The world was becoming darker, and the cold winds blew, carrying a scent that could disgust anyone. The setting sun signaled the end of a time; this time it was signaling the end of a race. A whole region that was green and peaceful before was covered in fire and smoke. Pieces of trees could be seen here and there.
Cries and Roars resounded everywhere; two parties were in the midst of a battle. They clashed with each other to gain an advantage; the winner was unknown, but the loss of lives was visible. The prolonged battle had tired everyone; Two Gnolls wearing robes with a skull necklace chanted their combo spell, pointing their wand at the opponent.
A Giant Moa Bird made of fire appeared out of nowhere and launched its siege toward the opponent. The boy with a skull mask looked at this and flipped the page of the strange Ancient book in his hand with withered pages; The book oozed a red glow, and soon the earth before him shook.
A strange circular symbol appeared, and the land cracked. A hand made up of Bones appeared, and soon the creature's whole body became visible. It looked like the skeleton of a wolf; the creature covered in black smoke roared. The fire burning inside his eye socket started burning wildly as if someone had put gasoline in it.
It leaped with its bones, making cracking sounds, and clashed with its adversary; the Bird made up of fire. Multiple explosions followed their clash, and the area around them became the land of death. Both Armies retreated from that area, resulting in a crater between the wars.
Alpha Gnoll raised its two axes, and they became larger. He swung them one by one and threw them toward his opponent. The axes threw themselves into the air, spinning and gaining momentum. They were about to strike the opponent. The tall boy, mounting a rhino-like Beast, raised his shield and hit it with his sword.
The land before him raised and created a stone wall, but the boy didn't stop there; he used his other skill. A circular barrier shone in a metallic glow around him and his mount. The Axes hit the wall and Barrier one by one and created two explosions.
The Alpha Gnoll laughed as he cast his axes, which had returned. He was about to assist others when he felt the earth was shaking; He looked at the smoke and saw a giant beast tearing through it and charging at him. It had two giant horns above its snout.
Despite having such a giant size and mass, the Beast was quite agile. It crashed into the Gnoll. The Alpha used his defensive skills to defend, but when the Beast hit his barrier like a truck, cracks started to appear on it, and soon it was broken into pieces. A giant sword made of rock hit the Gnoll; he was launched back and vomited blood. His mount was pierced by the creature's horn, and Lalit launched another attack and eliminated the Moa Bird.
The yellow glow surrounding him and his Beast dissipated, and he started breathing heavily. He looked at the battlefield and saw that the Undead army was getting pushed back. He was confused about the reason, but soon his eyes fell on a strange Gnoll riding a silver-colored Moa Bird. He charged at him and stopped him from supporting his troops.
This Gnoll was stronger than his previous opponent. Its attacks were shaking his whole body. He bit his tongue and continued. There was no room for retreat; they were at a disadvantage. Retreating now will lead to massive losses, which they can't afford to take. Every member fighting was waiting for reinforcement; they have sent the message; all they need to do now is wait some more time.
The battle continued, and the members of the All-Stars started getting tired. They were eventually overwhelmed by numbers and suffered huge losses. The ones in front were covered in bruises and wounds. They were all breathing heavily and out of mana; there was little the potions could do.
It was already time for sleep, but there was no rest for the ones swinging their weapons at their opponents; the land was covered in the blood and sweat of the ones fighting. The only good news for the humans was the strength of the undead and their regeneration speed, which multiplied in the night and helped them keep the war at a stalemate.
Time passed, and now everyone was tired. They were moving slowly, but even in this situation, they were attacking each other. The Gnoll Army divided itself into two teams. When team A attacked, Team B rested, and vice versa; unfortunately, the human side didn't have the same privilege.
Fatigue had taken over the human camp, and the mage was also out of mana. There was a dilemma inside everyone about whether to retreat and save their lives or continue fighting this battle. Dev commanded, "Don't be discouraged; everyone's reinforcements could arrive any minute. Once they arrive, even the double numbers of opponents would not stand a chance."
"Take this battle as training and keep going; there is no need to worry. At the end of all this, we will be the ones to have the last laugh; these gnolls will all be crushed under our feet and become Exp for us. For the All-Stars."
"For the All-Stars!" Others roared and started fighting with new motivation.
The battle continued, and the moon could be seen moving in the sky. It was a time when the sun was about to rise. The Gnolls laughed, as for them, the undead army was the biggest hurdle; once the sun rises, the tables will be turned.
The first ray of sunlight hit everyone. The black smoke surrounding the Undead started to wither away. The flame inside their eyes also decreased. When members of the All-Stars saw this, tiredness took over. Darkness appeared before their eyes. They were trying to comfort themselves that this was not over, but deep inside they knew they had lost.
The Alphas were about to attack the tired opponent when a 'swish' sound came. The Gnoll, who had raised his hand to behead Lalit, cried in Agony. His hand fell to the ground, leaving behind two small sprinklers that painted the area around it red.
In front of the confused gazes of the Gnoll, a human appeared; the most surprising thing was that he was standing between their armies. His platinum hairs moved as the gusts of wind bypassed him. He moved his hand, and a black spear appeared on his hand.
He pointed his spear, releasing violet smoke, at his opponents and started swinging it wildly. The Gnolls wanted to laugh at this, but before they could do so, the heads of the Gnolls around him fell. Multiple explosions took place around him. The gnolls exploded, and the pieces of their bodies fell as broken ice fragments.
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