"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

Clang! Bang Bang!

On the highest watchtower of Aya's outpost, the guards rang the guard bell as they shouted loudly.

The loud bells echoed throughout the outpost, and everyone took action.

Ballista carts were pushed up to the firing holes of the city wall, and on the top of the inner wall, catapults were torn off by the guards.

The cloth, made entirely of several pieces of cowhide, fell heavily at Aterina's feet.

Bang!

Amid a dull sound, Edrina was awakened.

She looked incredulously at the pitch-black monster that rushed like a wave.

Eventually, a hint of bitterness appeared on her lips.

Is this my punishment?

In the bottom of her heart, Etrina thought silently.

But that didn't make the priestess of the Temple of Thorns give up everything.

Until the last minute......

She definitely doesn't give up!

"The archers are divided into three teams!"

"The pikemen are divided into two teams!"

"Shield!"

"Soldier take your shield and stand in front of your comrades!"

Edrina turned and shouted loudly to the soldiers at the outpost.

To Aterina's relief, the already well-trained outpost soldiers and the elite of the Temple Knights who stayed behind became faster and more steady after her joining.

"There are one hundred and fifty permanent soldiers stationed at the Aya outpost, four hundred reserve and auxiliary troops, plus one hundred elite knights left by the temple, the number of combatants is six hundred and fifty, and the Aya outpost is fully armed, with ballistas and catapults, which can build a good fortification."

Edrina calculated in general terms.

She didn't remove the militia, the firehead, and so on, which should not have been counted.

Because, at this time, only a larger number of people can make her feel at ease.

Of course, the most secure thing for Etrina is the outpost under her feet.

The Aya outpost, said to be the outpost, can actually be called a small city.

Not only are the walls tall and strong, but they are also divided into inside and outside.

In the confrontation with the lords of the Yote Plains, the outpost of Aiya played an indelible role, but ......

That's just against fellow human enemies!

Faced with an enemy who is a monster, Etrina doesn't have much confidence.

But she now has no choice.

The speed of the monster was beyond her imagination.

She clenched the sword in her hand, her eyes fixed on the approaching tide of monsters.

And then......

She noticed something was wrong.

The monsters that rushed towards them did not have the hideous feeling of being about to attack, but with a sense of panic and fear.

What happened?

Edrina was stunned.

"Lookout!"

She shouted.

In fact, without Aterina's orders, the best lookouts at Aya's outpost were already observing this somewhat unusual team of monsters.

And soon, he saw the unusual reason.

"Lord Aterina, it looks like someone is chasing these monsters!"

"Chase?"

"Who is it?"

Hearing the lookout's words, Etrina asked impatiently, and at the same time, her eyes widened again, hoping to see who it was.

Unfortunately, her eyesight was not outstanding, and without the support of Lady Thorn, she would not have been able to find that goal.

However, this did not prevent Atelina from giving precise orders.

"Attack!"

"Archer, free scatter!"

Edrina shouted.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Arrows soared high into the sky, and then rained down.

In an instant, the monsters that rushed in dense numbers fell in pieces.

For the whole group of monsters, such a number is not much, and it can even be said that it can't make a little wave.

Scattering again and again.

The first team of archers had already walked down the wall to rest, and the second team of archers had drawn their longbows for the second time.

Each of them looked at the monster with excitement and hostility.

For the soldiers and knights defending the city, their stay here already shows that they have decided to delay the monsters with their lives.

They didn't think they would live.

They just wanted to be able to delay the monsters a little longer.

Let the convoy with hope go a little further.

Make their deaths more valuable.

so that when they return to the kingdom of God, they can hold their heads high.

Faith!

It's the source of everything!

All of this is taken for granted in an age when the gods are manifested.

However, if they encounter an unexpected rescue, they will not mind.

This will not affect their 'merits' in the slightest.

And......

This kind of attack is really beautiful.

The panicked monsters did not attack the city, they only knew how to escape, and they were not in danger at all, just like shooting a target in a drill.

Whoosh!

Another rain of arrows fell.

But unlike before, this time, as the monster fell to the ground, a figure appeared in the monster.

Metal, eerie warhorses, black crowfeather trench coats dance in the wind.

In the red, blinding flames, a roar full of coercion and fear soared into the sky.

Etrina, who had been staring into the distance, was completely stunned when she saw that figure.

"Lay, Lane?!"

"W-How is this possible?!"

The priestess of the Temple of Thorns stammered.

She couldn't believe she could see it.

In the same way, the surrounding defenders who heard the priestess's words were all stunned.

But!

Some people weren't stunned.

Grail thieves such as Melzer and Pilke, as well as the 'Greenstone' killers.

The former, under the control of [Mesli's Ring], instantly sensed who it was.

The latter found his own commander in Tiki's secret arts.

More than a dozen figures rushed out of the city wall.

They were like apes and raccoons, and the towering walls had no stopping power at all for them professionals.

They don't stop.

Like an arrow from a string, it rushed towards the black figure.

The pitch-black monsters encountered along the way were all slaughtered by these dozen figures one by one.

It's not the way knights fight head-to-head, but the small, weird assassination techniques that thieves and killers are good at.

A dagger, a short sword, three or five darts, throwing knives, and several bottles of poison with different effects.

Eyes, throat, heart, lower body.

There are no unwanted attacks.

There was no hesitation.

As he deftly rolled over, the monster that had just rushed suddenly fell to the ground, and the foul-smelling liquid in his throat erupted like a spring.

With a sharp roll, the roaring monster turned into a wail, and its pierced eyes made it attack everything around it madly.

Ultimately?

The poison robs it of its life when it rests.

The people on the city walls looked at this group in amazement, and they seemed to them to be silent, unusual, and unresponsive to anyone.

Watching them harvest the lives of monsters one after another very easily, tearing through the lines of defense one by one, and coming to the black figure.

Watch them get down on one knee.

Watch them bow their heads.

Watch them obediently chant -

"Your Excellency!"