Newbie Life of a Former Ranker

chapter 23



Baron Lünbern’s swearing sounded from a place overlooking Gulag Village.

“sh*t! You can’t see what’s going on with all this goddamn rain and fog!”

The rotten tree stumps he kicked thrash and shatter, splinters flying.

The wizard, who was concentrating on the figure, looked at him and said.

“Perhaps there were adventurers staying in that village. But luckily, it rained, so the tricks they were working on didn’t go to waste. Besides, this time we will bring in even more ants, so there will be no other ending for them than death.”

The wizard smiled whitely, licking his lips that had turned white from mana depletion.

“What kind of profit will the baron take from the ants that eat their blood and flesh and settle here. Just think about it.”

“Really? Are you sure you can clean them this time?”

“of course. This time, I’m pouring mana until I’m about to collapse to gather as many ants as possible.”

The baron smiled contentedly, probably liking the wizard’s affirmation.

After stealing the rainwater running down his face once, the baron approached the wizard and patted him on the shoulder.

“If this job goes well, my exclusive wizard position will be yours. Even though I’m a powerless baron now, it’s only a matter of time before I can become a viscount and become a member of mainstream aristocratic society as long as I can secure my money through this incident. Then you will naturally be able to enjoy more.”

“hehehehe, this Jagner. I will give my life to assist the baron so that he can fly higher.”

Thought Zagner, a talentless wizard who had barely reached 3-star magic at the late age of 44.

‘Damn you bastards. At best, 3rd-rate, no, kick me out on the subject of a trash school that can’t even be considered a 3rd-rate axis? yeah, let’s see Who is more successful in life, me who will stay in a 4-star wizard even if I shine until I die, and then I will use my smarts to seize power with the scumbags who will die.’

Zagner made a proud expression as he looked at the half of Yuin’s magic tool he had secretly stolen the day he was kicked out.

Now, let’s work hard and pour mana.

Each time the mana wave is maintained for one more second, more ants will head to that village-

“uh?”

Dreaming of a rosy future, Zagner felt strange.

Because the rain that was falling was rising to the sky.

Why does the rain go up to the sky? moment to think.

puck.

I felt a great shock.

‘What is that-‘

the last thing he saw.

It was the body of the person who collapsed with blood spurting from the neck.

* * *

Do-jin, who discovered the enemies, hid himself.

There were no trees or bushes, but there were plenty of rocks to hide in.

‘I thought that if I approached this point, there would be a counterattack. What’s this?

Do-jin was dumbfounded to see the wizard who was still clinging to sending signals even though he had approached this far.

Even while crossing the ridge and running through the rough terrain, I felt unfair because I was so nervous at the thought that the opponent might notice and attack.

‘What… It’s not that the enemy is easy, but it’s not a bad thing.’

Do-jin activated [Suggestion] for a while and looked at the enemies.

17 soldiers with crude armor painted black.

There is one commander who wears more luxurious equipment than the others.

One of the fleshy, fancy-dressed bosses who screamed earlier.

And one half-penny wizard.

It is a combination that would have suffered a lot because of the number of pages if they were to stick together.

But that’s a story when you fight them head-on.

Now they were just targets with nothing to worry about.

‘Let’s send the wizard and the commander off first, and take care of the rest slowly.’

Do-jin, who decided how to start the raid, secretly used magic.

It took 4 or 5 times the time to complete the spell because I was casting as much mana as possible so that it wouldn’t leak out, but it didn’t matter at all.

The wizard was busy flattering the boss, and the commander, who was sure to have the highest level, was spitting on the floor, glancing at the wizard and the boss.

《Wind Blade》

The three wind-forged blades flew through the rain as soon as they were completed.

The noise of the heavy rain made the wind blade completely silent.

squeak.

As a result, the wizard died without noticing anything until the moment he was decapitated.

Due to the weakening of the magic field due to mana depletion, he died completely defenseless.

However, the commander was a little different.

“Huh?”

It was a relatively high-level NPC, and he noticed, albeit belatedly, the wind blades flying towards him.

Paha.

Unlike the sorcerer who had his head cut off, the commander only survived with a shoulder wound.

“Enemies! It’s an enemy attack!”

“Are you talking about the enemy!”

“Uh- where, where are you talking about?”

“f*ck, you bastard bastards! Protect from the lord right now!”

The commander drew his sword and threatened the soldiers who were wandering around.

Then, he glared at the direction the attack came from.

‘sh*t. You can’t see anything because it’s dark.’

he was worried

I run towards enemies who may be in the dark.

Or should I retreat with the lord as it is?

at that time.

A flash of blue light hit him.

I gritted my teeth and endured, but the shock was enough to instantly blow my consciousness.

“gagging-”

With a belated moan of pain, the commander saw another surprise.

The rainwater freezes and becomes small pieces of ice.

But I couldn’t do anything just because I could see it.

It was because he was struck by lightning and was temporarily paralyzed.

‘Just a little bit, just a little bit-‘

I could at least get the guy who jumped into the darkness to retreat.

No, at least, if it wasn’t for this rain, I would have been able to light a torch and secure my view.

He thought about it, but it was all futile.

Do-jin in the dark did not give him such an opportunity.

“squall”

There was a gust of wind close to a small whirlwind.

In the gust of wind, small pieces of ice made by freezing rainwater jumped on the bandwagon.

“Keah!”

“What is this!”

“Get down! Something is flying in the wind!”

“Cheer, it’s a punishment! It’s a punishment!”

Small pieces of ice flying around in a moving gust of wind were a real disaster for the soldiers.

The soldiers were also over level 20, so no one died, but they couldn’t help but roll on the floor with puncture wounds all over their bodies.

“Are you stronger than you think? If I had trained hard, I would have been able to become a proper knight.”

The commander, kneeling with large and small wounds on his shoulder, forehead, and side, heard Dojin’s voice and looked up.

He lost his stamina from being in the rain for a long time, and his vision was blurred with a lot of blood.

In his eyes, Do-jin, who walked out of the darkness, looked like a blurry black death.

“… Hey, was it you who stopped the monsters in town?”

Do-jin did not answer the commander’s question.

Instead, he looked around to see if anyone was still capable of fighting.

Should I say I’m lucky? Or should it be taken for granted?

No one was sane enough to fight.

“No, should I exclude that one? Are you too well?”

cancel One pig, which fell into a shallow pit and was shivering with only its butt sticking out, was fine without a single wound.

Just looking at it, he seems to be the culprit behind this incident, but he’s the only one who’s fine.

Dojin was dumbfounded by the bad luck of the wicked and shed a laugh.

“anyway… It seems to have been sorted out.”

Turning around, Dojin created an ice arrow.

The target was the half-dead commander.

Even if it was a dying living corpse, the enemy with the highest level on the battlefield had to be definitely finished off.

“… My name is Kuja-”

pug.

An ice arrow was stuck in the head of a man who tried to reveal his name and pretend to be a knight.

Dojin smiled coldly as he looked at the corpse falling backwards without a look.

“It’s just that these bastards pretend to be honorable only when they die.”

A trembling voice said to Dojin.

“Please, save me. We just did what we were told… … .”

It was a soldier lying down beside him.

However, the soldier’s face was somehow familiar.

When I tried to remember, it was not difficult to remember where I had seen it.

It was one of the soldiers who had been messing around at the checkpoint.

Come to think of it, I think the guy I just killed was also the guy who was called the sergeant.

Anyway, it didn’t seem worth the pleading.

It’s raining.

It was time to finish.

Soon, the ants attracted by the manipulative tool will attack.

Do-jin walked over to Baron Lünbern, who was still trembling with his head in the pit.

‘This is not a pheasant. Do you think hiding only the head will hide that bloated body?’

The body of a pig, the intelligence of a pheasant. What is it? This is a really hit combination.

Laughing, Do-jin scooped up the soil of the land where Baron Lünbern fell and poured it on the baron’s face with his telekinesis.

“Ah-fu-fu, uh-fu. grow up.”

At the risk of only his head being buried alive, the shocked baron rolled his body in a frenzy.

“Wait a minute! You, you child! You know who I am and I do this! Come on!”

Another pile of dirt was shoved into the baron’s mouth as he started talking nonsense.

This time, a stone flew into the baron’s face as he tried to vomit up dirt while vomiting loudly.

Then, a sharp wind grazed both thighs, causing huge wounds.

“Stop it! Stop it you bastard! I am a noble of the Empire! Do you think you’ll be okay even if you make me like this? It’s a gallows, a gallows! If you kill a noble, you will be hanged for sure! So you better think about it now! that, yes I will give you money if you return me safely. I’ll give you as much as you want!”

Angry and begging, Do-jin threw the magic tool he brought from the village to the baron who was talking nonsense.

The baron’s expression distorted when he saw Yoo In’s magic ball rolling back and forth after hitting his chest with his chin.

“Damn it! Why is this here? I-I thought this was a thing that attracts monsters!”

The baron recognized the lure’s magic tool and tried to escape by crawling on the floor with his still intact arm.

The appearance was salty, so Do-jin decided to allow him to do that much.

‘Sick. It’s in the direction of the wasteland.’

After finishing his work, Do-jin briefly activated the trigger he had retrieved from the wizard’s corpse before leaving.

In case the signal was cut off for a while, I thought that the flocking ants might have gotten lost or scattered.

“A suitable grave, a fitting end.”

Leaving behind those who were still alive, Do-jin quickly left.

* * *

Lünvern crawled desperately.

It wasn’t that I was crawling with any thoughts or plans.

I’m just afraid, I’m just crawling because I want to get out of the situation somehow.

“Woo-wook… Woo-wook… … !”

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Mud rushed into his mouth.

It’s because your mouth is naturally open because you’re out of breath.

If I forced my mouth shut to avoid eating dirt, I felt like my lungs would burst from breathlessness.

By then the sun was starting to rise.

Lünvern forced his head up to see where he was headed.

“… ah.”

What caught his eye.

– Kiik.

It was a large ant walking out of the fading fog.

Kwajik. Aww.

Unfortunately, the ants started tearing off Lünvern’s arms and legs.

He had to endure the pain for quite some time.


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