blacksmithoftheapocalypse

1192. Rhinoceros of Destruction

---Delta---

Collapsed skyscrapers framed the rim of the crater. The early morning sun fell on a cross-section of Delta's underground, with broken pipes releasing water and steam into the hole. At the bottom, covered in debris, two parties faced each other.

Two warriors in ancient armor stood on one side. The bull-headed man wore a set of armor, dominated by grays and black. The anthropomorphic lion beside him had similar armor but in colors dominated by crims...

1191. Caustic Touch

“What are you doing? Attack it!” Uz’Roc commanded, seeing the minions he just buffed, just standing there and watching as the Liches were mowed down like dry grass. The massive orc, covered in arcane runes and surrounded by flashy magic circles also charged at the questing beast.

Blotches didn’t mind him, or them, calmly casting another spell. However, this time the Liches were prepared. After all, they were no pushovers. The third of the five liches had already put a...

1190. Uz’Roc Marrowbiter

“What in the world…?” Cromwel breathed in disbelief. They had followed Haa’Skon here to assist Minas Mar in their fight, but did they even need it? There were two Kajuu Battles happening at the foot of the mountain, one bigger than the other.

In the sky was a legendary lich, hard pressed under the fire of a pseudo dragon and the nightmare centipede. The walls of Delta were embroiled in a war of rotten meat, where undead crashed against each other on both sides.

...

1189. Pointing her-?

--- Southwest of Delta, Field of broken Mountains---

Slithering along the slopes below Delta was a giant snake, aiming for the dragon skeleton and golden colossus wrestling in the distance. She was as put as Python before her ascension, roughly 100 meters in length.

But it wasn't just a snake. The first third of its body was split into a dozen necks and heads which all connected into a thick node and only the last 2/3 after the node looked like a normal snake. A genuine...

1188. Backup 5

“How much longer are we going to wait?”

Seeing three legends joining the battlefield, Cromwel couldn't help but ask the black knight. Although he knew that the knight was part of Minas Mar and wouldn't harm him, the deathly aura he kept exuding inadvertently had the immortal shiver in his presence.

The golden knight was valiantly fighting the skeleton dragon, but it was clear who had the upper hand in size and power. The knight was only holding on because of his holly attribut...

1187. A Plethora of

Not just on the walls, but even behind the wall, towered massive creatures of considerable power When did Minas Mar employ the help of a Necromancer? She had never heard that the guild possessed someone of this caliber.

She shook her head and calmed herself. So was this how they wanted to play? Did they think they could resist her with some paltry charlatan and some rotting skeletons? It wouldn’t make a difference. A purple gate opened behind her and three figures exited fr...

1186.Undead on the Walls

The Ivicer had just proclaimed his power, reminding everyone that they still had allies in the sky.

For a moment their gazes were caught by a smaller figure, falling from the sky. A massive Minotaur, over 3 meters tall, carrying an axe as big as himself, landed on one island and cleaved a Corpse Shrieker, a giant black monster bird, clean in two.

The mighty performance was followed by the roar of thunder as clusters of lightning started raining on the beasts attacking the floating...

1185. Undead at the Walls

Al'Zalsar had vanished with her date, but the moment of surprise was gone. The siege cannon installed in the walls of Delta was now aiming at the immobile Skeleton Dragon stuck in the portal. However, it made no visible impact. Ignoring their attacks, the skull was preparing for its next breath. They were desperately firing the cannons when new shouts and calls raised alarm on the walls.

Having directed their attention to the skies, portals opened all over the vicinity of the district. ...

1184. Portal in the Sky

---Delta, early morning---

The clouds above Delta suddenly started churning, as if a giant hurricane started forming right above the district. Players and golems looked up as the fabric of space itself split apart and a giant gate opened in the sky.

“Spatia started their attack! Inform the team leaders!” the Garroun commanded, as the Oathguard and golems quickly started spreading the news. Meanwhile, the first wave descended from the gate above.

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1183. Lament

---Minas Mar---

Seth had started with the Mount of War because the blazing steed was the one he was able to do the quickest, as they were never too sure how much time was left. Ever since Natina started actively using her Dragon, the only things able to buy time were Al'Zalsar spell formations. They had been able to stall for two weeks, allowing Seth to finish two of the three needed mounts.

“Wolfram, you came.” the blacksmith greeted the dull gray knight...

1182. Acid spray all Day

Despite spending her days traveling in a pavilion on the back of a giant skeleton dragon, she had not grown numb to the sight of super-sized beasts, yet. Especially not one as exotic as the Lou Carcol.

After the stone was molten off, it revealed a smooth, dark snail shell, like polished marble. Then she noticed it, the mass of slime surrounding the foot of the shell. Meat and body parts were emerging from the ground and flowing into the shell. Even at this point, this fat sna...

1181. Lou Carcol

<Lou Carcol lv. --->

Slackjawed, she found that her level was too low to get more than the name of the beast. This meant it had to be past lv. 180, maybe even over 190?

On top of that, the name meant nothing to her. What was a Lou Carcol? She had put extensive research into her endeavor to find worthy beasts to add to her undead army after she attained the undead dragon.

But she had never heard of a Lou Carcol. An unknown beast of treme...

1180. Half-ass It

---A few hours earlier---

Following the skeleton dragon was a long line of undead mounts that cut a clear path across slopes, over passes, and through valleys. Riding in groups of 20 undead beasts, the army of Spatia was traveling into the central mountain range. On the various kinds of undead creatures sat parties of 5-10 soldiers.

Because of the terrain, they were mostly traveling in single file. With the snow and dirt thrown up in the air, it was no wonder...

1179. 200?

---2 Days later---

200? She had to add another zero by this time. As they observed and treated the ones attacked inside the camp, over ten times as many people started showing symptoms, ultimately losing their minds and being beyond help.

She barely left Gamma and had already lost over 1/10 of the imperial soldiers she was entrusted with. It was hard to say whether her achievement would make up for this loss. The priests and researchers found that the incubat...

1178. Aethon

“I-I think it’s the zombie plague of Urth! It isn’t supposed to exist this far south, but the symptoms seem to fit.,” he explained with a wavering voice. Now that he mentioned it, Natina remembered reading about this in various dossiers.

The Scene had even used it to create a serum of immortality. It was one of the few things coming from Urth, that was judged impossible to be replicated with Spatia’s stage of technology. Unfortunately, the agents were unable to proc...

1177. The Odyssey Continues

“ugh, riding undead in rough terrain, my ass hurts...” the soldiers complained as they set up camp. They had suffered a lot, despite their high levels. They were simply not used to riding the undead creatures that jumped around the rugged terrain in less than smooth movements.

“I really don't know why we were even sent here. Lady Durnham should be more than enough. They even say she has 7-” “Shhh! Enough gossip! Are you trying to get us in trouble by talking about t...

1176. Sorceress' Trap

When only a part of the scouts returned, they knew the Dungeon Worm Nest was a pure disaster, but none of them dared to mention it. The young princess had a terrible temper. They were just simple soldiers and didn't dare to rouse her ire with careless words.

After orders were given that they would stay for the night they simply carried on with the already established duties, after all, they had already stayed here for a couple of days. He tried to make himself look busy, but ...

1175. The Worm Mountain(4)

The feeling of destroying the weak with overwhelming power was a rush. She was carving a path through the darkness, fully focused on the battle when she heard a commotion from the back. Before she acted herself, the Hell Knight leader informed her that a beast had appeared behind them and that they would take care of it.

Submerging herself in the glee of killing a horde of mobs she quickly proceeded down the tunnel. The ecstasy only weakened when she saw the light past the wa...

1174. The Worm Mountain(3)

“Just walking 3-4 kilometers- Easy!” he cursed himself. It was hard to gauge how long he walked when he suddenly faced an insurmountable obstacle.

No wonder nothing had pursued him, there was no way to run! This tunnel was blocked! It had completely collapsed and there was no way past it. The tunnel itself had blocked his path. But he didn't despair. All he had to do now was backtrack.

The were more tunnels branching out or crossing this one. Tunnels othe...

1173. The Worm Mountain(2)

---Inside the mountain---

The mountain shook. Dust and pebbles falling from the ceiling woke him up. Disoriented and with his head throbbing painfully, he slowly opened his eyes. Looking around in the darkness, fragmented memories surfaced in his mind.

Their team was attacked. the undead rushed at the solidified darkness, while he and his team members rand in the opposite direction. There was no light in the tunnels, he remembered some cries and screams from ...

1172. The Worm Mountain

The temperature in the tunnel dropped. The magician put more mana into his light spell, however, the darkness seemed to have developed an almost physical property as the small circle of light surrounding them grew smaller and dimmer, against his best efforts.

As the darkness swallowed the magic light completely, two of the undead that had followed them rushed to the front. Two were now guarding the front of the scout group, while two guarded the back. Yet, he didn't feel reas...

1171. Dungeon Worm Nest

Above Gamma, the first battle of the war had started catching Spatia off guard. Their own henchman had decided to attack them from behind. There was another party, who had not expected this sudden turn of events, but they quickly set out to spread the news…

“Seth!”

The unlocked door of the workshop slammed against the wall, as Fin and Mina kicked it open. Despite the grave situation they were in, they were laughing with excited smiles. They found the bl...

1170. In Gamma

---A day later, Gamma---

Seated on an ostentatious palanquin that also acted as a throne, her gaze drifted over the ruins of Gamma. She had to admit, judging by the ruins that were left, that this world used to have a great civilization. Technological advancements without any magic were fascinating.

Not really desirable if you already have advanced magitech, but interesting nonetheless. There were zones across the myriad worlds of the Pathworks, that lacked m...

1169. No method too malicious

During the Pythian Games, Gamma which had fallen into the hands of Arget Nore had suddenly fallen to an invincible wave of undead shadow warriors. Although they didn't help the undead empire, they kept a close eye on the situation.

“Adding Bart's information, it makes sense now. They probably had people overlooking the system church ever since the Y-City was abandoned. I bet they used it as an entry point to Urth and intended to come to Delta from there.

Wh...

1168. Dark Picture

The four horsemen of the apocalypse? They were actually a thing? The blacksmith was taken aback by the sudden quest. Seth had heard of the four horsemen during his travels after he left Urth, but he had always thought they were just some kind of allegory.

Conquest and strife for power always caused war. Wars were a heavy burden on the nations in conflict, especially in less advanced worlds. This burden led to famine in the populous and ultimately, all of them led to the death...

1167. System Quest?

“Tower Master?” someone suddenly asked from behind. Seth jumped a little. he had just finished the part for the frame and put down his hammer. He had not noticed that someone had entered the workshop and watched him.

“You are one of Mary's people, right? Want do you want?” the blacksmith didn't bother admonishing him. he wanted to take a short break anyway.

“Ah, Lady Mary sent me to give a quick status update on the Delta and the Pythian Village,”...

1166. Greed Wood

<Soul of Donnchadh (Epic, Ex, Ego) The soul of a Nem Marvo, an undying being, forcefully detached from its undead body. Soul contains 85% of the Nem Marvo's original knowledge and skills and 12% of its personality.>

Donnchadh, a creature that had appeared with the awakening of the realm. An undead beast that was actually native to Urth, with similarities to vampires and liches. The creature had been fighting an army of golems for days.

It was the first ...

1165. Maybe not even one

“Originally, their representative Natina and her troops were supposed to enter Delta through the System Church next Week. After their arrival, we were supposed to return to Chrona and leave the branch to Spatia's priests,” Simon explained how Spatia was meant to arrive if everything went as planned.

Seth, Leana, Mary, Commander Garroun, some others, and Simon sat together at a table in the System Church of Delta, to make a rough outline of the current situation and their ...

1164. Commander Garroun

--- A few hours later---

“So, what about the troops from Chrona?” Seth asked in the round. The leaders of Minas Mar had gathered in the occupied parliament to talk about the current state of Delta. The demon commander was slain, and the demon army had been mostly eradicated by the golems.

The survivors of Delta had been evacuated under the barrier of Minas Mar for now, as even the portal defense had been shut off by Chrona before leaving. It was clear tha...

1163. Outrageous Defense

Valiantly, Tekar jumped to the front of the party, blocking the fat demon's Explosion attack from the field team members of Minas Mar. Although he was behind in level, he still had the most outrageous defense in all of Minas Mar, apart from their Tower Master. The team members were lucky enough to hide behind Tekar.

Despite being momentarily blinded by the bright light, Tekar managed to deploy the blessings Alexiares and Aniketos to protect the city below. The explosion that ...