Kemmler's Necropolis Legion outnumbered the Chaos Army by more than ten times. The Chaos Army was completely surrounded by the Undead.
Besieged from all directions, the Champion of Chaos, Hagelot the Butcher, who led the Chaos War Gang, roared and ordered the barbarian plunderers to fight back. About eight hundred barbarian plunderers gave up the excavation site, waved their axes, and rushed towards the army of the undead under the command of the Champion of Chaos.
The Barbarian Raiders were far stronger than Kemmler's Necropolis Legion. Each Barbarian Raider needed at least five Skeleton Warriors to deal with. Under the gaze of the Evil God, the Barbarians unleashed a huge amount of combat power. They shouted the name of the Evil God they believed in and joined the battle wave after wave.
The Chaos Army came from the Brass Stronghold in the Empire through the Drakwald Forest. This was the will of the Evil God, and they had to obey. When the Chaos Champion Harglott the Butcher angrily shouted the name of Khorne and joined the battle, all the Barbarian Raiders felt the scarlet power of the Blood God.
The Skeleton Army's spears were torn to shreds in front of them. The Skeleton Army's crude swords and shields were broken and shattered in front of them. At first, the Barbarian Raiders penetrated deep into the Necropolis Legion and approached Kemmler's location.
The Necromancer didn't react at all. Kemmler sat in the middle of the army and didn't say a word.
The blood-red tide gradually lost its momentum. When the champion of Chaos, Harglott the Butcher, roared and approached Kemmler, a squad of heavily armored soldiers with long halberds appeared. Their halberd formation finally stopped the advance of the Chaos Army.
It was Kemmler's Necropolis Legion!
The Chaos Army couldn't defeat the heavily armored Necropolis Legion in a short time. On the contrary, the flood of Undead gradually trapped the Chaos Army. Every Barbarian Raider found himself facing at least six Undead. The crude swords and rusted spears attacked from all directions. The dead Barbarian Raiders were awakened by Kemmler's spells and turned into new Necropolis Legion and Skeleton Warriors.
More and more Undead appeared. The Chaos Champion Harglott the Butcher angrily found his army was being overwhelmed. However, Khorne's will couldn't be disobeyed. He swung his battle axe and cut down several Necropolis Legions. Harglott found that the Undead he cut down didn't die. They were only temporarily out of control. When Kemmler came back to his senses and continued casting spells, the Necropolis quickly recovered and returned to the frontline.
Harglott angrily roared. He kept approaching Kemmler's location. Behind him, the Barbarian Raiders gradually fell. The Tomb Ghouls and Tomb Ghouls rushed into the Raiders' army and attacked them wantonly. They threw them into the air or stomped them into meat paste.
Soon, he was the only one left in the Chaos Army. The Undead couldn't shake Harglott's sturdy Chaos Armor, but Kemmler ordered them to slaughter the Barbarians. And they did.
"Coward! Face me if you dare! "The Chaos Champion raised his battle axe and pointed it at the Necromancer standing not far away.
Kemmler's answer was cold and despairing. He raised his staff. "Nagash's Gaze!"
The Necromancer's eyes shot out a cold purplish-red light. It passed through the entire Undead Army and hit the Chaos Champion right in the middle. Harglott screamed in pain and took a few steps back. A large hole had been burned through his chest.
To make matters worse, the Bound Spirits and Bound Knights had also joined the battle. Those cursed spirits finally tore apart Harglott's Chaos Armor with their scythes. Blood flowed out from the holes in the Chaos Armor and froze in the ice lake above the Grey Mountains.
Several scythes pierced into the Chaos Champion's body. A filthy heart was cut out by the Bound Knights and offered to the silent Heinrich Kemmler.
Kemmler didn't even look at the heart. This was an insignificant victory for the Necromancer with his long lifespan. He waved his hand and signaled the Undead to move away and continued walking towards the ice lake.
The cold wind at the top of the mountain blew past the snow that never melted in the Grey Mountains. It blew past the eternal ice on the surface of the ice lake. It blew past the corpses of the Barbarian Raiders and also blew past the tomb under the ice lake.
It was what Kemmler had been searching for, Gul's tomb.
What kind of person was Gul?
He was once the king of the Barbarian Kingdom in the North, the champion chosen by the Four Gods of Chaos. Before Charlemagne was born and established the Empire, Gul had already led the Noska Tribe to complete the formal unification. He established a powerful Barbarian Empire and became the king of the Barbarian Empire. He was once the Chosen One of Khorne, the leader of a tribe that believed in the Blood God. The other three Gods had also received enough respect from him.
He was very similar to "Red Eye" Egil Stillbjorn, who Laing had killed.
The Barbarian Empire in the North soon attacked the Dwarf Kingdom in the South under the urging of the Evil God. In those dark years, the Dwarf Kingdom not only suffered heavy losses, but also had to face earthquakes, attacks from the Green Skins and Ratmen. Gul signed an alliance with the Green Skins and captured two Dwarf Fortresses in one fell swoop, slaughtering thousands of Dwarves. His name was written in the Book of Hatred by the Dwarves several times.
But when attacking the Dwarf Kingdom of Karak Kadrin, the Barbarian King was defeated by the Dwarf Hero Grimber Ironhelm and killed on the battlefield.
Gul's men frantically took back his body and buried him on the spot.
One thousand five hundred years had passed, and the humans had risen and established the Empire under the leadership of Charlemagne. At this time, the Lord of the Dead, Nagash, had awakened. When Nagash came to the Old World to look for his Witchcraft Crown, he accidentally found Gul's tomb. The Lord of the Dead was ecstatic and immediately used his powerful Undead Magic to awaken the champion of the Four Gods of Chaos and make him his servant. He then let Gul command half of his army and led the Undead Army to face the allied forces of Charlemagne's Empire and the Dwarves.
This was the Battle of Rick River.
At the end of the battle, the Lord of the Dead, Nagash, was unfortunately approached by Charlemagne. Nagash was a Wizard after all and was not good at close combat (relative to his strength). Charlemagne used a Godly Hammer to smash his head, and the whole Undead Army turned into ashes.
However, a small army of the Undead led by Gul still survived and successfully broke out. At that time, Charlemagne was poisoned by Nagash and had exhausted his strength, so he had to give up the chase.
This turned out to be a terrible mistake. The Undead Army led by Gul destroyed all the towns and castles along the way, leaving behind countless terrible legends.
In the end, Charlemagne, who had recovered, found Gul's hiding place in the Gray Mountains and forced Gul into a desperate situation in the Battle of Ice Lake. The champion of the Four Gods of Chaos was killed again. At that time, the tribe's mages built a new tomb to seal this terrible warrior.
However, time flew. It had been two thousand years since the establishment of the Empire. The Empire had long forgotten where Gul's tomb was. The scrolls that recorded the ancient story had long been turned to ashes or lost in the chaos of war. Even the forbidden scrolls in the Brunswick Royal Library and the Holy Bone Hall of the Cathedral of Justice only had a few short descriptions of the Battle of Rick River.
Now, Gul's tomb was right in front of him. Grand Necromancer Heinrich Kaimler arrived in front of Gul's tomb. He identified the tomb with the black mark of chaos and sensed the overflowing power of chaos within.
Nothing could defeat the endless passage of time. The seal that the mages of Charlemagne had set up had been weakening with time, and the power of the dead and the power of Chaos contained in it was constantly blowing through the cracked tomb door into the world.
This was what Kaimler needed. The Necromancer, who had suffered a tragic defeat in the battle with François, had learned his lesson. He deeply understood that when facing François, he, who was not proficient in close combat, needed a powerful warrior to withstand the fierce attacks of Duke Vanford. Only then would he have a chance to win.
As long as he still wanted to attack La Messenal Abbey and find a way to obtain the Staff of Nagash sealed in the abbey, he would have to face François again. He and that Duke Vanford would have to decide the victor.
Kemmler began to chant a spell towards the entrance of the tomb. After two thousand years, the extremely weak seal was immediately shattered into pieces by the grand necromancer's attack.
Gul's remains were right in front of him. The tomb door was wide open, and the wind of Chaos that blew out from it was much stronger than before. Kaimler suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The Evil God was watching over here. The terrifying power of Chaos was madly stimulating the fragile nerves of the Necromancer. He seemed to see everything in the world burning, lava flowing, volcanoes erupting, and the Chaos Demons finally breaking free from the shackles of the subspace and descending into the world. In the endless destruction and madness, a Three-Eyed King stood in front of the Chaos Altar. Under the altar, there were hundreds of thousands of Barbarians and Chaos Demons. They were crazily shouting that person's name, asking him to lead them south to destroy this world.
His name … What was his name?
"Eichahn." Kaimler muttered to himself. The illusion quickly faded from his mind. When the Necromancer subconsciously shouted his name, the place he was in had already turned into a deep tomb. It was filled with skulls and the corpses of more than twenty Chaos Chosen Warriors.
The corpse of the Champion of the Four Gods of Chaos, Gul, was right in front of Kaimler. Even after two thousand years, the Baros Armor on the dead Champion of the Four Gods of Chaos was still as shiny as new. The power of Chaos surrounded him. His black battle axe still retained the power that could tear any mortal apart. It was as if Chaos was telling the mortals through this method that the darkness would last forever. The victory of the mortals would only win them a little time to breathe.
"Yes! Yes! This is what I want. Gul, revive! Fight for me! " Kaimler's hands were trembling with excitement. He staggered to the front of Gul's corpse and began to chant a necromancy spell, attempting to revive the Champion of the Four Gods of Chaos.
"Mortal." The sudden voice made Kaimler stop chanting necromancy. The voice was so terrifying. In a trance, Kaimler seemed to see a supreme existence sitting on a brass throne. "Who is it?!"
"Mortal, you have no right to command Gul. With your weak magic power and lowly posture, as well as that scarred corpse, you are destined to be a failure. You can only be defeated in front of the Brittany Knight." The voice that was filled with madness and bloodlust continued.
"Yes! That's right! In the one hundred results that I have deduced, he has failed all of them. All of them ~ "Another voice that was filled with treachery and trickery said.
"Waa … Loser, let me show you some love. Pitiful Necromancer, come to your old father."
"Failure is also a form of art. It is a very interesting experience ~ Of course, you can't do too much ~ Enough is enough ~"
The four supreme wills frantically corroded the Necromancer's mind. He covered his head with both hands and screamed. The wound that François left behind was still bleeding. Kaimler's staff and bone sword fell to the ground. He screamed hoarsely and rolled on the ground.
The cobwebs, remains and dust in the tomb covered Kaimler's already dirty robe and hood. The four supreme wills looked at Kaimler's struggle with great interest, as if they found it interesting.
"You are very lucky, mortal. Your performance and bloodlust have piqued our interest. We are willing to give you a chance to save yourself and command Gul." The whispers from the Evil God finally allowed Kaimler to regain his senses. When the Necromancer struggled to get up, he saw a piece of human skin paper that was flowing with lava and written with blood in front of him.
"This is?!" Kaimler carefully looked at the words on the human skin paper. Soon, he was sweating profusely.
"We can allow you to command Gul. We can heal your injuries and recover your magic power. As long as you sign this contract and swear to be loyal to us." The whispers of the Evil God surrounded Kaimler. They stated their price and waited for the Necromancer's response.
Kaimler's expression was solemn. The Necromancer quickly realized that if he signed this contract, he would be betraying the entire undead faction. From then on, he would bow down to Chaos and become their lackey.
But what was wrong with that? If he could become a lackey, it meant that he still had value!
He wanted revenge! He wanted power! He wanted to obtain the Staff of Nagash and completely destroy François and his Knight's Dukedom!
After thinking for three seconds, the Necromancer resolutely knelt down. He used his own blood to sign his name on the human skin paper. He swore that he would be loyal to the God of Chaos in the future and use slaughter and destruction to please the Evil God in exchange for a reward.
"Then, the contract is established." Black flames emerged from the human skin paper and burned the paper into ashes. A tide of chaos that was as vigorous as the River Styx rushed into Kaimler's body. The divine power of the Four Gods of Chaos poured into Kaimler's body. Not only did the Necromancer's injuries heal, the Gods also bestowed upon him magic power that was stronger than before.
After a long time, Kaimler stood up from the tomb. The Necromancer felt the torrent of magic power in his body. He muttered to himself, "The time for revenge has come."
Behind him, the champion of the Four Gods of Chaos, Gul, was resurrected under Kaimler's will. The two-meter-tall remains gathered to form a champion of Chaos wearing the Baros Armor of Chaos and holding a black greataxe.
Gul was resurrected.
The corpses of the dead Chosen Warriors of Chaos in the tomb were also resurrected. They formed a team of Undead Chosen Warriors of Chaos. Under Gul's lead, they came before Kaimler and awaited his orders.
"Gul and my warriors will listen to your orders. My master, please give us your orders."
"The time has come." Kaimler hatefully said, "The time to hide my strength and bide my time is over!"
"Next, it will be my, Heinrich Kaimler's, revenge!"
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