Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill-Chapter 79: Grand Promotion Ceremony

’The Mana cost is a bit high!’

To stack his armor, Li Wei had exhausted all his Mana after just six castings.

Six layers of Invisible Armor gave him a profound sense of security.

Reluctantly, Li Wei had to resort to stacking them in two sessions.

’Is this what they call a happy problem?’

Li Wei chuckled.

He knew that grinding a spell to the Perfection Level would yield immense rewards.

He planned to first grind the Small Fireball Technique to the Perfection Level.

Once the Small Fireball Technique reached the Perfection Level, he could directly derive the Fireball Skill at the Small Success Level, saving him the time of grinding the Fireball Skill itself.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Although he could cast the Tier One Fireball Technique, the Tier Zero Small Fireball Technique was still the spell Li Wei used the most.

The key was that the Tier Zero Small Fireball Technique had an extremely fast casting speed.

In many situations where he lacked the time to cast the Fireball Skill, a single Small Fireball Technique could turn the tide.

Deriving the Tier One version wouldn’t stop Li Wei from using the original Small Fireball Technique.

Even after deriving the Tier One Invisible Armor spell, he could still cast the Tier Zero, Perfection Level version.

That morning, Li Wei took his manuscript for May to Jimmy.

"Mage Li Wei, you’re here! Please, come in and have a seat." Gus warmly invited him into the office.

Jimmy served them tea.

Li Wei handed the manuscript to Jimmy and remarked casually, "The Xinghuo Literature Society seems pretty busy today."

Gus said with a smile, "That’s because the Xinghuo Literature Society recently received a big order."

"Oh? What kind of big order?" Li Wei asked, his curiosity piqued.

’What kind of big order could a publisher like the Xinghuo Literature Society possibly get?’

Gus said, "The Lord City Lord has tasked us with publicizing the military achievements of Maple City’s army. A few days ago, Vice-President Monis even made a special trip to the front lines for this and brought back valuable firsthand intelligence."

Li Wei’s interest was piqued. "What kind of intelligence?"

He was still quite interested in what was happening on the front lines. After all, Gu Ze was still on the battlefield and hadn’t returned.

Li Wei was still somewhat worried and would occasionally send messages to Gu Ze to ask how he was doing.

After obtaining the Magic Net Codex, he no longer needed the Magic Butler to relay messages. He could now contact Gu Ze directly through the codex.

On the front lines, Gu Ze could also borrow someone else’s Magic Net Codex to receive messages.

He was now a Tier One Official Mage, so it was relatively easy for him to borrow a Magic Net Codex.

Gus rummaged through a drawer, pulled some things out, and placed them in front of Li Wei.

"These are the battle reports Monis brought back. They’re basically all news of victories."

Li Wei said with surprise, "I can look at these?"

Gus gestured with his hand. "Of course. These reports will be made into newspapers and distributed later to publicize the great achievements of the Lord City Lord."

Since Gus offered, Li Wei didn’t hesitate to pick them up and read.

After a quick read, he discovered that Orn had already led his army from Cold Sand City to Extreme Night City.

He had cut through more than half of the Macher Kingdom’s territory.

His battle record along the way was astonishing.

Starting with an army of three thousand, they merged with over four thousand men led by Otz, and the force continued to grow.

They grew stronger with every battle.

Along the way, they incorporated defeated and scattered soldiers, and the army had swelled to fifteen thousand men.

They completely drove the three-pronged Beastman Army on the eastern front out of the Macher Kingdom’s territory.

The army led by Orn won victory after victory, a stark contrast to the army of the Macher Kingdom.

The Macher Kingdom’s army had been entangled with the Beastman Kingdom’s main army for two months. While not in a constant retreat, they were consistently at a disadvantage.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have issued a war conscription order.

Now, many ambitious individuals within the Macher Kingdom wanted to join Orn’s army.

They wanted to join the war to fight the Beastmen who were invading their homeland.

The reputation of Orn, the War Knight and Grand Marshal, resounded throughout the war-torn regions.

Gus saw Li Wei put down the battle reports and said, "The final, decisive battle is coming soon."

"Monis said that Grand Marshal Orn has already gathered all the forces on the Extreme Night City front, preparing for a decisive battle against the main force of the Beastman Kingdom’s eastern army."

"If they win this battle, they can end the war early."

Li Wei nodded, a wave of emotion washing over him.

He hadn’t expected such a huge change to occur in just over ten days since he left the front line.

’Extreme Night City?’

Li Wei’s heart stirred. He remembered that Extreme Night City was the northernmost human city in the Macher Kingdom.

He looked at Gus and asked, "Do you have a map of the Macher Kingdom here?"

"I do."

He pulled a map from a bookshelf.

Li Wei unfolded the map. Looking north from Maple City, he found that Orn’s campaign route had effectively split the Macher Kingdom in two.

It was divided into an eastern and a western side.

And quite coincidentally, it partitioned all the cities belonging to the Macher Kingdom to the west.

He was lost in thought.

Knowing that Otz wanted to build a Kingdom, he more or less understood Orn’s intentions.

’Forcing a surrender!’

The number of troops gathered around Orn already surpassed the combined forces of all the independent cities several times over.

After defeating the Beastman Kingdom’s eastern army.

On his way back to Maple City, Orn could then easily conquer the cities along his route.

First, conquer the weaker cities, thereby cutting off the stronger ones from the Macher Kingdom.

This way, even if those City Lords were unwilling to submit to Otz, they would be unable to seek aid from the Macher Kingdom.

And Otz would have enough time to make them submit, one by one.

Ultimately, fulfilling his plan to establish a Kingdom.

Whether they could successfully defeat the Beastman Kingdom’s eastern army was the key.

More importantly, Orn had to achieve a crushing victory.

If he showed even a hint of weakness, conquering the other cities would become extremely difficult.

Only by demonstrating unstoppable, overwhelming, absolute power could he make the weaker City Lords submit without hesitation.

Li Wei raised his head and gazed at the distant sky outside the window.

’What other trump cards do you have?’

Currently, the Beastman eastern army’s strength had surpassed forty thousand troops.

The three-pronged Beastman armies defeated by Orn had all been absorbed into the legions of the eastern army.

The Beastman Race’s forces were three times that of the human side.

Under these circumstances, achieving a crushing victory was simply impossible.

「Outside Extreme Night City.」

On the frost-and-snow-covered frozen earth, a dense mass of soldiers had gathered.

Many soldiers from the south found the cold of Extreme Night City unbearable and shivered uncontrollably.

You have to understand, it was currently May, almost June.

Yet, snow still fell outside Extreme Night City, and it was abnormally cold.

Orn stood among the crowd, giving a pre-battle speech and activating the War Knight’s Battle Intent Aura.

Listening to his speech, the soldiers’ minds were influenced by the Battle Intent Aura. Their spirits soared, and they even forgot the cold.

Orn’s voice faded.

Everyone raised their weapons, their roars shaking the heavens, scaring the snowflakes into fleeing the sky above.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Drive all the Beastmen out!" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Protect our homes!"

...

RUMBLE!

A blizzard rolled in, and the Beastman Race’s great army appeared on the horizon.

A legion of tens of thousands, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Charge!"

At Orn’s command, all the soldiers advanced toward the Beastmen.

He rode his Dragon Blood Warhorse, wore the Black Nether Armor, and wielded a Dragon Spear over two meters long, positioned in the center of his troops.

In this battle, he would fight personally.

In previous battles, he was also among the army, but this time was different. He would personally lead the charge.

In the blink of an eye, the two armies clashed.

Orn unleashed his full power, activating all his auras.

Instantly, everyone felt their power surge. They became fearless, forging ahead without hesitation.

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

Countless people collided, flesh against flesh, flesh against blades and shields.

Screams of pain, wails of agony, furious roars, and sharp commands blended into a chaotic mess.

Beastmen and humans were packed together, indistinguishable from one another.

Suddenly, everyone’s attention was drawn in one direction.

"Break!"

Orn roared, Dragon Spear in hand, and charged forward on his warhorse.

His Fighting Spirit coalesced into a giant spear dozens of meters long, piercing the Beastman Race’s supposedly unbreakable defensive line.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Countless Beastman Soldiers were sent flying.

Orn tore an opening, and the cavalry following him quickly exploited the advantage, ripping apart the Beastman formation and isolating their soldiers.

Orn led a group of cavalry, rampaging through the Beastman Race’s legion, unstoppable.

Witnessing this sight, everyone firmly believed that Orn could lead them to victory.

A current of faith coalesced around Orn, forming a faint new aura.

BOOM!

More than twenty giant beasts, seven to eight meters tall, appeared on the battlefield.

The beasts hurled rocks with the force of catapults, posing an immense threat.

Even a Tier One Professional, if hit by accident, had a high chance of dying.

With the appearance of the giant beasts, the human side quickly began to suffer heavy casualties.

Seeing this, Orn immediately spurred his warhorse and charged toward the giant beasts positioned at the rear of the Beastman formation.

Along the way, Beastman Professionals constantly tried to intercept and kill him.

All of them were killed by Orn.

"War Trample!"

The warhorse beneath Orn leaped into the air, soaring more than ten meters high, and brought its hooves down hard on one of the giant beasts.

CRUNCH!

Instantly, the giant beast was crushed by the iron hooves of the Dragon Blood Warhorse.

The terrifying force pulverized all the Beastman Soldiers within a ten-meter radius.

Seeing this, everyone erupted in cheers.

The aura around Orn solidified a little more.

"Kill!"

Orn slayed several giant beasts in a row, frightening the Beastman commanders into hastily withdrawing the others and sending powerful experts to surround and kill him.

Orn cut down several Tier Four Beastman Race Extraordinary Beings in succession.

He returned to the human lines and led his army to tear through the Beastman legion’s ranks.

He carved through their lines again and again.

Orn led the cavalry, completely shredding the Beastman legion’s defensive lines.

Everyone looked at Orn with eyes full of worship.

All hearts beat as one.

Faith forges the Soul of War!

The aura around Orn finally took solid form.

He raised his Dragon Spear high, and the aura rapidly expanded, enveloping the battlefield.

All enemies felt a wave of fear.

The morale of all allies soared, reaching its peak!

"KILL!"

A soldier roared and charged at an enemy, severing their neck with one slash.

He was stabbed twice, yet as if feeling no pain, he turned and cut down the Beastman who had stabbed him.

If an arm was severed, they would use their teeth to tear out the enemy’s throat.

It wasn’t just one person; everyone was like this.

The Beastmen were scared out of their wits by the sight before them.

The first Beastman dropped his weapon and turned to flee.

Immediately, the urge to flee spread like a bursting dam, unstoppable.

More and more Beastmen turned and ran.

"KILL!"

The Beastmen fled; the humans gave chase.

Over a month ago, this same scene had played out here, but back then, the roles of the two sides were reversed.

The humans had fled while the Beastmen gave chase.

Orn led more than ten thousand men in pursuit of a Beastman legion of over forty thousand.

They completely drove the Beastmen out from the borders of the Human Empire.

A great victory!

The war ended, and Orn advanced.