Reborn Demon Girl Will Not Meet the Uncle Hero

Chapter 126: Forbidden Undead Magic

On the day when the army of the Human Central Empire officially arrived at the Ice and Snow Kingdom, the sky was filled with dark clouds, as if heavy rain was about to fall, and in the thick clouds, there were faint flashes of lightning.

The movements of the Central Empire Corps did not require much observation. This corps did not hide its tracks and came here openly all the way.

"Oh~ What an exaggerated scene!"

The massive army seemed to have no end in sight, and was even more frightening than the dark sky at the moment.

"Even if they were all laid out there for me to chop down, it would still take me a while, not to mention they could fight back..." Elf sighed from the top of the city wall, looking at the vast army. "The Ice and Snow Kingdom only has a few cities, so there's basically no room for them to fight. If you make a move, they'll go straight to your base camp."

The smallness of the land beneath our feet makes it impossible to make a decision to trade space for time, and we can only compete head-on with the Central Empire of Humanity.

"So, are you sure you don't want to use captured soldiers? The Ice and Snow Kingdom can still provide tens of thousands of troops, right?"

The crow in his palm offered a kindly opinion: "You took down the Ice and Snow Kingdom using a blitzkrieg-like method. Thanks to this, many things here were intact. You have a lot to use, right? Using the Ice and Snow Kingdom's own troops to fill the gap is a pretty good option, right?"

"If I weren't afraid of a mutiny among the legions... Since I've conquered this country and become its king, I must view everything it possesses with the mindset of a true king. I can borrow the power of these legions, but I can't treat them as cannon fodder. If I sacrifice them carelessly, I'll only be abandoned by my own legions."

"What's the impact? We can't win anyway. If it were me, I'd suggest abandoning this kingdom and depleting its manpower. After the Central Human Empire withdraws its troops, you can attack again. Repeat this a few times, and the Central Human Empire will probably send troops, unless they build a war fortress here."

This suggestion is not very good.

If they simply wanted to occupy such a territory, it would be possible. However, this would not be beneficial to the rule at all and would only deplete the potential of the Ice Kingdom. At least, Elf was unwilling to do such a thing. Her purpose in attacking this kingdom was not simply to find a place to settle down.

Under normal circumstances, when two corps are about to engage in battle, they will send envoys to each other for final communication.

However, the Central Empire of Humanity obviously did not have such an idea. When the king arrived at the city, the light of magic was already flashing among the legions. The magicians in the legions jointly released some kind of magic that could be linked together, and the bright and dazzling light instantly came like waves.

Magical patterns appeared on the city wall, resisting the enemy's attack.

"The Thunder Emperor is really arrogant. He doesn't even want to talk first and just takes action. He is much more violent than I thought." Elf couldn't help but sigh. The atmosphere of the Central Empire of Humanity is indeed terrifying. They don't need to explain to anyone. They take action with the purpose of direct destruction.

"So what's your trump card? Those magic circles you're using were given by the Magicians' Guild, right? They can't stop the Human Central Empire." Crow looked at the illuminated magic circle. "These things can only buy you some time at best."

"It's good enough to delay it."

Elf looked up at the sky. "Thunder Emperor, three great elemental mentor-level magicians, two warriors who have almost reached the Saint level but don't have a Saint Name. Isn't this lineup a bit too luxurious?"

"Aren't you also considered a Saint-level life form?"

"But I have no holy name."

Holy Name is a difficult thing to obtain, often tied to one's background. For someone like Elf, it was difficult to obtain Holy Name. Of course, she hadn't really cared much about it. Her expression now was more speechless.

"I'd really like to know. Among all the snow elves, I'm the only one who's reached this level. Even if I were to be considered Saint-level, there are three with similar combat power to mine, and three who are only one level below me. I don't quite understand how to play this game. Miss Demon King, do you have any advice?"

"You ask me? I'm just a crow~"

As she spoke, she quacked twice.

This person is completely unreliable. What on earth is she doing here? If the Demon King says he doesn't want to intervene, Elf doesn't believe it. But looking at this, she doesn't know how she plans to act. Ultimately, she can only rely on herself.

She saw that the troops outside the city had begun to bombard the city in turns.

A round of magic, a round of volleys of arrows from the warriors, and a round of bombardment of alchemical props.

Then it started to repeat itself in this rhythm, as if magic, bows and arrows, and alchemical items were free. It didn't really rain, but when these things fell, they were much scarier than raindrops.

They couldn't last long.

"You are the Demon King, you should know that there is a group in this world."

"what?"

"Researcher of forbidden magic."

The crow was stunned for a moment, and a strange smile appeared on its face: "Haha~ Hahaha~"

"What are you laughing at?" "No~ Haha~ Sorry, I couldn't help myself~" The crow said politely, "You know what? Every time I hear humans talk about taboos, I find it funny. There are no taboos in the field of magic. It's just that your research is not deep enough, your understanding is not sufficient, and you fear the unknown, so you describe it as taboo."

Seeing the crow's smile, Elf felt a sense of understanding. After all... she couldn't use magic. She had previously wondered if all magic was taboo for those who couldn't use it. To her, no matter what kind of magic it was, it seemed so magical and special. There was really no way to distinguish between so-called taboo magic and ordinary magic.

But the Demon King said, "She finds it funny when humans talk about taboos."

Although she didn't understand magic, Elf suddenly found it funny.

"You may not admit it, but the Magicians' Guild does recognize it, especially regarding forbidden magic."

Although Moher said it was "funny", she actually understood what the so-called forbidden magic was.

Simply put, "orthodox" magic—the kind that's safe, leading all the way to Saint-level magic—is monopolized by the human nobility. Typically, you can only qualify to learn this magic by joining the military, risking your life to achieve merit, and achieving a class leap. But not to mention the risks involved, even if you join the military, you don't necessarily have a chance of achieving merit.

Of course, there are some more unconventional methods, such as seeking refuge with certain nobles, which might gain their favor. However, there is no doubt that the success rate of this method is very low.

But there is no shortage of outstanding talents or weird things in this world.

There is always someone who can take a different path.

Among the powers symbolized by the devil, one is the "dead soul".

In the past, the Demon King's army held a terrifying corps of undead. These beings, sworn to loyalty to the Demon King and, upon death, surrendered their souls to him, once caused the Hero's entourage to face a formidable battle—and naturally, some copied this style.

Regarding the magic of the undead, there are two very basic magics, one is soul extraction and the other is soul bestowal.

Extract soul and give soul.

Derived from these two basic magics is also "Undead Control".

These three constitute the most fundamental system of necromancy.

The levels of these three magics are actually very low.

Most people can learn it.

Even if you can't learn it - as long as you know that such a thing exists and study it patiently, it is not impossible to create similar magic.

Based on this foundation, necromancy magic shows its differences from other magics.

Some magicians discovered that—

There seems to be no need to learn more advanced necromancy! Can't I just keep increasing the number of undead?
Unlike other spells, like Fireball, which requires two Fireball spells to cast simultaneously, Necromancer requires minimal Mana to manipulate the undead once you've mastered them. The Mana consumed in the process can be slowly restored. Therefore, this is a style well-suited for building strength.

So, shortly after the devil's death, a vigorous "tomb-robbing movement" was launched.

This movement was quickly extinguished because of its extremely severe impact - after all, in addition to finding the dead, one can also directly create the dead to obtain the undead.

This is a very bad thing for world stability.

Therefore, the Wise King immediately reached a consensus with the rulers of all the major races, declaring necromancy "forbidden magic." Anyone practicing it would be severely punished. Although only a decade had passed, the concept of taboo had already taken root in people's minds, and necromancy was one such thing.

And now.

From beneath the ground, countless skeletons stretched out their hands, grabbed the ankles of the soldiers of the Human Central Empire, and pulled them to the ground, causing chaos.

"Large-scale necromancy, the hand of the dead?"

Crow looked at the battlefield in confusion. "Adriana protected those hunted necromancers... or rather, kept them captive, and even taught them my original necromancy?"

She already knew a lot.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I've been given refuge by these necromancers, and now I can only rely on their strength. I don't know what you're talking about, Adriana."

Elf is playing dumb here.

(End of this chapter)