The dark skinned people grinding outside the city had fled at my approach. While tempting to try and capture them, I needed my complete focus for the fight to co.
The city walls were in sight was an older man with dark skin and pure white robe, and a staff ca out of the city gate. He had was bald, but his eyebrows were white. I noted they had towers and defenses. Ti to get his asure first, while I arranged for a massive alpha strike. For this could be none other than Uday.
“So, what has this old man and the East Bastion done to earn a visit. I have not heard of any movent from the West for a long ti,” his voice had a thick accent, making it challenging to understand.
“I am the Ritualist. And the Astrologer asked to pay a visit,” I said curious to see what his reaction would be to that na. Uday closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. His shoulders even slumped a bit.
“We submitted and bent the knee to the Astrologer and his team of Valkyries. Even paying tribute. Then when no more was heard after the calamity, we respected the boundaries he had set in place and never intruded. Yet now you co at his behest, what did he want?” Uday asked. The calamity, it was clearly a major event and probably what took out the Astrologer in so way, based on what he had said.
“He says a danger stirs in the West,” I said hoping to draw out more information. The old man took a step back.
“I will not dare think of her. For even in this remote corner of our world, I know of her power, her cruelty, her malice, and her will to dominate all under her gaze. I will not aid the Astrologer against this threat. For death is preferable,” Uday said. I frowned at that. The Astrologer wanted to kill this man, not get his aid. This made no sense. Still, I sensed an opportunity. If it didn’t work, I would just kill this man regardless.
“The Astrologer wanted your help, against one of her minions. A man that goes by the na of Michael, who is already pushing East, conquering all the cities before him. The Astrologer couldn’t be spared from his current tasks and wanted to gather help to fight this threat,” I said, waiting to see if this lie would take hold.
“The Astrologer may be mighty, but he disrespects by not sending a Valkyrie at the very least. After the calamity, I did not even think he was still alive, but it appears he is. Or perhaps you are just using his na. You, who dabble in such disgusting things. Has he really fallen so low to take the path of the devil? A man who will not even speak to face to face is no man to stand in front of Uday!” Uday said with conviction, his hand tightening around his staff.
I grit my teeth at his words. He was a dead man. After the constant disrespect from the Astrologer, I would suffer snide words no more. My werecats acted, targeting Uday with their ntal attacks. My were-elephants leapt forwards bringing their clubs to crush him. My were-dervishes spun up into the air, ready to act.
“ntal Refraction!” Uday cried out a glow surrounded him for a second before disappearing. All my monsters stumbled as I lost focus. One of the werecats collapsed and I cut the tether as I felt it begin to have so sort of seizure. He moved forward and slamd his staff down on one of my were-elephant’s head. It exploded, blood and viscera moving outwards in a wave. Nothing was left of the head, I winced at the pain.
But pain was my old friend. I had dealt with far worse and triumphed. I had this Uday’s asure now. It was ti to finish him off.
My were-sword dervishes swooped in. He deflected four attacks with his staff in two seconds, sending my monsters spinning away, their blades bent. One of my were-elephants slamd a club into his side. “Ahhh!” Uday let out a shout as he went tumbling across the ground. I had one werecat use a ntal attack.
“ntal Refraction.” I cut the skill as soon as he began to speak. My two remaining were-elephants that were free to move leapt at him. He slapped a hand on the ground and went up into the air. He swung his staff out and burst apart another head of a were-elephant with ease. A werecat unleashed another ntal attack at Uday.
“ntal Refraction.” I cut off the ntal skill right away. My were-sword dervishes swooped in once more. He managed to knock away three of them, but the last one drew a gash across his left arm. I hit him with another ntal attack from a werecat.
“ntal Refraction.” He used his skill again. I had my were-elephant move in once more. Uday moved to smash apart its head with his staff. I let the attack happen, but I had moved in wolves with slis on their heads around him. The four blue slis leapt off. Despite their low level, they were dangerous when used in a combination attack.
I had gotten my timing down perfectly. The mont he smashed my were-elephants head. I unleashed another ntal attack, and the slis were about to land on him. “ntal Refraction!” The ntal attack was stopped, the were-elephant lost its head and died. But the blue slis landed on his head, engulfing it.
He collapsed to his knees while I reveled in the pleasure of feeling my summons lting the flesh off his face. “AH!” Uday let out a shout blowing the front portion of the blue slis off his face with just his voice. More ntal attacks ca from the weredeer and the werecats all at once.
The were-sword dervishes swooped in and impaled him. The blades only sank in a couple of inches. “I am Uday!” The man shouted, and rose to his feet. The flesh of his head was heavily lted, blood pouring down. His eyes were no more, but sockets that were leaking fluid and blood. That only slowed him down slightly. He kicked off the ground and sailed through the air.
The slis couldn’t hold on at his speed and fell off. The were-sword dervishes, ripped deeper gashes into the man as he leapt away. Despite the blood loss and massive injuries, even the ntal attacks didn’t stop him. He was heading for my body! I had the were-elephant carrying leap up and away.
Uday landed on the ground and tilted his bloody head slightly. He kicked off the ground right for in the air. I couldn’t maneuver in the air! And there were no monsters to intercept him. His staff stretched outwards and with a single thrust my were-elephants head exploded. My monster began to tumble to the ground, with still attached to its back.
I had prepared an escape plan in case I ever ran into Michael again and now I would use it on Uday. An unstoppable force of will and a desire to see dead. That was nothing new. I had a weresli with and I had already deposited the large amount of blood powder into it. While not a weapon of mass destruction, it was still a powerful attack, and I was immune to it.
The were sli exploded, the blue acidic sli engulfing everything around us in the air. I would lose the cart and all of my supplies, but it would force Uday back. The man’s entire body was engulfed and forced back as the force of the expanding sli pushed him away from .
We hit the ground, thankfully the decapitated were-elephant didn’t crush as I tumbled along the ground. My Body stat holding up. The limited consumption I had used myself, coming in quite handy. My low level hybrids and summons sward Uday. He let out one last pitiful moan as his body and flesh lted before he was ripped to shreds. I made sure his head and brain were both crushed into paste. I got to my feet naked and dripping with blue sli.
I had won. But that had been an insanely hard fight. I looked at a crowd of people who decided to charge at . My werecats and sword dervishes made quick work of them, leaving behind a field of carnage. The only real threat had been Uday. The rest were worthless.
I had two of my werewolves pick up and carry towards the city with the rest of my summons. My sword dervishes quickly swept the top of the wall of any opposition while my werecats used ntal attacks to target anyone that looked to be putting up any kind of resistance. I was about to step into the city when a bright white do surrounded it.
My sword dervish hybrids inside were cut off and I saw them go feral, with my tether cut off. My monsters poked the shield, but it was unyielding. Various attacks did nothing to it. There was probably a tir. No matter, I would more than happily wait them out. Once the shield fell, they would be no more.
Still, the fact that the shield cut the tethers was concerning. Uday had been too overconfident. If he had lured inside of the city or split my forces he could have won. But he underestimated and that was his downfall. Now Uday was dead, and this city shield was quite an interesting defense. I had no doubt that Michael would try to use this on , but just as he learned from , I could learn as well.
One of my werewolves brought over Uday’s staff. The mont I held it, my eyes went wide. An enchanted item. Three level 4 enchantnts, passive force enchantnts. That was how Uday was able to explode the heads of my were-elephants.
A clever trick and a useful item to equip my future level 4 hybrid with. It had been a sha I had to kill Uday, but there was no other option. The man just refused to quit or be pinned down. I smiled at the thought of the sa thing happening to Champion Michael.
His ti was coming. With the power of consumption, I could rapidly replenish my ranks of level 3 hybrids and even combine them. I had so many experints and combinations that I could think of and the surrounding zones were filled with monsters Champion Michael had never even seen. Surprise was its own weapon.
There was also a convenient city, right here with lots of test subjects. I would build up the grandest army, with a level 4 monster at the front. With that force, I would sweep across the Systemic Lands, nothing to stop . I would use my original plan of traveling from city to city, gathering up test subjects and expanding my army.
The Astrologer was wrong about , and he would pay the price. Summoning and hybridization was the path forward. The best path.
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