The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 673

Episode 673: Wherever you look, you’re a wizard. (1)

The trees towered majestically toward the sky. Huge, mossy rocks were scattered irregularly around them.

In the meantime, traces of people passing by remained as a narrow path. At what seemed like the end of the path, in the distance, someone was standing.

Basilud, a black magician of the 6th circle.

He had a wrinkled face and white hair. From what Dark had seen, his clothes were nothing short of rags.

If someone who didn’t know saw him, they would think he was an old beggar wandering in the mountains.

But if you look into his eyes, you will soon change your mind.

Those eyes, which at first glance seemed to be madness, told us that Basilud was no ordinary person.

“Kuhuhu… … . As expected, my disciple is already dead… … .”

Basilud made Zico his servant and disciple through a black magic contract.

Zico and I were psychically connected and could feel each other’s presence even when we were far apart, but recently that connection was lost.

“It looks like he made a mistake… … . He got caught being so stupid… … .”

Basilud didn’t think much of it. No matter how ridiculous it may seem, it was a territory with knights. He had already attempted mind control twice, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he was discovered.

From the moment his psychic powers were cut off, he went out every day and looked down the mountain with his magic eyes, and he saw that the army was coming again.

“Now that it’s come to this… I guess I’ll have to find another way.”

Of course, those who are coming now will die miserably. They will become sacrifices for themselves.

“Well… … here I am. Come in.”

Basilud waited for the soldiers of Nordhill with a sinister smile.

Soon after, Giselle and the Nordhills also found Basilud waiting for them.

“Is that him? He’s really confident.”

Giselle looked at Basilud and smirked.

Standing there in front of hundreds of soldiers. For a wizard, he really had a lot of guts.

That must be because he prepared in his own way.

“He’s a black magician.”

“It’s my first time seeing your face.”

“Why are you here?”

Those who participated in the last expedition held their weapons tensely.

Last time, I was defeated without even being able to fight properly and retreated. This was my first time seeing the appearance of a warlock.

When Jiselle raised her hand, all the troops stopped in their tracks.

Everyone looked extremely cautious and looked around, having already heard that there would be a trap.

Jiselle stepped forward a little and shouted loudly.

“Are you the Basilud who is after the Nordhill territory?”

Basilud smiled again. It seemed that Zico had confessed everything since he even knew his name.

“Yes… … I am Basilud. You have heard about me, yet you came here without fear… … I commend your courage.”

Basilud’s voice was quiet, too quiet to be heard from so far away.

But because he used magic, the warlock’s words were heard clearly by everyone. It brought fear to the tense soldiers.

“I can see you’re already scared… … I’ll have to take your souls.”

At those words, the soldiers began to tremble slightly. Although the knights shouted at them not to be afraid, in fact they too were quite nervous.

Jiselle looked dumbfounded at the sight.

“Isn’t it too much to say 6 circles?”

It was a truly unusual sight for Jiselle, who had even caught a dragon.

But it was understandable that others were afraid. A 6th circle warlock would be a disaster to the soldiers of this territory.

Jiselle shouted again loudly.

“Don’t waste your time there. If you want to fight, come at me quickly!”

Basilud was a little embarrassed. Judging from the robe he was wearing and the staff(?) he was holding, he seemed to be a wizard, but he was standing in the front and shouting.

He seemed a little crazy.

He had been watching quietly and asked to confirm.

“Are you a wizard?”

“okay.”

“What circle is it?”

“It’s circle 5.”

“Puhhhhhh… … . What a guy who really doesn’t know his stuff… … .”

Basilud couldn’t help but laugh.

It is extremely difficult for a low circle to defeat a high circle. And it becomes even more difficult the higher the circle. This is due to the special nature of magic blocking.

“You want to fight me on the topic of the 5th Circle… … Do you trust the knights and soldiers around you?”

If you think about it that way, it’s understandable. Even if you’re a 6th circle wizard, it’s dangerous to allow knights to approach you.

But Basilud didn’t show up for nothing.

“Yeah… … . It looks like you already heard it from Zico since you’re not coming any closer… … . Then let’s start like this.”

As Basilud raised his hand, dark magic radiated out from him in streams around him.

Ddddddddd… … .

The surrounding ground shook. The Nordhill Army grew more tense and gripped their shields tightly.

Soon the things that everyone had been worried and fearing began to happen.

Ughh …

Kkaaaaaa… … .

Kaaaa… … .

A roaring sound as if it were coming from hell is heard. The ground shakes and corpses begin to crawl out.

All kinds of undead, including skeletons, zombies, and ghouls, as well as the corpses of beasts, were crawling out.

The number was over five hundred. An immortal army that could not die had appeared.

This is why Basilud could appear alone and confidently.

After collecting corpses for a long time, he acquired a force that could not be feared by any army.

“Kuuuuuuu… … . Everyone, die here and become my servants.”

The soldiers who saw the undead army hesitated in fear. I had heard stories, but seeing it in person was truly terrifying.

Ugh… … .

The undead’s strange cries could be heard everywhere. Everyone was scared and just watched.

Then Giselle strode forward and picked up her cane.

Then he hit the heads of the undead that were emerging from the ground hard.

Phew!

Ugh… … .

The zombie that had only come out up to its waist had its head blown off. Although it was a zombie that moved with magical power, with its head gone, it could only wave its arms.

Jiselle continued to strike the undead right next to her without stopping.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Ugh… Ugh…

In an instant, dozens of undead were lying on the ground with their heads smashed in.

Jiselle’s movements became faster. Before he knew it, dozens of fireballs were swirling around him.

As Giselle smashed the heads of the corpses, fireballs also spread in all directions and attacked the corpses.

Ugh… … .

In an instant, over a hundred undead were destroyed. The remaining bodies and fragments writhed, but fighting was impossible.

Basilud was startled when he saw that sight and cried out.

“Hey, stop!”

Jiselle chuckled.

“Are you an idiot? Who would stop if I told you to? Did you think I’d wait until all these things came out?”

Phew!

Even as he spoke, several more corpses were smashed to pieces. Basilud reached out his hand urgently.

“this guy!”

Kwaaaaang!

After a short cast, a beam of darkness shot out from his hand. It was a powerful spell that could kill even a knight instantly if hit directly.

Jiing―!

A blue light flashed across Giselle’s eyes. Soon a simple shield appeared in front of him.

Then Basilud smiled.

“You idiot! You think you can stop my magic with such a low Circle!”

A lower circle means less magical power. It couldn’t possibly block high-level magic.

Soon the dark beam and Jiselle’s shield collided.

Kwaaaaang!

Basilud’s smiling expression slowly hardened.

The opponent was standing there perfectly still. It was an incomprehensible situation.

“How… …? 6th circle magic on a 5th circle topic… …?”

It was the strongest and fastest magic attack in terms of individual attacks. It was absolutely impossible to block it with a 5-circle shield.

However, the opponent only retreated slightly and did not appear to suffer any damage.

Jiselle chuckled and twirled her cane.

“It’s quite spicy. Should we try it for real?”

“How dare you!”

Basilud drew his magic power. The darkness that had started beneath his feet spread widely.

In this land of darkness, divine powers are weakened and the power of the undead grows stronger.

At the same time, Giselle leapt forward, leaving the undead behind. Yulien followed behind him.

Jiselle shouted as she ran.

“Everyone, focus on defense! Trust the ‘Saint Candidate’!”

The soldiers at the forefront gripped their huge shields with both hands and braced their legs.

Then, the soldiers of the column extended a long pole forward. The pole had a crescent-shaped crossbar at the front, which could be used to push away the opponent.

Both the shield and the weapon were made hastily according to Giselle’s wishes.

Deneb, who was called the ‘Saint Candidate’, blushed in embarrassment and poured divine power into her mace.

Paaak!

A white light appeared on the mace. It was a divine power that was not very strong.

But the soldiers don’t know. They looked at the shining mace and felt excited.

And Giselle did not betray those expectations.

As he ran towards Basilud, he blasted a lot of magical power behind him.

Papapapapak!

Soon several spheres of light appeared around Deneb. They were the 1st circle magic, ‘Light’.

It may not have had any benefit in combat, but it was visually effective. Deneb was giving off a divine appearance, emitting a lot of light around her.

“Wow!”

The soldiers gave a loud shout. It was as if a divine light had descended upon the place where darkness was gathering.

Deneb shut her eyes tightly against the sudden light. Then she could hear the cheers coming from around her more clearly.

‘It’s nonsense, but it works so well!’

Although Giselle’s performance was close to fraud, it was enough to raise the morale of the soldiers.

Ugh… … .

The undead were the first to flock to Deneb.

Even if it was a small amount of divine power, it was still divine power. He felt the opposing energy and instinctively tried to get rid of it.

“Ugh!”

Deneb swung her mace with great force. Her divine power was weak, but the blunt techniques she had learned were top-notch.

Phew!

As soon as the ghoul’s head was hit by the mace imbued with divine power, it was shattered in an instant.

Deneve spared no expense in showing off the skills she had learned. She smashed the heads of the approaching undead as soon as they came.

The problem lay elsewhere.

‘Wow, it’s so bright I can’t see clearly!’

Jiselle had poured out too much light. It might have looked dazzling to others, but it was so blinding to Deneb inside that she almost cried.

Fortunately, thanks to Kyle fighting hard by her side, she wasn’t in great danger.

Paaak!

Kyle’s sword moved with lightning speed, slicing the necks of the undead. His movements were as swift and deadly as a wolf.

Dark continued to train next to him.

“Oh my, this is really sloppy. Can’t you cut them all down in one go? Someone in the future will cut down the city gates with one swing of their sword.”

Having seen countless strongmen from Fenris, Dark was not impressed with Kyle’s skills.

“I got it! Be quiet!”

Kyle was sick of Dark’s nagging. He was going crazy because he was constantly being compared to others. He was starting to develop an inferiority complex that he never had before.

Anyway, thanks to the efforts of the two, dozens of undead were defeated. However, there were still hundreds of undead remaining.

Ugh… … .

They continued to approach the soldiers, waving their arms and legs wildly. Since it was in the mountains, many of them fell down as they approached due to the difficult terrain.

The soldiers carefully kept their distance from their comrades and surrounded the undead in a wide circle.

Kaaaaah… … .

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

The undead waved their hands, but the soldiers in front held on tightly to their shields. The soldiers in the back row diligently pushed back the undead with their poles.

Their role was not to deal with the undead. Their goal was to gather the undead in one place while minimizing damage.

“Cheer up! You can do it!”

“Push a little harder!”

“The target is the center!”

The knights continued to shout while protecting the soldiers. Andrew also watched them from behind, calming his anxious heart.

Everyone did as Giselle said. They weren’t well-trained soldiers, but it wasn’t difficult to follow the simple orders.

Ugh… Ugh…

Since everyone was focused on defense, the undead were not able to inflict much damage on the soldiers. Instead, they were gradually gathering in one place.

And in the place where the undead were gathered, Deneb and Kyle were fighting like madmen.

“Eww! Damn it! Why do we have to fight like this!”

Kyle slashed at the undead in frustration. Deneb also swung her mace, blinking her cold eyes repeatedly.

That’s right. The soldiers’ goal was to hand over all the undead to Deneb and Kyle.