Fourth Great Calamity vs. Undead Calamity

At night, atop the four-meter-high City Wall surrounding Yar'kilantir's public cemetery.

Over a thousand fully armed soldiers and two hundred Hunter Association trainee members had gathered there, nervously watching the roars and commotion coming from within the cemetery.

Even without anyone informing them, they knew that what they were about to face was a massive horde of terrifying undead creatures.

Some had even brought over defensive siege weapons meant to repel foreign invaders, such as catapults, ballistae, and heavy crossbows.

Large piles of stones and logs had been stacked nearby, awaiting the moment the enemy approached the City Wall so they could harvest Experience Points like mad.

"Just how many undead are hidden in that cemetery? I can't wait to find out!"

A warrior wearing a Scarlet set stroked the axe in his hand, which glowed with red flames. He looked exceptionally excited.

Clearly, his axe was no ordinary weapon. It was Destroyer, dropped by the final boss of the Scarlet Monastery armory Dungeon, a close-combat mob-clearing Divine Artifact that players jokingly called the "True Whirlwind Axe."

While attacking, this axe had a certain chance of triggering Whirlwind Slash, unleashing indiscriminate attacks against every enemy nearby.

In the game, this translated to a group physical attack every three seconds.

But in reality, this thing instantly granted its wielder an attack speed beyond their limits, sending them spinning at high speed like a meat grinder. Even monsters with formidable vitality, such as Ogres and Giants, could be chopped into minced meat in a matter of moments.

What was more, this Destroyer axe had been reforged by Allen, imbued with strength attributes and magical effects no weaker than those of a level-sixty epic weapon. Even if it was thrown as a projectile, it would instantly return to its owner's hand.

That was