Ladders, braving the enemy's fire, were placed one after another against the walls of Kumquat City.
In order to prevent the wall from being too smooth to make it impossible to fix the ladder, each climbing unit of the Western Fifth Army sent a certain number of people to support the ladder.
However, the enemy's firepower was too fierce, the ladders fell down again and again, and the task of climbing the city was delayed.
The situation was not eased until Yang Yu caused waves of commotion on the city wall. Ayou and other squad leaders put the ladders on the city wall and tried to climb the city again.
The bow was pulled, and a golden arrow formed between Iyas's bowstring. The bow was moved and the arrow made of holy light left a golden arc in the sky, which turned into a feather and was firmly inserted into the top of the wall. Ayou, who was climbing along the ladder, suddenly increased his speed.
The range of the skill [Feather of Heaven] is not actually very large, but due to Iyas's hard work and her discovery of the principle of the effect of holy light, she can use a bow and arrow to send this skill to a farther distance.
The same goes for other holy light skills.
Iyas pulled the bow again. Seeing Yang Yu taking so many attacks at once, Iyas thought it was time for her to play a role.
Although the linkage between the healing skill and [Arrow of Light] still has some flaws, Yang Yu has been hit by so many skills that he should not care about the feeling of being pricked by a needle.
The light arrow once again drew a long trajectory in the air, heading straight for the place where Yang Yu and Pi Song were fighting.
Facing the sudden arrow of light, Yang Yu held his sword horizontally and split it in two. He turned his head and glanced at Iyas with a look that said, "What are you doing? If you want to help, aim carefully!"
"Really? Looks like I messed up again."
Iyas sighed.
"If I had known this would happen, I should have informed him in advance.
I'm just a little bit away from completing this combo, and now I can barely use it...
I don’t care whether it’s a surprise or not. I’ll tell him after the battle.
I guess that guy would just laugh it off when he sees this kind of linkage."
After taking a few deep breaths, Iyas adjusted her mindset and realized that she still hadn't become as mature as she had imagined, but she didn't get discouraged.
After that, she still has a lot to learn.
Now I have to make amends.
Iyas drew the bow again, and this time, she aimed the arrow at the enemies near Yang Yu. She didn't do anything fancy and just shot directly.
Bai Jin was also chanting spells, using magic to do what she could to support the troops.
Seeing that many orcs had propped up the ladders again, the defenders of Jinju City turned their magic and bows and arrows at them, intending to make the ladders unsupported and slide down the smooth city wall again.
Bai Jin either uses spell counter to counter several spells, or uses magic to collide with magic to protect the safety of the troops.
When the frequency of the defenders' attacks decreased, Bai Jin took the time to use ice magic to firmly fix their troops' ladders to the ground.
"Now!"
Hearing Bai Jin's voice, a shirtless, silver-haired man climbed up the stairs and jumped up from a step behind Ayou.
The magic power in the air gathered towards him, and countless smoke surrounded his whole body, turning him into a giant silver wolf.
With his claws hung on the city wall, Lotkar flipped up and faced the soldiers who wanted to encircle Yang Yu from behind, using his own powerful strength to kick down the heavily armored soldiers one by one.
Unwilling to be left behind, Ayou followed closely behind Lothkar and finally climbed onto the city wall with the rest of the troops.
Seeing Yang Yu and Lothkar fighting bravely, Ayou felt a little hesitant, because it seemed that neither side needed help.
"Leave this to us. You, and the soldiers who will be coming up, find a way to open the door!"
After receiving Yang Yu's order, Ayou nodded, gestured to the brothers behind him to move forward, and long claws grew out of his hands, and he directly climbed down the city wall.
Using the friction between his claws and the wall to slow down his descent, Ah You landed on the ground with great skill.
Many new recruits tried to climb down the city wall like him, but they were a little clumsy and their claws were sore.
But there was no buffer time here. The Rose defenders in the city suddenly rushed up and surrounded them.
Fortunately, these soldiers were dressed warmly to resist the severe cold, and their movements became extremely slow.
During the nearly one month since Yang Yu took office, Ayou and his men have been beaten countless times by Yang Yu. The Rose defenders are not to be feared by him.
The orc soldiers climbed up the city wall one by one, roaring, and launched a powerful attack as if to vent the pressure they were under.
The Rose defenders on Kumquat City became increasingly weak, and the magicians and archers who had been showing off their might on the city walls gradually fell into passive defense.
What's even more terrible is that many demi-human soldiers, like Ayou, also used their claws skillfully to go down into the city, constantly killing and wounding soldiers of the Rose Empire, and headed straight for the city gate.
Pi Song, who was restrained by Yang Yu, gritted his teeth. He never thought that Jinju City would be lost so soon.
But he did not lose his mind because of anger, but shouted:
"Knights, it's time to sacrifice your lives for the empire. Do your best to resist their attacks and cover the retreat of the export troops."
As a general with many years of experience in defending cities, Pi Song is well aware of the principle of "defend if you can, escape if you can't".
Dozens of heavily armored knights formed a human wall on both sides of the city wall, allowing only the Empire's soldiers to pass through them, and fought hard against the attack of the demihumans.
These heavily armored knights knew that even if they gave up attacking and devoted themselves to defense, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for long. However, they were willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the empire's hegemony.
But if they huddle together like this, they will easily be targeted by the subhuman magicians.
The imperial magicians could still provide them with shelter before retreating, but as the magicians withdrew, overwhelming magic pounced on them.
But they remained motionless and stayed at their posts.
General Pisong glared at Yang Yu fiercely.
"Boy, what's your name?"
Seeing that the ground was full of iron turtles, Yang Yu no longer had the desire to attack and stuck his sword into the ground.
"I am just an ordinary soldier. My name is Potato Thorn."
"Humph! See you later. If we ever meet again, I will tear you into pieces."
After saying this, General Pisong turned around and left. Unexpectedly, a bunch of thorns grew on the ground, blocking Pisong's way and entangled his hands and feet.
Putting away his sword and shield, Yang Yu jumped out of the wall, grabbed the edge of the wall with his hands, and touched the wall with his feet.
Using [Climb], Yang Yu moved along the side of the wall, bypassing the heavy-armored knights who had given up the attack, drew his sword, let the black shadow float in the wind, sank into the blade, and attacked Pi Song.
As soon as Pisong, who was stuck in the thorns, pulled his hand out from the thorns, he immediately drew his sword and met Yang Yu's sword blade, but was knocked back several steps.
"Enough is enough!"
"Sorry, it was your country that started it."
Yang Yu launched another surprise attack, and the sword blades intertwined again, making crackling sounds.
At this moment, the orcs who climbed over the city wall repelled the attacks of the Jinju City defenders again and again, and finally got the chance to open the city gate.
With a creak, the city gate opened.
(End of this chapter)