Ice rain was falling, diluting the smell of blood in the Holy City. Alicia was holding her sword, gasping for breath.
This was not the first time she participated in the battle of Hermes, but she never thought that the New Holy City might be lost one day.
The city wall was completely destroyed.
Alicia had never seen such a terrible monster. A huge insect-like hybrid beast sprang out from the ground, its body stuck to the glacial cliff, its bony claws embedded in the wall like barbs. Step by step, it climbed to the top of the city wall, but its body was still not completely out of the ground.
If it was just a huge body, it would have been fine, but no one expected that the monster would unexpectedly open its bloody mouth and spit out a large number of hybrid demonic beasts. The city wall suddenly burst into an uproar.
Originally, the team was still in good order, but after being attacked by the demonic beasts, Alicia's Judgement Army Advance Camp was also separated. She could only watch helplessly as her comrades were swallowed up by the demonic beasts, but she was powerless to do anything. Warm human blood mixed with the monster's black blood, flowing along the cracks on the stone floor.
With the sound of the retreat horn, the Holy City's catapults were also launched. Granite blocks as high as half a person fell from the sky, completely ignoring the fact that there were still a lot of their own people and the Kingdom's army.
Alicia could only remember that a boulder had hit Captain Decato, who was guarding her side. When she got up from the ground, she saw that Decato was embedded in the cracked stone floor along with his armor. His body was like a piece of wrinkled parchment, and his intestines were flowing out of the crack in his abdomen. His blood was steaming hot and formed a small puddle under his body.
If I hadn't jumped before the boulder fell, I'm afraid I would have ended up like him, she thought.
As for how she finally broke through the encirclement and retreated to the bottom of the city wall, Alicia couldn't remember it clearly. Screams and curses could be heard everywhere. Everyone was waving their weapons in a frenzy. She didn't know whether they were fighting with the demonic beasts or their companions.
A team of more than a hundred Judges, including herself, only twelve people survived.
"What should we do next, Captain!"
"Captain Alicia!"
Alicia suddenly came back to her senses, that's right, according to the regulations of the Army of Judges, if the captain dies in battle, the deputy captain should take over the captain's position and lead the team to continue fighting.
She bit her lips until the taste of iron filled her mouth. "We'll go to the North Gate of the Holy City. If the demonic beasts want to attack the New Holy City, they must pass through there." This order meant giving up all the residential areas between the city wall and the inner city, but she had no other choice. There was no place more important than the center of the church — the Hermes Cathedral.
There was one more thing that she didn't say. If the glaciers and cliffs couldn't stop these monsters, what could she and the remaining eleven people do?
Perhaps today was the day she would dedicate herself to heaven. May you be merciful. She prayed in her heart and shouted, "The Army of Judges will never give up! Let's go! "
"The Army of Judges will never give up!" The others shouted in unison.
The twelve of them formed a column and jogged towards the north gate. The sounds of fighting in the city wall area gradually weakened and eventually disappeared in the wind and rain.
After arriving at the north gate, Alicia saw that a lot of Army of Judges had gathered in front of the drawbridge. It seemed that everyone had the same idea, which made her feel a little better.
But at this critical moment, the drawbridge was lowered. Alicia frowned and walked in front of a handsome warrior wearing the Presiding Judge's standard red robe. She clenched her fist and saluted: "Presiding Judge, I am the captain of the fourth team of the advance battalion, Alicia Quinn!"
"I am Tucker Thor, the person in charge of the defense of the North Gate. Thank you for your hard work. "The man nodded and said," We have set up a first aid center behind the North Gate. If there are any wounded in your team, you can send them there. "
"Sir, I don't understand. Why don't you raise the drawbridge at this time? The demonic beasts on the city wall can swarm in at any time. We must ensure that the inner city is not lost. "
"Calm down, Captain. I know that you and your team members are not afraid of sacrifice, but unnecessary sacrifice is meaningless. The Church is still far from the last moment." He reached out and wiped the rain off his forehead. "Go to the assembly point and wait for orders. If you run out of cold pills, remember to ask the quartermaster for more."
Hearing the Presiding Judge's words, Alicia realized that she was freezing. After leaving the battlefield, her body was covered in sweat and the cold rainwater, almost freezing her whole body in ice. She couldn't help but shiver when the biting cold wind blew on her face.
She took out the sheepskin bag from her underwear pocket and shook it in her palm, but only some sticky liquid flowed out. It seemed that he had accidentally crushed the pill during the battle. She sighed and raised her head, only to find a brownish-red Cold Expelling Pill in front of her.
"Eat mine first," Tucker Thor smiled at her. "You can return it to me later."
Alicia didn't hesitate. She took the pill, bit it, and swallowed it. "Maybe we won't have the chance to eat this thing again."
"Yes, that's not bad." Tucker unexpectedly nodded in agreement. "This thing is really disgusting."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong fishy smell rushed up from Alicia's stomach. Even the battlefield full of corpses would not emit such a disgusting smell. She felt that what she ate was not a pill, but a mixture of rotten flesh and blood. The unbearable numbness continued to spread from her abdomen to her whole body. The cold suddenly faded, followed by a burning warmth flowing through her blood vessels.Her body temperature gradually recovered. The frozen sweat began to fall again. The top of her head emitted a burst of white steam, and her numb toes regained their feeling.
"But not today." Seeing her eat the cold pill, the Presiding Judge waved his hand. "The God's Punishment Army is coming from the Cathedral. The demonic beasts can't pass through the North Gate. Take your people and go to the assembly point. Remember to check their pills. Don't be like you, only to find that they are gone when you need them. "
The God's Punishment Army was the Church's most elite army! Alicia had heard about it for a long time, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. But... even if the God's Punishment Army was as powerful as the rumors said, they were still human beings. With this body, no matter how much they trained, it would be impossible to easily defeat a large group of hybrid demonic beasts.
But since the Presiding Judge had said so, she had no choice but to leave the North Gate with her eleven team members and go to the assembly point in the west.
There were already hundreds of retreating Judges gathered here. They stood in the rain in twos and threes, letting the rain fall on their cheeks. Some even sat directly on the ground, looking listless. Only a small number of people were still lined up in a neat line, waiting for the enemy to appear at any time.
If it was a few days ago, Alicia would definitely stand up and scold them, but now, she was also at a loss. In order to build this new Holy City, countless compatriots had died here. It could be said that every brick and tile here was condensed with the blood of believers and the Judges. The Bishop often said that occupying the Hermes was tantamount to owning the Kingdom of God.
But today, it seemed that the Kingdom of God would fall into the hands of the devil's minions.
"The demonic beasts are coming!" Someone shouted, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Alicia forced herself to raise her sword. She stared at the rapidly approaching shadow in the sky and shouted: "For Hermes!"