Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Final Battle

Blavi waved his hand and sent a large fireball towards the phantom dragon . The mages around him followed suit, summoning and launching hundreds of fireballs towards the dragon . An attack like this was no different than a high level spell, like the meteor spell .

The ghost dragon flapped its wings and dove down, flying through the fire . The dragon roared and was blown into pieces . A few fireballs flew past the dragon and towards the necromancers behind it . Unfortunately, the attack was blocked by the bone shields .

The scroll that enabled the necromancers to summon ghost dragons was very rare and usually reserved for use against a difficult opponent . Using it on some mages was a waste, but the necromancers did not have time to regret their decision . "Hurry," one of the necromancers called . "Let’s go!"

"Who said you can go?" Anfey said sharply . He jumped up and lunged at the necromancers, gripping his fire sword in one hand . He pulled out his other sword, gripping it in his other hand .

More lightning appeared in the sky . The lightning flew towards the necromancers like hundreds of relentless whips .

Jacob had not given Anfey and Suzanna any important weapons for their wedding because he knew that Anfey would get too many gifts that day . After the war began, he made several powerful weapons to protect those he deemed worthy . One of those weapons was the magic sword in Anfey’s hand .

The magic sword could release serial lightning and had taken a long time and lots of materials to forge . Jacob never mentioned it because he did not forge it for money . Otherwise he wouldn’t have given it to Anfey .

The necromancers summoned some magic shields, but the shields all shattered under the relentless attacks of the lightning . Lightning summoned by a normal mage could numb its target but could not kill anyone . Serial lightening released by Jacob’s sword, however, was very powerful . Not only could it numb its target, it was powerful enough to cause serious injuries and even death .

Lightning bolts were still hitting them, and the necromancers were already falling to the ground . Even if they were still conscious, they couldn’t do anything in defense .

Anfey dove after them, holding out his fire sword and returning the magic sword to its sheath . He swung the sword, slicing through the necromancers . The necromancers’ robes caught fire as they crashed into the zombies .

"Protect Warner!" Anfey called to the mages, then dashed off to find Suzanna .

On another battlefield, Fernando felt frustrated as he watched the sea of zombies . He had no problem supporting Anfey with a third of his men, but now that he stood on the battlefield of the final battle, he knew that he should have kept some of those men .

Fifty miles to the east of the main battlefield, a legion of two hundred thousand soldiers was waiting . At the head of this army was a young woman . She stood watching the battlefield with a deep frown .

A few specks appeared in the air . The griffin knights landed near the army and hurried up to the young woman . They whispered something to her, and she nodded . The griffin knights hurried away . She turned to her army and waved her hand .

"Raise your flags," she called to her men .

Anfey could not pay any attention to what was happening in the surrounding area . All he wanted to do was to break through this army of zombies . He had been trying to search for other necromancers, because he thought that the necromancers wouldn’t let him get away that easily .

However, no new necromancers arrived . Even those Knights of Death broke away as if they were opening a path .

After making sure that there were no more zombies around, Warner closed the Book of Life around dawn . He still had a lot of magic power, but he was exhausted . The mercenaries did not have time celebrate their victory . They did not even have time to set up camp . Instead of tents, they all sat down on the ground and slept huddling together . This was still a dangerous location, and they must be on their way soon .

The mercenaries were resting, but Anfey, Suzanna, and the other leaders could not . Along with the other mercenary leaders, they needed to calculate their losses .

Anfey had around 4,000 mercenaries under his command when he first arrived at Zagreen City . Now, he had around 2,600 men . They lost about 1,500 men while guarding the city for seven days .

Everyone knew that this was bad, but this was the way of war . The mercenaries that had survived were all powerful enough to survive, and the weak were eliminated . Most were senior swordsmen who were very close to leveling up to swordsmasters .

Country of Mercenaries had many powerful men and women who had not been discovered . If all these mercenaries teamed up against Ellisen Empire, Ellisen army would not stand a chance against them .

Even the smallest mercenary group had powerful members, or else it would be impossible to survive in the harsh environment of the Country of Mercenaries . These mercenaries were forced to work together because they were trapped in the same city by the zombies . Those that could survive were usually the strongest . Mercenaries believed in survival of the fittest, and strength was the most important thing in a world at war . When facing thousands of zombies, brilliance was secondary . The most important thing was raw power .

Guarding Zagreen City was an audition in a way . Shinbella’s legion lost only a hundred men, while Ozzic’s lost almost half . Thompson’s legion was formed from several different mercenary groups . He did not even know everyone’s names, yet he only lost fifty . This was because all the mercenaries Thompson recruited were strong and experienced fighters . After Thompson joined the alliance, there were four legions and each legion contained around seven hundred men .

No one was following them as they were heading into the mountains . If anything happened, the mountains would be a natural defense . Anfey and the mercenary leaders decided that they would stop for a day or two and regroup the mercenaries .

Shinbella did not appear shaken by the loss of her men . She was a senior swordsmaster and wasn’t worried about her reputation . Her men were very loyal and could easily take in any new members . Ozzic wasn’t worried, either . Anfey trusted him, and he had Ye to help him .

Thompson was very relaxed . He was the last to join and was popular among the mercenaries who had jumped over to the alliance . His legion did not lose a lot of men and did not require a lot of new members .

Orsie was the only one that was worried . He did not lose as many people as Ozzic, but he still lost a considerable amount . Two of his intermediate swordsmasters lost all of their men . He was worried what they might say about this situation . He wasn’t as powerful as Shinbella and had no assistants . He had to deal with everything alone .

After a day of rest, the mercenaries began marching to the northeast and towards where Band of Brothers mercenary group had settled . South of Zagreen City, a battle that could determine the fate of Country of Mercenaries was unfolding, and the necromancers were at a disadvantage . If they could not win the battle at night, there was no promise that the necromancers and their zombies could make it through the day .