But, after all, war is not a math problem.
This world has many ways to contain large, seemingly powerful groups of Mages, for example...
The deafening sound of Magic Spells from Lucian's army suddenly vanished without a trace in an instant!
It's true that Fallen Magic excels in Instant Magic, but not every Fallen Mage can cast instant spells, and most instant magic is single-target attacks, far less powerful than the area attack magic of chanting summoning spells.
The sudden collective silence resulted in a huge and conspicuous blank space immediately appearing in front and behind the Lucian Mage group!
