Chapter.6 In the name of glory (14)
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Tap, tap, tap.
It rattled. It rattled.
“The chaos is chaos.”
“Hmm… From what I know, His Majesty’s village wasn’t this big…”
“Guh-uh. There are many dead people. “There are many people who are on the verge of death.”
“That’s right. “The place we just passed by is not a castle town, but rather a shanty town made up of refugees.”
When he saw the professor at the gate of Tobrunn, he took out a holy relic and commandeered a horse and carriage to deal with the rampaging guards, calling him a fugitive. The professor left the gate, leaving the stunned guards behind.
The atmosphere completely changes as soon as you step out of the city.
Inside the gate, it felt the same as usual, except for a bit of a mess due to the water, but outside the gate it was completely different.
‘As a city with a lot of money, the number of security forces is high and the quality is high. They completely banned refugees from entering.’
The professor could vaguely guess the reason. Because Mute, who speaks like a human and thinks like a human, blew up the entire magic tower. Also, such measures may have been taken because of the thought that a speaking mute could invade at any time and any place.
Fast and accurate action. From a military perspective, this is the right response.
Thanks to this, the external chaos was prevented from spreading to the interior of Tobrun, but the problem was that even those who wanted to go to the capital via Tobrun ended up staying here.
As a result, a dense shantytown was formed near Tobrun, as you can see now.
“Is it possible for so many people to gather in such a short period of time?”
“That’s almost all the people who survived in the three cities and the surrounding villages. “It’s incredibly small.”
The war against Mute was different from the normal wars people had experienced so far.
Their goal was not domination, but their military goals also included killing and collecting civilians. Because they need materials to produce more troops.
So, rather than occupying the city, Mute wipes it out and actively hunts for refugees who have run away from the city. As a result, the refugees pouring out of Roderick’s 10% of territory are barely enough to fill one city’s shantytown.
“It’s terrible….”
“It’s war, right? It’s not like I’m talking about someone else. “It won’t be long before I go to meet the people who drove people like that.”
After leaving the territory of Tobrun, the professor sat in the coach seat with Borka and looked ahead. There were quite a few traces of horses passing nearby, so far it was inside the area being scouted by Tobrun’s troops, but soon it would move into an area completely controlled by the enemy.
“By the way, did you say professor? I heard that our goal is to secretly attack the Mute Queen. “Is it okay to drag a horse and a carriage along the road like this?”
“It’s okay now. In fact, as Otman said, it would be better to walk to a place that is not on the road, but if you do that, magicians with weak stamina will all be spread out in less than a day.”
Do you think someone does this because they want to? Ottoman Wizard I wouldn’t know if I could ride a horse like you.
Except for Ott, none of the others knew how to ride a horse, so they deliberately gave the guards a few hits and then took away their horses and carriages, citing the name of the religious order.
No matter how much I thought about it, it was impossible to take them all to the permafrost land where the queen was. I don’t have the stamina to survive in an extreme environment, and being ranked 23rd won’t be of much help if I get there.
The professor was actually skeptical about even going that far.
‘The church guys gave me a mission and sent me there, but it’s not something I have to complete, right? In the end, what I and my fellow comrades need is the recognition of the church.’
Even if we don’t have to take the queen’s life, our goal will be achieved if we bring results that the church can’t help but acknowledge. Of course, it would be nice to be able to kill him, but realistically it would be difficult.
‘I just happened to get a job as a warrior. If I achieve a feat that will make people chant my name, the church won’t be able to treat me carelessly. ‘We can’t check what’s going on in the enemy camp yet, so let’s check as we go and make a plan.’
One day, while the professor was chewing a fish bag and trying to shake off the sleep that was coming on him, Borka silently came up next to him and whispered into the professor’s ear.
“Captain, I think we need to stop.”
“Hmm? “Did you find something?”
“The smell of blood. A mix of fairly fresh and old. “There is something.”
Borka’s words sobered the professor, as if cold water had been poured on him.
Whoa!
Information derived from [Overcome mental breakdown], which is felt as soon as you shake off drowsiness. It’s good that the pain is gone, but in this case, it seemed like a bit of a demerit. Should I say that the ear-piercing alarm has changed to a silent vibration?
‘More deeply, the marks of horse hoofs were made randomly and without direction. It’s a horse battle. A scouting party from Tobrunn encountered someone hostile nearby. Now that I think about it, at some point the sounds of birds and insects stopped. And the smell of blood…’
Just as the professor was about to warn the group behind him, he suddenly felt the air becoming dry. When I looked inside the carriage, I saw an Ottoman wizard waking up his disciples and quietly collecting water in his hands.
“There is rotten water nearby. I’m not bragging, but I’ve lived for a long time and seen a lot of different things. Since there is no water vein nearby, the stagnant water is not rotten, but is most likely water that flowed from the corpse of an animal or person. There will be no problem if you prepare in advance.”
“…I feel reassured, Otman.”
I think something like that is possible at level 5. Notum was snorting breathlessly, so he must have sensed something even if he didn’t say it, and the warlock…
“….”
“I won’t give it to you.”
“I haven’t said it myself, but I am strong enough. Shouldn’t I have the strength to protect myself? “If you just give it to me…”
“If you give it to me, it will run away.”
“Hmm…”
I was staring intently at the necklace with a small socket hanging around my neck next to the relic. It was the warlock’s soul jar that Senadis gave me before leaving the church.
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“Now, if you have this, it will be easier to deal with the author.”
“Why…isn’t it safer to keep this in the church?”
“I don’t know, but it seems like a warlock can’t use magic unless this soul jar is nearby. “If you want to use that warlock as a force, you’d better take good care of this item.”
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This is the warlock’s soul jar that I received.
The inside of the socket was sealed with magic so it couldn’t be checked, but there was a name clumsily engraved on the outside: ‘Nell’.
“Hmm… a warlock?”
“…..”
“Young Master?”
“…..”
Jangle jangle-
“Nel-”
Pabbat!
The warlock, who had turned his back and pretended not to be interested, turned around and stretched out his hand as soon as the professor took out his soul jar. Of course, the old wizard’s movements couldn’t have been faster than the professor’s, so it was in vain.
“Don’t look into other people’s things carelessly!”
“You could have told me my name right away. “Nell?”
“That’s not my name! My name is Aldrich! “Nell was the original owner of that item!”
“oh. “That’s the story.”
Well, even a warlock doesn’t have a story. That’s none of my business.
The professor hung the soul jar around his neck again and tapped it as if showing it to Aldrich.
“I also knew everything in my own way. Of course, it’s not as good as when you have it yourself, but you say it’s possible just by being nearby? “Casting magic.”
“…..”
“Just help me until this mission is finished. Obviously, even if the church changes its words, I will return it.”
“…..Damn church bastards.”
With those words, darkness began to fall around the warlock Aldrich. It means that he is preparing for battle in his own way.
After confirming that all members of the death squad were ready for battle, the professor slowly drove the carriage forward.
Many angles. Many angles. Many angles. Many angles.
The forest becomes more and more dense as you go along the road. Through the shadows, the scent of blood envelops my son-in-law, so strong that even a professor can smell it.
[Welcome to D’Angle Terre!]
The blood-stained sign was hanging precariously on a tree branch and shaking, making a creaking sound.
“Tree nest. there is. “In front of me.”
“okay. I can see it too. Looking at the wooden fence, I guess there is a village ahead. “It looks like there’s a guide in front of us.” In front of the wooden fence in the distance
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a man dressed as a security guard was staggering towards the group.
“…Captain, does that look like a guide?”
“Is there anything special about being a village guide? “If you tell me what kind of town it is, what’s worth seeing, and where to rest, that’s a guide.”
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
…… Although he was dressed as a security guard, he was unarmed, his eyes were unfocused, and most of all, his empty abdomen had no internal organs.
“You can see it just by looking at it. The town has been taken over by a warlock, and all you will see from now on are corpses like that man and dark magic creatures, and there is no place to rest. “A zombie would be a great guide.”
Quad deuk!
“Hydraulic sphere.”
At that moment, with the sound of a spell being chanted from behind, a chunk of water the size of a human head flew out, and the head of the zombie approaching in front of the group was instantly snapped and flew off with the force of its force, crashing into a tree trunk.
When I looked behind me, I saw Otman with his hands outstretched and water wizards gagging.
“Umm. I’m sorry if I need to save you. For my disciples, this is their first time leaving Tobrun and the Mage Tower. I have a weak stomach and it looks like it’s hard to bear it…”
“No, you did well. Zombies have poor eyesight, so if we deal with them from this distance, they might not have detected us from over there yet. “If you vomit, you may lose stamina.”
‘By the way, you flew it quite cleanly.’ Ottman said that he had come to the realization of flow change, repulsion and purification flow. I heard that usually when increasing the attack performance of a hydraulic sphere, you mix it with ‘medium pressure’ and press the object it touches, but this….’
“Repulsion? Did you push it away and blow it away?”
“Hmm? Oh, now that I think about it, you said you’re a water wizard too! That’s right. “When an object enters the hydraulic sphere, there is a rapid reaction and only the part inside is pushed away with strong force.”
“Oh my. “It’s possible to arrange it that way.”
“Actually, if there had been pressure, there would have been no need to put together such a complicated spell… No matter how much time passes, I can’t feel anything like pressure in the water.”
Otman suddenly brightens at the ensuing wizard-talk. Looking at them like that, Borka approached and opened his mouth with a look on his face as if these people were sane.
“Uh… Captain? Is now the time to make such a fuss? “If it’s an enemy minion, it might have noticed us.”
“Okay, okay. I don’t know what it was because I killed it before it came into view, but I guess I still felt that the zombie was dead. I’ll send a few more here to check on the target. It’s not a bad thing for us. The most dangerous wizard is the one who locks himself in his lab. The opponent is a warlock who consumes an entire village. “I would be grateful if they came out on the other side.”
“Uuuu-”
“Uuuuu-”
As if to prove that, dozens of zombies wandering near the wooden fence, as well as reinforced undead like ghouls, rushed along the road, and a few ghost-type monsters like banshees were also seen in the sky.
Cooung cooung –
Looking at the earth-shaking sound, it looks like there are undead using the corpse of a large monster.
“…How many of those do you see in your eyes?”
“Uh um. He’s a very careful guy. Or he is so strong that there is no need to move such a large number.”
The professor got off the carriage and vigorously waved his arms to warm up his body.
“Hey Borka.”
“hmm? what?”
“Don’t transform, just treat him appropriately.”
“That…. what else…..”
“What. It’s just an enemy that looks good. You did a quick check, but you couldn’t confirm how much the rest of the party can fight?”
There is no need to verify the 5th rank Otman, but it is questionable whether the remaining water wizards, including the warlock, know how to fight properly.
“Let’s do a test. “How useful it will be.”
Understanding the capabilities of your allies is as important as understanding the capabilities of the enemy. The professor grinned as he watched the undead group gradually start to run towards him.
“So, let’s just pretend to deal with it and pass it to the back.”
“Hmm, I thought he was a monster, but he has already lost his human heart…”
“What are you talking about? Where else can you find a good-hearted and humanistic person like me?”
With Borka’s deep groan, the undead jumped at them without any time to think.
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