章節 498: The Lord of Chains

No soldiers or guards were in the courtyard; those had long been slain in the fierce fighting. The Last Light Company now surged into the inner districts, engaging the Church's forces and keeping them off our backs. While I would have preferred to wait for Bethiv to clear the remnants of the enemy from the inner districts before venturing into the palace and whatever traps Alverin had prepared, there was no time. It had to be now.

With that urgent thought spurring us on, we hurried towards the main gates. But just as we arrived, two overwhelming presences swept over the city from opposite directions, their power dwarfing every soldier, mage, hero, and apostle.