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From a place where the Gulag village could be seen across, Baron Lübern’s curses could be heard.
“Damn it! I can’t figure out what’s going on with this damn rain and fog!”
The rotten tree stump he kicked shattered into pieces, scattering debris.
The wizard, who had been concentrating on the sight, looked at him and said.
“There must have been some adventurers staying in that village. But luckily, it rained and their tricks were in vain. And this time, they’ll bring in even more ants, so there’s no other ending for them but death.”
The wizard smiled brightly, licking his lips that had turned white from the exhaustion of mana.
“Just think about what kind of profit your majesty will make from the ants that will settle here, feasting on their flesh and blood.”
“Really? Are you sure you can clean them up this time?”
“Of course. This time, I’m pouring out my mana until I’m about to collapse to summon as many ants as possible.”
The Baron smiled with satisfaction, pleased with the wizard’s assurance.
The Baron, having wiped away the rainwater running down his face, approached the wizard and tapped him on the shoulder, saying:
“If this goes well, you will be my exclusive wizard. Right now, I am a powerless baron, but if I can secure the money supply through this incident, it is only a matter of time before I become a viscount and join the mainstream aristocratic society. Then, you will naturally be able to enjoy more as well.”
“Hehehe, this Jagner. I will devote my life to assisting you so that you can fly higher.”
Jagner, a talentless wizard who had only just reached 3-star magic at the late age of 44, thought.
‘You damn kids. You’re a third-rate, or at best, trash school of thought, and you’re kicking me out? Okay, let’s see. Who will have a more successful life, me who will use my brain to seize power or those kids who will scream and scream until I die and stay as a four-star wizard?’
Jagner looked with satisfaction at the half of Yuin’s talisman he had secretly stolen on the day he was kicked out.
Okay, let’s try a little harder and pour out some more mana.
For every second you hold the mana wave, more ants will head towards that village-
“uh?”
Jagner, who had been burning with enthusiasm and dreaming of a rosy future, felt something strange.
Because the rain that had been falling was rising into the sky.
Why does the rain rise into the sky? That’s the moment I thought about it.
puck.
I felt a great shock.
‘What is that-‘
The last thing he saw was.
It was my own body collapsing, blood spurting from my neck.
* * *
Dojin, who discovered the enemies, hid himself for a while.
It was a place without trees or bushes, but it was full of rocks to hide in.
‘I thought you’d at least counterattack when you got this close. But you’re not even trying to counterattack, are you? You don’t even notice?’
Dojin was dumbfounded to see the wizard still fixated on sending signals even after approaching him this far.
Even while climbing over ridges and traversing rough terrain, I felt extremely tense, thinking that the enemy might notice and attack at any moment, but it felt unfair.
‘Well… it’s not a bad thing if the enemy is easy.’
Dojin briefly activated “Suggestion” and observed the enemies.
Seventeen soldiers wearing crude black armor.
One commander wearing more luxurious equipment than the others.
One of the meaty, flashy-clothed bosses who had been yelling earlier.
And one half-penny wizard.
If they were to fight head-on, this would be a combination that would have suffered a lot just because of the number of sides.
But that’s only when you fight them head-on.
Now they were just targets that had nothing to worry about.
‘Let’s send the wizard and the commander away first, and then take our time dealing with the rest.’
Dojin, who had decided how to start the raid, secretly used magic.
It took four or five times as long to complete the spell because I had to cast it without letting as much mana leak out as possible, but it didn’t matter at all.
The wizard was busy flattering the one who seemed to be the leader, and the commander, who was definitely the highest level, was spitting on the floor while glancing at the wizard and the leader.
《Wind Blade》
The three wind-forged blades flew through the rain as soon as they were completed.
The noise of the heavy rain made the wind blade a completely silent sword.
Crunch.
As a result, the wizard died without even noticing anything until the moment his own neck was cut off.
Because his magic field was weakened due to mana depletion, he died completely defenseless.
But the commander was a little different.
“Huh?”
He realized belatedly that the wind blade was flying towards him, and that he was a relatively high level NPC.
Phew.
Unlike the wizard who was beheaded, the commander survived with only a wound to his shoulder.
“It’s the enemy! It’s an enemy attack!”
“Excuse me, are you talking about the enemy!”
“Uh-uh- where, which direction are you talking about?”
“f*ck, you little bastards! Protect the Lord right now!”
The commander drew his sword and shouted at the confused soldiers.
Then, he looks at the direction from which the attack came.
‘Damn it. It’s so dark I can’t see anything.’
He was troubled.
Don’t rush towards enemies who may be in the dark.
Or should I just retreat with the lord?
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at that time.
A flash of blue light engulfed him.
I gritted my teeth and held on, but the impact was so severe that I lost consciousness for a moment.
“Ugh-”
The commander belatedly groaned in pain as he saw another change.
The rain that was falling is freezing and turning into small pieces of ice.
But even if I could see it, I couldn’t do anything about it.
It was because I was temporarily paralyzed by being hit by lightning.
‘Just a little bit, just a little bit-‘
At least I could make the guy who jumped in and attacked me retreat.
No, if it weren’t for this rain, I could have at least lit a torch to secure a view.
He thought about it, but it was all in vain.
Dojin in the dark didn’t give him that kind of opportunity.
“squall”
A gust of wind, almost like a small tornado, arose.
In that gust of wind, small pieces of ice made by freezing rainwater were carried along.
“Kwaaak!”
“What, what is this!”
“Get down! Something is flying in the wind!”
“Wow, it’s a divine punishment! It’s a divine punishment!”
Small pieces of ice flying around in the gusts of wind were a real disaster for the soldiers.
Since the soldiers were all over level 20, there were no deaths, but they suffered piercing wounds here and there and were left rolling on the ground.
“You’re stronger than I thought. If you had just trained hard, you could have become a proper knight.”
The commander, who was kneeling with large and small wounds on his shoulder, forehead, and side, raised his head when he heard Dojin’s voice.
His vision was very blurry due to his physical strength depleted from being in the rain for a long time and the considerable amount of blood that had flowed out.
In his eyes, Dojin’s figure walking out of the darkness looked like a dark, hazy grim reaper.
“… Are you the one who was stopping the monsters in the village?”
Dojin did not answer the commander’s question.
Instead, he looked around to see if there was anyone still capable of fighting.
Should I say it’s fortunate? Or should I say it’s expected?
There wasn’t a single person fit enough to fight.
“No, should I exclude that one? It’s too normal?”
Cancel. One pig was stuck in a shallow hole, shivering with only its butt sticking out, and was unharmed.
Just by looking at him, it’s obvious that he’s the one responsible for this, but he’s the only one who’s okay.
Dojin laughed in disbelief at the villain’s misfortune.
“Anyway… I think things are roughly sorted out.”
Turning around, Dojin created an ice arrow.
The target was a half-dead commander.
Even if he was a dying corpse, he had to finish off the highest level enemy on the battlefield.
“… My name is Kuja-”
Phew.
An ice arrow struck the head of a man who had revealed his name and was trying to imitate a knight.
Dojin laughed coldly as he watched the corpse fall backwards without a trace.
“I told you, these guys only pretend to be honorable when they’re dead.”
A trembling voice spoke to Dojin.
“Please, spare our lives. We were just doing what we were told… … .”
It was a soldier lying down next to me.
But somehow the soldier’s face seemed familiar.
As I searched my memory, I easily remembered where I had seen it.
He was one of the soldiers who were causing trouble at the checkpoint.
Now that I think about it, it seems like the guy I just killed was the guy who was called a sergeant.
Anyway, it didn’t seem worth listening to the plea.
The rain has stopped before we knew it.
It was time to wrap things up.
Soon, ants will rush in, drawn by the magic wand.
Dojin walked towards Baron Lunvern, who was still shivering with his head buried in the hole.
‘This isn’t even a pheasant. Do you think that if you hide your head, that fat body will be hidden?’
The body of a pig, the intelligence of a pheasant. Is that it? This is a really tough combination.
Dojin, who was laughing, used his telekinesis to scoop up some dirt from the ground where Baron Lunvern was lying and threw it on his face.
“Ah, ah, ah. Keuuu.”
The Baron, startled by the prospect of having his head buried alive, rolled over in a frenzy.
“Hey, wait a minute! You, you punk! Do you know who I am to do something like this! Ugh!”
Another pile of dirt was shoved into the Baron’s mouth as he was about to start babbling.
This time, a stone flew and hit the Baron’s face as he was about to vomit dirt while retching loudly.
Then, a sharp wind blew across both of his thighs, leaving large wounds.
“Stop it, and I think it’s a hunger!
Dojin threw the magic item he had brought from the village at the baron who was begging, pleading, and talking nonsense.
The Baron’s expression distorted as he saw the dagger hitting his chin and chest before rolling away.
“D-dang it! Why is this here? I, I said this is supposed to attract monsters!”
The Baron recognized the magic wand and tried to escape by crawling on the floor with his still-good arm.
Because the sight was so sad, Dojin decided to allow him to do that much.
‘You idiot. That’s the direction of the wasteland.’
After finishing his work, Dojin briefly activated the trigger device he retrieved from the wizard’s corpse before leaving.
I thought that maybe the signal was cut off for a moment and the ants that were flocking might have gotten lost or scattered.
“A fitting grave, a fitting end.”
Dojin left the place, leaving behind those who were still alive.
* * *
Lubbern desperately waited.
I wasn’t contributing because I had any thoughts or plans.
I’m just crawling because I’m scared and want to get out of the situation somehow.
“Ugh… Ugh… … !”
Mud was pushed into my mouth.
It was because I was out of breath and my mouth opened naturally.
When I forced myself to keep my mouth shut to avoid eating dirt, I felt like my lungs would burst from shortness of breath.
By then the sun was beginning to rise.
Lumbern forced his head up to see where he was going.
“…ah.”
What caught his eye was…
-Keeek.
It was a large ant walking out of the thinning fog.
Crunch. Crunch.
Unfortunately, the ants started to eat away at Lumberg’s arms and legs.
He had to endure that pain for quite some time.
