The sun rises calmly in the east as usual, and the hay outside the city, which has turned yellow due to the change of seasons, comes back to life after a few months.

But will the country still exist a few months later? No one wants to think about it, and no one dares to think about it. Fear reigned in everyone's hearts, and they stared uneasily at the distant horizon.

Since all the ships in the Duchy of Basol had been occupied by nobles and wealthy merchants, they left the port early, and the ordinary people who had no way to retreat were forced to join this almost certain war.

In this city that has witnessed the thousand-year history of the Principality of Basol, it is probably the first time that such a number of combat forces have been gathered. Soldiers from all over the country and strong male nationals with weapons were interspersed and placed in the city, totaling more than 300,000 people. If you look down from the air at this moment, you will see that the entire city has been overwhelmed by a sea of people.

It is a miracle to be able to gather such a large amount of combat power in just three days, and the force that creates this miracle is called the emotion of fear and despair. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, those who fall into despair will cling to it. And where the king is at this moment is this sad and small hope.

Although the people who were assigned weapons were all able-bodied, they were just ordinary farmers or workers, who had no professional training, and only learned the basics of how to use weapons during these two days. Facing a powerful monster that kills without blinking an eye with this kind of martial art, which is not even an entry, is simply hitting a stone with an egg, so at this moment their hands holding their weapons are constantly shaking, and laments and cries can be heard everywhere.

"Hasn't Lanka come back yet?"

Standing on the highest watchtower in the royal city, looking out over the northern territory, Kodev III asked the prime minister of the kingdom at his side, Ossais.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no news of the general yet."

Orseth stroked his beard and replied respectfully.

"That's really bad news, let's hope they get there in time, blow the horn, and get ready for battle."

There was a rapid turbidity in the northern lands, and the young king sighed and ordered the guards beside him.

The guards who received the order hurriedly blew the horn, and as a signal, the horn sounded everywhere in the royal capital. The moment that people didn't want to face finally came, and everyone held their breath.

Gradually, a huge army of ogres, hellhounds, monitor lizards and other monsters appeared in the field of vision, although I had heard of it before, but there was a fundamental difference between hearsay and what I saw with my own eyes. Ogres who are three to five times the size of humans and have terrifying muscles; Cerberus, capable of spewing flames and with claws sharper than daggers; With skin comparable to armor and deadly toxins on its teeth, a monitor lizard can easily kill hundreds of people with a single monster, no matter what kind of monster it is.

Even regular soldiers who have experienced the battle have the urge to turn around and run away after seeing this scene, let alone the temporary militia who have just come into contact with weapons.

"O God! Help us! ”

"Never, absolutely impossible to win!"

Courage and fighting spirit crumbled faster than the enemy's advance, and the defenders, who were no longer able in every way, let out a scream of despair. Death is already doomed, and the suspense left is only who will die first, the comrades-in-arms around him or himself.

"Archers prepare! Ignition! ”

Adrian, standing on the outermost wall, gave a loud order. The archers drew their longbows in unison, and used the braziers in front of them to set the oiled arrows on fire. For the soldiers who have no way to retreat and are completely in a desperate situation, there is only one way left to obey orders.

The speed of the monsters' march was fast and slow, and Adrien carefully observed the enemy, and when most of the monsters entered the target area, he decisively waved the command flag in his hand.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Thousands of rockets flew towards distant targets, although bows and arrows are a deadly long-range weapon for humans, but for these monsters with hard skin in front of them, they are not so effective, only accurate shots in weak parts will cause damage to them, so the lethality of the seemingly considerable number of arrows is actually quite limited. However, the arrows weren't originally aimed at moving monsters, but at the ground beneath their feet.

The ground there had already been soaked in a lot of fuel beforehand, and with the already shriveled dead grass, it only took a small flame to create a fire. The ferocious fire spread in an instant, and the giant red snake several meters high engulfed the monster army at once. Such a fire would undoubtedly be devastating to the surrounding environment, but at this moment it was an existential stake, as long as it could reduce the number of enemies, it was understandable to make any sacrifices.

After a volley, the outside of the city suddenly became a terrifying sea of fire rolling in a heat wave.

"It worked!"

In addition to the fuel-soaked land, the rockets were ignited by the confidence of the soldiers, and many of them let out shouts of excitement.

However, this joy only lasted for a short time before it collapsed, and the terrifying roar of the monsters completely drowned out the "crackling" sound of the burning, and the Cerberus, which was more resistant to fire, was the first to pass through the sea of fire, followed by ogres with black smoke and flames burning in some parts. Enraged by the burning pain, the ogres desperately crashed into the walls. The walls of the third district were the weakest of the three walls, and they had become quite fragile due to disrepair, so they naturally couldn't withstand the powerful onslaught of the ogres.

The walls of the city collapsed one after another, the first barrier was broken through in an instant, and the periphery of the royal capital was occupied by the sound of collapse, screams, and roars, and the archers, who could no longer hear the command, prayed and shot their bows and arrows at the monsters, while the agile Cerberus jumped up the wall along the broken wall, waving his claws and tearing the archers beside him to pieces.

The soldiers placed under the walls of the city charged at the influx of ogres with their weapons held high, but the incomparable physical fitness was not compensated for by courage and numbers, and every time the ogres picked up their sticks, several soldiers flew into the air.

Although there were also monsters killed, but their number was simply small compared to the dead humans, the first line of defense completely collapsed, and the soldiers who turned around and fled to the second wall were often brutally killed by the monsters chasing behind them before they could run a few steps.

From the moment the walls were breached, the battle was no longer a battle but a one-sided slaughter, and it had become a place of death with rivers of blood and corpses.

The monsters marched towards the second wall with a momentum of the spreading blood.

Finally killed a cerberus, Adrian, who was already covered in bruises, pushed away the corpse of the cerberus that was pressed on his body, gasped and stood up with difficulty, he looked around, there was no longer anyone alive, only the monsters that greedily gnawed on the corpse cast mocking glances.

He should have died on the northern border with Aubrey, and it was a gift from heaven to be alive until now. Adrien struggled to calm his breath as he raised his sword, and the monsters around him gathered one after another.

At this moment, the fire outside the city suddenly swirled, and the endless fire was forcibly separated from the middle, forming a twisted passage, and a group of monsters walked out of the passage.

At the head of the group is a giant ogre twice as large as an ordinary ogre, and the abnormal magic emitted from his body can be deeply felt even by Adrien, who is a warrior, and it is an amazing sense of oppression that makes people unable to breathe. There were four monsters behind him, namely, a two-headed ogre with a body painted with strange symbols and blue skin; a strong ogre in armor and holding a giant axe; A large, two-headed Cerberus with fur as red as flames, and a demonic creature with bat-like wings and two horns on its head.

There is no doubt that they are the leaders of these monsters.

"It looks like the lottery was drawn."

Adrien smiled, since he was going to die, he would be able to do harm to the leader of these monsters.

Seeing the tiny human in front of him in a battle pose, the giant ogre waved his hand, and the strong ogre wearing armor and holding a giant axe next to him stood up with a roar.

The other party seems to be preparing for a one-on-one duel.

"For Your Majesty!"

Adrien shouted, and without hesitation, he rushed towards the Great Axe Ogre.

However, the Giant Axe Ogre didn't seem to be able to fight, and he didn't even have a grasp of his own attack range, so he waved his weapon casually before Adrien entered the attack range of the Great Axe.

Is this guy an idiot? Let's take it!

Adrien let out a cry in his heart and leaped towards the ogre's head.

However, strange things happened, Ardion's body did not jump upward, but fell downward, and a fainting pain came from his waist, and then Adrien noticed that his lower body had disappeared, no, not disappeared but stayed behind him.

Obviously it wasn't cut, what the hell is going on?

Adrien spat blood out of his mouth, and his consciousness instantly blurred, could it be the wind pressure generated when he wielded the giant axe? How is this possible?

With no more answers to his questions, the giant ogre took another step and crushed over Adrian's corpse.