As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 106 Nightmare Champion
The two men watched in horror as a bloody banner slowly rose from behind the Night Swordsman's super-heavy armor, which was as huge as a battle fortress.

The bloody banner was crisscrossed with three mysterious and complex runes, as if it came from the dark past even older than the First Age, releasing a terror that they could not understand or look directly at.

The blood flag fluttered in the wind without moving, and billowing black smoke gushed out from the flag with its fangs and claws.

There were also wisps of blood flames flowing from the end of the banner to the neck guard of the "Night Swordsman", circling around it several times, and wearing a blazing red scarf on it.

It continued to spread, winding into scarlet lines on the metal surface, like countless nerves and blood vessels.

Finally, it entwined and intertwined on the two-handed giant sword, giving it an extremely violent vitality.

This old weapon from the endless battlefield became increasingly heavy, huge, and brutal amidst a series of "crackling" sounds of metal and bones exploding, and sharp fangs protruded from the blade.

call--

The fang-shaped giant sword swung lightly, immediately tearing the air apart, creating a vortex visible to the naked eye.

Amid the groaning of the air, the gaps in the Night Swordsman's armor opened wide like the exhaust port of a giant engine, spewing out blood flames and black mist with a temperature of thousands of degrees, filling the entire space.

Such momentum far exceeds the limits of the "Night Swordsman".

The big boss and the leader of the swamp gang looked at each other, realizing that they had just witnessed a miraculous evolution. The "Night Swordsman" evolved into the "Night Champion" - the leading super soldier among the undead guardian spirits!

And this, this is still not the end!

Under their incredible gazes, the "Champion of the Night" actually rose gradually under the cover of blood flames and black mist, as if something was holding it up, almost touching the burning ceiling.

When the blood flames and black mist dissipated, the object that appeared under the crotch of the "Night Champion" made the two experienced and murderous bandits gasp.

"Yes, it's the 'Abyss Lizard'?"

They both groaned in disbelief.

The "Abyss Demon Lizard" that resided in the computing core of the "Chariot of Terror" had already been shattered to pieces at the cost of their near death, leaving only a few wisps of souls that were about to be annihilated.

At this moment, under the reflection of the scarlet blood banner, the terrifying residual soul actually condensed again, revealing the full appearance of the old monster.

Its form is ever-changing, sometimes like a living shadow, sometimes a hairy, indescribable black mass covered with flagella and tentacles.

From time to time, the clearest form that emerged from the two people's fear was a man-eating giant lizard that seemed to have crawled out from the depths of hell.

The vertical lines under the eyes are like two crimson lightning bolts piercing the heart, and the translucent scales are blooming with a chilling luster. Each scale is like a prison, imprisoning the unforgettable fear of a victim.

Fear flooded like a tide, forming a series of deformed and distorted faces.

Every face had a hysterical expression and emitted a howl that pierced the soul.

The howling sounds were like pairs of hands trying to reach out from the gaps between the scales, trying to grab anything they could and drag them into hell.

In such a terrifying form, the spiritual pressure was even stronger than when it resided in the computing core of the "Chariot of Terror". Just one glance at it made the big boss and the leader of the Swamp Gang have hallucinations and almost dragged them into the deepest nightmare.

However, this terrifying demon soul obediently crawled under the crotch of the "Night Champion" and became its mount!

"How, how is it possible?"

The big boss and the leader of the swamp gang have seen countless strange and evil spirits.

But they still couldn't understand what they saw.

The evolution direction of "Night Swordsman" is mainly divided into "Night Knight" and "Night Champion".

The former is a regular evolution, which extracts information about past mounts from the memory fragments of the "Night Swordsman" and uses psychic energy to fill, replicate and materialize them.

If this "Night Swordsman" has no deep impression of his previous mount, or was a pure infantry when he was alive, then no matter how much psychic energy is infused into him, he will never be able to evolve into a "Night Knight".

The latter is extremely rare and requires the infusion of massive resources, the tacit understanding between the master and the guardian spirit, and illusory luck. Similarly, it also requires that the "Night Swordsman" must have killed all enemies on the endless battlefield and been the bravest among the three armies when he was alive.

The combined evolutionary success rate in both directions does not exceed 10%.

For most bronze-level undead guardian spirits, "Night Swordsman" is their limit.

Moreover, there is a conflict between the two directions - the so-called "Night Champions" are extremely fierce, violent, and endless fighting machines. Their memory fragments are all filled with information about endless killings. There is almost no information about any mounts or partners, so it is impossible for them to upgrade to "Night Knights" at the same time.

However, the "Champion of the Night" in front of the two people, while evolving and upgrading, tamed the residual soul of the "Abyss Demon Lizard", and completed the perfect fusion of "Knight" and "Champion", night and nightmare, brutality and fear in a way that normal people could never imagine.

Such a ferocious guardian spirit can no longer be described as the "Champion of the Night".

It is the [Nightmare Champion], a nightmare messenger that brings endless fear to the warriors who are ready to die in the long night of the eternal battlefield!
The big boss and the leader of the Swamp Gang both heard the "clicking" sound of each other's teeth knocking against each other.

They thought of a question at the same time.

"Nightmare Champion" is already so scary.

How terrifying is the spirit master who modulates and controls the "Nightmare Champion"?
Their eyes trembled as they uncontrollably passed over the undead heavy armor and the abyssal demon lizards illuminated by the blood banner and plunged into the deepest darkness. They heard the gravedigger's deep laughter again.

In the darkness, someone snapped their fingers softly.

The Abyss Demon Lizard under the Undead Heavy Armor roared and spewed out a series of blood-colored ripples visible to the naked eye, which set off a wave of fear in the hearts of the two seriously injured and dying prey.

At the same time, the Undead Heavy Armor slashed down with his giant sword covered with fangs. The bloodthirsty sword wind, accompanied by huge waves that tore apart the soul, rushed towards the two preys.

"Go together!"

At the critical moment, the big boss let out a fearless scream.

With a scream, he kicked the festering Quick hard in the back, kicking the unsuspecting Swamp Gang leader towards the "Nightmare Champion".

He used the recoil force to roll more than ten meters away and crashed into the depths of the ruins without looking back.

run!
The waves of fear from the Abyss Lizard shattered the boss's last fighting spirit.

Besides, the gravedigger was right.

He had not committed any heinous crime. Compared with the crazy and murderous bandits like the Swamp Gang, he had always maintained the prosperity and order of Rolling Stone Castle over the past decade. He was simply a law-abiding citizen. If he surrendered to the Security Bureau with the information about the Black Dream Organization, why would he not be accepted?
Thinking of this, he stuck his butt out like a groundhog, ignoring the sharp bumps around him that scratched his skin and left bloody marks, and tried his best to open a way to escape.

The festering Quick was shocked and angry.

There was no time to utter the most vicious curse to the big boss, as the abyss demon lizard that pounced in front of him had already opened its bloody mouth.

And when he barely summoned the Knight of Decay, he used acid to corrode the ever-changing black monster, causing it to twitch continuously.

The "Nightmare Champion" behind the Abyss Demon Lizard has leaped high, stepping on the blood flames and black mist, and once again swung out the two-handed giant sword with intertwined fangs.

boom!
The overwhelming destructive force poured into the core of the Corrupted Knight's soul like a wave.

The festering Quick was struck by lightning, and blood mixed with oil and acid spurted out from the depths of his throat.

It's not as simple as just "violent slashing".

Perhaps it was because of the fusion with the Abyss Demon Lizard, but the leader of the Swamp Gang felt that the opponent's thunderous blow hit his broken body and trembling soul at the same time, evoking the fear in the deepest part of his memory.

No one knew that the notorious leader of the Swamp Gang was as afraid of death as ordinary people.

In other words, they were afraid that they would be devoured bit by bit by the corrupt knights from the phantom demon civilization.

He willingly became a puppet of the corrupt knight, wandering the wasteland and hunting innocent people for sacrifice in exchange for a chance to survive.

But now, there are no more innocent people to sacrifice.

Before the festering Quick's eyes, an indelible illusion emerged.

He saw himself struggling in a huge pool of acid.

The corrupt knight who should have fought alongside him turned out to be his soul-catcher, lying on top of him with a grin, slowly and leisurely, tearing, decomposing and peeling off his flesh and blood, almost with enjoyment.

Until he turned into a skeleton, and in his clown-like funny dance, every bone turned from crispy pale to black powder, and even his evil soul turned into an insignificant bubble in the acid pool.

Boom! Boom boom boom!

The illusion was shattered by the giant sword, and the "serial violent slashes" rolled in like a raging wave.

The festering Quick struggled to hold on, and with every collision with the enemy, it seemed as if a limb or organ fell off his body.

In the deepest part of his almost empty eyes, fear and the desire to survive were intertwined, making him confused. He was not sure whether he should fight to the death with the terrifying opponent, or run away like the big boss.

However, just when he made up his mind to run away even if it meant throwing out his internal organs like a sea cucumber.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a shadowy figure in the darkness.

The festering Quick was slightly startled, then overjoyed.

It was the spirit master who was called "gravedigger" by the big boss.

This guy's real body is actually hiding in the ruins in the corner!
Yes, he was completely overwhelmed by fear. This gravedigger relied entirely on his guardian spirit. His real body could not be so strong. Otherwise, he would not have needed so many conspiracies and tricks. He could have come out openly and eaten the two of them alive.

Moreover, this guy's guardian spirit had just been upgraded, and he used some unknown evil secret method to merge with the residual soul of the "Abyss Demon Lizard".

Based on the experience of Festering Quick in roaming the wilderness for so many years, this evil secret method must have many restrictions, a huge price to pay, and very strict requirements on the control distance. At the same time, it will consume a lot of the vitality and mental strength of the spirit master.

The leader of the Swamp Gang once again saw hope of survival.

His face, riddled with holes from acid corrosion, forced out an expression of fear that was almost collapsed. He deliberately allowed himself to be blown away by the "serial slashes", hitting the wall heavily, and then bounced back to a place not far from the corner where the gravedigger was hiding.

(End of this chapter)