Chapter 1105: They're In There
Talila continued walking down the corridor until a chittering noise caused her to stop. She raised her bow as an insect-like creature rushed out of the shadows, but her mana arrow pierced through its face.
The explosion tore the monster apart, but this only confused them as she thought, 'What are these things? They weren't anywhere else.'
Afterward, Talila pressed onward down the corridor, dispatching any monsters that dared to close in on her. She struck swiftly and decisively with her mana arrows, each shot sending the creatures crashing to the ground.
After an eternity of fighting, she finally reached the elevator, her breath steady despite the chaos around her. The metallic doors loomed ahead, but her heart sank at the sight before her.
The ground was littered with the lifeless bodies of Draconian Marines littering the floor while they died battling with the monsters. A massive pile of Blightborn and Ghoul bodies lay heaped against the dead soldiers.
Talila took a moment to catch her breath while scanning the gruesome scene before her. Each fallen soldier told a story of bravery and sacrifice, their armor battered and stained with blood.
"They must have blocked the way forward to allow survivors to reach the bridge,' Talila thought, gritting her teeth as she pried open the elevator doors.
Just as she stepped inside, a brutal force struck her in the stomach, launching her backward. The silver-haired elf shot down the corridor, her body colliding violently with walls and ceiling.
She slammed into the metal door with a sickening thud, crumpling to the floor in a daze. Confusion and pain coursed through her as she struggled to regain her bearings. "What the hell!" she muttered, her head spinning from the impact.
Gritting her teeth, Talila pushed herself upright, her red eyes widening in horror as she glanced up. Climbing up the elevator shaft was a giant Blightborn that caused her blood to run cold.
'What is this monster?' she thought before firing several mana arrows at the newcomer.
When the projectiles struck the Blightborn, they detonated with explosive force, causing the creature to stumble backward. Seizing the moment, Talila prepared her blood magic and dashed forward as the monster roared and charged at her.
'Here we go, husband would call this a boss fight,' she smiled.
As they closed the distance, Talila slid between the creature's legs just as it swung a deadly claw in her direction. In one fluid motion, she slashed through its ankles, eliciting a bone- chilling howl of pain.
Without hesitation, she unleashed a Moon Blast, the spell arcing through the air and striking the Blightborn squarely in the back, which sent it forward, but the creature caught itself before spinning on her.
The Blightborn began to slash wildly at her, its claws cutting through the air. She dodged most of its strikes, but one brutal swipe found its mark, slamming into her armor and sending sparks flying in all directions.
"That was close; I need to be faster,' she thought while skidding down the corridor.
Gritting her teeth against the pain, she seized the moment and unleashed a powerful punch to the creature's chest, the impact resonating through her arm. The Blightborn stumbled backward, allowing her to press her advantage.
Talila darted forward and started striking the creature with dozens of slashes. She managed to carve through one of its legs, which brought it to its knee, but the monster managed to land a solid punch on her side.
Suddenly, a scout rushed in, breathless and wide-eyed, announcing, "The Alliance bombardment is getting worse! They've increased their firepower, and it won't be long before
they break through!"
Demetra smiled at Nala, who started ordering the surrounding soldiers, "Prepare for the attack! Make sure you stay in your positions once the first group retreats from the battle. Once the stream slows down, pull back to the beach through the back tunnel." Following that, the legions prepared for the underground battle as Nala waited for the enemy to arrive. She watched as they slipped into the darkness and the first enemy soldiers entered
the underground network.
'In just a few seconds, the attack begins,' he muttered with a grin.
Moments later, hundreds of Alliance soldiers poured into the vast hall, unaware of the trap awaiting. With timing, the earth mages sealed the entrance behind them, trapping the enemy within stone barriers as the legionnaires charged forward.
The hall filled with the brutal clash of metal against flesh, the sound of swords cutting through armor and bodies. The Alliance soldiers were caught utterly off guard and fell to the relentless assault.
When the final enemy had fallen, the mages moved swiftly, channeling their powers to pull the bodies into the ground. Then, with a final surge of energy, they raised towering stone
pillars, each adorned with the fallen's remains.
"Why are we doing that to the bodies?" Demetra asked in a curious tone.
Nala beamed as her blue eyes glowed, "To scare the ones that come in next, but this time I'm
going to greet them."
After speaking, she took out her swords and signaled the mages to lower the door, which allowed more Alliance soldiers in. Nala let them swarm inside but stood when seeing the
bodies of their friends.
That's when she moved in and butchered the soldiers while the legionnaires ambushed them from the sides as the giant stone door trapped the enemies. Demetra watched as the lioness
killed them all.
"This woman is deadly," she muttered.
Following that this continued for hours until the soldiers stopped appearing forcing the
legions to retreat to the beach as monsters entered the underground tunnels. Nala transformed into her Primal and destroyed them while holding off the Alliance. [Drop some powerstones, comments, and gifts to help the novel grow; I appreciate all the
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