Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

At this moment, the forest elf who had been leading the group suddenly frowned:

"Stop them!"

The purpose of their regrouping is unclear.

But his intuition told him that once the other winter birds came into contact with the leader, nothing good would happen.

As soon as he finished speaking, the elven wizards beside him immediately took action.

"Crack—whoosh!!"

In an instant, several walls of fire suddenly ignited around the leader of the Tillyz Winterbirds, releasing terrifyingly high temperatures to drive away any Tillyz Winterbirds that tried to enter.

Little did they know, this flock of Tyrezzi winterbirds seemed to be possessed, still charging fearlessly toward their leader.

"quack!"

No matter how the flames scorched their feathers and damaged their icy bodies, they continued to plunge headlong into the wall of fire without stopping.

"Damn it, they've been taken over..."

The forest elf muttered something, then raised his hand and waved, signaling his teammates to extinguish the fire wall.

He then stepped back and said to a female forest elf beside him:

"Menis, their consciousness seems to be controlled (Elven language), use that."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the female elf named Menis flew to the center of the battlefield.

She frowned as she looked at the nearly frenzied flock of Tilitz winterbirds, then began to chant a spell in a low voice.

—Buzz!

The next moment, a pale pink ripple spread out from her body, instantly brushing across the entire flock of birds.

In an instant, the flock of previously frenzied Tillys winterbirds all stopped abruptly, as if a gentle touch had caressed their souls.

Its gentle touch, named Minata, is also a heart-sensing magic bestowed by the Tree of Life.

"quack……"

Under the soothing influence of the magic, the eyes of the Tiriz Winterbird regained some clarity, and it began to fear the wall of fire that had not yet been extinguished.

Perhaps due to the sheer number and density of the birds, this gentle touch did not completely stop them, but it was quite effective.

At the signal from the forest elf behind her, Menis immediately focused and prepared for the second wave of Minata's caresses.

But just then...

"Gah—!!"

The next moment, another call rang out from the center of the flock.

In an instant, the Tilitz winterbirds, who had regained some composure, went into a frenzy again, and the flock rioted once more, only this time—they changed direction.

"Gah! Gah gah!!"

The next moment, the flock of Tilitz winterbirds all turned around and went back. Instead of converging towards the center, they shot off in all directions.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

The ice mist at their rear ends was no longer retained, and a powerful thrust was released, causing the Tilitz Winterbirds to blast in all directions like cannonballs.

In an instant, white shadows flew across the battlefield. The wizards, not expecting such a suicidal attack, began to retreat in droves.

"Crack—crack!! Bang bang!!"

The cracking sounds of shattering magical implements and the shattering of magical barriers echoed intermittently in the air.

However, compared to the wizards who only suffered minor injuries, the casualties among the Tillys Winterbirds were far more severe.

Although they can break through ordinary witchcraft tools and defensive spells, the powerful recoil they generate shatters their internal organs.

Meanwhile, somewhere on the battlefield, Hughes had already pushed the deflection shield to its limit.

Five silver ripple shields swirled rapidly around him, providing comprehensive protection against the incoming "Winter Bird Cannonballs."

"Buzz—thump! Buzz—thump! Buzz—thump!"

With each impact, the solid deflection force of the round shield would deflect all the winter birds away.

The birds whose trajectories had been deflected collided wildly with each other, many even crashing head-on into each other and instantly exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

But at that moment, somewhere

A rather large Tylitz winterbird quietly hovered near Hughes.

"..."

Perhaps because it was relatively powerful, even though the leader had aroused its bestial nature, it did not completely corrupt its mind.

Therefore, it still retains strong combat intelligence, and at this moment it is like a lurking hunter, looking for the right time to strike.

Suddenly, its eyes narrowed.

It was because it had spotted a barely perceptible gap between the five surrounding shields.

The next moment, without the slightest hesitation, the ice mist at its lower end roared and then burst forth with a powerful thrust, sending its already taut body forward.

"Whoosh—!!"

In an instant, its sharp beak pierced through the gap in the shield and was about to peck at Hughes's neck.

——！

At the same time, feeling a sharp sensation coming from the side of his neck, Hughes' hair stood on end.

Before he could even react, his body reacted instinctively, turning sharply to try and avoid a fatal blow.

But just then...

"call out--"

Suddenly, a huge fireball appeared out of nowhere and slammed into the Tyritz Winterbird behind Hughes.

"boom--!!"

The fireball exploded with a roar, and a wave of scorching heat instantly hit Hughes' face.

But by comparison, the Tilitz Winterbird, who took the hit head-on, fared much worse.

Its back was blasted open with a large, charred hole, and its body had already lost all signs of life.

Before it could even let out a scream, the icy mist at its rear suddenly dissipated, and its body plummeted straight down like a kite with a broken string.

Hughes glanced in the direction the fireball came from and saw that the one who made the move was a fire elf from the Chelka family not far away.

The flames still flickered on the opponent's fingertips, and after blasting down another Tillyz Winterbird, it looked over as if it sensed something.

His face was handsome, the blessing mark on his forehead was just covered by a head of bright orange-red hair, and his ear tips were slender and upturned, which was a classic fire elf appearance.

Given the urgency of the situation, Hughes simply nodded to the other party in gratitude.

The two then plunged back into the battlefield...

In the center of the battlefield, the forest elf dodged while constantly scanning the white figures around him.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, for he realized that the leader of the Tillyz Winterbirds had vanished without a trace.

……

At this moment, on the outermost edge of the battlefield.

"Gah, pointy ears, stupid, gah..."

The leader of the Tillys Winterbirds, who had just disappeared, had somehow escaped the battlefield and was flying away into the distance.

Its face clearly showed a hint of smugness, because from the beginning it had no intention of fighting this group of wizards head-on, and had already secretly planned a plan to escape in the chaos.

"..."

But after flying for a short while, it began to sense that something was wrong.

For some reason, the surrounding clouds, which should have been pure white, had somehow been tinged with purple.

And its own body suddenly felt sleepy.