Villain With The Strongest System-Chapter 115: Cassius Versus The Lich

"He's here, the Lich is finally here-"

As these words fell into Rocky's ears he paused his battle for a moment and threw a glance towards the tower entrance.

There, amidst a swirling vortex of dark energy, stood the Lich, a figure of terror and death.

Clad in tattered robes that seemed to absorb the light around them, the Lich's skeletal frame was partially visible, with bright green runes glowing ominously across its bones.

Its eyes, deep and hollow, burned with a malevolent green fire, casting an eerie glow that illuminated its surroundings.

In its hand, it wielded a staff topped with a crystal that pulsed with necrotic energy, mirroring the rhythm of the dark magic at its command.

The air around the Lich crackled with power, and a cold, suffocating presence filled the battlefield, which felt like life itself was being drained from every living fighter on the battlefield.

Despite its seemingly fragile appearance, the aura of ancient wisdom and untold power that radiated from the Lich left no doubt about the immense threat it posed.

"Focus on your own fight boy, in this battlefield there is no room for distractions" Ravan said, as he reprimanded Rocky for being distracted mid battle.

"Sorry-" Rocky said, apologizing for his distraction as he returned to fighting the opponent at hand.

Suddenly, Rocky felt like the speed and the strength of the skeletal warrior he was facing had been increased by 10-20% as it's movements became noticeably sharper and quicker than before.

"Whoa…why has it suddenly became quicker and stronger?" Rocky wondered, as Ravan answered his doubt.

"It's quicker because the Lich finally made his appearance.

The presence of necromantic energy makes the undead stronger.

This is why places like graveyards give a natural buff to death type monsters.

However, if the Lich is defeated then the strength of the undead will become even lower than its usual state, so it's a double edged sword" Ravan explained, as Rocky absorbed every word coming out of the war god's mouth.

"Right on time…." Ravan said, as he reached the unit he had noticed was in trouble long back and was trying to reach for the last 10 minutes.

In an almost magical turn of events, the struggling unit which was on the verge of death saw Rocky suddenly appearing out of nowhere and killing two undead soldiers, as Paladin Patrik and the rest of the Church's unit appeared as reinforcements.

"He's here! The Gemini Gods answered our prayers. The Champion of Gemini is here to save us-" the soldiers yelled in joy, as tears of genuine faith began flowing out of their eyes when they witnessed Rocky fighting for them.

Words could not describe the kind of gratitude they felt towards Rocky, as without him they were sure to face a complete route in the next two minutes, however, his arrival changed the tide completely.

From being the one pushed back, to becoming the ones pushing, their war effort saw a big turn after Rocky's arrival as Rocky took down the undead champion leading the group, making it easier for everyone else to take down its unit members.

"Did you see it? He did it again! He took down a champion again!"

"That's it. I no longer have any doubt in my mind, I was born to follow the champion into battle! We have been fighting on the front lines for 15 minutes now, and I have killed more monsters in these 15 minutes than I have in my entire life! This feels amazing"

"He's blessed by the gods. There is no question about the fact that he's blessed by the gods, otherwise it's impossible for a young kid like him to take down undead champions"

Slowly but surely, Rocky changed the morale of all the troops around him as what started as him fighting alongside Patrik Paladins unit, began to grow into a larger group now encompassing close to a 100 fighters.

Rocky did not even mean for it to happen, however, as he followed Ravan's instructions on how to fight in wars, he not only carved open a path for himself but also for his followers who performed visibly better under his lead.

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( Meanwhile Cassius )

Meanwhile on the other end of the battlefield, Cassius flew into the heart of enemy territory and began challenging the Lich as an epic battle between two lesser god level figures began.

[ Light Bullet Barrage ]

Compressing light into small bullet like particles, Cassius made the first move by open firing towards the Lich, however, the Lich simply created a barrier made of dark energy and easily deflected the bullets coming it's way.

[ Dark Orb ]

Countering with the move [ Dark Orb ], The Lich unleashed a devastating attack of its own towards Cassius.

The orb, a sphere of pure darkness that seemed to swallow light whole, surged towards Cassius with terrifying speed. Yet, Cassius, with a wave of his hand, conjured a mirror of radiant energy that reflected the orb, sending it careening back towards the Lich.

The Lich, showing a hint of surprise, absorbed the orb into its staff, the runes upon its bones flaring brighter for a moment.

Not one to relent, Cassius summoned forth a series of light chains, aiming to bind and restrict the Lich's movements.

The chains, glowing with celestial light, snaked through the air, but the Lich, with a disdainful flick of its wrist, shattered them into motes of light, as it began laughing a chilling laugh that echoed through the battlefield, a sound that seemed to freeze the very air.

"hahahahaha"

The Lich laughed, as the runes on its bones began glowing brighter and brighter every passing second and the aura of death around it became thicker.

"Shit, it's planning to unleash a divine attack" Cassius murmured to himself, as he began gathering his divine essence as well, hoping to counter the incoming attack in time.

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/// A/N - This is a bonus chapter for hitting the Power Stones target last week. Good job everyone! ///