The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 210

Episode 210:

Pasasak.

‘hmm. Is it like this?’

Raoul turned the great sword behind his back as he watched the Death Knight disappear into dust.

I only dealt with 5 Death Knights with this, but I didn’t think it was particularly difficult.

It is said that he becomes more difficult to deal with than when he was alive, but in the end, he is a knight.

If he was an expert-level knight, it was safe to assume that he would no longer be a threat to Raoul.

Before we knew it, the battle had come to an end and the surrounding area had taken some time to clean up.

“That’s great work. Should I say it’s the Ashton family’s swordsmanship?”

Lord Hansley said, dragging an object that looked like a piece of mat in one hand.

“that…?”

“Oh this?”

Swish. Patter.

When he gently threw it, a body that looked like a mummy with a little skin over its skull rolled around on the floor.

“It’s Richie. “He’s probably the leader of this undead army.”

rich.

It refers to a wizard who becomes undead and enjoys the power of immortality through forbidden black magic.

There were many high-ranking wizards of at least the 6th circle, and in the case of long-standing Acrich, there were even those with the skills of an 8th circle great sage or higher.

“Then did you find the ‘Life Vessel’?”

“You know Hoo Lich well. “Well, we haven’t been able to deal with it until Vessel, but since it’s like this, it’ll be quiet for a while.”

In order to maintain immortality, the lich hides his heart (life vessel) somewhere other than his body.

So, even if the entire body was destroyed, it had the power to resurrect itself over time, so in order to completely destroy the Lich, the Life Vessel had to be destroyed.

As Lord Hansley said, the moment the lich fell, the undead army disintegrated.

Some of the surviving undead seeped into the ground, and the spirit monsters floating in the air flew away somewhere in the canyon along with the ghost.

The only things left on the battlefield are the corpses of the undead, the weapons they used, and the ‘mana stone’, the core of the high-ranking undead.

At least since it was contaminated with demonic energy, it had to be purified to be used properly…

‘As expected, the undead are not monsters that make much money.’

Of course, the bones of medium-sized or larger monsters imbued with demonic energy were great crafting materials and items that wizards drooled over.

However, among the enormous number of undead, they account for a very small percentage.

Considering that skeletons and zombies were worthless, the efficiency of investment was bound to be low.

‘Well, it’s not something I should worry about.’

Raoul packed the by-products of the Death Knight he had defeated (mana stones and dented breastplate) into his inventory and left the battlefield.

* * *

Tap, tap, tap.

Fifty knights on horseback were running wildly through the red-stained muddy road.

“Master, you’re having fun alone again. “If you’re going to do that, why did you bring us here?”

Jake licked his lips with regret and waved his sword in the air.

“I also wanted to participate in the wall battle, but it’s a shame.”

Even Josh subtly received Jake’s words, and Raoul chuckled.

“It looks like everyone is itching, right? “No need to worry, there will be a lot of fighting in the future, so don’t fuss too much.”

Raoul and his group left the wall and were heading to the forward base.

There are three forward bases in total.

Alpha Beta Gamma.

The latter was located deeper in Corpse Road, and top executives, including the commander-in-chief, had headquarters at Gamma Base, the front line.

“Viscount, but are you really planning to go straight to Gamma Base?”

Baron Carlo, the leader of the Silver Bear Knights, asked.

He had joined Raoul’s party along with 30 Golden Bear and Silver Bear knights dispatched by the Earl of Ashton for rescue.

“I think so. “It’s not a situation where we can delay time.”

After the battle, Raoul was able to speak alone with Lord Hansley again.

And through my conversation with him, I learned about what was currently happening at the Wall and the full story of why Lawrence went missing.

‘It’s a coincidence. After all, it’s related to that place.’

Raoul didn’t want to get involved in the main scenario as much as possible.

This is because I did not want to be dragged around by the unpleasant element of ‘scenario forcing’.

So, unless it was an essential situation, he was focusing on the affairs of the estate and family that would provide his strength…

‘The appearance of the hero party and the disappearance of brother Lawrence were the same. I feel like I’m constantly being tied down.’

Under the circumstances, it seemed that the second brother, Lawrence, had gone missing in some dungeon beneath Corpse Road.

And if Raoul’s thoughts were correct, that dungeon would be a place related to the ‘Ancient Seal’.

In any case, the reason Raoul was rushing his steps was partly because of Brother Lawrence, but it also had nothing to do with the situation at the wall.

‘It is said that this undead wave was large, so there will be some time until the next wave. If the wave explodes before you reach the Gamma base, you could be stranded.’

Currently, unprecedented large-scale waves are occurring frequently in Corpse Road due to an abnormally large number of monsters.

Thanks to this, even though monsters were being thinned out at the three advance bases, monsters were often able to reach the barrier.

“If the horse does not rest in time, it may actually be delayed even further. And it will take at least three days to reach Gamma Base. Is it possible to be homeless in this situation?”

It was natural for Baron Carlo to be concerned.

Even though the road is clear and the group consists of only horseback riders, shouldn’t the horses also rest?

Besides, it wasn’t easy to stay homeless on Corpse Road, where the undead were popping up all of a sudden.

“Haha, Baron, you’ve been feeling very worried lately. There is a reason for everything the Master does, so you don’t have to worry too much. “You might be surprised later.”

As Jake pounded his chest and boasted, Baron Carlo just shrugged his shoulders.

* * *

Raoul and his party, who left the fortress early in the morning, were in front of Advance Base Alpha by afternoon.

“oh my god. “It’s already an Alpha base…”

Baron Carlo was looking fed up.

The distance from the Wall to Alpha Base is approximately 100km.

No matter how well-trained the warhorse was, it was not a distance that could be reached in half a day with a heavily armed knight on board.

“Do you have any faith now?”

Jake said with a grin, and the Baron could only nod slightly.

The aura of brilliance that Raoul displayed was a great help not only in battle but also in marching.

“Detour right away.”

Normally, it would have been normal to stop at Alpha Base to replace tired horses or receive supplies, but Raoul leisurely passed by the castle wall.

I could hear the soldiers murmuring on top of the castle wall, but I didn’t pay any attention to it.

After several more hours of forced marching, the sun was setting.

“stop. “We will spend the night here and then move on.”

No matter how busy they were, marching at night in an undead infestation was impossible.

This is because not only do the undead become stronger at night, but their frequency and level of appearance also increases.

“Then we will build a camp.”

Baron Carlo was about to give instructions to his knights, but Jake stopped him.

“You don’t have to do that. “The Master has prepared a place for us to stay.”

“What do you mean?”

The Baron was about to ask again when he heard a thud from behind him.

“Get ready quickly!”

With the sound of Josh urging the knights, large stone blocks were pouring out of the inventory of the First Knights.

“Huh.”

The knights of the Earl of Ashton, who had never been with Raoul, were looking at this amazing scene with their eyes wide open.

And this time, the First Knights didn’t have to make much of a move.

Whilick.

When Raoul made a small gesture, large stone blocks flew into the air on their own and found their place.

Kung kung kung.

And in just one minute, Raoul and his group were surrounded by a small fortress.

“Everyone step back.”

Raoul gestured, and the knights retreated near the castle walls.

Hiss boom.

“Huh!”

Baron Carlo let out an exclamation without realizing it.

Raoul gestured in the air a few times, but before I knew it, there were five straight, square wooden buildings inside the stone fortress.

thud.

As if that wasn’t enough, a barn building where horses could stay was also built on one side of the castle wall…

“What happened to this? “How can you build a house with just a wave of your hand…?”

Looking at the wide-eyed Baron, Raoul smiled and answered.

“We just put the house in a very large space expansion pocket. “I don’t think it’s that surprising.”

Raoul said that, but the Baron just blinked.

Although it was said that way, in reality it was a travel technology created by combining several supernatural powers and magic.

The house was shrunk through miniaturization (Class C superpower), then its shape was fixed with preservation magic and stored in subspace (Class B superpower).

It was a combination that was later often used by player parties.

Anyway, once the cozy campsite(?) was completed, the group, who installed a simple alarm spell through Ravel, was able to spend the night without any inconvenience.

As a result of repeated marching and camping, Raoul and his group were able to arrive at Forward Base Gamma in less than two days.

visor! Chat!

“Push!”

“Aim for the head!”

And before my eyes, I could see our troops in the midst of battle here and there.

“Shall I intervene?”

“No, I don’t think it’s necessary.”

It looked like the patrol team and a small group of undead were fighting.

Moreover, there were more than a dozen such places, and other troops could be seen casually passing between them.

Everyday life is a battle. It was a scene that made me think that such a word was fitting.

“Hey.”

Raoul and his party also passed through such a battle site and finally entered Forward Base Gamma.

* * *

“Welcome, Viscount.”

After going through a simple screening process and entering the base, a driver was greeting the group, as if they had been notified in advance.

“Was it Sir Krinath?”

“this! “How do you say my name?”

Krinath, a member of the Golden Bear Knights, looked at Raoul in surprise.

“I remember seeing you a few times at my parents’ house a few years ago. “I went through a lot of hardships after being dispatched.”

“no. Because I failed to properly assist the second Confucius…”

“How could that be your fault? “Let’s move to the camp first.”

At Gamma, the front-line advance base, there were about twenty knights dispatched from the Ashton family.

And since they were people receiving orders from the corps headquarters, they were not actually responsible for Lawrence’s disappearance.

In the first place, these people were on a mandatory deployment, and their older brother Lawrence was acting as a volunteer soldier with escort knights.

Sigh.

The Earl of Ashton’s camp was large in size and neatly maintained.

The number of knights dispatched and the guards led by Lawrence was less than 40, but the actual camp was large enough for 100 people.

‘After all, the power of money and power…’

When I looked at the shabby campsites of other families around me, I could see at a glance that they were receiving special treatment.

In the first place, being provided with a separate campsite was itself a kind of privilege.

The Earl of Ashton not only dispatched additional knights in addition to the government-mandated dispatch quota, but also sent a certain amount of donations to the Wall every year.

This is because the Count family knew the importance of the wall as they had participated in the great war with the empire in the past.

‘It’s only natural that more attention was paid to the wall than to the royal family.’

Thanks to this, even the name of the Earl of Ashton was being forgotten in the kingdom’s capital, but the Wall was completely different.

As was the case at the porta at the entrance to the wall, soldiers and mercenaries who saw the Ashton family emblem often bowed their heads in respect.

“Is Viscount Raoul de Ashton here? The Commander-in-Chief is looking for you.”

And the fact that he was sought after at headquarters as soon as he arrived clearly showed the influence of the Ashton family.

‘Then shall we go meet him?’

The ‘Knight of the Iron Wall’ is said to have steadfastly protected the wall for decades.

A meeting with the commander-in-chief, Prince Julius, who was respected by all the knights on the continent, was approaching.

(Continued in the next part)