The Ruined Death Knight

Chapter 164 - Humanoid Monsters

Meanwhile two weeks later, in a far of place.

A raging battlefield was going for days.

Spells fell into each opposite side, while man clashed and shed their own blood for a single purpose.

To hold control over the once fallen city of Seranan.

Once under the control of the Arcana kingdom, the city where it had the most resources with various mines for mana crystals and even dungeon where the mana mutated fire salamanders deep down the earth. Had now become the shield for their long-time enemy, the kingdom of Berum.

Although the Berum kingdom had a much larger quote of life force users, they still had the few magic casters. So the magical resources that the city of Seranan was offering were quite useful, but what Berum had his eyes at most were the fire salamanders, where their hide could circular better life force and magic of fire.

As the fire attribute was the most renowned attribute to have in Berum, a hide enchanting that attribute is being sought after by many different people in Berum.

With demand, people seek a supply.

In which place was better to supply your own people than your enemy's resources?

Even though that was one of the many conflicts that those two kingdoms had with each other through all the years.

The city of Seranan couldn´t escape the grasp of the oncoming war.

And currently, the city's walls were giving the army of Berum advantages against the Arcana kingdom.

Using the high ground that the wall was giving them, the mages of the Berum kingdom run down their bombardment down to the enemy's shoulders.

Since also Begum had more soldiers using life force, they had much better physical power than their enemies.

Making a wall that the Arcana kingdom couldn´t surpass after weeks of fighting.

And one of the head officers who was observing the situation felt currently much frustrated.

"So, that´s the battlefield that you had trouble with?" A man wearing a mix of armor and robe said with a staff in his hand said towards an elderly beside him.

"Mhmm, that´s indeed the case, Master Anwir. I was told that you might be of some help here."

Pondering for a bit, Anwir nodded.

"Indeed, If I wanted to I could annihilate the enemy's army in just a few minutes."

"Oh~! That´s Master Anwir for you. A true archmage! If you could then please d-" Before the elderly could continue, Anwir quickly shot him down.

"But I won´t"

"Huh?" 

"I heard that ou son is taking part of this mess in front me and how you must worry as a father. But as you shall know General, If I were to appear to the battlefield, others big shots are bound to come and face me..." Staring at the elderly man with disdain hidden in his eyes, Anwir said with a harsh voice.

"Don´t bring your personal matters in the arcane will"

"I very well know that, Master Anwir..." The elderly stared far ahead as if he was looking at something with a frown.

"Not to sound disrespectful to you, but I heard that you will provide us with support."

'If you aren't going to help then why are you even here!' Were the elder's true thoughts.

Anwir noticed the hidden meaning behind his words, but he chose to ignore them.

As the elder wasn't wrong.

He was going to give them support.

What kind of support though was...

"Hey, bring them here." Saying so through a communication spell, the two looked ahead before in no longer than 2 minutes cartridges carrying large boxes came and stopped at the two.

"Master Anwir, those boxes are..."

"That is your support."

With the door of the boxes dropping, a terrifying scene appears in the elder's eyes.

Chained humanoid with dark chiseled muscles on their and fingers resembling a small scythe was to see.

Their eyes were covered with a tight bound together with cloth and the mouths came devoured and had spike-like teeth.

Although every single one of those humanoid figures we're looking all different on a small scale

But one thing had they in common.

The chest plate with the arcana sigil in the middle.

"S-Sir...what are does?" The man asked terrified from inside.

No longer carrying about the elder, Anwir stares far ahead with mana flaring his eyes.

With his enchanted vision, he managed to find a group of mages on top of the wall.

'They will be a good test subject'.

With clapping his finger, the chained fell to the ground.

Them being free, their bestial started to take over.

Before they could enjoy their freedom, their nightmares have soon become to rearrangement

A strong burning sensation appeared behind their backs, bringing lasting pain.

"KGGGH!"

Having seen enough of their suffer, Anwir commanded through a spell similar to telepathy.

'Kill those on the wall and does who stop you.'

Like puppets who have bound with their string again, they started up and glared in the direction of the wall.

The next moment, an echoing scream was heard through the battlefield.

"Kghhh!"

"Kghhhh!"

Without even waiting for further orders, the 50 or so dark figures dashed madly, pushing or right to kill everyone who was standing away.

"Kghhhhaaaah!" In the middle of the fight, multiple auras of 3rd-tier entities appeared on the battlefield, all screaming.

One of the soldiers of Berum who was also a 3rd-tier and noticed the change.

He quickly finish his opponent and met with a being that he didn't know what it was.

"What the-"

"Khaaaaaah!"

Dashing forward, the dark figure swings his scythe-like finger just how a beast at an incurable attack rate.

The soldier at first tried to cut that thing arms off, but once he noticed the arms to be as hard as metal or worse.

'If the arms don't work then how about the stomach you monster!'

"Die!!!"

Pushing the best hands to the side, he swung towards the abdomen, aiming to cut him in half.

But suddenly, his sword came a halt in the air, as if something was blocking his sword

The dark humanoid put a grazed smile on his face and pushed his arm in the soldier's chest and crushing the heart of the poor man.

"H-How...."

"Khahahahha!"

Ignoring the dead man in front of him, he and the other dark figure went into a big enough massacre to be noticed by the mages.

"Sir! Our elites can't deal with those...beast! If this keeps up they are found to breach with our lack of elite! What shall we do?"

The head mage managing the mages on the wall looked with a frown on the bloodthirst monster to the ground, he put up a wry smile.

"Use fire magic...we will burn them!"

"What!? But sir! Then we will hit our own man!"

"Follow the orders! We can't allow those things to live."

With ground teeth, the mages began their own spells.

Sensing the sudden mana in the wall, all the dark humanoids remembered their orders and dashed forward.

"Kghaaaa!"

Gathering together, the monster bulldozed through the troops with east as they grew closer at the wall.

"Mere beast..." Seeing that the head mage scoffed as he released his spell.

"Fire!"

'Go ahead and die all together!'

The flames covered their view, the monster together with the soldiers around them made contact with the explosive spells.

*Booom!!!!

Smoke rose in the impacts zone, covering the tragic fate that those that met the whole focus of a dozen mages.

Unfortunately for them, they didn't know.

Coming out of the smoke, the unscathed dark humanoids jumped to the wall with their feet and leg digging in.

What was also important to tell was that a circular barrier began fading around the dark humanoid figure.

"Q-Quick! Cast another-"

"Kghhhhaaaa!"

"Kghaaaaa!"

"Kgha-!

After a few steps and jumps in the wall, the mages remained with 49 dark humanoid figures alone.

"N-Nooo!!!!"

The result was a massacre of the mages.

"There aren't any spells coming our way! Now is our chance!"

Realizing that, the soldiers and mages of the Arcana kingdom pushed forward.

Staring from afar, the elder had his mouth a gap.

Anwir stared at his creation, or rather. Certain equipment of them nodded in satisfaction.

"Getting these runed armors was indeed the right choice. I will have to ask for that merchant for more of those."

Although he complained slightly about the prices. He couldn't complain of their effectiveness.

'To think that 'those' runes will activate by themselves...It sure suits that creation of my, hehehe.'

***

On the same day, a few hours before in Danzel workshop.

Putting his last chest plate to the side chest where other alike chest plates were, he sighed internally.

"Damn, those take a much longer time to create..."

Pulling the new armor from his ring to the table, he continued carving runes.

'Well, at least the effect of the rune is good....what is a little time to an undead anyway.'