While Kael was busy dealing with the Northern Gate, Tobias had a task of his own.
It was the Eastern Gate.
“I see movements, they are about 5 kilometres away from the desired position, be prepared.”
Tobias heard a voice and, in an instant, he signalled his men to move. Most of his men were already in position, all they needed to do was wait.
Right now, Tobias wasn’t standing on the Eastern Walls, he was in the outpost created about one kilometre away from the Eastern Gate, deep in the forests.
The Eastern Gate was too close to the Town Hall and the basement where everyone was hiding.
Kael couldn’t risk it.
So, unlike in the Northern Gate, where the plan was to let the Brutes in, limit their movements in the narrow streets and kill them,
For the Eastern Gate, Kael made sure that these beasts never even got close to the gate, no matter what.
“You know what to do, correct?”
Tobias heard the woman’s voice again, this time, he glanced at her.
It was one of the warriors who had come together with the Hero.
Sarah.
The archer had her eyes closed, and a strange rune was shining on her forehead.
“Do not make a mistake.”
She spoke in a solemn tone, it was almost threatening honestly.
This was the Hero’s first mission, and Sarah wanted to make sure nothing went wrong.
Everything MUST be perfect.
“Yes.”
Tobias nodded.
Sarah nodded back, then, with her eyes still closed, she continued to ‘see’ what she was seeing.
Her vision connected with her second beast, Eye, an Ethereal Raptor, another Rare Rank, Special Elemental Beasts.
Eye was a sleek and graceful bird. Her feathers shimmered with a metallic silver and deep azure hue. Her sharp, golden eyes radiated intelligence.
*Picture*
She had the ability to share her vision with Sarah, allowing her to see what normal people couldn’t. Even the Corrupted Beasts who moved through the forest, difficult to be spotted by the naked eye because their bodies blended into the forest. Their absurd speed doesn’t help either.
To Sarah, however, this was never a problem, she could see them just fine.
There were around fifty of them, all with smaller, agile bodies that moved towards the town at a surprising speed. It was as if the trees in the forest weren’t obstacles but a clear road.
These beasts moved like shadows, swift and coordinated, their glowing eyes piercing through the dim light of the forest. They weren’t strong like the Brutes Kael was facing, but they were definitely quick.
The people of the town called them ‘Agiles’.
*Picture*
“Now.”
Sarah spoke in a calm voice and, in an instant, Tobias raised his hand.
“Archers, take your positions!”
He shouted, his voice cutting through the chaos.
“Shoot!”
Tobias ordered again, and the archers shot a barrage of arrows.
The Agiles were much weaker compared to the Brutes, so much that one soldier could even take two of them, in an ideal, one-on-one scenario, of course.
The Agiles, however, never participated in a one-on-one battle. These beasts attacked together, in groups, and because of their high speed and numbers, they were a nightmare to deal with.
Even right now, while the arrows could definitely pierce through the Agiles’ hides and hurt them…
The darn things were so fast that the arrows would never hit.
However…
This time, the archers’ aim was never the Agiles, it was the towering pine trees above them, or more accurately, the ropes that kept these trees upright.
Hours before the battlefield, Kael and the soldiers had cut these trees and tied them using ropes, making them look like there was nothing wrong with them.
However, the instant these ropes were cut by the arrows, the massive trees fell, crashing down with deafening booms.
Dust and debris filled the air as the beasts were forced to scatter, their formation broken.
Now, the forest wasn’t the Agiles’ territory where they could move however they wanted. It was now a deathbed where they could only move in a direction Kael wanted them to.
The Agiles, with the path ahead of them blocked, moved to the sides. However, every time they tried to move towards the town, the arrows followed, and the trees fell, forcefully redirecting them to another route.
What’s worse?
Every time any of the Agiles tried to slow down and climb up the bunch of large trees that had stopped their advance, another barrage of arrows flew towards it, piercing its body, killing it on the spot.
The Agiles had no choice but to follow Kael’s path.
A path that, unbeknownst to them, led them to their destruction.
“Aaawwwooooo!!!”
They howled, but the barrage of arrows didn’t stop.
Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh
Bam Bam Bam
The trees continued to fall, and soon, the Agiles were led to a ravine Kael had discovered earlier.
A ravine was a natural trap, a trap Marshal Therian had discussed in quite detail,
A trap Kael would be a fool not to use.
The Ravine had steep cliffs on either side and the other way out was around 10 kilometres away.
Honestly, Kael would have very much preferred if it was a ravine with no way out at the other end, but since it wasn’t something he could control, he had to make do with whatever he had.
“They will reach the ravine in 10 minutes, we should go.”
Sarah spoke as she finally opened her eyes and nodded at Tobias. The town head nodded back, and the two of them left their outpost and rode Tobias’s bond, Swift Wolf, to rush towards the ravine.
“Make sure every single one enters the ravine, we cannot leave any of them behind!!”
One of the soldiers who was ordered to lead the operation shouted.
The fallen pine trees continued to block the Agiles’ way, and in the end, they had no choice but to enter the ravine, just like Kael had planned.
Of course, this didn’t stop them. The Agiles continued to run towards the other end of the ravine. Once they exited, they would make their way towards the town. There was nothing stopping them.
But…
Right now, these Agiles weren’t in the forest where they could easily blend into the surroundings while the massive trees acted as their natural cover.
They were out in the open, and the instant all the Agiles were deep into the ravine,
“Archers, to the cliffs!”