I Changed Tactics

[United Hearts: Lightning Spear Special Edition]

Just as its name suggested, this was specifically designed to counter miracles like Lightning Spear and Great Lightning Spear. Because it was so specialized, it sacrificed its defenses against other elemental magic, even greatly weakening its defense against the [Lightning] element itself.

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

Without the help of that mysterious mage from the Holy Light Church, Anlesi alone would probably have found it difficult to develop this modified spell. Even now that it had been developed, its flaws were quite obvious.

Anyone inside the United Hearts Magic Shield would suffer greatly reduced efficiency and shortened duration when casting other defensive spells!

The Holy Light Church had intended to use United Hearts to charge at the front and block the Lightning Spears, while large groups of mages continuously applied Magic Shields to the knights from behind to ward off other spells.

That plan had indeed worked quite well. Even now, the Holy Light Knights had a transparent, colorless Magic Shield over them in addition to United Hearts. It was nearly impossible to spot without looking closely.

But there was one problem.

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

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

Moreover, they had predicted that the Rebel Army would need some time to react. Considering the mages' mana consumption, they could not keep refreshing shields at all times, so the mages had planned an approximate time to shield the mercenaries.

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

"Fireballs incoming!!!"

Amid the Holy Light Knights' shouts, Flame Darts amplified to the size of meteor-like volcanoes came crashing down on