#33. 9. Lanfeld Mansion (2)
Every time the red sword strikes, red blood spurts.
Under the foggy night sky, red rain falls with screams.
“Ahh!”
“Eww!”
Serati continued to roam the battlefield.
As expected of an Aura user who had transcended human limitations, her black magic was unobstructed.
If you swing a sword, it will cut the blade, and if you block with a shield, it will slice the shield.
However, Baros, who was watching the scene, was clicking his tongue inside.
‘Is it because it’s still red level? There’s no movement at all… ‘
The level of Aura users is divided into five stages.
Red level that deals with speculation that burns like fire.
He is called the Red Knight and uses a red aura. He is a powerful spirit who can draw out speculation and display destructive power that surpasses human limits.
Even just this much will make you famous wherever you go. In the borderlands, just one Red Knight can drastically change the power structure.
The next level up is the blue level, which deals with speculation that is as calm as water.
He is called the Blue Knight and uses a blue aura. He is a skilled swordsman who has both overwhelming destructive power and delicate techniques, thanks to his skilled control of his weapons.
A powerful man known throughout the kingdom, he is usually invited to high-ranking noble families or works as a royal knight, and when he does not want to be tied down, he works as a first-class adventurer.
If you go beyond this, you will be called a Purple Knight.
This is a purple-level skill that handles purple speculation that combines red and blue, and is a state of perfection where the control of the tempo of speculation has reached maturity.
This is the realm of true superhumans who have transcended human limitations, and the commanders of powerful knight orders, or the Imperial Knights, the strongest on the continent, reside in this realm.
If you break down the wall here once more, you will be able to handle the silver speculation.
He is called the Silver Knight or the Silver Knight, and he has surpassed not only his skills and power but also the common sense of swordsmanship.
This is a field that goes beyond the level of speculation into things and deals with speculation itself as a type. The commanders of imperial knights and the guardian knights of a country have reached this level.
And the ultimate realm is the Golden Knight.
It is said that since everything is in harmony and there is no deviation from reason, even the wind and clouds can be created with a single sword.
It is the realm of the gods of war, which is said to have been reached only by the four great kings of war, and is no different from a one-man army in itself.
The former Death Knight Lord Baros was a super-strong man who even fought against the Four Great Kings. That’s why Serati’s movements are so noticeable right now.
‘Oh, that’s not how it moves.’
‘Oh, you shouldn’t do that over there.’
‘Oh, why are there so many useless movements?’
Of course, he has no right to blame Serati now.
Who would disparage whom on a topic that can’t even cover speculation?
‘Hey, I need to figure out the topic and do my job.’
Kicked away one of the soldiers who rushed at him, Baros returned to focusing on the battle.
Lanfeld’s soldiers did not rush in just to target Serati. Rather, the experienced soldiers focused more on the other groups.
Wouldn’t it be more likely to capture your comrades and take them hostage rather than confront that scary Auror user directly?
The problem is that these fellow authors are by no means easy.
“Burning, explosion!”
Liltane’s fireball struck the desolate garden. A blast of wind blew, and black smoke rose.
Kwaaang!
“Charlie got hit!”
“Damn it! Back off!”
“Back! Aim for the back!”
“Throw the dagger! The dagger!”
“Hey! What if you make a fuss about that!”
Those who try to swing their swords from afar are quickly dealt with by Serati.
“Huh! Who would leave it like that?”
Even though they had never worked together before, they were continuing their skills exquisitely. Karnak exclaimed in admiration.
‘As expected, a veteran is a veteran.’
‘That’s right. Since you have a lot of experience, you’re good at improvising.’
But they didn’t know that.
What really surprised me was that it was Serati and Liltane.
‘No, those people… … .’
‘How do you fight so easily?’
The chemistry between Karnak and Baros was truly perfect.
Baros strikes and retreats, Karnak casts magic, and they keep changing positions, but they never show any openings in the fight.
By maintaining the most advantageous position and continuing the battle calmly, no matter how much the Lanfeld soldiers rush in, they are like an impregnable castle that never wavers.
Thanks to this, the number they defeated was more than double that of Serati and Liltane.
The combination of Baros, who is not an aura user, and Karnak, a 4th circle wizard, is stronger than the combination of an aura user and a 6th circle wizard?
‘There must have been a reason why Priest Alius kept praising me so much.’
‘Your fighting sense is amazing, really?’
In fact, it was simply because the period of time that Karnak and Baros had been together was too long.
We fought together for almost 100 years?
Even if you just fight with an empty mind, you will find that your breathing matches up naturally. In fact, it is more difficult for your hands and feet to get out of sync.
Thanks to this, Lanfeld’s soldiers were being pushed back the whole time. There was no opening to exploit.
Even Alius was not a weakling.
Swinging his longsword, he calmly dealt with the approaching Lanfeld soldiers.
He must hide the fact that he is a priest until the necromancer appears, so he deliberately acts like a mere inspector.
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But surprisingly, his swordsmanship skills are quite considerable. Although he is not as overwhelming as the others, he continues the fight while protecting his body.
“Huh! Taat!”
Karnak and Baros, who were observing the situation, stuck out their tongues.
[I think that would be enough to make you a decent knight?]
[He fights better than our realm knights. Where did the priest learn to use the sword like that?]
Eventually, the soldiers began to retreat, leaving behind countless corpses.
Serati frowned as she glared at the enemies retreating inside the mansion.
“this…….”
Despite all the commotion, no additional troops showed up. But that doesn’t mean they are the entire force in this mansion.
“Surely there isn’t a shaman here?”
“That’s not it.”
Alyssa’s face hardened.
It was because the atmosphere of the Lanfeld mansion had changed from before.
“The stench of dirty sorcery is emanating from it.”
The dark clouds are growing darker.
Seratina Riltain might not have sensed it, but for the priest Alius, it was an ominous dark aura that made the hairs on top of his head stand on end.
“I guess they are trying to welcome us in a place that is advantageous to them.”
***
Boom!
The thick wooden gate was shattered with a single blow. At the same time, Karnak’s party rushed inside.
As soon as you charge in, you should be on guard in all directions to prepare for any possible attack.
Liltane frowned, aiming his magic wand.
“Why is it so quiet?”
As expected from a place that used to be a count’s residence, the hall on the first floor was spacious.
There are four hallways connected to the left and right, and in the center, you can see a large staircase leading up to the second floor. Candles are lit here and there on the walls, making it quite bright.
“It’s over there.”
Sensing a presence, Serati pointed toward the top of the stairs.
Three men in black robes emerged from the darkness.
“A high-level wizard among Aura users… … .”
“They must be quite famous.”
“But it is meaningless before the power of darkness.”
The air becomes heavy with the gloomy voice. It is a dark aura that even non-priests can clearly feel.
They were the shamans of the Lanfeld family.
“Look!”
“This is the true power of necromancy!”
They all unleashed black magic at once.
In an instant, pitch-black shadows filled the hall. It was a sight that would send chills down your spine just by looking at it.
… … So what I’m saying is that the ‘normal people’ they’ve seen so far would have done the same.
Alyssa was satisfied.
“Oh, there are three of them?”
Liltane and Serati also responded with satisfaction.
“I think that would be enough evidence.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to take all three?”
Everyone’s faces are filled with smiles.
Karnak and Baros are the same, they just don’t like it openly.
[How many Dark Lords are there?]
[It looks like they ate quite a lot of darkness. If you put the three together, it should be enough for 10 people.]
[As expected, big incidents are accompanied by big consequences.]
The shamans were furious at seeing Karnak and his party not even feeling nervous, let alone fearful.
“These guys!”
“You dare laugh at us?”
This is indeed an arrogant attitude befitting an Auror user and a high-level magician. They must have lived their entire lives ignoring those at the bottom like themselves.
“Let’s see how long you can laugh!”
Grinding their teeth, the shamans began to condense darkness into the air, combining their magical powers to summon a more powerful being.
“Come, incarnate of death!”
Soon the darkness transformed into the appearance of a grotesque evil spirit wielding a giant scythe.
“Go, Specter! Absorb all their life force!”
The Spectre let out a howl, sending out incredible waves of deception in all directions.
Kkieeeeeek!
***
Specters are high-level undead among evil spirits.
Without the power of a priest, neither spears nor magic will work well. As a result, even first-class warriors or magicians will have a hard time dealing with undead if they are not used to fighting them.
Its power is also terrifying, to the point where it has been said that just one of them could wipe out an entire village.
That was why the shamans had no doubt that soon the arrogant invaders would fall dead.
however…….
“The light of the Goddess will punish all that is unclean!”
Alius’s oak staff shot a flash of light. The flying Specter’s movements were instantly slowed.
The shamans flinched and groaned.
“uh?”
Then, Liltane recites the spell.
“The blazing spear that shoots, Flame Spear!”
The flame spear stabs the dulled Specter’s entire body like a skewer.
“… … Huh?”
At the same time, Serati’s red fighting sword continues.
“Yay!”
With a slight roar, the Specter splits in two and then disappears into thin air.
“… … Huh huh?”
They happen to have priests and are familiar with fighting the undead.
It didn’t take long for the Specter I had summoned to melt away.
Serati smiled broadly as she glared at the absent-minded shamans.
“Now, all we have to do is catch those guys and go back, right?”
“Yes. Things will work out easier than I thought.”
Normally, we would just pull out the darkness of the apocalypse and end it, but these guys need to testify about the crimes of the Lanfeld family. So we need to capture them.
“I think the battle just now was more annoying.”
The beauty of the red-haired girl lightly flew away, laughing.
In an instant, they close the distance of several meters and rush right in front of the shamans.
The terrified sorcerers fell to their butts.
“Huh, huh!”
That’s when the heads of the guys who had collapsed all exploded.
Boom! Boom!
Pieces of flesh were flying everywhere and blood was spraying. Alius cried out in surprise.
“Miss Serati! I have to capture you… … .”
“No, it wasn’t me who did it!”
It was when she looked back in confusion.
Suddenly the surroundings began to change.
Woof woof woof woof!
With a strange noise, the walls distort and turn into bloody lumps of flesh. The floor becomes a sloshing swamp of blood, and countless hideous tentacles sprout from the ceiling.
It was truly a nightmarish scene.
Alyssa was confused.
“… … What, what is this?”
He had killed countless necromancers, but he had never seen anything like this.
At best, it was limited to summoning evil spirits, dealing with ghouls, zombies, etc. Some fairly powerful necromancers were able to summon demons from hell, but even then, they were limited to casting a thick cloud of darkness and aura around them.
But now?
An ordinary noble mansion turned into hell in an instant.
It is an enormous miracle that changes the space itself.
Liltane and Serati were equally bewildered. Doesn’t this sound like the necromancer from the legends I heard when I was young?
“W-This is actually happening?”
“Are you saying it wasn’t just a made-up story?”
That’s when the group was in a state of panic.
Suddenly a voice rang out.
“Heh heh, this is really… … .”
The voice was flowing out through the fallen necromancer.
“Auror users and 6th circle magicians are also a great harvest… … .”
It was not the voice of the sorcerers.
In the first place, it can’t be their voices, as it’s a sound coming out of the throat of a corpse with its head smashed.
“You’ve reached Inquisitor Alius? Even these incompetent things have their uses.”
Alius knew the owner of that voice.
“… …Pastor Strav?”
