136: The final battle begins, the horrific hell! (3)

A night passed.

The battlefield had already turned into a sea of fire.

Under the azure moonlight, the sea of fire appeared a chilling, pitch-black.

Since the war began, the Hell Army's offensive had never ceased, nor showed any signs of weakening.

The Saints fought without retreating, battling until death.

The soldiers, bathed in blood, advanced one after another.

The east… was still a vast darkness, with no sign of when dawn would arrive.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The magic cannons on the city wall roared continuously.

Each attack took down hundreds of Hell Demons.

However, in the next second, even more Hell Demons would surge forward, continuing their assault.

The magic barrier had not shattered, but under the erosion of Hell's dark magic, it was in a state of neutralization, unable to form a complete blockade, only able to reduce some of the enemy's ranged spells and arrow damage.

Roar~!!!

The Fire Demon Legion in the distance, after a brief gathering, roared once more.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One by one, huge meteors burning with scorching red flames suddenly streaked across the night sky, heading straight for the city wall.

Despair… Everyone on the city wall finally understood what despair felt like.

The Hell Army seemed to know no fatigue.

The Fire Demons also seemed to have no concept of their magic power drying up.

The meteor shower, occurring once every minute, was a life-and-death test for the magic array and the kingdom's defenders.

If they held on, they could hold out for another minute.

If they couldn't?

Then both people and walls would be annihilated together under the Fire Demon Legion's meteor fire rain.

“Do we… have any reinforcements?”

“None left…”

“Hell has launched an all-out assault; other cities cannot possibly dispatch more troops.”

With the war reaching this point, everyone was on the verge of collapse.

Blood and magic repeatedly washed over every inch of the battlefield.

In this situation, a profession's rank was no longer important.

Even a Legend could be controlled by a demon spell due to a single mistake and die under a siege.

In contrast, the Hell Army's numerical advantage was too obvious.

Although the Lesser Demons were weak and could be instantly killed by a Legend professional, you couldn't stop their sheer numbers; as long as they got into melee range, dozens of Lesser Demons besieging a Legend would not last more than a few seconds.

Dizziness, petrification, control, slow… there was simply no room to fight back; barely holding on for a few moments almost certainly meant death!

If luck was bad and a few Dark Demons were mixed in, devouring your soul, then there wouldn't even be a chance to resurrect.

“Forbidden Art: Spatial Distortion!”

As high-pitched incantations were recited, the space in front of the city wall immediately twisted and intertwined like a painting.

The meteor shower, still in the sky, was engulfed by the distorted space, exploding silently one by one within the painting, erupting into incomparably brilliant, scorching red light.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was illuminated.

“That’s great, Your Holiness, have you recovered?”

Maggus, who had not stayed in the Star Moon Palace, originally wanted to seek out the Soul-less Sword Saint, hoping to gain his teacher's approval to go to the Sanctuary for trials, intending to break through and then fight the Time Knight.

As a result, he watched the Sword Saint die under the siege of the Hell Demon King.

However, the recognition he sought, he did receive.

Because before his death, the Soul-less Sword Saint handed over all the permissions and inheritances of his profession to him.

In addition, he also received the inheritance of the Seven-Stringed Sword Saint.

As long as he survived this war, he would definitely be able to break through to the Sanctuary with the inheritances of the two great Sword Saints and officially defeat that damned Time Knight!

Now, among the Saints who were still alive, there were only His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn, the former president of the Mage Association, and Old Sword Saint Beoris of the Blue Moon Legion.

However, they were already old, and their energy was not what it used to be.

After fighting continuously for a night and suffering multiple injuries, with their magic power exhausted and injuries unable to fully recover, their condition was extremely poor.

Maggus felt that the Hell Army wouldn't even need to enter the city; the Saints would all die out, wouldn't they?

What about the Queen? What about the Time Knight?

They said they would save everything after awakening, didn't they?

In the end, weren't they just cowards?

I cannot die!

These four words constantly echoed in Maggus's ears.

Yes, I cannot die!

Since even the Queen doesn't care about the kingdom's survival, what does it have to do with me?

Having obtained all the Sword Saint's inheritances, I should find an opportunity to leave, and after becoming a Sword Saint, or even a Sword Sovereign, I will rebuild the kingdom!

It's just that by then… it should be the Queen kneeling at my feet, right?!

“Pfft~!”

After His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn cast the Spatial Forbidden Art, he immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood; his already aged face seemed to have aged another dozen years in a trance, like a decaying piece of deadwood.

“Are you… alright?” Maggus asked with concern.

His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn shook his head with great effort: “We… we don’t have much time left to hold on. Whether the Queen awakens is the key to the war. You… you shouldn’t be here. Go to the Star Moon Palace~”

Upon hearing that he could leave, Maggus couldn't help but smile, immediately nodding: “…Yes!”

“Wait!”

Old Sword Saint Beoris mused from the side: “Kahn, would you rather see the kingdom perish than uphold your promise from back then?”

This… His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn fell silent, his expression somewhat conflicted. After hesitating for a while, he finally took out a crystal-clear key from his embrace.

“Take it and open the forbidden room at the very bottom of my Mage Tower. The things stored inside… might change you, change the future, and change the kingdom’s destiny…”

Old Sword Saint Beoris finally smiled upon seeing this: “Falling to corruption depends on the person; not everyone who uses that thing will fall. In this old man’s opinion, this child seems quite good.”

A glimmer of hope seemed to appear in His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn's dim eyes, and he smiled: “Go, believe in yourself, and you will surely be able to do it!”

“Good!” Maggus suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Since entering the game, he could say he had a smooth journey, hidden professions, third and fourth advancements, and even awakening… He had never encountered setbacks, nor was there anything he couldn't accomplish.

But this war truly changed his perspective.

This game, this world, was too terrifying.

Companions from the same guild back then died one after another in the Hell War, never to be resurrected.

That's why he joined the Starlight Guardians.

At least, it was always safe by the Queen's side.

Even if he had to die, he should be the last to die, right?

If it weren't for that Time Knight… Forget it!

Maggus thought, if it weren't for that guy causing trouble, how could I have obtained the inheritances of the two great Sword Saints, and the forbidden item that even His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn dared not use until his death?

Ha! Idiot!

Just you wait and see.

The Moon Shadow Kingdom can only be saved by me, Maggus!

The Moon Queen will also surely bow at my feet!

Hahahahaha~

Maggus rushed all the way to one of the oldest buildings in the Royal Capital, the His Holiness, Magic Master Kahn's Tower!

Midway, he passed by the Star Moon Palace.

He saw the moonlight in the sky gradually dissipate, and at the same time, a beautiful moonbeam soared from the Star Moon Palace, flying directly towards the battlefield.

“Did the Queen successfully awaken?”

Maggus's pupils contracted, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Too bad… it’s useless!”

“The strength of the Hell Army is simply not something one or two Saints can change.”

“He will die, and the Queen will die too!”

“But, at the last moment, I will step in and save the Queen, ha~”

Maggus, his face full of excitement, quickened his pace again.

.......

At the same time, Lin Ye arrived at the battlefield with the Queen.