Chapter 365. If It Was Now (3)
Leo swallowed hard as he felt the madness filling the air.
"Defend the city!" someone shouted.
"Keep the last refuge of mankind from the enemy's hands!" another cried.
They had been inside Glory for barely thirty minutes. Because the place showed no proper fortifications, the expedition had expected only light resistance, but the scene before them was nothing like they'd imagined.
The enemies weren't only demons. Human knights were swinging their blades with desperate ferocity, elves hid between buildings firing arrows, and dwarves operated massive war engines. The forces waiting in Glory far exceeded the expedition's worst estimates.
"Swing wide to the right and advance!"
"We must disrupt their formation."
"Mages and the dwarven artillery brigade, target their lines! Aim for where the demons mass!"
Even the expedition's elites were flustered.
A brutal fight had begun. It was kill or be killed. The foes in the city fought with unmatched savagery, and the expedition matched them blow for blow. Demons and demonic monsters howled as they assaulted the buildings. Under Halo's, Zerath's, and the Pirate Queen's coordinated commands, the expedition's best split into three columns to break the enemy's defenses.
"Die, you devils!" Leo roared.
He stared at a knight swinging his sword at him and took a long breath. The knight's blade thrummed with mana. The aura it released was chilling—clearly above 7-Star in power.