Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

To be able to destroy a castle gate made of steel weighing tens of thousands of tons was a tremendous power!

Seeing the Giant Ape King who was wearing heavy armor and wielding an eight-meter long heavy metal club weighing five thousand tons break down the castle gate with one strike, looking at its red, bloodthirsty eyes, the soldiers behind the castle gate were scared out of their wits. They had already turned pale in shock when they saw the Giant Apes break apart the formation of the knights from far away. Now that they were looking at these fabled merciless beasts up close, they were all incredibly nervous, their faces extremely pale.

“Charge!”

Looking at the mass of soldiers blocking the castle gate, the Giant Ape King let out a violent roar, leading two hundred Giant Apes in charging forward, their heavy metal clubs striking down and instantly turning a few of the soldiers who were in front into thin sheets. Striking red fresh blood, sinister-looking bones, white brain matter…This scene instantly unfolded in front of the soldiers!

In order to make it easy for the movement of logistics, the gates of the Iron Edge Castle were extremely large. However, that was only to an average person. From the perspective of the Giant Apes, who were all at least five meters tall, the gates were pitifully small. They could only enter the castle one at a time. Under the agitation of the fresh blood, some of the Giant Apes unleashed their bestial side, jumping high up into the air. They stepped onto their partner’s shoulders and jumped further up till they reached the top of the tall castle walls, unleashing a brutal attack on the soldiers guarding the castle.

“For the glory of the Church, hold them off, chase them off the castle gate, quick!”

“Ah, my thigh… Save me!”

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The soldiers guarding the castle immediately slipped into disarray after over a hundred Giant Apes leaped to the top of the castle walls. Some of them let out a hysterical shout, trying their best to defend against the frenzied attacks of the Giant Apes, while some of the injured called loudly for help. Some even noticed that the situation was off, fearfully taking many steps back in retreat.

The Dark Association had mobilized an army of around eighty thousand men this time, after leaving behind thirty thousand men to surround and attack the Church’s knights who had charged out of the castle. A portion of them followed Yang Ling’s Magical Beast Army in attacking the soldiers guarding the castle, and another group teleported into the castle using the Magical Teleportation Formation, initiating an attack from within the castle. Even though the Church still had an elite force of nearly forty thousand people, they were unable to deal with the combined attacks of the Dark Association and Magical Beast Territory, who were attacking them from both inside and outside.

The Magical Towers were getting destroyed one after the other by the Magic Crystal Cannons, and most of the Spellcasters were blasted to pieces, unable to dodge the attacks in time. Not only were the elite knights unable to destroy the Magic Crystal Cannons of the enemy forces after they charged out, they instead got themselves heavily surrounded and were about to be exterminated. The castle gate had been blasted open, and an endless stream of the enemy’s forces were swarming out from within the castle…

Under the fierce, torrential attack of the Magical Beast Territory and Dark Association, the soldiers defending the castle slipped more and more into disarray. To them, the situation was getting more and more dire!

“Sir, what do we do?” Seeing the attacks of the enemy forces get fiercer, the commander of the soldiers quickly sought the opinion of Cardinal Daniel. Due to their severe lack of crystal ores and Magical Beast Essence Crystals, there was no way for them to activate the large-scale Magical Teleportation Formation within the castle. Even though they had already released a magical message requesting for urgent help, the reinforcements from the Holy City would only be able to arrive two hours later.

What do we do?

Looking at the tide of soldiers from the Dark Association swarming over, and at the blanketing amount of Magical Beasts, the heart of Cardinal Daniel sank even lower. He had stayed at the Iron Edge Castle for a full five hundred years. During that period, there had been countless surprise attacks launched by the Dark Association, but he had successfully defended against all of that. According to the plan, he would be able to hand over the reins in just two weeks and be assigned back to the Holy City, being promoted to become a minister of the highest level at the Judgement Court. He did not expect to encounter such an unprecedented battle just before he was going to make a name for himself. The castle was about to fall!

“Madison, grab my token and mobilize the Death God Puppets, quick!” After deliberating for a moment, Daniel clenched his teeth and took out his token before giving a terse order.

The Iron Edge Castle was hailed as the castle with the greatest defenses on the continent. It had sturdy castle walls, a large number of well-trained elites, as well as a formation made out of several hundred powerful Magical Towers. However, unbeknownst to most people, there were also the Death God Puppets that posed as the ultimate defense of the castle, as well as a team of angels looking over the high profile criminals.

The Death God Puppets are the war machines of the castle. They were made entirely out of premium metal and were personally blessed by the Pope. They had immense strength, were completely immune to low and mid-level magic, and had startling battle capabilities. They cannot be mobilized until the last moment!

Death God Puppets?

The commander of the soldiers trembled, fetching over Cardinal Daniel’s token before leaving quickly. An ordinary soldier might not have heard of the Death God Puppets, but as a commander, he naturally knew how terrifying those metal monsters were.

Bryant was extremely lucky. The turret team he had been with had nearly been exterminated, with only him alone surviving. Even though his left shoulder had been hit by a stray arrow, causing him to sweat profusely in pain, he still considered himself lucky when he compared himself with the companions that had been turned to ash by the exploding fireballs. After dressing his wound with a simple bandage, he once again charged onto the battlefield with the army. Even though he was a new recruit, his body was powerful from his life of hunting and fishing at sea. He had fast reflexes, able to charge into the castle without injury.

“My God, what is that?”

Just as Bryant chopped off the head off a soldier with one strike, a wave of surprised cries came from the front. Looking over after wiping away the blood on his face, all he saw was a few hundred metal monsters charging outward, filled with bloodlust. Other than their ten-meter tall frame, their black armor was carved with a flurry of mysterious symbols. Each of them wielded a sharp giant scythe, slicing the soldiers of the Dark Association that were at the front in half along with their horses!

“War puppets, my God, those are war puppets! Quick, run quick!”

“Spellcasters, quick, magic attacks, quick!”

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Seeing how unstoppable the metal monsters were, a few hundred soldiers pitifully falling by their hand in an instant, the soldiers attacking the castle were incredibly alarmed. Some of them shouted loudly for help, requesting urgent backup. Others instinctively hid to the side, while some felt their limbs turn numb in fear, incredibly distraught…A few of the Spellcasters following the army rapidly released waves of fireballs or chilling icicles, but the spells were completely ineffective against the puppets.

The Death God Puppets that had immunity against low and mid-level magic spells were as awe-inspiring as the legendary Titan, mercilessly massacring all living creatures blocking their path. Both warhorses and soldiers were all cleaved into two by the sharp scythes!

They were unstoppable!

Seeing the few hundred Death God Puppets display their might, the knights of the Church received a huge boost of morale, manically launching a counter-attack in the name of a holy battle. Some of them rode on their tall warhorses, forming a powerful vanguard; Others used the last of their Magical Energy, clenching their teeth as they launched a rain of icicles or Wind Daggers. In that instant, both the army of the Dark Association as well as the Magical Beasts of various sizes felt heavy pressure.

As an outstanding hunter, Bryant’s reaction speed was fast. Seeing that he was powerless to stop the terrifying metal monsters, he decisively charged toward a bunker, hoping to avoid this terrifying wave of metal. Unexpectedly, he had just dug into the bunker and had not had the chance to catch his breath when the bunker collapsed onto him. His legs were crushed by a heavy slab of stone. In that instant, it became extremely hard for him even to get up, much less escape. What was even more terrifying was that after a rumble was heard, a Death God Puppet that had destroyed the bunker with a kick appeared coldly before him.

The bunker that had been made using sturdy granite and seemed indestructible was as flimsy as a sheet of paper before this metal monster!

Looking at the heavy slab of stone crushing his legs, looking at the merciless Death God Puppet, then looking at the giant scythe slicing down toward him from high above, Bryant’s mind turned blank as he shut his eyes in despair. His father’s heavy gaze, his mother’s white hair, and his lover Casey’s smile…All of them flashed in his mind!

Thump…

After a heavy thud was heard, the giant scythe in Bryant’s imagination did not land. When he opened his eyes to take a look, he saw that a white-robed young man with a head full of black hair had suddenly appeared by his side. He was none other than the leader of the Magical Beast Territory, rumored to have beaten over a hundred Golden Giant Dragons with his bare fists!

At the critical moment, Yang Ling had arrived in time with a large group of Magical Beasts, punting the Death God Puppet that was before Bryant away with a kick.

“Hmph, smash in their heads, don’t leave any one of them!” Yang Ling let out a cold grunt as he saw the Death God Puppets mercilessly pouncing toward him, giving a terse order. In that instant, high-level Magical Beasts like the Giant Apes and Dark Dragons charged out.

The Giant Ape King led the way, moving ten meters with every step, leading over two hundred Giant Apes as they pounced straight for the pitch-black Death God Puppets. He slammed his five-thousand-pound giant club fiercely onto the head of a Death God Puppet. After a dull thud was heard, cracks instantly appeared on the metal head of the puppet, its legs driven deep into the ground. Surprisingly, the puppet did not stop but instead flailed its sharp giant scythe straight toward the chest of the Giant Ape King.

Ding…

Sparks flew as the puppet’s sharp giant scythe came into contact with the Giant Ape King’s armor, leaving behind a deep gash and a streak of blood. The heavy armor of the Giant Ape King that was made of Star Metal was sliced open this easily!

Roar…

Looking at the wound on his body, the Giant Ape King slipped into a fury, unleashing its bestial side. Purple flames erupted from his body after he let out a roar, then once again slammed his heavy club onto the head of the Death God Puppet. One slam, two slams… All of his attacks were aimed toward the head of the puppet. He smashed open its head, slamming the entire puppet into the ground as if it were a nail!

Under the command of the Giant Ape King, the two hundred Giant Apes quickly faced off against the Death God Puppets. After jumping high into the air, they slammed down their heavy obsidian clubs right onto the heads of the puppets. The Death God Puppets launched a manic retaliation, their giant scythes leaving deep wounds onto the bodies of the Giant Apes!

Neither of the two parties backed down. Their powers matched!

The great battle between the Giant Apes and the Death God Puppets was startling, ravaging the area wherever they passed. The heavily-armored infantry and cavalry who were unable to avoid the battle in time were smashed to a pulp. Hill-sized rocks were crushed into powder. There were deep gashes on the ground. It was as if the world was ending!