34 Chapter 34 - Burning Death (1/2)
Violet and Kenji rode Tenko forward, the crystal knight galloping beside them.
All around them the Guildmembers fought by the dozen, desperately, and with no few having to be dragged away as wounded. Arrow's filled the air thick as locusts, knives flashed and the Guildmembers forced hard laughs as they attempted to compete with who could kill the most undead.
”5!” Shouted a girl with a spear, the spear tip bathed in light. The added agility made her light as a feather, her movements flowing like water as she burnt many a hole through zombie limbs.
”6!” Shouted a youth with a bow, each flaming arrow setting its target alight. His hands moved at a rapid-fire pace, and while only too few of the enemy died to his attacks, many more were weakened.
”7-ah!” A wizard who had been forming a ball of flame in his hands suddenly found himself surrounded by Ghouls. Armoured warriors defended him with stoically held shields, yet with the enemy so close the wizard could no long unleash his destructive spell safely.
Nearing the enemy formation, Tenko howled. First, her moon was summoned, the adventurer defenders throughout the field encased in a silver bubble. Then Tenko howled again, her moon turned silver, and the beleaguered defenders found their agility increased.
With the speed boost, the crystal knight crashed a path through rank after rank of the dead. Those old bones raised from the cemetery broke like old clay, but the freshly raised zombies and Ghouls took their tole about the summoned knight.
By the time they had reached the enemy Necromancer, the crystal knight was overwhelmed.
”Left!” Called Tenko, charging the left most pack of Ghouls.
”Right!' Called Violet, sending bursts of crystal to erupt beneath the rightmost packs' feet.
”Middle,” Kenji groaned, forced to face off against the armoured pack. On all fours, the once townsfolk now ran like dogs, unhinged jaws foamed and snapping as they attacked.
Kenji couldn't use the Corrupt Spirit Tree so quickly after leaving it's copied body behind and was thus forced to fight as the boy knight. But he wasn't alone.
The earth erupted with allies.
They appeared from fox holes that had been covered up, the hidden Guildmembers attacking now that the necromancer had been pulled in. They made short work of the regular dead, and were strong enough to deal with the Ghouls too. If slowly.
”Fools! You would dare cross the Three gods? The One will have your hearts on a platter for this transgression!” The shaved-headed necromancer cackled as Kenji charged.