"kill!"
With hoarse roars, the soldiers thrust their spears forward and repelled the enemy once again.
The battle had lasted for three hours. Despite their resolute expressions, bolstered by their faith, the exhaustion of their bodies was undeniable, and their hands, gripping their spears, had begun to tremble.
Finally, a soldier exhausted his strength, and his all-out attack failed to pierce the leaping scythe demon. Just as it was about to pounce, the shield soldier in front of him suddenly charged forward, grabbing the enemy and falling to the ground with him. In an instant, they were torn to pieces by countless crawling demons and swallowed into their mouths.
This seemed to be a signal, and the defenders on the city wall began to make frequent mistakes.
"Let the Knights attack."
Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful angel with six wings appeared atop the city wall. With a single sword strike, she annihilated hundreds of crawling demons on the wall.
"Lady Analia, are you ready?" The general asked hurriedly, his face lighting up with delight.
He had long wanted to send two elite knight orders to relieve the pressure on the city defense forces, but now the outside world was swarming with abyssal monsters. If the knight orders couldn't charge forward, going out would only be suicide, and there was even a risk that the city gates would be breached.
Analia nodded slightly.
In war mode, angels participating in the defense of the city are on the same side as the defenders by default and can share their kill experience.
They delayed taking action until now in order to allow the angels with lower ranks to grow as much as possible.
Under intense combat, the 400 War Angels have now generally been upgraded to Bronze Tier 5 or above, with some even advancing to Silver Tier, making them capable of fighting.
"Excellent! Send the order: First and Second Knights, prepare to attack!" The general ordered his adjutant without hesitation.
A loud bugle call sounded.
Behind the city gate, two well-equipped troops were ready to go. Each troop had a total of 10,000 men, and their average strength, including their weapons and equipment, was close to level 50.
Above them were flying two-winged angels, forming a battle formation surrounded by dense holy light.
Analia slowly flew into the air, her pale golden longsword burning with holy flames, and she held it high.
"Under the holy light, all evil will perish."
"Blazing Flames, Judgment!"
Amidst the cold, clear voice, a dazzling golden sword beam descended from the sky, sweeping towards the abyssal monsters outside the city gate.
All creatures touched by the holy power were instantly cleaved in two, and the raging holy flames seemed to be the nemesis of evil spirits, no matter how they resisted, they could not escape the fate of turning into ashes.
In an instant, a blank space hundreds of meters long appeared at the city gate that was originally crowded with monsters.
The generals defending the city were overjoyed and immediately opened the city gates.
Hundreds of angels flew out first, and together they unleashed the power of holy light, the endless golden light melting away all the monsters that tried to approach from the side.
"The Holy Light will guide you in the right direction."
In the sky, Analia, surrounded by holy light, was like a goddess. She gently waved her hand, scattering endless radiance, and every member of the knight order felt greatly invigorated.
"Follow the guidance of the Holy Light, charge!"
"kill!"
The two knightly orders charged towards the city gates like arrows released from a bow, advancing relentlessly along the path cleared by the angels.
With the combined efforts of the angels and the elite knights, the scattered monsters were instantly routed. The spears on the warhorses, brimming with battle aura, accurately took down a crawling demon with each strike.
Whenever the number of these monsters gathered around exceeds a certain limit, the war angels above will join forces to unleash "Holy Light Judgment" to completely annihilate them.
In a short time, the combined forces of Holy Spirit City and the Duchy of Hammank completely contained the invasion of the abyssal monsters.
Seeing this, Analia in the sky breathed a slight sigh of relief and landed on the city wall to begin praying to recover her condition.
Even though she had advanced to Diamond Tier 1 during the previous intense war, simultaneously buffing 20,000 warriors with even the simplest invigorating spell almost exhausted her magic power.
Time passed second by second.
The frenzied fighting continued from daylight until dusk.
The battlefield is like a relentless meat grinder, reaping the lives of both sides.
The corpses of the crawling demons had piled up into small mountains, and the two elite knight orders had suffered thousands of casualties. Even the two-winged angels had fallen several times, only to be saved by resurrection spells in time.
Everyone's face showed deep exhaustion, and if they waited until it got completely dark and visibility was limited, the casualties would likely increase significantly.
"Huh? What's going on?"
The worried general on the city wall suddenly froze. He looked into the distance and saw that the once continuous enemy lines had broken, and their support was gone.
"Don't worry about it." Annalia opened her eyes and said calmly, "Someone is holding them back. It won't be a clear winner for at least eight hours. You'd better take the time to rest."
"Eight hours? Praise be to the great Lord of Light!" The general was overjoyed and immediately ordered his adjutant, "Quickly, send the order to them that the enemy is about to retreat!"
A rhythmic horn sounded.
Upon hearing the sound, one of the knights' generals, after valiantly slaying several crawling demons that were attacking him, glanced back and was surprised to find that the enemy's reinforcements had indeed been cut off!
I don't know when it started, but the endless stream of monsters behind us has stopped.
"Their support has been cut off, brothers, follow me and fight! Victory is ours!" the general shouted excitedly.
The soldiers took a moment to look, and their tired faces immediately lit up with joy. They felt their numb arms regain their strength.
"Haha, it's true, we're going to win."
"Kill them!"
Fighting an enemy that can never be killed is a completely different concept from fighting a finite number of enemies.
Even though there were still many monsters on the battlefield, the elite knights were greatly encouraged and fought hard once again.
Two hours later, the last monster on the battlefield was finally killed.
Exhausted, the group had no time to cheer before they were ordered by the general to return to the city to rest and regroup, cherishing this hard-won time.
One by one, priests dressed in white robes entered the wounded soldiers' quarters and began using healing spells to treat their wounds.
The leader, with a youthful yet beautiful face and an undeniable air of elegance and nobility, was none other than Princess Aria of the Duchy.
The soldiers clearly recognized him, and immediately became flustered and at a loss for what to do.
"Your Highness, how could we trouble you with your help?"
"Yes, Your Highness, I am terrified."
The girl smiled gently, her expression devout, as she earnestly cast healing spells.
"You fought to the death for this country; you are warriors and heroes. It is my honor to treat you."
“Under the Holy Light, there is no distinction between noble and lowly; you and I are both believers of the Holy Lord.”
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