Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 9 The Destructive Power of Monsters

"For His Majesty! For the Great General!"

The soldiers raised their spears high, responding to their emperor's call.

As they responded, their blood began to stir, and crimson patterns began to appear on their bodies, enveloping even their warhorses.

"Hiss!"

The warhorses neighed in unison.

They were originally a special species on this planet, and they look very much like black horses, but they have a single horn on their heads, just like the legendary unicorn.

They are entirely black and shiny, possess excellent endurance and load-bearing capacity. Adult wildebeest average over three meters in height, are adapted to grasslands and mountains, and have extremely strong impact power. They can even run long distances while wearing heavy armor!

Wildebeests' exceptional load-bearing capacity makes them the best mounts for heavy cavalry!

It took Norman a lot of effort to tame them in the first place.

The moment they appeared on the battlefield as super mounts, the grassland tribes that had been vying for supremacy with the Black Kingdom on the plains and had even once reached the Black Kingdom's capital were swept away by a wave of black thunder!

After that battle, the vast grasslands, covering approximately ten million square kilometers, became the Black Kingdom's racecourse and ranch!

And at this moment,

These wildebeest were strengthened through the resonance of blood magic and the bloodline of the Children of Night.

Their body shape remained unchanged, but they grew sharp teeth and underwent some changes.

The most obvious change is that their aura has become darker, and they have taken on some characteristics of blood slaves.

"charge!"

"Smash them!!"

Norman roared, and Caitlin, standing beside him, responded loudly in response.

The voice of the Ancestor of Night, like thunder, suddenly exploded in the ears of everyone still living in the Golden Sunflower Earl's country.

And Caitlin's voice followed closely behind, ringing in the ears of the nobles.

"That voice is...?"

"They seem to be barbarians from the north?"

"But the world is plunged into darkness, how could they possibly cross that glacier to come to us?"

"I heard that a member of a collateral branch sent word that the Black Kingdom's army has begun its southward march."

"It's probably fake! Ignore it and keep playing the music!"

Earl Sunflower laughed heartily, raised his wine glass, and let the bards below continue their performance.

The nobles still inside the castle, dressed in their finest clothes, ate meat and wine plundered from the common people, indulging in unrestrained pleasure in the face of this apocalyptic disaster.

Of course, you can't expect them to do anything.

After all, it was a feudal era. Apart from a few empires further south, these feudal states were all ruled by nobles and were typical remnants of the era, utterly useless.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just as Earl Sunflower was about to continue playing music and dancing, a series of urgent knocks sounded at the door.

Then the door opened, and the wind and snow took the opportunity to sneak in through the gaps.

woohoo-

The firelight inside the castle flickered, and Earl Sunflower, who was sitting on it wrapped in a quilt, subconsciously shivered. But when he saw who it was, his face immediately darkened.

"Are you trying to freeze me to death?! Didn't I tell you not to open the door unless absolutely necessary?! How did that unfilial son of yours in Toronto raise you?!"

Earl Sunflower shouted angrily.

The soldiers opposite were the subordinates of the eldest son of the Golden Sunflower family, and they were also the last guards of this castle!

Faced with Earl Golden Sunflower's humiliation, the soldier merely stepped forward, knelt down helplessly, and said in a weak, trembling voice, "The Viscount... he... he sacrificed himself!"

"The Black Kingdom's iron cavalry has breached our city walls and stormed into the city. His Excellency fought desperately, but was... was..."

Clang!

The wine glass in Count Golden Sunflower's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"What did you say? My son is dead, dead?"

"My son is dead..."

Earl Sunflower slumped on his throne, his eyes glazed over in a daze.

Meanwhile, the other nobles realized what was happening and understood how terrible it was!

The Black Kingdom's iron cavalry has attacked the city! And they've already entered!

"Boom!"

Within the city, the black torrent had already breached all of Golden Sunflower City's defenses.

The walls that the Golden Sunflower Earl's Kingdom was so proud of were no different from paper in front of Norman.

The general guarding the city, Viscount Toronto, the only renowned general of the Earldom of Golden Sunflower, was captured by Norman after the first charge.

He refused to surrender, but because of his past achievements and loyalty, Norman granted him a complete body and promised to let his soul rest in peace.

Norman then led his cavalry straight to the castle and palace.

There were no obstacles along the way, and after his death in Toronto, not a single soldier who had long harbored resentment towards Earl Sunflower was willing to die for him.

It wasn't until Norman arrived at the palace that the decadent nobles struggled to push open the gates and try to escape.

But since Norman had already arrived, their action seemed more like surrendering...

Norman stepped forward with his sword at his side and shoved aside a nobleman who was trying to escape.

"Bang!"

The nobleman exploded upon contact, turning into a bloody mist.

The other nobles were so terrified that they didn't dare to move an inch.

"Keep an eye on them."

"Here you go!"

Norman, accompanied by Caitlin and several guards, strode forward and quickly entered the inner sanctum.

The entire hall was in complete chaos, filled with the smells of alcohol and excrement, mixed with a strange, decadent odor that constantly assaulted one's senses.

Norman frowned, and the blood on the ground condensed, transforming into bloody hands that opened all the windows of the castle.

The main hall was empty except for Earl Golden Sunflower, who remained seated.

The guards stepped forward to check, then turned to Norman and said, "Your Majesty, Earl of the Golden Sunflower is dead."

"Is that so? For the sake of his son, let this tyrant have a whole corpse. As for these nobles, find the surviving people in the city and ask them if they have committed any crimes. If so, punish them accordingly. All the survivors will work to atone for their crimes."

"Yes, sir!"

The guards carried away Earl Golden Sunflower's body and buried him with his son.

Norman looked around the area, then chose a clean spot to sit down, opened the map, and began selecting his next target.

"You're as merciful as ever," Caitlin said, standing beside Norman. "If it were me, I would have killed them all without giving them any chance."

"We've had enough of this killing spree. What's most important now is population. We need more people."

After Norman finished speaking, he beckoned Caitlin closer, and the two discussed their next course of attack.

This planet is too big. According to Norman's own estimate, even if they continue their expeditions non-stop, it would take them about twenty years to conquer the entire globe!

This time span is a bit too long...

Rumble!

"What happened?"

Norman heard the sound, looked up and asked.

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! A monster has appeared!"

"How many are there?"

"Three!"

"All troops assemble!"

Norman's expression changed upon hearing this, and he instantly transformed into a bat, flying into the sky before landing on the top of the castle.

The moment he looked over, he saw countless cracks appear on the river and grassland not far from the castle.

Two enormous monsters stood beside the castle, roaring at the soldiers inside.

At the same time, it rushed into the city and destroyed the city wall in an instant!

Two monsters, resembling Tyrannosaurus Rex, began their advance into the city, crushing large swaths of houses and devouring the fleeing residents.

Meanwhile, in the river, an even larger monster was shooting ice spikes into the sky. When those ice spikes fell and crashed into the castle, their force was no less than that of a bomb!

The capital of the Golden Sunflower Earldom, which had been ruled by four generations, was almost completely destroyed in an instant!

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the monster's destructive power!

(End of this chapter)