Chapter 1461 - Before Dawn (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

As their distance from the demon’s King City narrowed, the floating island encountered even fiercer attacks.

From having one attack a day, it increased to once every few hours. More often than not, the floating island would catch sight of the second wave in the horizon even before completely dealing with the prior wave.

It was only during the night did the floating island have peace.

All the incomplete projects and ground facilities were basically halted, and the construction team had already focused all their manpower on repairing the runways. But against the attacks of the enemy which was akin to a tidal wave, Roland did not dare allow the Aerial Knights chase too far out as it only placed all the burden onto Eleanor.

Another change was the rapid increase in the number of senior demons appearing, some of which were physically stronger, or had strange abilities and were unpredictable. Following the increasing losses of unmanned machine gun turrets, the pressure placed on the defenses magnified.

The first wave of enemies broke into the floating island’s interior on the second afternoon. When a few senior demons used magic blades and sliced open the sealed sluice gates, Eleanor immediately sounded the invasion alarm. God’s Punishment Witches armed to the teeth formed the second line of defense as melee combat occurred across the narrow passages. The scene resembled the battlefield set up by the Union several centuries ago; just that this time, the roles of both parties were exchanged.

In Alice’s plans, God’s Punishment Witches were the spears to penetrate the demon’s formation and destroy anything in relation to the obelisk and Mother of Soul. Only by using their weak offense to break apart the enemy’s defenses did humanity have a shot at winning. But on this island, the demons became the attackers, while the God’s Punishment Witches only had to impede their advancements.

However, their strength did not drop as a result. In a particular way, God’s Punishment Witches were the bane of senior demons. Having their abilities sealed, it was difficult for them to gain the upper hand when facing a crowd of Extraordinaries or ancient witches who did not fear pain. What’s more, they held guns in their hands.

As a result, despite the disadvantage in numbers, the God’s Punishment Witches were still able to keep the enemy out from the inner region.

At the same time, traces of demon troops appeared on the ground, the majority of which were Spider Monstrous Beasts. They appeared in sparse numbers in the beginning, and later formed small patches of “black puddles.”

“Truly like ants waiting for corpses.” Agatha glanced down at the scene beneath the floating island.” If we were to descend, they will definitely surge forward and rip us all to shreds.”

“There are even more demons en route; it seems like the demons’ plan is to surround us.” Phyllis’s expression turned serious. “The Union used to believe that a Transcendent force was enough to obliterate the demons. Now, it appears like we were too naive.”

“Yes, even without Mask or his Symbiotic Demon army, this number isn’t something the Union can ever contend with…” The Ice Witch closed her eyes. “We have underestimated the Battle of Divine Will far too greatly.”

“At least you guys kept your hope,” Roland consoled her and patted her on her shoulders. Regardless of the end of the Witch Kingdom and the two experiences of utter defeat for humanity, they kept the flames of resistance going and never gave up. That alone was no easy feat.

“Your Majesty!” At that moment, Ferlin walked over with a new report. “The trajectory of the demons’ floating island has changed, it seems to be coming towards us!”

“Who was the person who reported this?”

“Miss Lightning from the Exploration Group. She even said that the enemy has expanded their patrolling radius of the Devilbeasts, so she and Maggie are no longer able to observe them from a distance. Miss Lightning also added that a large amount of magic power has appeared at the bottom of King’s City. She claimed that even her weak sensitivity to magic power was enough to sense the stifling aura.”

Roland looked at Agatha.

“What do you think that is?”

“I don’t know…” The latter shook her head. “But since they are converging their magic power to this extent, it’s definitely not something trivial.”