The Necromancer Who Was Despised

“Still, we can’t keep taking this. We have to stop him.”

“I’ll do it.”

At Tinos’ words, Yeriya stepped forward.

Meanwhile, Sold had once again grasped the magical power in his hand.

Yeriya immediately formed a spell circle and cast magic towards our undead minions.

Sold, who had converted some of the stolen magic into his own power, used the same magic again, amplifying its scale.

“It’s no use trying to block it with that kind of enhancement… Ugh!”

Just like before, the guy who had extracted magic from the undead let out a scream and released his magic into the air.

Yeriya smiled slyly at the sight.

“What did you do?”

“I placed a curse.”

Yeriya replied to my question, her tone different from when she faced Tinos, and similar to how she usually spoke to me.

“Anyway, it’s meaningless to place a moderate curse on the undead. It’s shallow and fleeting. But if you absorb it all, the story changes.”

“Are you saying that if you absorb the magic, the curse will be absorbed along with it?”

“That’s right. Since they’re creatures that cling to life, I specially placed a curse of aging on them, absorbing their life force.”

…It was certainly enough to make one scream.

The guy’s gaze turned towards Yeriya.

Then, Yeriya smiled coldly and began to cast magic towards the undead.

The guy gritted his teeth and opened his mouth.

“Rangtem. Let’s switch to destruction mode. Aim for the center. I’ll support you.”

“Hmm.”

It seemed like he was planning to drag another guy into the fight.

Akachi, too, closed his eyes and quietly prepared his magic.

As the leaders took action, our side wasn’t just watching either.

Yeriya not only placed a light curse on our allied undead but also began to scatter curses on the crazed undead, and the dead monsters started to rise as undead one by one.

However, since the necromancy side wasn’t the main force, the undead that rose wouldn’t last long and would eventually be destroyed, so they didn’t bother to maintain them and just let them collapse.

Meanwhile, a massive black sphere emerged from Rangtem’s hand.

“…This is dangerous.”

It was an unusual magic. Sold began to pour his magic into it.

Then, the already enormous black sphere grew even larger, and its surface began to distort, as if it would explode at any moment.

Their goal was the center.

We couldn’t let it fall like that.

Just as I was about to act, a massive amount of magic burst out from Bert’s hand.

“Don’t move!”

Bert shouted towards our allies.

In contrast, the Chimeras quickly retreated.

The ground in the center immediately turned black.

The earth was being corroded by the magic, and an ominous energy began to rise.

Rangt, sensing the situation, moved his hand.

Following Rangt’s gesture, the black sphere hurtled towards the center of the battlefield at an incredible speed.

Boom!

Bolledi pulled out a thick shield, but considering the enormous magical power, Bolledi’s shield looked like a piece of paper.

As expected, the shield shattered, and a black sphere fell from above. At the same time…

Rustling sounds.

Black tree roots grew from the ground, wrapping around the group.

Quadruple sounds!

When I looked to the side, I saw the elderly Preté, who had plunged both hands into the ground.

Just like when they built the previous pioneering castle, a massive tree root burst out, blocking the black sphere and growing in reverse to encase it.

“Hmph.”

However, sweat began to trickle down Preté’s face, indicating that they were struggling with their strength.

As I saw magical power continuously leaking from Bert’s body, it seemed that the other side had combined their strength, and so did this side.

But somehow, it seemed like this side was being pushed back.

“The power you took earlier is quite substantial. Hold on for a bit.”

Tinus opened his mouth, and in an instant, his form changed.

He transformed from his human form to a draconian form, exuding an overwhelming presence.

The two elderly men were shaken by his appearance, but soon closed their eyes and focused.

Tinus stretched out his hand towards the black sphere.

At the same time, an enormous amount of magical power burst out of my body.

Boom!

The black sphere exploded in an instant.

A massive shockwave swept the surroundings, and a deafening roar echoed in all directions.

“That’s…!”

Ping.

“Kuaaak!”

At that moment, an arrow protruded from Sol’s shoulder.

“…Anelis?”

Among the people protected by the roots was the Vald team.

Therefore, Anelis was also among them.

Despite the tremendous magical power that had just exploded above her head, she seemed to have aimed at the leader of the Black Star and shot him.

“…You damn…!”

Sol pulled out the arrow from his shoulder, grabbed a nearby mage, and instantly drained their life force to heal his own shoulder.

It was a good attempt, but unfortunately, it didn’t hit a vital spot.

Both sides exchanged blows, consuming a considerable amount of magical power.

The two elderly men on this side seemed to have instantly lost their strength, and Ranth and Sol looked like they could still move, but were on the verge of collapse.

Although a significant number of Chimeras remained, this side’s forces were still intact, so it didn’t seem like a major problem.

“Since we’ve already revealed ourselves… from now on, we’ll take direct action.”

Originally, they had planned to control the Undead without revealing themselves, but since they had already been exposed, they might as well directly secure them.

“There’s no need to ask for support.”

It wasn’t difficult.

The explosion of those guys’ magic had killed several of them, and I briefly nodded my head before using Elroset’s staff to tap the ground and immediately set up a magical array.

[Temporary Stronghold Construction]

At the same time, the eyes of Akachi, the contractor of the Demon King, opened.

◈ Black Star

Using the surrounding corpses as resources, I constructed a temporary stronghold.

The scale itself was small.

I didn’t feel the need to make it large, given the current situation.

I just needed to amplify my magic and protect myself at the very least.

The bones that made up part of the walls, the magic swirling inside, and the faint, misty fog floating around proved that the temporary stronghold was complete.

The magic amplification rate was enormous, but the defense was somewhat weak.

However, I could block most attacks, and even critical hits could be blocked two or three times, so this was sufficient.

I ordered the undead to hold their positions and told Entin to focus on removing the Chimera with Baldur.

Although most of the undead were under Tinos’ command, since the command structure was pyramid-shaped, I could still give orders.

Initially, Tinos could give orders directly to my subordinates, so there was no reason I couldn’t do the same.

The only difference was that I couldn’t handle them as delicately as Tinos.

From the start, Tinos was better at handling the undead than I was.

The reason I wanted high-intelligence senior undead was because I couldn’t control all of them individually.

Controlling them and giving orders in battle were two different stories.

There were those who were optimized for this, and Tinos, being a dragon, had exceptional abilities from the start.

Of course, Tinos was under my command.

I began to cast strengthening magic on Tinos, who spread his wings and took to the battlefield.

This was different from casting broad-area strengthening magic on others.

For Tinos alone, I had to focus more energy, proportional to his high rank.

As the strengthening continued, Tinos’ body became more robust, his energy increased, and his flying speed accelerated.

Rantem and Solde tried to attack Tinos, but with a single gesture, he dispersed their magic.

“This is…!”

Dispel.

It wasn’t just a simple magic counter or physical suppression; it literally dismantled the magic itself.

Solde and Rantem’s expressions were filled with shock, as if they couldn’t believe their own magic had been dispelled so easily.

The same was true for Akachi, the contractor of the Demon King, who had opened his eyes.

However, that was only temporary, as a massive amount of magic flowed out from Akachi’s staff.

[Windstorm]

With the activation, the released magic burst out in a massive range.

It was similar to what Solde had done, but slightly different.

As soon as the magic touched, Tinos flew even higher, shouting in surprise.

“Block it!”

At the same time, I checked the status.

Part of Tinos’ body was crumbling.

This was no ordinary magic.

First, the undead on the outskirts were crushed by Akachi’s aura, their bodies crumbling away in an instant.

Some of the monsters that had gone berserk also seemed to be affected, collapsing instantly, but it was nothing compared to the undead.

The connection between the fallen undead and me was severed, and even regeneration was impossible.

This didn’t mean I was unaffected, but it dealt a greater blow to the undead.

I immediately amplified my magic to reinforce the remaining undead.

“…It’s no use.”

But it was futile.

The speed of their collapse slowed down, but that was all.

If they completely collapsed, they would eventually perish.

“Is this the power of the demon king?”

This was magic on a level that even a fellow mage couldn’t comprehend.

It was difficult to even grasp what kind of magic it was.

“Don’t think you can easily block it. The authority of Sir Shiflic is embedded within.”

It seemed that the demon king with whom he had a contract was named Shiflic.

“…This won’t do.”

Those miscellaneous guys didn’t know anything, but I couldn’t afford to lose key undead like Entin’s knights, Valdure’s team, Golun, or Voledei.

They were the foundation of my military power. If I lost them, it would be like losing half of my foundation, no matter how strong Tinus was.

“A fragment of the dimension…”.

No, it was too far away.

Just then,

[Midnight Nightmare]

Yeriya’s voice resonated, and the curse that spread widely clashed with Akachi’s curse.

For an instant, Akachi’s curse halted, but soon Yeriya’s curse began to crumble.

The situation was clearly disadvantageous. However, that was enough.

I poured my magic into Elosette’s staff.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

At the same time, the temporary stronghold began to go wild.

[Death Aura]

The first ability I used was Death Aura.

It was a basic power that reinforced all my undead in the vicinity, centering around me.

Since I had poured in my magic, its range covered the entire area and more.

However, while its range was wide, its depth was limited.

Thanks to its range, I could suppress Yeriya’s curse and Akachi’s magic even further.

[Death Territory]

Next was Death Territory.

Specifically, I targeted the location where Bert had previously invaded.

There, the ones I had to protect were gathered.

The guys who had died in the vicinity began to rise, one by one.