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!~

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

his frail body, he had a wide smile on

"Yes! End him!"

sacrificed everything in order to have this single weapon of

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

is going to win!'

enough… he was

to keep up with the ferocious blows

get past the tough defenses of the

himself, transforming into so many copies of

an

like a maniac. Seeing his enemy struggle against his creation

stopped caring about anything Ater did to struggle against

Yes! KILL THEM

used Elemental

it

created bursts of

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

Until, there was only

Knight as he stared at

was surrounded by the other Ater corpses, soon to join

last words?" Claudius asked as he looked down at the

His gaze was cold.

again…

had to truly

finally able

But at what cost?

lost everything because of you. You… you

response to those words, Ater merely smiled with the

talking." Upon hearing those words, Claudius felt something in his

tightened in

didn't want to fill

Screaming, he commanded the Death Knight to

thrust downward, piercing the final body Ater had

instantly staining the blade with its

finally… over,

his eyes

that he did the right—most logical—thing, but Claudius felt an emptiness that his victory

It felt… wrong.

with this life.

strong enough to handle Fenrir and other members of

Mercenary Gang and live out the rest of his life

have taken his own life, but his will to live

what he had done… this was the best

kill the monster… I became

long are you going to keep

sounded so familiar… so

Claudius recognized it.