The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 671

Episode 671: Magic is not a circle, it’s a real battle. (1)

“Ugh! You bastard!”

Zico raised both his hands. After all, he is also a 4th circle black magician.

If it were any other territory, he would have the skills to become a full-time magician. I had no intention of just taking it easy.

Paaak!

A black aura suddenly shot out from Zico’s hand and struck Jiselle’s face. The black aura flared up and spread out wildly in the surrounding area.

People who saw that sight were terrified.

“The wizard has been hit!”

“Save me quickly!”

“Surround the area!”

People shouted wildly. The three people in the group also hurriedly drew their swords and ran towards them.

“Kuhahaha, you cheeky brat! How does it taste? How dare you engage in close combat as a wizard?”

Zico laughed heartily. He thought that Jiselle had suffered a fatal injury.

But his body wouldn’t move. The opponent’s grip was still firmly pressed against his neck.

When the black smoke cleared and Giselle reappeared, her face was intact.

Zico’s eyes widened at the unexpected sight.

“Uh, how?”

He got hit in the face with magic and still came out fine! I’ve never heard of such a strong wizard, not even by word of mouth.

Jiselle raised her fist with a blank expression.

“Because of you, I became a sinner in history.”

“what?”

Zico, of course, didn’t understand what he meant. How can he be talking so grandly about history?

Whether Zico was flustered or not, Jiselle just punched Zico in the face.

Boom!

“Ugh!”

Zico’s face was crushed in an instant. He didn’t die instantly because Jiselle controlled his strength.

Even after hitting him once, Jiselle’s anger did not subside. He started beating Jico so hard that he would not die.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Ugh! Ugh! Hey, wait a minute!”

Just because they’re chimeras doesn’t mean they don’t feel pain at all. As long as they’re living creatures, they have senses and nerves.

Only some parts are replaced or supported by magic power, so you don’t feel any pain.

Zico, who was just being hit by the fist wrapped in magic, was feeling great pain.

Boom! Boom! Kwaang!

“Eww!”

People stopped running because Jiselle was beating up Zico so well.

There was also a reason to hesitate at the slightly refreshing sight.

“Hey, do wizards fight with their fists these days?”

“I clearly made some fireballs earlier… … .”

“I guess you’re a wizard who’s good at fighting too.”

Although she was able to use magic, Jiselle still felt more comfortable fighting with her body. And the effects were more certain that way.

Magic was merely a means to diversify fighting styles and increase convenience.

Jiselle stopped punching Zico’s face, which was like a rag.

“Okay, now shall we have a conversation?”

“Uh, uhhh… … . Uh… … .”

“Why are you doing this?”

“Kuuuuu… … Kill me… … .”

“For a wizard, you have quite a bit of spirit.”

Wizards are usually weak to pain. They are also cheap-mouthed, so if they get hit like this, they will quickly confess.

But Zico is a warlock. He knew he was going to die anyway, so he tried to hold on until the end.

Because they know that that is the only way to make their opponent angry until the end.

However, this wasn’t the first or second time that Giselle had encountered an opponent like this.

“Okay, let’s be a little more serious.”

As Giselle stretched out her hand, a sword from the waist of one of the knights was sucked in.

Parsak!

In an instant, the sword shattered into sharp fragments.

Jiselle is also an expert in torture. She used it a lot when interrogating the Duke’s subordinates in her past life.

After returning, he briefly used it against enemies who tried to kill Elena.

“I do this as art.”

Papapapak!

Jiselle’s hand moved like lightning, and shards of the sword stuck into various parts of Jico’s body.

“Kkaaaak!”

Zico screamed.

He is a chimera who can withstand even the most severe tortures. However, strangely, pain surged from all over his body.

The fragments seemed to be exquisitely embedded only in the places where nerves were concentrated.

“Ugh, okay, just a moment… … .”

Zico felt like he was going crazy from the excruciating pain.

Most wizards have weak mental powers, especially warlocks who enjoy causing suffering to others.

Zico also just came out of curiosity because he was a chimera.

Jiselle, who was looking down at the trembling Zico, smiled.

“This should be enough, but… … Since we’ve already started, let’s try something else too.”

Jiselle’s hands moved quickly again. The fragments were embedded deeper, causing pain to Jico.

Kkaaaak!

Zico screamed, shaking his body. It felt like his mind was breaking down from the pain.

At that moment, Jiselle grabbed Zico’s broken jaw and looked him in the eye.

“Look into my eyes.”

Jiing―!

At that moment, Jiselle’s eyes glowed purple. Seeing that light, Zico’s eyes also began to turn the same color.

Soon, Zico’s expression turned blank. He seemed to have forgotten the pain.

Jiselle said in a low voice.

“We’re very close. We have no secrets. Don’t we?”

“That’s… … right. He’s my best friend… … .”

Surprisingly, Zico was under mind control. It was Jiselle who exquisitely stabbed Zico in the gap where his mind was broken due to pain.

This makes mind control much easier. It’s still hard to maintain for long with Giselle’s magical skills, but it’s enough time to hear a short truth.

“Friend, why are you here?”

“According to the Master’s orders… … to take over this territory… … .”

“You’re taking over the territory? What were you planning to do?”

Warlocks are not nobles. They have no right to occupy land.

No matter how chaotic the times, if it becomes known that a black magician has taken over a territory, the surrounding territories and kingdoms will not remain silent.

But the warlock had his own thoughts too.

“If this expedition fails too… … I will disguise myself as a local magician and go in… … and take the time to control the local lord’s mind… … .”

“How are you going to resolve the already rumored subjugation?”

“I decided to disguise myself as the Master… … and pretend that the Master had killed me… … . In that way, I slowly built up the Lord’s trust… … .”

Zico meekly told them his plan.

It sounded like a pretty good plan to Jiselle. If it succeeded, she would be able to gain the lord’s trust and gradually take over the territory.

“What is your purpose? Do you want to become a lord as a warlock?”

“That… … I don’t know… … I just do what the Master tells me… … .”

“Have you any idea where to go?”

“None… … . Anyway… … Wizards are fickle beings… … .”

“Think about it. Even the smallest clue would be nice.”

Zico was silent for a moment. Then he slowly opened his mouth again.

“A year ago… … someone came to see the master… … . After that… … some time passed… … I started this work… … . But I’m not sure if it was because of that… … .”

“Who? What did you say?”

“I don’t know… … . He spoke secretly with the Master and disappeared… … . I just… … thought we talked about magic… … .”

“What is your impression?”

“He was completely covered in a robe… … I couldn’t tell… … But he looked strong… … . Even the Master couldn’t move a hand rashly… … .”

“What circle is your teacher in?”

“It’s Circle 6… … .”

Andrew and the others around him held their breath at those words. A 6th circle magician would have the skills to become the tower lord.

If you try to capture it with the military force of a small barony, you will suffer enormous losses.

Several mercenaries looked at each other. It seemed as if they wanted to terminate the contract.

This is because they thought of the black magician as a 5th circle and made a contract with him.

Of course, if you confront it head-on, you could still take some damage, but there was no way a lone warlock would fight like that.

“He doesn’t come out in the open. He was hiding last time and just shooting magic.”

“If he was someone who would fight openly, we would have been able to subdue him long ago even if we had just avoided him.”

“As expected of a black magician, he’s quite sinister. That’s why he keeps failing to subdue me.”

He’s hiding deep in the mountains. Still, I thought it was worth a try if I could corner him with 5 circles.

But if the opponent is a 6th circle, it’s a different story. In the end, this side will be defeated individually.

People started to murmur in fear, but Giselle didn’t care. She just kept asking the questions she wanted to ask.

“6 circles? Really?”

“okay…….”

“Does your so-called master have a lot of magic books?”

“There are quite a few… … . I can only see them with the Master’s permission… … .”

“Is there only black magic?”

“No… … . There are several other magic books… … .”

Wizards mainly use certain magic depending on their school. However, it is better to learn all the common magic.

Vanessa, who came from the Red Flame Tower, was the same. Her main magic was fire magic, but she mastered all the widely known magic.

So it wasn’t strange for a black magician to have a variety of magic books.

“You don’t have anything right now?”

“I have one… … . I hid it under the bed in my room… … .”

“Okay, where is your master hiding? Is there another group? Is there a trap or something?”

Jiselle nodded with a satisfied expression. After that, she quickly asked various questions.

Zico answered Jiselle’s questions with a blank look in his eyes. He told her where his master was, what the trap was, and that there was no other side.

After getting all the information she could, Giselle asked one last question.

“How old are you really?”

“Thirty-four… … .”

“… … How did you manage to act like a child?”

“It’s just… … I’m young… … so maybe that’s why?”

“… … .”

He’s under mind control. Zico was really saying that.

“Didn’t people around you suspect anything?”

“I did it, but… … I got over it by using a spell that slightly lowered my cognitive abilities… … I only worked at the garbage dump and the septic tank… … I hardly ever met anyone… … .”

“……okay.”

After hearing a little more about the situation, it seemed that he had lied about being an orphan and come in to do odd jobs a few months ago.

He spoke and worked well, which was unexpectedly childish, but I think it was overlooked because he kept insisting that he was young.

The territory is in disarray, so it’s not easy to save people. Since they’re in charge of dirty work anyway, I just wrote them off even though they were suspicious.

As the conversation neared its end, the purple in Zico’s eyes disappeared and focus returned immediately.

It was difficult for Jiselle, who still lacked magical power, to maintain it any longer.

“Ugh! Lord, kill me!”

Zico felt pain again. He didn’t even realize that he was under mind control.

It must have been just a fleeting moment for him.

Zico shouted as if he was going crazy.

“I am a black magician who lives off of people’s fears! Do you think I would live in such humiliation? I can’t say anything, so just kill me!”

Anyway, the end of a warlock is the same no matter where he goes. It’s obvious that he will be tortured and die.

Aren’t you being tortured right now? So, it would be better for Zico to die here before the pain gets worse.

Jiselle pulled her fist back.

“Okay, just die.”

“Huh? Wait a minute! Weren’t you going to ask me something? Are you not interested in negotiating? I can help you beat the Master! I’m sure it’ll help!”

As expected of a black magician, there was absolutely no loyalty between priests and disciples.

Zico, who had been saying that he would rather die, instinctively felt a desire to live when it actually felt like he was going to die. That’s how the human mind is.

But Giselle was resolute.

“No need.”

Kwaaaaang!

Zico died when his head was smashed by Jiselle’s fist. Even if he was a chimera, he couldn’t survive if his head was smashed.

“Tsk, things have gotten strangely complicated… … .”

Jiselle clicked her tongue and got up from her seat. If she had just quickly scanned the people from the beginning, she would have found them.

I was just watching and ended up becoming the main culprit who spread a strange superstition in the world.

Those who did not know Giselle’s troubled inner thoughts cheered his performance.

“Yaaaah!”

“The wizard has captured the warlock’s apprentice!”

“As expected, he is a wizard!”

I don’t know why the wizard fought with his fists, but he showed his magic anyway. People were deeply impressed by his splendid appearance.

Even the wizard caught the villain hiding in the territory, so everyone could not help but be happy.

Especially Andrew, the lord.

“Wow, you’re really amazing! You caught it so quickly! I couldn’t even imagine using a duck to find it! It seems like the wizard’s wisdom is something that ordinary people can’t keep up with!”

“… … That’s right.”

“It’s sturdy! It seems the goddess sent it to save our territory!”

“… … Not to that extent.”

Andrew, who had been flirting and flattering, soon spoke with a darkened expression.

“But… … I didn’t know that the Warlock was a 6th circle. I guess I’ll have to come up with a new plan.”

A 5th circle wizard cannot defeat a 6th circle wizard. That was common knowledge.

Everyone who had been delighted by Andrew’s words now had worried expressions on their faces.

Only Giselle was grinning at the thought of obtaining a new magic book.