Chapter 207 The earthworm shakes the tree
Chapter 207 The earthworm shakes the tree
When the war just broke out, Isa was leading the resistance forces to defend the rear camp.
It is said that they are defending the rear camp, but more importantly, the resistance army has completed its historical mission and can wait for the end of the war with peace of mind.
Many people were already discussing what they should do after the war. Sam wanted to go to Gray Collar and reunite with his parents before deciding.
Leighton wanted to join the gray-collar army, preferably the Third Army.
But Isa's mind was not on this. There was always an ominous premonition in Isa's heart that could not be shaken off. From her earliest escape from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation, to the falling meteorite in Luye Territory, and then to later leading the resistance army to fight guerrilla warfare in the north, Isa had actually realized her own peculiarity.
Everything was going a little too smoothly. At some critical moments, she would always have amazing luck. In the later stages of guerrilla warfare, Isa would even take the initiative to use this luck and put herself in a relatively dangerous situation.
But even at the most dangerous moment, there was no such ominous premonition in my heart.
Soon, a whisper suddenly came from the Golden Ear Plain not far away.
"I am Noam, the chief commander under the command of the Supreme Demon King, and I am here to announce your death!"
Isa's heart tightened and she immediately looked up in the direction of the Golden Ear Plains. At the same time, she looked back at her fellow resistance soldiers, only to see that the resistance soldiers were also looking in the direction of the Golden Ear Plains with a confused look on their faces.
"Did you hear that too?"
Leighton was the first to react and asked the resistance fighters around him.
"Yes, yes, what is that noise?"
The resistance soldiers all had solemn expressions. After all, although most of them had never been to school, the Demon Lord Supreme still knew what it meant.
Isa took out the monocular telescope that Linde had given her before, and followed a group of people to a high slope, looking at the battlefield in the distance.
Soon after, the resistance forces saw the deformed and horrific monsters on the battlefield, and behind these monsters, Noam, which looked like a small hill.
Leighton felt his teeth chattering. Dark clouds hung low, the sky was dim, and the battlefield was like the entrance to hell, with smoke and flames intertwined.
Man-eating twisted monsters were wreaking havoc on the battlefield. The once invincible gray-collar soldiers could only fight and retreat at the same time. Countless Doug soldiers became food in the monsters' mouths. The gray-collar artillery, which Leighton originally thought was invincible, could only barely stop these monsters even if it fired continuously.
In addition, the chaotic Doug Army rushed directly towards the gray-collar camp, making the battlefield even more chaotic. The huge monsters were advancing on the battlefield with a group of humanoid muds, and the human army was forced to flee in all directions by these monsters. The wailing could even be heard clearly by the resistance forces on the hillside.
Even at such a great distance, the resistance fighters could still feel the indescribable sense of oppression, as if every move of the monster would push the despair on the battlefield towards them.
The soldiers on the battlefield were torn apart, crushed, gnawed, and finally swallowed by it like scarecrows. Even though there were no Doug Army soldiers to interfere on the front battlefield, it was difficult for the gray-collar army alone to stop the attack of these monsters.
The resistance fighters standing on the hillside clenched their weapons, their palms were covered with cold sweat, their hearts were beating wildly. Some began to mutter to themselves, as if praying, while others were pale, their lips trembled slightly, and their eyes were full of fear.
Especially the whisper of the opponent's largest monster, which seemed like a call from hell, with the power to drag people into the abyss.
"This is not war anymore..." a soldier whispered, with a voice full of undisguised fear, "This is the end of the world."
Isa took back the monocular and quickly recovered from her fear, because Isa was thinking more about what would happen if these monsters won?
If this group of monsters wins and breaks through the gray-collar army on the Golden Ear Plains, they will truly cross into the northern border and run rampant in the northern border with impunity. Isa has already seen that those monsters will turn people into monsters, and ordinary people have no ability to resist these monsters at all.
If the First Army and the Third Army suffered heavy losses, Lind would probably have no choice but to gather his troops and give up most of the defense. By then, the situation would probably become very passive.
Thinking back to what happened to her fellow citizens in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation at the hands of the demons, the anger and sense of responsibility in Isa's heart overcame her fear at the same time.
We must not let the North fall under the rule of the demons, no matter what!
"No!"
Isa said in a resounding voice: "The situation is not that bad yet. Now is the time when the front battlefield needs us. Leighton, go and organize the troops!"
Leiden thought he had misheard at first and asked, "Lady Saint, are you serious? Even the gray-collar army can't defeat those monsters. Aren't we going to die if we go up there?"
Not only did Leighton think so, but the resistance forces behind Leighton also thought so.
"I've observed that these enemy monsters lack long-range attack methods. Although ordinary fire guns cannot cause damage to monsters, they can suppress them. As long as our attack is orderly enough, we can stop these monsters from advancing further."
"As long as we can suppress these monsters, the gray-collared magic weapons can cause damage to these monsters."
The members of the resistance army were silent. No matter how much they respected the Saint, it was too far-fetched to ask them to suppress the monster that even the gray-collar workers could not suppress at this time.
Seeing everyone silent, Isa shouted: "Warriors, raise your heads!"
Isa's voice was clear and powerful, and carried an unquestionable divine power that made the resistance soldiers raise their heads again.
At this moment, a ray of light in the sky happened to break through the obstruction of dark clouds and shone behind Isa, forming a magnificent and holy beam of light. Isa's expression was firm and calm, without a trace of fear in her eyes, but instead a determination to face death.
"We once swore to defend our homeland and protect our compatriots, but what will happen if those monsters break through this line of defense? The army in front is already our most elite troops in the north. If they fail and allow these monsters to penetrate deep into the north, our compatriots will either become monsters or become food for the monsters."
"Our land will fall, our faith will collapse. Are we going to surrender in this desperate moment?"
Isa's voice echoed in the air like a sacred clarion call, striking the soldiers' hearts.
"I understand your fear. I am just an ordinary person. I believe some of you have heard that I even lost the protection of the Holy Light. I am more afraid than you. But even if I am alone, I will go to the battlefield. When I became a saint, I swore to the goddess and the governor that no matter whether I still have the protection of the Holy Light or not, I will fight for the people!"
After saying that, Isa carried a musket on her back, and under the illumination of the beam of light, she walked down the hillside, ready to go to the battlefield.
The resistance fighters seemed to be inspired and gradually stood up straight. The fear in their eyes was replaced by faith and determination, and their hands gripping their weapons no longer trembled.
"I swear to follow the Saint Lady until death!"
"Aren't they just some monsters? Look, I push them back!"
The resistance fighters who were originally affected by Noam's whispers regained their senses and made up their minds to follow Isa. Everyone silently lined up and headed for the battlefield.
Along the way, the resistance army even encountered many escaped Doug Army soldiers. Seeing that the resistance army was going against the flow, some Doug Army soldiers kindly stepped forward to dissuade them, saying: "Are you going to die?! Humans can't beat those monsters, not even the gray-collar workers. What's the point of you ordinary people going up? Run away!"
"If we let those monsters enter the North, where can we escape to?"
"You can flee to the capital, flee to the Giant God Mountains, or flee south."
"But the North is my home."
The Doug Army soldiers were silent, looking at this retrograde team. Some Doug Army soldiers who had just robbed the supply camp behind the gray and white collar followed silently.
The resistance army did not say much, but distributed the weapons in their hands to the new soldiers. Even many professionals who escaped quietly joined Isa's team. When Isa arrived at the battlefield, the team had a lot more people than when they set out, and many professionals had joined.
“Run away! Run away! Lowly humans should become sacrifices for the Demon Lord’s revival! But I will respect you and let you be reborn as new warriors under the Demon Lord and receive the baptism of holy blood!”
"Humans are nothing more than this. In front of the power of gods, they are just like ants trying to shake a tree!"
In the battlefield, Noam was still whispering, destroying the spirits of the soldiers on the battlefield. Isa looked at the increasing number of soldiers behind her and said clearly: "Don't underestimate humans! You monsters!"
The mixed formation of the Resistance Army and the Doug Army, led by Isa, launched a charge against the monsters.
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