Chapter 1047: The Sun in the Darkness (Part One)

Granello still remembered how shocked, disappointed, and terrified he and the soldiers who were patrolling on the defense wall of St. Petersburg were when the defeated troops of Zenit appeared on the mountain not too far from St. Petersburg.

Then, St. Petersburg fell into a state of panic and chaos that was unprecedented.

Out of more than 400,000 soldiers, fewer than 100,000 were still alive, and they were all injured.

Granello and his peers witnessed the defeated soldiers pulling back into the city, summing up their supplies, and counting casualties. They heard the whines of the injured and disabled soldiers and the cries of families who lost their fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers, and they also saw the severely injured and semi-conscious Second Prince and the wounded Old Aryang being carried into the Royal Palace to report the situation.

From that moment on, the entire St. Petersburg started moving like an insane spinning top out of fear and anxiety.

Sadness and panic engulfed the region.

Many elite soldiers in bright armor and high-level warriors in flas.h.i.+ng warrior energy flames took control of every inch of the defense wall around St. Petersburg, and thousands of magic towers of all sizes started to operate at full capacity. The various runes and magic arrays engraved onto the defense wall started to blink, emitting powerful magic energy that made Zenitians feel a little bit safer. Many vicious-looking magic weapons that ordinary people had never seen before were pus.h.i.+ng onto the top of the defense wall, and even the most powerful magic array, [G.o.ddess of Earth's Protection], was activated as well. It created a yellow energy sphere around the city, protecting this ancient city that was hundreds of years old like a giant eggsh.e.l.l.

At this moment, the entire capital city was on lockdown.

This war was like a storm that showed no signs before it appeared and suddenly arrived at the time when Zenitians least wanted it.

In less than an hour before St. Petersburg finished the final preparations and defensive setup, the troops of Barcelona appeared on the horizon. Like a giant flood that was going to swallow the world and bring the doom, the Barcelonan soldiers rushed over to attack St. Petersburg's defense wall and defensive setups.

Later, Zenitians learned that more than 200,000 Zenitian soldiers sacrificed their lives to buy this half a day of precious preparation time for St. Petersburg.

This initial battle lasted a full day.

The powerful magic defense system and the lethal city defense tools that St. Petersburg possessed were immeasurably impactful. After paying the hefty price of the death of more than 60,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of Moon-Cla.s.s Elites and the severe injuries on three Sun-Cla.s.s Lords, Barcelonans had to temporarily stop the siege of this ancient city. After a demi-G.o.d tried and couldn't break open the [G.o.ddess of Earth's Protection], they had to re-evaluate this ancient city.

This was Zenitians' first-time knowing that St. Petersburg possessed such strong defensive abilities.

Of course, only a few people including Granello knew that the magic defensive system of St. Petersburg was strengthened by the advanced mages of Chambord. It was heard that insanely powerful G.o.dly runes were even integrated into the system. Also, the vicious magic weapons that killed Moon-Cla.s.s Elites of Barcelona one after another came from the a.r.s.enal of Chambord.

If the [G.o.ddess of Earth's Protection] weren't strengthened and instead was on the same level as half a year ago, it would have been broken by the demi-G.o.d already.

Next, the Zenitians got half a day to reorganize and catch their breath.

After a quick rest, St. Petersburg was going to face the fierce and terrifying siege of Barcelona again. Many warriors and soldiers died in this battle like dandelion seeds that were flying away and disappearing. Like a giant, terrifying meat grinder, thousands of people were turned into meat paste at every second.

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Chapter 1047: The Sun in the Darkness (Part Two)

During the battle, a mysterious demi-G.o.d of Chambord attacked more than ten times, and Emperor Ya.s.sin also showed himself in a dominating fas.h.i.+on. That was how St. Petersburg barely held on and avoided getting conquered.

Like a little boat that was rocking on the surface of the sea during a ma.s.sive storm, St. Petersburg swayed around and could be swallowed by the vicious waves at any moment.

Last night, Granello finally saw Second Prince who just woke up from his unconsciousness and a few other generals who were in the southern region of Zenit. As a henchman of Dominguez, Granello finally learned about what happened in the southern region and what caused the situation to deteriorate even though there were more than 400,000 soldiers and many powerful warriors and mages.

"After severely injuring the enemy general named Pedro in the victory against Barcelona at Delun Hill, the reinforcement troops of Zenit which consisted of about 300,000 soldiers met up with us, and our supplies got stocked up as well. We were more confident in the upcoming battle. Besides, the Imperial Military Headquarters only wanted us to stall the battle and make Barcelonans waste some time in the southern region of Zenit. We didn't need to defeat them on our own. It seemed like Emperor Ya.s.sin His Majesty was planning a counterattack, and it required some time before it could be completed…"

"In fact, we did what we were supposed to do in the next ten days or so, and we were successful at it. The reinforcements of Barcelona were led by a commander named Alves, and he was troubled by Strategist Aryang's tactics and couldn't push forward since he lost all battles that involved more than 10,000 soldiers. After all, we have the numbers advantage as well as top-tier masters like Mr. Hazel Bank and Gold Saint Lampard. Besides, the Xuan'ge of Chambord coordinated with us from the air…"

"Later on, we discovered that a mysterious demi-G.o.d a.s.sa.s.sinated the masters of Barcelona more than ten times, greatly disrupting the enemy's setup. Everything was going according to plan, and Strategist Aryang even planned to take out all Barcelonan soldiers who arrived at the southern region of Zenit…"

"However, everything changed about two days ago. All the good conditions for us changed. Three people appeared on the side of Barcelona; three demi-G.o.ds."

"It was clear that Barcelona was prepared. They were bored with the battles on the same level, and they decided to crush all resistances with top-tier strength. The empire is the most afraid of this kind of blatant strategy. After the initial contact, the 400,000 soldiers were instantly defeated…"

"Strategist Aryang thought of everything, and it only allowed the troops to last for four more hours. Mr. Hazel Bank, that mysterious demi-G.o.d, and the two Xuan'ge worked together and barely stopped the three demi-G.o.ds of Barcelona from killing ordinary soldiers. Even Mr. Lampard was severely injured…"

"You should be able to guess what happened next. If it weren't for the masters of Chambord who protected us, Second Prince His Highness and most of the people here today would have died on the way back. Those soldiers of Chambord are true warriors. If the 400,000 soldiers of Zenit were like them, we would have killed the Barcelonan invaders. Unfortunately, more than half of the 500 elite soldiers of Chambord were severely injured or killed…"

"Strange. How come Emperor Ya.s.sin and Martial Saint Alexander didn't show themselves in such a battle?"

Standing on the defense wall, what Dominguez and other generals who survived and retreated from the southern region of Zenit talked about replayed in [Red Beard] Granello's mind. Although the talk was brief, Granello felt like the tragedy happened before his eyes.

"The Barcelona Empire is too powerful…. They are invincible!" Granello sighed.

"How can the empire survive through this? Can we really win this war? When the empire was in danger last few times, it was the King of Chambord who turned the tables and fought against all odds. King of Chambord, where are you now?"

For some reason, Granello instantly thought of Fei. It was like how a traveler in the darkness thought of the sun.

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