How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 124

Long before Xian met the queen ant.

After sending the queen away, Cedric watched the city being attacked for a while.

“hmm.”

A disgustingly large swarm of ants attacks Keldwin. There were already countless dead bodies of ants piled up, but several times more ants were rushing in.

It is no different that he ordered the attack on Keldwin by turning ‘part’ of the ants searching for the giants.

Later, when he found and raised the giant, it was to eliminate any witnesses.

Because of that alone, he decided to erase Keldwin.

‘It’s nothing to be a problem anyway.’

Every inhabitant of Keldwyn is missing or is treated as dead in their respective countries.

Even if they are swept away from this spot, no one will know of their death.

“It seems to hold up better than I thought.”

After watching for a while, he stood up from his seat.

Keldwin is holding up surprisingly well now. But it was only a matter of time.

There is no way an isolated city can withstand the endless influx of troops.

He seems to be trying to find an escape route, but to no avail. Those patrols will also be corpses by the queen ant.

“Shall we go back?”

He had no interest in the people of Keldwin, who were fighting fiercely. It didn’t matter at all if only the witnesses could be eliminated.

when you turn around and try to leave.

Ants burning in blue flames entered his eyes.

“… … !”

Cedric’s feet came to a halt. He stopped turning and instead leaned over and looked more closely at Keldwin.

oozing blues. Ants burning on him.

“no way… … .”

For a moment, I thought it was a little unusual fire magic, but it wasn’t.

The ants hit by that blue flame were falling down without any trauma.

He knows only one spark with this characteristic.

he smiled.

“I never thought I would be in a place like this.”

The thought of going back was gone.

A long time ago, more than 10 years ago. The ancient spirit he once sought.

What had been forgotten for so long came back on its own.

* * *

“good! You’re holding up well!”

The mayor loudly encouraged the residents to fight the ants. That voice resonated clearly even on the battlefield, where spears clashed and screams of ants and humans abounded.

And in the meantime, Allen was burning the ants.

“Altima!”

“huh!”

Shooting sparks with one hand and cutting a fire-clad sword with the other hand, he stopped the ants together with the villagers.

Herze and Hector were showing off their skills in different places, so Altima, albeit in the form of a bird, came out to help Allen.

“Dangerous!”

“Huh!”

At that time, I saw a villager who tripped and hit his butt. Allen quickly approached and snapped the head of an ant that was about to devour a villager.

“Oh, thank you!”

Before he had time to say thanks, Allen jumped at the other ant.

A skill that most of the residents here can produce at least an Auror.

However, Allen’s performance was unique among them. The ants killed by his flames had already piled up to the point where they naturally became a barrier.

“Worth it! Everyone is blocking it!”

The hopeful voice of the mayor was heard. He was looking at all the battle situations and was giving orders from time to time, but the situation wasn’t too bad from his point of view.

At the center of it all was Xian’s party, including Allen.

‘If Xi’an returns.’

Allen thought as he wiped the sweat running down his jawline.

He was only in charge of defending one side of the city, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t feel the atmosphere.

The ants, though numerous, are not absolutely strong.

Even escaping safely at this level would not be a dream.

When everyone has a little bit of hope like that.

“Huh!”

“stomach! above!”

Hearing the urgent voices around him, Allen raised his head curiously. Then he opened his eyes.

A ball of fire like the sun that covered the sky. It was glaring at the city as if it would fall at any moment.

However, when others are trembling at the sight of the fireball.

Allen was looking at something else.

“… … !”

A man with a fireball on his back.

It’s been more than 10 years, but I can’t forget it. that face. A burn scar on one cheek.

and bright red eyes.

“Allen!”

Altima’s voice seemed distant. Allen’s eyes were filled with blood and gradually became congested.

He brutally murdered the villagers, his father, and even his grandfather.

was his enemy.

“11 years? No, 12 years? It seems that he fled then and settled here.”

He looked at Allen with a mocking voice. To be precise, the little bird nestled in Allen’s bosom.

“I forgot because it was so long ago, but I thought it would show up like this. I must be very lucky.”

Listening to the man’s words, Allen gritted his teeth.

I forgot. the day’s work. It is said that he burned dozens of members of his clan and forgot about them.

I’ve never forgotten myself for a single moment.

“Altima.”

Allen called Altima by name and put his hand into his bosom. And what he took out was a bead that scattered a refreshing blue light.

Altima didn’t stop either. Because I know that no matter what I say, he won’t be able to hear it now.

Seeing the orb, Cedric’s eyes twinkled.

“Little boy. Hand over the orb and your spirit. I want to live instead.”

not even worth answering

The dense flames released from the clear stream began to entwine around Allen.

* * *

A black bolt of lightning fell, and the space in front of it was completely annihilated. Following the path of Xian’s sword, all the walls on which the Giant Ants were piled up turned to dust.

Gathering the previously unfolded auras together, spread thunderbolts with lightning.

Xian looked at the scene and retrieved the sword.

“I dodged.”

The queen ant hiding in the wall was halfway off the trail of the sword, probably kicking the ground with all her might at the moment the lightning struck.

However, it is not without damage. Half of his upper body was completely blown off.

―Key, Kiik… … .

The queen looked at Xian with trembling eyes. However, within a short time, the monster-like miasma welled up in his eyes again.

Puffed up, puffed up.

With an unpleasant sound, a mass of flesh sprouted from the remaining upper body. The newly raised flesh regenerated the part where it was blown off.

“Tsk.”

Xian clicked his tongue. I expected this guy’s ability to regenerate to this extent.

However, the reason he clicked his tongue was because his appearance was quite grotesque.

His original body is black, probably because he used the corpse of a demon. However, the newly sprouted flesh was pure white.

‘Like Zach said, he ate people.’

The upper half of the now regenerated half is probably human. It was even disgusting, as if the junction between black and white skin had been forcibly glued together.

―Kyaa!

As before, the guy transformed both hands into awls and charged at Xian.

Kang! Xian cut off the guy’s arm with his sword. When all of his arms were blocked, he raised his foot and kicked it. Its toes also had sharp claws.

fast and hard There is also power. But even so, he is a guy who moves only by instinct.

An impromptu and straight attack without any tricks.

Xian let go of all of his attacks lightly.

And raise the sword above your head.

– Kiik… … !

The queen ant seemed to be trembling, but quickly opened up the distance. Then, with both hands and feet on, he lowered his posture and looked at Xian.

After that, it seemed like nothing was wrong, so I ran again with my eyes wide open.

“… … .”

Xian raised his sword again.

Then, the queen ant startled again and widened the distance.

Xian approached him as it was.

‘I won.’

It seems that fear has been imprinted on it from the previous blow. No more fighting was necessary.

-Key, Key… … .

Whenever Xian approached, he backed away. At first glance, it looked pitiful, but Xian had no intention of looking at it at all.

The upper half of the guy’s body is human. It wasn’t just a monster, it was a monster that tasted human.

At that time, an ant threw itself from the side. Xian frowned and swung his sword sideways.

squeak.

Ants are cut off. in that short time. The queen ant did not miss the gap that was not even visible.

– Kiki!

Without missing an opportunity, he spurred the ground and escaped.

The queen ant immediately flies as soon as it jumps. The guy just hit the line.

‘It bothers me.’

After Xian threw the secret sword and made him chase, he pulled out a sword wheel and chased after the queen.

I looked at the direction I was flying, and it was in the direction of the city.

‘Is there a corner to believe in there?’

It reminded me of the burning city that I had witnessed earlier with Zach.

According to Ban, the black magician who came here is someone who uses fire.

Maybe there is a black magician in the city.

‘Good.’

There is no need to waste your time trying to defeat the flying queen ant here.

Go to the city and entrust that flying creature to Hector, while you deal with the warlock.

Seeing red and blue flames enveloping the city, Allen must have been dealing with a warlock.

‘Could it be that the enemy was right?’

Could the black magician who was here be Allen’s enemy? The possibility of that was not insignificant.

Whatever it is, you’ll find out when it arrives.

Eventually, the queen ant and Xian chasing the queen entered the burning city.

“hmm?”

“ha… … ha… … .”

ran into them Cedric floating in the air with thick flames floating in both hands, and Allen breathing heavily while holding a clear jade.

The queen ant flew towards Cedric at once and hid behind him. The figure of such a queen, and the figure of a demon with half of its body blown away.

Seeing that, Cedric wriggled his eyes.

“Useless bastard.”

I could notice it at once.

I sent scouts to destroy them, but they returned defeated.

Half of the devil’s body was also blown away, and even the scout who chased him seemed unscathed.

Cedric looked at Xian.

“Allen.”

“draft… … .”

Meanwhile, Sian was looking after Allen.

The appearance of taking out a clear stream jade that hadn’t been taken out since Professor Derek’s job. Red bloodshot eyes and unnecessarily rapid breathing.

Long words were not necessary.

‘The enemy was right.’

Sian took his eyes off Allen and looked at Cedric. Coincidentally, he was also looking at Xian, so our eyes met.

Seeing him, Xian’s eyes narrowed.

“Allen.”

“why.”

“That guy is not a warlock.”

“What bullsh*t? Didn’t you say that the Bando guy was a warlock?”

Allen is unusually nervous. Still, it was Xian who said what he had to say.

“It’s true that he belongs to the Dark Magic Tower.”

Otherwise, how would they have procured the corpse of the devil that was fed to the queen ant?

only.