The Necromancer Who Was Despised

And that was a choice I could make because I understood his intentions.

Dealing with them was a separate matter.

A black-armored knight, emitting an ominous aura, charged towards the enormous tree root.

With his black-tinged Oracle Blade, Death Knight swung it down and severed the tree root.

Immediately, he rushed towards the troll shaman at an incredible speed.

Then, other trolls blocked Death Knight’s path.

Kwaang!

Death Knight dodged the massive club swung down and beheaded the trolls.

!!!

The trolls’ horrific screams echoed throughout the area.

Normally, even if they were beheaded, they would quickly recover due to their unique regenerative abilities.

However, the trolls’ bodies, tainted by the dark Oracle, were rapidly decaying instead of recovering.

‘…Is the power of the Oracle stronger than when I was human?’

Even so, it was indirectly clear that the three of them needed to combine their strength to take down the Master, and even with their combined attack power, they couldn’t land a hit on the Master.

‘If I didn’t have the Mana Heart, the density of the Oracle would be different, too.’

The Oracle Blade would be even more powerful.

It was worth a try, but the thought occurred to me that the Master’s Oracle Blade might be able to cut through Death Knight’s Oracle Blade.

And the fundamental speed difference was also a factor….

As the trolls were one-sidedly defeated by Death Knight, the troll shamans hastily used their magic to target Death Knight.

The flames erupted, and part of the ground rose up.

The scene unfolding before my eyes was almost indistinguishable from magic.

However, Death Knight, who had once been a Master, easily dodged the magic and continued to slaughter the orcs.

In the end, the frustrated Twin Head Troll stepped forward and swung its massive club towards Death Knight.

Kwaang!

A deafening roar resounded, unlike anything before.

Death Knight hastily retreated, and suddenly, Kayla stood beside him.

I had anticipated this to some extent, seeing the shaman.

“…Using mana, after all.”

Two heads, a sturdy physique, and the trolls’ unique regenerative abilities. And on top of that, mana usage.

This guy was qualified to be the leader of such a powerful group.

However, even with that, Kayla was not his match.

In fact, even with Death Knight present, the undead orcs and trolls were continuously being slaughtered by the immortal army.

If necessary, I could support Kayla, and in reality, the outcome was already decided.

The Twin Head Troll himself seemed to sense this, and his attitude was remarkably cautious.

And…

“Krrck.”

The red seal that had never appeared on the bastard’s forehead began to emerge.

◈ Development

“…Tattoo?”

I couldn’t hide my bewildered feeling at the sudden appearance of the red seal.

‘Is it some kind of curse?’

But I only thought that for a moment.

“Ga… Hi!”

Tinus suddenly shouted at the Twin Head Troll.

“Where… where did you dare to use that dirty sentence!”

“Ti, Tinus-nim?”

Yeriyah looked at Tinus with a startled voice, taken aback by his sudden anger.

However, Tinus didn’t respond at all.

He instantly transformed into a Draconian and spread his invisible wings, taking a swift leap.

Kaila took a step back, intimidated by his ominous aura.

“You, where did you get that sentence?”

“Grrr.”

But the opponent was a troll. It seemed to have no intelligence, unable to respond to Kailan’s question.

“Yes, if you had any intelligence, you wouldn’t have carelessly used that dirty sentence. You filthy beast, I’ll kill you and extract your brain to check your memories.”

Yeriyah, Kaila, and I couldn’t understand why Tinus was so angry.

I wanted to ask, but it seemed pointless to ask him now.

Tinus’s gaze was fixed on the seal that had emerged on the Twin Head Troll’s forehead.

‘What is that?’

Even after taking a closer look, it was a pattern I had never seen before.

It didn’t seem like a rune or anything…

Tinus, still furious, charged at the Twin Head Troll.

I was shocked by his incredible speed, rivaling Kaila’s, but Tinus’s attack was blocked by the Twin Head Troll.

‘How did you block that?’

However, Tinus had anticipated this and instantly dropped to the ground, targeting the Twin Head Troll’s ankle.

The Twin Head Troll slightly dodged the attack and swung its club at Tinus.

Quaang!

An unexpectedly agile movement.

Compared to when we first attacked Death Knight, this speed was unparalleled.

If we had shown such speed from the beginning, Death Knight might have been forced to retreat after a single blow.

It was that threatening of an attack.

But not to Tinus.

Quaach!

Tinus didn’t even dodge the attack.

He blocked the club head-on and grasped it, crushing it.

Did he think I underestimated him?

The Twin Head Troll swung its enormous fist towards Tinus.

The troll’s fist was much larger than Tinus’ head. Tinus countered by swinging his own fist towards the troll’s.

At first glance, it seemed like Tinus would be crushed in an instant.

Pffft!

But the result was the opposite.

!!!

The troll let out a pained scream.

The troll’s fist, unable to withstand the shock, burst open, and the wound began to fester with dark magic.

Even so, Tinus showed no signs of weakness, as if he was undead.

Moreover, he was an undead who had surpassed the Death Knight’s position and become a legion commander.

The troll’s wound, inflicted by the Death Knight’s dark aura and the Ore Blade, began to rot.

It was impossible for Tinus to perform a similar feat. No, he was beyond that.

“Grrr!”

The dark magic surged up his arm.

The pain was so intense that foam formed at the corner of the Twin Head Troll’s mouth.

However, even in that state, it swung its foot towards Tinus once more.

“Don’t think you can die so easily.”

Naturally, it was pointless.

Tinus kicked the troll’s foot away and crushed its remaining leg.

The troll’s sorcerers were paralyzed with fear, unable to react as they watched Tinus destroy the troll’s limbs one by one.

Of course, they had been frozen in place since Tinus unleashed his fury and charged towards them.

The troll sorcerers were not weak, but they couldn’t withstand Tinus’ momentum.

Honestly, it seemed like only a top-tier expert could withstand his fury.

Tinus did not kill the Twin Head Troll easily, as he had said.

The troll screamed and crawled like an insect, but eventually, it exhausted itself and became unresponsive, still expressing its endless rage.

Meanwhile, the orcs were wiped out, and the troll sorcerers who attempted to flee were pursued and killed by Kaila and the Death Knight.

Only then could the Twin Head Troll finally rest in peace.

The crimson mark on its forehead slowly faded away.

Even though the Twin Head Troll was dead, Tinus did not return to his human form from his draconian state.

He grasped the troll’s head and began to chant rapidly.

‘…Dragon’s chant?’

It was the first time I saw a dragon perform a dragon’s chant.

However, it was only for a moment, as the dark magic surged out of control.

I was shocked and quickly absorbed the magic. Even though my magic recovery speed was not average, the amount of magic escaping was still greater.

Fortunately, my sanity remained intact.

The magic slowly seeped out of Tinus’ hand and into the Twin Head Troll’s head.

After a while, Tinus stood up, transforming back into his human form.

“What’s going on? What’s causing this chaos?”

“It’s a giant.”

“What?”

“That mark, that sentence, that aura. It’s from the giants who invaded this world in the past.”

“…….”

Giants.

“You said they were defeated and killed, didn’t you?”

“…Yeah, that’s right.”

“Are they coming back…?”

“No, it’s not that. If that were the case, I would’ve noticed by now. Even in my current state, I can sense that much.”

Tinus, in his human form, furrowed his brow and continued speaking.

“My predecessors, the dragons, judged that they had given up on their invasion. Our side suffered significant losses, but so did the giants.”

“But, wait… Ah.”

Suddenly, something came to mind.

“The Red Ogre…”

“The Red Ogre?”

“I’ve heard that the Red Ogre of the Great Forest served the giants.”

It seemed that the Horned Orcs had also served the dragons.

The Red Ogre claimed to be the descendant of the giants, and Ritehilde was said to be the successor of the wind dragon’s bloodline.

As Tinus heard Ritehilde’s words, his head tilted.

“The successor of the dragon’s bloodline? The Horned Orcs?”

It would be more believable if they were Dragonians, but that was unknown.

He nodded as if he knew that Artina’s short sword was made from the wind dragon’s tooth.

It wasn’t unusual for equipment to be made from a dragon’s body, so it didn’t seem strange.

“But the Horned Orcs? Hmm… They know that their horn is the source of mana, but that’s completely different from the Dragon Heart.”

The way they used magic was strangely familiar, but since magic itself originated from dragons, there were similarities, and it wasn’t particularly unusual.

Specializing in one attribute wasn’t unusual either.

However, claiming to be the descendant of giants was a different story.

“It’s not just a simple faith; if they can actually use the giants’ power, then it’s a different story.”

Of course, if this Twin Head Troll had no relation to them, then that would be a different matter….

“I’ll check it out now.”

Before long, the Twin Head Troll’s corpse had completely turned black.

Tinus placed his hand on the blackened head and began to focus again.

After a moment, he stood up and opened his mouth.

“You were right. There was a Red Ogre with a crimson skin in its memories.”

“…Can you read memories?”

“It’s possible, but don’t try it. If you try with human mental power, you’ll go crazy.”

One had to be at least a dragon’s level to do so.

It required an immense mental power to control the mind.

“The level of magic itself is also high. It’s at least 9-class level.”

“…You used it quite skillfully, considering your current state.”

“Well, it’s a corpse, and not even a proper intelligent being. I only peeked at a small part, so even if it’s a bit rough, there’s no reason I can’t do it.”

If I were still alive, it would have been difficult to do.

They say the conditions are quite strict. Especially if the monster is still alive, the possibility of resistance is high, so it’s safer to try it right after killing them.

“If I had died beforehand, it wouldn’t have mattered.”