Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 235

235.

Duke James returned to the Imperial Palace and immediately dispatched reinforcements to his territory.

The soldiers under his direct command looked different from the Imperial Army soldiers.

The Imperial Army projected an image of strength and readiness.

In contrast, the soldiers from his territory appeared demoralized and worn, barely scraping by.

However, some of these soldiers still possessed a tenacious spirit, having survived countless battles and determined to live through whatever came next.

“The sun is setting. Integrate the reinforcements with the local soldiers, form units, and deploy them along the walls.”

At my command, the knights moved efficiently.

I didn’t just issue orders; I went up to the walls myself.

Bio-Ghouls are only active at night.

This made the defense somewhat easier.

Against human opponents, you’d have to anticipate ambushes and adapt to changing strategies, but Bio-Ghouls were predictable.

They focused solely on large-scale attacks at night.

The real problem was the Bio-Ghouls with necromantic abilities.

They were raising both dead Bio-Ghouls and human corpses as Ghouls.

“Even if you die, never fall outside the walls. If you do, your body will be lost, and you’ll end up like them.”

I said, watching the Bio-Ghouls emerge as the sun dipped below the horizon.

The soldiers nodded grimly.

Worse than death was the thought of losing your mind and becoming undead.

I turned to Ken.

“About a hundred of them are using necromantic abilities?”

“Yes. They hide within the Bio-Ghoul ranks during attacks, making them difficult to pinpoint.”

I shifted my gaze to Lillian.

“Lillian, is there really no way to counter this?”

“No, I don’t sense any particularly strong mana signatures either.”

I nodded, filing that away for now.

As the Bio-Ghouls drew closer, I summoned all the highest-grade spirits.

It seemed more effective to have the highest-grade spirits use their powerful skills than to summon numerous mid- and low-grade spirits.

Ifrit frowned.

“So many beings defying the natural order. Humans are so foolish.”

I cut Ifrit off.

“Focus.”

While a high-grade spirit speaking could be awe-inspiring and boost morale, like having a powerful ally, Ifrit’s words were problematic.

Ifrit wasn’t as benevolent as Undine or Sylphid.

As if to prove my point, Ifrit flew directly into the center of the Bio-Ghoul horde.

KWAH-!

A massive curtain of fire erupted, engulfing the Bio-Ghoul ranks.

The Bio-Ghouls advanced relentlessly into the flames.

They stepped over the burning bodies of their comrades, creating a truly bizarre scene.

‘Well, they certainly lack camaraderie.’

I gritted my teeth and poured mana into the spirits.

Undine, Sylphid, and Noahs unleashed their skills simultaneously.

KWAH-!

Lillian also began casting spells.

Olivia and Gale remained close to me and Lillian, providing protection.

Ken spoke, his voice sharp.

“Observe the Bio-Ghoul ranks carefully and eliminate any using necromantic abilities immediately.”

Ken drew his bow and continued quickly.

“If they’re too far, inform His Highness or Lillian. We can strike them directly.”

Pshew-!

Ken’s arrow pierced the necks of two Bio-Ghouls at once.

It was an impressive display of archery.

“Fire!”

At Ken’s command, the archers released their arrows in unison.

The arrows rained down, piercing the Bio-Ghouls.

However, unless the arrows struck their necks, the Bio-Ghouls continued to advance towards the walls, impaled but undeterred.

‘This isn’t going to be easy.’

I shook my head, seeing that the Bio-Ghouls’ numbers barely diminished even with the highest-grade spirits unleashing their skills.

I had to hold out until sunrise.

Just then, Olivia climbed to the top of the watchtower beside me and launched a pure white aura blade to the right.

Swish-!

The aura blade sliced through dozens of Bio-Ghouls.

Clang-!

Gale’s face tightened as a Bio-Ghoul blocked the aura blade.

“That one seems to be using necromantic abilities.”

The figure in the center of the Bio-Ghoul ranks was noticeably larger than the others.

It was at least 3 meters tall.

I immediately sent Sylphid to attack.

The moment Sylphid unleashed her blades of wind, the Bio-Ghoul leaped forward with surprising speed.

The monster wielded a ‘sword’.

“That’s not a Ghoul.”

Gale’s voice was grave.

Ken shouted urgently.

“Your Highness! Spirit…”

The moment the monster’s sword collided with Sylphid’s blades of wind, the wind blades were easily cleaved in two.

Without hesitation, it swung its sword at Sylphid, and the impact reverberated through me.

“Cough!”

“Your Highness!”

Ken rushed to my side.

“I’m fine.”

I swallowed the blood with difficulty.

Sylphid was forcibly summoned back to the spirit realm with a single attack.

‘What is that monster?’

It was rare for a highest-grade spirit to be forcibly summoned unless struck by a Sword Master’s aura blade.

That meant the monster’s power was at least at the Sword Master level.

“That’s not a Ghoul. It’s a Death Knight, the strongest knight of the undead.”

At Ken’s words, Olivia jumped down from the watchtower.

“I’ll fight him.”

* * *

I stopped Olivia.

“Your Highness.”

“I’ll fight him. Focus on stopping the ones using necromantic abilities. That monster is a greater threat to the soldiers.”

A Death Knight was, literally, a knight.

It didn’t revive the dead or raise Bio-Ghouls.

It was just incredibly powerful.

I took a deep breath, utilizing the Wind Breathing Technique.

The mana swirling within me flowed into the spirits, amplifying their power.

Ifrit’s flames intensified.

Noahs’ body grew larger, and Undine released a countless number of water droplets.

Sylphid’s wind blades became as sharp as aura blades.

‘This is on a different level from the Death Knight I saw in the West before.’

The Death Knight I encountered previously was strong, the one accompanying the Lich.

But this felt like a ‘real’ Death Knight.

It was clearly a Death Knight summoned by a human necromancer, not a Lich, but how could it be so much stronger?

That question could wait.

Sylphid surrounded the Death Knight with blades of wind.

Clang-!

Clang-!

The Death Knight swung its club-like sword, deflecting Sylphid’s blades.

The previous incident, where Sylphid was forcibly summoned, didn’t happen again.

Mana was being consumed rapidly, but I ignored it.

Ifrit’s flames struck the Death Knight’s back.

KWAH-!

Simultaneously, Noahs’ tree roots wrapped around the Death Knight’s body, and Undine’s water droplets engulfed it.

Swish-!

The Death Knight shattered all those attacks with a single swing.

I poured in even more mana and launched a barrage of attacks.

The longer I was tied up with the Death Knight, the greater the risk to the soldiers.

With me, who was handling the bulk of the firepower alongside Lillian, occupied, the Bio-Ghouls’ attacks naturally intensified.

KWAH-! Clang-!

Fortunately, Lillian was there.

Without her, the walls might have fallen long ago.

Olivia and Gale fired aura blades from the walls, targeting the Bio-Ghouls using necromantic abilities.

WHOOOOSH-!

I suddenly wondered: instead of the highest-grade spirits using their individual skills, what if they combined them into a single, unified attack?

It might be a useless thought, but fighting the Death Knight gave me time to think.

Until now, I had only created two-attribute spirit skills; I hadn’t even considered unlocking four-attribute skills.

‘It’s also because I’ve become complacent with the system, as my levels have stagnated.’

I narrowed my eyes and had the four spirits unleash their skills simultaneously.

Focusing solely on the Death Knight’s abdomen.

KWAH-! Clang-!

The skills collided, creating only adverse effects.

The power of the skills was actually reduced.

The Death Knight seemed to smirk.

“Damn it.”

The curse slipped out involuntarily.

This time, I unleashed the Red Wind Storm and the Swamp Fairy at the same time.

‘The Swamp Fairy isn’t an attack skill.’

It was a water and earth spirit harmony skill that summoned swamp fairies, so it didn’t synergize well with the Red Wind Storm.

‘I don’t have any other skills either.’

Since I had no other options, I had to attack the Death Knight in the existing way.

Clang-!

How much time had passed?

It felt like two hours since I started fighting the Death Knight.

‘A highest-grade spirit master struggling with one Death Knight.’

I felt anger towards myself.

‘Did I become complacent after reaching the highest-grade, only to be this weak?’

I had definitely become complacent after becoming a highest-grade spirit master.

At that moment, Lillian’s magic intervened between my skills.

Clang-!

A white sphere accurately pierced the Death Knight’s heart.

The moment the Death Knight’s body went limp, Sylphid’s wind blade severed its head.

Swish-!

The Death Knight’s head rolled away.

“Undead are weak against light. There’s a reason they retreat when the sun rises.”

“Light? Magic isn’t divine power.”

“Some magic contains that power.”

Lillian said regretfully.

“If a large-scale spell contained divine power, we could wipe them out instantly.”

“It can’t be helped.”

Now that the Death Knight was dead, I rejoined the battle against the Bio-Ghouls.

The defense became much easier with my support.

Olivia also eliminated two Ghouls using necromantic abilities, and it seemed today’s defense would be easily concluded.

WHOOOOSH-!

The Bio-Ghouls began to change.

One or two started to gather, then three or four merged into one.

“Oh dear.”

Lillian narrowed her eyes.

“Chimera… it’s a technique. There’s a necromancer. We have to find him right away!”

The necromancer Lillian mentioned wasn’t one of the Bio-Ghouls, but a real human black magician.

I summoned all the low-grade spirits to locate the necromancer.

In the meantime, the number of Bio-Ghouls had decreased, but each one had become more powerful.

“Goro ro ro ro.”

With a strange cry, the undead’s attack resumed.

I said to Lillian.

“I think we need more priests.”

“We need knights who wield divine power.”

“I’ll request them from the Empire.”

I added with a sigh.

“If we get through this night safely.”