Chapter 96 Rotting Corpses (2/2)

”There's an assassin! Protect the young master, quick!”

Just as Steve was basking in his imagination, a warrior guard wearing a cape suddenly charged over like the wind. He blocked a dark, gleaming dart, which had clearly been coated with a lethal poison.

Steve's personal guards reacted quickly to the shouted warning, but it was too late. A few knights dressed completely in black charged forward, killing with one blow. They killed many of the soldiers who were caught off guard in the blink of an eye. The soldiers' heavy black suits of armor were pierced through as if they were paper by the sharp, pitch-black spears.

If the pitch-black knights killing the soldiers was a chilling sight; then what unfolded next could only be described as soul-shattering.

With a wave of low murmurs, terrifying corpses started to dig out from under the mound of soil. Some of them were missing legs or arms, and some were only left with half of their heads. They walked unsteadily toward the group.

”Young master, retreat, retreat quickly!”

The surviving personal guards surrounded Steve and Maryse, then looked at the bloodthirsty black knights and terrifying rotting corpses. The warrior guards were also pale in shock despite their experience in battle.

The group quickly retreated toward the barracks, and at the same time, one of the warriors blew a low sounding signal to request backup. But the black knights launched a fierce offensive before their reinforcements could arrive. Even worse, they had only paused for a moment before the rotting corpses surrounded them.

”Get into formation, protect the young master!”

”Oh Yiblis, fight it out with them!”

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Seeing that they could not charge out of the fight, the guards could only go all out. They hoped they could last until the reinforcements arrived. The attacks of the black knights were powerful, but with the powerful defense of Steve's Sword Saint guard, they were unable to land a blow on Steve. His many guards surrounded him closely.

In order to live on and to display his bravery and abilities in front of the beauty, Steve clenched his teeth and entered the battle, standing in front of Maryse.

In the chaotic battle, no one noticed that the undead army was following Maryse's murmurs as it swarmed toward Steve.

While the guards were powerful, they were unable to hold up against the undead army swarming up like the tide. Coupled with the fierce attacks of the Dark Knights, the guards were soon covered in injuries. Steve was no exception; after being the focus of attacks, he was quickly covered in blood. If not for the Sword Saint and the other guards defending him with their lives, he might have already been torn to shreds by the undead army.

With the increasing number of rotting corpses and skeletons, a few sinister looking Dark Spellcasters appeared around them. Under their command, the undead army launched a strong offensive, manically attacking Steve's guards in waves.

The situation was getting worse for Steve.

The guards were fighting too hard to notice the odd behavior of the undead. The corpses were continuously attacking Steve, but they didn't seem to notice Maryse beside him. When they could not avoid it, the rotting corpses and skeletons would either charge toward the Sword Saint who cut them down like some god of war, or they would run into Maryse's long sword as if they were committing suicide.