Volume 1, Chapter 49

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by the continuous, frenzied riot of the black Shadow Essence, a massive crack was violently blasted through the azure city defense array’s barrier! Dozens of hideous Abyssal Demons roared as they broke through, smashing the city walls and bringing that nauseating black aura into Fort Garros!

The moment the Abyssal Demons stepped into the fortress, hundreds of soldiers clad in gray armor immediately channeled the battle aura within their bodies. Gripping greatshields and pikes, they charged at the Abyssal Demons, who were several times their size! At the same time, the cannons already stationed within the fortress vented their fury, providing cover for the garrison’s attack!

“Charge! Fight these monsters to the end! Aaaaaah!!”

Amidst the soldiers’ desperate roars and the blossoming firelight, the breach in the barrier instantly transformed into a cruelly scorched battlefield! Pikes repeatedly pierced Abyssal Demon flesh, while heavy artillery and arrows dealt continuous, severe damage. Under the fierce, all-out assault of the garrison, one brutal Abyssal Demon after another let out a wail and collapsed.

However, while over twenty Abyssal Demons fell, nearly sixty soldiers were unfortunately struck by the demons’ claws and fangs, crushed and torn into mounds of shredded flesh. Another hundred or so were tainted by the black aura and corrosive breath released by the demons. Under countless horrified gazes, they dissolved into puddles of sickening bloody water.

For a time, the thick scent of blood and an appalling stench of decay filled the area around the crack. Skeletal remains of demons and fragmented corpses of human soldiers piled up like mountains; blood flowed like rivers. Accompanied by the roars of the Abyssal Demons and the wails of countless humans, it was a terrifying, heart-stopping portrait of hell.

Gazing at the scene of living purgatory before him, Kosov Zelon, the warrior chief of the Eighth Legion, gritted his teeth. His fists were clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.

These soldiers were all comrades he had lived and breathed with!

Watching his companions die miserable deaths one after another, Kosov was heartbroken; at the same time, expressions of fury and hatred completely took over his face. Even so, he suppressed his inner impulses through constant deep breaths.

After sacrificing twelve soldiers to barely defeat a sixth tier Abyssal Demon, the warrior chief hurriedly turned toward the mage corps not far away.

“Now’s the chance! While the other Abyssal Demons are held outside the barrier! Repair the crack immediately!!”

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The next moment, the mages, having received the order, immediately mobilized all their magic power. As ripples of blue magic power shimmered, the huge crack in the barrier was gradually repaired. At this point, the battle in this local area was over. But Warrior Chief Kosov did not feel the slightest sense of relief.

Because just as the crack was repaired, a messenger arrived at Kosov’s side.

“A massive crack has appeared at the twenty-third defense line! Please head there to reinforce them immediately!”

After finishing these words, the messenger collapsed and lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss.

Seeing this, Kosov bit his lip in anger and immense gravity.

“Damn it…”

After cursing, Kosov hurriedly looked at his subordinates behind him.

“Quick, call a medic!”

Although Fort Garros had managed to withstand the first massive charge of the Abyssal Demon swarm under the protection of the city defense array, maintaining such a vast barrier required massive amounts of magic power and precious magic core stones.

As time passed and the Abyssal Demons’ attacks grew stronger, the magic power of the mage corps and the reserves of magic core stones were being consumed at high speed. Gradually, the barrier’s defensive capabilities began to decline.

Under the hysterical bombardment of the Abyssal Demons, more and more cracks appeared on the city defense array! Hundreds, even thousands of Abyssal Demons roared as they rushed into Fort Garros, engaging the garrison in a tragic melee! The battlefield where Kosov was located was merely one small part of dozens of such battlefields.

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Although a large number of mages continuously replenished their lost magic power with magic power potions to maintain the barrier, the speed of replenishment could not keep up with the rate of consumption. The defensive lines of Fort Garros were at risk of being breached at any moment.

Realizing this, the female adjutant, Vatlin, who was standing on the city wall directing the defense, furrowed her brow and looked toward the terrifying swarm of Abyssal Demons with an incredibly solemn expression.

If reinforcements from Windward City or the support promised by the Ashurmos Church did not arrive, the entire Fort Garros would likely fall and turn into a living hell! Everyone would probably become food for the Abyssal Demons, leaving no corpse intact…

At the thought of such a terrifying future, Tvalin’s ¹ erm… it seems like the author made a typo to her name. Her name change from 瓦特琳(wǎ tè lín) to 特瓦琳(tè wǎ lín) spine went cold. Although she continued to feign composure before her subordinates, her heart was already filled with endless panic.

Dear God, please, save us.

Feeling the bloodthirsty and violent gazes of the Abyssal Demons below the wall, who wanted nothing more than to tear her apart, and sensing the oppressive waves of Shadow Essence, Tvalin prayed in her heart, at a loss.

Would God choose to provide help in her hour of need?

That was hard to say. But as it turned out, sometimes God seemed to prefer adding fuel to the fire…

While Tvalin was praying, an unusual movement in the distance suddenly caught her attention, causing her to instinctively pick up her telescope and look toward the rear of the Abyssal Demon swarm.

That? What is that??

Snow? A blizzard? Why has a blizzard suddenly started now?

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Wait?! No… no, that’s not right. That, that is…!!

In an instant, after seeing the massive white figure in the center of the blizzard, Tvalin’s eyes shrank, and her hair stood on end! She was instantly enveloped by an unparalleled sense of deathly cold! An unprecedented fear grew rapidly in her heart like a virus, dragging her consciousness into a bottomless abyss like a black demonic claw…

The flickering flame of hope that had been burning in her heart was completely extinguished the moment she saw that figure, with no possibility of recovery.

Tvalin’s soul was now trembling uncontrollably. Under the puzzled gazes of the soldiers, her body collapsed, and she knelt on the ground.

“That… that is… D-D-demon king tier…”

Snow Devourer!

A demon king tier Abyssal Demon?! Why? Why was it suddenly appearing here?!

Tvalin’s mind became somewhat hysterical. Having previously intended to hold the fortress and wait for reinforcements, she had now completely abandoned that idea! Now, only one thought remained in Tvalin’s head: retreat! How could Fort Garros, which didn’t even have a seventh tier or saint tier powerhouse, possibly withstand an eighth tier demon king tier demon?!

When Snow Devourer arrives, everyone will die!! It’s impossible to resist!

We must retreat!!

Having made this judgment, Tvalin stood up abruptly and looked at the bewildered soldiers behind her.

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“Quick!! Everyone! Retreat immedi—”

Oh no! It’s too late!!

However, before Tvalin could finish her sentence, the giant wolf enveloped in the blizzard far away opened her maw, which was filled with sharp fangs! In an instant, infinite crimson Shadow Essence gathered within it and was continuously compressed!

The terrifying fluctuation of power caused the surrounding space to gradually distort.

In the next heartbeat, the crimson Shadow Essence compressed within the giant wolf’s maw was suddenly released!

Instantly, the earth tore open and the sky changed color! The world-destroying crimson laser beam was like a violent, bloodthirsty beast breaking its chains, roaring toward Fort Garros with a majestic momentum that seemed ready to swallow everything whole!

Under the horrified gazes of Tvalin and countless other soldiers, the crimson laser rapidly expanded in their eyes.

“Boom!!”

With an earth-shaking roar and a magnificent explosion of Shadow Essence, the crimson laser slammed into the azure barrier outside Fort Garros! In an instant, the magic barrier that had resisted the Abyssal Demon swarm for so long was pulverized with an overwhelming force!

The unstoppable crimson laser continued to howl inward. Tens of thousands of people, including Tvalin, were reduced to ashes in an instant before they could even let out a scream! A third of the fortress vanished into nothingness under Snow Devourer’s “Annihilation Cannon,” and two distant mountain peaks were leveled to the ground in that same moment…