Chapter 749 - Into the Night
Tonight’s the crucial night.
Rhode looked at the sky—this became his habit ever since the start of the war. Every time the moon rose and the sun set, he would gather his attention and walk up a flight of stairs leading up the city walls. The soldiers would already be lined up with solemn expressions. They held bows in their hands while arrows soaked in kerosene and scarlet magic arrows laid beside them in the quiver. Although this scene didn’t appear out of the ordinary, there were some new characters among them.
The Bugle Angels held pure, white bugles in their hands and stood in front. Their spotlessly white wings were folded and they didn’t seem any different from humans. At the same time, the Dawn Angels in the tall, circular tower also retrieved their crossbows and aimed forward. The soldiers turned to Rhode. They were clear that if it wasn’t for this fortress and young overlord, perhaps they couldn’t have withstood the Undead Army for so long. Even though this young overlord didn’t like to smile and seemed unapproachable, for some unknown reasons, they felt more at ease whenever they witnessed his expressionless face. This young overlord’s presence seemed to be telling them that everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about.
Rhode stepped on the platform in the middle and gazed ahead. The sky turned darker as chilly wind blew in his face. There wasn’t snow today. The bright moon descended from above slowly and merged with the sacred light beams that blasted into the sky from the Holy Maiden Statues. Everything appeared so magical. But Rhode was clear that it would soon turn into a horrible, bloody nightmare.
Rhode scanned the area. This time, he deployed almost all of his men and even mobilized Anne to the battlefront. In this crucial battle, he needed all the strength he had. Anne was level 50 and as a half-beast Shield Warrior, her strength couldn’t be belittled. At this moment, she stood by the edge of the wall, widened her eyes, and looked ahead in anticipation. It was apparent that she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
On the other side, the nobles led by Bayer were solemn and tense. Although they fought against the Undead Creatures more than once, they were still too inexperienced. To the contrary, Marlene and Lize were oddly calm, where they were even meditating peacefully. It was apparent that they were already familiar with the Undead Creatures’ attack pattern and slowly started to resemble players.
Rhode smiled inwardly. Then, he shifted his attention forward. He received a system prompt that massive herds of Undead Creatures had swarmed into his territory. Cullen had finally decided to go all out, so Rhode didn’t have any reason to hold back now. Let’s see whose trump card can last until the end!
Oo… Oo… Oo…!
The deep bugle horns sounded from the darkness ahead as though the mourns of countless humans being executed and tortured. The soldiers got into stance, equipped arrows onto their bows, and aimed forward. The sacred light beam had as though responded to the death aura and instantly surged.
Rhode let out a snort. He swung his left arm and Celestina emerged from the erupted black smoke.
“It’s all up to you, Celestina. Get rid of that old fart!”