An Extra’s POV

"Please…" Claudius prayed.

"Please hang on…"

He saw how his Undead fell, one after the other, at the hands of the clearly superior foe.

None of them stood a chance in the slightest

Ater pummeled all of them with ease, using his bare fist to strike them. He instantly ended their false lives with barely any effort involved.

Until finally… there was only one standing.

"Pathetic." In a flash, that one also got destroyed by a single enemy.

All of his most powerful Undead were gone.

"Huu…"

Claudius was not worried or afraid, though.

"… Finally…"

The answer stood right behind him, in the form of an entity that was born from the ultimate sacrifice of over two thousand lives.

The Ultimate Undead—Death Knight!

Of all the Undead that existed, this was known to be of mythical status.

It was coated in obsidian armor, standing at about three meters in height. This entity had a longsword and a sturdy shield, with a cape behind it that had the color of blood.

Its rotting face was hidden beneath its mask, but the crimson eyes that glowed from within it told of its bottomless hunger for battle.

… Its immeasurable hatred for the living.

'The Death Knight is said to grow stronger the longer a battle lasts, and it is immune to Magic attacks.

The march of the Death Knight never stopped until its head and false heart were both destroyed—both of which were covered in incredibly dense armor.

Claudius had never summoned a Death Knight before, so this was the first time he was laying eyes on one.

'It's at the pinnacle of A-Tier for sure!'

It was magnificent!

"Death Knight… heed your Master's call and eliminate my enemy!"

The moment Claudius spoke, the Death Knight cast out a deafening roar.

"URUAAHHHH!!"

The air vibrated as tremors took over the earth.

In a single flash, it blasted off from its position and charged towards Ater with breakneck speed.

~BOOM!~

merely due to that single dash, causing the aged man to stagger and nearly fall into the crevice of

frail body, he had

"Yes! End him!"

to have this single weapon of

had become a black blur as it attacked his foe gave him goosebumps. Delight replaced his anger

going to win! Death Knight is going to win!'

enough…

keep up with the ferocious blows of the

past the tough defenses of the

copies of himself, but

an end by

intensely as he laughed like a maniac. Seeing his

caring about anything Ater did

Yes! KILL THEM

used Elemental

all, it

when he created bursts of

was useless, and the Death Knight surpassed Ater at Swordsmanship. In the end, the

was only

Knight as he stared at the wounded Ater that powerlessly sat

other Ater corpses, soon to join them

words?" Claudius asked as he looked down at the

His gaze was cold.

again… the truth remains

one had

was finally able

But at what cost?

of you.

to those words, Ater merely smiled with

talking." Upon hearing those words, Claudius felt something

tightened

want

he commanded the Death Knight to execute

was thrust downward, piercing the

the blade with its vile

finally… over, huh?" Claudius

eyes as

the right—most logical—thing, but Claudius

It felt… wrong.

with this life. I can't take

the Death Knight, he would be strong enough to handle Fenrir and other members of the

was going to quit the Mercenary Gang and live out the rest of his life

to live was far too strong for

this was

kill the monster… I

to keep

so familiar… so

Claudius recognized it.