The Necromancer Who Was Despised

Kayla’s eyes, who had specifically examined the orcs at Athena’s words, widened a little.

“It’s taking longer than I thought.”

“They have to come around in a circle. The orcs’ stamina isn’t infinite.”

The two of us aren’t worried about their stamina. Athena has the Wind Dragon’s Fang, and Kayla has enough mana to ignore even equipment.

‘Leg strength too.’

Because we had returned by the fastest route, we had already arrived at the Land of Death and were resting.

It’s not that we didn’t meet any orcs in the meantime.

However, they were only at a level that could be handled without difficulty, and we were able to quickly reach the Land of Death, taking care of some monsters who had underestimated us and attacked us for trespassing on their territory.

‘Those guys from the great tribe can’t even touch us….’

Perhaps because our numbers were small, the bastards had charged in without fear.

‘After this battle is over… They won’t even dare to charge in recklessly.’

“Since the mana recovery ended a while ago, it seems like everyone is starting to relax a little.”

Horned orcs were no different from humans. They also felt boredom and grew tired when they were tense for a long time.

“Anyway, we can’t help but be nervous when we see those guys coming at us directly. You all must have seen it? “The size of the tribe.”

“That’s true.”

“Don’t let your guard down. And if the calculations are correct, it’ll be soon. Don’t let your tension drop too much.”

“I understand.”

After instructing Rithild to control the horned orcs, I silently watched the direction the two would come from.

As I was watching in one direction for about ten minutes.

There was a large-scale movement that could be seen from afar.

“… “They really are coming.”

“I told you it would be soon.”

Rithild hurriedly lined up the horned orcs.

My undead will block the front. So, feel free to spam magic until you run out of mana.

‘We’ll hold the line, and they’ll provide the firepower.’

The horned orcs asked my undead to hold the line, and I thought it was quite possible.

Over there, Kyla and Ahtina are running.

I glanced at the horned orcs, and their expressions had turned serious as they looked in the direction the orcs were coming from. It seemed that their tension had returned.

I stepped forward to greet the two.

It seemed that they had been maintaining a subtle distance at first, but they must have thought that there was no longer any need to do so since we could see them. As soon as they confirmed me, the two accelerated and approached me.

“You’ve worked hard. You must be tired, but I’ll ask you to hold the line.”

“Yes. I have conserved my stamina well, so you don’t have to worry.”

“However, there are many who use mana. I’ve confirmed nine, and they keep joining.”

“Is that so?”

There was definitely a reason why they were the strongest force in the region.

“Yeah. And… I don’t see the chieftain. If it’s an orc of that size, the chieftain must be strong as well… .”

Among the orcs, the strongest was usually the leader.

In other words, there must be at least ten orcs who could use mana.

“Perhaps the chieftain is also within. Several groups of orcs joined in the middle, and I felt that the pursuit of those who had been disorderly became a little cleaner at some point.”

At least ten.

In addition to that, there were over a thousand adult male orcs who could easily kill ordinary low-ranking mercenaries, even if they couldn’t use mana.

At this point, I couldn’t help but understand why they were the strongest force in the region.

The bastards didn’t stop even after seeing hundreds of undead and horned orcs.

Rather, they just let out ferocious screams as if to ask if the horned orcs were here as well.

‘There’s no strategy or anything.’

Well, even though there were hundreds of undead, there were over a thousand orcs on the other side.

There was no reason to be afraid.

As the bastards ran, the ground collapsed, and some of the orcs fell into the pit.

“Kuaak!”

It was, of course, a trap that Mu-tre had prepared in advance.

Sharpened wooden stakes were planted inside, so they wouldn’t be unharmed.

Even as the ones in front fell for the trap, there were some who escaped from it.

‘Those guys.’

Orc warriors who used mana.

Most of them fell into the trap, but they escaped as if it were nothing.

They didn’t care if there were traps. Rather, they only became more ferocious.

That’s not all.

‘Crazy.’

They trampled and crushed the marble made from the bark of a giant ent spread on the floor as if it were nothing.

‘They can do that barefoot?’

From the perspective of someone who had had a lot of fun with it so far, it was regrettable.

“Attack!”

As many orcs fell into the pit, Litheld immediately gave the signal to attack.

Wind Cutters and Air Balls fell on the orcs all at once, and the effect was dramatic as magic fell on the heads of the guys who were already in chaos.

The orcs’ screams echoed through the battlefield, and their blood and flesh soaked the ground.

The ground that had been stained with the orcs’ blood and flesh just two days ago was being defiled once more.

‘…Tsk. The warrior guys don’t even look back.’

In fact, they never back down despite the fact that there are almost no people supporting them.

Athina and Kyla block the path of such guys.

“Keuheuheu!”

Maybe it’s because they were the two who had lured me so far.

At once, the orc warriors turn their heads towards them.

‘Still, it’s not 9:2.’

I immediately sent out Skeletons 1 and 2, and made them assist with other high-level undead.

‘Specters are no good. They’re guys who handle mana… .’

It’s better to just touch the normal orcs.

I let the specters loose on the battlefield.

I had a thought that this opportunity might make the specters, especially the ones belonging to me and not the Land of the Dead, grow greatly.

‘Since there are so many of them.’

Perhaps, there was hope that they would be able to use physical strength.

‘I did absorb the queen ant.’

But for now, I had to focus on winning the current battle rather than the future, so I quickly started concentrating on the battle.

I use Reinforcement consecutively to assist the two skeletons and the undead of the Land of the Dead.

I mainly choose to strengthen durability to buy as much time as possible.

What I have to do is practically act as a meat shield using the undead.

I make sure that the orcs never reach the rear and create an environment where Kyla and Athina can run wild.

I’m not the most flashy, but I’m the one with the most important role.

Kyla calmly blocks the attacks of the orcs that rush towards her.

She deflects one guy’s attack and easily deflects the second guy’s attack as well.

But there was no chance to attack.

Soon, a third bastard rushed in, and she focused on defense instead of attack.

In the meantime, my skeletons clung to the bastards that had been pushed away, and Athena fell back behind my skeletons, using the undead as a shield instead of defending herself.

‘A wise choice.’

As a result, the orc warriors couldn’t focus on the two most annoying ones, and they had no choice but to move to destroy the annoying skeletons.

But the skeletons were not easy to defeat.

Numbers 1 and 2 were reinforced in various ways. In particular, Number 2 was a warrior and, to be honest, was that he could handle a confident warrior alone.

‘Because he inherited some of the Lich King’s skills.’

As expected, one warrior who tried to ignore Number 2 and crush him at once stepped back with his wrists wrapped around him.

As if shocked to find that a mere skeleton could use high-level swordsmanship, his pupils shook.

The skeletons belonging to the Land of the Dead were not to be underestimated either.

‘I called all of them as warriors…’

The warriors who had tried to crush the skulls of the two women at once began to struggle one by one.

But they weren’t just suffering.

‘Here they come.’

The orcs who had arrived late, avoiding the magic of the horned orcs.

They began to support the warrior orcs, and hundreds of undead engaged in a power struggle to stop them.

Cracking, growling!

Clack, clack, clack!

Skeletons were destroyed, and zombies were torn apart.

However, the orcs were not safe either, and some died and some were injured, but they were destroyed as many undead as possible.

But the land, filled with enough magic, restored the damaged undead, and the ranks of undead rose from the floor and grabbed the orcs’ ankles again, making it difficult for the orcs to easily overcome the undead wall.

As a result, orc corpses piled up on the floor one by one, and the orcs were wary of the damaged undead and went through the process of double-tapping as many as possible.

‘Ugh, it’s a bit of a waste of magic.’

But in the end, they will be resurrected. That’s why they eat so much magic.

Even at this moment, I was releasing magic from the tension and constantly replenishing it, but since my level was not yet high, the amount I could replenish was limited.

The magic stored in the Land of the Dead was definitely being continuously reduced.

I select those who endure well and reinforce them.

Those who received my help fought so well that they could be distinguished from the other undead.

In this way, other undead gathered around the dozen or so undead I had chosen, and the defense line was strengthened.

“Whew!”

Even while supporting the other undead for a while, the fierce battle with the warrior orcs continued.

Of course, as time went on, our superiority became apparent.

‘…Fast?’

Kayla had already killed one warrior and was pushing another hard, and Athena had almost turned a warrior into a rag.

The problem is…

‘It can’t end like this.’

The horned orcs were using magic periodically, so the number of orcs was decreasing rapidly, but the orcs were still rushing in with a frenzy.

Even though many of their colleagues were slaughtered, they didn’t care at all.

“…Found it.”

I spot a massive orc leading a group of orcs from the flank.

‘Chieftain… .’

It’s obvious. The size alone, as well as the countless scars etched into his body, made it clear that he was no ordinary orc.

‘Is he planning to flank us?’

Of course, I had no intention of letting him.

The orcs seemed quite skilled, but they didn’t appear to use mana.

In that case, there was no reason to be pushed back.

I quickly checked the location where they would charge.

The warriors’ victory seemed certain. The only variable was that chieftain orc.

I quickly refreshed the strengthening magic and secretly gathered some of the undead from each defense line and rallied them around me.

‘One strong one isn’t enough.’

Thirty undead in total gathered before me.

Among them, I cast the strengthening magic twice on three skeleton warriors and watched the chieftain’s movements.

‘… Should I hit the horned orc?’

That would be the right move.

I intentionally revealed a gap in some of the formations.

In order to make it look as natural as possible, I made some of the defense lines thicker, reducing the number of undead protecting the horned orc.

Having fought as many battles as the huge scars etched into his body suggested, the orc chieftain didn’t miss that opening.

A huge roar mixed with mana resounded.

The morale of the surrounding orcs skyrocketed, and they immediately charged towards the gap.

‘Got him.’

A section of the undead’s formation collapsed, exposing the horned orc to danger.

“Ugh!”

Rithild’s expression was painted with shock.

The chieftain orc’s face showed satisfaction and violence.

Soon, the gap that had opened was filled.

“Fall back!”

At my command, the horned orcs retreated.

The chieftain orc threw his weapon to kill them.

However, the doubly strengthened skeleton warrior barely managed to block the attack.