City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

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Greltheaven

“They are attacking,” informed Zela.

A moment later, a few mage pictures appeared before me, the images of Panar’s army charging fearlessly toward the massive horde.

The difference in size is menacing, but they are still moving toward it fearlessly.

I looked at the woman leading it, and I couldn’t help but feel proud. I had chosen wisely, not only to select her to lead the army of Panar, but also to give her the artifact.

She is not the highest-level warrior I have, nor the most talented fighter, but she is the most emotionally stable.

The woman has excellent control over her emotions, better than Stone, me, or anyone else in the army.

That makes her the best person to control that weapon.

Still, we trained her; using that artifact is no joke. I sparred with her whenever I went to Panar, and Stone did too.

When she came to Greltheaven, I had asked Bell to test her limits. She pushed her so hard that Nicolle nearly lost control due to the artifact.

That experience helped her a lot in understanding herself and her weapon.

It also further reinforced our faith in her.

She could harness more power from the artifact than its host before her. That is quite surprising, given she only had it for five months, but that alone will not be enough.

Her opponent is more powerful than the bandit I had faced.

Her enemy’s control over aura is also much better than mine, while fighting the bandit.

He will be a very powerful enemy, and she must go beyond her limits, even with the artifact, to defeat him.

Not just defeat him, but also the horde. She is a General.

Stone had praised her a lot; it is one of the reasons why I gave Panar to her.

I don’t know whether she will be able to defeat the horde. This is the first time she has led the army.

I have done what I can, and now the only thing I can do is hope. If she does not win, then the whole army and most of Panar’s citizens will become undead.

…

Barb Utsa

“Artifact, that is definitely an artifact!” shouted the old man beside me, shocked.

I am no less shocked myself; I had expected many things, including her having an aura, but never this, because having an artifact felt too far-fetched.

I looked at the artifact, which was beautiful, one of the most beautiful things I have seen.

The only thing that could be compared is the Tranquill Bathhouse fountain.

I looked at it briefly before focusing on the undead approaching me. We have started to receive commands, and we have already got targets.

However, before that, we will have to clear a large number of undead between us and them.

Finally, there was only a ten-meter distance between us and the horde.

So I sped up and appeared in front of my group.

As I did, liquor appeared in my mouth from the Stored Bottles, and I pushed it out hard with Breath Control before lighting up with Flint.

The yellow fire with white whisps burst out, and I activated Flame Tricks and willed it toward the shape.

The flame widened as it moved forward, spreading as it moved toward the undead. Shields appeared in front of the fire, but it began to burn them.

The fire is now more powerful than before, as it isn’t just liquor that powers it; it is also Mana.

It is the same for every skill. If there is a fire, Mana will power it along with the liquor.

The fire reached the undead and began to burn them wildly, like they were drenched in oil, and I had just lit the match.

It is because of the liquor.

It is a liquor with a light element called ravian. I had it before, but couldn’t use it fully because it was quite powerful. Now, I can.

The undead burned brightly and started to fall down.

I was surprised to notice some undead moving, flailing, crashing against other undead, and burning.

Such things had happened before, but it was rare.

The fire or light elemental energy disrupts the connection with its master. Making them move around wildly, and in conditions like this, it’s advantageous.

We reached the undead, and my sword moved, cutting through the undead’s path.

I didn’t use any skill; no skill is necessary. I just used my sword to cut through them; I didn’t use the liquor to burn the undead.

I used to do it, but wasn’t as strong as I am now.

Rip Pach Rip!

We cut through the undead as we moved forward. They are coming from all directions, making me feel like there is no way we could defeat this foe.

We have to do it; there is no other choice.

Whoosh!

“Barb, clear the field,” said Hugo. I nodded and released my breath.

Whoosh!

I released my breath, burning those under it, not the ones in front of us, but those grouped behind them.

The fire went over them before descending toward the undead behind them. I couldn’t do this before, but now with the Flame Trick.

I loved this skill, along with Breath Control. I could do things that were impossible before.

We cleared the undead in front of us and moved forward.

Things were a little easier for a few seconds before they became harder again; the undead were coming from all directions, bogging us down while their powerhouses would snipe at us.

It is their strategy; they want to tire us out with the undead before finishing us off.

“Fuck, these bastards are everywhere,” cursed Rev as he killed several with a single attack.

Even Lv. 3o Warriors like him are not immune to the numbers.

“Everyone stepped back a little,” I told my team, and they immediately understood what I had planned. I told them about my abilities, and it was time I used one of them.

The liquor appeared in my mouth once more, and I activated my Lv. 30 skill.

Power Brew

It is the only skill I got from my class, Merryfire Mistress; the other new skills I got were upgraded from the skills of three classes and merged skills.

As I had activated it, the drop of alcohol produced by me mixed with the liquor.

Immediately, the change occurred in the liquor in my mouth. The magic was charged and vibrated at the edge of instability, but didn’t become unstable.

Power Brew makes the process much safer.

Earlier, if I did something like this, I barely had a second to push the liquor out before it would explode in my mouth, but now, it is stable.

I could now have nearly a minute before it posed any threat to me.

The skill also increases the power of brew; it is what I want.

Whoosh!

I didn’t breathe out immediately; I waited for a few seconds till I found the perfect chance before breathing out in a large arc.

Creating the wave that fell on the undead behind the ones we are facing.

As the fire fell down on the undead. It lit them, and they blazed, and this blaze spread into other undead so that within seconds, hundreds were eliminated.

“I am really jealous,” muttered Hen as she defended us against the attacks as we moved quickly through the path we had cleared.

We only got a few seconds before we were once more swarmed and bogged down by the undead.

This is the reality of the horde; their numbers are their most significant advantage, and they know how to use them to their maximum benefit.

This time, their attacks seemed more intense.

It is why we have an hour to finish the battle, two at most, before these numbers swallow us. It will happen if we do not defeat them.

We will defeat them.

…

Orok Uram

“Fanged Snake Formation!” I commanded through the Officer’s Command as we were about to clash with the horde.

The battalion reacted to the command immediately, and by the time we were a meter away from the undead, we were in formation.

Rip Clang Rip!

We crashed into the undead, my ax tearing through the five undead in front of me in a single attack.

I did it without stopping and moved forward before attacking again, cleaving through another group of undead.

My people did the same as I drilled through the horde without losing our momentum.

As we moved inside the horde, the undead approached us from all directions, while their mages attacked us.

My mages are defending, but many attacks are passing through them, and I am defending while clearing the undead.

We already have the targets, but must go deep inside the horde to deal with them. That wouldn’t be easy, but this is what I have been training them for.

So, I led them deeper and deeper into the horde, killing the undead as they came.

Still, they kept coming while our targets moved around, with mages and archers sniping at us.

It injured a lot of my troops, and by the end of the minute, we lost a soldier.

In the past battles, they actively came to kill us, but here, they are burying us with the undead. Even their warriors aren’t coming toward us.

Whenever we got close, they would move away.

“Fuck, there are too many undead!” cursed Lartim. He is new; he has fought many battles in the empire, but this is his first time fighting against the undead.

Yes, there are too many undead people, and they are coming at us intensely.

Usually, such a thing only happens in the past battle when their powerhouse tries to run away, with the undead providing the cover.

It will only make things difficult because we will need to cut through a lot of undead to reach them, and we will.

To kill them, we will cross through this sea of undead.

…

Aya Bandstone

Rip Clang Rip!

My sword cleaved through the undead group, but another group immediately took their place.

They are everywhere, and the only thing I am doing is cleaving through them, but no matter how much I kill, they are endless.

I had fought in the armies before, but never against such enemies.

Whenever we fought, our enemies had around the same number as us. Most of the time, we had the numerical advantage, but here, things are different.

The numbers were over ten times ours, and we could kill a group in a single attack. The others would take their place immediately.

“Move faster; targets are getting away once more!” ordered Captain Galin and led us forward.

It was the third time the targets had moved, and we were chasing them. We aren’t the only company doing that; others are doing the same.

Moving through the dense forest of undead to reach the enemy.

Honestly, I felt we would never be able to reach our target, but these people do not seem to feel that.

They purposely cut the undead, each step taking them closer to the targets. I decided to erase the doubts in my heart and focus on killing the undead with the same zeal.

I have to prove myself; this battle is the best opportunity I’ve had in the month.

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