“What on earth is going on here?”

The confusion was evident on Theo’s face and those of his companions. It was Julius who first noticed something, his expression hardening as he spoke.

“…Tan Mulligan.”

“Tan? He’s there?”

The Maehwa Palace Lord whipped her head around to scrutinize the front of the undead legion with a startled expression.

Leading the skeletal horde was a rider atop a skeletal horse. The figure was clad in armor caked with dirt and dust, with more than half of its head shattered, making it difficult to determine its identity.

Despite its broken state, the undead …