeing the situation was dire, the official wizards in the sky immediately stopped observing and took action, unleashing dazzling spells that precisely shattered the incoming attacks.

At this moment, inside the airship above the battlefield, several formal wizards were overlooking the fierce battle below from the cockpit. Among the crowd, the two vice-deans and the wizard Jon were prominently featured.

After a long silence, Finn finally spoke and asked:

"Thorne, did you manage to decipher that rune array?"

His current condition is not good: the left half of his body, along with half of his face, has turned into a pale block of ice. Although the layers of ice and frost vividly outline his original figure, they still carry an eerie stiffness.

The battle with that level-two Frostbone Beast was extremely difficult. The beast's frenzied counterattack as it was on the verge of death tore half of his body apart, and the hideous wound was covered with domineering venom, making it impossible for him to treat.

Fortunately, as a level two wizard, his powerful magic and life force were still able to barely suppress this deadly erosion.

However, due to this severe injury, his body cannot recover in the short term and he can only rely on this half of his ice crystal body to maintain his movements.

Thorne, standing to the side, removed the observation tools in front of him and said with a solemn expression, "It's possible, but it will take at least a day to decipher it."