City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

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Solivos Yark

“Charge!”

I roared as the cannons of the enemy began to fire against us.

The enemy didn’t even try to communicate. They simply started shooting, which is good because if they had informed us of their surrender, I would have been obligated to accept it.

Thankfully, they have no interest in it.

Boom Boom Boom!

Cannons were released from our side, shooting toward the enemy.

There is no sign of them, and they are blocking our spells, so we can’t see inside the city, but I know their little army is behind the gates.

We move closer and closer, making them intensify their attacks. Mages defended them, despite the large barrage. Not a single cannonball was able to hit the army.

It isn’t the only thing they are doing.

They also use many earth elemental spells to destroy the mines and, most importantly, alchfire orbs.

Those are terrifying things that are unstable but powerful.

The bastard had been buying them like crazy. A quarter of them would be more than enough to decimate the horde I am leading.

It is why, along with spells, we are also using the skills.

Several people with specialised skills and classes are here in the Horde to detect those things. They have been specially brought from the island for this.

Till now, they haven’t discovered anything other than mines.

“They are coming,” said Lomos as the gates opened and the enemy poured out. They did not come at us. Instead, they gathered in front of the gates.

“How many?” I asked through the link. ‘Forty-six thousand,’ came the reply.

The intel had said the enemy had an army of 50,000. This is true, considering that the rest would be on the wall.

I thought I would need two hours to finish them, but now, I don’t think I would need that much.

An hour would be more than enough if I finish the commander within a few minutes.

That wouldn’t be a problem.

…

General Azalea

I watched as the enemy came closer to us every second, with their steps shaking the very ground we are standing on.

Defending against the shower of cannons that we were attacking them with.

I could see everything with the General’s Eyes and couldn’t help but be impressed with their mages.

We are not holding back anything on the cannon bombardment, but the enemy did not let a single one hit them despite that.

We are doing the same thing with their cannonballs, but the difference is that they have other options.

“The enemy is confident,” said Irab, and I nodded.

Usually, the undead do not defend against all cannonballs. This is a waste of mana; letting some of the cannons hit the undead, losing some undead, didn’t affect the battle that much.

I could see the man.

He looked to be in his late thirties or early forties with bronze skin like General Stone. He is bald, with a handsome face, and is now focused on me.

Feeling my gaze, he grinned, his eyes blazing with confidence.

He is powerful, and his aura has made him even more powerful. So, it is not surprising that the man would feel such confidence.

Finally, there was only a mile between us, and I could see the massive scale of the horde. They were as far as the eye could see, and the scale intensified the fear in my heart.

I could feel the fear from the men behind me, but not a single one had taken a step back.

“Charge!”

I ordered and rode my beast toward the enemy, activating Battle Charge.

I felt the skills roaring to life as I ordered, and my people moved behind me.

It is dangerous to lead from the front. A mage or archer could snipe at me, or an assassin could kill me, but it is necessary.

My army is facing a force ten times our size. They are scared but brave. I need to lead from the front to show that I am also unafraid.

“Range attacks, begin!” I commanded, and immediately, the spells and arrows released from the wall.

A few seconds passed, and the enemies began attacking us with their spells and arrows. My mages and archers responded in kind.

Their numbers are higher than ours, but I was relieved to see my people defending well.

The army is well-trained, and many have fought against the undead before; just as many have battle experience against conventional enemies.

However, around 20% of the people here are fighting the battle for the first time. We have trained them well, and they will show their worth in the battle.

The spells intensified as we got closer and closer to the massive horde, with many of them focused on me.

Tens of shields appear in front of me every second, defending me against every enemy attack.

I could feel my men’s worry for me, but they do not need to be worried. I will deal with Yark; they must deal with the rest.

Soon, only a few hundred meters remained between Yark and me when a black spear with a white tip appeared in his hand.

A grin appeared on his face, and a vast aura blazed, which made my whole army skip a beat.

It only lasted for a moment before it was concentrated on the spear, which he threw toward me.

The spear blazed with power and enchantment as it came toward me, with a large number of spells in front of it.

Bam Bam Bam!

The shields appeared one after another, but the spells destroyed them, clearing the way for the spear, till there were only one hundred ten meters between us.

More attacks remained around it, and they destroyed the shields that came to stop it.

Finally, when it was only three meters away, the last of the attacks disappeared, leaving only the spear.

The shield appeared in front, not a normal shield, but a Grade IV, earth shield, but to my surprise. The spear cleanly pierced through it and another Grade IV shield after, and then another, without even losing momentum.

He is powerful enough to make such a powerful attack to destroy these shields, but they should have been able to stop it by now.

The spear is still coming without losing momentum. That is the power of aura.

“General!!”

I heard the warning as the spear appeared in front of me. I looked at it and understood, I have to stop it or it will kill me.

I exhaled and unsheathed my sabre.

As I did, the glittering fire burst out, burning up the cloth covering its handle, revealing a red blade with diamond fire swirling around it.

…

Solivos Yark

Seeing that I had reached close enough to the enemy, I took out the spear.

As I did, my aura burst out of me, suppressing everything and everyone. Even the very beast I am riding is suppressed.

At first, the beasts used to freeze with my aura. I am riding this pure blooded monster, but even it was not immune to aura, and I need to make it used to it before I can ride like this.

I looked at the enemy and activated Bane Throw, Pinpoint Cast, and Crimson Line one after another.

With all the strength I could muster, I pushed the aura into skills as much as possible before throwing the spear toward the enemy.

The spear moved fast with the attacks; they destroyed everything in their path, till the last of the attack disappeared. Leaving my spear to fend off the shield.

It pierced through one shield after another, without losing power.

I am Lv. 39 Bane Commander: a powerful class. My skills are mighty. Capable of making my spear pierce through the Grade IV shield, but with aura, its power is enhanced even further.

I wanted to fight the general, but it’s a battle, and I need to finish it as soon as possible.

So, I attacked with my spear. If it could take out the General, it would finish the battle quickly; it might do it in a minute.

Most battles collapse with the general dead, and I want to kill her.

My spear killed people of her level, and seeing her frozen, I added another name to my kill count.

I was thinking that when she finally moved.

Hun!

She unsheathed her sabre, and I shook my head. When I froze, seeing the glittering fire coming out of it, burning the cloth it was covered in.

Seeing that, my eyes widened in a deep shock.

“Is that?” asked Lomos, just as shocked as I. “Artifact!” I finished. Not daring to believe what I am seeing.

…

General Azalea

The glittering fire roared as I unsheathed the beautiful blade.

Zmeycleave Saber.

I got a precious artifact five months ago. I still remember that moment when Lord Silver put a box in front of me, when he came to Panar after his trip from Archmage City.

When I asked him what it was. He stated it is a weapon.

I thought it was a high-quality enchanted weapon, hoping for half-artifact, but never in my dreams did I expect it would be an artifact.

That he would even give it to me.

Besides keeping it for himself, there are many people to whom he could give this saber.

General Stone also has an artifact, but it is broken. There are also General Hiren and General Cardin, but Lord Silver gave it to me.

Since the day I got it, I have been training with it.

It is a very powerful weapon. It is beautiful but just as dangerous, with the ability to influence emotions. When I used it for the first time, it had quite the effect on my emotions.

It had taken a lot of practice to control my emotions while using it.

I had also trained with it; every time Lord Silver came, I fought and sparred with him using the artifact, and did the same with the General Stone.

However, the one who helped me most was the invisible person. When I arrived in Greltheaven, they guided me to a place.

It was a place where I learned a lot about myself and my limits.

The person I couldn’t see pushed me to a level where I nearly lost control of myself.

The artifact had nearly consumed me. It would have, if not for me coming to a realization about myself.

I pushed those thoughts away and focused on the spear before me. It will kill me if I don’t stop it.

Understanding that, I swung my blade toward it, activating General’s Cut.

The blade moved fast and reached the spear almost instantly.

Clang!

My saber clashed against the spear, and I felt its power. It is immense, which is why it stood against my saber for a fraction of a second before flying away.

I watched the flinging spear before turning to Yark.

He looked at me in shock, but a moment later, a big smile appeared on his ugly face.

“Thank you in advance for the greatest gift I have ever received!” he said and came toward me, his eyes burning with greed.

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