It had been three weeks since his first skirmish. The Spirit find itself bored. There is nothing else that happened otherwise, though she could not put her guard down less she get caught by surprise.
It is a good thing she is paranoid as an attack came at the 2nd day of the third week. She did not have to search for the enemies as they blatantly making their moves.
However, while she was glad they finally stop doing the annoying skirmish, the sight in front of her made she wish they stick to it.
The enemy had gathered a force numbered about 200 000 monsters, all of them looking like they are more than capable of leveling the forest on their own.
She did not know the average strength of the enemies but she could easily find the really powerful monsters, those that equal to her strongest guardians.
And with no luck on her part, there are 59 such beings, not including the flying leaders. Aside from 59 powerful monsters, she could also see several humans of similar strength, all looking out of place in an army of monsters.
She wondered if they joined forces with the demon, before pushing the thought away. Speculation will not help her now. She need to prepare for what will likely decide the fate of the Spirit Tree and the forest she spent so long protecting.
-x-
"Looks like someone's afraid," Alros exclaimed with a smile. From the way the ene,yes forces were mobilized, he could see hint of panic and fear. Since the guardians are more like puppets to the Spirit, it's likely her feeling that cause them to act like this.
The Archdemon did not know if his plans accelerate it or the fact the large number of monsters that cause her to be this way, but either way, it weakened his enemies.
"Order them to get into formation," since one day they will need to go against the standing armies of Astor Kingdom, Alros taught them of battle formation and the importance of it.
Thankfully, they are smart enough to understand. Though, he wish some of the intellect can be changed into discipline. Thankfully, they will follow order of their superiors so he did not have to worry about it.
He then watched as his monsters formed the standard formation. He split them based of species due to their sizes and their behaviors. Even Demon Goblins are small, at least compared to other Demon variants, so, they could not be put into a formation with the other monsters, or there will be vulnerable spot as a result.
When the green orbs stopped, Alros decided it is their turn,
"Fire," behind the melee fighters, mages began to cast their spells. Leading them are his first Goblin Archshaman, the next tier of Goblin High Shaman, Zena, and a Ogre Enchanter, one of the next tier of Ogre.
The spells soon flew towards the enemy, raining down towards the tree used as barricade. While the trees are able to hold some of the attack, it soon shown sign of wavering, with some burned and destroyed by the overwhelming magic.
It did not take long before some of the guardians to meet their demise, unable to block the heavy onslaught. However, trees soon grew in place, as it covered the guardians, protecting them from being hit by the spells.
Alros looked at the newly grown barrier with a frown, before a smile replaced it.
-x-
The Spirit watched calmly, as her guardians made their escape. This is clearly a real assault, not fake like before. Thankfully, she was able to erect a barrier in time, allowing more of her guardians to survive against the enemies.
She soon frowned as 10 beings flew towards the barrier. The frown turned into panic as black flame appear on their hand before they unleash burst of Demonic Flame into the barrier.
The Spirit could not help but feel into panic, giving order to her magic user to destroy the black fire. The result is a limited success as whenever one fire was put down, another burn brighter.
The Spirit could only watch fearfully, hoping that her enemy would be merciful this time and don't try to burn the forest. Maybe they will have some use for it.
To her surprise, aside from burning the barrier, they did not do anything else. They did not even chase after the retreating guardians. This cause the Spirit to frown once more, unable to tell what is going on inside the demon's head.
-x-
"Keep most of them alive if you can. They will be good addition to our forces,"