Volume 1, Chapter 58

At the walls of Fort Garros,

“Naruto ¹ 纳如托 (nà rú tuō), the phonetic transliteration of Naruto. The standard Chinese for Naruto is 鸣人 (míng rén) !! Watch your back!!”

Kosov roared at the top of his lungs toward his companion after repelling an Abyssal Demon!

However, before his words could reach his companion’s ears, in the next instant,

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by a burst of dark green energy, under Kosov’s grief-stricken gaze, the soldier who was still fighting to the death with an Abyssal Demon was struck by a dark green laser coming from behind! After letting out a shrill scream, he was corroded into a pool of bloody water amidst his agony.

‘Na… Naruto,’

Looking at that miserable sight, Kosov bit his lip until it bled, his tears refusing to fall. His heart seemed to begin to grow numb. After a tragic and bloody battle, the 8th Legion led by Kosov was ultimately left with fewer than twenty men. His other comrades had either lost their lives to the previous crimson lasers or died during the fierce battle with the Abyssal Demons just now.

But regardless, seeing a legion that originally numbered in the thousands fought down to only eighteen survivors, Kosov, as the legion commander, was undoubtedly filled with immense grief. One must understand that he had long since regarded these warriors as brothers; how could Kosov not feel the pain as his brothers died one by one before his eyes?

Yet, what caused Kosov the most despair was not the death of his brothers. Why did his brothers risk their lives to fight the Abyssal Demons? Was it to protect the ordinary civilians in the rear? Was it to wait for reinforcements and save this Garros Fortress that was on the verge of falling?

But… but what about now?

After fighting with all their might, his 8th Legion had only managed to kill fewer than fifty Abyssal Demons. They were completely powerless to stop the tide-like swarm of Abyssal Demons, and they even felt like a mantis trying to stop a carriage, overestimating their own strength. A small detachment of Abyssal Demons had crushed the 8th Legion like a collapsing mountain.

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This was not some novel world, nor was it some deceptive myth; this was reality! In reality, no matter how much conviction one held, they were powerless to change this desperate gap in strength…

After the legion’s crushing defeat, the remaining Abyssal Demons rushed toward the residential areas in the rear under the desperate and furious gazes of Kosov and his men!

Clearly, they had been unable to protect anything. They wanted to stall the Abyssal Demon swarm? To wait for reinforcements?

However, what had they waited for? Reinforcements? No. What they had waited for were more and more Abyssal Demons, as well as that daunting snow-colored giant wolf that plunged everyone’s hearts into endless despair. The moment he saw the giant snow-colored wolf, the hope in Kosov’s heart was swallowed by the blizzard permeating around the creature.

Heh.

‘Snow Devourer…’

Staring at that demon king tier existence that was taller than the city walls and possessed an aura that looked down upon all living beings, Kosov could only let out a bitter laugh. At this moment, he completely understood why the sturdy city defense array had suddenly collapsed.

But even if he understood, what could he do? Could he hope for a miracle to happen?

A miracle?! Wait!!

In an instant, Kosov’s eyes shrank. At that moment, he discovered a possibility to turn defeat into victory and defeat a demon king tier! While looking at the snow-white giant wolf that was as massive as a pillar of heaven, Kosov’s peripheral vision inadvertently noticed a crate of purple energy stones on the city wall.

That was…?! Magic stones?! Magic Stones with compressed magic power? And a whole crate?

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They should… they should have been used to maintain the array earlier! He hadn’t expected there to be leftovers! If he could get close to Snow Devourer and detonate that many magic stones instantly, the resulting power might be enough to heavily injure it!

And now?! Snow Devourer’s attention seemed to be focused on the rear of the fortress, completely failing to notice them?!

‘Heh,’

At that thought, the fire of hope ignited once more in Kosov’s eyes! This was definitely an opportunity! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

In the next moment, acting with decisive resolve, Kosov unleashed all the battle aura in his body, pushing the speed a sixth tier powerhouse should have to its absolute limit! He suddenly transformed into a bolt of blue lightning, dodging the attacks of several Abyssal Demons!

Under the bewildered gazes of the soldiers, he rushed onto the city wall with lightning speed and hoisted the crate of high-energy magic stones! After seeing the crate of magic stones, the soldiers realized their commander’s intention after a moment of shock.

Within those eyes that were already full of despair, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared. If they could heavily injure a demon king tier, then perhaps their sacrifice would be worth it!!

Thinking of this, in order to prevent other Abyssal Demons from interfering with the commander’s actions, the remaining eighteen soldiers suddenly let out impassioned roars, brandishing their weapons as they charged toward the Abyssal Demons ahead!

This was undoubtedly a suicidal move, but the soldiers hoped to use it to distract the Abyssal Demons so that the monsters would have no time to hinder their commander! In a flash, countless spells, sword arts, and martial arts were frantically unleashed upon the Abyssal Demon swarm!

On the other side, after noticing his brothers’ actions, Kosov couldn’t help but shed a tear of emotion! Subsequently, his gaze became incredibly resolute as he carried the crate of magic stones and leaped up with the determination to die, turning into a blue light that flew toward the giant wolf’s head!

“You beast! Don’t look down on humans!!”

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Kosov let out a spirited roar, his hair standing on end with rage!

His internal battle aura continued to gather toward his heart at this instant, compressing frantically within! As the power accumulated, Kosov’s life force also dropped rapidly; clearly, he intended to completely detonate the power inside the magic stones through self-detonation, using his own explosion to enhance the blast’s power!

In order to heavily injure the legendary demon king tier Abyssal Demon, Kosov had exhausted every trick up his sleeve!

In the next instant, the blue light carrying all the hope of the 8th Legion charged straight at Snow Devourer’s head.

“Boom!!”

Under the expectant gazes of the 8th Legion soldiers, accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a searing wave of heat exploded from Kosov’s body! It triggered a chain reaction that detonated the crate of magic stones, suddenly blooming into a brilliant pink flame!

It swallowed Snow Devourer’s head directly!

Violent wind pressure and powerful magic power suddenly exploded, and the fierce energy aftershocks spread ruthlessly, directly blowing away hundreds of Abyssal Demons around Snow Devourer! The surging aftershocks even made it difficult for the soldiers of the 8th Legion to stand firm!

Feeling the terrifying aura dispersing and looking at the world-shaking, gorgeous flames, the hearts of the soldiers could be described as incredibly excited.

‘Did… did it work?!’

Was the commander’s sacrifice and their brothers’ sacrifice worth it?

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However, reality is sometimes incredibly cruel. These soldiers who had never encountered a demon king tier existence, including Kosov himself, had underestimated the terror of the demon king tier. It was true that courage and conviction could raise a person’s power value from one hundred to one hundred and thirty, or even one hundred and fifty.

But even a person with a power value of one hundred and fifty could not defeat an existence with a power value of ten thousand. It was still a mantis trying to shake a giant tree. Before an absolute disparity in strength, what awaited them was only the cruel truth.

As the flames dissipated, the sliver of hope that had just emerged in the soldiers’ hearts was immediately strangled by the merciless facts.

As the fire faded, let alone being heavily injured, the snow-white giant wolf was still completely unharmed…

?!!!!

How… how could this be? How could it turn out like this?!

Looking at the scene before them, all the soldiers of the 8th Legion fell into deep despair, as if they were being dragged into an endless swamp by countless vines. The soldiers’ remaining fighting spirit completely vanished into thin air.

In the next moment, without any suspense, the remaining eighteen soldiers were torn to pieces by the Abyssal Demon swarm that swarmed over them. At this point, all 2,000 members of the Fort Garros’ 8th Legion had died in battle.

As for that snow-white giant wolf, after taking Kosov’s close-range self-detonation, it merely shook its head in annoyance and continued to look toward the interior of the fortress.

‘Mother, where are you? Wuu wuu wuu…’