Chapter 69: First death

Outside the walls, a few minutes before the mage slayers wake up.

After the mage skeletons learned to hide their presence, Athos ordered Sevenus to lead the troops, before departing along with the mage skeletons, two-faced apes, and bird skeletons such as pigeons and sparrows. These were birds that Athos had hunted when he was trying to gather as much life force as possible.

They split as they approached the city, releasing a tiny amount of darkness that obscured their bodies. Along with the darkness of the night, it made their figures imperceptible to untrained eyes.

'All in position?' Athos asked mentally. He was responsible for the north bell, while the skeleton wizards for the other three. He could still mentally communicate with the mage in the east and west, but the south was out of reach. However, Athos had realized that the skeletons could mentally communicate with each other thanks to Sevenus, so he created a kind of wireless phone to maintain communication.