"The Dark Creatures are coming after us! What do we do now?!"
However, reaching the city did not mean they were safe.
The nobles and their subordinates who had narrowly escaped had only just entered the city when the Dark Creatures behind them followed like maggots clinging to the bone.
The black mass of Dark Creatures still left the nobles in the allied army unable to sit or stand at ease.
"Quick, find something to block the city gates! Duke Miller, please take part of the men to the earl's castle gate at the rear. We absolutely cannot let the Dark Creatures break through!"
Seeing the situation outside the city, Theodore immediately called out to Duke Miller.
"Alright!" Duke Miller did not say much.
Everyone in the alliance was in the same boat now, so defending the city was a necessity.
Compared with the wilderness, the city walls offered them far greater safety.
"Everyone, quickly lead your soldiers onto the walls to defend them. There are too many Dark Creatures now; we can only hold out inside this city for the time being."
"If we can use the city to wear down these Dark Creatures, we'll be able to break out again in a few days!"
"Alright, that's the only way!"
The nobles also knew that holding the city and wearing down the Dark Creatures was their only option. They immediately led their subordinates up onto the walls.
By then, the Dark Creatures had finally reached the foot of the city walls.
The ghastly white Skeleton Soldiers launched the first attack, using their sharp fingers to catch the cracks in the walls and climb upward.
Meanwhile, Dark Creatures such as the Death Knights and Hellhounds launched a fierce assault on the city gates.
Although the alliance army had also dispatched