Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

In front of the main entrance of the academy. "Don't forget for a moment that you are a student of the Hero Academy, Cardin."

"Yes."

"Any action that damages the reputation of the academy is taboo." Instructor Chris said something to Cardin, who was carrying a backpack, with a serious expression on his face.

"You've received a mission less than a month after enrolling. Although you may be a little excited, don't be proud. Heroes collapse when they become complacent." It seems that Instructor Chris is worried about Cardin's first mission out, and will not let him go easily.

"Yes, I'll remember that." Cardin seemed to understand his feelings and answered him seriously.

This is how a mother bird feels when a little bird flies for the first time.

'It's like releasing a wild animal without knowing when something bad might happen. ' Releasing an energetic young person without any control is undoubtedly worrying.

"The most important thing is life. Life is more important than reputation. Don't sacrifice your life for reputation."

"Yes, I will keep it in mind." "You are not a hero yet. Remember that too." After listening to several warnings and reminders, Cardin was able to escape from Chris.

"Okay, let's go. If anything happens, contact the Magician's Guild immediately."

"Yes."

"And more." I thought the warnings and reminders were over, but Chris's mouth started moving again.

"It's been 30 minutes like this." Although his ears were buzzing, Cardin looked at Chris calmly.

“Students need to get along.”

"what?"

"It's good to have competitors who can stimulate each other, but it's not a good thing for people who aspire to be heroes to fight each other." He said this probably because of what happened in the restaurant just now.

In the restaurant, Blanche strongly defended Cardin, causing the young necromancer to have to go through a brief period of trouble.

-What's up with Blanche?

-Did you miss something?

-What is your relationship?

All kinds of strange speculations and conjectures came one after another. Cardin didn't need to answer their questions one by one. He just left the restaurant in a hurry with a word "nothing".

Maybe it was because Chris heard about the restaurant that he said this to Cardin carefully.

"I will remember."

"Well, let's set off before it's too late." Chris pointed at the darkening sky and Cardin nodded with a wry smile in his heart.

"Yes."

After leaving the academy, the first place Cardin found was the Cat's Dinner tavern run by Jack Carter.

Meow. After a long absence, the cats in the tavern approached Cardin and rubbed his body. "I didn't expect to meet you so soon." Jack Carter also welcomed Cardin with inner joy.

"Would you like a glass of orange juice first? I dare say I make it better than before." As usual, there was a glass of orange juice on the bar, and Cardin smiled softly and nodded.

"I sometimes think of the orange juice here." Although only two weeks had passed, meeting again made people feel inexplicably familiar.

'Maybe it's because he's a trustworthy person? So we feel relaxed and comfortable with each other.' Due to the contract he signed with Charlotte, Jack Carter couldn't betray Cardin. Therefore, among all the people Cardin met, only Jack Carter made him feel 'trustworthy'.

"You received the mission to conquer the intermediate dungeon?"

"Yes. I plan to leave tomorrow morning. Can you help me find a carriage?" Cardin took out two pieces of parchment from his arms and placed them on the bar.

"Yes. The 'Secret Base of the Swift Hunters' is a place where those guys use the abandoned Kingdom Army base as their habitat." He is indeed an information merchant.

Jack Carter could immediately tell the information about the dungeon just by looking at its name.

"Those guys are classified as pretty tricky monsters because of their social nature."

"is it?"

"If you hunt them one by one, it's not that difficult, but they are quite cunning and will attack in groups, so it's more difficult to hunt them."

Although the Noir are classified as low- to medium-level monsters, they are intelligent and live in groups, so their habitats are always assessed as having a "medium" level of danger.

"But Nol is not worth much. There are no mercenaries who hunt Nol just for merit." The reward is low and the hunting is difficult.

Therefore, the habitat of the Noir or the underground city where the Noir appeared was abandoned for a long time.

"On the contrary, the habitat of Noir is also used as a hunting ground for actual combat training for mercenaries or soldiers."

Cardin seemed to understand something and nodded. "I see, this is why Professor Isaac asked me to go to this place."

The reason why Professor Isaac specifically asked Cardin to go to the dungeon after only two weeks of enrollment was to gain practical experience.

The Necromancer's true power is not as strong in one-on-one combat as it is when facing large numbers of enemies, so it may be better to gain experience fighting large numbers of enemies rather than fighting in the academy.

"Besides, if it's where the soldiers train, it would be a good place to practice." If it was just a simple subjugation mission, I wouldn't give it a week.

"However, since this is an intermediate dungeon, Mr. Cardin, you should still be nervous."

"I know."

"Also, have you prepared the items needed for the strategy?"

"No. I came here directly from the academy and didn't have time to prepare. I plan to prepare tomorrow morning." Even if he left the tavern now, there was no other place to prepare as it was already evening.

"Have a good rest today. I will help you find a carriage tomorrow and prepare some items needed for the strategy."

"You don't have to do that for me..."

“Don’t worry, it’s just part of the contract.” Anyway, it’s not Jack Carter’s money, but money from Charlotte, so there’s nothing to worry about.

Jack Carter said, showing his characteristic smile. "Okay, I understand." Since he said so, Cardin had no reason to refuse.

"I'll find a hotel soon. Do you want to rest here for a while?"

"Yes, that's good."

[Warning. This is the "Secret Base of the Swift Hunters"] In front of the warning sign, "We're here." The coachman stopped the carriage and said to Cardin through the gap in the window.

"Thank you for your hard work." Cardin took out three silver coins from his pocket and put them carefully into the carriage.

"You gave too much, didn't you? And I've already received the money!" The groom checked the money through the gap in the window and continued with a surprised expression.

"Be careful on your way home." Click. Cardin pretended not to hear, got off the carriage, and walked towards the sign with the warning.

"There are really no other mercenaries." As Jack Carter said, the dungeon where Noel lived was not welcome.

If it were any other dungeon, there would probably be mercenaries lighting bonfires and drinking wine in front of the entrance. "There seems to be no management at all." There were no soldiers conducting reconnaissance, nor were there guards guarding the entrances and exits.

There was only a warning sign. "Sitting all day, my muscles feel stiff." Cardin slowly stretched his body and walked into the dungeon.

"Hmm, it stinks." Entering the huge underground city entrance, a foul smell hit my nose. Even the necromancer who was dealing with corpses could not stand the stench.

"Do we really have to stay here for another five days?" Although he suddenly had the idea of ​​not wanting to go in, Cardin still frowned and continued to move forward.

After a while, I passed through the dim cave and found a place reminiscent of the underground world. "They really built a base in the underground city." It was a secret base left by the Kingdom's army during the war.

Although it has become a ruin now, seeing the buildings built in the caves gives me a feeling of discovering an ancient civilization. Kacha! Cough! Just as I was about to fall into deep thought, a sound similar to a dog barking came from not far away.

Looking back, I saw a huge beast running towards me on all fours. "How strange." It had a hyena's head and a face full of fur, but it was wearing armor like a human. It looked very unreal.

However, Cardin was not disgusted or repulsed by the strange appearance of these monsters. He had dissected the bodies of various creatures and assembled bones when he was about nine years old, and he also had the experience of dissecting the bodies of monsters.

Ahem! Soon, the monsters that arrived in front of Cardan slowly stood up. They used to run on four legs, but now they supported their bodies with two legs like humans, which looked very strange.

"I still feel uncomfortable looking at it." Snap! The monsters took out weapons from their waists and seemed ready to rush over at any time. "About 40 of them?" And there were quite a few of them.

"It seems that this is why the mercenaries stay away from us." We have to fight 90 monsters from the beginning. Whoosh. However, Cardin welcomed so many monsters and smiled and stretched out his hand with the ring.

Crack! As soon as Cardan moved, dozens of monsters bared their fangs and began to roar. Crack! Crack! Crack! But they did not rush over. They looked at each other and finally just barked at Cardan. Cardan was surrounded, and the monsters hesitated.

At this moment. Whoosh! There was a sound of something flying quickly, and Cardan instinctively dodged to the side. Bang! "Arrow?" An arrow stuck in the ground where Cardan had just stood. Looking in the direction where the arrow flew, a monster holding a crossbow was on the abandoned building.

The monster seemed to feel sorry that his arrow did not hit Cardan, and patted his forehead. "Really, he is so smart, but he still uses this method to make people relax their vigilance?" Seeing that scene, Cardan sneered and shook his head.

Ahem! Kacha! I looked forward again, and the monsters that were scared just now pointed at the monster with the crossbow and laughed. I felt the mocking laughter.

The fear and wait-and-see attitude just now was gone. Facing the enemy, they even seemed calm. "Don't they see me as prey instead of an enemy?" Monsters with wisdom. Crack! Cough!

The monsters looked at Cardan fiercely, unlike before. They waved their axes or swords, as if to mock Cardan. "Still challenging me? How dare you. I must teach you a lesson today. Hey." Even the faces of the animals showed their arrogance.

Cardan shook his head and held out his hand again. Even though he was surrounded by dozens of monsters, Cardan remained calm. No, he seemed to be enjoying the situation, with a smile on his face.

"Remember Death." The moment the spell was uttered, white powder began to quickly flow out of the ring. Soon, bang! 20 skeletons appeared around Cardan.

Snap! The skeleton soldiers holding shields stood in the front, and the skeleton soldiers holding spears quickly stood behind. The skeleton soldiers holding swords naturally filled the vacant positions, and the skeleton soldiers holding bows stood next to Cardan.

Ahem? Suddenly, the number of enemies increased, and the monsters looked at the skeleton soldiers in panic. Bang, bang! The ominous aura emitted by the 20 skeleton soldiers really scared the monsters. Cardan looked at the monsters and said expressionlessly. "Kill them."