Chapter 515 - Paphield Battle (8)
Outcries filled the entire sky.
The fox-eared young lady sat on a boulder while humming a strange little tune casually. Her tail swayed non-stop as she admired the night sky as though there were a beautiful garden instead of a battlefield before her.
At this moment, Gillian’s furry ears twitched and she revealed a cheeky little smile on her pretty face. Shortly after, she stood on her feet and chuckled at the fog and battlefield before her. “I knew that pervert wouldn’t be able to come up with anything good. Huhu. It seems that I don’t have to stay in this ridiculous place to count stars anymore…”
The young lady lifted her right arm and dazzling flares emerged behind her one after another. Stacked, dense, and brilliant fireballs ripped the darkness apart. Shortly after, a dozen figures wrapped in cloaks stood to their feet and aimed their bows forward.
“Tsk! Annoying bastards!” The Aquiline Nose who mocked the Lion Legion during the mission briefing was no longer as high-spirited. He stared at the worn-out Fortress in a distance with bloodshot eyes because, at this moment, the Fortress kept giving them trouble from time to time as though they were aware of their enemy’s lack of manpower. Initially, the Aquiline Nose wasn’t too mindful because even if he had insufficient manpower, there were still other soldiers present to provide cover. However, he discovered that this battle wasn’t as simple as he thought. Even though the Black Panther Legion was responsible for the main assault, those bastards seemed to be afraid of death and they seldom launched their attacks forward. On the other hand, the Falcon Legion that he led rushed into the Fortress’ attacking range foolishly and even though there wasn’t a disastrous amount of casualties, he lost quite a number of his men.
The Falcon Legion was full of Military Rangers. Even though they had quick maneuvers, they weren’t experts in frontal attacks. This was also why Thon had arranged for the Falcon Legion to provide cover for the Black Panther Legion. Now that the Falcon Legion had been forced into a frontal battle, the Aquiline Nose changed his tactic to abandon the battlefield in order to put the Black Panther Legion in the heart of the struggle.
Even though both legions had ulterior motives, this battle had to continue and the Fortress must be taken down. After clear communications, the Falcon Legion and Black Panther Legion coordinated and advance forward.
However, Garcia proved yet again that he wasn’t just an ordinary Fortress Commander. “Ignore the nest of mice in the back. Watch out for the front. Be careful, provide cover!”
He yelled from above the Fortress walls while signaling to his men to stay alert of the arrows shot from the distance. He hacked his blade into an intruder’s skull and snorted in contempt before lunging the corpse over the wall. Then, he rolled over to dodge an incoming arrow that landed from the sky.
Sh*t!
The massive firewall crashed on the Aquiline Nose and devoured him mercilessly.
“What’s going on?!” Thon jumped on his feet and stared in disbelief at the scarlet flames that illuminated almost the entire sky. It would be a great omen if the Fortress was submerged in a sea of flames, but he knew that the Fortress wasn’t in the strike zone.
Damn it, they have a Mage? The Lion Legion kept this information from us? How can we fight them?
“Sir!” A soldier rushed in with a pale complexion. “There is an ambush and our men have suffered grave injuries. The Black Panther Legion is in a deadlock with the Fortress garrison. Please send reinforcements!”
Reinforcements?
A chill went down Thon’s spine and as he gaped…
“Ahhh—!”
At this moment, a blood-curdling screech filled the night sky.