Chapter 173: My Castle (1/2)

—Back in the Demon King's Castle,

Not giving Erin any time to refute him, Albert quickly rushed out of the castle as he dashed all the way to the outer ward to meet up with Zomatsu, Hart, Talen, and Kela who had set up a line of defense a few meters away from the main gate. Naturally, all the undead left in the castle had been brought out to be used as cannon folders as they were all pretty weak aside from the one Tier 3 Lich and two Tier 3 Black Knights.

Even with those and the remaining trolls, their current fighting force was only about 30 and that was including the female ogress and beast girls Zomatsu had trained over the past few days. Most of their strongest fighters were away at the moment, including Azar and the evolved trolls namely Kazko and Rekaz as well and Rain and Liz, making this lineup the best they could muster.

It would take the Raven Settlement another week or so to arrive here so hoping for backup was out of the question. Moreover, all of those he mentioned were currently out of communication range and thus there was no way to reach them.

Their opponents had chosen to enter through the main entrance and while there were traps set up in front of the gates, Albert didn't have any expectations from them and could only hope they would be able to stall their opponents even if it was only for a moment so as to allow them to launch an attack.

With Hart and Talen leading the way alongside the Tier 3 Black Knights, Albert had the mages and rangers stationed behind them and on the towers. He then brought out several scrolls from his spatial storage. There were about 15 of them, two of which were given to him by his master. With no time to waste, he immediately activated them all at once.

”Summon - Lesser Frost Giants” x13

”Summon - Behir.”x2

All fifteen scrolls suddenly burnt away in a purple haze as fifteen large magic circles appear on the ground all around Albert. Two of which were especially large. Thirteen 9 foot tall ice blue humanoid creatures geared in icy blue crystalline armor that made it seem like they were armor made entirely of ice appeared from the smaller magic circles.

They wielded a large battle-ax and had eyes that glow red without a hint of intelligence. Following the entrance of the thirteen Lesser Frost Giants, came two terrifying monsters that even Albert felt apprehensive about and if he were to meet them alone in the wild, he would surely have no choice but to run or die.

Although Behir's weren't actually based on the demon continent and one would not normally find them in the wild. In fact, Albert wasn't even sure if they existed in this plane.

The two creatures that had been summoned had long narrow heads, crocodilian in shape, with curved, black horns on the top of their heads, which were used for preening.

They had thick, armored scales, much like the typical example of a dragon or drake. Their scales were colored in variations of dark blue, being lighter on their undersides and their mouths were full of sharp teeth as they roared and slight crackles of electricity could be seen on them.

These creatures were called Behir and were considered Advanced class monsters who were also magic beasts, unlike the Lesser Frost Giants who were classified as Intermediate class monsters.

These were the only two summoning scrolls that had been given to him by Lord Ty in case of emergency. He had chosen these monsters not because they were the strongest summons he had but because their abilities were highly suitable in defense and against a multitude of opponents.

Behir's were large serpentine monsters with twelve legs, hard scales, electrical breath, and a highly effective lightning barrier that was very useful at the moment.

These creatures could be easily mistaken for wingless blue dragons as they had long, snake-like bodies and could slither on the ground like a snake, but it also had six pairs of legs upon which it could walk or climb if it chose to do so.

The 13 Lesser Frost giant lined up with Hart and Talen at the front of the group as their front line of defense upon Albert command while the two Behirs slithered around Albert and used the skill,

•Lightning Zone•

Upon activation, a faint pulse of electricity spanning about a 30-meter radius was constantly being emitted every 1.5 seconds and upon contact with what the Behirs consider enemies or an attack. A bolt of lightning would automatically be sent at them from multiple locations. The electrical field also creates a magnetic pull to the ground that slows down any enemies that are able to make it within range during the short time frame the pulse wasn't being emitted.

Zomatsu stood next to Albert in his previous butler-like combat gear. Only this time he had swapped his white gloves for a pair of purple gauntlets.

Albert had already given him control over the rangers so all he needed to focus on was the battle ahead of him. Victory didn't seem possible against one of the seven behemoths but as a former demon lord himself, he couldn't just let someone trespass on his master's territory.

With iron-clad resolves, he tightened the grip on his enchanted Miaodao and waited for their opponents in the outer ward.

*Boom!