Siege(1) (Volume 5 Chapter 1)

Rachel-" So you are the famous Death Lord."

Death Lord-" Not as famous as the Repeller."

Rachel-" Did anyone tell you even though you

are just undead you have a way with your words."

Death Lord-" Better than the one who is called Val-"

A punch clad in crimson light stops right before my eyes. instead of backing down, I stood there motionless just giving out a grin.

Rachel-" You should not say his name with your shitty mouth"

Death Lord-" How scary."

Rachel releases her stance and then while wiping her hand with a cloth she asks

Rachel-" Why did you want to meet me?"

Death Lord -" You don't look surprised on me being alive?"

Rachel-" Well my king has already pointed out that possibility and I also don't think the person capable of defeating Rasia could die from a single stroke of the sword"

Yes, I had already told the girls of the possibility of Death Lord being alive so I can approach Rachel easily.

Rachel-" And so, what did you need me for?"

Death lord -" A deal."

Rachel-" Deal?"

Death Lord-" I heard you wanted to win the ongoing Dominion War"

Rachel-" it would be a lie if I said no but what would you gain from helping me"

Death lord-" Connection and information."

Rachel-" Information?"

Death Lord-"I have been told you have an impressive information network in the capital and I need that."

Rachel-" What would you give me in return?"

Death Lord-" Information."

Rachel -" Are you sane?"

well, the reaction was as expected but she really doesn't mince her words when I am not here.

Death Lord-" Let me give you a freebie, The invincible Fort Wayne will fall today"

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It only took me two hours to reach here by using my skill [Super Sonic] well I did travel faster than the dragon knights riding wyverns could but this fort looks strong. I heard that it has never fallen till now but as I already gave a freebie.

Death Lord-" I have to keep my words."

I jumped down from the tree branch and incapacitated a nearby guard by silting his throat

with a blade. And now

Death Lord-" [Absorb]"

I placed my hands above the dead body and used another of my racial skills [Absorb]. The skill is a pretty simple one it just

{Absorb the recent memory of the target from his very soul and increase the maximum Mana of the user}

Don't steal my lines system but yah its exactly as she said.

The increase in mana is not much but that is when one uses it on weak opponents like a normal soldier or knight but if you get many of them or someone at the level of platoon commander then the increase looks significant.

Death Lord-" [illusion] "

I changed my appearance to that of the dead soldier and entered the fort.

According to his memories, the fort is under the direct supervision of one of the four dukes of the Linval kingdom and he was also currently visiting

the fort.

Well, I at least have a good audience for the show now.

Death lord-" Let the siege commence"

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I was now currently inside the outer section of the Fort Wayne and was disguise as the soldier I killed not long ago.

So how should I make the fort fall from what I know of his memories that the alarm will start to ring when a magic attack is used inside a fort so I have to use my spells at the last or it will alert the soldiers.

The Fort was using the older style of the circular citadel which was used in the past instead of the newer Square shaped style fortress. it was divided into the outer section where the guards were positioned and the middle section which was the largest section with all the military equipment and majority of the soldier stationed there it had also had a town like a vibe with civilian and merchants living there and the inner section was a fortified palace which was the resident of the dukes and commander guarded by the knights.

This fortress didn't have any dragon knight, as the duke considered his knights to be not inferior to magic knights and this fort had the God eye.

The God eye from what I heard was an advance anti-air defence system which was able to destroy all flying objects in the radius of five hundred metres.

This further showed the importance of the fort as there were only ten God eyes in the whole kingdom.

I was now in the middle section of the fort and was the deepest part the soldier had access to.

I could see many soldiers sitting around in circles, some were training, some were polishing their weapons and some were just chatting among themselves but none of them was drunk which showed this fort had the discipline.

???- "Hey Tiule what are you doing here shouldn't you go where the duke is giving a speech."

Tiule was the name of the soldier I am disguised as. I simply gave a nod and followed that soldier and after going towards the walls which separated the inner section and middle section. I could see a stage on which some knights with the symbol of a hawk on their armour was standing with swords in their hands. they didn't move and appeared to be statute at first but when steps of someone waking was heard and as the crowd started making noise they started to face each other in such coordination which also made me praise them.

The knights were making way for someone and that someone was visible now.

The elderly man was tall in stature, and has a very sturdy-looking physique despite his advanced age. Strapped on his waist were two swords – one of regular length and one with a short blade. His originally red hair was peppered with streaks of white, but it still looked well-maintained.

But what stood out the most was the man's eyes. He had deep black eyes, black eyes were rare in the Linval Kingdom but his eyes resembled those of a hawk. They were filled with strength and dignity, and one without sufficient courage would find him or herself cowering before his sharp gaze. I was half-expecting a weak-looking geezer earlier, but it turned out to be a strong old man.

Duke-"My name is Duke Axon Daleinwold, and I am the current head of House Daleinwold."