The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 41



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (41)

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Tub.

As I grabbed the wall with the hand that wasn’t holding the sword and applied force, my body slid up. Then, the dead flew to where Benio had been just a moment ago and crashed into the wall with a loud thud.

Shake shake.

“Ignorant bastards.”

Whether their shoulders or heads were broken or not, the dead who couldn’t feel pain couldn’t spare themselves. When dozens of them collided like that, the stone wall began to shake and sway, and Benio clicked his tongue and ran along the wall.

‘You have to save as much as possible.’

More and more dead people began to flock towards Benio. What started out as a few dozen people quickly grew into the hundreds.

There seemed to be a constant stream of people moving around and infecting others, and their numbers were increasing.

“What is here?”

Benio wanted to break the wooden box right away, but it was impossible. There was some kind of magic that prevented it from breaking even when he struck it with his sword.

Dalgrak.

But thanks to the blow, something that had been fixed inside moved and made a sound. There was a rattling sound along with something making a clanking sound.

There was a liquid in a bottle, like a potion, inside the chest.

“How did that Tepor guy get this and put in a request to the mercenary guild?”

Aphel Dudek, who had dabbled in necromancy, had promised to receive this through Tepor. This meant that there might be some kind of connection between Aphel Dudek and Tepor Somnus.

“Who thought of mixing these two things, jiangshi and zombies?”

A reinforced zombie. It was a horrifying combination. Then the wall began to crumble and Benio flew again.

Jjajajak!

Benio’s head and limbs were cut off as he buried his face in the dead body and was eating its entrails.

Benio was struck by the devil, beheaded the deceased, laid him to perfect rest, and then rolled his body over.

Boom, boom!

The durability of the zombies that had become jiangshi was similar to that of a person wearing leather armor. And since these zombies ran around like jiangshi, the distance they jumped each time was long.

The attacks of the dead, who threw their bodies at each other with that speed and inertia, were powerful.

If you try to stop it recklessly, you will lose your balance under the weight and fall down, and the moment you fall, you will become food for the other dead.

In fact, many of the mercenaries who confronted the dead died in this manner. Of course, they would rise again as dead after a while, but Benio tried not to confront the dead directly if possible.

‘Is the answer a painful dudek?’

The mastermind behind all this, Aphel Dudek, must be defeated. That’s why Benio has been heading towards the inner castle since the moment he parted ways with Brian Shrine and Amblan.

‘If we continue to advance like this, we will eventually run out of stamina or be surrounded by an ever-increasing number of dead people.’

Benio bit his lip. Although the Guyangshinkong was said to have great power over the dead, its power was limited.

And the same goes for physical strength.

Although he has been working hard over the past few months, he is still only able to take small steps and his body is not yet fully developed.

Although he had grown to a level worthy of the word ‘remarkable’ compared to when he first opened his eyes, Benio’s body was still growing.

That is, since it is not an adult body, it had to be trained while taking into account the growth aspect.

Although the ironworker greatly improved that part by changing the skeleton, there were still clear limitations.

‘The ring can be used once a day.’

Instead, Benio fiddled with the ring he had received from Professor Beatrice. It was a magic ring that could heal wounds and restore health once a day.

‘If you want to save stamina, it’s better to go to the roof, but going to the roof is… .’

Benio, who was about to climb up to the roof, lowered his head.

Phagec!

As if it had been waiting, a black lightning bolt struck Benio. Benio felt that it was magic sent by Aphel Dudek.

‘He can’t move inside the castle. There’s some kind of restriction. But if the magic reaches here… .’

The sick Dudek did not come out of the inner castle. Perhaps there is a reason why he is bound there. Perhaps there is something in the inner castle that is necessary to control and create these dead, and that is why he is bound there.

In addition, the sick Dudek used long-range magic.

The longer the range of a wizard’s magic, the more magical power it requires. That’s why I’ve heard that among wizards, there are those in the military who only learn one long-range sniping spell for assassinating key figures.

But Apdudek isn’t that kind of guy.

“I said it was a swordsmanship department.”

Aphudek noticed Benio from wherever he appeared and immediately hurled his magic at him. Judging from the power of the magic, it wasn’t a magic that would kill him instantly, but it would at least shock him enough to render him unable to move for several minutes.

If that happens, the dead will rush at you, so it is impossible to walk on the roof.

However, it was not understandable that Apul Dudek, known to be a graduate of the swordsmanship department, could use magic. It would not make sense unless it was someone like Benio who could sense and follow the flow of magical power.

But finding the cause was something to be done later. Then, a long horn sound reached Benio’s ears.

Phew!

“Yes. There is Yeongji-gun.”

The sound of the horn is a common signal used by the Amorian Empire. The sound of it means that the territory army protecting Dudek territory has begun to move.

If the lords had moved, the knights would have moved too.

Due to the Dudek Mountains, Dudek Ridge was a formidable force even for ordinary soldiers.

But at some point, Yeongji-gun stopped moving.

‘Dudek, the third son of the Dudek Count. Dudek-ryeong has lost his head, so the commanders may not know what to do.’

But as the dead began to flock towards them, the number of dead on Benio’s side stopped increasing at some point.

Although what Benio was holding was important, it seemed that stopping the Territory Army was also important. Benio slowly cut them down one by one.

‘Be strong, without wasting strength.’

Crunch!

As the corpses of the dead piled up around Benio numbered in the dozens, Benio got a feel for it. He had found the point where he could exert the least amount of force while achieving maximum efficiency.

“Okay, everyone come in!”

Benio shouted curiously. Even if it was a real zombie, it wouldn’t matter, but a zombie with slightly tougher skin and stronger muscles was no match for Benio.

Especially since Benio finished analyzing the dead, he was no longer a threat.

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Crunch!

In this way, Benio finally cut down the last of the dead. While Benio was running away, the dead that had been piling up like a snowball had all their heads cut off and were no longer moving.

Benio, who confirmed it, began to move secretly.

‘The goal is introspection. The target is the sick dudek.’

Benio planned to infiltrate the castle to find out what he knew about the zombies and what was inside the wooden box.

‘I’ll tell you everything I know.’

* * *

“Dean! We’re in trouble!”

The Dean of the Lazio Faculty tilted his head at Professor Chutney’s bluster, especially since Professor Chutney rarely ran around like this.

“What’s going on?”

“I just got a call from the Academy branch.”

“Mercenary Guild?”

“Yes, the branch manager there contacted me personally, and it seems like there’s a problem with Cadet Benio.”

“What! My disciple!”

Lazio jumped up from his seat in surprise. Benio was the disciple he had finally found after searching the entire continent for years.

He was such a brilliant disciple who would inherit everything from him that he was so precious that he wouldn’t mind putting him in his eyes.

Of course, he showed talent for magic and was not happy with the intervention of Dean Rambledore, but he was a good student so it was acceptable.

But such a disciple was in danger?

“Explain what’s going on!”

“Yes, so….”

The dead who appeared in Dudek-ryeong. And the Dudek-jak-ryeong, which was becoming a demon world centered around the inner castle. Dean Lazio’s impression hardened when he heard that the undead that appeared there were improved zombies.

“That won’t work. I’ll have to go and see for myself.”

“Is this the Dean speaking personally?”

“Then! He is my disciple, so I must save him!”

Lazio immediately stood up with his sword in hand. He was once a top-tier Aura expert who was unknown, and although he is still in his prime, he is not enough on his own.

“If what happens there is something like Mitheon’s nightmare, it’s a big problem.”

It’s reminiscent of Mitheon’s Nightmare in that someone using necromancy has appeared. Mitheon’s Nightmare caused so much damage that even the Auror Master, Swordmaster Mikhail, had to intervene.

It may be a blow to Lazio’s pride, but if it was to that extent, it would not have been possible for Lazio to do it alone.

“Let go! My disciple is alone in a dangerous area. As a master, you must step forward!”

But Lazio are stubborn. Then Rambledore glided in, slightly floating off the ground.

“Dean of Lazio!”

“Dear Rambledore! Do you hear? Benioga, my student is in danger! Get him ready to use his magic!”

Lazio spoke bluntly to Rambledore, but Rambledore spoke to Lazio.

“This is not the time to just go ahead like that. Look at this.”

“I don’t have time to read books!”

Lazio tried to push away the book Rambledore had held out, but Rambledore held it back with magic and the book would not be pushed away.

“It’s not a book! I also heard about what happened in Dudek’s territory! But when I heard that, I felt something was strange, so I looked into it, and the undead that appeared there were similar to the ones here!”

Rambledore shouted with excitement that made his temples pop out. Seeing him like that, Lazio took a deep breath to calm down and asked him.

“What does that mean?”

“Enhanced zombies. They are said to be stronger and more agile than zombies, and have tougher skin. But here.”

Rambledore pointed to a part of the book.

“Devilheart. That’s exactly the kind of zombies those damned bastards created the most a thousand years ago.”

“Devil… Heart?”

Lazio’s eyes widened at the completely unexpected name. Devil Heart was the main force of the Demon King’s coalition that had brought the continent to the brink of destruction a thousand years ago before being defeated by the eight warriors.

They and the Gwangryong Shahaeil joined forces to bring the continent to the brink of destruction.

“Really?”

The name appeared again after a thousand years. Rambledore closed the book and said to Lazio.

“I’ll have to check the details. But if we just go in like this, it’ll be dangerous for both us and Benio. So….”

“I understand what Dean Rambledore means. However.”

Rambledore tried to stop him, but Lazio’s eyes were completely wide open. He was a knight. He was a knight who moved because his heart told him to, not because he understood things with his head like a wizard.

“If it could be more dangerous, we should move now. If Dean Rambledore thinks it is time, then move then. I will go and rescue my student at that time.”

Dean Lazio simply passed Dean Rambledore. Dean Rambledore let out a deep sigh. He wanted to tell Dean Lazio that he was wrong, but Rambledore’s heart was telling him the same thing.

“this….”

Rambledoor has lived his whole life as a believer in reason.

But Rambledore squeezed his eyes shut as he recalled those words from Lazio and Benio, who was alone at the center of a dangerous mystery.

Although he was a disciple who had only been with me for a short time, I felt that I would regret letting him die like that, as he was full of spirit and had said that he would go his own way.

Even if it’s dangerous there.

“The reason the Academy was founded was to prevent the same tragedy that happened a thousand years ago….”

So, since there are traces that could be Devil Heart, it is my duty as the Dean of the Academy to go and check it out.

“King Chutney.”

“Yes, Dean.”

“Tell the president that I and the dean of the Lazio faculty have gone to Dudek. I want you to take care of the rest. And this.”

Rambledore handed over a small trinket. It had a crystal in the center.

“If I am in danger or need help, it will glow. I will use it to send a signal… Please, Devil Heart, make sure to relay that to the Chancellor.”

Devil Heart.

Sir Chutney swallowed hard and nodded.

And a moment later, with a bright light, Dean Rambledore and Dean Lazio disappeared from the Academy.

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