Chapter 165: Combined Charge
Despite the nearly thousand meters of distance between them, deemed safe beyond safety, the killing intent of the Eternal Chosen, Marus, pierced through Jima’s frail body.
The world before her blurred, like falling into a dream, as she momentarily lost the distinction between past and present, her consciousness in disarray.
A sword shattered her chest.
Excruciating pain spread throughout her body.
I died like a dog. How foolish was I to think I could compete with the Eternal Chosen?
Jima thought.
How greedy I have been! I have always been a greedy little worm, carelessly greedy, simply never realizing it. Why did I seek the fragments of the Demon King’s crown, heading toward death?
The Eternal Chosen is so powerful. I was defeated by him in my previous life; why then did I have the confidence to come and challenge him? Why did I come here to meet my end?
In an instant, Jima thought of something.
Yes! It’s that bastard! He tore up the treaty, colluded with the Sanctuary, and used George to kill me!
A surge of anger welled up in her heart.
I will rip you apart, tear off your horns, and bite through your throat!
Her fury surged, her mind became clear, and the illusions before her dissipated, revealing the black earth rushing towards her.
Jima quickly flapped her wings in panic, halting her fall, and immediately looked at her chest.
There was not a single wound; she had not been killed. Everything that happened just now was merely an illusion.
The Eternal Chosen, standing on his zombie dragon, lowered his sword, examining the succubus with a different gaze. He intended to intimidate Jima temporarily, giving the expeditionary force no time to react. But he did not expect that such a weak creature could quickly free herself from panic.
At that moment, Jima also realized her duty.
Primarily concerning the mundane heads speared on the knight’s lance — they reminded her of the reconnaissance cavalry of Kysriff.
She quickly drew a glowing stick from her waist and shot a blood-red luminous ball towards the army below.
Below, through the thin mist, the Eternal Chosen’s mobile troops came into view.
Hundreds of demonized war hounds, the size of calves, ran wildly. They naturally split into two halves, circling the flanks of the expeditionary army. In the center, were nearly a hundred demon knights, their lances glowing red and bright, acting as spears, charging with all their might, directly aiming for the rear of the expeditionary army.
From above, they appeared few in number, yet like a burning red spear, they stabbed straight towards the heart of the expeditionary army.
Before them, the reconnaissance cavalry of Kysriff galloped in panic, rushing towards the formation of the expeditionary army while screaming in terror.
Jima did not know what they were screaming about, but she was certain that once the reconnaissance cavalry reached the formation of the expeditionary army, the demon knights would follow closely behind and launch a devastating charge against the unprepared Kysriffers.
The screams of the reconnaissance cavalry brought nothing but fear.
However, the Kysriff expeditionary army below had already seen the warning signal issued by Jima. Under the dim light of the slowly descending blood-red sphere, the infantry of Kysriff was prepared, holding long spears, forming ranks to block the rear.
Although it was predicted that the Eternal Chosen’s army would not arrive for at least two days, the Kysriff expeditionary army still considered the possibility of a rear attack, so they decided to focus their assault on the left city wall. Naturally, due to the limitations of the battlefield area, they could not commit all troops to the siege.
Therefore, they stationed a large number of reserve troops in the rear, with spear tips and blades aimed at the back of the expeditionary army, ready at any moment.
Upon seeing Jima’s issued red luminous sphere, they stood up from the ground, forming ranks.
In the eyes of these soldiers, their view was obstructed by rising terrain, limiting their sight to enemies within a hundred meters. Yet, when the last soldier steadied his spear against the ground, they heard the sound of iron hooves crashing against the ground — several reconnaissance cavalry riding fast horses appeared at the crest of the hill, their faces terrified as they shouted, “They’re coming! They’re coming! The demon army is attacking!”
A wave of panic spread through the army. They did not know where the enemy would charge from or how many there were. Some soldiers quietly prayed for the bear god’s protection, while others gripped their crescent blades tightly.
The atmosphere in the army was tense.
Suddenly, on both sides, a mass of bloodthirsty demonized war hounds appeared, racing towards the flanks.
The infantry tasked with securing the rear of the army were somewhat alarmed; some moved their spear tips, following the movements of the war hounds.
However, the demonized war hounds showed no intention of tearing at them but continued running toward the flanks of the expeditionary army.
Not far away, the sounds of bugles and horns rang out chaotically, indicating that the remaining soldiers of the expeditionary army were not yet ready.
At the hilltop, a demon flag suddenly appeared, adorned with eight arrows and fresh human heads mounted atop the flagpole. Following this, a bright red spear tip emerged, then two, four, eight, sixteen…
A vast group of demon knights surged down from the hilltop, their warhorses clad in armor, the riders donned in black, resembling gods from the sky. They formed a cluster, charging down the slope towards the spear soldiers of Kysriff.
“Loose! Loose!”
Before the archers could form ranks and prepare, the officer hastily issued the order.
A hail of arrows flew toward the demon knights, raining down like a light shower, but with lethality akin to that of a drizzle.
The arrows struck against the black armor, snapping or bouncing off. Not a single arrow pierced through the armor, leaving no dents behind.
The sound of the demon knights’ hooves thundered like a storm, bright red spear tips lowered, targeting the Kysriff spear soldiers.
“Prepare!”
The spear soldiers braced, stepping on their spear tails, holding their breath, ready to discipline this cavalry that dared to charge head-on.
But a shadow loomed over them as a zombie dragon burst forth, sweeping above the heads of the demon knights, directly pouncing toward the spear formation.
On the dragon’s head stood a figure more terrifying than the dragon itself. The Eternal Chosen Marus had long anticipated that his knights would charge directly into the spear formation, and he had made preparations. With a swing of his flaming sword, the air instantly heated up.
A massive fire skeleton suddenly emerged within the ranks of the Kysriff spears, cackling loudly as it burned a path in a straight line. The raging flames relentlessly devoured the soldiers’ bodies.
With a width of over twenty meters, it was nearly equivalent to ten horse-drawn carriages, ten carriages bringing death, racing through the dense spear formation.
Wherever the fire skeleton went, it left behind orderly charred corpses. Not everyone could be brave enough to stand firm in front of the flames, yet all were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the fire skeleton, unable to flee in time.
Those soldiers who managed to react watched in terror as the fire skeleton charged through, rushing to escape its path, triggering a mass escape. Though many did not stand in front of the fire skeleton, they all scrambled to flee.
As for those spear soldiers at the very front, upon hearing the sounds of retreat and the fire skeleton’s screams, they turned their heads in terror to see the soldiers behind them running away, throwing the formation into disarray.
At this moment, the zombie dragon had already dived down, crashing into the thinning line, whereupon the iron hooves of the demon knights followed, easily trampling everything that dared to stand in their path.
The entire five ranks of the spear formation were crushed in an instant under the combined charge of spells, knights, and the giant dragon, the demon knights faced no obstruction at all, tearing through this defense with ease.
