Chapter 437
My Villains Episode 437
65. peak of spring(12)
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Bicorn was still full of power..
I don't know if it's because they ate a whole sheep that was brought in as fresh food, or because they got some sleep while I was up on the watchtower, or if the blood that was spilled during the journey is having any effect so far..
Anyway, Bicorn was as lively as usual and was showing off his ferocious spirit..
“Calm down, calm down.”
I patted the guy's neck and looked around the watchtower..
Under a nearby wooden fence, a woman with a strange white mask on her forehead and a girl in a poncho were squatting side by side. It was very cute to see two people of similar height, race, and apparent age having a fun conversation. But now was no time to relax..
“Bundle, IOPIA.”
“ ah.”
As Mungchi and Iopiya came rushing towards me, I slowly lowered my upper body. However, because the bicorn was so big, it was impossible to get it at eye level even with its chest buried in its mane..
“Altenberg's army has arrived..”
“yes.”
The young soul shaman nodded with a calm face..
“I can feel it. A spirit filled with evil magic
Seuldeul-deul......
“Then, the method you mentioned a few days ago is?”
“I think we should take a good look at it..”
“Properly? I want to take a closer look?”
Kanzai Iopiya thought for a moment and then shook his head..
“I'm not good at hiding my magical powers. If you go out carelessly, you will only end up being wary of the magicians..”
“All you have to do is turn into a squirrel..”
“Because then your field of view is limited. I'll try another method.”
““Another way?” "yes.”
The girl clenched her fists as if she had decided something..
“Poinix, would you please lend me your eyes??”
“……Want to lend me your eyes? how? pulled out?”
Although my vitality and blood manipulation skills have improved significantly recently, I don't know if I can regenerate a plucked eyeball..
Well, it seems like it could be possible with a little help from a priest with powerful powers like Theodora.…….
What interrupted my thoughts was Iopiya with a disgusted face..
“yes? No, what a terrible thing to say. I just wanted you to cast a spell..”
“Oh, I… again. … . what kind of witchcraft?”
“So to speak, it is a spell to share each other's senses... … . Hmm, it's hard to explain, so I'd like to experience it first.?”
I nodded obediently, and the girl stretched out her arms. A fresh, caramel-like scent followed the fluttering hem of the poncho, and at the same time, a small hand touched my forehead..
“Arkou. omnimao'ti degat, anluc asan—”
Enjoying the soft touch and sweet body odor, I waited for the girl to stop mumbling, which I didn't know was a spell or a prayer. And soon, a strange vibration came to my forehead and spread to my limbs as if dissipating..
“......uh?”
“It's done?”
“No, wait a minute..”
Iopiya tried the spell one more time with a confused face, but nothing changed..
“……It's a failure. The resistance is too strong.”
“So what should I do??”
“Well, would you mind calming down a bit??”
“……I don't think there's any room to calm down further..”
“Since it was a war zone, you may have been nervous without realizing it.,”
As I quietly scratched my eyebrows, the girl quickly continued speaking..
“Uh, otherwise… … Empty your mind with the feeling of deeply accepting my hand..”
“It's ambiguous.”
I tilted my head and looked into IOPYA’s eyes. Looking at the round, black eyes, Iopiya shrugged her shoulders and blinked for no reason..
“……why are you like that?”
“Just stay still for a moment. Don't blink.”
The girl took a deep breath and stopped breathing. Take a moment to leisurely look down. When I found a faint, dark color in my black eyes, I opened my mouth..
“try again now.”
“•…”yes? Ah, yes.”
Even though Iopiya was in a hurry, she quickly memorized the spell..
“reg 'te aka 'ap. ”
Whiuuuung.
The vibration transmitted to the forehead did not dissipate this time, but stayed somewhere between the eyes and the brain..
“Oh, that's ok-”
Along with the girl's voice, an inexplicable feeling of foreignness came, and my vision became blurred. And at first glance, I saw myself riding a bicon..
“Ugh, what is it?.”
At that moment, my balance was shaken and I grabbed the bicorn's reins, and Iopya, who was putting her hand on my forehead, fell flat on her butt..
“to? It's IOP!”
“Me, me……
The girl said while being supported by a bundle..
“Lannon, could you cover my eyes??”
“Cover it? eyes?”
“Yeah, I'm so dizzy - I feel like I need to block out my vision..”
“Do it like this‘?”
“that's right. thank you.”
Although Mungchi was confused, he raised his hand and covered the girl's eyes. Then the afterimages that were blurring before my eyes disappeared..
However, only vision was blocked, and the other senses remained the same. There was nothing particularly special about my sense of taste or smell. However, I felt a lump in my forearm in the hand holding the reins, and my butt was tingling even though I was sitting calmly in the saddle..
“……what's this? Ah, ah.”
The sound I made resonated inside my body and at the same time, the sensation coming from above was unfamiliar and dizzying..
“‘Of fairy tales, ah, witchcraft. As I said, we shared the feeling..”
“Was it something like this? Wait, I think I'm going to get motion sick, so stay still..”
The effect of 'Assimilation', the Soul Shaman's rank 1 skill, was to share some of the stats, vitality, and magic power with allies. Since both the caster and the caster receive a buff, it was a skill that was always used in party play..
But, damn it. In reality, it wasn't just a slight increase in abilities. It felt like I was literally assimilating with IOPIA..
“Hehehehehe-”
I took a deep breath and tried to adjust to the double sensation..
Fortunately, Iopiya's senses were at an ordinary level. In other words, it did not take up much of the capacity of perception..
After calming down and meditating briefly, I was able to filter out the sensations coming from Iopiya. Would you say it feels like there is a split screen in the corner of your eye?.
“……I'm finally getting used to it..”
“eww ”
Iopiya was still unable to adapt to the sensations coming from me. All he could do was sit on a box of dry goods piled up on one side of the camp, with his eyes covered by a bundle of hands, and just groan..
“are you okay? Could you do something with that condition??”
“Uh, wait a minute..”
Iopiya was in a strange posture, probably because her senses were distorted. He was holding the air as if holding reins and shaking his body as if he was balancing at a high place..
“Actually, I really like horses, but I'm not very confident about riding them..”
“……you are sitting right now?”
“Yes, right? I know, it's different..”
The girl who was rambling took a deep breath and spread her hands wide. And then I slowly brought my hands together in front of my belly button..
“Okay, now go. Don't worry about me.”
“I'm really worried.”
“It's okay. I will use Poinix's eyes to look at the leashes on the slaves, so please look at them as closely as possible..”
While Iopiya was saying that, she secretly raised her hand again. It wasn't very reliable to take a stance holding the reins in the air, but.
“……Yeah, whatever. I can't help it.”
I drove the bicorn and went out to a wooden fence about 3 or 4 meters high..
The armies of Duke Avilambus and King Burcard fought tirelessly at High Castle. Thanks to this, I was able to see at a glance the composition of the enemy advancing from across the river..
The first thing I saw was about 100 soldiers wearing golden chain mail, thick quilted armor, and colorful surcoats..
Each of them held a federal flag the size of their body, with a green forest and a black fortress drawn on the shield. They must be elite soldiers of the Altenberg family..
The next thing that caught my eye was a group of people commonly called the 'Pagan Slave Army', with the same name as 'The Army Guided by His Peace-loving Viceroy Altenberg and the Lord'..
As always, the slave soldiers were composed of archers, spearmen, and shield soldiers mixed in appropriate proportions. Nine groups gathered together to form a hundred people, and thanks to the systematic organization and regular spacing between each group, it was not difficult to understand the size..
“There are ten white belts. It's very bustling.”
The pagan slave army was followed by their counterpart units..
They are a magic corps called the ‘Devils of Blue Flame’. They are closer to biological weapons than wizards.…….
At a rough estimate, it seems like there are about fifty to sixty people. The rest are probably at the main university..
The level of individual magic soldiers was embarrassingly low compared to that of battle magicians, but the attack spells they poured out while burning their life force were as threatening as their cruelty..
Unlike most wizards who value their lives and are fearful, these magic soldiers are wooden dolls who have no fear. Depending on the situation, they are more useful than most wizards.
-You have very good night vision..
“Damn, I'm surprised!”
I was holding my weight as much as I could and looking across the river, when a voice passed by my ear and I almost grabbed the bicorn's reins..
-Oh, sorry, sorry. You were very surprised?
“This office?”
-yes, it's me.
“What is this? Of course it's not a 'whisper' spell, but you can do this with magic too.?”
- Of course, ordinary magic doesn't work. It's a talent that can only be achieved if you have a good understanding of how to manipulate souls..
I burst out laughing at the girl's voice that was pretending to be proud..
“So, what do you see when you look through my eyes?”
- My eyes are so bright that I can see clearly. At this level, you might be able to see the mother goddess if you climb a high mountain peak.,
“What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden? Take a good look at the slaves.”
—yes.
I followed Eopiya's request and moved a little closer to the river..
-I'm sorry, but could you please go a little slower? I feel like I'm going to get motion sick again..
“How can you go slower than this? Tell me to crawl?”
The distance between the narrow river, which was fluorescent at first glance under the evening moon, and the defense line guarded by our troops was approximately fifty meters..
Sending an attack spell at a distance of more than 450 meters is treated as a special feat like 'Spell Strengthening' or 'High-Speed Chanting'..
Therefore, 50 meters was a distance where arrows could pass, but it was difficult for fireballs to pass, and magic soldiers were also unable to attack the defense line directly, no matter how close they were to the river. If you want to hit a wooden fence with a fireball, you have to endure the rain of arrows and cross the river..
“……I can only hope there aren't many saboteurs..”
Destroyers who trained at the Empire's famous magic school, 'Linhow on the Mountain', use the school's arcane magic circle to fire spells over a distance of hundreds of meters. I still vividly remember having a hard time in Longville because of that shitty magic circle..
While thinking that, I gently placed my hand on the ‘black ice’. Now that we have reached the river's edge, we are within range of not only the destruction magicians but also the magic soldiers..
_Wow, wow.
While the bicorn was sniffing at the foul-smelling river water, he slowly surveyed the enemy lines. Perhaps because she had received the gaze and hostility of countless enemy soldiers through me, Iopiya whispered in a trembling voice..
-Are you okay? Take a step back.
“It's okay, just take a look.”
-……all right. I need to cast a new spell, so please wait a moment..
“Maybe you need to look a little closer?”
-yes? How can I get closer from here? … No, no! This is enough!
“okay?" If I had to, I was planning to jump over the river and attack the enemy lines, but I don't think that would be necessary..
Clap.
The pagan slave soldiers who discovered me adjusted their weapons or measured arrows. However, there was no special attack. 'What is that crazy bastard trying to do again?' He just watched me with his eyes.
It was then. A group of horsemen emerged from among the hundreds and stood facing me..
“••••••Wow.”
The armor made of leather and plate, the antique helmet, and the gray beard that was cut here and there and tanned looked very familiar..
“Hopeken Holy Bacon?”
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