Another whole week had passed. The demon king's army would come in at different times of the day. They would at first trickle in, then come in large swarms. After Dairen had come back to full strength, the monster waves have become a bit more manageable to deal with.
Dairen's extra helping hand was able to keep most of the weaker monsters at bay, allowing them to refocus on the stronger monster.
Even Snow had personally gone in to assist in fighting against the heavier set monsters that could do more damage to the city wall.
Just like how Dairen stated, large Ogres the size of a five-story building came bumbling through the woods. Its heavy footsteps shook the very ground. Every inch of its body was covered with armor or animal pelts. Metal clubs with dangerous spikes were bloody and rusty. One swing of the club and one could die from it. They were six in total as they swung their club side to side, even hitting monsters from their own sides.
Snow, Mike, Levian, and Audrey would work together to bring down the ferocious Ogre. While the other stronger Players and Hunters grouped together to take down the Orges that attempted to get closer to the wall.
If Ogre was allowed to get close to the wall, everyone knew that it would be a disaster. They could scale the walls and hop over, causing chaos, creating another front of war that they couldn't afford to open.
It was mid-day, and the number of Ogres was quickly getting cut down. Snow and Audrey were working hand-in-hand in darting in and out in between the Ogres leg, cutting it down wherever it can.
Snow had swung her sword everywhere she could slip through the crack of the Ogre's armor. It wasn't easy as the Ogre skin was difficult to cut through as well.
Audrey had personally climbed the Ogre's body, stabbing, slicing, anywhere it can. Every time Audrey caused harm, the Ogre thrash around, trying to get Audrey off its body with its hand. A few times, it almost grabbed Audrey off its shoulder.
Snow summoned a swarm of swords of light, sending it at the Ogre to distract it. She was able to get through some of the crevices of the Ogre's body, giving Snow a chance to attack. The Ogre failed. Its club, smashing it into the ground to smash Snow into a pulp.
Snow dashed to the side, jumping out of harm's way. She then jumped onto the club, running up the Ogre's arm. With a powerful leap, Snow was able to jump onto the Ogre's shoulder. Her sword stabbed into the throat of the Ogre, whose bellow was cut short. It wobbled, unable to keep balance, reaching over to pry Snow off its shoulder. Snow pulled back, taking her sword with her.
Streams of green blood flowed out of the Ogre's neck. The Ogre missed, stumbling forward and falling onto the ground like a log.
When they are done with one, they quickly move onto another. The hellhounds darted toward them in groups.
Both Audrey and Snow sliced, cut, stabbed, kicked, and even threw a couple of hellhounds over their shoulder, clearing away as they made their way toward the next Ogre.
It took a bit of time, but they hooked up with Mike and Red, who were battling the Ogre together.
Red was throwing large amounts of fireballs that melted the Ogre's armor, burning into its skin. The smell of burnt bodies stank up the air, choking up Snow for a moment.
Snow had to take small quick breaths, not inhale in too deeply as the stench was horrendous.
Red shouted in a fury, "Firebolt! Firebolt! Firebolt!"
A continuous barrage of fire continues to pelt onto the Ogre.
It was a sight to see. Attracting multiple people around them briefly, Red raised her hand,
creating a giant fireball over her head. The intensity of the fireball was extreme. Everyone could feel the heat becoming more powerful as seconds went by.
"Fire Ball!" Red screamed. She threw the fireball over her head and straight at the Ogre.
The fireball smashed into the Ogre's body. Mike and Snow pulled back not to get caught up in the inferno.
Screams of pain erupted from the Ogre's lips. It became a giant bonfire being displayed in the middle of the demon army. Even the other demons panicked and ran away from the bumbling Ogre, trying not to get caught up in the fire.
The Ogre fell down with a horrible crash, catching a few plants on fire.
Red summoned up water magic, taking out the fire that could burn down the surroundings.
Snow was impressed at how easily Red could use her magic with such ferocity from the last time they had gone together on a dungeon dive.
"Nice job," said Mike. Giving her a thumbs up.
"No time for compliments. We need to get to the next one." Red was already onto her next prey. Firebolts were forming in her hand as she chucked it at the next Ogre a good distance away. Her Firebolt hit straight into the Ogre's head, causing it to stumble from impact.
"On it!" Mike ran off, heading to the next Ogre.
Snow didn't dally any longer, splitting ways and moving onto the next target. Anytime she saw someone in trouble when she wasn't fighting the Ogre, she would momentarily assist, allowing the others to bring down the monsters that swarmed them.
The battle continued through the afternoon and into the evening. Sunset, bringing with it an orange glow, the last of the monsters fell by Snow's hand, ending the battle for tonight.
Snow wiped off her sweat. She didn't want to stay behind to clear up the dead body or check for any possible loot. She was tired and wanted to take a quick bath.
Taking her tired bones, she went back into the city and headed straight to her room. There she unwinded, and not a moment later, Dairen had arrived.
For the next three days, the battle continued as if it was on a timely schedule. The monsters came on the brink of the morning when the first light touched the ground. They fought past the afternoon and into the setting sun. No monsters stay behind, leaving as they disappeared without a trace.
Through those days, Dairen and Snow would take naps as they would cuddle up and sleep until the next day.
The change in the pace of time was draining for most people as being constantly barraged by the monster waves brought mental stress and tiredness.
The regular repetition of monster waves becomes a routine task.
It wasn't until the seventh day.
A blaring sound of a bell would ring loudly in the city.
Snow squinted, looking off into the distance as she saw the tree shook.
Six large rhinoceros creatures fully plated, strapped to a contraption that Snow had never seen before.
"What is that?" Dairen pointed at the large rhinos. "Is that what I think it is?"
"Yes." Snow frowned. "We need to go and destroy that."
Dairen raised his hand. He summoned his four most powerful undead monsters next to him. They were humanoid undead, different from the other undead monsters that he had summoned.
The four had their own personalities. One of them was a dragon in a humanoid form. Long elegant horns protrude on her head, sharp claws and heavy brows and red glowing eyes, waiting on Dairen's command.
The second one was an undead phoenix wearing a black suit. Its red eyes glared as he snorted out a stream of black flames. Its sharp beak closed and opened as if it was yawning.
The third was a bulky tiger with bits and pieces of bones showing through. The muscles were taut and bulging with power. It growled under its breath and snarled a few times at the other three standing next to him.
Finally, the fourth one was a tortoise, standing on its two legs. It shifted side to side, opening and closing its mouth a few times.
"The four generals?"
"Yes. It took a while to collect them."
"Collect them?" Snow asked quizzically, "never mind." She raised her hand.
Snow watched the rhinoceros marching forward. There wasn't much time before they would arrive. Her mind raced.
"Let's go." Snow jumped off the side. Magically Golden wings appeared from behind her, allowing her to temporarily float for a moment, allowing her to cushion her landing before it disappeared.
"When was she able to do that?" Dairen gaped. "Never mind, you guys go and follow." He pointed to Snow.
The four generals nodded, jumping after Snow. Each one of them made their way down quickly without harming themselves. Black smoke followed them behind like a trail of fire.
Dairen ran down the stairs quickly to catch up.
Snow didn't look back. She summoned her black sword box, grabbing White Gryphon out of the box. The black box disappeared like smoke.
The four generals broke apart, each taking on dinosaurs by themselves.
Snow took the lead, rushing forward.
The rhino bellowed, lowering its head to take her out.
A whiz of black arrow passed her and landed squarely into the rhino's eyes. It buckled in pain, falling to the side.
Snow leaped into the air, landing on the first Rhinoceros head. She swished her sword, breaking the first straps on the rhinoceros' side, causing the rhinoceros onto the ground.
She jumped onto the next, heading straight for the next rhinoceros to get to the next strap.
The tiger swiped the one next to the right that fell onto the ground, taking out its knees. It fell and tumbled as the rest couldn't go further.
With a powerful blow of black fire, the dragon completely burns the rest of the dinosaurs on the ground.
Suddenly, a hell demon general blasted a powerful surge of magic right at them to the left. The tortoise appeared in front of them, blocking the magic in front of them.
The blast of energy simmered back down. Streaks of hot flames licked the floor, flickering on and off. The Tortoise brushed off the fire as if nothing harmed it.
Snow was impressed at the undead generals that Dairen had. From the looks of it, she would have guessed that these four generals were almost on the same level as a top-tier A-class hunter.
The phoenix descended from above with a scratch. Its green and black flames splashed outward, hitting against the demon general in one blast. The flames completely covered the demon from head to toe, making it look like it was one giant bonfire.
The tiger jumped in with its claws outstretched after the close after, striking fiercely without a blink of its eyes. Even the dragon swooped in from behind as they both battled against the demon.
The demon general stuttered, unable to keep up with all three attacks that it finally slipped up. The tiger lopped off its head in one fell swoop with an extended claw.
Snow was stunned. She now saw the extent of how much power Dairen had grown. She could see why he was able to continually push back the demon army with just himself and the four generals he kept close at hand for six days. If Dairen had a proper sleep, she believed he would have lasted even further, becoming much stronger.
With a grunt, the tiger growled, waking Snow up from her daze.
She looked around and noticed that all the other monsters around them were eradicated, leaving her with nothing to fight. The four generals split ways, disappearing into the crowd of the demon army.
No other small demons approached her as they could all feel the intense holy air around her, making them even weaker the closer they got.
Dairen ran over.
Snow watched the fight play out before her. When they decimated the battering ram, their demon army was slowly falling apart. The better question was, how did the demon army have so many monsters at its disposal? They were almost endless day in and day out, coming in waves as if it was just trying to wear them out.
"Snow!" Dairen spoke.
Snow took a moment to gaze over her shoulder toward Dairen but stopped. She saw something catch in the corner of her eyes.
Small black humanoid creatures were standing on top of the giant tree branches, scouting them.
Dairen followed her gaze and realized what she was looking at. He quickly pulled out his bow and arrow and fired it off straight at the shadows. His arrow landed true, causing the monster to fall dead.
Snow jogged over toward the fallen body. When she had gotten there, the body was melting into a pool of black goo. The stench was pungent and hard to breathe. She put up her hand to attempt to stop the smell from entering her nose, but it failed.
"I believe the demon king is just playing with us." Snow frowned; she really didn't like how she was being toyed with. She squatted down to check for anything that she could find. "Which isn't a surprise."
"What do you mean?" Dairen asked
"Look." Snow pointed toward the goo and then off into the distance, where the light was getting dimmer and dimmer the longer they looked. "The energy reading from the monster is heading straight into the woods. If we follow it now, we should be at the center of the Demon army."
"Now?" Dairen asked in surprise.
"Yes." Snow got up, heading toward the destination that they needed to go. "Magical energy starts to wane off in the next hour. If we don't make these changes now, we won't have another one any time soon."
"Understand. I'll send a message for the others to follow."
Snow shook her head again. "Send a message to Mike, Levian, and Mr. Rogers. Leave the rest here protecting the castle. If we move in a smaller group, it will be easier to get to where we need to go."
Dairen nodded. He summoned up a raven made out of his shadows and sent them off. All four of Dairen's generals appeared before them, following closely behind.
Both Dairen and Snow bolted into the forest.
Snow eyes glowed gold, following the trail of energy in the air. It winded in and out as both of them tried to steer clear as they did not want to waste time. Whenever they would have trouble, one of the four generals bolted off and eradicated them to clear them a path away from or drew them away.
For a while, they move through the forest in silence. Making short eye contact, communicating with each other with simple hand gestures.
Snow's eyes were slowly but surely getting tired. It wasn't easy to keep her eyes focused on the energy as it took a vast amount of control. Slowly, but surely doing it half of the day was starting to give her a headache. Not only that, the dark energy in the forest was becoming heavier and heavier, forcing her to use more energy than she liked.
"Snow."
Snow had stopped for a moment, squinting to the right. The night was setting, and it was getting harder to see what was in front of her. She reached up to rub her eyes.
"You need to rest."
"I can't."
"I can tell that it's hurting you. What if you go blind by the next few hours?"
"We'll lose them if I stop."
"There are other ways."
Snow didn't believe they would have another good luck any time soon. Who knew where they were at as they had tread through the forest so deeply that even she lost track of where they were.
"No, let's go. The energy is starting to wane. We need to pick up the pace." Snow kept moving forward, this time into a light jog.
Dairen sighed, giving up in trying to persuade her. Instead, he silently followed, watching their surroundings to make sure nobody would jump on them.
So far, they somehow were able to miss the army, and for the past three hours, they barely met anyone.
Such good fortune made Snow worried. In the past, there were bad incidents after another to the point where she just thought that her life was only about attracting ill tidings, and it was getting worse and worse.
Just when she thought the silence was too suspicious, she stopped.
The trail that they were tracking was gone.
Snow traced back and forth, trying to find any leftover magic, but so far, nothing. Even in the darkness, the only glowing magic was her and Dairen.
"Is something wrong?"
"I lost it."
"The trail?"
Snow sighed. She finally allowed the magic that was pooling in her eyes to disperse. The wash of energy made her dizzy as she stumbled.
Snow caught herself on the nearest tree. The throbbing headache started to get intense, and her vision darkened.
"Snow?" Dairen came over worriedly.
Snow raised up her hand to stop him. She rubbed her eyes again, but nothing seemed to work. Instead, the pain seemed to increase over time, which made her completely blind.
"Ugh." Snow groaned. She folded over, leaning on the tree.
Dairen came over worriedly. "I told you this was a bad idea," he said in a bit of panic. His hand on her shoulder as he reached up toward her head. "You've been fighting against the dark energy in the air while amplifying yours. Such constant output is going to strain yourself." He hissed under his breath.
"I'm fine." Snow replied back. His constant nagging was hurting her head. "I just need some time to rest."
"Sit down." Dairen helped her down.
Snow fumbled around for a moment. Not being able to see bothered her, especially because she counted heavily on her sight in a fight. Now that she couldn't see, her stress level went up.
A cold compress dabbed against her eyes. Dairen had summoned up a small towel and some water from his storage bag. When he finished, he summoned the four generals to him.
Standing up, he faced his undead. "Spread out and find any clues of the army around us."
The four generals nodded their heads as they bolted off into the darkness. The last to leave was the Tortoise.
Snow heard the rustling of the leaves, making her flinch. She grabbed her sword that she kept on her at all times. Her ears perked up, trying to hear every movement she could.
"I sent a scout out," Dairen spoke up, allowing Snow to relax. "We should have something soon. I'll guard my watch; just stay here and recuperate."
"Where are you going?"
"Up in the tree. Better vantage point."
Snow leaned back. She closed her eyes, allowing the remaining magic she had circled around her body. She needed to restore the balance.
Dairen brought out a rope from his storage box. He wrapped it around the tree and his hand as he began his ascent.
Snow heard the scratching and shuffling of the bark as Dairen climbed up higher and higher until finally, she wasn't able to hear anything above her head but the eerie silence of the forest ground.
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