Of course, those people had merely wavered; they had no intention of surrendering for the time being. The monsters knew this as well. They were only planting a seed, waiting for the battle to turn unfavorable. When that happened, those who had originally wavered might surrender outright.
Next came the siege. The Ability Users led the charge, while the defenders fought timidly, and the situation was dire.
Once the Ability Users had tied down the defenders, the main force of the Monster Legion pressed forward. After holding out for over an hour, the defenders gradually began to collapse. Even the reserves suffered heavy casualties.
Commander Harley saw this and personally led her guards into battle, fighting the Monster Commander and the Demon for their lives.
Although Harley was powerful and had even summoned a Phantom Image of the Mechanical Demon King, she ultimately died at the Demon's hands. The moment she died, the defensive line was breached. Countless defenders fell, while the rest either fled or surrendered.
Some of the higher-ups were killed by monsters on the battlefield. The rest saw things going badly and tried to flee, but they could not escape at all. The monsters blocked them off and slaughtered them mercilessly.
Andrew had deliberately prevented the higher-ups from surrendering. If any of them surrendered, the meeting in the Reality World would become awkward. More importantly, it would affect Andrew's arrangements for this Dream Realm. Therefore, every higher-up's fate was death.
Shak was no exception. Several monsters tore him apart, sending his head flying high into the air. The last thing he saw before dying was a ground covered in corpses and blood.
The Gathering Place was breached. Not only was the entire defending force wiped out, but all the civilians within the Gathering Place became prey for