SWNOVELXO Chapter 7: Rune Farming & New summons
Yggdrassil POV
4 Hours later
As we reached the castle I saw the Redmane knights protecting their castle and oncw they saw me carrying a banished knight two knights swiftly rushed down to meet us at the gates.
Yggdrassil: "take him to Zeldroth and give him this!"
I gave the Redmane knight a cerulean tear flask and both picked him up before heading inside towards the chapel.
Yggdrassil: "Sigh, what an unexpected yet pleasant turn of events"
Sephael: "What are your orders Lord?"
Yggdrassil: "Well I got what we needed from the hunting of wild boars, all I need is to hunt in the lands between"
Arael: "Then we shall complete the task"
I nodded and seeing one of the two Redmane Knights come back I told him we would be back soon.
I quietly asked the system to take us to the Prayer room in Miquella's Haligtree and reset every time we reached Elphaels inner wall.
[Got it! Teleporting you three to the Haligtree Prayer Room!]
Once we appeared in the prayer room I looked around but instead of questioning me both Sephael and Arael looked at the entrance.
Sephael: "I smell rot in the vicinity Lord…"
Yggdrassil: "Its a cleanrot knight to your right, kill him and find me once you finished killing them"
I took out death poker and went through the left archway and waited for the haligtree soldier & militia to turn around, before I rushed forwards and used the ash of war as I swung death poker horizontally at the three enemies who after being hit by ghostflame turned around slowly but staggered.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Clang!
I moved forwards and hit the haligtree soldier that rushed at me to try and hit but I hit him with a right and left swing and inflicted frostbite.
Whoosh
Clang
Whoosh
Argh!
I kept hitting him until the other militia closed in, I rolled to the right as the pikeman charged me with his pike lowered wanting to stab me.
Clang!
Clang!
Aurgh!
I moved behind him before I brought down my weapon and hit his back and hit him again as he went down groaning in pain before dying.
Whoosh
Clang
Whoosh
Clang
Argh!
I focused on the haligtree soldier as he rushed again but I hit him another two times before frostbite was inflected and he fell down as his entire body was pale.
Whoosh
Thud
Thud
BOOOM!!!
I focused on the last militia who usually blows up and decided to walk towards him. As he ran forwards with his body glowing gold I waited as he tried grabbing me but before he could grab me I rolled and he watched me roll out of his grab and he blew up in a golden explosion
I entered the archway in the left and saw two Haligtree Soldiers sitting down. I charged up my ash of war before I swung horizontally death poker and a trail of ghostflame rushed towards the two soldiers who staggered as they tried getting up.
Whoosh!
Whoosh
Thud!
Thud!
I charged up another ghostflame before swinging horizontally and another trail of ghostflame appeared and inflicted frostbite taking a chunk of their hp.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
I rushed forward and hit the first soldier with a swing of death poker knocked him back as he broke ceramic pots. I focused on the second one and swiftly hit him with three consecutive attacks that inflicted another set of frostbite.
Whoosh
Clang!
Thud!
Crack!
As the second soldier fell I stared at the first soldier that got up only to be met with a heavy blow to the head and another blow before he died.
Whoosh
Bam!
Bam!
I looked at the runes and nodded satisfied before going out the room and saw both Saphael and Arael walk towards me with dents in their armor.
Yggdrassil: "So how did it go?"
Sephael: "They truly are formidable warriors Lord, but here are the runes"
Sephael raised his hand before giving me 6332 runes from the cleanrot knight and Arael started speaking.
Arael: "My greatshield took a beating but we can do better now"
I nodded and I focused on the next archway we could enter along with 2 haligtree soldiers with crossbows, and a lone haligtree soldier sitting over the edge.
Yggdrassil: "Enter the archway to my left kill the two soldiers inside, the soldier on a ledge looking to the sea, and the two crossbow soldiers"
Both: "As you order Lord"
Clang
Argh
Clang
Argh
They entered the room and I heard sword clashing before it became silent and another sound of clashing could be heard before it also went silent.
Whoosh!
BOOOM!!!
When I saw the two of them appear behind the Haligtree Soldier I moved behind the haligtree soldier and charged up my ash of war and swung it down and It was a beautiful scene.
Whoosh
Thud!
Whoosh
Thud!
I saw the Haligtree soldier be blown away by the blast and land at the stairway. The other two Haligtree Soldiers bodies were thrown down from the balcony.
As they walked down from the balcony by the side stairs I looked at the haligtree soldier below the balcony and the hidden pike militia hiding behind a plant.
Whoosh!
BOOOM!!!
Thud!
Thud!
I walked forwards and charged my ash of war and as the pike militia was getting up, I had slammed down death poker and due to the explosion both enemy got air time before the Soldier hit the railing.
Whoosh
Clang!
Rip
Tear
Whoosh
Clang!
Rip
Sephael dispatched him swiftly alongside the Milita pikeman that was killed under a swing of Araels sword.
Yggdrassil: "We will be going down to that patio over there and a Cleanrot Knight is going to be there"
Yggdrassil: "Once we kill this one theres two more Cleanrot knights below with one able to throw golden circles from far"
Sephael: "Then Arael will need to tank those blows"
Arael nodded and we climbed over the railing and onto the concrete connecting to a tower before jumping at the platform below as we saw a flying scarab carrying a wood ball with red within it and a Haligtree soldier with a greatsword.
Whoosh
Thud!
Thud!
Hearing our footsteps we saw the Cleanrot Knight appear and stare at us before it charged at us but Arael bloked the first two stabs.
Thud!
Clang!
Thud!
Clang!
Once Arael took the heavy thrusting jabs, Sephael crossed his swords before he began unleashing heavy blow after blow with both greatswords.
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
I swiftly prepared my ash of war and sent out a trail of ghostflame at the cleanrot knight that staggered and tried moving but another swing of Sephael made it back off and raise his spear up and as the ground shone Sephael backed off.
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
As golden spears raised from the ground the cleanrot knight raised both weapons as it stared at us in defense.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
I sent another trail of ghostflame at the cleanrot knight that staggered once hit and targeted me but Arael stood in his way.
Clang!
Clang!
The cleanrot Knight held both its sword and spear towards Arael before it stabbed them together at his shield.
Whoosh
Whoosh
Clang!
Clang!
I drank an flask of cerulean tears and cast my ash of war again and slashed death poker horizontally releasing another trail of ghostflame in front of me that dealt the killing blow as the cleanrot knight fell to its knees.
Whoosh
Whoosh
Thud!
We focused toward the Haligtree Soldier who got massacred with the combined force of the banished knights within seconds.
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Once both enmies ontop were killed I walked inside the room the cleanrot knight was stationed in and looked at the treasure chest before I opened it and gained Cleanrot Knight Finlay.
I looked at the concrete beam that lead to an upper layer and climbed it up before entering an archway and seeing another treasure chest.
Opening the chest, It was a gold item and picking up the Ancient Somber Smithing stones. We traveled down the concrete beam onto the open patio we had fought the cleanrot knight in.
Thinking's about something on my mind, I asked the system if I could summon inside this zone or if it needs to be outside of it.
[Whatever you think is possible is possible Yggdrassil and you need not ask for help because I know you can figure it out]
[Especially since you are in a world where realism is slowly becoming the basis of the world. So make sure to try out anything that is within your mind]
[I am always here to answer questions you want to ask! But always have an open mind to solve any challenge you come across!]
Hearing the systems reply, I short circuited but cane around and used 6x of my Universal Gatcha Tickets on the summoning wheel.
[Rolling all five universal gatcha tickets on the summoning Wheel! Spinning…. Spinning… Spinning… rewards chosen!]
[You gained the following! 10x Exile Soldiers, 2x Archer Golems, 1x Red Wolf of Radagan, 5x High Page, 3x Banished Knights, 5x Redmane Knights]
As I stared at the summons I gained I thought deeply and the ones that could help me at the moment where the High pages but I don't know how they would react to me.
The only other summons are the Exile Soldiers that will help me due to having Saphael and Arael with me.
The others won't work as I need to beat them and I can't waste time for that, only after I have gained enough levels to wield the Storm Lords Lance will I fight them.
Thud
Thud
Thud
Thud
So, taking a deep breath I summoned the High Pages who at first looked surprised before they looked at me and all knelt surprising me.
I took a look at their description and exhaled in relief and at the same time I took a look at their equipment.
They had an Estoc thrusting sword, a pulley crossbow with perfumer bolts, and they had a more noble white colored set compared to its dark leather page counterpart, thus giving them the name High page.
Yggdrassil: "Rise, at this moment I am getting runes, so if you wouldn't mind taking care of the Soldiers and militi-"
One of them came up and respectfully bowed and the other four High pages did the same as they raised their estoc thrusting sword and prepared their pulley crossbows with perfumers bolts.
Yggdrassil: "Well then, let the banished knights take care of the Clean rot Knights below us. You guys take care of the enemy soldiers & militia outside"
They nodded and waited on my command and as I took a deep breath we dropped down I shouted garnering the attention of two soldiers outside the room of the two cleanrot knights.
Yggdrassil: "Go!"
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Sephael and Arael dropped down and swiftly rushed the two Cleanrot knights that were distracted by the High pages fighting their subordinates outside.
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
I looked at the charging soldier with a greatsword and rolled just as he stabbed his sword at me. I retaliated with a backhand swing and swung death poker at the other soldier.
Whoosh
Clang
Bam!
I rolled past a side swing and hit the soldier with the hook of Death Poker hitting him in the head for a critical hit.
Whoosh!
Clang
Whoosh!
Clang
I dodged the attack and not long after a High page appeared behind the Greatsword wielding knight and stabbed through his body twice before backing off.
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh!
Boom!
Augh!
As the Greatsword wielding soldier was about to charge with his greatsword the High page raised his pulley crossbow and shot 3 perfumers bolts at the face of the soldier and fell to his knees before dying.
Whoosh
Clang!
Tear!
Whoosh
Clang!
Tear!
Whoosh
Clang!
Tear!
Argh!
I swiftly killed the other soldier with a three hit combo as the frostbite took his life as he fell to his knees and I received an increased in my runes.
Clang!
Clang!
The High page pointed behind me to the haligtree soldier with the greatshield and pike and I nodded but first we need to take care of the cleanrot knights.
Yggdrassil: "Lets help the other two banished knights and then deal with the others after"
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
The High page nodded and we went on inside the room and saw the other High pages flanking the cleanrot knights from all sides as the Banished Knights were facing off the cleanrot knights attacks.
Clang!
Bam!
Clang!
Bam!
I focused on the one that Arael was attacking and I charged up death pokers ghostflame I swung horizontally as another trail of ghostflame struck the Cleanrot Knight staggering him as multiple perfumer bolts struck his side and back.
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
It wouldn't be long before the cleanrot knight fell to his knees as he layed dead on the ground.
Clang!
Thud!
Once everyone had finished their fight I looked at the somewhat packed room and thought about the Exile Soldiers to clean up the Elphael Inner wall side.
There are two Putrid Avatars whom both can afflict rot buildup, but the walkway Putrid Avatar, drops the rotten staff and the gateway putrid avatar drops a Lords Rune.
I summoned all 10x Exile soldiers who stared at me before they looked at the Banished Knights in confusion.
Sephael: "We have pledged our allegiance to our Lord Yggdrassil whom promised to rid us all of our status as Exiled and Banished"
Arael: "He has bested us and given us courtesy as his knights not as outsiders like the Golden Order did"
Arael: "If you do not believe me, the Storm Lord himself was witness to the promise"
Hearing a prestigious banished Knight say that, all Exiled Soldiers had kneeled in reverence but it was becoming a bit of a hassle.
Yggdrassil: "Get up all of you, you all are here to assist Sephael and Arael in killing off the rest of the Haligtree Soldiers, militia, knights, and the putrid avatar"
Yggdrassil: "The high page's will come with me to be rid of the Putrid Avatar on the Walkway and to get rid of the revenants at the very bottom"
Hearing the word revenant, Arael turned to look at me but said nothing. I took that in mind and remembering the sytems voice I felt like getting to know more of these knights and ithers in my command.
Just how far had Elden Ring change since they all seem to have their own story to tell not just through their flavor text.
The others nodded and prepared their weapons as they took out their wooden marred shields and swords.
Yggdrassil: "The other cleanrot knights are on the other side so you need to climb a concrete beam that takes you to an outside patio but stay to the right of the beam"
Yggdrassil: "Theres miranda plants there that give scarlet rot via pollen. Beneath them are the cleanrot knights and after them are two Haligtree knights"
Both groups nodded before splitting off to start their given missions with the High pages following me.
We climbed up the concrete beam before going up on the railing to get the triple rings of light.
We went to the left side and saw a haligtree soldier with a greatshield and pike. I charged forwards and as he turned I smacked him with a left swing and the nearest high page swung his thrusting sword into the haligtree soldiers face.
Whoosh
Clang
Crack!
Tear!
Whoosh
With a critical hit, I hit him in the face but he raised his shield to block the hits and counterattacked but he got three bolts to his arm and with a final swing from me he died on the spot.
Clang!
Thud
Thud
Clang!
Once dealing with him I rolled through the archway to the right and started swinging death poker at the kneeling haligtree soldier.
With the five High Page entering the room one went behind the sitting haligtree soldier and stabbed his thrusting sword through his back before unloading three perfumer bolts.
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Once he fell, the other Haligtree Soldier with a greatsword got jumped by three High pages before he met his end swiftly.
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Boom!
We exited the room with blood on our clothes, but we paid no mind and focused on the three remaining enemies and the High pages rushed pulling the trigger of their pulley crossbows as the militiaman fell first then the soldierbeside him.
I ran toward the Haligtree soldier dozing off on the ground before I charged up ghostflame and swung horizontally at the soldier who woke up once he felt chills spread through his body.
I looked at the two imp statues and bought a stonesword key before placing it within the imp statue's head and the white foggy barrier lifted and a treasure chest laid inside.
I walked inside and opened the treasure chest to see the Triple rings of Light incantation which I picked up and placed in my inventory.
Once we finished everything on this layer we went back on the concrete beam before walking around the ledge of the tower to the other side and jumping to the area below.
I looked to the left where I saw a crystalian who had rot over his body and held a rotten crystal staff. I pointed towards the crytallian and all five High Page's charged at the crystallian and I followed shortly after.
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
With so many explosions, the Crystallian knelt as the bolts kept striking the same place shattering its body.
I ran in and jumped high before hitting the crystallion with an overhead swing staggering him and the rest of the High pages started hitting him until ultimately he fell into a burst of crystals.
As I looked at the pieces of crystals not dissapearing and the shiny Somber stone 9, I thought deeply before taking the pieces and putting them in my inventory.
I stared at the Putrid Avatar in the distance and told all pages to ready their perfumer bolts because we will be burning that tree.
Yggdrassil: "Make the tree focus on you and
I can burn it with ghostflame. But be careful when it slams down and when it starts making gold lights dodge them"
Once they reloaded and nodded they charged forward without hesitation with their pulley crossbow raised.
The first 15 volley of perfumer bolts struck the putrid avatar and lit it in flames as it charged forwards groaning as it lifted its rotten staff before swinging horizontally to which most of the High pages jumped back and reloaded their pulley crossbows.
I charged up the ghostflame before swinging horizontally as a trail of ghostflame headed towards the putrid avatar and started spreading its chilling death flames.
I did the same thing once more but the Putrid avatar swung its hammer down and I couldn't move out of the way.
Whoosh
Clang!
I felt someone grab my waist as they pulled me back as we rolled backwards and I saw wbo saved me.
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
It was one of the High Pages who aimed their pulley crossbows before firing an entire volley of perfumer bolts that knocked down the huge tree.
Whoosh
Thrust!
Bam!
Groan!
I took no time in running forwards and thrusted death poker through its head and kicked it off as I charged up a ghostflame that did damage just by touching the putrid avatar.
Whoosh
Whoosh
I swung horizontally as a trail of ghostflame covered its entire body as it groaned once again.
ROOAR!
Whoosh!
BAM!
It raised its rotten staff before turning it upside down and slamming it down as a golden explosion occurred and golden lights appeared in the air.
Whoosh
Thud!;
Whoosh
Thud!
Whoosh
Thud!
Yggdrassil: "Dodge all of them!"
5 minutes later
After continuously lighting the tree in fire we had finally killed it as it fell with its entire body turning into gold particles.
Seeing the large Rotten Staff drop and slowly turn smaller until I grabbed it in my hands and felt its heavy weight but its not for me.
I put it away and looked at the yellow light near a nobles corpse and I walked over before I picked it up claiming my first Ancient Somber Smithing Stone.
Whoosh
I picked it up and climbed over the railing and dropped down onto the roof and rolled down once more as the High pages followed me.
Whoosh
I rolled down once more and bought another stonesword key and put it in the imp statues head and the white fog barrier receded and I saw a yellow light on a podium.
I walked over and picked up Marika's Soreseal and walked outside and not long after, hands spriuted out from the ground and one of the revenants appeared.
Shrieek!
I charged up my ghostflame and slashed horizontally as a trail of ghostflame headed towards its directions and started moving through its body.
Shrieek!!!
Spit!
Sizzle!
As the beast shrieked it lifted up its hunched body and I shouted for everyone to move out of the way as it spit out acidic poison and luckily no one got hurt.
Whoosh!
Clang!
Whoosh!
Clang!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
The High Pages rushed forwards, three from a distance fired perfumer bolts and the others fought at close range distracting the revenant.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
I charged another ghostflame before slashing horizontally at the revenant as another trail of ghostflame hit it's body as it shriked in pain.
Clang
Clang
Boom!
Thud
Whoosh
Boom!
Shrieeek!!!
After another few hits the beast fell but it wasnt the only one down here. We proceded forward once I grabbed the dropped Ghost glovewart 9.
As we walked forwards past the base if a tower another revenant appeared and we jumped it once more before it fell within a minute.
Picking up another Ghost glovewart 9 we passed the base of the tower and another revenant appeared and we quickly finished it with many bolts aiming at its head.
Once we finished it and gathered the ghost glovewart 9 and continued walking forwards until we saw a patrolling revenant and a side corridor to my left.
But as we were near enough, we could hear fighting going on upstairs with the cleanrot knights.
Letting the High pages charge at the revenant I charged up a ghostflame and swung horizontally at the revenant as it was engulfed in chilly flames and I was lucky as it inflicted frostbite taking a chunk of its health.
With another trail of of ghostflame the revenant got inflicted frostbite and he fell to the ground and another ghost glovewart 9 appeared and I picked it up.
Yggdrassil: "Arael! Theres one left for you down in the courtyard!"
After I shouted out to Arael I left and went back to the side corridor where more crystallians would be at.
We walked through and to the right I jumped and smacked the wheel cristallian on the head but he didn't stagger.
The High Pages swiftly struck down the Crystallion that did not expect this many people to attack it.
I jumped again dodging its thrown disc as I hit him in the head before rolling and I started hitting him from the right until eventually he knelt on one knee.
I raised my weapon high before swinging to his chest that cracked and I slammed it once more as their entire crystaline body shattered and was knocked down.
Whoosh!
BAM!
Whoosh!
BAM!
Whoosh!
With his crystal body cracked we did more damage than before and quickly killed him and we went further inside and saw the other crystallions and I jumped at the spear wielding crystalian and dodged his attack before jumping again and smacking him on the head.
Whoosh
BAM!
I rolled to the right and jumped, hitting him once again before I jumped back dodging his rotten spear as I jumped and smacked death poker over his head but the cleanrot spear tore through my armor and sent me flying.
Whoosh
Crash!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
Boom!
Whoosh
All High Pages suddenly gained red eyes from their slitted hoods and charged at the crystalian with rage and they quickly finished it off with one of their swords piercing the crystalians chest.
I got up and saw the High pages attack the crystalian with a disc with heavy attacks as they started dodging the crystalians disc twirl attack.
They reloaded their pulley crossbows before attackibg once again and finished off the crystallian and they aproached me before looking all around my body for injuries.
Yggdrassil: "Im fine, nothing is wrong"
Once they heard my words, they stopped and nodded before one of them walked in front of me and gave me a Somber Smithing Stone 9 that they got.
Yggdrassil: "Now then, lets go back and meet up with the rest"
We walked out of the side corridor room and walked towards the left and saw Arael have a decapitated revenant head with him standing above its corpse.
Yggdrassil: "So how are you…Arael?"
Arael: "My…Lord…I"
Yggdrassil: "Dont worry, once I have gathered enough strength I will challenge Godrick the Grafted and defeat him"
Arael: "Is that…true? Will you fully make him pay for his sins?"
Yggdrassil: "I promise"
Arael: "Thank you…all of my brethren can have their revenge…"
I nodded and we climbed up the ladders and saw the rest of the Exiled Soldiers and Sephael waiting.
Once everyone was in the courtyard, everyone started giving me their runes and we got collectively 370-368K runes with the two putrid avatars giving us 169,312 making me feel satisfied.
Yggdrassil: "Guess its time to run it back! Everyone, you know your roles, so lets make sure we are more efficient!"
All(-High Pages): "Aye!"
6 Hours later
And so we farmed for the next few hours or what felt like it by seeing the day change from morning to night.
At the end of it we had amassed slightly over 11,047,860 runes after repeating the process for the next 30x times which everyone got more proficient in and I waited until I felt my mind be drained.
Yggdrassil: "That will be all, we will be returning to Redmane Castle where I currently reside and where the rest of you will stay in"
They nodded and I asked the sustem to take us back to the castle and the entire area had cracked open like glass shattering.
The entire place soon changed back to the Redmane Castle and seeing me, the Redmane knights opened the gates and we entered inside with most of the Redmane Knights looked at the new arrivals that are under my orders.
Not long after Zeldroth came down to greet me as he stared at the new arrivals in surprise before I asked them to go around the castle and help out the Redmane Knights.
While I did ask them most of the High Pages stayed 5 meters from me and I sighed and asked if anything happened while we were gone.
Zeldroth: "While milord was gone, there was groups of monsters coming near the bridge but were annihilated from the trebuchets attacks"
Yggdrassil: "I see, but I want to have some of the Redmane Knights or Exiled Soldiers to be stationed in the front as the first layer of defense"
Zeldroth: "Understood but we wont have enough for the castle's inne-"
Yggdrassil: "Fear not, I have gained 5x Redmane Knights to join the fight alongsode 3 Banished Knights that can fight at the front"
Zeldroth: "Thats great news Lord! Now we can get more security around Redmane Castle"
Yggdrassil: "Indeed, and as insurance I have gained 2x Golem Archers"
Zeldroth: "Ah? That is wonderful but I believe we will be exposed with their tall stature from afar"
Yggdrassil: "Then I believe they should be used for Sieges"
Zeldroth nodded and I asked if Samael was fine now. He responded with a smile and said that Samael was saddened he couldn't help me making me smile.
Yggdrassil: "Hah, well I hope he is able to convince the other 3x Banished Knights to join my cause"
Samael: "Lord! You are back!"
Yggdrassil: "Hey! How are you feeling Samael?"
Samael: "Great Lord! But I must ask, do you want us to attack the players or stay neutral against them?"
Yggdrassil: "Neutral, although it would be fun to join one of them but I don't know how they will react to the same Banished Knights again"
Samael: "It should be fine Lord, our only duty is to protect you from harms way"
Yggdrassil: "Well, are you able to convince the 3x Banished Knights to join my side? Also, we brought Exiled Soldiers here"
Hearing my words, Samael had stopped as he straightened up his body and I saw him tremble.
Samael: "Lord! So more of my fellow brethren have came here…?"
Yggdrassil: "Indeed, there at the front gte and will most likely be garrisoned at the first layer of defense near the bridge"
Samael: "Understood Lord! I will first convince the banished knights before seeing my fellow brethren"
I nodded and summoned the three banished knight whom looked at me in surprise before staring at the imposing samael who stood taller than regular banished knights with his lightning spear raised at them.
Samael: "You all three were summoned to serve our Lord, and I shall show you three why you should serve"
Crackle!
Crackle!
As all three Banished Knights raised their weapons Samael slowly started walking towards them before his lightning spear started crackling with lightning arcs.
Yggdrassil: "System summon everyone in the castle to see the battle between them"
The entire sky changed and although it might look like nothing changed, now they could go all out.
Crackle!
Crackle!
As the first banished knight rushed forward with his halbeard, Samael had charged his spear before stabbing the banished knights chest lnocking him back.
Whoosh
Clang!
Whoosh
Clang!
Samael didn't stop as he swung his spear horizontally sending the banished knight flying with a casual swing.
Crackle!
Crackle!
Samael kept moving forwards as lightning crackled and he focused on the charging banished knight who blocked his first attack and as he tried to counterattack but instead got a kick to his shield breaking his guard.
Whoosh
Clang!
Bam!
Samael had grabbed his neck and lifted him up before his hand gained lightning as it spread throughout the banished knights body.
Samael lifted his body high before throwing him high up in the air and as his spear lit up in lightning and wind bursts it had penetrated through his chest and at that very moment lightning struck down from up above.
Crackle!
Crackle!
BOOOMM!!!
Within seconds the banished knights armor turned into ash and the banished knight died leaving the unconscious banished knight and the other red-hooded banished knight with a halbeard.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Clang!
The banished knight swung around his halbeard as swirling wind surrounded him and he launched himself at Samael who jumped back and struck again but the Banished Knight dodged and countered with a strike of his own that hit Samael from the right.
Clang!
Samael: "Hmm, lets continue…"
And so the battle dragged on for a minute with the banished knight dodging or countering attacks that Samael threw at him which surprised me.
Clang!
Clang!
Zeldroth: "Although Samael isn't using his lightning infused attacks the banished knight is holding on"
Clang!
Clang!
Yggdrassil: "Yeah, especially after his strength grew after gaining the lightning spear"
Clang!
Clang!
Samael reeled back his arm holding the lightning spear as he aimed at the banished knight that stopped to focus.
Whoosh!
Crackle!
Whoosh!
Crackle!
BOOOOOOOMMM!!!
With everyone going wideeyed at seeing Samaels overpowered attack or the fact that the banished knight managed to dodge the attack with half of his torso missing as blood pooled down from his body.
Samael: "You…I will be taking you under my wing…"
With that concluded, I told the system to bring us back to the castle and as the sky cracked like glass we returned back to the world of Elder Tale.
Samael: "Well, do you three accept my Lord as yours to serve?"
All three: "Y-yes"
Samael: "Good, but I will tell you three alongside the orher Exiled Soldiers who why I chose our Lord to serve and you might agree with me"
As I left them to thwir own devices I scrolled theough the systems shopping section, before buying all Somber Smithing Stones from 3-8 to upgrade Death Poker.
Once buying all 6 types of Somber Smithing Stones, I went to the blacksmith tab and chose the materials before choosing the weapon to upgrade.
5 minutes later
Seeing Death Poker upgraded to +9 I smiled in satisfaction before choosing the Ancient Somber Smithing Stone as material to upgrade Death Poker.
[Updating Host, upgrading a Unique weapon to +10 will bring new changes to said weapon that will derive from said weapons flavor text]
Yggdrassil: "Then all the changes will be randomized..?"
[These are the main changes that might occur, Buffed Ash of war, extra skill follow up, reworked skill, new flavor text, increased skill range, increased skill damage]
Yggdrassil: "Wait, how will the new flavor text work with the weapon?"
[Haha! Thats for you to find out Host! This is an everchanging world!]
I sighed at the systems words yet I felt desire to know what change the weapon will bring and so with that in mind I proceeded to upgrade the Death Poker to the max and I suddenly felt chills all over my body.
Taking a peek at the weapon all I could do as I stared at the weapon was.
Yggdrassil: "That is that so broken!!!"
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To be continued
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