Village Head's Debauchery

Chapter 1183: Backs Against The Wall



SWWISSHH!!

Orion noticed several eyes on him but paid them no mind. He focused on Kasryn, Valer, and the others charging toward the four-star Vylkr vines. The four-star Vylkr vines were just one of many, crafty and difficult to approach.

However, based on the commanders' words, they seemed experienced in handling them, which made Orion curious about the battle's outcome.

He was also prepared to step in if something went wrong.

Orion took off morphic puppet, reverting it to its standard form, and commanded it to swiftly eliminate the horde of beasts surrounding them. The morphic puppet's hands transformed into blades as it soared through the skies around them, carrying out his orders.

Then, Orion summoned miniature mountain.

Orion expanded the mountain and slammed it into the approaching beasts, squashing hundreds into mash pastes and sending them plummeting. With the relentless attacks from both Orion and Morphic Puppet, their opponents' numbers dropped drastically.

This even caused the hordes of beasts to approach with caution.

Below, Kasryn halted at a distance from the monstrous four-legged Vylkr vines and the tainteds. It was disadvantageous to face them head-on except in the skies, and the only way they had ever won against them was by utilising their techniques from afar. This way, the four-legged Vylkr vines couldn't launch a deadly attack before being sunk into the cracked ground or struck down by powerful lightning bolts.

Without hesitation, Kasryn gave a signal and raised her large, heavy war shield. But before she could activate her technique and slam it into the earth, a scream erupted from the other end of her elite group's position.

"IT'S A TRAP!!"

"FALL BACK!! IT'S A TRAP!!"

Kasryn quickly turned her head and looked into the distance. The ground was torn open, and Vylkr vines were slithering out. They converged, forming several monstrous four-legged Vylkr vines before attacking her elite group.

The Vylkr vines had laid an ambush by hiding beneath the earth and attacking when they were confident the group had fallen for the trap and could be easily ensnared.

The scene quickly became chaotic as the elite soldiers fought for their lives against the four- legged Vylkr vines.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Kasryn clenched her teeth. "RETREAT!" she ordered loudly.

With their advance failing, she had no choice but to call for a retreat so they could regroup and prepare for another devastating strike.

She could not use her gift at that moment, as it had a strict limitation-while powerful, it could not differentiate between friend and foe. It was a simple yet destructive technique that buried everything within its range, sealing them to their deaths.

Unfortunately, their momentary distraction allowed the monstrous tainteds in the distance to rush toward them with astonishing speed. It was too late when Kasryn and the Ironwall elite group noticed their arrival. The monstrosities were right in front of them.

"ROOOARR!!" Several gut-wrenching roars tore through the air.

Kasryn raised her longsword, preparing to strike, but at that moment, a thundering shout came from above. "STAND BACK!!" Immediately after, thick lightning bolts rained down from the skies, striking the tainteds and eliminating them where they stood.

However, it wasn't enough, as more tainteds and four-legged Vylkr vines rushed toward their position.

Suddenly, the Vylkr vines that had emerged from the ground exploded, scattering into numerous small, four-legged Vylkr vines that latched onto the elite soldiers' armour. They attempted to squeeze through the gaps in the armour and enter their bodies. Still, at that critical moment, the soldiers' armour lit up with a bright hue as various runes and inscriptions activated, pushing the Vylkr vines away.

This was a recurring occurrence in their battles, so they were well-prepared to deal with it. However, there was a limit to how long the armour could hold before the four-legged Vylkr vines began corroding the barriers on their armour.

Once the vines latched onto their bodies, they could transform them into tainted beings or drain their life force. Despite still being safe, the Ironwall elite group fought with all their might, pushing back the enemy while retreating toward the advancing line.

Rather than retreating immediately, Kasryn surged toward the soldiers still held by the small four-legged Vylkr vines.

SWISHH!! SWISHH!!

As Kasryn fought, she glanced skyward with a grimace. The four-legged Vylkr vines in the air had also scattered into numerous smaller forms, swarming and attacking the Stormfall elite group. She realised she could no longer rely on their help-they were alone. Kasryn grudgingly realised this was a well-executed trap by the monstrosities before them. Soon, the sun was blotted out by the sheer number of monstrosities. Fortunately, The sky darkened. The soldiers could still see in the darkness, and their relentless attacks continued.

Sensing something was amiss, Kasryn scanned the battlefield and saw a wall of Vylkr vines forming in the distance, blocking their exit. "KEEP GOING! BREAK THROUGH THE WALL!!" Her voice echoed across the battlefield.

The elite soldiers raised their shields and slammed them into the earth, tearing apart a sizable section of the monstrous wall. Then, they retreated through the gap.

Several other walls were also destroyed in different areas.

Kasryn and four other elite soldiers surrounded a forming four-legged Vylkr vine. They slammed their shields into the ground, causing the earth at the edge of their shields to crack open and sink into a pit, burying the forming four-star Vylkr vine.

As they turned to retreat through one of the exits, a swarm of Vylkr vines, flowing like a river of thorny black tendrils, crashed into their bodies, latching onto them and restricting their

movements.

Kasryn gritted her teeth as she struggled to free herself from the grasp of the thorny vines. No matter how many vines were repelled by the barrier on her armour, more emerged seconds later, latching onto her. The tendrils climbed, reaching her torso, then her helmet, before

pulling her down into their depths.

The darkness within was suffocating.

Kasryn groaned as the armour's barrier activated forcefully, dispelling the Vylkr vines' assault. However, she could feel the barrier slowly being eroded. But this didn't weaken her resolve. She knew she could last long enough to be rescued by the others, who would eventually track her down.

And if she wasn't? It didn't matter. From the moment she became the Commander of the Ironwall Corps, one of the sanctuary's guardians, she had already prepared herself for death.

As the minutes passed, the battlefield grew eerily silent. The only sound was the slithering of the thorny Vylkr vines, which continued eroding her armour's barrier and steadily draining her energy.

Kasryn realised she might indeed die at this moment. She closed her eyes and exhaled in quiet

defeat.

CRACKLLEE!! CRACKLLEE!!

Suddenly, the sound of lightning pierced the silence, reverberating through the air. An armoured hand bathed in fierce bluish lightning plunged into the swarm of thorny Vylkr vines and grabbed hold of her. The lightning electrocuted and eliminated the vines one by one,

leaving them lifeless on the ground.

Kasryn's eyes snapped open as she gripped the hand that had saved her. She gasped as she was pulled from the snare of the thorny Vylkr vines and brought back to solid ground.

Kasryn collapsed, breathing heavily as she tried to catch her breath. "Thank you..." she managed to say, but her words faltered as her eyes locked onto her rescuer.

"Orion!" Kasryn exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here? Where's Valer?" She glanced around anxiously, searching for him, but standing before her was Orion, clad in his black, scaly armour, with the Sky Shattering Empress standing by his side.

"I couldn't locate him," Orion replied. "After seeing your group scatter and noticing the strange occurrences in your position, I decided to come help, and it seems I was right. You wouldn't have survived if I hadn't started searching for you sooner." He then pointed skyward

in a specific direction.

Kasryn was stunned by his words. She followed Orion's hand and noticed several flashes of

thick lightning erupting from the swarm of monstrosities. She realised that Valer and the rest of the Stormfall Corps elite group were still locked in battle with their enemies and had no time to come to her aid.

Realising that Orion had rescued her, Kasryn refocused on him with a strange glint in her eyes, recalling the bluish lightning.

Had the Priestess already taught him the Stormfall Corps' Vylkr energy-based techniques?

No, that should be impossible! Even if she had, Orion had only been here for four days. Mastering a Vylkr energy-based technique in such a short time was unthinkable.

It was thousands of times harder than learning a high-rank legendary or mystical technique.

Kasryn remembered the gruelling effort she had gone through to master the Ironwall Vylkr energy-based technique. What kind of monster would he be to grasp even the basics in a few

days?

However, if the goddess had helped him, then maybe...

As Kasryn's thoughts raced, she quickly snapped out of her reverie and nodded at Orion. The battlefield was no place to entertain such thoughts.