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Episode 537: Now let's kill that guy. (1)

Helgenik took his time as he marched.

"To this extent, it seems like the operation was successful… … ."

There is no way he would not come to support after seeing this huge army of corpses. The Salvation Church must have been able to catch its breath thanks to him.

All that remained was to take advantage of this gap and conquer the Kingdom of Grimwell.

The Kingdom of Grimwell will not be able to withstand it, as the entire power of the Salvation Church has been deployed.

"It's good for the Salvation Church because they get what they want… … I'm good because I get to get a lot of corpse legions."

In particular, this jewel of life showed him a new direction of knowledge. It seemed that if he studied a little more, he would be able to advance to the next level.

"I guess I should wrap things up soon."

The Parsali Kingdom army was being pushed back as far as they could go. They had lost most of their bases, so they would have no choice but to fight to the death.

If the royal army wanted to prepare even a little more and reduce the damage, Jerome would have to appear once again.

Kwaaaaang!

"You came."

As expected, Jerome reappeared. He must have regained his magical powers, as he was unleashing large-scale magic without sparing a single ounce.

"Hmm, that's really amazing. The magic power recovery speed is incredibly fast."

The bastard fought against himself for several days without rest. He should have been sick in bed to be normal, but he quickly recovered his magical powers and appeared.

Of course, I couldn't cast as strong a spell as I did the first time, but my recovery speed was still amazing.

"Go. We have to finish this today."

Ghhhhh!

The two resurrected priests then shot out at Jerome again.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jerome, who was sweeping away the corpses that were pouring in, looked at the two priests with a tired expression.

"These guys are really annoying."

Boom!

Jerome reached out and blasted the two priests away, but his expression wasn't very good.

"Tch."

Unlike before, it didn't break down in an instant. That meant that Jerome had become weaker.

Jerome had no choice but to gather more magical power, even if it meant forcing himself to do so.

Kwaaaaang!

The heads of the two priests who were rushing at him were shattered in an instant.

Jerome thought, catching his breath.

'It's not over until I kill that guy.'

As long as Helgenich, the source of magical power, lives, the corpses will continue to resurrect.

Jerome knows this, but he steps in to give people time to prepare.

Because there was no way to kill Helgenik now.

'Let's hold on a little longer.'

Although they lost all their strongholds and were pushed back, the entire kingdom was not filled with corpses.

The survivors were gathering for the final battle. The longer he stalled, the more time they had to prepare.

In fact, just being able to stall for this long was a feat that would go down in history. But Jerome had no intention of stopping.

"Ugh!"

Kwaaaaang!

The corpses that had been approaching him were swept away. Jerome, who had expended considerable magical power because of the priests this time, was about to retreat.

After regaining my magical power, I planned to reduce the number of corpses.

The moment I pulled back with that thought in mind.

Paaak!

"Ugh!"

The surrounding space distorted and dozens of Death Knights appeared.

Kakakakakakang!

The Death Knights swung their swords down as if to cut through Jerome's body. However, they were unable to penetrate the shield that had been deployed in an instant.

'He's about to see the end!'

I knew this moment would come someday. I'm sure the other person would be really annoyed by me.

However, he did not reveal himself and only sent the Death Knights first.

It means that he is trying to push himself into an even more difficult situation since his magic power has already been depleted. He was truly a clever man.

'I don't have enough magic power.'

It was difficult to cast large-scale area magic. If I consumed more magic power, it would be difficult to escape.

Pfft!

Jerome tried to escape the battlefield by casting Blink, but the Death Knights on Phantom Steeds persistently pursued him.

Some of them went ahead of Jerome and spread out in all directions, trying to block his retreat.

Helgenik also knew very well what to block first in the wizarding era.

"Tch."

The Death Knights continued to rush in, blocking the retreat route.

You can escape by using Blink repeatedly, but Helgenich would rather have Jerome do it.

'There is a limit to the distance you can escape with your current magical power.'

You can't expend your magic power like that. You'll run out of magic power, so Helgenik will eventually catch up.

Jerome had no choice but to first eliminate the Death Knights with as little magical power as possible.

Helgenich would also have to use enormous magical power to resurrect the Death Knights.

Jiing―!

Jerome's hands were enveloped in magic and turned golden.

Kakakakakakang!

He went into close combat, blocking the swords of dozens of Death Knights. He had no choice but to conserve his magical power.

Fortunately, through long-term training, he had reached a high level in martial arts.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Jerome's fist shattered the Death Knight's helmet and pierced his chest. His armor was dented and his limbs were broken and spun around.

However, the Death Knights quickly recovered and attacked Jerome again.

Kagagak!

Jerome calmly neutralized the Death Knights one by one, even as he was slowly getting wounded by their swords.

At some point, the Death Knights would not recover from being hit by Jerome and would just fall down.

As time passed, the remaining Death Knights retreated and surrounded Jerome.

"Ugh… … Ugh… … ."

Jerome looked around at the Death Knights surrounding him, panting with a tired expression.

Now there were only about 10 left. Even though his magical power was almost depleted, Jerome had defeated about 30 Death Knights.

'He really is a sinister guy.'

The person who had achieved such an amazing feat was gritting his teeth as he looked at the Death Knight. He felt that the end was near.

Because the opponent deliberately did not restore the Death Knights in order to conserve magic power.

Pfft!

The remaining Death Knights rushed in at the same time.

Jerome smiled faintly, his face pale with fatigue.

"I'm still fine."

Phew!

The fight began again. Jerome gritted his teeth and knocked down the Death Knights that rushed at him.

I couldn't rest properly for several days. I barely ate anything. My magical power, which seemed to be endless, was running out.

He could recover his magic power simply by breathing, but it was impossible because the magic power he was losing was greater than the magic power he was recovering.

Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!

The Death Knights' attacks penetrated deeper and deeper into Jerome's body. Blood spurted out from various parts of Jerome's body. His movements slowed down.

Phew!

Nevertheless, Jerome gritted his teeth and defeated the Death Knights.

And when I smashed the last Death Knight's head.

Knock knock!

Strange bones protruded from under the ground.

Jerome tried to dodge as soon as he felt the presence, but he was too weak to dodge completely.

Phew!

"Ahh!"

Jerome screamed in pain as his thighs and sides were pierced. He managed to pull himself out, but the bones continued to rise without stopping.

Dddddddddd!

The entire area was filled with protruding bones. Jerome tried hard to dodge them, but because his movements were slow, he could not help but continue to get hurt.

Jerome, who had been dodging frantically, stopped moving at some point.

There were no more bones rising.

"This prison… … ."

Because he was already trapped in a prison of bones.

Saaaaak… … .

Darkness gathered and took shape. It soon took the form of Helgenich.

Helgenik looked at Jerome, who was trapped in the bone prison, and smiled.

"I finally caught that rat."

It took a long time and a lot of effort to exhaust the magic power.

He may still be recovering little by little, but it's over now. He's exhausted and badly injured, and he won't be able to get out of his own hands.

Indeed, Jerome let out a hollow laugh and the strength left his body.

Dark magic was gushing out from between the protruding bones. The opponent had even created a small magic field on his own.

There was absolutely no way to escape in this condition.

"I didn't know it would end like this."

"You should have just taken it easy. I wasted too much energy because of you."

As Helgenick waved his hand, the bone bars began to converge on Jerome.

Knock knock knock… … .

There was nowhere to run. Jerome decided to accept the death that had come to him.

"That's why I didn't want to come out of the house. I'm going to die before I can play much."

At his resolute appearance, Helgenik stopped moving his bones for a moment and asked.

"What the hell are you?"

"He's just a wizard."

"Why are you doing such a useless thing?"

"Does it have to be profitable?"

"then?"

"I just helped people because I had the power."

"Are you helping because you have the strength?"

"Yes. My natural talents and environment are blessings that the world has given me. So it's only natural that I use them for the world."

"Hahahaha!"

Helgenik laughed as if he found it amusing. He had never seen anything like it in his life.

Even though I'm naive, I never thought there would be someone this naive!

So I asked again.

"Is the result of that stupid thing death?"

"Of course I don't want to die. I'm just a little regretting coming out of the house right now."

"Hahahaha! You really are a funny guy."

Jerome asked the smiling Helgenik.

"If you have that kind of power, why are you doing this?"

"Because I have the power."

The answer was the same, but the meaning was very different. Helgenick continued leisurely.

"You can do this because you have the power. A blessing from the world? Do you think a lion uses his power for a rabbit?"

"… … ."

Jerome did not answer. It was no use arguing with someone of different beliefs.

Helgenik waved his hand. The bones that had stopped for a moment began to move again.

His voice sounded ominous.

"Lions and rabbits are different from birth. To a lion, rabbits are just food. You are a fool who gave up the life of a lion for rabbits. No, are you a person with the soul of a rabbit in the body of a lion?"

Knock knock knock… … .

Bones, big and small, began to dig into Jerome's body.

"Ugh… … ."

I tried to hold on by pouring out my remaining magical power, but it wasn't easy.

"Ahhhh!"

Jerome could no longer bear it and his body trembled in pain. He could not concentrate and his whole body was covered in blood.

Helgenik smiled at the sight.

"I got some really good stuff. Make it more painful. Make that useless belief and spirit crumble."

The deeper the pain and resentment, the more powerful the undead will become.

That was the reason why he didn't take his life in one breath. It wouldn't be easy to find materials like that even if you searched the entire continent. No, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was impossible.

Helgenik, who had been waiting happily, suddenly raised his head.

"hmm?"

Flash!

A flash of light appeared in the sky and lightning struck.

Kwaaaaang!

Helgenik had already dodged, but he could feel it.

The huge energies rushing in here.

Pfft!

Helgenik's body moved backwards again.

Choaaaak!

Dozens of blue daggers passed by where he had been.

Helgenik, who had avoided the attack, immediately raised his hand.

Before I knew it, a woman appeared next to me and was stabbing herself with a dagger.

Kaang!

The hand that blocked the attack began to burn slightly, as if the dagger was imbued with divine power.

Helgenick asked in a low voice.

"Who are you?"

Belinda answered with a snicker.

"Don't you know?"

"How dare you… … ."

Helgenik raised his spirits. In front of him, countless corpses were still advancing.

But how could he avoid that corpse army without making a sound? He didn't even realize it until the woman got closer.

Regardless of how strong the opponent was, it meant that his skills were extremely superior.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before Helgenik could counterattack, lightning struck from the sky and shattered the bone prison, destroying the surrounding corpses at the same time.

Judging from the aura of the magic, it seemed like the magic was being cast from quite a distance.

"Who is this… … ."

His magical power management skills were quite good. Jerome was only destroying the surrounding area without getting hurt. This meant that he was a superhuman who had reached at least the 7th circle.

Jerome, who had already lost consciousness, was lying on the floor.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Helgenik looked ahead at the sudden loud noise. In the distance, a group of people were approaching, pushing through the corpses.

"Was it them?"

When Helgenik realized that several superhumans had appeared, he ignored Belinda and moved.

"The ingredients… … ."

Helgenick first tried to retrieve Jerome.

Even if the superhumans came, the front was filled with corpses. It would take time to get through them.

Belinda tried to chase after him, but Helgenik was a little faster.

Pfft!

He was just about to pick up Jerome when he jumped through space using magic.

Helgenik felt a premonition being carved into his body without any warning.

Scratch!

I quickly pulled back, but this time I couldn't dodge properly.

His heart was already a little torn apart.

'Must be avoided.'

He quickly decided to give up on Jerome the moment his heart was cut off.

A head-on confrontation was not the way a necromancer would fight. He had to step back and move all the corpses. In fact, it felt a little late even now.

At that moment, when I was about to make up my mind and step back.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwak!

A spear fell from the sky.

The spear, surrounded by red light, fell at an incredible speed, tearing through the surrounding air.

"… … !!"

Helgenik was unable to dodge the attack that came in with a time difference.

Kwaaaaang!

Soon the spear dug into the ground with great force, piercing Helgenik's chest.