Chapter 749 - Into the Night (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Tonight’s the crucial night.

Rhode looked at the sky—this became his habit ever since the start of the war. Every time the moon rose and the sun set, he would gather his attention and walk up a flight of stairs leading up the city walls. The soldiers would already be lined up with solemn expressions. They held bows in their hands while arrows soaked in kerosene and scarlet magic arrows laid beside them in the quiver. Although this scene didn’t appear out of the ordinary, there were some new characters among them.

The Bugle Angels held pure, white bugles in their hands and stood in front. Their spotlessly white wings were folded and they didn’t seem any different from humans. At the same time, the Dawn Angels in the tall, circular tower also retrieved their crossbows and aimed forward. The soldiers turned to Rhode. They were clear that if it wasn’t for this fortress and young overlord, perhaps they couldn’t have withstood the Undead Army for so long. Even though this young overlord didn’t like to smile and seemed unapproachable, for some unknown reasons, they felt more at ease whenever they witnessed his expressionless face. This young overlord’s presence seemed to be telling them that everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about.

Rhode stepped on the platform in the middle and gazed ahead. The sky turned darker as chilly wind blew in his face. There wasn’t snow today. The bright moon descended from above slowly and merged with the sacred light beams that blasted into the sky from the Holy Maiden Statues. Everything appeared so magical. But Rhode was clear that it would soon turn into a horrible, bloody nightmare.

Rhode scanned the area. This time, he deployed almost all of his men and even mobilized Anne to the battlefront. In this crucial battle, he needed all the strength he had. Anne was level 50 and as a half-beast Shield Warrior, her strength couldn’t be belittled. At this moment, she stood by the edge of the wall, widened her eyes, and looked ahead in anticipation. It was apparent that she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

On the other side, the nobles led by Bayer were solemn and tense. Although they fought against the Undead Creatures more than once, they were still too inexperienced. To the contrary, Marlene and Lize were oddly calm, where they were even meditating peacefully. It was apparent that they were already familiar with the Undead Creatures’ attack pattern and slowly started to resemble players.

Rhode smiled inwardly. Then, he shifted his attention forward. He received a system prompt that massive herds of Undead Creatures had swarmed into his territory. Cullen had finally decided to go all out, so Rhode didn’t have any reason to hold back now. Let’s see whose trump card can last until the end!

Oo… Oo… Oo…!

The deep bugle horns sounded from the darkness ahead as though the mourns of countless humans being executed and tortured. The soldiers got into stance, equipped arrows onto their bows, and aimed forward. The sacred light beam had as though responded to the death aura and instantly surged.

The gentle, silver radiance blasted forward and struck the pitch-black barrier. Shortly after, darkness retreated like the tide and was replaced with Undead Creatures who were hidden beneath. They emerged from the darkness with sinister spiritual flames burning in their empty eye sockets. Although they had stepped into the enchanted field where sacred energy infiltrated their entirety, they continued to charge forward in obedience to their orders—death.

Bu, they weren’t the ones who attacked first.

“Gaaaa——!”

The Bone Griffins and Gargoyles flocked into the sacred enchanted field like huge, dark clouds being blown by the gale and the chilly wind smelled of rotten stench. They flapped their wings, circulated above the fortress, and howled as they pounced on the soldiers.

This was their most common air raid. But Rhode was clear that their true killer move weren’t dependent on the Bone Griffins’ sharp claws or Gargoyles’ brute force. Instead, it was the Vampires hidden among them—their ambush and concealment in darkness were huge threats. Besides, unlike the Dark Elves, they had the ability to turn their murdered prey into zombies. Although the zombies had slow movements, it wouldn’t feel good for the humans to see their companions turned into them. This was also one of the trump cards for the Undead Army to break solid fortresses. In fact, Rhode’s men panicked when they faced similar air raids in one of the previous battles. But this time, they were prepared. Even though they were inexperienced, it was a piece of cake for Rhode no matter the Undead Army’s tactics. Don’t you dare look down on players.

“Step back! Cast the light screen!”