The Hero arrived.
The wounded felt the pale radiance of Redemption and knelt on the ground, reaching out with both hands.
Before their eyes, that sacred skeletal Demon appeared.
They touched the Demon's fingertips, tears streaming uncontrollably down their cheeks.
"The Hero! The Hero is here!"
"The Hero has come to save us!"
"Can we still go home?"
"My child! My child is alive again!"
Amid despair, Ye Qiyan brought them hope.
Amid pain, the Demon brought them Redemption.
When the radiance faded.
Everyone, soldiers and civilians alike, moved to kneel before Ye Qiyan.
"Enough. Don't do something so pointless."
Faced with Malice, the people froze where they stood without kneeling.
He liked stepping on his enemies, but he did not like being thanked this way.
Kneeling? Kowtowing?
What was the point?
Such things were less useful than a single train coin.
Boom!
Cracks appeared in the city wall.
Ye Qiyan looked toward the sound.
He was currently in a fortress converted from a castle.
Some of its decorations made it easy to tell that this was probably some Noble's territory.
Terror appeared on the civilians' faces again.
The soldiers whose wounds had healed picked up their weapons. Though fear remained in their hearts, they prepared to fight.
"Hero, those Goblins and cabbages haven't stopped attacking the city. The commander of ten thousand is still up on the wall. Please, please..."
"Cabbages and Goblins, huh? Goblins are one thing, but I'm curious what these cabbages actually are. Augustine, go give them a try."
"As you command, Overlord."
A crisp snap of the fingers echoed through the space.
The Arsenal Hangar unfolded.
The Mechs, led by Augustine, received Ye Qiyan's orders, charged up in their respective Hangar Zones, and launched themselves high into the sky. The Flight Backpacks behind them roared