The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor - Chapter 44-1

Chapter 44-1

Chapter 1) Waking up the God of War

Weed entered a dungeon where Hermes Guild members were hunting .

“I can’t believe in this world because I will someday be hit in the back of the head . ”

Those who didn’t have strong convictions would suffer losses .

“Bahamorg, sweep everything up!”

“Okay!”

“Goldman and Eltin will fire arrows . Seville, Vindex and Gernika will penetrate the centre with Bahamorg! It is a blitz attack . ”

The vast lands of the Haven Empire meant there were many places to find Hermes Guild users . There were many fresh prey scattered around widely known dungeons .

“W-Weed!”

“Sculpting Blade!”

Bahamorg and the sculptural lifeforms broke through! The Daemon Sword in Weed’s hands exposed his identity as he cut down the Hermes Guild users .

“Yellowy, make sure to pick up the loot . This is the most important mission!”

“Ummoooooo!”

The Hermes Guild users were in a state of emergency whenever Weed and the sculptural lifeforms appeared .

The bounty hunters also flocked like moths to a flame .

However, he had already secured a clear retreat by scouting the area before taking action . He could hunt at lightning speed with no regrets .

As well as the area around Formos Castle, Weed hunted in the entire region of the Central Continent . The area turned into a mess every time he appeared .

It was risky but the income was worth it .

“The difficult dungeons and hunting grounds are good places to find Hermes Guild users . Quality is better than quantity so I should grab the strong guys . ”

He also met with the knight commander of Rabenta Castle . A Hermes Guild users who was level 485 . A famous user who won countless wars in the Central Continent .

“I knew you would appear one day . Come . King Weed of the Arpen Kingdom . ”

“I won’t pay the dungeon’s entrance fee . You have no conscience and only care about your own greed!”

“Slander . Even though we are enemies, you should still be courteous to the opponent!”

“What are you talking about? I am so envious that I am praising you!”

Bilsu the knight was surrounded by Weed, Bahamorg, Seo-yoon, Seville, Gernika, Eltin, Silver Bird and White Tiger .

“You speak too much . A knight should speak with their sword . I, Knight Bilsu, challenge Weed to a fight . ”

-Do you want to accept the honourable duel?

If you win in the showdown with Knight Bilsu of Rabenta Castle, rewards such as fame, stats and honour can be obtained .

If you refuse to fight then honour and charisma will decrease .

“Why should I accept this duel? The labour costs……”

“I know you can wipe out the knights . I will give you the Gloves of Extinguished Flames . ”

“Bring it on . Well, I can get it if I kill you . ”

Weed and Bilsu had their confrontation in a wide, open space .

“Ahup . Intensive counterattack!”

Bilsu unexpectedly jumped at him with his shield .

The basic way for a knight to fight was to take advantage of their strong defense . In a war, ordinary soldiers wouldn’t be able to deal with any knights with outstanding defense .

Bilsu intended to use continuous attacks to drive back the opponent .

Weed was full of admiration .

‘These simple attacks…he has clearly lived an honest life! He was probably a good student when he was a child . ’

Bilsu was a good knight but victory was impossible for him .

Combat stats, skills and levels . His growth was substantially balanced in those three areas . Just like Weed, they even defeated the basic, beginner and intermediate training centre .

The top ranked members of the Hermes Guild would certainly be pursuing a solid growth process . They pursued strength in the hunting grounds .

‘Only a fool would use such a straightforward attack . A good trap . ’

No matter how strong the body, it didn’t mean the person was invincible . The abilities of people doing physical activities like boxing, judo or martial arts would deviate depending on mentality and skills .

Weed had studied the system and movements of Royal Road early on . His senses and mental ability grew as he learned the sword . Pursing invisible strength, not just stats and skill level . Regular users could show the result of hard work .

Weed obtained information about the Versailles Continent from Seo-yoon .

Weed invaded the dungeon after killing Bilsu . An invasion where he gained experience and loot!

Weed continued moving despite the 70 million bounty that the Hermes Guild put on him . There was even the position of a lord so the general users also aimed at him . Dealing with them meant his infamy increased and he obtained the red murderer mark .

In order to get rid of this state, he needed to focus on the players of the Hermes Guild .

Seo-yoon arranged their plans by looking at the information on the bulletin boards and the Dark Gamers Union .

“We should check Chekram Dungeon at 1 o’clock and then the Valley of Wind at 2:30 . ”

“Why there?”

“I got information about the Haven Empire’s tax transportation route . I have high confidence in this information . ”

“Let’s go!”

Weed moved on to his next targets in the Hermes Guild!

But the Hermes Guild and bounty hunters always had a fast response .

They had always been living from a position of strength . They wouldn’t keep being defenseless .

‘This dungeon is famous enough for Weed to come here . ’

‘He will come here . Sprinkle poison on a trap and have reinforcements close by . ’

They all thought of a few ways to fight Weed .

In addition, many people exchanged information with their close friends to prepare for Weed’s emergence .

The Central Continent was huge but there were enough individuals to cover it . They stepped up precautions in any places that Weed might appear .

The main lords waited with elite troops that could be dispatched if they heard Weed was in the area .

The general users coveted the enormous bounty while the lords wanted to gain the best achievements in the empire .

A situation where the entire Central Continent was a hyena aiming at Weed!

Some users wanted to help Weed or cheered him on, but their strength was weak .

-Those who help Weed will be executed . In addition, any house or store owned in a city will be closed and destroyed .

The general users didn’t dare do anything due to fear of retaliation by the Hermes Guild . The rebels didn’t help Weed because they weren’t the main targets anymore .

The places where Weed could stand in the Central Continent were gradually being reduced .

“This isn’t right . A large group is using all their power against an individual . ”

Weed had realized the pain of dealing with a prestigious guild in Continent of Magic . They were sensitive to attacks from others .

“I’ve gained a lot from raiding the dungeons so now I will go to the next step!”

He would be caught if he continued doing the same thing . It was time to take the next step against the Hermes Guild .

Of course, now he would strongly hit them .

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“Dammit . Damn . That bastard!”

Deckard, the lord of Formos Castle didn’t like this .

“Why is he appearing in my land?”

Gold Mine Dungeon, Atarog’s Lair .

Two places where the Hermes Guild received a surprise attack . The area became more famous because the stations covered it but he was troubled as a lord .

‘The people around me are incompetent . ’

Formos Castle was an important piece of territory to the Haven Empire . The admission fee from the dungeons alone was in the tens of millions . Residents paid taxes, merchants the trading fee and the profit from the mines and farms meant that Formos Castle had a huge income .

The reason it could reap so much benefits was because there were a lot of great dungeons nearby . The Haineph Mountains was developed and there were a number of production facilities in the area .

Deckard had been part of the Black Lion Guild but left as soon as the tides turned against them . He helped the Hermes Guild and was able to maintain his territory after the Tullen Kingdom was swallowed by the Haven Empire .

Deckard firmly maintained his hold on Formos Castle .

He lived a successful life with no regrets until Weed .

“Won’t the Hermes Guild use this as an opportunity to get rid of me? Hunting hounds aren’t required . Formos Castle is my territory . I won’t let anyone take it . ”

Deckard was locked in worry .

“Should I send aid to the rebels? The Haven Empire is slowly rocking from instability . If the Haven Empire collapsed later on then I could move this in a favourable direction . ”

However, it was still too early to judge whether the Haven Empire would stay healthy as well .

“Then I should fight against the rebels . ”

He decided to show his power to the Hermes Guild by leading the castle’s troops to sweep up the rebels .

The attention on Formos Castle hadn’t disappeared yet .

He thought his position would become more firm if he wiped out the rebels .

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20,000 mercenaries . Formos Castle’s 20,000 elite troops . Deckard led 60,00 troops to a fortress near the Haineph Mountains .

The lord was able to mobilize its military power . Only 10,000 elite crossbow troops remained at Formos Castle .

In addition, there were many users of the Hermes Guild and Beden Guild . Many jumped at the opportunity to strike against the rebels .

“Rebels?”

“I heard the rebels are retreating to the outlying villages . ”

“Let’s go . Wipe out those fleeing!”

Deckard’s army fought against the rebels outside the occupied areas .

Some troops took over the villages and they fell under the reign of Formos Castle .

Deckard chopped up the rebels in just one day!

“Commanding something like this is fun . ”

It had been a while since Deckard led an army so he had fun .

He had experience with large scale combat when the Black Lion Guild took over the Tullen Kingdom .

He set out with his troops, mercenaries and members of the Hermes Guild .

Fighting against rebels was simple but there were much more users due to the news that Weed had appeared near Formos Castle .

Deckard looked at his lieutenant .

A NPC who was appointed to give reports on the territory and had an excellent ability to handle subordinates .

All lords had a number of talented lieutenants to manage administrative duties .

“The status of Formos Castle?”

“It is silent . There has been no movement at the main entrances at all . ”

“I will sweep up the rebels quickly . Let’s return after fighting for one more day . ”

The rebels consisted of thousands of people but Deckard only faced a small force . Still, it felt good to restore some of the security in the area .

“There are reports of a rebel presence in the mining villages in the Haineph Mountains . ”

“The scale?”

“More than 3,000 people in 3 villages . ”

“Send 40,000 troops to subjugate them . It will be annoying if they run off to the area controlled by bandits so make sure to eradicate them . ”

“I understand . ”

40,000 troops moved to the Haineph Mountains .

And later that afternoon . Deckard received an urgent report from the army .

“The troops sent into the Haineph Mountains are fighting . ”

“What?”

“They are surrounded by 60,000 rebels and the attack is in progress . ”

Deckard thought for a moment .

‘The elite mountain troops . I spent a lot of money to train them . I know that sometimes battles with rebels won’t occur on the plains . ’

They were troops used to irregular fighting .

“Even so, I need to reduce the damage a little more . We need to completely suppress the rebels in this area . ”

“A brilliant decision . ”

Deckard led his army to save the troops in the mountains .

An hour at best .

But when he arrived, they had already been wiped out by the rebels .

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Weed met with the rebels active in Tullen Kingdom .

“Taking command…well, what is the reason?”

“It will be a great honour to have the merciful King of the North rule us . ”

“But the troops seem to be insufficient . ”

“We are scattered in order to escape the scrutiny of the army . However, more people will join if Your Majesty leads us . ”

“Okay, I will rule over you . ”

Ddiring!

Weed reorganized the rebels .

There were former soldiers, mercenaries, hunters and the general public .

The rebels were a disorderly group holding iron swords and shields .

The number of people was 5,500 .

‘There is no end to the training . ’

Weed seriously considered the survival rate of his subordinates .

If his subordinates were a long-lasting battery then it would be more useful in the long run .

‘Death is death and living is living . ’

Weed put small villages near Formos Castle in the hands of the rebels .

The residents inside the village refused to defend the Haven Empire .

Even if he didn’t come out in combat directly, his commanding abilities increased the capabilities of the rebels .

The rebels increased to 60,000 in no time .

“Please work with me to fight against the Haven Empire . ”

“I know of your reputation . We will join . ”

The other rebel forces joined him .

This time Weed heard that elite troops had left Formos Castle to fight the rebels .

“100,000 elite troops . There isn’t the slightest chance of winning this fight . The answer is to make more troops . ”

A minimal amount of defense forces were left at each village to prevent subjugation . But the battles would be so small it would just be a minor brawl .

He only felt regret instead of satisfaction after conquering the small villages .

And the rebel uprising in the mountain region! It was a smaller scale but some troops were sent to the mountains . The uprising happened deep in the Haineph Mountains .

The Hermes Guild users were mobilized to besiege the rebels .

“Get rid of these guys!”

Weed’s Lion’s Roar!

The rebels weren’t as strong but the sculptural lifeforms were mobilized to remove Deckard’s mountain troopers .

Nevertheless, the rebels ended up retreating after some were killed . It was indeed the definition of a disorderly group .

Then Weed pulled out some equipment he had been saving . The necromancer who led the Immortal Legion, Barkhan’s full set! He immediately used Sculpture Transformation into a lich and wore Barkhan’s boots, cloak, robe, ring and necklace .

“Kuhuhuhu . ”

A laugh flowed from Weed’s mouth .

“It is better for the weak rebels to become undead . Come back to the land you used to live in . This is a dark and corrupt land . Help spread the laws of darkness . Undead Rise!”

Magic to turn them undead! The dead were revived . The bodies of the rebels and Haven Empire soldiers turned into dullahans and death knights .

Weed’s magic power was high but the weak rebels were bad ingredients . Even so, there were more than 1,000 undead summoned .

“Calling Death Knight Van Hawk!”

“You callled . ”

“Lead the kids in the fight . ”

“I was the commander of the Dark Legion and an Abyss Knight born in the depths of the abyss of despair .

“So?”

“Those are children who still have dirt on their heads . The ribs aren’t even rotten yet . ”

Van Hawk’s disobedience!

This time he tried to convince Weed with words .

“Is that right?”

“…… . ”

“Do you want to be hit today? No, you will be hit for a year . ”

“This is lacking compared to the Dark Legion but I will do my best . ”

Van Hawk respectfully bowed . Weed was wearing Barkhan’s full set so Van Hawk couldn’t refuse his charisma .

“The darkness that doesn’t spread any light, the awakened dead who dwell in this place . Death Aura!”

Weed touched the skull wand to the ground . One of the Barkhan’s 3 magic spells that could strengthen the undead!

The ground shook like an earthquake was happening and the cracks steadily spread . Pure dark smoke emerged like sulfur fumes and wound around the undead .

The mediocre dullahans changed as their bones became thicker and harder . There was no need to mention the death knights . They were even wearing swords and armour .

It was a mana consumption that he could afford .

“Go . Sweep them all!”

“Kugelgelgel . ”

“I’ll eat their hearts . ”

Under Van Hawk’s leadership, the undead army fought with the mountain troopers .

Weed always ignored the death knight Van Hawk . His value was the ability to command and control all undead forces .

The death knights led by Van Hawk penetrated enemy lines in an instant .

The mountain troopers were optimized for fighting in forests and mountains . But they weren’t armoured infantry and were unable to break through the dark knights .

The effect of Death Aura!

A lich had an endless source of health and mana .

The basic undead meant a full-scale battle could now begin .

Weed used the Summon Undead spell again .

There were bodies everywhere and this time 300 doom knights were summoned . The original skeletons developed into more advanced troops .

The doom knights fell to their knees in front of Weed .

“A glorious master we can’t escape even in death, we are immortal warriors who will keep worshipping you . ”

Weed received the respect of the undead with high intelligence . Barkhan’s full set meant there wasn’t a lot of risk associating with the undead .

“You know what to do right?”

“Annihilate the enemies and make them live in an eternal hell . ”

“Go . Sweep them all away!”

A power emerged that the mountain troopers couldn’t withstand .

The doom knights with Death Aura around them attacked quickly and gained their health . Weed didn’t absorb the health and mana so it was shared among the undead .

An overwhelming offense that made it impossible to exterminate the undead .

One of the unique features of a necromancer was to win against those weaker with almost no damage .

Of course, a necromancer couldn’t always create an army . Undead or advanced golems would be used to explore the dungeons and plains .

But raising an army of thousands of undead was more to Weed’s taste!

“My law of darkness governs this land . The power of eternal immortality is grasped, Dark Rule!”

Weed cast Barkhan’s 2nd spell when he had enough mana . The spell constantly summoned undead from the corpses . The dead would rise back up as undead and attack their previous colleagues .

Holy magic couldn’t unfold anymore and the undead legion was unbeatable .

“Your task is to rebuild the Tullen Kingdom . Make a siege to prevent anyone from escaping . ”

“Yes, I understand . ”

“Just please spare our lives . ”

The rebels trembled with fear as they moved around the battlefield . They were frightened when looking at the battle between the undead and mountain troopers .

“I thought Weed was a good man . He is actually the devil . ”

“It is wrong . We will get devoured . ”

Ddiring!

The side effect of being a necromancer!

Humans were filled with fear when seeing the undead and thus became difficult to manage .

If he continued using the undead or staying as a lich then there would be strong side-effects .

“But sometimes it is worth eating junk food . ”

Weed watched as the mountain troopers slowly fell .

Early on they had an advantage against the rebels but after Van Hawk and the doom knights joined, they couldn’t hold out any longer and were quickly destroyed .

The undead were affected by Dark Rule and caused serious injuries to the mountain troopers .

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang!

People were also injured when the corpses exploded . Weed felt a thrill at the scene of destruction .

There were 2,000 skeleton archers that fired arrows . Even the swords of the mountain troopers were broken in just 20 seconds . The mountain troopers had no way to deal with the arrows .

And the number of undead went over 20,000 .

Ddiring!

Barkhan’s necromancer set meant the undead were strengthened and he could summon more . But there was a limit because Weed’s faith was too high .

“There is no need for a president to do everything . ”

Weed placed Van Hawk as the commander of the undead legion .

“Stand up straight! The skeleton soldiers of the Kallamore Kingdom aren’t stupid like you!”

Van Hawk was able to govern the undead .

As an abyss knight, he once ruled over an army of 100,000 undead . As a death knight, he could only lead 30,000 .

“The numbers are already sufficient . A fast and powerful army needs to be created for battle .

The rotten bones of the skeleton were too weak if the war continued . At this point, he needed to think of quality over quantity .

The mountain troopers continued to decline while the undead evolved . Death Aura wrapped around the undead helped them grow .

“Tweet tweet tweet, new enemies are approaching from far away . ”

Silver Bird scouting in the sky flew to him and reported . Silver Bird looked like a sparrow that had been painted from far away .

“Then prepare for another group . ”

Weed created a trap .

“Those who haven’t died, hide your existence to give a false welcome . Fake Shadow!”

The mountain troopers and rebels had been turned into undead . Barkhan’s magic gave them the appearance of humans again . The skeletons wore normal clothes and wielded weapons .

But if someone looked closely then they could tell the movements of the limbs were unnatural .

“If they fall into the trap then I won’t lose anything . And then the necromancer’s magic……”

Weed glanced at Barkhan’s tome .

A necromancer’s diverse magic! A lot of knowledge and wisdom about the old days was missing as the magic wasn’t written down .

“I will help . It will be properly lethal . ”

Weed used a vile magic from the magic tome .

“Oh you dead, this is your final revenge . Life Bomb!”

The heart or head of approximately 200 undead shone red .

It was a magic that reconfigured the body to make it a bomb! Unlike the other necromancers’ corpse explosions, these undead could move . Of course, their movements would slow down after the explosion .

Weed planted the undead with bombs whenever his mana was recharged through Death Aura . Bombs were planted in ghouls, zombies, dullahans and death knights .

A necromancer was an original profession that didn’t harmonize well with colleagues . Although it wasn’t strong in a small fight, it was quite useful in a large war .

“Silver Bird, how far away are the enemies?”

“10 minutes . ”

“Then I should decorate the stage . ”

There were only 3,000 mountain troopers left while the rebels had at least 34,000 . There were approximately 12,000 undead .

Weed instructed Van Hawk to make it seem like the undead rebels and undead mountain troopers were fighting .

The undead sparred among themselves . But there were some weak points .

The dullahans fighting among themselves kept cutting off limbs . And if the undead fell, they continued to get up and fight .

“Do it slowly! And those who fall, don’t get up and just lay there!”

Van Hawk questioned why Weed gave such strange commands .

“Why should we do this instead of making a large formation? I can’t understand it . Explain . ”

“Stop bothering me . Pick a number between 1 million to 20 million . ”

“Why?”

“I will hit you that number of times . ”

Weed wasn’t the type to allow his subordinates to be ambitious .

In the case of Yellowy, Weed threatened him with being eaten while he verbally abused Bingryong and the wyverns . Every time the price of gold rose, he threatened Goldman with being sold .

As Van Hawk was a boss monster in the beginning, Van Hawk was often made to surrender through beatings .

From that point on, he became familiar with becoming a punching bag .

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Deckard arrived with 54,000 troops .

Some were left behind to govern the conquered villages .

Deckard raised his sword while riding a horse .

“Our allies are in danger . Slaughter the rebels!”

“Understood . Charge!”

The knights started the assault after hearing the command . The 20,000 knights were followed by spearmen, armoured infantry and soldiers .

“Attack any rebels that run away . ”

Deckard led his army directly behind the knights .

“The Haven Empire dogs have come, kueek!”

“Aaaaah, spare me I surrender!”

The Haven Empire’s army attacked the rebels without hesitation .

“Too weak . ”

“They are just ordinary farmers gathered together . Having this much firepower to face them is ridiculous . ”

The Hermes Guild users thought they could suppress the rebels in 30 minutes .

“Rescue our allies!”

The knights moved into enemy territory in order to save the mountain troopers . The rebels couldn’t resist and fell to the knights .

The movements of the rebels were awkward but they thought it was just due to fear . The eyes and skin tone were dark but the knights didn’t have time to look closely while attacking .

The Hermes Guild were too busy entering the battlefield to pay much attention . They took advantage of wide area attacks to kill dozens at a time .

Furthermore, the battle was starting just as the sun went down .

“Don’t worry . We will help you . ”

The knights rescued a group of isolated mountain troopers .

“What is that smell?”

“A ghastly stench . It is like a rotting body……”

Then the mountain troopers lifted their arms .

“Kueeeeeh . ”

“Hukiiiiii, the warm smell of human blood . ”

The mountain troopers headed to the knights .

“Huh?”

The mountain troopers hugged the knights .

And… . .

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang!

The rebels and mountain troopers exploded in unison . A sixth of Deckard’s army went flying and there were few survivors among the knights . The mountain troopers and rebels were revealed as undead to Deckard .

“It is a trap!”

The soldiers tried their best to live . But the undead was all around them .

“Kueh…the smell of blood . ”

Deckard’s knights were born again as undead thanks to Dark Rule . They hit the backs of their former colleagues .

Weed watched from a distance and didn’t command the new undead .

“They are familiar with fighting . Even if it is just rough fighting . ”

The experience in the previous life was important to the undead . They attacked Deckard’s army that was nearby .

There was no need for the commander to use tactics to destroy the enemy . This land had already seen a lot of death .

“Then let’s get a bigger harvest . Corpse Explosion!”

Weed used explosion whenever a large amount of Deckard’s army was gathered .

“Sticky blood, End of the Mist, Bloody Arrow!”

He flung black magic at Deckard’s army .

Experience was accumulated! Black magic skill proficiency was only built up when he was an undead so it was a shame .

“My aptitude fits a warlock or necromancer . ”

If he hadn’t become a sculptor then Weed would always have such a large and disorderly army .

He would even summon the devil!

“Where is the necromancer?”

“H-him!”

The users of the Hermes Guild struggling against the undead belatedly discovered Weed .

“It will end if we kill the necromancer . Concentrate all attacks over there!”

“Mercenaries and heavy armored infantry, thrust! Victory is in sight . ”

Instead of the undead, Deckard’s army marched towards Weed . The undead blocking them kept collapsing only to get up again .

Dark Rule and Death Aura’s bloody havoc!

The battle unfolded on the dark and gloomy earth . The undead were becoming increasingly more rigid .

Necromancers were good in large military situations but were vulnerable .

The Hermes Guild users aimed magic attacks towards Weed . The magic attacks directly hit the necromancer .

But… .

Ddiring!

This was one of Barkhan’s 3 spells, Absolute Magic Defense! The wizards collapsed on the spot .

“Cough…how did this happen?”

“I can’t believe it . Who the hell is he?”

“Absolute Magic Defense! A spell that requires the blood of at least 4 necromancers…the other conditions are so high that not even Krobidyun can use it . ”

“Look at that robe . Where have I seen it before?”

Weed’s equipment caught the eyes of the magicians .

“The Immortal Legion?

“B-Barkhan’s full set!”

“Weed the God of War!”

They correctly guessed that the person wearing Barkhan’s equipment and using his skills was Weed .

The Hermes Guild knew that Weed could act as a necromancer .

They weren’t worried about a one on one fight between Weed and Bardray . Even if he used Sculpture Transformation to change to another species or profession, he couldn’t overcome Bardray .

But if he was a necromancer with an endless amount of undead then he could potentially push back Bardray and the Royal Guards . It was complex and required multiple conditions but could create a very dangerous situation .

The Hermes Guild was careful to prevent such a situation . They had confidence in fighting the necromancer Weed!

But the endlessly rising undead ate away at the troops of Formos Castle . Van Hawk and the dark knights ran across the battlefield and took the lives of the Hermes Guild users .

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“Kueeh……”

“B-blood . ”

After wiping out Deckard’s army, Weed led the undead towards Formos Castle .

“The undead are attacking!”

50,000 undead were marching . The undead didn’t need to take a break so they arrived very quickly .

Most people felt an unusual aura drifting around the undead army .

Rumours had spread to Formos Castle that Weed defeated Deckard’s army . General users came to the vicinity of the castle to watch .

“We should make a bet . Who do you think?”

“3 gold on Weed . ”

“I have 700 gold . ”

“Hey, I have 2 billion gold . ”

Formos Castle had 10,000 defense forces .

There was a chance of the Haven Empire’s army falling in the short term so Hermes Guild users flocked like vultures .

Weed used a necromancer’s spell .

“All the flow of mana, use these lives as sacrifices and move in accordance to the principles of destruction!”

Absolute Magic Defense! An undead magic that wasn’t detrimental .

Weed set the limits to a 400 metre radius and kept it going by sacrificing undead . Weed gave a final command .

“Go, undead . Sweep them all!”

The skeletons climbing the walls weren’t scared of falling or arrows .

They united to attack the gates while doom knights summoned skeletal horses to jump over the walls .

Weed restored his mana thanks to Death Aura .

“Remnants of Darkness, Frost Soil, Blindness, Summon Hell Vampires!”

He cast vicious spells towards the guards of Formos Castle .

Many Hermes Guild and Beden Guild members in the castle lost their lives against the power of the undead .

Before long, their bodies became powerful doom knights .

The volunteers gathered in Formos Castle were completely defeated . It was 50,000 against 10,000 but the destruction became faster as the defense forces became undead .

“Ah……”

“The undead are really finished . They are stimulated by the necromancers . ”

The watching users were appalled . The undead were undaunted by arrows and swords and rushed towards 5~6 enemies at once . It was different from a common battle where people defended their lives .

Weed directed the undead and isolated the troops controlling the walls . They couldn’t help protect Formos Castle’s walls .

“Tremendous damage . ”

A normal conquest would give fame, leadership and considerable combat experience . The knights would often get combat skills or leadership skills .

“It is unfortunate . But I can’t often play as a necromancer . Well, I shouldn’t worry about something like this . ”

Although he conquered Formos Castle, this was the Central Continent so Weed couldn’t keep it .

The users watching Formos Castle all had one thought .

“It is over . Formos Castle will disappear today . ”

They believed that the undead army would thoroughly kill and loot the residents before burning the city . The undead would pull down the buildings and walls until it was impossible to recover .

This was the best way to inflict maximum damage to the Haven Empire . The residents would suffer economic losses while those in production like farmers and craftsmen would disappear .

Destabilizing the region would cause a huge setback to the empire . It was an opportunity to delete the developed Formos Castle from the Versailles Continent forever .

Weed thought differently .

“Money is the best emotional revenge . ”

It was silly to always have the same habits .

“I need to walk a straight line as closely as possible . Move at full speed from now on . ”

Weed led the undead army to rob Formos Castle’s armoury and warehouses .

There were weapons of war, grain, horses and other things stacked . Formos Castle had enormous amounts of wealth, iron, silver and magic sealed items .

Lord Deckard bought them for merchants and well sell them when the price rose .

“Van Hawk . ”

“I understand . Everything will burn in a fire . ”

“You are crazy . Just have the death knights create carriages . Load as much as possible . But we should only take one tenths . ”

“……”

The purpose of conquering the castle wasn’t slaughter and arson .

The undead retreated after looting the warehouses with Formos Castle intact .

“No matter how angry, we need to think rationally . The residents didn’t do anything wrong . ”

Killing residents of the Versailles Continent would just accumulate infamy . Weed already had infamy from acting as a necromancer so he didn’t want to add anymore unnecessary infamy .

In his days as ruler of the desert, he didn’t hesitate to burn down the cities . However, it was pointless to play with fire right now .

“I need to maintain a good relationship with the locals . There is still a bounty on my head but I should have the spirit of mutual aid . ”

No matter how petty and dirty, he had patiently delivered milk and newspapers . Weed needed to live on the Versailles Continent so he couldn’t make an error . Or else he might be hit in the back of the head .

After Weed left the castle, the users looted the remaining warehouses .

“Wah…isn’t there too much piled up? Hermes Guild, Beden Guild . They are truly vicious . ”

“But no one is guarding this?”

The guards were wiped out .

The users stealthily moved and picked up a few things from the warehouses .

“How much?”

“Unbelievably expensive . These glowing beads . ”

“Is it okay to steal them? Those guys might retaliate . ”

“How would they know who did it? Aren’t all the users in this castle killed?”

In the next moment, the users started gathering things from Formos Castle . The antiques, artwork and even the rugs were looted .

Those who belonged to the Haven Empire had to pay high taxes and a dungeon entry fee .

The bad feelings piled up meant they started looting without hesitation .

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