"Enemy attack!
Enemy attack! "
Dang Dang! Dang Dang!
The guards on top of the tallest outpost tower in Arya Outpost shouted loudly and rang the alarm bell.
The loud sound of the bell reverberated throughout the outpost, and everyone began to move.
Ballistas were pushed up to the firing holes on the outpost walls, and on the highest point of the inner walls, the catapults had their cloth removed by the guards.
The cloth, which was made from multiple pieces of cowhide, fell beside Atrina's feet.
Bang!
Atrina was woken up by the heavy noise.
She looked at the black monster that was charging at her like a tidal wave with an inconceivable gaze.
In the end, a bitter taste appeared in her mouth.
'Is this my punishment?'
Atrina thought quietly in her heart.
However, it didn't make the priestess of Thorn Temple give up on everything.
Until the very last moment …
She would never give up!
"Archers, split into three groups!
Spearmen, split into two groups!
"Shield!"
"Soldier, pick up your shield and stand in front of your comrades!"
Atrina turned around and shouted at the soldiers in the outpost tower.
To Atrina's relief, the well-trained outpost soldiers and the temple Knight elites who stayed behind to guard the outpost tower moved faster and steadier after Atrina joined them.
"Arya Outpost has 150 permanent soldiers, 400 backup and auxiliary soldiers, plus the 100 elite Knight elites left behind by the temple, the total number of combatants is 650. On top of that, Arya Outpost is fully equipped with ballistas and catapults, so we can build a good defensive line."
Atrina calculated in a general way.
She didn't exclude the civilian soldiers and cooks who shouldn't be included in the calculation.
At that moment, only a greater number of people could make her feel at ease.
Of course, the thing that gave Atrina the most sense of security was the outpost tower beneath her feet.
Arya Outpost was called an outpost tower, but it was actually a small city.
Not only were the walls tall and sturdy, but there were also internal and external walls.
Arya Outpost played an indelible role in the confrontation against the lords of Yort Fields, but …
That was only against the enemies who were also humans!
Atrina didn't have much confidence against a monstrous enemy.
But she had no other choice now.
The monster's speed was beyond her imagination.
She gripped her sword tightly and stared at the approaching tide of monsters.
Then …
She noticed that something was wrong.
The monsters that were charging over did not have a ferocious look as if they were about to attack. Instead, they had a sense of panic and fear.
What happened?
Atrina was stunned.
"Lookout!"
She yelled.
In fact, even without Atrina's order, the best lookout in Arya Outpost was already observing the unusual group of monsters.
Soon enough, he found the reason for the abnormality.
"Lady Atrina, it seems like someone is chasing these monsters!"
"Chase?"
"Who is it?"
Atrina asked eagerly after hearing the watcher's words. At the same time, she widened her eyes again, hoping to see who it was.
Unfortunately, her eyesight wasn't that outstanding, and without Lady Thorn's support, she couldn't find her target.
However, it didn't stop Atrina from giving precise orders.
"Attack!
Archers, fire at will! "
Atrina shouted.
Sou, Sou Sou!
Arrows were fired high into the sky and rained down on the monsters.
In an instant, the densely-packed monsters fell to the ground.
For the whole group of monsters, the number of arrows that fell wasn't much, it could even cause a ripple.
Fire after fire.
The first group of archers had come down from the walls to rest, the second group of archers had drawn their bows for the second time.
Every single one of them looked at the monsters with excitement and hostility.
To the soldiers and knights who were guarding the city, the fact that they stayed behind meant that they had decided to use their lives to delay the monsters' advance.
They didn't think they would survive.
All they wanted was to delay the monsters for a little longer.
To let the convoy of people with hope go further.
To make their deaths more valuable.
To let them hold their heads high when they returned to their divine kingdom.
Faith!
It was the source of everything!
Living in an era where the gods showed their divinity, all of this was natural.
However, if they ran into an unexpected rescue, they wouldn't mind it either.
It wouldn't affect their merits at all.
Besides …
This kind of attack method was too perfect.
The panicked monsters didn't attack the city, all they knew was to run. They weren't in danger at all, it was like they were shooting targets in practice.
Sou Sou Sou!
Another volley of arrows rained down.
However, unlike before, as the monster fell to the ground, a figure appeared from within the monster.
A black crow feather mantle was fluttering in the wind on top of a metallic, strange war horse.
Amid the blazing red, blinding flames, a fearsome and intimidating howl rose up to the clouds.
Atrina, who had been watching further away, was completely stunned when she saw the figure.
"R-Ryan?!"
"H-How is this possible?!"
The priestess of Thorn Temple stuttered.
She couldn't believe she could still see that figure.
Likewise, the soldiers who heard what Priestess Priestess said were also stunned on the spot.
But!
Some of them weren't stunned.
Mizelle, Pelker, the Holy Grail thieves, and the Emerald Rock killers.
The former instantly sensed who the figure was under [Mesly Ring]'s control.
The latter, on the other hand, found his own commander in Tiki's secret technique.
A dozen figures dashed out of the city walls.
They were like monkeys and leopards, the tall city walls couldn't stop them at all.
They didn't stop.
They dashed towards the black figure like an arrow let loose from a bow.
The black monsters that they ran into along the way were slaughtered by the dozen figures.
It wasn't the Knight's head-on fighting style but the thief and killer's specialty, the small and strange assassination techniques.
A dagger, a short sword, three to five darts, throwing knives, and a few bottles of poison with different effects.
The eyes, throat, heart, and lower body.
There was no extra attack.
There was no hesitation either.
When the figure nimbly flipped over the monster, the monster that dashed past it fell to the ground, a foul stench gushing out from its throat like a fountain.
After a quick flip, the roaring monster turned into a wail of agony. Its eyes were pierced through, causing it to go berserk and attack everything around it.
In the end?
The poison took its life away when its energy was exhausted.
The soldiers on top of the city walls were astonished at the silent, unusual group of soldiers that didn't listen to anyone's orders.
They saw them reap the monsters' lives easily, tearing through the lines of defense and arriving in front of the black figure.
They saw them kneel down on one knee.
They saw them lower their heads.
They saw them obediently shout —
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