"Dong dong dong!" The city's alarm bell suddenly rang, waking up the soldiers who had been sound asleep.
"What's going on?" Remedios rushed to the soldier who had sounded the alarm and asked.
"Demi-humans, the demi-humans launched an attack."
"Damn it, we just went through a bloody battle today, and they're attacking so soon."
A large number of holy knights and priests arrived at the main gate, where they saw a huge goat-headed demi-human leading a group of various demihumans and monsters.
The tiger-headed legion that had been defeated during the day was also among them.
"That's Buser!" A knowledgeable person identified the demi-human by name.
"Captain, we've received reports from the other walls. Demi-humans are attacking from all three other directions as well, and the scale of their assault is just as severe as the one at the main gate."
"Lord Caspond's orders are to split the holy knights into five waves. You will lead two waves to repel the enemies at the main gate, then assist the others at the other gates."
Upon hearing the messenger's words, Remedios understood that all the responsibility now lay on her.
"Everyone, take your weapons. During the battle, I will hold back Buser. You deal with the other demi-humans."
"Yes!"
Neia was also at the main gate at this moment. She had originally been guarding the back gate, but Nana had appeared and asked her to help at the main gate, as Nana could handle the back gate on her own.
Before she left, Nana said to her:
"If you survive this battle and swear loyalty to the Sorcerer King, Lord Chino can grant you power even greater than Remedios', without any cost."
At that moment, Neia really wanted to ask, "Is that true?" But Nana had already disappeared.
Neia looked at the magical equipment on her, the armguards, the chestplate, and the necklace that could restore her vitality. These were all equipment from the tiger-headed tribe (the magical equipment could automatically adjust its size according to the wearer's physique).
It was given to her by Yulia after her victory, and she said it was from the Sorcerer King.
Of course, Neia had wanted to refuse, but Yulia ignored her and left after handing them over.
Neia went to the Sorcerer King to ask him to take them back, but he refused, even saying some very encouraging words that made her feel deeply grateful.
"I have to survive and return these items to the Sorcerer King," Neia thought as she looked at the weapon in her hand, reflecting the moonlight.
The demi-human army launched an attack on the front.
The massive ogres were the first to charge, holding huge wooden shields.
They advanced slowly, providing cover for the demi-humans behind them.
In the rear, goblins carrying siege ladders hid behind the ogres, moving toward the city walls.
"Summon the angels! Take down those ogres! We can't let them get close to the walls!"
The angels were summoned one by one by the priests and flew toward the ogres in the sky.
The angels held oil jars and torches, planning to drop the oil jars on top of the ogres.
Suddenly, a group of demi-humans that looked like a cross between spiders and bats flew up from behind the demi-human army. They shot out a mass of white threads. The angels were all entangled in the white threads, unable to move, and fell to the ground.
The torches and oil jars crashed to the ground, creating a raging fire that burned the angels to death.
Because the angels didn't fly directly above the ogres, the flames didn't harm them.
"Archers, take care of those flying demi-humans!" As soon as Remedios gave the order, the demi-humans flying in the sky all return to the ground.
"Damn it!" Remedios slammed the city wall in frustration.
The goat-headed leader, Buser, wasn't an idiot. He planned to wait until the army reached the walls before making his move. After all, one of the Ten Elite Demi-human, Vijar, was already dead.
The enemy's strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
His legendary reputation had remained intact because he was always cautious.
None of the other Ten Elite were more famous than him, and that was because he never took risks without being confident. Plus, his strength was formidable. Going out was, of course, very easy for him.
The archers' arrows couldn't even break through the ogres' shields.
The priests couldn't use spells like Fireball, and for wooden shields, other magic was completely ineffective.
"Neia, you can do it!" Neia encouraged herself.
Neia took out the bow given to her by the Sorcerer King.
She aimed at an ogre, waiting for a brief opening in its head as it moved.
"Whoosh!"
The white arrow cut through the night sky and struck the ogre's head. The ogre immediately fell backward, crushing a group of goblins beneath it.
"Nice shot!" Remedios searched for the person who had fired the arrow and realized it was Neia.
She then closed her mouth.
The fall of one ogre made the others highly alert, and they perfectly protected their heads.
Neia drew her bow again, holding the charge for a long time, and the arrow transformed into a magical arrow.
Neia shot at another ogre, and the wooden shield was pierced directly.
But this arrow didn't kill the ogre; the wooden shield absorbed most of the arrow's force.
"Again!"
Neia aimed at the hole she had just created and shot through it, killing the ogre.
"Everyone, the ogres are charging! Force your way to the walls!"
Someone in the demi-human army gave the ogres the command.
The ogres quickly started running, and the goblins following behind had to stay close to the ogres if they wanted to survive.
The demi-human formation was completely disrupted as they charged toward the walls.
Remedios leapt down from the city wall.
"Martial Art: Evil Slayer!"
With a single strike, she cleaved through the ogre at the forefront.
As Remedios killed the ogre, Neia also used her exceptional archery skills to shoot down another ogre.
Other soldiers drew their bows, shot arrows, and threw stones, attacking the demi-humans below the wall.
After clearing all the demi-humans, Remedios used a few newly set-up ladders to return to the city wall.
She silently watched Neia, who was drawing her bow not far away. Remedios fell silent; the number of ogres Neia had killed was no less than her own.
This meant that the young woman she had always looked down upon was just as effective as her.
However, the demi-humans' attack did not stop. More and more demi-humans set up ladders to climb the walls. Remedios ran back and forth along the walls, continuously slaying the demi-humans that were climbing up.
"The time is almost here!"
At this moment, the massive goat-headed Buser began to move. He wielded a giant machete.
He charged ahead, heading straight for the wall.
Arrows continued to fly toward Buser, but those ordinary arrows couldn't harm him at all.
Suddenly, Buser sensed danger. He swung his machete and severed a magic arrow glowing with white light that was shot at him.
"Mad-Eyed Archer?"
The "Mad-Eyed Archer" was the title of Neia's father, one of the Seven Colors of the Holy Kingdom.
"It was you who killed Vijar, wasn't it?" Buser said to Neia.
"It wasn't me! It was..."
"Don't try to deceive me. You're wearing Vijar's magical equipment; it's definitely you!"
Many of the tiger-headed warriors knew it wasn't actually Neia, but since Buser didn't ask, they didn't speak up.
After all, the tiger-headed warriors were not very intelligent and were quite stubborn.
Leading his elite group of tiger-headed and goat-headed warriors, Buser charged toward the edge of the city wall.
Using a few ladders, they easily climbed up to the wall.
"First, kill this one, the biggest threat to me!"
Buser charged directly at Neia. The other soldiers were like paper in his hands.
"Martial Art! Evil Strike!"
A sword swung toward Buser.
"Cling!"
The weapons of the two clashed, neither gaining the upper hand.
"Who are you?" Buser asked.
"Remedios!"
End of chapter
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