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Episode 534: There Was a Monster. (3)

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jerome frowned as he cast his magic through the magic field that dominated the space.

'It's not as easy as I thought.'

The enemy magicians' resistance was formidable. A significant number of them seemed to be exerting all their might to squeeze out magical power.

Even though Jerome was destroying it with overwhelming force, the power of the magic was inevitably weakened and the attack range was reduced.

Also, there were too many enemies. Jerome had gained the upper hand with his magic, but many of them had already advanced up the fortress.

"Stop it!"

"Go ahead!"

"Knights make the way!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Enemy knights quickly jumped onto the fort. Friendly soldiers clung to them and fought hard to hold them back.

As the skirmishes began, the fighting became more intense. Screams were heard from all sides, and many fell to the ground.

Jerome stretched out his arms to the sides.

"Ugh!"

As he took a deep breath, something amazing happened.

Paaaaah!

"Huh? Huh? Huh?"

The knights who had been jumping high flew backwards as if they had been pulled by something.

No, not only the knights, but all the troops attached to the fortress were completely knocked out.

It was as if a large tree had been shaken and all the bugs attached to it had been knocked away in one fell swoop.

"Eww! What is this!"

Everyone screamed and thrashed in the air. Soon the enemies fell to the ground, badly injured.

"Uh, crazy… … ."

"That's magic?"

"Does that make sense?"

Everyone, regardless of whether they were on the besieging or defending side, was so surprised that the fighting stopped for a moment.

It seemed strange that only those who were clinging to the wall were blown away.

The magicians on the fortress side were so surprised that their magical powers almost died down for a moment.

However, the fortress troops who saw the miracle with their own eyes became more and more confident. They felt that they would win with that wizard by their side.

But Jerome was not so optimistic about the situation.

'Ugh, this is hard.'

He cried secretly. This side was so inferior that it was practically like he was fighting an army of 200,000 men alone.

To be honest, the allies weren't much help. Rather, they were a hindrance.

But he couldn't just leave. If he left, this place would be taken over in an instant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jerome's sparks and typhoons erupted from all over the place.

Because of the magic field, the power is only at the level of a 6th circle, but even with that alone, defenseless enemies were swept away in one go.

Still, there were too many enemies. Soon, the enemies began to attack the fortress again.

'Ugh... ... .'

Jerome groaned inwardly.

The consumption of magical power was increasing. In the midst of all this, it was truly terrifying to fight while protecting my allies alone.

The tight balance was broken by the newly appeared superhumans.

Paaaaak!

The two priests poured out black energy like rain from the air. They used all their energy from the beginning to inflict great damage in one breath.

"this!"

Thousands of black energy streams shot down. The friendly magicians were unable to block it because they had to deploy a magic field. No, they didn't have the skills to block it.

Eventually, Jerome withdrew his attack and deployed a large shield.

grasp!

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwak!

The black energy collided with Jerome's shield and disappeared. Despite his limited magical power, Jerome had successfully blocked the attacks of the two superhumans.

The two priests also looked dumbfounded.

"What the hell is that guy?"

"A wizard who is completely unaffected by magic fields!"

It was so strong that he could just break through the magic field with his strength, but it was something that the priests, who did not know Jerome's skills, could not understand.

Of course, the rebel magicians who came here were of a rather low level. A 7th circle magician would be able to use some magic.

But even with the 7th Circle, it was impossible to fight at the level of Jerome.

While they paused in surprise, Jerome reached out his hand.

"Ice Spear."

Dduk dduk!

The moisture in the air froze rapidly, creating two spears of ice.

The two ice spears shot out like rays of light before the priests could even come to their senses.

The two priests blocked the attack with their auras. There was no time to dodge. They were planning to block it for now and then counterattack.

Kwaaang!

"Ugh!"

The priests who barely managed to block Jerome's attack immediately tried to counterattack.

Since they didn't train themselves to become superhumans, they never thought of attacking and defending at the same time.

The priests who were about to attack Jerome opened their eyes wide.

"no?"

"where...."

The opponent was not visible.

The two priests hurriedly turned around at the sound they felt behind them.

Scratch!

A huge mana blade extended from Jerome's hand and sliced through both their necks at the same time. The two priests died in vain.

But Jerome's face was still dark.

It was now widely known that the Salvation Church's superhumans were half-baked. They took advantage of this weakness and killed them easily.

His fighting skills, which he had trained for a long time in the imaginary world, far surpassed those of the priests.

But even if they were half-baked, superhumans were still superhumans. In order to exploit their gaps, they had to expend a truly enormous amount of magical power.

Otherwise the battle would have been prolonged.

'The magic power... is now only half left.'

Jerome, who had killed the priests, looked down at the fortress and bit his lip.

'There are too many.'

While he was dealing with the priests, the enemies began to swarm the fortress like ants. As the battle continued, the casualties on his side also increased.

"Ugh!"

Jerome unleashed his magical power again, pulling the troops above the fortress towards him, trying to minimize the damage to his allies.

Kwaaaaang!

At the same time, he stretched out his other hand and created several huge pits in front of the fortress. The enemies fell into them and began to struggle.

Even while fighting, Jerome could not understand his enemies' actions.

'why....'

If you are a normal opponent, you should retreat at this point. You should reorganize your remaining forces and plan a more efficient operation.

If they keep coming in so ignorantly, they will suffer enormous damage even if they capture the fortress.

But the enemies didn't do that. They just charged forward blindly, paralyzed by fear.

'Is the commander crazy?'

It was clear that he was a guy who didn't even think about majoring. To this extent, he wasn't just incompetent, he was a crazy guy.

Waaaaaaaaaah!

To shake off the fear, the enemies continued to attack while shouting loudly. It was almost madness.

In this situation, even our allies would eventually suffer great damage. Even though we were fighting around the fortress, the damage was accumulating.

So Jerome decided to take a bigger risk to reduce the damage.

'Kill the commander first.'

He no longer helped his allies and slowly rose into the air.

Jiing―!

A golden magic circle appeared in Jerome's eyes. His field of vision, staring ahead, began to expand.

Far away things were visible in his field of vision as if through a telescope.

Inside the enemy camp, someone was sitting leisurely, resting his chin on his hand. He was wearing old gray robes, and his face was covered in darkness.

Jerome noticed that there were several people gathered around him.

He is the author. The author must be the commander of this crazy operation.

At that moment, the man in the gray robe raised his head and looked into the empty space. Jerome met his gaze and the corners of his mouth twitched.

'Can you sense my magic?'

I thought he was crazy, but he's actually quite talented.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Jerome took the coordinates of the place and cast a teleportation spell. It would consume a lot of magical power, but he wanted to catch the enemy as quickly as possible.

The space behind him distorted, sucking his body in in an instant.

Paaak!

At the same time, Jerome appeared in front of Helgenick. He had moved through space, leaping over the great distance.

With this magic, he was able to play the role of a great assassin in Giselle's past life as well.

Kwaaaaang!

Jerome moved through space and unleashed his magical powers, creating shockwaves. The enemy staff members around him died without even being able to scream.

But just one person.

Helgenichman had already retreated to the back.

"Oh, oh, oh… I didn't expect it to be like this. That's amazing. Where on earth are you from?"

The magic Jerome used was completely different from Blink's magic, which only traveled short distances.

Using wide-range vision magic to determine coordinates and move through space was not an art that anyone could do. In the first place, no one knew such magic techniques.

To this extent, it could be said that this was the magic used by legendary dragons.

Jerome didn't answer and just extended his hand. His magical power was significantly reduced. He had to deal with the enemy quickly.

Pfft!

It was just a simple energy bolt, but when he cast it, it was different. A powerful mass of magical power shot out towards Helgenik.

Kwaaaaang!

Helgenik unfurled his shield to block it, and at the same time dozens of holes filled with thick darkness appeared around him.

And through the hole appeared knights in black armor riding on horses that shimmered with black energy.

"Death Knight?"

Jerome stepped back in surprise as dozens of Death Knights swung their swords at him.

Kwaaaaang!

As Jerome unleashed his magical power, the Death Knights and Phantom Steeds were pushed back, their bodies torn to pieces.

but....

Dduk dduk!

With a wave of Helgenik's hand, their bodies were instantly restored.

"Oh my… … He was stronger than I thought."

Jerome smiled bitterly.

Each Death Knight displayed powers that rivaled those of a high-level knight. They wouldn't disappear easily even if area-of-effect magic was used.

Even if it was destroyed, it was obvious that the necromancer would continue to resurrect it.

As expected, the opponent was no ordinary superhuman. It seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to win even if he fought with all his might.

Now that I had consumed a considerable amount of magical power, I could not kill the author in one breath.

Even if you try to fight to the end, your opponent won't fight you. There's no way a necromancer would fight that stupidly.

Ugh... Ugh...

The torn corpses around them began to rise, clumping together in a mess.

"Kill the enemy!"

The knights and soldiers at the rear also rushed in.

Even Jerome couldn't face all these enemies alone.

'Failure.'

It would be impossible to kill the enemy commander now.

However, the enemy's intentions were known. The author really didn't care if all his troops died.

Because I will be reborn as an immortal army that will never die.

In fact, no matter how much magical power he has, he cannot resurrect an entire army of 200,000 people from corpses as long as he is human.

'Even so, using such numbers must mean that they have prepared some kind of method.'

In war, they were the most difficult enemies to deal with.

Jerome looked at Helgenick and asked before stepping back.

"What is your name?"

"Helgene, what about you?"

"It's Jerome. I'll see you later. It's annoying, but I have to kill you."

"Let's wait happily."

They both knew that they couldn't kill each other right here and now. That's why neither of them went out of their way to do anything.

Originally, in Giselle's previous life, it was Parniel who had stopped Helgenie. However, because Giselle changed the future, the two met first.

Pfft!

Jerome's body was sucked back into space and disappeared.

Helgenik laughed at that.

"There are so many interesting people in the world."

Jerome felt the same way. He never thought he would meet such a strong person as soon as he came into the world.

Of course, his mind was not as joyful as Helgenick's.

Unlike necromancers who feed on death, he was the one who saved people.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

While Jerome was away, the fortress was already embroiled in fierce fighting. He went straight to the fortress commander and said.

"Please retreat."

"What are you talking about! We have to protect this place!"

"I can't stop it. There's a crazy monster on the other side. I won't be able to last even half a day."

"Ma, if the wizard helps us, wouldn't we be able to hold out for a few more days? No, if you use magic like before, we'll win… … ."

Before the fort commander could finish speaking, Jerome pointed outside the fort with his finger.

Ugh... … .

The corpses rose. The dead enemies on top of the fortress were staggering to their feet.

Soon the soldiers shouted in frightened voices.

"Poem, the corpse rises!"

"It's black magic! It's black magic!"

"The dead are coming back to life!"

Grrrrrr!

As Helgenik began to exert full force, numerous corpses rose and began to attack the soldiers again.

The soldiers were terrified. This was no longer a fight against living things.

The corpses moved even when their throats were cut or their hearts were stabbed.

Jerome spoke again to the fortress commander whose face had turned pale.

"Run away quickly. We can't hold out with this number of people. We need far more troops and priests."

"Well, we have to stall here until the royal forces gather… … ."

"I said it's meaningless! It would be better to run away and join the royal army as soon as possible."

The fort commander still couldn't make a decision. No, it would be more accurate to say that he was at a loss over this absurd situation.

Jerome shouted urgingly.

"Come on! I'll buy you as much time as I can, so run away quickly!"

Only then did the fortress commander nod.

"Oh, I understand. Please."

Booooooo!

The retreat bugle sounded and the soldiers began to retreat from the fort in a hurry.

Grrrrrr!

The corpses were scattered in all directions, aiming to kill the living.

Jerome, left alone, sighed deeply.

"Phew, I came out for nothing. It's dangerous outside the blankets."

The world was really tiring. I already missed the days when I would laze around at home… no, on the rooftop, eating delicious food and reading interesting books.

But what can I do?

Those who have power must also have a corresponding sense of responsibility. That's how he learned and grew up.

"Okay, I'm going to run away too… … but I'm not going to just run away, so let's play a little longer."

A golden light radiated from Jerome's eyes.

At the same time, an enormous amount of magical power burst out from his body and covered the corpses.