Chapter 135

Chapter 135

The ghouls were annihilated all at once.

They had fallen victim to a devastating combo of water and electric attributes.

Those who fell like trash could not rise again.

"Hehehe."

Junior grinned as if she had won a trophy. She was still dripping with sweat, but she had done a terrific job.

This was the true potential of an elementalist, who could wield multiple attributes simultaneously.

Although not as powerful as a single-attribute mage in their respective field.

She could amplify her power by utilizing multiple attributes.

In laymans terms, she could create her own combos, and it was awesome!

"..."

Jupiter mumbled softly as she stared blankly at her granddaughters feat.

"...Well done."

"Huh?"

Junior looked at her grandmother, surprised.

"You just said..."

"Cough, cough!"

Jupiter turned her head away, pretending to cough.

Juniors eyes widened in surprise, and I could not help but chuckle.

"All you mages over there, save the family drama for later and focus on the defense."

This was far from over.

Grrrr!

Gahhh!

As if on cue, ghouls and fallen blood surged over the fortress walls.

The ghouls that had charged the plains were taken down by the Silver Arrow + Water Lightning combo just moments ago, but the ones climbing over the walls had been out of the magic attack range and thus remained unharmed.

"Twilight Brigade!"

I called out to those behind me.

The three hundred archers, who had been on standby, simultaneously responded with Yes! and brandished their weapons.

Of the regular soldiers, only three hundred of the Twilight Brigade were arranged for melee combat, and the rest were positioned for ranged attacks.

Ideally, I would not want to send regular soldiers into melee combat.

If our soldiers die against the Blood Clan army, they steal our lives. And they use it to restore their own.

In battles, regular soldiers have a much higher mortality rate than hero characters.

Sending them into battle would inevitably result in casualties.

Thats why I wanted to conduct the melee combat using only hero characters.

...Thats the pragmatic reason.

To be honest, I didnt want to see anyone else die.

Perhaps it was because we had too few casualties in the previous stages.

I had become a cowardly commander who feared the death of his subordinates.

However, I know. I understand.

There cant be a battlefront without sacrifice.

Therefore...

"Bring them down!"

I issued an attack command to them.

Woaaah!

As if they were waiting for the order, the Twilight Brigade ran towards the end of the wall, screaming.

Lucas and Evangeline, the Dion Mercenary Group, and the Twilight Brigade.

The members of the melee combat group swung their weapons against the Fallen Blood and flung the ghouls back over the wall.

The corpses of these creatures piled up like mountains below the walls.

They stacked up gruesomely, almost reaching half the height of the walls.

Weve almost wiped out the Fallen Blood and the ghouls!

Seeing the knight duo and the Dion Mercenary Group dealing with the few remaining Fallen Blood, I thought,

Weve exterminated most of the Blood Clan army! If we keep going like this...

"Your Highness!"

Thats when it happened. Damien called out to me urgently. I quickly turned to look at him.

"Whats up?"

"Look!"

Damien pointed at the southern plain, his face pale, and shouted.

"The lord...hes moving!"

"...!"

I clenched my teeth and looked in that direction.

Seven vampires dressed in splendid armor and robes.

Lord Celendion sitting alone on a magic chariot floating in the air.

Two vampire generals in maid and butler outfits standing side by side on the chariot.

In total, ten vampires were now finally beginning their march.

I dont understand at all.

I couldnt help but grimace inwardly.

When the butler vampire swung his hand again, the frozen arrows in midair turned 180 degrees backward.

And then, they were launched.

Thud, thud, thud, thud.

Eeek!

Backward.

The arrows were fired toward us specifically toward Burnout, the archer.

What...

This unexpected situation had me buffering for a moment.

It was when the arrows were almost upon us that I finally regained my senses and cried out.

Its exploding arrows! Everyone, shields up-!

And then, the rain of silver arrows descended upon us.

Kaboom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

My lord!

Lucas, who had rushed to me in an instant, raised his sword in front of me in defense.

Evangeline, who had also rushed over, put up her shield and protected the mages and archers around us.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Aargh!

Nooo!

The falling silver arrows caused explosions all around. Soldiers caught in the blasts screamed in pain.

After a while, the silver arrow bombardment finally ended.

Those goddamn...

Amidst the rising smoke and flames, I glared at the vampire dressed as a butler who had caused all this.

The most powerful blood magician in Celendions legion. Alpha!

A damn monster who mastered the blood magic skill tree.

"No, but even though I would use my skills lavishly in the game, I certainly didnt do stuff like reflecting these arrows!"

Reality indeed makes magic application quite tasty!

Vampire General Entities. Alpha and Beta.

One with power. One with magic. Not only did they block our bombardment, but they even threw it back at us.

Each one of these bastards is just like a boss-tier entity...

Gritting my teeth at their absurd power, I asked Lucas,

"Whats the damage situation?!"

"Were assessing it now. However, its not too extensive."

Huh? Why?

I scanned the fortress walls.

There were quite a few casualties, and several cannons and ballistas were torched, but the damage from the silver arrow bombardment was less severe than expected.

And there was a reason for that.

"Ah... the situation was so urgent. I just activated it to see..."

SR grade defensive artifact, Anti-Missile Barrier.

One of the best defensive artifacts for localized battles, slowing enemy projectiles and reducing their damage.

Next to that artifact stood Lilly, with a flustered expression on her face.

In her urgency to return the enemys arrows, Lilly had hastily activated the artifact.

"Did I make a mistake, Your Majesty?"

I shook my head fiercely, giving a thumbs up.

"You did great, Lilly."

If that Alpha bastard had spread the arrow reflection across our entire fortress, the damage would have been uncontrollable.

Thanks to them attacking us at pinpoint locations, we were able to mitigate the damage with the artifact.

Of course, that didnt mean there were no casualties.

"Guh, urgh...!"

The custom ballista of Burnout, who was the focus of the enemys concentrated fire, was completely destroyed, and Burnout herself was not unscathed.

Godhand was pulling out an arrow lodged in Burnout with a stern face.

"Ill send the injured to the rear."

At Godhands words, I nodded and shouted out,

"Margarita!"

At my call, Saintess Margarita and her party members rushed over.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Escort the wounded and heal them! Especially focus on treating this archer friend. She may need to return to the frontline."

Nodding her head, Margarita gathered a white magic power in her hands and spread it out around her.

Huaaah-

As the area healing magic spread out, relief washed over the faces of the soldiers who had suffered minor injuries.

"Bring the wounded this way! Those who can help, please assist!"

Immediately after casting the area magic, Margarita started helping the heavily injured soldiers to the rear of the wall.

Watching the scene of Burnout and the soldiers being escorted one by one, I turned my eyes south again.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The vampire bastards were approaching.

Walking leisurely, as if they were taking a stroll on a spring day.