Chapter 206 - Volume 2
Chapter 151 – Breaking dawn (4)
============= Graudin’s POV =============
Graudin concentrated on the countless torches that were gathering to a single point in the city. His expression was a rigid mixture of regret and fear. He should have surrounded “Viscount Gaston” and killed him at all costs before he left the city in the afternoon.
But he felt more fear than regret. Even though he knew that Madara’s undead army was in the city and understood the Skeleton Lord would not let him die here, he felt his fingertips cold and numb, while his heart palpitated quickly and loudly. He even felt a chill on the tip of his head, as though there was a sword was hovering over it.
He subconsciously felt the injury on his face. He appeared calm in front of his subordinates, but he was secretly panicking. He could not forget Brendel’s cold eyes as the latter spat out this line:
“I’ll leave your head on your body for now. I’ll come and take it the next time—”
He did not expect his threat to come true only after one day.
He turned back. Behind him was a mysterious guest who wore a suit of black chain armor. He was covered with a black robe with winged patterns on it, wore a dark mask that hid most of his features, and only revealed a pair of golden eyes.
A tall skeleton wearing brass armor and wielding a battle axe appeared. Pale yellow flames darted about in Kabias’s sockets as it glared at Brendel.
It then raised the battleaxe and inspected the damage caused to it. A large gouge could be seen where it deflected the Blacksteel Longsword. Brendel also saw the damage and raised one eyebrow in surprise. He did not think a vice-captain like Kabias was using an ordinary battleaxe.
Every mercenary and soldier stopped moving, and the only sounds in the battlefield were the injured’s cries. The infamous ‘Death God’ Kabias had spread throughout the southern region. The Kirrlutz’s brass armor forged three centuries ago made the skeleton all too conspicuous, while the battles against him made the Aouine commanders give him a description of ‘Devious’.
“K-Kabias……?”
“…… Madara’s undead general…..”
“Why is it here…..”
Whispers started to sweep across the battlefield, but they were quickly silenced when Kabias spoke.
“The rumor is true,” Kabias ignored the whispers as it observed Brendel and said: “You’re well-versed in Black Magic…..”
“A mere Shadow Shroud, nothing more than a mere cantrip spell. “Brendel sneered coldly.
(TL: I TLed this spell with various names in the past, but I’m going to go back and edit to this name.)
[That spell doesn’t look like a normal necromancer’s work. I’m almost certain Rothko is nearby.]
He secretly paid attention to his surroundings.
“Who exactly are you, young man?” It said with a low raspy voice. “The little act about the Red Bronze Dragon, Leto, might have deceived the foolish nobles, but not me—”
There was a short pause.
“You are the true leader of that band of mercenaries, are you not? And the person who led Fortress Riedon’s refugees out to safety from our attack is also you.” Kabias laughed once: “I have wanted to meet you on the battlefield, since a long time ago—”
Upon this revelation, shocking murmurs broke out once again as the soldiers and mercenaries’ eyes turned to the youth with awe.