No one had expected Merlin to seem so relaxed in the midst of such a tense war.
He was actually "secretly" dating Dorothy Unsworth, the captain of the Coral Peacock, in the dream world.
Though he claimed it was only a clone.
Who could tell which one was the original and which was the clone?
Outside.
As the fire-element mana ran rampant.
The already terrifying environment of Yutym Volcano became even more extreme.
Ordinary creatures did not even have the right to breathe here for a second.
Yet the magical puppets, whose bodies were made of diamond and equipped with fire-element magic stones, were barely affected.
Blazing flames could not harm them in the slightest, and they could float across surging lava.
Thousands, nearly ten thousand of them, spread out in orderly formations and advanced toward the Star Gate.
Under the glow of the flames, they resembled a glittering crimson galaxy.
This was the style of warfare displayed by a mature magical civilization.
They had no need for armies made up of ordinary people.
At the same time.
Beneath the four-sided barrier of the Uchiha Flame Formation.
Under the precise control of the Uchiha ninjas, twelve gate-shaped openings were opened for their own side to pass through.
The ten thousand soldiers of the 1st Division of the Second Main Battle Legion.
Followed the combat orders issued by their division commander, Admiral Charlotte Daifuku.
Braving the oncoming firelight and heat waves, they stepped into a sea of fire that could only be called hell.
Their first task was to protect the rear base and eliminate every invading enemy.
Thus, the approaching "magical puppet legion" became their first foe.
The force appointed as the vanguard.
Was the 2nd Brigade, led by Brigade Commander Sanemi Shinazugawa, who had only recently been promoted to