314 Planted Inside the Mother and Daughter... (1/2)

The full scale war between Holy Light Religion and Dragon City Guards finally broke out.

Thousands of priests had incited the sword of holy war, declaring the beginning of the war. Faceless One who hid within the sword of holy war and sneak-attacked Bedivere confirmed his commitment to always be at the front of the battle. When the supreme leaders of both sides were fighting in mid-air, the massive battle finally began.

The army of Holy Light Religion surrounded the barrack area from all directions. Thousands of priests, holy knights who obeyed Holy Light, as well as inquisitors, followed the steps of Faceless One to flock into the barrack.

Dragon City Guards were unprepared. Losing the upper hand, they were suddenly being squeezed in the barrack area. However, the barrack area has been run by Dragon City Guards for hundreds of years, so each fortress, each brick contained the crystallization of Dragon City Guards power. As long as they relied on these barriers and focused on defense, even if Holy Light Religion made a preemptive strike, it was still difficult for them to achieve a substantial result.

Aside from the destroyed-by-the-sword-of-holy-war fortress, Dragon City Guards firmly controlled the rest of the fortress, which meant there was an impregnable line of defense that kept the mighty holy light army on the outside.

In terms of strength, Holy Light Religion was several times stronger than Dragon City Guards. However, Dragon City Guards were, after all, professional soldiers. Therefore, using terrain advantage, they definitely could hold forces ten times as many as them.

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”Brats, raised your spirit! Pay attention to Bright Archon formation, as long as we kill them, they will be completely in disarray. These bunch of priests and knights have yet to see blood, they don’t even deserve to wipe our shoes. We are the glorious Dragon City Guards, it’s impossible for us to lose to these amateurs!”

In the fortress on the periphery of Dragon City, the senior guard Marcus loudly roared while using the chain in his hand to kill the approaching enemy.

His fortress was located at the forefront of the battlefield. Initially, it was mutually reinforced with the other forts, forming an indestructible barrier. However, because the sword of the holy war had directly destroyed the most important one, now it seemed helpless. Soon, it would be surrounded by the Holy Light Religion force and fall into desperate situation.

The bottom of the fortress has already fallen into the enemy, and the remnants of the Dragon City Guards had been forced to the upper levels. The senior guard Marcus personally stayed at the front, trying to buy time for the support to come.

Nevertheless, anybody could see that it was highly unlikely that the support would come… Therefore, they might as well bury several holy light dogs with them before they died.

Amidst the hissing and roaring, suddenly, several of the guards screamed; another line of defense on the top level was tottering. The Bright Archon of Holy Light who thought that Marcus’ line of defense was impregnable, immediately commanded three relatively obedient senior priests to strike from the flank, which immediately caused serious casualties.

Marcus spat out blood and suffered a ‘countershock’ spell. He took a step forward and cut that Bright Archon into two, and immediately made a fierce backhanded strike against the several priests, breaking their muscles and fracturing their bones. After that, he quickly turned back, still holding the frontline.

He carried the golden head of the Bright Archon and shouted out to boost the other people’s morale, ”See? These golden bastards are indeed fierce, but children of holy light are just rabbles. They don’t have the courage and uprightness, nor the will to fight exist in their bones! They have never faced a fight, and they are basically good for nothing! They couldn’t even protect their commanders. So as long as you guys risk your life and slay these Archons, victory will be on our side!”

However, his men feebly responded, ”We know, sir, you don’t need to repeat the same words like you’re trying to sell us something!”

”Damn it!”

Marcus felt both happiness and comfort. Although Dragon City Guards were caught unprepared, their quality was obviously significantly above the opponent. Even if the opponent has Bright Archon, they could not make brick without the straw—if their priests didn’t have the fighting spirit, how could they break the defense of Dragon City Guards? They could let go the bottom level of the fort, but the top level of the fortress, as their last line of defense, they would not yield even for an inch. There was no way these incompetent fanatics could break their last defense.

As long as they could enjoy the joy and sorrow together, they could completely disintegrate any of the opponent’s offensive. As for their human wave tactics? Bring it on, throw in as many people as you can, the more this fortress occupied their attacks, the less pressure the rest of the place would have. Marcus has already prepared to defend until his dying breath, without any complaint nor regret.

”Everyone, keep it up! If we win this, I will bring you guys to find and enjoy the girls of the Blue Ocean Dream, my treat!”

”Hahaha, you have to keep your words, sir. If I am not dead, I want to play five times!”

”Bah, greedy one aren’t you, you don’t even satisfy with one, how about for the others?

Markus laughed. However, while laughing, a blood-stained sword came through his chest. His most trusted deputy, with all his strength, has stabbed Marcus with all his might from behind.

The sword was attached with a hysterical grudge, which stirred Marcus’ internal organs and instantly shredded his vitality.

Marcus could never imagine such a turn of event. He opened his mouth to ask why, but he could only spurt out blood, along with fragments of his internal organs.

At the same time, the initially stunned Dragon City Guards, in the twinkling of an eye, immediately tore the traitor from limb to limb. However, everyone was looking at him with incomprehensible eyes, why? They thought. Aren’t you Marcus’ most trusted man?

”Sorry, my family… is outside the barrack area!”

At the same time, similar scene continued to occur elsewhere. The line of defense that has just been stabilized by the Dragon City Guards, because of the betrayal, continued to be torn apart.

This was almost a fatal blow. Dragon City Guard’s line of defense worked like a high-precision operated machine. Any of the parts was difficult to replace, and once a frequent error appeared, it might completely collapse. The Dragon City Guards were not without considering undercover agents sent by the church. And after decades of working together, they naturally knew by heart who was trustworthy and who was suspicious. Therefore, right at the start of the battle, they have already guarded themselves against those they deemed suspicious. However, this time, those who betrayed them were often the most trusted one among them.

Actually, this result was unavoidable. Dragon City Guard was not an organization that upheld abstinence. Most of the guards have their own families. Some of them chose to live in the barrack area, but more were willing to live in the residential area, which was a more convenient place.

Therefore, when the Holy Light Religion launched their surprise attack, surrounding the barrack from all sides, it was tantamount to holding control of the family of the Dragon City Guards, becoming their most powerful trump card.

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”Oh, I can’t believe the effect of this card is actually better than what I initially expected. Didn’t you make any preparation?”

In the sky, Faceless One, who engaged Bedivere in a fierce close combat fight, curiously asked, ”Although it’s a surprise attack, you’re really defenseless.” After a pause, Faceless One chuckled. ”I thought you were at least as smart as me.”

Initially, he had somewhat deliberately let Marina and the others be rescued. Because Marina and the others would inevitably reveal his existence, which caused Bedivere to be vigilant and would lead to a hasty war preparation.