That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Suddenly, Hall's brow twitched, and his demonic eyes fixed on the direction of the Northern High Platform.

"Roar!! Roar!"

The roar of the monster shattered the silence and terrified the fugitives.

This is exactly the kind of tactic we're used to.

Hall nodded to Leonidas I, took out the gem that the artificial beast had transformed into and tossed it to him. Leonidas I stood quietly at the back of the group, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, waiting patiently.

The earth rumbled, as if hundreds of drums were being struck simultaneously, and you could clearly feel the subtle vibrations under your feet.

The soldiers of the North Wall were very familiar with this feeling, just as they had when facing countless monsters attacking from the North Wall.

"O Most High God Anu!"

"It's those magical beasts! This tremor... there must be at least a thousand of them!"

"What should we do! Should we go to the underworld now to meet the goddess of the underworld?"

King Leonidas I addressed his soldiers in a stern voice: "No need to panic. Maintain your usual training posture. Your mission is to protect the civilians and ensure their orderly evacuation!"

"Commander Leonidas, what do you want to do?"

"I'll stay behind to buy some time; the rest is up to Commander Hall."

"You're all alone!" the soldiers exclaimed incredulously.

On the northern high platform, one after another, magical beasts emerged, densely packed together, and looking up, they could meet countless scarlet, ferocious eyes.

Standing among the beasts was a unique magical beast, with the lower body of a giant scorpion and the upper body of a human, who was the commander of the magical beasts.

Scorpion-man Kitaburiel gazed at the terrified humans below and waved his hand, ordering: "Go, children of the mother, drive these humans to their doom, bring them back to the mother's lair, and make them sacrifices for the new era."

"Roar! Roar!"

"Ow!"

Thousands of demonic beasts roared and surged down the steps of the northern high platform, their momentum terrifying.

Leonidas I nodded to the last soldier in the column, then resolutely turned to face the monstrous army that was powerful enough to wipe out an entire army.

The soldiers on the north wall followed the column away, occasionally turning their heads to watch Leonidas I's retreating figure.

Leonidas I removed his helmet and threw it at his feet, took a deep breath, and smiled across his rugged face: "The last battle at Demobil Pass was just like that."

He raised his spear high and made a declaration.

"My fellow countrymen, let us respond here!"

"If death on the battlefield is our fate, give your lives to me and throw yourselves into this war with no future."

"We meet death here, but at the end of death, more glory awaits us!"

"Bring victory here!"

"To protect our honor and our comrades, only death is the end of this battle!"

"——

Thermopylae Enomotia! 【Flame Gate Guardian】

hum~

Flames erupted behind Leonidas I, ripples spreading from the flames. Each ripple transformed into a round shield, which joined together to form an indestructible shield wall. The gaps between the shields were filled with protruding spears.

Leonidas I looked up at the horde of monsters rushing down the northern high steps, as unstoppable as a landslide, and laughed: "Was this also part of your calculations? Admirable, to be able to create an advantage even in such an environment."

"All troops, form ranks!"

The three hundred Spartan warriors, engulfed in flames, swarmed forward and lined up at the bottom of the steps, resembling spears.

The three hundred Spartans remained unmoved.

The safest and most convenient way to descend from the Northern High Platform is via the staircase created by Hall; this is a fact that even monsters understand.

However, when Leonidas I summons the 300 Spartans to form a battle array below the steps, the steps of the North High Platform will become a death trap.

The monsters descending the steps from the northern high platform had no way to dodge the shield wall due to the height of the steps and the dense horde of beasts.

boom!

The first wave of monsters crashed into the shield wall formed by the three hundred Spartans. The wave collapsed instantly. Their bodies, pierced by spears, were torn to pieces, and blood mixed with chunks of flesh rained down from the sky, only to be burned to ashes by flames before they even touched the ground.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

More and more monsters charged at the shield wall with their bare bodies, and the flames that ignited were gradually extinguished by blood and chunks of flesh. Every second, more than a dozen monsters were crushed by the meat grinder of the shield wall formed by the three hundred Spartan warriors.

The 300 Spartans cleverly distributed the force of their attack on the shield wall among themselves, making each monster equivalent to fighting against all 300 warriors simultaneously.

Three hundred warriors once held off a Persian army that outnumbered them by several times at the Demobil Pass, holding them off for three days and killing tens of thousands of enemies.

Now they face almost the exact same situation: only by shedding their last drop of blood can the shield wall be breached.

Leonidas I did not join the shield wall; he remained behind it.

"Muscles! Courage! Perseverance!"

boom!

With a flick of the shield, a monster twice the size of a lion was sent flying more than ten meters.

"Our friends have created the best battlefield for us!"

Swish!

With a single thrust of the spear, it easily pierced through the monster's head.

"Do not betray the trust placed in you, my compatriots! Hold this gate! The name of Sparta will resound throughout this era!"

Leonidas I roared furiously, his movements fluid and graceful, and no matter how many monsters attacked at once, they could not stop him even a step.

He is such a Servant. In terms of martial arts, he may not be as good as Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, nor does he have any fancy abilities. But when it comes to killing enemies on the battlefield and dealing with enemies attacking from all directions, his spear and shield are more suitable than any other Servant.

Corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers.

Even the renowned King of Sparta had only one follower standing here, and only one person was holding back these thousands of monsters.

Servants who are given physical bodies can get injured, will feel tired without the support of their Master's magical energy, and will perish in battle because they are used to fighting.

This was the fate of the vast majority of Spartan warriors.

Leonidas I was no exception.

With the magic power of the Spirit Origin Enhancement Device exhausted, the shield wall built by the three hundred Spartans was gradually covered by the corpses of monsters, and more and more monsters fell to the ground, eyeing Leonidas I menacingly.

On the high platform, the scorpion-man Kitaburi praised: "This is the Servant that Lord Kingo spoke of. He is indeed a remarkable hero, but in the end, he is also a hero of humans (ants)."

The monsters were very experienced. They were just dealing with Leonidas I. They knew that the human in front of them wouldn't last long. His wounds would drain his blood, and his movements would become slower and slower until the spear could no longer even pierce the monsters' scales.

······

At the front of the column, a soldier caught up with Hall and asked anxiously, "Commander Hall, will Commander Leonidas die?"

Hall was speechless: "Why do you ask that?"

“Didn’t Commander Leonidas stay behind to cover our retreat? That’s how it always goes in the heroic tales I’ve read. Even the god Enkidu gave his life for the king.”

"That man won't die so easily."

"But so many magical beasts..."

"Perhaps you don't know, but that man has already died once on the battlefield. But even death cannot subdue him. War is like eating and drinking to him. Leonidas will not die until his mission is completed. At least I think his mission is not with those monsters."

······

"Hahahahahaha!"

"They're just a pack of wild beasts!"

Leonidas I laughed heartily during the battle, his muscles stained crimson with blood, his fierce gaze sweeping over the menacing beasts that eyed him like prey on a plate.

With a sweep of his spear, no monster dared to advance. Every monster that thought Leonidas I couldn't hold out became a corpse beneath his feet.

Both his body and mind were pushed to their limits; Leonidas I's magical power was even weaker than that of the humans in this world.

But he was still fighting. If he had no magic, he had strength; if he had no strength, he had spirit; and if even spirit couldn't sustain him, he had fighting will.

"Roar! Roar!"

One of the magical beasts, unable to bear the smell of blood, pounced on it.

boom!

Leonidas I was tackled to the ground, his left hand gripping the shield tightly against the monster's fangs, while his other hand held a spear that pierced its throat.

"Hahaha!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, his pupils dilating.

"It should be okay now."

"Now I'll show you what humanity is, and what courage is!"

"Fellow countrymen! Rise up!"

"In this final moment!"

"Supreme glory awaits us! To fight for humanity! To sacrifice for glory! Is there any battle more valuable, more worthy of our lives?"

hum~

Leonidas I rose from the ground as flames erupted from his body. The monsters surrounding him sensed the danger and retreated in fear; some even turned and fled.

boom!

Almost simultaneously, the shield wall covered by the monster corpses erupted, blowing all the monsters away. A fire tornado shot into the sky, burning dozens of monsters to ashes.

Every Spartan warrior's shield is not just for defense; the more damage it withstands, the more people it attacks, and the stronger its counterattack becomes when its Noble Phantasm ends.

Leonidas I, unable to contain his boiling blood, raised his spear and roared, "This! Is Sparta!"

"Oh!"

"oh!!"

"Oh!!!"

The Spartan warriors responded with shouts, and a fire tornado erupted and spread, their bodies transforming into endless flames that devoured all the monsters on the side of the northern high platform.