A flash of white light sliced through the air, and the snow-white blade arc tore across the front lines.

With his longsword, Vance effortlessly took five heads in a single strike. Yet, his expression looked unusually grim. The north gate of Throne City had already been breached by his forces.

The warriors of the Coven of Heavenly Radiance surged into the city in massive numbers.

At first, victory seemed within reach. Without towering walls to block them, the defenders inside the city looked like livestock waiting to be slaughtered.

However, Vance had underestimated the century-old foundation of the Ludendorff family. He had also underestimated the resistance of the Wastelands' fallen king at the moment of collapse.

Inside the city, secondary and tertiary defensive lines had already been erected, and they were all made up of slaves. These weak slaves were being driven forward, sent to their deaths as they charged at the Coven of Heavenly Radiance warriors. Some even had explosive