OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

After a brief rest, the group advanced toward the next city.

The next city was also under the control of the Goatfolk. It was said that members of the royal family were imprisoned there.

Remedios used the same battle tactics as before: summoning angels to launch the initial attack, drawing the enemy's attention, while the Holy Knights launched a strong offensive against the gates.

However, the Goatfolk here were clearly already familiar with Remedios's strategy.

This time, the Goatfolk had gotten smarter. They sent only a small number of Goatfolk to stall the angels, while their main force launched a fierce attack on the Holy Knights assaulting the city gates.

In an instant, stones and arrows rained down on the Holy Knights.

The Holy Knights protecting the battering ram suffered heavy casualties.

"Clerics, heal the Holy Knights! First squad, fall back; second squad, keep attacking!"

"Archers, provide cover fire!"

Remedios shouted loudly.

Part of the Holy Knights retreated, while another group charged forward again.

The archers continuously fired at the Goatfolk on the city gate.

Leading by example, Remedios took the initiative, climbing the wall with a ladder along with her troops. With her formidable combat abilities, she utterly routed the Goatfolk on the walls.

Due to the Goatfolk's numerical disadvantage and lack of experience in defending a city, their forces quickly collapsed entirely.

At this moment, the Goatfolk leader made a second appearance.

"Back off, or I'll kill him!"

The Goatfolk leader threatened Remedios while holding a small child hostage.

Grinding her teeth, Remedios jumped down from the city wall.

"Fall back, or I'll kill him," the Goatfolk leader barked again as more Holy Knights climbed up the walls.

As the Holy Knights hesitated, unsure of what to do, Remedios gave a decisive order.

"Everyone, retreat!"

"But Captain, we've lost so many comrades to take this wall—are we just going to abandon our hard-earned victory?"

A Holy Knight immediately protested.

"Silence! I'm in charge here! Everyone, retreat!" Remedios shouted loudly.

Reluctantly, the Holy Knights withdrew, and the angels were also called back under the clerics' control.

At this moment, Vice-Captain Gustavo began discussing with Remedios how to rescue the hostage while simultaneously killing the Goatfolk.

Gustavo dismissed her idea as wishful thinking, leading to an argument. Neither of them noticed that the Sorcerer King had already walked toward the city gate.

"Back off, or I'll kill him!"

"Heart grasp," the Sorcerer King said, extending his right hand and clenching it. The Goatfolk holding the hostage instantly dropped dead.

The other Goatfolk stared in wide-eyed confusion, utterly clueless as to how their leader had died.

Another Goatfolk stepped forward and seized the boy.

"Back off, or I'll..."

Before the Goatfolk could finish his sentence, he too collapsed. At this point, all the Goatfolk were in a panic, unable to comprehend their opponent's methods. Both their leader and vice leader were dead.

Meanwhile, to the north of the city, a demi-human army was approaching.

Leading them was a massive tiger-headed demi-human, twice the size of an ordinary tiger-headed warrior. He was Vijar, one of the Ten Demi-human Champions.

This demi-human army consisted mostly of tiger-headed warriors, accompanied by some werewolves and kobolds.

Among them was a figure in a black robe, her gaze fixed on Remedios in the distance.

"Sister, I'm sorry. To gain their trust, I had no choice but to act against you," thought Kelart as she looked at Remedios.

"Form ranks!" came the order.

Remedios also noticed the approaching demi-human army and immediately began directing her forces.

At this point, she roughly assessed the enemy's numbers—nearly five thousand demi-humans, primarily the powerful tiger-headed warriors.

"So, there really are human rebels here. Hmph!" Vijar remarked.

Vijar had come under Kelart's orders.

"Humans, let me show you the might of Vijar!"

"Brothers, charge with me!"

At Vijar's command, thousands of demi-humans charged directly at the Holy Kingdom's army.

"Holy Knights should know no fear! Slaughter these demi-humans!" Remedios shouted as she led the Holy Knights to charge forward.

The Holy Knights followed in formation, advancing step by step behind Remedios.

Remedios charged directly toward the massive tiger-headed leader.

"So, you're the leader of this army! Remember, the one who kills you is Remedios, Captain of the Holy Kingdom's Holy Knight Order!"

Clang!

Remedios's holy sword collided with Vijar's giant axe, and the impact sent her stumbling back several steps.

"Just a mere human, yet so full of arrogance. My name is Vijar, known as the Demon Claws!" Vijar declared.

"Combat Technique: Frenzy!"

With a furious roar, Vijar charged at Remedios, his speed noticeably increasing.

Steadying herself, Remedios refused to back down.

"Combat Technique: Holy Slash!"

Clang!

This strike forced Vijar to retreat.

Seizing the advantage, Remedios relentlessly pressed the attack, slashing, thrusting, and cutting in a continuous flurry of strikes.

In the midst of the dazzling clash of blades, Remedios completely overwhelmed Vijar.

"Combat Technique: Brutal Strike!"

Suddenly, Vijar abandoned all defense, allowing Remedios's sword to slash into his body as he swung his massive double-edged axe directly at her neck.

Forced to withdraw her attack, Remedios used all her strength to block Vijar's blow.

Duang!

The immense force of Vijar's axe crashed into Remedios's holy sword, creating a massive shockwave.

The powerful vibration caused the sword to fly out of Remedios's hand.

"Combat Technique: Immediate Reflex!"

In an instant, Remedios's body accelerated, grabbing her sword mid-air before it could fully leave her grasp.

Vijar's next attack came rushing in.

"Combat Technique: Fourfold Light Slash!"

Remedios delivered a rapid series of four slashes, driving Vijar back.

Both fighters had expended a significant amount of stamina.

Meanwhile, the main battlefield was looking grim.

The Holy Knights could hold their own against ordinary tiger-headed warriors, but the entire Holy Knights corps numbered only around a thousand, with the rest being clerics and regular soldiers.

The clerics, having just healed the Holy Knights and summoned many angels, had exhausted a significant amount of their magical power.

At this point, they could only summon a few more angels.

On the demi-human side, three tiger-headed warriors working together could easily kill one angel. The combat strength of the tiger-headed warriors was vastly superior to that of the Goatfolk. The werewolves helped compensate for the tiger-headed warriors' lack of speed.

The kobolds were tough and resilient, perfect for absorbing the Holy Kingdom's cavalry charges.

Facing this 5,000-strong demi-human army, the Holy Kingdom's 10,000 soldiers were at a complete disadvantage. Their only hope rested on Remedios being able to defeat the enemy leader.

On the other side, the Sorcerer King used a binding spell to capture all the Goatfolk. He then watched the battle from the city walls, with Peroroncino thoughtfully bringing two small stools.

The two sat on the city wall, watching the fight unfold.

Neia, the Sorcerer King's attendant, confirmed that there were no other Goatfolk in the city and came to stand by the Sorcerer King.

"Your Majesty, Sorcerer King, Lord Chino, why don't you two help out?"

"Of course, the recent attack on the Goatfolk exhausted a great deal of magical power, so we need some time to recover," Peroroncino said without hesitation, making up an excuse.

Peroroncino guessed that the Sorcerer King had likely used less than one percent of his total magical power in the recent attack.

"That's exactly what Chino said, I need to recover for a bit," the Sorcerer King also affirmed Peroroncino's explanation.

"What about Lord Chino?"

"Me? Remedios seems to not want my help, so why should I go over there?"

Neia was left speechless by Peroroncino's response.

However, thinking of the other soldiers of the Holy Kingdom, Neia still spoke up:

"But the holy knights are at a disadvantage right now. If this continues, they might be defeated."

"Don't worry! I've already sent Yulia and the others to help," Peroroncino reassured.

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