True King's Ecstasy

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"I don't care even if you're one, but I have to conquer this land," Andriya muttered conflicted, she didn't know what to make of this situation.

"We still have time for the competition, but I can't have you disturbing my plans, no matter how skilled you are," Her voice softened a lot after she heard Velian's words, but still the hostility remained the same showing her conviction was real.

Velian looked even more confused because he didn't know about these competitors, and he wanted to talk with Andriya a little bit more so he can take the words from her mouth.

"Well, since both of us are like that, why don't we go for a temporary truce, I hope you understand?" Velian muttered without even knowing what he was talking about.

"Truce? But why? Either way one of us will have to do it, so we don't really need to know each other,"

"Ohh~ is that so? I mean yeah, we will have to, but I would like to get to know you better," Velian did his best to deceive Andriya, but his best wasn't enough as she felt suspicious about why he was so interested in a meeting.

"Show me the proof you're competitor, then we can talk, we have that right, show me," Andriya questioned and asked Velian to come down.

To win her trust, Velian had no choice but to land in front of her and Andriya really observed his face and body with her eyes twitching.

'Where have I seen him before?'

She felt like Velian's face was familiar, but her brain filled with so much information didn't let her see how Velian was so much similar to one of her first victims, Daphnia.

Velian eyes twitched hearing her words, as he had no way of proving what she was talking about, but still, he decided to play it safe and pretend he has something that can probably convince Andriya.

"Of course, I have, but I left it in the castle, if you don't mind, can you come with me?" Velian thought about capturing her without letting her retaliate, as soon as she got close but Andriya started smiling upon hearing his words.

"I knew it, I knew it, so you have proof!" She muttered like a crazy woman with her smile getting creepy and creepy every second.

"Attack him!" Suddenly she gave her orders with her eyes looking at Velian with hatred.

"How dare you try to deceive me? Of course, we don't have proof, I lied to you, idiot,"

"You're a liar," she spat, her voice dripping with venom. "And I don't tolerate liars, I have people like you who try to take advantage of my kindness,"

Hearing her words, Velian wanted to bash her skull into a different shape and ask how she was a kind woman, but right now he had to deal with some other task.

Without hesitation, she raised her hand and issued a command to her undead monsters, who had been waiting patiently in the shadows. They sprang into action, their rotting bodies surging forward with terrifying speed.

Velian's eyes widened in anger as he realized what was happening. He knew things were not going great, so he quickly started to think of another plan.

He scrambled backwards, desperately trying to evade the relentless onslaught of the undead, since he didn't know whether physical attacks were

Andriya watched with sick satisfaction as her minions closed in on their prey, and she thought he will get crushed by them, but things didn't go as she expected since Velian was powerful enough to avoid one or two undead.

The sound of clashing attacks echoed through the battlefield filled with the composer of the undead, as Velian fought against the undead monster. It was a massive bull with horns as sharp as knives, and it charged at Velian with deadly force. It had no self-awareness or, it just simply obeyed its new master.

But Velian was not so easily defeated. He dodged the bull's attacks with nimble movements, and struck back with his own attack, aiming for the monster's weak spots.

"You cannot defeat me with this, Andriya!" Velian said and landed a jab, spittle flying from the bull's jaws.

"I will not give up until this land is free and I have personal business with you, Andriya" Velian replied, his voice unwavering despite the danger.

Andriya snickered, thinking that Velian's bravery would be his downfall. But then something unexpected happened. Velian began to overpower the monster, his hand strikes landing with greater accuracy and force.

"You... how can this be?" Andriya snarled, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"I have a reason to fight, I have people I want to protect, unlike you who won't even hesitate to kill a baby to achieve your goals," Velian replied, his eyes blazing with determination and anger.

"And that is more powerful than any undead magic you possess."

The bull let out a final, pitiful moan as Velian dealt the killing blow. Andriya cursed under her breath, realizing that her plan to kill Velian with a single monster had failed.

But the battle was far from over. More undead monsters emerged from the shadows, hungry for flesh and blood. Velian gritted his teeth and prepared for the next round of combat.

And he didn't really feel anxious or nervous about the fight until he heard a voice behind him.

"Looks like you could use some help, master," a voice said from behind him sounding really excited and brave.

Velian turned around and saw a group of soldiers from the kingdom, armed and ready to fight. But he could only think of one thing.

Can they handle undead? Velina knew that these undead were at least A-ranked and above humans since they don't have life.

If they want to kill an undead, a normal wound won't be sufficient, either they would have to completely obliterate the body or kill their leader, and he knew reaching Andriya with her power is dangerous for most of them.

Velian quickly looked for Juno to give orders to retreat, but before he could do that another monster started attacking him, sending his mind into chaos.