"Absurd! Utterly absurd!"
Elder Ladon looked at the two Chrysos Heirs who had fled back like beaten dogs, then at the one-eyed man collapsed in the distance, dead or alive unknown. The last thread of reason in his mind finally snapped.
They were all Chrysos Heirs, all city-states of Amphoreus! Why was the disparity so enormous?!
If they retreated in defeat now, how would all the city-state representatives present ever be able to hold their heads up again?!
"No retreat! You are not allowed to retreat!!"
"Whoever dares take a single step back will be executed on the spot!"
"All troops, hear my command! Charge!"
"Go around that witch and attack the city directly! Fill the walls of Okhema with your lives if you have to!!"
He looked utterly deranged as he waved his longsword, forcing his remaining personal guards and the rear troops who had already been scared out of their wits to charge forward.
Under the crushing pressure, some officers also drove their soldiers onward with bloodshot eyes.
For a moment, the remnants of the allied army were like a herd of sheep being driven forward, letting out incoherent cries under the combined force of despair and fear.
In disarray and without any strategy, they surged toward the city walls once again, trying to bypass Castorice from both sides.
From atop the walls, Yan Huan watched the chaotic and futile charge in astonishment.
"My god, can't they see how ridiculously overpowered Castorice is?! They still dare attack the city!"
Among these city-state allied forces, there were more Chrysos Heirs besides the three from earlier.
But Castorice's abilities came from far more than merely her Golden Blood.
Other Chrysos Heirs might consume stamina when using skills, but granting death to ordinary people was practically Castorice's passive ability...
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