Terror!
This was what the Tiger King was feeling right now.
Facing Tier 3 enemies, he had never felt so constrained.
These monsters were like unkillable cockroaches, launching round after round of attacks around him.
After he smashed one of them to death, a razor sharp sickle sliced into the Tiger King’s shoulder.
Even though his internal energy neutralized most of the impact, a deep wound was still carved into him.
With that single strike, his defense was shattered. Consequently, a new zergling that had just leaped in through the window slashed him across the back.
“Argh—die!”
With a roar, he knocked away the zergling that had injured his shoulder and smashed through the wall, charging out of the building.
Within his sight, just dozens of meters away, the silver haired girl in her princess attire watched the scene without moving a muscle.
One zergling after another passed in front of her. They attacked every living creature they could see, yet they ignored this girl alone.
“You...”
A red sword beam swept in from the side, violently severing the Tiger King’s left hand.
“You let your guard down,” the knight commander growled, immediately retreating.
Successfully ambushing a Tier 4 expert as a Tier 3—this achievement was enough to bring him great glory.
As the Tiger King stumbled back, a zergling suddenly launched a surprise attack from near his feet, and his lower leg was instantly separated from his body.
Considering the available troops, this offensive was primarily targeted at the City Guard.
A total of 2,000 men.
The scale was not small, and resistance had already formed in many areas.
However, the strength of the zerglings made these resistances appear fragile and useless.
Someone like the Tiger King was likely the worst performer among the Tier 4 experts.
He had truly been blindsided.
He never could have imagined that monsters would suddenly burst through a window to attack him.
Even more unimaginable was that the girl before him seemed to have a connection with these zerglings, as they did not harm her.
“Who on earth are you?”
He suddenly erupted with a dazzling light, actually blasting away the three nearby zerglings.
Facing him, Xia Jin simply lifted the corners of her skirt slightly and performed a shallow curtsy.
Extremely elegant.
This was royal court etiquette from the kingdom.
The meaning was clear: she was telling him that she was a member of the kingdom’s court.
This invasion was also masterminded by the kingdom. If he wanted someone to blame, he should go find the kingdom.
And as expected, when the Tiger King saw this, his thoughts immediately jumped to that conclusion.
“The Kingdom of Clear? Impossible. How could that nation command these terrifying monsters? Why would they attack us?”
He couldn't understand it.
But the girl’s etiquette was too perfect. Even someone who didn't know the people of the kingdom would believe she was a noble.
Her appearance and temperament were beyond reproach.
From a strategic perspective, however, the lords of the Kingdom of Clear had deep interests tied to this place, so there was really no reason to attack. Furthermore, they never sent women to the front lines, let alone noble girls.
The zerglings continued their relentless assault on the Tiger King. Feeling that he would surely die if he didn't flee now, he violently swung his morning star, knocking a zergling away from a distance. Then, with incredible speed, he leaped onto a roof and fled into the distance.
The knight commander wanted to give chase, but Xia Jin called him back.
“No need to chase. Let him go.”
“This is... fine, I understand.”
The knight commander took a deep breath, forced to admire Xia Jin’s shrewdness.
“Your Highness, your perfection moves me,” the knight commander said sincerely, pressing his hand to his chest.
“Mhm. Once this assault is complete, we will withdraw our troops immediately.”
Xia Jin actually didn't understand much about strategy, but the current situation was that only the kingdom could so easily invade this city.
The city states were too far away. Traveling thousands of miles would be far too impractical.
As long as she left, the Kingdom of Clear would be forced to take the blame for this.
Conversely, if she truly occupied the city with her troops, she would inevitably enter the kingdom’s sights and become a thorn in their side.
No matter how fast she developed, could she really match the kingdom’s hundreds of thousands of main forces and millions of reserves?
Not to mention the countless mages. If they were truly used against her in a decapitation strike, it would be game over.
By staying secluded in the forest, people would only believe that someone had used magic beasts to launch an attack.
The kingdom’s legions wouldn't dare to truly venture deep into the forest. That would anger the mythic beings within and ignite a war between races.
As long as they didn't attack, Xia Jin could peacefully focus her development on the western and northern parts of the forest.
As an emerging magic beast power, showing great strength was beneficial. Even if its controller had a human appearance, as long as the essence was that of magic beasts, the mythic kings would be happy to see it.
...
At this moment, several muffled explosions rang out from the distant city walls.
That was the sound of the cannons on the western side firing.
Unfortunately, that was the only direction where almost no zerglings were attacking, so most of the artillery fire was useless.
That was also the place where Xia Jin had entered the city gate.
Through her observations along the way, she had determined that the defenses there were the most rigorous.
In contrast, there was a cliff a kilometer outside the south gate—a natural barrier—and the terrain to the north and west was also terrible. They were generally not chosen as directions for an attack, so the defenses there were weak.
“This scouting mission has at least saved me from many losses.”
She closed her eyes, projecting her consciousness across the entire swarm.
Currently, the zerglings had already fought their way into the center of the city.
At least 500 City Guard soldiers had lost their lives, and more threats were beginning to gather toward the central area.
One phalanx after another engaged in a life and death struggle with the charging zerglings.
Support from the cannons was impossible in this direction. Only a few ballistae atop the city lord’s manor could still barely provide some use.
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