Chapter 1643 - 1096: Just in Time
With the arrival of Duanmu Huai, the crisis at Bastion Fortress was temporarily averted. The reason was simple: Duanmu Huai’s previous strike from the sky created a massive gap dozens of meters wide on the frontline battlefield, which was impassable for the Demon army. They could only stare helplessly.
Meanwhile, the fortress commander quickly organized the troops and began reinforcing the defenses.
The students were utterly exhausted, sleeping for an entire day and night before coming back to life... but that’s understandable since they’re still kids.
As for the Archangel, after delivering his message, he disappeared again without a trace. Whether he truly returned or was hiding somewhere else was unknown. Duanmu Huai didn’t care; the fact remained that neither Angels nor Demons were trustworthy. Humans must hold their destiny in their own hands.
"Brave Lord."
At that moment, the fortress commander also came up to the wall and bowed to Duanmu Huai. He held nothing but awe for this Hero who could single-handedly vanquish hundreds of thousands of the Demon Army.
"Oh, morning, need anything?"
"No, just wanted to thank you."
"No need to thank."
"Not just for driving back the demonic attack."
The fortress commander shook his head.
"But also for your students... To be honest, at first, I really thought we couldn’t hold on. But those kids truly surprised us. You must understand, on such a battlefield, even seasoned soldiers can despair and sometimes abandon fighting out of fear. But these children, even with pale faces and trembling bodies, insisted on fighting. And thanks to their help, my soldiers survived such a life-and-death situation..."