21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 605 - 601: The Legion (Please subscribe, request for monthly tickets)

The clash of blades was merely a preliminary probe. Riding on the aid of her mount, Jounouchi Hiromi had a slight upper hand, but it did nothing to perturb the crimson Valkyrie. If anything, the cuts on her cheek and the blood flowing only served to fully ignite the excitement within this deity from the Celtic Pantheon, the Goddess of War.

Hatred and anger blazed in her soul, but the once-Goddess of War, who had long since fallen from her Divine Position, had not forgotten the instincts of war. The angrier she grew, the more composed she became.

Behind her, the flock of ravens beat their wings, letting out raucous cries, casting a shadow like a dark cloud over the Valkyrie, her retainers, and her legion.

The power she once held as the Goddess of War manifested once again. Under the cover of bloodlight, all raven eyes turned red, their wings grew more massive, and each bird swelled to the size of a hawk, circling incessantly in a flock so vast it threatened to bring forth a tempest with the beat of their wings.

Yet, as she beheld her growing flock, the Valkyrie's eyes were filled with nostalgia and regret. Had it been the time when she was still the Goddess of War, under her Divine Power, these ravens would have transformed into robust raven soldiers, armed with weapons and armor, composing the mightiest legion under her command, who had accompanied her in countless battles and drawn Divine Power.

But at this moment, her strength had waned to a point beyond recovery, unable to even restore her once-proud legion to its former glory, managing merely to transform these ordinary ravens into something more ferocious and bloodthirsty.

Nevertheless, Morgan le Fay was far from despondent. Although her former legion was no more, as long as she could defeat her current foe and retrieve that Human Skin Book, she would reclaim her original body and truly resurrect, rather than relying just on the transmigration of her soul and the unlocking of the Seal to grasp this trivial amount of power from the shadows of history.

Her mind racing like lightning, Morgan le Fay summoned her flock of ravens to swoop towards Jounouchi Hiromi at her command. Despite Hiromi having the giant dragon as her mount, Morgan le Fay harbored no fear. In her time as the Valkyrie, she had slain dragons before.

Faced with the oncoming horde of ravens, Jounouchi Hiromi was hardly surprised; they were just an oversized flock of crows. Compared to the mutated mosquitoes she had encountered previously, these were at least more pleasing to the eye in form. And if the enemy had help, did she not have any of her own?

Likewise dispersed in a flash of bloodlight, the Blood River surged behind Hiromi. A vast river materialized out of nowhere, and countless soldiers rose from its depths, standing upon its crimson waves. Almost instantly, a complete army stood arrayed.

These soldiers, all but skeletons and weapons, had a somewhat wretched appearance. After all, according to the information Hiromi received about these Skills from the ritual, the soldiers summoned by the Blood River were supposed to be enemies swallowed by the river. Yet, Hiromi had not slain anyone up to this point, so there were no enemies to speak of. Thus, her great army retained this bare-bones state.

But even in their basic form, skeletons with weapons were a notch above a mere flock of crows. With both sides arrayed, the advantage still lay with Jounouchi Hiromi.

The battle was imminent, and Chen Yu wasn't idle either. Although the Angel Statue had lost one of its wings, it didn't affect him in the slightest. Controlling the statue, he raised the Longsword in front of his chest. A spell emanated from the blade's edge, shrouding the entire Skeleton Legion above the Blood River.

Under the spell's embrace, all the Skeleton Soldiers looked up and howled skyward. Despite the absence of sound, the legion's silent roar was potent enough to shatter any enemy's morale. It was a pity, though, that their adversaries were merely a flock of ravens; the fierce-looking roar had little effect, and the Lost Souls had no need for a morale boost.

The spell's impact was not just to make the skeletons cry out. As they silently roared, they were clad in Armor, energized by the endless vitae of the Blood River. Shields appeared in the hands that once held only swords, battle steeds emerged beneath those who stood on the ground, and bows were replaced with crossbows... With the passage of the Spell, the entire fighting strength of the Skeleton Legion was greatly elevated.

Jounouchi Hiromi noticed the transformation of the legion and a slight smile appeared on her face. She raised her lance in her hand and violently swung her flag toward the direction from which the ravens were attacking.

Countless sharp arrows instantly rose from the Skeleton Legion like a giant net, ensnaring the attacking ravens.

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After releasing a volley of arrows, the skeleton archers did not wait to see if they hit their targets; they quickly nocked a second wave of arrows and shot another rain of arrows, continuing without pause.

As the giant net formed by the first volley of arrows finally collided with the black storm stirred up by the flock of ravens, another four waves of arrows followed it.

The instant the arrow rain collided with the flock of ravens, a large number of ravens were hit and fell from the sky, creating what seemed like a rain of ravens. After all, there were simply too many ravens, and the formation was a bit too dense.

Although the formation quickly dispersed, the subsequent arrow rain still caused substantial damage to the flock.

However, this did not stop the ravens. The somewhat sparse flock soon crashed into the midst of the Skeleton Legion.

The gruesome melee began.

Jounouchi Hiromi did not concern herself with the legion that was engaged in combat, and instead, she rode Xiao Lan once more and charged at Morgan le Fay. Morgan le Fay repeated the motion, and the two red figures clashed again.

Watching the two figures fiercely battling and the giant dragon occasionally spewing lightning Breath, Chen Yu thought it over for a while and then dissipated the angel statue's summon. He stood in his true form in the air.

"It seems that I truly lack talent for combat!" Seeing his wife and Morgan le Fay exchanging blows, Chen Yu weighed his own martial skills, thought it over, and gave up the idea of drawing his sword to join the fray. He reversed his Cross Longsword in his hand, turning it into a Cross Scepter, "Then I'll have to assist with spells."

Having said that, Chen Yu had already raised the Scepter and summoned a gale that blew from behind the Skeleton Legion toward the battlefield.

While the battle raged above, Lord Nelson and others finally approached the land aboard HMS Victory and arrived before King Arthur and her Knighthood.

Even though Morgan le Fay had attempted to kill King Arthur moments ago, the Knights of the Round Table had not been involved in the fight thanks to Chen Yu's intervention. At this moment, each of them was somewhat restless, wishing to rush into the battlefield to attack their foes, but King Arthur still did not want to let these loyal knights step onto the battlefield again.

As King Arthur was placating the Knights of the Round Table, Lord Nelson also came before her, bowed, and said, "Respected sovereign, may I inquire if you are King Arthur?"