32. Fragmentation (3)
Zombies and ghouls were constantly being cut down and blown away by the onslaught of ghost soldiers.
Aaaah!
Euaaaah!
But the ghost soldiers couldn’t last long either. The shamans stepped in to prevent further damage.
“How dare you use the power of Tesranak in front of us!”
“I’ll show you how terrifying the true power of darkness is!”
Two men were watching the scene from the rooftop of the Seongha Village general store.
“I guess I can’t hold out for long.”
The fog wasn’t too thick, but it was easy to see that the ghosts were disappearing one after another.
Yet Karnak did not even blink.
He had nothing to lose anyway.
He glanced at the blue-lit lantern he held in his hand.
“This is good, it’s comfortable and doesn’t require much effort.”
The lantern of the lost soul, it was the relic of Kale, one of Tetsuras’ subordinates.
… … It’s a bit ambiguous whether this can really be considered a relic, since Kale himself is trapped in the cradle of the lost soul and is struggling to be let out.
“Ahhhh!”
“It’s noisy.”
“Ugh… … .”
He then squeezes back the ghost of Kale that is popping out of his head and summons the ghost again.
Baros looked impressed from the side.
“Excuse me, Young Master.”
“why?”
“Is there any gold in the lantern?”
“That must be true. They are just operating recklessly without thinking about the aftermath.”
This was something that should have been submitted to King’s Order a long time ago.
But when I looked into it, I found it to be quite useful.
So, I thought I would use it a few more times, so I put it away in the empty space for now.
Of course, if you use it for too long, you’ll get caught, so just write it short and thick and throw it away.
“And you want to submit something that’s trash?”
“You should receive the extra bonus.”
It was worthwhile to generously invest the remaining darkness in the lantern.
The number of lower-level undead, such as zombies and ghouls, has been reduced by more than half.
Although the knights of Hudel and the shamans of the cult had not touched it, it was not a big problem.
Anyway, the reason I used the Horn of the Lost Soul wasn’t to get rid of them. It would be a satisfactory result if I could just reduce the number of annoying undead troops before the real battle.
In the end, all the ghosts summoned by Horong were extinguished.
He asks Baros, pulling himself away from the rooftop wall.
“Are Lapiselle and Serati in their positions?”
“yes.”
Karnak nodded as he descended the building.
“Send the signal.”
* * *
Serati and Lapisel were waiting in the fog with the temple soldiers.
I waited calmly, holding my breath, when I heard a faint, loud noise from far away.
Boom! Boom!
It was a promised signal.
The fog makes it difficult to see the spark-like signals.
Moreover, since the fireworks can be seen by enemies, the moment you shoot them, your location will also be revealed.
On the other hand, sound signals were quite useful in these situations.
Anyway, for an Aura user of Baros’ level, it wouldn’t be a big deal to destroy a wall or two. And the sound would bounce around in the fog, making it difficult to determine your location.
The cult members looked around in surprise at the loud noise.
“What, what is it?”
Serati drew her sword.
Wrap your blade in a red aura and run straight into the enemy lines!
“All attack!”
Raphicel and the temple soldiers followed her, cheering.
They struck the enemy’s flank at a given signal.
“Wow!”
Soon, battles broke out all over the streets.
The soldiers were excited and running wild as they cut down the drug-addicted fanatics.
“The Duke of Karnak indeed!”
“The number of zombies has decreased significantly!”
Karnak said he would use his unique magic, Judicial Atonement, to fight against the undead army.
As he said, there were hardly any zombies or ghouls, and mostly just cultists.
Amidst the noisy sword battles, Serati continued to advance towards the center of the enemy lines, cutting down the cultists one after another.
It was a place where the knights of the count’s family were stationed.
“Lapiselle, you deal with the cultists!”
Lapiselle, who was about to follow Serati, hesitated and asked.
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“What about your sister?”
“I have to take care of that side.”
“Then me too!”
“Do as I say!”
All of the knights of the Count’s family deal with dark speculation, so the burden is heavy for the still immature Lapisel.
Although he hesitated for a moment, Lapiselle soon agreed.
“……yes!”
Even the shamans of Hudel did not take it lightly.
He was momentarily taken aback by the sudden attack, but soon calmed down and called out the forces of Hell.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Kuaaaah!”
The summoning gate opened and all kinds of hellish monsters rushed out.
That’s when the loud noise rang out again.
thud!
At the same time, a holy light began to rise from the rear of the enemy lines.
“Saishya! Send down the light that dispels the darkness!”
They were Saisha’s priests, led by a small number of elite soldiers.
A powerful divine spell sweeps over the beasts of hell.
Their movements slow down significantly and they hesitate. During this gap, the elite soldiers stab them with spears and swords soaked in holy water.
“Taaaat!”
Hudel, who had been observing the situation, gave urgent instructions.
“Sir Ansent! Lead the knights and face the priests! Switch sides!”
A taunt was heard from the roof of the building.
“You don’t know how to command.”
The blond knight, Baros, was rushing into the center of the enemy lines.
“The game has already been decided, so if we change sides, it’ll only make things more complicated?”
Indeed, due to the forced order, Hudel’s forces fell into further disarray.
A long red sword runs across the middle.
“It’s passing, it’s passing.”
If you rush into the enemy lines alone, you will be surrounded on your own, which is a stupid thing to do, but if your troops control the outskirts, you can break through to the center.
Baros’s charge completely split the enemy base left and right.
“Is everyone okay?”
Joining Serati, Baros shook off his right hand.
The auror’s chains were released all at once.
Charruk!
The red chain of swords fluttered through the air like a living creature.
Soaring, swerving, diving, dancing and swirling.
It was as if he was painting a grand landscape on the empty canvas with a giant brush.
The problem is that the paint used on that brush is the opponent’s blood.
Screams and screams erupted again and again.
“Eww!”
“Ahhhh!”
Using his chainsword skillfully, Baros moved through the enemy lines.
Lapiselle’s eyes sparkled when he saw that sight.
‘Wow! As expected, Oppa Baros is amazing!’
A sudden desire to follow along arises.
But she is not an Aura user. She needs to be able to create chains with her Aura to change the direction of her sword in midair, but she does not have the talent to do so.
‘What should I do?’
After a moment of thought, Lapiselle humbly accepted the reality.
‘Let me just do what I can.’
This is a town where people live. And ropes are used quite often in everyday life.
It wasn’t that difficult to find a single rope rolling around.
After tying the rope to the handle of the knife, he spins it around in a mocking manner.
“Like this? Like this? Like this?”
After a few laps, I felt like I had a rough idea. Lapiselle flew up, pleased.
“Eight!”
Once again, a bloody landscape unfolded on the battlefield.
Although it is slightly smaller than Baros’s, its precision is in no way inferior.
Serati was worried as she watched the scene.
‘What is that?’
What Lapiselle had shown before was an extension of the swordsmanship she had mastered. So there was a lot to see and learn.
On the other hand, the chainsword being presented now is completely different.
‘How on earth do I practice that?’
Just then, a message from Baros was heard.
[There’s something I forgot to tell you before.]
[What is it?]
[When dealing with Lapiselle, there is one more thing that is just as important as learning.]
He knew exactly what Serati was thinking right now, because he had experienced it himself in his youth.
[When you feel like it’s not possible, definitely give up.]
[……yes?]
[I’m being serious. If you try to follow along, you’ll end up ruining your swordsmanship. Surprisingly, there are quite a few people like that.]
It’s not that it’s not. There are quite a few people who have ruined their lives because they couldn’t tell this apart.
[okay.]
Serati took her eyes off Lapiselle.
‘I do what I can!’
Let go of your foolishness and return to your own swordsmanship.
Her swordplay began to become more sophisticated.
* * *
Baros and Serati continued to press the knights of Hudel.
“Taaaat!”
With a loud roar, Baros’ chainsword coils around like a snake and strikes down.
The knights of the Count’s house also tried hard to swing their pitch-black swords, but it had no effect. Every time they were caught in the chainsword, they all fell down without being able to hold on.
The articles that I didn’t understand made me gnash my teeth.
‘Damn it! We’re Auror users now too!’
‘Why is it so late?’
Serati felt similarly.
[They’re also Dark Knights, right? But why are they so much weaker than before?]
Originally, the Dark Knight was a being comparable to a red-level Auror user.
But when I confronted them with my sword, I felt that at best, their fighting spirit was only half that of Serati’s.
“Of course,” Baros explained.
[That’s why I set fire to the Count’s castle.]
Their dark speculation flowed in through the necromancy altar installed in the count’s castle.
Since the altars that gave power were broken, it is only natural that less energy flows in.
And, although Baros didn’t know it, there was another reason why they were weak.
It was true that the cultists had stockpiled quite a bit of dark speculation. They had already prepared enough speculation to strengthen all of the knights of the Count’s family.
But a few days ago, there was a dark archbishop who took it all away!
No, it would have been better if I had just taken it with me. I used it all up and made it impossible to get it back.
‘Lehane, this author really messes things up in many ways!’
Hudel ground his teeth and surveyed the situation.
In the front, the shaman and the priests of Saisha were engaged in a showdown.
The light of the Holy Spirit continued to suppress the darkness.
The necromancer is definitely being pushed back.
It’s because all the barriers that were prepared in advance were destroyed.
The laymen of the Black God’s cult were fighting the temple soldiers. In this case too, the cult was being pushed back.
The numbers are much higher on the religious side, but most of them are under the influence of drugs and cannot make proper judgments.
On the other hand, the temple soldiers were all seasoned elite soldiers.
Strictly speaking, we were all attacked every night and became elite soldiers.
Moreover, the power of that young girl in the lead is too terrifying!
“Eight! Ta-at! Huh!”
He swings his sword tied with a rope around excitedly with a cute shout, and blood spurts out everywhere every time he does so.
Even though he was only wielding one longsword earlier, he has gotten used to it and is now swinging dual swords.
‘Hey, now I can do two of these!’
The knights of Count Hudel’s family have been suffering miserably from Baros and Serati for some time now.
Hudel clenched his fist.
‘This wasn’t the original plan… … .’
The plan was to use the undead army and the sect’s soldiers to deploy human wave tactics and tie up the temple’s strongholds.
In that gap, if the knights target the priests and the shamans target the temple soldiers, they could win in the end even if they were outnumbered.
But the location and time were taken over. And in real time.
‘How on earth did you do that?’
This was a brilliant strategy, not a problem that could be explained by tactics.
‘It’s as if you can see the entire battlefield with your own eyes… … .’
* * *
The answer to Hudel’s question was quite simple.
I was literally seeing the entire battlefield with my own eyes.
‘Okay, things are going well.’
Standing on the rooftop, Karnak took in the entire castle town at a glance.
The fog is so thick that you can’t see anything down the alley. But it’s not a big deal.
Here and there, mist was rising high into the sky.
There are more than one or two such talismanic entities. They are creating pillars of fraud all over the town.
How should I put it, it feels like watching the pieces move on a giant chessboard called Seongha Village?
This side is seeing everything, and the other side has both eyes blocked, so it’s not easy to lose here.
‘But he’ll start to notice soon enough… … .’
Even so, Hudel doesn’t have many options.
No, to be exact, there is only one.
‘Come on. Come play with me.’
The evil spirit king Karnak
