Even a novice can become a god

The twelve magicians in golden belts and red robes who had always been following him also flew up at the same time.

With a huge explosion, the massive city gate blew up entirely, and a corner of the city wall immediately collapsed.

The originally lazy soldiers on the city wall suddenly gathered around. Hundreds of archers immediately boarded the city wall, followed by several magicians.

However, they immediately recognized the Great Archmage Kobe Leo standing in front of the troop and the twelve imperial guards flying in mid-air. One of the magicians immediately turned around to report to the garrison commander, while another magician quietly slipped behind.

After the magician who slipped behind reached the other side of the fortress, he floated up and wanted to fly towards the encircling circle that was gradually closing in the distance. At this moment, suddenly a lightning bolt flew over from behind, turning this magician into a fireball flying in the air.

All the soldiers in Meikalus Fortress clearly saw the scene just now, and the fortress commander who hurried out of the office also saw this scene. His cheeks sagging with fat suddenly turned pale, and big beads of sweat flowed down from his forehead.

The magician beside him pushed this dazed commander, and the two of them quickly ran to the Great Archmage Kobe Leo.

Kobe Leo, who rushed into the fortress on horseback, didn't even glance at the commander. He directly urged his horse onto the city wall around the fortress. The Holy Knights behind him and the delegation of the Kingdom of Sophie quickly passed through the blown-up city gate and entered the fortress. Only leaving the fortress commander choking on the dust kicked up by the horses.

The princess and Joel followed Kobe Leo and boarded the city wall together.

At this time, in the distance, it could be seen that groups of bandits had surrounded several knights in a huge encirclement, and the encirclement was gradually shrinking. But the bandits seemed to be worried about something and didn't launch an attack for a long time.

"Strange, it doesn't make sense for these guys to go to such great trouble for just a few knights?" Kobe Leo looked back at the princess.

"And, what are they afraid of? It's impossible for so many people not to be able to defeat these few knights." Joel also interjected. Years of experience made him see at a glance that those bandits seemed to be approaching the central target very cautiously, which only happens when the opponent is quite formidable.

"Princess, are there any important figures among those knights?" Kobe Leo asked. Because he thought that if there was an important target there, it could indeed attract the attention of the bandits and make them gather here at all costs.

"No? Just a few ordinary knights and an apprentice magician." The princess said.

In the eyes of the princess, Ryan and the others were indeed very talented people, but the princess never thought that they were indispensable important figures.

In the Kingdom of Sophie, where magic culture flourished, the number of magicians above the middle level was quite large (of course, this is relative to the other few countries). Although Ryan's quality was good, in the eyes of the princess, it was not of much help for her country to get through the current crisis.

After hearing what the princess said, the Great Archmage Kobe Leo was full of doubts and couldn't understand the scene in front of him no matter what.

For a few insignificant characters, his political enemy actually made such an astonishing display, which was really puzzling.

Of course, he wouldn't think that the other party had low thinking ability and misjudged the situation. Kobe Leo had a deep understanding of his opponent.

On the other hand, from the conversation of the princess of the Kingdom of Sophie, it shows that she was also ignorant of this matter. And that well-hidden commander-in-chief also seemed quite curious about this situation, which shows that they didn't arrange this strategy.

Moreover, since they were confident that they could cross the Varks Mountains, they didn't need to play such a little trick. Besides, if they wanted to use the strategy of sowing doubt, these few knights were really too childish.

Although the Great Archmage Kobe Leo thought it over and over again in his heart, he still didn't want to give up such a good opportunity at hand. The two major hidden dangers that had always puzzled him were all exposed in front of him. Those thieves were okay, but the magicians privately raised by his political enemy were his main targets.

Thinking of this, the Great Archmage Kobe Leo said to Joel and the princess behind him, "Two respected guests, please temporarily retreat to a safe place."

Before the princess could understand what was going on, Joel had already guessed Kobe Leo's intention and asked, "Great Archmage, are you going to use magic to wipe out those desperate villains all at once?"

The Great Archmage Kobe Leo glanced at Joel. Indeed, Joel was just as he had felt, a person who seemed relaxed on the surface but actually had great hidden depths. It seemed that the intelligence reports were not accurate, and it was necessary to put this commander-in-chief on the list of people to be especially noted.

Kobe Leo nodded and then turned to the princess and said, "For the interests of the two countries, Princess, would you be willing to make a small sacrifice and exchange the lives of these extremely brave knights for peace between the two countries?"

The Great Archmage Kobe Leo said this to the princess for a reason. According to the intelligence reports, this princess was an absolute nationalist, including this diplomatic mission. She had the mission of betraying herself to obtain peace. The Great Archmage Kobe Leo deeply respected such a responsible crown princess.

Making limited sacrifices for the greatest interests of the two countries should be understandable to this princess.

As for Joel, the Great Archmage Kobe Leo at least knew a little from the intelligence reports. Joel was a high-ranking nobleman and a royal cousin by marriage, but he voluntarily gave up all this and became a mercenary. Mercenaries always respect life, and it is quite difficult to persuade them to sacrifice their subordinates.

The princess was really in a dilemma about the question raised by the Great Archmage Kobe Leo. As the princess of the Kingdom of Sophie, she had the obligation to protect her subjects, especially these loyal knights.

But as the princess of the Kingdom of Sophie, she also had the obligation to defend her country. On both sides of the balance of the crown princess's obligations were equally heavy weights.

After a life-and-death struggle, the princess finally placed those knights on the altar of fate.

"Yes, for the interests of the two countries." The princess's voice sounded like that of a guilty prisoner. Then she turned around and was about to walk down from the city wall.

However, before she could fully turn around, Joel had already grabbed her and turned her body around. Then he said to the Great Archmage Kobe Leo, "Respected Mage, please let us watch this wonderful battle scene from the side."

"No, I don't want to see!" The princess shouted.

"Princess, you have the right to sacrifice anyone to safeguard the interests of the country. This is your sacred duty. But if you make this decision clearly, then you also have the obligation to keep in mind exactly how much these people have contributed to the country. I'm not stopping you from making a decision, but I don't want you to shirk your obligations after making a decision. Come on, enjoy the last battle scene of our brave knights well."

After speaking, he dragged the princess in front of him, passed his hands under the princess's ribs, clamped the princess's body tightly with his arms, and firmly held the princess's cheeks with both hands, making the princess's eyes face the distant knights directly, completely ignoring the tears flowing in the princess's eyes.

The Great Archmage Kobe Leo, seeing this scene, couldn't help but have a new understanding of Joel in his heart. It seemed that this commander-in-chief was the soul of this delegation. Even in this situation, he could still think of taking this opportunity to give this future queen a lesson.

After this battle, the princess would surely have a very clear definition of the word "sacrifice". When the princess has to sacrifice someone again in the future, her decision will surely be more mature and cautious.

This commander-in-chief is truly a descendant of the Twelve Heroes.

However, the Great Archmage Kobe Leo would not let go of this great opportunity because of his own thoughts.

On the city wall, the twelve imperial guards surrounded the Great Archmage Kobe Leo in the middle.

A barrier surrounded them. In the barrier, each magician took out a piece of red cloth and spread it out in front of him.

The fully spread cloth was a circle with a diameter of three meters, embroidered with a magic array with gold threads on it.

At the feet of the Great Archmage Kobe Leo, a similar magic array was also spread out, only three or four times larger than those twelve.

As the Great Archmage Kobe Leo chanted spells in the barrier, a red light covered everything in the barrier so that nothing could be seen.

The red light became brighter and brighter, making it impossible for people beside to open their eyes completely. After a full half hour, the red light gradually shrank. Finally, it shrank into a fireball about the same size as an ordinary fireball spell.

If it weren't for seeing the astonishing red light just now and the magician who collapsed to the ground with severely depleted mental power after the red light dissipated, no one could have imagined that the seemingly very ordinary fireball in the hands of the Great Archmage Kobe Leo would be a super great magic spell - the forbidden spell "Doomsday Catastrophe".

The Great Archmage Kobe Leo in front of them was also sweating all over and standing there with a tired expression. However, due to his burly figure and amazing physical strength, he was the only one still standing.

The Great Archmage Kobe Leo standing there quietly began to slowly gather magical power.

When the magical power was stored enough to launch the "Doomsday Catastrophe", he let out a loud shout. This shout spread throughout the entire Meikalus Fortress.

Joel standing beside him was numbed in both ears by this loud shout. He secretly made up his mind that he must not confront this magician head-on. From that sufficient confidence, it could be heard that this magician must have a strong combat power that is no less than that of a barbarian warrior.

A super magician who can do both close combat and long-range attacks. Thinking of this, Joel could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He really didn't want to be enemies with this person now.

With that loud shout, the fireball shot straight into the sky. The princess's face also turned pale in an instant. She tried hard to break free from Joel's hands, but Joel's hands held her face like clamps and faced the distant knights.

The tears in her eyes had completely blurred the scene in front of her. The only thing she could see was the blood-red sky rolling.

The strange phenomenon that appeared in the sky not only attracted the princess's attention. It also shocked the knights in Qisila Valley and those thieves alike.

A scream came from somewhere among those thieves, and then someone shouted, "It's terrible. It's the 'Doomsday Catastrophe'."

"Doomsday Catastrophe"? Ryan was thinking to himself that he didn't expect to be able to see this legendary forbidden spell.

If they were not currently in the direct strike range of this forbidden spell, he would be very happy to enjoy this unique spectacle on the side. After all, not everyone can see this legendary magic.

Because only one person in the world can use this magic - the Great Archmage Kobe Leo of the Kingdom of Caoqi.

The other knights probably knew what was going on too. After all, although they didn't understand magic and the magical world very well, they definitely couldn't have never heard of the Great Archmage Kobe Leo and his forbidden spell "Doomsday Catastrophe".

Moreover, as soldiers, their understanding of the forbidden spell "Doomsday Catastrophe" might even be above Ryan's.

At this moment, Jack gently patted Ryan on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, we don't have to die at the hands of those despicable thieves. It can be considered an honor for us to die under the forbidden spell of the Great Archmage Kobe Leo."

Looking around, several knights were nodding their heads repeatedly. Their originally pale faces even showed a hint of ruddiness.

Ryan really couldn't understand what these knights were thinking. They were about to die, yet they were excited about who was going to kill them. They were all crazy.

However, Ryan didn't want to die.

So he recited that spell. With the end of the spell, the "Chaos Crystal Wall" emitted a faint starlight and appeared above the heads of the knights.

The surrounding knights stared wide-eyed at Ryan. In their eyes, Ryan's brain must have something wrong with him. He actually thought he could confront the most powerful magic in the world and thought he could resist the attack of the forbidden spell.

Ryan ignored the astonished gazes cast from all around and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the only magic he was good at.

His eyes, through the "Chaos Crystal Wall", closely watched that strange sky.

The entire sky was like a boiling furnace, churning with bright red pulp bubbles.

Among the red light, bursts of golden light often rolled out. The golden light rolled among the red light, forming vortices, and sometimes two golden bright stars would splash out, but they would immediately be sucked back by the red pulp bubbles.

The surrounding red clouds were still rushing towards this place quickly. The red clouds gradually connected together and spread out in the sky for ten miles in diameter.

All the thieves under the sky were scattering in all directions, and even those magicians flapped their wings trying to fly, but Ryan could clearly feel that all kinds of magical elements around him were dispersed by the huge fire elemental aggregate in the sky. 

Apart from fire magic, any other elemental magic is unusable under this forbidden spell, "Doomsday Catastrophe".

And those warhorses had long lost control, completely disregarding commands, running blindly and wildly, biting and colliding with each other. The clever thieves had already jumped off their warhorses and fled on foot.

However, without their warhorses, how could they possibly escape the control of this huge magic covering an area of ten miles in radius in such a short time in this desert?

Sure enough, before those thieves could escape the range covered by the huge red cloud in the sky, the red cloud in the sky had undergone an incredible change.

The cloud layers rolled violently. Red and gold had mixed together, and several places in the cloud layers were surging with thick bubbles.

Once the bubbles bulged, they immediately burst with a roaring sound. Dazzling golden light was revealed inside the burst bubbles. There were more and more bubbles in the sky, denser and denser, and the roaring sounds merged into one.

Seeing such a scene, those thieves quickened their pace and continued to flee for their lives.

Suddenly, a muffled thunder sound rang out. Dozens of bubbles in the sky merged into a huge mass of pulp and dripped down from the sky. Dark red pulp was wrapped with flying red-gold flames.

People on the ground scattered in all directions, trying to escape as far as possible from where the pulp was about to fall.

But this was meaningless. When the pulp hit the ground, there was neither a loud noise nor vibration. Only fireflies flew up all over the sky, and in an instant, the world was filled with hellish scenes.

As the bubbles dripped to the ground, the flames spread outwards in a ring shape from the landing point, and each droplet turned into an acre of fire area.

In the flames, there were no screams or wails. All those swallowed by the flames immediately turned into a wisp of smoke and completely disappeared from the world. The only proof that they had once existed might just be the small pile of ashes left on the ground.

In this hellish environment, even those brave and valiant royal knights also looked pale and trembled.

Suddenly, a mass of pulp dripped down beside them. Bright red flames swallowed everyone in an instant. Ryan exerted all his strength. The huge energy instantly tore apart all the nerves in Ryan's body, and almost at the moment of contact with that powerful force, Ryan lost consciousness.

When Ryan lost consciousness and fainted, the princess watching from the city wall in the distance also fainted at the same time.

The only ones who didn't faint were Joel, who was already indifferent to death on the battlefield, and the knights beside Ryan.

Those knights could never have imagined that Ryan could actually block the attack of that powerful forbidden spell.

However, seeing the unconscious Ryan and another bubble brewing above his head in the sky, everyone realized that the previous resistance had only postponed death for a while.

At this moment, strange changes took place in Ryan.

A thick black smoke slowly seeped out from his skin and gradually enveloped Ryan's body. In the smoke, Ryan slowly stood up.

The knights around him suddenly had completely blank minds.

Ryan in front of them seemed to have completely changed into another person. Those pitch-black pupils looked so deep, and his expression was so solemn. Standing there quietly, it seemed as if he had existed in the world for tens of thousands of years.

The thick black smoke turned into a long robe and gently draped over Ryan. In the eyes of the knights, that robe seemed as deep as the entire night sky, boundless and vast.

Ryan's hands, exposed from the wide sleeves, were vaguely visible under the cover of the smoke. However, the fingers that sometimes stretched out from the smoke made the knights feel more like the claws of some ferocious beast.

Ryan's originally ordinary face was covered with a layer of gray shadow, looking extremely eerie. The swirling thick black smoke seemed to add some beard to Ryan. Ryan's once very young face now looked exceptionally old.

And the revealed old age was not the ordinary kind of old age, but rather like the statues carved in the royal tombs, showing a sense of time that exceeded the normal passage of years and was beyond the mortal world, belonging to the natural passage of time in the world.

A non-human feeling.

A deep and slow voice gently emanated from Ryan's mouth. This voice didn't seem like something a human could produce at all. Hearing this voice, the souls of all the knights seemed to be drawn out simultaneously. They were in a daze, not knowing where they were.

As this voice sounded, Ryan reached out his right hand forward. As his right hand unfolded, the thick black smoke converged towards his palm.

The slowly converging smoke seemed to take on a tangible form. It was like a mass of pitch-black mercury, slowly unfolding and flowing in the air.

The black mercury gradually extended and transformed into a nearly four-meter-long, extremely slender black spear on its own.