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!~

causing the aged man to stagger

to escape with his frail body, he had a

"Yes! End him!"

had sacrificed everything in order to have this

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

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

enough…

keep up with the ferocious blows of the Death

couldn't get past the tough defenses of the

so many copies of himself, but the Death

met an end by his

grinned intensely as he laughed like a maniac. Seeing his

Claudius stopped caring about anything Ater did to struggle

Yes! KILL

used Elemental Magic, he didn't

it

he created bursts of

at

was only

behind his Death Knight as he stared at the wounded Ater that powerlessly sat on the

surrounded by the other Ater corpses, soon to join them in the eternal embrace

last words?" Claudius asked as he looked down

His gaze was cold.

again…

one had to truly give up

finally able to achieve ultimate

But at what cost?

lost everything because of you. You…

Ater merely smiled with the most scornful

words, Claudius felt

chest tightened in

want to

Death Knight to execute

the Death Knight's blade was thrust downward, piercing the final body Ater had at

the

over, huh?" Claudius

his eyes as he uttered those

had no doubt that he did the right—most logical—thing, but Claudius felt an emptiness that his victory could

It felt… wrong.

life. I can't take any

the Death Knight, he would be strong enough to handle Fenrir

the Mercenary Gang and live out the rest of his

own life, but his will to live was

done… this was the

the monster… I became

long are you going to keep sulking?" A

sounded so familiar…

Claudius recognized it.