Chapter :-31 Massacre (Part-1)

Ding Ding Ding.....

The sound of alarm resounded through out the town, it woke them up in the middle of the darkness which had descended the town after the sunset.

The torches illuminated the check-posts, buildings ,streets and lastly the wall that covered the whole town, protecting it from the beasts and savages.

People woke up one after another, the ringing was clear to them or rather the reason for the ringing was....Demons.

In this specific period of time, mutated beasts, Demons and Demon hybrids would attack the town and destroy whatever was in their way.

These creatures were very hard to kill due to their high vitality, they were hard to fight against due to their strength, the only advantage that the people living inside the town had was that these creatures weren't really that intelligent.

They were normal animals but were stronger and harder to kill. Demons were a different story, the monsters living inside the red mist that covered the [Impassable mountain] were terms as Demons.

They had razor sharp claws to tear apart their enemies, a study husk which acted as an armor which protected them, hook like feet-fingers which would dug deep in the ground and give them burst of speed.

They were more intelligent when compared to the mutated beasts, though in terms of raw power they weren't much stronger than the former, their vitality was even stronger.

Finally Demon Hybrids...they were the most terrifying creatures that resided in the Red-mist. They could fly in the sky, they were faster ,stronger and more intelligent that any other of their kind.

They were even more ruthless and bloodthirsty than the mutated beast even after having intelligence.

Even though they are horrible creation of nature, their number aren't much, thus the town had still managed to survive in a place like this.

The paladins of the Cross church had been dealing with these monsters are the holy city for generations.

This time, Kite was prepared to defend the town along with Klein and Azik. They had already done everything they could to minimize the damage.

The armor and weapons along with the formal training should be enough for the [Dusk-Army] to fend on the demons while keeping themselves alive.

They required assets not liabilities, if even after taking this many precautions they couldn't emerge victorious. No need to exhaust their already limited resources on them then.

Roar~....

Outside the walls that had surrounded the [Border town], a loud roar shook the entire area. The smell of blood clouded the place as the mutated creatures appeared at the base of the wall.

The soldiers felt fear gripping their mind, their hand that gripped the [Flintlock] subconsciously tightened, the adrenaline rushed in their viens as their head beat sped up. Their eyes narrowed, muscles tightened ,mind alert.

The horrible appearance of the beast scarred them but they didn't back down, cause their platoon leader, Iron Axe was standing with them, not an ounce of fear could be seen on his face.

His body radiated fearlessness, he raised his large hand which held a [Flintlock], aimed it at the horrifying creature in front of him.

"Surprise Motherfucker....!!!!!!" a howl could only be replied by another one, with the same intensity.

Bang~...

A bullet tore up the flesh of the creature which howled in pain and agony. Blood leaking out of the wound that the hunter gave him.

"Squad 1 Open Fire!!!!!!...." he howled once again, near hundred men immediately stepped forward, [Flintlock] aimed at the incoming tide of mutated creatures.

Bang~...

Open fire they did, the land quenched it's thirst for blood from the dead carcass of the beasts that dropped dead on the ground, silver bullets continued to claim there lives.

Kite gazed at the one-sided massacre from distance, sitting on a branch. His white armor shone in the dark, under the moonlight.

His eyes had a satisfied calm as he watched the demons dying ,....being slaughtered.

Roland stood in the balcony of his [Study], the scene was clear to him. He wore his gray uniform, rather an extraordinary item. A smile touched his lips as he pocketed his palms.

The golden pocket watch, appeared in his palm. He shook his left hand as [Gray fog] leaked out of his sleeves. The floating gas turned into letters which made sentences written in mid-air.

"Will we face danger tonight?????....." his folks he was currently using [Pendulum Divination] to carefully gauge the level of danger they could be force to face against.

The Clock ,strange pattern all over it, weakly started spinning in clock-wise direction. Kite glanced at the revolving pocket watch.

"Danger is imminent,... abiet not on the level that it may threaten our lives. It's time for you to go and raise the armies morale. After this we still need to deal with the nobles." said Kite as he once again started watching the massacre.

"What about Azik-san,??? where is he...." asked Klein as he forgot to ask Azik for his location. He wasn't worried for his safety but didn't wanted any problem to raise due to miscommunication.

"He is near the wall. He will be using this opportunity to digest more of his potion, while also killing the beasts who managed to enter somehow, especially those flying type." stated Kite as he explained Azik's thought on this matter.

"What about the witches...????" asked Kite with obvious curiosity. His face muscle were relaxed while he waited for Roland to answer.

"Nana is currently in the informory, the ranged beasts were able to hurt some soldiers even though their armor blocked most of their attacks."

"Anna is inside the Mason-guild workshop, while Nightingale is accompanying her, keeping her company. Your three Witches are guarding the castle." concluded Klein.

"Regardless of the cost we must emerge victorious. Blood spilled can't be taken back, death is never honorable but death in a battle has its own feel." said Kite as he remembered the past.

"That's not a problem but the weapon we summoned will be a problem in the long run."

"The [Flintlock] range is too short plus the accuracy isn't very good. The reloading problem could be nullified by using layer after layer firing but the above factors can only be solved by upgrading the weapons." replied Kite as he turned around and walked towards his desk.

"After the massacre is concluded we will take about how to improve the quality of the weapons. Azik would have reached the next level by then." replied Kite in a calm tone.

Klein didn't stop, and pulled the drawer ,inside laid a silver revolver. Exquisite designing and strange patterns covered its surface, [Death Knell]. The weapon which had accompanied Klein for a long time was now in the hands of Roland, the fourth prince, Klein's new identity.

He hide it inside his sleeves and headed towards the door with calm steps, Tap tap....the sound of his boots impacting the floor were clearly heard by Kite who didn't look back.