Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 326 The Mighty Giant Legion

Hearing Francesca's reply, Wayne felt a warmth in his heart; it felt good to be trusted by others.

Since the elven sorceress trusted him so much, he wouldn't let those who believed in him down.

Although his full strength cannot be unleashed due to the seal within his body, he has accumulated many trump cards over the past few years, making him far stronger than before. He can even resolve this matter without lifting a finger.

Wayne had other purposes in dealing with Nilfgaard this time, besides demonstrating the strength of the Witcher Order to other factions.

According to intelligence from a sorceress he planted in the south, the main reason why the usurper emperor was so eager to attack the Kingdom of Aden was a man he had disfigured and on whom he had a million gold coins.

Perhaps Wiggerts had already made considerable arrangements in Nilfgaard, and his power was deeply entrenched.

After escaping wounded, the man quickly gained the trust of the usurper emperor and even became one of Nilfgaard's royal advisors.

It is unknown what reasons he used to persuade the usurper emperor, but according to the sorceress's intelligence, the emperor has made up his mind and is now mobilizing the entire nation's strength, making a war between the northern and southern continents inevitable.

Two days later, news from Francesca further confirmed this.

After the elven sorceress rejected the Nilfgaardian envoy, the high-ranking official of the imperial court said nothing more, angrily turned and left. Soon after, more than 20,000 Nilfgaardian soldiers in black gathered on the open ground outside the Valley of Flowers forest, set up camp, and prepared to attack.

Perhaps in their eyes, even the Kingdom of Aden was easily defeated by them, so how dare this elven race, which even Aden could not defeat, refuse their offer of allegiance? They were simply courting death.

The Nilfgaardian army was powerful not only because of its excellent weapons and equipment and good command, but also, most importantly, because the Nilfgaardian Empire had a well-equipped military academy that could provide the empire with a large number of junior officers.

Under the control and command of these junior officers, the excellent Nilfgaard soldiers were not only able to maintain high morale, but also to cooperate with other units and quickly complete the commander's orders.

In the medieval era of cold weapons, an army that could achieve these two things was undoubtedly the most elite and combat-effective force.

The general who commanded this army was one of the most trusted commanders of the usurper emperor.

Even though they were facing an Elven race that didn't even have a fully-organized army, the commander remained quite cautious.

No directly commanded army entered the forest to fight the elves in terrain unfavorable to them.

Instead, they gathered sufficient intelligence beforehand, proceeded steadily and cautiously, targeted the location of the Elf Palace in Hundred Flowers Valley, formed a defensive formation, cut through mountains and built bridges over rivers, and systematically attacked the core area of ​​the Elf race.

To the commander's surprise, after marching through the forest for two days, when tens of thousands of Nilfgaard's soldiers pushed the front line to within a few kilometers of the Valley of Flowers Palace, they still encountered no resistance from the elves, as if they had all fled.

This strange situation made the commander wary.

Instead of advancing rashly, he sent out a large number of scouts to gather intelligence around the army and prevent himself from being ambushed by the enemy.

Just as the Nilfgaardian army halted its advance, the Witcher Order launched its attack.

First, a rumbling sound like muffled thunder came from afar, startling birds that had nowhere to fly, causing them to flap their wings and take flight into the sky.

Then, a series of vibrations, gradually increasing in intensity, reached the ground, as if tens of thousands of heavy cavalry were charging towards them.

This sight instilled fear in the soldiers and officers of Nilfgaard, who trembled slightly as they looked toward the source of the sound.

However, as professional soldiers, the habit of obeying orders is ingrained in their bones.

Following the commander's order, the more than 20,000 soldiers immediately took up their weapons, quickly changed formation, and under the command of numerous junior officers, formed a dense spear formation to counter the cavalry.

As the vibrations and sounds grew louder, a huge figure quickly appeared before the soldiers.

This is a knight who is over three meters tall and wields a huge two-handed sword that is over five meters long.

Its entire body is composed of a sturdy metal structure, and it shines with the brilliance of magical runes. It runs at a speed comparable to the finest warhorse. Facing a battle formation of tens of thousands of soldiers, it does not stop for a moment, wielding its greatsword and charging straight towards the crowd.

After the steel knight charged out of the forest for over a hundred meters, several hundred armored giants, each eight or nine meters tall, also rushed out of the dense forest as the trees shook violently.

When these monsters, clad in full metal armor, wielding enormous weapons, and dozens of times the size of ordinary people, saw the soldiers of Nilfgaard, they roared with earth-shattering excitement as if they were lambs to the slaughter, brandishing their weapons and charging toward the army's position.

Although the number of the two sides differed by hundreds of times, these giants showed no fear. As they sprinted forward, each stride covered five or six meters, making them no less impressive than well-trained warhorses.

This scene stunned the soldiers of Nilfgaard.

Unlike the northern kingdoms teeming with monsters, the Nilfgaard Empire has a relatively small number of monsters due to its low population density. Many species have become extinct, and most are humanoid monsters that are not very powerful.

They had probably never even heard of a group of giants nearly ten meters tall like this, let alone seen one.

The unknown is the most terrifying. Although the number of soldiers was large, the huge difference in size and the fact that the enemy had such sophisticated equipment showed that the enemy had a strong fighting force.

Seeing the giant legion rushing towards them like a tsunami, every Nilfgaard soldier felt an immense pressure.

However, things were worse than they had imagined.

Before the steel knights at the forefront and the terrifying legion of giants could charge into the ranks of soldiers, the soldiers of Nilfgaard suddenly noticed that clusters of fiery red clouds were gathering in the sky above their heads.

Countless massive, burning boulders, trailing comet-like fiery tails, were plummeting at high speed from hundreds or even thousands of meters above the ground, their target seemingly the defensive formation they had formed.

"Spells, these are wizard spells."

"Quickly, officers, take the magic-blocking gold equipment that has been assigned to you."

"Their spells are just empty shells; as long as we have the magic-blocking gold, these spells cannot harm us."

However, before the commander could finish speaking, the burning boulders, under the force of gravity, slammed violently into the ground.

Like powerful cannonballs, these boulders not only smashed any obstacles beneath them into pieces, but the shockwaves from the impact could also turn nearby soldiers into mincemeat.

These thousands of meteorites came and went quickly. Excluding those that missed their target, out of the more than 20,000 soldiers, only about one or two thousand died directly from this powerful magic. The so-called magic-blocking gold had little effect against this kind of physical falling magic and could not save the lives of those soldiers and officers at all.

While this spell wasn't particularly destructive, its most significant effect was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, severely damaging the morale of the Nilfgaard soldiers and disrupting their well-prepared defensive formation.

Shortly after the meteor spell ended, while the soldiers were still reeling from the shock and fear...

The steel knight at the forefront had already brandished his greatsword and charged into the crowd.

It was no wonder that this magic knight possessed such great power. Under his wielding greatsword, whether it was an officer in armor or a soldier holding a shield, they were all as fragile as tofu, easily crushed and cut in two.

Even without using a greatsword, the steel knight's attacks, whether just fists or physical impacts, could easily turn soldiers into a bloody pulp.

Although he was not as large as the steel giants behind him, this magic knight was like the sharpest blade, swiftly cutting into the army formation of tens of thousands of soldiers with an irresistible force.

But once the steel giants that followed him entered the battle formation, hell descended upon the Nilfgaardian soldiers.

Their proud black armor was as fragile as paper against the colossal weapons of these giants.

No matter how hard they tried, their weapons could only leave some sword marks on the opponent's armor.

This is not due to a difference in materials or craftsmanship, but simply because the armor worn by these giants is several times thicker than that of ordinary human armor. Unless large-scale engineering machinery such as ballistae is used, human strength is insufficient to break through such steel defenses.

Given such a significant disadvantage, the outcome of the war quickly became clear.

Above this bloody battlefield, Wayne, Francesca, and the elven sage Ida were flying in the sky, coldly observing the battle below.

Ada's expression was indifferent, and she did not seem surprised by the fighting power displayed by the giants.

"Your legion is powerful, Wayne."

"However, these giants are not immune to curses or poison magic. Under the damage of these dark magic spells, they will not last longer than humans."

Upon hearing this, Wayne rolled his eyes inwardly, finding the elven sage's arrogance quite amusing.

"I know that very well, Ada."

"Currently, my guild is acquiring anti-magic gold in full force, and before long, my giant legion will have the power to fight against magic."

(End of this chapter)