The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

"Then use it! Forget about those giants!!" Winslant shouted immediately upon hearing this.

Although the ballistae that fired dragon-hunting lightning arrows and hunting giant arrows couldn't kill a giant even after twenty shots, their continuous fire prevented the giants from quickly approaching the fortress. So rather than wasting Lu Ming's combat power on those giants who couldn't be considered for the time being, it was better to let him unleash his magic on those Aifa elves!

Upon hearing Winslant's shout, Lu Ming immediately stopped using Yangxing Thunder to blast the giants and instead began casting spells using runes, unleashing a wide-range elemental magic.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and sandstorms mixed with magical dust pelted the Fireleaf Guard soldiers. The dense sandstorm prevented them from using their bows and arrows to attack the Miracaesar coalition forces on the fortress walls.

Upon seeing this, Ramanras, Winsland, Hemfies, Farisias, Cassie, and the others immediately roared, "Everyone, attack with all your might!!"

Instantly, everyone on the city wall stood up from behind the crenellations and launched an unimaginably fierce attack on the Fire Leaf soldiers.

However, right after this round of attacks, a sandstorm swept across the fortress, preventing Lu Ming and the others from effectively attacking the Fire Leaf soldiers.

However, relying on his research on crystal magic by White Dragon Hiss, Lu Ming was able to incorporate a little crystallization power into some earth elemental magic. So, while the sandstorm blowing above the fortress walls was ordinary, the sandstorm blowing below the fortress walls was crystallized.

When these crystallized sandstorms hit the soldiers of the Fireleaf Guard and their giant slaves, they cause crystals to form on their bodies. Once the crystals cover their bodies, they are cursed to death by the power of the crystals. But before that, the crystallized sandstorms are no different from ordinary sandstorms, only causing them pain and making it impossible for them to open their eyes.

As two sandstorms raged around the city walls, the defensive battle gradually turned into a contest of magical power and understanding between Lu Ming and Huo Ye, two mages. Once one side was defeated, the other's attack would be merciless! So both sides gritted their teeth and kept casting the sandstorm spell, waiting for the other to give up and stop casting.

However, this would take a lot of time, and the soldiers on both sides were finding it difficult to endure such combat...

Chapter 61 - Crystallization and the Scythe of Fire and Leaves

Gusts of wind blew, and sand and stones flew everywhere. Two sandstorms raged and continued to vent their fury. Only a small number of people were able to withstand the powerful sandstorms and attack each other with magic, miracles, and arrows. Even so, the sandstorms made it very difficult for their ranged attacks to hit their targets.

Under the powerful sandstorm formed by magic, Ramanlas and the others couldn't even open their eyes, nor could the elven soldiers of the Fireleaf Guard. Only the giants, whose skin was made of thick rock, were able to advance through this terrifying sandstorm.

However, the sandstorm unleashed by Lu Ming possessed the properties of crystallization magic. In just a few breaths, large patches of crystals appeared on the bodies of these giants, eroding their skin and spreading into their bodies, ultimately cursing them to death.

The giants enslaved by the elves of Aifa were not very intelligent. So when the crystals spread across their bodies, these giant slaves did not try to stop the crystals from spreading like the elven soldiers did. They just foolishly marched towards the fortress and were eventually cursed to death by the power of the crystal magic.

Hearing the earth-shaking roar as the giants fell, the elven soldiers and the soldiers of the Miracathian allied forces reacted very differently.

When the elven soldiers of the Fireleaf Guard discovered that their giant slaves had been cursed to death by crystals in the sandstorm, a commotion broke out. Many soldiers were panicked, as if their confidence had been shattered, and they scattered across the battlefield, trying to avoid the giant slaves who might fall and crush them.

The soldiers of the Miracaesar alliance were ecstatic at the continuous roars. The giant slaves were the elves' most powerful force when besieging cities, fortresses, and strongholds, and now this powerful force was dying foolishly in the largely harmless crystallized sandstorm, making the strength of the Aifa Empire seem laughable. This greatly boosted the morale of the Miracaesar alliance, giving them the confidence to boldly bravely unleash their attacks on the elven soldiers below the city walls, braving the sandstorm from the Fireleaf Guard mages.

Seeing this through magic, Duke Aragosa sneered and ordered several mages in the army, "Increase the magic! Let those foolish Miracathians know that the mages of Aifa are not to be compared to them!"

Immediately, several of Aifa's mages intensified their spells, making the sandstorm raging above the fortress walls even more ferocious, and even adding small pebbles to it, leaving Miracaiser's soldiers covered in wounds.

From the magical power emanating from the sandstorm as the enemy added rubble, Lu Ming realized that the enemy wasn't just having one mage trying to wear him down with magic; rather, it was several elven mages on the same level as him engaging in a war of attrition. Therefore, Lu Ming couldn't continue this stalemate; otherwise, he would only be worn down to death.

To break this deadlock, Lu Ming gritted his teeth, took out the soul of White Dragon Heath from his phone, and bit into it, crushing the soul and absorbing most of its power, forcibly gaining absolute control over the crystallized power.

But in the end, he only absorbed a portion of them; many other souls were absorbed by those around him, such as Ramanlas and Chimera, as well as his personal guards and Winslant.

The soul of the White Dragon Hiss contained extremely powerful energy, allowing those who received a portion of its essence, except for Lu Ming, to use crystal magic to varying degrees. Moreover, this soul imbued their blood with a portion of the ancient dragon's power, transforming their blood into dragon blood, thus rendering them immune to all poisons.

"So this is what it feels like when Miral and the others absorb souls. If I were an undead, I might get addicted, right? The feeling of this power surging into every nerve and every blood vessel in my body is just amazing!" Lu Ming, who had absorbed 60% of the power from the soul of the white dragon Heath, felt his body filled with power, and his almost depleted magic power became abundant again. He couldn't help but laugh.

“However, I think you should do less of this kind of thing in the future. We’re not immortals! Who knows what kind of impact this will have on us?” Ramanras, who had also absorbed a portion of the White Dragon Hiss’s soul, frowned and warned Lu Ming.

Hearing this, Lu Ming nodded in agreement. However, now was not the time to discuss these matters. The Fire Leaf Guards were still searching for an opportunity to storm the city walls amidst the crystallized sandstorm, so Lu Ming did not say anything more on this issue.

Holding the Aries Staff in both hands, Lu Ming stood on the city wall, silently chanting an incantation. Instantly, the weak crystalline sandstorm transformed into a crystalline storm with rampaging crystalline blocks, forcing the Fire Leaf Guard soldiers to retreat in disarray, unable to get any closer to the fortress!

Gazing at the faint, phantom image of a white dragon appearing and disappearing on the fortress walls, Strisley suddenly suggested to Aragosana, who was extremely dissatisfied with the current situation, "Shouldn't you have the soldiers retreat now? If this continues, they'll all die from Miracath's magic!"

However, Duke Alagosana sneered and said, "Indeed, such crystal magic is very powerful, but you seem to have missed the point that our army has not suffered any major casualties so far. Crystal magic is powerful, but most of the time, its main killing power is actually its curse ability, not its inherent destructive force. As long as our soldiers ensure that the crystal does not completely cover them, they can guarantee their safety."

"It seems you've done a lot of research on the previous battles between your troops and the Miracaesars! But the problem is that your troops are currently caught in this terrifying crystal storm and have no way to continue attacking the fortress. Continuing would just be a waste of soldiers' lives!" Strylisa was quite impressed that Aragosana could accurately perceive the characteristics of crystal magic under normal circumstances, even though she only had some reports from the previous attack on Miracaesars.

The problem wasn't the destructive power of crystal magic, but rather that the Fireleaf Guard soldiers were unable to continue their assault on the fortress. Therefore, no matter how much Aragosa understood crystal magic, she couldn't turn the tide.

But Duke Aragosa thought differently. Instead, she smiled slightly at Strylisa, then looked towards the fortress ravaged by the crystal storm and sandstorm, and said, "We Fireleaf are different from you Bloodleaf. We don't have enough funds, nor the best armor and weapons. However, our Fireleaf's combat strength and win rate are still higher than your Bloodleaf's! Do you know why?"

"why?"

Aragosana curled her lips into a sinister smile and said, "Because our soldiers are fearless!"

"What?" Strychlisa was taken aback upon hearing Aragosana's words.

“Strilias, take a good look! This is the determination of Fireleaf!” Aragosana did not answer Strilias, but instead spread her arms, faced the fortress, and laughed as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, Strylisa couldn't help but look towards the fortress, and what she saw was a scene she would never forget!

Amidst the terrifying crystal storm, the soldiers of the Fire Leaf Guard endured the pain of the crystals splattering on their bodies, forcing their way towards the fortress. Neither the spreading crystals nor the flying crystal fragments in the gale-force winds that slammed into them, cutting wounds, could stop their advance.

Soon, flames ignited in the already dark storm, just like the name of this unit, Fire Leaf, with its burning leaves in the flames. Its soldiers, just like their name, burned in the crystalline storm, like fire elementals, breaking through the blockade of the crystalline storm and sending rockets hurtling towards the fortress walls.

Upon seeing this, not only were Ramanlas, Chimera, Winslant, Hemfies, and others taken aback, but even Lu Ming was startled.

Watching the Fireleaf Guard soldiers burning themselves in the crystal storm to minimize the crystals' effects on them, Lu Ming frowned and tried to probe the elven soldiers with his magic, but was blocked by a powerful force. He couldn't help but say angrily, "Damn bastards, they actually went so far as to burn their own souls to unleash their power! You're all a bunch of lunatics!"

Yes, these elven soldiers used forbidden magic, burning their own souls to unleash their power, forcibly ignoring his crystal storm, and launched another attack on them!

With no other option, Lu Ming had to have his mages use fire magic to help the elves burn faster and turn all their souls to ashes!

However, at this moment, the Fire Leaf Guard mage suddenly stopped casting his spell, and the sandstorm vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

However, this was not good news for Lu Ming. While the sandstorm had obscured their vision, it had also concealed their figures, making it difficult for the Fire Leaf soldiers to aim at them properly. Now that the sandstorm had disappeared, they were essentially exposed to a group of elves who were completely immune to the burning Crystal Storm—a truly terrible situation!

An unusually dense barrage of rockets rained down on the city walls, pinning most of the Miracaesar coalition soldiers down.

Seeing that he was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position again, Lu Ming stopped casting Crystal Storm and instead shot a beam of freezing light at the elves whose bodies were burning with raging flames.

The cold beam of light instantly killed more than a dozen of the Fire Leaf Guard's reckless soldiers, but it was just a drop in the ocean and nothing at all.

Compared to the tens of thousands of elves burning with flames, these dozen or twenty elves are nothing but a drop in the ocean!

"Damn elves!" As the situation became increasingly unfavorable, Winslant and the others couldn't help but curse the elves, cursing those bastards who dared to burn their own souls.

The only one who remained relatively calm was Lu Ming.

He hadn't anticipated the elves' reckless offensive. But since the elves possessed Holy Spirit Stones, it wasn't surprising that the elves of Aifa would use methods like burning their souls to unleash power. The fact that no one else had found an effect—that the Aifa elves actually dared to use such a method—was why they were being suppressed by the Fireleaf Guard!

However, Lu Ming still has this trump card to deal with these elves!

This card was originally one of the few trump cards he had reserved for Eldridge. Using it now would be a loss, but not using it would be an even bigger loss. So he chose to use it to prevent things from becoming even more uncontrollable!

Just when Aragosana and Strysa thought they had won, a terrifying magical force suddenly appeared at the fortress.

The power of magic depends on the amount of magic a magician uses and the strength of their control over that magic. However, the kind of magic that Lu Ming is preparing now, which would consume half of the magic power of a magician like Lu Ming who is almost as strong as a grand magician, has never appeared on the battlefield before.

This type of magic, which possesses immense power and a wide range, can easily affect friendly soldiers as well. Therefore, mages in the army often avoid casting this type of magic.

However, Lu Ming seemed to have no intention of paying attention to this little magician's unspoken rules, and directly planned to cast a spell that could even affect himself.

This surprised Aragosa and Strysa.

As the two leaders, they were not intimidated by the magical power of the spell Lu Ming was about to unleash; they were merely somewhat surprised.

However, the soldiers under Aragosa were completely different! After sensing the magical power contained in Lu Ming's magic, most of the mages in the Fire Leaf Guard were so frightened that they turned pale, fell to the ground, and trembled.

"How is this possible? This kind of magical power, does he intend to perish with us?" This was the exclamation of the elven mages at Lu Ming's madness.

However, the mages on Miracaisar's side were not worried at all that Lu Ming would go crazy and kill everyone, because Lu Ming was a person who valued his life very much and loved his wife very much. He would not allow Ramanlas and Chimera to be in danger, so this magic was likely a powerful control magic that would not cause any harm to the people inside the fortress or on the city walls!

As time progressed, the sky was obscured by dark clouds summoned by magic, and powerful magic condensed within the clouds, forming a terrifying force.

Upon seeing this, the elves, who were burning themselves, immediately launched wave after wave of rockets at Lu Ming to stop him from continuing to cast spells.

However, under the protection of Ramanlas and Chimera, those rockets could not harm Lu Ming in the slightest. Before they even landed, Ramanlas and Chimera used magic, miracles, and divine spells to shoot them down!

In the end, Lu Ming successfully cast the spell. Four huge crystal pillars broke through the clouds and slowly fell, crashing down on the outside of the fortress, where the burning elves of Fire Leaf were located.

"This is how the world is destroyed..." Lu Ming said softly, and then four giant crystal pillars crashed to the ground, emitting terrifying light and shockwaves...

Chapter 62 - Crystal Plains

A terrifying light engulfed the plains outside the fortress. The shockwave blew away everything unprotected by magical barriers, sending them crashing down from the sky!

As the light gradually faded, countless soldiers' corpses and a large number of crystal fragments fell like a heavy rain, landing on this vast plain covered by crystals!

The plains of Azertuth are covered by crystals rich in special energy, and extend outwards in all directions from the crater created by the fall of four giant crystal pillars.

At this moment, all the elven soldiers who burned their souls with raging fire were devoured by the energy released when the crystal pillars fell. They were either crushed into dust or swallowed by the crystals.

The plains that were once full of various plants have now become a vast crystal plain. Except for the fortress protected by special magical crystals, the high mountain where the fire ritual site is located, and the camp of the Fire Leaf Guard, all other places have been swallowed up by Liu Ming's crystal magic, and all life has turned into nothingness.

"This..." Winslant and the others, who had only escaped the shockwave by hiding behind the ramparts, were speechless in shock at the astonishing scene before them. In their memories, magic that could transform an entire area into something else with a single strike only existed in legends and stories. Very few real-world mages possessed such terrifying magic; at least among mages of the Archmage rank, very, very few knew it.

Looking at Liu Ming's calm and collected expression, everyone was even more shocked. After consuming so much magic power at once, most mages would be exhausted and collapse from the rapid depletion of their magic power, and it would be impossible for them to stand here as if nothing had happened, like Liu Ming.

Seeing that Liu Ming had cast such a spell that transformed an entire landscape, yet still stood there, coldly watching the flames within the countless crystals of the Crystal Plain extinguish, everyone—whether Miracaissa, the humans, or the elves of Aifa—gained an impression of Liu Ming as a powerful mage.

His understanding of magic has reached a terrifying level. Ordinary mages or archmages would hardly be able to defeat him. Perhaps only a magical spirit who has transformed himself into magic can reliably suppress him.

However, there were no magical spirits among the Fire Leaf Guards, so after witnessing the power of Liu Ming's magic, they immediately chose to temporarily retreat, rest in the camp for the night, and then make further plans.

Seeing that the Fireleaf Guard had chosen to retreat, even abandoning the corpses of their own comrades, the warriors of the Miracaisar Alliance cheered and shouted the name of the Sword-Biting Wolf. But while everyone was cheering, a group of people had very gloomy faces, as if they had swallowed flies and felt extremely disgusted.

These people were the men of Tadalimus, Amancaldon, and Amankorza, all retainers of the royal family.

In their eyes, the more prominent Liu Ming and Yugsotus were, the less likely their master would be to acquire land. Therefore, they were not happy that Liu Ming had repelled Huo Ye with a magic attack he had fought with all his might. Instead, they hoped that the fortress would be captured by Huo Ye's guards and that Liu Ming and the others would be killed, so that their master could seize the army under Liu Ming's command and become the new Grand Duke of Miracaisa. This would allow them to become counts and viscounts of the new duchy, instead of just being advisors with the empty title of baron as they were now.

However, these people did not realize how conspicuous they were in Miracaissa's army at this moment. While everyone else was cheering and celebrating, they were the only ones with gloomy faces, making them easy for others to see and remember.

Meanwhile, Chimera and Ramanlas, the wives of Liu Ming, happened to see the deep hatred in their eyes when they looked at Liu Ming, and they remembered their faces, preparing to let them know what the price would be for targeting their husbands!

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"I heard you used a powerful spell. Are you alright?" After hearing that Lu Ming had used a wide-range spell on the city wall, Grand Duke Rael, as Lu Ming's superior, naturally came to check on him and offer his condolences. After all, such magic would cause great harm to the caster's body, and he couldn't afford to suffer such a loss if anything happened to Lu Ming, his trusted advisor.

Because of his concern for Liu Ming, he immediately dismissed any doubts he had harbored about Liu Ming due to the instigation of certain individuals. If those people were to appear before him now, they would likely be hanged by Grand Duke Raels!

"I'm fine, but I probably won't be able to use wide-area attack magic for the next few days. However, those crystals outside the fortress can still cause some trouble for Aifa's army." Sitting in the conference room chair, Liu Ming said to Rael with a smile.

Compared to the native mages of Puru, while Lu Ming could unleash wide-range attack spells without injury or side effects, continuous use would still cause problems, which is why Lu Ming said what he did. However, anyone familiar with the rules of magic knows this, and naturally no one would dare to criticize Lu Ming; doing so would be suicidal.

Sitting in his seat, Winsland looked at Lu Ming, who had just temporarily repelled the Fireleaf Guards, and after a moment of contemplation, asked Lu Ming with some doubt, "Lu Ming, how long will your crystals remain here in the Azertus Plains? Won't they spread and pollute the water sources?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming shook his head and said, "As long as the energy of those four crystal pillars doesn't run out, those crystals will continue to exist. They will naturally spread, but at most they won't exceed a radius of five kilometers. Once they exceed that distance, the energy of the crystal pillars won't be able to sustain them, and the crystals will collapse on their own. Besides, this magic, apart from the moment the crystal pillar falls, doesn't have the ability to kill, so naturally it won't pollute the water source!"

"Then why did you say that those crystals would cause some trouble for Aifa's army?" Hearing this, Hemfis couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"The reason is simple. This crystal is a special crystal that I created based on my understanding and research of crystal magic. It can absorb the magical power in magic, making this area a special zone where magic cannot be used," Liu Ming explained with a slight smile to Hemphis and Winsland.

At this moment, Viscount Oberirick continued from Liu Ming's words, saying, "But this crystal only absorbs magic, not miracles, so this means that Aifa's army can't attack us with magic, while we can attack them with miracles! Right, Viscount Liu Ming?"

“That’s right!” Nodding, Liu Ming indicated that he was correct, and then continued, “The elves of Aifa are always arrogant. They are not as enthusiastic about learning and researching miracles, which are techniques used by the undead, as we are. They often look down on this power and would never bother to learn how to use miracles. Therefore, we will have a huge advantage in this area where all magical powers except for magic circles cannot be used!”

"What if they choose to destroy the crystal pillars and restore this area to its previous state?"

"I'm sorry, I already thought of that. So I placed a curse on these crystal pillars. Any life that gets close to a crystal pillar will be devoured by the curse, going mad and attacking other life forms indiscriminately. It will only return to normal once it gets far enough away from the crystal pillar." Liu Ming explained to everyone with a confident smile.

After hearing Liu Ming's explanation, the two dukes and everyone else were relieved.