Chapter 1268 - Shadowy Figures (1) (2/2)

“This is a common battle strategy we used. Be it us or Leader, we’re all used to it. Even though it seems highly risky, as long as we control the situation well, the dangers that Leader and the rest will face are much less than what we face. Besides…”

Orchid Heart came to a pause. Her languid face revealed a subtle and odd expression. Even though Erin wasn’t sure what was going through Orchid Heart’s mind, for some unknown reason, after witnessing the complicated expression on Orchid Heart’s face, Erin instinctively felt like someone was in for some trouble.

“Horned Behemoth? Ion actually summoned it? He must be sick of living already…”

Muttering under her breath, Orchid Heart revealed an uncontrollable grin, lowered her head, and called out softly.

“Cannon.”

“Yo, Senior Heart, Superman’s here. What’s your instructions?”

Upon hearing Orchid Heart’s summon, the space warped and a burly, muscular knight clad in pure white armor from head to toe strolled out of the void. He stood in front of Orchid Heart and behaved in an odd etiquette—church priests would surely faint if they witnessed it. Orchid Heart wasn’t mindful of his show-off. On the contrary, she closed her eyes gradually as though she were about to fall asleep.

“The Horned Behemoth is leading the way at coordinates 34.174. Rhode needs cover. Lead your team, flank from the other side, and lure its attention. I guess you know what to do, right?”

“Horned Behemoth?”

After hearing Orchid Heart’s account, the self-proclaimed ‘Superman’ was taken aback. Even though Erin couldn’t see his expression through the helmet, judging from the tone of his voice, it was obvious that he was startled.

“What in the world? Ion can’t be that idiotic, right? For him to summon a Horned Behemoth… Ugh, so sorry, my princess! I’m not speaking bad about your Big Brother. Hahaha, a Horned Behemoth, huh… Hahaha, this will be a great one. I’ll be making my way then, Senior Heart!”

The young man spoke, turned around without looking back, and jumped down the steel city wall that was a dozen meters tall. But before he landed on the ground, Erin heard a burst of laughter. It was apparent that the young knight couldn’t stop laughing maniacally. It seemed like the reason he didn’t let out a chuckle earlier was because he cared about the slightest bit of image and dignity he had before Erin.

“Is anything the matter with that Horned Behemoth, Miss Orchid Heart? Is it really weak?”

No matter how ignorant Erin was, she definitely figured out that something was wrong with the Horned Behemoth. If not, people who heard that name wouldn’t reveal similar expressions. Upon hearing Erin’s question, Orchid Heart shook her head.

“No, Your Majesty Erin. In fact, it’s the opposite. The Horned Behemoth is considered one of the most powerful Chaos Lords. In terms of brute strength, it isn’t inferior to dragon soul heirs.”

“That strong? But why are you guys…?”

“Your Majesty Erin, there’s a saying in our world.”

Orchid Heart said, lifting her head and gazing at Erin with emotionless, pitch-black eyes.

“A weak teammate does you more harm than a strong enemy. And this Horned Behemoth is recognized as a ‘weak teammate’. Now we’re certain that this time… Rhode is definitely able to attain the ultimate victory.” Orchid Heart said, closing her eyes and seemed like she was about to fall into a slumber. But this time, before she closed her eyes, she softly gave a command.

The magical attacks stopping the Chaos army were weakened once again. This time, the Chaos creatures moved much quicker. In just a few seconds, they arrived several hundred meters away from the city walls. And next, as long as they charged to the bottom of the city walls, they could confidently charge through the thick defenses and penetrate the barrier completely!

Rumble…

But at that moment, the heavy steel plates above the city walls slid to both sides. Shortly after, black cannon openings rolled out and aimed at the enemies in the distance.

At the next moment, the entire world lost its voice.

Dazzling cannon blasts erupted from the city walls; tens of thousands of fireballs showered down at the Chaos army. The moment the brilliance exploded, the lost voice ascended the stage like a late guest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

If one were to compare to compare this battlefield to a dance party, it was like a melodious waltz turned into a loud disco. Innumerable flashes, ear-deafening booms, and the trembling ground became the main melody.

Facing this ambush, the Chaos army was caught off guard. The skeleton soldiers and soul griffins who were submerged in the blast shattered into powder. The powerful attack also caused black smoke to rise from the bodies of the bulky Abominations. Strong explosions and flares boomed from their bodies, blowing them into pieces without mercy.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was shrouded in smoke and conflagration. In a fight between quantity, this was the first time the Chaos army was at a disadvantage. But before they returned to their senses, the steel entrance in the center of the city wall opened all of a sudden. Shortly after, 300 heavily-armored knights mounted on warhorses darted out of the entrance.

“Woooo! Attack!!!!”

The leading knight clad in pure white armor raised the spear high and yelled at the top of his lungs. Along with his snarl, hundreds of golden light columns descended from heaven, shrouding the knights and doubling their size. The knights dashed on their horses, charging at the dazed Chaos army!

No one could stand in their way. Looking from a distance, the triangular formation formed by the hundreds of knights looked like a sharp blade flickering in a golden radiance, slicing through the black-mud-like Chaos army effortlessly. Not even the assault of the opposing death knights was regarded highly in their eyes. Even if the death knights gathered and launched a counter attack on the holy knights, before their weapons struck the holy knights, sparkling and translucent hexagonal crystals appeared to stop their attacks. The death knights felt like they were facing a road roller that trampled on them and turned them into worthless minced meat.

The range of the holy knights’ attacks was so long that all enemies in their path suffered a crushing defeat, where not even evil incantations from the lichs that attempted to defeat them were useful. The spells that could easily seize lives were worthless upon striking the holy knights. At that moment, the holy knights were simply invincible!

But just when the knights charged their way to the edge of the Chaos fog, the dense, heavy fog began to roll.

Then, a raging voice erupted from the fog!

“You… are bringing about your own demise! Lowly maggots!”

Along with this bellow, the fog rolled abruptly and a 100 meters tall, human-shaped silhouette appeared within it!

“Phew…”

Upon witnessing this scene, Rhode heaved a sigh of relief instead, before turning to his group.

“Get ready. It’s time for us to move out.”