"Lightning Bolt!"
Boom!
The grey-robed mage raised a finger and pointed forward. Blue lightning gathered, forming a straight, piercing bolt that shot through layers of undead ahead.
"Defense Blessing!"
A Paladin's pupils contracted. He roared loudly, and holy light appeared on his armor.
With a 'crack'!
The lightning bolt struck the Paladin's chest armor, shattering the faint blessing light.
It easily pierced through the silver-white armor as well, going straight through his chest and continuing towards another Paladin behind him.
"Pfft!"
The Paladin's body was affected by the lightning, becoming paralyzed and rigid on the spot. A clear, charred hole was etched into his chest. Large mouthfuls of bloody foam overflowed from his silver helmet, and with eyes full of unwillingness, he collapsed to the ground.
In just the blink of an eye!
A single third-tier "Lightning Bolt" had easily killed two Paladins.
The atmosphere on the battlefield instantly changed!
The terrifying presence and pressure brought by a magic caster of "Heroic Realm" level surged forward.
Third-tier magic is not considered high-tier, but it is still a realm that most magic casters without true talent can only reach by giving their all.
The power of the same magic spell cast by different casters is different.
Therefore.
Even low-tier magic, when cast by some powerful magic casters, will display even more terrifying power and effects!
In the end, it boils down to the "magic attack" value. In another world, perhaps the caster's mastery of magic would also add a power bonus.
"Gerard!"
"Liota!"
The deaths of two comrades made the other Paladins who knew them cry out in anger.
Opposite them.
"Hey, you just killed over 10 undead in one go."
The black-armored knight spoke up to remind him.
"What does that matter?"
The grey-robed mage let out a hoarse chuckle, not caring at all: "They're just a bunch of low-tier undead anyway."
"Oh, your opponent is coming."
Bang! A silver-white figure, like a beast charging into a flock of sheep, easily cut down and crushed the large number of undead blocking the way between them.
"You damned scumbags!"
Remedios ran at full speed, turning into a white stream of light, quickly weaving through the mass of undead, approaching the two of them.
"Air Slash!"
"Good timing—a direct strike!" The black-armored knight's eyes showed excitement. The ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, and his body vanished into thin air.
In the blink of an eye.
Accompanied by a powerful collision.
Remedios and the black-armored knight turned into two figures, one white and one black, and quickly engaged in battle.
Swish—Swish—
"Triple Shot!"
Pabel drew his bowstring. His exquisite longbow shimmered with magical light. Arrows turned into straight lines, shooting towards the grey-robed mage.
""Swarm"!"
The grey mage calmly waved his magic staff.
A dense swarm of thumb-sized insects, like a dark cloud, appeared out of thin air beside him, forming a shield of insects that blocked the three incoming arrows.
Moreover, this insect swarm did not dissipate, but continued to surround the grey-robed mage, forming a power similar to a defensive magic spell.
"Fireball!" The grey-robed mage waved his staff again.
Crimson firelight gathered, and a head-sized, oval fireball burning with rolling flames blasted towards Pabel.
"Exploding Arrow!"
Pabel's terrifyingly sharp gaze emitted coldness. Although the fireball was extremely fast, it was far slower than the speed of lightning.
Under his hawk-like vision.
Pabel easily locked onto the fireball's trajectory and shot the arrow in his hand.
He absolutely could not let the fireball fall into the crowd. Once it exploded, it would cause widespread casualties.
Swish—!
The fireball exploded in mid-air, forming a heatwave that instead blasted away some of the closer undead, even engulfing them directly into ash.
"Not an ordinary archer."
"A troublesome fellow."
The grey-robed mage's withered yellow eyes flickered. His somewhat cloudy gaze immediately noticed something.
Just look!
In the chaotic flow of people, there were three figures approaching his location at extremely high speed.
Oralando, Go Gin, Clementine!
The undead blocking the three of them, just like with the previous Paladin Captain, were completely unable to form an obstacle.
Especially Clementine, who was wearing a black robe and had a slender figure. Her speed far surpassed the other two, and her entire body emitted a sense of danger that made the grey-robed mage's hair stand on end.
However, the moment the grey-robed mage saw Clementine's somewhat insane smile, he was clearly taken aback.
"Is there such an arrangement as well?"
The grey-robed mage muttered to himself: "Fifth Tier Undead Summoning—Heavy Warrior Skeleton!"
A blue magic circle appeared at his feet.
An undead with thicker, harder bones and covered in armor emerged from the magic circle.
Under the grey-robed mage's command, it immediately engaged in battle with Clementine.
"I'm understanding the Alliance Leader's thoughts less and less."
Seeing Clementine fighting the Heavy Warrior Skeleton to a standstill, a glint flashed in the grey-robed mage's eyes. The ground tremors were getting closer.
Go Gin and Oralando had already arrived nearby.
"Let's deal with this magic caster first!" Go Gin said loudly.
"Okay!"
Oralando grinned maliciously, holding a weapon in each hand. He lowered his body and sped up his charge again.
Seeing the alliance between humans and demi-humans.
"Heh heh, this old man is truly moved by your spirit. Unfortunately, your opponent isn't me."
The grey-robed mage sneered.
Bang—Bang—Bang!
A tall, black knight about 2.3 meters tall, holding a black curved longsword in one hand and a black tower shield in the other, came charging from behind with large strides.
Each time his foot landed, the ground trembled!
A chilling aura surged in and merged with the battlefield, instantly lowering the hot temperature by several degrees. Even the smell of decay lingering in the air seemed to be partially dispelled.
In the helmet with demon horns, on the rotten cheek, a pair of scarlet eyes flickered constantly as if blinking.
The intense malice and hatred for the living made all the humans on the battlefield feel a terrifying chill down their spines.
"Death Knight!!"
A voice filled with terror rang out on the battlefield.
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the terrifying figure charging forward. The dense negative energy and the sense of shock brought by its high level.
Made some Paladins and priests with weaker wills feel their hands and feet turn cold, their bodies becoming stiff.
"Ah roar—"
The Death Knight roared loudly, activating its inherent special ability.
"Taunt"!
Go Gin and the other person, who were originally charging towards the grey-robed mage, uncontrollably bypassed the grey-robed mage and charged towards the Death Knight behind him.
"Heh heh ha, Fly."
The grey-robed mage's body rose into the air, leaving the area open.
Go Gin and Oralando's faces turned ugly. Completely unable to control their bodies, they were forced to confront the charging Death Knight head-on.
Bang!
The black tower shield smashed towards them head-on. Go Gin was knocked back several steps.
"Roar!"
A hoarse sound came from the Death Knight's rotten throat. While knocking Go Gin back, it swung the tower shield again towards Oralando at the side.
"Fortress!"
Oralando quickly activated a martial skill to block.
Buzz! The two swords collided with the tower shield, barely deflecting the force. Before Oralando could retreat, a black chill had already appeared before his eyes.
The black curved longsword in the Death Knight's hand flowed with dense black negative energy as it swung down with his arm.
At this moment!
The two weapons in Oralando's hands had both been used to block the impact of the tower shield. There was simply no time to withdraw his arms to defend.
He could only watch helplessly as the sword blade was about to cut down on his head!
In Oralando's mind, memories of the first half of his life even surfaced.
I'm actually going to die this simply.
However, dying on the battlefield, especially at the hands of a legendary undead, doesn't seem so bad either.
This thought had just surfaced in his mind.
Swish!
A rapid whoosh came from behind. An arrow accurately struck the Death Knight's shoulder as he swung his sword, causing an explosion.
The impact force spread.
The Death Knight was not knocked back, but the previous strike had missed.
Oralando quickly retreated, feeling a sense of terror from surviving a disaster. He turned his head to look behind him: "Thanks, Pabel."
"I'll assist you!" Pabel responded loudly.
"Ho Ho!"
The Death Knight roared in anger. The vibrating sound waves dispersed the smoke and dust.
Go Gin, Oralando, and Pabel, the three of them, jointly launched an attack on the Death Knight.
Even so!
The three of them were still unable to inflict effective damage on the Death Knight. Instead, they were steadily pushed back by the Death Knight.
At this moment.
The situation on the entire battlefield also began to become increasingly chaotic.
It wasn't just the Death Knight. Accompanying the Death Knight were eight robust and strong demi-human races.
Two of them—were actually the Water Elemental Troll, Tak, and the Earth Elemental Troll, Dui!
Besides these two demi-humans, there were also Bladers, Stone-Eaters, Zoastia, Pteropus, and other strong individuals of various types.
These demi-humans were rotten all over, with grey, lifeless eyes. They were clearly undead, but all displayed power and abilities far exceeding low-tier undead.
"Everyone, be careful!"
"These are Follower Zombies created by the Death Knight. You absolutely must not be killed by them!"
Kelart used magical amplification to project her voice across the entire battlefield in a tone of unprecedented seriousness.
The Follower Zombies created using the Death Knight's power had a difficulty level of "51~54".
Their level was around 17-18, possessing half the level of the Death Knight. Unlike ordinary infected zombies, the number of these Follower Zombies is limited.
[TL: Follower Zombies have a limit on ammount of kin Death Knight does not]
This force put the Paladins under immense pressure.
Isadoro and Gustavo, the two Vice-Captains, were at the very front, alleviating the pressure on the entire Paladin corps.
At the center of the circular defensive formation formed by the Paladin corps members, a group of priests continuously cast attack magic or blessing magic.
"Verdant, go and assist those two Vice-Captains." Minori said to the Verdant Witch who was standing guard beside him.
"Yes."
The Verdant Witch quickly stepped forward and left.
"Leader Minori!"
Captain Nigun's voice rang out, "Please summon a Angel again. I can also summon one."
"And then deploy an offensive Dominion Angel to assist!"
Minori responded with a serious expression: "No problem."
"Fourth Tier Angel Summoning - Watchdog Angel"!
"Fourth Tier Angel Summoning - Watchdog Angel"!
"Fourth Tier Angel Summoning - Angel Of Tranquillity"!
Dazzling holy light condensed.
Three fourth-tier angels appeared on the field. Two Watchdog Angels positioned themselves above everyone's heads, casting defense enhancement magic on everyone.
Just as the name "Watchdog" suggests.
The Watchdog Angel has the special ability to enhance the defense of all allies within its field of vision. There were many humans present, so at least two were needed to apply the enhancement to everyone.
Minori, on the other hand, controlled the other Dominion Angel, which was the first to fly into the air.
"All of you assist Leader Minori!" Captain Nigun shouted.
"Third Tier Angel Summoning - Flame Archangel"!
"Third Tier Angel Summoning - Flame Archangel"!
.....
The [Sunlight Scripture] unit no longer held back. Everyone simultaneously summoned Flame Archangels wielding flaming swords.
With the Angel Of Tranquillity summoned by Minori as the leader, it led a group of Flame Archangels into the air, charging towards the grey-robed mage.
The group of priests led by Kelart all showed shocked expressions. They were clearly in disbelief at the power of the entire [Sunlight Scripture] being able to summon third-tier Flame Archangels.
"An 80-person third-tier Faith-based magic caster unit."
Kelart's pupils contracted, and she quickly suppressed the rising astonishment, knowing that now was not the time to dwell on it.
The chaotic situation.
Gradually began to be controlled by Minori and his group.
The Death Knight, relying on its defense power of up to level 40 and a series of special abilities like being tireless as an undead, completely suppressed Go Gin and the others.
"Aren't they going to use their trump cards yet?"
Seeing that the Death Knight had clearly appeared, neither Captain Nigun nor Kelart showed any intention of using their trump cards.
Minori couldn't help but frown. What were these two waiting for?
Are they guarding against the Alliance Leader of [Zurrernorn]?
Right now, as long as the Death Knight is dealt with, all the undead spawned by the Death Knight will also die, or turn into low-tier ordinary zombies or corpses without independent consciousness.
"No matter the situation, humans will always have various thoughts."
Minori took a deep breath. While controlling the Dominion Angel to attack, he observed the entire battlefield.
Clementine is indeed problematic!
The entire battlefield gradually fell into a stalemate.
As time passed, the members of the Paladin corps who were spread out facing a large number of undead began to gradually suffer casualties.
Even with the continuous healing and magical buffs from the priest group, while injuries could be healed, stamina could not be restored, and "casualties" began to appear!