Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 305: Dark Witch’s Invasion (V)

’Then maybe this will be your downfall. Should you get captured here, I doubt that Gale would spare you, especially since Swan isn’t around to pardon you anymore,’ Madam Harsetti chuckled as if that idea was funny to her. Still, it was terrifying for Aria, who had bet her life on this invasion.

"I don’t need your sarcasm, Madam. Please tell me what I should do next. I need to win this war, or I’ll just die in vain!" Aria exclaimed desperately. "Should I just kill all of those soldiers? I can use my poisonous mist to kill them instantly."

Madam Harsetti raised her brow as she was entertained with Aria’s idea. She decided to let her do whatever she wanted and replied, ’This is the war that you need to handle yourself, little witch. You already have every knowledge and power that I can inherit. I will only participate if Selene or Asmara decide to participate as well.’

"But—URGH!" Aria was pissed when she realized that she was left all alone once more. Facing the realization that Gale and his beastmen soldiers were far more skillful than she expected, Aria decided to take matters into her own hands.

She began chanting a long spell while staring at the night sky. Slowly, a dark cloud formed and blocked the moon, so Gale wouldn’t be able to draw power from the moonlight.

On top of that, Aria also chanted another long spell, and the air around the battlefield started thickening. The poisonous fog gathered into one giant shadow before spreading, ready to kill any beastmen who inhaled it.

She didn’t want to resort to this if she could help it, as she thought Gale would never forgive her if she killed his subjects, and it would hinder their romance.

But she was left with no choice now. She had to destroy that Sacred Selene Lake no matter what.

"I’m sorry, Gale. But you’re making it difficult for me."

Gale looked up to the sky and suspected from the cloud that Aria wanted to weaken him as he drew power from the moonlight.

"Your Majesty! There is a poisonous fog that kills a few front soldiers! Please hold your breath!" Blaze reported and returned to the battlefield to hold the horde of undead.

Gale looked towards the thick fog that slowly swallowed everyone in the front line. He knew those front soldiers wouldn’t be able to hold their breaths for too long, so he had to do something to minimize the casualties.

He turned towards the statue of Selene, the Moon Goddess, and prayed in his heart, ’Goddess Selene, this little wolf of yours needs your help to protect your lake from the dark witch. Grace me with your cold light, and let me protect my people."

Aria thought that she had successfully blocked the moonlight, preventing Gale from transforming into his true wolf form. However, she was stunned when she saw the moonlight suddenly pierced through the dark cloud and showered Gale with so much power.

"W-what is that?! That’s so unfair!" Aria yelled. "How come the Moon Goddess could interfere freely?!"

Madam Harsetti chuckled, ’Obviously because Gale Stormfront is her champion—her avatar in this world, just like how Swan is the Sun Goddess’ avatar, and you—you are the shadow’s avatar.’

"Then how come you never helped me?!"

’I have been giving you advice, no?’ Madam Harsetti smiled meaningfully. ’You already have so much headstart compared to him, especially when he spent one and a half years lamenting about Swan who left.’

Aria gritted her teeth.

She was even more pissed at Madam Harsetti, who didn’t seem to take this seriously. Wouldn’t it be dangerous for her too, if they failed this invasion? The Sun and Moon Goddess would surely kill her, right?

Nevertheless, Aria could only wish the poisonous fog would be able to kill enough beastmen. She couldn’t reanimate them as undead, but she could at least weaken the defense.

Her target was to completely destroy the Sacred Selene Lake, so Swan would never return, and for Gale to finally surrender.

Unfortunately, it would take a while for that wish to be fulfilled, because after getting showered by the moonlight, Gale regained all of his stamina and growled as his body grew bigger until he towered over the trees around him.

Gale in his true wolf form was around the size of a castle, which made him basically a gigantic, invulnerable monster.

Gale didn’t activate his deadly gaze since there was nobody to kill right now, and Aria was nowhere to be seen. But he saw the poisonous fog begin to spread through the forest surrounding the Sacred Selene Lake, so he stared at the moon to draw more power and howled.

AWOOOOOOOO!!

His howl shook the entire forest and acted as a battle cry for the rest of his soldiers to continue fighting despite the unfavorable situation. He lifted both his front legs and stomped the ground, creating an earthquake that destroyed the land in front of him.

The stomp also created a strong gust that blew away all the poisonous gas out of the forest, saving many soldiers who were unable to hold their breath for longer.

Gale glared at the horde of undead humans marching towards him, mindlessly trying to attack him. He leaped into the air and jumped right in the middle of the undead army, creating yet another shockwave and earthquake that forced many of the undead to fall into the pit created by the earthquake.

Gale might be an invincible monster in his true wolf form, but he had no magical capability except for his deadly gaze. However, it was more than enough to decimate half of the undead horde, making it clear that Aria was about to lose this battle without causing any real damage to Gale.

Aria, who had been in hiding the whole time, finally manifested into her non-physical form and flew towards Gale, who was still stomping around the horde of undead, making one earthquake after another.