The Forsaken Heir's Ascension-Chapter 155-The Storm of Monsters Begins

Above them, Nerzalia stood still.

She blinked slowly as her mind returned to the present.

A small smile crept across her lips as she looked toward the place where Alex had stood.

"Is he... my brother?" she murmured.

She looked at the monsters and ordered,

"Go and capture those humans for me. Don’t harm them."

The monsters roared and growled in unison.

All of them turned and ran toward the other side of the mountain.

The earth rumbled under their weight, shaking violently—

an avalanche began to form behind them.

At the base of the mountain, Alex, Selene, and Hati appeared in a flash of purple light.

Hans and Hook also reached the base moments later, but they didn’t stop.

They kept running.

The dread on their faces was real, like they truly understood the horrors that came with an S-rank monster.

Alex followed behind them, with Selene running beside him.

Hati sprinted close, alert, ready to teleport his partner at a moment’s notice.

Then came the sounds—

the growls and roars of the pursuing monsters, chasing like a pack of mad dogs.

They didn’t look back.

They ran across slippery ice, climbed hills, and darted through narrow mountain paths.

Among the pursuers was the Frost Tooth, the most agile of all.

When the group reached a patch of dense, ice-covered trees, the Frost Tooth leapt from branch to branch, moving like a blur.

It growled—and launched a volley of ice lances toward Alex.

But Alex reacted quickly, raising a dark elemental shield to block the sharp, high-speed attack.

I don’t want to use Black Lightning... I’ve only reached beginner level in it.

He stayed close behind Selene, protecting her from any attack he could.

Hati ran alongside him—much calmer, his body poised to strike or blink them away if needed.

Suddenly, the Frost Tooth lunged toward Alex from the side.

Alex wasn’t looking, but the sound and shift in the air warned him.

He dodged at the last second, sidestepping as the monster flew past.

The Frost Tooth growled in frustration, preparing to strike again—

But Alex didn’t wait. He raised a finger—

A dagger materialized and launched forward.

Swoosh!

The Frost Tooth dodged, but not cleanly—a shallow cut tore across its limb.

That was enough.

Mid-jump, the Frost Tooth’s eyes widened. It landed hard in the snow—

Dead.

Alex kept moving, close behind his companions, still shielding Selene where he could.

Using poison isn’t off-limits now, he thought grimly. This is survival.

They ran the entire day, but the monsters were relentless.

Their abdomens ached, their chests burned with every ragged breath.

Still—

The howls and growls came ever closer.

Like the slow slicing of a blade toward a bound man, they loomed with terrifying certainty.

Hans roared,

"Run! Run, eh—RUN!"

Hook shouted,

"We’re almost near the wall—I’m going to shoot the signal!"

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Ice spikes launched upward, carrying a small red orb that detonated in the sky with a flash.

Far away, from a distant watchtower along the great wall, the signal was seen.

"DING, DING, DING, DING—"

The bell rang across the city.

People in white, golden-blue, and navy-blue uniforms poured out into the open, led by none other than Marshal Sebeth.

She stepped onto the icy outpost, eyes fixed toward the frozen wilderness they called Frozen Hell.

Far away, in the distance, she spotted it—

A trail of red smoke rising into the sky.

Her gaze swept the gathered soldiers. She raised her voice with command:

"Which scouting party is out—besides Hans and Hook?"

A man in navy-blue uniform stepped forward and bowed.

"Marshal, they are the only ones currently deployed."

Sebeth’s eyes widened in alarm.

Her voice rang out like a whip:

"Archers, ready! Ice Lancers, ready!"

White-uniformed soldiers moved into position, followed by golden-blue units.

They formed a line across the walls—facing the icy plains—ready for combat.

Sebeth climbed the watchtower and narrowed her eyes.

In the distance, a smoke-like mass was moving—slow, heavy, but undeniable.

That’s no smoke... That’s a storm of monsters.

She took a deep breath and bellowed:

"Monster storm incoming!"

Her voice echoed across the entire city.

Civilians rushed back into their homes, fear etched deep into their faces.

From every corner of the wall, murmured prayers rose—

Prayers for humanity’s survival.

Sebeth donned her helmet, a sleek white piece with only a narrow eye-slit.

Blue feathers flared out from the top, catching the wind.

She stood on the wall, radiating icy authority.

In one hand, she held a sword glowing with frost energy.

In the other, a frost aura flamed around her palm like a cold fire.

All soldiers along the wall stood rigid, alert.

Tension built with every heartbeat.

The "smoke" drew closer—

and with it, death.

Back on the ground...

Hans and Hook were running like madmen—panting, stumbling.

Their chests burned. Their eyes blurred with tears.

But they didn’t stop.

Behind them, Selene stumbled and fell, her body giving out.

Alex stopped immediately.

His breath was sharp and burning. Blood rose in his throat.

But he didn’t hesitate.

He bent down, picked Selene up, and slung her onto his back.

Then he ran.

I can feel the monsters at my heels. I have no choice. I have to use it.

Black lightning surged through his body.

In an instant, he overtook Hans and Hook—

even Hati, who struggled to keep up.

From the wall, Marshal Sebeth spotted a dark shimmer cutting through the icy plains.

A dark star, racing ahead of the monster storm—

toward the city.

Her eyes widened.

It was Alex.

And on his back—Selene.

Then she looked again at the storm—

Near the forefront was a white wolf—Hati.

Behind him, ragged and barely standing, were Hans and Hook.

Sebeth raised her frost-cloaked hand high and bellowed:

"ARCHERS—READY!"

In the smoke-choked, rising ice storm moving toward the great ice mountain wall of humans, the frontlines surged with Frost Tooths, agile and relentless.

Behind them charged the Yeti monsters, their movements eerily humanlike, while the rear held the massive Frost Bears, slower but far heavier—each step shaking the ground beneath them.

They growled and roared, their monstrous chorus echoing across the frozen plains as they stormed toward the wall.

The earth rumbled, trembling like an earthquake beneath their advance.

Soldiers atop the wall felt the vibrations through their boots.

Alex ran, Selene still on his back, black lightning coursing through his body—carefully avoiding her.

Behind him, Hans and Hook stumbled forward, and Hati passed them easily, graceful and fast.

Above them, atop the wall, Marshal Sebeth raised her frost-wreathed hand.

As the monsters entered range, her voice thundered:

"ATTACK!"

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Arrows darkened the sky like a wave of black birds.

They rained down, hissing through the air.

Growls and screams followed—

The arrows pierced skulls, limbs, and torsos with sickening thuds.

Some monsters were hurled backward, crashing into the frozen earth.

But the barrage didn’t end.

Next came the Ice Lances, sharper, faster, and deadlier.

Yet—

B-rank monsters shrugged off the rain of arrows. Even the ice lances barely scratched them.

Their monstrous forms didn’t slow—they only grew fiercer, more enraged.

Below the wall—

Alex reached the base and stepped onto a makeshift lift, Selene still on his back.

The creaking platform rose, pulled up with rattling chains.

As they reached the top, Alex collapsed, placing Selene gently beside him.

The lift lowered again.

Hati was already waiting below. As the lift touched the ground, he hopped on.

Moments later, Hans and Hook, panting and broken, leapt onto it just as the first wave of monsters reached the wall’s base.

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