Chapter 408 War For Astor Kingdom X
The soldiers and adventurers of Astor Kingdom and elites of Holy Church find themselves trembling in fear, the gaze of Demon filled with malice. The only thing that sooth them is the fact he was badly injured, with parts of his body still burning from the immaterial flame from the Hymn of Holy Light.
"He is badly injured! And he lose almost all of his monsters here! We can defeat him!" General Pharrell yelled, boosting the morale of his forces.
However, Alros merely scoffed, eying his enemy with disdain.
"Who said this is the only forces I have?" snapping his finger, a portal appear as monsters appear out of thin air, his elite forces arriving and ready to destroy his enemy.
-x-
When the demon snapped his finger, King Eskal could not help but feel like they would be in grave danger. Seconds later, his intuition is proven correct when portal appear and a new army of monsters appear.
What is even worse aside from the appearance of the new armies were the fact even the weakest are B-rank monsters, on par with some captain and commanders while being way stronger than the regular soldiers and conscripts.
"Kill them." the demon ordered, eying them with hatred before he turned towards the Holy Church force.
In seconds, two monsters, an Ararchne and Lamia charged towards the paladin and knight, quickly hitting them and sending them flying away.
This started the charge of the monsters, as the survivors of the previous hordes converged with them, launching a new assault on his soldiers.
To make matter worse, they are outside with the entirety of the soldiers of the Kingdom, with the exception of some conscripts and adventurers keeping an eye on the various fortresses and walled cities.
If they lose right here, the entire Kingdom is doomed. Realizing this, the King raised his sword and let out a thundering battle cry.
"Soldiers of Astor Kingdom! Stand tall, for if we fall here, the monsters will destroy your family and the Kingdom! Fight to the last breath, and let us end this threat!" the battle cry ignited the spirit of the soldiers and adventurers, all of which charged towards the monsters.
Despite that, the monsters remained calm, not moving as if expecting something. Suddenly, heat can be felt as the temperature rise, causing the soldiers to feel like they were cooked.
A look up revealed the culprit.
"It's time for some of you to die." the Archdemon exclaimed before throwing the Grand Fireball towards the places with greatest concentration of soldiers.
The targeted soldiers began to run, fleeing from the life but being near the center, it is hard to move, though it was made slightly easier with others running away from the Fireball.
Yet, it did not hit the ground, merely few feet above the masses of soldiers. While it did not kill anyone, it make the soldiers feel like they were being cooked alive.
As they are suffering from the heat, the monsters walked, before shifting to running, their weapons at the ready as they charged towards the Astor Kingdom soldiers.
"Shieldwall!" thankfully for the soldiers, several commanders noticed them first and order a defensive maneuver. As the soldiers braced for impact, the monsters braced for destruction of the simple formation as Behemoth Orc and Behemoth Hobgoblins lead the charge, both A-rank monsters easily pulverizing the flimsy defenses like they are made of wet paper.
"Aarghh!" as soldiers where thrown around, the monsters took the advantage as they began to cut the soldiers, killing them enmasse.
Seeing this, several B-rank elites try to fight off against the B-rank monsters though they are quickly overwhelmed, with some being killed while some were knocked out before being send elsewhere.
However, the remaining soldiers could care for such thing as they are being slaughtered with only being able to kill mere hundreds while they were killed in dozens. As more were killed, the conscripts and Noble Armies could not take it any longer.
"Retreat!"
"Run away!"
"Aaahhhh!"
As more soldiers run away, those that remained began to be overwhelmed, even more so as the regular armies were the one that suffer the greatest of damage, making it even harder for them to defend themselves.
The King watched from the back, sighing as he realized it would be the end of his Kingdom, and his life.
"Father, what should we do?" his eldest son asked, a hint of worry in his eyes.
"You will run." the King said as he took out his sword.
"I will fight for my Kingdom to my final breath." Runard seem to want to say something but merely sighed as he make his escape.
The King looked to his side where the captain of his Royal Guard remained, along with the rest of the Royal Guard, save for those still at the Palace and one that followed Runard flee from the battlefield.
"Are you ready captain? To charge to our doom?" the King asked. In response, the Captain pulled out his sword, no words need to be spoken anymore.
With a smile on his face, the King charged to the front, yelling battle cries as he cut off any monsters that get close to him.
All while the Archdemon watched from above, looking at the man with some intrigue.
-x-
"What a good leader." Alros said, watching the King leading the final charge. The older man even worked with the other man, the captain of the Royal Guard he presumed in killing one of his A-rank monsters with ease.
"It's time for me to give him a worthy death." he soon fly towards the two men, which they barely dodged as he perform a heroic pose, a knee on the ground with a single fist. He then stood up, ignoring the burnt on his body.
"So, you are the King of this nation." Alros exclaimed, looking at the King calmly as he stalked like a predator cornering it's prey. Your journey continues on empire
The King remained steadfast, along with his Royal Guards as they stare at the demon, all while holding their ground from the vast demonic energy he exude.
"Well then, I have never killed a King before. Let see if it would be much of a difference in killing a regular A-ranker."
Saying his final pieces, Alros charged at the King, as he and the Royal Guards soon engaged with the Archdemon of Lust, one that will decide their survival.Nôv(el)B\\jnn