Episode 34
EPISODE.17
“… … This is the graduating class representative. Russell Raymond.”
As soon as the graduation speech ended, applause poured in from all directions.
Clap clap clap clap-.
Along with that, all kinds of eyes turn to him.
The gaze that simply looks at outstanding graduates, and the gaze of juniors who look with envy at themselves who have risen to the position of valedictorian.
‘and-.’
Mixed among them are somewhat calculated yet political perspectives.
‘Raymond. Could it be that the Raymond family’s blood relatives still remained?’
‘At that age, the 4th circle, this generation’s Raymond, is truly a star.’
‘Maybe the collapsing Raymond family will rise again.’
‘A family that was once noble, but fell into ruin. If no one has made a promise to the future… … .’
Russell quietly raised the corners of his mouth as he read the latter’s eyes directed at him.
‘also.’
Their reaction was exactly what Russell wanted.
It was clear that because of this incident today, the name Raymond would once again be talked about in the aristocratic social circles.
Of course, it might have a big impact, but it was still much better than not doing it at all.
After achieving his intended goal, Russell came down from the podium and put the diploma he was holding into subspace.
‘This is the end of the graduation ceremony schedule.’
I packed all the things I needed to pack last night and put them away in subspace, so in fact, once I leave the academy, I really graduate.
Hwaak-.
As we went outside, the campus, showing off its winter atmosphere, was revealed.
‘About a year after regression.’
no.
If you include repeating a grade before returning, it was roughly 8 years of back and forth.
There may be an error of a few months, but in any case, I spent almost twice as much time here as other people.
Was it because of that?
When I heard that I was leaving the academy after receiving my diploma, I had a strange feeling.
‘I feel relieved, but also sad.’
It felt a little different from what I had thought and expected, but whatever.
I’ve already graduated, and if I leave today, I won’t be returning to the academy unless something special happens.
Russell, who had sorted out eight years of memories while leaving the campus, quickened his pace.
The destination is Walkerhill’s Machha Station. It was to get on the carriage heading to the royal capital.
.
.
After a while.
The carriage carrying Russell leaves for the royal capital, clattering.
Confirming that the wheels were rolling, a man looked up from inside the carriage station.
A man who covered his entire body with a gray robe that can be seen everywhere, and continued to look sideways at the carriage Russell was riding in.
Immediately after confirming that the carriage carrying Russell was leaving, he raised his head.
I muttered softly as I stared at a bird flying in the sky.
“Go and deliver it.”
As if responding to those words, a black bird flew in the sky. A crow let out an ominous cry.
Caw-.
Right after.
At several times the speed of the carriage, it crossed the sky in the direction from which Russell had started.
Caw!
* * *
The carriage that left Walkerhill soon entered a winding mountain road.
A mountain road wide enough to accommodate two carriages.
It was a shame that I couldn’t ride the big highway, but it couldn’t be helped.
Because clearing a mountain road and turning it into a highway was never an easy task.
The good news was that in this way, the roads where carriages came and went were thoroughly managed, no matter how narrow they were.
The story is that you will never encounter monsters or bandits.
‘As soon as they appear, a punitive force is dispatched, and the nearby area is dug up to completely remove any embers that may be present.’
The horse-drawn carriage system that the Kingdom of Endymion is proud of was achieved through such efforts and management.
Thanks to this, travelers could comfortably relax in the carriage without worrying about any major attacks.
I continued to run on the mountain path like that for a while.
“Ugh, ugh!”
With a bewildered cry from the coachman, the carriage suddenly stops on the spot.
“Ahh!”
“evil!”
As a result, those riding inside were unable to overcome inertia and fell over.
chuck-.
Russell, who used magic to balance himself, frowned.
‘What happened?’
In order to understand the situation of the suddenly stopped carriage, I stuck my head out of the thick tent covering the carriage.
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The first thing you see is a fairly dark evening sky.
It was almost night, but it was still too early to stop for sleep.
“W-what is happening… … .”
Then the coachman’s voice was heard.
His voice was trembling with fear, as if he was scared.
“What’s going on…?” … .”
Russell, who was approaching the front of the carriage, stopped in place and his face hardened.
Something blocking the carriage’s path.
It was the remains of other carriages that appeared to have already been smashed.
Broken wheels were lying around on the floor, and the rear compartment, which seemed to have once carried people, was completely destroyed a long time ago.
My guess is that the carriages that Russell rode in were ahead of the carriage that had started in the same direction.
The problem is that there are more than one type of such carriage.
‘At least six houses.’
Russell, who was estimating the number of broken wheels, looked around.
‘Attack by monsters or bandits? If not, did something else happen?’
As he was about to approach the carriage to determine the cause, Russell stopped.
I felt a strange sense of discomfort from the wreckage of the smashed carriage.
‘I can’t see anyone.’
If there had been an attack or something similar, there were no dead bodies or injured people, as there should have been.
It was as if all the corpses of people and horses had been removed somewhere.
Russell, who felt uneasy at the sight, slowly raised his magic power.
The four circles rotate and my senses expand horribly.
At the same time, an ominous smell mixed with the wind pierced Russell’s nose.
‘This-?’
It was a smell that I had encountered several times while working as a mercenary.
‘I knew there was a fairly large cemetery not far away, but there was no way that smell would reach here… … .’
The moment I thought that.
Whoa!
The forest shadows swayed dizzyingly.
‘come!’
Russell, who easily sensed him through the magic waves, quickly warned him.
He shouted to the coachman and the people who were getting off from the rear passenger compartment.
“Get inside now!”
“yes?”
“No, young man. What is that now… … .”
“Right Now!”
The moment Russell issues a warning once again.
They appeared.
Yeah…
Uuuuuu-.
“Hey, hey!”
“It’s undead!”
Undead.
The chess pieces of cultists who were forcibly deprived of rest and returned from death.
The reason they were called cultists and not warlocks was simple.
‘The implementation method of black magic is closer to sacred magic than magic.’
Their method of drawing on their power through contracts with the Demon King or Demons could be said to be faith rather than magic.
That’s why he is a cultist.
Sussut-.
In the grass, between trees, in front and behind a mountain path, etc.
The number of people who showed up one by one quickly reached the mid-double digits.
This is an abnormally high number for a naturally occurring undead!
‘Where are you? where are you.’
Russell moved his eyes quickly. She cast her gaze in all directions, searching for the figure of her caster.
However, I can’t see him anywhere.
Well, how could a practitioner who could be said to be the greatest weakness of necromancy reveal himself so easily?
‘I don’t know for what purpose they were targeting the carriages heading to the capital-.’
He picked the wrong opponent.
Although it was not as powerful as divine magic, fire magic was also the opposite of undead.
And here, there was a wizard whose specialty was fire-type magic.
Before his thoughts could even form, Russell’s fingers were already drawing a magic circle and casting a chant.
“Soar, wall of fire!”
4-circle fire attribute magic, Fire Wall.
With the chanting, the completed pillar of fire soared all the way to the sky.
Dispelled the darkness of the mountain.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The flames that soon subside gradually transform into the shape of a wall.
A wall of flames wrapped around the carriage in a circle, and a mission window appeared.
[mission]
Undead attack.
Defend the passengers of the carriage from the suddenly attacking undead.
The moment the undead no longer flock is considered mission complete.
[compensation]
Lesser Magic Stone x3.
Russell said briefly to himself as he looked at the contents of the mission.
‘That was my intention from the beginning.’
It wouldn’t be a task to take out one’s body against the slow-moving undead.
His personality was not so cruel that he just left people dying in front of his eyes.
In the first place, this number of undead wasn’t a big problem.
“Oh, it’s a wizard!”
“Because of the wizard, we survived!”
The passengers, who noticed Russell’s presence through the firewall, burst into cheers half a beat later.
Russell gave them brief instructions.
“Don’t go far, stay together in the carriage. “It’s easier for me to move around there.”
They nodded, coming to their senses from Russell’s words and the warmth of the flame.
“Oh, I understand.”
“What are they doing? Why don’t we hurry and gather here?”
Following Russell’s words, people went into the back passenger compartment and gathered together.
Soooo-.
Gwuuh-.
It was around that time.
Several undead began to enter the inside of the fire wall.
Even though the attached flesh melted away and the exposed bones turned into charcoal, he didn’t seem to mind.
‘Indeed, is he already dead?’
A monster that comes back from the dead, unable to feel any pain or suffering, and faithfully carries out only the orders of the caster.
‘Fire bolt capable of continuous and rapid fire… … .’
Take a moment to prepare to intercept them.
Russell’s face was distorted as if he had discovered something.
‘no way?’
Although it is said to have become undead, its appearance appears to be less old than expected.
The clothes they are wearing are also too neat for an undead.
Russell, who had drawn one conclusion from that appearance, was appalled.
“This bastard?”
Who would have thought that they would create undead using the passengers and driver of the carriage!
‘People who were alive not long ago!’
It is the cultists who carry out tricks against the dead.
I knew right away that they were crazy people.
‘But this-.’
Isn’t it a bit severe!
It’s an act that any human being can’t help but feel angry about. Russell gritted his teeth.
Pudduk-.
I was angry, but the living people came first.
“I’m sorry.”
With a brief apology, Russell snapped his fingers.
Wedge, bubbling!
At the same time, about a dozen flaming arrows fly through the night air.
It collided with the fire wall and exploded, forming a wide barrage.
Pub-bung, pub-bung!
Soooo-!
While the zombies were rapidly shrinking with various parts of their bodies exploding, a man who was watching the scene from afar whistled.
“Hwiyu. What’s great? “Is that skill enough to be accepted as a disciple by that bitch who will burn you to death?”
Despite the fact that his zombies are exploding, his attitude is relaxed.
It was worth it.
The undead that had just attacked Russell were just some of the ones he possessed.
‘For you, we raided not only the nearby cemetery but also the monster village quite far away to collect corpses.’
The number of undead collected in this way is almost hundreds.
“How long can you hold out against those guys? “Would you like to take a look?”
Along with the man’s muttering, other undead that had been buried in the ground rose up one after another.
Chur-.
Ugh-.
The corpses of not only humans but also goblins and kobolds were mixed together.
The night of those who could not die had just begun.
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