Chapter 132
The reversal of the battle situation occurred in the blink of an eye.
While Mikhail Lancaster had withdrawn from the main front to intercept Philip’s ‘Mobile Defense Force,’ Dale and the York family’s elite troops seized the opening and launched a pinpoint breakthrough.
Moreover, the core forces of the House of York commanded by the ‘Black Prince’ included the York witches as well.
Officially, their abilities were not revealed. Yet the influence they exerted on ‘battles’ from the shadows was never to be underestimated.
The magic of the Blue Magic Tower never stops at merely manipulating water or ice. It encompasses all manner of mind control, brainwashing, and illusions… for it is a tower that pursues the wisdom of stratagems and deception, as its name implies.
Brainwashing need not always be directed at enemies.
“For the House of York!”
“Do not fall!”
For instance, just as a political officer instills national ideology and patriotism in soldiers, it involves deliberately imparting a specific value system to instill conviction.
“Make them fight for their beliefs.”
“The future of York rests upon them.”
“Imagine a future where, as heroes of York, this world praises and honors your deeds.”
The blue aura blades gleaming along the swords of the Blue Rose Knights… Yet the skill level of the knights wielding those swords was nowhere near that of an Aura Knight. At best, they were mere Aura Beginners.
