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Genius Warlock - Episode 525

525. dense forest (2)

The idea of ​​turning werewolves into corpse dolls was definitely a good idea..

As Oliver expected, the werewolf's unique agile movements made it no problem at all no matter how rough the road was..

No, it was more than that..

Werewolves use their unique leg strength, long arms, and sharp claws to use rough obstacles as a stepping stone to achieve faster speeds..

Movements that cannot be imagined in a car.

‘It's fun. Originally, it was planned to be used in a city with many buildings, but its true value was confirmed in a forest, which is the opposite of the city... Well, there are many other unexpected things besides this..’

thought Oliver, looking at the horde of zombies still chasing the werewolf..

A bag of gluttons taken out by an unknown corpse doll in the distance..

To my surprise, the zombies that came out of that glutton's bag were still chasing Oliver..

Of course, the distance continued to widen as the werewolf was unable to keep up with its mobility, but the important thing was that it was still chasing..

because━

━bang!!

It was because those zombies were suicide zombies..

‘Another person who unluckily encountered a zombie died in an explosion..’

Oliver thought as he saw an explosion far behind him. This three times.

Who would have thought that the massive amount of life force inside the zombies was not fuel but gunpowder?.

But that wasn't the bigger problem. The zombie chasing Oliver not only had a bomb implanted in it, but also had disease-type black magic in its body..

The evidence is the green and yellow smoke billowing far behind..

‘Several disease black magics were mixed together to make it difficult to decipher. You're skilled.’

Oliver evaluated the faceless warlock..

Although he couldn't tell if he was a man or a woman or how old he was, Oliver was able to guess that the warlock who created that zombie had a high level of understanding of manipulation-type black magic and considerable capital..

The reason was that ordinary corpses without special abilities were made for self-destruction in this way. That was the most effective.

Ordinary corpses had limitations in their firepower no matter how much they were processed, but if the entire corpse was converted into a bomb, the firepower could be dramatically increased..

If you add the disease-based black magic to Geoga, its lethality was indescribable..

Even if you can withstand the firepower of the explosion, there is a high possibility that you will die or become weak due to disease..

However, Oliver had rarely encountered a manipulative warlock who used this type of method. The reason was that most warlocks did not have that level of resources..

Manipulation-type black magic had infinite development potential, but in return, it required a lot of resources and knowledge, such as corpses, vitality, emotions, and various other items, so those who lacked those could not use corpses in that way..

In other words, it meant that those seeking the legacy of this human meat chef were of a higher level than the back alley warlocks that Oliver had usually seen..

At least he has enough wealth to consume hundreds of corpses and more life force in one attack..

Actually, it wasn't that surprising.

It is said that even the Gallos royal family is currently suffering from difficulties in properly controlling the warlocks..

Oliver suddenly became curious..

If you go to Lucien, the boss of the Murat family, with a horde of zombies like this, you will see whether he will join hands with Oliver or not..

Well, it seemed like it wouldn't matter anything..

If I held my hand, I would have gained a reliable collaborator who could work with me, and even if not, I could see that it was difficult to find collaborators here. For Oliver, who knew nothing, nothing was bad..

‘Of course, Lucien must be safe before that..’

Oliver activates the Warlock's Eye. He thought as he looked at Lucien, who was still far away..

He was a fallen nobleman and one of the bosses of Millieu, who became acquainted with the human flesh cook incident. Now, his life was being threatened by a strange beast with an abnormal level of vitality..

***

“under-! I'm going to spin!”

Lucien Murat, one of the bosses of Millieu, who divided the late human meat chef and Gallos' backworld, shouted..

His dissatisfied shouts echoed through the lush, untouched forest..

Birds flew into the sky with a clanking sound..

It wasn't a very smart move in a situation where half of the troops were attacked by an unknown enemy, but it was still inevitable..

Even though people appear rational at first glance, they are emotional..

In Millieu, Lucien, who was rational and moderate and was called a businessman or merchant, was no exception..

“how much is left?”

Lucien, wearing silver armor processed with magic, asked. His question was answered by a subordinate heavily armed with armor like Lucien..

“There are now 23 people left. boss.”

“······There were 50 people brought in, and more than half of them were killed. I have to write off.”

Lucien said, tapping the calculator in his head. As he said, it was a huge loss..

It's not that it's not, the troops brought in to claim the legacy of the human meat chef are among the elite who have honed their skills in their own organization, the Murat Family..

It took several years to raise them one by one..

Considering the special weapons, armor, and various items they provided, the damage was even more difficult to calculate..

That made me even more angry..

Even though we lost more than half of our elite troops and a huge amount of equipment, we had no idea who had attacked us..

Even the pride of Lucien, a fallen nobleman who identified himself as a merchant rather than a warrior, was damaged..

“It was uncharacteristic of me to be so careless..”

“boss······.”

“My judgment is clouded. The human meat cook died, and he even took part in the capital redevelopment project to save money. I was overconfident, which wasn't like me..”

Lucien objectively assessed his situation despite the anger of being helpless, the fear of an unknown enemy, and the embarrassment of an unexpected situation..

The shadow of the human meat cook was so dark that I was blinded for a moment..

Even if they are oppressed by the prestige of being a human meat cook, warlocks are still a threat enough..

Is it so bad that even the royal family can't handle it, so much so that they reach out to Millieu??

It must be such a situation, but in order to increase your chances of winning, you chased me all the way to the forest on your own to find the key. Defeat, there was no defeat like this..

‘I finally got the feeling.’

Lucien recalled the sensation he felt before making his decision..

A unique feeling that it will produce good results. The true weapon that made me who I am today.

But perhaps because I got older, I missed the mark this time..

‘But I can't be depressed forever.’

Lucien looked at his anxious subordinate and opened his mouth..

“Everyone prepare to return.”

“comeback······. Are you saying?”

“Yes, I misjudged. It's impossible for us to chase down this cunning warlock on our own. I heard that the paladin sent by the royal family will be arriving soon, so for now, let's return and reorganize..”

Lucien made a decision that no ordinary Millieux boss would make..

Admitting one's mistakes, shortcomings, and weaknesses.

That's because, unlike the Crime Firm of the United Kingdom, which was centered on businessmen, Millieux had its roots in nobles, warriors, and thieves..

It was by no means an easy choice for Millieu to retreat to a mere warlock who was not even a human meat cook..

You may give the impression of being weak and lose the respect of your subordinates..

However, ironically, Lucien's subordinates did not show any signs of disappointment and followed Lucien's orders..

From the beginning, Lucien was the type of person to abandon such cumbersome things and focus on business, and also because all of his subordinates here knew of Lucien's skills as a warrior..

Therefore, I judged him to be a rational strategist and not a coward, and without hesitation,-

-Rustle.

When the Murat family, intimidated by the slow pursuit and invisible enemy, was about to leave, a sound was heard from the bushes..

Because it was a sensitive situation, everyone pointed their weapons and looked out for the bushes..

“Who are you??!”

“Now, now, now, just a moment!”

A young girl's voice rang out from the bushes..

It was a situation that made no sense in common sense..

The dense forest here is a deep and extremely dangerous place owned by a human meat cook borrowing someone else's name. Moreover, the risk has now increased several times..

It was a place where various powers that wanted to take over the legacy of the human meat chef competed..

But suddenly a girl appeared in this forest. Even if I won, I couldn't win it to this degree..

However, as mentioned earlier, people are seemingly rational yet emotional beings..

Everyone stopped when a girl came out of the bushes..

I was dazzled by the appearance of a cute little girl like a porcelain doll wearing a red cape..

“help. Guys.”

A girl with bright blonde hair and white skin was limping and asking for help. An expression that looks like it might cry at any moment stimulates instinctive paternal love..

The human eyes and brain, which are extremely sloppy, were dazzled by the sight and made the mistake of letting their guard down for a moment..

Well done!!

The two Millieux's upper bodies were torn off and separated from their lower bodies as they approached without realizing it, captivated by the cute girl's appearance and atmosphere..

“······!!”

It was none other than the girl's arms that literally tore an adult male wearing armor to death.,

Her thin arms had turned into the arms of a huge, furry beast..

It may have been a cliché, but the claws, which were as thick as a log and sharper and longer than a blade, had an intimidating feeling that chilled one's stomach just by looking at them..

It seemed like it could tear not only people but even specially refined steel like a piece of paper... No, it's not because it's the same..

Even at this moment, he was tearing Millieux, who was armed with steel armor, to pieces with just a swing of his arms..

Shoot!!!

The girl with the arms of a beast sheds her angelic face from earlier and has an expression like that of a beast, and runs across the length and breadth with legs that have suddenly become those of a beast..

21They began slaughtering only 100 Millieux left..

Lucien instinctively knew that he was a warlock who lured them, attacked them, and hunted them..

When Lucien gave up his unreasonable pursuit and tried to retreat cleanly, the bastard boldly changed his appearance and attempted to ambush him. Unfortunately for Lucien, this was the right decision..

The monster, disguised as a girl, took the initiative by catching her off guard for a split second and then took the lead by swinging her beastly arms and legs in all directions..

Lucien's men also resisted because they were elite, but more than half of them had already been defeated..

It wasn't too much of a stretch..

The speed is so fast that the figure becomes blurry and the power is strong enough to tear even armor like a piece of paper..

The combination of these two is simple, but has the power of a disaster..

That wasn't the only problem.

This warlock, who does not know whether he is a man, a woman, a person, or an animal, has a strong sense of humor and quickly evades the attack of Lucien, who was looking for an opportunity and struck an unexpected blow..

Wow!!

As Lucien's long sword imbued with magic narrowly cut through the air, dozens of giant trees in front fell..

The result of combining extremely trained swordsmanship and magical power control abilities..

The monster in the form of a girl waved its claws in the air and touched Lucien's hand..

Kaagaga River!!

In this brief moment, the monster sensed Lucien's skill, gave up continuing the fight, and hid itself in the dust generated when the tree fell, completely erasing its presence..

Despite possessing overwhelming strength and speed, he is also careful and possesses high-level concealment skills..

It was like a real beast..

“Defense formation!”

In order to deal with the hiding enemy, Lucien gave instructions to his subordinates who were out of order and reorganized their formation..

Subordinates holding magic shields formed a wall, and those armed with spears, halberds, and crossbows hid behind the shield soldiers, ready to counterattack if necessary..

As soon as the formation was rebuilt, Lucien activated the holy magic item worn around his neck and surrounded the surroundings with holy light..

[Holy Light)]

As the yellow holy light enveloped all directions, the black energy was washed away like dirt peeled off by water, and the wolf wearing a red cape hiding underneath it was revealed..

“werewolf?”

Lucien was surprised. He's a werewolf.

I instinctively noticed that the red cape was changing its appearance..

However, since that was not important right now, Lucien gave the order to attack. It's okay to kill to check..

“attack formation!!”

In response to Lucien's call, the shield soldiers put their magic into their shields..

A huge magical wall was formed using shields to surround the werewolves, and soldiers with crossbows and spears moved with such agility that it was hard to believe they were wearing armor and attempted to attack the werewolves..

The huge size used to be threatening, but now there are more hitting areas..

After confirming that he had sufficiently cornered his opponent, Lucien prepared for the final blow. At that moment, the werewolf extracted emotions from a test tube inside his cloak and applied disease-type black magic to his arms..

[Hypertrophic)]

[Compression)]

[Nail Keratin)]

With a loud voice, the werewolf's arms, which were already huge, seemed to enlarge even more, then compressed and released steam. At the same time, dead skin cells formed on the werewolf's fingernails, making them harder and longer..

As soon as the black magic was activated, the werewolf swung both arms wide and immediately tore apart the magic shield spread through the shield..

Kaga River━!!

Dull sound. The shield shattered like glass and the fresh blood of the shield soldiers flew into the air..

However, Lucien's men are also veterans..

Even though the thick magic shield was broken before my eyes and my comrades suffered, I did not hesitate and tried to stab them through the gap..

[Tainted Blood)]

In response, the werewolf used the recoil from swinging its arms to spin in the air with agile body movements unbecoming of its size..

He dodged all the attacks with circus-like movements, then cut a small wound on his body with his fingernails and sprayed the blood everywhere..

The werewolf's blood, which contained various diseases and parasites, touched Lucien's subordinates, and as soon as the blood touched them, they all collapsed, complaining of abnormal conditions such as spots and blisters on their bodies..

In addition to simple emotions, it had an immediate effect thanks to the use of blood and parasites as ingredients..

However, only Lucien approached, cutting off all the blood with his blade, and swung a long sword sharply compressed with magical power, aiming for the werewolf's neck..

An attack that can never be avoided or blocked due to timing..

Caen!!

But the werewolf blocked it with teeth stronger than steel..

Craddeudeudeuk...!!

The werewolf went beyond blocking and swung his hand, breaking the specially refined long sword with the force of his teeth..

At the split-second moment that meant the difference between life and death, Lucien threw away his weapon to avoid the attack, and then picked up the weapons his subordinates had dropped and fought back..

There were violent attacks aimed at taking each other's lives, and dozens of sharp trajectories covered the air as if they were coloring the air..

The sound of splitting the air, the roar of steel colliding, and sparks appeared and disappeared dozens of times, but the winner was not easily decided..

Clearly, the werewolf was overwhelmingly superior in physical ability, but Lucien used his experience and skill as a warrior to narrowly avoid it by just a piece of paper..

‘Is the Paladin still far away??’

A thought passed through Lucien's head, and the werewolf, who noticed something in the sight, pretended to swing both hands, raised both arms high and hit the ground..

bang!

Slightly shaking ground and dust rising upwards.

The werewolf opened its huge mouth, which could swallow a person in one bite, and fired a shock wave that hit Lucien..

The physical howl struck Lucien inside and out, knocking him down, and the werewolf pounced on him, raising an arm with vicious claws..

Just as the stomach was torn apart along with the armor and the internal organs were about to spill out, a howling sounded from afar..

Awwwwwwwwwwww━━━!!

The werewolf pricked up his ears. He turned his head in the direction from which he heard the howling, and after a while, his fur stood up slightly, and he left, leaving Lucien behind..

I didn't know what happened, but Lucien survived..

A moment later, Oliver appeared in front of Lucien riding a hideously modified werewolf..

“hello. Lucien. Long time no see. I'm glad you're safe..”