As the Golden Saint warriors arrived, they immediately engaged in combat with the golems present.
The sounds of battle and excitement filled the air.
"KABOOM!... KABOOM!... KABOOM!..." The booming explosions echoed everywhere, as dozens of golems scattered and were slain every second.
Park, Orusawa , and Sumo were already receiving treatment, enjoying the sight of the massacre unfolding before them.
They were surrounded by seven Awakened protecting them during the treatment.
"Ah, what a relief! What a magnificent sight," Park was happy, drinking water as he watched the golem bodies fly through the air.
"Oh, it's really comforting to have the other teams beside you," Sumo said, smiling as two girls tended to treat his wounds.
His expression was strange... he looked like a perverted.
"Heh, look at how those ugly golems are fleeing now! Yes, crush them, destroy them, hahahaha!" Orusawa encouraged the others, seated on a rock and being treated as well.
The Awakened, using their diverse abilities, were destroying the golems one after another, and the sight of the thunderous explosions was truly beautiful and powerful.
"Wow, how impressive!" Park whistled as he saw one of the saints named Emily sweeping through dozens of golems alone with the power of wind.
It was a massacre in every sense of the word, and from only one side— the elite of the Golden faction!
At that moment, the leader of the Golden faction, Saint Francis, and 20 other saints were facing the demonic statue.
One of the saints named Nara raised his hand as he said "Prepare to fire!"
The 60 Awakened ones beneath the giant statue directed their long-range powers toward the demonic statue's left leg.
The giant statue moved his hand to punch Francis, who was floating in the air, but...
"Fire !!!!" Nara lowered his hand, unleashing dozens of massive fireballs coming from the Awakeneds.
"Booooom!" The vast area of darkness was transformed into a light by the fiery blaze.
The demonic statue began to stagger, missing the punch aimed at Francis, as shards of rock flew from its leg.
Francis casually moved his hand, as his sword which was still lodged in the giant's eye flew back into his grasp like the sword has its own sense !
Then he shoot it again with powerfully and fast toward the statue's head.
"Peeeeew!" The sword flew at incredible speed, striking the giant's head, followed by golden thunder that stuck the demon head again.
The statue's head was thrown backward, tilting its body from the force of Francis's attack.
"Destroy his right leg..." Francis ordered the other saints and at that moment, the 19 saints rushed towards the right leg, delivering crushing blows.
"Prepare your fires!" Nara also ordered the Awakened to prepare another attack on the statue's left leg.
As everyone prepared their attacks, dozens of another Awakened soldiers, were working to defend them from any interference by the golems.
Even though the demonic statue showed no expression, everyone could feel his anger building.
So the statue swung his massive sword downward with incredible force, aiming at everyone below him.
But Eight saints rose into the sky to block the strike.
Their swords clashed against the giant's blade, sparks flying as they held it off.
The statue's hand that was holding his sword was recoiled, as it rose high and pulled back because of the force of the saints' swords after they blocked his swung.
Francis shouted loudly to his troops, "I'll push him back! Coordinate your attacks with mine!"
The sword flew back into Francis's hand automatically like a magnet then Francis moved fast closely toward the giant face.
The sword glowed with a strong golden light.
"Ooooooh," Francis roared, striking the statue's head with powerful strike.
In a split second, everything fell silent.
"Whoosh" ..... The tip of Francis's sword touched the statue's head.
The sky lit up with golden light as Francis's sword struck the giant's face.
Park smiled as he watched the statue's body launch into the air with a deafening crash.
"Fire!" Everyone unleashed their attacks on the statue the moment its feet left the ground.
The silence shattered, replaced by a massive, thunderous explosion. Hot air blasted violently in every direction, forcing Saruman to hold on tightly to avoid being thrown backward.
Lamar who is fainted already , has been protected by three Awakened around her protecting her from the flying stone shards from the statue.
"Get back! The statue is falling!" Everyone ran as far away as they could to avoid the falling statue.
There were dozens of golems looking up as a massive body came crashing down, crushing them all.
Finally, the statue fell on his back!
As it fell, the ground shook violently, sending thousands of debris fragments from the ruined houses in the city flying in all directions.
"Take cover!"
"Damn it, run, run!"
Many of the Awakened raised large shields in unison, protecting themselves from the flying debris.
Park, Orusawa , and Sumo turned pale.
They quickly stood up and started running, followed by dozens of Awakened who began running with them.
"Dam it !" Park shouted as he ran.
"Nooo, my juice, nooo!" Orusawa looked back at the juice he had left behind when he started running.
"Ahh, my back... ahh, my hip... ahh, my body... fuck those ugly golems," Sumo cursed, wincing from the pain as he ran, still injured.
They were running when they saw crowds of golems heading towards them, fleeing from the flying debris of the houses.
As the moment moment when the statue's fall, all saints shouted, "Now! This is your chance, attack him!"
"Don't let it stand, take it down!"
Most of the Awakened in the city charged towards the demonic statue.
Francis and the twenty saints were already on the statue's stomach, moving to crush his head.
The remaining golems were few, most running towards Park and the others, so the rest of the Awakened and saints focused all their attention on the demonic statue.
The successive attacks on the demonic statue continued.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The explosions never stopped.
The demonic statue stood no chance, and after a few minutes, the place was filled with cheers! The demonic statue was destroyed, his head completely shattered!
The golems lost their ability to fight and became nothing more than pieces of stone, hovering around without doing anything.
Without a demonic leader to follow, they were just rocks waiting to be easily smashed by the remaining Awakened.
Everyone was cheering and celebrating, and by the end of the night, not a single person from the Golden Faction had died! There were, of course, dozens of injured, but only two were in critical condition.
The coordination among everyone in the Golden Faction was truly astonishing! Everyone was strong and followed their leaders in harmony.
Despite this overwhelming victory for the Golden Faction, the fall of Anvil and the loss of all its civilians was a painful blow to everyone...
Everyone was hailing and praising their leader Francis, who had descended from the statue and started moving.
"Saint Francis, you are great!"
"Long live Saint Francis!"
"Long live our great leader!"
Their shouts were strong and continuous, everyone happy to have him as their leader.
Francis stood in front of Saruman, who looked extremely weak and fragile.
"Why didn't you tell me there was an Archdemon here?" Francis looked at Saruman with a cold gaze.
Saruman's expression darkened "Leonard the only one who knew about it..."
"He knew about it and said we were only dealing with just an ordinary demon."
Francis responded with a cold look, gazing disdainfully at Saruman "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Sweat dripped from Saruman's forehead as he looked up at Francis.
Francis looked like a towering mountain. He wasn't just the leader of one of the continent's strongest factions—he was also the most powerful saint on the continent, alongside the leaders of the White and Black factions!
Saruman replied with a faint laugh, "Haha, I don't lie you know that very well, Francis."
Francis looked around. "Anvil has been destroyed, and all its civilians has been killed. Do you know how bad this is?"
Saruman answered with anger and sadness, "Of course I know that!"
Francis knelt down, looking with a deadly stare into Saruman's eyes. "Then where is Leonard?"
"I don't know, he just disappeared before you arrived..." Saruman replied.
Francis stood up and spoke in a serious tone to the soldiers, "Arrest everyone who came here expect Saruman and the teachers of Lucaria and put them under guard until the matter is investigated."
One of the soldiers asked, "What about the evacuees from the city, sir?"
Francis replied, "Take them to Lucaria for proper medical care. We'll deal with their housing later."
From a distance, Park shouted, glaring at Francis as the soldiers handcuffed them. "Wait! Wait! What the hell are you doing?!"
Saruman bit his lip and said, "Just let it be, Park."
Park snapped back angrily, "What do you mean, 'let it be'?!"
Orusawa, was looking stunned as they were being restrained, asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Francis looked at them coldly "You have no right to ask. Two million people were slaughtered, and you knew beforehand that it would happen!"
Handcuffs were placed on Park, Orusawa, and Sumo, while Lamar was loaded onto a medical cart since she was unconscious.
Then everyone else was taken toward Lucaria...