Chapter 143 (2/2)
But if a s down, the large-bodied noble Orcs and Orcs would only be able to see the color of his hair
And since this was a tilance as he walked along the side of the road
It was fortunate for Vandalieu that the noble Orcs who followed Bugitas weren’t wary of citizens
“Well, if this didn’t work out, I’d just fly through the sky and charge in directly,” Vandalieu murmured as he headed towards the empire’s castle
He was infiltrating inside while Budirud and the Undead noble Orc aritas’s subordinates The plan was to continue on and slaughter Bugitas
It was the age-old plan of taking out the leader because there were too many enemies
There were all kinds of reasons for this – The eitas was defeated if noritas to step onto the frontlines hie-scale urban battle and the non-combatant civilians and Orcs and noble Orcs on Budarion’s side were to suffer losses; and Vandalieu had received reports fro on in the Sauron Duchy – there were spies being sent in more frequently to conduct direct reconnaissance, so he didn’t want to take too long here But there was another logical reason for using this ancient tactic
According to the inforenerals that he had defeated so far, it was highly likely that Bugitas possessed a Guidance Skill or so similar to one, as well as the divine protection of Ravovifard, the evil God of release
As Vandalieu are, the Guidance Skill provided s to those around the Skill owner than just siuided, the Guidance Skill’s owner became a mental support to them
Thus, if they lost Bugitas, as thought to possess a Guidance-type Skill, wouldn’t Bugitas’s subordinates becoe drop inas an army?
That hat Vandalieu had concluded
Also, Bugitas, who possessed Ravovifard’s divine protection, was apparently an iure to Ravovifard
According to Zozogante, the evil God of the dark forest, those who possessed a God’s divine protection were like living billboards to spread fear and belief for that God, acting on the world’s surface in the God’s place Thus, if the ones who possessed Ravovifard’s divine protection were to be eliminated, it was possible that he would be left with no way to intervene with events in the world other than spending a great amount of his power to descend upon the world himself
And divine protections were not things that could be given to anyone so easily
One needed a certain mental connection to the God or be of a race that was close to the God to receive their divine protection
Ghouls or plant-type ante, Scylla with Merrebeveil and Lizard – these were races that were ‘close’ to their Gods
“But there aren’t any races that are ‘close’ to Ravovifard, who only invaded the southern region of the continent recently So, it’s i the time to form a mental connection with him But this ‘evil God of release,’ I wonder what he is supposed to release you fro, wouldn’t ‘evil God of usurpation’ or ‘the evil God of tyranny’ be ?” Vandalieu wondered
“Danna, are you talking to yourself a lot because you’re nervous?” whispered Ki invisible
“Yes I am in enemy territory, after all,” Vandalieu replied in a small voice as he pressed on
Along the way, he had passed by a unit of soldiers led by a clearly powerful noble Orc wearing an iseveral Lesser Demons
That was probably Chief General Buzazeos and Gargya’s Majin counterpart, Gerazorg
They were quite slow, but it seeitas’s forces was solidly concentrated outside the city’s gate
“… They’re taking too long to itas fellow and his subordinates too carefree?” said Kimberley, who had been a member of the Amid Empire’s army himself while he was alive
“Not that we’ll take advantage of it,” Vandalieu whispered back “Maybe they’re not under the assumption that there would be traitors if an eneitas’s influence generally have a tendency to becoitas himself will also…”
“You feel like you know his limits?” asked Orbia
“By the way, Your Majesty, perhaps this conversation should not be heard by the prince…?” said Princess Levia
“It’s fine He can’t hear it unless I intend to let him hear it,” said Vandalieu
“Then it is all right”
As he conversed with the invisible Ghosts, Vandalieu finally arrived at the plaza facing the castle Now that he had co back and forth, since the soldiers had headed to the gate
“BUHAHAHAHA! BUKIBUKYUKYUH!”
“UWAAAAH! Help meeee!”
“Please forgive us! Please forgive us!”
There was a coirl about five years old who had been grasped and was being lifted up by one of the to her who appeared to be her mother
“I see soht on an ehter ere late in evacuating for soirl as a snack,” said Vandalieu
“You can understand the Orc language, Your Majesty?!”
“No, that’s just my intuition”
But it see that they were intending to use the girl as food The noble Orc holding her opened his irl’s head
“MOMMYYYY! I’M SCAAARED!”
“Bone Flame”
“NOOOOO… oh?”
Vandalieu’s Dead Spirit Magic spell turned Princess Levia into a skeleton made of black flames, and her jaws tore the noble Orc’s head to pieces
“Get up Give that child back,” Vandalieu ordered
Right before the petrified mother’s eyes, the headless noble Orc Zoirl back to her
The other noble Orcs and the other people in the plaza froze in astonishhter were no exceptions, but the hter and ran off
Vandalieu glanced at her for only a ain
“… Danna, I don’t have any complaints, but isn’t that a situation where you would normally harden your heart for the sake of your plan?” said Kimberley
“Kimberley, I’,” said Vandalieu
TLN: The japanese phrase for “harden one’s heart” is 心を鬼にする which roughly translates to “turn one’s heart into a demon” 鬼/oni, the kanji for demon, is a part of the word for Va demon” if translated literally
“That’s not what I mean, but… Well, we’ve made it in front of the castle, so I suppose it’s fine,” said Kimberley
“And we’ve already been seen,” said Orbia
“B-BUGAAH!”
“BUGIIIH!”
The noble Orcs, who had been petrified with shock at their co to move while headless, returned to their senses and finally noticed that there was a strange child nearby
They didn’t understand the exact reasons, but they were certain that Vandalieu was the cause of everything and tried to attack him
“BOOOOOH!” a voice roared
A slashi+ng attack was released fro forward, closing in on Vandalieu like a ind The headless noble Orc Zo to block it… but he was cut apart easily as well, being of no use
“De’s carapace, activate, Stone Wall”
The De’s carapace appeared over Vandalieu’s arm, and he used it as a shi+eld to block the attack
The citizens re in the plaza screamed and fled, and the noble Orcs nearby hastily fell back
“I’ll accept your loyalty for now,” Vandalieu said to the noble Orc Zo Bugitas, who had attacked through his own subordinates
“Bukukuh, you were e, after all You itas said, giving a bold laugh as he acknowledged the defensive strength of the Dele scratch on it despite being struck by a martial skill from his enormous scythe “To think that you would appear before me alone… No, with the monsters that are your subordinates, which means that the army outside is a decoy A clever scheht of by any of the wise men who have left their names in history I suppose that is to be expected of aa God’s familiar spirit”
Despite his words, Bugitas was behaving in a leisurely manner His voice was deep and yet unpleasantly sticky, as if gooey strings were attached to it
“I haven’t been talked to with such clear sarcasm since my aunt’s lectures on Earth…” Vandalieu muttered
“Van-kun, I don’t think it’s sarcas serious,” said Orbia
“That’s right, Your Majesty You said it yourself, didn’t you? Bugitas has no knowledge when it coy,” said Princess Levia
Vandalieu had thought that Bugitas was being sarcastic regarding the ancient tactic that he had used, but hisOrbia and Princess Levia’s words
Incidentally, Orbia and the other Ghosts had already revealed theitas couldn’t hear Vandalieu’s whispered conversations with them
“What is that look in your eyes? Don’t tellto say that you’re displeased with the way I cut through those useless fools as I attacked you,” Bugitas sneered
“I am displeased,” said Vandalieu “If you cut their bodies in half and let their contents spill onto the floor, the organs will be spoiled, won’t they? Did nobody teach you to treat food with care?”
“… Are you a demon?”
Vandalieu was co called a demon for it Wasn’t that too much? And he was a half-Vampire, so he was a demon even if nobody called him one
“Buguuh! On top of being strange, you’re messed-up! Fine, I’ll dispose of you before itas recovered froiant scythe once more, filled with bloodthirst
“… No, your opponent shall be me”
Golden hair and an enor Vandalieu
Prince Budarion’s aric sword in his hands
“… Hoh, you seeained the arh to becoitas said with a cruel smile as he looked at his brother
Naitas
title:【Usurper】
Rank: 11
Race: noble Orc Plunder King
Level: 95
Passive skills:
Dark Vision
Superhuth: Level 10
Strengthened Attribute Values when equipped with a Scythe (Medium)
Enhanced Vigor: Level 3
Status Effect Resistance: Level 5
Inferior Race Domination: Level 7
Mental Corruption: Level 4
False Guidance: Beast Path: Level 3
Intuition: Level 8
Deree: Level 1
Active skills:
War-boar Scythe Technique: Level 3
Armor Technique: Level 3
No-Attribute Magic: Level 1
Mana Control: Level 1
Earth-Attribute Magic: Level 4
Life-Attribute Magic: Level 8
Transcend Limits: Level 5
Surpass Liic Scythe: Level 10
Coordination: Level 1
Co: Level 6
Familiar Spirit Descent: Level 10
Unique skills:
Ravovifard’s Divine Protection
Dements:
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