Chapter 308: Niel (1)
Merus sped towards Theomenia in an attempt to find any survivors, even though it was unlikely there would be any.
Merus' mission was to look for survivors, and to determine in what state the city had been left.
He could also teleport back to the [Nest] created by Allen's Bird A, and Allen could teleport to the [Nest] made by Merus.
Allen's group had arrived above Niel the morning after they received the emergency message, and there they watched as giant monsters, and humanoid monsters, swarmed the walls.
Those humanoid monsters were probably the same monsters the priest from Theomenia had mentioned, who had disguised themselves as people and attacked the city from inside.
They were attacking Niel together with the large monsters, so they were both on the same side.
The Trolls and Ogres continued clobbering the city's outer gates, warping them out of shape until the last hits made them crumble inwards.
It was a nightmarish opening.
Hundreds of unearthly monsters stormed the city.
The city's guards had been fending them off all night long, and even while completely exhausted they continued fighting until the end.
The priests raised their final prayers.
They had all run out of mana already, as even while they raised their staves, no magic came from them.
The Trolls were more than five meters tall, chasing their prey as saliva dripped from their mouths, hungry after attacking all night long.
The soldiers went into formation to resist the attacks from B Rank Monsters, but their bodies were shaking.
"Don't relent!! We'll protect the city!!"
"""Ohhhh!"""
They had no strength left.
But they had to buy at least some time to allow the weaker citizens who could not defend themselves escape to safety.
After an invigorating shout, the commander himself walked up to the front lines.
And then, a man wearing gilded robes that not even the pope would wear, and a staff with a large gem set on its tip, crossed the outer wall.
He rode an unknown beast, and once he pointed his staff to the monsters, the gem began to glow.
"Turn Undead!!"
His voice, that of a young man, rang clearly through the battlefield..
Flashes of light seemed to rain from high above onto the monsters crossing the destroyed gate.
Without heaving a single breath more, the humanoid monsters turned into bright ashes, their numbers quickly dwindling by the dozens.
The Trolls and Ogres were set aflame, writhing in pain and stopping their advance.
That was the Purification Skill Kiel had obtained when he became a Saint. A large scale spell of Holy Magic.
It was especially effective against the Undead and Zombies.
"Some of them are still alive!"
Even while set ablaze from the Holy Purification Skill, some Trolls had stood back up and resumed their attack, so Kurena confronted them.
"Sorry for that. Kurena, Dogora, could you deal with those that survived?"
Kiel offloaded the duty of finishing off the monsters that survived his Skill onto Kurena and Dogora.
"Yeah!!"
"Sure thing!!"
The three of them worked together to kill all the monsters in the destroyed gates.
"Oh, ohhhhh... That...that was a Saint's Purifying Light. Our God Elmea didn't forsake us after all..."
An elderly priest looked at the fight, the wrinkles in his face marked as he thanked God.
There were many cities around the capital Theomenia.
Niel was the closest one to Theomenia, and large enough to have a magic device to send a distress signal to the rest of the world.
But the monsters were probably attacking other places as well.
Even if they saved Niel, the other cities might fall.
(Niel is a large city so it lasted for a while, but I doubt a smaller one could fight back.)
Even killing all the monsters attacking Niel as quickly as possible might delay them too much to help any other city.
Cecile agreed with Allen's point of view.
She raised her hand and pointed it at the crowds of monsters gathering around the wall.
"Shining Vanish!"
Specks of light began to gather in her palm.
Then they vanished, before appearing like a powerful beam directed at the center of the crowded monsters.
The Trolls, Ogres, and Pagan Worshippers seemed to evaporate instantly.
"Thanks. It seems Light and Holy Magic are their weaknesses."
Allen thanked Ciel for making that choice.
Unlike Kiel who generally was on healing duty, Cecile was an Archmage who focused solely on attacking, so the Trolls and Ogres could not resist.
"Oh, I still see a few standing."
"Troll and Ogre Kings. Hmm, I'll deal with them."
There were A Rank Monsters hidden in the crowd as well.
Overall, there were around a hundred of them on the battlefield.
They had been waiting for the B Rank Monsters and the Pagan Worshippers to make the openings first.
"I really need as much power as I can get. Come out, Bees!"
Buzzzzzzz
Multiple enormous bee summons appeared, together with the buzz of their wings.
[Species] Insect
[Rank] A
[Name] Bee
[Strength] 9000
[Mana] 4000
[Attack] 8900
[Endurance] 10000
[Agility] 10000
[Intelligence] 6700
[Luck] 5500
[Blessings] Endurance +200, Agility +200, Antidote
[Special Skill] Minion Stinger, Spawn
[Awakening] Coronation
'''Chitterchitter'''
"The big A Rank ones can be useful so take over them. Kill everyone else."
Obeying Allen's orders, the Insect A summons dove into the crowds of monsters.