Swish! Swish!
Nero swung his swords, their blades cutting through the barbarian’s hardened leather armour with ease.
Before the first two bodies even hit the ground, he had already teleported several times. By the time the others fell, slain, he was elsewhere, only to reappear to kill again.
Boom!
The sand in the floor below erupted, revealing him. This time, even faster than the first. With each teleport, he cut through the charging barbarians, leaving behind only a thick, choking stench of blood in the siege tower.
Their eyes narrowed upon noticing the dark shadow standing before the entrance, twin swords gleaming in the torchlight.
A hulking barbarian forced his way to the front of the hesitant unit, his single eye burning with rage.
“What are you waiting for, kill that—!”
Puchi!
One of Nero’s swords pierced his forehead. His body hadn’t even hit the ground before Nero reappeared, yanking his blade free.
The barbarians rushed and surged forward, swinging axes, khopesh, and swords. Unfortunately, Nero disappeared the next instant only to appear outside their encirclement.
A fiery orange light flared from his blade. Energy surged through it, forming a radiant crescent sword light that slashed through the crowd, killing over a dozen men instantly!
“AHH!”
A sharp roar snapped Nero’s focus as a man leaped toward him. Without looking back, Nero blocked the axe, his back lowering due to the weight of the barbarian.
The barbarian’s sheer weight had caught Nero off guard.
However, he quickly swung his sword horizontally only for the barbarian to hook his sword with the axe before closing the gap between them and slamming his fist into Nero’s helmet, snapping his head back.
The barbarian then released his grip on the axe, wrapped his thick arms around Nero’s waist and hoisted him up—before throwing him over his head.
Nero crashed into the sand.
Dust rose up.
The huge barbarian commander squinted through the haze, but couldn’t find Nero anymore. In the next moment, he sensed someone behind him but it was too late for him to react.
“Argh!”
A searing pain shot through his leg as Nero’s blade sliced the back of his knee. The next moment, his arm clamped the barbarian’s throat before flinging him over.
With a grunt, Nero pinned the massive man off his feet and slammed him into the ground. The commander, traced in resistance, his muscles bulging, but Nero held him down with gritted teeth.
The other barbarians charged out of the fog, aiming to intervene—only to be blasted away by an unseen force!
From the same siege tower emerged men with steel-hardened muscles, overflowing cloaks and iconic round golden shields.
A dozen of them trooped out, led by Eleazar.
Crack!
Nero twisted, finally snapping the barbarian commander’s neck.
He then rose to his feet, staggering from left to right, his breath ragged. Rank-wise, he might have had the edge over the barbarian commander but that man was an experienced fighter!
His skill and cunningness were praiseworthy.
Turning, he saw the paladins in action. With precise efficiency, they deflected one strike and killed a barbarian with the other. At first, it seemed repetitive, but Nero soon realized they were changing their stances and posture to make sure their enemies were down in just two bouts!
They first would receive a blow, and then strike in the very moment where it would be tough for the enemy to defend.
They were like trained snakes, knowing how to inflict their venom, in this case, their spears into critical areas.
Bodies piled up. Yet no barbarian could force these paladins to use more than two moves. The two most basic moves.
Block and Attack!
Nero pulled his sword from the ground. The deafening roar of thousands and the tremors beneath his feet signaled the incoming wave of enemies.
“We should return to the wall.”
“Now!”
Eleazar’s bellow cut through the chaos. He turned around and dashed for the siege tower, the other paladins following closely behind.
From the fog, Nero saw barbarians burst out in overwhelming numbers.
Alarmed, he teleported to the siege tower and held the door open, waiting for the paladins. The moment they jumped in, he slammed the door shut.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of heavy blows of barbarians hitting the door fell into their ears.
“The stairs!”
They began to climb the stairs. Just as they entered the upper floor, the sound of the door breaking fell into their ears.
The door shattered the next moment and the thunder of barbarian heavy footsteps shook the walls of the siege towers as they furiously charged up.
All of a sudden, it became a race.
Suddenly, the moment the paladins reached the top, their demeanour changed and they turned sharply, forming a phalanx!
Puchi! Puchi!
The long silver spearheads shot forward, piercing deep into the first wave of barbarians before retracting.
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Eleazar seized the moment. With a powerful strike, he shattered the floor beneath them!
Both he and the paladins rushed off the siege tower…
And there, right at the edge of the wall, stood Moses.
The one-eyed flamethrower!
Two large balls of flames swirling in his palms.
Boom! Boom!
The siege tower erupted in flames, collapsing and burying the trapped barbarians within!
Roar!
The terrifying roar of a tiger made them snap their heads to their right.
To their shock, they discovered a massive white tiger tearing through the ranks of the Grand Aegis soldiers.
With a single swipe of its paw, the Grand Aegis soldiers would be sent flying off the wall, vanishing into the dense fog below, into their demise!
Cain.
His golden eyes burned with fury as he let out a low growl, standing over Stormbringer. He had slain all the Grand Aegis soldiers around the Markswomen.
He sensed a presence.
Turning, his eyes clashed with that of a golden-armoured Swordsman racing toward him. All of a sudden, a white wolf climbed up the wall and the golden armoured man leaped, landing on the wolf’s back.
The soldiers gave way, allowing the man to gallop towards him.
‘Asher!’
Cain’s eyes flickered.
Without hesitation, he also raced towards Asher, leaping with both forelimbs outstretched, aiming to tear Asher apart…
Unfortunately, Asher leaned down and swung his sword in an upward arc.
A sharp sting tore through Cain’s body. When they separated, Asher’s gaze fell upon the bleeding tiger.
Cain growled.
Sirius unleashed a surge of crimson flames.
Seeing the flames, Cain hesitated only for a split second before leaping off the wall, disappearing into the fog below.
“Did he just kill himself?” Eritrea asked, lowering her bow after shooting down the last of the barbarians around her.
Immediately after Cain’s fall, the barbarians retreated like the waves of the sea, disappearing back into the fog.
Only the burning siege towers, fallen bodies and exhausted soldiers proved that a battle had occurred here not long ago.
“We won…”
“We won!”
“Hahaha!!”
Laughter rippled through the soldiers, but Asher remained still, staring at the fog with a grim expression.
He knew…
Cain wasn’t dead!