A unit of a hundred Skeleton Wolf Cavalry cut into the battlefield from the flank, charging rapidly toward the elite Skeleton Beasts in a wedge formation. Ordinary Skeleton Beasts were shattered to pieces wherever they passed. Blazing, eerie blue Flames burned in the eye sockets of the skeleton wolf mounts beneath them. In the hands of the Skeleton Wolf Cavalry were Bone Spikes from some giant Magical Beast, acquired from who knew where. Holding them tightly in their arms, they wielded them like massive Lances.
They pressed their bodies low, almost merging with their mounts. In the blink of an eye, they were right in front of the massive elite Skeleton Beasts!
BOOM!
The leading Skeleton Wolf Cavalry crashed viciously into the leg bone of a Skeleton Earth Dragon, rider and wolf alike. The enormous Bone Spike instantly exploded against its body, sending a shower of bone fragments into the air.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
More Skeleton Wolf Cavalry arrived in rapid succession, knocking the elite Skeleton Beasts off balance. The giant snakes, in particular, were smashed into piles of debris almost instantly.
Following this wave of charges by the Skeleton Wolf Cavalry, Garson swung his Giant Axe and quickly chopped the Skeleton Earth Dragons and Skeleton Giant Lizards to pieces one after another. With this, the previously stalled front line once again began to advance in the direction of the Black Tide Embers.
The ensuing advance proceeded exceptionally smoothly. Under the fierce, relentless assault of Garson and the Undead Soldiers, the Skeleton Beasts’ defensive line was constantly compressed and torn apart. Raine and the others followed closely behind the army formation. They soon advanced to a position only thirty or so yards away from the gateway to the Path of the Last Breath.
At this distance, Raine could clearly see that at the edge illuminated by the Magic Halo, an extremely dense black mist was squirming madly like a living creature. A soul-shuddering chill quietly spread out—it was the ominous aura emanating from the main body of the Black Tide Embers.
"Urgh—!" A suppressed, low growl suddenly came from the front.
Garson, who had been charging at the very forefront, suddenly dropped to one knee as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer. He desperately supported his body with the handle of his axe to keep from collapsing completely. Meanwhile, the Undead Soldiers in the front row, who were locked in combat with the remaining Skeleton Beasts, all became extremely stiff in their movements. Many of the Undead even clutched their heads in agonizing pain.
What was even more shocking was that the originally steadfast blue Flames in the eye sockets of some Undead Soldiers began to twist violently. They were rapidly consumed by a ruthless, brutal killing intent, to the point where they started attacking the other Undead Soldiers around them.
"It’s... trying... to control us again..." Garson raised his head with great difficulty, his expression filled with struggle and pain. "We... can only take you... this far..."
Before he even finished speaking, he let out a hysterical roar and forcefully stood up. His Giant Axe swept out, completely pulverizing several skeleton hyenas that had taken the opportunity to pounce on him. Immediately after, he fell to his knees once more. The blue light in his eye sockets flickered like a candle in the wind, clearly showing the fierce struggle he was undergoing.
Hearing his words, the expressions of Raine, Kaelin, Sodden, and Winnie instantly tightened.
Thanks to the desperate and reckless charge of the Undead Legion, there were very few Skeleton Beasts left blocking the path between them and the churning black mist. Moreover, most of them were small-sized creatures like skeleton wolves and skeleton Goblins, which posed no threat to the four-person squad.
The real challenge left was likely only the Black Tide Embers itself, hidden deep within the dense black mist.
"Thank you for everything, Sir Garson." Without a moment’s hesitation, Raine and his teammates dashed out from beside the Undead Soldiers. "Leave the rest to us."