Chapter 188: Rune Armor, Despair, a Mysterious Figure Appears
2025-01-05 Author: Amnesty L
Following the Silver-haired Girl's roar, all the Humans sprang into action.
They transitioned from a standstill to a sprint in a near-instant. Aside from their harsh breaths, no one uttered a sound.
They were conserving their strength!
In the coming battle, every ounce of strength saved was another chance to kill an enemy.
The Silver-haired Girl charged at the very front, spear in hand. Feeling the silent, powerful footsteps behind her, the corners of her eyes turned red.
The hundred-odd Humans, their eyes bloodshot and their dry, pale lips pressed tight, crashed into the Grey Dwarf forces like a silent pack of wolves.
Boom!
War cries instantly echoed across the Desert, but they were all howls from the Grey Dwarves.
"Earth Charge!"
A hoarse, delicate cry rang out.
An earthy-brown light rippled across the Silver-haired Girl's entire body. She vanished from her spot in an instant, the first to charge into the Grey Dwarves' ranks.
"Aah!!"
"Aah!!"
"Aah!!"
The first three Grey Dwarves she met were sent flying with miserable cries before they even had a chance to defend themselves.
The Silver-haired Girl appeared where the three Grey Dwarves had been. Her gaze was icy as she rapidly swung the silver spear in her hands.
Pfft!
Blood spurted.
She pierced through the nearest Grey Dwarf!
The Grey Dwarves' encirclement was instantly torn open, and terror appeared in the pupils of the surrounding Grey Dwarf soldiers.
However!
Just then, a sharp whistling sound approached from the right.
The Silver-haired Girl took a quick step back, simultaneously twisting her waist and swinging her spear, smashing it forcefully in the direction of the sound.
Bang!
A heavy thud exploded in the air.
It was a hammer-shaped weapon connected to a chain. As it was knocked away, the meteor hammer was simultaneously retracted.
It landed in the hands of a Grey Dwarf with a thick, grayish-white beard and arms as thick as thighs. She was the only Grey Dwarf among them wearing a full suit of armor.
She was the commander of this Grey Dwarf unit.
"Alar Okardzis, the woman who inherited the 'Hero' bloodline. Our Commander-in-Chief greatly admires your courage."
"If you are willing to surrender and lay down your weapon, I, in the name of a 'Grey Dwarf Warrior,' can guarantee that I will spare this group of tribesmen behind you."
The Grey Dwarf General's gaze was fixed on the Silver-haired Girl. She caught the meteor hammer in one hand, while her other rough hand gripped the chain as she declared loudly.
Among the entire Human Tribe, only the Silver-haired Girl before her was the most difficult to deal with. She was also the hope of all Humans.
Furthermore, she was considered by all Humans to be the next guardian who could step into the "Heroic Realm," following in the footsteps of that Human hero.
The Grey Dwarf General didn't know if she could step into that realm!
She only knew that her opponent was just seventeen years old, yet she already possessed terrifying power and abilities far surpassing a Grey Dwarf warrior. This Human woman truly had such talent.
Therefore!
Even if it meant letting the group of inferior Humans behind her go, the Silver-haired Girl before her had to die.
Further back, the Grey Dwarf soldiers and the Humans had already clashed.
A Grey Dwarf smashed a Human's left shoulder with a hammer, completely crippling the arm he used to wield his weapon.
Faced with such an injury, the Human bared his teeth in a savage expression, but he didn't scream in pain. His feet didn't even pause for a moment as he charged forward madly.
"Get the hell off me!" the Grey Dwarf roared, swinging its hammer and smashing it into the Human, easily caving in his chest and shattering his ribs.
"Aaargh—"
Only at that moment did the Human spew a large amount of blood and bits of flesh from his mouth, his face flushing red as he let out a low, agonized roar.
Then, he forcefully knocked aside the shield in the Grey Dwarf's hands, used his height advantage to tackle the Grey Dwarf to the ground, and began to bite and tear relentlessly with his mouth.
"Aah!! My ear, my nose!!"
The Grey Dwarf's pained howls instantly rang out.
Scenes like this played out continuously across the entire battlefield. However, the Grey Dwarf legion ultimately possessed nearly five times the number of troops as the Humans.
Alar's eyes were locked on the Grey Dwarf General, her hands clutching her silver spear, her eyes red.
She could clearly hear the suppressed screams of her tribesmen from behind. Even at a time like this, they still didn't want their screams to affect her.
"Die! Spear Impact!"
Without a single wasted word, Alar raised her spear and brought it down heavily upon the Grey Dwarf General.
She naturally wouldn't believe the lie that they would spare her tribesmen if she surrendered. She had been fighting these Grey Dwarves with her Father since she was ten; she knew better than anyone how brutal these Grey Dwarves were.
"Seal of the Iron Hammer!"
The Grey Dwarf General, long wary of Alar's attack, immediately gripped the iron hammer with both hands and thrust it out.
Boom!
The spear and iron hammer collided heavily. The powerful force erupting from the impact created a piercing explosion in the air.
An invisible airwave spread out, knocking back several Grey Dwarves who had drawn near.
Alar felt her hand go numb, instantly realizing she was inferior in power. She took a step back with her left leg, anchoring her body as she retracted the silver spear.
Immediately after,
she lowered and pulled back the hands gripping the spear, pressing her left hand firmly against the butt of the silver spear. A hoarse cry followed: "Precision Control!"
Boom!
The tip of the silver spear instantly blurred into afterimages, enveloping the Grey Dwarf General like a torrential storm.
"Stand Firm!!"
The Grey Dwarf General's expression changed drastically at the sight of this dense assault. She immediately pulled on the chain, swinging the iron hammer in a defensive arc.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The continuous, dense sound of clashing weapons rang out, but Alar's silver spear eventually broke through.
Swoosh!
The sharp spear tip streaked through the air with a cold glint and stabbed heavily into the Grey Dwarf General's armor, only to be blocked by a glow of magic power emanating from the armor.
"Rune Armor?"
At that moment, Alar's expression completely changed.
"Hahaha, didn't expect this, did you? This is the Rune Armor bestowed by the Commander-in-Chief specifically to deal with you." The Grey Dwarf General was knocked back a step by the force transmitted from the silver spear, but her face showed no sign of shock or anger. Instead, she burst out laughing.
"Surround her! Don't let her escape!"
In an instant!
Grey Dwarves closed in from all directions.
With their numerical advantage, the Human before them had no chance of escape.
A trace of despair flashed in the depths of Alar's eyes.
She had originally intended to finish off the Grey Dwarf General quickly. If she could kill her, this Grey Dwarf army might fall into chaos, and she could use that opportunity to lead her tribesmen to escape.
But she never expected that her opponent would be wearing Rune Armor with a special ability.
Alar bit her lip, and determination returned to her eyes. Even if she died here today, she would kill as many Grey Dwarves as possible.
"Screee!!"
A sharp cry suddenly rang out from the sky above.
The next moment!
A large, black goshawk appeared above the battlefield, diving down at an incredible speed and kicking up a powerful airwave.
Such a huge commotion immediately caught everyone's attention. Before anyone could figure out what was happening, the goshawk had already charged into the battlefield.
"Aah!"
"Aah!"
"...!"
It instantly knocked over several Grey Dwarf soldiers who were entangled with the Humans.
Immediately after!
The giant goshawk's sharp talons snatched up two Grey Dwarves and with a flap of its wings, it pulled them into mid-air before slamming them back down.
The sudden change left everyone on the scene somewhat stunned.
"Bastard! Where did this monster come from?" the Grey Dwarf General's face turned ugly as she cursed loudly.
She had never seen such a monster in this Despair Valley.
"Aah!!"
Suddenly, the screams of Grey Dwarf soldiers rang out from the perimeter, and the screams grew louder and more distinct.
Could it be Human reinforcements?
The Grey Dwarf General's gaze flickered, and she hurriedly looked in the direction of the screams.
Meanwhile, a trace of bewilderment flashed in Alar's eyes. Her tribesmen shouldn't have any more forces to assist her.
The screams of the Grey Dwarf soldiers became more and more pronounced, causing the intense battlefield to subconsciously grind to a halt. Everyone's gaze turned in that direction.
A large amount of blood shot into the sky, mixed with the mutilated bodies of Grey Dwarf soldiers—viscera, heads, and various limbs.
A figure clad in gray full-plate armor gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision. The figure carried what looked like a heavy greatsword.
With every swing, the bodies of two or three Grey Dwarf soldiers were sliced in half at the waist. The shields and weapons in the Grey Dwarves' hands were directly shattered by the figure's heavy greatsword.
Unstoppable!
Before this figure, those Grey Dwarf soldiers were like children.
No, they were worse than children!
(end of chapter)