Looking into the clear eyes of Otto and the nameless souls, Elsie felt troubled. They had come to this point, and it would be unreasonable to expel them again.
Besides, I didn't plan to rely on them to fight any major battles; I just thought of them as mascots.
Your standards for the appearance of mascots are really low. (?????)
"Get out!"
...
The moonlight favors every explorer in the darkness. If there truly is a goddess as described in the sanctuary, then the goddess who symbolizes the "moon" must have forgotten the city of Orvik.
The goblin corpses were burned together with the corpses of dead human soldiers; this was the best way to prevent zombie apocalypse, except for the Templars.
A towering pile of corpses; watching the bodies of comrades and enemies mingled together, consumed by the flames, turning into indistinguishable ashes.
The crowd's mood immediately sombered.
The current count shows that there are 527 city defense troops and 120 free soldiers remaining in the city. Outside the city, Alcardo is still fighting the Goblin King, and they have been fighting for a full day and night.
Now, the tremors there are getting quieter and quieter, and no one knows which side the battle will end on.
"The outcome will be decided tomorrow." Aize bit the bandage and tightened it around his wound.
He sighed as he looked at the lost North Gate. He had done his best, but it was the 27th time it had fallen.
The north gate fell 27 times in one day, with five heavily armored knights losing their lives, and once again fell into the hands of goblins.
Okay... not all of it, at least one-tenth of the North City was taken by us.
"We can't keep fighting like this, my lord." Leon took off his helmet and walked over.
"A thousand more brats have gathered over in the north of the city; we won't be able to take them down tomorrow."
Aize gazed at the campfire and at the soldiers casting their gazes around him.
After a full day of intense combat, most of them were exhausted, their eyes were vacant, and they had no fighting spirit whatsoever.
They were somewhat confused as to why they were standing here.
After a full day of intense fighting, the civilians had gained enough experience to advance to the light infantry class!
He glanced at another campfire, and Trisna met his gaze before shaking her head and walking into the alley.
She was exhausted. In just one day, she launched 72 assassinations, killing over a hundred goblins. The experience she gained successfully propelled her to the assassin class.
Her hands were trembling, and she felt...so cold.
Aize's faith began to waver as he gazed at another figure beside the campfire... Kyryat.
He was in much better condition than in the afternoon, and he was kneeling on one knee with the blade of his sword stuck in the ground.
His gaze was fixed on the north gate, perhaps watching the fierce battle raging there between Alcado and the others.
Kelyat gripped the sword hilt with both hands, closed his eyes, and muttered incantations.
Are you praying?
Aize gazed at the North Gate... Uncle's battle might end tomorrow, though he was full of confidence in Uncle's strength.
But why do I still feel uneasy?
“…” Kelyat opened his eyes. He seemed to know that Aize was watching him. He looked at Aize not far away and called out, “Aize.”
Aize pricked up his ears and stepped forward. Kyryat also stood up, sheathed his longsword, and looked at the north gate, saying, "We should get going."
"Now!?" Aize looked around. The group hadn't had a chance to rest, and attacking now would be tantamount to suicide.
“That’s right, now.” Kelyat looked at the long-extinguished torches on the north gate.
"We must take the entire North Gate before dawn. If our lord cannot find a way to rest or retreat, we are finished."
Aize hesitated. He looked at the soldiers behind him, and he knew very well that taking the North Gate would result in many deaths, even...
“I don’t think that’s called occupation…” Aize shook his head and said softly, “That’s risking your life to build a passage.”
Kelyat's eyes hinted at something, and Aize seemed to understand: the Earl had lost! Or at least he had been at a disadvantage!
“The battle has been going on for too long,” Kelyat said in a low voice. “The lord’s warhorse has reached its limit.”
A heavily armored knight who has lost his warhorse is no better than a heavily armored infantryman!
“Our lord is trapped,” Kelyat judged. “We need to take the north gate, send some men to meet our lord, and then escort him back into the city.”
"..." Aize gritted his teeth; he still preferred to believe that his uncle had won a great victory.
However, the shouts of the goblin army outside the city grew louder and louder, clearly indicating that the battle was heading towards complete defeat.
He seemed to see the city of Orvik collapsing.
“Reg…” Aize gazed at the starry sky: “Is she really looking here?”
“Go and carry it out.” Kyryat patted Aize on the shoulder.
At that moment, Aize desperately hoped for a miracle. He pointed his family crest at the starry sky and prayed, "May Tiran protect us."
"Everyone! Prepare for action!"
"Take the North Gate!"
Unfortunately, Duke Alcardo's combat strength was enough to rival a mercenary group of ten thousand men; he was truly an army in one person, and only he was qualified to fight the Goblin King.
If sacrificing less than a thousand men is all it takes to gain this vital fighting force, then it is well worth it.
Under the cover of darkness, the Free Army and the city defense forces formed teams and began their operation.
The goblins had no idea that they would launch a sneak attack under the cover of night; in fact, they had always believed that they had the absolute advantage of maintaining their rationality.
They could have launched a full-scale attack and taken the city in one fell swoop once dawn arrived, but this sneak attack was something they couldn't understand.
"Defend!" The goblins instantly formed a defensive line, but the surprise attack did have some commendable aspects.
Some of the defenses have been breached by the Free Army. These civilians, who have fought their way out of the deadly battles, are now qualified to be soldiers, and they are even better at fighting than some mercenaries.
Even without weapons, some of them had the courage to fight goblins hand-to-hand, and coupled with the difference in size, the advantage on the battlefield began to shift in favor of the humans.
"support!!!"
"Woo~——" A little goblin blew a horn on the city wall, but the next moment an archer shot him through the throat, and he could not make a sound.
"Take North City!"
"North City captured!!!"
The militiamen who suddenly rose up cut down the goblin banner, but the next moment they were pounced on and stabbed to death by the little goblins in the darkness.
Another wave of goblin troops stormed through the north gate! Enemy reinforcements had arrived! They kept pouring in!!!
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death!!!" Aize, his eyes bloodshot, hacked at the goblins around him.
The spearmen around them had completely forgotten their wounds. They charged toward the north gate in a line, and in an instant, they cut a gap in the road!
As Aize stared at the breach, an idea instantly formed in his mind: perhaps he could completely crush the enemy.
No! It's feasible! Absolutely!
Aize gripped the reins tightly, and the last bit of power within him began to gather: "All Attribute Enhancement".
"Death Knight's Will".
"Charge to the death..."
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