Gin was barely keeping up against so many enemies.
The wound on his torso wasn't healing.
Most likely, it was the effect of anti-healing magic or something similar.
The battlefield itself had been shaped by the Silver Guards.
Gin was being weakened while simultaneously facing Irin, Wern, and Tensu.
Meanwhile, the Bronze Guards and soldiers had already begun pouring through the shore, attempting to enter Ruin Society.
Gin (thinking): This is bad. I need to stop them. What should I do?
Gin attempted to drive back the Bronze Guards.
That tiny moment of distraction was enough.
A massive slash opened across his chest.
Irin had landed another heavy blow.
[Irin]: You dare get distracted during a fight?
Aren't you a sloppy one?
In that moment of despair, chaos descended from the sky.
Literally.
Out of nowhere, dozens of Ganas began raining down from above.
The soldiers aboard the battleships widened their eyes.
Many Ganas plunged into the sea.
Others crashed directly onto the battleships.
And their commander, Gaja, landed straight on the shore.
Boom.
The ground trembled.
Several Bronze Soldiers were blown away by the impact alone.
The Commander of the Ganas, bearing an old claw mark across one eye and a sword hanging from his waist, had entered the battlefield.
Along with the rest of the Gana fleet.
One hour ago~
The Ganas who were being evacuated alongside the civilians sensed something was wrong.
Their leader, Ganaraj, was missing.
After much thought, they reached a conclusion.
Lord Ganaraj was probably fighting bad guys.
Therefore, they needed to help him.
[Random Gana]: How will we recognize the bad guys?
[Gaja]: We fight whoever is fighting Lord Ganaraj.
[Random Gana]: What if Lord Ganaraj isn't in the battle we enter?
[Gaja]: We beat everyone. Then we find Lord Ganaraj and ask who the allies were.
The Ganas cheered.
Many praised Gaja for his intelligence.
[Gaja]: Leave ten Ganas here with the civilians. If Lord Ganaraj comes here, they can pass the message to us.
Leaving ten Ganas behind, the rest departed with Gaja.
They ran eastward.
Soon, they encountered Yash.
Yash instructed them to head toward Ruin Society.
He also borrowed one Gana to guide him to the spacecraft since Grandor had messed with his sense of direction.
Yash left with the borrowed Gana.
The fleet received its mission.
The real problem was...
Where exactly was Ruin Society?
Nobody knew.
After a lengthy discussion, the Ganas reached a brilliant conclusion.
They would launch themselves through giant cannons and see where they landed.
Fortunately, they all landed in the same place.
Even more fortunately, it happened to be Ruin Society.
Originally, they had been standing near its gates before firing themselves through the cannons.
The cannons belonged to the army camp preparing to invade from the northern route.
Back to the present~
The sudden arrival of the Ganas disrupted the entire flow of battle.
Gaja immediately leapt toward Gin.
Then attempted to kick him in the face.
Gin casually threw him away.
[Gin]: I am your ally, fools!
[Gaja]: I see.Say the password.
[Gin]: There is no password.
[Gaja]: Correct answer.You are an ally.
Gaja stood up and scratched his head awkwardly.
[Gaja]: My mistake.We shall handle the fodders.You continue your battle. Hahaha...
He declared proudly before charging toward Irin.
[Gin]: She's the strongest one here, fool!
[Gana]: My mistake again. I shall fight someone else.
Barely dodging Irin's attack, Gaja immediately changed targets and jumped onto Wern.
The Bronze Guards attempting to enter Ruin Society were cut down by the Ganas.
Gin forced Irin backward and finally carved a deep slash across her waist.
For the first time in a while, a smile appeared on his face.
The Gana fleet had arrived.
One of the battleships targeting the shore suddenly exploded.
Thanks to a Gana.
The idiot had jumped directly into the cannon, believing it was some sort of passage.
His body blocked the cannonball.
The resulting explosion destroyed a critical section of the battleship.
The same Gana was then launched straight toward Tensu.
The absurd sight made even Gin laugh.
The battlefield suddenly felt far more manageable.
The incoming cannonballs were being intercepted by Ganoj, the finest swordsman among the Ganas.
The same Gana who always carried a tiny bamboo stick in his mouth.
Meanwhile, Green, the giant wolf, was being swarmed by dozens of Ganas.
Even he had become occupied.
For a brief moment...
Victory seemed possible.
Then everything changed.
A sword pierced through Gin's chest.
Blood scattered.
It was Tensu.
The Gana who had been launched at him lay lifeless nearby.
[Tensu]: Seems I have to reveal myself already. I am one of the Four-Starred Personnels. Nice to meet you.
At that moment, Gin felt as if shinigami of death itself had appeared on the battlefield.
His assumption had been wrong.
Irin being the hidden Four-Starred Personnel had been nothing more than a distraction.
Tensu had deliberately played weak.
Waiting.
Watching.
Preparing for the perfect moment.
The moment when Gin would be vulnerable.
The morale of the enemy forces surged instantly.
Silver Guards cheered.
Soldiers roared.
Gin moved.
He caught Tensu's wrist and hurled him away.
The force launched Tensu straight into a battleship.
The vessel exploded upon impact.
Gin grabbed the sword embedded in his chest and pulled it free.
His heart ached.
Not from the wound.
From something else.
The environment.
The years spent inside Ruin Society.
The contaminated food.
The poisoned water.
The disease.
Every warrior of Gin's generation who had been imprisoned in Ruin Society was already dead.
He alone had survived.
Yet even he had eventually developed the illness.
Realizing the situation around him, his hopes faltered for a brief moment.
His eyes closed.
His breathing grew hollow.
Several Silver Guards pushed deeper into Ruin Society.
The Gana fleet had run into a crisis of its own.
Tensu stood up.
Dust fell from his clothes.
His sword returned to his hand.
Location:Eastern Section of Ruin Society.
Verdict of Battle:Loss?
To be continued...