Ark Undead

Zofia took Maria's hand, trying to calm her down.

"No matter what, your teacher will unleash a level of skill he hasn't shown before in this one-on-five match. You should watch carefully and learn from him. The reason he asked you to watch this match is definitely not just to see him win."

Maria pursed her lips and turned her gaze back to the undead in the arena, who remained motionless, waiting for the five knights to approach.

"Alright! The five knights formed a pincer movement, advancing in an arc towards the undead! They were aiming to leave the undead with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, forcing them to endure their attack!"

Mob the Big Mouth was still explaining the Undead's one-against-five situation to the audience, and at this moment, someone in the arena couldn't help but take two steps forward and charge towards the Undead.

A knight wielding a greatsword charged at the undead from the far left.

Before they even reached him, he had already raised his greatsword, ready to smash it down with all the force accumulated from the charge.

boom!

The greatsword slammed into the gravel ground of the arena, sending up a trail of small stones and dust!

The undead man merely shifted his body slightly to the side, thus dodging the immense force of the impact, and his body was already positioned to the side of the greatsword knight.

He raised his longsword, ready to strike!

Ding!

An arrow was deflected by the longsword, and the undead, who had anticipated this, raised his middle shield in his left hand.

The crossbowman on the far right clicked his tongue. He fired a crossbow bolt amidst the undead's attack, but blocked it with his longsword.

The greatsword knight, who had originally intended to retract his greatsword and stand in front of him, never expected that, in this situation, the undead would still have the energy to pay attention to his surroundings!

In his line of sight, a shield was hurtling straight toward his greatsword, and he was already bracing himself for the impact.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the greatsword knight staggered back two steps, almost losing his grip on the greatsword!

"Hold!"

The greatsword knight cursed under his breath, then took two steps back to stand diagonally in front of his companion.

Only here did he dare to steady himself and readjust his posture.

That shield bash he just witnessed made him realize the absurd power of the undead.

This is only a medium shield. If it were a large shield, and he were to take that hit head-on with it, his greatsword would probably fall to the ground!

Even with just a medium shield, the greatsword knight could barely hold his greatsword. His right hand felt numb and tingly, and his entire arm showed signs of losing sensation.

This isn't a knight; it's a ferocious beast!

"This guy is tough to deal with, he's incredibly strong, and it'll be difficult to fight him one-on-one. We need to surround him and not let him escape!"

The greatsword knight whispered a warning to his companions. Although they weren't all from the same company, their goals were now aligned!

"Do you need to tell me?"

The heavily armored knight beside him had already prepared his large shield, and in his right hand he wielded a hammer-spear, ready for frontal combat. Like a tank, he pressed forward straight ahead, giving his opponent no chance to breathe.

He stepped forward, standing at the very front, like an unshakeable giant gate.

The undead are the poor souls without the key; they will be locked behind this giant door and unable to pass through.

The Undead looked at the giant shield, took a step back, and readjusted his stance.

His gaze swept over the five knights in front of him. The Undead had already prepared his strategy when they set their sights on him!

This is the intuition honed through countless battles, and the experience accumulated from numerous fights.

“Assist me, Is, and Yuel.”

The hammer-spear knight spoke in a low voice, signaling his companions to launch a coordinated attack.

"Let's go!"

As he spoke, he raised his large shield and walked toward the undead, his hammer and spear hidden at his side, ready to attack at any moment.

The undead man faced the hammer-spear knight head-on. Instead of retreating, he advanced, walked straight up to him, raised his left shield, and fiercely pushed forward!

Shield Bash!

Boom!

A chilling, dull thud emanated from the point where the two shields collided.

The hammer-spear knight's advance was abruptly halted. He had thought he was prepared and that the knight, who didn't seem particularly tall, would be forced back by the shield strike.

But it was he who had to retreat!

Forced to step back with his right foot, the hammer-spear knight braced himself slightly, shifting his weight forward and preparing himself not to attack.

"Is!"

"I heard you, don't shout."

A longsword emerged from the side of the hammer-spear knight, piercing towards the undead.

The sword-and-shield knight named Is wielded his weapon and launched an attack on the undead.

The Undead had already taken in all five people's movements, and of course, they also noticed the sword and shield knight who was about to launch an attack.

He parried the thrust with his right longsword while simultaneously thrusting his left shield forward again!

Shield Bash!

Boom!

Another dull thud resounded, enough to make steel tremble. Even those in the stands could hear this sound that made their hearts stop beating.

The hammer-spear knight didn't move his feet, but his entire body shifted back a few centimeters, managing to withstand the undead's shield bash! For the first time, the undead's shield bash had no effect whatsoever!

"Help me quickly!"

The hammer-spear knight sounded uncomfortable, and he quickly asked his companion beside him to help relieve the pressure.

"Yuel!" the sword-and-shield knight called out, summoning his companion. "Together!"

"Roger that!"

A long spear emerged from the left side of the hammer-spear knight, thrusting straight into the undead man's chest!

At the same time, the sword and shield knight on the right stepped forward, holding his sword with both hands, and tried to lift up the undead's shield that was blocking his chest!

Two weapons, simultaneously, attack the undead from two different directions, aiming to force the undead to retreat and give the hammer-spear knight a chance to breathe!

"Humph."

The Undead snorted coldly, bent his legs slightly, shifted his center of gravity backward, and lightly jumped back a distance of nearly one meter.

Just then, a crossbow bolt maliciously struck from the right side of the undead, aiming at his sword-wielding arm.

The crossbow bolt was fired at a carefully chosen time and angle by the crossbowman. He reasoned that the undead would inevitably be forced back by the attacks of the sword-and-shield knights and the spear-wielding knights.

And that is the best time for him to attack!

Therefore, the crossbow bolt was aimed at the path the undead was taking to retreat, intending to make him take the hit!

Ding!

To his surprise, the undead blocked the crossbow bolt once again.

What he was using was actually the blade of a longsword!

The sword blade, held horizontally in the backhand, was only five centimeters long, yet the undead used it precisely as a small shield to block a crossbow bolt aimed at their own arm.

The undead cast a mocking glance at the crossbowman on the other side.

Trying to take advantage of someone in distress?

More crossbow bolts have flown past me than you've ever seen.

"Impressive! The Undead warrior remained calm under pressure! Facing a disadvantageous situation of one against many, he actually took the initiative to attack! This forced the knights to take turns attacking, thus relieving the pressure on his comrades! What was that?! What did I just see?! He blocked a crossbow bolt with the flat of his sword!"

Mob the Big Mouth continued to provide commentary for the audience in his enthusiastic tone.

"After a round of siege, the Undead were completely unharmed! They didn't lose a single point in the hands of the five! But similarly, the Undead didn't gain a single point either!"

The undead stood still and looked once more at the hammer-and-spear knight before him.

The hammer-spear knight also had time to adjust his stance.

He had indeed blocked that shield bash, but he was holding his breath, his face flushed red. If the undead were to strike him a couple more times, the great shield would probably fall down along with him.

My right hand is still numb.

Even with the greatsword knight's warning, he was still startled.

What the hell is that monster?!

Everyone stopped where they were and looked at each other.

"We can't attack; he has too many ways to counter our attacks."

Sword and Shield Knight Iss shared her thoughts.

"As long as we surround him and prevent him from scoring, this game will be meaningless for him!"

"But we can't get any points either."

The crossbowman retorted coldly.

The sword and shield knight glanced at the crossbowman knight and spoke irritably.

"Then go face his frontal attack! Even heavily armored knights can't withstand a frontal shield bash, can you?"

"Stop arguing, now is not the time to argue. The real enemy is the one who doesn't die."

"The lance-wielding knight, Yuel, is still holding his own," he said.

"Anyway, the company has spoken. As long as he doesn't get promoted, we'll still get paid. That's enough."

"Humph."

The crossbowman looked annoyed. He simply couldn't understand how a sword and shield knight could possibly put up any resistance against four knights.

Aside from that guy's strong awareness and power, he couldn't see anything particularly impressive about him.

Ultimately, it's all because these knights are unskilled; they can't even wield a sword and shield...

"careful!"