After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

As dusk approached, Lisa, exhausted from a long day, washed away the stench of blood, put her mage robes back on, and went to the army tent.

The soldier brought over a plate of meat and a stack of bread. Lisa took out her delicate knife and began to cut large pieces of meat to eat.

"Miss, aren't you going to rest?" The magicians were all somewhat surprised to see Lisa.

Besides eating and playing magic, Lisa values ​​rest the most. She goes to bed before dark and gets up before dawn, which is more regular than some old men.

"The city lord has ordered that all soldiers must remain in their armor tonight, and additional patrols must be deployed to prevent a night attack by the demon army," Lisa said, pointing the tip of her knife at them.

"The same applies to us. All mages are not allowed to leave the camp tonight and must be ready to be deployed at any time."

Upon hearing this, the mages all wore grim expressions. Mages in night battles were practically sitting ducks; the moment their staffs lit up, it was as if they had built-in infrared aiming, and they would be instantly taken out by the archers' concentrated fire.

Lisa understood their thoughts; as a member of the magicians, she was well aware of her own shortcomings.

However, when in a military camp, military orders must take precedence.

"Wrap your staffs in several layers of black cloth. If there's a night battle, everyone can look out for each other."

Lisa sighed helplessly and waved for them to go down and get ready.

My father is a veteran of many years, and his battlefield intuition has always been very accurate. I don't think he'll make any mistakes this time either...

A series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded, and a messenger rushed in, saying, "Reporting, Miss, the city lord wants you to go to the city wall immediately!"

Lisa hurriedly climbed the city wall with her staff on her back. When she turned her head, she saw her father and the soldiers leaning out to look down from the wall.

Finding no signs of a demonic invasion, Lisa caught her breath and walked up to Camaro. "Father, what brings you here?"

"Come on, look what that is?" Camaro beckoned to her, making room for her.

Lisa was puzzled. She stood on tiptoe, leaned over the battlements, and craned her neck. But after just one glance, she realized something was wrong. A fluorescent liquid clinging to the city gate and its surroundings came into view.

Connecting the scent to the smell from the daytime, she quickly deduced, "This is a fluorescent liquid produced by grinding star mushrooms. It's not noticeable during the day, but it glows at night."

"That's all?"

Camaro felt increasingly unable to understand the demons' thoughts. What was this all about? I marked a location?

"Father, you may not know this, but demon mages are skilled at using black mist magic in battle, and this glow cannot be concealed by black mist, so it is often used in battles between demons."

"Black mist..."

A cold wind blew across the wilderness, banners fluttered, and Camaro gazed at the northern night, feeling a chill run through his body.

Suddenly, a jolt went through him, and he shouted at the guards, "Quickly! Sound the horns! Everyone, move to the battle zone and prepare for battle!"

"yes!"

The soldiers quickly returned to their posts, and as the bugle sounded mournfully, the city lights came on, and a series of rapid footsteps echoed from all directions.

Lisa pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly urged the messenger, "Order all mages to proceed to the city walls and prepare wind magic!"

Before she could finish speaking, a fierce north wind howled, and a thick, dark fog swallowed the firelight on the city wall. In the blink of an eye, Lisa lost sight of her surroundings.

"Don't panic, stay at your posts! Fortify the city gates!"

In the pitch-black darkness, Count Camaro's furious roars echoed in everyone's ears.

Lisa raised her staff high, murmuring obscure incantations, the staff emitting glittering starlight.

"Gale!"

As soon as the incantation was uttered, a warm southerly wind suddenly swept in, the banners instantly changed direction, the violent wind tore through the black mist, and the vision in everyone's eyes gradually became clear.

However, the wind only pushed the wind about 100 meters before reaching its limit. The south wind and the north wind collided with a loud crash, and flashes of electricity could be seen in the distance.

With a whoosh, a sharp arrow pierced the air, aimed directly at Lisa who was casting a spell. Camaro reacted quickly, slashing her down with his sword.

"Form ranks!"

Even though the enemy has not yet shown any signs of life, everyone knows that the war has already begun.

Large groups of guards raised their shields and stood in front of Lisa. At this moment, they had only one task: to ensure that Miss Lisa's magic could continue to be cast, even at the cost of their lives.

The magician was still on his way, and the reinforcement of the city gate had just begun. Everyone was racing against time, carrying bags of soil and piling them behind the city gate.

A soldier struggled to throw a bag of mud up, and before he could even catch his breath, he noticed a layer of dust rising from the mud bag.

The earth trembled.

Crash! Crash!

The demons' war drums resounded in the black mist. All the soldiers on the city wall knew exactly what this meant. They tensed their bowstrings, cold sweat pouring down their faces as they stared at the indistinct black mist.

"put!"

The newcomers finally revealed themselves: dozens of heavily armored ogres. They had already completed their running start and were charging at full speed toward the glowing light, which was the location of the city gate!

One hundred meters—the Northern Army only had one hundred meters to react.

A rain of arrows fell, including crossbow bolts made of fine steel. A tall ogre was instantly pierced through and killed. Seven or eight other ogres were also hit hard, their bodies riddled with arrows as they ran, collapsing to the ground.

But there was no time for a second volley. The nearest ogre had already raised his hammer-sized elbow and slammed it against the city gate!

"boom!"

The mud bags behind the city gate were swept away, followed by a second, a third... The iron plates of the city gate groaned under the weight, appearing so frail under the cannibal's frenzied pounding.

However, despite the commotion, the city gate was thick and sturdy enough that the ogres wouldn't be able to break it down anytime soon.

The soldiers on the city wall had already switched to free-firing mode, and even if their fingers were bled, they would still shoot arrows into the ogre's body one by one.

As her robes billowed, Lisa, who was focused on maintaining her magic, suddenly opened her eyes. She sensed an unusual magical aura, extremely faint yet chilling.

"Father, what's going on outside?"

Camaro, who was directing his soldiers to concentrate their attack, looked around and, finding that the demon army had no further moves, said to Lisa, "Don't worry, we can hold our ground."

Lisa frowned. "I mean, have you spotted a magician or a magic circle?"

"No, I only saw that bunch of damn cannibals."

Just as the two were talking, a strange and complex magic circle suddenly lit up in the distance among the demon army.

Almost no one noticed that the four thousand goblin corpses abandoned by the demons during the day were rapidly melting and sinking into the soil.

An ancient and hoarse demonic language chanted in the wind: "Offering the flesh and blood of my lowly race, I pray to my lord with absolute loyalty, asking my lord to grant the rotten water of all things."

As the incantation ended, a stream of dark green water burst from the ground at the city gate, splashing onto the iron gate and creating corrosive bubbles.

"Ah, ah, ah!" The soldiers blocking the city gate scattered in terror. They had witnessed the bizarre scene, and several of them were even melted on the spot.

"Hold on, hold on!" Camaro was furious, his head throbbing. What on earth had happened? Why were his soldiers so cowardly?

At the critical moment, three thousand elite archers finally arrived near the city wall.

They faced the city gate directly, but spread out in all directions, drawing their bows and nocking their arrows in perfect unison.

Immediately afterwards, five thousand veterans, also clad in full armor, rushed along the main road and, facing the city gate, quickly erected a shield wall and a forest of spears.

With a loud bang, the damaged city gate collapsed, and the ogres roared arrogantly as they charged into the city.

"kill!"

The two torrents of steel collided rapidly, shields shattered, armor flew everywhere, the ogres were unstoppable, and the veterans did not retreat an inch, row after row of spears thrusting forward in a continuous cycle of stabbing.

At this moment of stalemate, the elite archers unleashed their arrows, whistling like a sudden storm, tearing flesh and blood apart on the battlefield. The ogres cried out in agony as they were instantly wiped out.

"Demon cavalry!"

On the city wall, Camaro turned and shouted a warning to them. He really hadn't expected the Duke's army to be so fierce.

The veterans responded almost immediately, stepping over the corpses of the ogres and quickly rushing out of the city gates to continue building a shield wall and a hail of bullets.

Before them stood a vast, dark mass of demonic cavalry, but the veterans showed no fear. Horses galloped wildly, lances clashed with cold light, and the moment the battle began, both battle formations shattered!

Warhorses neighed, steel and flesh clashed, and shattered corpses piled up one after another. Every soldier fought with all his might, forward! Forward!

The demon cavalry surged forward like a tidal wave, blocked by layers of spears from the northern army, while simultaneously launching their own attacks.

The sounds of battle shook the heavens. Only at this moment did people realize how fragile flesh and blood were. Sticky flesh and blood splattered on the blades, and wails and shouts mingled together, leaving only empty eyes in the end.

Once the meat grinder starts turning, it won't stop. If the demon army's goal was to deplete the Northern Army's manpower, then they certainly succeeded.

But the Northern Army also showed them with its strength that if they wanted to march south, they had to pay a bloody price!

Elite archers swiftly scaled the city walls, unleashing a dense barrage of arrows to halt the oncoming demon cavalry. The spearmen's lines finally stabilized, and they began to retreat, contracting their battle lines to form a more solid shield wall in front of the city gate.

This retreat left behind a vast expanse of corpses and blood, resembling a sea of ​​minced meat.

"Quickly, go and tell the craftsmen to repair the city gate!"

Only now did Camaro truly breathe a sigh of relief. Despite his heightened vigilance and the Northern Army's swift response, they still fell victim to the Demon Army's scheme.

Fortunately, the enemy forces were few in number, and nearly four thousand servants were wasted during the day; otherwise, Xingluo City would have been in real danger.

In the black mist, Demon General Colin listened quietly to the reports from his subordinates.

Sure enough, that Camaro is no pushover; he actually has an elite force hidden behind him...

Colin heard the increasingly sparse sound of horses' hooves and sighed heavily. He could say that he had perfectly accomplished the task His Majesty had assigned him.

"Withdraw the troops!"