Demon Lord's Reincarnation

Chapter 129 - Undead enter Grenton

The Regalcrags charging through the undead army were greeted by an opposing force, a cavalry of Dullahans which appeared before them. The Dullahans were twice their number, yet this didn't intimidate the Regalcrags instead it made them extremely happy. The more powerful the enemy they face the greater glory and honor they will receive upon victory, even if death takes them away the glory they will receive will last for eternity.

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While the clash between both sides was getting even more chaotic, Valdel was standing on the walls grinding his teeth. He was watching numerous people dying before him and he was powerless to do anything. He really wanted to dash in and save them, but he knew what Hilda said was reasonable if he wastes even a tiny bit of mana and stamina beating the undead dragons will not be possible.

Valdel then looked at Lara and saw that she was still the same stoic Lara. Even as people were dying before her very eyes, some of them had talked to her, others have been people she met as she stayed in Grenton, yet even as they were brutally killed by the undead and turned into undead themselves, she remained unperturbed.

This childhood friend of his had never shown any outward emotion aside from her obvious love for Ren, but Valdel was wondering what could she be feeling at this very moment. Was she perhaps also feeling the same things he did. Valdel knew Lara since they were little children but only Ren has ever understood her, not even Lisa her sister could understand her as deeply as Ren did.

While Valdel was wondering what Lara was thinking about, the person in question was having different thoughts. 'Damn it! Why aren't those huge monsters in the back moving? If I keep on being idle here, then Ren might think I was avoiding battle. If I charge forward and attack first, it might prove difficult to beat the undead dragons, as well as the Elder Lich... What should I do?...'

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As Lara and Valdel were thinking about these random things, two of the ogre kings were able to get close with their fortified scaling towers they were pulling. Rachel and Natasha were still in the middle of destroying the other fortified scaling towers and they didn't notice that they miss a few.

Iselv seeing this jumped down from the wall and with his giant Warhammer attacked the fortified scaling tower. While Iselv was doing that, Kithra was helping him by providing cover fire distracting the ogre king so that he could focus on destroying the fortified scaling tower.

While Iselv and Kithra were busy with one of the approaching ogre kings, Galius and the remaining knights on the wall were trying to deal with the other ogre king and fortified scaling tower.

They tried there very best to destroy the scaling towers, but unfortunately, one was able to reach the walls. The undead immediately used this opportunity to scale the walls using the towers. Galius was quick to react as he sent the remaining free men to block the undead from swarming them using the fortified scaling tower. Even the archers changed weapons from bows to maces as they greeted the undead.

Kithra could no longer provide back-up for Iselv as she needed to help stop the flow of undead entering through the fortified scaling tower.

The majority of the undead started to gather to the fortified scaling tower.

With their current numbers, the ones on the wall couldn't stop some of the undead from breaking through their defenses as those undead enemies headed into town.

"That's it! I can't stay idle anymore!" Valdel was about to head into town to stop the dozen of undead that were able to break through and enter the town. Yet before he was able to move, Lara held onto his arm stopping him.

"What are you doing Lara?!" Valdel was practically growling as she shouted at Lara.

"You must not do that. It's like what Hilda said only you and I can face those undead dragons. Our chances for victory will diminish greatly if you were to use your stamina and mana on small fry like that." Lara answered with her usual indifference, even in the face of Valdel's angry face that looked a bit scary.

"So you're telling me to watch innocent people die without being able to fight back!"

"Calm yourself Valdel, you must trust the others to do their job, as they trust us to do ours." As if it was timed, the moment Lara said this, some of the knights headed into town so that they could hunt down the undead that were able to pass through their defenses.

"If Ren was here, then I'm sure he would say this to you. How can you be a hero if you don't trust your comrades? How can you be a hero if you can't carry the weight of their trust."

When Valdel heard what Lara said, he could practically see Ren telling him off. Valdel sighed and said nothing more as he looked back to the battlefield.

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Seeing some of the undead had entered the town, the warning bells were being rung. The people that remained in town shut their doors close their curtains and hid in the most secure space in their homes. The men took out any weapon they could find, pitchfork, hammer, cooking knife, even a wooden stick, anything that could be used to hit. These men resolved themselves to protect their families until the very end.

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In Hilda's home the moment Karla and Nina heard the warning bells, they quickly locked the door of the house, closed the curtains and tried carrying their mother to the basement. It took a bit of time but they were able to reach the basement safely.

Once they were there as instructed by their sister, the two said the chant taught to them by Hilda. They felt a bit tired after chanting and was surprised when they saw a yellow aura surround the basement door. This was the very first time Hilda's two sisters ever used magic, in a normal situation, they would be ecstatic at the idea of being able to use a magic spell but they weren't able to feel that way in their current situation.

Nina who was sitting beside their mute unmoving mother was tearing up because of the growing fear within her. The idea of undead swarming the town was enough to scare anyone, but hearing screams from outside made it extra scary. As Nina was being scared, Karla, on the other hand, gripped the sword given to her tightly. She then patted her little sister's head and said with a smile. "Don't worry I'll protect you and mom."

Nina seeing how calm on the outside Karla was felt herself calming down as she nodded her head at Karla. Unaware that Karla's leg was actually shaking a bit. Karla was really scared right now, but like her big sis Hilda, she didn't want to show it to her little sister, which would cause her to worry.

'Big sis... Father... Please give me the courage to protect Mom and Nina.'