I Changed Tactics

[One Mind: Lightning Spear Counter Version]

Just as its name suggested, this thing had been specially created to counter miracles like Lightning Spear and Great Lightning Spear. Because it was so specifically tailored for that purpose, it sacrificed its defenses against other elemental magic. Even its resistance to the lightning element itself had been greatly reduced.

That was because Lightning Spear was fundamentally different from the lightning element mages used in their everyday spells.

If not for the mysterious mage from the Holy Light Church, Anleisi alone would probably have struggled to develop this modified spell. Even now that it had been developed, its flaws were quite obvious.

Anyone within the One Mind magic barrier would suffer greatly reduced effectiveness and shortened duration when casting other defensive spells again!

The Holy Light Church had intended to use One Mind to charge at the front and block Lightning Spears, while having a large force of mages behind them continuously cast magic barriers on the knights to defend against other spells.

That part had indeed gone rather well. Even now, the Holy Light Knights had a transparent, colorless magic barrier around them in addition to One Mind. It was nearly impossible to notice without looking carefully.

But there was one problem.

The dwarf mercenaries charging at the very front did not have one.

The benefits given to regular troops and mercenaries were obviously different.

Moreover, according to their predictions, the rebel army would certainly need some time to react. Considering the mages' mana consumption, they could not keep refreshing the barriers at all times, so the mages had planned to shield the mercenaries at a certain point later on.

Yet no one had expected the Starfire Church to react so quickly!

"Fireballs incoming!!!"

Accompanied by the Holy Light Knights' shouts, fireballs enlarged