The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 740

Episode 740 I guess I can use some force. (2)

The middle-aged man squinted his eyes and looked at Giselle for a long time. He
had been watching the forest of elves for several years. He had incited a group of orcs who were not on good terms with the elves to fight them.
After that, he recruited several warlocks and accumulated damage on the elves.
After watching for a long time and assessing the power of the elves, the Salvation Church finally began preparing for a full-scale invasion.
When the orcs invaded the forest, they joined and secretly exerted their power. They even released the church’s vision without holding back.
In doing so, they completely corrupted part of the forest.
‘There was clearly no trace of human intervention.’
He thought that the proud elves would not do that, but he also monitored whether the elves asked for help from the humans in order to eliminate any unrest.
However, as expected, the elves tried to solve this problem with their own strength.
The Salvation Church watched how long it took the elves to purify the forest of corruption. They had some idea from watching them fight the orcs, but they needed to estimate their power more clearly.
If there were any elves who could summon the Spirit King, they would have to re-plan their strategy.
However, there was no such person. The elves, who had attempted to purify several times, eventually withdrew without being able to stop the corruption.
‘We checked it several times. The elves’ power was all we knew about them.’
That was why the Salvation Church decided to invade. They had prepared a power that would definitely win.
They were in charge of invading various parts of the forest first and causing confusion so that the elves could not gather.
After that, if the orc army and warlocks joined the battle, they could push back without giving the humans a chance to ask for help.
There were other forests where elves lived, but they were not as important as this forest. If they just wiped out this one, the entire elven race would fall into great confusion and shock.
But… …
‘Why are there human superhumans here?’
Superhumans are not easily found even in the human world. They were not people who would wander around alone.
A person who had reached that level would rise to an important position in the kingdom and command the army.
The middle-aged man, momentarily confused, asked Jiselle again.
“Have the humans decided to intervene in the forest?”
“I just wanted to help because I think something happened while I was out walking.”
“Where is the army?”
The middle-aged man spread his energy around him as he asked the question. It’s impossible for a superhuman to be alone.
However, he didn’t feel anything. The only one here was really the superhuman in front of him.
Jiselle slung her staff over her shoulder and laughed.
“Do we need an army? I think I can take down five of you by myself.”
“……This guy.”
The middle-aged man’s expression hardened coldly. It was hard to understand what kind of confidence he had here alone.
The Salvation Church had always been careful. It was because they didn’t want their movements to be discovered.
That was why the middle-aged man was being careful even in this situation.
From Jiselle’s perspective, the longer they could delay, the better. So he extended his staff and asked,
“Is the Demonic Realm really moving now?”
“……How did you know?”
“I know you guys pretty well.”
“…….”
The middle-aged man frowned. Who in the world doesn’t know them?
However, even dragons don’t know when and how the Salvation Church will move. It wasn’t information that a mere human could know.
The middle-aged man who had been quietly looking at Giselle suddenly lit up his eyes.
“You?”
“What?”
“I heard that there were some guys in some kingdoms who interfered with our work. They were called the ‘Julian Mercenaries’.”
“…….”
“I heard that there was a strange guy in that mercenary group.”
The middle-aged man slowly raised his hand and continued.
“A crazy superhuman. Astion.”
―Not crazy!
―He was crazy about love.
Giselle lowered her posture and smiled faintly. It would have been strange if she hadn’t entered the Salvation Church’s information network since she had been so wild.
“Yes, I am Astion.”
“I don’t know how you knew about us……. I guess you must have found a clue while you were solving the kingdom’s business.”
It would have taken time for the Pope to inform all the kingdoms of the Demonic Mirror’s announcement. That’s why they still didn’t know that Ismogen had been captured.
The middle-aged man looked at Jiselle and smiled coldly.
“That’s good. I can get rid of even the annoying guy here.”
“If you know my identity, wouldn’t it be polite to at least reveal your name?”
“That’s right. Shouldn’t you know the name of the person who’s going to kill you?”
The middle-aged man raised his chin with an arrogant expression.
“I am the Executor Munareph, who carries out the command from the abyss and inscribes the law of the doctrine on this land.”
In that moment, black light shot out from Munareph’s hand.
Kwaaaaang!
Jisel’s body, which had blocked the attack, was pushed back. At the same time, the four priests standing next to Munareph turned into black fog.
Paaaaaaaah!
The black fog spread in all directions and quickly surrounded Jisel. Jisel, who was being pushed back, turned her head as she stuck her staff into the ground.
Part of the fog turned into a fluttering black robe again. A priest jumped out from there.
Kwaaaaang!
The priest’s attack was blocked by Jisel’s staff. However, a second priest appeared right after and attacked.
Paaaaah!
Black chains shot out from all directions and aimed for Jisel’s arms and legs. Jisel slammed her staff into the ground and used the recoil to launch herself.
Before the chains could catch up, Jisel extended a finger toward the priest.
“Lightning Bolt.”
Kwaaang!
Lightning roared out from his hand. One of the priests chasing Giselle was hit by the lightning and fell backwards.
Although it was a low-circle magic, Giselle concentrated considerable magical power. It was enough to kill an ordinary person instantly.
However, the black energy enveloped the priest’s body and quickly regenerated his wounds.
‘They’re just like cockroaches.’
Even in the future, their regenerative power was truly troublesome. However, since they were stronger, their regeneration speed was much faster.
Before he could finish his thoughts, a third priest appeared behind Giselle.
Giselle twisted her body to dodge, but the fourth priest’s blade-like energy suddenly slashed his side.
Crack!
Blood spurted out. Giselle gritted her teeth and turned her staff around to hit her opponent’s side hard.
Crack!
“Keuk!”
The priest screamed with a sound like a bone breaking. The priest, whose side had caved in, lost his balance and fell.
However, another priest took advantage of the gap and extended his hand from the air.
Kwaaang!
The priest’s black hand hit one of Giselle’s shoulders. Giselle used that force to turn around and swing her staff.
Kwaaang!
The priest’s face was crushed by the staff that was suddenly swung. Even though he was hit, the priest didn’t really realize what was happening.
Considering the energy he had used, the opponent should have fallen to the ground or lost his balance with his shoulder broken the moment he was hit.
But how could he turn his body and counterattack while being hit? It was a technique that was incomprehensible to his common sense.
Giselle, who had already fallen to the ground, stabbed him backwards with the staff without even turning his head.
Kwaaang!
The priest who had been covering Giselle from behind was blown away when the staff was pierced in his abdomen.
In an instant, four priests were hit by Giselle and knocked out. They immediately turned into black fog, gained distance, and began to heal their wounds.
The priests’ eyes were shaking as if they couldn’t believe the current situation.
They were strong enough to be among the top ranks in the church. They could subdue most human superhumans one-on-one.
However, even when four of them attacked, they were unable to overwhelm their opponents. Rather, they were at a greater disadvantage.
Munaref, who was leading them, was equally surprised.
‘This can’t be happening! Are you saying that humanity has advanced further?’
Their opponents were far beyond the superhuman powers that the Salvation Church had assumed.
Cold sweat ran down Munaref’s back. The number of superhumans belonging to the Human Union was much greater than the number of high-ranking priests in the Demon Realm. This was because there was a large difference in the population itself.
No matter how much they opened the dimensional gate and filled the insufficient army with rift people, if there were not enough superhumans, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage in war.
‘That’s why I raised each of the high-ranking priests to be able to deal with at least two or three superhumans… …’
On top of that, they had been trying to weaken humanity’s power in every way possible.
And yet the superhumans were so strong. The war ahead was bound to be difficult.
‘We have to kill them here!’
The fewer superhumans belonging to the Human Federation, the better for the religion. We must not miss this opportunity to kill the strong.
Kwaaang!
Munareph, who had been just watching, shot towards Giselle. The other priests also began to attack again.
Giselle also raised her magical power to counter the black energy rushing in from all directions.
Kwaaang―!
A blue magic circle spread out around Giselle in an instant. Dozens of overlapping magic circles began to block the incoming energy.
Kwaaang! Kwaaang! Kwaaang!
The five priests were truly strong. It could be said that they were one step ahead of the average human superhuman.
However, Giselle was fighting an even fight against them. And she was doing so in Astion’s body.
The fighting ability he had built up until now was not simply physical strength.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaaang!
In that place where the black fog swallowed all light, only the trajectory of the blue flash drawn by Jisel was tearing through the darkness.
The darkness was constantly split by the blue flash. With each blow drawn in the air, part of the fog split and the darkness shook as if screaming.
The priests were struck and knocked out several times. In addition, Jisel’s magic burst out from various places, driving the priests crazy.
As the fight continued, Munaref’s back became covered in cold sweat.
‘W, this is impossible… … . They are this strong!’
Munaref couldn’t understand. He acknowledged that the opponent’s fighting skills were much superior to his own, but their strength and speed were not that different.
No matter how great their skills were, if this many people had rushed in, the opponent should have been seriously injured and collapsed long ago.
‘But why!’
The opponent was strangely avoiding fatal wounds. So even if the attack succeeded, it didn’t deal much damage.
No, the opponent was actually putting pressure on them little by little.
While fighting in a confused state, Munaref suddenly felt something strange.
‘My cognitive senses… are distorted.’
An attack that he had clearly been confident of success missed by a very small margin. At first, he just felt that the opponent had dodged it well.
However, the more he fought, the more he felt something strange. It was as if he was drunk and couldn’t properly gauge the distance.
It was a phenomenon that could never happen to a superhuman like himself.
Looking back, that phenomenon only happened at crucial moments. Only when the opponent was in great danger.
‘This guy… what on earth is he doing?’
A technique that could distort a superhuman’s cognitive power. Even as he watched, he couldn’t believe it.
Looking around, it seemed like the other priests hadn’t even noticed. He was the only one who realized the subtle difference.
“Everyone, give it your all! We must kill this guy here!”
Kwaaaaang!
Munaref gritted his teeth and let out all his energy. There was no need to save his strength to deal with the elves. It was already too late to move according to the original plan anyway.
So, I absolutely had to kill this dangerous guy here.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!
The other priests also started to attack Giselle with all their might. Then, Giselle, who had been in the lead until now, began to fall back.
Giselle’s eyes, which had been blocking the priests’ fierce attacks, sank deeply.
‘Hmm… … Is this it?’
The enemies were definitely strong. They were the strongest enemies I’d encountered since I came back to the past.
If it had only been the four who had attacked me at first, I could have killed one or two and retreated.
However, that executor was the problem. He was stronger than the other priests. I even began to notice the willpower that Giselle used only in dangerous moments.
Giselle hesitated for a moment. If I gave it my all here, I could definitely kill two and retreat.
‘No, no. I haven’t figured out all the enemy’s power yet.’
Kwung! Kwung! Kwung!
Kwoooooooo!
From afar, I could hear the roar of the orcs and the sound of a large army rushing in. There were even warlocks in that army.
There was no way to know how many more priests of the Salvation Church there were.
So it was dangerous to use all of their strength here. They had already expended considerable magical power.
They should retreat slowly. If they had bought this much time, the elves would have been somewhat prepared.
‘That’s it for now.’
Now they had to join forces with the others to deal with the enemies.
Jisel, who was retreating, suddenly stuck his staff into the ground. His powerful magical power spread through the staff, digging into the ground and spreading out.
In an instant, the ground shook and shook.
Kwaaaaang!
Cracks began to form in the ground, and soon the ground split apart, and a powerful shockwave exploded in all directions from the staff.
Rock fragments and dust flew into the sky. The priests who had been chasing Jisel were hit by the sudden shockwave and were pushed back.
Jisel took advantage of the gap and ran away, shouting,
“Let’s fight again later!” When
the priests tried to chase after him, Munareph stopped them.
“Stop, it’s too late.”
Munaref suppressed his boiling anger for a long time. The operation was ruined from the beginning because of one human.
Furthermore, even though the five of them worked together, they were unable to overpower the bastard and eventually lost him. It was truly humiliating.
‘I should have killed him somehow… … ‘
He also wanted to chase after him and kill him right away, but if he chased after him like this, he would be surrounded and defeated by the elves.
Munaref, who had to force himself to suppress his anger, turned his head.
Kuung! Kuung! Kuung!
He felt the orc army approaching.
The elves were probably ready for battle. In this situation, it would be better to confront the orcs with force.
Since they were all brought here to be used as consumables anyway, it didn’t matter if they all died.
The escaped superhuman was quite strong, but if they pressed forward with a large army, they could kill him. No matter how much the elves helped him.
The Salvation Church had prepared for this war for a very long time.
‘The time has come to completely trample this forest. I will catch that insolent bastard and kill him.’
Munaref’s eyes, filled with anger, gleamed with murderous intent.