"Hal, your task is to stay by Master Bennett's side and protect his safety!" Rule Wizard David had already returned to the battle team. He spoke with a solemn expression.
"Rule Wizard David, what is our mission?" asked a Rule Wizard named Noah from the Lightning Faction battle team.
"It's very troublesome. Our target is the Third District!" Rule Wizard David said grimly.
"Rule Wizard David, how was this mission assigned? Was the Third District given to us so that we could tie down its forces and let the other battle teams achieve results?" Rule Wizard Hal asked when he heard that their target was the Third District.
"That's enough. The Wizard Guild decided on this battle mission, so we just have to carry it out!" Rule Wizard David glared at Rule Wizard Hal and spoke sternly.
Abel, standing nearby, also saw Rule Wizard David's displeasure. Opportunities for large-scale battles like this were rare; usually, they only fought on a small scale.
Although the Lightning Faction's fortress was said to guard two major mineral veins, there were actually several less important veins farther away. Though they had no guardians, both the Central Continent and the Evil Country would mine them whenever they had the opportunity.
When the two sides encountered each other in those places, it was perfectly normal. However, every clash was only a small-scale skirmish, with neither the casualties nor the gains amounting to much.
There were few opportunities to attack truly important resources. After so many years of reinforcement, both sides' defenses around their important resources had become virtually impregnable.
Moreover, once an important resource was attacked, other resource points would send reinforcements, and reserve forces would come as well. As a result, attacking an important resource point almost never yielded any gains.
But this time was