episode_0080
by fnovelpiadark lair.
The one and only magic light.
A magic circle of blood drawn on the ground inside.
Even the corpse of an animal placed in an auxiliary magic circle that extends from the wall to the ceiling.
It is low-level black magic.
The less educated they are, the more likely they are to use magic related to life.
The same goes for this guy in front of me.
He is merely a warlock with only a high level of skill.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Now it’s your turn.”
“… Hmm… … .”
The warlock stared at me, unable to hide his embarrassment.
You might be wondering what this guy is doing.
What if I just killed the demon beast?
You found a warlock hiding in the dark forest and brought him to your base?
It might be hard to believe.
Even though there is only one, finding a warlock in a dark forest can be quite a headache.
Usually, warlocks do not fight head on.
Hiding somewhere.
By using traps.
Using the undead.
Using a dark forest like today.
Weaken the enemy as much as possible with curses or rituals.
No matter what they do, they fight viciously in a safe place.
In other words, he is the master of hiding.
It was said that Jjoldagu, the warlock who had made a contract with Erica in the past, was also setting up traps and changing hiding places here and there.
So, what are these guys here like?
The warlock opened his mouth to me belatedly.
“… okay. He’s a warlock living in seclusion on this mountain. I’m sorry for causing you concern. Won’t you join us too? We are a group that follows the great Necropolis. If it’s about you, he’ll like it too.”
“Necropolis?… .”
this.
It’s unexpected.
There is no way the great Necropolis would care about you.
A bunch of stupid Necropolis followers.
“… What should I do? Why don’t we join together? You too can reach Necropolis.”
That’s not even funny.
You need to correct that guy.
“I will tell you as a person who was once the messenger of Necropolis. There are a lot of small children like you. Necropolis won’t even be interested in you.”
“Bullshit!!!! How dare you guys ignore Necropolis!!!”
The warlock was furious.
Of course, I’m not telling you to believe it. Because he is a man tightly wrapped in vain delusions.
“If I say it, my mouth will only hurt.”
“You guy, you don’t know how precious your life is.”
“I don’t know. I’ve already died a few times.”
“What? Talking nonsense from earlier… What on earth do you want to say?”
Okay.
Other warlocks in the lair gathered together, memorizing rune combinations in advance.
It must be a strategy to occupy time through conversation.
So I accepted it a little bit.
“I have nothing more to say. But it’s admirable that you prepare so hard, so tell me what you want to hear now.”
“… Did you notice?”
“Hurry up and clean your mouth.”
“Hehe… If so, I’ll let you know. There’s probably a massacre happening outside right now. There are more than 20 warlocks on our side. When they bring in the sacrifice, they will summon the Arch Lich.”
20 people… .
There are definitely a lot.
but.
“Let me correct one thing. The term massacre is incorrect. I don’t think the instructors will lose.”
“What?… .”
The warlock in front of me is at the peak of 6-star level.
His subordinates must be lower than him.
If you know in advance and deal with it, there will be no reason to be pushed back no matter how dark the forest.
… maybe.
*
Before the black man met the warlock.
Peeet!! phut! phut! Pow!~
Something rose into the sky and a signal went off announcing the end of training.
“What is it? Not even a day has passed yet?”
“Wasn’t training until tomorrow afternoon?”
“Has something happened?”
The evening is slowly getting dark.
It was a long time before training ended.
Is that why?
“You clearly shot wrong.”
“When I get back, I will question you.”
The cadets walked slowly.
After gathering at the base, the cadets had a variety of dissatisfied conversations among themselves.
“These guys. Stop talking nonsense and stand up. Now that everyone is gathered at the base, we set off for the rest area.”
After completing the personnel check, the instructor led the cadets.
Chic-
The magic instructor illuminated the future with light magic.
The swordsman instructor took the lead and removed the branches.
Dark forest road.
Slow pace.
The return speed is much slower than when I first came.
So this became a big problem.
About 40 minutes had passed.
Write~
A chilling wind blew.
Hehehe.
Rattling.
A few strange sounds were mixed with the chilling wind that passed through my body.
“What does this mean?”
“Huh? Who is standing there?”
“Are you lost? Let’s bring him back together.”
A lone cadet walked closer to greet the approaching man.
and.
Woe!!-
A skeleton emerging from the darkness.
He reached out for the child’s neck.
“Ugh!! Do it, skeleton!!!!”
“Go away!!!”
Kwakwang!!!
Fortunately, the instructor who was following him used explosive magic to blow up the skull in time.
“Crazy!! Isn’t that a skull?”
“Why on earth is something like that here?”
Since we were all returning together, other instructors were also gathered here.
As many as six instructors.
This level of risk could be easily dealt with.
but… .
Rattling~
Thuduk, kkiririk-
Clatter, rattle!
There was not just one skeleton.
It wasn’t just the skeleton.
“Grr… .”
“Bake… … .”
“Crrr!!”
A large group of undead, including skeletons, zombies, and demonic beasts, appeared from the east.
“Where on earth do these things come from? .”
“Aaaah!!! There’s a skeleton walking around!!”
“Don’t shout and step back!!”
Undead appearing in the darkness.
Most of the cadets were very frightened by the eerie scene, and the instructor stepped forward and confronted them in an attempt to calm them down.
At the same time, a voice was heard in the darkness.
“Hehehe… Today he will come. You shall be the sacrifice.”
“… Warlock!!”
An instructor’s face distorted.
It is very difficult to deal with a warlock who runs an undead army in a dark forest.
Moreover, although it is slightly heavy, the body is heavy.
A wide area debuff has been established here.
Because it was dark, it was impossible to determine the size of the enemy, and it was obvious that only the cadets would get hurt if they fought against him.
Therefore, the instructor made a quick decision.
“Everyone run south!! The training director will be present at the training return point. We’re almost there, so run at full speed!!!”
“Yes? Yes!!!”
“Instructors Adria, Mulan, and Gerald, please lead the cadets!!”
“Leave this to me!!”
Fortunately, the situation is not hopeless.
Because everyone came together and returned to the shelter, major damage was prevented.
If the incident had occurred in a situation where the cadets were moving separately like a reconnaissance team without stopping training, the damage would have been ridiculously large.
‘It must have been terrible… Is this the training director’s insight?’
So it can be prevented.
Since we have already traveled a lot, the rest area is not far.
Cadets can evacuate safely.
‘It’s difficult… .’
On the other hand, the warlock frowned.
The training ended as soon as the action began, and they gathered together and returned together.
Reacting too quickly.
Or maybe, I even knew about it in advance?
That’s not all.
Because the Manghon Yuryangjin was destroyed by someone, the number of undead is much lower.
Originally, with the power of the Dead Soul Yuryangjin, they should have been able to stand up and be able to control more than 500 undead by themselves.
But now it’s only 100.
It’s hard to win like this.
The instructors are skilled with an average of 5 stars or higher.
Even with just 1-2 of them, you can easily wipe out a hundred low-level undead.
‘You have to be careful.’
Still, the warlock did not become impatient.
They don’t know the numbers on this side.
The dark forest is on this side.
This side can generate greater power.
You can’t move there hastily.
It must be a pretty scary situation.
I can’t win, but… .
In fact, you don’t have to win. The longer you wait, the more children the warlock in the northeast can kidnap.
In other words, the west side is meant to attract attention.
The real one is the northeast, where the ritual begins.
Anyway, if you just summon the Arch Lich, everything can be solved.
so.
“Faithful minions, punish them!!”
Clatter!!
“Keee!!!”
The undead army advanced.
A cadet running away.
A group of undead chasing after them.
“I am an instructor at Evelyn Training Center. Do you want to let it go easily!!!”
Three instructors stand between them.
Grumbling!!
They used magic to create a fire barrier to block movement and swept forward with wind magic.
“If you want to hide, step on me!!”
It’s strong resistance, but it’s okay.
Three instructors were removed to protect the cadets.
If so, this is more convenient.
It’s not about winning, it’s about wasting time.
“Dead people!! Chase those who are scattered and running away!! There is no need to collide head on!!”
There was no need to deal with it.
He controlled the undead with dark magic and made them chase the fleeing cadets.
“Those guys are cowardly!!.”
“The voice is so loud I can’t tell where it is. We have no choice but to follow after them.”
“Damn it!! Let’s go.”
It’s hard work, but it’s already in the palm of your hand.
Just take your time and tire them out by slowly cornering them, and you’ll succeed –
“That’s it!!”
Qarring!!!!
“Kaaa!!!”
A sudden exhilarating sensation paralyzed my entire body.
Someone had ambushed him.
who?
How on earth?
“It’s a good idea to spread out the detection method. Because I was able to catch someone like you.
“No… Son… … .”
Deep!!
A blue-haired female instructor.
He cast a sharp icicle spell on his staff and stabbed it in the back.
I don’t understand.
How on earth did they know to attack him?
No, if you think about it, it was strange from the beginning.
Yu Ryang-jin, a ruined soul, someone greatly ruined it.
Instructors and cadets who had been evacuated in advance.
The instructor came to support me as if I had been waiting for him.
In other words, the plan was exposed.
‘Are you saying that the reason they’ve been training all this time was to pull us out?!’
Relentless.
How could they carry out an operation like this using a cadet as bait? .
“This can’t be… Haven’t seen him yet… … .”
dump.
The warlock fell in vain.
The female instructor looked down at the warlock for a moment and then looked at the instructors fighting with the undead.
“Challenge instructor!! How did this happen?”
“There is no time to explain. There are a lot less undead than it looks, so I’ll leave the remnants to you. Once everything is cleared, come north. Cadets must be evacuated as safely as possible.”
“What… .“
Chalosi headed north again.
And not long after.
Wow!!~
“Keyeeing!!!”
“Everyone, hurry up and take out the undead and go protect the cadets!”
Instructor Richard appeared.
At the same time, several instructors appeared, dealing with the undead.
A group of instructors came up from the shelter.
“I will stay here and help.”
“The cadets in the north are in danger. Chalosi knows the road well, so I will follow him first.”
They were all instructors who had gathered at the shelter after receiving a warning from the Negro.
“The lives of the cadets depend on it, so please cheer up everyone.”
“Let’s move quickly. The undead are still alive and moving!!”
“Huh… If this happens, we won’t be able to sit idly by. Let’s go!!”
Peeet!!-
At that moment, a ray of light shot into the sky from afar.
Light magic was shot upward from the rest area to prevent people from getting lost. Even if they are scattered, you can find your way with that.
The beginning of a counterattack.
Even though they are embarrassed, they are instructors.
This means that he is a talented person who has every detail.
This includes 30% of corrupt instructors. No matter how corrupt they are, they are proud of their skills.
There are few people who would run away from being scared by something like a skeleton.
If we join forces.
There was no reason to lose.
*
“You are confident. How can the instructors be sure they won’t lose?”
“That’s right… Because you guys have become weak?”
There are currently a total of seven warlocks in the lair.
The number of people is smaller than expected.
Like he said, the rest are probably fighting the instructor right now.
Did you say there were 20 people?
There are about 70 to 80 instructors.
The undead hordes and the dark forest will be a hindrance, but the instructor’s odds of winning are much higher.
Even if damage occurs, it will not occur.
“I am the one asking. Do you think you will win?”
“… It sounds obvious, but you’re misunderstanding one thing. Our primary purpose is to seek sacrifice.”
“Offering?”
Is it to summon the Arch Lich?
Then again, I don’t know.
Places far from shelters can be isolated and exposed to danger. If the warlocks in such a place avoid an all-out war and gather firepower to kidnap the cadets… .
Suddenly, my student’s face comes to mind.
It was definitely a northern base.
The rest area is in the southwest and this is in the northeast… .
It might be dangerous.
… I shook off the distracting thoughts.
Let’s organize this first and think about it.
If I kill him anyway, everything will end.
“Hehe. Do you understand the situation now? So let me suggest it again. The messenger of Necropolis, Polshark, will soon descend here!!”
“… Polshark?”
It’s a name I’ve heard before.
This is a guy who descended on Edeline in his previous life and took over the city, but was subjugated by a group of warriors.
I also helped out as a mercenary.
But, was he the messenger of Necropolis? .
“I see. He’s no big deal.”
“Ha!! The bravado. When He comes, no one here will return alive!!”
“I’ll say it again, if you die here, isn’t it the end?”
“… Sigh. Crazy guy. Are you like all of us?”
Sze-
All the warlocks surrounded the surrounding area.
I memorized the spell in advance, so when he gives the signal, he will immediately attack me.
“It’s over now. Stop killing me-”
In times like this, going first is important.
The circle I was drawing earlier.
I swung my hand blade towards the end of my circle, which can cut anything.
Slash away.
Sigh!!
“Big!!?”
The guy who memorized the curse spell.
The head of a 4-star peak warlock was blown off.
There are now six left.
“Lord, kill me!!!”
At the same time, the warlocks chanted spells.
“ᛃᚢᚲᚺᛖᚢᛗᛁᛃᚢᚾ!!”
“ᛗᚨᛝᛃᚨᛋᛁᛃᚨᚴᛗ.”
… … … .
… … … .
My shadow rises and entangles my body.
The Reaper’s scythe is summoned and swung from behind.
A phantom-splitting sphere ray shoots out.
‘That’s sloppy.’
The people here are at least 4-star to 6-star skilled.
If anyone sees it, they will say you are crazy.
How are you going to stop me when I’m still at 5-star level?
But how could I be an ordinary 5-star?
The depth of enlightenment is different.
The level of understanding of technology is different.
I use a dual mana circuit.
Although the growth is slow, the actual mana amount is around the middle of 6-star, and with my skills, I can easily produce 7-star power.
So, it’s just these guys.
Sreuk.
Aura surrounds the body.
Implementation of types available from 5 stars.
If you put it on a sword, it becomes a sword, and if you put it on your body, it becomes a self-defense weapon. The strength surged in a spiral from the toes to the top.
Crackling!!
The moment the shadow’s grip on my body broke, I stretched out one foot and bowed slightly.
Swish!!~
The reaper’s scythe lightly grazed his head.
In order to regain my twisted balance, I turn my body around like a drill and land on the opposite side.
After that, I opened one hand.
“Imaginary sword.”
ᚺᛖᛋᛏᚨᚾᛞ ᚷᛖᛗ
Wow!!-
I spread my left hand as I moved forward, slashing at the beam that had reached my nose.
“Imaginary sword.”
ᚺᛖᛋᛏᚨᚾᛞ ᚷᛖᛗ
Heavily and with the wisdom of a heavy sword.
But quickly and with the wind.
Overlapping throw.
Phew!!-
Pak!! Wow!!
Two zigzag turns.
Phew!!
“Kaa!!”
It pierced the heart of the warlock who was linking magic.
at the same time.
Paang!!-
I changed direction again and aimed at my colleague next to me.
Push!!-
“big!!?… .”
The warlock was also pierced in the neck by an unexpected sword blow and fell.
And the fourth bend.
Paang!!!
“This is crazy, ᚷᚨᛝᛃᛟᛚ᛫ᛒᚨᚾᚷ!!”
steel barrier.
Wow profit!~
But it’s no use.
Fuwaaaang!!
The sword grazed him, took another twist, and pierced the other warlock’s head.
“… … !!!”
Death.
While everyone’s attention was focused, I approached right in front of the guy who had cast the defensive spell.
“Goodbye.”
Wow!!
“Aaagh!!!!”
In this gap, the overlap throw breaks the 6th and final point and sets a new target –
“Stop!!”
Kwaaaang!!!
Unfortunately, it was blocked by explosion magic.
A guy who wasted time talking.
It wasn’t easy for him, probably because he was at 6-star level.
Judging by the way he defends using attack magic, he seems to have quite a bit of experience and skill.
“… Monster, monster… … .”
Still, I defeated 5 people at once.
Except for the 6-star warlock, the remaining colleague looked at me with a pale face.
Both eyes are about to pop out.
“I will go again.”
“Wait a moment!! I have a suggestion for you. Ah, the Arch Lich wants you. If you join hands with us, you will never-”
“You seem quite anxious. I refuse.”
“He is the messenger of Necropolis. If you dare to lose, you are nothing!!”
“What about me?”
You earn a beating with your tongue.
It’s time to see the end.
Tadat!!
I put on my sword and jumped.
“… This guy! Did you think I suggested it because I was scared? If you think you will be defeated easily, you are mistaken!!! ᛒᛟᛖ᛫ᛒᚨᚾᚷᛋ!!”
Bone Shield.
Wow!!
A layered bone shield appeared and blocked the sword strike.
The power is insufficient at the current level.
In that case, one point in one place –
Tiring!!
◎︎ Ronica summons you.
◎︎ Would you like to respond to the contractor?
“… ?”
A system message suddenly appeared.
The moment I saw the window that dyed my retina blue, my mind heated up.
This is a little… .
No, I was very embarrassed.
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