"My God...it's a dragon!"
"What kind of monster is that, with yellowish-green gas constantly emanating from its body? I've never seen such a disgusting creature before!"
"This skeleton is half a head taller than me."
The soldiers couldn't help but swallow hard, their hands gripping their weapons trembling.
The Duchy's most elite soldiers are gathered near the Abyss Passage. These ordinary guards are good at bullying unarmed civilians in normal times, but when it comes to actual combat, they are not even as good as the city defense army of the Duchy of Hammank.
"What is that?!"
Amidst the incredulous gazes of the crowd, a seemingly petite and frail figure leaped from the dragon's head into the air. As the bowstring vibrated, a dense array of black arrows formed an impenetrable black wall and hurtled straight towards them.
The Keples-class magic defense system activated automatically, and four-colored light shields rose one after another.
But now, with the 20% bonus to all abilities from military orders, Sheena can even fight against ordinary Abyss Demons.
Bang!
Four consecutive shattering sounds rang out, and the defense system, representing the outstanding achievements of the Principality of Xilank, couldn't even hold out for three seconds.
The arrows, still carrying their momentum, struck some of the defenders with precision. One by one, tall skeletons rose from their spots, wielding bone knives to slash at the surrounding enemies.
"kill!"
Sheena, having returned to the dragon's head, put away her longbow and said calmly.
Suddenly, the undead army, which had been advancing at a steady pace, suddenly increased its speed as if it had taken stimulants.
One of the battered skeletons was particularly agile, managing to overtake the entire army of abominations ahead and leap onto the city wall.
It was summoned by the demigod-level skeleton that Jiang Yan had previously touched with his divine hand.
Just as the defending troops on the city wall were preparing to launch a counterattack after finally quelling the riot, they saw this frail-looking skeleton charging up alone.
"Leave it to me!"
A soldier who was nearby was overjoyed and rushed forward; this was a free military merit.
Once we cut off this skull, we can hide and play dead. No one can call him a deserter; he did his best!
Snap!
The steel weapon struck the cracked skeleton and snapped in two. Before the soldier could react, a slender bone claw pierced his chest and pulled out a rib in the process.
It placed the ribs into its empty chest and tapped them gently.
Click...
The ribs that had just been repaired broke.
The eerie fire in the broken skull's eye sockets flickered violently a few times. Somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, it tossed the bone aside and looked up, searching for a new target.
"Attack together! Quickly take it down! The undead army is coming!"
An officer gave an urgent order.
Dozens of well-equipped soldiers immediately swarmed forward.
But the next second, a flash of white light appeared, and these soldiers, whose strength had reached the Bronze level, didn't even have a chance to resist before they were all cut in two.
The broken skeleton didn't even glance back, its eyes fixed on the officer hiding in the crowd, a hint of human-like joy in its eyes—it had sensed the barely acceptable quality of the skeleton!
The officer opposite felt a chill run down his spine as he watched the monster charging towards him like the Grim Reaper. He shouted repeatedly, "Stop it! Don't come any closer!"
At the same time, the main force of the undead army below also approached the city wall.
Some of the defenders managed to operate the defensive equipment and launch a counterattack.
Beams of magic scattered sparse sparks in the sea of the dead, causing negligible damage.
Upon seeing this, a skeletal dragon flew down and vigorously flapped its wings, blowing large swaths of yellowish-green corrosive air towards the city wall. Some warriors who couldn't dodge in time immediately developed large festering sores on their exposed skin, emitting painful howls.
The remaining soldiers hurriedly retreated.
However, this allowed a large number of skeleton warriors to easily reach the city walls. Without the protection of the magical defense system, the thick steel city gates were hacked open, and the enchanted runes on them quickly dissipated.
"Has the temple's reinforcements not arrived yet? And where are those mages?" the general behind the door shouted anxiously.
The war has been going on for more than half an hour, and not a single one of those powerful figures has shown up yet. It's outrageous!
Bang!
With a loud bang, the city gate, riddled with holes, finally shattered.
Countless skeleton warriors surged into the city like a tide, engaging in a chaotic battle with the defenders.
Skeleton mages hid in the back, constantly waving their staffs, and countless new skeleton warriors rose from the corpses to join the battle.
The feeling that the more you kill, the more there are, is almost despairing.
The defending troops, who had already lost all will to fight, began to collapse.
At that moment, Sheena, who was standing on the dragon head overlooking the entire city, suddenly changed her expression. Her bright red eyes looked with interest at a building in the center of the city, and she revealed a mocking smile.
"Can they escape...?"
Imperceptible gray ripples spread out from beneath her feet, covering the entire city.
The fourth skill, Dark Domain, has the effect of silencing magic in an area!
......
Inside the city lord's mansion, a group of noble figures, surrounded by experts from the temple, walked toward the backyard.
Several array masters were rapidly filling the teleportation array with the soul crystals needed for it.
"Are you ready?" the leading elder asked calmly.
"Lord of the city, gentlemen, it can be activated at any time," the formation master said respectfully.
"Then let's set off, everyone," the city lord called out, leading the way into the teleportation array.
"Are we just leaving like this?" one of them said, somewhat unwillingly. He still had a lot of property in the city that he couldn't take with him.
"Otherwise what? Don't you know how undead behave? They probably wouldn't even leave a living rat behind."
“That makes sense.” The man sighed and said helplessly, “How could undead suddenly appear? Aren’t those things only said to exist within the territory of the Necropolis?”
"Who knows? But the newly arrived Holy Light Church has been making quite a splash in the city lately. God's intention is to pit these two forces against each other," a high-ranking member of the temple whispered.
"I know, it's just a pity about those city defense troops. They were quite useful, and now we have to train them all again."
"There's no other way. It would be too fake to offer no resistance at all. If the news gets out, the impact will be too great. Some sacrifices are necessary."
"That's true."
The crowd stopped discussing and headed towards the teleportation array.
This is a medium-sized teleportation array, capable of teleporting approximately 150 people at a time.
The city's main officials, the high-ranking officials of various temples, powerful mages, and some elite warriors, totaling more than 600 people, need to be teleported in four batches, so we need to hurry.
Soon, the highest-ranking people were ready.
"Gentlemen, I'll take my leave now. See you in Gale City." The city lord smiled faintly and gestured for the array master to activate the teleportation.
A pile of soul crystals turned to ashes, and the teleportation array began to operate.
However, when the array patterns lit up to half their full brightness, they suddenly lost their brilliance and stopped abruptly.
"What's going on?" The city lord's face darkened.
"My lord, there's nothing wrong with the teleportation array..." The array master checked it repeatedly, sweating profusely.
"The spell activation module is restricted; some force is interfering with its operation."
A diamond-rank mage spoke with a solemn expression:
"We're being watched."
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