1625 Taming The Beasts!
Gnashing his upper teeth against his bottom, Kardinal Yu tightened his grip on the rocky crown-shaped walls tightly.
Good Adonis! They are here!
Like ants climbing an ant hill, these damn metal monsters drove in from all directions.
Magnificient! They were truly extraordinary. Till now, Kardinal Yu was greedy to have them. However, the same sentiment wasn't shared when his men.
They stared wide open at the horrors before them. But before they could comprehend it all, a dazzling flash of light flickered, followed by the jerking sounds of his eardrums threatening to burst.
Oh no!
~BOOM!
Their faces went pale, especially after hearing the anxious cries of others.
"They've shattered the gates!
Many felt their legs turn into noodles, their minds now blank as a clean sheet of paper.
What? They have blown the gates up?
"Of course they have!" Kardinal Yu snapped, stating the obvious.
From the metal pieces that flew out, he bloody well knew that the gates were broken. So do you think he was blind?
He transferred his anger to the unfortunate man with no guilt.
Dammit!
He felt he was going crazy at the abruptness of the enemy's attacks. But if they think he would sit back and watch himself lose this battle, then better think again!
He, Kardinal Yu, was one of Adonis' most beloved humans.
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"Kardinal, what is your command?"
His men were worried. If these monsters don't draw any closer, none of their attacks will succeed. Kardinal Yu was about to speak when he felt a familiar breeze blowing
The men had spoken for less than a second when suddenly, they felt a familiar breeze blowing.
Not good.
Kardinal Yu hastily grabbed the chains attached to the floors, feeling his body lifting to the heavens. The fierce winds blew even though they were this far high above the ground.
It was horrible luck for them to face such opponents on such a day.
~Ahhhhhh!!!!!!
Countless screams echoed as many, caught off guard, were either sucked away by the furious tornadoes or fell to their deaths below.
Kardinal Yu's muscles bulged as he held onto the chains keeping his floating self from flying away.
Bam!
A ballista poorly strapped in earlier, missed his face by inches, crashing into another beside him. The unfortunate fellow began swimming in the tornado, exiting the battlefield unwillingly.
This was no time to dilly-dally.
Kardinal Yu's heartbeat accelerated while holding onto the chains.
To win this battle, a good plan wasn't all they required. The atmosphere and morale of his men cannot continue to remain low.
Finally!
The winds had now dispersed, and Yu regained his imposing stance.
"Everyone! Don't forget we have Adonis on our side. So calm your asses for me, and let's show these beastly foes what we can do!"
"Yeah!!!!~"
Kardinal Yu's words caused many to awaken from their slumbering fear, essentially when seeing him raise his rings high.
He was right!... The Kardinal was right.
[Fear not; stand firm. For doubt will drive you to despair.]
These words were derived from their Holy Adonis book s scriptures.
They knew the book and its many commandments by heart. The more they chatted the words in their heart, the more they felt this ordeal might be a test from their God to see if they would falter.
Concluding so, many stared at Yu with gratitude and determination.
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Like so, the men regained their composure after the crazy winds were gone.
The enemy had already destroyed the gates, meaning it was only a matter of time before they began their carnage. And sure enough, he was right.
The moment the winds seized, the strange metal beasts began advancing across the open space.
"Good! Good! Great! This is our chance... Chapman Gandof!... It's time."
It's time to convert these beasts and make them obedient.
The one named Gandof nodded firmly with his sacred staff high, like Moses parting the red seas.
He looked awe-inspiring, with his robes and overly long and smooth hair that ran down his shoulders.
He felt that with his high rank, his sacred staff covered by Adonis, and overall blessings, he was bound to convert at least 10 of these metal creatures.
"Aiyo yo-yo~... Aiyo yo-yo~... Wololo~... Wololo~"
Gandof raised his hands and looked to the heavens before chanting and praying to Adonis in their Lampe native tongue.
Perhaps it was psychological, but the more the Thaman moved, the more they felt a sensation of a cool breeze caressing their cheeks warmly.
Adonis, is that you? Have you heard their prayers?
The archers were quick to take their positions around the surviving wall structures.
After all, even if their Thaman could convert 5 to 10 creatures at once, what about the others? They spotted close to a hundred of these strange beasts heading their way.
Too bad the initial attacks these beasts made had already destroyed the majority of their ballistae (Plural of Ballista).
Only a handful was left, and the men were still struggling to flip it back on its right side and start loading whatever ballista arrows they could find scattered about.
With the speed these creatures displayed, it didn't look like they could make their first ballista arrow fly before the creatures reached the now-destroyed gates.
Suddenly, everyone saw some of the creatures slow their pace and start at the Thaman Gandof.
Kardinal Yu almost criopled the nearby knight's back after excitedly snacking it severally.
"Bahahahahahahaha~... It's working! It's working! Soon, they will follow our every command!"
Everyone was in awe, once again amazed by how powerful Thamans were.
This was a sign that Adonis would always fight with them, provided they kept their faith in him alive.
Kardinal Yu grinned greedily with red-shot eyes. "C'mon, Thaman Gandof! Convert them and give them to me!"
Everyone thought it was a done deal. But very unexpectedly, the creatures began picking up their pace as they rushed forward and raised their long noses toward the excited bunch.
In a millisecond, Kardinal Yu's face pale.
Oh no... Not again.
Boom!!!
