White-Hot Battle

Kill!

Countless enraged Beastman soldiers howled as they charged madly through the passageway onto Black Mountain City's walls.

They had been fighting too miserably, remaining beneath the walls while many of their warriors were killed by arrows and gunpowder.

They had not even been given the chance to fight their opponents fairly.

That frustration had long been buried in their hearts.

Now, these Beastman soldiers had finally erupted.

Great numbers of Beastmen charged up the Siege Tower toward Black Mountain City.

The Oga Kingdom's soldiers did not retreat either.

The soldiers attacking the city and defending it clashed at close quarters!

This several-hundred-meter-wide stretch was packed densely with people.

One soldier severed another's head, only for someone else to drive a spear into his chest.

The junction between the Siege Tower and the city wall was like a meat grinder!

Bodies piled up in great numbers before falling directly from the wall.

Blood pooled together, turning the wall's walkway into what seemed like a crimson river.

Yet countless soldiers still raised their weapons and charged at their enemies.

To survive.

To avenge their comrades.

"Brother."

Inori looked toward Mars beside her.

Mars remained silent as he drew the longsword from his waist.

"Everyone, charge with me!"

Mars commanded a force of his own, one whose combat strength in the Oga Kingdom was second only to the Kingdom Knights.

Since the battle began, this force had never been deployed.

Now, with the Siege Tower in place, the city walls had become far less useful. It was time for both sides to compare their true strength.

Mars led his soldiers onto the passageway.

"Marquis Inori, shall I go as well?" Marquis Daniel asked. Seeing how deadlocked the battle was, he too grew anxious.

"Marquis Daniel, you have another opponent." Inori's expression was calm as a still lake as she watched the battlefield and spoke evenly.

The sounds of hacking and slaughter shook the heavens, flesh and blood flying everywhere. After Mars led his army into the battle, they swept through the enemy like bamboo splitting before an axe, gradually forcing the Beastman army back from the passageway onto the Siege Tower.

Though Mars had few men, each was exceptionally strong. Many soldiers were Level Five Warriors, and after years of training, they worked together with perfect coordination. The Beastman army retreated again and again.

"Excellent!" Marquis Daniel rejoiced at the sight.

Andres secretly observed Inori's expression and discovered that she did not look relieved. Instead, she stared warily into the night sky behind the Siege Tower.

Suddenly, Andres noticed a trace of gravity flash through Inori's eyes.

He immediately followed her gaze.

Behind the Siege Tower, green points of light appeared. At first there were only two, then more and more—four, six, eight...

They were densely packed.

Gradually, Andres saw what those points of light truly were: the eyes of magical beasts!

"Wind Wolves!" Andres's expression changed.

Several hundred wolf-like magical beasts appeared atop the Siege Tower.

Their flowing manes, sleek azure fur, and thick, powerful limbs were striking. Their cold eyes, filled with wildness, contained the unique ruthlessness of wolves, while their claws gleamed with an icy metallic sheen that sent chills down one's spine.

Among the Wind Wolf race, even the most ordinary were Level Four Magical Beasts. The elites reached Levels Five and Six, while the strongest could even attain Level Eight.

Several hundred Wind Wolves appeared atop the Siege Tower, each carrying a powerful Beastman soldier on its back.

At their head was a Bald Beastman wielding a massive axe. His upper body was bare, revealing a muscular gray physique covered in all kinds of strange patterns.

The Wind Wolf ridden by the Bald Beastman was also larger than the others, clearly the king of this pack.

Awoo!

With a long howl, the Wolf King took the lead in charging toward the Oga Kingdom's soldiers.

Riding the Wolf King, the Bald Beastman swung his massive axe like a spinning wheel. No one could withstand a single blow from it. Wherever he passed, men and horses toppled, and the Oga Kingdom's soldiers were cut down as easily as weeds.

"It's Zhuo Ge the Fierce Bandit! Marquis Inori, I'll go!" Marquis Daniel fixed his eyes tightly on the Bald Beastman and said in a deep voice.

Humans and Beastmen had fought for many years, and both sides knew something about each other's strongest warriors. Zhuo Ge the Fierce Bandit was a Level Eight powerhouse among the Beastmen who had been famous for years.

Not only was Zhuo Ge powerful himself, but his mount, the Wind Wolf King, was also a Level Seven Magical Beast. He also commanded a unit of Wind Wolf Cavalry, and countless human soldiers had died at his hands.

At this moment, Zhuo Ge led his several hundred Wind Wolf Cavalry like a sharp blade into the Oga Kingdom's soldiers. Under their lead, the other Beastman soldiers began to counterattack.

Mars and his men were forced back step by step. Although Mars was a peak Level Seven Warrior, he still did not dare face Zhuo Ge's attacks head-on.

This time, Inori did not refuse Marquis Daniel's request to fight. Or rather, in her plan, Marquis Daniel had always been meant to deal with Zhuo Ge.

"Marquis Daniel, I leave him to you." Inori lowered her head and gave Marquis Daniel a bow.

"You are too courteous, Marquis Inori. Killing enemies for the kingdom is my duty."

Marquis Daniel drew his Rapier and leaped into the air. Light as a feather, he drifted into the battlefield, his Rapier pointing downward as he thrust toward Zhuo Ge.

Zhuo Ge, who had been slaughtering freely across the battlefield, sensed something and looked up to see Marquis Daniel's attack.

"Daniel, you think you can fight me?"

Zhuo Ge burst into laughter, showing complete disdain for Marquis Daniel. He swung his massive axe straight up at Marquis Daniel.

Marquis Daniel did not meet it head-on. His body twisted in midair as the Rapier in his hand struck the massive axe several times in quick succession.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

After several thrusts, Marquis Daniel deflected the immense force from Zhuo Ge's axe.

Marquis Daniel descended from the air. Before reaching the Saint Domain, warriors could not fly. Though the wind-attributed Battle Qi manual he cultivated made him lighter and more agile than ordinary Level Eight Warriors, he still could not remain airborne indefinitely.

"Not good!"

The instant Marquis Daniel landed, his heart tightened as he sensed intense danger.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several Wind Blades appeared out of thin air and slashed toward him.

This was an attack from Zhuo Ge's magical beast, the Wind Wolf King.

Before the Sovereign created magic, there had been no magicians among humans, but magical beasts were born with mastery over certain spells.

Wind Blades were magic that Wind Wolves naturally possessed.

A Level Seven Magical Beast possessed intelligence no less than a human's. While Marquis Daniel and Zhuo Ge were fighting, the Wind Wolf King had already been secretly preparing. Now that it had found the right moment, it caught Marquis Daniel off guard.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A figure blocked Marquis Daniel's path and deflected every Wind Blade.

"Thank you, Mars!" Marquis Daniel let out a breath.

The one standing before Marquis Daniel was Mars.

Mars possessed peak Level Seven strength. Though he was no match for Zhuo Ge, blocking several Wind Blades from the Wind Wolf King was not a problem.

"Marquis Daniel, let's join forces against Zhuo Ge!" Mars said in a deep voice.

"Good!"

Marquis Daniel did not refuse. Zhuo Ge's strength was already no weaker than his, and with the Wind Wolf King added to the mix, he truly could not handle him alone.