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!~

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

his frail body,

"Yes! End him!"

sacrificed everything in order to have this single

blur as it attacked his foe gave him goosebumps. Delight replaced his anger and regret as he keenly watched his own

Knight is going to win!' His

sure enough… he was

struggling to keep up with

get past the tough defenses of the

transforming into so many copies of himself, but the Death

of them met an

maniac. Seeing his enemy struggle against his creation

point, Claudius stopped caring about anything Ater did to struggle against the

KILL THEM

used Elemental Magic, he

all, it had no

bursts of yellowish light,

surpassed Ater at Swordsmanship. In the end,

was only

Death Knight as he stared at the wounded Ater that powerlessly

Ater corpses, soon to join them in the eternal embrace of

Claudius asked as he looked down

His gaze was cold.

once again… the truth remains

achieve strength, one had

was finally able

But at what cost?

because of

words, Ater merely

those words, Claudius felt something in his

chest tightened

didn't want

UP!" Screaming, he commanded the Death Knight to execute the

the Death Knight's blade was thrust downward, piercing the

spurted out, instantly staining the blade with its

finally… over, huh?"

down his eyes as he uttered

no doubt that he did the right—most logical—thing, but Claudius

It felt… wrong.

this life.

would be strong enough

the Mercenary Gang and live out the

will to live

this was the best thing he

monster… I became

to keep sulking?" A

so familiar…

Claudius recognized it.