The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 56

Pipis and Venter discussed what they would do, and I spoke to Kayla and Athena after listening to their conversation.

It was true that going outside to fight would be suicide.

The problem was that once the entrance was breached… the cavalry would be able to move.

“If the door is breached, we’ll go down and hold them off too.”

‘If the cavalry charges in, it’s over. If it turns into a melee… the townspeople will be no match for them.’

It was best to hold out with the palisades.

After the skirmishes of the failed sneak attack and bombardment, the real siege began.

The Coalition’s mercenaries, well-equipped with good gear, slowly approached the settlement, pressing it, and the townspeople and soldiers waited tensely for them to enter the range.

Once they got close enough, the Lord gave the order to attack, and the people began to throw stones at them.

Stone throwing.

The most primitive form of ranged attack.

‘We don’t have anyone who can use a bow or a sling, so we have to do this.’

We had to do whatever we could.

It was an indirect way of seeing how bad the situation was in the settlement.

Even so, the reason I was confident that we could hold out for quite a while was because fighting with the palisades gave us an overwhelming advantage.

Supplies were a problem, but for the time being, we had enough food to hold out.

The mercenaries responded to the townspeople’s stone throwing by raising their shields.

Thud, clank!

If they had been bare-chested, it would have been much more effective, but it didn’t help much against the sturdy shields and armor.

It only slowed them down a bit.

As the men reached the bottom of the palisades, the Lord shouted.

“Stab them!”

Clang, clank!

The townspeople on the palisades stabbed their spears vigorously to hold off their opponents.

Meanwhile.

Bang! Crack!

Some of the mercenaries covered their heads with their shields, and others began to pound on the palisades with hammers and axes.

A very primitive form of siege warfare.

“Hold them off! Hold them off!”

The Lord, knowing that it would be over if the palisades fell, encouraged the townspeople.

They also dropped the stones they had.

The heavy stones, relying on their weight rather than the awkward stabbing of the spears, were certainly more destructive.

“Ugh!”

The mercenaries were also taking hits as they tried to hold off the attacks from below, which inevitably hindered their work.

It was no different for me, Athena, and Kayla.

We stabbed down at our opponents with our long spears.

The difference between us and the others was…

“Damn it! Casualties!”

“They’re skilled!”

Dodging their shields here and there and managing to land a proper blow.

I wasn’t incapable of using a spear, and neither was Kayla, who was a knight.

Athena was a bit awkward, but she made up for it with her unique senses as a mana user and by figuring out the enemy’s movements in advance.

In the first place, all I had to do was thrust my spear from the top of the ramparts. Even if my proficiency was lacking, Athena could easily cover for me.

Their armor was sturdy, but there were gaps.

If their joints, especially their shoulders, were damaged, their defense would inevitably falter, so the enemy had no choice but to be meticulous. As a result, several of them were unable to defend properly due to their injuries, leaving the mercenaries exposed to attack.

Clang!

Boom!

“Kuaack!”

“Kyaah!”

Spears pierced flesh, avoiding their armor, and rocks slammed into helmets, causing them to lose their senses.

Some of them fainted and collapsed to the ground, and heavy boulders were kindly dropped on those bodies.

“Keuk!”

With the loss of life, there was no way the work would progress. Our side had yet to sustain any damage to the palisade, and I ordered Athena to support another location.

I glanced at the gate, and the mercenary captain was swinging his hammer with a crazed grin.

“As expected of losers! Pathetic!”

It seemed he was the type who preferred to lead from the front.

“Keugh… .”

Pipis and Venter were desperately trying to stop him, but the surrounding enemies were also quite skilled in defense, making it difficult for them to interfere.

“Pour the water!”

It was the perfect moment.

Immediately, those waiting behind brought hot water and poured it over the mercenaries.

Naturally, it wasn’t easy to avoid the torrent of water.

They tried to block it with their shields, but some of them couldn’t help but get scalded, especially those who were relying on their comrades to swing their axes and hammers.

“Don’t panic! You expected this, didn’t you? Their supplies aren’t infinite! Don’t rush, but keep breaking down the ramparts!”

A man who seemed to be the captain of another mercenary group shouted from behind, and he certainly had a point.

“Keugh! It’s hot!”

The large man at the forefront didn’t scream even though the hot water had splashed onto his body.

However, it must have been difficult to continue attacking in that state, as he slowly began to retreat.

Those who were still in relatively good condition managed to inflict a bit more damage on the palisade, but soon they all began to retreat, exhausted.

Ten days.

That was how long the gate had held out.

It was a shorter period than I had thought.

The lord had not been exaggerating.

I had called for Mutr and reinforced the interior, and at my request, Kuman had summoned his escort, Baldur, and even the slaves he was trained to help with the defense.

Baldur had once been Kayla’s disciple, so his skills were quite decent.

They certainly played an active role, but there were limits.

Above all… .

‘That one is a mana user.’

I wondered why they hadn’t told me this information.

If it was the lord who fought him directly, he would have already known.

‘Did they think I’d run away?’

Certainly, with that much of a difference in equipment, with a knight and a mana user mixed in, there was almost no chance of winning.

Looking closely, I could see that he was using a very faint aura.

‘His level isn’t very high…’

He’s not at the level of a high-level mercenary.

However, he was too strong to be considered an intermediate mercenary.

He was skilled enough to become a high-level mercenary if he was given a little more time.

Although that would be just barely reaching the level.

‘Madank… Was that his name?’

The mercenary captain who was talking most with the lord.

He was a mana user, and Grimming and Avinas, who followed him most closely, also seemed to be using mana, although they were at the beginner level.

Because of that, the city gate only lasted about ten days, and until he broke the city gate, Rainbank wasn’t able to participate in the battle.

And immediately after the city gate was destroyed…

“Kukukuku!”

Benter and Pipis, who had stepped forward to stop him, were instantly knocked down.

“That’s not bad! There was someone like this left!”

While Balder desperately restrained him, Grimming and Avinas trampled on the remaining Benter mercenary members and the slaves.

After the gate was broken, the people of the city were terrified, and the lord was desperately trying to calm them down.

“…Kyla.”

“That Madank guy, can you kill him?”

Of course, if she went all out, he was at Kyla’s level.

What I was asking was whether she could win while sealing off one of her legs and pretending to be lame.

However, Kyla answered me as if I had said something strange.

“It’s easy.”

She glanced at Balder, who was facing Madank, and said.

“He’s grown quite a bit, but seeing him struggle against such a guy, he’s still got a long way to go. Honestly, even I, before I received master’s help, could defeat that guy.”

She said she could have done it, although not as easily as now.

Moreover, now, in addition to her legs, she had grown her senses and physical abilities through the reconstruction of her body.

Now that her mana heart had reached the level of aura… It would be strange if she lost.

“Then I should go down.”

At Atina’s words, I pointed to Grimming and said.

“You take care of that guy, and I’ll take care of that Avinas guy.”

In terms of phase, it was more advantageous for Atina to face Grimming.

I left the area I was in charge of and headed for the entrance of the broken city gate.

In the meantime, the slaves who had been taught by Balder and the remaining mercenaries on our side were all defeated, and Balder was desperately fighting while surrounded by three people.

“Atina.”

At my instruction, Atina ran quickly.

Athena targeted Grimming as I instructed.

Grimming was taken aback at the sight of Athena charging at him at an entirely different speed from those he had encountered thus far.

Chaaeng!

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“… “A woman?”

Grimming, who had blocked Athena’s surprise attack, showed a surprised expression.

“Is it your first time seeing a woman?”

“Of course not. There were no women in the previous battles!”

Grimming repelled Athena’s dagger and counterattacked.

I wasn’t just standing around either.

I also swung my sword at Abinas, as I had announced.

“… How peculiar. Where do you keep finding these guys? And you, I’ve never seen your face in the previous battles either… .”

“Kukuku. So you’ve kept these guys hidden and made us fight you?”

“Don’t get too excited, sir. If you act rashly… .”

Puck.

“… Too late.”

My opponent, Abinas, crumpled his face as if annoyed.

Valdur was struck in the chest by his weapon and rolled on the floor.

As if intending to finish him off, he swung his hammer repeatedly at Valdur.

Kung, kung, kung!

Valdur struggled to stay alive while rolling on the floor.

Just then.

Kung, kaang!

“Your strength… “is quite decent.”

For the first time, Madank stopped moving.

“… A cripple? You are… .”

Did he sense something? Madank suddenly jumped backward.

Kayla’s sword attack passed by the spot where he had been standing.

“Casualty?”

Kayla said with a surprised expression.

“Who are you? How can you… .”

“My name is Kayla. “I am Jimnis-nim’s slave and sword.”

“… A slave? Wait, I’ve heard of Jimnis. Jimnis the monster hunter. The one who offered dozens of orc slaves to Kuman… . I see. “If he has someone like you as his slave, it’s not impossible.”

Unexpectedly, he knew about me as well.

After hearing Madank’s words, Abinas looked at me and said,

“Then you must be Jimnis.”

“That’s right.”

“Tsk. I was told to persuade you if I found you. What do you think? About joining us? You must know the situation, right? “We are not mere bandits.”

“I know. You are mercenaries hired by the Merchant Alliance of Siglen County.”

“That’s right. If you surrender to us, we promise you better treatment than before.”

“Well. Aren’t your crimes too severe for anything less than a straight trip to the guillotine?”

“Information control is perfect. The history of the Merchant Alliance is long. There are also strong connections within the Sigren territory. This will be buried in darkness forever.”

“…Are you going to kill all the territorial lords?”