The Holy Cathedral was on the verge of collapsing.
An Ice Demon Wolf leaped into the air and pounced on the paladin in front of it. Facing the incoming wolf, the Holy Knight swung his sword and sliced the wolf's head in half. Putrid blood splattered from his head and dyed his originally pure white armor red.
But the paladin didn't care about such trifles. He kicked away the corpse beside him and the sword in his hand burned with holy flames again.
"This isn't a place for monsters like you. Get lost!"
Along with the roar, the holy knight suddenly swung his longsword. In an instant, white holy flames exploded, tearing a few monsters that were close to him into pieces. But in the next moment, the Holy Knight panted and took a few steps back, leaning against the wall with his sword.
"Squeak —!!"
At that moment, a strange black bird shrieked and swooped down from the sky. It extended its sharp claws and pounced on the paladin. At the same time, a Magic Missile whizzed across the sky and hit the strange bird. The holy knight took the opportunity to take a deep breath and once again gripped his longsword and slashed forward with all his might, cutting down the monster in front of him.
"Phew …"
Only then did the Holy Knight let out a sigh of relief and nodded to the mage beside him.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. This was really troublesome …"
Beside the Holy Knight, a mage was wiping the sweat off his forehead as he looked at the battlefield with a worried expression. Below the city wall, thousands of monsters were attacking the Holy Cathedral in a frenzy. The Demonic Frost Wolves, Iron Boars, and other monsters whose fur had been contaminated by mana rammed against the thick city walls. They even stepped on the corpses of their companions and leaped up the city walls like moths flying into a flame. They advanced bravely, one after another.
"These damned magical beasts. Winter is already over. What kind of madness is this?"
The Holy Knight couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva at the sight of the Dark Tide. The mage beside him let out a bitter smile upon hearing his grumble. The Northern Fortress had been through a lot lately. Not only did the magical beasts almost overturn the fortress during the Beast Tide in winter, but winter had passed and spring had come. Before they could repair the broken walls, those bastards had come again!
Furthermore, their attacks were even fiercer than Winter's!
At this moment, the Transmission Crystal beside the city wall suddenly lit up. Then, a deep voice sounded.
"All mages get ready. After five seconds, cast 'Stone to Mud' on the ground in front of us. Paladins, get ready to cover! The Order Crystal will be activated in ten seconds! "
"What?"
Hearing this order, the holy knight and the mage were shocked. They looked at each other and saw the deep worry in each other's eyes.
"What should we do?"
"No matter what, this is an order. Let's act according to it first. Cover me!"
As he spoke, the mage raised the staff in his hand and began to chant loudly. At that moment, the Holy Knight hurriedly picked up his shield and stood in front of the Mage. After a few seconds, the Mage who had finished chanting raised the staff in his hand and pointed it forward.
"Stone to Mud!"
Following the shouts of the mages, the originally hard ground in front of the fortress suddenly turned into a bottomless swamp. The swamp was like a ferocious beast that began to devour the magical beasts that fell into its mouth. The corpses of the magical beasts on the ground quickly sank into the mud. In the blink of an eye, a large forbidden zone was created in front of the fortress wall and the magical beasts.
At the same time, the triangular crystal above the fortress wall suddenly emitted a soft and bright beam of light that shot straight into the sky. Shortly after, the thick layers of clouds swirled and dispersed. Golden sunlight descended from the sky like a barrier, protecting the entire fortress firmly within it.
The magical beasts that were illuminated by the sunlight began to wail in pain. Their bodies burned like candles under the sunlight. The demonic crows that were originally circling above the fortress also screamed and retreated. For a moment, the offensive of the magical beasts seemed to be completely contained …
"Everyone, return to the fortress immediately to rest!"
Along with the order, the Holy Knights and Mages who had been fighting hard on the wall for half a day also dragged their exhausted bodies down and returned to the fortress to rest. However, their faces were full of worry. The reason was simple. Although they were relying on the "Light of Order" to resist the magical beasts' attack, the problem was that the "Light of Order" could not be used indefinitely. It could only last for a few hours. Once the time was up, they would have to continue fighting the magical beasts.
It was just that with the current strength of the fortress ….. it was hard to say whether they could last that long.
"Leader! Haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? "
Listening to his subordinate's question, Wales shook his head.
"The Holy Cathedral and the White Tower have sent all the reinforcements they can in the short term. Although the other places are currently mobilizing, it will still take some time. However, I've received news from Bishop Karl of the Holy Cathedral that the Holy Cathedral has found a very reliable and strong reinforcement. Their vanguard will arrive soon! What we need to do now is to rest and wait. "
"Strong reinforcement?"
Hearing Head Commander Wales' words, the Holy Knights under him looked at each other. These Holy Knights were originally the backbone of the defense of the Northern Fortress. During this period of time, they had been fighting those damned magical beasts here. They knew very little about the situation in other places, so they did not know what kind of strong reinforcement the Holy Cathedral was talking about.
In fact, even Wales himself was a little dubious about the Holy Cathedral's orders. He was very clear about the internal situation of the Holy Cathedral. Frankly speaking, the magical beast disaster that broke out last winter had a huge impact on the Northern Fortress. After that, the Northern Fortress did not recover. Although he hoped that the Holy Cathedral would send more people to guard the Northern Fortress, the Northern Fortress did not recover. Given the current situation of the Holy Cathedral, they did not have too many people that could be mobilized.
But the Holy Cathedral's words were full of confidence. This made Wales a little curious …. He knew the current situation of the Holy Cathedral very well. In terms of reinforcements, the White Tower of Heaven had already sent out their mages, but these mages could only assist them in defending. They could not completely drive away the magical beasts. Judging from what the Holy Cathedral said, the reinforcements this time seemed to be able to completely solve their problem.
"All in all, go and rest first. You need to replenish your stamina for the next period of time. The mages also need to meditate to recover their magic. If it really doesn't work …. "
Having said that, Wales hesitated for a moment.
"Order all the soldiers to abandon the frontline fortress and retreat to the Northern Headquarters!"
"What?"
Hearing Head Commander Wales' words, everyone was shocked.
Even though the Northern Fortress was a fortress in name, it wasn't as simple as that. It had a total of two passes, guarding the front and back of the mountain path respectively. The fortress wall in front was the first line of defense, while the headquarters of the Northern Fortress was at the back.
During the previous winter beast tide attack, the first line of defense was broken by the Magical Beast Lord. If not for Wales and his two other colleagues risking their lives, perhaps the Northern Fortress itself would not have been able to hold on.
But even then, they did not give up the battle and retreat directly, because it meant that once the Northern Fortress itself was breached, the beast tide would march straight in. When that happened, the entire hinterland of the continent would fall into the claws of Chaos.
But now ….
Although it was difficult for them to accept Wales' order, they had no choice but to accept it. They were also well aware of the current situation. The first line of defense had already been severely damaged in the previous beast tide and had almost lost its defensive function. If they continued to hold on here, they would only lose more men pointlessly. Instead of that, they might as well abandon this place and gather all the elite troops to the main line of defense. That way, they could hold on for a little longer ….
"Report!"
At that moment, a messenger suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.
"We found an unknown object approaching from the rear!"
"Oh?"
Wales could not help but be startled when he heard this.
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