"How do you defeat an Archmage?" Archmage Camilla gave Xu Yi a strange look. "Have you got a problem with me, boy? Why else would you ask that right in front of me?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare." Xu Yi hurriedly waved his hands. "It's just that this question is very important to me right now. Grandma, you've trained with the Guards Corps quite a few times lately. Do you think they can pose a threat to you now?"
"Didn't I tell you last time?" Archmage Camilla shot Xu Yi a glare. "It would certainly be a lie to say they pose no threat at all. But that assumes I stand in one place and fight them to the death. In a proper battle, I can say for certain that they wouldn't pose any threat to me."
"So... the Guards Corps still aren't flexible enough, right?" Xu Yi mused.
"Broadly speaking, yes, it comes down to flexibility."
"And more specifically?"
"More specifically, the current military magic machinery still can't affect space, so it's very difficult for it to actually hit an Archmage who can manipulate space at will. And even when fighting in normal space, an Archmage can easily use various spells to dodge and avoid the most threatening attacks."
"So, in short, it's hard to actually land a hit, right?" Xu Yi asked.
"More or less." Archmage Camilla nodded, then added, "Of course, given the power of the current military magic machinery, even if I stood still, I doubt they could break through my magic shield even after attacking at full strength for half an hour."
Xu Yi could only roll his eyes.
Archmages really were monsters far beyond anything ordinary people could imagine.
Although the military magic machinery the Xinfei Merchant Guild had developed was nowhere near as