Chapter 170: The Shattered Halo
Elias walked onto the pristine white sand. The parted ocean loomed on either side of his army like towering walls of blue glass.
His pristine boots did not even sink into the mud. He floated an inch above it. Behind him, fifty thousand Paladins marched in perfect unison.
'This is not even going to be a fight! We are going for a slaughtering operation. Ohhhh! How fun would it be to take the insignificant lives of those parasites! I am so excited for this hunt!'
He looked up at the towering cliffs. He expected to see terrified beasts cowering in fear. Instead, the cliffs were entirely silent.
'Hmm... Did they run away in fear? Are they so scared that they have abandoned the hope and ran away?'
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Down in the hidden trenches, Rolf gripped a heavy brass detonator. The Silver Colossus held his breath.
His golden amber eyes tracked the holy army. He waited until the absolute center of their formation crossed the buried fault line.
