Book 14: Chapter 4 (2)
“I have to hurry.”
After the guards and adventurers left, the High Elf looked at the walls and whispered to herself.
Overwhelmed by the monsters and magic spells, the guards had not realized that the High Elf was Schnee in disguise. Because of the disguise, she had chosen light equipment that was easy to move in.
Except for the one spot that had crumbled, the outer walls were untouched. It wasn’t clear how much they had been damaged by the aftershocks.
In order to prevent further damage to the walls, Schnee had first crushed the closest enemies with 【Thunder Split】 and 【Eis Ast】, then took care of the rest with 【Crimson Ray】.
If she started with【Crimson Ray】 , she would have dealt with them even faster, but the resulting explosions and flames risked damaging the walls even further.
“I better reinforce them to be safe.”
If the walls were left as is, they would invite invasions by other monsters. Schnee used Earth magic to form a net of tightly packed earth, then created a giant wall of ice to contain it.
Thanks to Schnee’s magic power, the resulting barrier was as sturdy as the walls. The ice would melt over time, but, as an emergency countermeasure, it was more than enough. Even if Schnee did not do anything more, it would last one full week.