"UNLEASH ALL FIREPOWER!!"
While the two powerful beings clashed, cannons shuddered behind the dam, lined up in preparation. Artillery teams meticulously adjusted the angles of fire and measured precise amounts of decylene for each shot.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of cannons unleashed their lethal charges, sending shells flying in an arc toward the enemy.
The destruction fell from the sky as deadly howitzers shattered entire groups of demons. Each impact carved craters a hundred meters wide, the shock waves alone were already sufficient to reduce countless demons to pieces, because the damage was similar to receiving a huge hammer with their bodies. Incandescent fragments turned demons into minced meat, annihilating numerous other demonic beasts in the process.
Not even the demonic knights or their fiery mounts were safe. Where each projectile fell, everything within a hundred meters was obliterated into flesh and powdered armor. A projectile fell on a large mass made of demonized humans, bursting it like a balloon and scattering shattered corpses.
"I never thought I'd live to see this day. Seeing this is so beautiful," said a soldier on the wall, unable to tear his eyes from the massacre. "For years, those damn atheists kept shittalking us and our beliefs, ranting that everything we believed in was mere children's stories. Now, seeing this, it gives us another reason to believe."
"Shut your mouth and keep firing, soldier!" Trese shouted. This one did not stop her from pressing the trigger of the giant anti-tank rifle in her arms.
30mm Armor-piercing incendiary rounds flew at incredible speed against the ranks of demons. One bullet obliterated the head of a demonic knight, sending it falling to the ground. A second shot claimed it was dead, as she had discovered that even beheaded, these creatures sometimes continue moving.
"Even with the artillery, there are so many that it is not enough to finish them off. They have even appeared too close, just over three kilometers and they are closing the distance quickly."
In fact, the enemy army appeared only a few kilometers from the dam. And by the time the defenders began to respond, they were only two kilometers away. Their numbers were overwhelming, even scattered to avoid being swept away in groups. The artillery shells fell, but it would not be enough to devastate them, not at this distance. If only they had appeared one kilometer further then the guns would do an excellent job with their already 16-kilometer range.
And the worst part is that there were not enough troops.
The attack had been too fast, surprising even. The city was well-equipped with artillery, autocannons, and other heavy weapons spread over the dam, but calling reinforcements would take time, precious minutes of which did not count much.
Killing lesser demons from Level 1 to Level 6 was easy enough for a small squad of soldiers, but killing stronger ones from Level 7 and above was complicated. For instance, Demonic Knights were nearly impervious to standard rifles, which would take hundreds, if not thousands, of rounds just to penetrate both of their shields and armor.
However, rifles from the 19th Black Armored Division were far more powerful than the average assault rifle as it would require fifty rounds to breach the shield, thirty more to pierce the armor, and twenty more on its flesh beneath it and to make sure the demon does not get up. The autocannons on the dam were a different story. One round from them was more than enough to destroy the shield, another for the armor, and a third to end the demon. But there were so many that even with a hundred emplacements of these heavy weapons on top of the dam, their numbers did not diminish.
But just as everything appeared to be fine...
"ROARRRRR!!!"
A Tiger's roar reverberated across the sky like a clap of thunder. Immediately after, the demonic tiger spread its snow-white wings and soared into the sky.
"ROOOAAARRR!!!"
After another roar, filled with a fiendish aura, the tiger suddenly spoke as its voice echoed across the sky.
"Dragon Commanders, heed my command! Kill them all! Kill them until they tremble in fear!!"
"Yes..." A unified reply echoed. Much to the horror of countless Black Armor Soldiers, the horizon was suddenly engulfed in a blazing red hue, as if clouds of flame had suddenly materialized.
On closer inspection, four colossal Dragons with wingspans spanning dozens of meters could be seen flapping their wings deep within the clouds. At the same time, a tremendous amount of demonic energy started gathering at the horizon.
Sensing the increasingly dense demon energy, the expressions of the Black Armor Army commanders and even General Alexandre Trese changed dramatically.
"Well... that can't be good."
"Quick! Retreat!"
As one warning after another rang, the faces of the soldiers mirrored their commanders' alarms.
Just because in the next moment, enormous fireballs rained down from the sky like a meteor shower, heading straight for the tall wall of the dam.
What these dragons unleashed were magic attacks called [Meteor Firestorm].
Flapping their wings, these dragons could gather the demonic energy from the sky and instantly convert that part of the sky into a sea of fire.
However, this was not the most terrifying part.
The most terrifying part was that the four Dragon Commanders unleashed the [Meteor Firestorm] together, and their combined might was far more powerful than the sum of their individual strengths.
In the beginning, when all seven Dragon Commanders flew together, the combined sea of fire they created stretched for hundreds of kilometers.
Although there were only four of them now, their strength was not what it used to be.
Even though this [Meteor Firestorm] wasn't as powerful as when all seven dragons unleashed it together, it was almost as devastating.
"Damn it!"
Noticing the impending disaster, Melian broke away from the battle and hastily cast a magical barrier before the flaming spheres of destruction and blocked them.
Unfortunately, she only managed to block three of them, the other one, on the other hand, already flew past before the magic barrier could be formed.
In an instant, the sky and ground were dyed fiery red, and the fireball the size of a house head struck the dam in succession.
BOOOOM!!
A deafening explosion erupted, causing the dam to shake violently as if under heavy artillery fire. Heart-wrenching screams filled the air as hundreds of soldiers were lit up in flames. They did not struggle for long as their scorched corpses fell to the ground one after another.
At the end of the day, the flames of these Dragon Commanders were simply too terrifying, far beyond the capabilities of these humans to withstand. Not even their fire resistant clothing they wore could stop the blazing flames of hell.
While such a powerful attack temporarily exhausted the Dragon Commanders, it was enough for Conquest, who smirked in satisfaction.
"Destroy that wall!"
Gazing at the towering city wall now engulfed in flames, a cold gleam flashed in Conquest's eyes. He then turned his attention to several Peregrine Falcon-like demons that were already prepared and gave the command.
"Yes..." Immediately after, the Avian demons began to spin, ready to unleash their destructive power.
WHOOSH-! WHOOSH-! WHOOSH-!
With each rotation, five storms moving at deadly speed began to surge.
What was even more terrifying was that these five storms grew larger as the Falcons spun, eventually forming tornadoes dozens of meters wide that charged toward the dam
"Stop them!" a soldier shouted upon noticing the oncoming tornadoes.
The AI on the auto-cannons detected the incoming storms and began firing a barrage of high-caliber explosive rounds. Thankfully, some of the rounds managed to strike four of the Falcons.
...Except for one.
"SCREEEEECH!!!"
Accompanied by high-pitched screeches, the enormous tornado was about to fall on the high wall.
It was fast, incredibly fast.
And while it was fast, it was breathtakingly powerful.
"NO!" Melian yelled as she leaped into the air.
Gathering a massive amount of mana into her sword, she prepared to unleash her magic attack, [Light Streak], the skill she used to slain the giant Crocodile back in Aceh.
However, before she could cast it, Lord Conquest, who was standing on the ground below, transformed into a streak of white light. In an instant, he shot straight toward Melian and appeared before her.
"Since when is our battle over? We are NOT done yet!!"
Boom!
With a deafening clap, a powerful surge of demonic energy spread outward, stirring up fearsome gales.
Looking from a distance, a small shockwave rose up. Within the formidable tempest, Conquest's massive axe gleamed with a bright white light.
"RAWWW!!"
With a fierce roar, Conquest swung his axe at Melian with the force of a mountain, destroying her [Light Streak] attack with minimal effort and sending the Elf Queen flying before she could even react, like a kite with a broken string.
BOOM!!
With a powerful explosion that killed nearby demons, Melian was seen laying on a massive crater with injuries.
A burly figure landed on the ground, creating a small crater. Raising his head in her direction, he slowly approached the injured elf.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Accompanied by heavy steps, an imposing pressure enveloped Melian.
Wearing a scornful smile, a demon clad in white armor and holding a huge ax entered her sight.
"You really thought you could fight me while trying to save the lives of your soldiers?" Conquest chuckled coldly, a flickering black sheen shimmered on his right arm, "Let's see if you can save either yourself or your men."
"[Gravity Suppression]"
After a moment...
BOOOM!
As Conquest raised his giant ax, an immense force descended upon Melian and the soldiers on top of the dam.
SPLOOSH!
In a single instance, as if crushed by an invisible force from above, one hundred soldiers were turned into smush. Their bodies were flattened, causing blood and their internal organs to splatter out like jelly out of a crushed donut.
The oozing liquid painted the surroundings red, even staining the attire of those who stood beside them.
All of this happened... in just a moment.
Melian, meanwhile, was shocked. Faced with Conquest's giant axe, her body felt unnaturally heavy, as if an enormous weight pressed down on her.
And that was then she realized, this was Gravity Magic!
A very rare magic attribute that even skilled mages found difficult to master. Nobody except the nations outside of the Third Civilization Zone were able to learn this magic attribute.
At that moment, a sound akin to the shattering of glass rang out as Conquest's giant axe swung fiercely toward Melian, shattering even the space around it.
BOOM!
With a deafening explosion, the force of the axe sent Melian flying at incredible speed and her body crashed against a mountain in the far distance.
Immediately after Melian was knocked out of the battlefield...
BOOM!
Amidst a series of explosions, the tornado and the towering dam came into contact. The towering dam began to crack, revealing the ever-expanding cracks that resembled a spider's web, which kept spreading.
After a short while, the dam could no longer endure the pressure, and with a deafening crash, sections of the dam shattered into pieces, raining down bits and pieces of rubble.
Meanwhile, the other demons did not remain idle either.
"ROAARRRR!!!"
They came charging like unstoppable machines ready to splat anything in their path. With their weapons and teeth bared, they rushed forward, no fear for death for life was anathema to them. Every demon was urged to kill and they wished for blood as their hatred for life is what pushed them to move and crave for blood.
Then a sound of explosion was heard and a group of Demonic knights and Hell Mounts at the front line were already on the ground. The other demons were momentarily confused, but not before long, more tank shells were rained down upon the demon army. One shell impacted a demon knight's shield and exploded, destroying it. The second impacted on the chest of the demon knight, making him stop and pushing him, but still, the demon knight was on his feet, but a third projectile destroyed its chest and exploded, reducing the demon knight to ashes.
"Sino tayo?!"
"""Ang kinakailangang kasamaan!!"""
"Bakit tayo kailangan?!"
"""Upang linisin ang kasamaan na mas masahol pa kaysa sa mga tao!"""
"At bakit iilan tayong pinili ng Diyos, itinalaga para sa hindi banal na gawaing ito?!"
The 20,000 remaining soldiers of the 19th Black Armored Division brandished their weapons and shouted.
"""Dahil walang iba!"""
"Ngayon ipakita natin ang ating halaga sa imperyo, Templar Knights! Para sa ating mga pamilya! Para sa Inang Bayan! ATAKE!!"