yasinovel Chapter 1209: The Fall of the Law Gate
Chapter 1209: The Fall of the Law Gate
Chapter 1209: The Fall of the Law Gate
No one knew what triggered the Cerulean Bird to turn on its heel and go away, yet it did. Perhaps it was due to the overwhelming number of Chimaeric Demons, or possibly Erik's fierce attack.
There was no way to be certain. However, everyone knew one thing: many Blackguards remained to be killed, captured, and interrogated.
Erik sighed.
"Well, that was fun," he said with sarcasm. "There is nothing better than a morning dance with a monster hell-bent on devouring your head to really get the blood pumping."
The man looked down at the scene below. The battle continued to rage across the fortress- like city, with thousands of fighters clashing.
Despite their situation, the blackguards were still alive and kicking and made their way close to the walls to escape from the city.
Many clones died, and with them, the control of many of the undead, which allowed the blackguards to push enough to almost get out of the city. Erik looked at the scene.
"There is something weird with their numbers..."
Erik didn't miss the detail.
[Of course there are; a lot of blackguards got out of the city.]
There were significantly fewer blackguards around, but the number of bodies didn't match.
The blackguards didn't have many places to go, and with the last plane destroyed, reaching Mur was going to be impossible.
Not that any sane person would want to go there.
The only thing they could do was try to leave Hin, and to do that, they would have to travel toward the east.
That meant that facing humans, as scary and powerful as they were, was still better than facing the Thaids-especially those on Mur.
This meant they were going to flee toward Sleb Harbor, and from there, maybe, they would try to reach the other countries on the Mannard Continent.
Of course, Erik wasn't going to let that happen.
[You just survived an encounter with the most dangerous creature on the Mannard continent, and you still think about the blackguards?]
The biological supercomputer mentally laughed.
It was his mana that was non-existent.
"I'll be fine. I just need to catch my breath and wait for the clones to do their job. Fighting that bird took more out of me than I expected, but as soon as they get enough blackguards, I will level up and will be ready to fight again."
He paused. "Actually, it took me less time than I expected... but it still was scary."
Erik thought he was going to die, honestly.
"We should get you somewhere safer," June said. "You're too exposed here."
"She's right," Emily said. "The battle isn't over yet, and you're in no condition to fight if more enemies show up."
Erik shook his head. "No, I need to stay here. Can't let those bastards escape. Besides," he pointed at the Chimaeric Demons surrounding them, "I'd say I'm well protected."
Amber crossed her arms, but she knew better than to argue. "At least let us stay with you, then. We can keep watch while you recover."
"Fine by me," Erik said, closing his eyes for a moment. "Just expect little conversation. I have
a lot to think about."
...
...
The battle at the Law Gate continued for many hours. After all, there were at least 80 thousand blackguards there, spread across the fortified walls and defensive positions. The fighting intensified during midday, with explosions and magical attacks lighting up the sky, while the clash of weapons and screams of the dying rang all the time. The Chimaeric Demons eliminated them without showing a hint of mercy, but it wasn't as easy as they assumed, especially not with far fewer undead than they began the assault with. The undead still did most of the work, but the Blackpricks learned the Chimaeric Demons were behind them, so they started targeting them, which was exactly what Erik wanted not to
happen.
The undead could be created easily, given the never-ending amount of Thaids in the wilderness, but the clones took time to be made. That meant that a lot of Erik's troops died, but not so much as to prevent Erik from reaching Mur.
One by one, the blackguards got killed. Those who tried to surrender were shown no mercy- the demons followed Erik's orders, and, albeit not honorably, there was no way he was going
to let these guys live.
Of course, a select few blackguards-no more than twenty in total-were temporarily kept alive. These prisoners were brought to a makeshift interrogation area where Erik was going to read their minds one by one, extracting the information about their operations, hideouts, and
plans on Mur.
However, Erik knew that once he got what he needed from each prisoner, they were going to be executed like the others.
The few who tried to flee and were still inside the city were quickly hunted down and dispatched, eaten by the undead, or by the thaids inevitably lured to the Law Gate by the smell of blood and the mana ripples that spread from there.
The Law Gate, which had been a stronghold of the blackguards, was now under Erik's complete control. The only movement came from the Chimaeric Demons and their undead.
"It's done," Erik said. "The Law Gate is ours."