72: Extraordinary crush

Hundreds of thousands of Worm Army, relying on their ability to burrow, directly rushed into the city.

Moments later, screams rose and fell throughout the city.

The Banshee and Blood Bat flew directly into the sky, unleashing their skills upon the guards on the city walls.

The archers on the city walls also refused to be outdone, retaliating one after another.

Unfortunately, the arrows shot by these ordinary archers were completely ineffective, unable to even break through the monsters' defenses.

And those cumbersome siege crossbows were completely unable to deal with the enemies overhead.

In a world where Qi is dominant, ranged attacks are extremely weak; Qi cannot be attached to arrows.

Only high-level knights could unleash detached sword Qi, barely serving as ranged combatants.

High-level knights were, after all, only a minority; the vast majority of soldiers could only huddle behind shields or retreat into fortresses.

Listening to the constant wails from within the city, they felt a deep sense of powerlessness, their earlier ambitions having long since vanished.

How do you fight an enemy you can see but not touch?

At this moment, Gavin was also in a difficult position; he had never fought such a frustrating battle.

For this defense of the city, he had concentrated almost all his forces at the city walls.

Now, within the city, apart from The Palace and a few noble residences which still had guards, the rest had long become the hunting grounds of the Worm.

In just a short while, countless innocent civilians were tragically slaughtered.

The soldiers on the city walls were also powerless against the attacks of these monsters.

If the soldiers were withdrawn into the city to eliminate the Worm...

It seemed like merely a drop in the bucket; facing the elusive burrowing Worm, the most the soldiers could do was deter them.

Soon, he would no longer need to worry.

Chaos had already erupted at the city gate; the enemy had somehow infiltrated the city, instantly killing nearly a hundred soldiers.

The remaining soldiers, seeing something was wrong, quickly rushed forward to fill the gap in the city gate's defense line.

But the strange deaths continued.

This unknown attack left no trace.

Gavin was greatly alarmed and leaped down from the city wall, rushing towards the city gate like a cyan lightning bolt.

Relying on his extraordinary eyesight, Gavin discovered the killer hidden in the dimensional space the moment the Shadow Assassin struck.

Gavin suddenly unleashed his Qi, his longsword thrusting straight ahead to break through space and pierce the Shadow Assassin's throat.

Seeing that this move was effective, Gavin directly activated his ultimate skill—Swiftwind Sword Dance.

In an instant, the longsword in Gavin's hand split into thousands; every ray of sword light could break through layers of space, posing a fatal threat to the Shadow Assassin.

With just one move, he killed over a dozen Shadow Assassin at the city gate.

The weak spatial barrier in this world, instead, became Gavin's aid.

Gavin alone defended the city gate.

Cain, seeing Gavin personally guarding the city gate, couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although the Knight profession has limited strength, a Fifth-Order Transcendent Knight is absolutely not someone that these Third-Order and Fourth-Order monsters can provoke.

With him guarding the city gate now, it would likely be difficult to capture.

If they were to bypass him and go to other city gates...

The Imperial Capital covers an extremely vast area, and the distance between adjacent city gates is not short; taking a detour would require considerable time.

After thinking for a moment, Cain decided to abandon the city gate and head directly for The Palace.

You might not save the common people, but you'll surely save the Emperor, right?

As long as he leaves the city gate, then just wait for the army to enter the city.

Thinking this, Cain sent signals to several army divisions, ordering them to abandon their current targets and directly attack The Palace.

Upon receiving the order, the monsters immediately dropped their current targets and rushed towards The Palace.

Gavin, who was poised for battle at the city gate, did not wait for an attack; instead, he saw the monsters surging towards The Palace.

"Not good!"

Gavin's face changed dramatically.

Although The Palace was guarded by many Great Knights, facing these monsters with strange skills, it would likely be difficult to cope.

If The Palace were breached and these monsters then dispersed throughout the city to wreak havoc and slaughter, then even if he defended the city gate, it would be meaningless.

Thinking this, Gavin no longer hesitated and flew directly towards The Palace.

The moment Gavin left, the city gate was submerged by countless flies and insects.

The guards struggled desperately in the tide of insects, ultimately sacrificing themselves heroically.

The city gate burst open, and Cain, riding the Desert Dragon, led the great army directly into the city.

From this moment on, the Roman Empire Capital completely belonged to the Abyss.

Meanwhile, at The Palace, the Emperor, who was anxiously awaiting news, suddenly heard dense screams coming from outside the palace.

The Emperor's heart suddenly sank; the monsters had attacked!

He drew the opulent longsword hanging on the wall, preparing to leave the palace.

At this moment, a group of guards surged in from outside the hall, surrounding and protecting the Emperor.

The lowest rank among this group of guards was Great Knight, and the guard captain had reached the Earth Knight level.

"Your Majesty, you cannot go out; it's full of monsters outside!"

The guard captain stopped the Emperor who wanted to go out, explaining the dangers outside.

Just as the Emperor was about to say something, the longsword in his hand suddenly slashed out.

Several Worm burrowed out from underground and lunged towards this group of people, biting.

The Emperor's longsword directly severed the head of one of the Worm.

The guards quickly killed the other Worm, but more Worm emerged from underground.

"It seems the palace is no longer safe either; this way is just a slow death!"

The Emperor said in a deep voice, unleashing dense Qi from his body; his strength was indeed also that of an Earth Knight.

"Follow me to guard The Palace Treasury; the ground and walls there are specially cast, so these stinky bugs can't burrow in!"

The guards roared in agreement and quickly fought their way towards the main gate.

When they reached the gate, they found that The Palace, which had been guarded layer by layer, had been nearly devastated by the monsters.

The originally numerous guards were now only a few hundred relatively strong knights.

Ignoring these guards, letting them continue to attract the monsters' attention, the guards protected the Emperor closely as they rushed towards The Palace Treasury.

AgaVaried discovered the abnormality here, knowing that this must be a very important figure, and quickly led her team to intercept.

The Banshee abandoned their targets and surged towards this group of people.

Seeing this, the guards split off a few people, wanting to attract the Banshee' attention.

But AgaVaried paid no attention to them, only staring at the extraordinary human in the crowd.

Helpless, everyone could only quicken their pace and run towards the treasury.

The Banshee sent waves of wind blades directly at the guards, hindering their steps.

These guards were also not simple; not only were they powerful, but each possessed impressive combat skills.

Facing the overwhelming wind blades and the constantly emerging Worm, they wielded their longswords in an impenetrable dance, blocking all of them outside.

Seeing that they were getting closer to The Palace Treasury, a familiar figure flew in from the south; as he passed the Banshee, the longsword in his hand unleashed countless rays of sword light.

"Swiftwind Sword Dance!"

Dozens of Banshee were unable to dodge in time, were cut into two, and fell from the sky.

Apophis, who was following behind Gavin, instantly became furious, and his fear energy transformed into countless long spears that shot towards Gavin.

This was the method of energy transformation he learned from being with the Banshee day and night.

Of course, even more exquisite were his fear tentacles, which added a lot of color to his happy life.