Chapter 1092 - 845 The Order Wasn’t Given By Me

Although the envoy despised Mora’s cowardice, at this moment, he was indeed very grateful for Mora’s timidity. If it weren’t for his cowardice, he never would have had this opportunity!

To expel the Divine Armor Warriors of the Divine Auffa Empire, if one were a qualified politician, one would normally find a justifiable reason. But as members of the Ancient Mage Tower, they didn’t need any reasons. Or rather, in their eyes, their commands were the reason!

Therefore, all five hundred mages of the Ancient Mage Tower stationed in the Thundercloud Empire were mobilized, preparing to confront the Divine Armor Warriors.

Upon hearing this mobilization order, the first reaction of most of the mages from the Ancient Mage Tower was actually to flee. According to this pattern of events, it was too similar to the disappearances that had occurred on other planets. The mages of the Ancient Mage Tower on those planets vanished inexplicably, and eventually, evidence proved that it was all Long Yi’s doing. The results of the investigations confirmed that before such incidents occurred, there would always be an assembly of all the mages from the Ancient Mage Tower on that planet.

What’s more, this command came from the envoy, not from Mora.

Everyone knew Mora was a coward, who had never done anything outrageous even in this surface world. The life-preserving Mora had not spoken a word, yet it was the envoy’s command, who would dare believe it?

So, at this moment, upon hearing this assembly order, the first reaction of most of the mages was not to go.

The envoy was immediately infuriated. As an envoy with extremely high authority, how dare they disobey his order? The envoy slammed his hand on the table in front of Mora, but Mora just lowered his head, letting the envoy rage without saying a word.

Mora thought very clearly in his heart: I will not carry this blame. If you want to cause trouble, you find a way yourself.

The envoy realized that no matter how he threatened or tempted, he could not get any reaction from Mora; he simply impersonated Mora and relayed the command. He demanded everyone go to the Imperial City to assemble once more, specifically mentioning in the command that Long Yi and Ai Lin and their party were on another planet at the moment. This assembly order was definitely not a trap. On the contrary, there would be benefits of increased privileges if they succeeded in the mission. Then, at the end of the command, he added another sentence: ’Those who disobey the command will have their privileges demoted.’

In the Ancient Mage Tower, privileges were everything, and all resource allocations were based on them. The lowest privileges only guaranteed enough food to eat and a place to sleep; the highest privileges were akin to those enjoyed by the Elders. Everyone wished for higher privileges, or at least not to have them lowered.

Now with the envoy threatening with a demotion in privileges, even the most reluctant people had no choice but to come to the Imperial City.

Upon seeing Mora, the first thing he said chilled everyone to the bone.

"The command wasn’t issued by me; it came from the distinguished envoy."

The envoy, standing beside him, glared fiercely at Mora and said with a smile, "I understand your fear of Long Yi, not just you, I am afraid too! There is nothing shameful about it! But rest assured, Long Yi is currently on another planet, and our people are watching him at all times. I have now shut down all the teleportation arrays and spaceship ports on this planet, ensuring that Long Yi will absolutely not suddenly appear before us!"

With these words, the envoy puffed out his chest proudly: "So gentlemen, are you willing to join me in making a great achievement in this moment of widespread panic?"

Truth be told.

No one was willing.

The people present were not fools. They knew they would fight tooth and nail, and in the end, the one to claim the credit would only be the envoy. They might get some rewards, but what could they do if they were unwilling? Could they actually object?

A smattering of applause, but the envoy did not mind; in his view, once they won the battle, these people would realize how easily this credit was earned!

Where was Long Yi?

What a joke; in the first significant battle between the Divine Armor Legion and the Ancient Mage Tower Legion, could Long Yi be anywhere else? Naturally, he was disguised within a suit of Divine Armor!

In fact, Long Yi had disguised himself as a warrior and took on the role of the supreme commander in this battle. As for the other Long Yi, that was merely an avatar of a Female Demon from Little Zi.

As it turned out, the envoy was not so foolish as to be completely oblivious; he had found a pretext for his actions—protecting the Emperor.

And that was also the reason Long Yi detained the Emperor; he wanted to provoke the other side into using this ready-made pretext to start a war with him.

On one hand, the thousand-strong Divine Armor Legion had now taken full control of the defense of the Imperial City; and on the other hand, all those usurpers from the Ancient Mage Tower who had been expelled were just placed between the Ancient Mage Tower and Long Yi; they were loyal to no one. As soon as the order of expulsion was given, those people vanished immediately.

Meanwhile, the Ancient Mage Tower had also completed its assembly and battle arrangements. The mages from the Ancient Mage Tower, when had they ever undergone any formal military training? In fact, the so-called arrangements were nothing more than assigning different areas to groups of mages, with each group responsible for dealing with a portion of the Divine Armor knights. Whoever could manage to rescue the Emperor would perform a great feat.

With all preparations in place, the battle began on this clear morning.

Starting the battle at dawn suggested that this bunch from the Ancient Mage Tower was incredibly foolish, as a surprise attack meant not wanting the enemy to have any chance to prepare. In this case, they should have attacked in the latter half of the night when most were resting and at their least vigilant. To start a battle in the early morning when everyone was fresh and alert was sheer stupidity.

Long Yi criticized the enemies internally, but of course, he would absolutely not run over to correct their mistake. In fact, the dumber they were, the happier Long Yi would be.

Watching as dozens of people charged forward, Long Yi shouted, "Enemy attack! All units, prepare for battle! The enemies appear to be all above the Sanctuary! All mana support devices, full power output! Free Divine Armor knights in the vicinity, immediately close in for support!"

A series of commands were issued, and those mages in front also rose into the air, displaying Auffa Arrays behind them to prove they were Sanctuary mages.

And the person leading them was none other than the envoy.

The envoy was chosen as the target because Long Yi’s Divine Armor had a different paint job, which marked him as the commander of the team. Taking him down would definitely be a huge credit. If he knew this was Long Yi, he probably wouldn’t have come if it killed him.

But Long Yi had no intention of revealing his true identity to bully the envoy; this time, Long Yi’s goal was to see just how powerful his Divine Armor really was!

The envoy, being the first to charge, unleashed a series of spells that blasted onto Long Yi’s Divine Armor. Long Yi felt the vibration inside, but it was minimal. The Rune Armor learned from the Red Demon Scorpion was effective in canceling out the damage from spells, and beneath the Rune Armor was an even thicker layer of metal armor with cushioning underneath. With these three layers of protection, the spells’ effectiveness was almost negligible by the time they reached the interior.

However, the envoy was unaware of this; he saw his subsequent spells hit Long Yi’s Divine Armor squarely and immediately shouted with excitement, as if Long Yi had already been taken down. He proudly soared through the air, casting another series of flashy spells. These spells were not very powerful, the intent to show off was even more obvious.

"These clumsy metal shells are just sitting ducks!" scoffed the envoy.

But in the next moment, Long Yi had already prepared his counterattack; a lethal spell ejected from the Array in his palm!

The envoy, still flying, had no time to prepare and hastily erected a shield, but he was still blown backward in midair, doing several somersaults before he managed to stabilize!

It was not just him; the group that had come with him also suffered the same fate. They might have attacked first, but they were immediately thrown into disarray by the fierce counterattack!

"Damn it!" cursed the envoy. Just as he was about to continue the assault, he witnessed a terrifying scene in front of him!

Behind each massive Divine Armor below, a Auffa Array unfurled! These tin cans in his eyes actually all had Sanctuary strength!

"This must be fake! You’re trying to bluff me!" the envoy refused to believe and began to cast spells seriously, and his subordinates were even more nervous. To be honest, as mages from the Ancient Mage Tower, their chances to participate in real combat were exceedingly rare; they never truly experienced a battlefield, so where would they acquire such experience? They could bully others with their strength, but a real battle of life and death? They weren’t up for it!

As they unleashed their spells, the Divine Armor knights also began to cast spells as they had been trained. Although it was the knights’ first real battle in their Divine Armors, they were all seasoned veterans. Despite feeling some nervousness facing the Ancient Mage Tower, they were much stronger than those novices on the other side!

What was most important, the protective capabilities of these Divine Armors gave them confidence! The Divine Armor knights of the Divine Auffa Empire had always been involved in various exercises and sparring with Sanctuary mages from the Divine Auffa Empire. Although the Divine Armors were cumbersome, the defense they provided was astonishing!

And so, the Divine Armor knights abandoned all defensive maneuvers and began an intense bombardment against the mages from the Ancient Mage Tower!

The Divine Armor knights could abandon their defenses, but the mages from the Ancient Mage Tower dared not! To forsake their defenses would mean courting death! So they had to mix various defensive spells with their offensive ones, and some even started to focus solely on defense to create opportunities for their fellows to attack. This only exacerbated the already insufficient firepower!

At that moment, even more Divine Armor knights began to gather around. As soon as they approached the battleground, they immediately launched into the attack, drastically increasing the pressure!

Damn it! This was supposed to be a swift and decisive battle, so why had it turned out like this?

The envoy didn’t understand, they were just a bunch of mere ground dwellers, so how could they possess such great strength!

"Attack with full force! Don’t give the enemy any chances!" Long Yi commanded.(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please browse m.qidian.com to read.)