20demayo Chapter 823 - 374: Withered Sapling of the Tree of Life (Part 3)
Chapter 823 - 374: Withered Sapling of the Tree of Life (Part 3)
The fallen giant ghoul had become a stairway, upon which more ghouls climbed upwards.
Even more terrifying, the castle gate was now emitting a series of groans, sounding as if it wouldn’t take long before being rammed open by the giant ghoul!
The commander on the wall realized the danger, grabbing a soldier beside him,
"Inform the people from the Church to take the Duke away!"
"Quickly!"
The soldier immediately understood and shouted, "Yes!"
At this moment, a tall and imposing middle-aged man led four robed individuals up the wall.
"I will not leave, I will defend Ancient Wood Castle with you!"
After speaking, the middle-aged man drew his longsword, "Warriors of the Ancient Wood Clan, I, Stael Ancient Wood, ruler of the Ancient Wood Duchy, will always stand with you!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The soldiers’ morale soared once again!
The four robed individuals simultaneously raised their magic staffs, and dozens of vines emerged, piercing through the ghouls’ heads in an instant.
Next, the vines rapidly slithered across the wall like serpents, harvesting more ghoul lives.
"Look at the sky!"
The soldiers anxiously shouted loudly, "What is that in the sky!"
A shadow swooped down from the sky, crushing a soldier’s head!
An archer, quick to react, swiftly opened his bow and shot it down with an arrow!
"Owl!"
With a miserable howl, the shadow crashed to the ground!
"A winged ghoul?!"
The soldiers’ eyes widened instantly!
This ghoul had a pair of bat wings growing from its back!
"Look quickly!"
As everyone was in shock, the distant sky was covered in darkness!
They were all winged ghouls!
"Archers!"
The commander shouted loudly, "Shoot those creatures down!"
Yet this time, the imagined rain of arrows did not appear, only sporadic arrows were shot!
"My arrows are gone!"
"I don’t have any left either!"
"Sir, there are no arrows left!"
"Damn it!"
The commander cursed, but there was no time to complain!
Because another wave of ghouls was surging from below the wall!
"Keep vigilant, those winged creatures are flying into the castle!"
The commander could only shout loudly, urging the soldiers to be cautious!
But he knew, facing attacks from both the ground and the sky, the castle was likely doomed!
Just as despair settled in, a giant shadow flew out from the clouds!
Raging flames surged into the midst of the winged ghouls!
In an instant, the winged ghouls fell like rotten fruits from a tree!
Several giant dragons followed, breathing different dragon breaths on the ghoul horde!
The dark ghoul horde turned into a sea of fire!
Moreover, on the other side of the city, dozens of giant eagles and giant falcons flew in!
Black canisters continuously dropped among the ghouls, transforming into fire seas one by one!
The winged ghouls in the sky were reduced to ashes, and even the ghouls on the ground fell into chaos!
"Reinforcements!"
"It’s our reinforcements!"
The soldiers excitedly shouted, gripping their blades tightly as they began to fight fiercely!
"It’s reinforcements!"
The Duke of Ancient Wood immediately reacted, "It’s reinforcements from the Flame Dragon Empire!"
The Duke swung his longsword fiercely,
"Warriors!"
"Drive these monsters away for me!"
"Kill!"
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With the support of the giant dragons, the ghouls on the wall were finally pushed back again.
The ghoul attacks continued, but without the aerial threat and with help from the Church of Life and Nature, the ghouls temporarily couldn’t climb the wall.
Soon, the giant dragons and Celestial Fire Legion gathered in front of the castle, relieving the pressure on the soldiers a bit more.
Black Flame circled in the air, slowly descending in the castle square.
Dressed in fitted dragon scale armor, Luo De jumped down from Black Flame’s back.
This dragon scale armor was newly crafted by the Dawn Society, enhanced with enchantments for toughness, sword and energy protection, and embedded with earth gemstones, capable of withstanding a level one spell.
Vivian and Carlos also landed one after another, guarding Luo De.
The Duke of Ancient Wood had been waiting; upon seeing Luo De, he knelt respectfully on one knee,
"Great Flame Dragon, thank you for your rescue!"
The Duke of Ancient Wood spoke sincerely and resolutely, "The Ancient Wood Clan will be loyal to you forever!"
"There’s no need for formality at such a time."
Luo De looked at him calmly and said, "Bring the Life Tree sapling."