Yormungand!

Yormungand.

It was a secret weapon that King Joseph, the "Jester King" of Gallia Kingdom, had spent years having his subordinates develop.

It was the product of combining earth-element alchemy magic with the Elf Race's ancient magic, a "steel puppet" that had reached the "Square" level.

It belonged to the same category as Guiche's commonly used spell, "Bronze Valkyrie."

Simply put, it was what people commonly called a "magic puppet."

When Biba Amatori arrived aboard Albion's flagship with Wardes, before he could even exchange more than a few words with King Wales, who was in command—

He witnessed five Yormungands charging head-on through a barrage of bullets and artillery fire, striding into their army's formation and swinging their massive steel swords to sweep away countless soldiers.

Biba Amatori noticed that every attack from their side—

Whether it was bullets pouring down on them, artillery shells, or magic flames, tornadoes, and ice spikes—was blocked by an invisible barrier around their bodies. Only when struck did it reveal itself through colorful ripples, and some attacks were even reflected back.

What was that?

King Wales answered his question.

"That should be the Elf Race's ancient magic, 'Reflection.' As the name suggests, it can reflect any attack or magic. It's a troublesome spell that only powerful elves can master!"

"Ancient magic... Reflection."

Biba Amatori fell into thought. Then, under King Wales' brief explanation, he gained a general understanding of ancient magic.

Ancient magic and the five elemental magic systems used by humans were two entirely different magical systems.

As mentioned before—

The principle behind the magic used by nobles throughout the continent was to consume their own mental strength to manipulate the magic power in the air, then cast spells through incantations and wands.

In other words, they used individual consciousness to alter the