Chapter 103: The Dawn of Victory's Arrival

Damn it, the mage tower still isn't charged yet!

Mu Yi waved his battle blade, easily cutting in half the few magic beasts that had charged onto the wall.

——Angry Thunder

A huge thunderbolt fell from the sky, blue-purple lightning rampaging through the magic beast horde, killing or incapacitating at least over a hundred beasts on the spot.

At this moment, Mu Yi no longer looked human; thick blood-colored armor condensed on his surface, and after directly or indirectly slaying thousands of magic beasts, his attributes have been comprehensively enhanced to a terrifying degree.

The pattern that had once appeared only in the Simulated Universe now reappeared on Mu Yi.

Compared to last time, Mu Yi's foundation is better this time, bringing an even more astonishing boost.

Strength, physique, agility—each attribute reached over twenty times normal, equivalent to over ninety times that of an ordinary person, all attaining the Transcendent realm.

With the blood-colored armor akin to an external exoskeleton supporting him, each of Mu Yi's attacks could take down several magic beasts.

He almost single-handedly held a section of the wall, but this was still a drop in the bucket; Mu Yi lacked the ability to inflict large-scale damage on the enemy.

Continuously releasing lightning to summon heavenly thunder was now Mu Yi's only means of large-scale damage, but this completely uncontrollable ability was practically meaningless in the current situation.

"Kill!" Mu Yi roared with a near-hoarse voice, continually inspiring the soldiers with his fervent cries to fight.

But the soldiers' morale continued to slip bit by bit, the endless magic beast horde becoming almost everyone's nightmare.

"Boom!"

A huge fireball bombarded the wall, instantly exploding among the crowd; the soldiers on that section of the wall were almost instantly turned to charcoal and died on the spot.

In an instant Mu Yi spotted the enemy's figure—another Fireburn Demon—but the foe was quite sly, hiding among the magic beasts; even Mu Yi, who had been scouting the battlefield, didn't see him before the attack.

"Die!"

Mu Yi grabbed the javelin stuck in his back, and scorching flames instantly wrapped around its tip.

The burning javelin flew several hundred meters, landing directly on the Fireburn Demon's body.

The illusory flames burst in an instant, but where he fell, only silence remained; all magic beasts covered by the illusory flames collapsed silently.

The Fireburn Demon at the impact point was instantly pinned to the ground, its originally blazing body instantly extinguished.

Amid the frenzied slaughter, almost all the living soldiers now possessed the Scorching Elite Talent.

Within the Cloud Energy network formed by essence, energy, and spirit, soldiers with the Elite Talent were like ink, constantly staining other soldiers black.

Even after those soldiers with the Elite Talent died, the scorching fire seeds on their bodies blossomed onto other soldiers.

Burned as fuel, the fire passes on; its end unknown.

Even though they are dead, their will still turns into kindling, becoming the power source for other soldiers.

Thus the current Scorching Flames are terrifyingly strong; even powerful demons like Fireburn Demons and Berserker Demons would be instantly vaporized by the flames.

But each attack consumes everyone's will; each use of this attack makes the soldiers more fatigued.

Battle, battle, battle!

Endless battle; at this moment, everyone's hearts held no other thoughts, their minds containing only one thing: to kill the enemy before them.

In a place Mu Yi had no leisure to notice, at the center of the Cloud Energy that had turned into leaping flames, blood color began to spread gradually.

The scarlet blood flames that had appeared several times on Mu Yi began to spread onto everyone's bodies.

Even if Mu Yi noticed, he had no time to grasp the meaning behind it; he charged at the front lines of the war.

The piled-up stone mountain slope actually provided excellent protection for the wall; at least he didn't have to worry about the camp's wall collapsing.

"Pfft!"

At the moment Mu Yi cleaved the magic beast corpse before him with a single strike, several attacks struck him; his presence had long drawn the notice of many Abyss Demons, who slipped their spells and attacks through the gaps, leaving traces on his blood-colored armor.

Even amidst the slaughter, the blood-colored armor self-healed, yet countless marks remained on it.

This is war; no matter how superb his skills or how strong his attributes, he must be cautious, for a vast number of enemies will cause unimaginable damage.

One slip and you'll get hit once or twice!

Rumor has it that in the bloody battles between the Abyss and Purgatory, even deities would fall, let alone someone like Mu Yi, a mere shrimp.

When Mu Yi could no longer restrain himself and was about to throw out his scroll of spells and magic items to relieve pressure, a messenger's voice came from the alchemical tools.

"Charging complete; attacks can be launched at any time!"

"Now! Immediately! Right away! Launch the attack!" Mu Yi bellowed the order; he had finally waited for this moment.

——Ma Youfu Meteor

"Witness the power of the stars!"

With a shout from the army mage of the mage tower, countless rays of light instantly sprang from twinkling stars as their source, pouring down like rain!

Instantly, countless explosions and flashes appeared in the beast tide before the wall; visible shockwaves spread like ripples from a stone tossed into a calm lake.

The dark-purple magic beast horde was instantly scattered by the intense light and heat, and accompanied by scorching winds and the smell of roasted meat, the dense beast masses suffered heavy casualties.

Ma Youfu Meteor, though its name sounds unimpressive, is essentially a third-ring spell almost equal to Fireball.

But it also has an alias: 'Three-ring Slay God Technique'.

Ordinary spells striking a deity are merely like scratching an itch, unable to even rub off a bit of oilskin; only high-ring spells, such as those above the eighth ring, can barely break defenses, but ordinary mages can at most cast a few before running out.

But Ma Youfu Meteor is different; although only third-ring, it can achieve the same effect as high-ring spells—breaking through defenses and inflicting real damage on deities.

As a third-ring spell, its usage cost is relatively low, and it can additionally summon more meteors according to the caster's strength; initially only one meteor, but if the caster is strong enough, they can summon a dozen or even dozens at once.

At this moment, under the manipulation of the army mages, a host of mages, relying on the mage tower's frantic control of meteors, carried out bombardments.

Endless meteors on the battlefield produced a huge effect; Mu Yi, who was slashing ahead, immediately noticed the magic beasts' offensive lighten, their defensive pressure greatly reduced.

What was originally an endless beast tide seemed to grow sparse under the powerful spell assault; the magic beasts in Mu Yi's field of view no longer stretched to the horizon.

"Well done!" Mu Yi's heart surged; he saw the dawn of victory.

"Brothers! Rest tight, victory is coming soon!" Mu Yi boosted morale; the magic beasts on the wall were cleared out, and the soldiers enjoyed a rare moment of rest.

Victor Ke Li stumbled onto the wall; the upcoming battlefield would be concentrated entirely on the wall, the camp's gate completely sealed by piled corpses, and they would make their final stand on the wall.

"Can we win?" Victor Ke Li quietly asked the blood-soaked Mu Yi.

The crazy war made this diligent officer feel fear deep inside his heart; at this moment he was drenched in blood, from demon beasts, from demons, and also his own, and he could not be sure whether he could really hold on until the end.

"We will win!"

Mu Yi answered resolutely, chopping out a thunderbolt from his hand that turned a demon beast charging the defensive wall into charcoal.

Although the beast tide no longer stretched from heaven to earth, its numbers remained huge, and at this moment it was rushing madly toward them.

The hard-won rest time was actually just a few minutes.

Actually, Mu Yi didn't know the answer either, but he kept one thing in mind.

Before the true outcome is decided, he must absolutely not show the slightest weakness or wavering; this is the quality a commander must possess.

"Hold on! Reinforcements are on the way!" Kailier's voice came through the communicator, injecting everyone with a shot of adrenaline.

"How much longer do you have to get here!"

Not letting the sudden joy cloud his mind, Mu Yi immediately asked.

"Ten minutes, we'll be there in ten minutes!" a booming voice sounded from the other side.

"Hold on, we'll be there in ten minutes!"

A resolute voice accompanied by the howling wind came from the other end of the communicator.

Unlike the smiles appearing on everyone's faces, Mu Yi's heart suddenly sank.

The howling wind revealed that they were coming from the sky at high speed, but…

As far as he knew, Mordelos did not have a large aerial legion.

"An elite Transcendent squad?" Mu Yi gave a bitter smile inside.

Although with this Transcendent squad they would likely be able to withstand this wave of beasts…

but the real danger probably still lies deep in the forest.

Mu Yi gathered his spirit, first to endure the present trouble; as for what comes later, heaven knows how to handle it—let tomorrow's self think about it.

"Reinforcements are coming, we will surely win!!!"

Discarding all distractions, Mu Yi raised the battle flag high and roared loudly.

"Oh!!!!"

In response to Mu Yi came an excited roar; the originally extremely exhausted soldiers felt as if three parts of strength had suddenly welled up within their bodies.

Ten minutes passed faster than Mu Yi and they had imagined; when they again engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the demon beasts on the walltop, the fierce slaughter was in full swing.

"We're here!"

More than fifty heavenly horses swooped down from the sky.

To charge is to trample.

Like a hammer of judgment falling from the high heavens, with unmatched power it dealt equal destruction to the enemy.

They ignored the wave of tens of thousands of demon beasts before them, landing directly far from the camp, and began to charge and break the formation.

The steel greatswords whirled in a frenzy, and the demon beasts in their path were physically purified by holy power.

The demon beasts struck by the heavenly horses were as if hit by a speeding cannonball, flying up like torn sacks and then crashing heavily into the demon beasts behind.

"Judgment Battle Formation!"

Victor Ke Li was immensely excited; although seeing the number of reinforcements had initially sunk his heart, now seeing the opponent unleash their renowned tactic also excited him.

Following behind the Holy Warriors, more than fifty Holy Warriors formed a peculiar battle formation, like a searing blade plunging into butter, easily carving a bloody path through the dense beast tide.

"Advance, advance, do not slow down!"

The leading Holy Warrior swung his greatsword; the originally extremely heavy two-handed greatsword was wielded with one hand.

The sword's edge split the air with a bang, holy power burst forth from the blade, directly blasting away a row of demon beasts ahead.

After only a brief clash, almost everyone's armor showed varying degrees of deformation; even with holy power's protection, they began to suffer injuries.

Fortunately, holy energy will heal their wounds; those who can fight and heal don't care about being injured.

But everyone understood what kind of pressure the camp that Mu Yi and they were defending had actually endured.

In less than a quarter of an hour, their original mindset was shattered, and everyone faced the enemy before them with unprecedented seriousness.

If they still dared to be careless, they might really die here.

"Advance toward the camp by a detour!" the leading Holy Warrior made the correct judgment; if they kept charging straight on, they would likely be overwhelmed by the beast tide.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, no matter how strong the cavalry, they would eventually lose mobility, be blocked by the enemy's flesh and blood, and after losing speed be torn to pieces.

The mindless beast tide attack had no tricks; it simply relied on sheer numbers to overwhelm the enemy, attacking any foe that appeared, and the sudden appearance of the Holy Warrior squad distracted a large number of demon beasts.

Large numbers of demon beasts no longer gathered toward the city wall, but began to follow behind the Holy Warriors, weakening Mu Yi and them's defensive pressure in an invisible way.

Mu Yi noticed the Holy Warrior squad's plight and immediately had the exhausted archers cover them, receiving them back into the camp.

"Chirp!" Kailier arrived late, riding a griffon down from the sky and landing beside Mu Yi.

"Well done! My friend! The reinforcements you brought are a lifeline for us!" Mu Yi loudly praised Kailier.

Originally he had persuaded Kailier as a precaution, and now it indeed had the effect of settling the matter decisively.

At least, many soldiers will survive thanks to these reinforcements.

"Mission accomplished!" Kailier showed a sunny smile and followed behind Mu Yi to resist the demon beasts ahead.

His strength was insufficient to follow those Holy Warriors in a charge, but he also wanted to do his part!

A ray of sunlight pierced the darkness, the sun began to rise from the horizon.

They seemed to have endured the darkest moment, welcoming the dawn of hope for victory.