Episode 557
The mercenaries swore as they fell down the stairs.
Even excluding the fallen ones, the condition of the mercenaries was not that good.
From those who were burned, to those whose armor was tattered and bleeding.
A well-prepared wizard, no matter how young he was, boasted brutal power.
There was no need to say anything, especially if there were multiple wizards.
“Damn it, being surprised by a wizard…”
“They are chasing me. Stop it first!”
Slam!
Among the mercenaries, a wolf beastman with an elongated scar on his cheek threw a sharp metal seed.
With a bursting sound, steel thorn vines appeared in the space connecting the hallway and stairs.
Although they were pushed back from the front, the mercenaries who had experienced difficult situations showed their wits even when they were at a disadvantage.
It’s not a very great magic item, but it can be useful depending on how you use it.
As the road became blocked, the pursuit of the student wizards stopped. Taking advantage of that opportunity, the wolf beastman mercenary growled and shouted.
“You order-making bastards, if you don’t want to be left behind, don’t even think about pointing them in the head! Do you know who I am? It’s Gardam, the ‘bleeding hand’! “I killed so many of you young spellcasters!”
“omg!”
The mercenaries used intimidation and threats to buy time and retreat.
Since the opposing wizards looked young, there was a high chance that a deadly threat would work.
There is nothing more helpless than a wizard whose mind is shaken or whose concentration is broken.
Those who were definitely prepared to deal with the wizard were right.
But the opponent was bad.
“He must be a real criminal!”
“Wardanaz was right…!”
“I believed it from the beginning. These bastards. “Don’t you believe in Wardanaaz?”
“I believed it too! “I believed it too!”
“…???”
The mercenaries were taken aback by the casual conversation coming from above.
It was not a fearful or hesitant reaction.
Gardam gritted his teeth. As expected, they were the subordinates of a crazy archmage, so they weren’t usually nervous.
“Stand back! “Get out of their sights!”
The mercenaries who came down the stairs went around the wall and escaped the magic distance.
Then he reloaded his crossbow and took out his memorization weapon.
The plan was to catch the wizards off guard and take them down the moment they came down defenseless.
“Don’t go down.”
Despite his primary victory, Lee Han did not go down the stairs right away.
“Sharkhan.”
The leopard roared and jumped down. Gardam shouted as the bolts and weapons fired by the mercenaries split the air.
“You idiots! “Look and shoot!”
“now.”
Skeleton warriors came down the stairs again. Gardam suppressed his anger and ordered a retreat again.
“Over there, the boss. “It’s not normal.”
“If you keep retreating like this…”
“I know!”
The villa mansion was extremely large and spacious, but if we continued to be pushed down by the wizards like this, we would eventually be surrounded.
And as you can see from the fact that I got beaten up earlier, a head-to-head match was close to suicidal.
“Use the devil’s tongue too!”
“now??”
“Then look through everything and then use it!”
“Shit. i get it! okay!”
Expensive magic items were like a mercenary’s lifeline, so it was something that most people hesitated to use.
However, the intense pressure the mercenaries felt made them act regardless of profit or loss.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Black flames engulfed the skeleton warriors coming down the stairs.
The flame did not simply burn, but took shape as if it had physical power and cut down the skeleton warriors.
“Spring up.”
Lee Han summoned a huge lump of water from the air.
The mercenary who threw the devil’s tongue cursed as if it was a waste of money.
“Do you think it will turn into water? This fire…”
Clap!
“Spring up, spring up, spring up, spring up.”
In less than a second, the space above the stairs was filled with water.
The mercenaries froze at the sight of the wizard summoning that much water in a situation where there were no rivers or streams nearby.
Chii Iik-
The black flame, which had initially evaporated water without regard for it, was unable to withstand the successive attacks and died out.
Lee Han quickly took out the bone fragment and summoned five black skeleton warriors.
The mercenary only blinked as the precious magic item he had just used disappeared as if there had been no trace.
“Gather together, rotate.”
The remaining water gathered and began to spin.
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The mercenary, who saw the flying lump of water, urgently raised his shield, but it was an obvious mistake.
Unlike the water elemental magic seen on the battlefield, Suoctan had a much different power.
Wow!
With the sound of bones breaking, the mercenary with the devil’s tongue fell.
“……”
“……”
“Uh… what should I do? Gardam. “What should I do?”
Although he thought he had gone through many hardships, Gardam realized what a narrow world he had lived in until now.
What the Death Knights said was true.
‘Until now… you’ve only dealt with fake wizards…!’
“It’s over there! Catch the criminals!”
“This side is blocked too!”
“!!”
When I came to my senses, wizards were coming down the hallway on the other side.
While taking time, we split up and returned to the road.
“retreat! retreat!”
* * *
“Report the situation to the second team and tell them to wait for a moment.”
Lee Han sent a message to his friends who were waiting at school and focused on tracking him down.
I didn’t know why those criminals were in this villa, but I had an idea.
‘Isn’t that what the skeleton principal kept for finals?’
Other than that, there was nothing particularly suspicious.
It seemed quite possible…
Anyway, whatever the reason, those criminals had to be put down quickly.
Even now, there was already more commotion than calculated.
If there was more commotion here, the Death Knights could come running.
‘Suppress it as quickly as possible and get out!’
“Surrender. Mercenaries! “I will be lenient.”
“Stop f*cking with me, you crazy spellcasters!”
“Aren’t you embarrassed to be licking the soles of your boots under a magician who practices black magic!?”
The mercenaries reacted violently.
Lee Han was dumbfounded by that reaction.
‘What did we do?’
They competed fairly with each other, and if they lost, they would accept defeat. They called them spellcasters, magicians, and insults.
The other students were very angry and were fuming.
“What a spellcaster!”
“Dark magic? Do I look like a warlock? oh. Wardanaz. “I’m not insulting you.”
“…That’s it. Everyone, follow me.”
Although victory was already almost achieved, Lee Han did not let down his guard.
With the students, they systematically occupied each section of the mansion and checked the rooms.
The mercenaries who had run away and hid to survive alone were dragged out miserably.
“Oh, no! Have mercy!”
“Call me a spellcaster again! “You criminal!”
“Call your colleagues! “If you don’t bring a colleague, you will be sent to the punishment room…”
“hey. “The punishment room only works for us.”
“is it?”
“Knock it out and follow me! “We must subdue it quickly!”
At Lee Han’s shout, the Phoenix Tower priest nodded and waved his staff.
“Stun magic…”
Sigh!
Lee Han swung his staff and blew off the mercenary’s chin. The mercenary turned limp and stretched out.
“let’s go!”
“Oh, no…”
“This is a true stun spell!”
The students of Black Turtle Tower and White Tiger Tower followed behind Lee Han in admiration.
Even if I don’t know anything else, I was always impressed by Wodanaz’s magic.
* * *
“Those bastards go to the front door!!”
As the last mercenary hiding in the mansion was knocked unconscious, a scream erupted from behind.
The few remaining mercenaries were desperately running towards the main gate.
‘what?’
Lee Han’s face also became serious.
‘Is there a way to escape? why?’
Naturally, Lee Han thought that the mercenaries would not be able to escape this mansion.
The Skeleton Principal isn’t stupid, and there must be a reason why the mercenaries are trapped here.
But seeing him running like that suddenly made me feel anxious.
Could it be that the mercenaries have another method that Lee Han doesn’t know about?
“Follow me! “We will block it at all costs!”
Lee Han fired the sub-octane bullets at the mercenaries without even aiming. The floor was shattered and the front door shook.
“Blink…”
As my mind became more urgent, thunderbolts began to gather at the tip of the staff once again.
Lee Han grabbed the Morning Star in his other hand and rushed at it explosively.
“Crazy guy!?”
Gardam probably didn’t know that the young wizard was going to attack him, so he threw his body to the side.
The thunderbolt hit the front door and the morning star split the air.
“Moradi!”
Giselle, who ran from behind, swung her dual swords and knocked Gardam’s weapon away. Gardam screamed in pain.
“What kind of magicians!”
“Surrender!”
“Shut up. “I’d rather die here than be tortured by the undead!”
“No… shit.”
The mercenaries were needlessly persistent. Lee Han lamented that he did not have time to explain and swung his weapon again.
Gardam jumped back and drew his dagger. The remaining mercenaries also faced each other and pointed their weapons.
“Wardanaz. be careful. “It’s not easy.”
“Know!”
Although it was not a properly learned swordsmanship, the opponent’s swordsmanship was fierce and explosive.
Moreover, those who survived this far are the most skilled and fierce among the mercenaries.
If they got it wrong, they could have cornered everyone and lost, so the two approached cautiously.
Squeeze!
“!”
As the thunder spear covering the staff grew bigger and flew closer, the mercenaries gritted their teeth and avoided it.
“Kuhuhuhuh!”
“Ugh!”
However, the lightning bounced in all directions and struck the mercenaries. The mercenaries groaned at the energy of lightning flowing through their entire bodies.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Giselle cut off one person’s legs and wrists at the same time and subdued him.
“Once more!”
“i get it!”
When the other person focused on the thunderbolt, Lee Han instantly dispelled the magic and moved on to the next magic.
“Dash down, Perkuntra’s thunderbolt!”
One mercenary was pierced by a thick bolt of lightning coming from a different direction than expected.
And the front door was also penetrated.
Squeak, boom!
The front door of the villa suddenly opened with an annoying clang sound.
Lee Han and Giselle stood still.
The mercenaries also stopped.
“…Get out of the way!”
This time, Gardam was the first to take action. After pushing and knocking down his companions, Gardam ran towards the front door with all his might. He also used all the magic items in his arms.
The fog, sandstorm, and poisonous clouds briefly lifted, accompanied by an indescribably complex sound.
As Giselle subdued the fallen mercenaries, Lee Han looked at his friend and spoke seriously.
“For your information, I told you to grind one more time. Moradi.”
“…Are you saying that right now?!!!!!!”
Giselle screamed without realizing it.
“Let’s chase it first.”
“Follow me!! “If we miss, we’re all headed to the punishment room!”
Lee Han and Giselle gritted their teeth and ran away.
We had to catch the last one as quickly as possible.
“Salko. Let the other students change their clothes and move as planned! “We’ll catch that bastard!”
“Ah, I understand! Wardanaz. Moradi. cheer up!”
* * *
Iunrade, a bureaucrat from Einrogard, bowed cunningly as he looked at his superior.
“You are great today too. Hodlong! Gonadaltes will also be eagerly awaiting Hodron’s arrival!”
“Stop talking nonsense. Iunrade. There is no way that Lord Gonadaltes would like a visit from an auditor like me.”
Hodlong sat in a city cafe and sipped coffee with an uncomfortable expression.
I was not in a good mood as I had to go to Einrogard soon.
Now, if you enter Einrogard, how many more bullshit and excuses will you face?
-The dog ate my research materials! Sobbing! But please forgive the dog. Isn’t it cute?
-There is a misunderstanding that the entire farm was burned down. Of course, there was a fire, but shouldn’t we first consider what the concept of ‘everything’ is?
“I understand that since you are from Einrogard, your arms have no choice but to bend inward.”
“Oh, what are you saying? no. “Absolutely not!”
“But you can never put personal feelings into something like this. Do you understand? “If you want to persuade me, please bring evidence to do so.”
“Well, magic often fails…”
“If the magic results aren’t enough, it’s even the wizards’ attitude! I want you to bring at least some proof that the wizards of Einrogard have devoted themselves to the citizens of the empire. “Only then will I have the shame to go back and ask for more gold coins!”
‘That seems even more impossible.’
Iunrade quickly gave up in his heart.
Rather than hoping that the juniors would dedicate themselves to the citizens of the empire, it seemed more likely that they would just produce an archmage.
-Caught a criminal!!
-Ainrogard student caught a wanted criminal!
“Kuhup.”
Iunrade squirted coffee into his superior’s face.
