Chapter 540 – Pyramid of Incarnation (5)
《──The twin ghosts are surrounded! Even if you die, hold on to your feet!”
When the captain passed out due to a face sink, a guy like the unit commander shouted.
The black magicians quickly formed formations at the command like a scream. Did your bones get thicker in real life? Unlike a wizard, his movements were quite nimble.
‘But that’s all.’
The distinction between a mage and a warrior becomes blurred as one becomes a master, but that meant that selection and concentration were important for those in the 2nd and 3rd ranks below the master.
Perhaps it was for teamwork, these puppies didn’t see much of their individual abilities.
《They say they are the master’s limbs, but their skills are pitiful.》
Although the power was high, Aim lightly dodged the damn black magic and laughed.
“Isn’t it embarrassing to introduce yourself as a slave whose soul is enslaved? It’s easy to keep quiet about the topic of rubbish that is easily thrown away.”
A curse that comes back when you speak out? That kind of thing was proof that he was an unreliable mob.
And on the other hand, it also meant that he was a kkakdugi villain who did not have enough power to cast black magic that would cause instant death if he said one wrong word.
《… Haaaaa!!》
As if stabbed, as if surprised, the black magicians charged roughly. It seems that he is mad at my factual violence.
The desired sea. Because the aggressive posture and shaken mind create gaps.
Qurrrrgh each—!
I wrapped the aura and lightning magic around the window and swung it.
In order for the fight to be sluggish, you have to boil your skills or fight while saving your body, but we didn’t have the heart to do that.
The match was decided in an instant. One warlock passed out with a concussion. The broken chin was charming. It’s difficult to control your strength because your skills aren’t clear.
‘I have high defense, and I am in a position where I don’t have to worry about wear and tear. And even if they find it, they’ll want to kill me.’
That’s why the end of the fight is as fast as a runaway roller coaster.
‘Maybe it’s because I’m much stronger than those pranksters, but whatever.’
Instead, the enemies who gave up their defenses risked their lives to attack me.
This is, of course, negligible. The mana consumption was great, but there was no particular damage.
It was the magic resistance power given by the mana coating and magic items engraved with the rune of ᚦ (Thurisaz).
‘Beast Return is a scam.’
In particular, the synergy with rune magic was crazy.
If you increase the thickness or process mana coating, which is a cost-effective, high-efficiency defense magic, with rune magic, you are not envious of shield magic. The magic that allowed me to win over strong people since I was more of a dick was also shining when I defeated an opponent of inferiority.
《I will help!》
The priest, who came to his senses, intervened in the battle.
There was no particular need to do that, but he said he would fight, but there was nothing to decline, so he just let it go.
It was when he subdued the third black magician like that.
《Huh? Where are you going, you bastard!
As I tried to interrogate him, I clicked my tongue when I noticed that the lines of the guy who looked like the unit commander were fakes for me and were like secret phrases between them.
There is no particular reason why I noticed. He said it as if he was aiming for a friendship, but one of the janitors used black magic to escape.
The guy who split like a bubble tried to sneak away while dealing with the 4-member expedition.
It bounced off leaving an illusion, so if you were careful, you would have missed it.
‘To inform the other colleagues? I can never let you go.’
I didn’t want to stay awake at night and be on the lookout for an attack.
I responded by using an alter ego similarly to the one who jumped out over the illusion alter ego. My clone, emerging from the clouds, blocked him.
“It’s an alter ego! It’s worse than the main body, so ignore it and run away——Bill!”
When I hit the chin of the unit commander who was trying to manipulate his blood with an elbow, the leader of the group of four behind me cut off his arm. Perhaps due to the nature of magic, blood spurted out like a fountain from his shoulder blades, creating a cross of bloodstains.
《Something like splatter Tom and Jerry.》
I muttered as I robbed the window. There was nothing to see who ran away.
«—Sweetheart!!»
Jigsaw Jigsaw—! The bastard who believed only the lieutenant’s words and attacked my alter ego was electrocuted and screamed.
《Mirage Tempo, Thunder Trap.》
As he muttered calmly, the black magician who was trying to escape passed out.
It seems that he regarded it as an alter ego with physical power like his own black magic alter ego, but as soon as he inserted the sword, the lightning magic that had been filled in the steam alter ego exploded. I will become a cute cumulonimbus alter ego.
〈Heo-eok, hee-eok… What’s happening…〉
The party of four was breathless. It’s not the look that doubts me. It was a request for an explanation.
I shrugged.
They rolled at their feet and wriggled in human skin. I half-opened my eyes coolly.
Perhaps these bastards had been involved in the Pyramid Expedition from the beginning.
***
We have finished our brief self-introduction.
While I was talking, the others tied up the warlocks with steel rope or something. I didn’t lift a finger. Damn I saved his life, but of course you have to take care of the chores.
The scholar said while wiping his sweat.
“The meal prepared at that time was really delicious. So, maybe the meat that was served over there was Nord-sama’s… ?〉
When I pointed at the warlocks with my chin, they seemed to agree. The scholar, who seemed to have been talking to me because he knew me, darkened his complexion.
‘It is surprising. Until I stopped by the Cult of Satis, I heard that several hounds roamed the pyramids.〉
It was when I went to make an offering with an artificial mithril made at a cheap price. Didn’t a nobleman the size of a religious leader personally come out and say that Optum went to the pyramid? The scholar nodded his head.
“But now that I see it, they didn’t find the warlocks hiding proudly?”
“No, you can’t really think like that, can you?”
Those were the words of a leader-type warrior. When I asked with my eyes, he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
‘Couldn’t they have suddenly gathered after they left? It’s a terrible human leather that the dog was wearing over there. … Well, that’s right.〉
〈… I see what you mean.〉
There is one black magician who comes to mind after hearing that story.
‘Corutus’ camouflage leather magic.’
It is a black magic that turns a person’s skin over like real skin.
It was a cruel magic that could never be imitated by just covering a little skin, and was difficult to detect unless someone with high achievements as a cleric.
〈… Hmm.〉
I stepped on the sword on the floor while I was fully operating the elite daegulpak.
The knife spun and bounced off my dribble. I grabbed it with my bare hands and looked at it with Odin’s eyes for a long time. If I’m right, this sword must be a magic item.
A magic item that has something in common with my spear.
〈… I’ll have to ask myself.〉
Did you hear what was said? The sorcerer, who was toxic in the group of four, spoke.
M, are you confident? If these shaggy people make fun of their tongue, they will immediately search for it, child.
I shook my head. I heard that interrogation is to start by cutting a person’s mental strength through torture and other things.
Why is there such a thing? The guy who will spread the information blows it even if he pulls out just one fingernail.
‘Torturing warlocks, whose magical training is voluntary torture, until you think it would be better to die? There’s no reason for that.’
Gathering information by interrogation is inefficient.
─Juseomjuseom.
First of all, I took the griffon’s feathers. Including the ones that appeared while I was watching, a whopping 14 came out, so I handed the rest to the 4-member group.
Other belongings were explorer-like equipment, food, and books each carried.
The book was tightly sealed, so it was difficult to open it. I checked the book front and back, half-opened my eyes, and asked a question to the scholar who looked at me curiously.
‘Anyway, why are you alone? We haven’t known each other for a long time, but I don’t think Ergé is the kind of person who would abandon the group.〉
〈As soon as we passed the door, the group scattered. According to Pharaoh Sehetefibra, since the weight of the soul is different, it is a phenomenon that even the person himself cannot prevent… 〉
〈… If you enter through the entrance, they will scatter?〉
The priest interrupted the conversation. This fuck. I tried my best to straighten out my frown. ‘It’s fucked up. What if my wives come here?’ What if my wives came to Niflheim to help me? Find it in this wide hierarchy, and you will have to do a wife gonball. In this True-Hell, where warlocks even swarm! It was something that could not be passed off as a joke. ‘I’ll have to leave a message first.’ I immediately wrote it down in my notebook. Wives, never, come, never… Asked the scholar, who was playing with her hands roughly and squinting her eyes. 〈… Then, Mr. Ergé and her husband must have been scattered across the social classes. Are you thinking of joining? Safe zone. It is a word used by adventurers who specialize in relic exploration. As an archaeologist, I know about it, and I have read about it in Professor Brahmaton’s book. Indicates an area within the ruins where safety can be guaranteed. It is also a place where explorers set up their base camp. If you don’t have it, it’s an important concept to make it by force. Especially in situations like this. I covered the note and put it in the subspace. 〈How about moving with us?〉 ‘Let’s not do that. If you stay by my side, you will only see these guys more often.” He kicked the black magician behind him with his foot. The threat of the black magician could not be ignored. If you go out with me, you won’t see anything good.
He must have thought that even during a surprise attack, he would only catch his ankle. If this exploration was a normal situation, there would be nothing to lose by increasing the number of people, but the warlocks created a really fucked up situation.
‘The best course of action for cockroaches and warlocks is to get rid of them.’
After all, black magicians are evil professors. They’re an evil tribe that doesn’t need to feel any remorse even if they kill them.
‘It’s annoying when they get together later and get scolded.’
In a long-term battle, I have the advantage of having a stable supply of materials.
Assume that their identities have not been revealed, and let’s defeat those who travel separately.
‘Aren’t these Nimiral guys wearing distinguishing marks like the mass market assassins? There’s nothing to lose by weeding them out in advance.’
Thinking that far, I gave a lot of bread and meat to the party of four. Just like a politician during an election season, he kindly held their hand and handed it to them directly.
Of course, it’s not my food. It’s these warlocks.
And just by looking at it, it seems that there is no taste, just like the food of the young warlocks. But it’s not that I don’t want to eat food that’s normal and I don’t give it out. Absolutely not.
‘You must be hungry, go and share. There are a lot of them, so don’t fight.〉 〈… I’m sorry, but in this situation food is more valuable than gold. Nord-sama can’t take it for free.〉 ‘Never mind. I don’t have to worry about starving to death.〉 I couldn’t tell you the exact method, so there was a bit of a fuss, but it was more annoying that they were watching what I was going to do. But you are a very conscientious person. If you’re like me, you’ll get it. As the scuffle continued, the naked female priestess hurriedly intervened. ‘Good, good. Then I’ll pass on the information we found while wandering here. Since it took more than a week to find the information, wouldn’t it be a reasonable price for consuming a week’s worth of food?” I’m not a hogu, I was going to ask from the beginning, but thank you for telling me directly. I wrote down the information I heard from them in a notebook and parted ways with them. We shared the location so that we could meet again in case something happened. At first, they seemed worried about leaving me behind, but they left meekly as if they remembered the difference in their skills. ‘As they say, if even one person passes, everyone will be able to return to this world. There’s no reason to pretend.’ I can’t entrust my life to someone else, so I think I need to hurry, but intentionally increasing my enemies was a handshake. Sehetefibra isn’t the only way to return to this world, though. Anyway, all that’s left now is me and the warlocks. I immediately approached the guy who was about the captain and talked to him. He was glaring at me with his eyes wide open.
