"By the blessing of the Barnes ancestors, follow my charge!!"
After a brief period of chaos, the knight team of the Fourth Legion erupted with battle cries once more, attempting to flank and hinder the advance of the Magical Creature Legion.
"Buzz~~"
Led by the tal Sli big brother, nurous tal Slis rolled out of the formation line like rolling tal balls, tumbling forward, knocking aside several knights who tried to intercept them, and landing on horseback.
Wielding small short swords and round shields, they began to fight fiercely with these troubleso knights.
The physical resistance of the tal Slis was extrely high. The longswords swung by the knights, hacking at their hard tallic bodies, could only leave shallow white marks, producing crisp "ding-ding-dang-dang" sounds.
"Silver-ranked Slis!"
"Be careful! Their defense is very high!"
"Use fire! They're afraid of fire!"
Imdiately, the accompanying mages began to chant, summoning blazing fireballs to hurl at the tal Sli big brother charging at the front.
However, to the surprise of all the knights, these tal Slis did not dodge the incoming fireballs. Instead, they collectively strained, and their tallic bodies rapidly turned red-hot, radiating high temperatures, even igniting into roaring flas themselves.
The fireballs hitting them rely knocked a few unsteady tal Slis off their horses, sending them tumbling dizzily on the ground for a few rolls, causing almost no substantial damage to the slis themselves.
"Hmph hmph, big brother, not afraid of fire."
The tal Sli big brother waved its small short sword proudly. Just as it was about to continue the attack, it saw the surrounding knights suddenly showing expressions of terror, as if seeing sothing more terrifying than the Magical Tides. They disregarded their formation, turned their horses around, and scattered in all directions, fleeing in a rout.
Hmm... strange.
The tal Sli big brother retracted the flas from its body surface and scratched its reflective tal head with a gel hand.
Was it because it was too powerful, so these humans were scared into running away?
Thinking of this, its heart swelled with pride, feeling it would definitely receive praise from the King.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, as if so colossal behemoth was approaching. The tremors were so strong that even the warhorse beneath it was startled and whinnied, uncontrollably fleeing in all directions.
"Wah wah wah!!"
The tal Slis on horseback could only cling desperately to the reins, being dragged around by the panicked warhorses.
Bouncing and jostling, the tal Sli big brother struggled to look in the direction of the tremors. Just as it was curious about what was coming, its small tal eyes suddenly widened.
Within the churning Magical Tides, an indescribably massive purple Sli was slowly, yet inexorably, crawling towards them!
Its height was almost half that of the Storm Fortress city wall. Its entire body was wreathed in fine, not yet fully dissipated electric arcs and turbulent streams of chaotic mana.
Through the connection of the Gel Network, it instantly recognized this as the King.
"Wah!!"
Within the Magical Creature Legion, all the Slis witnessed this awe-inspiring scene and imdiately began jumping and cheering. For a mont, thoughts of "Wah!", "Boss!", and "The King is the strongest!" flooded the entire Gel Network, filled with the purest worship and admiration.
In the simple worldview of these Slis, big ant good, big ant strong!
The King's current appearance was the most powerful!
Amidst a series of earth-shaking "Boom!" roars, Chen Yu, dragging his massive purple form, had already crossed the Magical Creature Legion waiting in place and was getting closer and closer to the towering wall of Storm Fortress.
Louisa, riding on Celeste who had barely managed to fly again, circled above his head. Looking down at this behemoth, she couldn't help but ask, "Sir Sli, you're not planning to just ram Storm Fortress open with your body, are you?"
"Is that not allowed?" A soft, gentle voice, completely opposite to the enormous size, echoed curiously in her mind.
Louisa was montarily speechless.
Judging by this size and the power displayed earlier, it really seed like he could...
While they were communicating, Ellen had already fled back to the city wall. Relying on an assassin's cunning and speed, he helped Dominic temporarily repel Raven, even inflicting a rather deep wound on Raven's arm.
Ellen had just breathed a sigh of relief when a glance out of the corner of his eye towards the battlefield outside the wall scared him out of his wits.
"Damn it! Dominic, hurry! We can't let that Sli get close to the city! It'll destroy this place!"
Dominic looked in the direction he indicated, his gaze also turning extrely grave.
Seizing the mont Raven was temporarily suppressed, he imdiately organized the knights and mages he could still mobilize to launch a final counterattack against the approaching purple giant and the Magical Tides below.
"Activate the backup energy! Magic towers, full power attack! Target, that giant Sli!!" he roared hoarsely.
On the city wall, four magic towers that had previously gone dark now lit up again with dazzling light. Holy light spears, sharp ice blades, scorching fire rain... magical attacks of various attributes poured down like a torrential downpour.
More than a dozen heavy crossbows adjusted their angles, firing enchanted bolts that tore through the air with piercing shrieks, all concentrated on that massive, impossible-to-ignore target on the battlefield.
"Boom!!!"
The front edge of the purple Magical Tides was instantly cleared by the dense destructive power, revealing scorched black earth. Only the Magical Creature Legion, protected by the "Kingdom's Shield" barrier, remained unscathed.
As for Chen Yu, he didn't even pause his forward undulation.
Those enchanted bolts capable of piercing heavy armor stuck into his massive purple gel body like tiny toothpicks, causing no pain or itch, unable to even make him noticeably hesitate.
Before the defenders on the wall could organize the next round of counterattacks, Chen Yu suddenly reacted.
[Pea Shot]
[Mana Explosion]
He rapidly shot out several deep purple gel spheres with diaters of nearly two ters. Like boulders launched from catapults, they traced high parabolic arcs over the city wall, descending towards the fortress.
"Hurry! Raise all magical shields! Intercept them!!" Dominic bellowed.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The gel spheres containing terrifying mana exploded violently upon contact with the rising magical barriers.
The intense explosions not only instantly shattered the fragile temporary shields, but the shockwaves and mana tremors they triggered caused the entire section of the city wall to shake violently. Soldiers on the wall were thrown into disarray, and many scread as they tumbled from the battlents.
The light of the magic formations flickered uncertainly, with multiple critical nodes damaged in the explosions.
By the ti the survivors struggled to their feet, they saw the purple behemoth was already right before them. Its imnse shadow almost completely enveloped the fortress below.
"Boss! Boss!"
"We're here!"
Just then, from the shadows near where the fortress t the cliff face, dozens of small, coal-ball-like little Earth Elentals suddenly erged, waving excitedly at Chen Yu.
These little Earth Elentals had originally been sent by him to lurk beneath the city wall, ready to give Storm Fortress a blast at any mont.
It seed now, that wouldn't be necessary.
Chen Yu continued forward. His massive form easily crushed the city wall's teetering magical barrier.
Without the protection of magic, the ancient stone wall appeared so fragile in the face of pure mass and power.
Amid deafening roars, the section of Storm Fortress's wall facing the battlefield shook violently. Stone bricks began to crack and crumble away.
Then, under the horrified gazes of the remaining soldiers, the giant Sli solidly leaned against the city wall. The sturdy wall was forcefully ramd open, creating a massive breach over twenty ters in diater.
Rubble cascaded down like a waterfall, and dust shot into the sky.
Storm Fortress had been breached head-on!
On the wall, Alice barely managed to steady herself amidst the violent shaking. Seeing the enormous breach below and the Magical Creature vanguard pouring in, she imdiately raised her sword and shouted, "Storm Fortress is breached! Knights of Arevalo, follow my charge! Seize these demons' claws! For the Kingdom! For justice!"
"Yes! Lady Alice!!"
The knights of the Arevalo family, clad in silver-emblazoned armor, erupted with high morale. They surged out from all directions like a tide, step by step pressing against the defenders whose morale had collapsed with the breach.
However, facing this seemingly easily attainable victory, Alice's mind was not entirely focused here.
Her gaze involuntarily drifted far to the northeast, towards Shield River City.
She silently prayed to Cardos in her heart, hoping the knights of the Fifth Legion would receive the ssage in ti and return to defend the fortress, giving Arthur and the others a chance to escape.
Whether it was her prayer that worked, or re coincidence.
Outside the fortress legion's garrison, on the broad road leading to the Golden Tassel Plain, the lush green trees lining both sides could no longer block the gradually brightening magical glow on the horizon.
A surging mass of knightly figures appeared like a silver, steel torrent from the end of the road.
Judging by their marching direction and speed, it seed to be reinforcents rushing from the direction of Shield River City.
Just as a sliver of hope was born in Alice's heart, her father Raven, clutching his injured arm, quickly walked to her side. Together, they looked towards that swiftly approaching knightly legion.
Raven's expression beca even graver than when he was wounded.
"It's not the Fifth Legion!" he said solemnly.
"Judging by the banners and armor style, they are knights of the Sixth Legion. And there are two Extraordinary among them!"
"What?!" Alice's heart shook violently, as if doused with a bucket of ice water from head to toe.
The Sixth Legion, permanently stationed in the central part of the Kingdom, responsible for guarding the Royal Capital—why would they suddenly appear at the border?
And if the Fifth Legion wasn't returning to defend... then Lide... was he still in Shield River City?!
Arthur and the others...
The worst-case scenario had occurred.
In her confused thoughts, Alice gritted her teeth and said, "Father, please let return to Shield River City. I must confirm Arthur's situation. I... I'll return very quickly!"
Raven flatly refused, his tone resolute. "No. You returning won't help anything. If Lide dared to let the Sixth Legion co, it ans he was prepared long ago, perhaps even having taken control of Shield River City already."
"You going back would only give these demons' claws one more hostage in their hands, making their bargaining chips heavier."
He placed a hand on Alice's shoulder. "First, deal with the imdiate situation. Hold this breach, rendezvous with the Sli Kingdom's army, and completely clear the enemies within the fortress."
"Otherwise, forget about Arthur, the entire Arevalo family will be utterly annihilated here!"
Awakened by her father's words, Alice forcibly suppressed the panic and worry in her heart. She took a deep breath, her eyes regaining their firmness, and nodded.
As for Arthur... she could only tightly clutch the silver pendant hanging around her neck, silently praying to all the deities she knew.
...
Shield River City, Fifth Legion garrison.
Inside the last hut of the camp, the atmosphere was oppressive.
Glenn was stealthily pressing his ear against the wooden wall, carefully listening to the commotion outside.
Arthur and Galvin simply sat silently before the bonfire, wiping their cold knightly swords over and over, preparing for any situation that might occur next.
An unknown amount of ti passed. Suddenly, Glenn's ear twitched.
"There seems to be movent," he whispered. "Very chaotic, many footsteps... Could it be a large group of knights leaving the camp?"
Galvin stood up, sheathed his freshly polished sword, and strode directly towards the door. "I'll go out and check the situation."
"Ah, wait! Let do it. Your presence walking out is too conspicuous." Glenn, afraid he would swagger out and alert the guards outside, hurriedly smiled and blocked his path. Then, he himself cautiously poked his head out, sneakily looking left and right.
"Huh?" Glenn was montarily stunned. "Outside... there's no one? It's eerily quiet."
"Could it be that the frontline battle is critical, and everyone was transferred to Storm Fortress?" He imdiately felt an opportunity had co, his heart pounding. He waved to Arthur and Galvin, signaling them to follow.
The three of them bent down, carefully moving along the shadows at the edge of the training ground, feeling their way towards the escape route Glenn had previously planned.
Outside was indeed eerily quiet, unlike usual when there were always patrol footsteps and whispers.
This abnormal silence, however, made the three of them feel an underlying unease.
"Strange," Arthur said simply, his Soulfire flickering slightly.
"Indeed," Galvin tightened his grip on the hilt, his gaze sharp as he scanned the surroundings. "No matter how critical the frontline battle is, Lide couldn't possibly transfer away every single knight guarding us. That doesn't make sense."
This feeling of being deliberately left in an empty space made the unease in their hearts grow stronger and stronger.
Finally, just as they were about to reach the hidden exit at the camp's edge, the communication gel ball Glenn carried suddenly transmitted urgent frontline intelligence.
Glenn concentrated to receive the information, his face instantly turning pale. "Not good, the Fourth Legion never went to support Storm Fortress..."
"Get behind !"
Galvin reacted faster than him. He abruptly drew his knightly sword, pointing the tip directly at the center of the gray-mist-shrouded road ahead. Every muscle in his body tensed as he entered a combat stance.
Arthur also silently stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Galvin, his azure Soulfire locking onto the area ahead.
At that mont, a figure slowly erged from the gradually dispersing gray mist. His calm gaze, carrying an invisible pressure, fell upon the three of them.
The newcor was none other than Lide.
He seed to have long anticipated their escape and had been waiting here for quite so ti.
"This... we're done for," Glenn muttered, clutching his head.
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