Blacksmith of the Apocalypse - Chapter 1217

Chapter 1217: Auras Galore

Her confidence was blown away in an instant. The death energy emitted by that hand could have ended her here and now. All her ambitions would have ended just like this. The horseman of death had no weapon because he didn't need it.

Just the touch was enough to kill someone. The hand had been blocked by a legendary shield, but Natina didn't need to see the item's durability dropping quickly. She couldn't face this creature. Although it was not as frightening as the old man, she knew that she would lose in a fight.

A scroll appeared in her hand and she crushed it. The scroll of Instant Transmission, allowed her to blink to any place in a radius of 200m. The location she appeared at was inside Kalzemir. The small pavilion built on the dragon's back was destroyed during the battle with the colossus, but that was not her destination anyway.

Natina took shelter in the dragon's rib cage. Here, right beside its withered core, they had installed a city-level shield generator, which had already protected the dragon a few times. Although it could shield the whole beast, it was much stronger and safer for her, to limit the shield to the rib cage, where she was. She wanted to give a sigh of relief when a notification popped up.

. There is a chance of 15% of insubordination and infighting.>

. Irrational Impulses based on outside stimuli are strengthened by 15%.>

. Undead have become 20% harder to control.>

. your health regeneration is lowered by 20%. Healing is 20% less effective.>

Shocked, she looked back at the camp, which was now located below and behind her. The effects on herself she barely noticed but she had not only felt the strain of the increasing requirements for her subordinates, but also the loss of connections to many of them. In dismay, she watched many of her arduously collected undead kneel to the horseman of Death!

One out of ten liches and doom knights bowed their heads, and only 1 out of ten followed her command to attack the black knight. Beyond that, the effects of war were even more visible among her indirect summons. The horde of summoned undead that used to resist Urth's zombies was now embroiled in fighting among themselves, as almost a third of the lower undead turned to attack their allies. The aura obviously affected them even stronger than her...

. There is a 15% chance for your subordinates to be overcome by an unquenchable hunger. They will fall into a state of hunger and try to devour anything to fill the void.>

. All your physical stats are lowered by 10%. There is a 5% chance of falling into a state of hunger.>

She suddenly felt sluggish and tired, but the scenes unfolding below kept her awake, as she realized that the auras did not differentiate between friend and foe. On both sides, the lower-ranking minions were fighting, and on both sides were units that began trying to devour their comrades and enemies.

“Kalzemir! Rise!”

...

They couldn't let the Necromancer escape. With Idylon successfully sabotaging the gate, Seth had brought as much as he could. The space mage had even thrown Hellion into the skies of Delta, from his inventory.

The Colossus of Rhodes, covered in and shining with holy aura, held onto the giant dragon burning with purple light as he pulled himself from the hole. Since the battle started, the bard concentrated on playing his music, so he could only watch what was happening now.

“Today is the day they die in the fight. None shall remain to pass one more night.”

Holding onto the dragon’s hind leg with his right hand, Hellion caught the giant branch Puffles and Tatzel brought along. It was the “weapon” Karina had provided the giant. Driven by biomechanical muscle, the stake was rammed between the lower ribs of the dragon.

Using the big stick for leverage, the recreation blessed by Helios pulled himself completely out of the portal, climbing the dragon. The colossal golem’s weight pulled the dragon down, allowing Hellion to get solid ground back under his feet, crushing a bunch of ant-sized undead in the process.

The skeleton dragon clad in purple flames angrily threw his head around to bite the pesky foe, even trying to blast him with a breath, but the attack of the horseman of War disrupted the giant beast's balance. Hellion finally let go of the dragon, pulling out the branch he struck the landing and took his stance.

It was just a giant, straight piece of wood, but as the massive golden knight took an overhead posture, a fine gleam of white aura mixed with holy power formed on the rough wood’s surface. It was finally Hellion’s chance to show his true potential after fully inheriting 80% of the skills, knowledge, and experience of a Knight Commander.

His movement seemed calm and without haste, despite the speed they were performed. A simple diagonal strike from the upper right to the lower left, across the dragons behind. For the first time, damage was visible. The simple strike left a deep gash across the dragon’s hip, upper leg bone and tail vertebrae.

As they said. A true master could even cut with a stick!

“Today is the day you die in the fight. None shall remain to pass one more night”