Shadow Slave

Chapter 1724 Nightsinger.

«Press forward!»

«They are flanking us!»

«Second company, fall back!*

«We need an Ascended here!»

Across the wide stretch of burning ruins, the Western Quadrant army was fighting against the disorganized horde of Nightmare Creatures. The tide of abominations continuously crashed into the phalanx of the Awakened warriors, quenching the flames that burned all around them with their fetid blood.

The mundane soldiers followed behind, supporting the Awakened and sweating inside their powered armor suits. The heavy artillery had remained in the riverbed, waiting for precise targeting data they didn't dare to fire after the initial salvos, afraid to implicate the civilians who might have still been alive somewhere out there, among the smoke-filled streets.

However, the MWPs still pushed forward. The influence of the Nightmare Gates was messing with their electronics, but after the rich experience of dealing with it in Antarctica, the scientists of humanity had made leaps in shielding technology. So, the lumbering war machines could fully exert their overwhelming firepower, for now.

It was a heroic sight… but usually, even such a large expedition force would have been Ill-prepared to face the vast horde of Nightmare Creatures, especially in the hellish conditions of urban warfare.

Nevertheless, today, the soldiers of the Western Quadrant were vallantly pushing into the depths of the city and eradicating the Nightmare Creatures at a startling pace.

There were two reasons for that.

One reason was the shining silhouette of Saint Athena, who towered above the burning city in the distance.

The sight of her not only lifted the spirits of the soldiers, but also imbued their bodies with ferocious power. Awakened were affected more, but even the mundane fighters showcased inhuman strength, speed, and endurance. What would not have been possible on any other day was possible today.

The other reason…

«FALL!»

A deep, thunderous, chilling voice rolled across the burning ruins, crashing into the horde of abominations like a tidal wave, Countless Nightmare Creatures staggered and toppled to the ground, others pressed forward despite its domineering power — however, their movements were drowsy and weak, as if they were struggling against an overwhelming compulsion.

That was the moment when the soldiers of the Western Quadrant army advanced, cutting into the mass of dazed Nightmare Creatures like a sharp knife.

warriors were strengthened by the War Beast, while their

powers of the two Saints reigned on

and plummeted down. His great maw opened, and an

flames, the groans of crumbling buildings, the clangor of steel, the howls of monstrous

the song crashed into a swarm of Nightmare Creatures led by a hulking behemoth, causing their bodies to explode into gruesome fountains of crimson liquid.

attack

stretched battle line with tremendous speed, Kai flew through the expanding cloud of crimson haze and wasted a split second to

was nowhere it couldn't reach, and instantly, the

saw… was gruesome

underground shelters, fear and sorrow written on their

of course,

Army was pushing abominations back in the heart of the city. Effie was moving to intercept the approaching Titans. Jet had just reached the sinister figure of

Tyrant barreling in the direction of the

to kill

casualties would start to mount. Worse still, Effie would have

he wasted, the

lifeline, Cassie's calming voice

spread his wings and

his song shattered the most threatening of the abominations advancing on the Awakened phalanx, while his words made the

«DESPAIR!»

«FEAR!»

«KNEEL!»

was evaporating

countless winged Nightmare Creatures clamoring to rip into his flesh, as well. He tore them apart with his talons, shredded their flesh with his fangs, and

hail of attacks enveloped him, coming both from the ground and from the air. He shrugged them off, evaded some of the

And all that time…

see scattered survivors looking at the sky all across

of them were numb and terrified, thinking that the midnight dragon was another dreadful abomination, Some seemed to

knew that, for many of them… maybe most of them… there would

they were sinners. Kai was no stranger to that sin,