The Raid part 2

As the battle continued, Akira remained on the fringes, his instincts guiding him through the chaos. He noticed a subtle shift in the atmosphere, a concentration of dark energy towards a central point in the town. Trusting his intuition, he moved silently, bypassing the main conflict, his focus unwavering. Using his flash step skill, Akira navigated through the monster-infested streets with ease, avoiding detection.

As he approached the source of the dark energy, the foul stench of decay grew stronger. Hiding behind a crumbling wall, he peered into the heart of the town. The sight before him was both horrifying and enraging. Small mountains of corpses, the remains of the town's inhabitants, lay strewn about. In the center, a lich stood, flanked by four dark wyverns and several elite skeleton knights. The lich was draining the life force from the few remaining humans, their screams echoing in the oppressive silence.

Akira's sharp ears caught the lich's voice. "Just a few more, and I will finally evolve," it hissed. The lich then commanded the skeleton knights to bring the remaining humans. One of the knights shook its head, indicating there were none left.

"This is my only chance to stop this abomination," Akira thought, his determination hardening. He reached into his spatial bag for his revolver, but as he did, one of the roving wyverns spotted him. It screeched, alerting the others, and lashed its tail at him.

Akira dodged the attack with a swift roll, narrowly avoiding the deadly tail. The elite skeleton knights immediately moved to protect the lich, some advancing towards Akira. The relentless attacks of the skeleton knights prevented Akira from drawing his revolver. Seeing that he was outnumbered, Akira decided to change tactics.

The lich, barely glancing at Akira, commanded the wyverns to take it to the battlefield to harvest the life aura from the injured soldiers. It also ordered the skeleton knights to quickly finish off the adventurer and join the main battle. With a final, disdainful look, the lich flew off with the wyverns.

Realizing he had to act quickly, Akira used his earth magic to create walls around him, forming a narrow passage that allowed only one skeleton knight to engage him at a time. This strategy worked; he managed to defeat three of the knights by striking their skulls with precise blows. However, as he fought the fourth knight, he noticed the remaining two trying to climb over the walls.

With a powerful kick, Akira knocked the knight in front of him back, buying just enough time to raise the ground beneath his feet to the level of the walls. From this vantage point, he kicked one skeleton off the wall and smashed the head of the other with his sword. With the immediate threat neutralized, Akira sprinted towards the battlefield, his mind focused on the lich.

At the battlefield, the lich landed amidst the chaos, commanding its skeleton soldiers to bring it live humans. The sight of four wyverns circling the battlefield like vultures was terrifying. The lich's wyvern descended, and it began to absorb the life aura from the captured soldiers, akin to ants bringing food to their queen.

Lord Leonard and Lord Henry watched in horror. Leonard turned to his cousin, anger and fear evident in his voice. "You didn't tell me about the lich and the wyverns!"

"I swear, I didn't know," Lord Henry replied, equally terrified.

The soldiers, seeing the lich's power, began to panic and flee. But it was too late. Akira, seeing the lich's back, seized the opportunity and charged, his speed leaving imprints on the brick road. He was determined to end the lich before it could fully evolve.

However, just as Akira closed in, the lich absorbed enough life aura and was enveloped in dark energy. Akira's sword struck just as the lich unleashed a massive burst of dark energy, scattering the bodies around it and throwing Akira far back due to the momentum he had built up.

The lich, now an elder lich, emerged from the dark energy. It mounted a wyvern and took to the air. On the battlefield, the remaining soldiers were retreating in fear, while the adventurers and knights held their ground. The lich, aiming its hand at the adventurers, cast a massive fireball. In response, several adventurer mages conjured a large water ball to counter it. The two spells collided, creating a shockwave that rippled across the battlefield.

The mages quickly followed up with earth bullets, which the lich blocked with an ice wall. Suddenly, a fireball from the side struck the lich which was casted by Akira to gain lich's attention, but it protected itself with a mana shield. The lich then hurled the ice wall at the adventurers, forcing them to deal with the massive obstacle.

Akira, now bleeding from a head wound, struggled to his feet. Seeing this, the lich ordered its wyverns to kill him. Two wyverns dove towards Akira. The first one, faster than the other, opened its mouth to devour him. In a swift motion, Akira pulled out his revolver and fired. The bullet flew straight into the wyvern's open mouth, and with a deafening explosion, the creature was obliterated.

The blast knocked the second wyvern to the ground, stunning it. Akira, seizing the moment, dashed forward and decapitated it with a single, powerful strike. He then turned his attention to the lich, his sword pointed defiantly.

The lich, floating in the air, glared down at Akira. "You are persistent, but your efforts are futile," it hissed.

Ignoring the taunt, Akira focused on the lich. The battlefield around him was a scene of chaos and bloodshed, but his mind was clear. He knew this was the decisive moment. Gathering his remaining strength, he prepared for the final confrontation.

The adventurers and knights, inspired by Akira's resilience, rallied. They quickly reformed their ranks, this time working together seamlessly. The knights and adventurers combined their strengths to combat the remaining monsters, trusting that the adventurer known as Fate would handle the lich. With renewed determination, they focused on finishing off the rest of the monsters, their coordinated efforts turning the tide of the battle.