"Lightning Strike!"
Lightning descended from the heavens, turning into a dazzling flash as it launched a light-speed assault upon the earth.
"Energy Ignition!"
The magic power flowing through their bodies seemed to slowly ignite, instantly transforming into tangible flames.
"Freeze Gust!"
White mist swept out like a storm, carrying temperatures that plunged straight to freezing as it blew in every direction.
"Cursed Lightning!"
Pitch-black lightning shot through the air like a thrusting spear.
It was a torrential rain of violently destructive magic.
"Ret... retreat...!?"
"Retreat now!"
"AAAAAAAAAH!"
Wails and screams immediately mingled with the explosions of direct magical hits, echoing in every direction.
On the battlefield before the entrance to Crimson Demon Village, a one-sided slaughter was underway.
And the side being slaughtered was none other than the Demon Lord's Army.
Though they held an overwhelming numerical advantage, the Demon Lord's Army was being mercilessly massacred.
Great Mages of the Crimson Demon Clan, dressed in black and with their faces concealed, stood in a row and unleashed magic toward the enemy amid surging magical power.
Every spell they cast was advanced magic, the pinnacle of the magical arts.
Under that merciless bombardment of magic, the Demon Lord's Army suffered a completely one-sided defeat.
Among the vast horde of monsters, some Demon Lord's Army soldiers were struck directly by lightning from above and violently blasted away. Others suddenly caught fire for no apparent reason before exploding and turning to ash. Still others were swallowed by white mist like a raging gale and turned into ice statues, while some had their chests pierced by fleeting black lightning, collapsing on the spot with grotesque, bloody holes in their bodies.
The sight was utterly shocking, enough to be recorded in the history books.
If other mages used advanced magic so recklessly, they would probably