Chapter 338: A Girl stands tall on the Earth (Part 3)

Everyone saw the banner clearly and instantly understood that this strange giant knight was definitely an ally.

The Radiant Light Knight charged to the base of the city wall, dragging the Dragon-Slaying Sword in a horizontal charge.

The blade was like a high-speed cutting machine, slaughtering all the Abyss Insects attempting to scale the wall.

It was like a deity descending to the mortal realm.

“Wow! So strong! We’re saved! Incredible!”

The Defense Force was shocked by the Radiant Knight’s combat power.

The insect swarm they had struggled with all their might was being harvested like wheat before this mech.

That kind of shock needed no words.

The battle eased slightly.

The Radiant Knight stopped beneath the city wall and looked up.

For a moment, the Defense Force didn’t know what to say.

The thing before them completely exceeded their understanding.

Could it be the Human Emperor had descended?

Was there a six-meter-tall giant inside that armor?

“I am Aoi, a blacksmith from the Radiant Light Guild. This is a secret weapon we developed. What’s the current situation?”

However, the voice that came from the giant knight was a weak, soft young girl’s voice.

Utterly incongruous, yet somehow reassuring.

“The insects are gathering a large army outside…” the Defense Force captain stepped forward, speaking wearily.

“What do you want me to do?” the Radiant Knight asked.

The captain was stunned.

“What to do? I don’t know either…”

Faced with such a disaster, his sanity had long been worn away.

The Abyss Insect Race was a type of monster specifically designed to target the Human Race.

Efficient. Cruel.

Vast in numbers. Omnipresent.

They could even convert corpses into comrades.

Their level of terror was comparable to the Blood Clan Corpse Tide, but a hundred times stronger.

Because they were an army with a unified will.

And the Human Race was already on the verge of collapse.

The camp interior was thrown into chaos by the airdropped troops.

Communications were severed.

No reinforcements. No hope.

But now, they had a mech.

The girl Aoi observed everyone through the mech’s sensory system.

Every single person was utterly exhausted.

They were brave, but in the end they were merely mortals.

“Everyone, buy some time and get some proper rest.”

After saying this, the Radiant Knight directly activated the jetpack.

Boom!

It cleared the city wall and flew out of the camp.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They vaguely realized what this mech intended to do.

No one stopped it. No one cheered it on.

They just watched in shock.

“Hoo…”

Aoi looked ahead.

She saw those veteran adventurers who had fought their whole lives broken in spirit by the insect swarm.

Outside the camp was a boundless sea of insects.

The ground was covered in insect eggs.

Various deformed Abyss Insects.

And a large number of Abyssal Overlords.

All the monsters waited for the final assault under the unified will.

Even if every Defense Force soldier could fight one against a hundred, they couldn’t kill them all.

But Aoi was unusually calm.

Because she had already walked out of her deepest fear.

If she could overcome the shadows of her childhood, what could she not face?

And besides, she always believed they would definitely come back.

“Pastoralist… Hero…”

“They will definitely come to save us.”

“Hold on until the very last moment.”

The Radiant Knight turned its head and spoke to the Defense Force on the city wall:

“Miss Shalum, the Nun, the Shield Axe Hero, the Hero of the Storm, and I, we are all very strong.”

“They will definitely return.”

“Everyone, hold on.”

(Bemore: What about me?)

The next moment, the Radiant Knight charged toward the insect swarm without hesitation.

One person, one mech, facing the great army head-on.

It was recklessly absurd.

Clearly, she had spent too much time with Niubao and got infected by the bull-headed spirit.

The Defense Force watched her receding back.

In their hearts, hope was kindled for the first time.

“Try to contact the Adventurer Association Headquarters!”

The Defense Force captain suddenly regained his senses.

He began reorganizing the troops.

The Human Race’s counterattack began from this moment.

At the same time, another unit appeared at the north gate of Camp No. 20.

It was a Church Tactical Squad.

White-armored female knights, black-armored knights, black-robed pastors.

Exquisitely equipped, with an imposing aura.

They wore two badges on their shoulders.

One, the Valkyrie Medal, same style as Samimi’s.

One, a newly designed Demon Hunt Badge, a pattern of holy water dousing a demon’s head.

This meant they all belonged to the Magic Bureau.

Its two core forces: Valkyrie Knight Order and Demon Hunt Knight Order.

This was a unit formed specifically for Archbishop Samimi.

Female knights were the Valkyrie Order. Male knights were the Demon Hunt Knight Order.

All of them were her followers.

They followed her because of her deeds.

The Valkyrie Knight Order was no longer just a ceremonial honor guard.

Every member had undergone extremely rigorous training.

Especially the pastoralists, almost every one of them was cosplaying as a Demon-Hunting Nun, imitating the glory of their idol.

The only thing difficult to imitate was that blindfold.

After all, no one possessed the Goddess’s Eye.

Although Samimi had left the Church, her influence had only grown stronger.

The legend was fermenting.

Like a painter’s works becoming more dazzling after their death.

At the front of the team, a fat knight clad in heavy armor slowly stepped forward.

Carrying a greatsword, with a steady, imposing aura.

Qiqi Zhu.

The Magic Bureau’s top general.

Samimi’s iron-blooded comrade-in-arms.

She held almost all of Samimi’s dark authority.

A truly important figure.

After receiving the news, she had led her team south to provide support at the first opportunity.

In the team, there was also a golden-armored Holy Knight, the vice-captain.

But no one liked him.

Because he had once stood on the opposite side of Samimi.

Even now, he still looked unconvinced.

He sneered at the praises of Samimi.

Arrogant in attitude.

Despicable.

But extremely powerful.

No one could do anything about him.

And when he removed his visor, everyone would recognize him, Aki.

Formerly the guard of Saintess Makima.

He had once spoken ill of Samimi.

But when she was being judged, in the entire knight order, he was the only one who stood up to oppose it.

Even at the cost of ruining his own life.

Furiously denouncing the injustice.

Ultimately suppressed.

Now, he was still stubborn.

But as a person, he was already on Samimi’s side.

Aki said nothing.

He directly left the team.

Single-handedly, he charged into Camp No. 20.

The full set of Holy Knight armor made him almost ignore the attacks of ordinary Abyss Insects.

As long as he didn’t encounter an Abyssal Overlord, there was no pressure.

If all the adventurers had equipment like this, how could Camp No. 20 have fallen to such a state?