Chapter 80

Manshi moved through the desolate city of Baraila, astride the demonic horse Troy. Troy's three eyes on its horse head writhed, and saliva dripped incessantly from its mouth.

The human face on Troy's chest emitted a strange laugh.

A laugh that, under normal circumstances, would not have bothered Manshi, but now it irritated him.

(No way! I just came to visit the count for a bit, and I wasn't told there would be such a monster! I wasn't told at all!)

Manshi did not go directly to the count's mansion because he thought his subordinates were insufficient.

He simply wanted a human worthy of facing the undead he had adjusted.

Moreover, Manshi enjoyed watching warriors who thought they were strong become desperate.

He believed that by going to the count's mansion, he would have the opportunity to see such scenes.

As he rode Troy, he looked around.

The undead that were supposed to be evenly distributed throughout the city of Baraila were nowhere to be found.

All of them had returned to being motionless corpses.

There were people with expressionless faces picking up the bodies of their comrades, and a woman running on the sidewalk calling out what seemed to be children's names.

The private soldiers of Count Mondo, who were on guard, seemed to view Manshi with suspicion and were shouting something loudly.

While it was a scene that Manshi enjoyed, the fact that people could pick up the bodies of their comrades and non-combatants could walk around shouting suggested that the crisis had passed.

This meant that, at the very least, the undead in the surrounding areas had already been dealt with.

(All the undead I created have turned back into mere piles of corpses... I had my subordinates guard the Death Black Crystals... Did they all fail me!)

The Death Black Crystals were crystal orbs created from Manshi's mana through a magical ritual mediated by the Book of Gailof.

They had the power to control and manipulate multiple corpses.

They were the core of the large-scale necromancy Manshi used this time.

He had created ten Death Black Crystals and had his subordinates guard them in different areas of the city of Baraila, but no matter how much he rode Troy, he could not find any moving corpses.

The private army led by Gracos had successfully destroyed one Death Black Crystal, and the major guilds that had survived the destruction had joined forces to direct the lower guilds to use a human wave tactic to destroy three more Death Black Crystals.

Robin Hood had even achieved the extraordinary feat of destroying two Death Black Crystals alone.

Furthermore, Lambert had destroyed four Death Black Crystals that controlled the main undead hordes and had even killed Adamaria, one of the Eight Sages and Manshi's assistant, who had launched a pinpoint attack on him. Lambert had also repelled Manshi when he invaded the count's mansion.

(But there are so many corpses. Even if my incompetent subordinates failed, they should have at least done the necessary preparations. The fact that mere grunts have died in large numbers does not affect the overall plan. I was taken aback by that so-called Lambert, but I have already accomplished my purpose in the city of Baraila.)

Manshi smiled on his ugly face.

His bloodshot eyes gleamed with the joy of madness.

Manshi's visit to the count's mansion was truly just a whim.

His true objective was to thoroughly destroy the city of Baraila, a place where many excellent adventurers gathered in the Regios Kingdom, to the point where it could never be rebuilt.

To achieve this, all Manshi needed to do was create a sufficient number of piles of corpses in the city of Baraila.

And that condition had already been met; all that was left was to wait for the right moment.

Manshi looked up at the sky.

Night had already begun. The moon shone pale, illuminating the city of Baraila.

(The time has come. This moment, when the moon is full in the sky, is when the underworld and the world of the living are closest! The corpses have gathered in abundance. The farce is over... I will perform the final touch and use this Book of Gailof to transform the city of Baraila into hell! After all, I accepted this mission because I wanted to see it again! So-called Lambert, try to stop me if you can!)

Six adventurers on horseback approached Manshi, who was riding Troy.

All of them held bows.

"There's no mistake, this guy is one of those who controlled the undead!"

"Kill him!" "This is for our guild master's revenge!"

Manshi snorted and flipped through the Book of Gailof.

"Answer my voice, Cerberus, guardian of the gate, come forth from the underworld!"

A light of mana gathered, and a spirit in the form of a fierce dog with two heads and nearly three meters (about three meters) in length appeared.

It was Cerberus, the fifth of the thirteen spirits of Gailof.

Its acidic saliva melted the ground, and its four glowing red eyes fixed on its prey.

Cerberus intercepted the arrows with its body. The arrows did not penetrate its thick hide and fell to the ground after impact.

"What, what is this monster!"

The man leading the adventurers shouted.

Seeing Cerberus crouch, he judged that arrows were useless and quickly discarded his bow to draw his sword.

Cerberus intercepted the sword with its fangs, shook its head to drag the man off his horse, and slammed him to the ground.

The man's neck, which had been slammed from the shoulder, was struck by Cerberus' powerful claws.

Blood spurted out, and the broken neck bone was exposed. It was clearly an instant death.

The other head of Cerberus then bit into the severed head.

Brain matter flew from the head, and Cerberus lapped it up, staining its mouth with brain matter and blood.

Its red, bloodthirsty eyes pierced the remaining five adventurers.

The remaining five adventurers lost their will to fight at the sight of such a brutal massacre.

Cerberus leaped and pounced on the back of one of the five who had turned to flee.

The flesh on his back was torn, and he fell off his horse, spraying blood.

The horse that was hit directly had its thigh and abdomen ripped open, spilling its intestines as it fell to the ground, convulsing.

"Hehehe... I'm in a hurry. I don't have time to deal with grunts."

Manshi glanced behind him. He had a satisfied smile, but his expression froze when he saw what was behind him.

Unlike the fleeing adventurers, a man riding a giant horse was approaching Cerberus from a distance.

"Seeing that, have you lost your will to fight? Is he a big catch or just a fool..."

Manshi rubbed his eyes.

His eyesight was not very good.

Moreover, he was at a distance from the mysterious man.

Was it because of that?

Manshi could not see the head of the giant horse the man was riding.

The man on the giant horse drew a massive sword and held it ready.

At the same time, the giant horse increased its speed to enhance the power of the great sword.

The giant horse passed through Cerberus as if it were nothing.

Manshi could not understand what had happened.

As he rubbed his eyes again, Cerberus was cut in a straight line from the base of its two heads, through its belly, to its tail.

"Kyaah!"

The two heads that were severed flew to the sides, each emitting a short, final scream.

They writhed and thrashed, dripping a black, blood-like liquid from their remaining front and hind legs.

But they soon lost their strength, stopped moving, and faded away.

Having lost the power to remain in the world of the living, they returned to the underworld.

(Cerberus, trampled like a puppy!? Could he be...)

Manshi groaned.

Biting his lip, he looked at the cavalryman who had defeated Cerberus.

The large man in unique armor, who had driven Manshi to retreat earlier, was the so-called Lambert.

Moreover, the horse the large man was riding had no head.

"What, what is that!?"

Manshi shouted.

The large man in armor, riding the headless horse, approached, swinging his great sword.

Despite the presence of residents, private soldiers, and adventurers around him, the large man in armor rode the headless black horse boldly.

The headless horse galloping through the city of Baraila at incredible speed was causing those around it to scream.