Episode 54
Within seconds the dagger changed color.
The magic circle engraved in Antarian was erased, and new letters were written over it.
“Iredem, do you know that language?”
– It is the language of the sorcerer Sigrun who fought alongside me. He was a man of smooth speech and soft tongue. The language I use also comes from him.
The language Iredem had engraved on the dagger matched what was written in the four books I was currently translating.
“Can you teach me later?”
-gladly.
Iredem left behind a horse that disappeared like a stray light and clashed with a group of Quakers. His entire body was like a weapon. The Quakers who were touched by the aura of death had their fur and flesh rotted and their eyes became cloudy.
‘That’s amazing. The swordsmanship is a problem though.’
Iredem swung his dagger like a club.
The dagger was imbued with the aura of death and was able to kill Quaker with a single blow, but it seemed that Iredem would be able to hunt more efficiently if he learned swordsmanship.
The Quakers split into three groups and attacked in formation.
“Dimes, bring darkness upon them.”
A dark tent was drawn over Quaker’s head.
As they lost their sense of direction, their fierce advance, like a cavalry charge, slowed down significantly.
The quarks seemed to be scattering in a random manner, but they soon converged on one spot.
It was clear that there was a leader controlling a large swarm of Quakers from the rear.
I fixed my longsword and blasted the aura.
Clank! Clank! Chachachacha!
The iron that grew from the longsword’s handle wrapped around my forearm.
It was a strange steel that did not impede movement.
“Blood cells, let’s begin.”
As the blood cells began to pump up my powers, I ran into a group of Quakers. With each swing of my longsword, I cut down two or three of them.
The swordsmanship couldn’t be stopped. If I hesitated or reacted clumsily even for a moment, I would end up giving them a limb.
Chomp chomp chomp!
A long sword blocked my front.
The Quaker couldn’t thrust its teeth and claws at me so much that it felt like I was being swung along a plane rather than a line.
To do this, I had to avoid being followed by them, so I deployed my magic and attacked the outskirts of the Quaker group.
Unlike me, Iredem did not fear death. No, he enjoyed it. He would rush into the enemy lines and swing his sword wildly, and the Quaker that tried to bite Iredem died with its mouth rotting away.
Of course, each time, my aura decreased rapidly.
‘It’s inefficient, after all.’
I approached Iredem.
He may not have any regrets, but I deplete my aura every time Iredem uses his power. The thirsty one had to dig a well.
“That’s not how you swing a sword. Watch me and do as I say.”
He taught swordsmanship to Iredem. Although he was not human, he shaped his body according to the memories contained in Dullahan’s skull.
Although he couldn’t recall any swordsmanship, his body proportions and joint movements were not much different from those of other knights.
-… … You call for your black death. I will gladly answer your call.
Iredem imitated my swordsmanship. Just by making his movements a little smoother, his hunting efficiency greatly increased.
“Inferno, take my side.”
-Can I give it my all?
“As long as my back is not breached.”
-joy!
Inferno lit a fire. The bright yellow flames swelled for a moment, burning those who rushed after me.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
Inferno made up his mind and fired a barrage of fireballs. He was amazed at his ability, which was approaching the upper level. Realizing that he would grow by helping me hunt and hunting more monsters, Inferno hunted the Quaker with all his might.
The first attack was successful. With Dimes blocking the Quaker’s vision, Iredem, I, and Inferno slaughtered them mercilessly. Nearly 200 corpses were piled up.
The rest ran past us, with two hundred slave soldiers behind them.
The centurion leading the slave army was Bernie. He had awakened his aura and inherited the blood of the orcs, giving him incredible strength.
“Iron wall!”
The soldiers were lined up in formation, three rows high, blocking the retreat route, but not all the way.
Behind us were the Hebron regular troops.
The slave soldiers in the lead held out their shields. They moved in step, maintaining their formation. It was an attempt to lure the quarkers.
“Fighting on favorable terrain is the basics of fighting. Draw the enemies in! Inferno!”
Inferno slashed through the air into a group of Quakers. He cast a wall of fire at the blinded Quakers. The startled monsters quickly turned around.
The slave soldiers led the Quakers in the direction they were trying to lead.
“Dimes!”
Just casting darkness on a thousand Quakers was a considerable amount of aura consumption. Dimes withdrew his powers while absorbing light from the left and right spaces. A straight path was created.
As soon as they turned off the road, they lost their sight, so the group of Quakers ran along the road.
Kwakwakwakwang!
Inferno fired firebombs at the Quakers. Each time his fireball exploded, several Quakers were killed or badly burned.
“Remember. I raised you to be strong. You are my masterpiece. Don’t die in this place, survive. Kill those who show their teeth!”
“Wow!”
The morale of the soldiers before the battle was high. As their momentum rose, the advance of the group slowed down. They sensed the change in their allies.
The slave soldiers and the Quakers met. The slave soldiers fought on the high ground, while the Quakers climbed the steep path covered with trees. They tried to jump between the trees, but the wind blew overhead and they failed to jump.
‘Wind! My spirit! Please look after our army!’
The wind spirit summoned by El prevented the Quakers from jumping. They were stuck to the ground and had no choice but to run.
The slave soldiers used the Sardian maneuver to maintain distance from the Quaker. Every time the soldier in the rear thrust his sword through the shield, the Quaker’s neck and mouth were pierced.
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The number of quarks decreased rapidly.
“Iredem, in the name of Louis de Hebron, I command you. Primordial Death, Blessing of the Dead, do your duty. Raise the dead and reverse the course of nature. Arunasdapiradiem!”
It was a basic undead magic discovered in
‘Aura consumption is extreme.’
The aura was nearly half depleted. In return, over 200 Quakers were revived. The Quakers, who had been staring into space with their empty, gray eyes, turned their heads toward me.
“Kill the living quarker.”
As soon as my order was given, the zombie quarks moved. They did not continuously drain their aura. They could move as much as they had left. In order to move longer, they had to drain life from the living.
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The fight between Quaker and Quaker began. It was a clash between the living and the dead.
‘Is it because I’m a zombie? I’m a bit weak.’
At first, the Quakers seemed to be pushed back by their own kind, but soon the living Quakers overwhelmed the zombie Quakers. After cutting off their necks and removing their heads, the zombie Quakers were unable to move again.
Instead, losing a limb or having a hole in their stomach wasn’t enough to stop the zombie quarker.
“Iredem, in the name of Louis de Hebron, I command you. Primordial Death, Blessing of the Dead, do your duty. Raise the dead and reverse the course of nature. Arunasdapiradiem!”
It was impossible to revive someone who had already died as a zombie, but it was possible to revive someone who had just died.
This time, about 100 quarks were revived.
As the aura hit rock bottom, I also felt tired.
‘If basic necromancer magic is like this, how great is the advanced magic?’
When the number of Quakers, which had reached 1,200, was reduced by nearly half, I ordered the slave soldiers to retreat.
“Slave soldiers, step back now. Join the Hebron army and fight.”
“insect!”
The slave soldiers showed plenty of potential.
They hunted down over 200 quarks while practicing Sardian swordsmanship on the high ground.
There were about a dozen injuries, but no deaths.
“Quokkers, stay and fight until the end and then disappear.”
Zombie Quakers attacked their own kind, their teeth chattering.
Necromancy was a great magic, but it had to be done in secret. If it was discovered that he was using the undead, the knights of Zenon’s royal family would invade Hebron.
“All forces, advance!”
The retreating slave army turned around. Behind them stood Hebron’s regular army of 600 men.
It was a fight of 800 to 600. Hebron was overwhelmingly superior in both numbers and individual fighting power.
Even the Hebron army did not break ranks. They moved like a solid wall, pressing down on Quaker.
“El, track the movements of the red quarker.”
There were only two of them in my sight. Those two were controlling the quarker group from behind. It was thanks to them that the quarkers didn’t lose their bearings even after losing their eyesight.
Although each of them had outstanding abilities, the red quarkers did not act rashly.
“There are four of them. There, there, there, and… … .”
Elle raised her head.
The wind spirit stirred up a whirlwind. The wind surged up with a whoosh, pushing away a flock of quackers that were falling like pine cones from above.
One of them was as red as blood.
My right hand, which held the sword, hung down below my waist. Fortunately, the best way to raise it suddenly occurred to me.
Reinhardt’s swordmanship, the first second of swordsmanship.
The swordsmanship of Count Reinhardt was not highly regarded.
The prevailing opinion was that it was a swordsmanship technique specialized for special cases, and it was also evaluated as an unfair swordsmanship technique that made the opponent let their guard down.
Balgeom was a martial art in which a sword was quickly swung by pulling it out of its scabbard.
I used it to demonstrate my swordsmanship, and a flash of light followed the trajectory of the sword.
Sigh!
The Quaker’s forelegs were caught in the sword’s path. The sharp claws were about to stab my eyeballs.
The quarker’s right front leg fell to the ground, and the red quarker fell down with it.
The bastard tried to stand up, but his upper body tilted, and at that moment, I kicked Syang’s back and ran forward, swinging my long sword.
Holy crap!
This time, the red quarker’s head was cut off. It was a meaningless death that did not live up to the rumors about him.
When the red quarker died, a bloodcurdling scream erupted from the quarker colony.
Kuweeeeeeek!
It seemed to be the mate of the one that had just died. It ran towards me. The two red quarkers that had been controlling the quarker flock from behind also lunged at me.
Doo doo doo doo doo!
A troop of cavalry rode behind me. It was the cavalry of Hebron, led by Ambrod. The knight Solon assisted Ambrod.
Kaang!
Ambrod slashed at the red quarker that was rushing at him. It blocked Ambrod’s attack with its claws, but he cut off the claws of the black quarker imbued with aura.
As the Quaker bounced back from the impact, the cavalry swooped in on it.
The first was Solon.
He struck the red quark that was lying on the ground with his sword, leaning his upper body forward as if he was doing a horseman’s duel.
Kaaaaang!
The red quark blocked Solon’s attack while he was down.
But he could not avoid the hooves of the horses that charged at him one after another.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
The cavalry charged, trampling the red quackers.
“Inferno!”
