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Chapter 75 The Battle of Juventus City!

Juventus City.

The city has been transformed into a burning battlefield.

The dark race army surged like waves, crashing against the towering city walls in waves, each surge carrying away many small pieces of "rubble".

Even the highest and deepest city walls have their limits, but the ocean waves seem to never stop.

Fortunately, with the combined efforts of the soldiers and civilians in the city, the defenses on the city walls were repeatedly repaired and remained intact despite repeated attacks.

Moreover, under the leadership of several knight commanders under Duke Canglang, the Yuwen City side was even able to seize opportunities to launch counterattacks from time to time, temporarily repelling the dark races' wave-like offensive.

The battle has lasted for a full day and night and remains at a stalemate. The defending side is slightly at a disadvantage, but is still able to hold on.

"The breach on the left wing has been plugged!"

"Another squad of archers is coming from the middle section! The shield guards who just withdrew, hurry up and rest! Quickly!"

"Catapults and magic cannons, reload and aim at that war beast! Fire! Fire!"

Inside the battle line on the city wall, soldiers and logistics personnel went back and forth, filling in all the gaps and instabilities in the defense line one by one according to the instructions relayed at all levels.

In the command center atop the tower in the north of the city, Duke Canglang's two senior advisors, along with the count who had been appointed by the duke to temporarily take command, were discussing the battle situation.

This count comes from a branch of the Duke of Canglang's family and is one of the Duke's confidants. He is quite capable and deeply trusted, which is why he was entrusted by the Duke to take charge of the war when the Duke was away.

After listening to the reports from the two advisors, the count learned that the battle lines were relatively stable. His tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but his face remained full of worry.

"————It's difficult."

The two senior staff officers shared the same feeling that the Dark Race's army was tireless and seemed endless, and fighting such an enemy would be a severe test for any army.

"Your Excellency, there is one more problem." After a pause, an advisor continued to report, "Our supplies are running a little short."

"Didn't you say before the war that the city's stockpiled supplies were enough to last half a month?!" Hearing this, the count's forehead vein throbbed. "That's less than two days at most!"

The two staff officers quickly replied, "That was originally the plan, but—since the Dark Race launched their attack, their offensive has been relentless, and the consumption of resources has far exceeded our original expectations."

"Moreover—many of the weapons we prepared were not very effective against the dark races, so they were consumed in large quantities."

In fact, there is no shortage of military equipment at present, thanks to the large amount of supplies sent by the Oak and Gold Merchants Association.

"Many of the supplies in that convoy were modified and are more effective than what we originally had in stock, but they are almost used up. We will have to exchange the enchanted catapults and blessed weapons for the original stock in the city, and the battle lines will probably have to shrink further."

Upon hearing this, the count felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

"Then open the inner city warehouses and increase our output! Do everything you can to keep the battle lines going!"

The count roared, "The Dark Races are not the mindless beasts you thought they were! They are cunning wolves, skilled in tactics! If our defenses falter, they will pounce and tear through the weak points!"

"Hold the line no matter what, we must wait for the Duke to return!"

The two senior advisors exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that the Duke's political enemies in the kingdom had always contemptuously called him the Hungry Wolf Duke, and that remark they had just made had also insulted the Duke.

And it was you who, at the very first war council meeting, dismissed the Dark Army as nothing, calling them nothing more than blind beasts—

But they also knew that the count was right; the cunning of the dark races far exceeded everyone's expectations, so the two hurriedly went down to prepare.

After that, the Earl went to the window where the Duke used to like to linger, looked up at the sky above the battlefield, and murmured, "Your Grace, this battle will probably depend on you again."

High in the sky at this moment.

"Drink it!!"

With a thunderous roar, a massive afterimage, carrying traces of holy light and lightning, swept across the sky, stirring up a rumbling echo.

The afterimage rushed a considerable distance before stopping and revealing its true form, which was none other than Duke Canglang.

At this moment, Duke Belial of the Blue Wolf was dressed in heavy armor, straddling the back of an extremely majestic griffin with platinum feathers, holding a heavy lance in each hand.

The weapon in his right hand is a classic conical shape, decorated with countless ornate patterns and winged gauntlets, radiating a powerful holy light.

The weapon in his left hand was an unusual long, narrow lance with sharp, fang-like teeth, its blade crackling with deep purple electricity.

Duke of the Blue Wolf had just wielded two lances several meters long and launched a full-force charge on his griffin!

However, this attack was ineffective; in fact, it didn't even touch the enemy.

The griffin beneath Duke Grey Wolf carried him back to the other half of the sky shrouded in darkness, where Bronya, the Lord of the West, hovered in mid-air, smiling and beckoning to Duke Grey Wolf.

Bronya was still in the same outfit she wore when she first arrived in Adela Town, her long black dress swaying in the wind, her perfectly proportioned body exuding endless allure.

Behind her, countless black light bands extended out, with various colorful shimmering on them, outlining a pair of dazzling dark light wings.

Needless to say, these wings of light and the band of light behind her are not merely decorations; they are manifestations of Bronya's power, capable of transforming into the most terrifying blades at any time.

In the previous clashes between the two sides, even Duke of the Blue Wolf was nearly injured by these ribbons.

Duke of the Wolf stared intently at Bronya, his brow furrowed.

Shortly after the start of the war, Bronya inexplicably appeared on the battlefield in human form and personally launched the attack.

Although it was unclear why this Dark Favorite chose to appear at the very beginning of the battle, as the strongest member of Juventus City, Duke of the Azure Wolf certainly had no reason to just stand by and watch, so he immediately rode his griffin into battle.

The two then clashed and engaged in combat. Under Duke Canglang's deliberate guidance, they moved the battle to a high altitude, far from the ground battlefield.

Duke of the Azure Wolf was originally quite confident about this battle. He was a level 70 Thunder Sword Saint, one of the strongest melee classes, and was extremely skilled in both battlefield charges and one-on-one combat.

What's more, there's his mount, the Platinum Griffin. This LV50 Griffin King is also a good partner of the Duke of the Azure Wolf. Although its level is much lower than his, this level difference is not a problem when the Duke of the Azure Wolf is riding it.

Even in the current publicly available records of the Western Kingdom, Duke Canglang is ranked among the top five strongest. If Lion were to join the fray, even those ranked above Duke would find it difficult to defeat him.

However, after fighting Bronya, the Duke was shocked to find that he could not gain the slightest advantage.

Not only that, but even with his griffin working together, he was actually starting to lose ground!

Bronya is only level 70!

The two sides have been locked in combat for some time now, neither able to inflict significant damage. However, Duke of the Wolf's side is showing signs of exhaustion, while Bronya remains unfazed. Even the Duke's all-out assault was seemingly easily evaded by Bronya.

"Hmph, so this is the strength of those who stand at the pinnacle of the dark races? I've truly experienced it firsthand."

The Duke did not launch another attack, but slowly exhaled and said this.

Bronya smiled and said, "You must be one of the strongest in the Western Kingdom this generation, right? It's a pity that you didn't impress me that much."

"Is that so?" Duke Gray Wolf chuckled. "Then let me experience it for myself!"

He then steered his griffin and charged forward once more! He brandished his two lances, leaving trails of fire, and each slash and thrust carried terrifying destructive power!

Bronya flapped her wings of light and rose into the air, sending out countless streaks of light that clashed with Duke Gray Wolf's two lances, yet she held her own in no way.

For her, the extent of the destructive power of those light bands depended entirely on how much power she poured into them.

The two sides clashed again countless times!

This round of clashes was still a draw, or rather, Duke of the Wolf was still slightly at a disadvantage, which made the Duke's face even more gloomy, while Bronya had a smile on her lips, but there was no extra emotion in her eyes.

"—Then try this trick of mine."

The Duke spoke slowly, raising the holy light lance in his right hand high, and rapidly pouring his magic power into it.

"Oh? Let me see then." Bronya chuckled. "But I wonder—hmm!?"

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly froze, her neck snapping to a startling angle as she looked into the distance.

"----?Chance!"

Duke of the Wolf was unaware of what was happening or what Bronya was looking at, but a powerful figure like him would certainly not let such a golden opportunity slip by.

His raising of the lance to gather power was merely a feint; now, he threw down the other lance, leaped from the griffin's back, gripped the Holy Light Lance tightly with both hands, and transformed into a golden meteor, hurtling straight towards Bronya!

Bronya: "————!!"

She turned around immediately, but it was too late!

"boom--!!"

A deafening roar echoed across the sky, and a dazzling holy light seemed to rise like a sun!

For a time, all the sights and sounds on the battlefield were captivated by it.

When the dazzling light faded, Duke of the Azure Wolf was already in front of Bronya, holding the Holy Light Lance in his hand, which pierced through Bronya's body!

But that wasn't all. The ornate patterns on the lance began to crumble, bursting forth with an even more dazzling light!

"Ugh—!!"

Bronya was immediately enveloped in holy light, almost swallowed up!

Duke of the Blue Wolf then flew back and mounted the griffin that had come to meet him, looking at the ball of light.

Although he had already used up one of his legacy weapons, for some reason, the Duke's intuition told him that Bronya had not been destroyed.

Sure enough, the next moment, a deep darkness emerged from the holy light, and the darkness rapidly expanded, swallowing the light in turn!

Bronya's figure then reappeared. She still maintained her human form, but a huge hole appeared in her abdomen, with a dazzling light emanating from it, constantly eroding Bronya's body.

"—Not bad attack."

Bronya's smile vanished, replaced by an inorganic coldness: "But that's not enough."

Duke of the Azure Wolf: "————"

He gripped the remaining serrated lance tightly and said, "Even so, you are now seriously injured."

Bronya had previously been able to suppress Duke of the Wolf, but now the situation has reversed.

Is that how it is for you?

Bronya simply replied, "Then try to withstand my next attack."

As she spoke, she suddenly raised her hands high. At that moment, countless scattered dark forces from the sky and from the depths of the earth began to gather under her will!

As strands of dark power gathered in her hand, a terrifying aura began to spread!

Duke of the Azure Wolf: "!!"

Although we don't know what kind of attack Bronya is going to unleash, it's obvious that we absolutely cannot let her succeed!

So the Duke did not hesitate to urge the griffin forward, raise his lance, and charge!

"Stop right there—!!"

But Bronya didn't move at all, her eyes only filled with coldness as she looked at the Duke. A band of light instantly spread out behind her, almost obscuring half the sky!

In that instant, Bronya's figure, viewed from below, appeared so ethereal and abstract that it seemed like a destructive angel descended upon the earth.

The Duke of the Azure Wolf, who was opposite her, had a completely different feeling, because those bands of light immediately swept towards him!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The Duke's charge shattered large sections of light, but more followed from behind, interrupting his attack.

Finally, when he finally reached a short distance in front of Bronya, he saw that the darkness in her hand had already taken shape.

"go."

Bronya waved her hands forward, and the darkness moved accordingly. A black beam of light, condensed to the point of being almost tangible, shot out from it in an instant and struck Duke Gray Wolf directly!

Although the Duke raised his lance to block in front of him at the last moment, he only managed to hold out for a moment before being knocked away!

With a tearing sound, Duke Canglang's lance armor shattered into countless fragments, and he and the griffin plummeted to the ground. The black beam of light did not stop, but instantly returned to the sky above Yuwen City. It seemed to have crashed into an invisible barrier, lingered in mid-air for a moment, and then pierced through the invisible barrier!

In that instant, everyone within a radius of dozens of miles heard a crisp breaking sound.

The sacred barrier that stretched out from Juventus City as its base point was breached, creating a hole.

At that moment, the entire battlefield fell silent for a brief instant.

The people from Juventus City saw the fallen Duke of the Azure Wolf and heard the sound of the invisible barrier breaking.

To those in the know, this was like a death sentence.

The Duke fell, the barrier shattered, and no one could stop Bronya anymore!

However, in reality—

After unleashing a devastating attack from mid-air, Bronya did not immediately rush into Juventus' defenses to destroy everything.

Instead, she remained suspended in mid-air, looking down at her hands and her body with a large hole in it, and a rare emotion appeared in her pupils.

"—This body is about to give out, but that guy didn't die, so there's a chance he'll return to the battlefield later."

Her self-illuminating gaze swept down upon the relentlessly attacking dark army below, and she made a judgment devoid of any emotion: "We have lost this battle."

With her making this judgment, the dark races still fighting below were essentially sentenced to death.

"Since victory is hopeless and this clone can no longer be maintained, let's do one last thing."

Bronya coldly analyzed the situation and quickly came to a conclusion: "—Let me see what interesting things you've done."

Immediately, Bronya's wings of light vibrated, and her figure transformed into a streak of light, rushing into the broken part of the barrier!

The guards below were on high alert, and several nearby knight commanders were even prepared to die. However, Bronya did not linger for a moment and immediately turned into light and flew south.

Seeing this, the Earl, who was already donning his equipment in the command post, was stunned.

"Where is she going?"