Damn Necromancer (39)
Festival(1)
Meat is cooked in a huge flame. Dwarves, elves, and even orcs. Regardless of the race, the gathered people put food in their mouths.
―Chwiik! Pork is delicious!
“Ugh! Did you say canned beer? “This is absolutely amazing stuff!”
Even though nearly 8,000 people ate and chatted to their heart’s content, there was no shortage of food.
Minwoo Kim was also chewing meat near the bonfire.
‘It’s okay.’
Perhaps because I brought plenty of seasonings such as salt and pepper, the seasoning was quite sufficient.
I saw a group of elves.
Although they eat meat, they were born as a race that preferred fruits and vegetables rather than meat. Maybe that’s why everyone was seen holding bananas or corn in their hands.
Fortunately, it seemed like they were enjoying it.
at that time… … .
I made eye contact with Elise, who was chewing corn. She got up and came towards me.
“This is delicious. “I would like to try growing it once the weather warms up.”
“Then let’s read this.”
I handed her a book with instructions on how to grow the seeds.
The gate is a fragment of another world.
Of course, the language and script were all different, but we still communicated.
The same was true for the words written in the book. Except for a few special cases, most letters and languages are interpreted and translated.
The book was even annotated in easy-to-understand language. Elise opened her book and nodded her head.
“How amazing. “There are many seeds I haven’t seen before.”
“Because I come from another world.”
“Is that world peaceful?”
“To what extent?”
“… … “I’m kind of jealous of that.”
“It will be like that here too.”
I’ll clear it here.
At those words, Elise’s face darkened slightly.
“We might be able to defeat the apostle. But the witch and Bingryong… … “They are of a different class.”
“I know.”
“Can we defeat such beings?”
“In the world I lived in, there was a saying like this. “Nothing is impossible.”
Literally.
There is always a way to clear the gate. And the road did not necessarily exist in only one direction.
―Cold dragon, wants cold land. Wicked witch wants fresh corpse. Bingryong freezes. The witch gets a corpse.
I remembered what Bektar had told me in the past.
The witch wants a corpse.
Bingryong wants cold land.
How can you not laugh when you share the profits?
We wouldn’t have been able to survive without killing each other.
‘So far, it’s been a win-win for both.’
But now?
In a situation where the ground is frozen and all living things are dying, can a witch be happy?
If the cold continues like this, life will completely disappear?
‘Profits are biased to one side.’
Bingryong is still a loser.
But being a witch is slowly becoming less fun.
Because the body itself will shrink.
‘I guess that’s why I started disposing of it.’
Since there is no more room for corpses to come out, I wanted to take one last bite.
Desire is the starting point of all division.
And now the situation is.
‘The opportunity to touch a witch’s desire has been laid.’
Witch and Bingryong.
If the two join forces, it becomes very difficult just by looking at it.
But if I could only deal with one… … .
‘It’s much more worth trying.’
The first thing to do is to catch the apostle.
* * *
“W-what is it?”
Belitas blinked.
It was because I was so embarrassed.
I was confident of victory when I heard that a festival would be held.
The fortress’s defenses were thoroughly strengthened.
3 days.
I guess we’re running out of food now.
4 days.
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Today will really come.
5 days.
The festival is still going on?
6th.
The number of orcs gathered has already exceeded 15,000? If I go out now, I guess I’ll get ripped off, right?
7 days.
‘How long will the festival last?’
They are crazy people.
There was news that there were more than 20,000 orcs.
Moreover, it is not like they are distributing food indiscriminately.
The orc, who was good at eating, ate food until his stomach exploded.
Nevertheless, the festival continues to be maintained!
As each day passed, the orc horde was increasing like crazy.
‘I can’t even go out anymore.’
Belitas broke into a cold sweat.
Even though the Orcs were of a much lower level than the fortress’s troops, there was no shortage of supplies.
If we didn’t use the fortress, we were sure to lose.
‘Even if the festival lasts for just two more days… … ‘I can’t stop this.’
Now, the amount is growing by five to six thousand a day. If the Orcs exceeded 30,000, even if they had a fortress, it was doomed.
Damn it!
There were many problems when asking other apostles for help. It’s a rivalry, with each trying hard to win the witch’s favor.
Even if I bowed my head, there was no way I would get proper help.
‘Can not help it.’
You must ask the witch in the center for help. That was much better than the fortress collapsing.
I lifted the crystal ball in my arms.
When black magic was injected, light erupted.
“Above, great witch. “My lowly servant Belitas has contacted me because I have something to report to you.”
-What is it?
His body trembled at the playful question in his voice.
Witches have diverse personalities.
In other words, it’s damn true.
It was not uncommon for him to suddenly rip out his subordinate’s neck while talking and laughing.
Thinking about that, it was something I really didn’t want to say… … .
Belitas said, closing his eyes tightly.
“The orcs are on the move. “The number has already reached 20,000, so it is impossible to go on a subjugation mission.”
-What are you doing so far?
“… … sorry. It’s all my fault. If the witch would give us a little more strength… … .”
-I will send the Command Knights. That would be enough, right?
Order of Knights Templar.
It was widely rumored that they were one of the best knights of the witches and that wherever they passed, they left behind nothing but corpses. It was a strong elite corps.
Belitas’ eyes were filled with hope.
“yes! Enough! “I will sweep away the orcs and give the glory of victory to the witch!”
-Hang up.
Contact with the crystal sphere has been lost.
Now Belitas was able to take a breather.
‘If the knights run all night, it will take about three days.’
Even if there are a lot of orcs, holding out for that long is not a problem.
Only then did a smile appear on Belitas’ lips.
* * *
[The number of orcs in command has exceeded thirty thousand!]
[The title, ‘Baby Commander’ is changed to ‘Professional Commander’!]
Commander title.
This title was earned by commanding a large number of subordinates, and had the effect of increasing the morale of the troops under his command.
‘Maybe because it’s 30,000, the effect is pretty good.’
Increases morale by 15%.
This is a title that will shine in large-scale battles.
That wasn’t the only change.
[‘Takunda’ is appointed as the 3rd seal!]
[Takunda grows from an Orc chieftain to an Orc warchief!]
For every ten thousand orcs gathered, one chieftain grew into a warchief.
Growth was random.
First, Urkan.
Second Dekum.
Until the third Takunda.
Each one grew bigger, and their muscles swelled to a hideous size. In particular, the growth of Urkan, the only boss mob among the chieftains, was notable.
It was truly a battle machine.
Preparation is complete.
“The festival is over! “We are now setting up the fort!”
-Oak! Oak!
The Orc army’s morale was sky-high as they ate so much food that their stomachs exploded and were supplied with a lot of equipment.
Thirty thousand orc army.
There was also elf support, although it was weak.
One hundred archers joined.
floating!
Several orcs holding drums beat their hands vigorously.
A large army moved towards the fortress.
6 hours to go.
A huge fortress could be seen in the distance.
The height of the castle wall is approximately 15m.
Above it, chimeras, ghost knights, warlocks, and necromancers were swarming. We set up a temporary camp and examined the composition of the troops.
‘The total number is about three thousand.’
However, this figure excludes the troops summoned by the necromancers over there.
If you add that together, the fortress’s defense force will be well over 5,000.
In terms of quality, that side was overwhelmingly high.
This was because the average level of the orcs was currently only 151.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
There is no victory without sacrifice.
I came prepared to bury about 10,000 people in order to conquer the fortress.
Orcs carrying a lot of ladders were snorting.
It was as if he would jump into a fire if he gave an order right now.
at that time… … .
“You bastards! How dare you think you could fall for a witch and survive!”
A huge voice echoed above the castle walls. A human with a long white beard was shouting in a loud voice.
“… … The author is Belitas. “He is an evil necromancer who killed thousands of lives and was recognized by the witch for his skills.”
Elise came closer and whispered.
‘He looked like that.’
On the outside, he just looks like an ordinary old man.
It looks like he’s a necromancer with some tricks up his sleeve. Immediately afterwards, the guy shouted triumphantly.
“Even you bastards have probably heard of the Order of the Command Knights! It won’t be long before the Death Knights come to take your heads off! Haha!”
The orcs just snorted without any change in response to those words.
However, the elves were different.
“Commander Knights… … !”
“The Command Knights are coming?”
Elves whose pupils shake widely as if they are in fear. Only Elise was able to maintain her composure.
“Are the Command Knights strong?”
“… … It is one of the knights directly under the witch. Whenever there was a difficult battle, they would participate in it themselves. “No one survived the Templars’ blades.”
This is such a difficult opponent.
I chuckled.
‘This is going to be fun.’
The difficulty of the gate is variable.
This was especially true for Hidden Gate. It was common for the difficulty level to change with each choice.
If the Command Knights were that strong, the difficulty level should have changed from the moment they came here.
However, the difficulty of the gate was still at level B.
Even the change in boundary remained the same.
The situation is maintained at 31.
‘I guess it’s one of the two.’
Either the Command Knights haven’t even left at all, or they’re coming but they don’t have the will to fight.
Anyway, one thing was certain.
The witch is planning to use the apostle as a discard card.
Until now, I wasn’t sure how strong the relationship between Bingryong and the witch was.
But now there is an answer.
These two.
Our relationship is not very deep.
If you think about what it means to give up a fortress, it becomes clear.
What if we give up the fortress?
The North is getting warmer.
Bingryong’s power is broken.
The creature runs rampant again.
A plan is being made to resupply the corpses.
If it were a truly tight-knit clan, there would be no reason to act like that. In the end, it means that the relationship was connected by a loose relationship of interest.
So don’t hesitate to hit me in the back.
‘Still, it looks like you’re paying attention to keeping the line.’
The troops from the fortress were not removed.
We are also sending reinforcements.
This is probably an excuse to make excuses to Bingryong’s side.
We tried our best to stop it, but there was nothing we could do.
Roughly something like this.
‘It would be perfect for teasing.’
Anyway.
Unfortunately for Belitas, who was shouting triumphantly now, there was a very high possibility that there would be no support.
“Assemble it!”
-Oak!
I took out the items I had prepared in advance.
A catapult made by the dwarves by looking at the recipe.
The orcs who brought the parts one by one began to assemble the catapult.
Five huge catapults appeared on the battlefield.
You don’t have to destroy the fortress with this.
Even if you take away the defender’s mana, it will be more than equal.
“Shoot!”
A huge boulder flew towards the fortress.
fantasy,
