How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
Episode 242
Naga’s Forest (2)
“What the hell happened?”
A look of doubt crossed Theo’s and their other faces.
At that moment, Julius spoke with a hardened face as if he had discovered something.
“… … Tan Mulligan.”
“The coal is over there?”
Princess Plum looked ahead with a startled expression.
At the head of the legion was a standard-bearer riding a skeleton horse.
It was an undead whose identity was difficult to identify, as more than half of them had shattered heads and were wearing armor covered in dirt.
However, the aura they radiated was the greatest among the skeleton soldiers, and their depth was more than half of the aura radiated by the Legion of Death.
“I’m sure. That left eye is the five-colored stone I gave you.”
Only after Julius spoke could Princess Plum see that among the rider’s ruined face, only the area around his left eye was intact.
However, there was something like a jewel embedded in it that gave off a five-colored light.
“If you are talking about Tan Mulligan, are you referring to the ‘Namhae Sword’, the younger brother of the current Mulligan family?”
Theo was well aware of the fame of Tan Mulligan, who was famous for sweeping pirates in the South Sea Islands.
He’s such an excellent prosecutor that some say he would have become the head of the household if there wasn’t one already?
“that’s right.”
“Why is that person-”
“It must have been a fierce battle. After that, he got caught up in a mysterious rampage and became an undead.”
Theo breathed [spirituality] into his eyes and examined the legions of the dead more closely.
Certainly, the skeleton soldiers all suffered minor and major injuries, such as a crushed head or missing an arm.
It means that a big battle was fought.
It seems that his skills were also very outstanding while he was alive.
“If it’s a unit with Namhae Sword as its leader-.”
“It must be the Iron Island Cavalry Corps.”
The Cheolgundo Cavalry Unit was originally a pirate unit selected from those captured by the Namhae Sword while it was subduing the Namhae Archipelago.
Because they were from the same place, they all had vicious tendencies, but because their skills were also very outstanding, it had the effect of increasing Mulligan’s notoriety and fame.
It was hard to believe that they had fallen apart like this.
What’s more, there was something else that was even more shocking.
“… … It was all done by one person.”
“I don’t think so?”
The thing was that the injuries the skeleton soldiers suffered all had the same marks.
And there was a very familiar vibe there.
“It looks like we’ve met Hilda too… … Let’s move seats first.”
Their mission is to determine Hilda’s location and the current situation of the Naga tribe.
It was best to avoid unnecessary battles as much as possible.
Fortunately, if we went back the way the legion had come, we might be able to find traces of Hilda.
Pfft!
They started walking again.
* * *
Mulligan’s skeleton army was just the beginning.
Kyaaaaah!
Kieeeek-
I walked for a while, trying to silence the sound of my footsteps as much as possible.
Suddenly a dark shadow appeared in the sky.
And the screams echoing everywhere.
Something was moving quickly between the trees.
“monkey?”
Ray noticed its identity and opened his eyes wide.
“No! That’s a silk ape tribe!”
Erica stepped forward in a hurry, blocking Ray’s path.
Chaaang!
The stones bounced off the sword he swung.
It wasn’t a simple case of stone-throwing.
A stone-throwing attack that was clearly filled with murderous intent.
It boasted power comparable to that of any firearm.
“All formations!”
Under Julius’ orders, Leje and Kinkarnon took the lead, Plum Palace took the flanks, and Erica, Holkus, and Ray each took the remaining parts.
The moment the circular formation was quickly formed, a shower of stones poured down.
Chaechaechaechae!
Each and every one of these attacks is incredibly powerful.
If I hadn’t put magic power into the sword, it seemed like it would break first.
Ukki! Ukki-kki-gi!
Above the heads of the group, monkeys larger than a man scurried about busily.
The Baekwon tribe originally boasted silky fur, to the point that they even included the word ‘silk’ in their tribal name.
They all had an abnormal appearance, much like Mulligan’s skeleton army.
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As expected, it seemed like Hilda had been massacred.
And as if he was trying to vent his resentment on Theo and his group, he attacked them without any mercy.
Awww!
Hehehehehe-
In addition, this time, beastmen like the Blue Wolf Tribe and the White Tiger Tribe appeared one by one, running across the land with long howls.
Like the Baekwon tribe, they were known as the most warlike tribe among the Suin tribe.
“It looks like the Suin Race Front has also been affected!”
Julius’s eyes flashed coldly as he concentrated his magical power into his sword.
Then a black current flowed through the blade.
In fact, some of the skeletons looked familiar.
There were even those who had a drink with him and pledged their friendship.
The dental unit.
It is said that if Ragnar has a white armored dragon corps, then the water race front has them, as they have such outstanding skills.
So, I felt bad for using my hands so carelessly, but now I had no time to worry about that anymore.
Kwarung! Kwarung! Kwarung!
Every time the sword flashed, black lightning struck the ground.
Dragon meat.
It was as if a demon dragon had revealed itself and was sweeping them away with its tail.
Kururur-
Woof woof, kookook!
Then, five or six large trees suddenly broke and tilted to the side.
Some of them attacked the area where the Baekwon tribe was, while others blocked the infiltration routes of the Cheongrang tribe and Baekho tribe.
It’s just a little bit of time.
“north!”
The group quickly started running towards the north, the only empty area.
As expected, it was a move to stockpile rather than to lose strength.
Wedge!
Theo read the attack that was stealthily aiming for the neck and drew his sword.
The Dragon Sword suddenly rose above the blind spot.
Just then, taking advantage of the darkness, the dagger aimed for Theo’s neck flew into the air.
Whirlirik, bang!
However, the dagger did not just fall to the ground, but spun around lightly and was sucked into the hand of a monster standing on a tree branch.
He had a half-collapsed face, but his clothes were very neat.
He was wearing a neat suit, as if he were a gentleman at a social party.
Neat shoes and even a handkerchief.
He didn’t look like a person living in this dusty forest.
He was the best assassin of the gentleman’s union, the Black Gentleman.
Originally, the Gentleman’s Association, despite its neat name, was an organization that started out as a group of assassins in the shadows.
However, they did not accept assassination requests lightly.
Because the sole purpose was to punish the wicked.
In addition, the imperial family recognized the merits of the gentlemen’s guild that helped them by defining the traitors as villains and bestowing them with titles of nobility, allowing them to reign as one of the 18 electors today.
Of course, becoming nobles did not mean that their foundations would disappear.
Rather, they even expanded their power by making good use of the privilege of immunity given to the nobility.
It is not for nothing that they say today that the shadow of the empire is theirs.
And since the Black Gentleman was one of the best in the Gentleman’s Guild, he could easily guess the identity of the one who had just launched a surprise attack.
“Ronan.”
Wasn’t he the Black Gentleman better known by his nickname, ‘Moonlight Shadow’?
Even he seemed to have had his head snapped by Hilda’s hand.
And that means,
Sssss!
It meant the emergence of another group of black gentlemen.
I could hear a faint rustling of grass.
“I guess this mission will take more time to shake off these guys before finding the Nagas?”
Theo smiled bitterly and flew first in the direction the group of black gentlemen were flying towards.
He can feel the mana stream.
Since he has the best senses among the group, he decided that it would be better to run around himself to gain the upper hand against the Black Gentleman.
Pot! Pot! Pot! Pot! Pot!
The four swords swirled around and each struck a different spot.
Pfft, pfft pfft-
Those who were hiding underground and those who were hiding in the leaves were all skewered.
But there were more covert movements of assassins than that.
Theo spun his body around, holding Drake’s blade tightly.
Tata dadadang!
16 to 1.
The attacks of the Black Knights, whose skills never diminished even after death, were too rough.
The problem is right after that.
Even the people I thought I had left behind chased me and rushed in from the rear.
The plum blossom princess jumped out in that direction.
In order to catch those who move quickly, someone with a sword that is equally fast had to come forward.
Shhhhhh!
With black energy scattering in all directions like broken flower petals.
Hehehehehe-
Doo doo doo doo!
This time, Mulligan’s skeleton army charged from the flank.
As the battle dragged on, they noticed the commotion and changed direction.
Here Julius stands against it.
It was judged that he would be better suited to deal with multiple legions, as he was skilled at swordsmanship with high destructive power.
“Tan, I guess I’ll have to take that bead back! But don’t be sad, I’ll put it in the grave with you-”
Kwarrrrrrung!
Black lightning flashed and the sound of thunder shook the forest.
The other advance guard members supported Princess Plum and Julius.
‘We have to separate them somehow.’
Theo quickly scanned his surroundings while cutting down one of the black gentlemen in two.
He had already experienced a similar mystery.
The Mystery of Krimhild.
Haven’t you ever struggled to survive among the countless dragon soldiers pouring down?
Of course, Theo was much stronger than he was then.
Still, the undead are not easy to deal with.
Their blind rage against the living could not be stopped.
Moreover, it is becoming more and more annoying when the undead, who are more skilled than the dragon soldiers at the time, stick to them.
Moreover, the bigger problem is that if things continue like this, it wouldn’t be strange if Hilda found out about their intrusion at any time.
Theo and his party wanted to get out of here before more undead clung to them and it became difficult to do anything.
But why would an undead be undead?
That’s because he didn’t die.
Those who stubbornly get back up even after having their heads smashed in are not easy to defeat.
There was an even bigger worst.
One of the four great clans that entered the Naga Forest before Ragnar had not yet revealed itself.
‘Considering that the Suinjongjeon Front, the Gentlemen’s Guild, and Mulligan were each formidable forces when they were alive, this place is no less-‘
It was at that very moment that my thoughts continued.
Krrrrrrrrrrrr-!
Suddenly, a tremendous thunderous roar shook the entire forest.
『These damn humans!!』
The first to react with outrage was Lordbroke.
Theo and his companions also looked up.
‘also……!’
As Theo had expected, he met his worst enemy, the one he never wanted to meet.
There was a flying skeleton dragon.
Bone Dragon.
It was the moment when the greatest power that Matap boasted about, no, that they had been boasting about, was revealed.
