As the Golden Saint warriors arrived, they immediately engaged in combat with the golems present. The sounds of battle and excitement filled the air.
"KABOOM!... KABOOM!... KABOOM!..." The booming explosions echoed everywhere, as dozens of golems scattered and were slain every second.
Park, Orasawa , and Somo were already receiving treatment, enjoying the sight of the massacre unfolding before them. They were surrounded by seven Awakened protecting them during the treatment.
"Ah, what a relief! What a magnificent sight," Park exclaimed, drinking water as he watched the golem bodies fly through the air.
"Oh, it's really comforting to have the other teams beside you," Somo said, smiling as two girls tended to his wounds. His expression was strange... he looked perverted.
"Heh, look at how those ugly golems are fleeing now! Yes, crush them, destroy them, hahahaha!" Orasawa encouraged the others, seated on a rock and being treated as well.
The Awakened, with various abilities, were demolishing the golems one after another, the sight of the resounding explosions beautiful and impactful.
"Wow, how impressive!" Park whistled as he saw one of the saints named Emily sweeping through dozens of golems alone with the power of wind.
It was a massacre in every sense of the word, and from only one side— the elite of the Golden faction!
At that moment, the leader of the Golden faction, Saint Francis, and 20 other saints were facing the demonic statue.
"Prepare to fire!" commanded one of the saints, named Nara, raising his hand.
Sixty Awakened followed suit, directing their long-range powers towards the left leg of the demonic statue.
The statue moved its hand to punch Francis, who was hovering in the air, but...
"Fire !!!!" Nara lowered his hand, unleashing dozens of massive fireballs from the Awakeneds.
"Booooom!" The vast area of darkness was transformed into a brilliant light by the fiery blaze.
The demonic statue began to stagger, missing the punch aimed at Francis, as shards of rock flew from its leg.
Francis tightened his grip, drawing his sword with the force of a catapult, hurling it powerfully towards the statue's head.
"Peeeeew!" The sword flew at incredible speed, striking the giant's head, followed by golden lightning sparks and the sound of an explosion.
The statue's head was violently thrown backward, tilting its body from the force of Francis's attack.
"Destroy its right leg! Attack!" At that moment, the 19 saints rushed towards the right leg, delivering crushing blows.
"Prepare your fires!" Nara ordered the Awakened to prepare another attack on the statue's left leg.
As everyone prepared their attacks, dozens of Awakened, along with other saints, were working to defend them from any interference by the golems.
The statue, angered, swung its sword downward with tremendous force towards everyone below.
Eight saints ascended into the sky to intercept the blow.
Their swords clashed, creating sparks as they blocked the giant statue's sword.
The statue's sword-holding hand was knocked back, lifted high, and pulled back from the powerful blow of the saints.
Francis shouted loudly to his troops, "I will push it back! Synchronize your attacks with mine!"
Francis's sword naturally returned to its owner's hand like a magnet, allowing him to control its movements smoothly and easily.
The sword returned to Francis's hand, and he flew at breakneck speed like an eagle towards the statue's head.
The sword glowed with a strong golden light. "Ooooooh," Francis roared, striking the statue's head with tremendous force.
In a split second, everything fell silent.
"Whoosh" ..... The tip of Francis's sword touched the statue's head.
The sky lit up with a golden hue as the statue began to rise.
Saruman smiled as he watched the statue's body being thrust into the air, tilting backward.
"Fire!" Everyone unleashed their attacks towards the statue just as its feet began to lift.
The silence vanished, replaced by a resounding, powerful explosion. The hot air was violently scattered everywhere, so much so that Saruman had to brace himself to avoid being blown back by the force.
Lamar who is fainted already , has been protected by three Awakened around her protecting her from the flying stone shards from the statue.
"Get back! The statue is falling!" Everyone ran as far away as they could to avoid the falling statue.
There were dozens of golems looking up as a massive body came crashing down, crushing them all.
Finally, the statue fell on its back!
As it fell, the ground shook violently, sending thousands of debris fragments from the ruined houses in the city flying in all directions.
"Take cover!"
"Damn it, run, run!"
Many of the Awakened raised large shields in unison, protecting everyone from the flying debris.
Park, Orasawa , and Somo turned pale. They quickly stood up and started running, followed by dozens of Awakened who began running with them.
"Damn, damn, damn it all!" Park shouted as he ran.
"Nooo, my juice, nooo!" Orasawa looked back at the juice he had left behind when he started running.
"Ahh, my back... ahh, my hip... ahh, my body... damn those ugly golems," Somo cursed, wincing from the pain as he ran, still injured.
They were running when they saw crowds of golems heading towards them, fleeing from the flying debris of the houses.
In that moment of the statue's fall, all the leaders and saints shouted, "Now! This is your chance, attack it!"
"Don't let it stand, take it down!"
Most of the Awakened in the city charged towards the demonic statue.
Francis and the twenty saints were already on the statue's stomach, moving to crush its head.
The remaining golems were few, most running towards Park and the others, so the rest of the Awakened and saints focused all their attention on the demonic statue.
The successive attacks on the demonic statue continued.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The explosions never ceased.
The demonic statue stood no chance, and after a few minutes, the place was filled with cries and cheers! The demonic statue was destroyed, its head completely shattered!
The golems lost their ability to fight and became nothing more than pieces of stone, hovering around without doing anything. Without a demonic leader to follow, they were just rocks waiting to be easily smashed by the remaining Awakened.
Everyone was cheering and celebrating; by the end of the night, not a single person from the Golden Faction had died! There were, of course, dozens of injured, but only two were in critical condition.
The coordination among everyone in the Golden Faction was truly astonishing! Everyone was strong and followed their leaders in harmony.
Despite this overwhelming victory for the Golden Faction, the fall of Anvil and the loss of all its inhabitants could not be overlooked...
Everyone was hailing and praising Leader Francis, who had descended from the statue and started moving.
"Leader Francis, you are great!"
"Long live Leader Francis!"
"Long live our great leader!"
Their shouts were strong and continuous, everyone happy to have him as their leader.
Francis stood in front of Saruman, who looked extremely weak and fragile.
"Why didn't you tell me there was an statue demon here?" Francis looked at Saruman with a stern gaze.
Saruman's expression darkened "Leonard the only one who knew about it..."
"He knew about it and said we were only dealing with a mere demon."
Francis responded with an angry look, gazing disdainfully at Saruman. "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Sweat dripped from Saruman's forehead as he looked up at Francis. Francis seemed like a towering mountain; not only was he the leader of one of the strongest factions, but he was also a member of the High Tribunal in Lucaria!
The High Tribunal consists of five jurors responsible for the punishments given to all the Awakened on the continent, including Saruman.
Saruman replied with a faint laugh, "Haha, I don't lie. You know that well, Francis."
Francis looked around. "Anvil has been destroyed, and all its inhabitants killed. Do you know how bad this is?"
Saruman answered with anger and sadness, "Of course I know that!"
Francis knelt down, looking with a deadly stare into Saruman's eyes. "Then where is Leonard?"
"I don't know; he just disappeared before you arrived..." Saruman replied.
Francis stood up and spoke in a serious tone to the soldiers, "Arrest all the saints who came here and put them under guard until the matter is investigated."
"What about the displaced victims from the city, sir?" asked one of the soldiers.
Francis replied, "Take them to Lucaria for proper treatment, and then their housing arrangements will be dealt with later."
"Wait, wait, what the hell are you doing?" Park shouted from afar, looking at Francis as the soldiers put the handcuffs on them.
"Leave it as it is, Park," Saruman replied, biting his lip.
"What the hell do you mean!" Park answered angrily.
"What is happening here?" Orasawa asked, looking astonished as they were handcuffed.
Francis looked at them both with disdain. "You have no right to question. Two million inhabitants were slaughtered, and you knew about it beforehand!"
The handcuffs were placed around Saruman, Park, Orosawa, and Somo, while Lamar was placed in a medical carriage as she was already unconscious.
Everyone was dragged towards Lucaria.