Corrupted Slashers stood at the top of the necrophagic hierarchy, and despite being similar to ghouls, they were driven by wild hunger and often could not differentiate between friends and foes.A single Slasher could slaughter an entire village, and only trained Gunners could handle a Slasher prowling among a pack of ghouls. However, these undead monstrosities were rarely found in the open and disliked hunting in groups.Strangely enough, Marquis Desmond could already count fifteen Slashers hiding in the shadows. It was a bizarre occurrence, one that posed a bigger threat than a horde of ghouls."There is too many of them," Marquis Sullivan whispered, furrowing his brow. "They must have been summoned by that necromancer to guard this valley.""Well, Lady Aurelia did say it wasn't going to be a walk in the park," Marquis Desmond responded.Count Gressil, being the most experienced Gunner, rode to the frontlines and prepared to engage the enemy head-on.“I can handle these bastards. Jus

An undead Bloodworm was the last thing they expected to face on their way to Ignar and the dark fog smothering the valley made things even more horrifying.Screams of terror filled the air as the Bloodworm emerged from another underground tunnel and gobbled an Imperial Cavalier along with his horse.The grotesque abomination was ten times the size of a fully grown adult python and its sucker-like mouth was filled with several rows of sharp, serrated teeth which specialized in biting through hardened armor and tearing the fleshy bits to pieces.As the flare shooting through the clouds fizzled out, the moonless night drowned the valley in darkness once more, leaving the men at the mercy of the tunneling predator.Count Gressil struggled to keep his stallion steady as it neighed and kicked the ground with its hooves. It could sense the Bloodworm moving under the soil and each throbbing convulsion drove the horse mad with panic.The rest of the horsemen fared even worse. The Imperial Palad

The Elementalists had destroyed the city’s outer defenses, clearing a path for the ground troops. However, Aurelia knew that Lorelai had plenty of other tricks up her sleeve.With the warships sailing from the east and the Royal Gunners flanking Ignar from the west, the stage was set for a three-pronged attack that would divert Lorelai’s troops and force her to focus on multiple fronts at once.“Paladins! Follow my lead!” Count Gressil shouted, spurring his horse up the plateau’s steep slope. The Imperial Paladins galloped behind him, armed with their enchanted War Hammers and Battle Axes. “The rest of you, on me!” Marquis Desmond commanded, setting his stallion into motion.The lightly armored Imperial Cavaliers followed his lead, racing up the plateau.A pack of hungry Drekavacs rushed down the plateau like rabid dogs and pounced on the advancing soldiers.“Die, vermin!” Count Gressil fired a Flame Burst round from his nock gun, blasting through a dozen Drekavacs and setting ten mo

Blood Demons were among the most powerful spellcasters in the netherworld, and their mastery over blood curses placed them in the higher echelons of the demonic hierarchy.Aurelia knew it wasn’t going to be an easy fight, but she backed herself despite the odds being stacked against them.Zeratul unfurled his wings and whipped his reptilian tale. A sinister grin flashed on his face as he licked the blood dripping from his lips.“I have been starving for centuries. But I must thank my mistress for summoning me to your realm. Let the feast commence!”Twirling his claw-like fingers, Zeratul summoned a blood orb. It floated above his head and sprouted a dozen crimson tendrils that shot down like harpoons, impaling the archers who were manning the field cannons.Count Gressil and Marquis Desmond watched in horror as the tendrils throbbed spasmodically, draining the paralyzed archers who stood there like statues.Zeratul’s wings expanded, and his reptilian tail sprouted a new set of scales a

Aurelia locked her eyes on the Blood Crawler as it howled in the distance, its dirty white fangs glistening in the darkness.The Dark Maw had smothered the sky, swallowing the crescent moon and veiling the distant sun. Neither lanterns nor flashlights worked in this unnatural darkness, but Aurelia’s blindfolded spectral angel illuminated the surroundings with her dim radiance.Novara was the only source of light in this blinding darkness, but Aurelia knew her Spectral Companion would not be able to stay by her side forever. The angel’s aura was gradually dimming, and she could see her spectral form dissipating with each passing second.“Let’s make this quick, shall we?” Aurelia fired at the Blood Crawler as it rushed across the wooden bridge.Bang! Bang!The first bullet exploded in its face, stunning it momentarily, while the second one ripped a hole in its left arm, forcing it to shriek in pain and back away into the shadows.Aurelia sprinted toward the monster, hoping to find an ope