novellk Chapter 043: You asked him if he would let us go.
Chapter 043: You asked him if he would let us go.
The battle outside the castle was fierce.
The Fisher family's mechs showed signs of exhaustion when facing the Blasphemous Knights.
The Blasphemous Knight's structure is enhanced by subspace energy, often enabling it to perform actions that defy conventional mech dynamics, withstand damage that would otherwise be fatal, and its attacks have a corrupting effect, even a mental shock.
Several Fisher family knights have already been influenced and turned their guns on their teammates.
The Loyal Knight Mech is so passive when facing the Blasphemous Knight.
Their only advantage over their opponents is their tactical coordination.
Blasphemous knights often fight individually, and can be defeated one by one through tactical coordination.
Arthur Fisher calmly faced the challenge, watching yet another Ranger fall at his feet. He knew the skirmish was quickly becoming irreversible.
Dejan Davent!
Did that guy succeed or not?
……
On the battlefield not far away, what was once a battlefield for mortals had become a pure hell.
"ammunition!"
"Who still has bombs?!" a stormtrooper shouted hoarsely, only to be answered by the hissing sound of a laser gun overload and the muffled sound of his comrade next to him having his throat torn open by a demonic claw.
The defense line was like a dam being gnawed by ants, riddled with breaches.
The soldiers stood back to back, fighting the surging demons with bayonets and entrenching tools.
With each fall, the gap widens by one point.
"roar!"
Pete roared as he shoved the plague zombies that were charging at him.
The heavy logging gun was lost long ago.
He could only use a sturdy shield and a bone-crushing club to fend off the demons.
His naturally thick skin and tough flesh made him a natural living shield, able to withstand most of the stray bullets and the demon's claw attacks.
However, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that his movements were slowing down significantly.
Each swing was heavier than the last, and his panting sounded like a broken bellows, audible from a great distance.
Even the big guy is nearing his limit.
The little eyes would occasionally glance towards the castle, hoping for a miracle.
Two steps behind him, Grove, pale-faced, leaned against the wreckage of the Chimera troop carrier, his left arm severed at the elbow, the bandage already soaked with blood.
"Sir, we can't hold on much longer!"
"Are you alright?" Sister Martha came over to check on him.
A cunning demon rushed over amidst the chaos. Although it was killed by the nun, it created an opportunity for the rebels' explosive bombs.
A bomb struck Marta in the abdomen, the immense kinetic energy sending her flying. A mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spurted from her mouth, staining her mask and the icon on her chest red.
"nun!"
Grove's eyes widened in fury as he tried to help, but he knelt down on one knee first.
Sister Martha lay on the ground, her vision beginning to blur.
She heard the nuns' screams and the howls of the demons growing ever closer.
The defenses... are about to collapse.
She struggled, using her last bit of strength, to press her bloodied hand against the imperial statue on her chest, her lips trembling as she prayed to the very depths of her soul.
"A merciful... emperor..."
"Your humble servant... begs..."
"Please grant us... the strength to persevere..."
"If sacrifice is necessary... I am willing to give everything... for victory... for the continuation of the empire!"
The next second, a miracle happened.
The emperor responded to his daughter.
A pure, irresistible golden light suddenly burst forth, centered on the holy image on Martha's chest!
With a divine power that soothes wounds and strengthens will, it enveloped Martha and also affected the surrounding battle nuns.
The nuns' eyes sparkled with gold, and they were in top form.
Marta's wounds stopped bleeding and healed at a visible speed, her pale face quickly regained its rosy color, and the fatigue in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a gaze more determined and ardent than ever before.
The nun slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and gripped her power sword tightly.
"In the name of the Emperor, purify heresy!"
The battle nun, now empowered, charged towards the demon like a burning meteor!
The sudden miracle, though insufficient to reverse the entire battle, held up the collapsing defenses.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of heavy footsteps came from the direction of Mann Castle.
Everyone on the battlefield, whether Imperial soldiers or Chaos demons, involuntarily looked toward the source of the sound.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a giant nearly 13 meters tall dragged Death's chainsaw sword as it approached.
Every step caused the earth to shake.
"By the Emperor!"
"It's Lord Deyang!"
The soldiers' morale soared, as if they were on drugs, and they launched a desperate counterattack, brandishing their broken weapons.
Pete was overjoyed, and the cheers were deafening.
"Boss!!"
Grove, wielding his sword with only one arm, choked with emotion.
Sister Martha's eyes welled up with tears.
Dejan, who was eagerly awaited by everyone, did not pause. He took a deep breath, suppressing the exhaustion in his body and the sharp pain in his soul caused by the continuous high-intensity battle and the plague of Nurgle, and rushed towards the remaining blasphemous knights.
With his arrival, the situation instantly reversed.
One, two...
The blasphemous knight who had just been rubbing the loyal knight to the ground was quickly eliminated.
As Arthur Fisher watched Dejan dismantle three Blasphemous Knights in two minutes, grabbing the Knights by the arms and swinging them like flails, his eyelids twitched twice.
He was overjoyed to have escaped from a desperate situation, but when the twin-barreled volcano cannon of the Valanis Knight mech he was piloting accidentally grazed past Deyan, Deyan reacted instantly and quickly dodged.
The subconscious vigilance he displayed throughout the process made Arthur Fisher's face darken instantly.
That's definitely not how teammates should behave.
Full of vigilance and apprehension.
If that's the court's stance...
"Damn it!"
……
As the last Blasphemous Knight fell, the twin-barreled volcano cannon of the Valanis Knight mech silently aimed at Deyan's back.
"For Cataflax, for the Fisher family, to eliminate this threat forever," Arthur Fisher whispered, pressing the trigger on the cockpit handle of the throne.
"Swoosh—Boom!!!"
Everyone was stunned by the sudden sound of artillery fire.
"My lord!!" Grove, Pete, Marta and the others shouted in terror.
Dejan reacted instantly upon sensing danger.
A blinding, brilliant golden light shone on the battlefield.
The upgraded Zhongya Hourglass withstood the rocket attack.
"How disappointing, so you've succumbed to fate again, Your Excellency Arthur Fisher."
As the golden light faded, Deyang, who was unharmed, sighed and slowly said.
Arthur Fisher's face instantly turned extremely grim.
He hadn't expected Dejan to have this trick up his sleeve.
That golden light…
Arthur felt a pang of panic, but quickly calmed down, as if he had made some kind of decision.
Gavial Fisher was startled by the sudden turn of events. He leaped in front of his grandfather, piloting the nearly wrecked Celestial Knight, and demanded, "Why did you do this?"
"To protect the family."
Arthur Fisher's cold voice came through the loudspeaker.
Gaviel was even more confused.
"Why attack Lord Davent if you want to protect your family?"
"The court won't let us off the hook. You can ask them if you don't believe me."
All the Fisher family knight mechs, including Gavial, looked toward Deyan.