The next day, in the forest, Royal Knight, Sword Knight, Spear Knight, Mechanical Knight, and some surviving citizens were all walking aimlessly.
Royal Knight began to ask, "Where should we go? Do we not have a place to take shelter first?"
Mechanical Knight replied, "No..." He showed them a letter. "I received a letter from Saint Associate yesterday, and it seems they want to recruit me."
"Saint Associate? Can they be trusted?" Royal Knight asked.
"I don't know, but looking at the contents of this letter, it seems they are against the Demons. We should trust them first if we want to help the refugees," Mechanical Knight replied.
"Alright, we'll go," Royal Knight said.
Sword Knight raised his hand. "You all go quickly... The two who attacked the city last night are following us." He began to draw his sword from its sheath. "You all go, I'll hold them here."
"Are you crazy? They already killed Nuvy and their power is much stronger than yours!" Spear Knight exclaimed.
"I know, but... I also want to avenge Nuvy's death," Sword Knight replied.
Spear Knight heard that and immediately approached Sword Knight, but Royal Knight held his shoulder.
"Stop! Let him do it." He looked at Sword Knight. "We will not forget your sacrifice," Royal Knight said.
Sword Knight smiled faintly, "Yes, thank you."
Royal Knight, Mechanical Knight, Spear Knight, and some surviving citizens began to leave Sword Knight alone. Then Demon Knight, Zombie Knight, and dozens of Zombies emerged from the forest.
In Uvial City, Yuira, Yuna, Hell Knight, Saint Knight, and also some members of Saint Associate arrived in the city.
Hell Knight began to ask Yuira, "So why do I have to follow you here?"
Yuira began to answer, "I just want you to accompany me to meet someone."
They all walked around the city until they found a narrow, dark alley.
"Hell Knight and I will go inside," Yuira said.
"What?"
Yuna approached Hell Knight, "Just follow what my sister says." She pushed Hell Knight to follow Yuira.
Yuira and Hell Knight began to walk down the narrow alley until there was no path left and there was a staircase leading downwards. They both immediately descended the stairs until they were inside a room.
A fire began to light up in a lantern, revealing someone wearing dark gray Full Knight Armor with a hood on his helmet, and a Two Handed Sword beside him. He was Mercenary Knight, the last Mercenary in this world.
Mercenary Knight asked in an intimidating tone, "Who are you?"
"Calm down, I'm here to recruit you!" Yuira replied.
"Recruit me? Do you know how much money you have to give?"
"We will pay 100,000 Erin."
"That's still not enough, you have to give 200,000."
"We will give 300,000."
"500,000."
"1 Million."
Mercenary Knight quickly shook Yuira's hand. "Alright, I'll come with you!"
"Good."
Yuira, Hell Knight, and Mercenary Knight now began to exit the narrow alley. All the members of Saint Associate saw them and were happy that Yuira had successfully recruited Mercenary Knight.
"In that case, we'll go to a Tavern to celebrate!" Yuira said.
"What? You are a Saint, how can a Saint drink alcohol!" Hell Knight was confused by Yuira's behavior, as she was known as a Saint and also the leader of Saint Associate.
Yuna began to sigh, "Lord Hell Knight, calm down. My sister does have that kind of personality. She often goes to various Taverns and brothels until she was nicknamed 'The Unholy Saint' by everyone."
Yuira began to use a soundproofing spell, so their voices wouldn't be heard outside and outside sounds wouldn't be heard inside. Hell Knight, seeing this, was astonished to see Yuira going into a Tavern. He began to approach the Tavern, and not long after, Villy and Arien saw him from a distance.
Villy pointed at Hell Knight, "Ah. Isn't that Lord Hell Knight?"
"Yes, you're right," Arien replied.
They both began to run towards Hell Knight. Hell Knight, hearing footsteps, turned around and saw them both.
Arien, in an ancient language, "Lord Hell Knight, we meet again."
"I understand the language now, so you don't need to use that language anymore," Hell Knight said.
"Ah... O-Okay." Arien's face began to flush with embarrassment while Villy held back his laughter from behind. Suddenly, Villy and Arien remembered that they were on a mission.
"Lord Hell Knight, we're going to take a mission. See you later." Arien began to pull Villy, and they moved away from the Tavern.
In the Demon Kingdom, there were Dark Mage, Shadow Knight, and Bandit Knight.
Dark Mage said, "Demon Knight and Zombie Knight have already started invading Pertula City." He glanced at Shadow Knight and Bandit Knight. "Shadow Knight and Bandit Knight, I want you to destroy the Adventurer's City, Uvial, now! Don't let a single person live!"
Bandit Knight replied, "Yes, Master."
Shadow Knight remained silent, then Bandit Knight and Shadow Knight began to stand. They took the Demons and headed towards Uvial City.
A few hours later, at night, in Uvial City. Shadow Knight and Bandit Knight arrived at the city gate.
Bandit Knight smiled, "All of you, kill everyone and destroy everything you see."
The Demons began to shriek with joy, then they all immediately charged forward and killed everyone indiscriminately. Among them were some Demons who ate humans alive and destroyed the buildings in front of them.
Some Saint Associate members who were guarding outside appeared. They killed some Demons, but due to being outnumbered, the Demons killed those people.
Shadow Knight advanced, holding his Lance, then he killed several arriving Saint Associate members.
Arien and Villy had just returned from completing a mission. They were shocked to see the Demons inside the city. Bandit Knight saw them approaching.
"Well, well, there are people here," Bandit Knight said.
He immediately stabbed towards Villy's left chest, but Arien pushed him, causing her to get stabbed in the heart. Blood flowed from her chest and stained her clothes. Villy, seeing this, was shocked and couldn't move. Bandit Knight pulled out his sword and Arien's body began to fall sideways, landing on Villy.
Villy said in a desperate tone, "A-Arien..."
He began to shed tears and hugged Arien's body. He knew that Arien was dead. Bandit Knight began to point his sword at Villy, but Villy managed to dodge. He carried Arien's body while continuing to run.
Villy ran while carrying Arien's body, then remembered Hell Knight entering the Tavern. "Please! Please! Please! I hope Lord Hell Knight is still in that Tavern," Villy said in a panicked tone.
Villy began to pass Shadow Knight. Shadow Knight immediately turned and stabbed Villy in the heart from behind.
W-What? Villy was shocked and his steps began to stop, then blood began to flow from his chest.
Shadow Knight began to pull his Lance, causing Villy to fall and bleed. Villy began to look at the Tavern, his vision began to darken, and Villy took his last breath.
Inside the Tavern. Yuira was drinking a lot of wine until she was heavily drunk.
Yuira: "Hey... Give me another one."
Yuna: "Enough, Sister, you've already had 36 glasses."
Yuira: "Really? Then I want to make it 40 glasses."
Hell Knight just sighed, seeing Yuira's behavior was exactly as Yuna had said.
Suddenly, one of the Saint Associate members was thrown into the Tavern and everyone looked at him.
Mercenary Knight: Approaching, "What happened?"
Saint Associate Member: "T-This city is under attack."
Everyone immediately looked outside. They were shocked that the city was truly under attack. Hell Knight immediately ran out. He saw Villy and Arien sprawled on the ground. As they all came out, they immediately heard the screams of citizens being killed by Demons and also buildings being destroyed and crumbling. Hell Knight, Saint Knight, and Yuira began to approach Villy and Arien. Hell Knight was shocked to see Villy and Arien were gone.
Hell Knight, angry: "Who did this to them?"
Member: "T-They did it to those two... I-I saw it." The Saint Associate member pointed towards Shadow Knight and Bandit Knight who were starting to kill people.
Saint Knight: "Allow me to help you."
Hell Knight began to draw his sword and Saint Knight began to walk towards Shadow Knight and Bandit Knight. The Demons began to run towards them, then Mercenary Knight immediately drew his Two Handed Sword from its sheath, then he swung his sword and killed the Demons approaching them.
Hell Knight: "You kill the Demons."
Saint Knight: "Let us take care of those two." He drew his sword from its sheath.
To be continued...