Absolute Necromancer Chapter 268

Episode 268

Dark Forest.

A village of dark elves who ran away from the elves and hid in the dark forest.

Jinhyeok, who stayed in their village for over a week, which was completely barred from strangers and outsiders, received the warm favor of the dark elves, unlike the first time.

“Hello, Jinhyuk.”

“Have a healthy day today.”

“Ah, if you have time, could I ask you to spar with me about elemental arts?”

Because they lived in hiding, they reacted sharply and rejected Jinhyeok, a stranger and an outsider, but this changed after Jinhyeok made a contract with the Spirit King and beat Elione to pieces in their first sparring.

Like most elves, dark elves also had interest in and respect for elementalists or excellent elementalists.

Meanwhile, Elione, a high-ranking royal among the elves, became a dark elf and joined the Dark Forest, becoming the most powerful and outstanding spiritist.

Because Elione originally cared for themselves, the dark elves followed her wholeheartedly and praised her abilities.

In addition, not only did she make a contract with the Four Great Spirit Kings, but she also made a contract with the highest level spirit of darkness, so my respect for her only grows as time goes by.

‘I can’t believe you defeated Elione so cruelly.’

‘5 wins, 1 loss… … It’s an overwhelming record.’

It is safe to say that the world outside the tower and inside the tower are completely different.

Respect and respect for the strong are not an option, but a necessity.

The reason is simple.

Because within the tower, life is a trivial thing that is subject to the whims of the powerful.

What if Jinhyeok was not acting for them, but was on the side of the elves?

‘… … ‘It’s terrible.’

‘Respect and respect. Let us never forget.’

The dark elves trembled in this extremely creepy home and bowed their heads towards Jinhyeok with smiles of respect and admiration.

This was the background to Jinhyeok’s earning the respect and admiration of the Dark Elves in a short period of less than a month.

And while Jinhyeok quickly adapted and absorbed into the Dark Forest, dark clouds and war clouds also hung over the Dark Forest. * * *

“… … “A ranger died again?”

“yes… … sorry. “It’s all my fault.”

Reconnaissance leader.

Among the dark elves, the exceptionally powerful dark elf bowed his head in front of Elione as if he had no reputation.

In recent days, the deaths of rangers belonging to the scouting team scouting the Dark Forest have continued to occur.

There are only a few people, but due to the nature of the small number of elves and dark elves, even that level of power is a painful waste.

Knowing this, the Dark Elf, the leader of the scouting team, one of the few armed forces of the Dark Elves, felt deplorable.

However, although Elione had a stiff face, she comforted the scout leader.

“are you okay. Cecil. “It’s not your fault.”

“… … sorry.”

Receiving the hard but warm consolation, Scout Leader Cecil simply lowered his head as if he had been shamed.

Showing a faint smile towards Cecile, Elione gave an order.

“From now on, strengthen the security of the scout team and never let them wander alone. If we are in danger, one person will stop the enemy and the other person will secretly return to the village and inform the enemy of his identity.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Boundaries are strengthened and people move in groups of two.

A new method in which one person blocks and the other escapes in an emergency.

And that meant one thing.

“There will be sacrifices, but they are better than meaningless sacrifices.”

“… … “The team members will understand.”

“One day, when I die, I will meet them in person and apologize.”

“… … thank you.”

The unconditional death of one team member who blocked the enemy.

This is only natural, considering that all the members of the group who went alone died.

That’s why Elione and Cecil ended their conversation with stiff faces.

No matter how much it was for the sake of the village or the Dark Elves, forcing someone to sacrifice was not very enjoyable.

“I will join you too.”

“Thank you for saying that, Cecil.”

Elione looked at Cecil with a bright smile for the first time since hearing the report, as she told Cecil that she would meet the dead members of the group in the afterlife and join them in apologizing for her current orders.

And the results of Elione’s orders quickly paid off.

With the body of one of the two-person team that went out on reconnaissance. * * *

“… … It was an elf. “I saw it clearly.”

“… … Is that true? Was it really an elf?”

“yes. They have white skin and an appearance that is not much different from ours. “They were clearly elves, carrying bows on their backs and searching the dark forest with spirits at their head.”

“… … .”

Shocking report.

I thought sacrifice was inevitable since we were operating as a two-person team, but it was a huge shock when one person came back as a dead body.

However, it was inevitable that the report of the dark elf returning alive was more shocking than the sight of the dark elf returning as a corpse.

Elf.

Although they were something they should have faced at some point, the faces of Elione and other dark elves who had already faced them hardened.

“… … “Are there any other peculiarities?”

“There were those who appeared to be Elyos and one other human male wizard. The Elyos led the Elves, and the human wizards seemed to be their assistants. but… … Honestly, that human wizard was so powerful that I couldn’t do anything about it.”

“Hmm, I guess it was true that they joined hands with the Four Emperors.”

Elyos.

As they are members of the Four Emperors, it is not enough to just move with the elves, but they lead the elves, so it is clear that behind the elves are the Four Emperors, and even the Elyos.

And even an excellent human wizard.

The power is enough to not only hunt down the dark elves hiding in the dark forest, but even suppress them.

“But there was something a little strange.”

“What is it?”

Think about that for a moment.

Everyone listens to the words of the dark elf from the scout group who stutters again and opens his mouth, and Elione urges him to speak quickly.

“The human wizard mastered a variety of magic, but something was a little strange.”

“What part?”

“Well, if you create fire, there usually has to be a precursor to it, but it looked strange, as if it was creating ‘fire’ itself.”

“… … “It’s strange.”

Elione, who heard the words of the scout team’s dark elf, nodded and agreed.

Magic is essentially a ‘miracle’ that creates something that does not exist in the world, but the process clearly exists.

To create fire magic, you need to create a spark and quickly increase its size from there to complete the magic.

The faster and more concisely you can do that process, the better a wizard you are.

However, according to what the dark elf of the scouting team said, the human wizard condensed the entire process and immediately created the finished product.

It was a strange enough phenomenon, and not everyone could understand it.

“Maybe it was too fast for you to follow it with your eyes?”

“That’s not it. As soon as I felt like using magic, it was done right away. To complete a spell in a short period of time, less than 1 second, no, less than 0.1 second… … “That makes no sense.”

“If it’s that fast, it’s definitely… … .”

A wizard who completes magic in less than a second and a wizard who creates the finished product of magic itself.

Since the former was a more dangerous wizard than the latter, Elione finished thinking any further.

This is because it is impossible to prepare for it even if you hear more about it since it is your first time seeing a wizard.

All the dark elves gathered at the table were thinking this and were discussing defense against the elves.

“Can you tell me what the wizard looks like?”

“yes?”

Just one person.

Jinhyuk focused more on human wizards than elves.

This is because the magic explained by the dark elf was similar to the unique magic of any wizard he knew.

When the dark elf noticed Elione’s sudden question from Jinhyeok, Elione nodded.

Jinhyeok is an outsider, but not an outsider. He is his guest and a great warrior who will participate in the war that will determine the fate of the dark elves.

At best, there was nothing that could not be said about the level of attachment of the human wizards, who were sympathizers of the elves and elyos, to the invasion of the forest.

When Elione gave permission, the dark elf explained things about the human wizard he had seen.

“Well, first of all, he was wearing an old-fashioned blue robe.”

“… … also?”

The more familiar facial expressions were revealed, the more Jinhyuk’s complexion became distorted, not to mention frowning.

So much so that the dark elf who was talking was scared by that sight-

However, after realizing that the malice and murderous intent was not directed at him, he immediately continued his explanation.

“He had a long beard. Her face seemed kind, but there was no mercy in her hands. Because of that, Wesen was torn apart… … .”

“… … “I’m sure.”

Jinhyeok was convinced as he watched the dark elf with tears in his eyes as he remembered the miserable sight of the dark elf named Wesen who died in his place.

“What are you sure about?”

“A human wizard who joins the elves and elyos. “That guy is someone I know.”

“… … Really?”

Seeing Jinhyeok’s confident appearance, Elione asked him about the source of his certainty, and Jinhyeok calmly announced that the beings he knew were attached to the elves and the Elyos.

Looking at Elione, who was surprised by that fact, Jinhyeok opened his mouth with a face that was both annoyed and happy.

“Merlin. His real name is Sebastian Halo. “I’m a climber on Earth.” * * *

-Jinhyuk, what on earth are you doing here?

-Ugh, old man. I heard you use magic too ignorantly? Now, look. They say magic works properly only when the connection between mana is smooth and free?

-… … It’s that easy, right? Even if you say it with that face, I don’t understand.

-It’s frustrating. You should roughly learn magic and use your talents to create magic.

-… … Could it be?

-I heard that the trait says you can create anything?

-yes.

-So, if you know something about magic, you can create it and use it. It is a trait that allows you to make weapons and buildings, but since you don’t know how to do that, it would be worse than something made from sand, so that is impossible. Magic would be better.

-… … Thank you. Let’s try what you said.

-Oh, it works.

-It’s all thanks to you! Hahaha! I can finally do my part!

-Don’t you feel embarrassed if you have those good qualities and only do one person’s share?

-… … Huh.

“… … Damn you old man.”

The distant past.

A time when he was not yet a Spirit Master or a Necromancer.

Jinhyeok was Merlin at the time when his reputation as a wizard was growing.

No, I met Sebastian Halo.

Although he was middle-aged, he had a long beard and a benevolent appearance, so Jinhyeok called him old man and laid the foundation for magic for him.

[Attribute: Creation]

Sebastian Halo’s characteristics were deceptive.

The ability to instantly create anything in the world if you know how to create it.

However, Sebastian Halo was close to being dull, and had difficulty using even easy magic properly.

Although the attribute suitability was high, the magic casting was extremely slow due to lack of intelligence.

Therefore, Jinhyeok taught Sebastian how to use Halo’s characteristics and magic, and from then on, the birth of the Archmage Merlin was born.

With a variety of attribute suitability, he can use magic of almost all attributes, and making up for his lack of casting speed with the attribute: Creation, Sebastian Halo quickly became stronger and was proudly listed as a Nine Star.

“You seem like an old man full of lies. “I will kill you unconditionally this time.”

Sebastian Halo.

The fact that Jinhyuk looked after him when he was still young and that he is from the same Earth.

Furthermore, he was deceived by Sebastian Halo’s coaxing claims that he would climb the tower for his family on Earth.

Jinhyeok began to distrust humans when he learned that Sebastian Halo, whom he later met on Earth, had actually been single his whole life and that his parents, who he said supported him, had been put away in Silver Town.

It’s almost like Merlin is the one who created Jinhyeok’s current personality.

That’s why Jinhyuk hated Merlin and Tang Joun the most among the Nine Stars.

It was a separate issue from betrayal.

“Young Master. Since you made a living off of the knowledge I taught you, I will chew you up from head to toe. “Everything, including the gold teeth.”

Jinhyeok looked in the direction of the dark forest where Merlin would be lurking, and showed his teeth shining white with a cool smile.