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A flash of red and black light swept over the city walls.

”...... No way.

The archer, whose hair was shaken by the flash, looked fearfully next to him. ...... There were many things lying there that had been people a few seconds ago.

There are many things that were people a few seconds ago lying around. Bows reduced to ashes. Strange corpses that looked dried up and burnt.

The pure and glorious protective wards had simply disappeared.

The wards that were supposed to keep away all evil were broken by evil magic. And by a single named monster.

”No, no, no, no, no!　That's ......!　The priests and adventurers of the temple should have joined forces to put up the ......!

So much power. The fruits of our prayers. Unity. Justice.

All that power, all that prayer, all that unity, all that justice, broken by a single spell.

I heard something that sounded like the wings of an insect.

It was the sound of footsteps. Footsteps that were all too familiar.

The undead were advancing in line. Even the timing of their footsteps was the same as when they were running, a morbid coincidence.

They are holding ladders made of wood. And then there was a huge log with an iron cap on the end, carried by several men.

For a moment, the knights could do nothing but watch in amazement.

”Shoot!　Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot!

I'm not sure if it was some troop leader or a knight from Hira, but someone shouted, and everyone finally started to move awkwardly.

With a roar, the projectile cannon was fired. A dozen or so skeletons were blown to pieces and hoisted up as bone fragments. But the others did not slow down. The black wave of rushing continues.

Arrows dipped in holy water rained down on them. The undead who were unlucky enough to be hit were purified and turned into mere corpses, never to rise again. But the others do not slow down. The black wave of rushing continues.

Eventually, arrows began to fly over the city walls in the opposite direction.

The skeleton archers on the ground began to shoot their bows in heaps. Their unhindered fire became arrows that fell in a horizontal line. A knight who had failed to hide himself behind his shield fell.

The entire city wall shuddered. A hammer struck the city gate.

The sturdy city gate, built to drop into a ditch, was only slightly dented. But if it continued, it would be breached.

A concentrated attack began on the undead holding the hammer from the top of the city wall. Skeletons with large shields formed a roof to protect the wielder of the Hammer.

Stones, earthen pots, and other blunt objects were thrown down. The skeletons hit directly were torn apart.

”Who the hell brought boiling oil?　Who brought boiling oil?

”No, wait!　No, wait! Then pour it on them and set them on fire!

A pot of oil, followed by a lit magical lighter, was thrown down, and several undead in front of the city gate burst into flames.

A zombie with its entire body burned came off the handle of the hammer with a slow dancing motion. But another zombie soon filled the hole.

Almost simultaneously with the second blow of the hammer, a series of ladders were hung on the city wall. The moat around the outer wall was completely useless, and the ice magic of the lich had created a path.

Zombies and skeletons are coming up the ladders. The knights drew their swords and set about knocking down the ladders, knocking down anyone who came up.

However, the undead are not fazed by the fall from the ladder. The undead were not fazed by the fall from the ladder, and quickly rose up again to hang the ladder.

”Fireball!

”Water Shot!

”Holy Arrow!

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. But there were too many of them.

”Mages, hold your fire!　Use your magic to heal and buff!

A hand-to-hand battle had already begun here and there on the city walls.

It's a good idea.

”Well done, Princess.

It's light.

Alastor praised her, and Rene stretched a little on the palanquin.

It was a mistake to try to compete with me on magic power.

That is true.

You'll be able to find a lot of people who are interested in this sort of thing.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

No matter how sacred the wards were, they could be broken by hitting them with magic of the opposite attribute until the wards used up all their energy, that's all.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. ...... Oh, there's something burning in front of the gate.

It looks like it's been doused with oil and set on fire.

Fire's a little tricky.

As is often said, undead are vulnerable to fire. Even fire, which is not magic or anything else, damages them to a certain extent.

If they continue to burn, it will be a bit troublesome. ......

I just thought of something. ...... <>

”Aaah!

”Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ......

”Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Run, run, run!

Suddenly, several flaming zombies flew to the top of the gate and turned the area into a screaming inferno.

The zombies, waving their arms in the air, rushed towards the oil pot before throwing themselves down.

”Oh, no!　Get away!

Which was faster than someone shouting.

Which was quicker than someone shouting, ”Get away from him!” Several oil pots ignited in a chain reaction.

”Oh, it's burning!

”Oh, it's burning, it's burning.

Ten grilled zombies are waiting. It's very hot, please let it cool down before eating. ......

Even from a distance, I could clearly see the pillars of fire rising.

A few knights tumbled through the city gates, their bodies on fire, and were being devoured by zombies on the ground.

I'll give them a little more of a push. We need to get them into the city first.

≪”Fly, fly, fly, fly. ......

The undead are lifted up by Rene's magic and carried to the top of the city walls.

In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, you'll be able to find out more about it here. Rene was casting a spell on the undead in front of the castle wall from the top of the palanquin at the very back.