The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 194
Therefore, those who came to confirm our existence would be killed to the maximum extent possible.
Although we couldn’t hide for long, we would inflict as much damage as possible in the meantime.
It was an unexpected invasion, so in the early stages, we could break through the internal defenses of the duchy and advance.
A village that had discovered our approach and was desperately trying to survive was trampled in an instant, and the scouts who had returned to confirm our existence were also killed.
Those who died were all revived as an undead army in an instant.
“The more we fight, the more our numbers increase. If we were the enemy, it would be truly terrifying.”
“That’s true, but it’s just a matter of numbers.”
“If our lord’s enhancements are applied, wouldn’t we be better than ordinary mercenaries or soldiers?”
“That’s true. Moreover, I can maintain a certain scale indefinitely.”
More dangerous than a necromancer of the same rank.
While not infinitely powerful, they could engage in long-term battles that humans couldn’t endure.
The only problem was that it was difficult to control individually, so without a commander-type undead, they could only charge forward.
However, the undead did not know fear.
So, even with their weaknesses, they could still be overwhelming.
As Kayla said, if I were the enemy, it would be terrifying.
The best countermeasure would be to have a small group of strong enemies target me first…
“Since we have a defense in place.”
Kayla was also present, and we could quickly establish a temporary base to respond.
I had prepared the basic defensive magic as well.
I took out Bolredi, who had become Rich, and handed it over to Entin, saying:
“Let’s occupy one castle as quickly as possible.”
-“We’ll have to break through the road.”
“You and the Knights will be the vanguard. Raise an army and chase them. When you discover a castle, don’t attack right away, but first sweep through the surrounding villages.”
In reality, the villages would be empty, but there could be stragglers.
It was regrettable, but until we took the first castle, we had to be merciless.
-“I’ll do as you say.”
Entin led his Knights and Bolredi, who would assist him, and charged into the territory.
Meanwhile, I raised an army and chased after him.
“I wonder if they’ve noticed by now.”
By now, they should have realized that the undead army led by a necromancer, not a regular army, was invading.
Of course, the fact that it was the Ducal Castle wouldn’t be known yet.
The messenger would be running quickly.
In the meantime, I planned to destroy as many castles as possible.
“Was it eleven castles?”
Even if it was a small kingdom, not a duchy, it was an unusual scale.
It was a part where I could indirectly sense the immense power of the Prioghah family.
“At least two, possibly three.”
If we could achieve that much, they would have no choice but to exert all their strength to catch us.
“A head-on confrontation…”
It wouldn’t be easy, but it wasn’t impossible either.
Entin created a pile of corpses and turned them into skeletons and zombies. He then gathered many corpses and created several draugs and golems.
I focused on maximizing their size and strength.
In this way, we could reach the first castle before the day was over.
As soon as I arrived at the castle, a man who seemed to be the lord of the castle looked out at our army from the castle wall and shouted:
“Who are you! What kind of reckless fool dares to attack the great Prioghah ducal family!”
The number of undead we had raised had already exceeded 2,000.
Moreover, since we had activated the Death Aura, the undead bodies were overflowing with ominous energy, and the enormous golems and draugs mixed in made for an army that inspired fear just by looking at it. Yet, the man maintained a confident attitude.
“Do they trust their priests?”
I sensed many humans with sacred powers inside the castle.
It was natural, given that it was a castle and the Prioghah family was a family that had rebelled against the Goddess’s teachings, so there would be temples in each castle.
“Answer me! Are you from the royal family? Are you working with the dirty black wizards…?”
I had no interest in talking to the dead.
I had the undead approach the castle gate, and the lord of the castle ordered the archers and mages to intercept them.
Ping, boom, crash!
Dozens of undead fell at once, but they immediately got back up and began approaching the castle again.
The lord’s face twisted in distaste. Arrows were fatal to humans, but they meant nothing to the undead, and magic was effective against them, but they could quickly recover, making it meaningless.
Moreover, there were fewer archers and mages than I had expected.
“Their magic level seems to be a mess too.”
The magical numbers flying in were only two or three, and their level was low.
“Continue the attack! The necromancer’s magic power is not infinite! Priests, bless them as much as possible! Especially, take down that giant golem and zombie first!”
The plain castle had a moat, but it was meaningless.
[Main Wall]
It’s over as soon as we lay down the bridge.
Entin, who had joined us, seemed to want to take action, but it wasn’t his turn yet.
The priests’ holy magic was aimed at the golem and dragon.
The golem and dragon focused on size and strength, so their durability was low, and they needed to be blocked.
[Black Veil]
A darkness that shrouded the massive body.
The holy magic struck it, but the black veil didn’t budge.
The priests’ faces hardened.
From the moment I maintained this army, I knew I wasn’t an ordinary necromancer, but I couldn’t believe they would ignore holy magic so easily.
The undead, ignoring the continuous attacks, approached the castle gate, and the golem and dragon, strengthened by dark magic, began to destroy the gate.
The gate itself was quite sturdy, but it couldn’t withstand the attacks of the undead, strengthened by dark magic and possessing enormous bodies.
Ugh.
The gate was slowly destroyed, and skeletons and zombies poured in through the gap.
The lord desperately attacked, but couldn’t pierce the black veil.
“How can a necromancer…!”
“Wizard, wizard!”
“A wizard, no matter what, is a necromancer! How can they ignore holy power like that!”
No matter how much they lamented, the situation wouldn’t change.
The castle walls collapsed, and the undead began to infiltrate.
“Entin.”
-Yes!
“Charge in.”
-Yes!
The undead knight squad, as if they had been waiting, began to advance, and even they couldn’t handle the pouring undead, let alone the mental state to stop them.
Finally, when they infiltrated, I used a magic I had prepared.
[Land of Death]
A terrifying magic that turns dead corpses into undead on the spot.
Humans who die here will become undead and roam around the castle.
‘Most of them will be mine.’
The inside of the castle was filled with screams and terror, and those who wanted to abandon
I expected it to some extent, but I didn’t think it would be this bad.
There were only about fifty warriors and three mages in total.
It seemed like they had taken out the main force.
“This is going to reduce our combat power significantly.”
It was a pathetic situation, with only a large number of troops.
Although we had occupied one of the eleven castles, we couldn’t be satisfied with that. Of course, even if we had sufficient combat power, we wouldn’t have stopped there.
However, since we didn’t have a complete lack of high-ranking warriors, we could add undead commanders to our forces.
“I don’t have time to deal with the lack of quality. Even if we just increase the number, it’s still a threat.”
So, I made the priests into undead priests and added them to our army, following Bolredi’s request to make the priests into undead and place them under his command.
It seemed like it was difficult for him to support over a hundred warriors alone.
I turned all the priests into mummy priests, and although there were over twenty, there weren’t many high-level ones.
However, Bolredi was grateful, and with our increased forces, we advanced towards the second castle.
Occupying the second castle was easier. With the addition of three skeleton mages, our numbers had increased significantly since the first castle.
The difference in combat power was severe, and the castle lord couldn’t even put up a fight.
“The defenses at the rear are in shambles.”
After occupying the second castle, I had a complete undead army of around 5,000 under my command.
Most of them were ordinary skeletons, not warriors, but the sheer number was a weapon in itself.
“Is it going to get any harder than this?”
My magic consumption was exceeding my recovery rate. I could add a bit more, but I also needed to provide magic support.
“Besides, are they responding too slowly?”
Even after occupying the second castle, the supporting troops from the Priogaha Duchy hadn’t arrived.
I had moved faster than expected, but the other side was also slow to respond to the unexpected attack.
From the moment the forces stationed in the castle were in disarray, I had expected it, but it seemed like they hadn’t anticipated an attack from the rear at all.
So, I was able to occupy the third castle, and instead of directly controlling the undead, I left them to roam freely in the land of death, creating an undead castle.
Unlike those I directly or indirectly controlled, they wouldn’t revive infinitely, but they would still be a nuisance.
And this time, I didn’t kill all the humans.
“Do you plan on sparing them?”
“For now.”
Just as I was about to attack the fourth castle using the same method as before, Enteen detected a large-scale troop movement.
Enteen immediately stopped the attack and returned to me, and I slowly led the humans I had spared to meet them.
The army we faced was smaller than ours.
There were around a thousand mercenaries and twice as many regular soldiers.
It seemed like they had pulled back their troops, saying they were in a state of low morale, and had called in a considerable number from within their territory.
“There are over 200 knights… and around thirty mages… and the priests seem to have received massive support, with over a hundred…”
They weren’t the low-level ones we had seen when we attacked the castle. They all seemed to be formal priests.
What was most unsettling was the man with an ominous aura standing at the front.
Although they had fewer numbers than us, if we clashed head-on, we would be at a disadvantage.
Their equipment and training were on a different level.
However, with my support, our side wouldn’t easily crumble.
The man riding at the forefront slowly emerged forward.
“I heard the news, but I couldn’t believe it. You’re really a Dark Mage.”
Kayla whispered to me, looking at the man.
“Master.”
I nodded at her words.
Lucches. It seemed he had gathered the ducal family’s main force to respond to the sudden attack.
“How dare a Dark Mage like you attack the ducal family of the kingdom? Are you crazy? Or did you think the war was already over and they were empty-handed? I wonder what kind of thinking led you to bare your fangs at the family.”
The man shouted in anger when I didn’t respond.
“Are you still hiding? Come out, you filthy Dark Mage!”
At his shout, I hesitated for a moment before controlling the undead.
The ground in front of me split open, and a path appeared. I slowly revealed myself.
◈ Subjugation
I didn’t think he would really come out.
He was taken aback for a moment, but soon spoke to me with a calm tone.
“You filthy thing. You didn’t even try to hide.”
Kayla had left him behind. The other side still didn’t know of her existence. When the time came, they would judge and act accordingly, and from the master’s perspective, it wouldn’t be different from an ambush.
“Ask yourself. Did the ducal family underestimate you? Did you think you could take down the entire Prioga family alone?”
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At the same time, he added with a tone of disbelief.
“Or did you think the royal family had really fallen to the bottom?”
I responded simply to his question.
“Everything.”
“What…?”
“Ah, and one more thing. I needed your corpse to make a Death Knight.”
He was speechless for a moment.
“I didn’t think the ducal family would underestimate me, but I did think I could take them down alone. So, I made a deal with the royal family to take care of you and received a reward. The master’s corpse was also a bonus, making it a perfect situation.”