Undying Warlord

"I know that I'm not perfect, that I could be a better leader, and that I won't always be able to please everyone while leading this group," Dilan started to address his people in a low voice that reverberated through the entire open space of the base.

"I am fully aware that the Vampires are going to wage a war against us because of the five Sanctum keys, which is my fault, at the end of the day. I wanted the entire group to gain the advantage of fighting against Vampires and to procure their Blood Essences because of their obvious use, and I never considered your opinions.

Everyone should understand that we need to become stronger after facing the stronger and more powerful monsters that appeared around and within Shiron during the last few days, and I hope that all of you can fight by my side against the Vampires.

I want our group to be the strongest and overcome all hurdles with all of you! However, this won't be possible if we stay as weak as we're right now." Nial cleared his throat after he had spoken a bit. He was trying to find the right words to convey what he felt and what he expected from his group.

It was not necessary for him to gain glory on the battlefield or to force anyone to fight, but fighting was more of a necessity in order to survive in the new era that had descended on Milarn.

"We need to become tougher. Stronger. Faster. Nobody is allowed to die at the hands of the Vampires, who are going to attack us, or due to any of our future threats. All of us should advance together and become an indestructible group…a group that has zero casualties and where nobody dies…I want all of us to become Undying!" Dilan's imposing voice caused the hearts of the Ascenders and Survivors around him to start beating wildly.

Everyone stared at Dilan with wide eyes and some were fidgeting with their clothes. A few Survivors were trembling but whether that was because of excitement or fear was not something Dilan could tell right now…it seemed to be a mixture of both fright and excitement…

'Was that fine?' He wondered, scratching the back of his head before he smiled wryly as he looked in Sven's direction.

Their tactical strategist stepped forward and a resolute expression appeared on his face as he lightly slapped Dilan's back as if they had been friends for years.

"That was quite good. Don't worry about it, your forte is combat, not being an overly charismatic Politician who tries to win votes for his presidential candidature," Sven said with a small smile to tease Dilan.

Dilan rolled his eyes at this comparison but said nothing and simply accepted it as Sven took a step forward.

He cleared his throat and looked at the 3000 Survivors and Ascenders with the same indescribable expression as before.

"As some of you may have heard by now, we will be facing the first batch of Vampires soon. In approximately eight hours, the first Vampires will arrive, and we have yet to get more information about their numbers or their rough strength," Sven blatantly revealed without talking around the bush.

He looked at the Ascenders and Survivors, whose faces paled with every word he uttered, at the desperation that gleamed brightly in their eyes and the panic that was about to erupt and lead to mayhem.

"There is no need to panic. Dilan should be able to defeat the Vampires all by himself. He probably doesn't even need us," Sven's voice was cold and silent, but the weight his words carried, caused everyone to quiet down in an instant. The hearts of the Ascenders and Survivors were still beating rapidly but everyone started to look at Dilan as if he was their last hope.

'That's not what I wanted!' Dilan just thought as he looked over to Sven with a deep frown, 'What the hell are you doing? We wanted them to join the fight, not to stay behind, stop scaring them more than they already are…'

Dilan didn't speak his thoughts out loud and that was not necessary as Sven glanced over to Dilan to wink at him once. It was as if everything was going according to his plan.

Sven returned his attention to look at the crowd before he spoke again.

"But even if Dilan can fight on his own, he won't be able to block the advance of all attackers. Some of them will slip through and extinguish every single life in our small base.

If we don't face them head-on all of you will keep relying on Dilan, on a single individual to save you against opponents that may number in 1000 today, or ten, if not a hundred times that in a few months. The Vampires are only the beginning of the tide. We don't know when other races will arrive on Milarn or even the Shikan plains.

In fact, the moment a hostile race appears with hundreds of thousands of powerful beings, even one powerful individual won't be enough to kill all of them.

Dilan would be tired out and killed. It may not look like this right now, but I, Kathrine, Yvonne, and especially Dilan need every single one of you just as much as you need our protection. We are one group, and we will fight together!" Sven said in a euphoric voice, raising his arm in a victorious position.

He glanced over to Dilan as if he was expecting something, but Dilan could only cringe at the attempt.

'Is that really necessary?' He asked inwardly, knowing pretty well that it was actually necessary.

As such, he activated Switch before he took a deep breath.

[-Switch- has been activated. Please select how to reallocate your stats!]

[100 Health Units have been deducted. Strength increased by 100 Units!]

"Let's advance, break through, and survive until time itself ends, We are the…UNDYING!" Enhancing his voice with enough mana, Dilan roared out as if he gave a war cry. His last line almost created a shockwave that swept through the surroundings, shaking the trees, the metal fence, and all the Survivors and Ascenders around him.

"For the Undying, us, who will never succumb to our fate!" Dilan shouted out, releasing all his strength at once as he punched his fist into the air. A thunderous sound echoed through the surroundings as Dilan's punch created air pressure that flung some of the Ascenders, who was the closest to Dilan, to the ground.

Dilan had a hard time controlling his facial expressions and containing his raging emotions but everyone around him looked at Dilan with a baffled expression.

Victoria's eyes turned crimson and she licked her lip in excitement.

"As expected…he is the best!~" She mumbled before punching one of her fists in the air just like Dilan.

"For the Undying!!" Victoria shouted out while releasing all her strength at once as well.

Her presence changed to a ferocious Vampire with infinite power that shook the hearts and minds of the Ascenders around her.

Slowly but steadily, all of the survivors followed suit and punched their fists into the air as the air around them crackled with nervous excitement that swept through the entire base.

"For the Undying!!" They shouted at the top of their lungs. Everyone released the powers they usually restricted.

The Survivors were high on adrenaline that coursed through their body didn't even realize the suppression that would have otherwise overwhelmed them due to all the powers that pushed them down as they raised their fists high in the air.

In less than half a minute, everyone's fists were raised in the air as the overlapping voice of thousands of humans echoed through the entire city, chanting the warcry like a mantra.

"For the Undying!!"