The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 726

Episode 726: Shall we start in earnest? (1)

“Ugh!”

Ismogen blasted his energy and blocked the sudden attack.

Kuuung!

The Dragon Cannon’s magical power and Ismogen’s energy collided, creating a powerful shockwave. At the same time, his body was pushed back a considerable distance.

Ismogen immediately stretched out his hand to counterattack, but he had no choice but to stop releasing his energy, thinking that he should not destroy the weapon.

He was momentarily taken aback by the sudden attack, and carefully examined the Dragon Cannon.

The Dragon Cannon just stood there without any movement.

“What, what is it? Was it pre-planned? Or did it automatically detect the enemy and attack? Is that a valid technique?”

He knew nothing about the Empire’s new weapons, so all he could do was imagine this or that.

Anyway, it didn’t seem like trash. It was just trash in appearance, but it really showed tremendous power.

I felt a little uneasy, but I couldn’t just break it. After seeing its power with my own eyes, I felt strongly that I had to take it with me somehow.

Ismogen looked at the Dragon Cannon with a tense expression. The Dragon Cannon was acting indifferent as if it had never attacked.

He relaxed slightly and took a step closer to check again.

Knock knock.

The cart carrying the dragon cannon moved back a little on its own.

“……?”

Ismogen approached again in confusion. The cart moved back again.

Knock, knock, knock.

As Ismogen approached, the cart moved left and right to avoid him.

“What is this…….”

Ismogen concentrated his mind and observed the flow of energy. It seemed as if magical energy was emanating from the weapon and moving the cart.

He shouted without knowing it.

“Hey, stop!”

Stop.

Then, the weapon that had been moving annoyingly stopped. Ismogen opened his eyes wide in surprise.

“Do you understand what I’m saying? Are you a spirit or something?”

Ismogen spoke again, amazed.

“Don’t attack now! I will examine you!”

The Dragon Cannon seemed to understand the words and remained still. Ismogen approached a little closer, secretly admiring it.

The dragon cannon suddenly spewed out fireballs.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Ugh!”

Ismogen hurriedly dodged the oncoming fireballs. He could hardly believe his eyes.

“Do you know that I am the enemy?”

How on earth did they apply such great technology that the weapon could move on its own? How did they become so sure that they were the enemy?

Maybe he really did use the spirits. Numerous hypotheses ran through his head.

Moreover, the amount of magical power that was emitted was so great that even a high-ranking priest like him would be struck if hit head-on.

“It’s dangerous. It’s a dangerous weapon.”

Ismogen felt fear for the first time in his life.

A weapon that can fight superhumans! This is ridiculous.

Even this weapon was said to be continuously produced in the empire. It was the same as artificially creating superhumans.

Up until now, the Salvation Church has repeatedly lost to the Human Union because of the existence of the dragon.

But if such weapons come out, this war will definitely be lost.

‘You must take it!’

We need to take it and figure out what technology it was made of so we can find countermeasures and create similar weapons for the Salvationists.

If you take this, you will be doing a greater service than causing trouble on the continent.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Dragon Cannon continued to move around and attack Ismogen. The power grew stronger and stronger, causing a cold sweat to form on Ismogen’s back.

‘It’s the power of at least a 7th circle wizard. It’s truly amazing.’

Ismogen was in a difficult position, because he had no idea how to subdue it.

Knock knock! Knock knock!

Meanwhile, the Dragon Cannon was moving around in a flashy manner. The problem was that it was moving too flashily.

Thud! Thud!

Every time it moved, the cart broke down. One of the wheels had already broken off and flown away.

It wasn’t just the cart. The parts of the dragon cannon also fell off one by one in all directions due to the violent movement.

Ismogen became anxious when he saw that.

‘Is it because there is no operator? Is the weapon’s durability greatly reduced?’

If it’s all broken and broken like that, there’s no use in stealing the weapon. If it’s still intact, wouldn’t it be possible to figure out what technology was used?

Ismogen gritted his teeth and approached the Dragon Cannon. The more he did so, the more violently the Dragon Cannon moved and broke apart.

Phew! Phew!

The Dragon Cannon’s attacks became more and more dazzling. The magical power that poured out of the weapon split and headed towards Ismogen.

Eventually, a few lines of magical power hit Ismogen.

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

“Crunch!”

Ismogen stirred, a thin stream of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

“What kind of attack is this…….”

Even though I had to block it with all my energy, it was so powerful that it shook my stomach. What’s even more surprising is that, for a weapon, the attacks are incredibly free.

It was as if it was conscious, moving in an unpredictable manner. I couldn’t believe it even while dealing with it.

Ismogen and Dragon Cannon engaged in a chase and were chased. As a result, they gradually grew further and further away from the mercenaries.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

The cart carrying the Dragon Cannon was now completely destroyed. Nevertheless, the Dragon Cannon continued to move as if it was being pushed out of the ground.

As a result, the stomach area was being rubbed and broken further.

“Eeeeek! How on earth!”

Ismogen continued to chase the Dragon Cannon. His appearance became quite messy.

He was unable to attack for fear of his weapon breaking, and was hit several times until his robe was torn and he was left with wounds.

CLANG! BUNK! BUNK!

The main body of the Dragon Cannon was also gradually collapsing. It could not withstand the aftereffects of the magical power pouring out from within.

Ismogen became more anxious as he watched the Dragon Cannon crumble. He had no idea how to drag it.

The Empire’s new weapon is truly terrifying. We must capture it and find out what technology it uses.

Ismogen, who was diligently chasing the Dragon Cannon with such a mindset, suddenly realized something strange.

‘The fallen parts… … are just simple pieces of metal and wood.’

It looked like it was roughly hammered in. There were no special magic circles or complicated parts.

As he was becoming increasingly confused, the Dragon Cannon stopped moving. Ismogen caught up with the Dragon Cannon in an instant.

“What? Why is it stopping? Is it broken? Or is it out of power?”

Since I didn’t even know how it moved in the first place, I didn’t know why it stopped.

If it was broken, there was no point in struggling until now. Ismogen could only hope that it had stopped because it had exhausted its power.

“I guess I’ll have to drag them away. I’ll go kill the remaining guys and leave quickly.”

It was fortunate that the weapon was still there. Ismogen was emitting energy and was trying to tie up the weapon and drag it away.

“hmm?”

Ismogen looked puzzled. He pulled at it with his energy, but the weapon was holding its own.

“Hey, what is this?”

What are you saying about resisting going to an inanimate object? Are you even conscious?

Ismogen, who felt bewildered, drew out more energy. Only then did the weapons start to come in little by little.

Knock knock knock… … .

The distance between Ismogen and Dragon Cannon became closer. Only then did Ismogen look at Dragon Cannon with suspicious eyes.

No matter how I looked at it, something was strange. It was as if the weapon was a living organism.

Then a voice was heard from inside the Dragon Cannon.

“Do you like it when I catch you?”

“The weapon…speaks?”

“Shall we start in earnest now?”

“……?”

A moment when Ismogen’s thoughts stopped for a moment.

Kwaaang!

The Dragon Cannon was completely shattered, and Jiselle was thrown out of it.

“What is this……”

Ismogen’s eyes filled with absurdity. He could not even imagine that there could really be a person inside there.

Jiselle, who had approached Ismogen in an instant, swung her staff strongly. Ismogen barely managed to block it by raising both arms.

Kwaaang!

“Ugh!”

Ismogen was thrown back, spitting out blood. He was attacked so suddenly that he couldn’t use his energy properly.

Jiselle looked at Ismogen with interest.

“Look at this? It’s a little different.”

He was definitely different from the high-ranking priests of the Salvation Church who had fought in the original era.

“Are you really a superhuman?”

The opponent was not a half-superhuman. The movements he made in an instant showed that he had properly learned how to fight.

Ismogen, who had already found his stance, asked while wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“……I don’t understand.”

“What is it? The new imperial weapon that this body is riding?”

“What on earth were you hiding in there for?”

The power that the Dragon Cannon displayed was comparable to that of a 7th Circle Wizard. So it was impossible to think that there was a person hiding inside it.

A superhuman who has transcended human limitations, and even a wizard who is extremely arrogant and proud.

No one on the continent would believe that such a person would stay in there for days and days, pretending to be a weapon.

Why would someone who has ascended to such a high position do such a crazy thing?

Even if there is a reason and purpose, I would never do something like that because of my pride and face. No, I can’t do it. That’s what a superman is.

But there really was a superhuman inside the weapon. As a fellow superhuman, Ismogen couldn’t understand it even more.

Jiselle answered with a snicker.

“Why are you hiding? You were hiding to catch anyone who came because they were curious.”

“Could that be……”

“Yeah. It’s you, you. I thought I was going to die from the discomfort I felt from crouching down there for days trying to catch you.”

“Really… you were hiding in there the whole time to catch me? While fooling everyone else?”

“That’s right. Is that weird?”

“You… don’t you have any pride as a superhuman?”

“I don’t have that kind of useless pride.”

“…….”

Ismogen, who was left speechless, glared at Giselle with cold eyes.

It didn’t matter how weird his personality was. There was another important issue.

He has left no traces on anyone. All his operations up to now have been successful.

In fact, didn’t the relationship between Count Bonnerdor and Count Schwarz become strained?

I couldn’t understand why he had set a trap for me from the beginning.

“Do you know who I am and why you set this trap? It doesn’t seem like this is a trap to simply find someone who wants to cause trouble.”

If you weren’t interested in weapons or were only trying to cause trouble, you would never have fallen into this trap.

In order to fall into this trap, there must be a reason to obtain the weapon. I wondered if the opponent really knew that.

Jiselle answered nonchalantly.

“High priest of the Salvation Church.”

“…….”

“Why? You don’t believe me?”

“……How did you know?”

“I’ve fought with you. You’re the only ones who would do such things behind my back.”

Ismogen couldn’t believe it. The church wasn’t fighting anyone right now.

Haven’t you been carefully weakening the kingdoms so that your identity would not be revealed as much as possible?

I’ve never heard of anyone getting it.

“There is something I don’t know.”

“Not a lot.”

“You’ll have to open your mouth and tell me how you found out. And… I’ll make you pay for daring to mock me with such a crude trap.”

Gooooooo… … .

Black energy stretched out from Ismogen’s body.

He was quite angry now. He had done something foolish without even knowing that there were people inside the weapon. It was too humiliating to be the victim of such a trick.

Now that I knew the weapon was a fraud, there was no need to conserve my strength.

The plan was to overpower the opponent with overwhelming force and then make him vomit out everything he knew.

Paaaaang!

A mass of black energy shot out towards Jiselle. Jiselle swung her staff at the approaching energy.

Tata tata tata tang!

The black energy exploded as soon as it arrived, hitting Jiselle’s staff. But Ismogen’s attack did not end there.

The fragments of the exploded energy moved as if they were alive, targeting Jiselle’s blind spots.

“It’s pretty good.”

Jiselle was genuinely impressed.

Ismogen’s fighting style was excellent. It was obvious that he had trained for a long time.

I guess the Salvation Church of this era was passing on their practical experience to future generations.

The two forces, humanity and the demon realm, continued to grow stronger through constant fighting.

Kakakakakakang!

Jiselle blocked the approaching energies by spinning the staff with one hand, and drew a magic circle in the air with the other hand.

Paaaaah!

Dozens of fireballs shot out from the magic circle. They collided with the black energies and exploded.

As Jiselle approached, warding off all the black energies, Ismogen stepped back in confusion.

“This, this guy… How did he get this kind of skill….”

The opponent was no ordinary wizard. Rather, he seemed to be more skilled at moving his body.

He, a high-ranking priest of the Salvation Church, came out after a long period of training. He learned how to deal with both magicians and knights.

I inherited the wisdom and experience of my ancestors. I was sure that I wouldn’t be able to defeat him one-on-one unless I was a very strong superhuman.

But the opponent was blocking his attacks with such ease.

“Ugh…….”

This is the first time in my life that I have seen someone so strong in both martial arts and magic. No, I never thought there would be someone like that.

Jiselle’s quill began to glow blue. He approached Ismogen leisurely and burst into laughter.

“It’s pretty good, but it’s not enough. You don’t have much experience in actual combat, do you? Instead of just dodging, how about getting in close and fighting?”

“You punk! You’re being cheeky!”

Ismogen drew out all his energy in anger. In an instant, his body was covered in black smoke, and the energy wrapping around his arms stretched out.

Kwaaaaah!

Ismogen, who had hit the ground and rushed towards Giselle, swung his arm that had turned into a blade.

Kaang!

The two men’s weapons clashed, sending shockwaves that blew away the surrounding rocks and dirt. Ismogen’s bladed arm dug into Giselle’s staff, but a blue glow stopped it.

“It seems like you’ve learned a lot of things. Are the other high-ranking priests like this?”

“Shut up!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ismogen’s eyes flashed with anger. His other hand rushed toward Giselle’s side.

“It seems like you’ve mastered martial arts quite well, but you made a mistake. I’m better at close combat!”

“Really? Then why don’t you fall?”

As if she had expected it, Jiselle dodged the attack by lifting herself up and placing one end of the pole on the ground.

And then, as Giselle was floating in the air, she waved her hand slightly.

Kwaaang!

A lightning bolt struck Ismogen from the sky.

“100 million?”

Ismogen, who had been struck by lightning, thought he had been struck again.