
"Damn, are you serious !?"
Dokora showed a shocked expression in front of the knights who appeared, but soon turned into a smile.
"Miss, are you the captain of this unit?"
"That's right!"
"Is the man who found this place with you now?"
“... I was the one who found this place.”
“Oh, Miss Knight, Don't lie to me! I can see it from your eyes. You are a wise knight. Knights who anticipate enemies in their escape route, and leave their fellow knights in the middle of battle like bait? That's impossible!"
“…”
“Don't think of me as stupid! The one who found this place is not one who lives with pride like you. But, a bastard man who knows how to live like us.”
Hmm... the man named Dokora... Is his instinct better than his brain?
Maybe it was because he had a lot of experience, so he trusted his instincts more.
“Hey, let me talk to him. If you do, I'll serve you later, okay? He's hiding, right?”
Dokora looked around.
… Is there no choice but to leave?
I remember Illias saying that I should not go out, he wanted to avoid unnecessary circumstances that might happen.
"Grandfather Kara, I'll leave the rest to you."
“Sure, Beware, Nak.”
I stood up and got out of the bushes into the open space.
It seems Illias wants to protest me.
“It looks like he won't run away from the fight, so if he just wants to talk to me, I don't mind. You'll protect me if anything happens, won't you?
“Ah.. Right..”
"Anyways, it's necessary."
The last word, I said in a low voice that Dokora could not hear.
Then, I stood right beside Illias, and walked along.
For Dokora, this talk is not about buying time. This is to satisfy his curiosity.
This is also necessary for us. I did as I pleased, but still, I had to be careful.
“Hm... you? I don't think you're a fighter.”
"That's right. I'm sure that I'm weaker than anyone here.”
“That's a nice introduction. But, is that really you? Let me ask you a few questions."
"certain."
“How did you find Gidou headquarters?”
“When I got lost in the mountain, I found it by accident. It's that simple"
"…Are you serious!? I thought you might do some kind of trick? …Well, there is at least one miracle or chance in life that the place will be found.”
I find it hard to believe when someone says that. But, I was more surprised that he thought that trivial.
Dokora believed in her plan, but understood that it was not perfect.
Therefore, he was preparing for his next move.
A person who is ready for all possibilities. Naturally, there will most likely be countermeasures or preparations for the current situation.
“Further question, how did you get that information?”
“From their fear even after death, I thought Necromancy magic must be involved.”
“I don't care about that. I know that if the knights can't understand it, some priest might know it. All I'm asking is how can you make those fools leak information."
"I told them that I would extend the execution date until the Necromancer died, but only for the first three people to speak, that's all."
“...So yes, so you mean that even living people have a choice huh?”
“As long as it benefits me no problem. I mean your goal ends here"
“... Then the last question, what kind of magic did you use to track us to this place?”
“....Understanding, I guess.”
Dokora was silent for a while. Then, she twirled her mouth happily.
“So yes.. That must be you. I get it now. At first I doubted it, but I'm sure by looking at your eyes now.”
"That's great."
“Who are you? Are you sure you're not on the wrong side? You're not a nice person like them, are you?”
"really evil. I'm just a peaceful commoner.”
“Bah! What kind of peace-loving good person can understand a bastard like me! If someone like you calls himself an ordinary person, then what would a criminal do?"
If he says so, I have trouble answering him.
There are many types of criminals. For example, there is tyranny that has left its name in history, some leave wounds in one heart only.
Some may only hear the name, but there are also those who are really involved with them.
I won't speak for a long time, but how do I make him understand?
“Criminals, huh? They do a lot of things, I guess”
“Hmm, so.. Black hair, black eyes.. I don't know any clan with such a figure... Wait!”.
Dokora pointed at me as if she remembered something.
"You ... You're a human from a place called 'Earth', aren't you?"
"!!!???"
This guy .. does he really know?
This word is completely unexpected.
The bandit leader knew about a place called Earth...
If he really knew it, it would be troublesome if Illias killed him. Doesn't it?
Wait, could Dokora also be a resident of the earth!?
“From your expression, it looks like it's true. I can't believe it's true and I'm in front of that guy now.”
“I answered all your questions. Then let me ask you too. How do you know about 'Earth'?"
“Yeah, of course I know! The Necromancy that ruined my life! And the Resurrection Magic that created the worst history in this world! All of it is a Taboo thing created by people from other worlds!”
Apparently Dokora is not an Earth person.
As I stared at Illias. I saw his surprised face. It seems, he doesn't know about this.
Even so, the inhabitants of the earth made Resurrection Magic. Is that possible?
Certainly, in the history of the world, there are anecdotes that say they have created the basis of fantasy worlds such as alchemists and witches.
Then, if people are saying that anecdotes have come to this world in the past, I can understand that they might create a dangerous magic and are called Taboo.
But in modern times, magic is an illusion that can only exist in a fantasy world.
It's hard to believe, but Dokora can't possibly lie.
First of all, there is no need to lie in such a situation.
"Do you know anything else?"
"What's!? Do you want to keep my mouth shut too? Like that time!”
"I just want to know."
"Thul? Well, too bad for you. All I know is the entrance to that ravine. Jeez, even this Necromancy magic is just a small gift from them.”
“…”
“If you want to know what happened, go find it yourself! I've given you enough clues to get started, haven't I?"
Then, Dokora took out a knife on her waist.
“Well, that's good enough for me. It's a business, and I've made a lot of profit. So thank you."
Illias appeared in front of Dokora who was ready to fight.
Did the conversation end here? To be honest, I can't help but I want to keep talking for longer.
I've finished my job. What happened from now on, I will only entrust it to Illias.
“Hey, you all! We have more than them. But they are stronger than the knights who came to our base, so do your best! I will make the dead undead!”
"Good Boss!"
Unlike the previous bandits, they had high spirits and were not afraid of the knights.
Since they had escaped the siege and managed to escape, they had no choice but to fight now.
I can tell by looking at their faces. Unlike the bandits who were afraid of Necromancy's magic, they completely trusted Dokora.
They enjoy the way they live.
They're the villains, but I'm a little jealous of them.
What if the first person to meet me wasn't Illias, but Dokora??… No, I can't think of such imagination right now.
I must concentrate on protecting myself during this battle.
"Illias, where should I stand?"
“Don't move from there! We will always protect you!”
"Yes Mom."
There's nothing I can do. I can only believe his words.
They told me something difficult, yeah.
Now the bandits are heading here. An opponent who could easily kill me would attack.
The fear I feel now is the same as when I saw the Bear and the Slime back then. No, there's fear that I feel because they're human too.
I bit my left arm to hold my shivering jaw.
Because now I'm starting to lose my cool, I'm biting him too hard. But the pain in my arm calmed my heart which could barely contain itself.
"Well, let's do this!"
Dokora threw a knife at me.
Illias.
Two knives stuck to the ground. Two!?
I'm sure he just threw one, meaning the other was a hidden knife.
It seemed like he threw a small knife at the back of the large blade. And I didn't see him one bit.
Illias, who naturally dropped it, was completely reliable.
At the same time, the fierce battle around him began.
Even from an amateur standpoint, you could tell that Lord Ragdo's knights had the upper hand.
However, the movement of the bandits here is slightly different from the bandits we fought last time.
They tried to keep their distance from the knights and stay in control and did not attack recklessly.
Then, Dokora pulled out a new knife and tried to stab Illias.
His movements far surpassed those of other bandits. If a knight were to fight him and take careless actions, he might die.
Two bandits have surrounded me, but I'm sure the knights will protect me.
Maybe the bandits thought if they could take me hostage, ordinary people, yeah. They might be able to use me to kill the knights.
I know that I am only a burden here, even so I want to thank the knights.
"Ha ha ha! Miss, you are very strong. Even in Garne, I don't see anyone as strong as you!”
When facing the attack of Illias, Docora was already sweating on her forehead.
If he tried to properly accept Illias' attack with his knife, I'm sure his knife-wielding hand would bounce off like the wind.
He only had one hand left, so he must be in a lot of pressure right now.
On the other hand, Illias did not even sweat. And he doesn't seem to enjoy fighting.
“Darling once ! You have good skills but are not good at talking. Let's enjoy the fight more! It's a great opportunity to relieve your stress from training, isn't it?
“No need to please bad people. I don't even have that feeling!”
“Tsk! What a boring woman! I bet even sleeping with that guy would be more fun than you!”
Oi! It scares me.
However, slowly, the balance gradually collapsed.
"I understand. I'm sure you're a hardworking Miss. Now, it looks like the rest of my arm is broken.”
Dokora pulled her exhausted arm. And then, suddenly he threw his knife.
Illias knocked him down without taking off his sword sheath.
“Well, with my strength now it seems only so far I can survive. Now, let me use my trump card."
He pulled out a new knife. But, unlike the knife I saw before, it was black.
Illias also sensed something with the blade, then she held back her sword.
“Hmm, even your instincts are good too, Miss. But don't worry, I won't use this against you.”
"This is how I use it!"
He threw it high into the sky.
The blade reached a height that was difficult to see and exploded.
Then, something like a black fog spread out at an incredible speed and started to descend.
The battlefield was wrapped in black fog in an instant.
"Cover him with the Barrier Magic, Now!"
Along with that shout, my body was wrapped in something like a movie light.
Looks like one of the knights around me used magic on me.
My view became a bit dark.
It didn't look like anything to block my vision. If a barrier is needed, is it poison? Wait, could it be?
“Oh, nice decision Miss. It might harm someone without Mana.”
“Necromancy, yes..!”
“You could say so... But I didn't use any Necromancy Magic? It's just that I put an incredible amount of Mana created by Necromancy into the blade.So, even if you bring a lot of Magic Sealing Stones, it doesn't matter”.
Even if you use a lot of Magic Sealing Stones, it seems that Mana-activated Magic with special characteristics cannot be easily broken.
What made him decide to use Necromancy now? To reuse the corpses of the bandits here?
I look around. Some of the bandits were dead, but there were no signs of movement.
I think the knights and Illias are thinking the same thing.
To not forget to be wary of corpses even during this fight.
“Ah, this person is different from the one who made the undead while trying to escape. This is a great way to use Necromancy. He used that to use the dead!”
Shouts began to be heard from the surroundings. Not from the voices of the bandits, let alone the knights.
Then, does that mean…
"Be careful! We're surrounded!”
Hands began to crawl from within the surrounding ground.
I remember the scene I saw in the movie. Classic horror video that rouses zombies from the grave.
After understanding the situation, the thirty knights who were besieging the twenty bandits were surrounded by over fifty undead.
“They move according to my magic. This was not a small fish that roamed around and only attacked the area. They are my loyal pawns who will do whatever I command!!”
Undead who carried weapons, undead who followed him from behind, and huge undead who suddenly jumped out from behind the forest.
The Undead roar sounded loud.
That appearance is so familiar.
Could it be Gidou? the boss of the bandits who had been defeated the other day?
With a huge sword that was as big as a hammer that was already attached earlier, it began to attack Illias.
“As I thought, he is a very good material to use. By the way, he might have a grudge against you.”
Illias received a powerful attack with a large sword from his arm.
It seemed that the attack had been completely restrained, but the sword pressure pierced through Illias' body and created cracks on the ground.
He's much faster and stronger than I've ever seen before.
Gidou's arm broke out from an overreaction while using his strength. But, the arm regenerated in an instant.
So, this is an eternal undead…. It's not just bodies that move. It was a warrior who could continue to fight nonstop.
Even now, I can see the nervousness on the faces of the knights, so can I.
"So, when I see this, it makes me want to sympathize with him."
While saying so, Illias swung her sword, and beheaded Gidou.
But it soon regenerated again.
“Then, from what I see, it seems like you guys are not carrying a baptized holy weapon, so what are you going to do, Miss Knight? It's okay if you want to retreat, I won't chase you all.”
“Do not talk nonsense. It's just that he can't die, so why should I be afraid?”
The bandits who became the undead. They had more strength than before, but they did not overwhelm any knight.
“We are the Knights, led by the strongest in Tiez, Lord Ragdo! Levels like this will not scare us!”
“That's... Amazing, I guess. But how far can you keep that spirit?”
Dokora regained her composure.
I can understand that. We can handle the undead coming, but that's it. The living corpses would continue to regenerate, and the surviving bandits made a surprise attack.
We are the ones who were harmed in this battle of resilience.
Should I consider running away?
"If we defeat the Caster ..."
“Sorry, but I've given orders to these bodies. If my man is still in this area, they won't stop even if I get killed. Anyway, I don't plan to die here."
It's a pain, no wonder it's labeled as Taboo Magic.
If this is Maya, who's a priest, she might know what to do, but she's not here.
No knight in this Ragdo corps had any countermeasures against Necromancy Magic. All are brain-muscle gorillas.
What can I do now? I need to think about if there's anything I can do.
But, I don't have much knowledge about Necromancy.
These undead moved with Mana scattered around this area.
And the Magic Sealing Stone had no effect. In other words, there is currently no way to undo it.
The only thing we can do now is leave this place or do something about the Mana around this area.
However, there were many Magic Sealing Stones scattered around here. So, we can't do anything with magic.
There might be no choice but to retreat from here and hunt them down again next time….
“Once, So I just need to do something with this annoying Mana, right?”
Illias took the position of the horses. And the sword he was holding began to shine.
"Hey, you can't use magic here!"
Dokora spread the Magic Sealing Stone around Illias. Shit, how much does he have?
But the sword still shines. It shines until it dazzles the eyes.
“It's not magic!?”
"All units, jump!"
As Illias shouted, my body floated in the air. It seemed, one of the knights grabbed me and jumped up.
So high! How could this grandfather jump 5 meters vertically while holding someone !?
While I was astonished, Illias swung his sword horizontally.
Illustrations
At the same time, a large amount of light was emitted, black fog was blown away, and the bandits who were late jumping as well as undead were cut off in an invisible slash.
Then, I felt like coughing from the impact on landing.
I looked around, of course the open space became wider as the surrounding trees collapsed.
The undead that was cut off by the light also turned into a lump of flesh and seemed to be unable to regenerate anymore.
Dokora jumped into the air and put on a nervous face for the first time.
"Damn! What an incredible power! All Manaku swept clean with one slash.”
He really is a gorilla. I tried to cover my open mouth with my hands.
Now, Illias pointed his sword at Dokora.
“It looks like undead won't regenerate again. If you have any other tricks left, you better use them now. ”
“Yeah, then there's no choice. If I can, I don't want to use it ”
While saying that, Dokora took out a black sphere.
Don't tell me it's something full Where else, hey?
"Eat this!"
Dokora threw the black ball to the ground.
This time a thick smoke began to fill the surroundings.
Shit, this is some kind of smoke bomb!
“Are you trying to escape? Don't be a coward!”
"Of course, Miss Straight Knight."
Dokora turned around, trying to leave the place…. Suddenly, he fell on the spot.
"What!?"
A spear that flew from the direction around the fallen tree blew Dokora's leg off.
From the direction the spear came from, Grandpa Kara looked at me with a proud face.
Illias was surprised by the situation.
"Huh ... Wise knight Miss, Don't you have any pride?"
“That was not the plan, but my plan.”
I let out my voice. And Dokora's line of sight shifts here.
Expressions calm.
"Did you expect this from the beginning?"
“You escaped once. I thought you'd make a crack this time and run away again.
"That's right. But shit, the timing is too perfect.”
"Of course, we've brought you to the condition that you're sure you can escape."
All according to plan.
Right, I only told you about this attack to Grandpa Kara. I told Illias to get Dokora ready for her escape.
I asked Grandpa Kara to stay hidden and told her that Dokora would start running away on several occasions. I also asked him to keep a position where he could always throw a spear.
The reason why I stopped hiding and showed myself was to avoid the risk of Dokora looking around and finding Grandpa Kara.
There was a possibility of succeeding because it was a surprise attack that was different from the other knights' attacks.
However, I didn't know much about Dokora, so I took a step with a higher success rate.
I gave this instruction to Grandpa Kara as a sign of the time to throw.
『Throw Spear at him when someone starts cornering Dokora to escape.』
I intend to say it myself. But, in the end Illias said it.
Hearing this reproach, Dokora will be convinced that she has a chance.
When he is cornered, I will confirm the success or failure of my actions.
Even if you look around, the accuracy will drop to some extent.
For Dokora, who believes in her skills and experience, we need to convince her that she can escape.
That's why that moment is the best chance.
I didn't say anything to the other knights to make this situation.
I believe that they will blame Dokora for trying to escape.
“Understanding, yes? Looks like you really understand. But in a rambunctious ruse like this makes me happy somehow.”
"I understand."
Maybe he thought the same thing as me, Dokora sighed and laughed.
"If only I had met you at a different time. We must have a very good relationship."
"That's possible. But I don't like taking people's lives”
“You will get used to it soon. I guarantee it.”
"Then I'll be careful not to get lost."
"Yes, you have to."
Illias walked from behind with the sword in her hand.
“There's a map on my stuff. The map shows some base locations that only I know of. Find the most hidden base, it will be my farewell gift to you.”
Dokora laughed, the sword Illias was holding was no longer before her.
“I'm surprised you can still laugh in situations like this.”
"Hey, can you tell me your name?"
"Sure…"
At the same time I told him my name. Dokora pondered my name silently, and laughed again one last time. And, Illias swung his sword down.