Chapter 753 - Alliance in Crisis 3 (1/2)

Chapter 753: Alliance in Crisis 3

Castia Kingdom was located to the southeast of the Rhodesia Continent.

It shared borders with the Irea Kingdom and the west of Symphonia, north of the Holy Empire, and the seaside of the Grenada Kingdom, which held a transportation hub.

Perhaps, that was why the trade had developed in the past, and with the money earned, they would develop various commerce industries and became a wealthy nation.

As wealthy as the nation was, it held strong military power and had a history of repelling the Baroque troops from invasion.

Zaragoza, the capital of the Castia Kingdom, was a place that was bustling with wealthy places.

With a large population, which had almost reached 1 million, they didn’t know that the lights wouldn’t go out even late at night.

That day, the royal capital, was brighter and a lot hotter than other days.

“Kuak!”

“Ahhh!”

“S-save the people!”

The city, which enjoyed its dazzling prosperity, turned into a mess.

Screams were erupting from everywhere. Groans and cries could be heard all over the streets where joyful laughter and songs were supposed to be heard.

“A monster! Run away!”

“What the hell are the troops doing!?”

Death Knights wandered around and swung their swords.

Some of them were stronger than Gigants and destroyed the walls and buildings. They were also killing people by stepping onto them.

Those people, who got cut down or stepped on, were the best ones.

Those who turned into the Undead because of the black magic of the Lich would go and attack their families or relatives who were around until they suffered.

There was no exception, either humans or animals.

It was as if they were trying to get rid of all the living things.

“Your Majesty, the inner wall has collapsed!”

“We have lost contact with the soldiers guarding the south residential area, Danube.”

“Fisher legion is also requesting to retreat.”

Royal Palace of Castia Kingdom.

James II wasn’t able to stay alert with all the reports and messages coming in from all directions.

Every possible way seemed to have been blocked and was hard to believe.

“Who the hell is it? What kind of bastards are attacking us?!”

James II asked the ministers who were there in the room along with him.

The first report that Zaragoza was under attacked got reported 2 hours ago.

There was already an incident where Cartago got attacked by unknown enemies and got annihilated, and instead of having a good time with his multiple girlfriends, he was holding a meeting with his ministers late at night.

In the meantime, the royal capital was said to be attacked and immediately sent in the defense troops and the central troops in surrounding areas to be dispatched.

They were all under the impression that with their power, they would be able to defeat the enemies.

In the royal capital alone, there were 200 Gigants, two Sword Masters, and an 8th circle Meister of the Royal Magic Tower.

But the situation turned out to be a lot more different than what had been expected.

There was no response from the central troops deployed near the capital.

Even if they weren’t being able to be contacted, they figured the troops would move right away after seeing the flames in the city, but when no new report came, it seemed like the troops had already been hit by the enemy.

Over 200 Gigants were smashed by the giant Death Knights or were taken down by the Meteor strike falling from the sky and turned into scrap metal.

It was the same with the high-ranking Sword Master Count Roma and the Meister of the Royal Magic Tower, who represented the kingdom. They also got defeated.

The strength of the enemies, Count Roma, the head of the Knights and the National Guard, broke down before even entering the Gigant for a fight.

The defeat of Count Roma was a huge shock to the National Guard.

The morale of the knights plummeted, and they began to be passive in defensive warfare and collapsed like sandcastles.

Even the troops that were dispatched to defend the area and defense lines of the city too collapsed right away.

“How about requesting assistance from the allies?”

The court wizard, who was holding the crystal ball, answered the question of James II.

“We have been contacting the other nations, even King Luke of Symphonia, but the communication isn’t working. Perhaps, the enemies are disturbing the communication.”

“Kuek, damn it!”

If the communication was being messed with, then there was no way to even get the situation reports from other units.

Now they knew how Cartago got wiped out without even a single information coming out of there.

“If the magic isn’t working, can’t we send in messengers?”

“I have already sent them, but…”

The wizard felt horrible about finishing the statement, and James II began to feel lost.

Was this all really happening? Was it just another terrible nightmare?

The vice commanders of the Knights approached him and spoke, “Your Majesty, you need to go.”

Currently, there were 80 Gigants and a few troops around the Royal Palace, but the vice commander’s judgment was that they couldn’t stop the enemy anymore.

The fact that James II had to abandon his palace and runaway was a huge humiliation.

But if he survived, wouldn’t he get a chance for revenge?

“An escape plan?”

“The messenger said that the teleport gate is fine. You get there from the secret passage in the palace.”

“Okay, we will escape immediately…”

It was when King James II was about to make a decision…

Kwang-!

Along with a terrifying roar, the palace began to shake.

“Wh-what?!”

The startled ministers screamed when a knight entered the room.

“We are in trouble! The Gigants and knights who were guarding the palace got wiped out by the wide-area attack of the enemy wizard!”