Ten days had passed since the Necromancer first ordered his attack on the city of Zentris.
Each night, he would send hundreds of Flying Undead Monsters to the city without mobilizing the Land Army under his command.
During the day, the Skeleton Soldiers would go to the White Forest to hunt for flying monsters, as well as regular beasts, which would then be killed and revived on the Altar that was located at the rear of the Unholy Army.
The Necromancer didn’t really care what kind of flying monsters his army caught. Whether they were birds of prey or even the small birds that simply sang in the forest, they’d be hunted in order to be revived as part of his Flying Undead Legion.
After ten days of continuous fighting, the number of warriors who had died inside the city had already reached 3,000.
All in all, the number of warriors that the Allied Tribe and the Nomad Tribe had was nearly 8,000.
3,000 of which had died defending the city, leaving only 5,000 alive.
Although the city had managed to repel these continuous assaults, the feeling of helplessness and desperation was taking its toll on the people.
If the Necromancer’s strategy was only to whittle down their willpower and resolve, then he had succeeded.
Even with Ethan’s presence, the people were barely clinging on to hope.
With each day that passed, more people died, and the enemy hadn’t even used the full might of his army as of yet.
As the sun slowly rose from the East, another day was about to begin.
Ethan leaned on his trident in exhaustion.
White smoke rose from the plaza as the burial rites of the warriors that had passed ended. What remained were only ashes, making those who managed to survive to see another sunrise feel numb.
They knew that once morning came, the possibility of them becoming one of the people who would be joining their brothers in the afterlife was high.
All of them were tired and wanted to rest so badly.
As they were about to do just that, something unexpected happened.
Horns reverberated in the surroundings, which made the handsome young man tremble.
This signal only meant one thing—the Main Army of the Necromancer was about to attack.
“Defend the walls!” Great Chieftain Adrian shouted.
Immediately, the exhausted warriors all rushed toward the walls of the city using all the strength that they could muster.
All of them knew that the moment the walls were breached, they would have no choice but to flee to the second layer of the city where the Pyramid was located.
The Pyramid was the last line of defense for the City of Zentris. It was where the women, children, and the old had been evacuated a few days prior.
In short, they had already prepared for the worst-case scenario.
Out of the 50 Magical Ballistas that defended the city, only twenty remained. Ten of them were mounted on the City Walls, while the rest protected the Second Level of the Inner City where the Pyramid was.
Ethan and Lily made their way to the walls and gazed at the tens of thousands of Skeleton Soldiers that were now marching in their direction.
The Ogres were also pushing their weapons of war, which they would use to take down the city walls.
“Aim for the Ogres!” Great Chieftain Vega of the Brave Tribe ordered. “Don’t let them get near the City Walls!”
Immediately, countless arrows flew towards the Ogres, but the latter were prepared.
The Ogres who were walking at the front of the Catapults raised Bronze Shields, deflecting the arrows that were raining down on them from the ramparts.
Seeing that none of their attacks were able to break past the Ogres’ defenses, they decided to use the Magical Ballistas to destroy them and the catapults.
However, at that moment, the Skeleton Archers unleashed a barrage of arrows towards the walls, forcing the defenders to take cover.
A moment later, the Undead Army’s catapult roared to life and sent flaming boulders towards the city walls.
When the boulders hit the walls, a few cracks appeared in it, but it held firm. Ethan and the warriors breathe a sigh of relief.
“Open Fire!” Ethan ordered.
The Ballistas then unleashed their counterattack, piercing through the Ogres’ Iron Shields and seriously injuring them.
While this was happening, the Skeleton Soldiers had started to crawl up the city walls. All of them seemed to have been imbued with some kind of dark magic that allowed them to scale the walls without any problem.
While this was happening, the bombardment of the Catapults continued. However, this time, they precisely aimed at a single spot, greatly increasing the damage that was being dealt to the walls.
The ogres that had been killed by the Ballistas were brought back to life by the Necromancer, continuing their roles even though they had died.
The faces of the Warriors of the Three Great Tribes and the Kobolds turned grim after seeing this scene. They knew that even if they perished in battle, the Necromancer would not allow them to rest peacefully and force them to fight once again.
When the first batch of Skeleton Soldiers managed to scale the walls, complete pandemonium broke out as a desperate battle started on top of the ramparts.
The warriors of the Allied Tribes fought fiercely, but their movements weren’t as fast as they used to be. They had been up all night, and they were all very exhausted.
With this disadvantage, the Undead Army was able to push them back, killing the warriors who barely had enough strength to lift their weapons and defend themselves.
Just as the situation was about to slip out of their control, the sound of a horn spread across the battlefield.
“Retreat to the Inner City!” Great Chieftain Adrian ordered.
They knew that the longer they stayed to defend the walls, the more dire their situation would become.
In just a span of ten days, the strength of the Allied Tribes had been whittled down to the point where their first defensive lines fell in just half an hour.
“Retreat now, Ethan!” Rex shouted as he, and the other Elite Warriors who served as the Tide Bringer’s bodyguards, fended off the Skeleton Soldiers that were intentionally swarming the young man, in the hope to subdue him as fast as possible.
Ethan gritted his teeth as she swung his trident, shattering the Skeletons in front of him before running away.
Lily, who was always by Ethan’s side, ran alongside him.
While their team was running towards the Inner City, a section of the wall shattered, leaving a big hole.
A moment later, swarms of Undead Beast Monsters entered the city through the opening and set their eyes on the blue-haired boy who was being protected by hundreds of warriors.
Undead Panthers, Sabertooth Tigers, Wolves, Bears, as well as Warthogs, all charged at Ethan in a frenzy.
Knowing that they would not be able to outrun their pursuers, Ethan decided to make a stand on one of the narrow streets of the city.
Facing their enemies, the warriors roared as they held their ground, and clashed with the monsters who had now almost descended upon them.
Blood was spilled and flesh was torn as both sides clashed.
Due to the Shaman’s magical spells and Lily’s deadly attacks, they were able to withstand the first wave of the Monster Tide.
At that moment, Great Chieftain Adrian was pushed down by an Undead Sabertooth Tiger and was about to be bitten to death.
Seeing this scene, Ethan roared and threw the Trident in his hand. The weapon turned into a water dragon that obliterated the Sabertooth Tiger before it could go for the kill
Just as Ethan was about to recall his Trident, something caught his eye which made his face go pale.
Lily was fighting against an Undead Bear Monster, and a warrior holding a blade was right behind her.
Time seemed to turn very slowly as Ethan watched the warrior thrust his sword forward. However, instead of attacking the bear, the strike was aimed at Lily’s back, with the intention of piercing her heart. 𝚘𝑣𝑙𝒩xt.𝗰𝑜𝕞
“Lily!” Ethan shouted with all of his might.
The young lady, who was in her Demi-Wolf form, heard Ethan’s voice.
A moment later, a blade pierced through her body from the back.
Ethan’s frenzied roar drowned out the noise of the surroundings as he ran towards the young lady, whose life was flashing before his very eyes.