Chapter 86 Dark Shadow
Everything is ready.
After learning from his men that the Mordheim garrison had set off for Altdorf, Manfred showed a cold, proud smile.
As the only remaining member of the Carstein family and the most powerful vampire count, Manfred naturally coveted the dimensional stones in Mordheim. He hopes to obtain these stones and use their power to resurrect Nagash, the greatest necromancer in history and the creator of all undead creatures. Thus, with the help of his power, this world becomes a home ruled by death and the dead.
In fact, Manfred's original target was the Crown of Witchcraft, because it was an artifact created by Nagash, and it even contained fragments of Nagash's consciousness. However, when he rushed to the ruins of Toldheim with great difficulty and summoned the undead army to fight with the Chaos Warriors stationed there, he did not find the Crown of Witchcraft that was supposed to be there.
Well, at that time, Manfred could even hear Nagash's roar from the abyss of hell, so he had to change his plan, came to Mordheim, and came up with the idea of warpstone.
At that time, Manfred did not take action immediately, but hid on the side. Of course, he knew that there was an undercurrent surging in the city of Mordheim. So Manfred planned to wait and see what happened, wait until other forces in Mordheim killed each other, and then jump out to pick peaches.
Of course, Manfred knew about the arrival of the Imperial Legion. After all, this incident was causing quite a stir and it could be said that no one knew about it. But what he didn't expect was that the Imperial Legion actually defeated other Chaos believers and ratmen in succession, becoming the final winner.
Originally, Manfred planned to wait for a while, and then control the undead to storm the Rock Monastery after the garrison retreated. But what he didn't expect was that he got news from the army's informants. His Majesty the Emperor asked the army here to send all the dimension stones to Altdorf immediately!
Manfred was also overjoyed when he heard the news. You know, he would still be a little worried if temples and monasteries were stormed in the city. But it's different in the wild. Manfred can lay out his undead army to form an ambush circle, then kill them all in one fell swoop, and then take away the dimensional stone!
At this time, he was also lying in ambush on the road leading to Altdorf outside Mordheim, waiting for the army to pass. Manfred's abacus was very good. As soon as the army arrived, he would take action immediately! It is completely impossible for the other party to realize that there is an enemy nearby. They will definitely be confused and defeated by themselves!
The advantage is mine! This is sure!
At this moment, Manfred had also seen an army advancing slowly on the road not far away. Seeing this, his eyes flashed with bright red light.
Imperial people, you are already too far away from your hometown. Let me, the orthodox ruler of the empire, Manfred von Carstein, come and let you... What is that? !
Just when Manfred was about to awaken the underground undead army and lay siege to the imperial army, he suddenly saw a huge, strange, and terrifying shadow at the front of the army.
At the forefront of this army, a bipedal monster whose entire body was pitch-black and seemed to be made of steel was striding forward. On its back sat a tall figure, covered in pitch-black steel armor. A warrior holding a war hammer. The armor was inlaid with patterns of white skulls and bloody crosses, which were shocking and made people shudder.
Where did this Chaos Champion Warrior come from?
For a moment, Manfred thought he had mistaken the target. Could it be that this was a Chaos Legion that penetrated deep into the Empire?
But isn’t it right? If you look carefully, the soldiers behind him are indeed holding the imperial flag. And among those armies, there were indeed several transport carriages containing dimension stones.
"………………"
Manfred couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. Did someone attack the imperial army before him? Doesn’t look like it? Moreover, his own scouts did not report that the army was attacked.
Forget it, never mind!
Manfred decisively put his doubts behind him. No matter what happened, he was going to decide these dimension stones!
So, let’s get started! !
Manfred raised his hands high, and following his movements, the next moment, the undead souls lurking under the surface also began to take action!
"Crash!!"
The ground cracked, and the next moment, countless withered arms poked out from the ground. The next moment, a large army of skeletons and zombies crawled out from the ground, surrounding the imperial army!
"Enemy attack!!"
Faced with the sudden enemy attack, the soldiers were also startled. While shouting, they quickly raised their spears and shields to block the two sides, preventing the undead army from further action.
Enemy attack?
Duanmu Huai, who was riding on the metal secret dragon, naturally saw these undead creatures. At this moment, he also frowned and controlled the metal secret dragon to stop. Looking around, Duanmu Huai then saw a bald man standing there on a hill not far away, looking towards this side with a swaggering expression - almost. He almost had the words "I am BOSS" written on his face.
"Ogis, Lorena, Meludi, guard the transport truck, don't let them take away the dimension stone! Feiya, please save me from dying a few times!" Duanmu Huai quickly issued the order, especially That doll with an abnormal brain is fine against living creatures, but basically has no advantage at all against undead creatures. So when he saw that Feiya was planning to rush into the undead army, Duanmuhuai hurriedly stopped her from further actions - the undead army was not afraid of sure-kill, and without the sure-kill, Feiya's offensive and defensive capabilities were better than those of this group of zombies. It's basically not enough to see in front of the skeleton.
"Understood, Lord Knight!"
At this moment, Lorena also clenched the holy book in her hand and responded loudly. Ogis nodded slightly and raised her hands at the same time. Soon, invisible threads quietly floated through the air, forming a solid line of defense.
As for Meludi, she reached out and took out a shotgun from behind—this was the improved equipment she had obtained from Kukulu for close combat.
Although it's a bit difficult to deal with these undead creatures, but...it's better than nothing.
"Where is the master?"
Ogis asked while waving her hands and manipulating the thread to chop the undead creature in front of her into pieces. Duanmuhuai stared at the bald head in the distance and controlled the metal secret dragon to turn around.
"I'll behead you!"
As soon as the words fell, Duanmu Huai rode the metal secret dragon, rushed directly into the undead army, and rushed towards the bald head!
Huh, that's all.
Seeing Duanmuhuai rushing toward him, Manfred showed a cold smile, and then he waved his hand again. Soon, the zombies and skeletons around him rushed directly towards Duanmuhuai, trying to completely overwhelm the ones in front of him with their numbers. enemy.
However, the reality was beyond Manfred's expectation.
He saw the undead army he controlled rushing towards the metal monster in front of him, and picked up weapons to attack it. However, their attacks had no effect at all. Whether they were spears or sharp blades, they did not leave even a single scratch on the metal monster. On the contrary, the impact of the metal dragon was like It was as unstoppable as a mountain torrent, smashing all enemies who dared to stand in front of it into pieces!
But it's not over yet!
Facing the enemies rushing from all directions, Duanmu Huai raised his war hammer high. The next moment, a sacred, hot white flame broke out from his body and spread to the entire battlefield in an instant. And under the bombardment of white flames, those undead souls were instantly wiped out!
Soul flame! !
The holy radiance even made Manfred in the distance raise his hand to block it in front of him. At this moment, he finally knew the identity of the other party. However, at this moment, the vampire count's heart was full of surprise.
This guy is actually a Paladin of Sigma? !
You're dressed like the Chaos Champion, how did Sigma recognize you? !
Although he was really speechless about this, Manfred also confirmed that the enemy in front of him was the commander of this army. As long as he was killed, this army would be completely destroyed!
Thinking of this, Manfred raised his staff again, and soon, countless undead banshees appeared out of thin air. They let out ear-piercing screams and rushed towards the paladin in front of them with desperate despair. This is also Manfred's favorite skill. He can summon the undead souls that died in pain and let them haunt the enemy. The harsh screams of the undead souls will make almost any living thing tremble!
However, when these undead banshees rushed in front of Duanmuhuai, they screamed suddenly as if they had seen something terrifying. The next moment, Manfred saw the undead he had summoned fleeing. Retreat backwards and then completely dissipate.
? ? ?
What's going on?
Facing this scene, Manfred was a little confused. The undead should have no fear, and the paladin didn't seem to use any magic. Why did the banshee he summoned do so? Suddenly retreated?
However, now is not the time to find out the answer, because Duanmu Huai has already rushed across half of the battlefield and is about to come to Manfred!
no way!
Seeing the huge black figure approaching him, Manfred frowned, then he made up his mind and whistled suddenly.
Immediately afterwards, from the cloudy sky, a huge monster spread its wings, descended from the sky, roared, opened its big mouth, and rushed towards Duanmuhuai!
That is the trump card that Manfred has prepared - the Terror Beast!
(End of chapter)