“What do we do? We can’t hold them back much longer!!”
On the main avenue of the Saint Luo Empire’s capital, the Holy Knight Order was engaged in combat with the New Imperial Army.
The Holy Knight Order side continued to lose high-ranking officers. Experienced clerics had already died in battle, and it could be said that they had fallen into a state of leaderlessness.
In contrast, the New Imperial Army had successfully broken through the walls, charged into the capital, and was continuously advancing toward the palace. With the assistance of the demonkin soldiers, they were driving straight in.
Judging by the current situation, this civil war would likely come to an end in less than half a day.
“How much longer until the reinforcements arrive? Why aren’t they here yet?! What’s the follow-up contingency plan? Someone think of something already!!”
The morale of the Holy Knight Order continued to plummet.
“Your Highness Stella, the Holy Knight Order is already finished. Your decision was correct!” Wade said excitedly. “We are about to seize victory in this war!”
“Although we do currently hold the advantage, however…”
No look of joy appeared on Stella’s face. Instead, a trace of unease rose in her heart. She felt that something bad was about to happen.
The soldiers of the New Imperial Army launched a new wave of charges.
“Charge!”
The Holy Knight Order looked as if they were about to be unable to hold on any longer.
At that very moment, the main avenue of the capital began to tremble, as if an earthquake had struck.
One second it was still daytime. The next second, the sky was covered by a black curtain, as if night had descended.
Beneath the pitch-black sky, a shadowy giant figure appeared.
It was a massive giant without legs, looking as if a child had drawn it on a wall with crayons. A jelly-like fluid flowed within its body as it slowly advanced forward.
“What is that?” Wade’s eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.
Whether it was the Holy Knight Order or the New Imperial Army, both sides were rather shocked by the abrupt appearance of this enormous creature.
“Bad! Scatter immediately!!”
Stella suddenly shouted at the top of her voice.
From that Shadow Giant’s body, she had actually sensed a resonance from the imperial family’s bloodline.
It was highly likely a monster summoned through the sacrificial offering of the bloodline of its own kin.
“Hurry, scatter!!”
Wade first froze for a moment. He did not understand why Stella was shouting like that, but his reaction was still quick. Without asking for the reason, he simply conveyed the order.
“Scatter and withdraw toward the rear.”
The New Imperial Army that had been launching an assault stopped their advance.
Several dark-colored spheres appeared around the Shadow Giant’s body, gathering a strong sense of energy fluctuation, and then launched scattering impacts toward the New Imperial Army.
Boom—!
Explosive sounds rang out continuously along the avenue. This exaggerated power had long since surpassed the magical power released by army mages. It was simply a war machine possessing overwhelming firepower.
The continuous explosions swallowed up quite a few New Imperial Army soldiers.
If Stella had not issued the order just now, the New Imperial Army that had been gathered together might have suffered even heavier losses.
“Could this be His Majesty the Emperor’s final trump card?”
The members of the Holy Knight Order realized that the Shadow Giant had successfully blocked the New Imperial Army’s assault.
This scene was truly shocking.
“The situation has reversed!!”
“His Majesty the Emperor truly has a few tricks up his sleeve.”
“If he had brought this out earlier, these rebels would have collapsed long ago!”
The members of the Holy Knight Order once again saw hope.
They believed that with the assistance of the Shadow Giant, their side could reverse the situation.
However, the cold reality quickly slapped them in the face.
Woo—
The Shadow Giant let out a long cry that made every soul tremble. It raised its palm and slammed it downward.
In an instant, many Holy Knights were swallowed into its body.
Before the Holy Knights could even react, they melted away inside the Shadow Giant’s body and became one with this monster.
“This monster has gone mad!!”
Only then did the members of the Holy Knight Order realize that this was not a combat force assisting their side in defending the capital at all. It was a killing machine that did not distinguish between friend and foe.
Whether it was the imperial army, the Holy Knight Order, or the New Imperial Army, all of them would become targets of the Shadow Giant’s attacks.
Under such circumstances, how could the clerics possibly continue protecting the capital?
They all dropped the weapons in their hands one after another, no longer continuing to resist the New Imperial Army, and chose to flee under the threat of death from the Shadow Giant.
“Your Highness Stella, what in the world is that thing?!” Wade asked in terror.
“In the early years, I heard that the empire’s Imperial Heirloom Artifact possesses extremely terrifying power. Unless it reaches an extreme moment, the emperor who possesses the Imperial Heirloom Artifact will not lightly make use of it…”
Stella’s fingernails dug into her palms.
“That should be Soren’s final trump card—a monster summoned by using the Imperial Heirloom Artifact to offer up the imperial bloodline as a sacrifice.”
“This is bad, Your Highness Stella!!” Wade shouted at the top of his lungs.
The Shadow Giant had already locked its target onto Stella. It opened its massive bloody mouth, preparing to fire a beam of destruction.
!!!
A sky-shaking dragon roar resounded above the empire.
The Abyss Dragon descended from the heavens, using a dive. Before the Shadow Giant could launch its attack, it charged over.
Albion’s dragon claws seized the Shadow Giant and used overbearing strength to tear the monster’s arms off. At close range, she sprayed dragon breath and blasted the Shadow Giant’s head away.
“Well done, Albion!” Via, standing atop the Abyss Dragon, praised.
“Via!”
Stella saw Via commanding the Abyss Dragon and felt both shock and joy. Just now, Via had saved her life.
Albion looked rather proud of herself. Just as she was about to celebrate the victory, a slender arm flew over from the side and shoved her away.
Via looked carefully and discovered that it was actually the Shadow Giant’s arm.
Even after suffering such an attack, this monster had not died. It was still able to move, and the missing limbs on its body were rapidly repairing. It was simply like an undying monster.
In just the time of a few breaths, the Shadow Giant had once again become completely intact.
“How is this possible?” Via frowned.
“Via, this thing was summoned. To deal with it, we need to find the summoner—Soren!!” Stella reminded her.
Via quickly understood the current situation.
“I see.”
It seemed that ordinary human armies would be unable to withstand the Shadow Giant.
“I need to find Soren as soon as possible.”
Via jumped down from the Abyss Dragon.
She had already made her choice and set out toward the palace. The best option at present was to find the summoner and deal with him. Then that troublesome Shadow Giant would naturally withdraw on its own.
The Shadow Giant wanted to launch an attack against Via, but its arm was bitten by Albion.
“Roar!!”
Albion dragged the Shadow Giant and flung the monster away, then pounced forward and entangled with it in combat.
“I’ll leave it to you, Albion.” Via turned her head and glanced at the Abyss Dragon.