Chapter 65

Caslathdi was protected by a group of Royal Guards.

The scorching bullets rained down like a storm. Her Magic Power shield could only hold them off for a short time. Despite possessing near- Fourth Tier Supernatural Being strength, she still couldn't ignore the damage from the firearms.

"They've caught up!"

"Your Highness, you go first, we'll go stop them!"

A guard officer shouted.

"Don't fight me head-on, I need you to escort me back alive."

Caslathdi calmly considered the situation. She looked around at the terrain and suddenly saw a huge boulder tilting downwards not far ahead.

"Everyone, move up!"

The guards exchanged glances. Although they didn't know what Caslathdi was going to do, they still obeyed the order.

Once they had all circled around to the back of the boulder, Caslathdi used the little Magic Power she had left to unleash a magical bombardment on the boulder.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the terrifying power of the spell shattered the boulder. The part of it embedded in the ground cracked instantly, and the boulder, now out of balance, turned into countless pieces that rolled down the hillside.

The stones hit many of the pursuers, buying them time to retreat, but it was still a drop in the ocean in terms of the overall situation. In less than an hour, the pursuers had already circled around from the other side.

The encirclement is getting smaller and smaller!

As the sky gradually darkened, Caslathdi felt a sense of despair. Once it got dark, they wouldn't know where to escape to.

She touched the Magic Scrolls in her pocket. It was a scroll that recorded the power Janus Path, and it had the ability to randomly teleport the user. It was also the only thing Caslathdi had that could get her out of this predicament.

After fighting all afternoon, her Magic Power was exhausted, but the pursuers continued to come. She had no chance of winning against an army of thousands.

"Soldiers."

Caslathdi looked around, paused for a moment, and then said, "I still have a way to escape, but I probably won't be able to take you with me."

"Your Highness."

Eiko getting anxious. How could they possibly tell anyone about this? What if someone had malicious intentions?

Caslathdi shook her head at her. She couldn't bring herself to just walk away. She had held on until now, hoping that everyone could escape, but it seemed there was no hope.

Even so, she wanted the Royal Guards around her to know that as Princess, she always valued their lives, and that the Royal Guards' protection was worthwhile.

At this moment, an officer walked over, knelt on one knee, and said, "Your Highness, if you still have a way, please leave here as soon as possible! Our duty is to protect you. As long as you live, our efforts will be worthwhile."

Splash~~

The remaining fifty or so Royal Guards all knelt down.

"We swear to protect Her Highness the Princess!"

"With you all here, the Empire will never perish." A hint of relief appeared in Caslathdi's eyes. "Then let's fight to the very end. I will let those people know that trampling on the dignity of the royal family will inevitably come at a price!"

"Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!"

Bang!

Gunshots rang out again.

The officer stood up, drew his sword, and shouted, "Protect Her Highness the Princess! Kill them!!!"

The battle resumed at dusk, with the Royal Guards using the terrain to their advantage, forming a fan-shaped protective circle around Caslathdi's location.

Their armor was very strong and could withstand the muskets of the pursuers, but it couldn't completely ignore them. Usually, if several Musketeers opened fire at the same time, the guards couldn't hold out for long.

The protective circle quickly shrank, and looking at the fallen guards, Caslathdi felt a pang of heartache. These were all loyal imperial warriors!

"Eiko, try to break out of here," she said to Eiko beside her.

The latter is Second Tier Transcendent. Although she doesn't have much Magic Power left, she still has a chance to break through, since the person the other party wants to kill is not her.

Eiko shook her head. "Your Highness, you go first."

"I can leave anytime."

"My duty is to protect Your Highness."

Seeing Eiko's stubborn face, Caslathdi shook her head helplessly. Just as she was about to use the Magic Scrolls, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from down the mountain.

The gunfire became more chaotic, and she vaguely saw large groups of dark figures climbing the mountain, engaging in a fierce battle with the soldiers who were chasing her.

"Um?"

Caslathdi was taken aback. "Reinforcements?"

Yes, they've been fighting since morning. Someone must have relayed the message back. If they were traveling at full speed by train, they should be arriving soon, since it's still quite a distance from Kosotoya.

"Your Highness, it's reinforcements."

"Hmm... I saw it, but I don't know where they're from."

Caslathdi clenched her fists nervously. After a while, she realized that there weren't many reinforcements, and they couldn't break through.

It was from Berman City, sent by Ryan... She immediately understood; it was basically the Berman City garrison, lacking both manpower and combat strength.

"Ryan reacted quickly, too bad..."

The nascent hope was instantly extinguished. Caslathdi sighed helplessly; she still had to leave, wasting a precious teleportation scroll. And because it was random, there was no guarantee of a successful escape; what if she accidentally teleported to the enemy's main camp...?

May the Sun God protect us.

Caslathdi gripped the scroll, her eyes fixed on the battlefield ahead. The enemy soldiers had already attacked, and her guards were fighting and retreating, now less than twenty meters away from her position.

Suddenly, a scream came from the woods.

Those were terrified, pitiful sounds.

Splash splash~~

The forest collapsed in swathes, and amidst the screams, Caslathdi vaguely heard the word 'devil.' Just as she was wondering what was going on, a voice flew out from the forest. It was a Kosotoya soldier who was flying in the sky when he was cleaved in two by a figure that descended from the sky with a single sword strike!

Sizzle!

Large amounts of blood fell like rain. 'Shally' landed nimbly and then bounced out. At this moment, Kosotoya soldiers were rushing out of the forest. Some of them hadn't even reacted before their vision was filled with blood. Their severed heads fell to the ground with a thud, and they watched helplessly as their bodies slowly fell down.

In the blink of an eye, 'Shally' had already killed seven or eight people!

"She is..."

Caslathdi was taken aback.

She could tell, of course, that the other person was Supernatural Being, and one Supernatural Being possessed the power of death... Was he a member of the Burning Covenant? No, she had never seen him before.

Caslathdi secretly investigated the Burning Covenant in Berman City and found that there was absolutely no such person.

With her black hair and black eyes, arrogant figure, and the way she swung her greatsword, her wide and sweeping attacks reminded Caslathdi of someone inexplicably— Magana.

But the other party was clearly not Magana. Even those who had never met her had heard of the name of the short Grand Duke. Her tall figure was not something a little girl could have.

"That's amazing."

Eiko's eyes are bright.

"First rank, it seems there's only first rank, Your Highness... This is incredible."

"Yes... it's a pity, only level one."

Caslathdi was speechless. Hope always seemed to be extinguished as soon as it rose. It was the same just now, and it was the same now. What good was a First Tier Transcendent, no matter how powerful he was?

Can she defy the heavens?

Just then, 'Shally' waved her hand, and blood-red streamers fell on the corpses of the slain Kosotoya soldiers like puppeteers' strings. Then the Blood Minions staggered to their feet.

"Ah!" Eiko OvO

"Undead? No, is this the puppeteer's ability?"

Caslathdi watched in astonishment as the Blood Minions clashed with the enemy soldiers.

"You devil!"

"A demon! A demon has appeared!"

Some soldiers who had never seen supernatural power screamed in terror.

Not to mention them, even those who have seen it before would get goosebumps at the sight of Blood Minions. The main reason is that this thing is a blood-soaked human with its skin peeled off, which looks really horrible, even less so than a skeleton summoned by the undead.

Soon, the first wave of Kosotoya soldiers who rushed up were repelled by 'Shally'. The Blood Minions stood in a row outside to block them, and 'Shally' turned around and walked to Caslathdi.

"Shally, the captain of the Berman City Guard," she said to Caslathdi. "Mayor Ryan sent me to rescue you."

"Was it really sent by Ryan?" Caslathdi exclaimed in surprise. "Are you a member of the Burning Covenant?"

"No, I am an orphan, a homeless person. Mayor Ryan took me in, he was kind to me, and I pledge my loyalty to him," 'Shally' said.

"So that's how it is."

Caslathdi understood; this must be Ryan's trump card.

Such a talented person was fortunate not to have been recruited into the Burning Covenant, otherwise Jonathan would never have let him go.

Since she is Ryan's subordinate, and Ryan is loyal to me, doesn't that mean 'Shally' is loyal to me?

Thinking of this, Caslathdi's mood immediately improved a lot.

"Miss Shally, the Kosotoya army will definitely charge again. We have to leave immediately."

"I've looked at the terrain here. There's a cliff behind us, and the only way down is downhill, but we can't go down now."

"Then... what should we do?"

"Guard".

"Defend?" Caslathdi was taken aback. "How long can we defend? We only have this many men, Kosotoya has a full six thousand. The reinforcements from below simply cannot get through."

"It's alright, I'll hold them off, I'll protect them until I die."

"..."

No, you're stopping me? How are you going to stop me?

Caslathdi really wanted to say, "You can't stop her! Even the most powerful Blood Minions has its limits." If 'Shally' were a Fourth Tier Supernatural Being, she would believe that, but a first-tier...

"Your Highness, they've attacked again!" a Royal Guards shouted.

Caslathdi quickly asked, "Do you have any Magic Power restoration potions?"

If she can regain her Magic Power, then there is still hope that she can continue.

"That's all, just a little bit, I need it myself." 'Shally' shook her head.

She wasn't lying. Not only her, but even 'Lin Qi' had run out of Magic Power recovery potions. The reason was simple: they had all been consumed by that spendthrift woman, 'Vainay'.

In order to change jobs as soon as possible, I used up all the potions when I was in the Great Cemetery. Where would I get any extra for Caslathdi now?

Besides, even if there were recovery potions, they wouldn't be enough for Caslathdi. For Magic Power- specialized profession like her, Great Demon potions are completely useless.

"Didn't Ryan bring you any medicine?" Caslathdi wanted to cry. No, sister, Supernatural Being go out to fight without medicine?

"Mayor Ryan didn't have any either; he gave me all of his."

"..."

Caslathdi sighed inwardly. The Burning Covenant was really poor. And this was the imperial official organization of Supernatural Being. Ryan should have joined her earlier.

"Don't worry, Mayor Ryan instructed me to protect you. You can go after I die."

After saying that, 'Shally' turned around with an air of dominance, picked up her greatsword, and charged back to the defensive line.

By this time, the Kosotoya army had launched its second wave of attack. They had recovered from their fear and, no matter what, the mission had reached its final stage. Even if there were ghosts or gods in front of them, they had to grit their teeth and go for it.

What happened to the Blood Minions?

They still have guns, what are they afraid of?

However, this also applies to 'Shally'.

With Roasted Chicken in hand and the Bloodlust healing effect, what's there to be afraid of?

So both sides, fearless of death, started fighting again. The number of Blood Minions was not large, but fortunately, Caslathdi chose good terrain, Blood Minions were able to barely form a circle to block the enemy outside. Under the control of 'Shally', the Blood Minions fell and stood up again, died and resurrected.

"They seem to be free," Eiko said, pointing at the Blood Minions without any apparent reason.

Caslathdi wasn't in the mood for jokes. If 'Shally' could really stop the Kosotoya, that would undoubtedly be the best outcome.

Ryan... he gave a death order. Well, Caslathdi could tell that 'Shally' wasn't very interested in her as Princess. The reason she was guarding the place was because of Ryan's orders.