When Leiu regained consciousness, he found himself in a surprisingly unexpected place.The room was spacious, gloomily-dark but rich in Darkness energy.‘The Eternal Abyss Manor.’It has been so long since he was here. He suspended his disbelief and looked around, quickly spotting another person.“I made it so that the next Night Adjudicator would be pulled here once the time comes.”The person who spoke was a man, one with a completely unfamiliar face to Leiu.He certainly wasn’t Tenebris, the first Dark Knight.“I am Alex Banxok, the Night Adjudicator and the one who created the Eternal Abyss Manor.”Alex didn’t look straight at Leiu. In fact, he didn’t seem to actually be there, at least not like Tenebris. He wasn’t a residual consciousness or the remnant of a soul.This seemed to just be a message to his successor.“If you’re hearing this then it means you the Third Red Moon is upon Weiji once more. When it is at its brightest, colouring the sky blood-red, the Hell Gate will open.
Inside a big tent and well-decorated tent, Menhit stood at the center with Leiu next to her.The General of the 2nd Combat Legion, Hector Slorn faced her.He called the soldiers, or mercenaries, that were of relatively high-status within the legion. There were three of them, all had big stature and grizzly faces. They were old and hardened fighters, used to bloody fights and killing all kinds of monstrosities.‘Even one of them is categorised as a Boss by the System. They’re very strong.’Unlike the rest, Seo had access to the System. She was able to see basic information about Hector and his subordinates.They were all above Lv200, Hector being Lv305. It wasn’t a lie when they said that mercenaries of Krayten were known to be the strongest fighters on the continent.Practically no one in Noules, including the Royal Knights, were as high-leveled as this.“This is the Dark Knight.”Menhit didn’t waste time, immediately introducing Leiu and shifting all attention to him.“The Cocoon in
EarthUSAEstelle Sigreen was sitting next to a medical bed, her teary eyes on her daughter.Saly was sleeping, though her body was linked to two or three machines. They monitored her condition and sustained her life, but they didn’t serve as a permanent treatment for her.It happened shortly after her kidnapping by the ISB. Saly became ill, but her ailment was unknown, possibly even alien.Parts of her body started turning into brown and painful scales. Estelle was certain that the ISB had done something to her before they saved her, but that wasn’t important right now.She didn’t want revenge, she just wanted her daughter to be cured and lead a normal and happy life.Although the ISB never bothered her again, Estelle remained ever-vigilant since the day, keeping Saly by her side at all times.Except on very rare occasions, and for brief periods of times, she detached herself from her role as the Genesis Knight or anything that had to do with Hell Gate.Furthermore, with Saly getting
Three days laterNorth-Eastern Province, The Krayten EmpireThe Flat Steppe, the White Eagle BaronyAs the name suggested, the Flat Steppe was a beautiful yet mostly uninhabited region. Situated at the northern edge of the White Eagle Barony, it was a peaceful and massive region that was regularly used by traveling merchants.Currently, however, a total of five armies, each from a nation, were gathered.The Eclipse Kingdom’s 1st and 2nd Sun Armies, numbering 15,000 in total: Wearing light-yellow armors and using spears and halberds, the Sun Armies were the biggest force in the Weiji Alliance.Next were Zartia’s Paladins. There were only a thousand of them, but they were truly a monstrous force capable of wiping out an army three to four times their size. Unlike the Holy Knights, the Zartian Paladins followed The Way of Serenity. They worshipped Ephina, the Goddess of the Calm.Anuria’s 6th Cavalry Division was composed of 5,000 infantry soldiers and 2,000 Cavalry knights, all led by
The disparity between God and Man was immense. No matter how advanced Earth’s technology was, tanks, missiles, and firearms were simply incapable of hurting a Divine being. The mere thought was absurd.Therefore, when Menhit rushed into the Imperials with her spear in hand, she was unstoppable. She was like a silver line that broke through their differences, killing dozens in an instant.Complex tactics didn’t work on her, neither were the shields capable of stopping her onslaught.The Goddess of Fury was a killing machine, her armor soaked in blood in the first minutes of the fight. While the Krayten mercenaries were still clashing against the first line of defense, Menhit had already reached the center of the army.She swept her spear, unleashing a horizontal blast that obliterated everything in its way, whether it was tanks, magical barriers, or soldiers. It was a brutal sight, but brutality went hand in hand with war.The Imperials hastily distanced themselves from the unstoppabl
“Paladins!”Hundreds of Zartian Paladins formed a line and swung their swords at the Undead. “Hahahaha! Got you, losers!”Frankenstein, standing at the back and on his own, was holding a skeletal staff while casting a wide-range Necromancy spell.The scope of his Black Magic was truly frightening: It encompassed almost the entire battlefield.Every corpse that was lying on the ground slowly stood up, turning into a zombie or a skeleton.It was a disaster as the Weiji Alliance was forced to turn around again and defend against the horde of Undead. Most of the Undead were weak, but there were thousands upon thousands of them. Every casualty, from both sides, had risen from the dead and charged at the living.“We’ll stay behind and fend them off!”Hector, General of the Krayten Combat Legion, bellowed atop his lungs. “We will stay as well!”The Paladin’s second-in-command also agreed. Although things were messy, the clustered forces split up.The Sun Armies and the Anurian Cavalry cha
Leiu and Seo broke away from the center of the bloody fight. Any nearby soldiers didn’t attack them after seeing Seo’s deadliness. But, the two were able to advance for a bit before the real danger came.Leiu saw a thick black fog spread from the front, but before it could reach them, Seo used [Storm], which blew away the fog.This was only the beginning, however, as a big group of Transcendents attacked.Seo shrouded herself with [Fog Masquerade] while continuously using [Lightning Shock]. Meanwhile, Leiu jumped out of the way of several arrows then raised his greatsword to block an attacker.The Player’s twinblade clashed against Kahra’s Greatsword, but when the Leiu applied more force, the enemy opted to jump back.Leiu couldn’t counterattack as several nimble and quick Players came from all sides.Dark flames wrapped around his blade as slashed at three of them. They tried to defend, but his Sword Essence was too potent, too destructive to block with a skill.Two of them were ki
‘Inos! Something is wrong! Where are you?!’The whispers muddling Leiu’s thoughts were getting louder and clearer, but they sounded like gibberish. An invasive yet powerful energy, one which felt completely alien, was swelling inside of his body. It wasn’t harmful, but Leiu knew this wasn’t something good, especially with Inos not responding.While running toward the Cocoon, he turned his head and saw Frankenstein fight Anne, Seo, and Menhit.‘I’m almost there!’The Cocoon was 200 meters away, at most, and there was nothing in his way. However, that didn’t last long as a swirling shadowy energy, a bit similar to the one used by Seo, materialised right outside the shiny barrier.Leiu stopped dead in his tracks and raised his greatsword to guard. Surprisingly, the new arrival didn’t attack him.With a frown, Leiu looked at the slim and pale-skinned man. He recognized him.“It is not too late to turn around and leave, Leiu.”“Why are you here?”Vins solemnly stared at Leiu, “I’m afraid t