Chapter 379: Chapter 379
"Bastards, pull yourselves together! Even if we are to die, it will be while we stand in their path. Our family and our homeland stand behind us," Belus roared.
Perhaps due to his habitual imposing presence, hearing Belus’s words, despite their exhausted states, they were still spurred into spirit, and their battle with Du You’s army became fierce. They were putting their lives on the line to protect what they held dear.
"These are good soldiers, it’s a shame that we stand on opposing sides."
"Don’t give it a second thought, they’ll be restored when the world revolves around again," Xi Qianxue said indifferently.
At this moment, several Mages finally pulled through, spreading ripples upon ripples. All negative energy disappeared from the soldiers instantly. At this moment, even the Curse Aura from the Cursed Crow King was briefly dispelled.
However, it was restored immediately as it was, after all, a sustained Aura.
No matter how inept the Cursed Crow King might be at fighting, it was after all a level-10, eight-star Summoned Creature. It could easily avoid various attacks while staying airborne, ordinary arrows would miss, and its magic resistance was relatively high, causing everyone to quickly give up attacking it.
As for Xiaozi, it was simply flying too fast, too high, making it impossible to be anyone’s target.
"This isn’t looking good, their numbers are too large, and they’re all cavalry. We cannot hold on ," Even Du You was feeling the pressure, and he brought out the Summoning Scroll he’d prepared beforehand.
Scroll of the Hungry Wolf Legion - Summons fifty level-9 members of the Hungry Wolf Legion, duration 1 hour. (White, 1/1)
Holding two Scrolls, Du You only used one. Fifty level-9 creatures emerged from the light and shadow—barely distinguishable from Wolfmen, but larger and more brutal.
"Beastmen? No, these are not Beastmen. These are Summoned Creatures." Belus immediately noticed.
Almost simultaneously, like Du You, Xi Qianxue also smashed an Ice Crystal. The Crystal Stone exploded with a cold aura before two hundred silhouettes appeared, all looking like porcupines capable of shooting frigid ice quills.
The levels of these creatures were all either 7 or 8, Unfortunately, Du You was unable to see these levels. But the Scroll that Xi Qianxue used was no weaker than his own.
With the reinforcement of these two forces, the soldiers on the verge of defeat suddenly regained their advantage. Meanwhile, Du You and Xi Qianxue began to fully suppress the enemy Mages.
These Mages were not as powerful as Du You and Xi Qianxue, but their numbers were too many. They needed to be dealt with first before they could attack the soldiers.
Strategically using the Dissolution Spell in conjunction with the rest of his Spells along with Xi Qianxue’s Magic, the Mages were quickly overwhelmed. If it wasn’t for Belus constantly disrupting them, these Mages would have been taken care of long ago.
As time elapsed, the situation in Wood Shield City continued to deteriorate. Huge flames enveloped the city, turning it into a sea of fire. If it continues to burn , it won’t be long before the entire Wood Shield City turns to ash.
Meanwhile, an even more critical situation emerged. Kla, leading his army, had breached the city gate.
With the gate open, the soldiers on the city wall found their efforts to resist futile.
Many soldiers had no choice but to descend from the city wall to intercept them.
"Hahaha, well done, Belus, after all these years of fighting, today will be your day of reckoning," Kla, having just burst into the city, directly targeted an already heavily injured Belus.
With this troublemaker out of the way, Du You could put all his energy into dealing with the Mages.
All of a sudden, the Curse Aura became a Misfortune Curse. The Spells that the Mages were preparing failed instantly. The backlash of the failed Spells made them dizzy and disoriented—an extremely inconvenient situation in the midst of a battle.
Usually, curses didn’t have much of an effect on them as Mages had high magic resistance and methods to counter curses. But this sudden change of the curse, albeit small, had a completely different effect. Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩
Du You quickly launched a succession of Disintegration Spells. Several Mages were heavily wounded before they could even attempt to block it. Xi Qianxue, following closely behind, entangled the Mages in the Ice Crystal Forest, taking them out in one fell swoop.
Without the Mages, the remaining soldiers were no match for them at all. Du You and Xi Qianxue, who were now freed up, began to cast Spells of the widest range, intending to eliminate as many surrounding soldiers as possible to enlarge the area of attack.
A few minutes later, Kla saw an opening and ended his old rival, Belus, with a single blow.
"Your strength is not inferior to mine. If you were not injured, I couldn’t have won. But that’s war," Kla whispered before leading his soldiers into the city without looking back.
With a gate completely breached, Wood Shield City was teetering on the brink of collapse. The soldiers on the walls, having lost their fighting spirit, wished to leave the wall as their family members were all inside the city.
At this point, the city was ablaze, and their morale was at an all-time low.
Watching the continuous influx of soldiers, Du You knew the situation in the North had completely changed. The demise of Wood Shield City was near, and if there weren’t any unexpected events, Wood Shield City would definitely fall.
As for what followed, it had nothing to do with them, for they had almost completed their task.
With unrest brewing inside the South Gate, chaos spilled outside and soon, the West Gate, which had been under heavy attack from the center, couldn’t hold anymore. The thunderous collapse of the West Gate struck the heart of the city’s ruler like a hammer.
"Why did you attack Wood Shield City? We are all humans, and we should not kill each other."
Luo Ha burst into laughter, "Hahaha, who are you trying to deceive at this point? You collaborated with the Beastmen in an attempt to rule the North and establish your own kingdom. We’ve known this all along—the royal family of Xina Empire knew it too. Otherwise, why would we siege Wood Shield City?"
Hearing this, the city lord turned pale in an instant. They really did know about it.
The people around him were incredulous when they heard this. "My Lord, did you really do this? Why did you do it!" Most of these trusted advisors were unaware of his plan.
With their questioning, the morale of the soldiers around them dropped further. The soldiers on the front city wall ceased their attacks and could only watch as the enemies poured in from the gate below. They had no idea what to do.