CHAPTER 355: A CHAOTIC BATTLEFIELD (2/2)

“Absolutely no!” Jeerah vehemently objected.

“Then what if I just toss you away right now?” I pretended to threaten her.

“Like heck you would. You’re too much of a nice Devil to hurt me.”

She really got me there -she even knew me better than I did. What was worse was that, after rejecting my soul pact so completely, she basically friendzoned me for life…

‘Fishcakes! Why did I have to get stuck with such a clingy Devil? And she seems to have seen through me as well…there’s no way I would ever throw her out there to feed a bunch of horses…that would be a waste of a perfectly fine bedwar… No, no. A subordinate. A perfectly legitimate relationship between a male superior and his female subordinate.’

‘So don’t you dare call me a nice guy!’

‘Also, I can see you smirking over there… at least be a little more professional in your acting!’

At the same time that those three Nightmare Steeds charged at me, the rest of the Warhorse herd had galloped to roughly five hundred meters in front of us. Based on their current speed, it would probably take them less than ten seconds to cover that distance and collide with my golems.

This time, the number of Warhorses who came were a lot more. Because the Winged Abyssal Golems guarded me too closely, my vision was currently obstructed by their massive bodies. I could only make out a thousand or so Warhorses from my position.

‘They actually gathered up such numbers in a short time… the Warhorse clan cannot be underestimated.’

“No. Now’s not the time for dallying around. I need to…’ Just as I was about to give the command for a counter offensive, my precious baby took the initiative to give the command instead. Even though now was clearly too late to set up any meaningful defense, it couldn’t hurt to at least try.

“You guys guard that side, and you guys guard there. I want an encirclement prepared right away, don’t let a single horse go… Don’t worry, Mama, Mo Na’s got this covered!”

Seeing as my precious daughter was so dependable, I decided to let her command then.

“Hah, as if you can even encircle us, don’t get ahead of yourself, Devil!”

Seeing that we were about to engage in our own battle preparations, Warsight suddenly gave up her offensive, instead turning her attention towards the Abyssal Golems. One of the golems took this opportunity to give her a forceful kick, and it fell over instead -all five meters of it!

The size of a Nightmare Steed was roughly comparable to the horses humans used to ride into battle, while my Abyssal Golems were at least five meters tall. Yet even with such a difference in mass aiding its attack, my golem actually lost!

Boom!

The golem that was knocked over by Warsight fell onto another golem with a deafening crash. And like a domino knocking into another, the second golem proceeded to knock over another, and that one knocked over another, and another…truly like dominoes.

“Hmph, there are no holes to exploit at all. In that case, how about a direct attack?!”

Never one for patience, Warsight had completely given up on an attrition battle with my Winged Abyssal Golems, instead choosing to focus on my Abyssal Golems. Who would have thought that temperamental Nightmare Steed would have such a flexible side to her…

Seeing that her attacks were effective against the Abyssal Golems, Shade and Shadowfall both gave up on trying to break through my defensive ring of Winged Abyssal Golems, choosing to go after my Abyssal Golems instead. Even though there were also Winged Abyssal Golems amongst the golems I gave to Mo Na, most of them were tasked with protecting Mo Na. There were simply not enough Winged Abyssal Golems to deal with an agile Eight-stars.

The three Nightmare Steeds proceeded to wreak havoc amongst my Abyssal Golems, weaving in and out between my scattered forces and throwing the odd attack or two. They had completely given up on their magicks, instead focusing entirely on brute strength. With their Eight-star strength, bullying a bunch of Six-star golems was basically child’s play. While the Nightmare Steeds weren’t exactly known for their brute strength amongst other Eight-stars, it didn’t matter that much when there was a two level gap.

“Blast it all, these golems are just too tough…” Warsight had already knocked over a dozen or so golems with her hooves of steel. Yet no matter how hard she kicked, she only managed to leave a small crack on their outer surface; their inner exoskeletons were basically unharmed.

“I did say that these golems had really strong defenses.” Shade said as he nimbly avoided a swipe from a Winged Abyssal Golem. He then galloped on to the calf of an Abyssal Golem, causing it to lose its balance immediately and knock into a neighboring Abyssal Golem who started shaking from the impact.

A flash of red and black later, that shaky golem came crashing down. As it fell forward, it so happened to knock into another golem that was just about to get up…

“Rather than complain, how about you two spend more time attacking instead?” Stomping down on the two golems, Shadowfall immediately stepped in to mediate between the two Nightmare Steeds, just in case they decided to start another argument. “Take care of our enemies first, then we can talk about that dispute between the two of you.”