Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

The walls of Eloksam.

The first base of the resistance army located in the southernmost part of the kingdom.

"It's been three years, right? Seeing it again, it's still as magnificent as ever." I came to this city again after the mission of transporting the ruins. For some reason, this magnificent city wall looked particularly familiar.

"Although it's a tradition, it was quite controversial in the beginning." Cardin looked at the city wall with eyes immersed in memories, and Belid chuckled and spoke.

"Cardan? You're not leaving?"

"Ah, yes. We must go. First I want to see Lord Dimitar. He should be inside, right?"

"Under normal circumstances, he won't leave here. This was the case three years ago, and it's even more so now. He's using all his strength to protect this place."

Unless summoned by the Kingdom, Dimitar usually guards the walls of Eloksam. This did not change even after Eloksam became the base of the resistance.

Dimitar remained the master of Eloksam, and the barbarians periodically gathered their forces and tried to cross the city walls.

Of course, the situation is different now. Since Eloksam became the base of the resistance army, the troops have naturally been replenished, and the resistance army's combat effectiveness is enough to resist the attack of the barbarians.

Unknowingly, the barbarians have become the subjects of the resistance's actual combat training, and now the Wall of Eloksam is more peaceful than ever before.

"It's definitely more peaceful than before. The atmosphere was unusually good to begin with." Cardin chuckled.

"Well, shall we go meet Lord Dimitar first?"

It was not difficult to see Dimitar. As Belid said, Dimitar was living in the Lord's Castle of Eloksam and was also on duty today.

"Long time no see, son of Charlotte." Dimitar, sitting on the lord's chair, smiled and seemed happy to see Cardin and Belid.

"Great guardian of the kingdom. Greetings to Lord Dimitar." Cardan and Belid saluted him respectfully, and Dimitar waved his hand to signal them not to be polite.

"Okay. That's enough of the courtesy between the two of you. Raise your heads." Following Dimitar's suggestion, Cardin slowly raised his head and smiled easily.

"How are you doing?"

"How many people can live well in this period? How are you doing?" Dimitar also heard about Cardin's active performance in the past few months.

After the war between the demons and the demons began, a necromancer appeared for the first time in three years. A new hero appeared. The new hero's activities quickly spread throughout the kingdom through word of mouth.

"I have been following in my father's footsteps." Cardin told his story easily, and Dimitar seemed very interested and listened attentively.

When the story got to the point of going to Dragon's Nest a week ago, Dimitar snorted and shook his head.

"I knew this guy was extraordinary. I didn't expect he would even dare to break into Dragon Valley." Cardin's actions when he reappeared three years later were unbelievable.

In a city where even the resistance army and the revolutionary group were helpless, he rescued people and even took back the city alone.

And who wouldn't be surprised by the fact that Trafalgar's eternal wish - peace from monsters - was achieved by Cardin himself?

"Well, you're not here to say hello, are you? What are you doing here?" Dimitar believed that Cardin would not act without a reason, so he directly asked him his purpose.

"First, I want to tell you the purpose of the demons." Cardan told him everything about the demons that he had heard from Charlotte in the "Tomb of the Ancient Necromancer" at the end of the underground prison of the palace.

"So, their target is the Guardians, including me?"

"Yes. To be exact, they need a human with a guardian-level magical heart as a sacrifice to open the door to the demon world."

"This is the first time in my life that I've been used as a sacrifice. Is that why they are so passive in the war?" Dimitar seemed to have guessed something and nodded with a frown.

This is indeed strange. If the demons attack with all their might now, even the guardians will have a low chance of survival.

If the demons had been more aggressive in their war efforts, they might have captured more cities, or even the entire kingdom might have fallen into their hands.

"Yes. The most important sacrifice - the Guardians cannot die. They are still waiting for humans with the potential to grow into Guardian level." Cardin nodded and continued.

"They need heroes who can be praised by humans."

"Of course. Every time there is a war, I secretly feel that the demons are surprisingly weak." The demons deliberately sent out weaker forces to fight wars, which gave birth to many heroes in human society.

The emergence of heroes and their growth are also part of the demon clan's plan.

"As for what to do in the future, I dare not make a conclusion. I just think that Master Dimitar should also know this, so I told you."

"Okay. Thank you." Dimitar nodded to express his gratitude, but he seemed to be in a bad mood and frowned.

"Tsk. The demons are playing with me like a puppet, but I only have one choice. I have to fight and increase my strength no matter what."

Even if this war was planned by the demons to train heroes, there is only one choice, and that is to stop them.

Even if they wanted to escape from the battle, there was nowhere to run to. No, from the beginning, there was no room for those who were called heroes to ignore the people they were supposed to protect and choose to run away.

"Okay. I need to think about this part some more. Is this all I'm here for?"

Dimitar chuckled as he asked the question, and Cardin nodded immediately.

"No. I also have a personal purpose, so I came here."

"Charlotte's traces seem to be around here too. Well, do you need my help?"

"I want to go to where the barbarians live and want permission." It seems that to enter the main barbarian land of Eloksam Wall, permission from the general manager is required.

If you accidentally stray into the barbarians' land and make them feel uneasy, war may break out at any time.

"As you wish. Eloksam never lets his guard down, and is ready for any war."

Even if the barbarians suddenly attack, we are confident that we can stop them. Dimitar said this with a relaxed smile.

There was no place where any enemy invasion was allowed. The reason why the walls of Eloksam remained strong for so long was because of Dimitar and his soldiers who were always ready for war.

Seeing that he was confident in dealing with any emergency, Cardin smiled slightly relieved and nodded.

"Yes. Thank you."

"Well, are you leaving now?"

"No. There are still some people I want to meet." Hearing Cardin's answer, Dimitar seemed to know who those people were and chuckled softly.

"Well, Belid. We haven't seen each other for a long time. How about having a cup of tea together?"

"Okay. It just so happens that the Revolutionary Group also has something to convey, and we need to talk to Lord Dimitar." Hearing Belid's answer, Dimitar nodded, then looked at Cardin and motioned him to go out quickly.

"That guy should be at the training ground. You've been there, so you know where it is, right?"

A training ground used by the knights directly under Eloksam. This is the place where Dimitar's knights led him when he came to Eloksam for a mission three years ago.

"At that time, the knight said it was a tradition and suddenly said he wanted to defeat me." Recalling the memories of three years ago, Cardin laughed softly and looked at every corner of the training ground with moist eyes.

Whoosh! As soon as he entered the training ground, he heard a sharp sound of wind. Cardin naturally looked towards the sound coming from the center of the training ground.

"It's still the same." Found someone familiar and someone I missed.

"Matthias", the disciple of the Mercenary King and the senior who took care of Cardin at the Hero Academy, is continuing his training with his eyes blindfolded.

Although I was very happy and wanted to say hello, I couldn't disturb him who was concentrating on training, so I decided to watch him train quietly.

"Hmm?" Is it because three years have passed? Mathias' swordsmanship has changed a lot since he learned from Dimitar.

The most striking feature is the circular shield strapped to his arm, with Matthias wielding a sword with only one hand.

"Is it to find the balance of bare hands?" Three years ago, Mathias showed off his reckless and flashy swordsmanship, but now he swings the sword in a rather static manner.

Although the sense of threat is less than before, it does seem that I have a sense of security because I am holding a shield.

"The tip of the sword is still sharp." Even with the changes, the talent has not disappeared. Although holding a shield and a sword at the same time, Mathias still has outstanding strength.

No, it might develop into something more threatening, and I couldn't help but feel excited.

"Huh." How long had it been? Mathias swung his sword and fought in the air while taking a deep breath and calmly arranging his body.

"Are you here?" Although still blindfolded, Mathias looked in Cardin's direction and spoke.

Was it someone else who was mistaken? Cardin wanted to confirm, so he closed his mouth and did not answer.

"I haven't seen you for 3 years, and you're just ignoring me like that?" Mathias said, looking at Cardin with his sword.

Whoosh. Then, he gently lowered his hood with the hand holding the shield and looked at Cardin.

"Long time no see. Cardin."

"Long time no see, senpai." Cardin smiled softly and waved.

"What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Do you want to practice?"

"Do we have to practice all of a sudden?" "You'll know once you come here. Sudden practice is a tradition of Eloksam."

"Crack, crack." Mathias said, snapping the tip of his sword. Cardin chuckled and relaxed his wrist.

"You're going to regret this... I clearly said three years ago that Senpai would lose." Cardin said, accepting Mathias's provocation, and Mathias chuckled and nodded.

"We've never had a serious fight, so I can say this with such confidence." If you experience it yourself, you will know that you cannot win.

Mathias said this, looked at Cardin, and activated his magic.

"Okay." Cardin nodded and activated his magic immediately. "I won't show mercy."

"I won't show mercy either." Just as the two were about to start practicing.

"Senior, wait a moment." Cardin seemed to have discovered something and immediately raised his hand.

"What? What happened? I was concentrating."

"The shield in your hand. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before." It feels like I've seen it somewhere before.

"Yeah. Yes. It's the relic. The shield we transported."

Shield of the Holy Guardian.

Why is the relic, one of Dimitar's representative weapons, in Matthias's hands?

"Lord Dimitar gave it to me as a gift. This is now my shield."

"No, this is a bit too much. Do I need to use holy objects to practice with my junior?" For a necromancer, divine power is a fatal weakness.

However, he was thinking about practicing with the holy object that exuded divine power.

"Practice should also be like actual combat. That's the only way to improve your strength." Mathias waved his hand as if urging him to hurry up, and Cardin nodded in response as if he had no choice.

"Then I'll go all out too?"

"Of course," Cardin whispered with a chuckle after Mathias answered confidently.

“Remember death.”