Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 765

Chapter 765: 765

Bluemoon clenched her teeth and pulled on the trigger, tearing the corpse apart with a stream of metal and fire . This angry attack was a waste of good bullets, but she had nowhere else to vent otherwise .

Qianye instinctively concealed himself after ducking behind the wall . At this moment, his thoughts weren’t on the battlefield but rather, that woman . Every time, she would only appear for a brief moment, and her figure was fairly blurry . If it wasn’t for Qianye’s astonishing eyesight, there was simply no way to discover her existence .

The silhouette of her back gave Qianye a sense of familiarity, but she was otherwise a stranger to him . Qianye had a feeling that, under her calm exterior, was an indifferent disdain for all life—it was as if this person was a powerful entity from a different world .

When had such a powerful woman appeared in Port City? Qianye had thought of Nighteye at first but soon ruled-out this possibility . This person had a different temperament, and that godly marksmanship was also far above Nighteye’s, capable of suppressing anyone Qianye had ever seen . Even Zhao Jundu hadn’t reached this level .

Regardless, it was good news that such a person was willing to stand on their side . Qianye pushed away all distracting thoughts and locked onto a nearby armored warrior .

This warrior was surrounded by a dozen or so city-guard corpses . Without the restriction of those guards, the creature had started to turn its attention toward the surrounding citizens . It rampaged through the street block, smashing the frail buildings with its gigantic body . The civilians within quickly lost their hiding places and appeared in his vision .

The steel-armored soldier emitted a bloodthirsty roar as its axe danced about, cutting down all the civilians in its wake . The warrior seemed particularly fond of slaughter and would continue to butcher the corpses even after cutting down its targets .

Qianye’s expression turned gloomy . These monsters only revealed their slaughtering instincts after leaving the battlefield . If they were allowed to rampage through the city, one could very well imagine the fate of those residents after the city had fallen . Mobilizing such a weapon meant that the three powers had—contrary to the norms in the neutral lands—no intention of taking in the civilians of Port City .

Qianye arrived on the armored soldier’s back with a flicker and thrust East Peak into its neck, all the way to its hilt . The warrior erupted in a short roar but soon collapsed to the ground, never to move again .

This time, Qianye had decided to not hold back anymore .

It was at this moment that Su Dingqian’s voice echoed in the air, “Everyone, this matter is related to the continued existence of Port City . The enemy has no intention of leaving the civilians a path of survival . I implore you to assist me in a fight to the death . If only we can hold Port City, I will not hesitate to empty our coffers to reward everyone’s contributions . ”

These words caused the eyes of many experts in the city to turn red . As the city lord, Su Dingqian must have accumulated a large amount of wealth over the decades . Even a small part of it was enough to help all these experts advance by a level, to speak nothing of the entire treasury . How could a divine champion go back on his words?

Qianye was also moved . The Dreameater Bug was something he needed urgently—Su Dingqian’s willingness to offer it to him meant that it wasn’t the most valuable item in his treasury . There might be better spirit-healing treasures among the products related to the Earth Dragon .

Despite knowing the dangers, Qianye decided to let loose and fight for the Dreameater Bug and other potential spirit-healing treasures .

There were quite a few people with the same thoughts . It could be said that there were some things for an independent expert that could only be chanced upon and not sought . Many were at their cultivation bottlenecks and required certain treasures to take the next step . The only way for them to obtain such resources was to look for them in a divine champion’s treasury .

Hence, many independent experts decided to go all out and fight this bloody war despite knowing the perils .

Qianye stopped a small unit of city guards who had just charged out of a street .

“Follow me . ” Qianye pointed toward the side before proceeding to move out . The soldiers hesitated briefly before following suit—it was naturally best for them if they could follow an expert in this chaotic battle .

Two armored warriors appeared before Qianye after passing through the street block . He pounced forward without stopping and cut them down on the spot . The soldiers crowded over from behind and, under Qianye’s instructions, stabbed at the wound with their long spears, completely annihilating the enemy soldier’s vitality .

A fair number of scattered city guards began to follow him during the long raid, and soon, there was a hundred-man team behind him . At this point, Qianye would critically injure the armored soldiers with one slash and allow the soldiers behind him to finish them off .

Under the assault of dozens of spears, the steel-armored creatures quickly turned into corpses despite their powerful vitality .

This method was effective in preserving Qianye’s origin power . As more and more soldiers gathered behind him, they became the main fighting force of that city block . With enough followers to guard his flanks and clean up the battlefield, his assault became even more efficient . He would usually leave individual foot soldiers to the troops behind him and only took action to scatter the well-organized units in their way . The duty of hunting down survivors after that was delegated to others .

Within a short period, dozens more armored soldiers had fallen to Qianye’s blade .

On the Spider Emperor’s ship, the masked man stood up all of a sudden . “Why are the puppet warrior casualty rates so high!?”

In front of him, a vampire officer was lying on the ground after concluding the latest battle report . The furious masked man’s suppressive might had pressed the viscount to the floor, his bones creaking and groaning, unable to utter a single word .

Just the invisible pressure alone had rendered a vampire viscount entirely helpless . All of the Spider Emperor’s generals were filled with dread upon seeing the masked man’s strength .

The latter eventually withdrew his aura after realizing that his target could no longer speak .

The viscount didn’t dare to activate his blood energy and heal his injury . “This lowly one doesn’t dare to lie . A large number of connection signals have indeed disappeared, over three hundred and eighty during the last count . Now… now…”

He didn’t continue speaking, but the meaning in his words was clear . More puppet warriors had died during this period .

The command room was deathly silent . Everyone here knew that the puppet soldier was a secret weapon of the Moonlight Demons, and their power was already evident during the assault on the city . They had first estimated a loss of about two hundred of these soldiers in total, but now, they had actually lost twice the amount when the battle had just begun . The outcome of the battle was far from decided, so how could the masked man be in a good mood?

The commander seemed to have realized that being angry was useless . He returned to his seat and sat down with his eyes closed . Moments later, he said, “Where is the Wolf King’s representative? It’s time for them to attack . ”

The werewolf’s expression changed drastically . “Sire, this isn’t what we planned? Your puppet soldiers have charged deep into the city, and they have no distinction between friend and foe . Sending our troops in at this time will result in grave casualties . ”

Those steel-armored warriors would massacre all living things apart from their own kind . Hence, there were no other troops near their formation . Ordinary soldiers were transported by airship and only entered the city after the creatures had gone in .

The lips on the commander’s mask actually curved upward into a cold smile . He said slowly, “The old spider has lost a warbeast, and my puppet warriors are suffering heavy casualties . So what if some of your troops die? Your tribesmen aren’t worth much anyway . You can use the dead as fertilizer . ”

The werewolf general’s lips moved somewhat, hoping to argue his case . But the masked man turned about at this moment . His cold gaze fell onto the wolf’s body as he said in a cold voice, “If you move out now, I can ignore whether the soldiers you send are humans or werewolves, but if you must wait until the agreed moment, your Second Werewolf Corps can forget about resting . All of them will have to enter the city . ”

The werewolf general’s words were stuck in his throat . He could only bow, saying, “I’ll go and arrange the assault . "

The second werewolf corps was one of the best legions under the Wolf King, and its officers were all werewolves . It could be considered a private army of his tribe . The Wolf King wouldn’t feel very pained at losing other troops, but the casualties inflicted on the first and second werewolf corps would consist only of the Wolf King’s tribesmen .

No matter how well-trained the corps were, they were still made of flesh and would suffer all the same around those puppet warriors . Hence, despite the unwillingness, that werewolf general had no choice but to leave the cabin and issue the command to attack .

The heavy transports roaming around the battlefield started to land, pouring tens of thousands of soldiers into the battlefield . These troops all surged into Port City like the raging tides .

Within the city, Qianye felt a sudden increase in pressure as a constant stream of enemy soldiers appeared around him . Fortunately, he had rounded up a sizeable band of city guards and civilians, forming a stable battlefront under the cover of the complicated landscape .

However, the enemy numbers were simply too great—a new wave would appear after killing one off . The defensive line Qianye had built up with great difficulty was soon tottering on the verge of collapse . On several occasions, Qianye had to personally kill the enemy officer in order to stabilize the situation .

Just as Qianye was hesitating whether or not to massacre these ordinary soldiers, one of the nearby buildings burst apart and the heavily armored Bluemoon charged out like a god of death .

Qianye’s eyes lit up—Highbeards were the best killing weapons on the battlefield, most suitable for mowing down large numbers of cannon fodder .

“This way!” Qianye shouted .

Bluemoon also noticed Qianye and the defensive line behind him . She rushed over toward him, crying, “I have some trouble behind me, I’ll leave them to you . ”

Soon, a dozen or so steel-armored warriors came into view .