The Death Mage Who Doesn’t Want a Fourth Time
Episode 119: Man Who Blows the King
On a dry ground, a young man was standing with a spear. There is no one around and it is isolated from the outside world by a 50-meter square wall.
It's like an arena.
(I seem to have committed countless sins)
The young man evokes a somewhat hazy memory. At first, I just wanted to eat full. For that reason, he went to the adventurer's guild with his homemade spear.
While cleaning the town and carrying luggage for senior adventurers, I went on wearing know-how as an adventurer. A good senior adventurer also got the spears unraveled.
When I first received the defeat request, I had a cheap spear worn by the senior adventurer.
Although not uncommon for adventurers, the first killer was a bandit. It was an event of a subjugation request received as a test to be promoted to a D-class adventurer.
He was calm until his spear pierced the tattered armor and stopped his breath. However, when he noticed, he crouched on the ground and exhaled.
While we were comforting the adventurers who took the exam together, we decided to have a party. After that, I feel like time has flown quickly.
He should have been struggling with the oak and lizardman's request to defeat him, but when he noticed he was going to defeat Wyvern and Ghoulbarbarian and hunt down Kobolt King.
The spear was soon replaced by a forged magic item spear, but also a first-class spear with a mythril tip.
Became an A-class adventurer, they have defeated the heads of centaur tribes who devoured the country in the name of higher-ranking dragons, vampires, and resistance, as well as the Lamia queen who worshiped evil gods deep within the Makai.
It was around that time that I got the legendary artifact, Ice Age, and came to be called "Hikami Spear."
(At that time, I guess I was no longer an adventurer, and it was the purpose of me to do justice as the apostle of the God of God, Alda, and the Ice God, Yupeon. To do)
He and his colleagues took part in the battle against Talosheim, where their home country of Milg shield struggled, and defeated the standing giants one after another. He slashed his arm and struck his neck if he had no more arm. Those who stood up were boys as children, wrinkled old men, and women, all killed for justice.
Then he broke up with his friends and attacked the Royal Castle, looking for an entrance to the basement where the evil magic device created by the devious Vida was sealed.
"Yeah, it's been a long time"
The young man's voice shattered against the rocks ... Michael's consciousness was brought back to reality.
In the field of vision, there is a giant race with an unrecognizable face. He is one of the giants of the giants, with only half of his face being bones.
(After a long time? Who is it?)
I can't remember. Since it's been a long time, I've probably met. Perhaps he killed this man.
But I can't remember.
But Michael's body was moving with his consciousness in order to fulfill the commanded role.
"Please hold me. Start training ”
A sturdy obsidian spear, and also a sturdy obsidian armor. Some are stuck directly to the meat instead of the skin.
It is harder to move compared to the equipment worn in his lifetime, and it is inferior in ruggedness. Only weight is better.
This is the equipment given to Michael by Vandaloo. It's too much equipment for training wooden people.
"Is it more than a month since you were installed here? In the meantime, I told you quite a bit.
As expected, this is nothing, pride as a warrior, etc., even if you defeat your enemy in this way, you will only suspect your own degree, do not seem to be small and difficult.
The man said, releasing a giant black sword from the sheath. Michael knew that the same black would have a completely different case than the spear she is currently holding.
(Same as the piece of meat embedded in my body, made of a piece of the demon king)
There are a number of [Demon King's shells] buried in Michael's body, about the size of a fingertip, by Vandaloo.
In order for the gods to manage Michael, who was an godly follower of Alda alive and carrying the artifact of the spirit of Yupeon, or to break inside when he returned to a certain beat, .
It was made by shredding its own meat, undead it and cladding its shell.
(To say that you have a piece of that piece processed into armor, does this man trust that person?)
Michael's consciousness is full of envy for the man and disappointment for himself who did not stand in that position.
But the man's consciousness seems to be full of other things.
"The people in the town are reviving, drinking, eating mayonnaise with appetizers, and playing shogi and reversi. A Nuaz shaven is happily carving a stone statue.
Levia, who had met his grandchildren and his grandchildren, had returned from Gina and Zandia's daughter just before. '
The man stabbed a huge sword into the ground while saying so. Instead, I picked up an obsidian training sword.
It's the same size, but it's just a solid piece of metal in the shape of a bladeless sword.
But the hatred emanating from a man is real.
"In comparison, Teme is pathetic. There is absolutely no point in the true sense. I lose my hatred ... I was misunderstanding!
Michael was caught in the memory as he was exposed to the anger rising from the man.
(Gina. And Zandia ... I've heard that many times. Oh, yeah ...)
Like myself, those who were captured by the vampire after death. I remember it slightly. A woman and a girl of a giant race who were angry and sad when their fellows were defeated, but still did not shake their determination.
(So this guy first defeated at that time--)
"I couldn't meet the shavens unless I was killed by Teme! But, because Teme and others attacked, no one had to suffer for 200 years! It's me who lost! We are! I deny it!
That's why ... You only have to kill Temee once!
While raising the roar that looks like a beast, a man .... Volks enters.
(fast!?)
"Start training"
Michael, unable to show his upset, rushed to tell Volks mechanically.
The speed and smoothness of its movement are amazing for a zombie.
But Volks moved faster, with more momentum and power.
The first shot was deviated with a spear, and the sword that had deviated when trying to counterattack was already returned and was flipped.
(Is it much stronger than that time)
Both weapons are for solid training only. No magic items or martial arts. In this state, Volks and Michael competed.
Volks is stronger than he was, and Michael is weaker than he was.
And most of all, their mental states are different.
Gradually, Michael's spear was unable to handle Volks's attack, and there was no chance to launch it. The sword becomes sharpened, and the armor plate and ears are cut off by Michael.
By the time the lilies hit each other, the spear was crushed and broken, and Michael flew like a broken doll in the air, hitting the ground without any help.
(It's stunning. If it was a good battle to use martial arts, it would have been settled sooner.)
Michael, who has few healthy bones, thought while looking at the distant sky. What is his rank now? Because I am 10, is it more than that?
Michael wanted to see him again, but he heard the voice, "Just abuse." Apparently, it doesn't seem to come true.
As it was, Michael's consciousness was scattered.
(Tsu!)
Then I woke up suddenly.
(Is the restoration finished?)
Once completely destroyed, Michael was revived several times as a zombie, with a corpse that had been restored.
Michael had been tuned by Vandaloo as a training undead. When destroyed, the magic items installed in the training ground will cause the spirits to be pulled back and automatically resurrect as zombies.
Both physical damage and armor plate distortions are restored.
And it is used for training until it breaks again.
This was how Vandaloo considered Michael's effective use.
There is no intention of adding Michael, the enemy of Tarosheim, to his companions, and it is impossible.
However, Michael cannot play his role due to Goubamon's adjustments, but his rank is 10 and precious.
So use it as a training and experience source. It will be useless in tens or hundreds of times, but if you break your soul at that time, you will not die at Arda with a miracle.
(I was born in a country that wanted to persecute the new race of Vida, believed in God to live, lived as an adventurer in that country, and fought as a hero.
I just say it's a sin for him.)
It is natural that Vandalou, whom he and Michael call, is the Son of Vida.
There is no opportunity for atonement.
(At least, I will serve as a training treeman until the end. If fighting for him is not feasible, it will be a food for those who fight for him.
Which way has already been done, there is nothing else you can do)
Is the training field already after Volks has left, or only a trace of the sword he pierced remains on the ground?
But soon the next one comes for training. Beat it, and if you win, it will end as it is, if you lose and destroy it, you will sleep for a moment.
Repeat that. Until that time when the soul is broken.
"Oh ..."
The next opponent has just come in. Michael held a spear.
"Please, start training"
Michael suddenly felt as if she had never seen a strange zombie figure.
"I'll do it ...
But a zombie, a woman holding a giant fist ... A patchwork zombie, Lapiesage, made by joining together the corpses of former Michael fellows, attacked him sooner than he noticed his identity.
Leader of the resistance organization Sauron Liberation Front, Iris Beerhardt told the crowd.
"The detachment recruiting to Davis should now be leaving us for the Third Hidden. Other units have begun withdrawal.
In other words, reinforcements cannot be expected. We're isolated in this mountain campsite. ''
In a confession that is supposed to be bad, the friends wait for her next word without being upset.
"And, according to collaborators infiltrating the occupation forces, the number of subjugation squads dispatched is five times that of ours, and by this time they will be approaching, splitting in three ways and crushing our escape."
Bad and hopeless situations. And Iris's colleagues ... the former fake resistance Hajjs were upset for the first time.
"Such ... that means they got into our trap!"
"Such prey, it's training in the dungeon!"
"... it's the first time in interpersonal battle. I wonder what kind of response it is.
Iris grinned with a bitter smile at Hajj's appearance, visible only to the evil Berserkers.
"I'm glad I have a strong will, but don't kill those who surrender, I want information."
"But if leaders are too weak-"
"If you restrict what you supply to those who violate the order, you should have said before."
The man who replied in one word dropped down in a hurry. Berserkers seem to prefer the fragrant spice scent over the bloody smell.
"The Liberation Princess Knight of the Sauron Liberation Front"! You are under siege, surrender gracefully! If you surrender, guarantee your life!
At that time, a surrender recommendation from the subjugation squad appeared to have completed the siege. I guess the voice is echoing strongly with wind attribute magic or magic items.
In addition, Iris and others are laughing uniformly.
"Do you guarantee life? What do you think?"
"That's right ... we're all hanging out, right?"
"After the interrogation and torture, the leader was raped by the soldiers for a few days, and then pulled out of town, wasn't it a public execution?"
"Eh, it's a pattern that's a comforter but only life saves?"
"It's not stupid. It's not that sweet. There is a princess or a noble wife and daughter of a country, but the leader is not that far."
"Well, I agree."
Iris catches one end of the mouth to Hajge, who makes pessimistic predictions.
"Then, the battle starts as planned."
Hajj and others run away as soon as possible. Iris also ran out of his beloved sword.
"I'm coming, my father is up."
"... Iprisu ..."
The suppression units, on the other hand, did not doubt their victory.
The Sauron Liberation Front has absorbed the resistance left by the late Duke of New Sauron leader, Raymond Paris, and is now more active in the rebel movement.
However, all the core members of the New Duke of Sauron have been defeated by former Resistance Suppression Captain Murdoch. The members of the former knight have been wiped out, and only those of inferior ability have joined.
And "Liberation Princess Knight" is isolated and unassisted by the hands of the reorganized subjugation squad. The number is about one-fifth here, and it's a real plight.
"But rats sometimes bite cats. Don't be careless."
The commander's knight was so careful of his men, but immediately reconsidered that it was overpaying.
The resistance has come to the subordinates who are besieging them. It's strangely fast with metal armor all over the body, but what do you need to be afraid of a heavy infantry attacking in isolation from them?
"It seems that the captains and others were abandoned."
Inside, he agrees with the deputy's words, but gives instructions in a harsh voice so that his subordinates do not relax.
"Don't be careless! It may be a strategy to escape the princess knight by using them as a decoy! Stop the enemy's feet with the avant-garde shield!
The occupation forces have reorganized, and the defeat squad is of high quality and equipped. The shield avant-garde pushed his shield toward the approaching resistance, Hajj, and executed his orders.
! Provocation!
[Consecutive art] and [Armor art] are executed in three consecutive martial arts. It doubles your defenses and forcibly attracts the enemy's will to them.
Behind them, archers aim at gaps in the armor, and magic soldiers cast spells.
Ten seconds later, the brave, screaming Resistance will fall down one after another.
"I'm going, buddy!"
"Uoooooooooo!"
The expectation was shattered when the avant-garde shield was hit by the Resistance's Halbad.
"Oh, oh!
The shield that he set up broke, and the shield profession, wearing armor, could not stand it and fell backward while squirting blood from his arms.
The member who was waiting immediately came out and closed the hole. But the inside of his head was filled with astonishment.
(If you have the same skill level and the same level of skill, the defender should have an advantage !?)
That is common sense. Of course, if there is a difference in the quality of the equipment, it will be different, but if the difference is not so large, this will not happen.
And from the members' eyes, the Resistance's arm was not bad, but not so much better than themselves, and the resulting Halberd did not seem to be that good.
"Match up, buddy! [Triple butt]!"
However, in reality, the army's armor pierced his arm immediately at the tip of Halberd, and was bathed in his own blood. And even though he knew it was no good, his shield came off his hand, and his head was pushed out again in an empty space.
(Who is your partner?)
The member, whose throat was pierced by the tip, broke down, staring at the Resistance, which should have been isolated.
Almost the same thing was happening all over the battlefield at the same time.
"Let's turn to the attack! The archers and magic soldiers should attack one by one!"
The commander, who saw that the Resistance's attack power was several steps above his defense, quickly changed his strategy from defending to offensive.
Aside from the excitement and surprises of felling colleagues, the members of the subjugation squad that followed quickly would have been excellent people who were not ashamed of the elite name.
But the resistances don't take it.
Just hitting a couple of cutting knights will break the posture and hit a big trick. He finds a gap and shoots arrows and magic, but he doesn't seem to be taking any damage.
"Huh! That's a big deal!"
"Back"
Hajj reflexively obeyed the voice echoed from the inside of the helmet and pushed the halberd's handle backwards, as light men aiming behind him fluttered away.
"I was saved, buddy!"
"Remember, after you've finished killing"
The buddy of the Hajj Resistance was the armor they wore ... living armor.
On top of the copper armor trained by the Datara blacksmiths team, Hajj wears what Vandaloo holds on to the armor disguised as a living armor, with iron plated in [Golem training] and disguised armor. There is.
This allows Hajj to exert more than his or her muscular strength by working in conjunction with the Living Armor itself, which has not only the defense power but also the [power] skill.
Living Armor also keeps an eye on Hajj and others while fighting. So there is no blind spot in Hajj.
It is the same as training for the general public in Talosheim, except that Hajj and Living Armor each have acquired [cooperation] skills. By the effect, each other can exert their power of 120%.
"Captain, just like this!"
"Don't be upset! Re-establish your posture! There are no magicians on the enemy, join the squad .... is that a princess knight !?"
In the eyes of the commander who took command of his deputy, he saw Iris cutting into him.
It is surprising that the princess knight himself is exposed to the front, but it is her movement that the commander paid attention to. She shuns the swords and arrows of the subjugation squad with a light body-like dance, but behind her she's rolled through torn gaps in her armor.
The commander had seen that movement before.
"That's Lord Beerhard's ... Isn't the Princess Knight his daughter!"
Once a battle between the Amid Empire and the Duke of Sauron, George Beahard, a feared knight who defeated several soldiers and knights. Iris's movement was very similar.
"[Flying]!"
Iris penetrates the slight gap in the defense of the giant shield held by the Knight of the Guard, using a sword-fighting technique to pierce the helmet.
He cuts into the large gap, and astonishesly plays the sword held by the commander, who cuts his artery under his armpit.
"Guh ah!"
"It was a failure to place soldiers thinly against us in a siege.
The commander has fallen! Perform an extermination battle from now on! If you miss your life, throw away your weapon and drop it! "
Iris stomps on the commander's arm and falls for shock, and the aide reflexively swings his sword, but is shot down with a single blow.
Suppressed captains who lost their captains and vice-captains lost their will to discard weapons one after another.
"Well done ... Iris ..."
Iris muttered his father, who drew a slender sword with a terrible glow.
"Yes, thanks to my father"
Iris Beerhardt, who has been assigned to a Curse Weapon sword, has led a Hajj who won Lambda's first [Armor Tamer] job.
Their activity will shake the Amid Empire occupying forces.
At that time, Vandalu was training in Shield Art and Armor Art.
A large shield that hides most of Vandalu's body, made by combining [Demon King's Shell] and [Demon King's Horn] made by Treasure. Equipped with liquid metal armor made of copper, which he used to fight Belmond for the first time, he trained.
"... Amazing, sober."
However, the training was so plain that Vandaloo, who had been working on other training almost without complaining, muttered unexpectedly.
First of all, it is fully equipped and just repeats walking, running, flying and crawling (creeping forward).
"It can't be helped, it's a shield and armor technique."
Kasim, a former adventurer from the Duke of Hartner's pioneer village, comes as an instructor and smiles.
"Yes. If you practice weapons like [swordsmanship] or [spearsmanship], you can learn by attacking, but you can't get shields and armor, so it can't be helped."
Eleonora, a red-haired female vampire who claims to be myself in Vandaloo, supplements Kasim's words.
Attack and defense. You don't need to think which is important. However, when it comes to acquiring skills, the popularity is definitely biased toward attacks.
Defense can be compensated to some extent by wearing armor alone, but there is a problem that attacks can not be compensated by wearing weapons alone ... However, training for weapons that move in a flashy way is a new adventurer Pay attention.
"I also liked [swordsmanship] skill training, so I understand my feelings."
A former adventurer, he recalls when Ghaul High Magic Warrior Katya was of race. Ghoul Amazones leader Basdia continues, nodding to it.
"Shielding and armor techniques are dangerous if you don't start with putting on your armor and exercising. Van is already muscular and physically strong, but wearing armor changes his center of gravity. If you don't, you will lose your posture during training and fall.
I'm just a shield art, but in the beginning I often fell down because of my shield, and in bad times I hit my head against the shield. "
Basdia says this while holding up an elongated shield that mimics a huge mask he likes. Certainly, handling this uniquely shaped shield seems difficult.
One of the reasons for the lack of popularity of [Shield] and [Armor] for newcomers, as Katya says, is the soberness and spiciness of this early training.
Whole body exercises with heavy armor and shields are initially painful even for lambda humans, whose physical abilities tend to increase more than the earth or the origin.
Muscle strength and physical strength are essential even for acquiring weapon skills, but what you are doing seems to be that mental feeling of fulfillment is different between mere exercise of the whole body and practice of swing and type.
"And Vandalou sometimes forgets to have a shield and tries to go quadruped, or loses his balance and stretches his tongue to the ground.
It's good after acquiring skills, but if you do that before that, you will not get the skills. ''
"Now it's no use flying with [flight], Van"
"[Escape]"
Until now, Vandalou has basically relied on evasion with good physical abilities, barriers with death attribute magic, and monsters with good defense against the Petes.
It seems to be an obstacle in learning [Shielding] and [Armoring].
"Well, anyway, I'll do the demonic training quickly, so if I can figure it out, that's fine.
Well, I'll go to Kumite soon! "
While saying that, Kasim goes out with a mace on his shoulder.
Adventurer-style training is a relentless way to practice defense-type exercises and mock-ups that simply prevent the instructor from swinging wooden weapons.
However, the demon ceremony is a method in which the armor and shield are brought to the battle, and the actual time is short, but the survival rate of the trainee is less than 50%.
"Please"
However, those who already have high abilities, such as Vandaloo, are better off using the demon type to wear and run legendary armor.
"Vandaloo, don't use magic even if you're scared!"
"Go for it, Van!"
"It won't hurt if it hits, so it's okay!"
The use of magic is strictly prohibited, as it does not provide training on shield art and armor art. So you must prevent Kassim's attack with unfamiliar shields and armor.
"You don't have to worry too much. Even if you hit me carelessly, as Katya says, it's my attack, it won't hurt to use martial arts."
"... I don't use martial arts, right?"
"... Vandaloo. In fact, I still can't do her."
"Why do you tell it now?-
"I'm going!"
With no clues, Kassim swung up Macass and hit Vandaloo.
Of course, Kassim does not intend to hit eight of the Ghoul beauties, each with a nice buddy gray-brown red pattern, or the Ghoul female swordsman and the vampire, who is also a popular red-haired vampire. The performance was based on the belief that having a little sense of crisis would improve training efficiency.
In fact, Qashmim's movements are not so fast in Vandaloo's eyes. Kassim's assault with full body armor is impressive, but not enough to respond to [danger detection: death].
So Vandaloo had some margin to hold his shield and stop Kassim's attack.
"Oh?"
And he was blown away.
-Job description: Armor Tamer
Tamer job specializing in living armor. It is premised on wearing the armed living armor and acting together.
This is one of the lower jobs of the undead tamer.
[Armoring], [Cooperation], [Dependency Enhancement], [●● Enhance defense when armored] Can be obtained.
Job Description: Swordsman
A job where a swordsman who uses a sword transformed into a carth weapon can be hired. As a prerequisite, you must name a curse weapon.
It is also one of the lower jobs of the undead tamer.
Skills, [Cooperation], [Break through the limit], [Break through the magic sword], [Strengthen subordinate], [Strengthen attack power when equipped with a spell sword], etc. can be corrected.