Something was wrong.
There was a ninety-percent chance something was very wrong with this knight.
This was absolutely not power an undead should possess.
The Abyssal Demon's gaze flickered with shock and suspicion as it rapidly retreated, letting the Abyssal Spawn swallow the knight whole.
Countless conspiracy theories flashed through its mind. It even suspected that the undead before it was a human in disguise.
But if it was only one layer of warding, it might not withstand the corrosive erosion of the Abyssal Spawn's Acid.
The Abyssal Spawn demon tides that had once ravaged the great human kingdoms had relied on far more than mere numbers!
"Tear them apart!"
"Hisss!"
The surging Abyssal Spawn tide instantly engulfed Arthur. The Acid they spewed quickly dimmed even the Stone Ward.
Amid Count Bran's shrieks, the Abyssal Demon seemed to see the ward shatter and the undead be completely submerged.
But then the unexpected happened again.
"Buzz!"
The ward radiated the steady, weighty aura of the earth as it abruptly spread around Arthur once more, holding back the Acid's corrosion.
"W-What?! There's another layer?!"
The Abyssal Demon stared fixedly at the second Stone Ward, which rippled violently beneath the Acid and attacks yet still stubbornly endured. Turbulent waves rose in its heart.
"Impossible! This is absolutely not the power of an undead, much less Natural Power. Humans... it must be those deceitful humans!"
The Abyssal Demon's mind raced madly, trying to use its vast knowledge to explain this absurd phenomenon.
"Could it be... this Undead Knight is actually bait sent by the human kingdoms? A paladin wearing undead skin? Or... some stitched abomination created by those court mages who study forbidden spells?!"
The more it thought, the more alarmed it became; the more it thought, the more terrifying it all seemed.
It