Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

In the broken temple. "Glaxia is dead." Hamilton frowned and said to the darkness.

"what?"

"Isn't Grasha the kind of guy who would leave the Orb of Life alone?"

"Did the guardian take action?" Countless questions came from the darkness, and Hamilton answered while suppressing his anger.

"That's a possibility. After all, Gilbert has been on the Western Front defense for more than a month. It's not clear yet." Then, a mocking voice came from the darkness.

"Really? Did you trust that guy Grasha too much? We haven't seen him for a long time, but he destroyed a city."

"If you had stationed the demon army in Radames, this wouldn't have happened, right?"

"Without the Orb of Life, wouldn't that guy be no different from a phantom?"

"Although that guy is picky about how he hides his magic and life force in his artwork, that's all, isn't it?"

Boom! Hamilton kicked his foot because the sound coming from the darkness made him unhappy. The impact caused dust to fall everywhere in the broken temple.

"Glaxia is my subordinate. You should know when I am in the worst mood, right?"

"If you keep playing like that, we might just wield our weapons against you."

"You don't think you can handle all of us by yourself?"

"Everyone calm down. Isn't Grasha the guy that the fox likes?" Hamilton showed his displeasure, and the voices in the darkness began to quiet down.

"Did he say anything special?"

"We have accumulated enough strength, haven't we?"

"I don't know how long I have to hide, it's so annoying." The dissatisfaction this time was not directed at Hamilton.

It has been three years since they occupied half of the Kingdom of Libera. They have enough power to massacre humans and completely occupy the kingdom if they put all their efforts into it.

But the demons did not launch a full-scale war. For three years, they just repeatedly produced demons and did not start a full-scale war with humans.

"I know everyone is anxious." Hamilton also expressed his understanding, nodded, and continued.

"But you know what? We can kill all the guardians, so why leave humans behind?" There was only silence in the darkness. That was a silence that confirmed him, that they knew what Hamilton was talking about.

"The ultimate goal of the higher-ups is to summon the demon world here. To be precise, it is to open the door to the demon world." Hamilton continued as he walked leisurely in silence.

"What we need is the key from the necromancer who took away Charlotte's legacy. And..."

"Enough sacrifices." The next words came from the darkness, and Hamilton nodded in response.

"Yes. This Kingdom of Libera is just a starting point. We are not just investing time just to get this small country, are we?" Hamilton stroked the wall of the broken goddess statue and smiled meaningfully.

"Creating a new demon world. This is his and our goal. So don't be in a hurry." After Hamilton finished speaking, a mumbling voice was heard in the darkness, and soon someone asked again.

"Fox. How many sacrifices do you need?"

"We've captured a lot of humans, haven't we?"

"Yes. Now tell me the exact number." After hearing the question, Hamilton seemed to be thinking about something, touching his chin, then made up his mind and looked at the other side of the darkness.

"Five guardians." The creatures in the darkness were shocked to hear Hamilton's answer.

"Want to use five guardians as living sacrifices?"

"That's why I told you to avoid the Guardians if you encounter them."

"But is it really possible to capture the Guardian?" Hamilton quietly motioned for them to be quiet.

"So we only occupied half of the kingdom and then slowly killed the humans." If a large-scale war breaks out, the guardians will definitely join forces. In that case, the demons will also adjust their forces to fight.

"We must disperse the human forces and capture them one by one. This is the only way to capture the guardian alive." Hamilton continued with a frown.

"During this campaign, we even tried to capture Gilbert alive, but failed." Douglas's lord did a good job of stopping the Pecos attack, and Gilbert returned sooner than expected.

Moreover, the western defense, led by Cardan, confronted the demon army for a long time. Before the western defense collapsed, Gilbert appeared, and the demon action ended in failure.

"Before the next battle, we can only wait for the order from above."

"Why do we need guardians?" Hamilton shook his head at the next question.

"No. It doesn't matter who it is, as long as they are a human with the same magic core as the guardian."

"It's rare to find a human with the same magical core as the Guardian."

"Well, there is a guy named Matthias under Guardian Dimitar who is also a candidate for sacrifice. The guy who took away Charlotte's inheritance is also a possibility."

After hearing Hamilton's answer, the demons seemed to suddenly realize something and groaned.

"If it's hard to catch the Guardians, then use the candidates."

"The reason we allow the Hero Academy to operate is to train more candidates."

"We need more than just strong human bodies to create demons." The reason why the Hero Academy, which might cause trouble for the demons, was not destroyed and left unattended for a long time.

That was because they wanted to cultivate a living sacrifice that could replace the guardian. Just like a puzzle piece falling into place, laughter came from the darkness.

"That's really interesting. Now I can understand more or less what the higher-ups are trying to do."

"Fox, what should we do next? Are there any special instructions from above?" Hamilton was about to answer with a frown when the question came again.

"I just received a message." Someone came out of the darkness and said.

"News?" The demon who emerged from the darkness was wearing a horned deer mask.

"There is only one human who can kill Grasha and retake Radames." Deer Mask. Pecos' words caused the darkness to fall into silence again.

"one?"

Hamilton asked, tilting his head in disbelief, while Pecos chuckled in response.

"Yes. The necromancer who owns Charlotte's legacy. It is said to be that guy." Hamilton's face frowned when he heard what Pecos said.

"How could it be him?" Hamilton couldn't believe it. Grasha was a demon that required at least an 8-star human to fight against.

Even if the Orb of Life was broken, there was no way a 7-star human could easily kill the demon.

"During the defense of the western front, he was only a 7-star?" Then, Pecos took off the horned deer mask and answered.

"It seems that the candidate for sacrifice has met the requirements. It should be said that he has become an 8-star level." The demons gathered here have all observed Cardan's growth from a distance.

"Is that guy a demon?"

"How is it possible for humans to grow so fast?"

"That's an incredible rate of growth." Of course, they weren't observing it intentionally.

Because Cardan possesses Charlotte's inheritance and is a stumbling block to the demons, he is considered a person who needs attention.

The creatures of the dark laughed in disbelief. Hamilton and Pecos were the only ones looking at each other seriously.

"You're not going to let the necromancer go just like that, are you?" Hamilton frowned and nodded in response to Pecos' question.

"We were ordered to keep the necromancer."

"Is it because of Charlotte's inheritance?"

"If you put the key in the void and the guy dies, the key will never be found."

"Then capture him alive. It shouldn't be difficult for those who are here, right?"

"Yes. Now that that guy has become an 8-star, we can no longer leave it to our subordinates." Hamilton stared into the void, muttered to himself, then looked at the other side of the darkness and said.

"Unfortunately, without orders from above, we cannot head south at will. So it is risky to capture the necromancer in person."

"Then what should we do?"

"Fox. You probably know everything, so just tell me your conclusion." Hearing the voice coming from the darkness, Hamilton nodded in response.

"If that necromancer comes to your territory, you must capture him. Even if his hands and feet are broken, it doesn't matter. As long as you can bring him back alive."

The city of Radames was recaptured. The survivors who had fled to the city of Douglas returned, and Radames held a small celebration.

"Save the heroes! Hooray!"

"A new hero is born!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" A hero was born. People called Cardan a hero, who defeated the enemy alone and recaptured the city of Radames.

This celebration was for the joy of retaking Radames and for thanking Cardan. The people who had lived in insecurity and fear could finally enjoy peace and happiness.

However, Cardin, the protagonist of the celebration, did not show up anywhere in the city.

“I didn’t expect that he could really do it alone.” Belid, who was drinking wine on the balcony of the main city of Radames, chuckled and looked at the central square where the event was taking place.

"Although I gave the instructions, I still can't believe it." The guardian Gilbert next to him also chuckled and nodded in agreement.

"How did Cardin become an 8-star? I've been watching, but I don't know the reason yet."

"It may be his own understanding. And the more this understanding encounters its limits, the clearer it becomes."

"Can I, too? I've been at 7 Stars for a long time."

"Want to receive training? Belid, it might be fun if it were you." Gilbert smiled and handed over the wine glass, and Belid nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes. I feel I can't stay like this any longer. Even if I have to withdraw from the front line temporarily, I want to become an 8-star."

"That's a good idea. After this is over, let's go back to Douglas together." After nodding, Belid drank the wine in one gulp and said with a smile.

"Then I have something to take care of before we start training, so I'll go first."

"where are you going?"

"Go meet the client. He feels embarrassed to be the protagonist of this celebration, so he is hiding somewhere."

"It's Cardin. I see. Come back when you're done." Gilbert smiled kindly and waved. After Belid saluted respectfully, he immediately used teleportation to disappear.

Whoosh! Belid reappeared at the wall of Radames.

"Cardan. Are you here?"

"Ah. I've been discovered."

"I figured you'd be hiding out here. Why don't you go get a drink?"

“Because people kept calling me a rescue hero, I just couldn’t stay there.”

"Now we have a connection?" Cardin made a face and Berid chuckled.

"You're not here to arrest me, are you?"

"Although I look ridiculous, I'm not such a bad person. I just came to tell you the result of the commission."

"Commission?"

"Found it. The person you mentioned." Belid took out a rolled parchment from his arms and handed it to Cardan.

"Jack Carter. Where he was and what he was doing. Written down in detail."