The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 700

Episode 700: This guy is a black magician! (2)

It is not out of bad taste that Giselle bothers Gascott. It is because it is necessary.

‘Ugh, I need to catch my breath.’

By creating a virtual magic core, he was able to overcome the limits of the power that Astion’s body could produce.

Of course, it was inevitable that my body would be strained. I had knocked down more than half of them, but there were still quite a few enemies left.

Several knights of Fenris also joined forces to capture the high priest of the Salvation Church. Those who are here now are fewer in number than the knights of Fenris, but their level is slightly higher.

Fighting these people, even the best Jisel in the world would quickly lose strength.

‘Well, I expected this much… … .’

I’m confident I can win even if I fight honestly, but there’s no need to fight so desperately when there’s another way.

I thought that if I showed him my black magic, he would definitely react. As expected, Gascott got angry and tried to prove his innocence(?).

“This guy is a warlock! I saw it! I saw it!”

“… … .”

The knights still looked confused. Among them were knights dispatched from other noble houses.

Gascott was a knight of great renown. I could not understand why he was obsessed with such trivial matters at such an important time. And he was babbling incomprehensibly.

But Gascott was a knight who valued honor as much as reputation. He could not tolerate this situation.

Giselle added fuel to the fire.

“No, why are you suddenly telling such ‘lies’? Isn’t this a fight where we’re all trying to kill each other anyway? What does it matter whether I’m a warlock or not?”

The knights all nodded without realizing it. They showed that they agreed with the enemy’s words.

The sight drove Gascott madder.

“You! How dare you mock me!”

It’s hard to hold back feelings of injustice. It’s even harder when you’re in a situation where you’re being humiliated.

Giselle provoked Gascott once more, looking at him with anger rising to the top of his head.

“If you’re scared to fight me, just say so. Don’t waste time saying weird things.”

“This, this guy… … .”

“You were just watching from behind, waiting for me to lose my strength? Are you still doing that now?”

“Everyone, shut up! That’s not it!”

“Then come at me. If you’re scared, you can join forces.”

Jiselle smiled and waved her hand. The provocation worked very well.

“Okay, I’ll kill you right now!”

Gascott, his face flushed, unleashed all his power. His sword flew at Giselle at incredible speed.

Kaaaaang!

Soon the two began to hang out together and fight again.

The other knights took a step back awkwardly. It was as if the atmosphere was becoming like a one-on-one showdown.

Even Julian and Kyle pulled away to watch the two fight.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

Gascott’s head was burning with anger, but he still thought he had the advantage.

‘His movements are a little slower than before. He must have lost strength after being attacked.’

Indeed, Giselle was being pushed back by Gascott, even if only slightly.

Gascott was a man with a greater sense of honor than other knights. Although he felt aggrieved and resentful at the provocation of his opponent, as the fight went on, other thoughts began to fill his head.

At first, I was planning to join forces with other knights. But now that I look back, I think I could do it alone.

If the opponent had been in normal condition, he wouldn’t have been able to win a one-on-one duel, let alone last long. However, now that the opponent had lost strength, his chances of winning had greatly increased.

‘This is my chance to raise my honor!’

Dozens of high-ranking knights and two top-ranking knights tried hard but failed to catch him. What if you could catch such a strong man all by yourself?

Even considering his weakened state, he would receive tremendous praise. As a knight, there was no reason for him to turn down such an opportunity.

Gascott pushed Giselle hard and shouted loudly.

“I’ll finish it! Everyone, keep the siege so he can’t escape!”

The knights were a little taken aback, but they followed his words. After all, Gascott was the most powerful man in the place and had the authority to command.

More than half of them were killed, but there was no problem in surrounding them. Since the knights moved quickly, Yulien and Kyle were also caught in the encirclement.

Since the goal was to surround them, the battle did not resume immediately. The two men looked at Giselle with worried eyes while keeping a wary eye on the knights.

‘It’ll be okay.’

‘Oh, is this the angle I should run away from?’

It was obvious to the naked eye that Jiselle was being pushed back little by little. So the two of them couldn’t help but be concerned that Jiselle might lose.

Kwaaang!

As the stage was set, Giselle smiled faintly. Gascott was certainly strong. If he could only come to his senses now, he could climb over the wall right away.

But they haven’t gotten over the wall yet, which means there’s a big gap between Gascott and Giselle.

Kwaaang!

The sword and the staff clashed, sending sparks flying.

Gascott’s sword continued to strike Giselle with lightning-sharp trajectories. As expected of someone who had reached the pinnacle of the highest level, his swordsmanship seemed flawless.

Jiselle continued to block the sword with her staff while being pushed back repeatedly. Sparks flew into the air with each clang.

“As expected, it’s pretty good. It’ll probably be a pretty useful corpse(?).”

“This guy! He’s definitely a warlock!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every time the two clashed, a powerful shockwave was emitted. Even the surrounding knights were forced to distance themselves a little from the force.

Pfft!

At one point, Gascott’s sword grazed Giselle’s left shoulder. This was the first time Giselle had been wounded.

Gascott’s expression was filled with joy and he became even more powerful. He could really catch his opponent. It seemed possible.

Giselle quickly extended her spear. Gascott narrowly avoided it by turning his head. Just as he was about to counterattack, Giselle’s soft voice rang out.

“Enchant Fire.”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, Giselle’s staff was engulfed in flames. Gascott felt his face grow hot and dodged to the side.

“Ugh!”

It was so hot. The sides of the helmet and the shoulder pads were so red that they felt like they were sticking to the skin.

Gascott, who had blocked the heat by emitting mana, immediately took off his helmet and threw it away. Giselle’s staff did not miss the gap and came in.

Kwaaang!

“Ugh!”

Gascott gritted his teeth as he was hit in the side. The heat and shock dug deep into his body, as if he had done something wrong.

Still, he held on. Gascott endured the pain and swung his sword again.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

With each swing of his staff, flames trailed like a trail. He began to lightly drive Gascott forward, almost as if he were dancing.

Gascott couldn’t come to his senses in the sudden reversal of the situation. Every time the sword and staff clashed, intense heat was released, making it difficult to counterattack.

‘Wow, how can you do magic like this… … .’

I thought that if I pushed my opponent back, he wouldn’t be able to use magic easily. No, I believed that even if magic was cast, I could just ignore it and keep pushing.

But what is this? It has become difficult to even approach because of the flames that seem to burn even the armor.

The longer we fought like this, the more it was detrimental to us, because we had to use more mana to block the heat.

“Ugh… … .”

Gascott gritted his teeth. The heat seeped into his armor, even though it was wrapped in mana. His stamina and mana were quickly being consumed.

Gascott had never seen anyone so good at using magic. He was showing a fighting style that was completely different from that of existing magicians.

It was completely unpredictable and difficult to respond to.

Kaang! Kaang! Kaang!

As time went by, Gascott’s face became distorted with despair. No matter what he did, it was no use against his opponent.

He was inferior in both technique and fighting style. Every time they clashed swords, the heat rushed in and it felt like his whole body was boiling.

It was understandable. Giselle was currently pouring a tremendous amount of magical power into maintaining the flames. This was because no amount of magic could affect Gascott.

Since he poured out enough magical power to be able to use area magic, the heat was bound to be tremendous.

Kwaaang!

As sword and staff clashed again, Gascott staggered back.

He was panting. His lungs seemed to have turned black.

Gascott, with a pained expression on his face, opened his mouth urgently.

“All… … . Ugh!”

Boom!

Gascott, who was about to ask for help from his allies, gritted his teeth and blocked the attack as the scepter flew towards his head. He had to focus on defense for now, as his head would be shattered if he showed any opening.

Jiselle swung her staff hard, pouring out her magical power.

Kwaaaaang!

Gascott blocked again, but Giselle pressed down on the pole with all her might.

Gascott groaned as the intense heat drew nearer.

“Ugh… … .”

Even though he had blocked the attack, the heat was hard to bear. What was even more terrifying was the fact that he didn’t know when the blazing flames would pour down on his face.

The enemy’s attacks are so bizarre that you have to consider every possibility. Gascott tried to immediately retreat to avoid any possible danger.

That is, until Jiselle lets go of the seal.

“uh?”

Gascott’s sword, which he had been using all his strength to swing, was suddenly lifted upwards. It was natural, since the strength that had been holding the sword down had suddenly disappeared.

Taking advantage of the moment when Gascott’s posture collapsed, Giselle pulled out an axe from behind his waist and swung it.

Phew!

The hatchet, swung like lightning, sank into Gascott’s neck. But, like a knight of the highest order, Gascott did not die even though the axe dug into his neck.

I somehow managed to hold out because I had been drawing out all my mana.

“Ugh!”

Gascott gritted his teeth and gritting his face. He sent all his mana into his throat to stop the axe from digging in any further.

At the same time, he swung his sword to try to shake off Giselle. But this time, Giselle was a little faster.

Phew!

Giselle’s other hand dug into Gascott’s relatively weakened abdomen.

At that moment, Gascott saw that once again, Giselle’s hands were stained black.

“Keuk… … .”

Gascott screamed and vomited blood, and he felt a strange energy take over his body.

Gascott muttered as he glared at Giselle with eyes that were slowly fading away.

“Warlock… … I said yes… … .”

Kuung!

With those words, Gascott fell. He fought fiercely, but in the end, he could not overcome the great wall called Giselle.

“Phew… … .”

Giselle took a deep breath and forcibly swallowed the blood rising up her throat. She must not show weakness here.

What’s needed at times like this is bluff. He said, straightening his back as he slowly picked up the stick that had fallen to the floor.

“Surrender. You can’t defeat me.”

“… … .”

“If you want to keep fighting, I won’t hesitate. Of course, we’ll all die.”

The knights’ expressions hardened. If things were as they were, they would have fought to the end, but their morale was already at rock bottom.

I came here confident that I could catch even a superhuman, but my opponent was a monster beyond my expectations. On top of that, even the commander, Gascott, died after talking nonsense.

Chaenggrang.

Someone dropped a sword on the floor. It was impossible for the remaining 30 or so people to catch the monster that 100 people couldn’t catch.

There is also the option of fighting to the death here, but knights of this era do not seek a noble death.

Because so many people died in vain in battles against the Demon Realm, the perception that preserving life takes priority over honor has become widespread.

Clank, clank.

They all laid down their weapons. Having lost their will to fight, they now considered their own lives as their top priority.

As all the knights surrendered, Giselle smiled. She was glad that she didn’t have to exert any more force.

Now it was time to wrap things up. Giselle was the first to touch the fallen body of Gascott.

Paaaaak!

In an instant, the magical power surged and Gascott’s body was sucked into the air. His body was transferred to Giselle’s subspace.

“This is so comfortable.”

The magic that Giselle envied the most was subspace magic. She couldn’t help but feel envious whenever she saw Jerome and Vanessa carrying things around so easily.

Since subspace magic is a 6th circle magic, you can’t use it right away even if you learn it. However, now you have the skill to use it confidently.

And the expressions of the knights who saw Giselle collecting the body were filled with doubt.

“Why are you taking care of the body?”

“Are you really a warlock?”

“So what Captain Gascott said was true?”

The knights looked at each other in confusion, but no one stepped forward to kill the warlock.

‘It’s already too late.’

‘I don’t have the confidence to win the fight anyway.’

‘If I rush in and they turn out to be a real warlock, I’m more afraid of the consequences.’

While the knights were silent, Giselle approached Count Swipel. Count Swipel was trembling and drooling.

“Oh, don’t come.”

He even sent all of his own knights into this operation. Most of them were dead or unconscious from serious injuries.

Jiselle said, holding the pole.

“Shouldn’t you have been grateful that I saved your life and gained territory?”

“Ugh… … .”

“Well, I expected you to do something like this. You should have brought 200 people to catch me.”

“Hey, save me.”

Before Giselle could respond to Count Swipel’s words, Dark suddenly appeared from behind and shouted.

“Can you feel the difference in strength?”

“I, I was wrong. I will give up the Crest Territory, so just spare my life.”

“I refuse! Do you think I can get away with doing something like this? What are you doing? Master! Kill that guy right now!”

Jiselle glanced at Dark, who was chattering loudly next to her. Dark took a quick look and closed his mouth.

But Jiselle also agreed with Dark’s words. There was no benefit in keeping this guy alive.

Of course, they don’t kill him right here and there. They have to drag him outside and finish the job.

“First of all, we have to make sure they can’t run away, right?”

Jiselle smirked and lifted her staff. Then she lightly hit Count Swipel on the leg.

Kwajik!

“Kkaaaaaaah!”

Count Swipel lay there screaming, unable to move, in excruciating pain as his legs were crushed.

Jiselle immediately grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out.