Translator: Dreamscribe

Players appeared from the opposite side. Even the Northern Grand Duke could see them from afar. The banners on their spears fluttered under the bright moonlight.

[Beastkin Lovers Association]

*We love all types of Beastkin.

[NPC Guardians]

*We must protect them!

[Dragon Clan Association]

*Helby nim must be our association president!

[Evanth Kimchi Research Society]

*One day, we will succeed!

[Airi Love Brigade! Lovely]

*The Saintess is watching you!

[Shining Prince Leon Protection Alliance]

*Do not try to gain affection from Leon nim.

*If you make Leon nim fight, you’re dead.

Each banner bore their symbol and those kinds of slogans.

“We’re here!”

“Climbing the mountain was rough. Thank goodness it’s flat here.”

“Saw the stream! You guys really held out well!”

“Wow, the Beastkin are freaking cool.”

“Hey, the horn sound was sick. Worth ten Platinum Coins.”

“Did you buy it at Evanth? Can I try it once?”

“It’s a bound-item, so nope.”

"Ah."

The atmosphere was lively and chaotic.

The Northern Grand Duke raised her two-handed axe high with one hand. As the two-handed axe gleamed under the radiant moonlight, the reinforcements fell silent.

[Lunatie] Defy Fate.

A strong heart has twisted fate.

Join forces with the Beastkin to defeat the Death Knight and save Lunatie.

Difficulty: Very Hard

Participants: Unlimited

Reward: Lunatie’s Survival, ???

The Northern Grand Duke let out a small laugh. In response to her laughter, the players and Beastkin let out fierce laughs of their own.

No words were needed.

“In honor of Gron...”

A simple command was enough.

“For Arsilan! Charge!”

With Garsha beneath her, the Northern Grand Duke led the charge. The players with the Beastkin followed close behind, and the rest screamed madly and charged forward.

“Let’s show the power of Evanth!”

“Let’s go too! Gotta kill more to make up for being late!”

“For Arsilan!”

“Uwaaah! Now this is war!”

Players on the opposite side also raised their weapons and ran into the battlefield.

[You worms...!]

Around the Death Knight, the Skeletons spread into formation in a circle. The Northern Grand Duke observed the sight with sharp eyes.

“We’ll carve the path forward!”

The massive beasts following behind her, along with the players, all nodded at once. The Northern Grand Duke gripped her two-handed axe with both hands and leaned her body forward.

“Garsha!”

Grrr!

Garsha kicked off the ground powerfully and charged. The Magic Power infused in the Northern Grand Duke’s two-handed axe synchronized with Garsha’s, forming a barrier of frost ahead of Garsha.

Kwagagaga!

The Skeletons that collided with Garsha were shattered and frozen. The broken Skeletons began to regenerate, but much more slowly than before.

The atmosphere of the battlefield had completely changed.

The Beastkin fighting alongside the players were faster and stronger than ever before.

“Haaah!”

As Mia swatted away the Skeletons with her front paws, Haebyul fired an arrow. The arrow, imbued with the power of a Spirit, pierced through the Skeletons and shattered them.

“Nice! Great job, Mia! Don’t we work well together?”

Meow! Hiss!

Mia let out a cry in response to Haebyul, then hissed fiercely at the Skeletons.

"Woooah! Combined charge!"

At UruBear’s shout, the rabbit’s ears folded back. Its eyes turned red and the muscles in its hind legs swelled.

Boom!

It launched forward like a rocket, tearing through the Skeleton formation. As if waiting for that, the players rushed in to finish off the shattered Skeletons.

“Hit them again before they regenerate!”

"Stomp them!"

"Guys! If you put something in these bastards while they're regenerating, they turn weird!"

Players, seeing the Skeletons beginning to regenerate, pulled out random items from their inventory and scattered them everywhere, things like weeds, fluids, and miscellaneous junk.

The regenerating Skeletons fused with the debris and transformed into bizarre shapes.

“Wow, this actually works.”

“What kind of god-tier game is this?”

“The freedom is insane.”

The Skeletons, now unable to even walk properly, drew admiration from the players.

"Huh?"

"Hmm?"

Whooosh!

Then they were swept up by a purple current unleashed from the Death Knight’s sword and turned to ash.

[Be engulfed in Erosion and die!]

The Death Knight wildly swung its sword, slicing through the players around it. With each swing, dozens of players turned to ash on the spot.

The Northern Grand Duke gripped the handle of her two-handed axe tightly.

If she didn’t stop the Death Knight, this war would never end.

Grrr...

Garsha growled at the Death Knight, her eyes fixed. A player riding a Beastkin came up beside her.

“Let’s go!”

They charged straight toward the Death Knight. Skeletons tried to block the path, but players nearby threw themselves in to hold them back.

“Run!”

“Don’t worry about us!”

Boom!

A purple current from the Death Knight’s sword tore across the ground, shooting toward the Northern Grand Duke.

Whoosh!

Garsha didn’t stop. She dodged with a sideways leap and instead accelerated.

[Graaaah!]

The Death Knight roared and swung his sword with full force. It looked more like a desperate struggle than a strategic attack.

Tatatatat!

The Northern Grand Duke and the Beastkin dodged the raging purple currents head-on and continued their charge. Some were caught in the current, but Garsha did not stop.

Beastkin rushed forward on either side of the Northern Grand Duke.

The Death Knight poured out a fierce torrent of purple current, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with their speed.

“Bite!”

“Rip him apart!”

“Uwaaaah!”

The Death Knight tried to swing its sword again, but it was already too late.

Crunch!

Mia ferociously bit into the wrist of the Death Knight holding the sword. The Beastkin leapt on him simultaneously, grabbing both of his legs and latching onto his remaining arm with their jaws.

‘This is it!’

The Death Knight could no longer move.

He was defenseless.

“Garsha! Let’s go!”

Garsha charged forward with all her might. The Northern Grand Duke lifted her two-handed axe to the side and fixed her gaze on the Death Knight.

If she could just strike him down like this…!

With Garsha’s charging speed combined with the destructive force of her two-handed axe, not even that Death Knight would be able to withstand it.

The moment the Northern Grand Duke reached the Death Knight.

Jjeuuk!

The Death Knight’s eyes flared red, and his mouth opened wide. From within, a cursed spike shot out toward her.

It extended like a long spear, thick as a massive stake.

'Kuk!'

It was too late to dodge.

She couldn’t lift her axe in time to block it. The Beastkin restraining the Death Knight’s limbs also looked like they couldn’t hold on much longer. This might be her last chance.

‘Am I going to die…?’

The spike hurtled toward her at incredible speed. Yet strangely, in her eyes, it appeared to approach slowly.

In that moment, her vision filled with light.

Her pupils shook violently.

What she saw through that brilliant light.

“You all…!”

Hans, Naria, and the people of Gron Village.

‘Just keep charging.’

Hans grabbed the spike and pushed it upward with all his strength.

Swoosh!

Naria and the villagers of Gron also reached out their hands and helped lift the spike upward. The Northern Grand Duke’s eyes met Hans’. As always, he was smiling.

‘Finish him!’

The spike barely grazed her cheek as it passed by.

And then.

Kwaduk!

Her two-handed axe pierced deep into the chest of the Death Knight.