When I was working as a civil servant, I was found out to be a muscle-brained knight by the princess knight and got sent to the front lines - Episode 85

Episode 85

Royal Academy.

Three thousand students surrounded the Orc King that had appeared in the main gate plaza.

Numbers alone can be a powerful force.

However, even with 3,000 students, facing an Orc King could result in significant casualties under normal circumstances.

If the Orc King were free to act, the teachers would have had to hold him off at the risk of their lives. They would need to buy time for the students to escape and wait for reinforcements from the 1st Legion or the Royal Guard.

But the Orc King before them was restrained by the city-scale conceptual weapon, Golden City S.P.Q.R., wielded by King Ramses.

Moreover, the students had saint Lucretia Alma on their side.

Given these conditions, there was no problem.

Considering the high morale of the students led by Luca Norman and Nicholas Crane after their recent battle with the legion commander, this would be a valuable experience for them.

The teachers, having prepared to act at any moment, watched over the students.

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Lucretia Alma activated a wide-area support enhancement holy magic, empowering all 3,000 students.

“…Unbelievable.”

Luca couldn’t help but be astonished by the effortless display of extraordinary skill.

Naturally, the other students also looked at Lucretia with amazement.

Though they understood that the title of “saint” was not just for show, they didn’t expect this level of power.

As the student council president, Luca often spoke with Lucretia during various events. Despite that, this was the first time they stood together on the battlefield.

Always smiling, kind, and dignified. Lucretia was exactly what the people envisioned a “saint” to be.

Seeing her conduct at the academy, Luca felt motivated to do his best.

However, he couldn’t quite understand why Lucia always seemed to have a subtle expression when looking at Lucretia.

Lucia claimed that “the saint feels suspicious”—perhaps it was jealousy, or a woman’s intuition.

Given Lucia’s sharp instincts, Luca kept this in mind.

Nonetheless, seeing Lucretia’s overwhelming power on the battlefield was a revelation.

Luca and the other students now fully understood her strength.

As expected of a saint. But they couldn’t afford to lose as peers of the same generation.

With everyone fired up, Luca gave the orders to all students.

“Let’s finish this in one go! Magic users, start chanting your highest-power spells! We’ll give the signal to synchronize!”

Around 1,500 students responded to Luca’s command and began chanting their spells.

Seeing so many people channeling their maximum magical power was a magnificent sight.

Even on the front lines of various Legions, such a scene was rare.

This unique situation was possible due to the lack of supply concerns and the immobile state of the enemy.

“Frontliners! Before the spells are unleashed, hit it with your strongest attacks! Sync up!”

About 500 students answered Luca’s call.

The remaining 1,000 students, who were in support roles, prepared healing potions and backup.

And then, the onslaught began.

The first to charge was

“Haaaahhhhh!!!”

Nicholas Crane, wielding a real sword instead of a practice one.

He poured all his magical power into the sword and enhanced his entire body.

He then used,

“Unified Sword Style! First Strike!!!”

A basic technique he had been practicing again after seeing Legion Commander Maria Valenti’s skills.

Putting everything into this strike, he slashed at the Orc King,

“What?! So tough!!”

Even with the Orc King restrained, Nicholas’s full-force strike barely made a dent.

The saint’s support magic was definitely effective, but the Orc King’s overwhelming defense was still formidable.

Realizing the greatness of his father, who had hunted such monsters, Nicholas recognized his current position and withdrew after landing his blow.

Then, chaos ensued.

Five hundred students, each with their weapons, took turns attacking the Orc King with all their might.

At first, the Orc King endured, but gradually the damage began to show.

Wounds appeared on its skin, blood seeped out, and the damage accumulated.

Meanwhile, the 1,500 students continued to gather magical power, preparing their strongest attack spells.

When the last student in the frontline finished attacking, Luca finally gave the signal.

“Now!!! Everyone, fire!!!!”

At Luca’s command, 1,500 students launched all sorts of magic from various locations within the academy.

Fire, water, earth, wood, wind, light, darkness, lightning.

From fourth-rank spells to the highest at seventh-rank.

The simultaneous attack of 1,500 spells. It was possibly the first time in the history of the Kingdom of Tashman that such a large-scale magic barrage had been executed.

The sight of numerous magical attacks soaring through the sky was nothing short of fantastical.

The attacks of the students, enhanced by Lucretia, were imbued with a magical density that surprised even the students themselves.

A few seconds later, when 1,500 spells struck a single point.

The explosion, roar, and tremor echoed throughout the capital.

The impact registered as a local earthquake of over magnitude 3 at the academy.

The plaza was in ruins, and the blast shattered the windows of the school buildings.

After a while, as the smoke cleared, there stood the tattered figure of the Orc King.

Barely retaining its original form, its life was hanging by a thread.

One might even commend it for surviving such a blow.

Luca and Lucia, having confirmed the Orc King was still alive, activated their trump card simultaneously.

“”Norman-style martial technique: Power is Supreme Justice, Odin!!!””

Their combat technique was already incredibly powerful.

With Lucretia’s support magic and the simultaneous attack from both Luca and Lucia.

In an instant, the two stepped right up to the Orc King.

Luca struck the Orc King’s head with all his might, and Lucia followed up with a powerful kick to its torso.

The Orc King’s neck twisted in an unnatural direction, and its body bent in half.

The two were about to deliver another series of attacks, but instinctively retreated from the spot.

Then.

“Well, everyone. Can you go for one more strike?”

Saint Lucretia Alma smiled, and her wide-area barrier once again caused the students’ magical power to surge explosively.

The previous attack had been like a carpet bombing with 1,500 spells.

But now.

A colossal magic circle was deployed right above the Royal Academy.

The magic circle was so large it could be seen from all over the capital.

A gentle light descended from the vast magic circle in the sky, while magical power and various spells flowed into it from the ground.

Lucretia’s holy magic condensed what would have been 1,500 spells into a single, unified spell, creating a virtual sun on earth.

Strategic-grade holy magic: One for All, Timaios.

That blow fell upon the Orc King.