The fight continued in the way that Asther expected. One by one, the great wolves fell to the might of Asther’s allies. This is caused by a lot of factors.One is that these monsters have been completely taken by surprise. As creatures which pride themselves with their strength, the great wolves have never been in a position where they expected an ambush. They have always been on the attacking end and thus, what was happening to them was completely foreign.This element of surprise is one of the things that could make the defenses of the great wolves crumble. In the first place, this same defense isn’t that great after all.Second, there’s the fact that Asther’s undead is assisting his allies. With these being in the battlefield, it’s difficult for the monsters to properly attack Asther’s allies. This has caused a great problem for the group of wolves which are at a total loss on what they can do against the undead.Asther is orchestrating these undead to block all of the attacks that
Unlike the earlier strategy where the four fought on different sides of the battlefield, they seem to have been forced to go together. Without them noticing it, their backs are already against each other as the strengthened great wolves surrounded them.“This looks like bad news milady.” Parch said.“Yes. Compared to earlier, these creatures are entirely composed now. Plus, there’s that blood red mana that they are emitting.” Tyre added.“Why? Are the two of your backing away now?” Claire asked.“Back away?” The two soldiers had wide grins form on their lips. “How can we back away when the fight is finally heating up?”“That’s a good answer.” Claire said. “You better live up to that boastfulness of yours.”“Yes milady!” The two soldiers rushed towards the pack of strengthened great wolves. Leaving Claire together with Octavia.“Milady, how are you fairing in these fights?”As soon as Octavia asked this, one of the great wolves pounced towards them. The two female warriors dodged the a
Claire and Octavia just finished taking down their second and third great wolf. This may look easy but, this cannot be any further from the truth. The two of them actually had a very hard time finishing of their current opponent. And this is all because of the same thing that Asther observed.“Hey, is it just me or are these guys actually getting stronger?” Octavia asked as she caught her breath.“They seem the same as they were earlier.” Claire responded. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“Oh yeah? You’re really good at bluffing then milady.” Octavia said.Two more great wolves were released from the barricade of the undeads yet again. This time, the defenses of these summons almost didn’t hold. In fact, it looked almost as if one more would break through. Thankfully, Asther was able to relocate one undead just on time to stop the extra great wolf from passing through.“There’s definitely something going on here.” Octavia said again as she saw the event that just transpired.
The group has been defeated. There is little that they can do at that point. But even with this being the case, they still struggled to get up and continue the fight. They didn’t want to end it there. They wanted to finish the mission, all of them did.Unfortunately, their bodies aren’t listening to them anymore. All of them are on the ground and can’t get up anymore. There is also a searing pain that spread across their body in a surge. Making it even more difficult for them to move.Their senses have been dulled. There is a ringing in their ears and their eyes have begun to dim out the image of what is happening in front of them. But even then, they are able to see that the Alpha is now approaching them. Not only this but the strengthened great wolves are doing the same as well.However, there isn’t the slightest bit of worry in their minds. They didn’t see the undead of Asther anymore after all. This can only mean one thing. That the necromancer is about to make his move. And just
Five great wolves. That is the total number of wolves that Asther is able to bring back from the dead. Of course these are weaker compared to when they were alive. Plus, the gap between them and the great wolves of the alpha is widened even further because of the strengthening howl used by the creature on the lesser wolves.However, this isn’t a cause of concern for Asther. In fact, this has never been a cause of concern. Because although his undead are weaker, one fact remains the same. That these creatures will not die until he does and so, they can continue being aggressive without minding their defenses.Asther knows this and yet, it seems like the creature in front of him does not. The alpha made another ear-deafening howl. This time, it isn’t some kind of buff that he’s passing down, nor is it a debuff on Asther and his undead. No. The howl that the alpha made at that moment was to signal the beginning of the fight.The great wolves attacked immediately. Dashing towards Asther’s
[You have successfully defeated the Alpha.][You are granted 500 experience points per party member that joined the raid.][You have leveled up!]These are only some of the notifications that popped up as soon as the battle was finished. In all honesty, Asther thought that the alpha would be able to put up a better fight compared to what just happened. Unfortunately he is wrong.He overestimated the monster, forgetting that he himself has gotten stronger as well. After all the events that have transpired against the Ragencliffs, Asther not only gained a lot of experience points, but also materials, items, summons, and skills. All of these contributed on how he was easily able to overcome the Alpha of the great wolves.However, the fight isn’t finished yet. There are still the lesser wolves that need to be dealt with. Asther didn’t care much about this though. With the alpha of the wolves being killed, the said creatures have lost their will to fight. Making them less likely to fight.
While Asther is busy accomplishing things inside the dungeon. There are also a lot of important events that are transpiring out of it. Specifically, Boreas, the juror who secretly supports him, is being interrogated.“Let me ask you again.” A younger juror slammed his hand on the table. “What is your connection to the necromancer?”All of this began the day that Asther was able to escape the village. Although there is no concrete evidence that the juror is involved, the said event was weighed down on him. All fingers pointed to him and the village chief didn’t think twice before submitting a formal request to the council of jurors for Boreas to be investigated.Of course, there is also the option for Boreas to just run away. However, this would only serve to prove that the allegations against him are correct. Furthermore, this would also lead to him being a wanted criminal. Meaning, he would be hunted down and a bounty would be placed on his head.The old man can’t afford something as
“To your left!” Claire shouted as the two soldiers rushed towards the direction mentioned.After a few more seconds, a monster came out of the trees. A large lizard type monster crawling on all fours. It has scales that shine when the rays of the sun hit it and, its movement is just as fast or even faster compared to the great wolves.Unfortunately for this creature, it chose the wrong targets to attack. At that moment, thee two soldiers closed the gap between them and the lizard. The creature breathed out something but the two soldiers easily dodged this.The said breath attack hit the trees instead. In an instant, this began to be affected by corrosion.“That’s nasty.” Octavia said as he looked at the quick effect.“Agreed. That’s why we can’t let it hit us.” Claire added.“Well, it’s not like that thing would be able to reach us anyway milady.” Octavia said.“Don’t you think that’s a bit arrogant?”“A bit, yes. But I’m only matching the arrogance of the ones we’re asking to fight f