Kael stood on a makeshift platform behind the wall, shouting with all his might.
He elevated this sudden defensive battle to the height of protecting the continuation of their faith in this place. The power of faith somewhat stabilized the hearts of the somewhat panicked defenders around him.
The main wall bore the greatest pressure.
Troll warriors violently slammed their bodies and weapons against the wooden wall, producing loud bangs that echoed through the night sky.
Headhunters, from a slightly greater distance, hurled poisoned short spears, blindly shooting at the defenders behind the wall.
The defending warriors roared, thrusting their sharp blades and long spears outwards through the gaps reserved in the battlements. The Paladins Kael had recruited formed a tight phalanx, guarding the main gate, ready to meet the fiercest impact at any moment.
A faint glow emanated from their shields, and they stood firm on the front line of the battlefield.
Combat also erupted on the left flank, near the farmland.
A group of Trolls attempted to set fire to the crops in the fields, creating smoke and causing chaos.
But the few "Dragon Society" Druids Kael had recruited showed their prowess here.
They pressed their hands to the ground, and emerald natural energy surged. Countless vines instantly shot out from the earth, coiling around the arsonists' legs, trapping them firmly in place.
Several accompanying rogues took the opportunity to slip into the shadows, quietly making their way to the rear.
With their daggers, they precisely slit the throats of two witch doctors who were focused on casting spells, disrupting their collective magic.
On the other side, several headhunters began to attempt to climb the wall.
They used irregularities in the wall surface and even their comrades' shoulders to climb upwards.
Archers on the wall desperately rained down arrows, intercepting these headhunters.
For a time, the defenders, relying on the wall, inflicted heavy casualties on the besieging Trolls.
However, the crisis suddenly escalated.
An old witch doctor successfully completed a complex ritual. He raised his bone staff, pointing towards the night sky!
In an instant, a fierce gale erupted from thin air, roaring and slamming violently into the main gate of the wall, which had already suffered multiple impacts!
Crack! Boom!
Wood splinters flew as a section of the wall, nearly five meters wide, gave way under the strain, collapsing inwards and revealing a huge breach!
"The wall is broken!" A terrified cry rang out, and a green tide immediately surged towards the breach!
The defenders were instantly on the defensive.
"Follow me! Block the breach!" The Blue Dragonborn Kovak gripped his battle-axe tightly with both hands, the first to leap off the platform and charge towards the deadly gap.
Kovak stood like a reef before the surging Trolls, his battle-axe whirling in a whirlwind of death, instantly felling two Troll warriors who were at the forefront.
"As long as the flame does not extinguish, New Voljin will endure!" His roar, like thunder, resonated, inspiring the surrounding defenders.
Their eyes bloodshot, they followed closely, merging into the defensive line centered around the Paladins, engaging in brutal close-quarters combat with the continuously surging Trolls.
Kael watched the precarious battle line, his heart burning with anxiety.
His gaze suddenly fell upon the Tower of Radiant Flame in the center of the settlement.
The platinum flame at the top of the tower still burned steadily.
A thought flashed through his mind like lightning: everyone trained as a Dragon God priest knew that the Tower of Radiant Flame was the lighthouse where the main deity sheltered his people.
He no longer hesitated, turning and running desperately towards the Tower of Radiant Flame.
Kael rushed into the Tower of Radiant Flame, ascended the stairs, and reached the top of the tower.
The Red Dragonborn knelt before the sacred fire, concentrating all his mind, and began to pray for the power of protection.
"Flame Keeper, Emberglow Dragon," he whispered.
"Like an unextinguished flame, like a constant shadow."
As if in response to his prayer, the platinum flame at the top of the Tower of Radiant Flame suddenly shot upwards, becoming even brighter!
Immediately following, a soft golden light curtain, centered on the tower, rapidly spread out, enveloping the entire settlement!
All defenders within the range of the light curtain immediately felt warm currents flowing throughout their bodies.
Their fatigue was greatly reduced, and their wounds felt a slight tingling itch, as if they were slowly healing.
More importantly, their steadfast faith soothed the fear and panic in their hearts, greatly boosting their morale!
As for the Trolls who rushed into the range of the light curtain, they felt an inexplicable sense of suppression and repulsion, and their movements seemed to slow down slightly.
The voodoo energy on their bodies made faint "sizzling" sounds upon contact with the golden light curtain, clearly being weakened!
This sudden mass buff instantly reversed the disadvantage caused by the large breach.
Kovak felt his strength return, let out a roar, and with one axe blow, split open the shield of the Troll in front of him, leading the warriors to actually push the surging enemies back several meters!
—Divider—
"Damn it!"
The Troll leader Zarjin, seeing that they couldn't break through for a long time and the enemy was fighting with renewed vigor, cursed impatiently.
He couldn't wait any longer.
"For the Amani! For the Loa! Tear them apart!"
Zarjin personally led the last approximately one hundred combat-ready warriors, launching an all-out assault!
Their target was directly the shrine and the Tower of Radiant Flame in the center of the settlement, which emitted an aura he detested!
As long as they destroyed them, the spirits of these invaders would surely collapse!
The final decisive battle unfolded at the collapsed breach in the wall.
Although the defenders' morale was high, the fatigue of continuous combat began to show, and the numerical disadvantage could not be overcome.
At the breach, warriors from both sides were completely entangled, the dull thud of blades entering flesh and the dying screams were incessant.
The surviving Troll witch doctors in the rear gathered, once again attempting to cast a collective spell.
They cut their own wrists, sprinkling blood into a boiling voodoo cauldron.
With a mighty roar, a spectral wild bear rose from the cauldron, lunging directly towards the central shrine!
"Guard the shrine!"
The priests immediately gathered around the shrine. They slammed their weapons to the ground and prayed in unison.
The shrine was activated by faith, and the Dragon God's emblem at its apex erupted with dazzling golden-red light. A solid pillar of golden flame shot skyward,
Colliding directly with the charging Loa spirit!
Sizzzzzzz!
Like a red-hot iron plunged into cold water, the sacred fire and voodoo energy violently clashed, emitting a piercing, corrosive sound.
The wild bear's charge was forcefully halted.
Its form twisted and evaporated within the pillar of light.
Although the pillar of light itself gradually dimmed at a visible rate, it ultimately succeeded in blocking this fatal blow.
To prevent the witch doctors from casting such a spell again, several Druids transformed into crows, letting out sharp cries, and swooped down,
Using their claws and sharp beaks to interfere with them.
At the very center of the battlefield, the Troll leader Zarjin had broken through layers of obstacles and confronted Kovak, who was covered in blood but still fighting to the death.
"Blue-skinned stench lizard! Die!" Zarjin roared, swinging his battle-axe, which brought with it a fierce gust of wind, and violently cleaved towards Kovak.
Kovak raised his axe to block, and the two axes collided fiercely, sending sparks flying!
In terms of strength, Kovak seemed slightly inferior.
He was forced back half a step, his arm numb, and his wounds reopened, blood gushing out.
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