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nThe legend of Mana Calamity is quite mysterious and one couldn't really tell what kind of disaster will happen with it.

nHowever, as far as they know, it would result in massive destruction of land or surroundings… It would also create strange phenomena that couldn't be explained just like the Illusion of the Venarian Town.

nLewis and the other Mech Knights were unsure how Wallace is planning to trigger the calamity but they can sense the strange vortex of mana happening…

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"We have to retreat now!

"

nTheir mission to freeze the fleet and cast Mana Spell to try to invade their internal structure can be considered a success already.

nIf they try to force themselves to further damage the gigantic spaceships in front of them, they would be in extreme danger.

nEven right now, they can feel that the Imperial Flagship is still exuding a threatening aura even after being covered by the black ice.

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"We haven't destroyed all their sensor craft yet!

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"Tsk… Avalon… Where are the other sensors?

"

n Six More Sensor Spacecraft remaining…

nBeep!

nAvalon quickly showed the coordinates of the remaining sensors. They were a bit far and even if their cannons or bullets can reach them, it will just be nullified by its energy barrier…

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"Frostbite Seal…

"

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"Frostbite Seal…

"

nLewis cast a Grade 2 Mana Spell that is not meant to destroy the spacecraft but to block or hinder its sensors instead. After all, these spacecraft doesn't seem to have the capability of defending themselves from external attack, and at most, they could perhaps dodge projectiles…

nHowever, dodging a Mana Spell would not be easy if the target doesn't have its own Mana Spell.

n'That should be enough…'

nLewis didn't stop moving after casting those spells. He has to quickly leave the place and gather at the rally point that was designated to them…

nAs he wonders about the current situation of Wallace's trick to destroy the Invader Spaceship, he felt a force of mana pulling him in from the vortex that the young man has created…

n'This is going is crazy…'

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"Activate your full thrusters, everyone…

"

nHe doesn't have time to explain but he wanted his team to move faster. Perhaps, even Wallace is not that clear about the devastation that the Mana Calamity can do… However, he hoped that no one from their side would be implicated by this.

n***

nAce watched the Invaders destroy all the projectiles they sent to them using their turrets and other CIWS.

nThey did not hesitate at all and this is what he expected as well. They have been throwing unknown spells to them that could hardly be defended so they have to be careful not to let any of their projectiles get hit their spaceship again or something weird might happen as well.

nHis Excellence stopped moving continued firing at the enemy after he threw out the Sealed Mana Artifact.

nOf course, the five Invaders that were chasing him became cautious and fired their Hadron Cannon followed by their missiles and beams…

nBoom! Boom!

nThe Excellence is getting hit by almost 40% of the shots from the enemy…

n Shield Integrity: 58%... 57%...

n Mana Reserves: 71%

nThe shield's power is steadily decreasing and it is not a good sign for them.

nHowever, Ace felt the vortex of mana accumulating amid the Invaders…

nIt is a similar situation with Providence on the other side.

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"Good… We just have to hold on for a bit more …

"

nAce knows that the Empire's A.I. would have a hard time detecting the Mana since even Avalon took quite a long time to get used to it.

nTheir A.I. would also have trouble analyzing Mana since they were being mixed by their Advanced Tech as well… Unless they have a larger sample, they wouldn't discover this immediately…

n Shield Integrity: 29%... 27%...

n Mana Reserves: 50%

nAs soon as their mana reserves reached the 50 percent mark, Ace noticed that the vortex of mana created by the destruction of the Sealed Mana Artifact has taken effect…

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"Avalon… We need to retreat… Now!

"

nAce gave his command as he understands their situation clearly… The Mana Calamity that he wanted to trigger would most like affect 10 to 15 kilometers in radius…

nAnd this information came from Wallace himself who had made a connection with Aeolia…

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"How about the survivors of Omen IV?

"

n The rescuing Mech Knights were still dealing with the Mech Frames. They are not trying to kill the Magicians but to capture them alive with their equipment…

nAvalon replied.

nAce had a grim face at this as he remembers the Empire's aim based on the information they've gathered…

nIt is to create the perfect gene optimization fluid and it requires the blood of the Magicians from their planet…

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"Tsk… Steer in their direction… We have to save them…

"

nIf the Empire has captured even a single Magician, it would completely destroy his other plans… He couldn't let that happen.

nBoom! Boom!

nAce was interrupted by an explosion from afar. He immediately takes a look at it and found the source of the disturbance.

nThe Invaders tried to fire missiles at the retreating Excellence but it somehow deviated on its path and hit the nearby spaceship instead.

nThe Mana Calamity seems to be stopping them from getting away from the vortex and also making them incapable of sending out projectiles…

n'Mhmm… I guess this is fine as well.'

nIt wasn't as destructive as Ace expected but he was still satisfied after seeing that they are slowly being crushed by the vortex…

nHe's unsure how long this would last but it should be enough for them to save the survivors…

n***

nTetsuo and the other Adepts Mages with him braced themselves for a battle.

nAs soon as the Mech Frame got into a certain range, it activated a device that seemed to pull them while restricting their movements…

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"Tsk! Guys, use it now!

"

nHe couldn't wait any longer and gave a command. The restriction on their bodies might get stronger so they have to act now. Dealing with an unknown is a terrifying thing. Even Avalon could quickly process what was pulling them.

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"Shadow Embrace!

"

nA forbidden Mana Spell that is supposedly capable of restricting a Sage for 10 minutes is being used against the Mech Frames…

nThey would be happy if it could stop the Mech Frames for 30 seconds as it would be enough for the Mech Knights from the Excellence to arrive.

nThese Mech Knights were very reliable and stable in terms of combat power…

nIf they acted in unison, they should be able to deal with the Mech Frames in front of them.

nTetsuo noticed that the Embrace was quite effective so he continued pouring mana into his artifact…

nHis space combat suit may not be the best armor as it heavily relies on their mana reserves, but it is very balanced that he could easily use his Mana Artifacts installed on them…

nElectric Torrent!

nThis is the Specialized Mana Spell of his Artifact.

nAn attack made of electricity may not effectively work against the Mech Frame itself but it is very effective against the people using them. No matter how much gene optimization they have in their bodies, Tetsuo is confident that his spell would still sting them and paralyze them if he's lucky…

nZap!

nThe range was quite far so he can not guarantee that his spell hit the pilot in full force.

nElectric Torrent!

nHe cast the spell continuously as the other Mech Frames were trying to remove the bind on their Mech…

nUnfortunately for him, he can only cast the spell on a single target.

nBang! Bang!

nThe three of the eight Warrior Mech Frames suddenly fired using their mini guns installed on their lower body…

nThey have expected them to fire in trade but what surprised them is their unique bullets…

n'Tsk… They're really here to capture us…'

nThe bullets weren't meant to kill them but to spread some restrictive net to them…

n'Hmph! Dream on!'

nTetsuo and the others increased the intensity of their Mana Spells until the Mech Knights from the Excellence arrived to help them…

nHis team got extremely busy dealing with the eight Dragon's Warrior Mech.

nThey know that it would be their end once they're captured… Wallace had already told them about this possibility and they know that being captured wouldn't just disrupt their plans but will ultimately destroy their planet's chance to fight against the Empire…

nBoom!

nThe enemy took 40 seconds to remove the Adept's Shadow Embrace. This exhausted the magicians but the Mech Knights found an opportunity because of this.

nTetsuo finally felt satisfied after seeing the Mech Knights destroy the Warrior Mechs one by one… However, a deafening blast threw them off…

nWhoosh!

nA huge explosion occurred and he suddenly had a bad feeling about this…

nHe immediately looks in the direction of the explosion and found the Excellence was shattered into pieces…

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"W-what happened?! Avalon, How's Wallace?!

"

nTetsuo hastily asked the A.I. in hopes of hearing positive news.

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