Chapter 56: Battle IV
But before the webs could reach them, the Arch Lich slammed its staff against the ground.
"Death Storm."
Dark energy spread across the grassy field.
Black bolts of Death Mana began falling from the sky.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The attacks struck the Light Weaver Spiders one after another.
Their glowing bodies were blasted apart.
The spiders tried to escape, but the twenty Liches continued casting.
More Death spells filled the battlefield.
The remaining spiders were quickly overwhelmed.
The Spectral Knights took advantage of the opening and charged forward.
Their heavy swords cut through the remaining spiders as they pushed toward the three magic circles.
Within a few minutes, the entire field was covered with the corpses of the Light Weaver Spiders.
Kaiser looked toward the three magic circles.
"Now let’s see what happens after they’re destroyed."
The Spectral Knights gathered around the first magic circle and raised their swords.
The Spectral Knights struck the first magic circle at the same time.
Boom!
The ancient runes cracked and shattered.
The magic circle slowly disappeared from the ground.
The other two circles reacted immediately.
Their light became brighter before they also began fading away.
A few seconds later, all three magic circles vanished.
The entire field became quiet.
Kaiser waited for a moment.
Then a faint tremor spread through the ground.
Rumble...
A large stone chest slowly rose from beneath the grass.
At the same time, a small golden door appeared in the middle of the grassy field.
Kaiser looked between the two.
"The door should lead to the next trial."
He then walked toward the chest.
The stone lid opened automatically.
Inside was a complete set of armor.
The armor was made from white metal with golden runes covering every piece.
Even after thousands of years, it still released a powerful Holy Light aura.
Kaiser examined it for a few seconds.
"An entire Tier 9 Holy Knight armor set."
"Not bad."
He stored the armor inside his storage ring.
"I can always convert it later."
Kaiser looked toward the golden door.
"If the rewards continue like this, this Secret Realm is going to be worth the trouble."
He waved his hand.
"Let’s go."
The Spectral Knights gathered around him as they walked toward the door.
Kaiser stepped through first.
The moment he crossed the threshold, the golden door disappeared behind him.
Kaiser appeared inside a vast circular hall.
The walls were covered with ancient golden runes, and several large pillars surrounded the center of the room.
In the middle of the hall, a skeletal figure was kneeling on one knee.
It wore old silver armor with golden patterns engraved across it.
A large sword rested against the ground beside it.
Kaiser immediately recognized the aura coming from the undead.
"Hmm."
"A Tier 9 Holy Knight undead."
The skeletal knight slowly raised its head.
Two golden flames appeared inside its empty eye sockets.
Kaiser looked at it carefully.
"Interesting."
The undead slowly stood up.
Its armor released a powerful wave of Holy Mana.
Kaiser didn’t move.
Instead, he raised his hand.
"Come out."
His shadow expanded across the floor.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight emerged first.
Its massive greatsword rested on its shoulder as it stared at the skeletal Holy Knight.
Next, the Arch Lich appeared.
It immediately raised its staff and prepared several Death spells.
Finally, another figure stepped out of Kaiser’s shadow.
It was a tall swordsman dressed in black armor.
A long black sword hung from his waist, while a crescent-shaped mark covered his helmet.
A faint black aura surrounded his body.
This was Kaiser’s third strongest undead.
The Black Moon Swordsman.
Like the Imperial Nemesis Knight and the Arch Lich, it had also reached Tier 8.
Kaiser looked at his three strongest undead.
"Let’s see what this Holy Knight can do."
The skeletal knight slowly raised its sword.
Holy Light gathered around the blade.
The three undead immediately prepared to fight.
Kaiser stepped back and watched the battle begin.
The skeletal Holy Knight moved first.
It stepped forward and swung its sword.
A large wave of Holy Light flew toward the three undead.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight raised its greatsword and blocked the attack.
Boom!
The Holy Light exploded against its blade and pushed it several meters backward.
The Black Moon Swordsman immediately moved around the side.
His black sword flashed toward the Holy Knight’s neck.
Clang!
The Holy Knight turned and blocked the attack with its sword.
The two blades collided several times in quick succession.
The Arch Lich raised its staff.
"Death Lance."
A black spear of Death Mana shot toward the Holy Knight.
The skeletal knight quickly jumped backward.
The Death Lance struck the floor and left a deep hole.
The Holy Knight landed several meters away.
Kaiser watched quietly.
"Good."
"It can fight three Tier 8 undead at the same time."
The Imperial Nemesis Knight charged again.
Its greatsword came down from above.
The Holy Knight raised its sword and blocked it.
Boom!
The floor beneath its feet cracked.
At the same moment, the Black Moon Swordsman attacked from the side.
Slash!
His black sword cut across the Holy Knight’s armor.
A deep mark appeared across its chest.
Golden Holy Mana immediately gathered around the wound and began repairing the damaged armor.
The Arch Lich continued casting spells from behind.
Dark bolts of Death Mana filled the hall.
The Holy Knight was forced to move constantly to avoid them.
Kaiser narrowed his eyes.
"Strong defense, powerful regeneration, and excellent swordsmanship."
He looked at the skeletal knight.
"It really deserves to be Tier 9."
The Holy Knight suddenly raised its sword.
A massive amount of Holy Mana gathered around its body.
"Radiant Sword Domain."
A golden domain spread across the entire hall.
The moment the domain appeared, the three undead were immediately suppressed.
Their movements became slower.
Their Death Mana was being weakened by the surrounding Holy Mana.
Even the Arch Lich’s spells became less powerful.
Kaiser frowned slightly.
"A Domain now that’s troublesome."
The Holy Knight charged forward.
Its sword struck the Imperial Nemesis Knight with enough force to send it crashing through one of the stone pillars.
Boom!
The Black Moon Swordsman immediately attacked.
The Holy Knight turned and blocked his sword.