Monster Lord: The Goblin Offers the Saintess to Me at the Start

The civilians felt... the lord wasn't coming.

It was also because Sivis's people were simply too few. Normally, at this moment, someone with a "personal bodyguard" kind of role would step forward and declare, "Lord Sivis will arrive in a few minutes," to trick the civilians into holding the line.

But the only person at Sivis's side who could handle that role, Renna, was still unconscious, slowly and gradually moving toward the Silver Rank.

Vikalina, this female knight, had just gotten into the game and hadn't even considered this possibility. So she could only watch as the courage the civilians had just gathered crumbled away bit by bit, as the monsters approached and doubt crept in.

At this moment, Vikalina had no time to worry about that. She just quickly raised her knight's spear, rushed forward toward the monsters, and shouted: "Everyone, hold on! Sivis must be finding a way to weaken these Blood Servants right now. I've noticed that the number of Blood Servants coming toward us has already dropped by half. That's definitely Sivis's effort behind the scenes! That's why he can't come here right away. We just need to hold the line and wait for him to weaken these servants before he arrives in person!"

She roared, and with a loud "thud," she was surrounded by dazzling light as she crashed into the flood of monsters, instantly purifying countless enemies in an instant!

At the same time as Vikalina's action, the terrifying, unstoppable wave of monsters was forcibly blocked for several seconds, and that gave the people on the front line a little more courage again.

After all, the enemies didn't seem that strong…

The people were still skeptical about what the female knight had said about Sivis definitely coming to fight with all his strength. They believed the lord's promise, but only if the disaster wouldn't threaten Sivis's own safety!

The civilians all thought it was unreasonable for the lord to risk his life to save them.

Under this mix of anxiety and hesitation, the defense line was temporarily kept in a functional range.

Plus, the female knight's brave attack also added a bit of morale.

The civilians waved their weapons and officially began to clash with the monsters.

Though Vikalina was strong, she was just a Silver-ranked individual, and she couldn't stop all the attacking monsters.

The civilians followed the "three-stage defense method" that Sivis had once taught them: the first wave of people launched an attack, then fell back, the second wave stepped forward, attacked again, and then fell back.

The third wave took their place, attacked, and then withdrew.

Finally, the first wave, who had rested for a few seconds, rushed to the front line again.

This method was extremely effective. Some of the monsters that were at the front —

called "scattered," they were still more numerous than the civilians.

They were pierced like pincushions, and the civilians easily pierced their vital points, throwing them on the ground like rags!

In just a few seconds, the civilians at Sivis's factory base achieved almost perfect combat results: zero casualties, total elimination of the enemies!

Monster corpses were scattered all over the place.

The civilians stood there, stunned, staring at their achievements, completely speechless.

This… is something I can do?

They were all a bit dazed.

Seeing this, even Vikalina couldn't help but show a little bit of joy.

She hadn't expected the situation to go so smoothly, and at the same time, she couldn't help but feel admiration for Sivis's abilities, and she felt even more relieved about her decision to risk her life in the underground tunnels to protect him —

Sivis's random tactical advice could turn a group of weak civilians into fierce, battle-ready wolves in no time!

A person like this, if truly lost, would be a huge loss to the entire world!

Normally, the civilians would have been crushed by the Blood Servants at first sight. Even with added combat will and prior training, they could have only lasted for a few seconds at most, let alone driving them back now!

Not only was the female knight extremely shocked, but even the civilians, after a moment of silence, looked at their spears and the blood mist on them, and couldn't help but feel excited: "We did it! We won!"

Someone whispered, "It really works. Lord Sivis's plan was so effective!"

"Sure thing, the lord is amazing!"

They all couldn't help but shout it out, and even those old, weak, or sick people in the back were watching the scene with great joy.

What people feared most was hopelessness!

But under Lord Sivis's guidance, they now had a chance to fight even against Blood Servants. What were they afraid of? Just go for it!

Also...

The easier it was to resist these monsters, the more it proved that the lord wouldn't abandon them so easily!

The civilians' faith in Sivis had become unshakable. They might still doubt whether he would risk his life for them, but they had never once thought that he could save them and yet choose not to.

That was absolutely not acceptable.

But just as everyone was caught up in a happy and excited atmosphere, the wave of monsters came again!!

This time, it wasn't just the few scattered monsters that had run ahead — it was a terrifying, monstrous wave made up of hundreds, even thousands of monsters, their bodies mashed together like a bloody slurry —

Many Blood Servants were crushed, leaving only their heads still working, and their arms still swinging!

Faced with this, the civilians still used the three-stage defense method they had learned before, and it worked fairly well, producing a decent casualty ratio.

The Blood Servants at the front were quickly pushed back.

Then the wave kept coming, and after three waves of attacks, when the first group of people tried to return to the defense line, they found that the monsters were pushing forward despite their injuries.

They had no choice but to take a step back. When the second group stepped up, the same thing happened again, and the line quickly shrunk in a very short time — even though there were no deaths yet, everyone was being pushed back relentlessly!

As for the casualty ratio, there was no need to talk about it anymore.

The civilians did manage to kill a lot of enemies, and they were doing well, but it didn't matter — the number of monsters was too high. Even if one person could kill dozens or even hundreds, it made no difference!

Not to mention that it often took three consecutive waves of attacks to kill a group of Blood Servants.

Sivis's methods were indeed good, and the civilians' fighting spirit was indeed strong, but all they could do was slow the wave down and protect the factory area behind them — that was already their limit.

But even this defense was now in danger!

Vikalina had already heard the panicked shouts from the soldiers: "We can't hold it! We're done for!"

They were shouting, and many of them had weapons that were on the verge of breaking from the repeated impacts — only a few were using iron weapons, while the rest were using farming tools or wooden staffs sharpened into spears. They were sharp and had strong impact, but they were not strong enough to withstand the pressure.

The monsters were charging too fast, and the civilians couldn't stab their spears as precisely as they had trained. Under the twisted and wrong angles, the spears took a huge amount of pressure, and were making a "creaking, creaking" sound!

But in the chaos, no one noticed.

"Crash, crash, crash, crash," with a series of breaking sounds, many soldiers' weapons shattered in their hands!

Many people were bleeding from their hands, pierced by the broken wooden sticks in their grasp.

But compared to the physical pain, what made them all feel even more panicked and desperate was the sight of their hands holding nothing at all.

Vikalina's heart sank. She knew that soon someone would be broken through by the Blood Servants, and then the entire factory would be doomed.

The female knight looked around in a panic, desperately searching for Sivis —

But before she could find her companion, she suddenly saw a group of people that surprised her.

Vikalina's eyes lit up immediately: "People who lost their weapons, fall back!"

"You guys, if you want to live, get to the front line, or else we all die!"

The civilians were a bit stunned, but the words "People who lost their weapons, fall back" hit exactly where it hurt — these people had already lost their courage and were extremely terrified. Without any means of protection, they quickly retreated.

They had once had a sense of responsibility, knowing there were children, wives, and elders behind them, so they didn't dare to run.

But with the female knight's command, they finally found a leader, and they all ran faster than anyone else.

Yet the line didn't collapse because of this — even though there were fewer people using wooden weapons, some strong civilians still held iron weapons and tried to hold the line. As for the gaps left behind, there was no need to worry at all — because the monsters in those gaps were even being pushed back!

"Swish, swish, swish." several bright beams of light appeared, followed by echoing voices spreading out in all directions: "Heal!" "Speed!" "Resilience!" "Punish the Evil!" "Holy Light Strike!" Some voices were calm, others were angry —

Warm light spread in all directions!

The fear in everyone's hearts was greatly reduced, and the civilians especially felt their physical fatigue gradually fading.

On the other side —

A group of new figures appeared, their weapons glowing with dazzling light. They looked annoyed but had no choice but to fight desperately against the Blood Servants.

Their offensive power was extremely strong, and they had real impact!

The arrival of this fresh force actually managed to push back the wave of Blood Servants a little!

At this, the civilians on the scene were all stunned for a moment, then looked surprised and called out: "Is this a reinforcement? It's Lord Sivis's reinforcement! Finally, he's come to help us! I knew it, Lord Sivis would never abandon us!"

They were all overjoyed, crying with happiness.

Those on the front line clenched their weapons tightly, almost crying with excitement. The people in the back embraced each other, and some even hit the ground in complete excitement — they really felt like the hardship was finally over, after waiting so long…

They had finally received the lord's help!

"We're saved! We won't die!"