Chapter 409 War For Astor Kingdom XI
The Holy Church force faced some predicament. On one hand, they did not face the bulk of the monster armies, allowing them to hold their own against the small forces after them. In another one, the said small forces compromised of elites, with all of them being A-rank monsters.
Arachne Guardian, Lamia Guardian, and Lamia Veteran made up the bulk of the small forces, with the leader being Lamia High Queen and Arachne High Queen.
Currently, the Holy Church forces faced their greatest, and likely last crisis, as the A-rank monsters easily pushed them back. Considering they have both quantity ( there are hundreds of them ) and quality ( all of them are A-rank monsters ), the say they are screwed is an understatement.
Despite them having complete disadvantages, the Holy Church forces did their best to fight back, though their Holy Attribute did not give them much of an advantage against the monsters they are facing. In retrospect, they might have better chances against the Demon Monsters.
"Aaarghh!" one of the Priestess screamed as she was being crushed under the coil of a Lamia Veteran, while two Priests find themselves suffering from the same fate.
A knight tried to fight off against an Arachne Guardian but was easily disarmed before being put in a cocoon of silk. A paladin had an advantage against a similar foe, but when she was surrounded by them, it did not take long for them to be tied by threads, defeated easily from the sheer number of the monsters.
Slowly, the personal of the Holy Church were whittled down until only a single person was left uncaptured.
Being surrounded by monsters send shiver down Bishop Pallus as the two high-tier A-rank monsters, and the leader of the small group made their way towards him.
The Bishop took out a small idol from a pouch hidden underneath his robe before throwing it to the monsters.
The idol soon let out a bright glow before a winged being formed around it. After sending one of his last magic items, Bishop Pallus ran away as quickly as he could, not wanting to see the idol destroyed, as while it was strong, it would only serve as a distraction at best with the number of powerful monsters around him
The man did not manage to escape though as am Arachne Guardian appear in front of him, webs already created everywhere except the direction he came from.
The Holy Man could only gulp in fear while wondering how he did not crash into it before. Before he could pull another one of his contingencies magic item, the monster crashed next to him before slashing its sharp claw at his arms, cutting them both.
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The Bishop could barely react at it, the pain taking some time to register into his brain. When it did,
"Aaaaaargggghhh!"
Scream of pain was howled out of the man as tears drip into his cheeks, the pain causing him to cry. The monster watched with a disinterest look before another monster appear, a Goblin.
The Goblin took out a hot piece of metal before pressing it against the bleeding stump, causing more howls from the Bishop, the pain searing to his mind.
Yet, such action saved his life, as the wound stop bleeding, yet the Bishop doubt it was done out of mercy.
He was proven correct when a hook pierced his shoulder, making him scream louder before he was drag into what would be undoubtedly be hell on earth.
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With the Holy Church forces being defeated, now it was time for the rest of the soldiers to be killed. With their number dropping to a meager 200 000, the fight ended much quicker and with less life loss for the monsters, as the soldiers of Astor Kingdom were slaughtered, with some exception.
As the soldiers meet their doom, Alros was fighting against the King and his group of Royal Guards. Being the weakest of them all, the Guards dropped like fly, as they were killed by the Archdemon with ease as a simple wave of hand would be enough to cut them into half, or burn them to ashes.
Soon, the number dropped to three, with the remaining Royal Guards being A-rank warriors, along with the King, who is also the same, albeit a bit rusty.
"You put up a good fight for someone who would have his Kingdom destroyed." Alros exclaimed, before his claw pierced the shield of one of the remaining Royal Guards, forcing him to abandon his destroyed equipment.
"Of course, as a King, I will give my life for the Kingdom." Eskal said with pride as he block a claw coming for his head, before dodging a tail striking where his head was.
Seeing opportunity, a Royal Guard swing at the tail, which was block as the tail was as hard as metal, yet more flexible than leather. Seeing his attack did nothing, the Royal Guard could barely react when a claw pierced his head, killing him instantly.
"You are strong, but not strong enough." the Archdemon said before he removed his hand, ending the lives of the Royal Guard.
The three survivors put up a distance as the two Royal Guards growled at the demon, who merely smile at them. Looking at one another, the three nodded as they charged at the demon, with both Royal Guards occupied both side.
Using his claws to block them left his center wide, as the King slashed at him, the swing powered by mana and threatened to kill him.
Despite the blade getting awfully close to him, Alros could not be bothered as the King's life would end soon. Right as the sword touch his neck, the King jolted, as he looked down, where a tail pierced through his heart.
He opened his mouth where blood flow out. Before he could say anything, he slumped forward, all life living him. Alros shook his head before his tail did the same to the remaining Royal Guards, killing them instantly.
After they were killed, the Archdemon arranged their bodies to be side by side, along with the other Royal Guards.
"I will honor you by making sure this grave of yours will be undisturbed," he claimed, as he moved them to the city., along with the bodies of the other soldiers.
Alros watched as the bodies of the 4 Generals where also dragged, though it was given a better treatment than the rest, to honor those that fought to the last.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Before he buried them though, he cast a powerful spell, destroying the city in a large earthquake, turning it all to rubble. A single swipe of his hand removed it all, before a large hole was made.
And then, the bodies were thrown into the hole, though not before something was taken from them.