Your warriors fought bravely, slaying numerous abyssal creatures and earning you 100,000 Soul Crystals and 100 Reputation.
[Rewards will be distributed uniformly after the Abyss Riot ends. Your performance score during the war will be multiplied accordingly, so please keep up the good work!]
[Special Reminder: Due to your valiant performance in this battle, the founding emperor of the Duchy of Hammank, the demigod-level powerhouse Adun Hammank, has temporarily abandoned the sacrifice plan and will personally come to meet with your troops.]
Above the clouds, Jiang Yan, standing on the back of the giant dragon, narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the notification that had been sent to him.
The first two were within his expectations.
In his past life, he used the "observe from the sidelines" technique to ambush several disjointed Abyss squads, ultimately achieving a performance rating of 1.17.
In this life, he directly resisted the invasion of the abyss, so he should be able to increase his strength by 3 or 4 times. When the settlement comes, he can get hundreds of thousands of soul crystals, and the upgrade of the Gate of Heaven will be secured.
As for the third point, he had previously speculated about it.
In his previous life, at this time, half of the duchy had already been conquered. This demigod was forced to sacrifice his people to repel the abyss, perishing together with the demon general.
But now, Colton City has not yet been breached, and the Abyss Army is kept outside the city. There's no reason for them to just flip the table.
Therefore, the other party will likely assess his combat strength.
If you feel you are strong enough to resist the abyss, then join the battle.
If you feel your combat strength is insufficient, then turn back and offer sacrifices.
This is good news, Jiang Yan thought to himself.
Analia is now at Diamond Tier 3, far surpassing the strength of ordinary demigods, so she should be able to give the opponent enough confidence.
With the addition of Aberystwynn, the three of them combined would be no match for even the strongest Abyss demigod.
This is a sure thing!
"Master, it seems the Abyss army is coming. Should we go down?" Aberystwyth suddenly asked.
Jiang Yan looked down and couldn't help but laugh, "Xina did a great job. She was told to delay for eight hours, but she managed to buy herself a full twelve hours."
"Let's not go down yet. I believe Anna can handle it."
Jiang Yan shook his head slightly. He was currently playing the role of a god, so the later he appeared, the better.
“Yes, Master.” Yaberic’s eyes darted around, and he added, “This scene is indeed nothing to Lady Anna.”
Meanwhile, on the walls of Colton City below the clouds.
Analia, who was praying towards the sky, suddenly opened her eyes and gently flapped her wings.
"Have they arrived, Your Excellency?" The general, who had been feigning sleep, was startled awake and asked hurriedly.
Analia nodded slightly.
"Pass down the order to prepare for battle." Upon hearing this, the general quickly gave the order.
The adjutants, who were waiting on either side, sounded the battle horn.
The three-colored magic shield lit up one after another.
The soldiers who had been sleeping in full armor on the city wall stood up, quickly checked their weapons, and took their positions.
Logistics and support units also mobilized simultaneously.
"Your Excellency, thank you so much! It's all thanks to those brothers who held back the Abyss army. I wonder how they are doing?" The general said gratefully, looking at the soldiers who had regained their energy and were moving nimbly.
These ten-plus hours of rest were really important to them.
"Don't worry about them. They're just a bunch of evil spirits that can't stand the light of day. They'll naturally disperse when it gets light," Annalia said calmly, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Uh...I understand." The general wisely kept quiet, observing the other's expression.
Although he was a military man, he had also worked in the officialdom, and his appearance was very similar to that of the king's generals who couldn't stand each other.
It turns out that even gods compete for favor.
Silence fell on the city wall, broken only by the footsteps and the sounds of weapons being moved.
About fifteen minutes later, a series of loud tremors were heard.
"They're here. I can sense second-tier abyssal monsters. Don't let them get close."
"Understood." The general's expression turned serious, and he immediately ordered: "Take out all the enchanted arrows from the stockpile. Archer squads one and two, take turns firing to maintain firepower. City garrison, provide cover."
In an instant, the bow was nocked and the sword was drawn.
The Divine Angel Squad also flew forward and released various blessing spells.
Soon, the abyssal army surged forth like a torrent, heading straight for the city.
"Release the arrows!"
Powerful enchanted explosive arrows poured forth, bursting into brilliant sparks that bloomed across the earth.
The first group of crawling demons was instantly blown to pieces.
The defenders breathed a sigh of relief. Based on previous experience, they should be able to suppress the monsters before running out of enchanted arrows.
But the next second, dozens of warriors on the city wall who were drawing their bows and shooting arrows suddenly went limp and fell down one after another.
"Oh no, it's the power of a curse."
"Under the holy light, all evil curses will be purified." The divine angels chanted the incantation rapidly.
As rays of light fell, wisps of black mist rose and dissipated from above their heads, and the soldiers who had collapsed to the ground regained their ability to move.
Taking advantage of the gaps in the arrow rain, some blood demons, under the cover of crawling demons, had already approached to within one kilometer of the city.
The blood-red crystals hanging high above their heads emitted countless rays that swept towards the city walls.
Some warriors who couldn't avoid the attack were instantly cut in two and drained of their blood.
Only a small number of quick-witted individuals managed to hide behind the shields of the shield bearers and escape unharmed.
For a time, the defenders, who had the advantage of city walls, were instead suppressed, and a large number of abyssal monsters rushed down to the city walls.
A giant fire serpent appeared just in time, turning the monsters that had climbed the city wall to ashes and temporarily easing the crisis.
However, this requires a lot of energy and is not a long-term solution.
"We must take the initiative!" The general instantly assessed the situation.
The enemy's crimson rays fired at a much faster rate than the archers on the city walls, and even had auto-aiming. Without killing these blood demons, they could only passively take the hits.
"Holy Envoy, we need to trouble the Angel Squad and the Knights to attack together. We must eliminate them."
Analia nodded slightly: "The Angel Squad is ready to fight at any time, but I cannot act now."
Now it's the second day of the riots, and the Abyss Demigod could descend at any moment, so she must be in top condition.
“That’s enough, Your Excellency. Our Duchy of Hamank is not to be trifled with.” A hint of gratitude flashed in the general’s eyes. He turned to look at the monsters swarming outside the city and said fiercely, “Lieutenant, tell the lords in the mage tower to teach those monsters a lesson.”
The adjutant immediately took out a small communication array and activated it.
Upon receiving the order, the floating mage tower in the city began to slowly rise into the air.
Thirty-seven mages dressed in various colored robes ascended to the array at the top of the tower.
Under the direction of a diamond-rank mage in the center, everyone began to chant in unison.
"A fire fallen from the sky from nothingness..."
"All decaying existence..."
"It will burn out in the flames..."
The mage tower, crafted from special materials, suddenly lit up section by section, and as the tower's energy reached its peak, the incantation was completed.
Intense fire elements gathered in the air, forming a huge red cloud.
"Wrath of the Vulcan! Go!"
The archmage roared and desperately guided the magic towards the outside of the city.
A shimmering, burning phantom hand parted the crimson clouds, like a god in fury, and slammed directly into the ground teeming with monsters.
boom!
The intense flames and explosions caused almost everyone to lose their sight temporarily.
When the smoke and dust cleared, all the monsters within a radius of several hundred meters outside the city gate were wiped out, leaving a huge blank space.
"kill!"
The knights and angels inside the city seized the opportunity to charge out and engage the monsters in battle.
"Jaberic, do you know who passed down these magics? Does the god of fire still exist?"
Above the clouds, Jiang Yan looked at the powerful combined magic and suddenly remembered what the archangel had said: that all the gods would return in this era.
"Master, don't ask such profound questions. I'm just an ordinary little dragon, how would I know such secrets?"
"Weren't you the Holy Dragon King of Light? How come you don't know anything about this?" Jiang Yan asked in surprise.
“Uh…” Yaberic said awkwardly, “Master, you don’t know this. When you go out, your identity is something you give yourself. When our clan goes out, we all give ourselves a title, such as Holy Dragon Emperor or Holy Dragon God.”
"Oh!" Jiang Yan suddenly realized, "So, you, the Holy Dragon King of Light, are actually the most useless one?"
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