Reincarnated in the Villainous Lust System!

The castle was considered impregnable to almost all forms of attack.

In fact, I first asked Dan what would happen if the castle got breached, he laughed heartily.

"The castle can never be breached". He said through the laughter. "It can't even be attacked".

"Why can't it be attacked?" I asked him, confused.

All that was needed was for the beasts to spawn somewhere close and they would attack the castle.

I believed the main reason the castle hadn't been attacked yet was because the beast army was probably stretched too thin.

It wasn't easy to attack different parts of the empire at once and a great number of beasts are needed to over power the mages.

So it made sense that there weren't enough beast monsters to lay seige on the castle.

It was why I assumed the castle hadn't been attacked yet.

Dan shook his head. "To march into the castle, the army would have to cross into the outskirts first. Then they would have to fight the army there, win and begin to march further inward.

They would cross at least five different towns before they finally got to the castle gate.

Then they would have to fight the army there.

Even if they manage to pass the first few steps, they will surely not pass the last one". He continued.

"The gate is impregnable". He said proudly. "It would take a very powerful person to break it down and the powerful people have been killed by the emperor long ago".

I wanted to tell Dan then about the portal I found in the forest and how the beast monsters were closer than he thought but I decided against it.

The forest was close to my house back at the farm and if the emperor got wind of beast monster activities going on there, he might quarantine the whole place or declare a state of emergency.

I couldn't bear to put my family under harsh conditions when I wasn't there to protect them.

So I said nothing to Dan. Instead I nodded and went on with my duty.

Back to the present, Damon was pacing around.

"What do you think?" He snapped. "It's obviously beast monsters".

"Oh this is bad, really bad". He said as he paced around.

It was indeed terrible. The beasts would not be easy to get rid of and there would definitely be causalties on both sides.

This meant that a number of mages were going to be injured in the fight and some could potentially lose their lives.

Especially since they were only level two and level one mages.

Damon stopped pacing and just stared at the red line.

We had to do something fast rather than just stand there.

"We need to go join the other mages and fight them". I said to him, seeing as he was too distabilized to take charge.

"Okay". He nodded and looked away from the line.

His face had lost it usual boyish charm and was now set grimly.

He turned to the two beautiful girls who stood cluelessly behind us.

"Hannah and Brenna, you can go for now. Stay safe". He said and motioned for Odion and i to follow him.

We began to race to the palace.

As we neared the castle we could see and hear the commotion that had erupted.

The beasts had not invaded the castle yet, however they formed a relentless platoon around the castle surrounding it from every side.

The mages were outside the gate as well and they had formed a defensive wall between the beasts and the gate.

Already, the smell of blood had filled the air and it mixed with another pungent smell that I couldn't identify.

I winced as the smell hit my nose at the same time the shouts of mages and screeches of beasts hit my ears.

I could hear mages yelling different attacks as they performed them. I could hear beasts screeching as they got hit by the attacks or launched their own. I could hear the agonizing screams of injured mages.

We were mostly young mages at the gate, except for the few masters that had remained behind to teach us.

The emperor was nowhere to be found.

Neither was the empress.

I suppose the ultimate priority would be to ensure their safety first while any fights occurred.

After all, they were the most valuable people in the kingdom.

As I studied the battle field, I realized it wasn't arranged randomly.

Farthest to me was a group comprised of the air mages.

They were led by master Jared and another master who's long hair and beard were white with old age.

I supposed he was the master of the level two air mages .

They faced the beast monsters on one end.

Next to them were the earth mages and they were also led by their two masters.

They faced the beast monsters directly in front of the gate.

The earth mages must be considered very powerful for them to be tasked with protecting the gate. I thought to myself.

Next to the earth mages were the water mages and just like the others, they were led by their two masters.

The final group were the fire mages and they were closest to me.

It was when I observed them that I realized something I missed earlier.

The mages were arranged in order of seniority.

This meant that the front line was made of the two masters.

Then directly behind them were the level two mages.

The level one mages were behind everyone else, close to the wall.

It was actually a brilliant idea and a way to expose them to the realities of war while also protecting them.

I looked at the air mages all the way at the other side, there was no way I could go over there without passing through the thick of the battle.

It would be a very unwise move.