105 [2-39] ???, ???! (1/2)

The undead that had been released into the Noah's Curio's camp began to slaughter at random. Divided into several groups at random, they broke into the tents and killed the waiting soldiers without asking any questions.

”The undead!　Undead!

Rather than a cry of urgency, it was more of a panicked scream.

The surrounding area was in an uproar like a beehive, and a bugle call was blown.

No one was wearing armor except for those who were on guard. The knights, grabbing only their swords and shields, ran for cover and fell prey.

But the undead were few in number. Rene himself hadn't counted, but there couldn't have been more than 200.

You can't kill all the soldiers running away. In fact, many of them will escape. And the soldiers who had escaped the undead's surprise attack began to form groups and improvise defensive positions with shields and whatnot.

But Rene saw it coming.

He climbs onto the nearest skeleton and rides on its shoulders, looking over the heads of the undead hordes at the assembled soldiers.

”Aa......ou......

”Princess ............

The eyes of the soldiers near the front of the group went crazy. They stopped defending themselves, turned around and slashed at their allies right behind them.

What are you doing?

”Hey, stop ......!

Stop it!　Stop them! Stop them!

The soldiers immediately began to kill each other.

The turned soldiers swung their swords like rampaging beasts and attacked those who had been on their side earlier.

Soldiers who were cut down are dead.

Soldiers who came to their senses in a counterattack, but it was too late and they died.

The weather forecast is very important for the army. It determines the course of marches and engagements, and most importantly, whether or not vampires will be active.

The sun is already setting. The sky is covered with thick snow clouds and it will start to snow in the night. It's eerily dark, and the vampires, who are damaged by the sun's rays, are in no condition to operate.

”Come, you poor souls. Burn them down!

Rene called out, and the jack-o-lanterns that had been waiting at the edge of Rene's perception instantly flew in. The flight of souls can be incredibly fast.

Wearing simple robe-like clothes, hollowed-out pumpkin masks, and holding up lanterns of demon fire (deformed).

By the way, I just used them because I had them in stock, and the jack-o-lanterns don't have to be made from the souls of girls.

”Charge!

One command.

The jack-o-lanterns flew away, spewing flames like rat fireworks.

”Ha-ha-ha!

”Moero moero!

The flames engulfed people on the left and right.

But actually, the damage was not serious. The tent seems to have a certain amount of magic defense, and the flames of the jack-o-lantern don't burn easily.

But that's not what Rene is aiming for.

What are you doing?　What the hell are you doing?

There was a half-crazed scream.

The jack-o-lanterns are going around setting fires to the few remaining crates of ...... food.

Without food, we will starve to death.

A bloodshot-eyed soldier carrying a bottle of water came to put out the fire, only to be slashed to death from behind by a skeleton.

The chaos accelerated further and the battle expanded.

As if to cut through the turmoil, Rene felt a straight line of deadly energy piercing through.

--Are you being targeted?

The perimeter of the camp. Wooden temporary walls.

There are people aiming at Rene from the corridors and watchtowers.

A sniper's bow and an artifact's stationary mechanical bow were pointing at him.

”Shoot!

The arrows were fired in unison.

With a sound that cuts through the sky, a number of arrows come at Rene. The arrows gave off a bad vibe, probably due to the fact that they were dipped in holy water. This is a common technique used against the undead in combat.

But even the magic power of the ”Short Warp” is wasted to deal with such a slippery attack.

A moment after the arrow pierced Rene, a hole opened in his body, allowing the arrow to pass through.

In the end, it was a matter of time before the vampire's body was transformed into a cloud or mist of black particles, like an ashtray.

The vampire ability ”atomization”. The vampire's ability, ”atomization,” can turn the body into a mist. It's an ability that can be used in many ways, for infiltration and escape. At night, they can hide their presence in the dark.

Rene's head was the only thing floating above his disembodied body, and he circled it 360 degrees, shooting his gaze over the surrounding walls.

If the line of sight goes through, then the line of sight goes through.

The arrows began to scatter in a mess.

Avoiding Rene and the undead soldiers as much as possible, the arrows from the mechanical bows smashed through the tent and rained down on the confused Noahcurio soldiers.

The soldiers who had received the Evil Eye of Enchantment were on Rene's side.

”Pain Whip, Pain Whip, Pain Whip, Pain Whip!　≪Create Undead!

Rene ran through the screaming crowd while firing his magic, creating corpses at random. It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your money.

You don't have to kill everyone.

No need to kill the strong ones.

Cleaving off dozens of mooks will do it.

The goal is to get away with a single blow.

The final push that would take the will to fight out of the Noah's Curio's front line troops and knock their morale to the bottom of the earth.

Once you've successfully struck the first blow from the invasion, you've pretty much met your kill quota.

We'll stay here for a few more minutes. The goal is to create a diversion for .......

Then, of course, there will be obstacles.

”GORE-aaaah!

A roar that shook the heavens and the earth resounded.

--There you are!

This camp, located on the outskirts of the city, was naturally under the watchful eye of the Holy Beast.

Of course they were aware of the approaching presence.

It was a tiger-shaped holy beast ...... that Evelisse code-named ”Disjector” that was approaching to reappear from the piles of supplies and tents.

In addition, you can see a bird-shaped sacred beast flying in the sky, whether there was a spare somewhere or a new one was made. This is the Watcher, as Everis calls it.

Rene decided not to say too much about the sense of the code name, which struck the line between lame and safe.

From right to left, three tiger-shaped holy beasts (Disjectors) are approaching.

They bared their golden claws and fangs and leapt at Rene.

And then.

”Eat me!

Rene quickly draws his knife and throws it.

It looked like an enlarged arrowhead, with a magical formula engraved on it like a mysterious decoration.

A knife was thrown to intercept the disjector. It was small and did not seem to do much damage to the tiger's body.

But the moment the knife touched the injector.

Multiple magic circles of purple light appeared in the air and converged on the disjector.