Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

- If it were you, you should be able to do it! The Knights of the Five Kingdoms. The leader of the Knights of Colin Firth.

-Please let me up! Please! Chick Grimwald.

-If you can protect this line of defense, I am willing to belong to you for life, and even willing to sacrifice my soul!

A black shadow stood in front of the corpse. His soul turned into an undead creature, calling out to Cardan and begging him.

"What on earth is this..." The dead were speechless. It was always like this. As souls, they would not speak unless the necromancer spoke first.

It is also rare for a soul to become an undead being and be unable to leave the body.

Unless they are filled with strong obsession or resentment, souls will leave this world without any regrets.

-Please! Let me take responsibility for the mistakes I made!

Was it because of the defeat, or because that defeat put the Western Front at a disadvantage?

Regardless, Chick Grimwald wanted to guard this line even if it meant his death.

A glorious death, the honor of being a knight. He does not cling to any false reputation.

Only the sense of mission to protect this place, which turned into a strong obsession, made him stay.

Perhaps his soul was able to call out to Cardan because of his strong will.

Cardin just looked at Chick's soul quietly without giving him any answer, and just ran in a certain direction.

"Instructor Chris." The place where he stopped was where the Knights of Colinfirth gathered.

"Cardan. What's wrong?" Instructor Chris asked with his head tilted as he prepared for battle.

Perhaps because of Chick's death, his face was expressionless, but his eyes were wet.

"I have something to say to the instructors and the knights of the Order of Collinsfirth."

Hearing Cardin's words, the knights mistakenly thought that they were discussing some battle plan and focused their attention on Cardin.

Cardan sighed and looked at the soul of Chick Grimwald beneath the city wall.

"Can you resurrect Captain Zeke?" His words made the knights smile at first, then their angry eyes turned deep as they stared at Cardin.

"What did you say?"

"Your ideas are truly necromancer-level."

"Master Chris, can I kill this guy?"

"Where are you? How dare you!" The knights looked like they were about to kill Cardan. Chris also looked fierce, staring at Cardan fiercely.

This was an anger that Chris, the instructor at the Hero Academy three years ago, had never shown. But Cardin did not back down at all.

He continued even more confidently and shamelessly.

"By merely suggesting this I would be a sinner, knowing full well that I would be subject to anger and resentment."

"You know it!"

"Don't insult the leader!"

"You are a guy from the Hero Academy, don't say such inappropriate things!"

"Do you want to die?" The knights' anger did not subside.

As Cardan continued to speak, their anger grew like a bonfire with firewood added. It wasn't that Cardan didn't understand their anger.

Chick Grimwald. He is not only the commander-in-chief and spiritual pillar of the Corinthian Knights, but also the entire Western Defense Line.

As they threatened to turn him, the idol of the knights, into an undead creature, arrows of anger and resentment were directed at Cardan.

"I need your permission," Cardin told them solemnly.

The dead. That is, Chick Grimwald's spirit had agreed. No, he had proposed it first.

At this moment, he was still begging under the city wall, asking him to revive himself to guard the defense line. Now it was time to get permission from the Knights.

"Are you doing this just to get powerful undead creatures? Do all necromancers think this way?"

"Master Chris, I don't think I can fight on the same battlefield with a guy like this."

"You actually want to turn the leader into an undead creature. What's the difference between us?"

"Get him out of here. Or I'll kill him." Of course, this wasn't easy.

Talking about reviving Chick might make him a public enemy, but Cardin had to say it.

He could not ignore the urgent desire coming from Chick's soul. In this situation, it was necessary even if Chick became an undead creature.

"Cardan. I can't understand you this time either. What are you thinking about?" At this time, Chris raised his hand and stopped the angry knights from complaining.

"If you don't explain clearly, as the acting commander-in-chief of the Western Defense Front, I will kick you out." Then he looked at Cardin with angry eyes and said.

“As everyone knows, I am a necromancer who can talk to the dead.” Cardan stretched out his hand and immediately activated the magic power.

Immediately, dark green sparks flashed near his wrist and a puff of black smoke blew out.

"Did you summon me, Master?" The black smoke quickly transformed into the appearance of a Death Knight, who was summoned by Cardan.

"You, who are you?"

“Could it be…” Anthony, who was once a member of the Knights of Colinfirth, appeared.

"You are... the seniors." Anthony, who spotted his old colleagues, greeted the knights in a calm voice.

"You bastard!"

"How dare you! How dare you turn Anthony into an undead creature?"

"When exactly is it!"

"You have tarnished the honor of the knight!"

Clang!

The angry arrows were originally pointed at the demons, but after seeing Anthony, the angry arrows swelled uncontrollably and tried to turn to Cardan.

Some knights who saw Anthony turned into the Death Knight drew their swords and seemed ready to rush forward.

At this time, Anthony carefully stood in front of them.

"My master is not wrong."

"Master? Anthony! You idiot! Wake up! You are just being used by that dirty necromancer!"

"I will kill the guy who tarnished your honor!" Anthony shook his head firmly as the knights shouted with resentment.

"It was me. I chose to become an undead creature myself." Then Anthony explained to the knights why he had to become a death knight.

Anthony was killed by the demons in the city wall of Trafalgar while wearing mercenary armor.

In order to protect the special forces he led and to fulfill his responsibilities as their captain, he chose to become a Death Knight.

"Isn't that what Captain Chick said? The glory of a knight is not a trophy left to the living. Protecting what you want to protect is the true glory of a knight."

Anthony was even willing to sell his soul to fulfill his duty. This was the chivalry he had learned.

"Captain Chick is the same now. He wants to protect this place more than just fame."

"Anthony, you are just being manipulated now!"

"Wake up! We will rescue you." Some knights seemed to be convinced by Anthony's words and their bodies trembled, but the angry knights still showed aggressiveness.

"If there is something to protect, do not distinguish between means and methods, just protect it. Even if failure is certain, you must pick up the sword. Isn't this the chivalry left by Captain Chick?"

Anthony raised his voice. Chris, who saw this scene, held back and looked at Zeke's body lying alone under the city wall.

Chris thought about it. If he and Chick were in the same situation, what would he choose? What would he want?

In order to fulfill his duty, should he be resurrected even if it means selling his soul? This is definitely not an easy choice.

A knight who lived his life in glory, resurrected as an undead creature at the end of death.

However, Chris might come to the same conclusion as Chick. If there is something that he wants to protect even if he dies.

"Cardan. So the reason you said this is not your idea or plan, but the will of the leader, right?" Chris said calmly, and the knights shouted in protest.

"Master Chris!"

"Don't be fooled by the Necromancer's tricks!"

"Do you want to tarnish the leader's death?" Chris seemed to understand their resentment and nodded.

"If it were me. If I were lying there, I might make the same choice as the captain." Hearing this, the knights trembled.

They are also knights who live under Chick Grimwald. They are people who have been infected by Chick's chivalry.

When they start to think rationally, they may understand Chick's choice. And Anthony's choice.

"It's not just Captain Chick." Anthony said this, pointing to the bottom of the city wall. A black shadow that only the dead and necromancers could see, invisible to the living, was shouting on the city wall.

-Me too! I want to be resurrected too!

-If I die like this, I won’t even have the courage to face my companions!

- Damn it! I'm not being sentimental!

Of course, the choice now is rational! Is it because of Chick's influence?

When Chike died, the knights who rushed to Seriban to meet their death also pleaded with Cardan.

"The seniors there all hope so." Hearing this, there was a temporary silence on the city wall.

Thanks to the silence, the footsteps of the demon army running in the distance could be clearly heard.

The gradually shortening distance and the vibration of the ground increased the tension on the city wall.

"Cardan. I have a suggestion." Chris seemed to have made up his mind and said to Cardan.

"Necromancers can see the dead. I know that." However, those who cannot see the dead or hear their voices cannot easily believe the words of the necromancer.

"But I believe you will. And I believe in your father, Charlotte."

If it was Charlotte's heir, if it was Charlotte's child, he would not be trapped by desire and would not lie.

At least that's what Chris knows of Charlotte's values.

"So do what the dead man wants. But." Chris said as he walked closer to Cardin and grabbed both of his shoulders tightly.

"Eradicate the roots of the demons. Can you release the captain and the knights of Colinfirth?" Can be resurrected.

However, that deadline is until the demons are exterminated. Until the day when peace is restored in this kingdom.

Just until then, catch them as undead.

Chris' eyes did not waver, his words were filled with a strong will, and no knight could stop him.

"Of course," Cardin replied with a nod.

"I swear on the honor of the Ingmar family. I promise." Hearing Cardin's words, Chris looked into his eyes quietly, then slowly let go of the shoulder he was holding.

Cardin exhaled briefly, then reached out his hand directly under the wall.

Plop! Plop! Then, bone powder flowed out of his ring, creating a staircase leading to the bottom of the city wall.

"Then I'll go." Cardan immediately went down to the city wall through the newly built stairs, and soon his footsteps stopped in front of Chick's soul.

Chick's soul just looked at Cardin quietly. Although his expression could not be seen, the soul seemed to be thanking Cardin somehow.

Cardin nodded slowly, then immediately activated his magic.

Whoosh! Green magic that burned like sparks covered his body, and it slowly moved toward Cardin's hands.

As the green magic gathered in his hands, Cardin seemed ready, crouching down and raising his hands above Chick's body.

"Great man. Fight against death."