Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"Well, it's too late." A woman with fluttering white hair hurriedly ran towards the east gate of Trafalgar City. When she saw the majestic east gate, she sped up.

"Wow..." Soon, she arrived in front of the city gate and couldn't help but exclaim. The people gathered there were celebrities that the citizens of the Kingdom of Libera would have known.

"Guardian Philip and Mercenary King Jade. Oh? And Teacher Belid?" Guardian Philip, Mercenary King Jade, and Belid, who is known as the Immortal Fire.

Just three people, but enough to capture an average fortress.

"I actually have such a day... I actually have to go on a mission with these people." The white-haired woman, the necromancer "Esther" who graduated from the Hero Academy, ran towards the city gate with an excited expression.

"Hello! I am the necromancer Esther...ah?" When she arrived at the city gate and greeted loudly, she saw a familiar and friendly face.

"Cardan?" Cardan was blocked by the huge body of the Mercenary King. When Esther saw him, she froze.

"Long time no see, senior." Seeing the stiff Esther, Cardin walked over with a happy smile. The moment he stopped in front of Esther.

BANG! Esther's little fist hit Cardin's stomach.

" Ugh! " Although it was an attack that could be easily dodged, Cardin neither dodged nor blocked her fist.

"I've been worried that you might die somewhere!" Esther shouted angrily with tears in her eyes.

"It's been three years. I haven't been able to contact you for too long. How are you doing, senior?" Cardin smiled kindly and patted Esther's shoulder.

Was it because Cardan's face overlapped with the face of his master, Isaac? Esther couldn't help but shed tears.

"No, shouldn't you say hello to us first?" Looking at their expressions, Mercenary King Jed muttered behind them.

Puff. Philip next to him poked Jed in the ribs.

"Let them be. It looks like they haven't seen each other in a long time."

"Tsk. Come to think of it, those guys were Isaac's last apprentices." Jed turned his head away in boredom, and Philip also turned his head away with a smile.

It seemed that they were given some time to greet each other. After a while, Esther adjusted her mood, and then the Despair Plains Scouting Team was able to greet each other formally.

"Well, we all know what kind of people each other is, so there's no need for a long talk, right?" Philip said with a relaxed smile, and everyone nodded.

"I'm Philip. I'm the captain of this reconnaissance team. Our mission is to scout the Plains of Despair." So far, no one has ever entered the depths of the Plains of Despair.

"This is an unexplored area and there may be unknown dangers."

Even the strongest people have their shortcomings when they gather together, so we can't let our guard down. Philip said this and looked at Jed.

"Especially. If you say you want to become a dragon hunter and conduct personal operations, I will not let you go."

"What, why are you looking at me? How can humans catch a dragon?" Mercenary King Jed waved his hand, as if to say don't worry. In response to his answer, Philip smiled and looked at everyone again.

"If there are no dragons, we plan to take our troops and occupy the Plains of Despair immediately." The monsters that have plagued the city of Trafalgar throughout its life all came from the Plains of Despair.

If there is no dragon, this opportunity is also one of the goals of the reconnaissance team, to eradicate the root cause.

"If there is a dragon, remember the location. We need to devise a new plan to lure out the demon."

"Yes. I understand."

"We will head directly to the Plains of Despair instead of dealing with the monster attacks one by one in the Forest of Despair."

If there is a dangerous situation, shoot them with arrows. After Philip finished speaking, he walked out of the city gate.

"Let's go. Let's create a new history for the city of Trafalgar."

From the moment you enter the Forest of Despair, the monsters' attacks begin.

"Ignore them and keep going." Fortunately, no powerful monsters appeared to worry about.

Most of the monsters that came over were low-level monsters such as goblins. To the current scout team, they were like ants.

Thus, the reconnaissance team successfully passed through the Forest of Despair.

"Let's go to the Plains of Despair now." They stopped in front of the Plains of Despair. There was not a blade of grass in the land. It looked desolate just by looking at it.

"It's good to have a broad view. From here on, I'll be in the lead and everyone will follow me."

After reminding him several times, Philip opened the space and took out the bow. From now on, even as a guardian, he had to act nervously.

Seeing that, the reconnaissance team members also prepared to fight at any time and began to move.

“The so-called Plains of Despair really has nothing.” The Mercenary King said in a dull voice, looking around.

Because of the tension, there was no threat on the Plains of Despair. No, there was no life to be found.

"Ah, wait a minute."

Cardin seemed to have thought of something, raised his hand and stopped. The people walking with him looked at him curiously and stopped.

Swish! Cardin quickly summoned Luna, who rubbed her eyes and looked around.

"Where is this?" She seemed confused by being summoned suddenly, but soon recovered and looked at Cardin curiously.

When Luna appeared, Philip looked at her with interest.

"Judging only by her appearance, she's a scary child." Although she looked cute, she gave off a strong feeling of alienity for some reason, which was surprising.

As Philip was surprised, Cardin knelt on one knee and looked Luna in the eye.

"Luna. This is the place you felt uncomfortable and didn't want to go near three years ago."

“What?” Hearing this, Luna was startled, and then quickly looked around. All she saw was a land that had lost its vitality.

"Huh...why are we here?"

"We are looking for the reason why you feel uncomfortable." Cardin told Luna the mission and purpose of the reconnaissance team, and Luna nodded reluctantly.

"Even though I don't like it, there's nothing I can do."

"Do you still feel that uncomfortable atmosphere?"

"Yeah, I still feel it. It's even stronger since I came here." Luna frowned and looked at something, and Cardin nodded and looked at the scouting team.

"This guy will lead the way for us." "Who is that kid? Clearly not human." Philip asked curiously and Cardin smiled and placed his hand on Luna's head.

"She's a vampire named Luna. Even though she looks like it, she's the oldest here."

"Vampire?" Even for the guardian Philip, it was the first time he encountered a vampire up close.

He looked at Luna curiously, while Luna looked at Philip with an unhappy expression.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a vampire before?"

"Yes, first time seeing you. Looks very powerful." Philip smiled kindly, and Luna felt shy for some reason, blushed, and turned her head away.

"Anyway, just take us to the place where we can feel that aura, right?" Luna asked Cardin again, and Cardin nodded in response.

"Yes. Do you know what the essence of that aura is?"

"No, I don't know. This is the first time I've felt this kind of aura, too. So follow carefully."

Luna said this and began to walk around the plains, with the scout team following her. Walked for a while?

"It's right here." Luna said, pointing into the air.

"Huh? There's nothing?" The place she pointed to was still a vast lifeless plain.

Therefore, the members of the reconnaissance team looked at Luna curiously. Why did she stop and point at the sky when there was nothing there?

"Maybe it's a barrier?" At this time, Belid seemed to have thought of something and asked cautiously. Luna nodded in answer.

"Yes. This is a barrier that even a bearded magician cannot break." The bearded magician that Luna was referring to must be the guardian Gilbert.

"A barrier that even Lord Gilbert can't break?" What's behind the barrier, a magical barrier that even the guardian can't break?

Swish, swish - Hearing this, the Mercenary King Jade picked up the spear and swung it towards where Luna was pointing. The spear swung through the air without any hindrance, and Jade asked curiously.

"Hey, kid. There's nothing here?"

"The barrier is a barrier connecting to other spaces. This barrier will not be a problem even if you come and go." Luna said that if you don't break the barrier magic, you can't enter the hidden space, and she walked towards the place she pointed.

“The hidden space, so this is it.” Philip seemed to be thinking about something, touching his chin.

"Vampire, isn't there any other way?" Even the guardian can't break the magic barrier, but maybe there is a way to enter the hidden space?

Philip asked with a little hope. Luna thought about it and spoke carefully.

"There may be a hidden passage. If it is a barrier of this level, there should be another entrance. Of course, the probability of this is also very low. I am not sure."

After hearing Luna's words, Philip looked at the members of the reconnaissance team and said.

“Then how about setting up a base here and finding a hidden space?” In response to Philip’s proposal, the members looked at each other and soon nodded.

Now that they have come here, they can't go back without any gains. If there is a hidden space, they really want to confirm the other side, and even if not, they want to find the source of the monsters gathering.

"Let's split up into teams. One person will guard the base, and the rest of us will work in pairs. One group will look for the source of the monsters, and the other group will look for the passage to the hidden space."

Hearing Philip's words, the members acted quickly and soon built five tents on the Plains of Despair.

“Well, let’s have a meeting for now…” Looking at the built tent, Philip wanted to continue speaking.

Coo-coo-coo-coo! From a distance, dust flew up and the ground began to shake, as if there was an earthquake.

"Well, now it seems something has appeared to welcome us."

Whoosh. Philip took out his bow and said, the members naturally prepared for battle.

"It's not an easy guy to deal with, everyone be careful." The true identity of the monster that caused the dust is a monster with the upper body of a horse and the upper body of a human combined. It is a monster with outstanding intelligence and strength.

"Monsters classified as the highest level are coming here in droves. How scary." The Mercenary King smacked his lips when he saw the scene.

"What a lively welcome ceremony." Belid sighed and quickly activated his magic power. Then the two necromancers looked at each other and smiled with satisfaction.

"Cardan, have you ever made this centaur undead?"

"No. Will it work?"

"Yes. Very good material."