Global Awakening: Apocalypse Ender's Chronicle Chapter 1118: The Trump Card

Thud!

Balanar hurled the corpse aside, as though it had ruined his fun...

All eyes fixed on the Zombie Lord with a touch of anxiety.

Balanar’s flesh showed patchy green hues, veins swollen with deadly venom.

A bony crown jutted from his skull... It wasn’t merely worn; it had sprouted right from his head...

Moreover, each exhale from the Zombie Lord released poisonous vapors from his maw, twisting upward into the sky.

Alora sensed the oppressive force right away. Her Aura flared up on instinct, pushing back the choking mist.

Quickly, she lifted her sword to draw everyone's focus.

"Formation!" she ordered.

The shieldbearers linked their shields together, forming a barrier against the advancing green fumes...

Additionally, archers drew arrows coated in unique poison steel.

Though Balanar oozed toxicity, that didn’t stop them from dissolving the Zombie Lord’s innards!

All they needed was extra special poison steel forged by Shinja, the Legendary Recruit possessing Poison Veins...

"Come at us!"

Meanwhile, swordsmen fanned out, their weapons shimmering softly with Aura. Every one of them stood ready for battle!

Balanar let out a bellow without further delay, its roar reverberating across the dilapidated structures.

His venomous exhalation grew denser, slithering down the road like sentient mist.

With such a massive concentration, horses would’ve dropped dead on the spot. Alora felt relieved she’d left them back.

Twang! Twang! Twang!

The initial barrage of arrows soared through the fog. They embedded in Balanar’s torso, yet the Zombie Lord hardly reacted.

His hide proved far too tough!

Noticing the Poison Fog failed against the human Survivors, he pressed onward...

"Hold!" Alora yelled.

Shieldbearers steadied themselves as Balanar crashed into their line!

Bang!

His talons scraped over the metal, and predictably, venom splashed! It began corroding the enchanted steel with a hiss!

Though the shields endured, fissures appeared already.

"What sort of venom is this?!"

"It’s like an enhanced Spitter’s Acid!"

"Watch out! Avoid contact!"

Right then, Alora surged forward...

Her Epic Set boosted her faith in her abilities and resistance to the Toxic Zombie Lord’s venom.

Plus, her Aura surged manifold due to the Aura Ring bought from Layla, the Telekinesis Expert!

In moments, her sword lashed out, swift enough to carve Balanar’s arm!

"Haa!"

Venomous fluid erupted from the gash, scorching the earth below.

Balanar lunged to chomp off Alora’s head!

But he proved too sluggish! Archers loosed another salvo!

This volley targeted his eyes.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Balanar took the hits and staggered back momentarily...

Seizing the gap, swordsmen rushed in to hack at his limbs...

"Rrraaaghh!"

The Zombie Lord struck back furiously, but the swordsmen withdrew before his talons connected!

These were honed tactics from battling giant Zombies over months!

"You humans! I’ll rip you to shreds!" The Zombie Lord bellowed in its raspy tone...

"Urghh..."

"That voice..."

Despite knowing Zombie Lords could utter words somehow, hearing it still unnerved them... Truly horrifying beings.

"Stick to the strategy!" Alora called out, recalling their tactics crafted specifically for Zombie Lords.

After all, mere Aura, blades, and arrows couldn’t fell Zombie Lords.

Were they so simple to slay, humans would’ve wiped them out long ago...

Next, shieldbearers hoisted shields, bracing to advance and bash the Zombie Lord down or topple him.

They had to ground him no matter what, easing the execution of their scheme.

Yet Balanar bellowed once more, spewing a toxin surge that drove the team back several paces.

Soon, their masks whistled as filters labored.

Spotting the gas masks nearing overload, Alora signaled for antidote vials!

The team promptly uncapped vials and gulped down the antidote!

Alora’s pulse raced amid mounting strain...

"We’ve got this! That ace remains! Press on and wound the Zombie Lord badly!"

"Yeeeeaahhhh!"

Her brigade roared back in unison!

Suddenly, their Aura intensified. As one, they stormed ahead, swords and arrows slicing the murk.

Casualties mounted, yet resolve held firm!

The forsaken city turned into their arena...

At its heart, Alora Virellan held firm...

She weighed if the moment had come for their secret weapon versus this Zombie Lord.

It demanded a weakened foe for true effect...

Premature use yielded poor outcomes.

***

Alora steeled herself, clenching her sword tighter...

As combat raged, she plotted their follow-up. Six comrades lay still amid the fumes, casualties taken.

Delay cost more lives each instant.

Her gaze shifted to a shieldbearer’s satchel. It held nine arm-thick injectors, darts crafted by Alchemist Anna.

These were the former Eclipse Domain’s Anti-Zombie Injectors!

Alora grinned amid turmoil.

She recalled Shane’s frequent solo trips to Anna’s workshop...

Folks suspected Anna as Shane’s paramour, a notion Alora shared.

Regardless, these weren’t gratis. Rare and pricey, perilous too. She’d traded heaps of Zombie Cores for nine on this quest...

Each dart bore anti-virus agents to disrupt necrotic tissues. Injected, the mix raced through, shattering the freakish healing of Zombie Kings and Lords.

"Ready the injectors!" Alora commanded.

Shieldbearers assented, yanking the hefty darts free.

Injectors primed swiftly...

They awaited the perfect opening!

Rooaaar!

Luckily, the chance arose fast!

Balanar roared anew, unleashing venom breath!

He barreled in, scattering the brigade.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

Arrows and hurled gear flew, but Balanar’s guard repelled them!

His rugged dermis soaked impacts, regeneration sealing gashes.

Now Alora acted, unleashing much of her Aura!

"Haaa"!

Her strike hammered his chest, shoving him rearward!

"Now!" she yelled.

Three injectors hurtled forth via Aura-boosted crossbows.

Darts pierced the venom cloud!

Crash!

One got swatted! Balanar’s claw pulverized it airborne. Yet two landed true!

Thud! Thud!

Darts sank deep into meat. Silence held briefly. Then Balanar shrieked.

"Rrraaaghhh!"

Agents surged, unraveling cells. Healing faltered; fresh wounds ripped anew.

His speed dwindled!

"You wretched humans!" Balanar thundered! "What did you do to me?!"

Alora merely eyed the Zombie Lord silently. No point chatting with a doomed beast!

She issued orders instead!

"Hold back other injectors... He’s finished! Finish him!"

Thus, the brigade struck again... Intensity doubled now! Proof their blows landed! Injectors succeeded!

Archers loosed relentlessly, shafts penetrating frail flesh!

Swordsmen gashed legs, severing sinews that stayed severed.

"Kill!"

Shieldbearers bashed with Shield Backs, driving him backward relentlessly.

Bam!

Balanar toppled at last!

Killing the Zombie Lord grew simpler!

The poison fog dissipated, bereft of his vigor. Claws flailed wildly, stripped of former might.

Alora vaulted skyward via her Five-Meter Jump Skill!

Her sword descended in a wide sweep, cleaving his shoulder!

Sssaakkk---

Toxins poured from the cut, widening instead of clotting, undone by Anna’s brew.

"End it!" she bellowed.

Her team obeyed!

Balanar smashed into the ruined cathedral wall. Bone crown splintered on impact. His roar weakened...

Alora touched down, boots grinding debris. Sword raised, aimed at the faltering Zombie Lord...

"For the Virellan Kingdom... and every soul you butchered."

She dashed in; with her brigade, the ultimate barrage unleashed.

Arrows speared eyes, sight stolen. Blades hamstrung legs, dropping him... Shields pummeled chest, crushing against stone.

Alora scaled wreckage, springing to his shoulder.

With a shout, her blade plunged into his cranium!

[ You have eliminated a Zombie Lord. ]

Alora’s smile bloomed at the notification.

Relief ebbed fast. Agony bloomed in her chest; glancing down revealed it... a gash, raw and oozing, concealed till battle’s frenzy passed.

"Oh no..."