Chapter 695 - War is Like a Game of Chess, Setting Up the Table and Predicting the Enemies Moves (1/2)
Day 151 - 11:19 PM - Mountain Farming Village, Barangay Mabini, Municipality of Viga, Catanduanes
From the forests, the arrows rained on the army of Demons. Many of the Demons could only let out wails and grunts of shock and pain as arrows pierced their bodies while they were devoid of their sight.
The weaker ones of the Demons were the most affected. Some of them immediately fell as the arrows pierced their heads and vital organs.
Unfortunately, the rain of arrows was more akin to a drizzle than a downpour. Even in this case, the numbers mattered a lot.
Diwata Iraya's side had three hundred warriors at most. However, in that number, not all of them were capable of wielding bows as weapons. The best example for these individuals were the Sylphs and other small-bodied Spirits and Elementals. Even the Yasaws present had no way of using a bow to shoot arrows that would hit the Demons at their current distance.
Furthermore, these archers were not trained in this kind of strategy. Far from the showy volleys of arrows shown in movies, this scene was more like a rapid-fire contest. Since there was no time to practice, Mark also suggested this action. It was to fire all the arrows they could before the enemies began to retaliate.
Beauty and style did not matter as long as the arrows reached their target. And to say, it was a bit hard to miss since the Demons were packed together, protecting their Lord at the center. As long as the arrows reached the Demons, it was likely to hit.
***
”It's amazing that those arrows worked on those Demons,” Emika remarked, watching the show. ”Back in Japan, many people say that powerful Demons can't even be hurt by bullets.”
Japan had a deep culture about Spirits and Demons. Many were true, and many were false. But of course, it was true that many Demon races were impervious to regular human weaponry. That was why special and hidden divisions exist in the military. Those highly trained soldiers were also equipped with special weaponry against these creatures.
”Those are not regular arrows, though.”
Mark explained as he took out a sample from his ring.
Everyone looked at the arrow on Mark's hand. Pefile and Berrak seemed to be familiar with it, but everyone else was not.
Looking at the arrow, it was unexpectedly not similar to what they knew. It was not a wooden stick with a pointed, metal, or stone tip. It was actually a thin twisted root-like wood with a clear crystal tip. Even the feathers used as fletching did not appear to be normal at all.
”So, they used enchanted arrows.” Berrak nodded. ”Regular arrows would not really work, but this should be able to kill the weaker guys and even injure some stronger ones.”
”It just looks like some weird arrow, though?”
Emika said in confusion. Well, she was not wrong. It was really a weird-looking arrow.
”That crystal is a magical stone imbued by a pure being's magical energy,” Berrak explained. ”In this case, the magical energy should be from that Diwata, isn't it?”
To Berrak's words, Mark nodded.
”This kind of magical energy is one of the banes of Demons. Once these crystals enter their bodies, they will create a deadly reaction due to contradicting energies inside their bodies. The weaker Demons won't be able to resist the reaction and will immediately die.”
***
It was just less than a minute after the arrows started firing from the forest. Yet, more than a hundred Demons already fell to their deaths after being struck by the magical arrows.
As for the slightly stronger Demons, many were injured by the arrows.
The only difference was the main group of Demons that arrived last. They were beings with strong bodies. This kind of attack would not kill them.
”TCH!”
Lord Seis clicked his tongue as an arrow bounced off his tough skin. He was the strongest among these Demons. These arrows were not effective against him at all.
Even so, Lord Seis was infuriated.
”IRAYA!!!”
Lord Seis roared on top of his lungs. His voice caused a massive shockwave that spread out with him at the center.
The shockwave caused the arrows to lose momentum and fall. Many that were close to the Lord of these Demons even flew back from the strong impact.
At this point, the arrows were now ineffective.
Strangely, the moment the arrows were deflected, no other arrows were fired. It was as if the Spirits and Elementals knew that this would happen and decided not to waste more arrows.
Finally, Lord Seis' eyes recovered. Even though he was only affected for less than a minute, it already showed that what Diwata Iraya did manage to affect him a lot. After all, they were creatures of the night. They were s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to light. Lord Seis was not an exception to this.
Lord Seis turned his eyes back to where Diwata Iraya stood before. However, she was already gone. It showed that blinding them was her only purpose for showing up.
Gritting his teeth, Lord Seis looked around. Not all of the Demons had recovered their sight and everyone was in disarray. Since the arrows already stopped, it was an opportunity for them to reorganize.
Inside his mind, Lord Seis admit. Diwata Iraya got them good.
However, it was not enough.
Once everyone regained their sight, they would force themselves out of this encirclement. Even with the remaining Demons they had, their numbers were still far greater than Diwata Iraya's side.
But then...
ROAR!!!
A Demon suddenly roared in pain.
Lord Seis immediately turned his head only to see a Demon impaled with a spear on his c.h.e.s.t.
”A spear?!” Lord Seis was starting to lose his temper. ”How in the world.”
Lord Seis was confused. How in the world would a spear suddenly appear and impale one of his subordinates. Furthermore, it was not a low-ranked Demon but a stronger one among his troops. There was no sign of the spear being thrown at all. A spear was bigger than an arrow and a thrown spear would make more sounds as it tore the air apart. But none of those sounds were heard by him at all.
Suddenly
”ARRG!”
”GROWL!”
One after another, the Demons in the outer perimeter had spears embedded on their bodies. However, even though Lord Seis was already wary of the surroundings, he saw not a single one spear fly out of the forest.
”My Lord...” Muggur seemed to have recovered his eyes and was also observing the situation. ”It was the Yasaws!”Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href=”#'-moves_52710827517598013”>#'-moves_52710827517598013</a> for visiting.
”What?” Lord Seis was confused. ”What's with that weak children?”
”It's them that making the spears appear!”
Muggur replied in urgency.
Hearing Muggur, Lord Sies heightened his senses. At first, he was looking for flying spears, but it never came to his mind that a weak race like the Yasaws would be responsible for this.
Knowing what to look for, Lord Seis finally saw what was going on.
Yasaws were appearing in front of his Demons, however, they were not doing anything else aside from appearing and running away. Instead, when they appear, there was a spear just above their head containing the full strength of being thrown.
***
”You really utilized the little kids to their full extent, huh?”
Pefile remarked. His tone was quite positive, complementing Mark's idea.