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!~

beneath and around Claudius shattered merely due to that single dash, causing the aged man to

frail body, he had a wide smile on his

"Yes! End him!"

had 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 regret as he keenly watched his

win! Death Knight is

enough…

struggling to keep up with the ferocious blows of the Death

tough defenses of the

duplicated himself, transforming into so many copies of himself, but the Death

of them met an

as he laughed like a maniac. Seeing his enemy struggle against his

some point, Claudius stopped caring about anything Ater

KILL THEM

Elemental Magic, he didn't

it

bursts of yellowish light,

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

there was

he stared

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

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

His gaze was cold.

again… the

strength, one had to truly give up

was finally able to achieve

But at what cost?

lost everything because of you. You…

words, Ater merely smiled

hearing those words, Claudius felt

tightened

didn't want

commanded the Death

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

spurted out, instantly staining the blade with its

over, huh?"

trailed down his eyes as he uttered

but Claudius

It felt… wrong.

done with this life. I can't take any

would be strong enough to handle Fenrir and other members of the Mercenary

live out the rest

have taken his own life, but his will to live was

what he had done… this was the

kill the monster… I

are you going to

so

Claudius recognized it.