The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 276

Whoosh.

The dark flames that erupted from the ground, where the incantation was recited, began to spread rapidly.

Like a dry field set on fire, the dark flames engulfed the withered earth.

My undead minions, who were touched by the flames, did not suffer any damage.

Kailla, who was by my side, also reacted similarly, her expression changing to one of surprise.

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“Master, this is…!”

“Don’t back away. The farther you are, the harder it is to control.”

At least the undead were fine.

But the others were not.

So, the dark flames thoroughly spread across the land where the undead were, based on the ground they occupied.

And finally, the dark flames reached the gray earth, and slowly but surely, the gray earth began to be encroached upon by the dark flames.

The Saint’s brow furrowed.

The gray terrain, which had been pushed back, began to push towards the sacred land.

The dark flames and divine power began to combine, burning the divine power more efficiently.

A stronger, whiter light burst forth from the Saint’s body, but I didn’t stop pouring in massive magical power.

Although the battle had just begun and I had already consumed a considerable amount of magical power stored in my breath, I still had enough to spare.

And while we were engaged in this intense battle, the war continued to rage on.

The soldiers of the interspecies alliance, who were accustomed to fighting against the Empire, were pushing back the Empire’s soldiers one-sidedly.

The sacred land, which was still remaining, was also being pushed back one-sidedly, largely because most of the priests were not participating properly in the battle.

They were currently helping the cardinals.

Thud.

“Hold on, hold on!”

“What in the world is this monster…! Is this really a weakened form?”

Tinus, who was receiving support from Necropolis.

A massive, dark sphere was falling from the sky.

It was due to my attribute, and it looked like it was burning fiercely, like a black sun.

The remaining priests were also struggling to block the bombardment of the demon king’s forces, and couldn’t properly support the soldiers.

The Empire, which had an abundance of priests, lacked them.

Even though they had brought only the most elite priests, it had come to this…

‘It would be easy from the perspective of the Four Gods.’

They were the ones who had fought against the Empire’s army, which had received proper support from the priests.

The soldiers without support were no more than prey for them.

As the soldiers died, the Saint’s pressure grew stronger and stronger.

However, I was still holding on, and as the situation worsened, the Empire’s strong forces, who had been hiding, finally emerged, trying to salvage the situation somehow.

Then, the 6 Kingdom Alliance, which had been watching from the sidelines, finally moved their heavy troops.

“Black Magician, support the mixed-race alliance’s reinforcement troops! Trample the Imperial Army!”

“Wow!”

Those who had been defeated countless times, fled, and barely survived finally vented their frustration and charged towards the Imperial Army.

In the sky, a black sun hung, and at the center of the battlefield, I and my undead stood, with the mixed-race alliance and the 6 Kingdom Alliance pressing in from both sides, making the Imperial Army, which had been barely holding on, tremble.

“…Saintess! The necklace!”

One of the bishops opened his mouth at that moment.

But the Saintess shook her head.

She was gritting her teeth, her eyes wide open, trying to draw out more divine power.

A faint wrinkle appeared on the corner of her eyes.

Only then could I guess where the Saintess’s special power came from.

‘Is she burning her life force? Was that the reason she had been holding back until now…?’

But I didn’t know.

The Saintess was the enemy. Seeing her like that only made me think she was even more ruthless.

It was precarious. The Saintess seemed to know that I was approaching my limit, and yet she ignored the bishops’ words, her lips bleeding.

Suddenly, the sky collapsed, and she could no longer hold back, grasping her chest, and at the same time, an unprecedented amount of light burst forth.

The gray wasteland turned white in an instant, and the black sun was halved.

I could feel the darkened earth being eroded instantly.

‘…Am I being pushed back? Me?’

8 Circles.

Even if it was a coincidence, I was a magician who had reached the 8th Circle.

In an instant, I saw the Imperial soldiers.

The armor of nearly half of the surviving soldiers shone brightly.

And those soldiers, their armor shining, collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

Suddenly, I remembered the humans who had thrown themselves away in the neutral zone.

I could understand in an instant why the Saintess’s divine power had exploded, why I was being pushed back.

The Empire’s power was indeed extraordinary.

If this were their homeland, it would have taken a very long time to conquer.

And even then, success would not have been guaranteed.

But.

They had come out.

Moreover, I was an 8-Circle Black Magician.

I didn’t acknowledge it, but I was considered a sage, and even if it was a coincidence, it was a realm that couldn’t be reached without preparation.

No matter how great the Saintess was, I couldn’t accept being pushed back by her alone.

As I watched the sacred territory expand explosively, and the numerous undead being crushed by the divine power, Kailla leapt forward.

“Master!”

Orie, who had not been able to participate in the battle properly, also led her subordinates to block my path.

Despite being certain to be overwhelmed by the divine power, I didn’t hesitate.

Even when I saw those blocking my path, I didn’t move.

No, to be precise, I did take action.

I gathered all the remaining magic.

Tinus, who had read my mind, immediately handed over the governing authority of Necropolis to me, and I swept up all the remaining magic with Elroset’s staff.

The circle and staff resonated, and the land filled with magic began to tremble.

It was a magic I had prepared for, thinking it would come someday.

In an instant, my consciousness expanded, and the parts I thought were lacking began to fill up rapidly.

[Land of the Dead]

With the startup phrase, Necropolis expanded and sank into the ground.

◈ Support

The size Tinus had set exploded, and the gigantic Necropolis fell.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a massive roar, the buildings of the city Tinus had created poured down like rain, digging into the ground.

Countless tombs, gravestones, steeples, city walls, fortresses, temples, and watchtowers…

They were all buildings only for rest and battle, giving off a rather brutal atmosphere.

The massive magic pouring out of the buildings resonated with my magic, and I quickly completed the magic.

The things under Tinus’s control quickly shifted to my control.

After all, Tinus’s things were also mine, and Tinus himself had handed over the control, so the process went smoothly.

Kaila and Orien, who had been overwhelmed by the enormous divine power, showed a slightly relieved expression.

However, they couldn’t completely relax. The balance of the powerful magic and divine power fighting in front of them could collapse at any moment.

The power struggle didn’t last long.

The magic slowly began to push back the divine power, and the speed increased.

The saint’s face contorted, and soon a stronger divine power began to burst out of her body.

Then, the soldiers who had protected their bodies even in the initial sacrifice began to wither away one by one.

They searched for God even as they died, and some knelt on the ground, praying.

Naturally, some of them were frightened by their comrades’ deaths, but many thought of their sacrifice as a matter of course.

“What a bunch of crazy people.”

That was all I could think. I, too, seemed like a kind of lunatic, and honestly, I thought I was beyond the black magicians.

However, even with those additional sacrifices, I couldn’t pierce through my magic.

The magic was complete, and above all, my enemy wasn’t just one person.

Kukkung.

Tinus’s magic, which looked like a black sun, slowed down but continued to fall.

Although the saint had destroyed half of it, that meant the other half still remained.

It was a powerful attack, and therefore, it couldn’t be ignored.

Even though it was still being eroded bit by bit, it was still threatening.

Even though they were torn apart, the two cardinals couldn’t block the black sun, and eventually, the saint’s gaze turned to the sky.

In that moment, my magic was complete, and the completed magic reclaimed the lost territory in an instant.

Some of the undead who had disappeared began to rise again.

Not all of them, of course. Many were lost forever. It was a miracle, thanks to Tinus’s help and the saint’s sacrifice, which wasn’t ordinary anyway.

Here is the translated excerpt:

The Draugr, made from the red ogre, was a pity to lose, but that was all.

I immediately opened the dimensional fragments and released the numerous corpses inside.

For a moment, Kayla wore an astonished expression at my actions, but soon the corpses were sucked into the dark earth, and before long, they rose as undead, their bodies stirring. I could see the shock in her eyes.

The realm of the dead.

It was a superior magic that transcended the land of death.

Someone else, perhaps, had reached this level and created such magic, but I was different.

They wouldn’t have had the same good conditions as I did, especially not in an environment like this.

Considering that I had newly supplied the corpses, mostly consisting of imperial soldiers, knights, and priests, and turned them into undead in an instant, I could sense the immense power of the realm.

Kayla’s astonishment was not unwarranted.

The infinite magic and the completed Necropolis.

Especially the Necropolis, which was directly created and used by the dragon, Tinos.

I had used it as material, so…

‘It’s going to be hard to recover everything.’

With this environment backing me up, I could use 8th-class magic at the moment I broke through the wall.

It was a massive loss, but I had to get a worthy reward.

‘Or was it already too late to stop it?’

The people from the interspecies alliance or the 6 Kingdoms alliance didn’t matter.

Even Kayla, who was in front of me, had honestly tried to stop me, but she herself wasn’t in great danger.

It would have been fatal to me and my undead, but to them, it was just divine power.

‘The problem is what comes next.’

The imperial army, which had built a sturdy wall in the holy land until now, was terrifying to think about. Even though their numbers had decreased significantly, they would show an unimaginable appearance on the holy land where I had used such divine power.

But now, the situation had turned around.

As the undead rose, the magic that had been used until now began to pour into me.

It was more than what I had used, and it was identical to my own magic, so I could use it immediately.

The magic that had been depleted in the Elroset staff began to fill up at an unbelievable rate, and an immense sense of omnipotence enveloped my body.

It was an incredible feeling, as if I could do anything.

This state didn’t only apply to me.

The presence I felt from Orié grew even thicker.

It wasn’t just her. The ghostly legion under her command also began to emanate a more ominous energy, and the revived undead, as well as the newly born ones, showed an even stronger appearance than before.

It was a power similar to the imperial army’s temporary holy land, or rather, even stronger.

Naturally, it wasn’t something I could achieve on my own, but even with just temporary holy land, it was clear that this had brought about an enormous increase in power.

Even if Tinos was outside the realm and not affected, he was strong in himself, so it didn’t matter.

I could take his magic, too.

‘It seems like there’s still more.’

I wondered if I could even use it all up, no matter how desperately I spent it.

So, I immediately lit the black flames on the ground again and ordered the revived undead to advance.

The interspecies alliance’s support troops, who had been wary of the divine power’s explosion, were also successful in holding their ground, and the imperial army, which had lost many soldiers, stopped its paused offense and resumed its attack.

Since I had fought the empire for a long time, I knew the holy land’s power best, and therefore, I was most wary of the holy land’s expansion.

The 6 Kingdoms alliance was the most serious.

As the divine power surged, it seemed like they were preparing to flee, reminiscent of their previous defeat.

No, it was as if they were truly in a state of confusion.

However, fortunately, from the middle, Valdur, who had been helping Entin, contacted them and cooperated to suppress the confusion, allowing them to launch a counterattack.

But it was impossible to expect the same level of combat as before.

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Although the number of soldiers had decreased, the stronghold had become even more powerful, which was a fact.

I had blocked the expansion and broken their momentum, but the immense divine power that had not been unleashed was still present within the stronghold, making it even more formidable.

It was to the point where I honestly thought it was on par with the imperial capital.