Frontline (1)

After receiving confirmed intelligence, the commander of the Imperial Mage Association's Enforcement Team said nothing more and merely coldly signed his name on the order.

That very morning, a full fifty combat mages clad in deep blue robes stood ready and departed directly from the teleportation hall of Akreli on the Main Plane for the Archipelago Plane.

These people were the elite of the Enforcement Team. They did not study potions, enchanting, or academia—all their time, all their magic power, and all their will were devoted to combat.

They were blades specially forged to handle the most troublesome magical conflicts and Black Magic organizations.

If one were to name the most feared enforcement forces in the magical world, this combat mage corps known as the Blade of Deep Blue would certainly rank among them.

The teleportation array to the Archipelago Plane could only be opened with special orders or at designated times, such as during supply transport. Other than that, people were generally not allowed to travel there freely.

But to this Imperial Mage Association Enforcement Team, every obstacle was as good as nonexistent.

There was no queue and no inspection. As magic power surged, a burst of light sent them all to Fortress of Will at the other end of the Plane Teleportation Array.

The sudden appearance of fifty uniformly equipped, composed mages in the teleportation plaza instantly cast an unusual pressure over all of Fortress of Will.

Passersby turned their heads, while patrolling soldiers instinctively tightened their grips on their weapons.

"This place is built pretty well." One mage casually looked around and remarked.

"After all, it's the Empire's bridgehead on the Archipelago Plane. Of course it has to look impressive," his companion replied with a smile.

As the tense atmosphere eased slightly, the group began spreading out