Five more days have passed. The human battle continues, with monsters and the demon race attacking the earthen city countless times, only to be repelled each time. Despite the angels, demons, monsters, centaurs, and human rebel forces outnumbering the forces of Rody City by more than tenfold, the human alliance has one advantage - the miraculous young man, Rody.
As long as he stands, the city remains impregnable. Mountains of corpses and broken weapons accumulate at his feet; neither demon generals nor ordinary human rebel soldiers are spared. The human soldiers are wounded again and again, yet despite their grievous injuries, they keep sallying forth to stand behind the miraculous young man, ready to fight to the death.
By the seventh day, Rody still stands firm atop the highest point of the city. However, the human alliance looks drastically different from seven days ago. Some soldiers have fallen in battle, and those who remain are almost all wounded. Worn out from days of desperate fighting, many can hardly lift their weapons...
"Rody, if you're capable, fight me!" A new demon race powerhouse challenges Rody. Rody, the miraculous young man of humanity, possesses an ability to remain unafraid of group attacks. The more he's attacked, the more he borrows various powers to counter any opponent. Conversely, sequential individual battles are the best way to exhaust Rody's strength.
Archangel Andriel also possesses immense strength, but he refrains from joining the attack. Instead, powerhouses of various races have been wearing down Rody's strength.
"You will fall at my feet, becoming the sixty-second shameful loser!" Rody, needing rest, has no choice but to fight. The enemy exploits this, with each powerhouse resting until they reach their peak condition before emerging to challenge Rody.
"Charge!" The moment a demon powerhouse challenges Rody, it's also an opportunity for the angels, demons, monsters, and centaurs to attack the city.
Compared to the precarious city, the defense of Rody City is much better. The demon soldiers continue their assaults, but facing hundreds of thousands of human reinforcements, they no longer pose a threat. Queen Mireille of Mireille has repeatedly tried to send troops from the city to support Rody, but due to the relentless, casualty-ignoring charges of the six demon generals, all attempts have failed. As the earthen city fights a bloody battle, the combined armies of Carmalon, Mireille, and other nations have invigoratedly entered the territory of Gale.
The situation is entirely opposite to that under the Saintsong Fortress.
Both sides, enemies and allies alike, are racing against time. The angel-demon alliance must eliminate all human elites and kill the miraculous young man Rody before the human reinforcement army arrives. Otherwise, this epic war will be declared a failure...
Day Nine.
People in the rear have been praying, trying everything to reach Saintsong to support Rody. But the enemy has also used every means to stop them. The human alliance under Saintsong Fortress, despite reinforcements from the angelic winged legion and centaur troops, as well as relentless charges by demon and monster soldiers, is dwindling. Of the humans still able to stand in the earthen city, less than twenty thousand remain, and of those, only about three thousand can still wield their weapons. Yet, this small earthen city has not collapsed.
"Long live the Demon King!" Finally, a Demon King from hell, one of the six great Demon Kings, arrives. "I can't describe in words the battle between the Abyss Demon King and the miraculous young man. The fight of the strong shook heaven and earth, eclipsing the sun and moon. To conserve his strength and combat power, the miraculous young man Rody maintained a defensive stance. After two hours of bitter fighting, the Abyss Demon King retreated in defeat, becoming the first demon king to be utterly defeated and routed by humans. This direct blow will surely make all demon races and other barbaric species intent on exterminating humanity understand the greatness and resilience of humans... The struggle for the earthen city is like a life-draining saw, countless lives have fallen in these battles. What makes me, an old man, proud and applauding is that we have not yet lost; the earthen city still stands tall, we still have the miraculous young man Rody and the elite team following him!" Historian De Luren Jefstol Oli, the sage, heavily notes this in his magical diary.
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"The opportunity to change the tide of battle has appeared, but I regret that it wasn't brought by our human reinforcements," says a voice in the magical newspaper of Carmalon.
"At this difficult time, I feel I should stand up and say something." In the magical picture published in the magical newspaper, the image of the beastman Lionheart King is prominently displayed. His speech to all humanity is published verbatim: "If you humans can promise one thing, then our beast race army will lift the siege of the earthen city, allowing the miraculous young man to continue living. As long as you agree to let Rody marry my children, eliminate the thousand-year enmity between humans and beastmen, and form an offensive and defensive alliance, then fifty thousand beastmen will rush to Saintsong immediately to support the miraculous young man Rody and his followers, who have been trapped under Saintsong for ten days."
Unbeknownst to Rody himself, great debates have erupted among the people in the rear. Some believe the beastmen's alliance request should be rejected, considering them insincere and peace talks with a race they've been at enmity with for a thousand years foolish and terrifying. Others think if a simple agreement can bring back all happiness and save the miraculous young man's life, then it's worth it. Nothing in the world is more valuable than the hope of humanity, the miraculous young man Rody.
While Rody and his companions continue to fight bitterly under Saintsong, nobles, merchants, civilians, mercenaries, and soldiers from various countries join the debate on whether to accept the Lionheart King's conditions...
In Carmalon and Mireille, the majority of the civilian population tends to agree. But in other countries, the public prefers to reject the Lionheart King's terms, believing in Rody's miraculous ability to completely turn the tide. A more rational and neutral group exists, not entirely agreeing to an alliance with the beastmen but also fearing their anger might drive them to join the angel-demon army attacking Rody City.
The addition of fifty thousand beastmen to either side would tip the balance of victory.
As the heated debate among humanity rages, Rody faces a combined assault from the Monster King, Centaur Commander, Abyss Demon King, and Archangel Andriel, intensifying the battle.
Rody alone, yet he faced four enemies. The battle continued for two days and a night under the watchful eyes of the public, and there was still no sign of it ending.
Day and night, the populace in the rear participated in the voting decision of the various national alliances, to either agree to let young Rody marry the daughter of the Lionheart King, accept the Lionheart King's conditions and help, and get through this most difficult moment... or to decisively reject this goodwill gesture from the orc, believe in Rody to the end, pray for him, and then wait for Rody to defeat the four formidable enemies.
Now, no one discussed a third solution, because time was already running out.
"Save Rody, put aside your hatred, don't let the blood of the miraculous boy be exchanged for our tears! Rody has done too much for us, now we have the chance to help him with our own will, this is the only time, if you don't want to put aside a thousand years of hatred, then what we lose is not just peace, but probably also hope!" the Mile Magic Newspaper called out forcefully.
"Humanity's hope is in our hands, do we really want to strangle it with our own hands?" the Mesnotdanya Morning News.
"It's difficult to say 'agree' because orcs have an irreconcilable hatred with us, but it's equally painful to say 'refuse', watching the miraculous boy fight bloodily every day, our hearts tremble and bleed every day!" the Dennis Free Alliance Express.
"We have no right to make decisions for Rody, but when he is trapped in a hard battle, we must provide the fastest and best help." the Naples News.
"Think about it! Do you want to kill Rody with your hatred, let the Angel Demon Race destroy our entire human world while sneering, let them mercilessly mock our cruelty and ignorance... or with a tolerant heart, bring real peace for humanity a thousand years later, eliminate the hundred-year holy war with orcs forever, never see the desperate tears of mothers who lose their sons and wives who lose their husbands, never hear the helpless and sad cries of children who lose their fathers. Perhaps the history books will record this, because of humanity's persistence in hatred, they strangled the last hope, buried all the young elites, and then tragically perished, letting the enemy trample on their corpses, mocking and dancing at will! Dear friends, if we prevent this tragedy from happening, then a thousand years later, historians might record that humanity made the right move a thousand years ago, all of us benefit from this tolerant and wise decision, we are proud of our ancestors' foresight and broad-mindedness, only we humans, the most intelligent of beings, can achieve this, can continue the flame of civilization..." the speech of Emperor William II was published in the Camaron Magic Newspaper.
It was because of Emperor William II's words that many people, who were initially opposed out of hatred, cried and changed their minds, casting a vote in support.
Countless orphans and widows, gave up their persistence, choosing to approve of resolving the hatred with orcs, forming an offensive and defensive alliance, and rescuing the human elites who fought day and night in Tucheng.
Those who lost their loved ones could most understand that piercing pain, and also most feel the importance of peace for humanity.
"Peace, we want peace! Before true peace arrives, we want to resolve our hatred with orcs, form an alliance with them, repel the terrifying forces of the Angel Demon Race, we are now only one step away from peace, but we may also fall into the abyss because of this. Our choice, not only for the miraculous boy Rody, but also for ourselves, for the entire humanity, is crucial!" Old King Norn knew this, and he shouted loudly to the people in his country.
"Rody is still fighting the enemy bloodily, to protect you, I only say this." Field Marshal Fondsman said.