The Necromancer Who Was Despised

A race that would join the Interracial Alliance in the future, they are a race that is generally a superior version of orcs.

‘I heard they lived in the Great Forest.’

Well, this Monster Forest is technically part of the Great Forest if you look at it broadly.

Of course, its level is infinitely lower when compared to the Great Forest.

Unlike orcs, they can speak properly, and depending on the individual, they can even use high-level magic.

Some of them even use magic.

It’s not that there aren’t any particularly intelligent individuals among the orcs, and it’s clear that there are some among them who use primitive shamanism or mana, but their numbers are extremely small compared to the horned orcs.

Orcs also communicate among themselves. However, the horned orcs are fundamentally different.

‘They have a clear language that they can learn. In addition to that, their average intelligence is high enough to learn the language of other races.’

Since they can communicate with humans and other races, the horned orcs will be treated as the superior race of orcs in the future.

It’s not for nothing that they joined the alliance of different races.

‘If their territory is nearby, it’s better to give up on expanding.’

Unlike orcs, they can talk and think. However, they are not orcs for nothing. Once they get angry, there is no end to it, and once they enter combat, they become extremely brutal.

‘Does it have anything to do with the monster wave?’

In the end, although it was not fully revealed when the developed lands were completely abandoned, the possibility that the horned orcs had proactively caused the monster wave was low.

‘At this point in time… they must be in the middle of a war.’

I don’t know the details either. However, according to the rumors I’ve heard, that’s how it was.

However, if there were eyewitnesses, it meant that they were in the vicinity… .

‘I don’t necessarily… need to go looking for them.’

Let’s just leave them alone for now. For now, there’s nothing I can do if I come into contact with the horned orcs, so I have no choice but to just wait and see.

I just planned to finish the given request, go into the cave, collect the artifact, and return.

It had been almost half a year since I regressed, so the monster wave wasn’t far off.

‘Even excluding the horned orcs, it’s true that the number of monsters has increased overall.’

In other words, it meant that I had to be a little more careful when scouting.

As planned, we took a full day off and left the verdant forest village.

From here on, there was virtually no development at all, so there was no road, and it was an environment where a battle with monsters could occur at any time.

To put it simply, this is the territory of monsters from here on out.

“Tia, get up on the wagon, and have Athena on the left and right, and Kayla guard the rear.”

“Got it.”

I led the party while looking at the map.

‘I don’t have to worry about the goblin territory… Hmm, it’s bigger than it was marked. It’s definitely true that their forces have grown overall. This is the habitat of the giant white striped spider, so let’s just avoid it… .’

Even so, since it was a place that had been scouted at least once before, it wasn’t difficult to find a safe path.

We moved while checking what we could check along the way, so we inevitably had to camp out.

“When are we going to make a base camp?”

“We have to go for two more days. We have to move as carefully as possible, so it can’t be helped.”

As we scouted and moved, looking for the safest places possible, our speed was slower.

“Is it because there are monsters everywhere that it feels so creepy? If we get surrounded, won’t it be over?”

“Even if it’s someone’s territory, they’re not constantly monitoring it, and most of them are resting in ambiguous places, so that won’t happen.”

In addition, the territory wasn’t strictly defined, so it was okay.

I don’t know if it would be okay if we settled down completely, but the chances of getting surrounded by just camping out for a day were low.

“Besides, we’re using the boundary stone, so we can quickly detect if a monster or evil spirit approaches.”

“It’s definitely convenient to have artifacts. I’d love to have one of these.”

“Don’t covet it. They’re expensive.”

When I roughly explained the price, Athena’s face turned pale.

We have quite a lot of money, but Athena also knows that most of it has been used.

She gave up on the artifact right away since she knew that their equipment wasn’t ordinary.

‘Even if I wanted to buy it, it’s hard to get.’

Not everyone can buy an artifact.

Even if I told Kuman, I’d have to wait a long time to get it.

‘Even if Kuman made an official deal with the Tower of Magic, the number of sales is determined by rank.’

It’s not easy to make an official deal with the Tower of Magic, and I heard that it’s incredibly difficult to raise your rank.

As expected, after two more nights of sleeping rough, we were able to reach our destination and I was able to decide on a place to use as our base camp.

“Hmm… there’s quite a few of them…”

It was good to find a great place to use as a base camp, but it was already occupied.

“They’re goblins, but there are a lot of them. Why don’t we just find another place?”

“I expected a good spot to be occupied. Let’s just wipe them out and take it.”

“Yeah, but there are over a hundred that we’d have to wipe out between the three of us. Won’t it be difficult?”

Even though they’re goblins, it’s a different story when there are that many of them. Moreover, goblins are poisonous, so even if they’re considered the lowest-level monsters, you should never let your guard down.

‘There’s a saying that goblins kill the most low-level mercenaries.’

Goblins are weak monsters, but if their numbers start to increase, then the number itself becomes a weapon.

On top of that, they’re intelligent, so it’s no wonder that low-level mercenaries often lose to goblins.

Even as a party, if you encounter a large number of goblins, you could end up being wiped out.

Of course, at our level, we’re not incapable of dealing with a little over a hundred of them.

Even if just Kayla and I went, we could wipe them all out. It would take some time, though.

However, what worried Artia was that there was no way to deal with them quietly.

It would inevitably get noisy around us, and since there are monsters everywhere, making a commotion would definitely be a burden.

“There aren’t any other monsters around besides the goblins, but it’s still a burden.”

“Even so, there’s no place as good as this. We also have a time limit for the request, so we need to get started as soon as possible.”

“That’s true, but…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll end it as quickly as possible, and I plan to secure an escape route just in case.”

I also planned to make sure that we didn’t miss any stragglers.

“…I understand. There’s no choice.”

Considering the time limit for the request, Artia had no choice but to nod her head.

I understand why she’s worried. Her younger brother, who isn’t very strong, is with us, so she wants to avoid danger as much as possible.

However, this is a job, and there are limits to how much consideration I can give.

The Skeleton’s debut was just around the corner.

In preparation for any situation, we sent Jim and Tia to a safe place.

We also set up boundary stones, and we took measures so that Artia could rush over immediately if anything happened, so there were no problems with safety.

‘That’s also the escape route.’

Since it’s an escape route that I thought of, it’s easy to get out of.

“Like I said, I’ll finish it as quickly as possible.”

Since it was a battle with over 100 goblins, I planned to shorten the time as much as possible, since there was no way to stop the commotion.

I immediately activated the engraving and summoned the Skeleton.

“Ah, that thing, are you finally using it? But it looks a bit different than when I first saw it?”

“I improved it.”

The bones that were white when I first summoned it were now slightly blackened, and in addition to the engraving on its skull, various patterns were tattooed on it as if it were a tattoo, so it certainly looked very different from when I first summoned it .

“… “I’m realizing anew that my master is a black magician.”

“I even made a zombie last time.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

I also used curse magic, but it seems that it didn’t feel much different from regular magic.

I gave the skeleton a wooden shield and a spare sword and said,

“It’s not a very good fighter. It’ll lose even if it fights with Artia. However, it can be regenerated quickly even if it’s destroyed, so it’ll be more useful than you think.”

In addition, it’s not affected by undead poison, and it can provoke monsters by emitting magic power.

Magic power is an unpleasant energy, so monsters also have an aversion to it.

If its level was lower, they would be scared, but my skeleton’s level was not low enough to cause a sense of oppression or fear.

‘It’s just barely enough to provoke them.’

“If it certainly has that effect, it will be helpful.”

“Artia, you support from the rear and focus on the ones that are running away.”

“The rear again?”

“If you have time, you can fight the ones that are running away and get close to them. However, you’re forbidden from getting involved in a melee.”

“I’ll follow my master’s orders. I don’t have any experience in melee combat, so I won’t act rashly. And if something happens to Tia, I’ll have to run to her right away, but do you plan on being on the front lines? Do you think it’s that easy to get out of a melee?”

“…I apologize, Master. I understand. I’ll do that.”

‘Artia seems to want to gain some experience in close combat.’

Even if Kayla hadn’t explained it, she would have stayed in the back row. She’s the type of person who follows my orders.

However, it seems that she wanted to express her opinion a little bit in advance, but her timing was bad and she got scolded by Kayla.

‘Well, what Kayla said is right.’

“What will you do, master?”

“I’ll also be on the front lines.”

“On the front lines… are you sure?”

It seemed that she thought I would contribute to the party as a magician in earnest, seeing as I had given support with black magic last time and had taken out a skeleton this time.

“Yes, the front lines.”

“I thought you would use various support magic on the skeleton… I’ve heard that black magicians, especially necromancers, fight like that.”

“I can do it while fighting.”

“Hmm… now that I think about it, unlike other magicians, you don’t seem to make magical circles or hand signs.”

“Because I use silent casting.”

“…You’re certainly not an ordinary person.”

It seems that she has guessed the reason why I’m confident that I can heal my own feet.

She’s not stupid, so she must have noticed that my level is lower than she thought.

Even so, she must have guessed that I was different from an ordinary black magician.

It doesn’t make sense for a low-level black magician to discover and heal a curse that even a high-ranking priest would have trouble finding.

It seems that she thought the source of my uniqueness was the blessing of mana.

‘But I have the blessing of magic power.’

I had no intention of correcting her. After all, unless you’re a magician or close to one, you wouldn’t know the difference between mana, magic power, and magic power.

I didn’t need to explain everything about my background.

With the skeleton leading the way, Kyla and I slowly approached the goblin village. Artia followed behind us.

“Kki-eeek?”

The goblins who found us reacted with curiosity.

Of course. It’s hard to see humans in a monster’s territory. And yet a human appeared in their territory.

And there were only three of them. It was a strange situation.

“Kki-kki.”

But that didn’t matter to them.

Food had appeared. And there were only three of them. There was one strangely shaped skeleton, but the other three were ordinary humans.

They couldn’t be happier that their prey had walked right into their trap.

They could just laugh off the strangely shaped skeleton.

“Kki-kik!”

“Kee-ee? Kee-ee!”

The goblins’ cries brought more goblins out of the village, and the goblins who had found us cheered and ran out of the village.

Artia slowed her steps and widened the distance, while Kyla and I increased our speed a little.

At the same time, I gave the skeleton the order to charge.

Tat-tat.

The skeleton with its sword and shield ran quickly, and I followed close behind it, while Kyla followed a little behind because of her feet.

I glanced back and saw that Kyla’s face was stiff.

She seemed to resent her feet that wouldn’t move as she wanted.

“Ki-heet!”

In the meantime, the goblins came closer, and finally my skeleton and the goblins clashed for the first time.

“Ke-ek!”

The skeleton collided head-on with the goblin with its shield forward, and the goblin, who had underestimated the skeleton, was knocked away.

‘Unexpected.’

The goblin’s equipment was poor, but I didn’t think it would be blown away.

Surprisingly, the skeleton’s posture with its shield was quite textbook-like.

It was a strangely familiar posture.

‘Is it my influence?’

The way he ran and pushed with his shield reminded me of myself in my first playthrough.

The body was Nenson’s, but I was the one who created the skeleton.

Skeleton mages also use magic based on the caster’s abilities unless they learn it separately, so there was no reason why the warrior system shouldn’t do the same.

‘Usually, it’s more influenced by the body it had in life.’

I didn’t know if it was the influence of the weapon it was holding or if my abilities at the time of creation were so poor that it didn’t inherit much of the body’s abilities.

Anyway, we had the advantage in the first clash.

The goblin that was knocked away interfered with the other goblins behind it, and because of that, the formation of the goblins, who were already running in a mess, became even more chaotic.