The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 69

‘In the first place… instead of leaving our safety in the hands of someone else’s choice… it’s right to make our own choice.’

It started with the trolling of the Gale Wind tribe, but I didn’t plan on being manipulated from the beginning to the end just because the situation had turned out like this.

Even in this situation, we had to move as proactively as possible.

‘We’re definitely going to win.’

This was a resting place we had obtained, and I had no intention of losing it.

“… An alliance, you say? I accept. However, I’ll receive the price first. Especially that dagger.”

I didn’t know about the horn, but… that dagger would be useful right away.

Since he said that there was no vanguard on the other side, it was right for us to use it.

“Hand it over since there’s someone who’s going to use it right now. If so, I will accept the alliance.”

“… We’re in a hurry, so… We’ll accept it.”

After hesitating for a moment, Litheold nodded.

Judging from what he knows about the Black Star, it would be difficult to trust a black magician, but our current situation is very disadvantageous.

We even made the first mistake.

If I had said I didn’t trust him because he was a black magician in this situation, it would have been the same as saying let’s not form an alliance.

I don’t know what he was thinking on the inside, but at least on the surface, it was right to act that way.

‘Thankfully, he’s not stupid.’

I immediately used the undead to retrieve the dagger and checked it several times.

‘… It really is made with the teeth of a dragon.’

It wasn’t difficult to confirm since the staff I had also made with the body of a dragon.

I handed it to Athina as soon as I finished checking.

“… “Can I have this?”

“You’re the one who uses a dagger. It’s only natural that you should use this since you’re the most suited to use it.”

I don’t even use mana, so I couldn’t have used that in the first place.

Plus, he said it was the teeth of a dragon. It wasn’t possible to contaminate it with magic with my current level.

‘I don’t think I could have done it in my first life either… .’

To the extent that it’s not easy to dye the body of a dragon with magic.

In Kayla’s case, she’s not the type to lose to orcs even without something like that.

After handing over the dagger, I spoke to Litheold.

“Bring your tribesmen here for now.” We’re going to have the war as soon as possible due to the circumstances, and the battlefield is this place. We need to lure them.”

“… I understand. Magicians are supposed to be able to exert their greatest power from their own territory.”

They could also be called magicians in a broad sense, so he seemed to understand what I said right away.

“I’ll protect the children of your tribe in my dungeon. Don’t think you’ll be able to fool those who can fight since the opponent isn’t easy.”

Even if he doesn’t trust me, he has no choice but to entrust me with the young tribesmen.

He understood that as well.

“I understand. “I’ll go and return.”

When Litheold left, Kayla spoke.

“You got caught up in something troublesome.”

“It can’t be helped. We would have had to fight a defensive battle at some point anyway. Let’s think of it as that going wrong. … “We got a decent reward as well.”

“… It certainly doesn’t seem to be an ordinary weapon. My body feels lighter just by having it… .”

“Don’t rely on it too much. You’ll stop growing if you rely on objects.”

“You speak obvious things, Master. “Don’t worry.”

Although things did go wrong, if this works out well, there was nothing that would be bad as a result.

‘If I think positively… We’re using the horned orcs to get rid of an enemy that’s a threat to the territory.’

Apart from one large orc tribe, there was nothing that could threaten us in the territory.

At most, it would be Count Siglen, but they had no reason to be interested in this place unless we did something strange.

‘Since all the newly built pioneer territories collapsed, they probably don’t even want to look this way for now.’

They also lost the dwarves.

The Siglen Earldom is fine for now.

“First, gather all the defensive traps Mutr has made.”

“…Mutr is going to be disappointed. He made them in advance to guard the underground dungeon, but now they’re all going to be used up by some random guys.”

“This is also defending. Just think of it as pulling a future battle forward.”

It’s better to do something that helps solve the problem, rather than lamenting over what has already happened.

“I understand. But if we’re going to fight here, we need to lure them in… There’s a great tribe there with over a thousand warriors. Can we draw them in?”

“We can. After all… Didn’t you say that the horned orcs have already provoked them?”

“…That’s true.”

Artina, who is fully aware of their vengeful nature, nodded as if she understood my words right away.

“Your role will be important. Basically, you’ll be acting at the very front.”

The same goes for Kyla. She has also shown no lack of mobility since her legs have healed.

“I expected this when I got it. Don’t worry. I won’t let you down.”

Artina put on an expression of confidence, and Kyla was wary of her excessive enthusiasm.

“An orc tribe of that size is sure to have real orc warriors who have awakened their mana. Don’t let your guard down. There may be someone faster than you.”

Kyla’s words made sense, so Artina tried her best to calm down the excitement she felt from obtaining the artifact.

‘It’s definitely good to have a master.’

Mutr, who had heard about the situation, opened the warehouse and took out all his work.

“…It seems that being diligent in normal times can be helpful like this.”

I consoled Mutr for his hard work, and he replied that it was only natural since he was also a part of the dungeon.

“Well, instead, please gather some materials. There must be many useful things in a great tribe. I’d also like to build a furnace while I’m at it….”

“…I don’t know how that will turn out.”

“Really?”

Mutr had occasionally suggested that it would be nice to have a proper forge, but unfortunately, I had not been able to grant that request.

In the first place, there weren’t many tasks that required a forge, and above all, the smoke was a problem.

‘If it’s discovered by chance… It’ll be troublesome.’

Given the nature of the Siglen Earldom, which possesses hippogriffs, there was a high chance that such smoke would be spotted from afar.

However, if a wind mage is present, all that can be solved.

The firewood to maintain the forge’s fire is also a problem.

I’ll have to make charcoal too….

‘If I solve this problem by plundering, I’ll be able to make anything I want.’

It’s unlikely that the orcs will have charcoal, but if we take care of them, our radius of activity will expand dramatically.

That means it’ll be really easy to get wood.

Even if I don’t have much use for it right now, it’s good to have a forge.

‘More than anything else… Mutr is a dwarf.’

It’s not that I couldn’t make it because the situation didn’t allow it; the value of a dwarf with a forge is self-evident.

I received the defensive traps from Mutr and moved them above ground, and explained the situation to Tia.

“Another… war? It was nice to be quiet for a while….”

It’s a dangerous world. She also knew that there was no helping it.

That’s why Tia told me not to get hurt.

She seemed to resent the fact that she always had to see me off with the same words, but unlike in the past, she’s not just waiting for me anymore.

In the meantime, I would hold the center to prevent any internal chaos, and she had to cooperate as much as possible to manage the young horned orcs that would soon arrive.

That was why, despite telling me not to get hurt, she didn’t seem as helpless as before.

She had her own role to play.

‘She’s quite reliable.’

When I finished moving the defensive traps to the ground and explaining the situation to Tia, the Gale Wind tribe rushed into my territory.

“Hmm. That’s… .”

“A tool for war.”

Lithild, who had been silently nodding while watching us prepare for war, spoke to me.

“You have quite the divine power for a black magician.”

I didn’t bother to answer that.

“But… There are more young horned orcs than I thought.”

“The dead ones are adults. “I saved as many children as I could.”

There seemed to be well over a hundred of them. There were about fifty adult horned orcs, so the children were more than double that number.

‘This is unexpected… .’

I thought they had bravely escaped the forest with this formation.

‘No, even during their escape… countless horned orcs must have been sacrificed.’

I didn’t need to think about that. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and considered how to treat the young horned orcs.

There were far more of them than expected.

I could take them all inside the dungeon, but it was awkward to put them all in one place.

‘I can’t send them to the annex… .’

They were monster cubs in their eyes.

Horned orcs had horns and were generally better looking than orcs, but they were still orcs in appearance.

A handsome orc was still an orc.

They would definitely be scared.

But it felt too cramped to put them in the basement of my residence.

‘I have no choice.’

I had no choice but to open part of the main building.

“Let’s put them inside for now.”

“I would like to leave one adult to control the children… .”

I couldn’t refuse that much.

“I appreciate your kindness.”

I was sorry to lose one, but it would be annoying if there was trouble inside.

I handed them over to Tia and talked to Lithild about the war.

“So… “Most of these undead will disappear soon?”

With their greatest weakness, the young horned orcs, in my hands, there was no need to hide the story.

‘It’s something that will be known in a few days anyway.’

They weren’t stupid monsters, but horned orcs with human-level intelligence. Petty deception wouldn’t work on them, so I chose to just reveal it.

“There was a reason we wanted to fight the war as quickly as possible.”

“We will do the wandering. We will continue to provoke them by setting up defensive traps at every intersection.”

“I heard you already fought them once.

“You want information? Well… To be honest, I thought it was nothing at first, but… I was surprised that it was on a larger scale than I had imagined. Among them were warrior orcs who used mana. Three of my kind died by its hand.”

Kayla’s prediction was correct.

“It was partly because I let my guard down, but even if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been able to prevent the death of my kind. … I regretted not having a formation at that time.”

It is said that most of the formations died because they were left behind while fleeing.

Even so, warriors are definitely better than wizards if you want to buy time.

‘The background is that only the wizards in the back row are left.’

It’s a bit regretful, but that’s all.

‘If they hadn’t trolled us, I would have felt a little sorry for them.’

Still, I decided to forget that feeling because I paid the price.

“We only saw one warrior orc, but we estimate that there are probably more. We ran away as much as we could, but they’re probably still chasing us.”

I nodded at his words and said.

“We will provide you with basic bait, traps to slow them down and provoke them continuously, but the initial bombardment must be done by me and all of you together. Since they’re probably chasing us even now, there’s no provocation as effective as “showing them your faces.”

To do that, they also have to go to the main tribe’s base.

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“Are you confident in your stamina?”

“The jungle is not an easy place.”

Even wizards will have a hard time surviving in such a harsh place if they don’t have the stamina.

That’s what he meant.

It would certainly be funny if the orcs’ stamina dropped.

“First, let’s start by setting up traps. Since the orc tribe, which is a faction, has collapsed, there will be nothing to get in the way.”

The scheduled day of the decisive battle is in two days.

I have overall command.

Lithild accepted all of my suggestions.

“…It’s huge.”

In the middle of the forest, there was a huge orc village.

Despite its size, there were no fences or anything like that. Only tents made of animal and monster skins were haphazardly built here and there.

The tents in the middle were larger and more splendid, so it seemed that the strong ones were gathered there.

‘The chieftain must be there too.’

This area is their territory.

In fact, on the way here, we had already encountered quite a few orcs and killed them all.

In particular, seeing them running like crazy at the sight of the horned orcs, I realized that the news had already spread as much as it could.

‘But it seems that they haven’t found us yet because we ran away to our territory.’

Even now, the pursuit party must be searching the area.