I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lis hovered high in the sky, watching the descent of the Fire Meteors.

From this position, casting Spells not only granted them greater power but also ensured a certain degree of safety for Lis himself.

It would be quite troublesome for warriors, assassins, and other such Professions to attack Lis up in the air.

Even for other Professionals who wanted to counterattack, Lis would have enough time to react,

There must be Golden Strong Men in West Castle for sure.

He just didn't know how many would be stationed here.

Lis's gaze pierced through the fluttering snowflakes, firmly fixed on the distant castle.

Just as the ghostly blue Fire Meteor was about to strike West Castle, a gray figure suddenly appeared atop the castle, leaping powerfully into the air towards the approaching meteor.

The seemingly slight figure collided fiercely with the Fire Meteor, from which burst a dazzling light of Sword Qi, shattering the Meteor with its piercing brilliance and scattering blue flames like stars across the castle walls.

With the Fire Meteor's descent, the figure landed on the ramparts of the castle.

"Lord Abbas!"

Fran hurried over, exclaiming with surprise.

"Frank, order everyone to evacuate the castle immediately, retreat beyond the valley."

"You must protect Lord Max and the team of Magic Rune Masters, there mustn't be any problems!"

"Immediately report the situation to General Austin and request reinforcements."

"Hurry!"

Abbas didn't pause for a moment, directly issuing a series of commands to Frank.

"Yes, Lord Abbas!"

Frank knew now was not the time for hesitation and promptly carried out Abbas's orders.

With his hand gripping a snowy white Longsword, Abbas finally let out a sigh of relief, then watched with a grave expression towards the figure in midair.

The worst case scenario had occurred, not an attack by a Magic Beast, but by a Human strong man.

Choosing this time to attack West Castle, Abbas could think of no other possibility than the Feis Kingdom.

Feeling the numbness and slight pain from the Longsword in his right hand, Abbas sized up the person above in the sky.

A Gold-level Mage?

But that presence seemed not quite there yet, even a distance away from the Silver Peak.

But what was that Attack Magic all about?

Was it released through an Advanced Magic Scroll?

Abbas furrowed his brow, staying alert to his surroundings.

Could there be just one enemy?

Or was it that the Feis Kingdom had just found out, realizing that the castle walls were about to receive Enchantments, and it was too late if they didn't act now?

But...

Looking at the distance between himself and that figure, Abbas frowned with a bit of a headache.

Too high, too difficult for his own attacks to reach that far.

But soon, Abbas no longer had time to worry about these issues.

Several more blue meteors appeared alongside that figure, plummeting towards his location.

Damn it, this couldn't possibly be from a Magic Scroll!

Who in the world was this person?!

...

Lis looked at the figure who had suddenly appeared and shattered his Spell, showing no sign of surprise.

Indeed, there was a Golden Strong Man present!

That familiar figure, that well-known white Sword Qi...

It was the Golden-level Warrior, the "Snow Wolf Sword Saint" Abbas!

So it was him guarding this place!

This Snow Wolf Sword Saint would become quite active in the northern borders of the empire in the future, but regrettably, during the Feis Kingdom's counterattack, Count Solo forcefully killed him on his retreat back to the Dillon Kingdom.

Lis knew quite a lot about this individual.

Around level 130, a Gold-level Warrior, and one of the scarce Sword Saint Professionals, his Sword Qi was sharp, and just like a pack of wolves on the snow plains, it was endless and relentless, which was the origin of his namesake.

However, this Sword Saint, despite his strength, also had common weaknesses shared by those of the Sword Saint profession.

First, his defense was not strong, with all his strength primarily maintained in the sword in his hands.

Second, his attack range was average, and even with the presence of Sword Qi, it was difficult to strike long-distance targets, and his defense range was rather small.

Even so, Lis did not rush to lower his altitude, who knows whether there might be other strong men hidden in the dark.

Let's continue to probe!

With a wave of his hand, Lis summoned several of the same blue Fire Meteors as before, which appeared beside him and followed his command towards the castle.

This time, Lis's attack target was not locked onto Abbas but was aimed at various parts of the castle.

Although the arcane "Lis's Blue Flame Nova" had an attack ceiling that could break through the Gold Level, it posed no threat to the life of Gold-level boss Abbas.

But Lis's target this time was not there.

Just destroy the castle, right?

I want to see if Abbas has any other tricks up his sleeve.

Having made up his mind, Lis operated his Magic Power, adjusted his status, and kept a watchful eye on Abbas's response.

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[Ding~]

[Limited challenge task triggered!]

[Objective: Defeat the Gold-level Warrior Abbas!]

[Reward: To be determined based on the completion of the task]

...

[Gold-level Faction Task Triggered!]

[Objective: Destroy the West Castle, which is under construction!]

[Mission Introduction: The Dillon Kingdom sent the Snow Wolf Army, planning to build a Solid castle in West Valley. For the Feis Kingdom, destroy it!]

[Reward: Feis Kingdom Contribution Points increase significantly, main task rewards increase greatly, Special Skill "Siege Master"!]

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I didn't expect a task to be triggered here.

Having glanced at it, Lis directly skipped the first time-limited challenge task.

Although the time-limited challenge task rewards were enticing, Lis couldn't think of any possibility of defeating Abbas.

If it were an ordinary Gold-level novice Warrior, Lis might still attempt it, but he was far from ready to take on boss-level Abbas.

However, the second task seemed very likely.

Just now, Lis had noticed that the blue Fire Meteor slashed by Abbas had left traces of special blue flame on the castle walls, slowly burning out holes.

The enchantments protecting the castle were not yet complete, and it seemed that the Protection Magic Array was also absent!

Before Lis, this Gray Obsidian Castle was like a bashful noble lady, reluctant yet acquiescent, just waiting for Lis to launch an attack!

Filled with a fighting spirit, Lis stirred the Magic Power within himself, preparing to cast a new arcane spell.

Abbas on the castle watched the falling five Fire Meteors with an ugly expression, cursing in his heart but not daring to hesitate; he quickly moved at top speed to meet the meteors.

In the blink of an eye, Abbas shattered four of the Fire Meteors.

But as Lis purposely spread out the targets while casting the spell, Abbas, despite all his efforts, failed to catch up to the last Fire Meteor.

The final Fire Meteor, glowing with a dazzling blue light, crashed into a high tower at the back of the castle.

Boom!

In an instant, the entire tower was engulfed in blue flames, and the towering structure was split in half, falling with a thunderous collapse.
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Damn it! You really deserve to die!

With eyes almost splitting with rage, Abbas looked at the central tower of the destroyed Magical Array in the castle, then suddenly turned his head to the sky, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent!