As night fell, the vanguard of the Dog Demon Clan arrived first at the outskirts of Nirat Walled Settlement. After scouting the surrounding area, the Dog Demon leader led the main force to arrive.
More than two hundred adult Dog Demon gathered together, their intense life force and evil aura almost impossible to conceal. The Nirat Clan quickly sensed the impending danger, and the patrolling soldiers on the stockade wall sounded horns that were at least three meters long.
The deep sound echoed over the fortress, and upon hearing the horn, the one- Cyclops immediately grabbed their weapons and charged towards the fortress walls.
In the center of the stronghold, in a rough stone house, Oduoka, the chief of the Nirat Clan, held a huge bone and gnawed on the fresh flesh on it, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth and bits of flesh stuck between his teeth.
Although they are intelligent beings, the Nirat Clan live an extremely primitive lifestyle, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and have no habit of eating cooked food.
When the alarm horn sounded, Oduoka instinctively stood up. He was a full seven meters tall, his upper body bare, and his lower body wrapped in a colorful animal skin. This animal skin came from a Tier Seven Dire Tiger, which Oduoka had personally killed and skinned, and it was also the proudest achievement of his life.
Grabbing a spiked club lying nearby, Oduoka burst out the door, shouting, "What's going on? Why are they sounding the alarm horn?"
"Chief, the Dog Demon Clan has gathered in large numbers outside the city for some unknown reason, numbering over two hundred. They seem to have ill intentions!" An elderly Nirat Clan, leading Deinonychus, approached Oduoka and handed him the reins.
This giant Deinonychus is Oduoka's mount. It has reached the Tier Six of life rank and is fierce, loyal, and fearless.
Oduoka gripped the reins, flipped himself onto the dragon's back, and asked in confusion, "Hmm? Why are the Dog Demon Clan suddenly causing trouble? Have we offended them recently?"
The elderly Nirat Clan shook his head slightly, about to say something, when a sudden burst of purple light interrupted him.
Oduoka suddenly looked up, and following his gaze, he saw clusters of dark purple flames, trailing long tails, falling like a storm all around the Nirat Clan.
The fireball landed and exploded into hundreds of flames. The Hellfire could ignite almost anything; houses, animal pens, and stockade walls were all set ablaze. In an instant, the once tranquil and peaceful Nirat Walled Settlement was engulfed in a sea of fire.
Click! Click!
The scene before him made Oduoka grit his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and bloodshot eyes, clearly enraged to the extreme. The next moment, he spurred his Deinonychus and charged toward the village gate, followed closely by a dozen Deinonychus riders, each with a burning rage in their eyes. No one would be pleasantly surprised by a sudden attack, let alone the Nirat Clan of the evil faction.
Meanwhile, Gustavo, perched on a tree branch watching the spectacle from the shadows, had a completely different mood, practically clapping and cheering (if he had hands): "Great! Great! As expected of the Dog Demon Clan, decisive enough! I like it!"
At this point, it was pointless for the Nirat Clan to dwell on the reason for the sudden attack by the Dog Demon Clan. Without a bloody battle, neither side could calm down.
"Looks like I need to get moving too!" Gustavo muttered to himself, remaining hidden in the shadows.
On the other side, after the Dog Demon Clan launched their Hellfire swarm attack, Dog Demon leader roared to the sky, signaling a full-scale attack. Upon receiving the order, more than two hundred adult Dog Demon split into three groups and charged toward the fortress in front of them.
"Magic ballista, prepare... fire!"
The Nirat Clan was not to be outdone. One after another, eight heavy magical ballistae on the arrow tower lit up with runic Radiance, and spiraling black arrows, each three meters long, tore through the air, shooting towards the rapidly charging Dog Demon with piercing shrieks.
These black arrows are all engraved with Armor Break runes, making them extremely powerful.
Pfft! Pfft!
One by one, the Dog Demon were pinned to the ground by black arrows, howling and struggling. Their proud, tough fur proved extremely vulnerable to the Armor Break crossbow bolts.
But many more Dog Demon nimbly dodged the crossbow attacks, rushing past like a hurricane, and in less than half a minute, they were only thirty or fifty meters away from the stockade wall.
Upon reaching this distance, the Dog Demon leaped onto the wall and engaged in fierce combat with the Nirat Clan warriors guarding it.
Without any defensive spells inscribed on them, the towering stockade walls offer virtually no protection against Transcendent creatures like the Dog Demon.
Groups of Dog Demon scaled the village walls, stormed into the village, and engaged in fierce battles with the Nirat Clan.
Some elite Dog Demon headed straight for the center of the stronghold, intending to retaliate and slaughter all the young Nirat Clan. However, without exception, these Dog Demon were blocked and could not advance an inch.
"Dirty Dog Demon, die!" Oduoka charged forward on his Deinonychus, rampaging like a giant bulldozer. His spiked club whirled through the air with each swing, turning a Dog Demon to dust with every blow. In a short time, four Dog Demon had fallen to Oduoka's club, demonstrating the terrifying power of Seventh-Tier Transcendent creature.
However, while Oduoka Slaughter ordinary Dog Demon, the Dog Demon leader also tore apart the throats of Cyclops after another, and kept spewing Hellfire Ball from his mouth, creating a sea of fire environment suitable for the Dog Demon Clan race to fight.
Oduoka soon discovered that the Dog Demon Clan leader was far more dominant on the battlefield than he was, mainly due to his innate abilities.
The Dog Demon's main innate abilities are [Bloodthirsty Berserk] and [Hellfire Ball], the former being a melee attack and the latter a mid-range attack.
The Nirat Cyclops ' innate abilities are [Tough Physique] and [Swelling Yellow Light], the former being melee combat and the latter being a mental attack.
Creatures struck by the Swelling Yellow Light will fall into a state of Mental Pollution, their sanity will be greatly reduced, and they will become manic.
Under normal circumstances, the Swelling Yellow Light's group damage is no less than that of the Hellfire. A group of enemies who have fallen into a frenzy are just scattered soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.
But the problem now is that the Nirat Clan faces enemies who are weak-minded and ferocious Dog Demon.
This is like putting a "crazy halo" on a madman.
They've gone mad on top of madness; the Dog Demon Clan' fighting power has actually increased instead of decreased. They don't even rely on their brains to make a living, you know!
Moreover, the legions of the chaotic evil faction are not known for their disciplined formations; their usual tactic is to charge forward in a chaotic, disorganized frenzy.
Therefore, the Nirat Cyclops is naturally at a disadvantage when facing the Dog Demon. Its originally powerful innate abilities become a buff for its opponent, so how can it possibly fight back?