Chapter 255
Erik’s general met the blow head-on, their swords clashing in a blinding flash of light and dark energy. The impact sent a shockwave through the ground, knocking both generals off their feet. They lay there for a moment, gasping for breath, blood pooling around them.
Slowly, painfully, Erik’s general forced himself to his feet. His vision blurred, and his body screamed in agony, but he pushed forward. The Beast-like General was also rising, his eyes burning with hatred and desperation. With a roar, Erik’s general charged, his sword raised high.
The Beast-like General swung his blade in a wide arc, red flames trailing behind it, but Erik’s general ducked under the swing, closing the distance between them. In a desperate maneuver, Erik’s general feigned a stumble, drawing the Beast-like General in. As the fiery blade descended towards him, Erik’s general rolled to the side, coming up behind his opponent. With a roar, he drove his sword through the Beast-like General’s back, the blade erupting out of his chest in a shower of sparks and flame.
The Beast-like General gasped, his eyes wide with shock and fury. He twisted around, his fiery blade lashing out one last time, Erik’s general too slow to react watched as the sword sliced into his side.
With a final, determined push, Erik’s general yanked his sword free and struck again, this time severing the Beast-like General’s head from his body.
The headless body of the Beast-like General stood for a moment, flames still flickering around the gaping wound, before collapsing to the ground. Erik’s general stumbled back, gasping for breath, his vision swimming. He dropped to one knee, clutching at the wound on his chest.
On Silas’s side, the mages continued to support their troops, creating stable paths and launching elemental attacks at Erik’s forces. The battlefield was a chaotic blend of steel, magic, and sheer willpower. Roland, noticing the mages’ impact, called out to his own spellcasters.
"Mages, counter their magic! Disrupt their formations!" His voice was a rallying cry, and Erik’s mages quickly began to weave their own spells, aiming to neutralize the advantage Silas’s mages had created.
The end of the battle soon caught the attention of everyone, seeing the general on their side still standing, Roland immediately began pushing to get closer to the general and it so happens that the rune formation he was commanding was for healing.