My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

"Let's start the war!"

At Mag's command, the soldiers on the city wall shouted in unison.

The pastors remained stunned, unsure of what to do.

Upon seeing this, Mag immediately ordered, "Organize the existing priests in the city to enchant the soldiers' weapons, and at the same time, activate the Holy Light Array in the inner city!"

Upon hearing the words "Holy Light Array," one of the priests suddenly remembered.

"That's right, the Holy Light Array! It was left behind by the Church of Light specifically to defend against the Demon King's army. How could I have forgotten about that?"

Another pastor spoke up, looking troubled.

"However... activating the Holy Light Array requires a large amount of essence, and also time to cast... General Mag, can you hold them off?"

At this moment, they had lost all of their previous arrogance, and General Mag was now much more natural in their speech.

Upon hearing this, Mag turned to look outside the city.

"We have to stop it even if we can't."

……

Under Mag's organization, the Holy Kingdom of the Tower launched the first attack.

Arrows rained down on the ghost army.

But faced with the overwhelming horde of ghosts, these arrows were like stones sinking into the sea, utterly ineffective.

Although the enchanted arrows can penetrate the bodies of ghosts, they can only defeat ordinary ghosts with low strength.

For warriors with even a little strength, they could at most only make them pause.

In an instant, everything returned to normal, and they continued to approach the fortress.

Soon, the ghost army rushed to the foot of the fortress walls.

With a swift movement, he slipped into the city wall, then climbed up it, reappearing among the guards atop the wall.

"Damn it! These walls are useless against them!"

One of the guards roared and pierced through a ghost with his spear.

This is what makes ghosts so terrifying; they are a group of creatures that disregard terrain.

Fortunately, the ghosts that had climbed the city walls were not very strong, and the soldiers on the walls fought back fiercely.

One batch is killed, and another batch comes, endlessly, as if they can never be killed off.

The priests chanted sacred words incessantly, and holy light continuously flowed into the soldiers' weapons.

However, their holy light power was ultimately limited. As the battle continued, the holy light grew weaker and weaker, and the effect of the enchantment gradually diminished.

Many soldiers' weapons lost their holy light blessing and became unable to harm the ghosts once again.

They could only watch helplessly as the ghosts climbed the city walls and reaped the lives of their comrades.

As for Mag, he wielded a greatsword and moved swiftly along the city walls. Each strike was imbued with intense holy light, capable of instantly slaying several ghosts.

His armor was already covered in black soul mist.

His face was splattered with dirt, but his eyes remained firm, showing no sign of backing down.

"Hold on! Everyone, hold on!"

As Mag slayed the ghosts, he shouted fiercely, trying to awaken the soldiers' fighting spirit.

"If we hold on a little longer, the Holy Light Array within the city will activate, and then these ghosts will no longer be able to approach the fortress!"

However, the boost in morale could not ultimately withstand the overwhelming numerical superiority.

The number of defenders dwindled, and the breaches in the city walls grew more and more numerous.

Many ghosts have breached the defenses and are wreaking havoc on the city walls, with screams, fighting, and the clash of weapons all mixed together.

The entire fortress was shrouded in an atmosphere of despair.

"General! The left flank of the city wall is about to fall!"

A soldier's shout came from behind, and Mag turned to look.

The soldiers on the left side of the city wall were retreating in disarray, with many being forced to the edge of the wall and in danger of being pushed off at any moment.

He gritted his teeth and shouted to the elite soldiers beside him, "Abandon the outer city walls! Everyone move towards the inner city!"

Afterwards, Mag led his soldiers to retreat from the city walls, resisting the ghosts' attacks while advancing towards the inner city.

So that I can enter the city as soon as the Holy Light Barrier is activated.

Time passed slowly, and the battle had been going on for half an hour.

The defending forces suffered heavy casualties; the original force of several thousand men was reduced to less than a thousand.

Moreover, most of them were wounded, their weapons were severely damaged, and many priests had exhausted their holy light power, collapsing on the city walls, no longer able to provide enchantment support.

The ghost army, however, remained undeterred and its momentum continued unabated.

"General! We can't hold on much longer!"

A soldier, covered in wounds, leans against the inner city wall for support.

The sword in his hand was already dulled, and he looked at the increasing number of ghosts with despair in his eyes.

"Why hasn't the Holy Light Array activated yet? If this continues, we'll all die here!"

Mag was in good condition at the moment, feeling nothing except for being a little tired.

These ghosts cannot cause any real damage to a level 99 powerhouse.

Mag looked up at the city, his eyes filled with anticipation, yet tinged with anxiety.

The Holy Light Array takes time to activate, but his soldiers probably won't last much longer.

Just then, ghosts began to float out from various blocks of the outer city.

"Damn it, let's go all out!"

An amputee veteran roared and stood up.

"I don't want to die yet."

The young soldier's hands were trembling.

Most of the soldiers remained silent, standing quietly behind Mag, ready to fight at any moment.

Just as Mag was about to say something, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from the center of the fortress.

Immediately afterwards, golden holy light spread out like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire inner city.

Wherever the holy light passed, the ghosts' bodies melted away at a visible speed, making a hissing sound like flames scorching them.

"Holy Light Array! The Holy Light Array has been activated!"

One soldier was the first to react, shouting excitedly, his eyes rekindling with hope.

Mag felt a sense of relief. He looked at the holy light that enveloped the entire fortress and a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Quickly! Retreat back to the inner city!"

Mag immediately gave the order.

"Hold the inner city gates and prevent the ghosts from approaching the area of ​​the Holy Light Array!"

The remaining defenders, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, retreated towards the inner city.

Seeing this, the Dark Elf leader still wanted to lead his elite ghosts to break through the Holy Light.

But as soon as he got close to the range of the holy light, he was burned by it, and even his best arrows could not fly more than ten meters under the burning of the holy light.

He could only reluctantly stop, directing the ghost army to linger outside the fortress, staring intently at the inner city gate, but unable to advance any further.

……

The defenders successfully withdrew to the inner city, closed the inner city gates, and leaned against the gates, panting heavily.

Many soldiers slumped to the ground, their eyes reddening as they looked at their fallen comrades.

Others took out water bags and drank large gulps of water to relieve their injuries.

"They actually...they actually held on..."

A soldier murmured, his voice filled with the emotion of surviving a disaster.

At this moment, a soldier stepped forward, looked at Mag, and his face was full of worry and doubt.

"General, although the Holy Light Array has temporarily halted the ghost army, our casualties are too high, and there's still no news of reinforcements. What should we do next?"

These words instantly struck a chord with everyone.

The soldiers all looked up at Mag, their eyes filled with anticipation, awaiting his decision.

Mag took a deep breath, suppressing his fatigue and anxiety, and spoke slowly.

"Everyone, take a short rest, treat your wounds, and conserve your energy. The Holy Light Array's power can hold for a while. Use this time to reinforce the inner city's defenses and wait for the adjutant to break through and send back a message. As soon as reinforcements arrive, we can counterattack and completely crush these ghosts!"

Just as the people in the city were discussing this, several figures slowly walked past from the direction of the Holy Kingdom of Towers.

The one leading them was Lin Mo.

Yin Xuefei, standing beside him, looked somewhat excited: "What kind of trouble are we going to cause?"

At this moment, Ajin frowned and said, "I think our primary goal should be to go to Shenglin Village first."

Lin Mo smiled and shook his head: "Sacred Land Village is no longer important."

The Golden Dragon Warriors and Yin Xue were all taken aback and looked at Lin Mo at the same time.

Lin Mo looked into the depths of the Holy Kingdom of the Tower: "I think we should just march straight to their capital."