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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 24

Hahoe Mask (2)

Heinz II was moving smoothly with his siblings..

He hid his energy and rarely stepped forward, and with his overflowing money, he hired mercenaries to provide guidance and escort him..

“Ugh... monster, monster···.”

Of course, there were some who turned into thieves along the way..

It may be unavoidable in a world like this, but.

“Tsk, I lost my appetite..”

I removed my mouth from the last mercenary's neck and threw the skinny corpse aside..

There were already bodies piled up there with the same facial features..

After wiping the blood from the corner of my mouth and straightening my clothes, I turned and walked out of the bushes..

“oh! mister! Are you finished??”

“Okay, let's go now..”

I put my brother and sister, who were waiting next to the carriage, inside, sat in the driver's seat, and drove the horse..

After learning from Walter, who first hired me as a coachman, I am now able to drive a horse to some degree on my own..

It was the result of practicing whenever I had time..

‘The mercenaries hired this time were a disaster. They say there is nothing we can do because public order is in shambles..’

Even seemingly normal mercenaries may turn into thieves when they leave the city..

Rather, it was probably lucky that nothing much had happened so far..

‘But thanks to you, I was able to drink blood for the first time in a long time. You can hold out longer, but your strength will be limited, so it would be better to suck blood whenever you get the chance..’

In particular, there was no need to look after guys like these guys who routinely murder clients and steal their property..

‘First of all, it continues to move east... but it can't stay like this forever. I'll have to think about what to do soon..’

We were able to move without being detected, perhaps because we are currently on the western edge of the continent, but we never know what might happen in the future..

While I was thinking about it and driving my horse, I glanced behind me..

In the bushes where I was just a moment ago.

For a moment, a black shadow flickered..

***

[Hmm, the quality of corpses that have been sucked into blood is very poor..]

This is probably because the energy to transform into an undead was stolen..

Hans looked at the four skeletons standing in front of him, then stored them in subspace and turned around..

Even though it was low grade, it was better than nothing..

[Now that I've bought time by coming to this world, I guess I should find some quiet place and explore the secrets of magic..]

There is no need to eat or sleep..

Since it does not require any metabolism, all time can be spent studying magic..

I took off and headed deep into the forest..

In fact, if you consider a place with no people, the monster forest where you first encountered the warlocks might be better..

But that place···.

‘It seems like there will be conflict with vampires and warlocks. I think I can study more quietly if I seclude myself in a nameless mountain far away..’

I chose a deep cave and settled down there..

First, I politely asked for understanding from the residents who had moved in, but they were so upset that I had no choice but to turn them all into undead..

The goblins, who were reborn as undead, sat down and cleaned the inside of the cave, including their urine..

I don't have a sense of smell, but it felt good to be clean..

[I guess I'll have to set up a barrier. Always wearing a cloak, but it would be better to be more certain..]

I used all my newly acquired knowledge, including the concealment barrier that hides dark magic, to hide my hideout..

It won't be long, but the vampires who got hurt by Hans will be gnashing their teeth..

If it got to the level of Jinhyeol, there was a possibility that they would come after me using means I didn't know about..

[···done. This is enough.]

Meticulous barriers were placed to prevent detection of outsiders, concealment of dark magic, illusions, cognitive impairment, cognitive distortion, disorientation, etc..

You won't get anywhere near it at any level..

I sat in the middle of the cave and concentrated..

‘Let’s first analyze the magic..’

That's how full-scale research began..

***

Ajantu.

Until recently, the city had belonged to the Vampire Clan Brokoslak, but was now occupied by the Main Church..

However, the church cannot directly occupy the territory of another kingdom..

We requested the Kingdom of Thalia to station troops and conducted an investigation with their cooperation..

In the process, the city's leaders who had been possessed by vampires were arrested one after another..

Of course, back alley organizations were no exception..

Clap, clap, clap.

A paladin wearing pure white armor passed through the passage and headed to the basement..

It was a place where traces of battles took place all over the place..

“Archbishop Latius.”

The paladin who arrived in the basement softly called out to a middle-aged man who was standing still inside..

“Welcome, Lord Tuskin. How is things going??”

“Yes, the hunt for the remnants of the vampires has now reached its final stage. Kingdom soldiers were a great help.”

A clash with a completely unexpected vampire clan.

They succeeded in killing most of the vampires through the siege, but this side also suffered considerable damage and some, including Jinhyeol, were missed..

After investigating the traces, we found out that they were not on the same side as the descendants of the Immortal King, but since vampires were also clearly evil, it made no difference..

The only problem was their purpose..

“Our goal is to stop the resurrection of the Immortal King. I went out because I couldn't pretend I didn't see evil when it was right in front of my eyes, but it was time to move again. He must be gaining strength even at this very moment..”

They were originally a unit organized to stop the Immortal King..

In the process of following his footsteps and investigating Azantu City, traces of vampires were discovered and the search was in progress with the kingdom's army, but there was no way to spend time on this forever..

“of course. But right now, we can't figure out where he disappeared to. She has no choice but to wait until the saint calls her again..”

A situation where all traces were suddenly cut off.

I had no choice but to wait here..

Of course, that didn't mean they were only killing the remnants of vampires..

“But fortunately, I have had some income so far. His journey began in a small village in the western monster forest. And what happened in this city.”

Latius has focused on reading the memories left on the earth through the main god's holy law in places where the traces of the bastard are dark..

As time passed and magical power affected it, it became fragmented and blurred, making it impossible to understand it completely..

But some parts were clearly confirmed..

‘my name is hans.’

‘Just remember. I am Hans of the Vow of Reverse Heaven!’

A being wearing a bizarre mask and emitting ominous energy from its entire body..

An eerie voice that seems to echo from hell.

The power to handle the undead and spread black magic..

Descendant of the Immortal King, Hans.

‘It won't work out the way you want. Hans! Even if it means burning this one body, I will definitely stop it.!’

Archbishop Latius clenched his fists and strengthened his resolve..

Ugh—

At that time, the religious symbol hanging around his neck vibrated..

“This···. Sir Tuskin, will you excuse me for a moment?.”

“Don't worry, Archbishop..”

When Tuskin grabbed the hilt of his sword and began to be wary of his surroundings, he immediately knelt down on the spot, held the holy symbol in both hands, closed his eyes, and prayed..

[Archbishop Latius. Can you hear me??]

[Yes, saint.]

The voice of the saint in the main altar rang in my head..

It was an ultra-long-distance communication method using star signs..

[The Immortal King's energy has been captured again. It's blurry, but I think I can figure out the direction..]

[I'm so glad! I also had my own harvest while researching this place..]

The saint and the archbishop exchanged information with each other through communication..

[···okay. Hans. It's growing faster than expected. As soon as we confirmed its appearance, we formed a punitive force, but it has already gone that far.···.]

[I don't think we should delay any more time. I'll start tracking again right now..]

[Then I ask you a favor, Archbishop. It could disappear again, so I'll be keeping a close eye on it..]

Wow—

The communication ended with mutual greetings..

He stood up and looked at Tuskin who was guarding him next to him..

“Sir Tuskin, prepare for battle. The saint has discovered his whereabouts..”

“···! What a relief! After all, you are a saint..”

“I still can't figure out the exact location of what he did, but now that I know the approximate location, I can investigate the surrounding area. The rest is up to us..”

“I'll have it ready right away..”

Paladin Tuskin quickly left to reorganize his troops..

Latius looked around for a moment..

Where his traces remain.

Wow—

‘This time, for sure!’

He clenched his fist once again and made a promise..

***

It's been a week since Hans was locked up..

Perhaps because it was closer to the process of disassembling and assembling rather than creating magic that didn't exist, it was showing some results..

He devoted himself to research, occasionally catching wild animals and testing them himself..

10th day.

I was elated that I had finally completed it, but when I tested it on animals, it turned out that it was too stealthy..

Not only was the black magic leaking out, but the eyes were bright red, so anyone could see that there was something wrong, so I started working on improving it..

this week.

Perhaps the problem was that the amount of activated horsepower was reduced during the improvement process, so stability was too low..

However, once stability is achieved, the contagiousness disappears, so I had to worry about it for a while..

third week.

[Pap deuk—pap deuk! Bye bye!]

I was grinding my teeth hard.

A black aura bloomed all over my body..

If I hadn't set up a barrier in advance, my energy was spewing out to a level that would have been dangerous, but I was forced to calm down and finally calm down..

‘Now I know why programmers gnash their teeth at debugging..’

If you fix this side, a problem will appear again and again, and you'll be happy that the problem is solved without even touching it, but then it all explodes at once when you're finishing the work..

It was a truly difficult time..

In the meantime, Heinz passed through several villages and cities and reached the center of the kingdom, but whenever he poured his mental power into Hans, he was often left in a daze..

Every time, the siblings were so worried that Heinz had no choice but to moderate his share..

‘Anyway, it's really over now...! It's really the last time!’

I went out of the cave to test the formula for the commonly known 'Contagious Work Magic Final_Revised_2nd_FINAL(3)_RealFinal'.

It was to catch an animal and use it directly..

I cast a charm spell on several flying birds to guide them this way, then cast a spell to test them and released them..

‘So far, there is no problem and I am fine. Now I just have to wait and see the results.···.’

As I waited, I could feel the links connecting one by one due to the contagion effect..

The number of connected objects could be adjusted appropriately here..

It is useless to have several of them gathered in the same place, as they only use up magical power..

It was when I was experimenting with maintaining magic at appropriate intervals..

I felt something strange.

‘what? I don't see anything wrong with the detection magic.?’

The movements of animals under a ministry spell are strange..

It will move as usual except when sending information to me, but now its movement is as if···.

‘Are you scared? All the animals sent in all directions? To what?’

For the experiment, magic was cast on animals and the trigger for sending information was set to 'when encountering a monster'..

However, the information did not come and the animals were scared.···.

‘no way?’

I changed the trigger in a hurry.

‘‘When encountering a human being’.

Jijijijijing—

Information was transmitted simultaneously from all directions..

‘how? Detection magic didn't detect anything.!’

Information from animals.

A group of invisible people surrounded the surrounding area and were slowly approaching..

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