Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"Guardian..." Cardin looked at the battlefield and smiled contemptuously.

This was the first time he witnessed Gilbert, a great magician and guardian, fight.

Wow! Although I've seen several high-level magician battles through Belid, Gilbert's battle is on another level entirely.

"Is that all?" Chik, once known as the Sword of the Kingdom, was defeated by Seriban.

That Seriban doesn't look threatening at all now.

"Damn it!" Who said magicians are weak in close combat?

Puff! Seriban tried to close the distance and swing his sword, but Gilbert hit Seriban with his wand first.

Crack! This was not a simple blow. The moment the magic wand hit, there was a thunder, and Seriban's body trembled as if he was electrocuted.

"What, what's going on..." He absorbed the power of the demons and became strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the guardians. This was not just his own idea.

Hamilton also recognized the strength of Serriban and gave him unlimited trust.

"Are you getting anxious when things don't go your way?" However, he didn't succeed in even one attack in front of Gilbert.

Wow! Wow! And the battlefield isn't looking good.

As the reinforcements that appeared with Gilbert began to cast magic frantically on the battlefield, the balance of victory began to tilt towards the resistance.

As the undead creatures frantically cast magic on the city walls, the number of demons decreased rapidly.

"If this goes on, the entire army will be wiped out. What should we do?" The scene of failure naturally emerged in Seriban's mind. It was difficult to change the atmosphere of the battlefield with his own strength.

"You seem to be in a hurry to be lost in thought in front of the enemy, Mr. Serliban." Gilbert seemed to be teaching Serliban, and laughed at him leisurely and elegantly.

"Shut up!" Enraged by the rash provocation, Seriban had no choice but to release the power of the demons.

Puff! Puff puff! Then his body gradually expanded, and some parts of his body began to bend strangely.

"Are you going to reveal your true colors?" Cardin had seen demons shed their human skins many times before, revealing their true colors. The release of power and the change of form.

Puff! Because of the unfavorable situation, Serliban decided to reveal the true face of the demon clan.

"How ugly." But Gilbert did not give Serliban time to reveal his true face.

Whoosh! Something like a laser shot out from the tip of his wand.

Poof! This wasn't just pure penetrating magic. The area hit by the laser began to freeze, and the ice gradually expanded.

"This son of a bitch!"

Crack! Serliban used his other hand to chop off the frozen shoulder, and the flesh was torn apart with the sound of ice breaking.

If it had been a little later, one of his arms would have been chopped off entirely.

"Well, it's too late." Gilbert said with some regret, activating his magic power and preparing for the next magic.

"Aaaaaaaaaaah!" Seriban looked up at the sky and made a strange sound, while horns began to grow out of his skull.

His body expanded rapidly, even bursting through the armor he was wearing. His muscles increased in size and his skin turned red.

Finally, Seriban's true face was revealed, reminiscent of the Minotaur in Greek mythology, a monster with a bull's head and a human body.

Gulu! The red eyes looked at Gilbert.

Wow! Seriban roared angrily and rushed towards the guardian quickly.

"This is dangerous." Gilbert quickly extended his wand towards the approaching Seriban.

Crack! Then lightning came down from the sky and struck Seriban as he was running. The lightning didn't just strike once.

Crack! Crack! Until Seriban fell, lightning poured down from the dry sky.

"Even if you gain the power of the demons and become stronger, do you think you can defeat me?"

Although Gilbert said it was dangerous when he saw Serliban revealing his true face as a demon, there was no tension on his face.

"Turning into a monster makes it easier to attack. I don't feel guilty at all."

Crackling! Is it because of dozens or hundreds of lightning strikes?

The running Serriban fell down, and contrary to his threatening appearance, he did not succeed in attacking Gilbert once.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Faced with the fact that he was unable to fight against Gilbert at all, Seriban pounded the ground with his fists in anger.

"I can't die meaninglessly like this!" Seriban stood up again and gripped the sword again.

He showed a strong determination to attack, but Gilbert looked at him leisurely, as if he were a young student.

"If your wish is to die, I will help you realize it." Gilbert waved his wand again and activated the magic power.

"That's it." A familiar voice came from a distance.

"Hamilton?" Gilbert immediately recognized the owner of the voice and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

Whoosh!

A deep red light shone from behind the demon line.

"I'll block it!" At this time, Belid, who had been on standby at the back, jumped out and used instant teleportation to transfer the fierce crimson light to another place.

Boom! The place where the explosion sounded was the battlefield where the demons were densely packed.

"We have lost this war." The next voice came closer than before.

The soldiers guarding the western defense heard the creepy sound, swallowed their saliva, and soon Hamilton appeared on the demon line.

"Long time no see." Hamilton appeared in casual clothes that were not suitable for a battlefield, holding a sword used by someone in his hand.

"Admit defeat. Then how about stopping the fight?" Hamilton suggested with a smile, to which Gilbert sneered in response.

"If you were a human, you might let the surrendering enemy go, but you are a demon, Hamilton." Hamilton's opinion was naturally rejected.

"I knew this would happen." Hamilton smiled happily and quickly ran towards Serliban who was lying on the ground.

Gilbert tried to fight back with magic, but...

Clang! Clang! Hamilton's waving sword easily blocked his magic.

"Well, although it's a pity for the other demons, this guy is still useful."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Lord Hamilton."

"I'm sorry, of course. Let's go." Hamilton walked around the drastically changed Serriban, then smiled and waved to Gilbert.

"See you next time then." "Do you think you can escape!" Gilbert shouted, preparing to use magic again.

Wow! Strange noises similar to those of wild beasts were heard everywhere on the battlefield. All the demons on the battlefield began to reveal their true colors.

"By the way, if you reveal your demon form before you've completely transformed into a demon, you'll become a monster that relies more on instinct than reason." After saying this, Hamilton disappeared with Seriban.

"Damn it." Gilbert decided that stopping the demons was the top priority and gave up chasing Hamilton.

"I will stand at the front line! Kill all the despicable demons!" With Gilbert's shout, the battle between humans and demons began again.

"Hold the Western Front!"

"We won!" The battle that started with Guardian Gilbert at the center ended quickly.

Under the magical bombardment of high-level magicians, the Undead Legion and the demons who lost their leader met their death without even a decent resistance.

After Hamilton showed up and took away Serliban and his knights, the demons were no better than monsters.

Of course, high-level demons are enough of a threat to humans, but in front of Gilbert they are nothing more than prey like goblins.

"You did a good job, Cardan." As Cardan leaned against the city wall to rest, Belid came over and handed him some water.

"I really thought I was going to die. I didn't expect an enemy like that to appear."

"What happened?" Belid looked at Cardin naturally, and Cardin began to tell the story from the time he arrived at the Western Front Defense.

"Hmm, so Captain Chick and several knights were turned into undead creatures...?"

"Yes, that's it." Cardan replied bitterly, and Belid came over and patted him on the shoulder.

"It must have been hard. But you know, it wasn't Cardin's fault. The choice was made by Captain Chick."

Hearing this, Cardin was bitter but still managed to smile.

"Rather than that, I want to hear the reason for your lateness." Cardin said with a smile, and Belid sighed and shook his head.

"Don't mention it." Bellid sighed again, and then slowly recounted what happened in Douglas.

"While trying to gather reinforcements, a demon wearing a mask with antlers appeared and attacked the city."

It is said that the Lord of Douglas went out to fight alone, and the resistance army rushed to the battlefield immediately after evacuating the civilians.

"Is it the demon we saw in Robain before?"

"Yes. Thanks to him, Lord Owen was seriously injured. Fortunately, it was prevented, but..."

"Isn't Douglas in danger now?"

"No, that's why we can bring reinforcements like this." The moment Owen Douglas was suppressed by the demons, Belid immediately used teleportation magic to go to the southern base where Gilbert was.

"Bring Lord Gilbert here, we finally drove away the demons."

"Failed to kill him."

"Yes, that guy's purpose doesn't seem to be to kill people or attack the city." The purpose of the demon "Pecos" wearing a deer horn mask seems to be to delay time. Belid said, clenching his fists.

"Anyway, Lord Owen is also being treated. He came here right afterward with Lord Gilbert. Luckily it's not too late," Belid said with a sigh of relief and Cardin nodded in response.

"That's what happened. The purpose of the antler mask was to delay time. Probably to stop reinforcements from coming."

"Yes. I think so too." The two continued to talk.

"Cardan!" A familiar and nostalgic voice came from the side. Looking back, there was Alves who was more mature than three years ago.

"Alves?" Cardin immediately stood up and ran towards him.

"It's been a long time since we last met! Cardin! Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you doing well?"

"I'm doing well. How about you, Alves?" The two hugged each other happily, and then another familiar face appeared in Cardin's eyes.

"Long time no see." Blanche said with a straight face looking at Cardin, who walked towards her with a smile and asked for a handshake.

"A lot has changed compared to three years ago." Blanche stretched out her hand as if to lose and shook hands with Cardin.

"I heard that you are stronger than before, it seems to be true."

"Blanche. Long time no see. Do you want to practice?"

"Forget it. It's not the right time yet." Blanche sneered, let go of the handshake, and suddenly turned around.

At this moment, Cardin saw something in his eyes.

"Huh? That bracelet, wasn't it a gift from me?" Cardin noticed the bracelet on Blanche's arm. Blanche quickly covered the bracelet with her hand and glared at Cardin.

"What! I keep it only because it's useful. I don't keep it because of you, understand?" Hearing Blanche's words, Cardin smiled and nodded to show his understanding.

"Anyway, it's nice to meet you. Now that the emergency seems to be over, how about we have a good chat? Teacher, is this okay?" Cardin asked Belid, and Belid readily agreed.

"It's been a while, enjoy yourself. Leave the cleanup to me."