Back to the Battlefield: The Veteran Heroes Return to the Fray! Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 5] by Kiraku Kishima

Author:Kiraku Kishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 3: History’s Strongest Sage versus Wicked Bone King 1

After the battle in the Fifth Kingdom had concluded, news of Kevin’s victory quickly spread throughout every kingdom. When the rest of the Seven Heroes received the report, their reactions were similar to Alan’s: devoid of surprise.

“Of course, he always pulls through when it counts,” said Dora Alexandra, the Second Kingdom’s Godfist Saint.

“Ha ha! Tenacious as ever, that guy,” said Derek Henderson, the Third Kingdom’s Exiled Dark Priest.

“Well, that goes without saying,” said Isabella Stuart, the Fourth Kingdom’s Final Form Villainess.

“Kevin’s certainly an amazing person,” said Yoshida, the Seventh Kingdom’s Villager.

The only one who couldn’t hear the report was the Sixth Kingdom’s Norman Lockwood, who was called History’s Strongest Sage. He didn’t have the chance, because at the same time, his fight with the invading demon army was intensifying.

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The Sixth Kingdom, Black Night—also known as the Kingdom of Night and Magic—had extremely long nights, much longer than any of the other great kingdoms. Its short days weren’t caused by high latitude, but rather by a sunlight-refracting mana dome which covered the entire world. The Sixth Kingdom and its environs just happened to be located in the area where the duration of daytime was limited.

Another effect of the mana dome was that the limited sunlight that shone on the kingdom was unusually strong. As a result, the climate was cold, but not to inhospitable extremes. Magic research flourished in this kingdom due to the abundant mana flowing through its ley lines, and moreover, because the kingdom’s people longed for sunlight. The various by-products of their solchemy research—the art of manufacturing sunlight through magic—were the foundation of the modern study of magic.

At the moment, the Sixth Kingdom was under attack by undead demons: zombies, skeletons, and other such ilk.

The royal castle sat at the heart of the capital, with both of the kingdom’s main streets extending from it to the north and south, respectively. The streets around the main ones were organized in a square grid, with buildings with pointed roofs dotted between them. The roads in the gride all connected back to the two main streets.

The demon army had begun their attack with a frontal assault up the north and south main streets. At a glance, this would seem like a foolhardy strategy, but it had been the worst possible development for the Sixth Kingdom. The buildings of the kingdom, private residences included, had been laid with magic traps to be used in emergencies. If the demon army had attacked by spreading its forces out across the city, it would have fallen victim to those traps and lost significant numbers. Unfortunately, they’d dodged the traps entirely.

On top of that, there was another problem.

“Dammit! They never let up!” one of the magic knights fighting on the south street front shouted.

The kingdom’s magic knights had fallen into formation as soon as the invasion had started. They’d successively fired barrages of long-range magic at the incoming undead demons, but they’d soon realized they were getting nowhere.

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