The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 250

Tinus chuckled softly at my words.

He seemed to share the same opinion.

We were fully prepared, while the enemy didn’t seem eager to fight.

Of course, they had brought their entire army, but the fact that they wanted to avoid battle was good news for us, who had no intention of retreating.

“It’s not a bad thing, no matter the reason.”

Still, I wished there was a more substantial reason.

“Fuuh… Shall I start, then?”

At that moment, Artina spoke up.

“I can’t hold back anymore. Even with just twenty or so people, it took a lot of effort to calm them down. I can’t handle this many. Just kill them all right now.”

The dragon’s spirit, which had been left inside the dagger, seemed to be going wild, eager to eliminate the giant’s power.

“Let’s just provoke them and start. We’ve worked hard to get this far, so let’s shake things up.”

Provoke.

Artina nodded curtly at my words.

I immediately opened the dimensional fragment and pulled out the undead, crimson ogres inside.

The ogre who had been shouting at the front suddenly closed its mouth, and an enormous killing intent turned towards us.

It seemed that their camaraderie was quite high, possibly due to their small numbers.

“It seems they know how to hold back according to the situation.”

I recalled how the guy who had found us had killed the crimson ogres, including Lorrd, and felt even more enraged.

But in this situation, it was clear they were trying to toy with us, which made me even angrier.

“Are you looking for an end? What grudge do you have against us…?”

“There’s no greater sin than following the invasion species. You should know that.”

Tinus sneered, as if talking like a victim didn’t sit well with him.

“You’ve lived on this land, following the invasion species and killing countless dragon descendants who were the protectors. Do you need any more reasons?”

“What’s wrong with following the being that helped us when we were on the brink of destruction? We only did it to survive!”

“We’re only doing it to survive as well. If the giant’s invasion starts again, we won’t be able to stop it.”

According to Ritehilde, it was true that the dragon’s power had been used to push back the ogres.

However, until then, the ogres had been treating the orcs as prey, and the newly emerged species, the dragon orcs, had taken their place as predators.

Trying to reclaim their position as predators was only natural.

Even if they had the dragon’s power, if the ogres were to somehow exterminate the dragon orcs and reclaim their position, Tinus wouldn’t have cared.

He would have pitied them, and could have protected the survivors.

But if the giant’s power was involved in the process, the story changed.

Whether they knew it or not, it didn’t matter.

If the giant’s power spread and the real giant began to invade again… the continent would be doomed.

As long as they didn’t give up the giant’s power, they would have to fight us.

There was some understanding, but that was all.

The crimson ogre contorted its face, and Tinus seemed to have lost interest in talking, telling Artina to leave.

“Go. I’ll support you. Do as you please.”

Kaila also told Artina not to worry and to move, saying she would take care of the protection.

Behind her, a faint dragon spread its wings.

It was the same action as when the illusion had howled earlier.

At the same time, Artina charged towards the enemy formation, and my undead also charged towards the crimson ogres.

Of course, they didn’t charge recklessly.

They moved steadily, like a wall moving.

By this point, the crimson ogres’ side couldn’t hold back either.

Rocks began to fly from their formation.

“…Catapult?”

The crimson ogres’ bodies were enormous.

Moreover, their strength was immense, as expected of ogres.

Adding the giant’s power to that, even a simple catapult would have a power rivaling that of a siege weapon.

Of course, we didn’t take it lying down.

Multiple layers of defense barriers were deployed in mid-air.

A black veil and shield were properly unfolded, and the rocks they threw were blocked.

Thud.

Even with a simple shield, it was hard to withstand the attack that could shatter multiple layers of defense. However, it wasn’t difficult to block it.

There was the Mira priest group and the Volledi who controlled them.

But when the wizard group was added to the mix, the story changed.

The red ogres had strong magic resistance.

Even if black magic could pierce through some of that resistance, low-level magic was meaningless.

So, I gave the order to focus on defense, and as a result, we were able to easily block their first attack.

But, of course, their attack didn’t end there.

Second, third…

It seemed they had prepared a lot of rocks in advance, and the attack continued.

Simple but certain attacks.

However, we weren’t at a level where we could take it.

Meanwhile, I built a temporary stronghold and used the Death Aura and undead reinforcement in sequence.

The temporary stronghold wasn’t much different from when I was a wizard.

Although I had acquired an affinity for fire, the magic I could use right now was at a 6-class level.

It was true that black magic fire was excellent, especially its destructive power, which was unmatched even by 6-class magic.

However, at my current level of power, that kind of destructive power was lacking.

“‘7-class power’? Even if I had that, Tinus could use 8-class magic, so it wouldn’t be enough.”

So, I chose to use a supporting role.

But this time, it was a bit different. I had prepared something.

[Attribute Grant]

I granted the attribute to the Death Aura.

As a result, a faint flame remained on the weapons of the undead under the influence of the Death Aura.

A dark, gloomy, black flame.

This flame, embedded in each weapon, boasted a destructive power rivaling that of a high-ranking oracle.

Although their movements and level were lacking, their attack power alone was that of an extremely strong army.

“An undead army with expert-level attack power, numbering in the thousands.”

If the kingdom knew this, they would be shocked.

Note that this wasn’t something anyone could use.

Even if I had an affinity for fire as a wizard, it was an impossible level to use.

8th Circle. Even if I couldn’t use 8-class magic, this kind of vessel was impossible to use without.

It was a kind of shortcut.

It wasn’t 8-class, but it was impossible to use without a vessel of that level.

Artina asked if it wasn’t 8-class magic, but I shook my head.

I had no intention of downplaying the effect of the attribute grant.

However, when I thought about the real 8-class magic, which rivaled natural disasters in power, this was far from it.

Despite the intimidating appearance of the undead army, the red ogres didn’t back down.

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No, the old ogre shouted as if it had been waiting.

“Attack!”

With that shout, monsters began to emerge from the forest, as if they had been waiting.

“…I wonder why I didn’t see them…”

Those guys were monsters with a seal on their foreheads.

In other words, they were all slaves to the Red Ogre.

“But… how did you hide it?”

Until now, I hadn’t sensed any signs of them.

But there was no time to think about it for long.

The undead legion moved in unison, welcoming the Red Ogre’s slaves.

Meanwhile, Athena had somehow arrived right in front of the Red Ogre, and the old Ogre’s guards welcomed her.

A large Ore Blade, unsuitable for Athena’s dagger, emerged.

Chwaak!

She beheaded the two guards who had just finished transforming into giants in one swing.

◈ Red Ogre

The old Ogre, who was being protected, was shocked.

It was unexpected that the guards who had just finished transforming into giants would be beheaded in one swing.

Moreover, it was even more unpredictable that the power of those guys would be absorbed by Athena, increasing her physical abilities even further.

“If I don’t know, I can only take the hit.”

Even if I knew, I would have to prepare for a big loss.

It wasn’t for nothing that the Red Ogre was her arch-nemesis.

Athena, who had become even faster, charged towards another Red Ogre.

However, unlike before, she didn’t behead the Ogre in one swing after seeing her comrades get hurt.

She was trying to minimize her losses, as if she wouldn’t give up her bones even if she had to give up her flesh.

Just that would make Athena continue to grow stronger, and those guys would continue to take damage, but at least they could stop Athena from advancing further.

However, the ones they had to face weren’t just Athena.

“Kuaak!”

One of the Red Ogre, who had been stalling for time, collapsed.

A black arrow was stuck in its body, and its body was torn apart here and there.

It seemed like an internal explosion had occurred.

“Magic?”

“How can you easily resist even black magic…?”

The Red Ogre, who had noticed that the black arrow was magic, was flustered.

It was natural to have confidence in their magic resistance after fighting against the Porco and driving them out, but their opponent was different.

Tinus’s magic, which had broken free from its restraints and reached 8th class, was impossible for even the Red Ogre to resist easily.

Moreover, Tinus was intentionally targeting the ones who had exposed their weaknesses while fighting Athena.

He was accurately taking care of a small number of them.

He was keeping his promise to support Athena.

And the misfortune of the Red Ogre’s side wasn’t just those two.

-For the glory of our Lord!

– Kill them all!

It wasn’t just ordinary undead that were affected by my death aura.

The knight squad and Entin, who led them, as well as the mid-sized undead and Golrun, were under the command of Valdur’s undead team.

It was only natural that they were also affected by my aura, and as a result, a faint flame remained in their bodies.

They were crushing the red ogre’s slaves, who were rushing in from all directions, with ease.

After driving away the horned orcs, they continued to increase their numbers, which were staggering.

Needless to say, there were also some horned orcs mixed in among them.

During the battle, it was impossible to distinguish them separately, and they kept falling to the undead’s hands.

Although the number of monsters was overwhelming, our undead forces were not insignificant either.

Moreover, even if they were destroyed, they could recover and wouldn’t tire easily.

They didn’t feel anxious or fearful as they mechanically killed the monsters, buying time for their recovery.

As a result, our undead legion was gradually closing in on the red ogres.

In this situation, the red ogres couldn’t focus solely on Athena and Tinos.

They couldn’t handle them alone, and even if they were okay for now, they would eventually have to face the monster-like duo and the overwhelming undead legion without their slaves.

Therefore, the aged ogre sent the non-giant ogres to support their slaves immediately.

At the same time, they realized that they had to take out Athena quickly and pushed all giant ogres possible towards her.

Meanwhile, they made a strategic decision to divert some of their forces to magical defense to hinder Tinos’s support.

However, Athena and Tinos didn’t panic.

After all, time was on our side.

Athena changed her stance to a defensive one, while Tinos began to launch indiscriminate attacks on the ogres assigned to him, one by one.

Although he didn’t destroy a wide area, thinking of Athena, the effects were sufficient against the ogres hindering him.

Thanks to their giantization, they were holding on, but it was only a matter of time before they fell.

Some ogres tried to throw rocks at Tinos, but they were naturally intercepted mid-air.

“I need to push harder.”

Things were going better than expected.

The red ogres, who were terrified of Athena and Tinos, were being rendered useless by my attribute-granted undead.

The red ogres, who had broken through the slaves and were approaching, came into view.

I immediately gathered the mid-sized undead led by Golrun and deployed the undead created from the red ogres in front of them.