"Nine Saints above …"
Looking at the petite figure standing in front of the stronghold, Barter couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. He felt that his body was trembling. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, he would never believe that such a thing could happen.
Barter was quite familiar with this girl. When he went to Sir Overlord's' manor 'to report, he often saw this girl lying in the shadows lazily like a cat taking a nap in the afternoon.
He didn't know much about this girl and only felt that she was an arrogant little brat. But now, it seemed that he had to reevaluate his opinion of this girl.
A column of soldiers was completely destroyed in just a moment. Looking at the little brat's excited expression, Barter was ashamed of the fear he felt before. A child wasn't afraid of fighting, but he, an elite who had received formal military training and stood out from the Black Tooth Army, was actually afraid of fighting because of those insignificant reasons?
This was simply shameful for a soldier.
"Sigh …"
Thinking until here, Barter clenched his weapon and forced himself to calm down.
In any case, Patrina had clearly demonstrated her great power, and at this moment, her power also won the cheers and exclamations of the soldiers who were still trembling in fear on the city wall.
However, Barter wasn't a fool. He was very clear that no matter how strong a person was, it was impossible to fight against an army. Although Pattilina was indeed strong, she looked like a child after all. Could she resist the Glittergold Empire's army by herself?
Just as this thought flashed in Barter's mind, as if to prove his thoughts, on the other side of the horizon, the Glittergold Empire's army finally appeared.
The cheers on the wall also stopped at this moment.
Pattilina's attack didn't seem to scare the Glittergold Empire's soldiers. Instead, it made them even angrier.
Column after column spread out in all directions. They raised their shields, and the spears in their hands flashed a chilling radiance under the sunlight.
From afar, the red and black battle robes on his body seemed boundless.
If it weren't for the main passage into Passus, the Warhawk's Throat, the Glittergold Empire wouldn't have paid attention to this stronghold at all.
The flag of the Glittergold Empire fluttered in the air. As far as the eye could see, the three rows of infantry gave people a suffocating pressure.
The light cavalry on both flanks had already begun to trot, attempting to outflank them from the sides.
For a time, the atmosphere was heavy, almost suffocating. Looking at the seemingly endless enemies in front of them, even Barter swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Although they already knew that they had no chance of winning against the Glittergold Empire with their own strength, they still couldn't do anything about it.
However, it was only when they witnessed the other party's strength with their own eyes that they truly understood for the first time what it meant to have no chance of winning. Even when they were up against the 1st Regiment, these militias still dared to teach them a lesson.
But now, in the face of the Glittergold Empire's entire army, they even lost this courage.
This stronghold had less than 100 people in total. Facing hundreds of thousands of soldiers, what was the use?
They were like small stones facing a raging river. Even if they were all thrown in, they wouldn't be able to make any waves.
So, should they still struggle?
Apart from committing suicide, what was the point of this struggle?
At this moment, almost everyone gave up resisting. Even the soldiers put down the bows in their hands and stared blankly ahead. At this moment, their minds were completely blank. What war? What battle? At this moment, they didn't even have such thoughts. They didn't even know what they should do and what they shouldn't do … Come to think of it, even if they did something, what use would it be?
It was useless, wasn't it?
If they surrendered now, what would happen to the situation?
Even if they didn't surrender, would they be able to defend their hometown?
"A bunch of trash, I knew you guys wouldn't be of any use."
Along with a burst of sarcasm, Barter recovered from his shock. He shook his head and looked at the direction of the voice. Only then did he realize that Pattilina had returned to the city wall. She was standing at the top of the highest gate and looking at the army in the distance. That cute little face didn't have the slightest trace of uneasiness. It was as if what appeared in front of her wasn't an elite army of thousands of soldiers, but a group of ants.
"Miss, what should we do now?"
Although he didn't know what Pattilina wanted to do, Barter still braced himself and asked.
No matter what, in the battle just now, this young lady had single-handedly wiped out an entire column of enemies. Such strength was like a dream to Barter.
Fortunately, as an elite soldier who once served in the regular army, Barter wasn't as ignorant as his countrymen. He knew that those who were truly strong could change the entire battlefield by themselves. For example, those Great Mages, those who were at the peak of the Legendary Stage, or even some legendary heroes.
Although this little girl didn't seem to be a 'legendary hero', the strength she displayed just now had already proved that this young lady wasn't an easy character to deal with. The reason why Sir Overlord dared to send her to guard this place meant that he had confidence in her.
At least, Sir Overlord wouldn't use his territory as a joke.
"You guys?"
Hearing Barter's question, Pattilina swept a glance at him.
"There's nothing you can do. Seeing that you haven't gone home crying for your mothers yet, I'll allow you to watch the show from the side. Then, you'll spread my name and the glory of victory to the Eternal Realm.
I alone am enough to deal with these trifling dregs! "
"Trash?"
Hearing Pattilina's words, Barter froze for a moment and looked at the army in front of him.
But no matter how he looked, he couldn't see how these soldiers of the Glittergold Empire looked like trash.
"Tsk, looking at you, I know you're a country bumpkin who hasn't seen the world."
Looking at Barter's silly expression, Pattilina couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
She clenched the spear in her right hand and swung it forward.
"Have you ever seen a huge battleship that can cover the sky?
Have you ever faced an endless sea of insects?
That bright red, rotten, and stinky thing that seems to drown the entire world?
The destructive thunder hammer that can destroy a planet with just one shot. The ancient creators hidden in the abyss of the chaotic universe can even devour the sun.
Compared to them, these things in front of us are just a group of trash with less than 5 battle strength! "
Speaking until here, Pattilina seemed to become more and more excited. She raised the spear in her hand and waved it constantly.
"I've faced an endless sea of insects before. Even the Queen Mother had to bow down to my guns and cannons!
Even those berserk Blade Warriors are no match for me. Even the Reapers and Forerunners will be turned into pieces by my cannon fire!
The glory of war is with me, and now … "
Speaking until here, Pattilina's originally high-spirited voice suddenly became low. The spear in her hand drew a perfect arc in the air, like a flag pointing straight ahead.
"… I will let you feel the power of the stars."
The air began to tremble.
The temperature began to rise. Barter looked at his side with an uneasy expression. His eyes widened in surprise as the originally transparent space began to ripple like a pond.
Then, incomparably huge cannons emerged from the illusory void. Hundreds and thousands of weapons of destruction were summoned accordingly, traversing space and time and once again arriving beside their masters. They lined up in a row, forming a pitch-black forest of steel.
Countless black muzzles pointed straight ahead, aiming at the soldiers of the Glittergold Empire. It was as if a beast had opened its bloody mouth, only waiting to tear the prey in front of it into pieces.
Soon, the steel cannons began to rotate, and snow-white steam ejected from the edge of the thick cannons.
The steel cannons roared and rotated into the cannons, waiting for an order to sprinkle iron and fire on this world.
Magic arrays emerged one by one and began to absorb the magic power from the world's origin. Through mysterious magic techniques, they fused with the brass and crystal cannons. Mysterious engravings lit up one by one, representing the reawakening of the destructive energy.
These destructive weapons that came from different worlds and times had now completely fused into a mighty army. The only purpose of their existence was to completely destroy everything that dared to stand in their way. There were no exceptions.
Pattilina stood high above the city gate like an emperor surrounded by steel beasts. She held the spear in her hand and pointed it straight ahead.
On the city wall, the militias had long been paralyzed by this incredible scene. They looked at everything in front of them with awe, fear, and disbelief. Some of them even thought that they were dreaming.
But Pattilina didn't care about them at all. She didn't even look at them and waved the spear in her hand.
"Prepare for destruction. This is my — go all out!!"