I don't know if I'm the only one reading this anymore, but this series has maintained the level of edge it settled at during the long run. The last few chapters have been quite good and enlightening. We know now Glenn is shoulders deep in Wischtech dark magic and Lebellond was also trying to get his hand on it, although it's clear he was barely scraping the surface and it was all handled by the Wischtech agents. In fact I reckon Wischtech has been corrupting people left and right in Szaalenden. What they couldn't take by sheer force 20 years earlier they are now taking by subterfuge.

There were some signs already a while ago that Koinzell can't anymore fully concentrate on simply killing the fake heroes but he's regularly tied down to defending the innocent. In other words it looked like the plot might not be so pure vengeance anymore towards the end. Although with the super Glenn now around, it could be that it all will still end with the last hero falling but at the same time that might also mean the end of the second Wischtech war. As I kind of doubt Glenn is as much in control as he fancies. Or at the very least he wouldn't control the same kind of place anymore. For all we know it might not matter to Wischtech if there's a new Emperor called Glenn as long as the new Emperor rules Wischtech infected lands.

I wouldn't call this developed bad at all. It kind of returns to the beginning nicely. The fake heroes were spiritually crushed by the might of Wischtech, so it makes sense they are now seeking that power from it. Koinzell (and the dead lances of betrayal) never gave up in front of Wischtech, so it's now again up to him to lead a strike against this second invasion.

The old swordsmanship teacher meeting Koinzell and recognizing him now for who he is makes the next chapter worth waiting for.