The Necromancer Who Was Despised

It’s extremely dangerous. However, simultaneously, morale will skyrocket.

‘The scars on my body didn’t just appear out of nowhere.’

Of course, this is a place where the king and the royal city exist.

Building the royal city right in front of the enemy’s stronghold and having them invade is ridiculous.

Amidst this chaos, a question suddenly arose.

What is the king’s actual power?

If it’s average, I’ll know in an instant… but he doesn’t seem to have that.

‘At least, he’s not a master….’

Looking at his body, he’s definitely not a mage.

The amount of mana I sense is also relatively weak.

Looking at his appearance… maybe he’s older than I thought, and perhaps not an expert-level person.

Well, it doesn’t matter anyway.

He won’t be jumping off the castle walls, and he’ll take command.

If he were younger, I might not know, but at his age, he wouldn’t do such reckless things, especially at a critical time like this.

As I reached the top of the castle wall, I saw quite a few monsters.

“Hmm… there are no flying types. I suppose that’s fortunate.”

Beyond that lies the Great Forest. Naturally, there are many flying-type monsters.

After all, flying-type monsters occasionally appear in the Monster Forest.

‘I saw them during the previous summoning too.’

I can see the monsters rushing from beyond.

Most of them are low-level monsters like goblins, gnolls, and kobolds, but there are also mid-level monsters like trolls and Minotaurs, and even a massive Basilisk.

‘The dark mage… isn’t visible.’

Except for the first time, it seems they’ve been attacking in this manner.

That means the rear guard’s monster hunters are doing their job.

They’re making themselves not be ignored, and the main force is heading towards them.

Meanwhile, they’re not getting caught… I can understand why the king is so confident.

I glanced at the monsters’ scale and called out to Kayla.

“Down there.”

“Yes.”

“Want to go together?”

“It’s okay.”

I shook my head at Yeriya’s question.

Honestly, I don’t need help at this point.

There are only a few monsters, and the only high-level one is the Basilisk.

The Chimera the king mentioned earlier also hasn’t appeared.

It’s strange why they keep sending these people.

The dark mages wouldn’t do something like this for no reason….

As I descended to the bottom of the castle wall with Kailra’s help, the king and his subjects seemed to be slightly startled.

However, the King of Quertia gazed at me with an interested expression.

“Kailra, protect me.”

“Don’t worry.”

As soon as she replied, the dimensional fragments opened.

◈ Black Star

The undead that emerged from the dimensional fragments rushed forward at my command.

I ignored the gasps of amazement coming from above the castle wall and focused on the battlefield.

“It’s just a matter of numbers.”

In fact, this battlefield was advantageous for me, a necromancer.

The monsters didn’t even flinch at the sudden appearance of the undead.

They only charged towards this place as if it was their top priority, recklessly rushing forward.

The first to clash with us was the Entin Knights.

Crash!

The monsters’ bodies flew through the air.

The small, stout Kobolds and Goblins were trampled, and even the adult humans, the Orcs, couldn’t withstand the attack.

The Trolls and Minotaurs followed, but they couldn’t catch up to the knights’ speed.

Instead, thanks to their counterattack, the monsters’ charge became disorganized.

They lost their speed, and the battlefield turned into chaos.

From the beginning, there was no formation to speak of, and they just charged recklessly, so the battlefield was in disarray.

Above that, Golun and his mid-sized monster minions intervened.

-Kill them all!

Their massive bodies and corresponding enormous mass, coupled with their toughness, made it impossible for monsters of this level to handle them.

They were trampled, shattered, and crushed.

Only the broken, dusty remains were left in the places they had passed through.

However, the monsters didn’t fear.

What was wrong with them? They completely lost their minds and kept charging towards the undead.

“They’re like mad warriors.”

But that was it. Even if they were like mad warriors, the undead wouldn’t be shaken by their appearance, and even if they went berserk and unleashed their original power, the overwhelming difference in power couldn’t be bridged.

One-sided slaughter.

The last bastion, the Basilisk, was frustrated, unable to pierce through the Death Knight.

Its body was already riddled with wounds, and the wounds were slowly rotting.

It tried to breathe out petrifying breath, but the Death Knight was unfazed, inflicting injuries on its body.

Meanwhile, the undead knights, who had completed their encirclement, trampled the monsters again, and the late-arriving Balder team joined in to clean up the remaining stragglers.

“Tsk. It would’ve been better if they had died more cleanly.”

Tinu muttered beside me.

The reason he clicked his tongue was simple.

“Are you going to raise them all?”

“That’s right.”

“I’ll put them under my command again.”

“That’s convenient for them.”

The reason we didn’t raise the undead in the middle of the battle was simple. There was no need to hastily summon them in the midst of the war.

They were doing well on their own, and raising the undead in the middle would only lead to chaos.

As we watched, the battle was already over in reality.

The Basilisk had its entire body dyed black and died, and the large monsters also had their heads crushed by Golun’s hand, lying on the ground.

Only the remaining low-level monsters were still completely out of their minds, unable to grasp the situation and flailing about.

I didn’t do anything.

The reinforcement of the undead was handled by Rich, the Lich, and his subordinate priests, while the magical support was provided by the Skeleton Mages.

Although the magical support was insufficient, I didn’t particularly intervene.

If I were to directly cast reinforcement magic and provide magical support, it would be more helpful, but I didn’t feel the need to do so.

It was enough.

As the monsters fell on the city walls, cheers and applause erupted from above.

At first, people were shocked by the appearance of the undead, but soon they realized that the undead were fighting against the monsters, and our support role became clear, leading to the current reaction.

Even King Quoitia of Hectoria, who was initially different, was now excited, watching the battle with a flushed face.

Fortunately, the reaction towards our side wasn’t bad, despite the Black Mages being the main aggressors.

The cheers continued until the undead lined up in front of me.

Then, I released a large amount of magic, and the cheers stopped.

The magic amplified and began to take shape.

The rapidly completed magic was activated, and a large amount of magic poured out, scattering the monsters’ remains.

-Groan.

The flesh lumps gathered, forming a massive flesh golem.

The bones assembled, becoming Skeletons, and the relatively intact ones stood up, becoming zombies.

The undead, with their disparate appearances, rose from the remains, looking more grotesque than the existing undead due to their use of the remains.

“There’s no need to ruin the good atmosphere.”

I didn’t mind much, but it’s better to be respected than rejected.

So, I assigned the newly created undead to Tinos and had them stationed inside the forest.

The small monsters would be handled by them.

Just in case, I also stationed Golun with them.

“Humans shouldn’t attack.”

-I’ll protect them. Don’t worry.

The Demon Hunters were also active inside, so it seemed necessary to inform the king’s side in case of an emergency.

Currently, the Black Mages from the Black Star were engaged in a pursuit battle inside the Great Forest, so it was possible.

“What’s that magic smell…?”

Hmm.

Ssss.

A sudden voice.

“Over here.”

I looked up at the sky, and there was a single crow flapping its wings.

“A Familiar…?”

But it wasn’t an ordinary Familiar. It was a remarkably well-trained one, and even though I could see it, I couldn’t sense its energy.

At first glance, it seemed… really ordinary.

But somehow, Kyle was standing in front of me, holding a sword and warning the crow.

Even the master, who was with me, didn’t notice that the crow was a familiar until it spoke.

It may not have any attack abilities, but it was definitely exceptional for reconnaissance.

“A necromancer of the mage class, and Dark Elves. I knew they had formed an alliance with the 6 Kingdoms, but I didn’t expect them to send reinforcements this far.”

“…Black Star.”

“That’s right. I’m Sol, one of the leaders of Black Star. It’s nice to meet you like this. Or should I say, I’m sorry?”

Before I knew it, Yeriya and Elder Bert, and Preta had gathered around me.

“It’s been a while since we last contacted each other, hasn’t it?”

“…Sol.”

“Bert. Is this how our connection got cut off?”

“What’s with that. How close were we, anyway?”

“That’s true, isn’t it?”

“And it’s not an unusual thing. Black mages fight for their own interests, after all.”

“Can’t deny that.”

The crow nodded its head like a human, laughing.

Well, it’s not surprising, since the one controlling it is human.

“It’s still nice to see you like this. More than anything, I’m glad to know why our connection got cut off.”

“…….”

“I didn’t expect the Dark Elves to discover it first.”

The crow’s gaze turned to me.

“I didn’t expect you to come find me on your own. What confidence is that?”

It seemed to have noticed a lot about me back when the incident occurred in the Rare Underground of Tinos.

And just by meeting me, it seemed to have understood a lot about me…

“Black Star… has a contractor with the Demon King, I see.”

Especially that time, when I met that black mage. He didn’t seem ordinary.

‘You pierced through Mother’s womb.’

Fergin, the Demon King that Yeriya had a contract with, was something that couldn’t be pierced through.

But the Black Star guys pierced through it.

“Isn’t it obvious? We’re the best black mage group, after all. Anyway, thanks for coming. I didn’t think it would be easy to find you.”

“…Wasn’t it to find me that you came out of the Great Forest?”

“That was one of the goals.”

Doinha.

The crow spoke my name.

“You were isolated in the Great Forest, yet you know a lot.”

“There’s a place that tells me, and we made a deal this time too.”

‘A deal?’

“Hmm. You accepted it well. I thought those annoying guys would ignore it.”

Annoying guys.

Suddenly, a past event comes to mind.

“…The Empire will….”