Chapter 185: Fizzling out

Chapter 185: Fizzling out

Seeing the shield mage dying so gruesomely, one of the griffin riders fled. Pareth turned to look at the four others and prepared to jump. They all fled. One of them fumbled his reins somehow and blocked one of his griffins wings, sending him tumbling to the ground.

Since the Vampire Skeletons were now free, Sofia sent them to finish off the unlucky rider while she jumped out of the ground and deployed her wings.

Thank the Lords. I can come out now. This guy took so long to die! The upkeep of [Graveyard of the Righteous] is expensive; die faster!

...

I know its all fake, and they deserve it, but it still feels like shit killing people

Ugh.

Now to find the last one, do the birds have her location?

Focusing on sensing the many birds position, Sofia found that many were gathered around a certain point. Taking a bit of altitude, she confirmed where this was, the wall separating the central district and the slums district. The slums where Sofia had first appeared were now fully occupied by the invading army.

The inner district seemed to be where the main force of the Elves was barricading, and they were managing to hold the fort for now. But the unending army coming their way looked like it would soon overwhelm them. The black-robed mage was overseeing the operations there, likely trusting the water and shield mages to take care of the skeleton problem.

Little does she know.

Is what Sofia thought until she noticed that one of the fleeing griffin riders was heading straight for that place. Hmm. Would have been better if she stayed in the dark. If she is even more on guard, this will make assassination complex.

And I cant forget that my assumption that shes the last high-level mage of the human army is just that, an assumption.

I cant be too careless. I was in too much danger already. Both getting caught in the fire attack and letting the water mage get close were huge mistakes. It all worked out, but I was lucky.

So I guess the better choice is to let Pareth handle it, true necromancer style.

She opened the window and jumped out, flying out and landing on the tip of Pareths horns, one foot on each. [Way of the fool] was the only reason she could pull such flashy useless moves. She ordered Pareth to dismiss his weapon and come closer to the wall. It seemed some of the Elven leaders were coming to address her, but Sofia didnt wait for them.

Citizens of Yurnia!

"Today, I stand before you as the bringer of change, the catalyst of hope amidst the darkness that has engulfed our beloved city! No longer shall we cower behind these walls, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty. The time for action has come!"

As Sofia raised her staff, a brilliant cascade of vibrant light enveloped her, casting an ethereal glow upon her armor. The gathered elven troops and civilians, captivated by the spectacle, held their breath in anticipation of her words.

"Look around you! The enemy leaders lie defeated, their power shattered before our very eyes! But still, their wicked army lingers, a looming threat to everything we hold dear. Will we allow them to trample upon our land, leaving naught but ruins in their wake?"

Blue lightning kept accumulating around her staff as she spoke, and the Elves Soldiers on the walls took aim at her, but none fired. Meanwhile, the human Soldiers below Pareth were still in panicked chaos. Some attacked him; some tried to flee; the Vampires were still wreaking havoc, now joined by the crows.

"Today, we stand united, our hearts ablaze with righteous fury! No longer will we cower in the face of adversity, for we are the guardians of this great city! Do not falter now, comrades, rise! Rise and reclaim what is rightfully ours!"

With a wave of her staff, the Angels bolt was let free, whistling through the sky with no visible target until it hit a low-altitude cloud and exploded. A carbonized griffin rider fell from the sky as its heavily injured and howling mount struggled to stay in flight.

Done with her demonstration, Sofia didnt even wait for a reaction and ordered Pareth to turn back and run through the destroyed city, mowing down the human soldiers as he went.

That was so much more embarrassing than I thought! AAAAAAAAAaaaaah... I sure hope this will get them to move out because that cost me a lot of mana too

Sofia jumped off from Pareth and hid in another house as soon as she felt she was far enough.

It had been quite a while since I last tried so hard to speak well. Alith's casual speech rubbed off on me too fast. Totally her fault, not me being lazy...

Drawing another [Suns generosity] ritual and sighing at her dwindling reserves of gold, she stared at the ever-decreasing remaining invader counter and the static key-target counter. The sun was starting to set in the city. After the bulk of the Elven troops finally decided to venture out of their fortified positions to recapture the fallen districts, the whole human army started to retreat.

The elves did not pursue the human forces out of the city. They were instead focused on rescuing their captured kin, all left behind in big cages on the outskirts of the battlefield.