episode_0208
by fnovelpia“Princess!!”
“Marquis Cardin!!”
People gathered at the bottom of the mountain.
In the lead, a middle-aged nobleman came up to Estella and knelt down, shedding tears. There were also thousands of soldiers behind them.
They were all people who had run away from the invading army, and they gathered in a month after hearing the news of the princess.
There were quite a few people who escaped.
“… You’re really safe.”
“Yes. I am glad that the Marquis appears to be safe.“
“Are you injured anywhere? And that person… ”
“Don’t worry. You are the benefactor who saved me. So be careful with your words and attitude.”
“Oh, I understand.”
The Marquis bowed his head to me.
Then, one by one, people who had been hiding came out of the forest, and after about half a day had passed, the number reached as many as 10,000.
But it’s not a large number.
According to Estella, there were more than 50,000 people before the enemies arrived.
The rest escaped safely… .
Most of them were probably dead or taken hostage.
I also glanced at the hostage that was held during the fight with the Uk tribe earlier.
Since the number was roughly over 5,000, it is easy to guess how big the damage would be. At the minimum, more than 10,000 people were killed, and if we take into account the hostages and corpses held in the city, the number of people killed or taken away can be calculated to be more than 20,000.
The empire will be devastated by this.
Still, I think it’s okay.
Because there is a seed of hope here.
Estella.
She laughed out loud at being reunited with people.
“All… Thank you for believing in me and following me!”
If people rally around him, he will be able to regain his original glory.
“Listen. After the battle, I stayed with this warrior-”
Afterwards, she explained the situation, calling me a hidden strength and a powerful warrior.
but… .
Are you being treated like a hero again?
I passed on this time.
That way, people will trust you.
After explaining that she had driven out the invading army with me, she expressed her aspirations.
I will gather the scattered imperial troops and retake the city, and evacuate the residents to a safe place. I will take back the Demetrian Empire.
Marquis Cardin and the soldier knelt down. It was like a scene where a subject offered his loyalty to the king.
“There is still hope for us. This warrior defeated the leader of the invasion force. The evidence is that the enemy is now retreating without hesitation. Don’t be afraid. We will take it back!!”
“Ah… princess… … .”
General speech.
People fall in love with charismatic speeches.
It is said that heroes appear in times of war. Estella was exactly that type.
As a princess, she became a commander to stop the invading army, and now that the emperor has fled, she has become the only hope for all the people of the empire.
As long as the princess lives, the empire will never die.
I’ll wake up in the nick of time.
The more they resist, the easier it will be for me to attack the invading army.
I suddenly became curious about her and tried using the past life string.
Originally, Estella was humiliated in various ways by the Uk tribe during this battle, and was destined to be sold to another world and live a miserable life before dying.
But what about now?
It’s shining.
If the war is concluded safely, this light will illuminate the entire empire.
In other words, a hero of the war was born.
This is the biggest bad news for the Uk people.
An empire is still an empire.
If there is a reason to unite, resistance forces and remnants hiding somewhere will rise up.
When the Uk came to Edelin, they were free, but not when they returned. The crime of invading without permission is that you probably won’t be able to return to your hometown.
Estella slowly finishes her speech.
“But… The warrior cannot be with us. I plan to move separately to stop the invasion force that is still plundering the empire.”
“That… … .”
“Please be safe. Warrior.”
what… Just standing still, he seems to have become a hero who single-handedly defeated the leader of the invading army in enemy territory for Edeline’s sake. The residents cheered me on with wide eyes without any doubt about Estella’s speech.
Wow, this is burdensome.
“Is it over now?”
“… Yes.”
After the speech.
I exchanged greetings with Estella separately for a moment.
“Then let’s go now.”
“Thank you so much for your help. If you stop by again later, I will definitely treat you… My God.”
“… … Huh?”
The name has changed again.
But I couldn’t say anything.
The moment she looked up, her eyes contained an indescribable awe.
It was a look in his eyes that would not change no matter what I said.
What is a myth… .
Is this how it is born?
A short but powerful encounter and incident.
It must have been something out of reach for him.
What kind of impression was left on me? If this guy publishes a book, wouldn’t it become a Bible?
Shaking my head.
It went too far.
First, before we parted ways, I asked for some information.
“I want to know which city is closest to the invasion gate.”
“Are you thinking of going there?”
“Because it’s hard to beat the main team.”
I thought for a moment while Estella was speaking.
Is there really a need to attack the enemy’s main force?
The main Uk army is strong.
It is dangerous to attack carelessly and difficult to cause damage. Like before, if a god-class warrior and a high-level force attack together, it will be difficult to escape.
But what about the occupying forces spread across the empire?
A much smaller force than the main force.
Far fewer command entities.
Wouldn’t I be enough on my own?
Also, since there are a lot of corpses in occupied territory, it will be easy to control the undead.
If so, there is no need to hesitate.
“Name the city closest to the gate.”
“Yes. This is Netrion City. It is less than 100km northeast of the gate.”
“I understand. Well then, let’s go.”
“Yes… please. I hope we can meet again.”
Nod.
Estella bowed her head politely.
Is it because of that?
The people of the empire also shouted one after another.
“Hero. Please stay safe!!”
“I’ll be waiting!!”
“Hero of the Empire!! Long live!!!”
This is a new feeling again.
Eat.
I smiled once and went down the mountain.
I’m not worried.
Estella will grow as fast as the status given to me. Next time I see you, I might be dealing with my swordsmanship and fraud.
The act of becoming closer to ‘I’ itself.
You can see that my experience is quickly turning into experience points.
A bastard will wisely realize his strength and move towards the right goal.
Please, I hope you grow well.
Faaah!~
After quickly descending the mountain, I summoned a motorcycle.
To outflank the Uk army.
To cause more damage.
Puhwaaang!!!~
With high power, we stayed up all day and moved to the center of the empire.
*
Phew~
I stopped the motorcycle.
This place Estella told me about.
They overtook the Uk main force and arrived at Netrion City in one day.
For reference, this place was called the second capital. But now the walls have collapsed, and the Uk tribe has taken over the city.
‘This is the city where the most massacres took place!’
When I got off the motorcycle, my disciple gave me information through telepathy. The number of dead in this city easily exceeds 10,000.
Of course, an invasion is different from a normal war. In a normal war, residents are taken hostage or the area is completely occupied and integrated into the territory to rule, but with an invasion force, there is no such thing.
It does not discriminate against civilians.
They capture female children and kill any soldiers or adult men who resist.
Get caught.
Either die.
It’s definitely one of the two.
That is why human corpses piled up like mountains and were left unattended in the city.
Seeing it in person makes me feel bad.
I asked my disciple.
‘Do you know how many people, including civilians, have died or been taken away since the invasion?’
‘I guess… It’s probably over 500,000.’
‘It’s a massacre.’
This is the reality of the invasion.
If you don’t have the strength to resist, you will be dragged away or die like an insect.
This must be why Estella was so angry.
He must have seen this kind of massacre many times on the front lines. Perhaps he answered that he wanted to make a deal with the devil when fighting Kaidor.
Now it’s time to give it back.
I stored my motorcycle and walked into the city alone.
My plan is simple.
Eradicate all Ukhs who occupied the city.
I will slaughter them from now on. Even if the main unit can’t do anything, it will be able to do something about the size of about 5,000.
There are corpses everywhere around here. You will be paid for the murder you committed.
So we arrived in front of the castle gate.
“Hmm? Is that a human?”
“It looks like you came here without knowing anything.”
“Hurry and catch them.”
A few Uks check on me and walk out through the broken castle gate.
That moment.
Tiring~
◎︎ Death Aura is activated.
A large amount of black energy was spread.
“What is it.”
“Unpleasant energy!… .”
While the Uk people were panicking, the death aura spread out and soon covered the city.
Create black magic by mixing mana and morale.
I flowed my magic within the aura range.
◎︎ Wakes up the dead within range.
ᛗᚨᛝᚺᚩᚾᚢᛝᛃᛁᚾ.
Lost soul Yuryangjin.
Here, even the corpses on the tombstones were raised as undead through magic.
Sigh.
Sreuk~
“Kuwo… .”
Kakak.
At the same time, it is very open.
Woe!!-
“Cough!!”
“Hmph!? Could this be the feeling?… … .”
The three Uk people who came to meet us turned pale. No, they knelt down.
Click.
A skeleton that came up near the castle gate.
“Goooo… .”
A zombie rising from a mountain of corpses.
Ten.
A hundred horses.
Countless undead rose up, and some of them approached the kneeling Uk.
“Ah… … .”
“This can’t be… .”
Kwasik!!
Pak!!
The Uk tribe was instantly buried by a horde of undead.
Biting sound.
The sound of hitting down.
The sound of tearing flesh.
“Ugh!! Haaah!!!!”
“Aaaah!!!!”
A loud scream that marks the climax.
And soon after, the screaming stopped. This is because even the lips were torn off.
Click.
Then you will be reborn.
A large Uk skeleton.
“Ugh, what is that.”
“Undead? Warlock?”
“Mo, everyone gather together!! He is a warrior who uses formal skills. The undead army is coming!!!”
The Uk people watching in the city were panicked and began to gather with weapons in hand.
So, the attack spread throughout the city.
“Ugh… My body!!”
“Hold on!! Deliver the news to the main team!!”
It’s a bit difficult to suppress it by force alone, but it doesn’t really matter. That’s why an undead army was raised. I just give orders and that’s it.
Meanwhile, thousands of undead were created.
They are waiting for orders.
[Wipe them all away.]
“Kya!!”
Click! Snap!!
“Ma, block it!!“
“The enemies are merely weak undead. Kill it!!”
“But because of the pressure, my body… .”
The war has begun.
Of course, it will be difficult to win even if you beat the enemy and strengthened the undead with death aura. The difference in basic specifications can never be ignored.
These are dead people created from ordinary humans.
There are just a lot of numbers.
It’s hard to beat the Uk.
Even if they are weakened, four or five of them will have to rush in to catch even one warrior.
But it’s okay.
What remains are corpses.
He simply fused all of his remaining mana with his magic and spread it out as magical power.
Click… .
“Grr… .”
There are still many corpses.
Even now, the undead are waking up in real time.
As long as I have enough mana, I can keep doing it infinitely. No, in the first place, whenever there is a corpse of a Uk, this side has an advantage.
And my highest stat is mana.
If you use all your mana, you can raise thousands of low-level undead. Why are lichs a one-man army? I will impress on them how terrifying the Lich King, the king of lichs, is.
“Attack!! These guys are no big deal!!”
“Hold on!! You can win just by catching the undead. Everyone, don’t back down!!”
The enemies resisted desperately.
No, I pushed the undead.
The number of enemies is about five thousand, and the undead number is less than that.
There is no way we can win.
But it is not disadvantageous.
Now, I am the Bone Reaper.
He is a demigod warlock.
He slowly generated and gathered magical power.
The time has come.
I prepared the magic.
A widely known, powerful yet difficult black magic that uses corpses as sacrifices. The scope is Uk corpses and zombies within the Death Aura.
“ᛦᚾᛅᛁᛋ ᛋᛁᛍᛅ᛬ፆᚳᚺᚢᚴᛒᛅᛚ.”
Serial corpse explosion.
… Kuwagwagwagwang!!!!!!!!!!
Kwaang!!!
Dismissal!!
Wow!!!
“Keuheo!!?… .”
“Kaaagh!!!!”
Bodies exploded one after another.
Flesh and bone shattered and pierced all the surrounding Wuks.
At first glance, hundreds of people were swept away.
And once again.
“ᛦᚾᛅᛁᛋ ᛋᛁᛍᛅ᛬ፆᚳᚺᚢᚴᛒᛅᛚ.”
Serial corpse explosion.
Kwagwagwagwa!!
Kwaang!!!
Push!!
“Kaaaa!!”
“ too, run away!!! Everyone scattered!!!”
The enemies were confused.
There have already been more than 1,000 casualties.
Because we fired so much, more than half of our mana has already disappeared, but it’s enough to deal with them. He raised the just fallen Uk back into the undead and made them chase the enemies.
Abi Gyu-hwan.
I was crushed by the pressure.
A former colleague runs towards me as an undead.
If you don’t completely destroy it because it’s an undead, it will keep running at you and draining your stamina.
When a zombie is defeated or a nearby comrade is defeated, a corpse explosion sweeps away all nearby allies and revives them as more undead.
“How long on earth!… .”
“Why is there no end even if I kill these guys!!”
The Uk tribe failed to resist properly.
The more you fight, the more disadvantageous the situation becomes.
It was literally a one-man army.
There was no need for me to step forward myself. They felt a lot of pressure just by raising the corpses and spreading the fire from afar.
As I poured out mana, the enemy’s morale also reached its worst.
Some guys started escaping out of the city.
At this point it’s already over.
All that remains is massacre.
So Kaido.
If you wake up and hear this news, what kind of expression will you make?
Will we regret the invasion?
Should I crumple my face and get angry?
Anyway, what do you think?
It will make you pay.
Who I am now.
This is Dirus, the White Bone Reaper.
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