Dreu cursed under his breath as he watched the gate fully shut. With no other street free of demons, he could only keep heading towards the gatehouse. While deep in thought as to how they could get out of their predicament, a screech got his attention.

“Let us give you a hand!”

A loud screech followed the statement.

“Sorry, a claw!” said the rider with a laugh.

Dreu turned to see a griffin’s left claw close over his right shoulder. Expecting pain, he tensed his body. Yet, the claw closed enough to have a grip but not hard enough to cause any pain. The young man felt himself slowly take to the sky. When he looked to the right, Bayard was carried by the griffin’s right claw but the summon was as expressionless as usual. Ignoring his summon, he smiled as the wind blew past him.

So this is what it feels like to be flying.

“Watch your landing!”

Before Dreu registered the words, he felt the claw release him. His fall led to a small tumble but he landed with only a few minor bruises. As soon as he got back on his feet, Dreu found himself atop the wall filled with numerous professional soldiers. He then walked over to the battlement. The griffins picked up the fleeing adventurers and soldiers until all of them were atop the walls. The rescue was quickly overshadowed by the destruction of the Middle District. The demons set the buildings aflame and the smoke covered the district like a fog.

“Ladders incoming!”

Dreu stared at many columns of demons carrying ladders towards the wall.

Watch out!

Dreu felt Bayard shove him down as a creature flew over them. He turned to see a wyvern fly past them before it gained some elevation. As he registered the other wyverns, they dropped humans from great heights onto the walls. Many soldiers dodged to avoid the falling humans while many poor souls fell to their deaths. In response, the griffins engaged the wyverns in the sky. When the griffins and their riders engaged the wyverns, Dreu turned his attention to loud thuds near the battlement. The demons used the wyvern as a distraction so they could set up their ladders against the walls. Faced with demons scaling the walls, Dreu unsheathed his blade while Bayard did the same beside him.

Where is Rohese?

We have nothing to worry about.

Dreu glanced at where Bayard gestured with his head. He saw Rohese release an arrow which was followed by a cry. He turned in time to see a wyvern fall from the sky crashing into a handful of demons on one of the ladders.

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Get ready for the demons!

Dreu returned his focus to the battlement. The first demon leaped over the battlement but Bayard hit the demon’s upper body with the shield. Having lost its balance, the demon fell hard and Dreu thrust his blade into the demon’s throat. Before Dreu could pull his blade out, another demon reached the battlement and leaped at him. Due to the footman standing nearly twice as tall as the demon, Bayard swung his sword while demon was still in midair, sending the demon over the battlement to the ground below. The demons kept coming and Dreu fought on instinct alone alongside Bayard. The two of them fended off any demons who got too close and demon blood covered every inch of the ground and battlement.

Eventually, the demons stopped charging the walls and Dreu took a moment to look down. With all the buildings burned down, the demons had plenty of space to deploy their main forces. With their numbers stretching all the way to the second wall, he assumed the demons covered every inch of the Middle District. The demon soldiers stood in square formations. The ones closest to the human position stayed far enough away to avoid any arrows and long ranged spells. Suddenly, Dreu noticed gaps forming in the demon formations. Then, he noticed monstrous creatures waddling towards the walls. The creatures looked like moving sludge with a stench he could even smell from where he stood. As he pondered what the creatures could do, he felt a hand grab him by his waist carrying him away from the demons.

What are you doing, Bayard?

Those things are Gaseous Ghouls. They are used for demolition purposes.

Before Bayard elaborated on the creatures, he brought Dreu over his shoulders and leaped from atop the wall to the ground below. Rohese followed close behind. The two of them stuck their landing and kept running. Dreu could feel the gaze of the professional soldiers but his thoughts were interrupted by multiple explosions. Once the smoke cleared, the wall was filled with multiple gaping holes. It didn’t take long for the demon soldiers to enter through the breaches while the human soldiers rushed to intercept.

Dreu felt himself put down on the ground and took the moment to survey the situation. The demons not only got through the breaches within the walls but, from the cries atop the walls, they had also resumed scaling the walls. While human soldiers, several lines deep, were engaged with the demons charging through the breach, several columns of human soldiers were waiting as reserves further back from their position.

We cannot fall back. It’s a shame but we’ll have to keep fighting.

With a nod, Dreu readied his blade. Before he could advance, Bayard held him back.

You’ve gotten stronger. Make good use of it!

When Dreu finally registered what Bayard was saying, he opened his prompt window and selected the unit class upgrades option.

< Unit Class Upgrades:

Unit Class Footman Upgrades (2 Upgrades are currently available):

-Fortify Ability (1): All Footmen gain the Lvl 1 Fortify Ability (+50% Defense for 1 hour. Limited 3 uses per day)

-Call to Arms I (1): Increases the unit limit of Summon Footman by 1.

Unit Class Archer Upgrades (2 Upgrades are currently available):

-Flame Arrows (1): All Archers can pick Flame Arrows as their ammunition (+10% Attack. Ammunition now has a Fire element and may inflict burn status.)

-Expanded Quiver (1): Arrow Ammunition increased by 33% per replenishment.

Upgrade Points available: 1 >