The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 70

Since their territory is quite large, it is not strange for them to waste about two days.

“We’ll do as much damage as we can to the village and run away. Do you know the location of the traps?”

“Of course.”

Lithild and the other horned orcs nodded as well.

“Run away as fast as you can on the shortest route. After that, the bait… will be done by Athena and Kayla.”

After provoking them once, the two of them will use traps and their physical abilities to buy time.

I will also support them, but only to a small extent at the beginning.

To be honest, I can’t keep up with their physical abilities anymore.

Because of this, the two of them will take care of things after we leave.

‘I’ll turn around in a bit, so it will be easy for us to leave.’

The two of them were capable enough to do it. I had that much faith in them.

That’s why I didn’t say anything special to the two of them.

‘Shall we start?’

I gave the signal to the Horn Orcs.

The Horn Orcs briefly chanted or made hand signs.

‘They may be descendants of dragons, but is their Non-Chanting passive not working?’

The Dragon’s Dragon Language, like the Non-Chanting skill I use, doesn’t require any specific chants.

[Wind Cutter]

[Air Ball]

I also immediately provided support as the magic was being used.

Simple, Class 2 or 3 level magic spells poured down.

But when the number exceeded fifty, it was impossible to take lightly.

Bang, boom! Bang! Crash!

The tent made of sandbags was attacked and destroyed in an instant.

The screams of the Orcs echoed through the village, and the combatants inside began to pour out.

They discovered us, and their eyes turned upside down at the sight of the many Horn Orcs.

“Kyaa!”

They weren’t screams, they were furious roars as they charged towards us.

But the Horn Orcs didn’t run away.

At my signal, they unleashed magic once more.

Creak! Bang!

They quickly slaughtered the enraged ones.

I didn’t lend a hand.

Instead,

I raised the Orcs who had died consecutively as Zombies.

Thanks to the increased level and the addition of the strengthened staff, they became quite useful, and while the magic caused their advance to falter, my Zombies began to draw the attention of the enemies.

“Retreat. Kyla, Athena. Please.”

“Leave it to us.”

“Go and wait. I’ll go a bit slower.”

I nodded at their words and left the battlefield with the Horn Orcs.

“They’re gone.”

At Athena’s mutter, Kyla replied.

“Focus. Their attention has been diverted. We need to redirect the attention that was on the Master and the Horn Orcs. Even though they left the Undead behind, there are so many of them.”

“But won’t they hesitate for a moment? It’s true that the Undead are helpful in this way.”

“Even monsters will pay attention when they see their dead come back to life and move. It’s because it’s something that goes against the order of nature.”

“Magic is like that from the beginning. It’s an unnatural miracle. It’s bound to draw attention.”

While the two of them were talking briefly, the Orcs began to attack the Zombie Orcs.

They seemed to be in a hurry because of the Horn Orcs and the Doinha escaping.

Naturally, Kayla and Athena were not just watching.

“Assist her.”

Kayla, holding a sword and shield, charged into the ranks of the orcs at once.

‘She’s really fast. I wonder if Inha would do that for me if I asked?’

I heard it was a similar process to creating a chimera, so I don’t think he would.

Inha was a cautious black magician.

‘And he’s incredibly kind for a black magician.’

It was already dangerous, and he said that he had achieved unexpected results by sheer coincidence, so he would never agree to do it for me.

Athena ran to assist Kayla, putting aside her wild thoughts.

Thanks to the Wind Dragon’s Fang she had acquired, she was able to keep up with Kayla’s high-speed movement.

She immediately activated her mana and added a thin aura to her sword.

The orcs, who were aiming for the zombies, were swept away by Kayla’s swordsmanship.

Athena didn’t just stand there either.

She blocked the orcs who were trying to surround Kayla, giving her space to escape.

The zombies that had been saved once became more active, and Kayla moved along the orc lines, cutting down every orc she came across.

Thanks to the zombie orcs, Kayla, and Athena’s efforts, the orcs’ attention was focused on them.

In the meantime, Doinha and the horned orcs safely left the battlefield, and Athena, who had been relatively relaxed during the fierce battle, shouted to Kayla.

“Master! Inha got away!”

Kayla replied with her actions.

She immediately left the battlefield, and Athena quickly started running along the escape route they had planned.

‘It’s a little off the path Inha took.’

Even if some of them came to their senses and chased after them, they wouldn’t be caught because they had set traps there too.

“Kwaaah!”

Just as she thought that, an orc appeared, a head taller than any other orc they had seen so far.

“…He’s a real warrior. He uses mana.”

Athena gulped at Kayla’s words.

The aura he exuded was definitely different.

‘I’d like to fight him once… but lurking him away is the priority right now.’

Kayla suppressed her regret and followed Athena, who was ahead of her.

As the two escaped, the warrior let out a furious roar, tore apart the zombie orcs, and followed them.

“…He’s slower than I thought?”

He was faster than the other orcs. However, compared to the two of them, his speed was nothing special.

Even if he was big, they would be able to shake him off in an instant if he wasn’t too big.

His current speed was not difficult to shake off.

“It’s a good thing for us. Let’s adjust our speed. We need to attract the other orcs, so we’ll run into him every once in a while.”

As a bonus, we’ll gauge his abilities. I wanted to fight him at some point anyway, so it’s a win-win situation.

However, things didn’t go as planned.

“Master! Ahead!”

This was the orcs’ territory. At the same time, there were some who had gone out to hunt for the horned orcs and were returning.

Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have just finished hunting…

“… “A human?”

“Master! “That’s not a monster?”

The two’s expressions were filled with surprise.

“To think there was still a human left behind.”

They couldn’t be from the Counts territory. They clearly knew that this side was in chaos due to the monster wave, so there was no way that anyone would come from this direction.

“… It seems that a survivor from the territory was hiding and got caught.”

“… Can we save them… .”

“The mission comes first.”

At Kayla’s cold words, Athena nodded her head.

“It’s a bit pitiful, but we can’t help it.”

For Kayla, it was the Sage’s orders that came first, and for Athena, it was her own younger brother and the group he belonged to.

That’s why the two of them ignored the cries of the person begging for help and cut down the monsters blocking their path.

“… This is really amazing performance… .”

She understood in an instant why her master, Kayla, had told her not to rely on equipment.

While Athena cleared the path, Kayla blocked the warrior orcs that were chasing them.

Kwaang!

The orc that was sent rolling back by Kayla’s shield strike let out a cry filled with shame and anger.

“… They’re not as strong as I thought. As expected… .”

She seemed quite satisfied with her physical abilities.

Athena felt a bit of envy as she watched Kayla.

Even though their directions were different, she couldn’t help but want to catch up to her master.

She was her master and also her commander. She also felt a subtle sense of rivalry.

It was a rivalry born from the desire to be of more help to Inha, who had shown them such kindness.

Of course, she had no intention of crossing the line. It was purely a feeling of admiration.

Kayla, who had taken down the warrior orcs, spoke as she followed the path that Athena had secured.

“Good job.”

Athena’s face lit up with a smile as if she was pleased with her praise.

One of the enraged orcs tore apart the human it had captured and joined the other orcs in chasing after the two.

In the ensuing chase, the two of them continued to lure the orcs while adjusting their speed, and in the process, orcs that used mana joined in one after another.

“There are more of them than I thought?”

As expected of a large-scale territory, there were more than five warrior orcs.

She couldn’t predict how many more there were.

Two more warriors joined them, and when there were more than five, Kayla began to avoid intentionally clashing with them in order to match their speed.

If they slowed down even for a moment, they would be surrounded.

However, once they left the orcs’ territory, there were no problems.

The traps and pitfalls set by the dwarf, Matorje, hindered the seven warrior orcs that had come before, and because of that, the speed of the ones in the back began to match theirs.

Furthermore, the orcs’ stamina wasn’t infinite, so their speed gradually decreased, and from that point on, they used throwing weapons to continuously draw the orcs’ attention.

“By now, shouldn’t they have noticed that we’re lurking them?”

“But they’re still not backing down. I knew that they were vengeful, but this is almost like madness.”

“Don’t worry. We’ve broken through several other monster territories so far, and there hasn’t been any interference. They’re confident in their strong forces.

Athena nodded as if she understood Kayla’s words.

“Let’s speed up again. We’ll speed up too.”

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Athena said, smacking her lips as if she regretted something.

“I wanted to reduce the number of warrior ranks by one before we arrived, if possible….”

“They’re guys who use mana, no matter how tired they are. They’ll have a lot of combat experience, given their orc nature. Plus, you’re not a ranged specialist. Throwing weapons aren’t infinite either.”

It was true that she had received training in handling bows and some poisons, but for now, she was mainly trained in daggers and body movements.

“Ugh. I wonder how long the undead in Inha will hold out.”

“It’ll be fine. You must have seen it last time. They get up again even after they die. Our master has provided additional magic supplies over the past two days, so we’ll be fine as long as we take care of “the warriors.”

“I hope so. I’m worried because we’re fighting in front of our yard.”

Kayla nodded as if she understood Athena’s concern.

“The firepower of the horned orcs is good too.”

“…Do you trust the horned orcs, teacher?”

“No.”

Athena looked slightly surprised at Kayla’s decisive words.

“That’s unexpected. It seemed like you didn’t pay much attention to them….”

“I’m just not showing it because our master has decided to form an alliance. I’m still on my guard. Just as you’re worried about Tia’s safety, I’m worried about our master’s safety.”

There’s no reason not to be wary of those nasty guys. That’s what Kayla said.

“They’re the ones who brought a direct threat to us. There’s no reason not to be on our guard. Right now, we have a common enemy, and our master holds their weakness, so we’re just a little less vigilant. “

If it weren’t for that, she would never have left her master, Do Inha, Kayla said.

“…Inha’s life is precious to me too. He’s my benefactor… and I promised not to betray him.”

“It has nothing to do with the oath of mana. I’m just worried about the person I serve.”

“You care about Inha a lot.”

“I can’t help it. He’s the one who gave me hope.”

Kayla said to Athena.

“I don’t know how those guys will turn out once our common enemy is gone. I’ve seen them for the first time, so don’t let your guard down even if they don’t show any unusual behavior. Especially that It’s not an ordinary sword. I gave it to you because the situation was urgent, but I don’t know what will happen once the urgent fire is out.”

Athena did not ignore Kayla’s words because she had realized its value through battle.

Athena’s expression tightened with tension.

Perhaps because they were lost in other thoughts, the two of them noticed something a little late.

“…But teacher.”

“What?”

“They… their pursuit isn’t a bit organized, is it? Up until now, it felt like they were just running around randomly….”