The soldier took a deep breath and looked at his comrades beside him, trying to see their faces clearly. However, in this dim and dark world, the only source of light seemed to be the raging flames of war.
Their faces were obscured by the shadows of their helmets and covered with wet mud, making them look disfigured.
“Retreat!”
The soldier yelled at others. The battle situation ahead was no longer something that mortals could get involved in. The demons had broken through the defense line and were fighting with the rioters. Soldiers like them would only die if they stayed there.
It was a veritable battlefield. Amid the constant roar of artillery fire, buildings collapsed and turned into ruins. Heavy rains caused flooding in the area, and the place was a sea of corpses.
"I said..."
The soldier wanted to urge him, but when he turned around after observing the battle situation, he saw a scarlet face.
His comrade stretched out his hand, probably trying to push him away, but unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to do so.
Sharp claws rose from under the accumulated water and pierced his chest. He turned his head with difficulty and saw a demon trapped under the rubble. Half of its body was gone, and its internal organs and flesh were all over the ground, but it was still alive and delivered a fatal blow.
"ah!"
The soldier screamed, perhaps out of fear or anger, and he fired all his ammunition, beating the demon in front of him into a pulp.
Taking a deep breath, the cold air penetrates into the lungs, bringing a real sense of clarity.
There was no time to grieve at all. He climbed up in a panic and fled with great effort. Behind him, steel and fireworks roared. Countless bullets pierced through his flesh and blood, and then hit the ruins, splashing dust and gravel, which fell on the water with a crackling sound.
A whistling sound was heard, and a demon broke through the rain and fog, waving its claws at the soldiers.
The shadow of death loomed, and his breathing stopped for a moment, but soon the demon's roar was covered up by an even louder explosive sound. The demon's body began to twist and burst, and a huge and sharp sword broke through the demon's chest from behind, piercing hard and cutting off the entire upper body.
Blood fell like heavy rain. In the moment of dullness, the Armor of Original Sin took another step and crushed the broken head completely. The huge scarlet spread on the water.
"Ha ha… "
The soldier was gasping for breath. In these short tens of seconds, he experienced life and death several times. It all happened too fast.
"Sir?"
The soldier recognized the Original Sin Armor, which had the Knight Commander's special mark on it, but it was now covered with stains and scratches, so he could barely make it out.
Gawain did not respond. He held the greatsword tightly with one hand in the Sin Armor and raised the armor musket with the other hand, igniting a stream of blazing fire on the street.
Behind the brilliant light, there is a dark figure.
More heavy footsteps were heard, and clumsy UFOs blocked the street. They tried to reorganize their defense line, and a new round of artillery fire began a few seconds later.
Fire, explosion, impact.
Another building collapsed within sight.
Gawain monitored the sounds in the channel, but all he heard was a noisy ringing. Due to the interference of the erosion, he hadn't heard other people's voices for a long time.
They are fighting alone.