Although Merlin said he would use illusions to try to conceal the carriage, that guy's trustworthiness is really not high.
Moreover, even he himself said that the possibility of keeping it from Jin Gu was extremely low.
"Then, we'll attack too!"
Seeing that preparations were complete, Lily immediately commanded her troops to follow Joan of Arc's forces at a short distance behind.
Sitting in the carriage, Ritsuka nervously watched the images Merlin projected.
At this moment, Joan of Arc, as the forward, was less than 500 meters away from the monster.
The instantaneous impact force of a magical beast is countless times greater than that of an ordinary horse. However, the 'special horse' bred by Orpheus has never actually faced a real magical beast. Claims that it can easily knock away elephants are just Orpheus's own boasts. Although Orpheus probably wouldn't joke about the lives of his subordinates, Ritsuka is still skeptical about whether the special horse can actually defeat a magical beast.
The most direct collision would result in the highest casualties for both sides... Of course, the monsters could afford to wait, so Ritsuka was quite nervous about whether the two sides would suffer excessive losses after the collision.
Although Orpheus said he would try his best to give them a greater advantage at the start...
Remembering how confidently Orpheus had promised to avenge them, Ritsuka suddenly began to doubt the half-loli's reliability...
At this moment, the two sides were 300 meters apart.
Chapter 89 Breaking in
Is this really a good idea?
On the city wall, Orpheus watched as Joan of Arc led her army on horseback to charge at the monsters, when Ishtar, who had just been asking the soldiers for money, appeared beside her.
"Do you really think that super-big, dark-skinned guy can stop Jin Gu?"
"Of course not."
Orpheus answered directly without turning his head.
"We're outmatched and being countered, so our chances of winning are zero... But as long as we can hold them off, that's fine."
Ishtar was somewhat dismissive.
"Even so, I don't think that big guy can hold out for long... Not only that, even if Big Black Skin, Black Skin, and Little Black Skin were combined, they wouldn't be a match for Kingo... Although I don't want to admit it, Kingo did inherit Enkidu's strength... and he's even stronger than Enkidu. Those three Black Skins would have trouble even protecting themselves, let alone holding her back."
Orpheus fell silent for a moment.
"I'm gambling too..."
Ishtar frowned upon hearing Orpheus's words.
“I see… That little dark-skinned girl does indeed possess a power that even I find quite frightening… But if she could actually unleash it… even if there was only a possibility of her unleashing it, you wouldn’t have adopted such a conservative tactic, would you?”
"There's no need for her to bring it up; there's not even a possibility."
Orpheus responded calmly.
"As long as Jin Gu believes she has a way to make a difference, that's fine."
Ishtar raised an eyebrow.
"A bait... In that case, if you win the gamble, then you'll indeed only need to be able to protect yourself, but it seems even that's difficult?"
Ishtar still vividly remembers the golden spear that fell from the sky a few days ago.
Even now, she secretly rejoices that she didn't really push Enkidu to the brink; otherwise, if she had been hit by the same attack, she probably wouldn't even have had the chance to see her father again...
"Do not……"
Orpheus's lips curled up slightly.
"That's enough."
Ishtar could only purse her lips at Orpheus's behavior.
Although Orpheus usually seems a bit dull, once she reveals that final boss-like expression, Ishtar has never seen her make a mistake.
The reason for the pout is that this 'everything is under control' expression is really irritating...
In reality, the situation is now quite beyond Orpheus's control.
The sudden attack by the goddess of monsters and the current siege by monsters are both unexpected developments for Orpheus.
The latter had a reason for striking first to prevent Uruk from pursuing them after the former's failure, which was understandable. But the sudden attack by the Beast Goddess... Orpheus still couldn't understand it.
Why would they suddenly attack when everything was fine? And they don't even know the enemy's strength? Is that guy joking?
Jingu knew that Orpheus was unlikely to actually kill the Beast Goddess, but the Beast Goddess herself was unaware of this.
Unable to figure out the reason, Orpheus could only categorize it as 'I don't understand the goddess's thoughts,' but in the end, the morale of Uruk was severely damaged, and the subsequent monster siege became the decisive factor that made Orpheus determined to eliminate the Beast Goddess.
Although this was probably the result of Jin Gu's plan, if we don't act now, it will be too late to act when the defenses of the North Wall collapse.
Perhaps the sudden madness of the Beast Goddess was not without the guidance of Jin Yong.
However... although the situation is progressing much faster than expected, it's not completely hopeless yet.
Orpheus alone would definitely not be enough, which is why we must now place our bets on Chaldea and the Servants...
"So……"
At this moment, the Uruk army and the monster legion were less than 300 meters apart, and Orpheus raised one hand.
"This is the only thing I can do... Dingir!"
As Orpheus waved his hand downwards, a deafening roar echoed from the city walls.
Accompanying this were hundreds of golden beams of light.
Weapons, enveloped in light, were launched from the cannons on the city walls.
The golden rain of light landed precisely on the row of magical beasts charging at the forefront, triggering a series of explosions.
The weapon fired by Dingir is self-destructive!
If an ordinary soldier were to operate it manually, it would be impossible to achieve this level of accuracy. However, if Orpheus were to control it personally, he could make the turret lock on its own.
The aftershocks spread outwards, wiping out almost all of the first wave of magical beasts that were about to come into contact with Joan of Arc, while those behind were also greatly affected, suffering injuries of varying degrees and falling into a certain degree of chaos.
Orpheus's calculations ensured that the aftershocks were contained within a range that would not affect Joan of Arc.
After the explosion, the initial momentum of the monsters was greatly reduced, and even if they had the intelligence to try to regroup, it was too late.
Joan of Arc's spear pierced the body of the foremost monster, killing it without any hindrance.
Then Joan of Arc's warhorse crashed directly into a lion beast... and after being pushed a few meters, Joan of Arc pushed it away.
Then, to Ritsuka's astonishment, who was using magic to check the situation, the monster... was completely crushed!
Of course, due to their size, cavalry could not simply knock down and run over ordinary infantry as they would against ordinary infantry. However, monsters could not really stop the cavalry's advance. They were either knocked away, pushed for a while, and then pierced by spears or cleaved by greatswords.
A few monsters howled and tried to retreat, but were easily torn apart by their companions surging from behind, while most of the monsters pounced on them with bared teeth and claws.
However, not to mention Joan of Arc, even the knights behind her could easily withstand attacks from monsters coming from all directions, and the horses, thanks to their armor and bloodline, were almost immune to any physical or special attacks from monsters of this level.
In short... these cavalrymen really treated the monsters like militia.
According to Ritsuka's observation, while those special horses could not actually knock down an elephant running at high speed... after all, it would be difficult due to their size, but knocking it down would still be quite easy.
While monsters possess strength disproportionate to their size... they're not much stronger than elephants!
Looking at Joan of Arc and the others who had successfully broken in, Orpheus looked at Commander Billy, who was still alive beside him.
"Dingjier, load and fire continuously, aiming at the rear of the monsters, trying to target the areas the cavalry will pass through."
"Yes!"
"Arjuna, please take charge. I'll leave the rest to you."
Orpheus nodded and looked at Ishtar beside him.
“Then, Ishtar, come with me.”
Turning around, Orpheus vanished as a purple dot of light, while Ishtar shrugged, boarded the celestial boat, and left.
Not long after Joan of Arc, Lily's party plunged into the ranks of the monsters.
The hundred cavalrymen surrounded the carriage and advanced without difficulty.
The gap opened by Jeanne's forces was too small for the monsters to quickly fill, so Lily's side was undoubtedly under much less pressure than Jeanne's.
"But I guess I'm lucky..."
Sitting in the carriage with Ritsuka, Merlin said with a light laugh.
"Perhaps the Beast Mother Goddess's womb isn't big enough; she doesn't seem capable of giving birth to colossal beasts like the Siege Beasts... This not only eases the pressure on the front lines considerably, but also means that we don't have to worry too much about encountering insurmountable enemies during our current offensive..."
Before he could finish speaking, Merlin's expression suddenly changed.
A terrifying pressure descended.
Chapter 90 Jin Gu's Strength
Merlin waved his hand, and new images appeared in the carriage.
A golden spear shot from the sky toward the carriage!
"Hmm...that's a quick reaction."
Merlin paused, then slightly raised his staff.
Even without intuition, Lily could clearly sense the force of this attack, and her hundred knights also noticed this deadly blow.
"Keep charging!"
With a single sword strike, Lily cleaved the charging monster in two. Instead of stopping due to the sudden attack, she shouted to her knights.
She believed in her companions!
Standing atop the carriage, Mashu gazed solemnly at the spear that Kingu had transformed into.
Although this golden spear was far less powerful than the one that sniped Altira before, it was still enough to annihilate these hundred cavalrymen in an instant!
But we can stop it!
Her will will never be defeated by the other side!
The shield in Mash's hand burst forth with a dazzling white light.
"The ideal city (Lord Camelot) is still far away!"
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