Although he said so, he didn't believe that the hundred or so people downstairs could stop the sudden enemies, because they were facing Patriot's most elite Shieldguards and guerrilla forces.
But as long as they could stall for a while, it would be enough. She needed some time to recover from the immense exhaustion caused by her previous confrontation with Kanna's catastrophic Originium Arts.
Once she recovered, let alone these Shieldguards, even if Patriot himself came, she was confident she could defeat him.
After leaving the lower district, everyone saw the terrifying heavy rain outside.
"This is what you call 'a little bit'?" Fortunately, although this was referred to as the bottom of the building, its actual location could be said to be at the highest point of Chernobog, so even with the torrential rain outside, it didn't affect the people inside the building.
Just as everyone was getting ready, a sudden flurry of urgent footsteps announced the arrival of a group of highly trained Reunion Movement members, armed with military-issue combat knives, at the passage leading to the ground floor.
"It seems we've been discovered, but given the conditions outside, Talulah will have difficulty calling for reinforcements quickly. Now is the time to defeat her in one fell swoop."
Although they were discovered, the Doctor did not panic. Instead, he pointed to the almost impassable heavy rain outside, asserting that no one would be able to arrive as reinforcements in a short time.
Patriot, floating up, looked at the heavy rain outside and also affirmed the Doctor's judgment. He also said that in such rain, the enemy's reinforcements would likely come from their original path, which was underground. So, he had the Shieldguards return the way they came and notified Mudrock, who was resting below.
Upon receiving the news, Mudrock did not choose to retreat. Instead, after a brief conversation with Ivan, the two came up to the upper level together. Then, she actively collapsed the newly erected staircase into fragments, preventing enemy reinforcements from using it to enter the building. The Shieldguards and Mudrock's team could then focus all their attention on the main entrance.
Because the enemy could only come up from nearby basements and then, braving the downpour, enter through the main entrance, their side, well-rested, could block the enemy's reinforcements at a very low cost.
At this moment, the assault team had already engaged the fully armed Reunion Movement members upstairs.
Among those charging at the forefront were not the Rhodes Island members, nor Patriot and Frostnova, but Chen from the Lungmen Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department. Hoshiguma, wielding a new large shield provided by Rhodes Island, protected Chen's flanks, while her Hannya had been entrusted to the Rhodes Island reserve team members stationed outside before coming to Chernobog.
Chen was already impatient. Her sister, Talulah, was directly above. Earlier, when she overheard Rhodes Island and Reunion Movement discussing, she had remained silent because she understood that if Talulah had truly committed a grave error, then under the assault of such an elite decapitation squad, Talulah would have little chance of leaving Chernobog alive.
So, she wanted to confirm with her own eyes, to confirm if there was still a chance to save her sister.
Rhodes Island did not impede her actions. After all, given the current situation, Talulah had no escape, and who went first or last would not affect subsequent operations.
Patriot, following behind Rhodes Island, was even less anxious. At this moment, his attention was entirely on Amiya.
Just as Kanna had said, he was using his own eyes to see, to observe if Amiya would become the Demon King.
Frostnova, meanwhile, followed beside the Doctor. Ever since the Doctor rescued her in Lungmen, she found that she quite enjoyed perching on the Doctor's head. Although such behavior was clearly impossible when she was human, she was now just a delicate little fox. Who would refuse to have such a cute little fox riding on their head? Of course, Rhodes Island didn't entirely let the two from Lungmen delve into the enemy ranks. Under the Doctor's command, Sharp, as an assault operative, followed closely behind Chen. Should she show signs of exhaustion, Sharp would take her place and continue to break through the enemy's defenses. Behind Sharp were Ace and Saria, one on the left and one on the right. Like guardian deities, they further tore open the breach created by the front line and also blocked the enemy's path to attack the rear.
Ace was initially worried about W and wasn't planning to act, but the Doctor, stroking Frostnova on his head, said she would protect him in Ace's stead, which allowed Ace to leave his side.
As Ace charged to the front line, W subtly glanced at the Doctor. However, even though her straightforward personality made her seem a bit eccentric in this riddle-loving Terra, she wasn't an unreasonable person. As the brain of the assault team, the Doctor played a crucial role in the squad. Even if she disliked the Doctor, she wouldn't make a move against him at this moment.
At this moment, she still didn't know that the small animal perched on the Doctor's head was Frostnova, and the set of "weapons" floating near Amiya was Patriot.
Nor did she know that Ace's confident departure wasn't because he trusted her not to cause trouble for the Doctor, but because he believed that even if she did, Frostnova would have enough time to protect the Doctor.
It was fortunate that this upward passage was only wide enough for three people to advance abreast, so even though Reunion Movement only had about a hundred people, they could still easily block the upward path.
Coupled with the elite military-grade equipment she wore, Chen felt a bit out of strength after breaking through four opponents.
She looked at the dense mass of enemies above her, gritted her teeth, and reached for a longsword at her waist that she hadn't yet drawn.
"Let me!" Just then, a steady male voice came from the side. She saw a Rhodes Island figure flash past her, rushing to the front. The longsword in his hand cut through space, directly piercing the shield in front of him, and in the disbelieving eyes of the Reunion Movement member behind the shield, he ran him through.
Next, his longsword danced, and he broke through four defensive lines consecutively before being blocked.
His attack impeded, he did not try to force his way through like Chen, but instead retreated gracefully.
Two streaks of saber light, like cold moons, swept down from behind him, directly splitting the thick shield in two. The Reunion Movement member hiding behind the shield hadn't had time to feel relieved for blocking Sharp's charge when he felt a pain in his throat. The last thing he saw was a verdant figure and a cold blade.
After breaking through two people, Block felt his strength wane and jumped back, clearing the position.
At this moment, Chen, her strength recovered, once again rushed to the front with a Lungmen standard longsword.
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