The magic Rest cast was [Pyrogenesis].
It was a technique that compressed countless fireballs and attacked enemies by detonating them.
It was a strategic-class destruction magic that once annihilated a worm boss in one blow and completely transformed the terrain.
This time, since there wasn't much time to charge the fireballs, the power was at most enough to blow away a few buildings.
I was told by a certain person not to use it... but the power is lower than last time, so it should be fine.
(Seriously, what a scary magic... If I had used it at full power, it might have blown away a small city.)
"Gwaa..."
"Ugh..."
The magic knights caught in the explosion were falling apart and crashing down.
Some fell onto the bridge with a crunching sound, while others fell into the river, raising a splash of water as they sank.
'Ensure to take down the enemy'... Just as they were about to launch a deadly coordinated attack, they were hit by a surprise self-destruction.
It's no wonder they were taken down without being able to defend or evade.
"Kuhaa...!"
Rest exhaled a breath mixed with soot.
Compared to the magic knights who had been taken out, Rest himself was safe and sound, with all his limbs intact.
Without falling, he was floating in the sky, his entire body covered in soot.
It wasn't that he intended to die when he self-destructed. From the start, he planned to somehow save himself.
(That was quite close... if I had increased the power a bit more, I might have been blown away.)
As he healed his body with healing magic, Rest grimaced.
Just before the self-destruction, Rest had generated barriers of water and wind around his body.
Enveloping his body in layers of water and air to protect himself from the flames and heat, and increasing his physical strength with body reinforcement... and then he activated [Flame God]and self-destructed.
(Still, this is far better than being killed like that...)
"And so, you have no intention of backing down either, huh?"
"..."
Rest turned his gaze to the last one remaining.
Most of the magic knights that had surrounded Rest had been shot down... but there was one who was still floating in the air, despite his injuries.
The battered magic knight was about forty years old. Holding a broken sword, he glared at Rest with his one remaining eye.
"You... who are you...?"
"...Rest Clover. A count."
Rest introduced himself.
He wondered if there was any point in introducing himself to an enemy... but somehow, he felt it was better to respond.
"Imperial Magic Knight Commander, Deet Baramov."
"..."
"You will likely become a threat to the empire... I'll cut you down here."
"...I see."
Rest generated a Dark Star in his palm.
The two glared at each other in the air, and time flowed, tightly compressed.
"Tch...!"
After several seconds, or perhaps tens of seconds, the magic knight who called himself Baramov moved.
With a broken sword in hand, he charged forward at a speed like a falcon.
"Amaterasu"
Rest cast his magic.
It pierced the center of Baramov's chest, who was charging straight in, and penetrated through to his back.
"Resistance... Glory... What..."
He muttered quietly... and Baramov, carried by the momentum of his charge, passed by Rest's side and fell to the ground.
"......"
Rest was silent for a while.
Somehow, he ended up feeling a sense of sorrow and sadness.
"The Magic Knight corps has been taken down...!"
"Impossible! They're the empire's most elite unit!"
Voices rose from below.
The soldiers of the imperial army raised stunned screams.
They had been bravely attacking, but... upon seeing the Magician corps taken down by Rest and the Magic Knight corps defeated, they froze in place.
"Fall back! We'll retreat for now!"
The imperial soldiers who had been attacking from the west retreated to the east like the ebbing tide.
The Battle on the Bridge Came to a Halt "So, did we manage somehow…… hmm?"
When he looked at the west fortress, a red cloth was being waved from side to side in one section.
The one waving the cloth was the 'Sky Demon' who had come with them to the town.
"That place..."
He had asked him to check on Urla's safety.
Probably, Urla is there.
Rest manipulated the wind and descended to the place where the 'Sky Demon' was signaling.
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