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The leader's eyes were bulging with disbelief. Even a formidable siege weapon couldn't penetrate these iron gates.
"Damn it! Shoot directly at them!"
Instructions were issued that were almost like a temporary measure. Since the castle gate had already been breached, if they couldn't stop it here, the battle would quickly turn in their favor.
The subordinates, knowing this, also aimed directly at Shirone and pulled the bows.
"Fire!"
Forty magic projectiles fired with all their might and flew toward Shirone.
Even after seeing the swiftly approaching arrows, Shirone did not move. This is because it is impossible to escape the explosion range with just the radius of Teleportation.
However, Spatial Shift was a different story.
The moment the forty arrows fell, Shirone's body turned into a flash of light and soared into the sky.
Kiiiiiiing!
The sound of Spatial Shift echoed as a powerful explosion obliterated the spot where Shirone had been standing.
Tess gazed at the explosion in disbelief. The echoing sound of thunder made it feel like they were at the center of a battlefield.
"Shi- Shirone...."
The magnitude of the explosion was enormous, and the blast was enough to rattle one's senses. Therefore, no one knew that Shirone had cast space movement.
However, Amy was an exception. It is said that for archers, the sound of arrows being fired is the clearest, and for swordsmen, the sound of swords clashing is heard most clearly.
Therefore, Amy, as a mage, could clearly hear the unique sound of space movement even amidst the roar of the explosion.
“Shirone is safe. Let's go in too."
Amy moved forward, cutting through the smoke. As expected, when they left the explosion site, we saw Shirone standing in front of the fortress.
Spatial Shift bends light, so it looked like she soared into the sky when it was actually an optical illusion.
In reality, Shirone was not soaring into the sky, but rather bending the space.
Moreover, such an illusion can only be observed from a distance, and if you see it from a close distance, it is normal to feel as if one just suddenly disappears.
This was the reason why mages used sound to determine whether space movement was being used.
“Fuhahaha! It's over! Completely over!"
“There wasn’t even a trace left! There's nothing to fear now. Guys, prepare to charge!”
Falkoa's men put down their bows and took up their weapons. Now that the mage who showed the most threatening power was dead, they had nothing to fear anymore.
Tess, who was watching this, tilted her head. It was clearly a situation where Shirone was standing in front of the iron gate like the Grim Reaper, but the enemies were cheering.
"What the, what's going on with them?"
"They didn't hear the sound of the spatial teleportation like I did. They think Shiro-ne is dead."
It didn't take long for Falkoa's men to correct their mistake.
As Shirone slowly retreated and appeared outside the square of the fortress wall, everyone was shocked as if seeing a ghost.
"Le- Leader! There....!"
The leader's face turned red. Shirone, who must have been dismembered by the bombing, was looking up at the castle wall defiantly.
"You, you bastard!"
Before launching a full-scale siege, Shirone decided to give his enemies one last chance.
"Release Jis' sister. Then we will leave."
The leader looked at Shirone blankly. Leave after causing all this mess? Where to? Do you think this is some kind of amusement park that charges admission?
"Do you think we'll let her go? The real face of a siege starts when the gates are breached. Do you know how much the magic circle you ruined cost? You can't repay it even with your life. We'll torture you until you beg to die."
"I don't want to engage in a meaningless fight. It's you who made the mistake from the beginning. I wish you'd stop now."
“Fuhahaha! hat? You want us to stop? Do you know who we are? We are the Parrot Mercenary Band that lives and dies on the battlefield! Guys, let's go! Slaughter them!"
“Uaaaaaa!”
The subordinates lifted their swords and shouted spiritedly.
Seeing that words were of no use, Shirone sighed and walked to the blind spot of the fortress wall.
"How considerate of you to come in yourself! Guys, get down there right now... huh?"
At that moment, the leader stopped talking. In an instant, a scene flashed through his mind.
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Infinite Mage (Novel)
