Boom! Boom!
Massive bombardments constantly rained down upon the city walls, and goblin champions desperately slammed the logs they carried against the city gates.
On the walls of Hera City, the guards had already begun organizing a counterattack.
But under the dense cover of enemy fire, the counterattacks could not form any cohesive organization.
“Damn it, there is actually an organized magic unit among these goblins!”
Within the goblin forces, fifty goblin priests had formed a magic unit, constantly bombarding the city walls with various combination spells.
“The city gates won't hold much longer!”
“Open the gates!”
“Woooo—”
Accompanied by the blaring of brass horns, the nearly shattered gates were opened from within.
“Gagu!!”
The goblin warrior units and giant goblin squads assaulting the walls dropped their logs and let out excited shrieks. Gripping the clubs at their waists, they charged toward the opening, eager to flood into Hera City.
At that very moment, from within the cloud of wooden splinters of the shattered gate, a knight clad in full plate armor, riding a heavy warhorse in barding and wielding a five-meter-long metal lance, charged out!
On the chest of the knight's plate armor was the emblem of a blood-red rose. He led a squad of knights as they charged out of the city gates.
The oncoming goblin warriors were instantly trampled into meat paste.
The giant goblins were also impaled one by one by the lances.
“That's the City Lord!”
“The City Lord has arrived!”
The despairing guards on the walls erupted into cheers.
“Charge with me!”
Leading the charge at the very front, Jaden raised his lance and led an entire heavy cavalry unit of fifty fully armored knights straight into the monster phalanx.
These heavy cavalrymen were no ordinary soldiers; without exception, they were all transcendents of the Heavy Knight class.
Their cavalry charge was like a hot knife through butter, instantly tearing a gaping hole in the enemy's lines.
The soldiers within the city poured out of the gates in a steady stream, following the opening cleared by the cavalry as they charged into the monster army.
City Lord Jaden's heroic display ignited the fighting spirit of the warriors.
Everyone fought valiantly, successfully halting the monsters' advance.
“Keep it up!”
“The City Lord is invincible!”
They howled with excitement.
After impaling a goblin on his lance, Jaden raised his head and glanced back at Hera City.
“It should be about time.”
...
Meanwhile, at the south and north gates of Hera City.
Two separate forces of over a thousand goblins each emerged like ghosts, rushing toward the south and north gates.
They were all clad in light armor. It was only when they reached the base of the gates that the sentries on the walls finally noticed their presence.
“Ambush! A goblin attack!”
The guards screamed in pale-faced terror.
How could this be? How many monsters were there tonight? Why were the north and south gates also being attacked by monsters?
Currently, both the south and north gates were practically undefended. Most of the guards had been deployed to the west gate to deal with the main goblin army.
At a time like this, there was simply no way they could withstand an army of over a thousand goblins.
Once these goblin forces broke into Hera City, the resulting casualties would be unimaginable.
“Stop these goblins at all costs!”
The guard captain on the wall shouted at his men, whose morale was crumbling under the weight of fear.
But his words had little effect; driven by their basic instincts to survive, the soldiers only wanted to flee.
According to Jaden's plan, once the south and north gates fell, a massive wave of goblins would flood the city to massacre the citizens.
This would allow him to gather a vast amount of soul power.
As for the north and south gates holding out...
That was simply impossible. After all, everything was going exactly as he had calculated.
There were absolutely no forces left inside the city to reinforce them.
The north gate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the relentless assault of the goblin army, the gate teetered on the verge of collapse as the guards desperately braced themselves against it.
Atop the walls, arrows were continuously fired to hold back the goblin horde.
Amidst their despair, a bright golden light suddenly flared in the distant darkness.
A Sacred Circle Knight enveloped in golden light, riding a brown horse, charged headlong into the goblin ranks.
Behind her followed a Magic Swordsman on a black horse.
They led an army of two hundred intelligent monsters, slamming directly into the rear of the goblin phalanx.
“I am Sacred Circle Knight Evelyn! I have brought the monster army of the Slime Territory to reinforce Hera City!”
“In accordance with the Sacred Circle Covenant, let the Holy Light be my witness!”
Evelyn bellowed as she charged forward.
Holy light enveloped her blade, extending it into a five-meter-long lance of light that tore through everything in her path, completely unstoppable.
The monster army following closely behind her seemed to receive a massive buff, throwing the goblin lines into complete chaos.
The goblins besieging the gate had never expected an assault from behind. Even though their goblin high priest frantically shrieked orders, they could not coordinate an effective defense.
Charging beside Evelyn, Flora wielded a flame-enchanted longsword that acted like a protective barrier of fire, keeping Evelyn safe.
Any goblin that dared draw close was instantly incinerated to ash.
“It's reinforcements!”
“Launch the counterattack!”
The morale of the wall guards soared. The sudden descent of a legendary Sacred Circle Knight made them feel as though they had stepped straight into a heroic epic.
Their battle intent burned hot as they pinched the goblin army from both sides.
Meanwhile, at the south wall of Hera City.
“Do not retreat! To retreat is to die! We can only survive if we hold the wall!”
The guard captain screamed, directing his men as they desperately pushed boulders off the wall to crush the goblins climbing up the siege ladders.
But their supply of heavy stones was limited, and goblin crossbowmen kept a constant barrage of bolts aimed at the battlements.
Just as the guards were about to lose their footing, a massive white figure suddenly descended from the heavens.
With a scorching blast of Dragon Flame Breath, dozens of goblins were instantly transformed into living torches.
Vera plunged through the flames, carrying Zoe as she crashed heavily into the goblin phalanx.
Over five hundred of their monsters charged out, coordinating with the shadow wolf vanguard as they tore into the goblin lines.
“Aroo!”
Having crashed into the thick of the enemy, Vera unleashed her frost breath, swiping her dragon claws and whipping her tail to tear the goblins to shreds.
Acid Bullet Rain!
Zoe looked at the dense ranks of the goblin army and excitedly spat out a massive barrage of Acid Bullets.
In an instant, the dense rain of Acid Bullets pelted the goblin army. Amidst the sizzling sounds of corrosion, a chorus of agonizing wails rose up.
“Are those... reinforcements?”
The guard captain on the wall stammered, unsure of his own eyes.
“Whatever they are, treat them as allies! Everyone, support them and fight back!”
The captain roared, rallying the guards to strike back from atop the walls.
Corrosive Gas Slash!
With a single Corrosive Gas Slash, Zoe harvested a swath of goblins. He then leaped off Vera's back and landed squarely on Dark Wolf's back as the beast sprinted past.
“Lord Zoe,” Dark Wolf greeted the slime on its back.
“Puji.”
[Dark Wolf, this is the perfect time for revenge. We're going to charge straight into the heart of the goblin formation and slay the goblin high priest who's commanding them.]
Zoe popped up a dialogue box.
“By your will, my Lord.”
Dark Wolf showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, it lowered its posture, tensing its muscles in preparation to spring.
[Charge!]
“Aroo!”
Dark Wolf blurred into a black phantom, plowing straight into the goblin phalanx.
Black Shadow Slashes burst forth in all directions, shredding any goblins that attempted to block their path into bloody pieces.
Clinging to Dark Wolf's back, Zoe condensed a massive area of Acid Bullet Rain.
At the same time, he manipulated his gel-like body to devour the goblin remains shredded by Dark Wolf, rapidly digesting them to replenish his consumed mana.
The wolf and the slime were like a meat grinder tearing through the goblin phalanx. Shrouded in black mist and bloody fog, they charged straight toward the goblin high priest.
This terrifying sight did not just frighten the goblin high priest; even the guard captain atop the city wall was completely stunned.
“They're... they're so strong!”
“We can actually hold the line with them here!”
Seeing how valiant their Lord was, the monster army of the Slime Territory felt a surge of adrenaline, charging into the goblins with bloodthirsty ferocity.
“Gagu, gagu, gagu!”
Facing the oncoming Zoe, the goblin high priest pointed its wand at him.
Zoe quickly patted Dark Wolf's back, and without hesitation, the wolf broke off its straight charge, leaping to the side.
The very instant Dark Wolf dodged, a pitch-black beam of light erupted from the goblin high priest's wand.
“A dark-attribute attack.”
As the Shadow Wolf King, Dark Wolf instantly recognized the element of the black beam of light.
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