Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 396

Greg sneered. He watched the red aura shield. It protected even his own mages who were hiding behind him.

‘An aura user playing defense?’

It would have been smarter to grab a sword and attack one of the three mages. Even if they were floating outside the fortress walls, they might make a mistake while casting their magic.

But.

Kwaaaang!

Kwakwakwakwakwakkwa.

Water like sharp knives rained down from above. Fire exploded in front of them. Rocks flew from all sides. But the red aura shield stayed strong. Greg watched, and his sneer disappeared. His eyes widened in surprise.

Greg’s face became hard. More magic crashed against the red shield, but it did not break. ‘Even a legendary warrior would struggle to defend against all that magic,’ he thought, impressed despite himself. ‘This aura magic user is stronger than I thought.’

*’Ugh, that witch is a mutant! Just like those other strange aura users,’* Greg thought angrily. He clenched his fists. *’Damn it! Why are they always so difficult to fight?’* He felt a surge of irritation.

To mages who used mana, people with special inner power were confusing. They had fighting strength like mages who used the world’s natural forces, but they only had their own power.

From that point of view, aura magic users, the best of those with inner power, were like impossible monsters.

They easily did things that seemed like miracles, things that magic could not do. People just called it a ‘trait’ or ‘power.’

They were fools and monsters who couldn’t explain how their own power worked.

Especially the aura magic users who had strange and rare abilities. He wanted to do experiments on them while they were alive. Like that knightess, who seemed to be good at defense.

So, some mages called these aura users mutants, not humans. They were confused and amazed, thinking they were dealing with something not human.

But that was all they did.

“Hide behind your shield and die! You can’t win!”

Greg used more power and put it into his magic.

Inside that aura shield, the enemy mages would also have trouble using magic. When that knightess ran out of strength, the battle would be over.

But Greg soon realized he was being too hopeful.

Suddenly, the red shield moved. It followed the knightess’s sword as she swung it.

“Gravity Pressure!”

A strong pull of gravity came with a deep voice.

Woo-oong.

“Ugh!?”

“Oh no…!”

“Gasp!”

The spell changed their positions instead of hurting them. But Greg’s eyes widened. The magic in it was as strong as his own.

‘Oh, bloody hell.’

The magic he was using weakened, and he was pulled into the fortress walls.

He looked around and saw Celine and Lexi in the same situation. He had been floating in the air, but they had been using floating rocks and water. So, they were moving towards the fortress walls even faster.

Soon, Greg understood the magic on the fortress walls. Almost thirty percent of his energy disappeared, and he stumbled.

“Ugh!”

The magic he was using, Mega Flare, disappeared. He felt dizzy.

He stumbled for a moment. When he could see clearly again, a stone giant stood in front of him. It was only two meters tall.

‘A golem?’

But it was too fast for a magic doll. The fist it aimed at him had dark brown magic around it. It seemed to stretch out like afterimages.

‘Damn it!’

He quickly used magic without thinking.

Then, the world turned upside down.

Kwaaaang!

Rumble!

“Kugh!”

Greg crashed into the fortress wall and coughed up blood.

Ptooey!

Spitting out blood helped him think more clearly. But the golem’s fist was already coming at his face again.

He imagined the fist smashing his head.

‘Is this how I die…?’

He looked resigned.

Kwaaaang!

A clear shield appeared and blocked the golem’s fist. It saved him.

Thud! Bang! Bang!

The golem hit the shield. The shield glowed with a cold, blue light. It felt unreal.

It felt like he had been brought back from the dead.

Greg was still confused. He stared ahead.

Crack!

The shield could not stop the golem’s attacks. It started to break. He realized what was happening.

A cold, clear shield.

He knew only one person in the Empire could make a shield like that and stop the golem.

“Lord Galen!?”

Greg’s face lit up. He turned and saw Lord Galen flying towards the fortress walls from far away.

Maybe Lord Galen did not like what he saw.

[Get a grip, Greg! This is a battlefield!]

The message spell was sharp and scolding. It made him think clearly again.

Greg’s face turned red. He realized he was acting shamefully.

‘I gave up fighting, even for a moment?’

He saw his friends, Lexi and Celine, barely stopping the golem’s attacks. He felt even more ashamed.

Even they were fighting bravely, and he was making a fool of himself.

Of course, he still had some doubts.

His friends were blocking the attacks of the strong golems. But they seemed to be fighting differently than usual.

It was like they were not affected by the weakening magic that was bothering him.

‘How can this be…?’

For some reason, he seemed to be the only one affected by the magic.

The golden dragon on his robe felt shameful and heavy.

Crack.

‘I’ll make up for it!’

Shame turned into anger at the enemy.

Kwaaang!

The Barrier of the Gale broke, and a golem charged at him.

“I’ll smash you to pieces!”

Fire exploded from Greg’s body and hit the golem.

Kwaaaang!

Bang!

Rumble!

Deafening explosions of fire shook the fortress. The stone walls cracked and crumbled, and the air filled with the smell of smoke and burning stone. It felt like a storm of magic was tearing everything apart.

The mages’ battle created its own space within the fortress, stopping others from getting involved.

“Aargh!”

“Ugh!”

Even being caught in the explosions by accident made ordinary soldiers cough up blood and fall.

A sharp, blue wind cut through the battlefield.

“The Gale…!”

Clayton sighed. He was barely holding back the three mages.

His magic split to stop another mage. This made his power weaker, and the other three mages became stronger.

“That’s their limit! Attack them!”

“Lord Galen is coming!”

“We’ll tear you apart, you bastards!”

Kwaaaang!

Crack crack crack.

Explosions of fire and heavy rain mixed together. They created a rain of fire. An earthquake shook the golems and Clayton’s group.

The golems wore dark brown magic like armor. They charged at the mages quickly. They repeatedly created and healed small cracks.

“Just hold on a little longer, Lia!”

“Yes, Master!”

Victoria did not have time to wipe the blood from her nose. Clayton encouraged his student. His face was as pale as hers.

Aileen saw all of it. Her vision was blurry.

Crack.

Aileen stumbled, but she raised her sword without thinking.

‘Move!’

It was too much to stop the mages and make the Fortress of Unyielding three times bigger. She was still unsteady after the shock.

But everyone was trying their best.

McLaine was winning, but there were still sacrifices.

“Aaaargh!”

“Sa, save me!”

“For McLaine!”

The Home Guard were being killed as shields. Many knights and soldiers were dying in the battle.

The enemy was losing more people, but she could not ignore the screams.

“Aaargh!”

Aileen shook her head to clear her ears. She charged towards the strong magic she felt.

She could stop mages well, but she could not deal with the Mage of the Gale in her current state.

She could only buy time as she had promised….

‘Huh?’

She felt something strange.

‘The golden dragon emblem? Why?’

Whirr.

“I’ll burn you all to ashes!!”

Kwaaang!

A mage with a red face and flames around his body moved strangely. He was not like a normal mage.

She saw the golden dragon on his robe and realized what was happening.

Mages usually cared more about their magic towers or themselves than their nation. They put their own symbols on their robes. Like Clayton and Victor, who used the symbol of the Golem School.

But this mage wore the golden dragon, the symbol of the Empire. He was ignoring the customs.

‘An oddball? Of all people….’

It was not a problem right now. It meant he would be affected by the weakening magic. This would make the battle easier.

But there would be problems later.

They could not let anyone know how Victoria had rebuilt the McLaine Grand Magic Circle. They needed to make it look like it did not work on mages. They had to hide the fact that the emblem was the target.

It would be revealed someday, but not during this war.

‘…I have to kill him here.’

She needed to stop the Mage of the Gale first. He was coming closer quickly.

She hid her anger and swung her sword at the blue wind.

Wham!

Kwakwakwakwakwa.

The blue wind hit the aura and lost its magic. It turned into a normal gust of wind.

The wind helped Aileen think more clearly.

“The Mage of the Gale is nothing special either. Come on!”

“Ha…!?”

The Mage of the Gale was flying outside the fortress walls. He sighed at the childish taunt. He did not seem to care about the taunt. He was just surprised.

He was amazed that the knightess was breaking his magic with her aura. Aileen felt worried.

‘Why isn’t he coming down?’

She looked back. Clayton was shaking his head. His face was covered in sweat.

Some of the magic had reached the Gale, but it did not seem to affect him much.

It was already good that they had three mages of the same rank stuck to the fortress walls. Victoria was doing great to push those three, even though she was not as strong.

‘I just need to do well.’

The enemy seemed to understand what was happening.

“For, for the Empire!”

“Die! Invaders!!”

“The Empire, my foot!”

“Aaargh!”

There were fewer Imperial soldiers in the sounds coming from all directions.

Some soldiers and knights were shooting crossbows and throwing bombs at the mage. He was flying outside the fortress walls.

Bang!

Tap tap tap.

“Tch.”

The Mage of the Gale easily blocked the arrows and bombs. He ignored the soldiers and knights. He pointed his finger at Aileen and her group.