The entire Northern Region knew that Warren of White Raven City had always been loyal to the Bretton Family and could be considered Ansai's confidant. However, when Warren was surrounded, Ansai watched as White Raven City fell and did not send a single soldier. On the other side, a total of 192 people from the Bretton Family, including Ansai's wife and only son, arrived at Wind's End Castle with the second wave of reinforcements.
This number of people would not be of much use to the current situation. Moreover, there were many old people and children among them. There were only about 40 to 50 people who could actually fight. Therefore, Ansai actually valued the other use of these people. The arrival of these 192 people showed Ansai's attitude — he would defend Wind's End Castle at all costs.
He was even willing to bet the survival of the entire Bretton Family for this.
Not only was Ansai ruthless to his enemies, he was also ruthless to his own people. His stance of cutting off all means of retreat and fighting with his back to the river immediately swept away the conflicts between the various troops in Storm's End Castle, and united everyone in the shortest time possible. The Bretton Clan and Ansai were already prepared to die, so the others naturally had nothing to say. The soldiers from the various clans received their orders and reorganized their subordinates, preparing for the upcoming battle.
Only now did the troops in Wind's End Castle gather together, but Ansai's brows did not relax because of this.
This was because he knew that even if everything went smoothly, the tens of thousands of lives in White Raven City could slow down the advance of the monsters, and Wind's End Castle could successfully gather twenty thousand elite soldiers. The timing, location, and manpower were all on his side, but the difference in strength could not be made up for.
The retreat of the Temple of God and the Magic Association was equivalent to taking away all the experts in the Northern Region. There was no lack of fierce generals in the army, but there were not many experts. Perhaps there were still experts among the civilians, but there were not many of them in a short period of time. The other monsters might be able to find a way to deal with them, but once the six Lords of the Abyss attacked, the few people in Wind's End Castle would not be able to hold them off.
Ansai's gaze turned to the north. He had complicated feelings for his niece. He had always felt that her personality was not suitable to be the ruler of the Northern Region. Lolo was too obsessed with pursuing the truth of that incident, and her father, Karov, had disappeared from the face of the earth. He did not expect that not only did she not learn from her mistakes, but she also stubbornly followed Karov's old path. Previously, the Church was worried about the reaction of the nobles, so they only arrested her secretly, but not long ago, they tore off the last layer of disguise.
Ansai sometimes wondered why the Church was so interested in Lolo, but he knew that it was better to know less. Moreover, he had to admit that he did not expect her to sneak back to the Northern Region under such circumstances. He had to admit that he did not expect her to show her courage.
However, the person who made Ansai decide to take the risk was the person beside Lolo.
Rob had been removed from the Magic Association and was on the joint wanted list of the two major forces. His identity had changed drastically overnight, but he still had his strength. He had single-handedly defeated the council, and this news quickly spread throughout the Dawn Continent. He had promised Ansai that he would find a way to deal with the six Abyssal Lords, which reignited the latter's fighting spirit.
Now that White Raven City had fallen, the monsters could arrive at Storm's End Castle at any time. Two days had passed since the appointed time, but Rob was still nowhere to be seen. Although Ansai appeared calm in front of the generals, he was not as calm in private.
He had thrown all his chips on the table. Most of the elite soldiers of the Northern Region were gathered in Storm's End Castle. His wife and children, the bloodline of the Bretton Family … This was a battle he could not afford to lose.
The burden on Ansai's shoulders was very heavy. He was slightly absent-minded when he heard the battle cries coming from outside the city. His aide-de-camp knocked on the door and entered with a solemn expression. "Sir, it has begun."
White Raven City held its ground for an entire day under the leadership of Lord Warren. It was only at nightfall that the city gates were breached. Warren led the remaining soldiers and some of the young and strong civilians to form a guerrilla force. They fought the monsters in the streets using the terrain of the city and held on for another day. There was no surrender in this special battle. The monsters only followed their instincts to kill and hunt. In the end, White Raven City was massacred, and more than 60,000 people in the city died.
When the news reached Storm's End Castle, the atmosphere became very oppressive. The two cities were less than 70 kilometers apart, and many people in Storm's End Castle had relatives and friends living in White Raven City. Over the past two days, the army had gathered and more than 20,000 refugees had been received. Everyone was anxious, but before they could grieve for the victims in White Raven City, the monsters had already approached Storm's End Castle.
Gaylord led a team of 300 heavy cavalry as the vanguard. They met the monsters at the very front on a small hill five kilometers away. In the end, only 17 of them made it back to Storm's End Castle. They had killed a total of 29 monsters in this battle. The casualty ratio was a shocking 1: 10, and it was only because of the well-equipped heavy cavalry. This was obviously not good news. Gaylord was a Grade 4 Swordsman. He had killed five monsters with his own hands, but one of the monsters had bitten his warhorse to death. When Gaylord fell off his horse, his head hit the ground first. Coupled with the weight of his heavy armor, he fainted on the spot. This was because the old Gaylord had died in the same way many years ago. Everyone was shocked, and the guards beside him hurriedly carried him back to Storm's End Castle.
However, this action allowed him to escape. After the heavy cavalry killed the 10 monsters, they encountered a group of more than 50 monsters. In the end, only a few of them managed to break through the encirclement and escape. Including the guards who were escorting Gaylord, the 300 heavy cavalry were all annihilated.
Those people were personally chosen by Gaylord, and they had a special relationship with him. When Angsey saw Gaylord, the latter was about to rush out of the city to take revenge, but he was held back by his subordinates.
Angsey patted Gaylord's shoulder and did not bother to comfort him. He only asked a few questions related to the battle and left in a hurry. Roche had been waiting outside for a long time. His face was tense, and the first thing he said when he saw Angsey was that they were in trouble. After a short pause, Roche continued, "I sent out 10 scouting teams, and only one of them brought back information. Two Lords of the Abyss are moving toward Storm's End Castle."
When they attacked White Raven City, none of the six Lords of the Abyss were present. The ones attacking the city were other monsters, and the six Lords of the Abyss were like overseers, commanding from the back. However, they seemed to have noticed that Storm's End Castle was different from White Raven City. Hence, this time, two Lords of the Abyss began to move. They approached Storm's End Castle, obviously preparing to join the battle based on the development of the situation.
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