The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 263

“Lord Risios.”

“Yes, Lord Do-inha. I’ve delivered your message to the imperial capital. However… was it really necessary to attack a week later? If we attacked together, we could have caused more chaos.”

“That’s enough.”

The empire was more careless than we had imagined.

They were overly conscious of the interspecies alliance, while they looked down on the 6 Kingdoms Alliance as if it were nothing.

We learned that fact through this attack, and we planned to take advantage of it thoroughly.

“If the interspecies alliance attacks together, we can cause chaos… but…”

At the same time, they would react just as quickly.

As the current atmosphere had relaxed, I thought of utilizing this loose gap to the fullest before it suddenly tightened.

My goal was to cut off their supply line and deal a blow that would make it difficult for them to recover.

If their supplies didn’t get through, no matter how well-equipped the imperial elite were, they would absolutely be unable to hold out.

“It’s impossible to win a long-term war, even if it’s just for a while.”

If that happened, we could at least take control of half, or even the entire neutral zone.

“From now on, it’s a battle of time. Let’s take control of the neutral zone within a week.”

I planned to cut off their supply line and, in the process, destroy the imperial army’s strongholds.

“It’s going to be that dangerous. But I don’t think we can’t hold out.”

Although it was easy to start because the enemy was caught off guard, it wouldn’t stay that way forever.

My companions nodded in agreement, as if they had faith in me.

Their trustworthy appearance made me smile.

I immediately gave the order to depart, and we began to cross the neutral zone, which was under imperial control.

***

“Archbishop Rinin! Urgent news!”

The neutral zone, now under imperial control.

Archbishop Rinin, who had been in charge of the diocese on the heteromorphic union’s side before the neutral zone was occupied, looked at the senior priest rushing towards him with a stern expression.

“What’s happening?”

“The neutral zone is under attack!”

“…Is it the heteromorphic union?”

“It’s not clear, but it’s not the heteromorphic union. The attackers are undead-summoning black mages!”

“Black mages?”

Archbishop Rinin’s face twisted in horror.

The empire, and the goddess’s church, abhorred black mages.

The empire had rejoiced at the fall of the dark elves, who mainly used black magic in the heteromorphic union, to the point where they hated black mages.

“How dare those black mages… how many have they brought?”

“The number of undead exceeds 5,000!”

Moreover, over a thousand of them were massive undead, boasting an overwhelming force.

“…If they have the power to control that many undead…”.

The only force that came to Archbishop Rinin’s mind was one.

“The Black Star… no, but…”.

However, Archbishop Rinin immediately denied his own thoughts.

He was one of the empire’s five archbishops.

Therefore, he knew exactly what kind of proposal the empire had made to the Black Star.

“They must have attacked the Hecto Kingdom…”.

Moreover, the fact that they had been discovered had given the Six Kingdoms a pretext.

“For a moment.”

Then, a piece of news from a few months ago flashed in his mind.

“There was a rumor that a young black mage from Spertura had gone to the Hecto side.”

The young black mage from Spertura, Do In-ha.

A black mage who was deemed extremely dangerous by the empire’s senior priest, Philed.

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‘Did he say he was a necromancer?’

The dried-up earth was solely occupied, and with the backing of the kingdom, he was like a thorn in the eye, a black mage who had even blocked the attack of the black star’s dark mage, Hectio. I had heard that it was highly likely that he was the one who did it.

His class was 7.

He had also played a significant role in the revival of the land’s magic school and had even participated in the previous 6 kingdoms’ civil war, making him a formidable opponent.

‘No, but….’

He couldn’t control an undead of that scale on his own.

While mages weren’t pushovers, there were limits to their abilities.

But aside from him, I couldn’t think of anyone else who could do it.

Perhaps it wasn’t a secret society that had been hiding until now….

‘It’s not impossible that those insignificant people could do it, but….’

Rin felt his mind getting complicated.

As he silently continued to think, the high priest spoke with a sense of urgency.

“It seems really dangerous, they’ve cut off the southern supply route!”

The southern supply route. Currently, there were three supply routes in the neutral zone. If one of them was cut off….

“…What do we do now!”

Rin’s expression turned urgent.

“What about the Tablet Bishop? What happened to the Tablet Bishop?”

“…He seems to have been defeated.”

The Tablet Bishop, who was responsible for the southern supply line and had been under Rin’s command for a long time.

“That’s not all. According to the investigation, the intruders came from the south. The fortress that was under construction was destroyed, and the pioneer road was also confirmed to be destroyed…!”

The fortress was destroyed, and the pioneer road was blocked.

“The central stronghold on the southern side has been completely destroyed, and all supplies have been plundered….”

Boom!

Rin, unable to hold back his anger, stood up.

“What have you people been doing until things got this far!”

The eyes of the radiant one seemed to be asking what they had done.

Rin’s anger caused the high priest to shrink back.

“At a time like this….”

The Pope’s summons had temporarily emptied the neutral zone, and the neutral zone they had finally occupied was in disarray.

“I didn’t want to leave my post, but….”

However, there was nothing he could do.

The neutral zone had been completely occupied, and the defense line was complete, making it impossible for the interracial union to retake the neutral zone through normal means.

Thanks to the two kingdoms that had held out better than expected, an opportunity had arisen to counterattack and take a bite out of the 6 kingdoms’ neck.

Therefore, the Pope had ordered the interracial union to be ignored and the 6 kingdoms to be attacked first, and was making moves to readjust the direction of the war.

However, Rin knew that the interracial union was not an opponent to be underestimated, and that leaving his post was dangerous.

He couldn’t ignore the order, so he had instructed them to break through the pioneer road, but didn’t invest many troops in it.

As a result, he didn’t suffer any significant disadvantages, but the summons wasn’t cancelled, and so Rin was currently on his way back to the empire.

That’s when this incident occurred.

“…I’ll head back immediately. Coscard Priest, you will report to His Majesty exactly as I’ve told you.”

“If we’re preparing for a contingency, I’ll request support,” Rinne said.

The high-ranking priest of the Cosmoscard quickly nodded and hastily left his seat.

***

“Is this the second supply line we’ve cut off?”

We had only entered the neutral zone five days ago.

In that short time, we had achieved the feat of cutting off two supply lines.

That’s not all.

We had destroyed over ten bases, and the number of enemy troops we had killed was staggering.

“…It’s more chaotic than I thought.”

“We were lucky. I didn’t think the Cardinal would abandon his post, leaving us an opening.”

That’s what happened.

By cutting off two supply lines and destroying over ten bases, we were able to secure a vast amount of information.

To be precise, we obtained a series of reports, which revealed why they were in such chaos.

“It’s been two days… and it’s still precarious.”

The first supply line was practically cut off.

Tinus’s 8th Circle magic had completely severed the path.

He had triggered an earthquake and completely blocked the only route they could take.

The same applied here, but the problem was the third and final supply line we had to take.

“It’s… going to be hard to block.”

So, it seemed like we had to set up our base there.

“I know a suitable place,” Yeriya said.

After I reached the 8th Circle, she had started treating me differently, but I couldn’t adapt and asked her to go back to how she used to be.

Honestly, her demeanor back then was similar to how she treated Tinus, which had left me stunned.

“It’s not far from the supply line.”

At least she had experience operating in the neutral zone, which was fortunate.

Of course, I had also lived in the neutral zone for a while in my past life, but the problem was that I had mostly stayed in Yeriya’s dungeon.

So, she had more knowledge than me in this area.

“There’s just a small problem.”

“What is it?”

The location was great for defense, but the problem was that once you entered, it was hard to leave.

“If we make a mistake, we might get isolated… but it’s okay, right?”

“Let’s try it out first. Even if we get isolated, we have enough food to last, so it’s okay.”

The problem was that if we couldn’t completely retreat, it would render the supply line cutoff meaningless.

They could just blockade us and continue their supply lines.

Of course, there was a way out.

“Tinus is here, after all.”

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Of course, they wouldn’t just stand by and watch, so it wouldn’t be easy.

“The problem is how long we can hold out…”

Honestly, I thought it was possible enough at this point.

And soon.

“The interspecies union is moving.”

The table was almost set.

It wasn’t the interspecies union that was going to flip the table.

Time was on our side.

The more we endured, the more anxious the empire became, and it was inevitable that they would make a move.

So, we headed towards the third supply route, and just like before, we successfully occupied the area without much difficulty.

At the same time, we arrived at the place Yeriya had mentioned.

“…What.”

We confirmed the existence of a sturdy fortress that had been completed.

And at that moment.

“It’s time to return the shame.”

The interspecies union began to invade the neutral zone.

◈ Neutral Zone

This was the moment the interspecies union, given the opportunity by the dark magician of the alliance, expressed their gratitude and launched an attack.

The person in charge was gazing at the sturdy fortress, unable to hide their astonishment.

“…What…?”

Unlike me, who was showing astonishment, Yeriya seemed to have expected this.

“I thought it would be a good location, but it’s faster than I thought.”

In the distance, we saw a strange terrain that was not far from the supply route.

The neutral zone, with its irregular terrain of multiple hills, plains, and mountains, was a place where many criminals and monsters could hide due to its geographical characteristics.

Of course, it was possible because the interspecies union and the empire were checking each other, and neither of them had invaded this place, but the geographical characteristics also played a part.

It wasn’t for nothing that the supply route was limited, and the other two supply routes were also cut off, making the terrain even more chaotic.

However, it was impossible to cut off all the supply routes, so one had to be left, and at the same time, this place was originally very difficult to block.

The reason was simple.

One side was the coastline, making it impossible to completely block.

Because the coastal road was quite wide, even if we blocked it, there was a high possibility of being able to pass through somehow, and if not, we could use the sea as an alternative, making it impossible to completely block.

Of course, using the sea was too risky.

The sea in this world was not under human or interspecies control.

There were merfolk, one of the interspecies, but they only fiercely protected a narrow range and lived, and were not a species that could freely roam the sea.