Chapter 53: Battle
One after another, dark curse spells landed on the Crocodile King.
Its movements became slower.
Its attacks became weaker.
Its regeneration also began to decline.
With every new curse, the Imperial Nemesis Knight gained a greater advantage in the battle.
The remaining battle across the hall quickly came to an end.
Boom!
Slash!
Roars echoed one after another before gradually fading away.
One by one, the White-Scaled Holy Crocodiles fell.
Their bodies floated across the flooded hall.
Not a single one managed to escape.
The thirty Nemesis Spectral Knights stood silently among the corpses.
Several had damaged armor.
A few had deep claw marks across their bodies.
But none of them had been destroyed.
Kaiser looked toward them.
"Good."
"Now help the Imperial Nemesis Knight."
The thirty knights immediately turned toward the Crocodile King.
Without hesitation, they charged.
The Crocodile King had just pushed the Imperial Nemesis Knight back when the first Nemesis Knight arrived.
Slash!
A heavy sword struck its side.
The thick scales blocked most of the damage, but the impact staggered the giant beast.
Before it could react, another knight attacked from behind.
Then another.
Within seconds, all thirty Nemesis Spectral Knights surrounded the Crocodile King.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Heavy swords struck from every direction.
The Crocodile King roared in fury.
Holy Light burst from its body.
A powerful shockwave threw several knights backward.
A few even crashed into the broken pillars.
But the rest continued attacking without fear.
Undead felt no pain.
As long as Kaiser continued supplying Soul Mana, they would keep fighting.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight raised its greatsword once again.
It stepped forward while the Crocodile King was distracted by the other knights.
Slash!
The massive blade carved a long wound across the beast’s back.
Golden blood sprayed into the air.
The Crocodile King swung its tail wildly.
Boom!
Three Nemesis Spectral Knights were sent flying.
Another was crushed beneath its enormous claw.
Cracks spread across the knight’s armor, but it slowly stood back up.
Kaiser calmly watched the battle.
He raised his hand again.
"Corruption Grease."
Dark red Mana coated every sword held by the Nemesis Spectral Knights.
Their blades immediately became covered in thick poisonous grease made from plague Mana.
"Attack."
The knights obeyed immediately.
Slash!
Slash!
Slash!
This time, every wound left behind was stained with dark green plague Mana.
The magical plague quickly spread through the Crocodile King’s body.
Its movements became even slower.
Its Holy Mana struggled to suppress the poison.
Its regeneration continued weakening.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight didn’t miss the opportunity.
It charged forward.
The Crocodile King opened its jaws.
A beam of Holy Light erupted.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight raised its greatsword in front of its body.
Boom!
The beam pushed it backward several meters, but it didn’t stop.
Step by step, it forced its way through the attack.
The beam finally faded.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight was already standing directly in front of the Crocodile King.
It raised its greatsword with both hands.
All the surrounding Soul Mana gathered around the blade.
The runes covering its armor began glowing brightly.
The Crocodile King tried to retreat.
But dozens of Nemesis Spectral Knights grabbed its legs, tail, and body.
They held it in place.
The giant beast struggled violently.
It crushed several knights beneath its weight.
Others were thrown away.
But they had already bought enough time.
The Imperial Nemesis Knight swung.
Slash!
The enormous greatsword fell like a mountain.
The blade cut through the Crocodile King’s neck.
For a brief moment, everything became silent.
Then...
Thud!
The gigantic head crashed into the flooded floor.
Golden blood poured from the severed neck.
The massive body shook a few times before becoming completely still.
Silence returned to the ancient hall.
The remaining Nemesis Spectral Knights slowly stepped back.
Kaiser walked toward the enormous corpse.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"A Tier 8 corpse."
"This will make a fine addition to my legion."
He placed his hand on the Crocodile King’s body.
"Undead Creation."
Dark Death Mana surged into the corpse.
Ancient black runes spread across its golden scales.
The enormous body trembled.
Moments later, ghostly gray flames ignited inside its eyes.
The Crocodile King slowly stood up once again.
This time...
It bowed its head respectfully toward Kaiser.
Kaiser nodded in satisfaction.
"Good."
"You’ll lead the crocodiles from now on."
The Undead Crocodile King let out a deep growl in response.
Kaiser looked around the flooded hall.
The corpses of dozens of White-Scaled Holy Crocodiles lay scattered everywhere.
He raised his hand once more.
"Undead Creation."
Dark Death Mana spread across the battlefield.
One after another, the dead crocodiles trembled.
Their wounds closed.
Black runes spread across their bodies.
Soon, dozens of undead crocodiles slowly stood back up.
Ghostly gray flames burned inside their eyes.
Kaiser smiled.
"My army just became a little bigger."
He stored the undead crocodiles inside his shadow one after another.
Only one Undead Crocodile remained outside, the one he was riding on.
Kaiser lightly tapped on him.
"Let’s keep moving."
The giant undead crocodile began walking deeper into the ancient ruins.
The flooded hall eventually came to an end.
Ahead was a massive stone doorway.
Both sides of the entrance were guarded by two enormous statues of armored knights.
Each statue held a giant sword planted into the ground.
Ancient Light runes covered their bodies.
Kaiser stopped.
"They’re not ordinary statues."
He activated Eyes of the Underworld.
Gray light filled his eyes.
Immediately, he noticed countless streams of Light Mana flowing through the statues.
"They’re still active."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the statues’ eyes lit up with golden light.
Crack!
Crack!
Stone fragments fell from their bodies.
The two giant statues slowly came to life.
They pulled their swords from the ground.
Boom!
Boom!
Each step shook the entire corridor.
Kaiser calmly looked at them.
"Tier 8 Guardian Golems."
He smiled.
"Either I’m at the inheritance site and this is a test..."
"Or this realm just wants me to die."
He muttered before grinning.
"My bet is on the former."