These undead were far more powerful than he had imagined

The Holy Court is currently short on manpower, and each force they dispatch is just enough to overpower the opposition. They wouldn't send a King level warrior to deal with a force that only has Monarch levels—it's overkill and they simply don't have the numbers.

Thus, the Holy Court sent Sir Roland and his men to the hobgoblin kingdom. Most of them were Monarch level, with a few Commanding level apprentice knights, but they were more than enough to handle the hobgoblin kingdom.

"Edwin, gather intelligence. The rest of you, attack!" Roland ordered immediately. They had no reason to hide; the moment they landed, the undead in the fortress had already noticed them.

Rumble!

The ground began to shake, and a massive magic circle glowed. Sir Roland then noticed a buried magic circle not far ahead.

A giant skeletal hand burst from the ground, followed by the massive head and body of a colossal skeletal creature.

Roar—