"Your name is Damian?"
"That's right, Commander!"
"Hmm, I met your parents fifteen years ago, and I must say they were incredibly skilled mages. Thanks to their great feats, hundreds of thousands of lives were saved in the major northern cities. If you're here at this age, it means you've inherited your parents' talent." Erwin looked directly at Damian and recognized the ring on his right hand.
"You'll be the captain of the sixth squad of the eighth brigade. I hope to see how good you are at leading."
"I don't think I'm quite good enough, but if I follow my intuition, I'll do things right!"
Erwin smiled upon hearing these words but said nothing, watching as Damian bid farewell. Upon realizing that Damian was not blind, he was truly surprised.
...
At the top of the castle walls, Damian looked around and spotted Luke standing atop the city, looking nervous and grim.
Hayden's team was a reserve team under Brown's command, but because the city wall blocked the view, Damian couldn't see the specific situation at the front.
Not long after, hundreds of orcs rushed toward defensive post number three in a scattered formation.
There were about three squads of the demon army rushing alongside the orcs. The types were relatively mixed, including not only the heavy infantry, which were monsters with huge limbs that Damian had seen before, but also lower-level units like weaker demons. It was suspected that the enemy leader was a demon general of the Demon King.
The flames of battle constantly hovered in the air, seemingly trying to engulf the city within the walls of the third fortress. Enemy mages cooperated with ground attacks to reinforce their positions.
"Wow, the demons are actually concentrating their attack focus on the third fortress. For the first time in all these months of fighting, they've strengthened their special units."
Damian was surprised and immediately ordered a messenger to request reinforcements at the third fortress.
The squad leader who was called was also very decisive; he immediately believed in Damian's judgment and sent the reserve team to the city's first line of defense. He also sounded the horn for reinforcements to the rear to bolster the abandoned areas.
With his keen vision, Damian discovered that there were more than twenty large demons attacking the third fortress.
Four demon summoners were conjuring dark creatures, a dozen powerful demons in close combat handling weapons, and another dozen magic-wielding demons.
If this group of demons were allowed to enter the third fortress, the squad stationed there would be wiped out, and the defenses would soon crumble.
But at that moment, before Damian could think too much, when he saw a demon enter his line of sight, he raised his hand and formed an arc of lightning that shot powerful lightning bolts, firing the first arrow.
This Indra's Arrow was a powerful spell of Damian's exclusively for assassination, so using it alarmed all the soldiers in the fortress he led.
Boom!
The arrow he shot caught everyone's attention because it was an extremely destructive power rarely seen displayed in such a flashy way, surprising everyone.
As he held that electric arc, Damian's body flashed with a blue light, his hair waving in the wind, and a huge amount of mana gathering subtly in his body.
"One down!" Damian muttered as he saw a large ravine form that had killed more than a dozen powerful demons and didn't stop.
This spell, called Indra's Arrow, was one of Damian's most powerful long-range attack spells. He knew that the damage would increase if he used more mana, but that was unnecessary as it would reveal too much of his power.
As a primitive weapon, the bow and arrow were one of the most efficient ways to kill someone from a distance, and doing it with a magical spell was something amazing that had never been seen before.
This Indra's Arrow was aimed at the largest demon. The arrow pierced the air, emitting electric sparks that passed through numerous bodies, emitting a screeching sound, and the impact caused much more extensive damage than expected.
The demon that had just been shredded by lightning caused a chain reaction, killing hundreds more and injuring others nearby.
"What a powerful attack..." Brain felt his legs tremble at the brutal attack Damian had unleashed.
Not only was Damian frightening with his skeletal hand, but hiding his eyes also gave him an air of mystery.
"Send all the mages to the third fortress. I'll take care of protecting this place on my own." Damian looked at Brian beside him, and Brian nodded.
During these last five years, Damian had trained very hard every day, especially naturally concealing ninety percent of his magical power and learning all the spells his parents had left him as an inheritance.
His efforts were not in vain, and as he had just shown a moment ago, his spells were very powerful, to the point that few could do the same in the same way he did.
The war was tense, and after receiving more news from the battlefield, Damian refocused on the battle that was now raging outside the first three fortresses.
Damian didn't need a magical staff; his ring served that purpose, so he didn't worry about the accuracy of his spells and the precision with which he attacked. The Indra's Arrow he had just shot passed through the walls of the third fortress, threatening the demons with great precision.
Veteran mages who had been in the army for many years had extraordinary precision skills with their spells, and according to Damian's estimation, many of them were highly experienced in long-range combat.
There were some powerful mages right now on this battlefield whose long-range magical spell skills could rival Damian's.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Damian didn't stop when a demon entered his field of vision and shot electric arrows that not only burned their bodies but also broke their limbs.
"Aim with the long crossbows!"
Eight heavy arrows aimed at a goat-headed man who seemed to have a powerful physique, and in an instant, two arrows pierced his lower limbs, four arrows hit his torso, and the other two missed.
This was the work of more than a dozen veteran warriors from the sixth squad stationed at the third fortress, and although they were not very experienced, they had been trained for a long time to fight demons.
Most of these people were team captains, deputy captains, and served as base officers. Several of them joined forces to attack and cooperated very well, killing very powerful demons. In a chaotic battlefield, soldiers with small skills were just cannon fodder and had very little value in battle.
There were powerful enemy spell attacks and arrows being returned, making the demons' desire to attack even stronger.
The archers continued to deploy their bows and arrows, firing continuous rounds of arrows.
Each barrage would take out more than a dozen demon soldiers. After three rounds of barrage, the demons and the undead were being massacred, but on the allied side, many soldiers had died, and this ultimately affected the performance on the battlefield.
After three rounds of arrow rain, the demon army was already fifty meters from the wall of the third fortress. Demons with horns were casting spells, and others were hurling giant rocks toward the top of the walls.
The rocks fell, immediately injuring and killing some soldiers, causing a trail of chaos on the walls of the other fortresses.
Even Damian's chest was hit by a rock, causing severe pain, and his body was covered in dust.
Damian endured the pain, opened his eyes wide, and stared at the battlefield. He saw a recruit whose legs were weak and who seemed about to drop his weapon. Damian kicked him hard, with a fierce look in his eyes, and shouted, "Shoot arrows and don't let those demons intimidate you!"
"Any sign of desertion will be met with immediate death. No one is allowed to leave this battlefield! If it were my case, don't forget to raise your swords against me!"
Although Damian was a child, the magical circles around him that unleashed chaos in the demon forces gave him the authority to speak, and he shouted, "This is my first battle, but we will eliminate all the demons!"
Damian shouted loudly from the top of the wall. A dozen experienced veterans knew that at that moment, morale could only rise so their movements wouldn't dull; they shouted loudly while continuing to attack.
Two more rounds of arrows were fired, killing more than thirty demons.
At that moment, the demons that had infiltrated reached the walls where Damian was leading.
A demon skillfully pushed aside his companions, slightly moved his body, and leaped with all his might toward the wall. At the same time, he waved his hand, and a blood spell shot toward the humans at the edge who kept shooting arrows.
This demon that had just cast a spell was very powerful, and with his jump, he had reached an astonishing height that reached halfway up the wall, giving him the opportunity to connect his spell and giving time to the other demons to climb the wall.
The demon with two horns on his head thrust large ice spikes into the wall, paving the way for the other demons as he climbed. Damian, who was at the forefront, created a magical shield and also ordered the vanguard shields to step forward.
Those who received subsequent attacks, even though their metal shields bent, still protected the archers repelling the demons.
But some of the blood spikes hit some soldiers, burning their skin and causing them agonizing suffering.
"Injured soldiers who can walk quickly help their comrades down. Medical soldiers request antidotes from the priests and treat the wounded quickly."
Brian didn't panic, and he took command of the vanguard. He pushed the soldiers, whose skin was peeling off their bodies, to come down from the wall.
At the same time, Damian began to unleash powerful lightning attacks, but at that moment, an enemy mage launched a dark ray toward the wall.
Boom!
The ray pierced the wall and immediately killed five soldiers. Even Brian was hit by the ray; his armor was damaged, and he fell to the ground, unable to move.
Damian waved his hands, and clouds began to form in the sky. The next moment, muttering powerful words, lightning struck beneath the wall.
Rooooaaarrrr!!!