Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

After lunch, Cardan found the classroom as usual, ready to attend the Necromancer Advanced Course. Of course, there was no one else in the classroom except Cardan.

Cardin seemed to have gotten used to this silence. He naturally sat in his seat and waited for Professor Isaac to arrive.

"Weapon skills. This is the course I need." While waiting, Cardin thought about Instructor Chris's course for a while.

In addition to weapon skills, a combat training schedule has also been set. This is a good opportunity for him, as a necromancer, to make up for his weakness in close combat.

"You don't need to think too much about weapons. Just use what you are familiar with." Cardin had already decided on the weapon he wanted to use, and his thinking did not last long.

Click. Just as he finished thinking, the door opened and Cardin stood up from his seat, ready to greet Isaac.

"Huh? Who is that person?" But the person who came in was not Professor Isaac.

"Long time no see?" A familiar voice and face.

"Instructor Belid?" Cardin immediately recognized who came in.

"Yes. It's nice to meet you. I didn't expect to meet you like this."

"Hello." Cardin immediately bowed to her. Berid motioned him to sit down and then slowly walked to the podium.

"Because Professor Isaac suddenly went on a business trip, I will be in charge of the course during this time period today."

"Ah, is that so?"

"If you feel uncomfortable, we can teach ourselves." Instructor Belid asked with a smile, and Cardin immediately nodded in agreement.

"It's my honor to learn from the instructor, isn't it?"

There is nothing wrong with learning new things from different people. How can it be a bad thing to have the opportunity to learn different knowledge and techniques from a variety of people?

"That's a beautiful answer." Cardin's answer seemed to satisfy Belid, and she chuckled and continued.

"Let's introduce ourselves again. I'm Belid, the instructor in charge of the magic combat course for the third grade, which is the graduating class."

"I'm Cardin, a first-year student." It feels a little different from being an exam supervisor and a test-taker to being an instructor and a student now.

"Cardan, aren't you curious?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why did I become an instructor when I'm a magician?" In fact, Cardin didn't care too much about this, he didn't even think about being curious.

"I'm not really sure about the difference between an instructor and a professor." He just called them by the way they introduced themselves, without making a clear distinction.

"Your frankness is good." Belid continued with a chuckle.

"Simply put, instructors are more inclined towards practice, while professors are more inclined towards theory." Instructors are people who teach practical skills, while professors are people who teach a certain knowledge in depth.

"Take magic as an example. The professor will teach you how to grow into a magician, and I will teach you how to fight with magic."

"I understand."

"Unfortunately, there is no dedicated instructor for the Necromancer course. Perhaps Professor Isaac also teaches practical skills at the same time?" As she said, Cardin had never met an instructor who specialized in teaching Necromancer.

He did not find it strange that he was learning combat and actual fighting from Professor Isaac, nor did he feel resentful.

"I was originally planning to teach the class on magic combat, but it says this might affect fairness, so I want to do it in a consulting format today, is that okay?"

It doesn't matter what class you take. If you can gain new knowledge through conversation, that's a good thing, right?

"Yes, sure."

"Ah, before class, I have something to give you." Just as Instructor Bellid was about to start the class, she suddenly remembered something and said with a smile.

"What are you going to give me?"

"Don't you remember I said I'd give you something if you got in?"

"Ah..." These words reminded Cardin of the conversation he had with Belid during the entrance exam.

-Kadan candidate?

-Yes?

-You left the monster in the monster habitat, and if you pass the test, I will return it to you at that time.

"I remember." Cardin's answer made Belid chuckle and open her dimension. With a slight wave of her hand, a white object fell out of the dimension and landed on the floor of the classroom.

"Did you secretly summon skeletons in the forest?" What she placed on the ground were the bones of skeleton warriors.

"Yes, that's right." Cardin once considered that his judgment might be wrong, so just in case, he secretly summoned a skeleton.

None of the students present at the time, including his teammates, noticed Cardin summoning the Skeleton.

"The instructor's eyes are really sharp." However, the instructor's eyes are sharp. Not all instructors noticed it, but at least Instructor Belid knew that the skeleton had been summoned.

"Is there any special reason why you are returning it to me?" To be honest, even if it is not returned to him, it is just a worthless skeleton.

It was a skeleton warrior made from the bones of an unknown monster found in a dungeon. It was one of the fighting forces that didn't matter whether it existed or not. Belid must have known this fact.

"Is there anything wrong with summoning skeletons in the examination room?" Cardin thought there was nothing wrong with summoning skeletons in the examination room.

"Will there be problems with a necromancer summoning skeletons?"

"Then why did you go out of your way to return it to me? There's no need to do that." Releasing a skeleton warrior in a monster habitat is not a big deal.

Maybe the Skeleton Warrior will be attacked by the monsters wandering around and eventually die.

"I was looking for an opportunity to talk to you. Well, thanks to Professor Isaac's business trip, I got the opportunity in a different way."

"Ok?"

"If you hadn't come to me, I would have thought you would have come to me as soon as you entered school." Belid had expected Cardin to pass the exam and told him that he had something to return to him.

But Cardin completely forgot what Belid said, and he did not go to see her more than a month after entering school.

"Although I could go find you in person, that seems a bit too presumptuous."

"Do you have anything to say to me?" Why did she go to such great lengths to create an opportunity for a conversation? Cardin looked at Belid with a puzzled expression, and she walked towards Cardin with a smile.

"Rather than returning things, I prefer to get straight to the point." Belid stopped in front of Cardin and continued with a smile.

"I want to entrust you with something."

"Are you talking to me?" Instructor Belid looked down at Cardin, then slowly bent down to look Cardin in the eye.

"It's not illegal, and it's not very dangerous."

"Then why did you ask me for a favor?" Cardin asked as Belid's face suddenly approached. She seemed to think Cardin looked cute, and she stood up straight with a smile.

"This commission requires at least a four-star necromancer to complete."

“I’m only three stars at the moment.”

"You'll be a four-star soon, won't you?" Cardin replied, causing Belid to shrug. Her words were factual, and Cardin did not refute them, but asked another question.

"And there can't be no Necromancers in the kingdom, right?" Even if you just go to the Magic Tower, you can find four-star Necromancers.

There must be four-star necromancers registered as mercenaries. So why did they choose Cardin as the commission?

"There are fewer necromancers than you think. Especially the four-star necromancers who are in public are even rarer."

"Neither does the graduating class..." There are two necromancers in the academy, including Cardin. Can't we ask one of the third-year students to help?

"The students in the graduating class are all very busy, and that student belongs to the Magic Tower." In contrast, Cardin was born a commoner and did not belong to any organization.

"The most important thing is that this is a private matter and I don't want to make it public. It would be a bit troublesome if it belongs to an organization." Cardin stared at Belid for a while, then seemed to have thought of something and spoke.

"It's not illegal or dangerous, but I can't accept the commission without any information." There's no need to rush. It's better to be safe than sorry. You still need to ask the right questions.

"Can't a four-star necromancer peek into the memories of the dead?" Belid knew the necromancer's skills, which surprised Cardin a little, but he soon understood. She was also a person who studied magic, so she should be quite familiar with the information of the necromancer.

"Yes, that's right. If it's a four-star level, I can peek into the short time before the deceased dies."

"That's enough. My commission is to find the whereabouts of something through the memory of the dead."

"The whereabouts of something?"

"Yes. Please enter the maze, find the corpse with the characteristics I mentioned, and then peek into the memory of that corpse." The smile on Belid's face disappeared, and she continued.

"The most important thing is that this commission must be a secret between the two of us. As I said, this is a private matter." Hearing this, Cardin was silent for a while, thinking.

"Most things involving secrets are risky." The words private and secret sound a bit harsh, making people doubt the dangers involved.

"You can refuse the commission. That's your choice." Seeing Cardan's hesitation, Belid smiled again. She seemed to know what Cardan was worried about.

"In order to create an opportunity to talk to you, I even picked up the discarded skulls. This effort was not in vain." Although this was true, Cardin still hoped to avoid being involved in illegal activities.

"I have prepared the commission reward you will definitely need." Clang. While Cardin was hesitating, Belid opened her dimensional space again, took out something from it and placed it on the ground.

With a heavy metallic sound, a set of rusty full-body armor was placed on the ground. If others saw it, they would definitely point fingers at Belid.

Necromancers rarely wear full-body armor. Moreover, giving such rusty armor as a reward seemed completely unnecessary to Cardan.

"How is it?" However, Belid was full of confidence.

"When you reach four stars, this set of armor will be of great help to you." Cardin was also curious about the rusty full body plate armor.

"This is no ordinary armor."

"Yes. I obtained this with great difficulty at an auction." A chill could be felt from the armor, filled with a strong resentment.

"This is an armor made of a material that is no less than the highest-grade living armor. It is said that this is the armor that a knight from an enemy country wore when he was dying." Living armor can move on its own even without a wearer.

Although it can be compared to a Corpse Mountain Golem, unlike a Corpse Mountain Golem which relies on a magic core to move, the Living Armor is powered by the soul of the wearer.

"If we use this set of armor to make living armor, it won't be difficult to conquer high-level dungeons." And the strength of the living armor depends on the depth of the resentment contained in the armor.

"How is it? This reward should be enough, right?" Seeing that Cardan was not interested in the reward, Belid asked again.

"Yes, it seems to be enough." I have to admit it.

"The bigger the reward, the greater the perceived risk." There must be a good reason for offering such a large reward.

"You are much more cautious than I thought?" Cardin said warily, and Belid raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Faced with such compensation, the average person's judgment may be affected." Don't underestimate him just because he is young.

Seeing that he was more cautious and alert than expected, it felt like he was not talking to a student, but to a seasoned mercenary.

"As long as I can be sure that it will not harm me, I am willing to accept the commission." Although living in a different world, the soul in Cardin is the soul of a gangster who has experienced countless battles. He will not be easily deceived.

"Okay." Hearing Cardan's words, Belid smiled happily and walked closer to Cardan. "The location is the 'Dungeon of Hungry Corpses'. As the name suggests, it is a mid-level dungeon filled with zombies."

"Zombies?" An ordinary mercenary might not know, but for Cardin, zombies were not a threat at all.

"Necromancers wouldn't be afraid of zombies, would they?" There was no reason to be afraid. From the moment a necromancer was able to awaken zombies, he would be immune to zombie poison and would not have to worry about becoming a zombie.

Moreover, Cardin did not fight on the front line himself, but let the undead creatures fight on the front line. The zombie poison is ineffective against the undead creatures.

"I think the corpses I mentioned are not lying anywhere, but may have become zombies wandering around in the dungeon."

"Meaning it might take some time to find it."

"How is it? Is this safe? Although it is a mid-level dungeon, it has actually been abandoned because the risk of attacking it is too great."